Chapter 53 - Put All Your Eggs In One Basket

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

With Leng Jianyun to back him up, Zuo Yaofei was secretly delighted. He walked up and pointed at Ji Mo to say, “I suspect he’s cheating. How could an ordinary tempered body phase cultivator kill so many demonic beasts in such a short period of time and even slaughter a Purple Moon wolf? This is just impossible!”

“Zuo Yaofei, do you have any evidence that Ji Mo cheated?” The middle-aged man did not really agree with Zuo Yaofei’s point of view. Zuo Yaofei had always been arrogant at the academy, so he was not very fond of him.

“Of course, I have evidence!” Zuo Yaofei’s words really surprised everyone. Even Elder Xu and the beautiful young woman surnamed Ling looked at him to produce the evidence.

Ji Mo frowned because he knew that Zuo Yaofei was deliberately causing trouble.

There was a wicked smile at the corner of Zuo Yaofei’s lips. He pointed his finger at Ji Mo and said, “I know your dirty tactics. You can’t hide them from me. Although what I’m about to say may offend a Senior Sister, I still have to say it. Actually, Ji Mo got assistance from Huo Lin’er throughout the Hunting Competition. I suspect these demonic beasts were killed by Senior Sister Huo and not you. You can deceive others but not me! I saw you with Senior Sister Huo Lin’er in Mount Luofu.”

After the accusation, many people immediately whispered among themselves. Inevitably, humans would always follow where the crowd went. They would not care who was right or wrong and would only choose to believe what they saw. They would rather believe in their own rationale than consider what the truth was, and that was the human heart.

Instantly, many people believed what Zuo Yaofei said because it made sense. After all, no one was willing to believe that Ji Mo had such a great ability from him to be able to kill so many demonic beasts. Now that Zuo Yaofei had created the rumor that Huo Lin’er helped Ji Mo, it all made sense.

“Hmph. Ji Mo, am I right?” Zuo Yaofei sneered at Ji Mo.

“What do you mean you’re right? Did you even see it with your own eyes?” Ji Mo chuckled.

“Do you still want to hide until now? You’re just a shameless rat using despicable means to win. What are you proud of? Don’t you think I don’t know what you’re capable of? With your lousy kungfu, how could you have killed so many demonic beasts? This is the biggest joke I’ve ever heard.” Zuo Yaofei became increasingly furious as he went on.

These words caused many people to develop suspicion and they looked at Ji Mo differently. The ever-changing human heart was a true statement.

“Zuo Yaofei, you’re only voicing your speculation. How can you prove it?” The middle-aged man seemed to have a bad impression of Zuo Yaofei as he thwarted him several times.

Leng Jianyun sneered, “Zuo Yaofei, what else can you prove? Bring it all up. It’s okay. I’ll back you up. If someone is trying to cheat, I won’t let him go!” After saying that, Leng Jianyun intentionally stared at Ji Mo with scorn in his eyes.

Leng Jianyun never had a good impression of Ji Mo because Ji Mo was Huo Lin’er’s guy. Besides that, Leng Jianyun and Lu Susu’s had an ambiguous relationship. Therefore, he would never side with Ji Mo.

Elder Xu stood aside silently but watched with interest and had a faint smile at the corner of his lips.

With Leng Jianyun’s support, Zuo Yaofei naturally had no worries. He walked towards Ji Mo and stood in front of him. He was a head taller than Ji Mo, and as he looked down at Ji Mo, he said, “It’s easy to prove the truth. I can exchange a few moves with Ji Mo to see if he has the ability to kill that many demonic beasts!”

“Oh? That’s a brilliant idea…”

Upon saying that, Leng Jianyun was the first to agree. He looked at Ji Mo with ridicule and said, “Ji Mo, you said that you killed all these demonic beasts. Then, let us see your ability. Let’s see if you really have what it takes.”

Many people nodded in agreement. The beautiful young lady surnamed Ling also nodded. Elder Xu smiled smugly and seemed to agree with that point.

