Chapter 722: The Struggle!

The atmosphere was tense and unyielding, a contest among the peak innate realm experts, where even those at the mid innate level could only watch from afar…

“Since no one dares to make the first move, let me, Guo Chen, break the deadlock!”

After an unknown period of stalemate, Guo Chen finally couldn’t hold back any longer. His aura, at the half-step to the spiritual realm, suddenly surged, forcefully repelling the auras locked onto him by several others, and he lunged towards one of the glowing orbs.

As one move triggers a chain reaction, the moment Guo Chen moved, everyone else sprang into action, including Xiao Yufan, who would never allow himself to be caught in a passive position.

“Ying’er, Yuxuan, you two go for the orb on the far right, now!”

The two women were already prepared, and upon hearing Xiao Yufan’s command, they leaped into the air without hesitation. Xiao Yufan had his reasons for assigning them the orb on the far right, and they only needed to act.

As the two women moved, Xiao Yufan also sprang into action, his fiery gaze firmly locked onto the orb in the center. He could feel the fluctuations of the Dragon Taming True Art within him intensify as he focused on that orb.

The inheritance of the Dragon Taming Sect, he, Xiao Yufan, was determined to claim it!

With a flash, propelled by the momentum, Xiao Yufan’s body hovered in mid-air, his target the central orb. The closer he got, the more he could feel the resonance of the Dragon Taming True Art within him…

But at that moment, a figure appeared before him, moving even faster—it was Yu Li!

“Get lost!”

In a fit of rage, Xiao Yufan struck out. To dare snatch something from his grasp, without even considering the consequences—a dog without the protection of the Blood Spirit Clan was nothing to fear in his eyes. He had planned to deal with this fool after leaving the Dragon Taming Sect, but who would have thought this idiot would be so blind.

In that case, he would be crippled!

To Yan Zheng and Ning Mo, Yu Li was merely a peak innate realm expert, but Xiao Yufan could sense that this guy, like Yan Wanyu, had also stepped into the half-step to the spiritual realm…

But so what? Even if a spiritual realm expert stood before Xiao Yufan, he wouldn’t bat an eye. With the Dragon Taming True Art and numerous ancient martial arts, he could even contend with spiritual realm experts.

As if sensing the terrifying aura gathering in Xiao Yufan’s palm, Yu Li was horrified and didn’t hesitate to sidestep away from the orb’s location. The inheritance was important, but life was more so.

At this moment, he actually felt a dangerous aura emanating from Xiao Yufan—a truly dangerous aura, one that could instill fear in a half-step to the spiritual realm expert…

“Dragon Taming Heaven-Slaying Seal!”

A cold, judgmental voice burst from Xiao Yufan’s lips, and the temperature of the entire space suddenly dropped several degrees. This was the second time Xiao Yufan had unleashed an ancient martial art from the Dragon Taming True Art!

Guo Chen’s eyelids twitched violently, a glint of killing intent flashing in his eyes. Last time, Xiao Yufan had completely crushed him with this ancient martial art, and now, seeing it again, how could he not be furious?

But Guo Chen wasn’t foolish; he absolutely didn’t want to provoke Xiao Yufan at this moment. Compared to the last Dragon Taming Heaven-Slaying Seal, this one’s aura was even more intimidating.

Yu Li, at the half-step to the spiritual realm, felt his blood about to freeze. What kind of ancient martial art was this, making him feel utterly powerless…

The golden glowing hand seal fully coalesced at this moment, and Yu Li’s mouth twitched violently. Without hesitation, he chose to flee, seeing Xiao Yufan as a madman.

As a member of the Blood Spirit Clan, his understanding of ancient martial arts couldn’t be lacking. But even if his brother unleashed the Blood Spirit Clan’s strongest ancient martial art, it still wouldn’t match Xiao Yufan’s might. In such a situation, how could he stay and fight?

Yu Li believed that if he could dodge this move, he still had a chance, because after unleashing an ancient martial art, especially a powerful one, the user would inevitably enter a period of weakness.

But he was wrong. If it were someone else, there might be a period of weakness, but not Xiao Yufan!

The Dragon Taming True Art was operating at full throttle, especially after reaching the sixth layer. The internal energy within him began to transform into spiritual force, inexhaustible and limitless!

The transformation of internal energy into spiritual force was an ability only spiritual realm experts possessed, but Xiao Yufan had already achieved this step ahead of time, relying on the terrifying and abnormal power of the Dragon Taming True Art.

As the hand seal descended, Yu Li, in his frantic escape, naturally couldn’t pay attention to the orb in mid-air. Xiao Yufan successfully reached into it, and in an instant, he felt a surge of energy flood into his body.

