Stronger from Earth

Chapter 358 - 357: Arrogance Reaching the Heavens

"In the Pure Yang Realm, I am invincible. I, Wang Xuan, am willing to accept challenges from all Pure Yang cultivators, including you." Wang Xuan stood up, exuding a tremendous pressure.

The Bear King, with a robust physique, never considered himself inferior to others, even if the person before him had taken his strongest throne.

"The Hongwu Taoist truly deserves to be the young leader of Immortal Martial Mountain. In the Dharma Body Realm, he is already the strongest Dharma Body, calling himself the King of Earth Immortals, and has now stepped into the strongest domain in the Pure Yang Realm!" praised the Bear King.

Wang Xuan replied calmly, "I dare not claim credit, although I am the strongest in Three Realms, I am yet to be considered a strong one as I have not fully matured."

To ordinary people, he was high above. Even in the eyes of immortals, he possessed formidable power, sweeping away many Celestial Immortals. But in this Era of Mythology, even True Immortals often fall. What would give a Celestial Immortal like him the arrogance?

He indeed deserved acknowledgment for achieving great feats in his early twenties and becoming a Taoist known to all. However, this did not make him conceited, for looking upward, there are many realms left for him to ascend.

"In the Pure Yang Realm, you are indeed formidable, and the world will know it." The Bear King revealed his weapons, a shield, and a heavy sword, "Yet, no matter how strong you are in this realm, I wish to see if you are truly invincible!"

Both of them completely ignored Chen Jie at the side. They had already surpassed the Earth Immortal Realm and no longer focus on opponents of this level. People naturally gravitate upwards, ignoring what is beneath them; their eyes were only set on Celestial and True Immortal cultivators.

Chen Jie was indignant, but powerless, as the difference in talent wasn’t as vast as the sky; the difference in realms brought sheer dominance!

"Chen Jie, do not act rashly," urged the two Supreme Elders beside him. As guardians who were once prodigies, they understood the pride and fervor of youth, but excessive impulsiveness is never advantageous.

Chen Jie’s chest heaved as he calmed down, "I understand." To maintain face and directly confront Wang Xuan and the Bear King, he could only be thrashed, and the two Supreme Elders might ensure his life was spared, but they would not risk taboo to intervene.

The auction hall was eerily silent, seemingly tranquil, yet numerous immortals’ Divine Thoughts intertwined, making communication lively without words being spoken.

Every True Inheritor from the Immortal Holy Lands was like the moon surrounded by stars when travelling outside, someone to be revered. But figures of the Taoist level, they are truly out of reach, not even a word could be exchanged.

"Strongest in the Three Realms? What kind of genius is the Hongwu Taoist! To have entered the strongest domain in three realms!"

"He’s recognized by the Immortal Holy Land as a Taoist, unquestionably the top prodigy of this era, something beyond our comprehension."

"Indeed, the Hongwu Taoist’s talent seems to surpass even the Bear King. Know that the Bear King recently was the strongest in Pure Yang, yet here is this scene, making it appear the Hongwu Taoist has taken his strongest throne!"

The onlookers could only discuss privately, unable to converse with the few above, nor did they dare.

In the past few months, with Wang Xuan’s title as King of Earth Immortals emerging, only then did the world understand what it means to be strongest in the same realm, and speculation arose about who the strongest in each realm currently was.

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"Why haven’t they started fighting yet?" Yue Yiyi observed with bright little eyes, clutching her small fists eager to witness a great battle.

"Such a chatterbox, where do you get so many words?" Chen Jie, already simmering with anger, snapped at her.

Yue Yiyi pouted, "Who are you calling a chatterbox?"

"Ha, is there any other chatterbox here besides you?" Chen Jie snorted, flaring his nostrils.

This truly irritated Yue Yiyi, as Chen Jie previously called her a yellow-haired girl. Even though Wang Xuan had beaten him once, her grumbling persisted.

Picking up the Golden-winged Roc beside her, Yue Yiyi tugged hard at its feathers, discovering they wouldn’t budge, she instead pinched its bird head.

