Chapter 301 - 300: Flame Dance, a Battle Emperor’s Treatment

"Hmph. Time to die!"

With a cold snort, the North District examinee stopped his charge toward Xiaofu. Instead, he assumed a very strange stance...

He bowed slightly, both hands gripping the hilt of his sword. He then concealed the blade behind his back, as if preparing to draw it.

After assuming this stance, the North District examinee stood perfectly still.

One second, two seconds, three... ten seconds passed. The North District examinee remained completely motionless.

Xiaofu was baffled. ’What did that examinee mean?’

’What was that about "forcing him to tear me to pieces"?’

’And what did he mean by "letting me taste the treatment reserved for a Battle Emperor Martial Artist"?’

’And what’s with this stance?’

’Why did he suddenly stop moving?’

All these questions left Xiaofu utterly bewildered.

Before he could find any answers, Xiaofu’s eyes shot wide open. He suddenly felt an exceptionally terrifying aura emanating from the North District examinee...

It was as if the examinee before him was no longer a person, but... a terrifying Primordial Giant Beast!

At that moment, the North District examinee exuded a feeling of incomparable danger, sending an uncontrollable tremor through Xiaofu’s entire body. He was petrified.

A powerful pressure bore down on him, like a great mountain crushing the air from his lungs!

Xiaofu felt as if he were locked in place. He stood rooted to the spot, able to do nothing but tremble. He couldn’t even think of escaping!

Xiaofu glanced over at the North District examinee and saw that he was still holding that strange, motionless pose. It was then that he had a sudden realization. ’He must be channeling some powerful Martial Technique! That’s why his aura and pressure are so immense!’

’Only an extremely High-Level Martial Technique could lock a Battle King-Level Martial Artist in place with its pressure alone, rendering him unable to move!’

’A Martial Technique like this would have to be at least Earth Tier Middle Grade... or maybe even higher!’

’Earth Tier Upper Grade...’

’Celestial Tier?’

’A Heaven Tier Martial Technique?’

’That should be impossible, right?’

Xiaofu shook his head, immediately dismissing his own speculation.

’An examinee from the West Mansion knows a Heaven Tier Martial Technique? How is that possible? It’s completely impossible!’

’Even our Master, the strongest in the Heaven-Devouring Sect, doesn’t possess a Heaven Tier Martial Technique!’

’Only those peerless experts from the Earth Gate could possibly possess such a powerful Martial Technique.’

’Besides, even if this North District examinee somehow had a Heaven Tier Martial Technique, he couldn’t possibly have mastered it.’

’What is a Heaven Tier Martial Technique? It’s not some cheap junk you find at a street stall. How could it be so easy to cultivate?’

’Not only are they rare, but they are also extremely High-Level Cultivation Resources!’

’Only experts with immense strength and profound cultivation can master such a resource. Ordinary Martial Artists can’t even begin to cultivate it, let alone use it. They simply can’t comprehend the principles behind a Heaven Tier Martial Technique!’

’It’s a matter of comprehension. If one’s strength hasn’t reached a certain Level, it’s impossible to understand the principles of a High-Level Martial Technique.’

’It would be like a Scholar’s Attendant trying to read a book that only a Grand Scholar could understand. He might be able to read the words, but he wouldn’t grasp their intended meaning!’

’Moreover, comprehension is one thing. Grasping the essence of a Heaven Tier Martial Technique and actually unleashing it is another matter entirely.’

’Even if one could understand a Heaven Tier Martial Technique, cultivating it to the point of being able to use it is an even greater challenge.’

Therefore, Xiaofu concluded that the North District examinee definitely wasn’t using a Heaven Tier Martial Technique!

’However, even if it isn’t a Heaven Tier Martial Technique, it must be at least Earth Tier Middle Grade or higher!’

Of course, Xiaofu had no idea that the North District examinee before him didn’t need to understand or cultivate the Martial Technique. He had a powerful cheat! He could unleash a Heaven Tier Martial Technique without any need for comprehension or cultivation!

If Xiaofu had known this, he probably wouldn’t have been so certain.

At this moment, sensing the powerful aura emanating from the North District examinee, Xiaofu felt no sense of security, even with the protection of his Golden Thread Immortal Spirit Robe.

As time went on, the powerful aura and terrifying pressure radiating from the North District examinee grew stronger and stronger, reaching a level that Xiaofu could no longer fathom.

’Even a Battle Emperor would only be this powerful, right?’

The thought that the North District examinee could emit an aura comparable to the Battle Emperor Level filled Xiaofu with even greater terror. He wanted to beg for mercy, to plead for the examinee to stop, to kneel and beg for his life.

But alas, the immense pressure made it impossible for him to even open his mouth!

As for escaping, that was completely out of the question!

Twenty seconds!

Twenty seconds had passed since the North District examinee assumed that bizarre sword-drawing stance. Xiaofu had endured the agony for twenty long seconds. Finally, the North District examinee moved!

WHOOSH!

The North District examinee’s Broken Sword, hidden behind his back, was instantly drawn. In the next moment, he slashed it toward Xiaofu.

At that moment, the North District examinee was enveloped in a golden light, radiating a murderous aura. He looked like a supremely Divine War God, before whom all must kneel and accept their doom.

His Fearless and Unstoppable momentum and bone-chilling killing intent were even more terrifying than King Yama himself!

His figure moved like an Instant Teleportation, appearing before Xiaofu in a flash. He then brought his sword down upon the Golden Thread Immortal Spirit Robe.

BOOM!

The Broken Sword in the North District examinee’s hand erupted with a raging Flame and a blinding light. It struck the Golden Thread Immortal Spirit Robe, producing a deafening crash.

Struck by the sword, the immense Power caused the Golden Thread Immortal Spirit Robe to tremble slightly. Like ripples on water, waves of Energy spread out from the point of impact on the Immortal Robe.

As the ripples faded, the tremendous Power from the sword strike seemed to dissipate along with them.

PHEW!

Seeing that the Golden Thread Immortal Spirit Robe had Resisted the North District examinee’s terrifying slash, Xiaofu breathed a sigh of relief. His heart, which had been lodged in his throat, finally settled. ’Thank goodness the Golden Thread Immortal Spirit Robe is so powerful,’ he thought. ’It actually held.’

But before he could celebrate, the North District examinee raised his Broken Sword high once more and brought it crashing down again!

The second strike!

’A terrifying strike like that, and there’s a second one?!’

BOOM!

Another deafening crash echoed as another series of ripples spread out, neutralizing the Power of the strike.

The second strike was also Resisted by the Golden Thread Immortal Spirit Robe.

However, as it Resisted the second strike, the Golden Thread Immortal Spirit Robe, which was already translucent, became even more transparent!

Seeing the second strike had also been blocked, Xiaofu’s heart, which had just leaped into his throat again, settled once more. ’It blocked it this time, too, right?’ he thought. ’There can’t possibly be a third strike, can there?’

But reality often defies expectations.

The more Xiaofu prayed there wouldn’t be a third strike, the faster that third strike came hurtling toward him.

And... it wasn’t going to be as simple as just three strikes...