Immediately, many disciples started to cheer as everyone enjoyed watching a duel. When they saw that the little warlord Zuo Yaofei was going to attack, those who loved to watch the fun did not want to miss the chance to do so, and they started to cheer like it did not matter who was right or wrong.

“Ji Mo, do you dare to take up my challenge? Within three moves, I’ll show everyone the shameless methods you used!” boasted the popular Zuo Yaofei who was full of arrogance.

Ji Mo simply touched his nose and could not help but reveal a smile. He knew that Zuo Yaofei was intentionally forcing him to attack and reveal his strength. Ji Mo’s eyes glanced at Du Jia subtly. The reason he was hiding his strength was to keep it from Du Jia as he did not want her to notify Nan Hao.

However, Zuo Yaofei was forcing him to do so at that moment in front of everyone. If Ji Mo did not do something to suppress the crowd, he might be disqualified from the Hunting Competition, and if that happened, his reputation would be ruined.

Then, Ji Mo smiled bitterly and said, “Zuo Yaofei, do you really want to fight?

“Are you scared?” Zuo Yaofei sneered, clenching his fists and creating a popping noise. “If you don’t want to suffer, then you’d better be honest about your despicable thoughts, and I’ll spare you of your wrath.”

Sighing helplessly, Ji Mo licked his lips and said, “Alright, since you insist, let’s spar.”

“It’s not just simple sparring.” Zuo Yaofei had a malevolent grin as he moved closer to Ji Mo slowly and whispered into his ear, “Do you think you can easily steal the limelight away from me? What a joke! I’ll beat you until you kneel and beg for mercy.”

“Err…you may have overplayed your hand. Are you sure?” Ji Mo’s expression changed slightly.

“Do you think I can’t afford the play?” Zuo Yaofei retorted sarcastically.

“I don’t know. Let’s see. Who knows? You may lose to me.” Ji Mo smiled kindly.

“I may lose to you?” Zuo Yaofei straightened his back. Suddenly, tremendous energy erupted from his body. The energy materialized and roared like a thousand troops on galloping horses while the ground beneath him instantly cracked open.

“This energy…has materialized. Zuo Yaofei has broken through to the ninth-tier tempered body!” At that moment, a voice was heard from the surrounding crowd. Everyone looked at Zuo Yaofei in astonishment. Before he entered Mount Luofu, Zuo Yaofei had still been an eighth-tier tempered body. No one thought that in just a month, he would have broken through to the ninth-tier tempered body.

Once he got through this hurdle, then Zuo Yaofei would successfully step into the Qi Plundering Boundary, turning the power in his body into True Qi and becoming a true cultivator.

“Zuo Yaofei is only 18 years old but is already on the ninth-tier tempered body. Given his talent, breaking through to the Qi Plundering Boundary before he turns 19 shouldn’t be a problem”

“Yes, but if the inner sect focuses on him, like how Nan Hao was given spiritual medicine, Zuo Yaofei’s upgrade to the Qi Plundering Boundary will be even faster. Even if he enters the inner sect, he will be regarded as a key seedling to cultivate.”

“That talent is really terrifying. In Tianyuan Academy, besides Nan Hao, I’m afraid that only Zuo Yaofei and Du Jia have such talent.”

All kinds of gasps of shock and surprise were heard throughout the crowd. After Zuo Yaofei demonstrated his ninth-tier tempered body strength, a group of people overwhelmingly cheered Zuo Yaofei on. The ninth-tier tempered body was only one final step away from the Qi Plundering Boundary. A master like this could be superior to almost all the outer disciples of the academy.

“So, Zuo Yaofei actually has such talent. It must be reported to the sect for special training.” The beautiful young lady surnamed Ling revealed a splendor in her eyes as she looked at with Zuo Yaofei in awe.

Smiling wryly, Elder Xu also nodded with narrowed eyes. The old man did not speak much, but his body language showed that he was full of expectations for Zuo Yaofei.

“Haha, what amazing talent and no lesser than Nan Hao’s,” said Leng Jianyun with a grin. At the same time, he looked at Ji Mo with pity. Based on Zuo Yaofei’s ninth-tier tempered body strength, it would be ludicrous if Ji Mo won.