I Can See Your Combat Power

Chapter 838: Chapter 132: Rules

Tang Luo shook his head gently and descended slowly. The corpse poison he had inhaled had already been purified by the Void Dual Wheels, making him appear as if he hadn’t been through a great battle at all.

In fact, winning this battle hadn’t really taken much effort. If Cao Changqing’s own cultivation had been half that of a dried-up demon, it would have been a tough fight, but although he was reputed to be a swordsman, his swordsmanship was even inferior to that of ordinary sect disciples. He was like a layperson without any secret technique enhancement, hardly worth one blow.

Under the reverent gazes of everyone, Tang Luo returned to the main peak platform and raised his voice toward the cloud platform, “Dao Child Bu Xiao, Cao Changqing has been defeated. I think the other contestants, in consideration of me having fought a battle, will probably not challenge me either. May I now have the privilege of asking questions?”

From the way Cao Changqing had angrily looked to the cloud platform, Tang Luo had already identified who was directing this farce. Although he didn’t know who this Mr. Qianchou was, it was clear that whether it was to take the blame for the Yankong incident or to incite Cao Changqing to ambush him, the purpose was to protect this person.

But the more Bu Xiao wanted to protect him, the more Tang Luo wanted to use the opportunity of questioning to teach the other party a lesson. Now he wanted to see what means Bu Xiao still had to stop him.

On the cloud platform, Bu Xiao, who had previously stood shoulder to shoulder with Bu Chun, stepped forward, looked down at Tang Luo, and spoke indifferently, “Of course, you have proposed on the day at the Medicine Valley that you wanted to challenge me with the opportunity to ask questions. At that time I said if you could secure the top spot in the first three ranks, I would accept your challenge. Now that you have met my condition, naturally, I will honor my promise. For this battle, wherever you want to fight, however you want to fight, whenever you want to fight, it’s all up to you.”

Hearing Bu Xiao’s response from the cloud platform, there was a stir among the crowd. Eyes filled with disbelief shifted between Tang Luo and Bu Xiao. They simply couldn’t believe that this martial arts competition would be so exciting.

The scion of a great clan who had secured the top spot was directly challenging the uncrowned king of the younger generation. Although Bu Xiao of Martial Saint Mountain, Yankong from Wuxiang Zen Temple, and Wang Chan from the Wang Clan were of the same generation as the younger martial artists, when talking about strength, all disciples from the various sects would subconsciously remove these four from their generation.

For these three individuals not only transgressed the boundaries of their own realms, their combat power was equally rule-breaking. By comparison, even though Xu Sheng, also one of the Four Little Saints, had already dominated the younger generation with his sword, everyone felt that he would one day fall, and he was seldom mentioned.

No one could remember when Bu Xiao was last challenged by another sect, but no one would forget the proud record of his victory over a warrior from the Fierce Realm while still in the phase of shedding the mortal coil.

The Fierce Realm Bu Xiao fought was not any clan’s; it was the sect Fierce Realm, and unlike Xu Sheng, he didn’t wield a saintly sword or wear heavenly armor; what he relied on was his true cultivation.noveldrama

Facing such an individual, Tang Luo dared to issue a challenge. It’s hard to tell whether it was ignorance or confidence.

In contrast to the proud and elated expressions of the clan disciples, the sect disciples all looked at Tang Luo with a strange, amused-yet-dare-not-laugh expression, as if admiring his courage yet also regretting seeing someone about to make a mistake, quite complex emotions at play.

But what Tang Luo didn’t expect was that Dao Child Bu Xiao would go so far for Duan Qianchou, actually preempting him by turning the question of Dao into a challenge against himself. However, Tang Luo, who always believed that every wrong has a perpetrator and every debt has a debtor, would not be led around by the nose by Bu Xiao. He clasped his hands together and raised his voice, “Dao Child is mistaken. It is not you whom I wish to challenge, but Duan Qianchou, the chief disciple of Dapeng Mountain. I want to experience the prowess of the peerless and invincible Golden Peng Battle Body firsthand. Of course, if Dao Child Bu Xiao is itching for a fight, we can have our battle after my bout with Duan Qianchou!”

A wrong has a perpetrator, a debt has a debtor; the one who commits the crime should carry the burden. If he had a life-or-death battle with Bu Xiao while the true instigator at Dapeng Mountain lived a carefree life, it would mean Tang Luo’s forty-odd years of life had gone to the dogs!

After hearing Tang Luo’s statement, the crowd also came to a realization. After all, challenging a chief disciple of a holy mountain was more acceptable than challenging one of the Four Little Saints.

In everyone’s eyes, the peerless Tang Luo was considered equal to a holy mountain’s chief disciple in terms of cultivation level. Such a challenge was not out of line, and now it all depended on how Bu Xiao would respond.

After all, in the twenty sessions that the martial arts conference had been held, no one had used their precious opportunity to ask about Dao to make a sparring request to one of Martial Saint Mountain’s disciples. So, whether or not it was feasible was up to Bu Xiao, but everyone knew in their hearts that since the Saint Child of Martial Saint Mountain could be challenged, then challenging a chief disciple of Dapeng Mountain didn’t seem to be a problem either.

However, the result was very different from what was expected.

After listening to Tang Luo’s request, Bu Xiao coldly replied, “Do you think Martial Saint Mountain is a place where you can challenge whoever you wish? Duan Qianchou is the chief disciple of Dapeng Mountain, burdened with the heavy responsibilities of daily chores, training, and punishment of the disciples on his peak. Where does he have the time to indulge your whims? In the history of the martial arts conference, those who have obtained the chance to ask about Dao have always treasured it highly, using it to seek secret techniques, ask for masters to complete their martial arts, or request guidance for their path ahead. Yet, no one has ever treated this opportunity to ask about Dao as a jest, as you have done. Since you are so overconfident in your own martial path, then this opportunity to ask about Dao is wasted on you. As the person in charge of the martial arts conference, I hereby announce the cancellation of your opportunity to ask about Dao and strip Longxi Alliance of its qualifications to participate in the martial arts conference for the next fifteen years. Do you have any objections?”

What difference would it make to have objections or not? As the person in charge of the martial arts conference, Dao Child Bu Xiao’s judgment meant it would become an irrefutable fact.

Tang Luo, the suddenly rising power of Longzhou, the peerlessly talented genius, all the sons of noble families could see that today’s twenty-year-old Tang Luo would have at least reigned over three martial arts conferences. But with Bu Xiao’s verdict, all would become a mere bubble, bursting at any moment.

Strip the right to ask about Dao, ban Longxi Alliance from competing in five consecutive conferences, all because Tang Luo wanted to challenge the chief disciple of Dapeng Mountain?

Such a punishment seemed excessively heavy in anyone’s eyes. The three members of the Longxi team were indignant, clenching their fists tightly and glowering at the stage. Many sons of noble families also felt that Bu Xiao’s punishment was clearly aimed at suppressing their families. A few scions from the powerful clans spoke up among the crowd:

“Dao Child Bu Xiao, although there is no precedent for Tang Luo wanting to use his opportunity to ask about Dao to issue a challenge, it is not such a grave offense. Let him change it to something else, as after all, he is the head of this session. Such a punishment seems a bit too harsh!”

“Indeed, Dao Child Bu Xiao, even if you truly want to punish Tang Luo, the Longxi Alliance is innocent. I hope that for the sake of the diligence of the other members from Longxi, you will waive the ban on the Longxi Alliance from the competitions!”