Tyrant Sky Martial Soul
Chapter 264 New Ability_1

Chapter 264: Chapter 264 New Ability_1

Yanɡ Chenɡ’s stake was ten top-grade True Yuan Pills.

Li Anle’s stake was one Precious Treasure Spear.

It could be said that both of these stakes were quite heavy.

"Ling Xiao, if you can’t take out any decent stake, let’s just do it this way,"

Yanɡ Chenɡ said, looking down on Ling Xiao with contempt, "If you lose, become our servant. We tell you to go east, you go east; we tell you to go west, you go west. How’s that?"

Ling Xiao laughed and said, "Haha, just based on the stakes you two are offering, they aren’t worthy of betting my own fate. Unless you can come up with more than ten thousand top-grade True Yuan Pills or a Divine Artifact, I might consider it."

He wasn’t afraid of betting, but for a bet like this, the value of the stake had to be comparable. If he staked himself, it would somewhat debase his worth.

"Hmph, if you’re afraid to bet, just say so. There’s no need for all this empty talk, as if you could really take out any decent stake,"

Li Anle said with a cold snort.

Ling Xiao simply smiled and didn’t say a word. He lifted his hand, and a thousand-year Golden Snow Lotus appeared in his palm.

"I wonder if this is sufficient for a stake?"

"A thousand-year Golden Snow Lotus!"

Before Yanɡ Chenɡ and Li Anle could say anything, Elder Bai stood up abruptly, surprised, "Enough, absolutely enough. This thousand-year Golden Snow Lotus is worth slightly more than both of their stakes combined."

Hearing Elder Bai’s words, Yanɡ Chenɡ and Li Anle’s faces turned somewhat ugly.

They really hadn’t expected Ling Xiao to have such a treasure.

Ling Xiao thought to himself that he had plenty of treasures. Over this period, many herbs and Monster Beasts had been cultured in the Mountain and River World; he simply couldn’t be bothered to take them out because of the lack of time.

Whether it was herbs or Monster Beasts, the longer they had been through, the more valuable they became. This was common knowledge in the Mysterious World.

A thousand-year Golden Snow Lotus that matured just a year ago was indeed extremely rare.

Now, Ling Xiao’s Mountain and River Martial Soul had advanced to Level 9, gaining a new special ability—Mountain and River Master.

This ability was also the last special ability that the Mountain and River Martial Soul could offer to Ling Xiao. According to the description on the Mountain and River Map, although the Mountain and River Martial Soul would continue to rise in level, it would only strengthen the existing nine abilities and not acquire new ones.

Ling Xiao carefully examined the Mountain and River Master ability, which meant that he could control everything between heaven and earth.

However, since the ability level was still low, the effect he could achieve now was that he could guide some of the natural energy between heaven and earth to combine with his True Essence for attacking.

In addition, he could absorb natural forces to promote the growth of flora and fauna within the Mountain and River World.

This effect was better than the previous promoting effect; any flora and fauna growing a day in the Mountain and River World equaled ten years in the outside world.

Take the Golden Snow Lotus, for instance; a sapling only needed to grow in the Mountain and River World for a hundred days to become a thousand-year Snow Lotus.

Moreover, this promotion was temporary. As Ling Xiao’s strength and the level of Mountain and River Martial Soul increased, the promoting effect would become even better.

The most wonderful part was not just that. The most amazing thing was that the animals and plants in the Mountain and River World almost stopped aging after reaching maturity.

No matter how many years passed, they remained the same.

That is to say, if Ling Xiao cultivated a ten-thousand-year Monster Beast, it was absolutely possible.

It was just a pity that this ability could not yet be applied to intelligent species, such as humans or the Green-eyed Clan. Otherwise, Ling Xiao could have achieved a certain degree of immortality.

But even with the current situation, being able to cultivate a thousand-year Snow Lotus in a hundred days was absolutely a capital for Ling Xiao.

Why did he agree to join the Pharmacy Hall and help Elder Yang? Besides not wanting to offend Elder Yang, this was actually the key reason.

"Alright, since you can take out this thousand-year Golden Snow Lotus, let’s set a date for the challenge,"

Although they were not pleased, Yan Cheng and Li Anle both coveted the Thousand-year Golden Snow Lotus. Winning this prize and having an alchemist from the Pharmacy Hall refine it into pills would indeed be far more formidable than Top-grade True Yuan Pills.

Therefore, they naturally agreed to this challenge.

"How about this, I’ve just joined the Moon Hua Sect and still have some personal matters to deal with, especially at the Pharmacy Hall where I can’t afford delay. Give me one day’s time, and let’s have a public spar the day after tomorrow. How does that sound?"

Ling Xiao pondered and said.

"What, you want to challenge two people at once?"

Elder Bai was taken aback and asked.

"Yes."

Ling Xiao nodded in response.

Elder Bai frowned slightly, thinking to himself that Ling Xiao was too arrogant. However, since he wasn’t particularly close with Ling Xiao, he didn’t care much and said indifferently, "If that is the case, let’s have the public challenge the day after tomorrow. I will send out the notice today."

"Agreed!"

Yan Cheng and Li Anle also nodded.

Since Ling Xiao didn’t know what was good for him and wanted to take on two people in one day, they wouldn’t mind either.

"Alright, the challenge will take place at the Outer Sect’s challenge platform tomorrow morning. If anyone hasn’t arrived by noon, it will be considered a forfeit, and the stakes deposited here will go to the other party,"

Elder Bai reminded them.

"Yes!"

After discussing the challenge, the three of them each returned to their respective living quarters.

Not long after Ling Xiao had returned, Elder Bai had the news of his open challenge against Li Anle and Yan Cheng publicized.

In the plaza, the content was clearly written in black on white on the bulletin board.

"Hahaha, this Ling Xiao is quite intriguing, daring to challenge not just a Half-step Grandmaster but two at once. I’ve seen reckless people, but never someone this crazy."

Many people gathered around the bulletin board.

There were new Outer Disciples, but even more were the older Outer Disciples.

No one believed that Ling Xiao could take on two at once. Among the newly joined Outer Disciples, quite a few were worried for Ling Xiao, thinking he was being too impulsive.

Of course, there were also those who reveled in his misfortune, such as Xu Ying.

The older Outer Disciples, on the other hand, were mostly looking forward to Ling Xiao making a fool of himself.

"Second Brother, this Ling Xiao is really overestimating himself. The day he repelled Li An was purely because Li An underestimated him. Yan Cheng is more than ten times stronger than Li An, and yet Ling Xiao dares to challenge him. Has he gone mad?"

Standing in front of the bulletin board, Zhao Ci spoke with a hint of helplessness.

This girl was naturally kind-hearted, a rare quality for someone grown in the Royal Family, which is why she found Ling Xiao’s actions incomprehensible.

"Maybe he really is confident,"

Zhao Zhi laughed, "Anyway, I feel like this Ling Xiao has some skill. And whether he succeeds or not, it will serve as a reference for us. Sooner or later, we have to challenge the top thirty, and the benefits that come with it are not to be missed."

"Sigh!"

Zhao Ci sighed and turned to leave.

According to the rules, all Outer Disciples could challenge the top thirty, but only once a month. If one failed the challenge, they would have to wait a whole year before attempting it again.

That’s why Zhao Zhi, despite being eager, hadn’t made his move—he wasn’t completely sure he would win.

The same went for Xu Ying.

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