Chapter 861: Those under the Consolidation Realm are Ants
Even though Xiaoyao Hou’s expression remained cold, his heart was filled with anger. He had never been looked down upon like this before.
The Tempest Realm was always ruled by the Four Holy Lands and the Five Consolidations, and Xiaoyao Hou’s status was just below the Five Consolidations.
He had always had confidence in himself.
He had been stuck in the realm for a few hundred years, and no single soul in the Three Flower Realm was stronger than him.
It was obvious that he would be stronger than his peers.
To call him the strongest below the Consolidation Realm was an understatement. That was the reason why he could pressure Lin Ziyi so much to the point where he almost killed her.
Xiaoyao Hou might not have the power to defeat a Consolidation Realm cultivator in a fair fight, but he would easily trample over those who were in the Three Flower Realm.
“I wonder if you have the strength to back that arrogant attitude of yours!” Xiaoyao Hou scoffed as he glared at Lu Xuan.
As he spoke, he was using his own method to test Lu Xuan’s strength, which to his surprise, he could not estimate.
Even with his power, he still could not see how much power Lu Xuan had.
However, judging by how easily Lu Xuan had slain the Three Flower Realm cultivators in the past, Xiaoyao Hou concluded that Lu Xuan was one of the best in the Three Flower Realm.
Instead of getting chills from what he had just worked out, Xiaoyao Hou was excited and almost jumped in.
Only he knew that he had willingly taken the risk to follow the Xuanhuo Sect to the Holy Nun Gate and that no one was forcing him to come.
Despite having acquaintances worldwide, Xiaoyao Hou had been doing dirty work behind everyone’s back and had offended a lot of people. Lin Ziyi was one of those people.
He had been in hiding, and no one could find him unless they were very close to him. But this time, he couldn’t hold his rage back any longer.
Xiaoyao Hou decided to come out of hiding because his disciple, who he had raised for a long time, had been killed by Lu Xuan.
However, that wasn’t the only reason. It was also because he had seen a chance. Despite being hailed as a genius, he had been stuck in the Three Flower Realm for a few hundred years, and it was very humiliating for him.
He had tried everything he could, but nothing ever worked for him.
It wasn’t until he learned about Lu Xuan that he realized his chance to break past the Three Flower Realm had finally come.
There was no other way for him to break into the Consolidation Realm with outside help except fighting Lu Xuan to the death. If it caused enough stress to him, he could use the chance to advance to the next realm.
It was a method to forcefully maximize his potential.
This was the only way he could think of achieving the Consolidation Realm, and he had to complete it as fast as possible. There wasn’t much time left for him.
He had spent a few hundred years gathering all three flowers. Despite building a solid foundation during this period and gaining immense power, he had wasted a lot of precious time.
It wouldn’t be long until he began to slip from his peak potential. He had to make sure that he could fight Lu Xuan while still in his best shape. Then, he could forcefully break into the Consolidation Realm.
In the end, his goal was not to become the best among the Three Flower Realm cultivators but to become a Consolidation Realm cultivator.
As long as he could achieve the Consolidation Realm, he was willing to take the risk no matter what.
“What? You came here to fight me? Am I wrong? Then, why don’t we just cut to the chase and begin?” Lu Xuan sighed.
“What do you have to say now, Lin Ziyi? Even Lu Xuan has agreed to the battle. Do you think you still have the right to stop us?” Li Shou smirked.
“Since Mr. Lu has agreed, I won’t stop him. But, no fighting here. If you guys want to fight, please take it outside. There’s no way this building can withstand the energy that’s going to be exerted.” Seeing how determined Lu Xuan was, Lin Ziyi thought about it and decided not to stop him.
“No problem with me.” Lu Xuan nodded and walked out the main door with Xiaoyao Hou quickly chasing after him.
Lin Ziyi and Li Shou also followed closely after them.
When they caught up with Lu Xuan and Xiaoyao Hou, the latter two were already floating in mid-air, staring at each other.
“Lu Xuan, for what you did to my disciple and my plan, you’ll die today,” Xiaoyao Hou said. Even though his voice sounded calm, his expression told another story.
To Xiaoyao Hou, killing his disciple wasn’t a serious offense. Spoiling his plan of breaking into the Consolidation Realm was what angered him.
He had spent hundreds of years of hard work planning to get Gin King to where it was, and Lu Xuan killed it the moment it ripened and took the ginseng all for himself. Rage filled Xiaoyao Hou’s heart whenever he thought of it, and he could not hide it.
By making Lu Xuan agree to the fight, not only could he forcefully expand his potential, but he could also regain the Ten Thousand Years Blood Ginseng.
If he could do that, even if he did not advance to the Consolidation Realm through his fight with Lu Xuan, he could still use the King of Ginseng to achieve that.
Xiaoyao Hou immediately exerted terrifying energy and made the air circle around him. He steadily increased the air’s momentum, and it soon became a tempest made out of spirit qi.
Three flowers that took the shape of a triangle appeared and circulated on top of his head.
At the same time, a huge pressure formed and was sent towards Lu Xuan like a raging wave.
“Is he going to use his full power from the start? Is Lu Xuan really powerful enough for him to do that?’ Li Shou couldn’t help but show signs of surprise when he saw Xiaoyao Hou’s determination.
It was obvious that Xiaoyao Hou viewed Lu Xuan as a huge threat.
Even though Xiaoyao Hou’s power was nothing to Li Shou, it didn’t mean he wasn’t strong. Li Shou clearly understood that only those in the Consolidation Realm could ignore Xiaoyao Hou’s power.
For any other cultivators below the Consolidation Realm, Xiaoyao Hou could easily overwhelm them.
At the very least, Li Shou had never seen anyone in the Three Flower Realm who was stronger than Xiaoyao Hou.
Seeing how serious Xiaoyao Hou was when facing Lu Xuan, the vice-leader of the Xuanhuo Sect became curious,
That was the only thing Li Shou was experiencing at that moment, curiosity. At the end of the day, Lu Xuan was still just a Three Flower Realm cultivator who was about to be slain by Xiaoyao Hou. He was nothing more than an ant in the vice leader’s eyes.
No matter how much an ant struggled, it would still be just an ant.
Li Shou had seen many talented cultivators in his lifetime, but as long as they were below the Consolidation Realm, he would never pay any attention to them.
Anyone who was below the Consolidation Realm was nothing more than a mere insect.
One would have to reach the Consolidation Realm to know how powerful these people were.
Truth to be told, Li Shou didn’t even think much of Xiaoyao Hou other than a lucky man who had lived for a few hundred years.
In the end, all Li Shou had to do was enjoy Lu Xuan’s defeat.