97: Chapter 97 I'll make you cry with one punch!
Accompanied by a burst of flirtatious laughter that seeped into the bones, a graceful figure slowly stepped out from the thunderclouds.
She wore a thin, colorful garment; her skin was as white as snow, and her features were exquisite. In particular, those watery large eyes seemed to speak, carrying a hint of pitifulness.
The newcomer was none other than the former number one of the Flying Heaven Institute, the possessor of thirty percent Saint Blood—Chu Xianer!
With every step she took, a lotus seemed to bloom. As she walked, the Sea of Thunder beneath her feet parted automatically, as if even the violent lightning was making way for her beauty.
"This junior brother is quite handsome, isn't he?"
Chu Xianer approached Ning Yuan, her beautiful eyes fluttering, putting on a weak and helpless appearance.
"This drop of emperor sovereign essence blood is truly important to me. I've recently reached a bottleneck in my cultivation and need it to break through."
"I wonder if junior brother could part with it and give it to me?"
"As long as you agree, I will definitely repay you well in the institute later~"
As she spoke, she intentionally puffed out her proud chest. A faint fragrance drifted with the wind, full of temptation.
If it were any other male student, facing the soft pleas of such a peerless beauty, their bones would have likely turned soft long ago, wishing they could tear out their heart for her.
But who was Ning Yuan?
He was the man with the title of "Steel Straight Man"!
He squinted at Chu Xianer, his face filled with disdain.
"Lady, who are you? Are we close?"
"Repay me? Are you planning to offer yourself to me, or give me money?"
"If it's money, this drop of essence blood is worth at least ten or eight billion. Can you afford it?"
"If you don't have the money, then stop acting like we're friends. Go play in the mud and don't get in the way of my fortune!"
This string of venomous attacks left Chu Xianer completely stunned.
Her eyes widened as she looked at Ning Yuan in disbelief.
Was this man... blind?
Such a great beauty was standing right in front of him, and he was unmoved? He even called her... Lady?!
The smile on Chu Xianer's face froze instantly, and a flash of annoyance flickered in her eyes.
But she still suppressed her anger and continued to act aggrieved.
"Junior brother, how can you talk to me like that? I just wanted to discuss it with you..."
"Discuss my ass!"
Ning Yuan interrupted her without any politeness.
"You want the essence blood? Fine! Bring money to buy it! If you don't have money, then get lost!"
"Also, don't act like some 'white lotus' in front of me; it's disgusting!"
"I can smell that 'tea' scent of yours from eight hundred miles away!"
"You!"
Chu Xianer could finally no longer keep up the act.
Her beautiful face instantly turned ugly, and a cold light appeared in her eyes.
"I gave you face, but you didn't want it! Since you refuse the carrot and want the stick, don't blame me for taking action!"
"I'm definitely taking this drop of essence blood!"
Boom!
She no longer hid her intentions, and her aura erupted!
Although her Flying Heaven Realm Particle Core was sealed in this Thunder King Pool and she couldn't use her origin power...
As the former number one of the Flying Heaven Institute, her physical body had undergone a baptism every time she broke through a major realm, making it incredibly powerful!
Moreover, she still had thirty percent of a Saint's True Blood sealed within her body!
What a terrifying source of power that was!
She lightly struck out with a palm; it seemed weak and powerless, but it actually contained a terrifying force capable of shattering mountains!
Wherever the palm wind passed, the air was compressed until it let out explosive booms!
"I've been annoyed with you for a long time!"
Ning Yuan sneered and advanced instead of retreating.
True Dragon Fist!
He also threw a punch—no frills, just pure power and dominance!
Boom!!!
Fist and palm collided!
A dull explosion erupted over the sea!
In the next second, a scene that terrified Chu Xianer to her core occurred!
The moment her palm, filled with terrifying force, contacted Ning Yuan's fist, it felt as though she had struck an immemorial divine mountain!
An irresistible counter-shock force surged through, instantly numbing her entire arm!
Immediately after, she was sent flying by this massive force like a kite with a broken string!
She tumbled several times in the air before landing awkwardly on the sea's surface. A trace of blood leaked from the corner of her mouth, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.
"How is this possible?!"
"Your physical body... how can it be so strong?!"
She was in the Flying Heaven Realm! And a Flying Heaven Realm expert with Saint Blood at that!
In a contest of physical strength, she had actually lost to an unknown kid?!
"This guy... is definitely not simple!"
Chu Xianer cast aside her contempt, her expression becoming extremely solemn.
"Humph! You have some skill! No wonder you're so arrogant!"
She wiped the blood from her mouth, a ruthless glint flashing in her eyes.
"However, don't get ahead of yourself!"
