"The first request is that you cripple your own cultivation!"
As soon as Huang Daniu spoke, it was like a rock shattering the heavens, and it caused the expressions of everyone present besides Duan Lingtian to go grim.
Never had they imagined that Huang Daniu would actually put forward such an absurd request.
Asking a Wood Peak elder to cripple his own cultivation, isn't this a joke?
"What? You're unwilling? "
Duan Lingtian couldn't help but sneer when he saw He Gang's expression go grim. "Don't forget that Daniu and I were almost killed by you earlier … Now, we don't want your life as well, and we only want your cultivation, and we can already be considered to be extremely benevolent to you."
The surrounding Wood Peak disciples were speechless when they heard Duan Lingtian.
Can this be called benevolent?
He Gang, an elder of the Wood Peak, an existence at the sixth level of the Void Transformation Stage.
His cultivation was something that he'd experienced most of his lifetime of cultivation and accumulation.
Once it was crippled, it was obvious that he would surely suffer a fate worse than death!
"Duan Lingtian, don't go too far!"
Luo Chen who'd always maintained silence finally couldn't refrain himself from shouting out in a grim voice.
"Luo Chen, shut your stinking mouth! It isn't your turn to speak now! Believe it or not, Daniu and I will leave the Wood Peak right away if you dare speak another word of nonsense! "
Duan Lingtian glanced coldly and indifferently at Luo Chen as he spoke with a low voice.
"Duan Lingtian's intentions are my intentions."
Huang Daniu chimed in.
"Bastard, shut up!"
He Gang's face sank as he berated, "If you dare say another word … Today, I, as your Master, will personally end your life!"
Luo Chen's expression was unsightly, yet he didn't dare speak another word.
He knew his Master's temper extremely well, and his Master would absolutely do as he said.
"Little Fellow."
Yang Ling looked at Duan Lingtian and Huang Daniu as he frowned. "Can the both of you change your request? Elder He is a pillar of our Wood Peak after all, both of you … "
"Elder Yang, Daniu and I didn't insist on making him cripple his own cultivation …"
Duan Lingtian bluntly interrupted Yang Ling and spoke indifferently.
"That's good."
Yang Ling was not angry because Duan Lingtian interrupted him. Instead, he heaved a sigh of relief.
"But if he doesn't satisfy our request, then we'll leave the Wood Peak right away!"
Duan Ling Tian finished what he was about to say.
For a time, Yang Ling's expression changed greatly.
He never expected that Duan Lingtian and Huang Daniu would be so stubborn. From their words, it seemed that they would only stop after He Gang's cultivation was crippled.
However, on second thought, he felt relieved.
According to Duan Lingtian's words, they had almost died in He Gang's hands.
Putting himself in her shoes, such a request wasn't too much.
Yang Ling's current thoughts were exactly the thoughts of the surrounding group of Wood Peak disciples.
After they were shocked by Huang Daniu's request, they immediately recalled what happened earlier and couldn't help but feel relieved.
If they were in Huang Daniu's position, they would have made the same decision.
"Daniu, looks like Elder He still hasn't made his decision … Let's go."
Duan Lingtian glanced at He Gang whose expression was changing ceaselessly, and he shook his head before calling out to Huang Daniu and intending to leave.
"Wait!"
Right when Duan Lingtian and Huang Daniu intended to leave, He Gang finally spoke out, and he seemed to have instantly aged by over 10 years.
"After all is said and done, even though the matter today was caused by this rascal of mine, I myself can't escape the blame … So, I apologize to both of you once more."
He Gang bowed once more to Duan Lingtian and Huang Daniu, yet the latter only looked at him coldly and indifferently.
Bang!
Right at this moment, He Gang moved, and he struck out like a bolt of lightning to descend onto his Dantian.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, vast Origin Energy that was almost liquid gushed out from He Gang's Dantian, and it charged into the sky in the blink of an eye before vanishing.
As for He Gang himself, his face was ghastly pale as his body fell down.
Without his cultivation, he already didn't have the ability to continue flying in the sky.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and it was swift to the point most of the people present were unable to react to it.
"Alas."
Yang Ling sighed, and with a raise of his hand, a shapeless force swept out to support He Gang whose cultivation had been crippled, allowing him to avoid falling to his death.
"You, take Elder He to rest."
Yang Ling looked at a Wood Peak disciple.
"Yes, Elder Yang."
The Wood Peak disciple that was called out replied respectfully before leaving with He Gang.
Meanwhile, everyone including Duan Lingtian and Huang Daniu had recovered from their shock, yet their faces were covered in shock. Obviously, they'd never imagined that He Gang would really do that.
"This He Gang really dares to take responsibility for his actions … He crippled his cultivation at the sixth level of the Void Transformation Stage just like that without the slightest hesitation! I have to admit that he's a qualified Wood Peak elder. "
The hatred in Duan Lingtian's eyes vanished and was replaced by admiration.
A sixth level Void Transformation Stage martial artist was willing to cripple his own cultivation for the sake of the Wood Peak's future …
Just this alone was enough to earn his respect.
"But unfortunately, his judgment was too bad and took a selfish disciple that destroyed his entire life."
Huang Daniu's eyes flashed as he spoke slowly.
"Master!"
Right at this moment, Luo Chen who stood in the distance cried out sorrowfully, and then his figure flashed out to swiftly pursue towards the direction He Gang left towards.
"Want to leave?"
