70: Chapter 70 A Cold and Alluring High-Class Lady! A Scoundrel~

The light barrier of the Restriction surrounding the Life-and-Death Arena shimmered with a pale cyan glow, separating the inside and outside of the arena into two different worlds.

Members of the Yu Family gathered beneath the arena, their whispering and discussions creating a buzzing sound.

On the arena, golden light seeped out from Zhou Liangan's body. The light grew increasingly intense, as if coating his entire body in a layer of gold leaf, even dyeing his hair strands with a brilliance.

After blocking the punch Yu Yuanbai had thrown at his face, Zhou Liangan raised his own fist and struck Yu Yuanbai hard in the chest.

Although Yu Yuanbai had sensed it early and had already begun to retreat a step, he still failed to dodge this punch from Zhou Liangan.

"Hmm?" The smile on Yu Yuanbai's face stiffened, and his eyes darkened. "Kid, you have some skill."

Before his words had even faded, Yu Yuanbai's figure darted out like a ghost. His foot stomped on the bluestone floor, emitting a muffled "bang," and his entire body turned into an afterimage, lunging fiercely toward Zhou Liangan.

Yu Yuanbai's right hand formed a palm, and his palm was swirled with rich, pale blue water-attributed Spiritual Qi. It was the Yu Family's heritage Cultivation Technique—the Spirit Water Formula. The palm wind, carrying a stream of pale blue water vapor, pressed straight toward Zhou Liangan's face.

"Well come!"

Zhou Liangan gave a low shout, pushing the Tianji Qiankun Technique to its limit. The golden light in front of him surged abruptly, instantly condensing into a semi-transparent Spiritual Qi barrier. Mysterious patterns flowed across the barrier, resembling totems from the ancient era.

"Boom!"

Yu Yuanbai's palm slammed fiercely against the Spiritual Qi barrier.

In an instant, everyone beneath the arena held their breath. The elder of the Yu Family's Third Branch stroked his beard, a smile of certainty playing on his lips.

Even from afar, he could feel the ruthlessness of Yu Yuanbai's palm strike, which touched upon the Dao. If an ordinary Cultivator of the Meridian Opening Realm were to take such a hit, they would lose a layer of skin even if they didn't die.

But the next second, something bizarre happened.

The water-attributed Spiritual Qi in Yu Yuanbai's palm was like a clay ox entering the sea; as soon as it touched the Spiritual Qi barrier, it vanished into thin air like melting ice and snow, not even stirring up a ripple.

"What?" Yu Yuanbai's pupils shrank abruptly. He yanked his hand back, looking at the golden barrier before him in disbelief, then glancing at his own palm, as if he couldn't believe his own eyes.

Zhou Liangan raised an eyebrow, a playful smile appearing on his face. "Tell me, Young Master Yu, have you indulged too much in wine and women these past few years, hollowing out your body? With this little bit of strength, it's not even enough to scratch an itch for me."

Zhou Liangan's voice was not loud, but it clearly spread throughout the entire arena, even passing through the Restriction light barrier and reaching the ears of everyone below.

"Hahaha!"

It was unclear who laughed first, but immediately after, a burst of uproarious laughter erupted beneath the arena.

Yu Yuanbai's face instantly turned the color of a pig's liver. He stared fixedly at Zhou Liangan, the icy coldness in his eyes almost solidifying, as if he wanted to swallow Zhou Liangan alive.

"Kid, you are courting death!" Yu Yuanbai squeezed these words through his teeth. His Aura surged abruptly, and the pale blue water-attributed Spiritual Qi flooded his entire body like a tide. His hair stood on end from this power, and his entire Aura instantly climbed to its Peak. "There is a path to Heaven that you do not take, and no door to Hell, yet you seek to enter it yourself! Since you are determined to die, I will fulfill your wish today!"

The moment his words fell, Yu Yuanbai's figure shot out again. This time, his speed was more than twice as fast as before, leaving a long, pale blue afterimage behind him. A heavy, powerful Aura swept over, pressing directly down on Zhou Liangan.

Beneath the arena, Second Elder Yu Wanying could not help but clench her delicate fists, her beautiful eyes fixed tightly on the figure on the arena.

"With just this bit of amateur skill, you dare to clamor before me?" Zhou Liangan sneered, the look of disdain on his face intensifying.

He abruptly withdrew his hands from behind his back, his footwork shifting as he stepped with the footwork of the Baji Fist. Instead of retreating, he advanced, charging head-on toward Yu Yuanbai.