By this time, the battles for the other orbs had already concluded. Yan Zheng and Ning Mo each claimed one, the Soul Spirit Clan member took one, Yan Wanyu now held one, and Cheng Ying also secured one, as did Guo Chen.

The seven orbs had found their owners, and Yu Li’s face turned ashen. This time, he had truly lost both the battle and the spoils. In his attempt to compete with Xiao Yufan for the central orb, he had ended up with nothing.

The reason he chose the orb Xiao Yufan was targeting was simply because he was well aware that among these orbs, only that one seemed to resonate with the inheritance of the Dragon Taming Sect!

The six who had obtained the orbs knew that what they had acquired were not the sect’s inheritance but powerful ancient martial arts of the Dragon Taming Sect. Yet, compared to the coveted inheritance, these were still not enough to satisfy them.

In an instant, everyone’s gaze shifted to Xiao Yufan, who was almost frozen in mid-air. The orb he held must be the inheritance of the Dragon Taming Sect!

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of Guo Chen, Yu Li, and the Soul Spirit Clan member. The three of them moved simultaneously, their powerful auras locking onto Xiao Yufan. How could they possibly let the inheritance of the Dragon Taming Sect slip through their fingers…

As the three of them moved, the two women appeared in front of Xiao Yufan, their beautiful eyes shimmering with determination. They absolutely would not allow these men to harm him.

The three were momentarily stunned but didn’t waste words. Two of them restrained the women, while Yu Li once again appeared before Xiao Yufan…

At this moment, Xiao Yufan was almost completely defenseless. If Yu Li were to strike now, disaster would surely follow. But just then, an unexpected phenomenon occurred…

“Since no one dares to make the first move, I guess I, Guo Chen, will take the initiative and break the deadlock!”

Not knowing how long the stalemate had lasted, Guo Chen could no longer restrain himself. His half-step Spirit Awakening realm energy surged violently, forcefully repelling the pressure several cultivators had locked onto him, and he shot toward one of the glowing orbs.

As soon as Guo Chen moved, everything came alive. As soon as he acted, everyone else sprang into motion as well. Naturally, Xiao Yufan was no exception—hethere was no way he would allow himself to fall into a passive position.

“Ying’er, Yu Xuan, the two of you go for the rightmost orb—move now!”

The two women had already been prepared, and upon hearing Xiao Yufan’s command, they darted into the air without hesitation. Xiao Yufan had assigned them the rightmost orb for a reason—they simply needed to follow his instructions.

As the two women sprang into action, Xiao Yufan himself moved as well. His burning gaze locked onto the central glowing orb. As he focused on it, he could distinctly feel the resonance within his body from the Yu Long Zhen Jue, growing even stronger.

The inheritance of the Yu Long Sect—he, Xiao Yufan, would claim it!

With a flash, propelled by his momentum, Xiao Yufan’s body lifted into midair, directly heading for the central orb. The closer he got, the more he could feel the Yu Long Zhen Jue within him roaring in response…

But just then, a figure appeared before him—moving even faster than he was. It was Yu Li!

“Get lost!”

Enraged, Xiao Yufan had already launched an attack. Daring to snatch from his grasp—did this guy even know how many eyes Master Ma had? A dog without the protection of the Xue Ling Clan was nothing in his eyes, someone he had originally planned to deal with after leaving the Yu Long Sect. He never expected this fool to be so blind.

If that was the case, then he would cripple him!

The atmosphere was tense and unyielding, a contest among the peak innate realm experts, where even those at the mid-level innate realm could only watch from afar, not daring to intervene…

“Since no one dares to make the first move, let me, Guo Chen, break the deadlock!”

After an unknown period of stalemate, Guo Chen finally couldn’t hold back any longer. His aura, at the half-step to the ethereal realm, surged abruptly, forcefully repelling the auras locked onto him by several others, and he lunged towards one of the glowing orbs.

As one move triggers a chain reaction, the moment Guo Chen moved, everyone else sprang into action, including Xiao Yufan, who would never allow himself to be caught in a passive position.

“Ying’er, Yuxuan, you two go for the orb on the far right, now!”

The two women were already prepared, and upon hearing Xiao Yufan’s command, they leapt into the air without hesitation. Xiao Yufan had his reasons for assigning them the orb on the far right, and they trusted his judgment, focusing solely on the task at hand.

As the two women moved, Xiao Yufan also sprang into action, his intense gaze fixed on the orb in the center. He could feel the resonance of the Dragon Taming True Art within him intensify as he focused on that orb.

The legacy of the Dragon Taming Sect, Xiao Yufan was determined to claim it!

With a flash, propelled by the force, Xiao Yufan’s body hovered in mid-air, his target the central orb. The closer he got, the more he could feel the Dragon Taming True Art within him roaring…

But at that moment, a figure appeared before him, moving even faster. It was Yu Li!

