34: Chapter 34 Breakthrough to Martial Saint

[The moment you crushed the jade pendant Master Wu Suanzi gave you, a cold light shot out from within it.]

[The cold light collided violently with Chu Nanxuan's Emperor Fire.]

["Boom—!"]

[A deafening roar exploded, and a violent shockwave instantly swept across the entire playground.]

[The ground, already torn up by their fight, had another layer ripped away.]

[Dust and scorching heatwaves surged into the sky, creating a small mushroom cloud that blotted out the sun and obscured the daylight.]

[The shockwave sent you stumbling backward, your chest heaving, and you couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood.]

[Chu Nanxuan fared no better; he plummeted from mid-air and slammed heavily into the ground.]

[His originally fair, delicate Face was now pitch black.]

["A Golden Core strike!" On Chu Nanxuan's blackened Face, his eyes remained fixed on you.]

["I underestimated you."]

["But next time, this Emperor will definitely kill you!"]

[Before his words even faded, Chu Nanxuan's hands moved rapidly, forming seals, his fingertips glowing.]

[A magic array instantly lit up on the ground, the light flashing and then vanishing.]

[Before you could even react, he had disappeared entirely.]

["He actually still had a trump card!" you muttered to yourself, watching Chu Nanxuan vanish.]

[As expected of a Rebirth of a mighty figure.]

[You looked around.]

[The entire school was in ruins.]

[The students had hollow eyes, filled with fear.]

[Some teaching buildings had collapsed in flames; it was unknown whether the students inside were dead or alive.]

[The sound of sirens wailed in the distance.]

[You coughed a few times, spitting out another mouthful of blood.]

[The rest would be handled by the authorities.]

"Now it's certain that Chu Nanxuan is definitely a Rebirth," Lin Heng muttered, looking at the content on the simulator.

Furthermore, Lin Si and Chu Nanxuan were now at odds.

With such a cheat, it wouldn't take long for him to reach the Martial Saint Breakthrough.

The current situation was not looking good for Lin Si.

Lin Heng stroked his chin in thought.

[You returned to the Liehuo Sect.]

[Seeing you so severely injured, the Elder of the Liehuo Sect was shocked and immediately arranged for a physician to treat you.]

[Chen Tianxiao hadn't been Cultivating these past few days; he had been staying by your side.]

[By now, Chen Tianxiao had transformed from a handsome young man into a middle-aged uncle.]

[But he was still a handsome uncle.]

[The kind that attracts young girls when walking down the street.]

[But not you.]

[Chen Tianxiao wasn't married, just like you.]

["Forget it." You shook your head and took a sip of the chicken soup Chen Tianxiao fed you.]

[After all these years together, you didn't exactly dislike him, but you would never fall for him.]

[The battle between you and Chu Nanxuan in Jiangbei could be described as earth-shattering, but the authorities explained it away as a gas explosion.]

[All witnesses were called in for questioning and signed non-disclosure agreements; any videos posted online were taken down.]

[However, photos of your massive battle with Chu Nanxuan still existed on special websites for Martial Artists.]

[Your body recovered quickly; in less than half a month, you were back to your Peak state.]

[But you knew Chu Nanxuan would definitely recover even faster.]

[Anxiety grew in your heart.]

[No matter what, you had really angered him.]

[You intensified your time Cultivating.]

[You had been at the Innate Peak Realm for nearly four years, yet you still hadn't achieved the Martial Saint Breakthrough.]

[After this battle, you felt signs of a Breakthrough.]

[A few days later, you heard news of Chu Nanxuan again.]

[He seemed to have gone to the island nation.]

[But within a day, more news arrived: Chu Nanxuan had swept through everything in the island nation, crushing its martial arts world with overwhelming force. The top Innate Grandmasters of the island nation couldn't even last a single move against him.]

[Another day passed, and the news updated again: Chu Nanxuan had left the island nation and headed for the United States...]

[Three days later, news that shocked the entire Martial Artist community arrived: Chu Nanxuan was confronting three ace fleets of the United States in the Pacific Ocean.]

[Later, you saw photos on the official Martial Artist website of Chu Nanxuan slicing through the ships of the three fleets with a single sword strike.]

[The seawater was stained red with blood; the US fleet was utterly defeated, without even a chance to resist.]

[Another month passed, and you heard no more news about Chu Nanxuan.]

[And you still hadn't achieved a Breakthrough.]

[You felt you were only one step away from the Martial Saint Realm, but you just couldn't get in.]

[Just then, a deafening roar suddenly exploded outside the Liehuo Sect, the sound wave sweeping through the entire mountain gate.]

[An arrogant and domineering voice pierced through the layers of buildings, clearly reaching everyone's ears.]

["Chu Nanxuan of Jiangbei, here to pay a visit!"]

[Cold sweat broke out on your back.]

[You could feel that his cultivation had now reached the Martial Saint Realm.]

[Chu Nanxuan had come to find you.]

["How come I feel like the villain targeted by the protagonist?" you complained frantically in your heart.]

[But there was nothing you could do; the leveling speed of such a cheater was simply unreasonable.]

[Sigh, you sighed; if you were at the Martial Saint Realm right now, you might have even fought Chu Nanxuan.]

[But you were currently only at the Grandmaster Peak.]

["Seniors, this junior will not cause any trouble."]

[You cupped your hands toward the four Martial Saints in front of you.]

[These four Martial Saints included one from the Liehuo Sect, one from the Dragon Group, and two from Danwang Valley.]

[They had all come out of the Saint Realm.]

[In fact, they had come out of the Saint Realm the day after your massive battle with Chu Nanxuan.]

[However, since they couldn't find any news of Chu Nanxuan, they had been staying at the Liehuo Sect.]

[Because of your repeated requests, and also out of respect for your status as a young Grandmaster and Master Wu Suanzi's disciple.]

[Three of these four Martial Saints were at the Martial Saint Late Stage, and the other was at the Martial Saint Middle Stage.]

[Even with four Martial Saints, you were still a bit uneasy.]

[But there was nothing you could do.]

[You couldn't exactly tell others that this Chu Nanxuan was a Rebirth of a Great Emperor.]

[Even if you said it, no one would believe you.]

[This battle was earth-shattering.]

[It ended with Chu Nanxuan's defeat.]

[Chu Nanxuan escaped again.]

[Among the four Martial Saints, the one at the Martial Saint Middle Stage suffered only minor injuries, while the other three at the Martial Saint Late Stage were all heavily injured.]

[Fortunately, no one died.]

[You watched the direction in which Chu Nanxuan fled, feeling chaotic in your heart.]

[However, for the next half year, Chu Nanxuan did not come looking for you.]

[You were already forty-six. During this half year, Master Wu Suanzi woke up once more; you told him about Chu Nanxuan and obtained three more jade pendants from him.]

[Condensing the jade pendants was actually quite troublesome; Master Wu Suanzi could only condense one per day, and he spent all three days he was awake condensing them for you.]

[With these jade pendants, you felt a bit more at ease.]

[You could actually go to the Saint Realm, but you were afraid that if Chu Nanxuan didn't find you, he would destroy the Liehuo Sect, so you never went.]

[Two more days passed.]

[You felt that everything was falling into place naturally.]

[You achieved the Martial Saint Breakthrough.]