The golden light of the Tianji Qiankun Technique merged into his limbs and bones. On Zhou Liangan's fists, golden light shimmered, and every punch carried the force to split mountains and crack rocks.

"Bang!"

Fist and palm collided, emitting a deafening boom.

A powerful shockwave spread outward from the two of them, causing Zhou Liangan's robes to flutter loudly and blowing Yu Yuanbai's clothes into a frenzy.

Yu Yuanbai felt an irresistible force coming from where their fist and palm met, like a great mountain slamming into his left arm. Intense pain instantly swept through his entire arm, making Yu Yuanbai grit his teeth and grimace, his face turning pale at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Yu Yuanbai stumbled back several steps before barely steadying himself. He looked down at his slightly trembling left arm, his eyes filled with shock.

"You... your Cultivation Technique..." Yu Yuanbai's voice trembled slightly. "It's something from the ruins of the Nangong Family!"

Zhou Liangan shook his hand, loosening his wrist. He half-closed his eyes, his gaze sweeping casually over Yu Yuanbai, his tone disdainful. "I suppose you still have some discernment."

Zhou Liangan paused, a cold arc curling at the corner of his mouth. "If this is all you are capable of, then you can go die now."

"Arrogant!"

Yu Yuanbai roared angrily, lifting his head abruptly, a flash of madness gleaming in his eyes.

He laughed wildly, the laughter sharp and piercing, echoing in the Life-and-Death Arena. "Kid, you forced me to do this!"

As his words fell, Yu Yuanbai sat cross-legged abruptly, his hands forming seals rapidly, chanting incantations.

The water-attributed Spiritual Qi around him surged crazily. The originally pale blue Spiritual Qi now became increasingly dense, like ink that could not be thinned.

These water-attributed Spiritual Qi swirled and condensed before him, gradually forming the shape of a lifelike koi fish. The scales of the koi were clearly visible, and it was surrounded by faint water vapor, emitting a terrifying pressure.

"Spirit Water Formula! Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate!"

Yu Yuanbai opened his eyes wide, brought his two fingers together, and slashed fiercely in Zhou Liangan's direction.

"Go!"

The koi-shaped water-attributed Spiritual Qi instantly transformed into a blue stream of light, carrying with it the surging power of water, and rushed toward Zhou Liangan with lightning speed.

Wherever it passed, the air was torn apart, emitting a "hissing" sound. The bluestone floor on the arena was even cracked slightly by this power.

The complexions of the crowd beneath the arena changed drastically. The elder of the Yu Family's Third Branch stood up abruptly, a trace of gratification flashing in his eyes. "I didn't expect this kid to have practiced the Spirit Water Formula to such a level?"

Second Elder Yu Wanying's heart was in her throat. She looked at that incredibly swift koi stream of light, her beautiful eyes filled with worry.

However, facing this terrifying strike, Zhou Liangan remained composed.

He took a deep breath, pushing the Tianji Qiankun Technique to its limit. The golden light around his body surged to its Peak, and the golden light on his fists was so dazzling that it made people unable to open their eyes.

"Baji Fist!"

Zhou Liangan roared, his feet stomping the ground, and his whole body shot out like a cannonball, throwing a fierce punch toward that koi stream of light.

There were no flashy Moves, only the purest and most domineering power.

"Boom!"

Fist and koi stream of light collided, emitting an earth-shattering boom.

The golden light and the blue water-attributed Spiritual Qi erupted instantly. The terrifying shockwave swept through the entire arena like a tsunami. The Restriction light barrier around the arena shook violently, emitting a "creaking" sound, as if it would shatter at any moment.

"One force breaks ten thousand laws!" Zhou Liangan's voice, like a great bell, resounded across the heavens and earth.

In the shocked eyes of everyone, the koi stream of light, which had condensed all of Yu Yuanbai's power, actually shattered inch by inch under Zhou Liangan's punch, turning into ten thousand rays of blue light that spread in all directions, like a grand display of fireworks.

Yu Yuanbai spat out a mouthful of blood, his face pale as paper. He looked at Zhou Liangan in disbelief, his eyes filled with despair.

Only at this moment did Yu Yuanbai finally realize—Zhou Liangan's previous serious injury at Wenxin Hall was all a pretense!

Beneath the arena, Second Elder Yu Wanying's heart, which had been hanging, finally settled down slowly.

She looked at the high-spirited figure on the arena, her heart beating wildly uncontrollably, recalling how Zhou Liangan had previously leaned weakly in her arms, looking at her with eager eyes.

Second Elder Yu Wanying's cheeks could not help but flush with a faint crimson, and she couldn't help but spit, "You rascal!"