"Xiaojin, he’s insulting me, and Yiyi is unhappy! You’re being bullied, and you don’t fight back, you’re just a dumb bird!" Yue Yiyi, fiery in spirit, immediately stripped the Golden-winged Roc of its dignity as a Demon Saint.

"So what do you want me to do?" The Golden-winged Roc opened its eyes and asked.

Yue Yiyi snorted, "Pull his pants down and spank him hard!" She had seen many adults punish children this way, resulting in lots of wailing by the kids.

The Golden-winged Roc sighed, "My little ancestor, if you have issues, talk to the Sect Leader. If he’s dissatisfied, all Jade God Tower’s cultivators would rush to Immortal Martial Mountain to apologize. I am just an ordinary bird wanting to live peacefully, can I not stir up trouble?"

"No!" Yue Yiyi stamped her feet, shouting her dissatisfaction.

"Alright," the Golden-winged Roc waved a wing, breaking free from Yue Yiyi’s comfort, and instantly expanded from over a foot long to several yards.

With a resonant cry, its silhouette vanished in a flash, a beam of golden light tore through space, appearing at Chen Jie’s front at light speed.

"What?" Chen Jie was taken aback with horror. This little bird was actually a Golden-winged Roc in the Demon Saint realm?

Such a fierce demon beast had terrifying killing prowess, able to battle the Dragon Race, and stood out as a top talent in the same realm, always dominating an area.

Yet this profoundly unfathomable Demon Saint, entering the True Immortal Domain, actually accompanied a young girl, being kneaded at her whim?!

"Be cautious, Young Master, this is a Half-step Void Realm Demon Saint, we must also tread carefully," the two guardian Daoists shielded Chen Jie from front and back, but momentarily, their figures froze, a spine-chilling vigilance surrounding them, leaving no time to care for Chen Jie.

The ferocity of the Golden-winged Roc was overwhelming, swallowing Chen Jie whole in one gulp, like swallowing a date, before instantly returning to Yue Yiyi’s side.

Beside the young girl, it acted utterly compliant and frighteningly obedient, yet its true nature was proud, unruly, and bloodthirsty. Once it acted, it was beyond imagination.

"How was it?" the Golden-winged Roc raised its head and asked.

Yue Yiyi nodded, "Quite impressive, but Xiaojin, you shouldn’t eat people, it’s quite disgusting."

"Don’t worry, he won’t die," said the Golden-winged Roc, accidentally belching, if Yue Yiyi hadn’t warned earlier, it might actually have digested Chen Jie.

The two Supreme Elders of the Jade God Tower reacted and shouted, "How dare you!"

At this moment, the onlookers also gaped widely, completely unbelieving the young leader of the Jade God Tower was swallowed just like that?

The Golden-winged Roc glanced at them. Although in a head-on fight of one against two, it might lose, its unmatched speed inherently placed it in an invincible position, and with Hong Xuanji having its back, what mattered if it killed Chen Jie on the spot!

"You two old things, have you been in seclusion too long and don’t recognize the Martial God’s little disciple? Chen Jie may not know better, but you ought to!" scolded the Golden-winged Roc, blaming the old fools for not advising Chen Jie to show respect, which led to this situation.

Martial God’s little disciple?

This statement left countless unaware feeling a shiver. Such a five or six-year-old girl, what extraordinary character she must be, to be the little disciple of the immortal Hong Xuanji? Such status would be adored by the world.

It could be said that on the Mother Star, some so-called princesses or young ladies wouldn’t even count as a fart before Yue Yiyi. Even a Half-Step Immortal would be pampering her out of respect for Hong Xuanji!

No wonder she acted up at the auction without angering any of the True Immortals, because they simply dared not be upset! Bullying this little one might even lead to Hong Xuanji secretly targeting their sect.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Wang Xuan and the Bear King had no time to care about the onlookers’ shock and the Jade God Tower’s Supreme Elders’ apologies, having already engaged in fierce battle.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the sky, golden little suns exploded one after another, energy waves swept across, clouds dissipated for hundreds of miles, and the celestial phenomenon dramatically altered.