“Get lost!”

In a fit of rage, Xiao Yufan struck out. How dare someone try to snatch what he had claimed? He didn’t care if Yu Li was under the protection of the Blood Spirit Clan; in his eyes, Yu Li was nothing but a dog without its master’s shield. He had planned to deal with this fool after leaving the Dragon Taming Sect, but it seemed this idiot was asking for trouble.

If that’s the case, then he would be dealt with now!

To Yan Zheng and Ning Mo, Yu Li was merely a peak innate realm expert, but Xiao Yufan could sense that, like Yan Wanyu, Yu Li had also stepped into the half-step to the ethereal realm…

But so what? Even if it were a full ethereal realm expert standing before him, Xiao Yufan wouldn’t bat an eye. With the Dragon Taming True Art and numerous ancient martial arts at his disposal, he could even contend with ethereal realm experts.

As if sensing the terrifying aura gathering in Xiao Yufan’s palm, Yu Li was horrified and didn’t hesitate to sidestep away from the orb’s location. The legacy was important, but his life was even more so.

At this moment, he felt a dangerous aura emanating from Xiao Yufan, an aura that could instill fear even in a half-step to the ethereal realm expert…

“Dragon Taming Heaven-Slaying Seal!”

A cold, judgmental voice erupted from Xiao Yufan’s mouth, and the temperature of the entire space dropped several degrees. This was the second time Xiao Yufan had unleashed an ancient martial art from the Dragon Taming True Art!

Guo Chen’s eyelids twitched violently, a glint of killing intent flashing in his eyes. Last time, Xiao Yufan had completely crushed him with this ancient martial art. Seeing it again, how could he not be furious?

But Guo Chen wasn’t foolish; he absolutely didn’t want to provoke Xiao Yufan at this moment. Compared to the last Dragon Taming Heaven-Slaying Seal, this one’s aura was even more intimidating.

Yu Li, at the half-step to the ethereal realm, felt his blood about to freeze. What kind of ancient martial art was this, making him feel utterly powerless…

The golden glowing seal fully coalesced at this moment, and Yu Li’s mouth twitched violently. His first instinct was to flee, as in his eyes, Xiao Yufan had become a madman.

As a member of the Blood Spirit Clan, his understanding of ancient martial arts couldn’t be lacking. But even if his brother unleashed the Blood Spirit Clan’s strongest ancient martial art, it seemed it couldn’t match Xiao Yufan’s might. In such a situation, how could he possibly stay and fight?

Yu Li believed that if he could dodge this move, he still had a chance, because after unleashing such a powerful ancient martial art, the user would surely enter a period of weakness.

But he was wrong. If it were someone else, there might be a period of weakness, but not Xiao Yufan!

The Dragon Taming True Art was operating at full throttle, especially after stepping into the sixth layer. The internal energy within him began to transform into spiritual energy, inexhaustible and limitless!

The transformation of internal energy into spiritual energy was a capability only ethereal realm experts possessed, but Xiao Yufan had already achieved this step ahead of time, all thanks to the terrifying and abnormal power of the Dragon Taming True Art.

As the seal descended, Yu Li, in his frantic escape, naturally couldn’t pay attention to the orb in mid-air. Xiao Yufan, as he wished, reached into it, and in an instant, he felt a surge of energy enter his body.

By this time, the battles for the other orbs had concluded. Yan Zheng and Ning Mo each claimed one, the Soul Spirit Clan member secured one, Yan Wanyu held another, Cheng Ying obtained one, and Guo Chen also got his hands on one.

The seven orbs had found their owners, and Yu Li’s face turned ashen. This time, he had truly lost both the battle and the spoils. In his attempt to compete with Xiao Yufan for the central orb, he had ended up with nothing.

The reason he had chosen the orb Xiao Yufan was targeting was because he was certain that among all the orbs, only that one truly resembled the legacy of the Dragon Taming Sect!

The six who had obtained the orbs knew that what they had acquired were not the sect’s legacy but formidable ancient martial arts of the Dragon Taming Sect. However, compared to the coveted legacy, these were not enough to satisfy them.

In an instant, everyone’s gaze shifted to Xiao Yufan, who was almost frozen in mid-air. The orb he held must be the legacy of the Dragon Taming Sect!

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of Guo Chen, Yu Li, and the Soul Spirit Clan member. The three moved simultaneously, their powerful auras locking onto Xiao Yufan. How could they possibly let the legacy of the Dragon Taming Sect slip through their fingers…

As the three made their move, the two women appeared before Xiao Yufan, their beautiful eyes shimmering with determination. They would absolutely not allow these men to harm him.