Although she was scolding him with her mouth, her beautiful eyes were filled with tenderness and pride that could not be concealed.

Watching Yu Yuanbai being beaten until he had no power to fight back, Second Elder Yu Wanying felt the stifled air in her heart dissipate, feeling immensely gratified.

On the Life-and-Death Arena, Zhou Liangan had no intention of stopping there.

He walked toward Yu Yuanbai step by step, each step feeling like it was stomping on Yu Yuanbai's heart.

Walking up to Yu Yuanbai, he looked down at this once arrogant Young Master of the Yu Family, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"What? No strength left?" Before his words had faded, Zhou Liangan's fist had already been swung out.

"Bang!"

One punch landed squarely on Yu Yuanbai's cheek.

Yu Yuanbai's body, like a kite with a broken string, flew out abruptly and crashed heavily onto the bluestone floor, emitting a muffled sound.

Zhou Liangan pressed forward, showing no mercy at all, punching one after another, smashing fiercely into Yu Yuanbai's face.

"Letting you be arrogant!"

"Letting you bully Second Elder Yu Wanying!"

...

Each punch carried a strong wind, and each punch made Yu Yuanbai scream repeatedly.

Soon, Yu Yuanbai's fair face had swollen into a pig's head. His nose was crooked, his mouth was swollen, and several of his white teeth had been smashed out. The blood he spat out was mixed with fragments of teeth.

The crowd beneath the arena watched this scene, their mouths twitching slightly.

Kill, but do not abuse.

But this one before them was different; he was clearly here specifically to abuse people!

The expression of the elder of the Yu Family's Third Branch was ugly to the extreme. His fists were clenched so tightly they rattled, his knuckles turning white, and the coldness in his eyes almost solidified into ice shards.

He stood up abruptly and roared at the arena: "Enough! Second Elder Yu Wanying, shouldn't this play between the juniors come to an end? After all, this Zhou Liangan is not a person of our Yu Family. If we let him kill someone of the Yu Family in the Yu Family's Blessed Land, our entire Family will become a laughingstock in the cultivation world!"

The words of the Third Branch elder seemed to be mediating, but in reality, he was applying pressure—he was certain that Second Elder Yu Wanying would consider the bigger picture and would definitely call a stop to this contest.

Before Second Elder Yu Wanying could retort, the situation on the arena changed abruptly.

Yu Yuanbai, who had previously been beaten until he had no power to fight back, suddenly seemed to experience a resurgence, climbing up from the ground abruptly.

An immensely powerful water-attributed Spiritual Qi suddenly erupted from his body. This power was more than ten times stronger than before, even carrying an ancient and dignified Aura.

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The terrifying power of the water spirit swept through the venue, even causing the Restriction barrier to sink slightly under the pressure.

The smile on Second Elder Yu Wanying's face froze instantly. Feeling the terrifying and vast pressure on the stage, a look of solemnity flashed in her eyes.

This power was definitely not something that a Tongmai Realm Cultivator like Yu Yuanbai could possess!

Seeing this, the elder of the Yu Family's Third Branch forced himself to swallow the words he had been about to say to stop the fight.

Stroking his beard, a smug smile curled at the corner of his mouth, as if victory was already in his grasp.

Second Elder Yu Wanying turned to look at him, her beautiful eyes filled with coldness. "Didn't you just say you wanted to call it off? I agree now."

The elder smiled, his tone carrying a hint of schadenfreude. "Wanying, I've thought about it. The rules of the Yu Family must still be respected. On the Life-and-Death Arena, life and death are up to fate. Since this is a wager made by Yuanbai and Zhou Liangan themselves, we elders shouldn't interfere."

He paused, glancing at Zhou Liangan on the stage, his eyes full of mockery. "But looking at the situation, Wanying, this... son-in-law of yours probably won't last much longer. You'd better prepare to collect his corpse early."

"You!" Second Elder Yu Wanying was so angry that she clenched her delicate fists, her beautiful eyes glaring at the elder.

On the stage at this moment, Zhou Liangan's face also darkened.

Feeling the sudden powerful force and unfamiliar Aura from Yu Yuanbai, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Although the Yu Yuanbai before him still had a face swollen like a pig's head, his gaze had changed—it was no longer sinister and crazed like before, but had become ancient, profound, and carried a high-and-mighty arrogance.

"Possession? No... it's spirit Possession!"

Zhou Liangan realized instantly, a look of understanding flashing in his eyes.

