Chapter 491

The young man wielding the halberd was merely at the pinnacle of the Great Heavenly Man realm, but he showed no fear when facing the Refining God Heavenly Man, his body glowed with a faint golden brilliance.

The pressure of the Divine Soul was reduced to nothing by his golden glow, unaffected by the godly might of the Refining God Heavenly Man.

The golden halberd unleashed a strong force; under its blow, the Refining God Heavenly Man staggered backward, the corner of his mouth spilling fresh blood.

“Lu Xinting!”

The Refining God Martial Artist roared with anger as the large sword in his hand danced, releasing a faint human-shaped ripple above his head, signifying the Divine Soul’s power is operating at its peak.

Lu Xinting maintained his calm demeanor as the golden halberd exuded rays of golden light forming a golden storm that swallowed the Refining God Martial Artist in an instant.

Boom!

The battle reached its climax, and the Refining God Heavenly Man was clearly desperate.

Amid the turmoil of the Divine Soul, the sword stirred layers of sword light, and at a certain moment, with a low roar, a blood light burst forth from him, and the sword light tore open the golden storm.

The Refining God Heavenly Man transformed into a terrifying sword light that quickly traveled across the sky, rushing towards Lu Xinting!

Bang!

Lu Xinting’s face grew colder as he thrust out his halberd. The golden glow from his body suddenly became dazzling, completely enveloping him within the golden radiance.

The halberd struck the sword light.

Bam!

The sword light paused in mid-air, Lu Xinting’s body swayed a few times as he stepped back, immediately with an icy tone, he twisted the hand holding the halberd, and the halberd lunged forward again!

Crack!

The sword light shattered, exploding into pieces.

Splat!

The halberd pierced through the Refining God Heavenly Man’s chest, his sword shattered, and disbelief filled his eyes.

“Lu Xinting!”

The Refining God Martial Artist’s Divine Soul roared in anger and resentment!

“Hmph!”

Lu Xinting snorted coldly, stirring his halberd, the Refining God Heavenly Man’s body instantly disintegrated, flesh and blood splattering everywhere!

Above the halberd, the golden glow reflected as it violently shot towards the Martial Artist’s Divine Soul!

“Ahh!”

The Divine Soul let out a scream, but it didn’t disintegrate under the golden light, instead, it tried to escape far away.

Without a body, his current Divine Soul could not survive long, but if he can seek refuge in another body, he could live for a bit longer, perhaps even pass on his Martial Arts, gaining a chance of revenge.

But at this moment a crimson light rolled down from mid-air, immediately annihilating his Divine Soul.

“Not bad, yet another breakthrough!”

An elder appeared, a satisfied expression on his face.

“Second Elder, I don’t feel like I’ve reached my limit yet. I can still tap into the potential of my body.”

Lu Xinting said in a deep voice.

“If that’s the case, then continue!”

The Second Elder nodded.

Suddenly, a spirit swallow flew over, landing on the Second Elder’s hand.

The Second Elder removed the envelope from the spirit swallow’s foot, opened it, and upon checking the contents his eyebrows raised in surprise.

“Second Elder, has the Sect given any instructions?”

Lu Xinting asked.

“A Loose Cultivator prodigy has come out of Yuzhou, calling himself Sword God Xu Yan. He has killed the Refining God Heavenly Man and destroyed a second-rate family. Yushen Sect suffered greatly by his hand.

“No one was able to locate him, so they turned to our Sect for help, hoping to reveal him under the guise of a competition between prodigies.”

The Second Elder said, sending the envelope flying in front of Lu Xinting.

Lu Xinting glanced at it and sneered, saying: “A Loose Cultivator prodigy? Heh, he merely used some underhanded methods to kill the Refining God Heavenly Man.

“Yuzhou has declined too much, both Spirit Sect and the noble families are humiliated, left helpless by a Loose Cultivator. It’s quite shameful.

“I’d like to see what this self-proclaimed ‘Sword God’ of a Loose Cultivator is capable of. Whether he can withstand one strike from my halberd!”

The Second Elder voiced his agreement, “What prodigy can a Loose Cultivator have?

“In Ling Domain, the outstanding ones are taken to the Sect when they are young, leaving their level as Loose Cultivators far behind.

The chance of overlooking a person with extraordinary talents is extremely limited, given that even if someone is overlooked the first time, when they eventually display their resounding talents, they would be recruited by the Spirit Sect or noble families.

No talented individual would reject the invite from the Spirit Sect or noble families. Those who were arrogant enough to do so are already dead.

So how many could have been overlooked?

Thus, among the loose cultivators, there may not necessarily be an absence of real talents, but they simply can’t compare with the prodigies of the Spirit Sect and noble families.