The three were momentarily stunned but didn’t waste words. Two of them engaged the women, while Yu Li once again appeared before Xiao Yufan…

At this moment, Xiao Yufan was almost completely defenseless. If Yu Li were to strike now, disaster could ensue. But just then, an unexpected phenomenon occurred…

But so what? Even if someone stood at the Spirit Awakening realm before him, Xiao Yufan wouldn’t even flinch. With the power of Yu Long Zhen Jue and his many ancient martial arts techniques, he could even rival experts of the Spirit Awakening realm.

As if sensing the terrifying pressure gathering in Xiao Yufan’s palm, Yu Li was seized by fear. Without hesitation, he twisted his body sideways, veering away from the orb’s position. The inheritance was important, but his life was even more so.

At that moment, he felt a dangerous aura radiating from Xiao Yufan—a dangerous aura indeed, one that could instill fear even in a half-step Spirit Awakening expert like himself…

“Yu Long Zhu Tian Yin!”

A cold voice, like a divine judgment, came from Xiao Yufan’s mouth. The temperature of the entire space dropped sharply. This was the second time Xiao Yufan had unleashed an ancient martial arts technique from the Yu Long Zhen Jue!

Guo Chen’s eyelids twitched violently, his eyes flashing with killing intent. The last time, he had been utterly crushed by Xiao Yufan’s use of this technique. Seeing it again now, how could he not be furious?

But Guo Chen wasn’t foolish. Now was definitely not the time to provoke Xiao Yufan. Compared to the previous use of Yu Long Zhu Tian Yin, this time the pressure was even more oppressive.

Yu Li, at the half-step Spirit Awakening realm, felt his blood nearly freeze. What kind of ancient martial arts technique was this? It made him feel powerless to resist…

The golden-yellow glowing hand seal fully condensed at this moment. Yu Li’s lips twitched violently, and his first instinct was to flee. In his eyes, Xiao Yufan had become a madman.

As a member of the Xue Ling Clan, how could his understanding of ancient martial arts be shallow? Yet even if his older brother unleashed the Xue Ling Clan’s most powerful martial technique, it wouldn’t match the overwhelming might Xiao Yufan displayed. In such a situation, how could he afford to linger in battle?

Yu Li believed that if he could survive this strike, he would still have a chance. After all, after using an ancient martial arts technique—especially a powerful one—the user would usually experience a period of weakness.

But he was wrong. If it were anyone else, there might indeed be a recovery period, but not Xiao Yufan!

The Yu Long Zhen Jue raged wildly within him, especially after reaching its sixth layer. His internal energy began to transform into true qi, seemingly inexhaustible!

The transformation of internal energy into true qi was a capability normally reserved for experts at the Spirit Awakening realm. But Xiao Yufan had already stepped into this realm ahead of time, all thanks to the terrifying and monstrous power of the Yu Long Zhen Jue.

As the hand seal struck, Yu Li, in his frantic escape, naturally lost focus on the glowing orb above. Xiao Yufan successfully reached into it, and in an instant, he felt a surge of energy pour into his body.

At this point, the battles for the other orbs had already concluded. Yan Zheng and Ning Mo each had one, a member of the Hun Ling Clan claimed another, Yan Wanyu had one in hand, as did Cheng Ying, and Guo Chen had secured one as well.

Of the seven orbs, six now had owners. Yu Li’s face had turned dark green with rage. This time, he had truly lost everything. In his attempt to fight Xiao Yufan for the central orb, he had ended up with nothing.

He had targeted the orb Xiao Yufan was after because he was certain that among all the orbs, only that one truly resembled the inheritance of the Yu Long Sect.

The six who had obtained orbs knew well that what they had acquired were not the Yu Long Sect’s true inheritances, but rather some of the sect’s powerful ancient martial arts techniques. Compared to the coveted inheritance, these were far from satisfying.

In an instant, everyone’s gaze shifted to Xiao Yufan, who was practically frozen midair. The orb in his hand must be the true inheritance of the Yu Long Sect!

A cold gleam flashed in the eyes of Guo Chen, Yu Li, and the member of the Hun Ling Clan. The three of them moved simultaneously, their powerful auras locking onto Xiao Yufan. They would never allow such a treasure to be handed over so easily…

The moment the three moved, the two women appeared before Xiao Yufan, their beautiful eyes shimmering with determination. They would absolutely not allow these people to harm this man.

The three hesitated for a moment but wasted no words. Two of them engaged the two women in battle, while Yu Li reappeared before Xiao Yufan…

At this moment, Xiao Yufan was almost completely defenseless. If Yu Li struck now, it could lead to unexpected consequences. But just then, something strange suddenly happened…