It seemed the Yu Family was truly shameless to the extreme. After beating the young one, an old one actually showed up!

Zhou Liangan was almost certain that the one currently possessing Yu Yuanbai was definitely some old monster of the Yu Family, perhaps even that legendary Old Ancestor!

A wave of towering rage instantly surged in Zhou Liangan's heart.

What he loathed most was this kind of behavior of the strong bullying the weak and playing dirty tricks in the dark!

"Old bastard!"

Zhou Liangan roared, circulating the Tianji Qiankun Technique to its absolute limit without holding anything back.

Golden light erupted from his body like a volcanic eruption, his Aura climbing steadily. The killing intent on his body spread out like something tangible, causing the temperature of the entire stage to drop by several degrees.

His Baji Fist footwork became increasingly fierce. Every punch he threw carried the sound of tearing air, each Move ruthless and fatal.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The sound of fists hitting flesh echoed continuously.

Zhou Liangan and the possessed Yu Yuanbai tangled in combat. The golden light and the blue water spirit power clashed repeatedly, sending out wave after wave of air currents. The bluestone slabs on the stage were already covered in dense cracks.

At first, Yu Yuanbai, possessed by the Old Ancestor, held the upper hand with his powerful strength, suppressing Zhou Liangan and forcing him to retreat repeatedly.

However, Zhou Liangan's Tianji Qiankun Technique was a Cultivation Technique that grew stronger the more he fought. Coupled with his Baji Fist, which had reached the pinnacle of perfection, and his overbearing style of breaking all techniques with sheer force, he quickly stabilized his footing.

Gradually, the tide began to turn.

Zhou Liangan's fists grew faster and more ruthless, each punch precisely striking Yu Yuanbai's weaknesses and dispersing the opponent's water spirit power.

The blue light on Yu Yuanbai's body began to grow dimmer and dimmer.

Below the stage, a figure hidden in the shadows couldn't help but frown.

It was an elder wearing a grey Daoist robe, with white hair and beard, and a face covered in wrinkles—it was precisely the Ancestor of the Yu Family.

He was currently sitting cross-legged on the roof of the Yu Family Ancestral Hall, controlling Yu Yuanbai's body from afar with his Divine Thought.

Feeling Zhou Liangan's overbearing strength of fists hitting flesh, a great storm had already brewed in the Old Ancestor's heart.

"What a powerful Cultivation Technique! What a powerful fist technique!"

The Old Ancestor was secretly alarmed. He had lived for hundreds of years and had seen countless Geniuses, but it was his first time seeing someone like Zhou Liangan, who possessed such strength, and such an overbearing Cultivation Technique and fist technique at such a young age.

No wonder that mysterious woman had sought him out, asking him to test Zhou Liangan's trump cards, and even promising him a cup of ten thousand year spirit liquid.

Thinking of that cup of ten thousand year spirit liquid, a greedy light flashed in the Old Ancestor's eyes.

The ten thousand year spirit liquid was a treasure that could increase cultivation and extend lifespan. Even an old monster like him could not resist such a temptation.

"This kid's trump cards shouldn't be fully revealed yet," the Old Ancestor thought to himself, narrowing his eyes as he looked at Zhou Liangan on the stage.

In that case, he would add more fuel to the fire to force out all of his trump cards!

Thinking of this, the Old Ancestor gritted his teeth, pushed his Divine Thought power to the limit, and sent a powerful surge of Divine Thought across the distance into Yu Yuanbai's body.

"Buzz!"

Yu Yuanbai's body shook violently, and the water spirit power on his body instantly surged. The blue light that had originally dimmed became dense once again.

His gaze became increasingly crazed, and his Moves grew more ruthless, with every single Move carrying a posture of mutual destruction.

Especially that pure water spirit power, which was too dense to disperse, had surprisingly reached the intensity of the Tongmai Peak!

The crowd below the stage went into an uproar once again.

"Tongmai Peak! How did Yu Yuanbai suddenly become so strong?"

"Something's not right, this is definitely not right! No matter how good Yu Yuanbai's talent is, it's impossible for him to break through to the Tongmai Peak in such a short time!"

"Could it be..."

Discussions rose and fell in waves.

Second Elder Yu Wanying's expression was ugly to the extreme.

On the stage, Zhou Liangan was thinking rapidly even as he fought.

With the strength of the Ancestor of the Yu Family, if he wanted to deal with him, there was absolutely no need to use such a petty trick as body Possession.

Could it be that there was some unknown secret behind this?

Questions flashed through Zhou Liangan's mind one after another, but the movements of his hands did not slow down in the slightest.

