Chapter 26: One Step at a Time, Nine Steps to Power:
Everyone was stunned.
"Xiao Huohuo didn’t escape when he had the chance? How dare he come back here!"
"He must have lost his mind. This is pure suicide!"
"The Holy Son won’t let him off. He’s digging his own grave!"
"Get ready for a good show!"
The crowd murmured their disbelief as they gathered behind Hua Qiandi and Leng Yaoyue.
Meanwhile, Xiao Huohuo, standing in the center of the martial arts arena, held his head high, arrogance radiating from him. He seemed completely unbothered by the hostile glares directed his way.
"Well, well, you’ve got guts showing up here," someone from the crowd sneered. "You won’t even need the Holy Son to deal with you. I’ll turn you to ashes myself!"
Xiao Huohuo beckoned with a finger. "Come on then! Consider it a warm-up."
Furious, the man roared, "You asked for it! I’ll gladly send you to your death!" With that, he charged toward Xiao Huohuo like a giant roc spreading its wings, his momentum fierce and overwhelming.
"Challenging me with such pitiful strength?" Xiao Huohuo thought, disdain filling his heart. "Today, I’ll show you what true power looks like!"
He raised his hand and delivered a single palm strike, harnessing the very force of heaven and earth.
The man charging toward him was obliterated, reduced to ashes by the overwhelming blow.
The onlookers were shocked.
"How does Xiao Huohuo have this kind of strength? Wasn’t he supposed to be a failure?"
"That palm strike… that’s the power of an immortal!"
"How is it possible he’s advanced this quickly in just a few days?"
As the crowd buzzed in disbelief, Xiao Huohuo felt triumphant.
He thought inwardly, "This is what being a true transmigrator is like. With the system backing me, my power is unparalleled. These guys can’t possibly comprehend my greatness.
After finishing off the man, Xiao Huohuo revealed his full strength. A terrifying aura surged from him, sweeping across the entire martial arts field, leaving everyone in the Fallen Gold Sect in awe.
He had reached the 6th stage immortal Realm!
Xiao Huohuo, once a man considered trash, had crossed several realms in just three days, becoming a powerhouse in the immortal realm. How did he achieve this?
"I’m not the same Xiao Huohuo you used to know!" He declared, his voice booming across the field. "Hua Qiandi, do you remember what I once said? 'Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi—don’t bully the weak!'"
All the rage and frustration he had kept bottled up burst out. He felt more alive and powerful than ever before.
From this moment forward, Xiao Huohuo knew he was destined for greatness. Everyone else would be mere stepping stones on his path to dominance. With renewed confidence, he shouted, "Hua Qiandi, come down here and fight me! If you’re too afraid, just kneel and kowtow three times, and maybe I’ll let you live!"
The crowd erupted in anger.
"How arrogant!"
"He’s delusional!"
"That fool doesn’t know his place!"
But Hua Qiandi, raising his hand, calmed them all.
"Interesting," Hua Qiandi said, a smirk on his face. "I didn’t expect you to have the guts to show up, Xiao Huohuo. Don’t think that just because you’ve reached the immortal realm, you can do whatever you want. You have no idea how vast the heavens are or how deep the earth is. But since you’re so eager to die, I’ll grant you that wish."
With that, Hua Qiandi took his first step forward.
A thunderous boom echoed across the field as a powerful aura exploded from him, leaving the crowd in awe.
He had reached the 2nd stage Heaven and Human Realm!
"Junior Brother… he’s broken through!" Leng Yaoyue exclaimed in shock.
Hua Qiandi took a second step. Another thunderous roar filled the air as an even stronger energy erupted.
He had reached the third rank of the Heaven and Man realm!
"He’s broken through again! Two stages in a row!" Leng Yaoyue’s eyes widened in disbelief.
But Hua Qiandi wasn’t done. He took a 3rd step, and another surge of energy followed, propelling him even further.
He had reached the 4th stage Heaven and Man realm!
The crowd stood frozen in shock, their jaws dropping as Hua Qiandi effortlessly making a breakthrough one stage after another.
But the most astonishing moment came next. With each step he took, Hua Qiandi’s power continued to grow, his strength increasing with every footfall.
When he reached the 8th step, his strength had climbed to the 9th stage Heaven and Human Realm. Eight steps in total, and he stood at the peak Heaven and Human Realm!
The jaws of the Fallen Gold Sect hung open in disbelief.
"Junior Brother..." Leng Yaoyue could hardly believe her eyes.
Qing Lian’s gaze flickered with admiration as she watched Hua Qiandi ascend to new heights. Her heart raced with excitement, her face blushing at the thought that this extraordinary man would be her future husband.
But it wasn’t over yet. Hua Qiandi took a final step, and an aura a hundred times more terrifying than before erupted from him, sweeping across the entire field.
"Extraordinary! The Holy Son has reached the Extraordinary Realm in just nine steps!" someone shouted.
An extraordinary cultivator wasn’t something they had never seen before, but what left everyone dumbfounded was that Hua Qiandi had, before their very eyes, advanced step by step from the 1st stage Heaven and Human Realm into the Extraordinary Realm.
This unprecedented speed of advancement sent shockwaves through everyone present.
"As expected of the Holy Son!"
"No wonder he was chosen as an alternate Holy Son at such a young age!"
"This kind of talent is once in a generation!"
The crowd was completely convinced. Hua Qiandi’s talent left them in awe.
Even Qing Lian, who had just become his maid, was full of admiration. Her eyes sparkled with joy, knowing that her future husband was such a powerful and gifted man. A blush spread across her delicate face.
Even Leng Yaoyue, normally calm and composed, was left pale with shock. She whispered to herself, "Is this the power of the chosen one? It’s terrifying!"
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