Destined Antagonist: I Refuse To Annul The Engagement!

Silence.

A strange silence.

The gaze of nearly ten thousand cultivators, originally fixed on the Master, now converged on Jiang Xuan.

With suspicion, resentment, anger, and even... killing intent!

Who the hell do you think you are?

You want to monopolize the inheritance?

Are you crazy?

"Jiang Qiankun, don't be too arrogant!"

A sword cultivator stepped forward, his eyes blazing, exuding a fierce sword aura like the sun.

Zhang Changfeng, the pride of the Pure Yang Sword Palace, possessed a sword body and had already reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage in cultivation!

In the Pure Yang Sword Palace, he was also one of the top sword prodigies, and he even had the opportunity to challenge the position of Sword Son in the Sword Palace. However, due to a cultivation barrier, he had been stuck at the Nascent Soul stage for over two years, unable to break through to the Profound Earth stage.

This time, he came to this place to seek the inheritance of the Jixia Academy and once again attempt to break through to the Profound Earth stage.

With nearly ten thousand cultivators present, everyone was abiding by the rules, waiting for the Master to finish reciting the Confucian classics and selecting the chosen ones. Why did you, Jiang Qiankun, have to show off and break this rule?

Trying to clear the field and monopolize the inheritance?

Where does your confidence come from?

Just because you are one of the Jiang family's Four Honored Ones?

How ridiculous!

Zhang Changfeng coldly stared at Jiang Xuan and said in a cold voice, "Jiang Qiankun, don't forget, you have just been listed on the Zhao family's bounty list!"

"Three Dao medicines, one Saint Grade inheritance... You are now a coveted prey. Yet you still have the audacity to fight for the inheritance?"

Zhang Changfeng sneered, "If I were you, I would take this opportunity to quickly escape back to your clan and save your life!"

"Otherwise, the nearly ten thousand cultivators here will crush you to death!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes lit up.

Zhang Changfeng made sense!

Although the inheritance of the Jixia Academy was supposed to be equal for everyone, with equal opportunities, there was only one copy after all.

And Jiang Qiankun's bounty, it consisted of three Dao medicines and one Saint Grade inheritance. If converted into spirit stones... it would be worth at least tens of millions!

If they could join forces to kill Jiang Qiankun, even if they could just get a small share, they would still obtain a considerable amount of spirit stones.

For a moment, the gazes of the crowd towards Jiang Xuan changed.

Like hungry wolves, looking at a delicious prey.

Jiang Xuan chuckled, not even bothering to respond.

His figure flickered and turned into a residual image, rushing towards Zhang Changfeng.

A peerlessly sharp sword struck fiercely.

Empowered by the indestructible Thunder Body.

Buzz—

The void collapsed, and all laws ceased to exist.

"Seeking death!"

Zhang Changfeng snorted coldly, summoning his sword and meeting the attack.

Sword qi filled the air, evolving into blazing flames that illuminated the heavens and earth.

"Zhang Changfeng is the pride of the Pure Yang Sword Palace. It is said that he is only one step away from becoming a Sword Son. His combat power has long reached the Profound Earth stage. No matter how strong Jiang Qiankun is, he definitely cannot be his match!" someone confidently said.

"Jiang Qiankun is one of the Four Honored Ones of the Jiang family. He shouldn't be that weak, right?"

An Independent Cultivator prodigy exclaimed in astonishment, "If this Jiang Qiankun is really just a wax head on a silver spear, crushed by Zhang Changfeng, then won't we even get a sip of the soup?"

"..."

Nearly ten thousand cultivators watched the battle, discussing among themselves.

Coincidentally, they all hoped that both sides would be heavily injured so they could get a share of the spoils.

After all... the bounty on Jiang Qiankun from the Zhao family was too tempting!

Obviously, including Zhang Changfeng, everyone present overlooked one thing: why did the Zhao family single out Jiang Qiankun for the bounty? They also forgot that earlier in the afternoon, Jiang Xuan had killed Zhao Kuo of the Zhao family with just two strikes.

Although Zhang Changfeng and Zhao Kuo were both at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, Zhao Kuo was the unparalleled genius of the Zhao family, possessing a Dao body and obviously having higher combat power than Zhang Changfeng!

Or perhaps, it wasn't that they overlooked it, but in the face of tempting benefits, they chose to deceive themselves.

There was also one more point... Jiang Xuan's displayed strength might not even be one-tenth of his true power.

Therefore, there was no reason to argue, only pure suppression.

The fierce flames, under Jiang Xuan's sword, dissipated instantly like crumbling earth and shattered tiles.

Crimson blood.

Blossomed on Jiang Xuan's sword.

Zhang Changfeng's eyes bulged, filled with deep astonishment. The brilliance gradually faded as he fell to the ground.

Instant kill!

The scene fell into silence once again.

Zhang Changfeng, through his death, awakened everyone present.

If Jiang Qiankun could be individually targeted by the Zhao family with such a high bounty, how could he be an ordinary character?

Jiang Xuan glanced at the crowded cultivators, coldly smiled, casually shook off the blood from the sword, and then took out an incense stick, placing it casually beside Confucius.

Snapping his fingers, a flame flew out and the incense began to burn.

"The countdown begins."

No one noticed that Confucius, sitting casually in front of the Jixia Academy, paused for a moment with a meaningful look at Jiang Xuan, then quickly returned to normal and continued mechanically reciting the classics of Confucianism and Taoism.

Silence.

The cultivators stared at Jiang Xuan, not daring to make any rash moves.