Just then, Yu Yuanbai suddenly let out a deafening roar.

"Roar—!"

Above Yu Yuanbai's head, the dense water spirit power surged frantically, gradually condensing into an incredibly massive, deep-blue water Dragon.

The water Dragon's body was dozens of meters long, its scales shimmering with a cold luster, its claws as sharp as knives, and a violent light flickered in its eyes.

The terrifying and surging water spirit power enveloped the water Dragon, carrying a frightening pressure comparable to the Tongmai Peak, causing the entire stage to tremble slightly.

The moment the water Dragon took shape, Yu Yuanbai's body began to tremble violently. Fine cracks even appeared on his skin, with blood seeping out from them. He looked extremely painful—clearly, his body was already on the verge of being unable to withstand this terrifying power.

"A Forbidden Move! This is the Yu Family's Forbidden Move—Water Dragon Break!"

Below the stage, someone recognized the Move and couldn't help but cry out in alarm.

The elder of the Yu Family's Third Branch's face changed drastically. He leaped to his feet and roared at Yu Yuanbai on the stage, "Yuanbai! Stop! Once such a Forbidden Move is unleashed, even if you can kill this man, your Meridians will be completely shattered, rendering you a cripple forever! Why go to such lengths?"

Second Elder Yu Wanying's heart leaped into her throat once again.

Looking at the condensed water Dragon and feeling that terrifying pressure, she asked herself honestly: if it were her, she would probably have been defeated long ago.

Second Elder Yu Wanying's gaze was fixed tightly on Zhou Liangan, her beautiful eyes filled with worry and tension.

Zhou Liangan looked up at that massive water Dragon in the Void Realm, his expression finally turning solemn.

The power of this Forbidden Move far exceeded his expectations.

Zhou Liangan took a deep breath, no longer holding anything back.

Circulating the Tianji Qiankun Technique to its limit, the golden light around his body became so dense it was like liquid.

He continuously poured the Qiankun Power within his body into his fists.

Qiankun Power was the very essence of the Tianji Qiankun Technique. It could be fiercely overbearing, yet also deflect a thousand pounds with four ounces; its uses were endless.

"Baji Fist: Qiankun Burst!"

Zhou Liangan roared, stamping his feet hard on the ground. Like an arrow leaving the bowstring, he soared into the sky, throwing a fierce punch toward the head of the water Dragon.

This punch fused the fierce power of the Baji Fist with the exquisite subtlety of the Qiankun Power.

As the punch was thrown, the wind rose!

The golden fist radiance, like a meteor piercing the sky, instantly struck the head of the water Dragon.

Rumble—!

A deafening boom echoed throughout the entire Yu Family Blessed Land.

The golden light and the blue water spirit power collided violently and exploded in the Void Realm.

The terrifying airwaves swept through the entire venue like a nuclear explosion. The Restriction barrier around the stage was finally overwhelmed, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on it, looking as if it could shatter at any moment.

The bluestone slabs on the stage cracked instantly, sending stone fragments flying.

Everyone subconsciously closed their eyes, not daring to look directly at the terrifying light.

When the light dissipated and everyone opened their eyes again, they saw that the massive water Dragon in the Void Realm had already vanished without a trace, leaving only specks of blue light slowly drifting down in the air.

As for Yu Yuanbai, he lay slumped on the stage like a puddle of mud.

His body was completely ruined, his bones shattered, his Meridians completely severed, without even a single trace of vitality left.

Zhou Liangan landed slowly on the stage. His figure swayed slightly, but he quickly steadied himself.

In truth, Zhou Liangan had not suffered much injury. Although the punch just now seemed perilous, he had used the Qiankun Power to deflect most of the impact, only consuming some spiritual energy.

However, Zhou Liangan's eyes darted around, and a thought suddenly popped into his head.

Having caused such a huge commotion, if he didn't seize the opportunity to harvest some favorability from Second Elder Yu Wanying, wouldn't that be too much of a loss?

With this in mind, Zhou Liangan bit the tip of his tongue without hesitation. A mouthful of fresh blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, staining his collar red.

His body swayed, and then he fell straight backward.

Sure enough, seeing Zhou Liangan spit blood and collapse, Second Elder Yu Wanying could no longer hold back. Stepping in her high heels, she rushed onto the stage at high speed, ignoring the flying stone debris.

Zhou Liangan landed precisely in Second Elder Yu Wanying's embrace. Feeling the soft touch and faint fragrance in his arms, he secretly curled his lips, then closed his eyes and pretended to pass out...