Chapter 582: A Bizarre Request

Yu Fanghua was utterly infuriated. She couldn’t believe Cheng Yuan would be so relentless!

Yang Haoyu could die; she had several other grandsons!

‘Worst comes to worst, she could just assign a new one to Qiuyu.’

But if Qiuyu were to die, the Jinling Yang Family would surely fall into decline the moment her own time was up!

“You little scoundrel! I advise you to quit while you’re ahead. You’ve already killed my grandson, Qiuyu’s husband. Isn’t that enough to pay for the lives of those lowly servants from Yuanxi Pharmaceutical?”

Cheng Yuan stared coldly at Yu Fanghua and said, enunciating every word, “Not enough! Not nearly enough! Besides, they weren’t servants. They were my brothers! I’ll say it one last time: Yang Qiuyu must die!”

“You little scoundrel! How dare you!”

Yu Fanghua stood in front of Yang Qiuyu, glaring at Cheng Yuan. ‘If Cheng Yuan dares to make a move,’ she thought, ‘even if it means mutual destruction, even if the Jinling Yang Family is annihilated, I will kill him!’

The Old Dragon King took a step forward and said lightly, “Fanghua, don’t force my hand.”

An astonishing pressure instantly enveloped Yu Fanghua, making it difficult for her to even breathe.

Yu Fanghua stared at the Old Dragon King in shock. ‘A Half-Step Martial God is this powerful?’

‘And I’m a Sixth Grade Martial Saint!’

‘Yet before the Old Dragon King, I can’t even muster the slightest thought of resistance!’

In a flash, Yang Jian appeared, shielding Yu Fanghua from the Old Dragon King’s aura and glaring at him with clenched teeth.

“Huangfu Yanyi, do you have no regard for your past with Fanghua? If someone tried to kill your disciple in front of you, would you stand for it?”

The Old Dragon King’s brow furrowed slightly.

‘If someone tried to kill Cheng Yuan, he would definitely protect him at all costs!’

‘Does that mean he has to strike down Fanghua with his own hands?’

‘How could he possibly bring himself to do it?’

‘After all, he was the one who had wronged Yu Fanghua all those years ago.’

Seeing the Old Dragon King hesitate, Yang Jian decided to strike while the iron was hot. “Huangfu Yanyi, it’s true that many people from Yuanxi Pharmaceutical died. The Jinling Yang Family can compensate them! As long as your disciple doesn’t kill Qiuyu, he can name any condition! Even if it means emptying the Jinling Yang Family Treasury!”

With these words, Yang Jian was admitting defeat, offering a massive concession in both dignity and substance.

However, the Old Dragon King was unwilling to make Cheng Yuan compromise.

The Old Dragon King turned to Cheng Yuan with a questioning gaze. “Xiaoyuan, what do you think of Yang the Second’s proposal? If you still insist on killing Yang Qiuyu, I will personally make a move!”

Cheng Yuan naturally didn’t want to let Yang Qiuyu off the hook, but he also didn’t want to put the Old Dragon King in a difficult position.

Cheng Yuan glanced at Yang Haoyu’s corpse, and a plan suddenly formed in his mind.

Putting on an unwilling expression, Cheng Yuan said, “For my master’s sake, I’ll give the Jinling Yang Family one chance! I have two demands. First, the Yang Family Treasury will be open to me for one day. Second, Flower God’s Fury and Dragon Spear must have a decisive battle!”

Cheng Yuan made the second demand so he could secretly learn Flower God’s Fury. After all, he hadn’t finished simulating it yet.

‘If the two of them have a proper fight, maybe I can successfully learn Flower God’s Fury?’

Everyone looked at each other, nonplussed.

They could understand opening the Treasury, but Cheng Yuan’s second demand was rather absurd.

‘Flower God’s Fury and Dragon Spear must have a decisive battle?’

‘What kind of bizarre request is that?’

The Old Dragon King’s pupils flickered. He instantly “understood” Cheng Yuan’s deeper meaning.

‘He’s trying to sow discord between the Jinling Yang Family and Flower Valley!’

‘Regardless of whether Flower God’s Fury or Dragon Spear wins, the losing side is bound to harbor resentment!’

‘What a clever scheme, my good disciple!’

‘And if one of them gets crippled in the fight, that’s one less potential rival to worry about.’

