The Against Heaven

Chapter 17: Sect Exams (6)

On the battle stage surrounded by spectators, Xu Hui was eager to destroy Li Han Tian. He wanted to pull out his muscles, skin his skin, and crush his body into thousands of pieces.

Nan Huairen and Protector Mo wanted to believe in Li Han Tian. Even though his chances of winning were slim, he continued to perform miracles.

“Hey, can he really defeat Senior Xu?” Ever since Li Han Tian passed through the Chaotic Heart Forest in one go, the disciples of the Nine Heavenly Gate Sect thought of him as a real opponent.

An older senior shook his head: “The difference between them is too great. This was mortal versus a Heaven Mandate cultivator. Li Han Tian would not be able to win unless he was granted an Immortal Emperor True Treasure, but that was not realistic either. Even with that, he would not have enough blood energy to activate his strength.”

“That's right, a human being cannot activate an Immortal Emperor's True Treasure. The technique of ‘The Fierce Slaughter Sword’ from Junior Xu is too powerful because of its mysterious truth. A life or death battle with that technique is not a good sign for his opponent.” A disciple who had previously sparred with Xu Hui offered his opinion: “And do not forget his Golden Eagle Physique. Although it was only a Houtian Physique, it possessed considerable speed. If you combine his speed and power, you can say that his offensive power is almost unmatched in our generation.”

Cultivators greatly appreciated the physique. There are six physical stages — Mortal Physique, Houtian Physique, Xiantian Physique, King Physique, Saint Physique, and lastly, Immortal Physique.

The majority of the world had Mortal Physiques, including Li Han Tian. It was the weakest both in terms of physical strength and blood energy.

Xu Hui roared. The sword energy began to revolve around his body upwards. They became an impenetrable giant fortress of visible and shining swords, all leading to Li Han Tian. This technique served as a defensive measure as he channeled his energy.

“Open!” A heavenly sword came out from Xu Hui's mouth and split into eight different heavenly swords. These swords were enormous, each towering two hundred meters high. One strike could split the earth itself.

A disciple could not help but voice their jealousy: “Fierce Slaughter Sword, Heavenly Sword Yan Jin!”

“The true energy of Xu Hui was formed by the Heavenly Sword of Yan Jin due to his completely magical pattern. The Heavenly Sword Yan Jin to attack and the Fierce Slaughter Sword for defense. In our generation, he is almost invincible.”

Watching the scene, Protector Mo felt humble. Xu Hui proved to be stronger than expected, especially when he had Yan Jin's sword. Protector Mo himself would not be able to break through Xu Hui's defenses. After his failed attack, Yan Jing's sword formation would immediately counterattack when he was most vulnerable.

Xu Hui pointed his sword towards Li Han Tian and shouted crazily: “Come, today I will cut you into thousands of pieces!”

“Phu, phu!” Li Han Tian spat on his palm then rubbed it. This somewhat rude gesture was completely different from his usually elegant demeanor.

Li Han Tian repeated: “Thousand pieces?”

Then he slowly took out the Serpent Punishing Stick: “You, alone, are not enough. Let me hit you into a pig's head. Even your parents won't recognize who you are after I'm done.”

Nan Huairen almost fainted. Isn't that the stick from the fireplace of the great room of the Heaven Sect? He expected Li Han Tian to use the “Double Invisible Knife” technique, perhaps his magical power would help him tie the fight.

However, Li Han Tian did not use his sword but rather a wooden stick, the Yan Jin Sword would split the thing in two in just a matter of seconds.

Protector Mo's only thought at the moment was to save Li Han Tian's life when it was in danger, no matter the cost.

“Using a wooden stick to fight Yan Jin's sword? Could it be an Immortal Emperor weapon? ” Yu He narrowed his eyes and opened his heavenly eyes to look through the wooden stick. He was indeed worried that the scepter was a treasure made by an Immortal Emperor.

Protector Hua was not as skeptical as Yu He, he only wanted to witness Li Han Tian's death.

Li Han Tian pointed his Ular Punishing Wand at Xu Hui and said: “Little boy, come let this grandfather smash your ass! ”

“I'll kill you!” Xu Hui shouted as the eight heavenly swords became one. Straight from the sky, Yan Jin's sword was surrounded by a large amount of energy swung down towards Li Han Tian. His path was filled with flames, the battle stage was now bathed in a sea of flames.

“This is the end!” Nan Huairen turned around, not wanting to see the results of this terrifying attack. It seemed like Xu Hui wanted to finish this in one fell swoop, he used his most powerful technique.

“Good!” Li Han Tian did not mind it. He shouted in a strange way and jumped forward in a random motion while swinging his staff.

The scene that everyone expected did not happen.

The Serpent Punishing Wand met the weakest part of Yan Jin's sword in the middle of its trajectory. The sword energy disappeared and the physical sword fell to the ground. It was as if the sword was bitten by a poisonous snake and became unable to obey Xu Hui's orders.

“Little boy, I'll hit you into a pig's head!” Xu Hui had not regained his composure when Li Han Tian was already in front of him. The stick passed through his sword fortress and rained a punch directly onto his body.

“Mati!” Xu Hui did not back down. He gathered his sword energy once again and surrounded Li Han Tian with it.

“United!” However, his Virtuous Paragon sword technique had no effect. The Serpent Punishing Wand continuously struck the weakest point of the formation, successfully negating the blows. Finally, it hit Xu Hui's face. This one punch made Xu Hui's face flushed with blood. He became confused by the stars in his eyes and the thunder in his ears.

“Bam, Bam, Bam!” In the blink of an eye, Li Han Tian had struck Xu Hui ten times, all of them hitting his meridians and weakest points. Xu Hui was like a snake without a skeleton body, he was already not strong standing up. His blood energy was in a mess and his cultivation technique could not be used. He fell to the ground with a broken face.

Hitting a snake required one punch to aim at his head, this was true for the punch Li Han Tian had dealt. They must reach a weak point and a hole in the opponent's defense. Unless the opponent had reached the Primal Heaven stage, they would not be able to escape the blow. This was because they would not perfect their own understanding of the defensive mysterious truth. One of the requirements for the Primal Heaven was the rebirth of one's body and the understanding of body protection techniques and auras that would render the Serpent Punishing Stick useless. However, since Xu Hui was far from the Primal Heaven, the wooden stick was his nemesis.

Recall that even Immortal Emperor Min Ren was beaten by the staff repeatedly, and the same goes for all of his strongest generals, including the Paragon of the Nine Saints.

The Serpent Punishing Wand was neither a treasure nor a heavenly artifact. It was just an ordinary branch that grew from a small tree in the Ghost Forest and was engulfed by the demonic aura for centuries. However, this made it something unusual, the Ghost Forest was one of the few burial grounds.

This level stick was extremely rare. At the beginning of the Emperors Era, he entered the Ghost Forest and spent a lot of effort to obtain this staff.

The wand also had other properties that made it attractive to Li Han Tian. No matter how many times someone was struck by it, they would not die from its blow. It was a stick specifically meant for punishment and teaching. This made him a perfect match for Li Han Tian when dealing with powerful geniuses under his tutelage like Immortal Emperor Min Ren.

“Bang, Bang, Bang!” After Xu Hui fell to the ground unconscious, Li Han Tian showed no mercy. He continued to attack Xu Hui's body. His body was now covered in wounds, and no one knew whether he was alive or dead.

This scene shakes the audience. Yu He activated his heavenly eyes again to look at the Serpent Punishing Stick, but he was still unable to find anything special about it.