Chapter 191: Bullying The Geniuses
Mu Xue's face darkened immediately. Revered as a celestial maiden on Yuhua Star, she was reduced to a weeping damsel in the eyes of this alien?
"What's your name?" she asked sharply.
"Wang Xuan," he replied with composure. "Remember it well. This name is destined to resonate through the deep cosmos, known in every realm where life exists."
"Arrogant!" Mu Xue couldn't tolerate his audacity. Who was this man, so full of himself, aspiring to be a revered figure across the stars?
"Presumptuous!" echoed the others, their expressions turning sour. Yuan Kun, still struggling with his injuries, managed to swallow a healing pill, desperately trying to stabilize his condition. He couldn't afford to remain vulnerable, especially with the talents from other worlds possibly targeting him.
"Hold on a moment," Wang Xuan said to Mu Xue, then turned and strode towards Yuan Kun.
"What do you want?" Yuan Kun asked warily, his face grim. He didn't believe Wang Xuan would dare defy the Old Fox's warning and kill him.
"I'm here for my spoils of victory. You owe me a pill you just swallowed. Hand over your jade token," Wang Xuan declared, proceeding to claim his prize.
Shivering with rage, Yuan Kun felt powerless to resist. Even at his peak, he doubted he could stop Wang Xuan.
"Elder, isn't he going too far?" Yuan Kun appealed to the Old Fox.
"Take the token, but no more," the Old Fox instructed.
"No, please! I'll compensate you with ten more tokens," Yuan Kun pleaded urgently. The tokens, engraved with their names in demonic script by the White Peacock itself, were essential to each contestant. Losing it meant the end of their participation in the contest.
"Your ten jade tokens have always belonged to me," Wang Xuan declared unapologetically as he proceeded to search Yuan Kun.
"Those tokens are kept in Earth Immortal City," Yuan Kun informed him, clarifying that besides his personal token, which was required to be on him at all times, the rest of his spoils were stored elsewhere.
"Send someone to fetch them. I'll wait, or I'll confiscate your token. Ten isn’t enough; I demand at least twenty!" Wang Xuan asserted, snatching Yuan Kun's personal token without hesitation.
Yuan Kun was seething with anger and regret. He had practically been robbed! But if he refused, it would mean his immediate disqualification from the Earth Immortal City's rewards and opportunities.
"Everyone pays the price for their actions," Wang Xuan remarked casually, patting Yuan Kun's shoulder.
Yuan Kun's eyes flared with rage, regretting his earlier provocations. In reality, even without his taunts, Wang Xuan would have relieved him of his tokens.N0v3lTr0ve served as the original host for this chapter's release on N0v3l--B1n.
With a face ashen with defeat, Yuan Kun gestured to one of his followers, instructing them to retrieve the tokens from the Earth Immortal City.
Nearby, Old Chen watched enviously. Twenty jade tokens were about to be in Wang Xuan's possession!
He turned to the Old Fox, declaring, "Elder, I feel young and vigorous, like the rising morning sun!"
The Old Fox ignored him, unimpressed.
The little fox spirit couldn't help but taunt, "You look older than my grandfather."
Old Chen suppressed the urge to retort. He wanted to boast about his rejuvenation from the Celestial Spring, but he held back.
"My grandfather looks just over twenty," the little fox added cheekily.
"Fine, thirty it is," Jiang Xuan conceded, knowing he wouldn't fare better than Mu Xue in a fight.
Old Chen approached Wang Xuan, whispering a warning. "You're collecting tokens now, but if they call for higher-level assistance, we're in for a chase."
Wang Xuan responded, "They were after us anyway. If I don't take the tokens, they'd still hunt us. Let's collect while we can."
He then turned his attention to the Ou siblings. "We're not fighting. We'll give you twenty tokens," Ou Yun quickly offered.
"No," Wang Xuan refused. "I want to see the strength of the once top cultivation family's secret techniques."
Ou Yuyan didn't hesitate and immediately attacked from a distance, using her psychic abilities to create a foggy illusion, launching several psychic spears directly at Wang Xuan's mind!
The next moment, Ou Yuxuan was stunned. Wang Xuan's psychic force was vibrant with colors, accompanied by a floating island that materialized in the psychic realm.
"Overturning Seal!" Wang Xuan thundered.
The floating island merged with his psychic power, crashing down in a formidable display. Not only were the young talents from the three Transcendent planets shocked, but even the Old Fox looked moved.
Exhibiting such marvels at the early stage of transcendence, connecting with a fragment of the psychic world, was indeed a rarity noted in historical records.
"Show mercy!" the Old Fox interjected again.
Ou Yun reacted instantly, rushing to aid his sister. The clash of psychic forces was dangerous, and he feared for Ou Yuxuan's mental integrity.
As Wang Xuan unleashed the island, it resembled a massive seal descending, nearly shattering the siblings' psychic defenses.
They staggered back, dazed and disoriented, unable to recover immediately.
Wang Xuan approached and struck each of them on the nose with a punch, instantly overwhelming their senses and causing tears and mucus to flow uncontrollably.
The onlookers were speechless at his tactics, seemingly enjoying making them cry.
After regaining their senses, Ou Yun and Ou Yuxuan were both furious and humiliated, quickly wiping away their tears.
"Since both of you cried, I'll just take thirty jade tokens," Wang Xuan declared.
Meanwhile, Zhao Qinghan and Wu Yin, although unable to understand the conversations due to the Old Fox's intervention, witnessed the entire scene. Seeing Wang Xuan dominate the battle and suppress his opponents, they relaxed and showed expressions of joy.
"Are these really the prodigies from the three Transcendent planets? It doesn't seem like it," Zhao Qinghan and Wu Yin whispered among themselves.
The scene before them was indeed bizarre. Five talents from renowned cultivation families were in disarray – three were wiping away tears, and one, Yuan Kun, was coughing up blood.
Determined to keep this humiliating defeat a secret, the five prodigies resolved to seal any leaks about the battle.
Old Fox sighed, "Despite not being from higher Transcendent planets, your families once had Earthly Immortals and even mighty Life Extenders. You must strive harder. It's somewhat shameful to be bested by a wandering cultivator from a planet where transcendence energy has waned."
The comment left the five talents crestfallen, with little desire to respond.
Soon, a collection of jade tokens was delivered. Old Chen's eyes widened in disbelief, his heart trembling at the sight. Wang Xuan's haul of tokens seemed to surpass even that of Old Zhong.
Wang Xuan exhaled deeply, "Don't be envious. We should prepare for what's coming. We'll be facing a storm soon. If we survive this and break through, we'll have a chance. Otherwise, there's no way out."