The Old Dragon King laughed. “I am also very interested in which is stronger, Flower God’s Fury or Dragon Spear. Hua Xiangnan, Yang the Second, you two will have a real, no-holds-barred fight! A winner must be decided! Don’t even think about trying to fool me! If I find out you’re faking it, I will take action myself!”

Hua Xiangnan and Yang Jian were nearly sick with frustration.

One was an Ultimate Martial Saint, the other a Sixth Grade Martial Saint. Both were existences at the very peak of the Ancient Martial Realm!

‘And now they were being reduced to mere performers!’

‘Forced to put on a show for some Martial King junior!’

But no matter how displeased they were, neither of them dared to refuse the Old Dragon King’s demand.

Yang Jian sighed. “Brother Hua, since the Huangfu Martial God is interested, shall we have a match?”

“It seems we have no other choice.”

Hua Xiangnan also sighed. If he won today, it wouldn’t be so bad. But if he lost, he would be severely injured, and his hopes of reaching the next realm in this lifetime would be shattered.

“Yang the Second, this time, I won’t be holding back! The ultimate Mystical Technique of the *Flower Goddess Treasure Manual*—Flower God’s Fury! Take this!”

The last time Hua Xiangnan used Flower God’s Fury, he had held back to avoid suffering from the backlash.

This time, however, Hua Xiangnan held nothing back!

Hua Xiangnan circulated the Flower God Heart Method with all his might, forcefully unleashing the Flower God’s Fury!

Flower God’s Fury was, after all, an Ultimate Venerable Secret Technique. Hua Xiangnan wasn’t yet an Ultimate Martial Saint, so forcibly unleashing it caused some damage to his Meridians and internal organs.

Even some of the capillaries on the surface of his skin burst, unable to withstand such immense force.

In an instant, Hua Xiangnan was covered in blood.

Hua Xiangnan ignored the pain, ignored his injuries, and focused all his power on condensing a Flower Seed!

The previous Flower Seed had been about the size of a goose egg.

This time, however, it was as large as an ostrich egg!

The enormous Flower Seed emanated astonishing energy waves. Cheng Yuan and Yang Qiuyu’s subordinates couldn’t withstand it at all and were blown off the fighting stage one after another!

The difference in their strength was now clear.

The Martial Emperors and the weaker Half-Step Martial Saints didn’t last even a second before the intense energy waves instantly blew them off the stage.

The stronger Half-Step Martial Saints held on longer.

Li Baizhan and Yang Qianhuan managed to hold on for a good dozen seconds. Only when there were no other Half-Step Martial Saints left on the stage did they finally give up resisting and allow themselves to be blown off.

Yu Fanghua quickly released a protective barrier to shield Yang Qiuyu.

The Old Dragon King also subconsciously released a barrier, intending to protect Cheng Yuan. But to his surprise, Cheng Yuan only took two steps back before planting his feet firmly!

This greatly astonished the Old Dragon King!

After all, the energy waves emanating from the enormous Flower Seed were in no way inferior to the attack of a First Grade Martial Saint!

‘Xiaoyuan can actually stand his ground against the attack of a First Grade Martial Saint!’

‘So damn badass!’

The powerful experts below the stage were so shocked their eyeballs nearly popped out!

Cheng Wangzhen was too strong!

His physical strength was practically on par with an Ancient Divine Beast!

CRACK!

The ostrich-egg-sized Flower Seed shattered. It took root and sprouted in mid-air, growing into a giant flower bud a full five meters in diameter!

The flower bud rapidly elongated.

Finally, it formed a spear about five meters long and as thick as an adult’s calf!

This spear radiated terrifyingly immense energy waves!

The surrounding space began to vibrate violently!

Faint, minute spatial cracks were even visible!

The expressions of the various Martial Saints became incredibly grave!

‘It’s too strong!’

Although it wasn’t a perfect version of Flower God’s Fury due to Hua Xiangnan’s own power limitations, it already possessed the rudimentary form of an Ultimate Venerable Secret Technique!

‘If they were the ones facing this move, they would absolutely be insta-killed!’

This was the first time Hua Xiangnan had ever unleashed such a perfect Flower God’s Fury, and it filled him with confidence!

“Yang the Second! Concede! Once the Flower God’s Fury is released, even I won’t be able to control its power!”