Whether it’s the cultivation techniques or martial arts resources, or the refinement of talents, loose cultivators are far from competing with the Spirit Sect and the noble families.

Especially the top-ranked Spirit Sects that already have a mature and efficient method for nurturing talents.

After the Blood Demon disaster, the suppression of loose cultivators by the Spirit Sect and noble families became much more severe, preventing real talents from emerging, to avoid any threat to the status of the Spirit Sect and noble families.

“Let’s go kill another loose cultivator. After killing him, my body’s potential will be fully stimulated, then we can set off to meet that Swordsman Xu Yan.”

“Ha, I want the loose cultivators of this world to know, they should never be deluded into thinking they can rival the genius of the Spirit Sect. They are not worthy!”

Lu Xinting set off with his halberd as he headed towards his next target.

Three days later, a message spread through Luo State.

The top Spirit Sect of Luo State, Chi Ming Sect’s true lineage, with the high realm of a great celestial being, killed three Refining God loose cultivators in a row, which triggered the potential of his Divine Luminous Body.

Laying a solid foundation for his breakthrough into the Refining God.

The entire Luo State was shaken. Many loose cultivators only felt as if an enormous mountain was about to press down on their heads!

Chi Ming direct disciple, God Luminous Body, is famous across Luo State!

Immediately after, another message came. Chi Ming Sect’s disciple, Lu Xinting, will go to Yuzhou, start the Genius Challenge and confront the well-known loose cultivator prodigy of Yuzhou, Swordsman Xu Yan!

In a certain part of Luo State, a group of people were fuming with anger.

Among the three Refining God loose cultivators who were killed by Lu Xinting, one was part of the Luo State’s All Ages Alliance.

“Lu Xinting, you’ve gone too far!”

Despite the anger, their eyes were full of seriousness. The prodigies of the top Spirit Sects were indeed a formidable force!

“God Luminous Body, one of the Ten Great Bodies, truly lives up to its reputation. Its divine shine can even counter the pressure of the Divine Soul, truly remarkable!”

A Refining God martial artist sighed in admiration.

“Lu Xinting is heading to Yuzhou to challenge the loose cultivator prodigy. When did Yuzhou produce such a prodigy? Unfortunately, the one he will face is Lu Xinting – his death is inevitable.”

The person speaking turned to face a young man saying, “Wen Yong, you’re from Yuzhou, do you know anything about Swordsman Xu Yan? Your strength is also impressive, as a peerlessly talented individual in Yuzhou. How do you compare with Xu Yan?”

Wen Yong was taken aback, Xu Yan is so powerful?

The news had already spread throughout Luo State, Swordsman Xu Yan in Yuzhou had destroyed a second-rate noble family, the Dai Family, and killed a Refining God martial artist.

That was the reason why Lu Xinting felt Xu Yan was worthy of a battle.

Otherwise, he considered ordinary loose cultivator prodigies beneath his notice!

“Brother Xu, did you destroy the Dai Family for me? Now that the Dai family has been wiped out, I can return to Yuzhou.”

Emotion welled up in Wen Yong.

“I am going back to Yuzhou, I have to find Xu Yan and tell him about the strength of Lu Xinting.”

Wen Yong uttered in a solemn tone.

“We loose cultivators don’t necessarily have to accept the challenge. Even if we win, will the Spirit Sect and noble families abide by the rules? They will definitely step forward to challenge us themselves. The protector of Lu Xinting, the Second Elder of Chi Ming Sect, is an incredibly strong cultivator. He might even be a Refining God at his peak!”

The others nodded in agreement, thinking the statement is rational.

“Could the Grand Alliance dispatch a strong being to act as Xu Yan’s shield?”

Someone suggested.

“That won’t do. It’s not yet time for our All Ages Alliance to show its hand. We should avoid exposing ourselves prematurely. The powers of the Grand Alliance all have important duties and cannot lightly break away.”

A Refining God martial artist shook his head.

“Wen Yong is right. We don’t need to accept the challenge. We should rather hide if we can. We, the loose cultivators, don’t strive for momentary bravery. Besides, there are no rules in a prodigy challenge anymore!”

An old man sneered; “Back then, for the Ten Thousand Stars Prodigy, who had a feud with the Spirit Sect and the noble families, those shameless chaps directly intervened in the battle. Ridiculous indeed!”

This was a veteran who was rumored to have witnessed the Blood Demon disaster of the past year.

“Wen Yong, return to Yuzhou and find that prodigy called Xu Yan. Stop him from accepting the fight. Once my All Ages Alliance steps forward, we will see how arrogant the Spirit Sect and noble families will be!”

The old man patted Wen Yong on the shoulder and said.

“There’s no time to lose. I will set off for Yuzhou right away!”

Wen Yong immediately set off on his journey back to Yuzhou.