Their gazes clearly carried a hint of unease and fear, but more than that, they were filled with excitement and eagerness.

When facing a fierce beast, one might feel fear and cowardice, fleeing without hesitation.

With a hundred people, there might still be fear, but it would also breed courage, finding ways to band together and resist the beast's attack.

But when there are ten thousand people, that fear in their hearts would be suppressed infinitely, ambition would run wild, and what they would think about most... is what rewards this beast could bring them!

The current situation was just like that.

They would not give up, nor could they give up.

Whether it was the inheritance of the Jixia Academy or the tempting reward from Jiang Qiankun, it was worth their desperate struggle.

Furthermore, with so many people, if they really fought, what reason did they have to not be able to overwhelm Jiang Qiankun?

The incense was burning.

But no one left the scene.

Even the geniuses of the major sects had already discussed tactics, intending to mobilize the power of everyone present to collectively suppress Jiang Xuan.

The remaining twenty geniuses of the Pure Yang Sword Palace, led by a genius named Lang Feng, were arranging the Pure Yang Sword Formation.

Fierce sword energy surged, layer upon layer, gradually evolving into a brilliant sun.

The scorching flames spread out like a sea of fire, burning the heavens and earth.

Lang Feng held a broadsword, standing in the sword formation, merging with the great sun. He was bathed in flames, like a king in the midst of fire.

The violent energy of the Pure Yang Sword Formation continued to accumulate, and the sea of fire continued to expand.

Lang Feng, like a king in the midst of fire, had a visible surge of aura that was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"The Pure Yang Sword Formation, using swords as the formation, using people as the source, converging in the great sun, infused into one's body, condensing into a king in the midst of fire..."

Some independent cultivators who understood the terror of the Pure Yang Sword Formation couldn't help but murmur, "Gathering the power of twenty geniuses into one body, transforming into a king in the midst of fire, the stacked strength... is comparable to the mid-stage of the Profound Earth realm!"

"Mid-stage of the Profound Earth realm?"

The surrounding cultivators couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

To transform the mortal into the divine, forging a divine body that is more closely connected to heaven and earth, reaching a level where it can bear the power of heaven and earth.

The Profound Earth realm, on the other hand, begins to come into contact with the power of the earth, actively absorbing the qi of the earth's veins.

The terrain is profound and heavy.

This is also true for the strong in the Profound Earth realm.

In the Profound Earth realm, which can absorb the qi of the earth's veins, there is almost no problem of spiritual power depletion. Standing on the earth, one can continuously draw and utilize the qi of the earth's veins.

In other words, the gap between the Profound Earth realm and the Spirit Transformation realm is far greater than the gap between the Nascent Soul realm and the Spirit Transformation realm.

Most geniuses in the world, if they have a slightly profound foundation, have the opportunity to reverse their cultivation and reach the Spirit Transformation realm.

But those who can reverse the Profound Earth realm in the Spirit Transformation realm... are very few!

They are often the most outstanding geniuses and anomalies.

Obviously, Jiang Qiankun definitely hasn't reached that level yet.

After all... during the competition for the position of the young clan leader of the Jiang family, he lost to Jiang Xuan, who was in the Nascent Soul realm.

"I would like to contribute my humble efforts to assist the talented individuals of the Pure Yang Sword Palace in suppressing Jiang Qiankun!"

An Independent Cultivator at the Spirit Transformation Eighth Stage flew close to Lang Feng and the others. Facing the incarnation of Lang Feng as the Fire Monarch, he bowed and straightforwardly said, "I don't ask for much, just ten thousand spirit stones."

Jiang Qiankun's reward is three Dao medicines and a Saint Grade inheritance, all of which are priceless treasures. Even if they were to be measured in spirit stones, they would be worth at least several million.

Ten thousand spirit stones is not much.

But it is a bit extravagant to buy the assistance of an Independent Cultivator at the Spirit Transformation Eighth Stage.

After all, the lives of Independent Cultivators have always been cheap.

Lang Feng glanced at this person, pondered for a moment, and nodded slightly, "Alright."

He wasn't really interested in this person's strength. What kind of strength could an Independent Cultivator at the Spirit Transformation Eighth Stage have? It's not even enough to be killed by Jiang Qiankun with a single sword.

He wanted to use this method to send a signal to the Independent Cultivators present: follow him and you can all benefit!

One or two Independent Cultivators are not enough, but one or two thousand Independent Cultivators can gather into a considerable force.

They don't need to do much, just as long as when he kills Jiang Qiankun, these people won't be envious and snatch the spoils from him.

After all, as the incarnation of the Fire Monarch, his strength is comparable to the mid-stage of the Profound Earth realm. Killing Jiang Qiankun is just a piece of cake.

Sure enough, when Lang Feng's words spread, a total of more than 2,300 Independent Cultivators quickly gathered by his side!

The Temple of Slaying Heaven, the Blood Demon Sect, and the Tai Cang Holy Land followed suit, promising spirit stones to the Independent Cultivators, allowing everyone to benefit.

Soon, nearly ten thousand cultivators, led by various major forces, divided into multiple camps.

Divine radiance flickered, various methods of Dao, spells, sword qi... and countless other killing techniques filled the sky and earth, with a murderous intent locking onto Jiang Xuan standing in front of the Jixia Academy.

There is still half an hour left for the inheritance of the Jixia Academy.

Before that, kill Jiang Qiankun first and make some extra money! This is the idea of everyone present.

Jiang Xuan had no reaction to this, and even disdained paying attention to it.

He just silently counted down in his heart for everyone present...