Luo Chen had just moved when Huang Daniu who'd always been staring at him chased after him. With Huang Daniu's strength, he caught up to Luo Chen in the blink of an eye and stopped Luo Chen.
Luo Chen's face sank when he saw Huang Daniu appear before him, and then he looked at Yang Ling. "Elder Yang, my Master is old, and his cultivation has even been crippled now … I want to go take care of him."
At this moment, Luo Chen played the emotional card.
He knew clearly in his heart that after his Master crippled his own cultivation to satisfy Huang Daniu's first request, Huang Daniu would surely raise a second request.
He didn't even have to think about the second request to be able to guess that it was related to him.
So he only wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.
But unfortunately, he'd just moved when he was stopped by Huang Daniu.
"Hmph!"
Yang Ling grunted coldly when he heard Luo Chen, and his wise eyes stared at Luo Chen as if they could see through everything. "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking … How could a selfish person like you really be concerned about Elder He?"
"Little Fellow, what's your second request?"
Yang Ling glanced at Huang Daniu, and then he looked at Duan Lingtian.
"Duan Lingtian, speak."
Huang Daniu chuckled as he spoke to Duan Lingtian.
At the same time, his eyes stared fixedly at Luo Chen, and he seemed like a hunter that had set his eyes on his prey.
"The second request of Daniu and I is very simple … This Luo Chen can choose one of us to have a life and death battle with! If he's able to persist for three breaths of time, then we'll let bygones be bygones and stay in the Wood Peak. "
"Even if he's killed by the person we choose within three breaths of time, we'll still stay in the Wood Peak and represent the Wood Peak to participate in the Battle of the Five Peaks and fight for glory for the Wood Peak!"
Duan Lingtian's words were spoken resolutely and powerfully.
Whoosh!
Duan Lingtian's words were like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, and it caused the surrounding crowd of Wood Peak disciples to be unable to refrain from going into an uproar.
"The time of three breaths? Aren't they underestimating Luo Chen too much? "
"If Luo Chen and Huang Daniu were to fight, then perhaps Luo Chen wouldn't be able to persist for three breaths of time. But now, they're asking Luo Chen to choose one of them to carry out a life and death battle with … In this way, the variable is great. "
"If Luo Chen chooses Duan Lingtian, then I presume he'll be able to persist for three breaths of time."
…
For a time, most of the Wood Peak disciples thought that Duan Lingtian and Huang Daniu intended to let Luo Chen off.
Only Yang Ling, Ke Zheng, and Chen Wei who were clearly aware of Duan Lingtian's strength knew of this.
Duan Lingtian's strength far surpassed Huang Daniu, and if he wanted to kill Luo Chen, it probably wouldn't even take the time of a single breath.
"Alright! I agree to your requests. "
After he heard Duan Lingtian's second request, Luo Chen whose expression changed ceaselessly gritted his teeth and agreed in the end.
"Elder Yang, I hope you can bear witness to the agreement between me and them."
Luo Chen looked at Duan Lingtian, and his words seemed to be extremely afraid that Duan Lingtian and Huang Daniu would go back on their word.
"You choose any one of them to carry out that life and death battle with … So long as you're able to persist for three breaths of time, then I guarantee your safety!"
Yang Ling didn't refuse and agreed.
Of course, he knew that these words of his were unnecessary because it was impossible for Luo Chen to persist for three breaths of time at the hands of Duan Lingtian or Huang Daniu.
Wind blew by slowly, and it carried traces of coldness mixed within.
High above in the sky, the crowd of spectating Wood Peak disciples stared fixedly at Luo Chen.
Even though they were mentally prepared and guessed that Luo Chen would surely choose Duan Lingtian, they still felt slight anticipation when Luo Chen was about to make his choice.
"Duan Lingtian!"
Just as most of the Wood Peak disciples had thought, Luo Chen's gaze had locked onto Duan Lingtian, and he'd taken Duan Lingtian to be a soft persimmon.
When he saw Luo Chen choose Duan Lingtian, Huang Daniu revealed a smile of having succeeded in his scheme. "This Luo Chen actually dares challenge Duan Lingtian … He's truly courting death!"
Presently, Huang Daniu seemed to have completely forgotten that even if Luo Chen didn't choose Duan Lingtian and chose him, Luo Chen would similarly be unable to escape death.
After a short moment, two people stood in confrontation within the encirclement of the crowd of Wood Peak disciples.
Duan Lingtian, Luo Chen.
Luo Chen stood in midair and withdrew his spirit weapon at the first possible moment. It was a grade three spirit sword that flowed with flowing lights, and he seemed to be seeking a sense of security because of this.
Now, he stared fixedly at Duan Lingtian as his breathing became hurried, and cold sweat started to appear on his forehead as he was extremely perturbed.
On the other hand, Duan Lingtian stood there silently without moving like a mountain.
From the beginning until the end, he didn't look Luo Chen in the eye, and his absent-minded gaze didn't seem as if he was undergoing a life and death battle in the slightest, and he seemed as if he was staring blankly.
Humiliation!
Undisguised humiliation!
Duan Lingtian's attitude caused Luo Chen's rage to rise, and he tightened his grip on the grade three spirit sword in his hand as he prepared to attack at any moment.
"Today, the Wood Peak disciples Duan Lingtian and Luo Chen are undergoing a life and death battle … The sect won't pursue the responsibility of any one of them that dies! All the Wood Peak disciples present are witnesses. "
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