C54 Courting Death
C54 Courting Death
Chu Zhongba had always been a very proud person in Chu Yuping's mind. When had he ever been respectful to others? Could it be that Chu Zhongtian had taught him a lesson?
Chu Zhongtian and the others' unexpected arrival didn't make the Tu Family's group nervous. It seemed like they had already expected this, so they allowed Chu Yuping and the others to join them.
Chu Zhongtian's group joined Chu Yuping's group, and the new combined group had a total of 17 members. This new group had all the alive Chu Family participants, excluding Chu Xing, who was injured and lagging behind.
"Chu Zhongba, the Chu Family has suffered a great loss this time!" mocked Tu Shen, the Level-7 Qi Refiner form the Tu Family. The Tu Family's group had 30 members, and it could be seen that didn't suffer much manpower loss in this contest.
"Tu Shen, what do you mean?" Chu Yuping realized that Chu Zhongtian didn't want to negotiate with the Tu Family, so he knew it was time to be overbearing. Therefore, he walked out with a firm attitude and asked in an unfriendly tone.
"What do I mean?" After saying that, Tu Shen sneered and said in a gloomy tone, "Nothing much. Just that my Tu Family will destroy your Chu Family!“
"We want to see if the strength of the Chu Family's younger generation is really befitting their title as one of the three great families."
Tu Shen had just become a Level-7 Qi Refiner, and his cultivation base hadn't fully consolidated yet, so Chu Zhongtian wasn't really interested in fighting him.
Besides, Liu Yongjun, a thousand meters away from him, had already become his target.
As his strength increased, Chu Zhongtian's senses became increasingly sharp too. Before the competition, he felt that Liu Yongjun was very powerful and not easy to deal with. But now, he felt that Liu Yongjun was like a lurking, ferocious beast. It gave him an unusual sense of danger.
Something told Chu Zhongtian that he might not come out on top if he didn't go all out while fighting Liu Yongjun.
While Chu Zhongtian was focused on Liu Yongjun, he felt a sudden touch on his shoulder. He turned around and found that it was Chu Yuping.
"What happened?" Chu Zhongtian looked at Chu Yuping in confusion.
Noticing that Chu Zhongtian had utterly disregarded the Tu Family group, Chu Yuping was at a loss. Perhaps it was because Tu Shen was a mere Level-7 Qi Refiner and not someone to worry about. Nevertheless, Chu Zhongtian's attitude made Chu Yuping wonder if he should feel happy or pity for his opponent.
"It's like this..." Chu Yuping retold the conversation between Chu Zhongba and Tu Shen. Chu Zhongtian couldn't help but raise his brows after hearing it.
'Does this Tu Shen really think that the Tu Family's overall strength has surpassed the Chu Family's? What makes him think that he can defeat every other Chu Family disciple here?'
Chu Zhongba seemed to understand Chu Zhongtian's doubts. And what Chu Zhongba said next answered the doubts in his heart.
"Tu Shen, are you trying to say that our entire group will be fighting your group? And not just you versus me?"
"That's right!" Tu Shen sneered, then three peak Level-6 Qi Refiners walked out from behind him.
When Chu Zhongtian saw the three men, he nodded his head secretly.
'No wonder Tu Shen is so confident that he could defeat the remaining Chu Family participants. So it turns out that he has three experts hidden among his group.'
When the Chu Family disciples saw the three peak Level-6 Qi Refiners, their reaction was completely out of the Tu Family group's expectation.
Instead of showing any signs of fear, they calmly drew out their weapons, ready to fight at any time.
Regarding Tu Shen's challenge, Chu Zhongba couldn't make the final decision. He could only turn his head and look at Chu Zhongtian, asking for his opinion.
His unintentional action puzzled everyone.
After all, Chu Zhongba was seemingly asking for a mere Level-4 Qi Refiner's opinion. How could they not be stunned?
After Chu Zhongtian sensed Liu Yongjun's true strength, he knew that if he wanted to reach the platform, he had to fight Liu Yongjun.
Even if he was no match for Liu Yongjun now, Chu Zhongtian still wanted to fight him with all his strength to test his weakness.
If he wanted to fight an expert like Liu Yongjun, he would have to maintain his peak condition. Thus, the Tu Family's sudden appearance infuriated him.
Since they were courting death, Chu Zhongtian decided to fulfill their request.
Before the battle even began, Chu Zhongtian had decided to end the battle as soon as possible. Then, he would try his best to defeat Liu Yongjun with all his strength.
When Chu Zhongtian thought of this, he didn't say anything else. Instead, he drew out the steel blade and let out a low roar. Then, he rushed toward Tu Shen, brandishing his steel blade.
"Chu Zhongba, you go and kill those three Level-6 Qi Refiners!" Chu Zhongtian ordered.
"Alright!" Chu Zhongba did not know if it was his instinct or fear that made him follow Chu Zhongtian's order. Thinking about this, he could not help but feel stunned.
However, he did not stay in a daze for long. Before long, he raised his blade and rushed toward the three Level-6 Qi Refiners from the Tu Family.
"Who are you?" Tu Shen looked at Chu Zhongtian, puzzled. How could a Level-4 replace a Level-7?
"For some who is about to die, you sure are curious," Chu Zhongtian didn't want to waste any more time talking to him. He simply used the basic saber technique to block Tu Shen's sword technique and then thrusted his sword toward Tu Shen's heart.
"Damn it!" Chu Zhongtian's simple saber technique had put Tu Shen at a disadvantage. Tu Shen cursed angrily and retreated.
If you ever have to fight Chu Zhongtian, remember one thing: don't ever retreat, even if you are seriously injured. Repercussion of that action range from death to painful death.
Just as Tu Shen was retreating, Chu Zhongtian used the modified saber technique to cut off his head.
In just a few seconds, a Level-7 Qi Refiner died under his blade. After exchanging merely two moves, Chu Zhongtian chopped off Tu Shen's head. This stunned everyone on the scene.
Was Tu Shen, a Level-7 Qi Refiner, made of paper?
How else would you explain a Level-4 Qi Refiner killing a Level-7 Qi Refiner with a single move?
After killing Tu Shen with ease, Chu Zhongtian felt relieved when he saw Chu Zhongba and Chu Yuping's good performance.
Although Chu Zhongba was arrogant, his strength was indeed not bad.
Furthermore, he had an armor that could protect him from even a Level-8 Qi Refiner, so he didn't have to worry about defense at all. All he needed to do was to attack with all his strength.
Those three Level-6 Qi Refiners warriors died after just a few moves. Then, Chu Zhongba raised his head and took a look. When he found out that Chu Zhongtian had already killed Tu Shen, he couldn't help but feel a trace of fear.