"To witness the power of my Saint Blood is an honor you've earned through several lifetimes!"
"Saint Blood, open!"
With her low shout, the blood in her body seemed to boil, letting out roars like a surging river!
A divine, majestic, and inviolable golden glow erupted from her body, enveloping her in a golden halo!
Behind that halo, a blurry yet infinitely oppressive mysterious phantom faintly emerged!
That was... a Saint Phantom!
With the enhancement of the Saint Blood, her physical strength instantly surged several times over!
That terrifying sense of pressure caused the surrounding Sea of Thunder to retreat!
"Oh? Saint Blood?"
Seeing this, Ning Yuan didn't show the slightest fear; instead, he laughed loudly.
"Interesting! But... in the face of absolute power, all fancy tricks are futile!"
"Let me show you what true... dominance looks like!"
Boom!
The blood and qi in his body also began to boil!
Although it wasn't as dazzling as the Saint Blood, it was purer and more violent!
That was the supreme power of the Myriad Tribulations Star Dome Dragon Elephant Scripture!
"Nine Heavens True Dragon, augment my body!"
Roar—!
A resonant dragon roar echoed through the heavens and earth!
The Nine Heavens True Dragon vision that had been dormant behind him did not manifest externally, but its vast Dragon Might was fully bestowed upon him!
On his right arm, a layer of fine dragon scale phantoms faintly appeared!
True Dragon Fist!
Ning Yuan threw another punch!
This punch was even more dominant and fierce than before!
It was as if a real, enraged dragon had charged out from his fist, intending to shatter the heavens and earth!
"Die for me!"
Chu Xianer also roared, charging forward again with the power of her Saint Blood!
Rumble!!!
The two figures collided frantically over the sea!
Golden saintly light and crimson blood-qi intertwined, each collision triggering an earth-shaking explosion!
However.
After only a few exchanges.
Chu Xianer discovered to her horror that even with her Saint Blood in full eruption, she was... still at a disadvantage!
Every one of Ning Yuan's punches was as heavy as a thousand tons, causing her blood and qi to churn and her bones to creak!
That power, pure to the extreme, was like an untiring humanoid dragon, impossible to block!
Bang!
Finally, after a head-on clash.
Chu Xianer was sent flying again. This time, her injuries were even more severe; blood sprayed from her mouth, and the Saint Phantom grew a bit dimmer!
Ning Yuan did not let up. Like a shadow, he instantly appeared above her and stomped down hard!
"Ah—!"
Chu Xianer let out a scream as she was stomped into the Sea of Thunder!
"You... you can't kill me!"
She struggled to surface from the sea, her hair disheveled, no longer looking anything like a goddess.
She cried out in terror:
"We... we are both humans! How can you be so ruthless to me?!"
"We are all fellow students; we should be helping each other!"
At this point, she actually started trying to use moral kidnapping.
Hearing this, Ning Yuan sneered with disdain.
"Both humans? Helping each other?"
"When you were trying to rob me just now, why didn't you think about us being the same race?"
"If I didn't have some skill, I would have been killed by your palm long ago, wouldn't I?"
"You were the one who attacked first! Now that you can't win, you start trying to reason with me?"
"Too late!"
Before he finished speaking, he threw another punch!
This punch was aimed straight at Chu Xianer's vital dantian!
"No!!!"
Feeling the fatal threat, a look of resolve and heartache flashed in Chu Xianer's eyes.
"You forced me!"
She suddenly bit the tip of her tongue and spat out a mouthful of essence blood.
Her hands formed a strange seal.
Saint Blood Escape Art!
Buzz!
Her body instantly turned into a streak of bloody light, piercing through the void at an incredible speed to flee into the distance!
That was a life-saving secret technique that required consuming one's origin essence blood. Although the cost was immense, the speed was at the absolute limit!
Although Ning Yuan's punch hit the bloody light, it only scattered a portion of it and failed to keep her there completely.
Watching the bloody light vanish on the horizon.
Ning Yuan frowned and slowly withdrew his fist.
"Tsk, she's got some tricks."
"As expected of an established genius from the Flying Heaven Institute, she has quite a few life-saving methods."
"However..."
A cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"The next time I see you, it won't be so easy for you to escape."
He had no intention of showing mercy to such a calculating and two-faced woman.
Next time they met, he would just kill her without question!
Having resolved this little interlude.
Ning Yuan turned his gaze back to the drop of emperor sovereign essence blood still quietly floating on the sea.
A bright smile appeared on his face once again.
"Hehe, the nuisance is finally gone."
"Next... it's time to enjoy the spoils of war!"
With a large swipe of his hand, he pulled the drop of essence blood into his palm.
Without any hesitation.
He opened his mouth and swallowed it!
Absorb it first, talk later!