Chapter 283: Outer Disciple Lil Bing Puts On A Performance, The Power Of A Sage’s Rune
Nangong Huang s.h.i.+ned under the spotlight.
Murong Xuan was keen to give it a try too. “Now’s my turn.”
Just when he was about to approach the golden bell, Chu Kuangren halted him. “Stand back and let Lil Bing strike the bell this time.”
What?!
Everyone was startled.
Lil Bing?
They turned their gaze towards the pet.i.te servant behind Chu Kuangren and could not believe it. For a second, they thought Chu Kuangren was only joking.
Even Lil Bing herself was stunned.
“Me?” she said to Chu Kuangren while she pointed at herself.
“That’s right, go on.”
“Sect Leader, isn’t that too risky? Lil Bing is only in Paradise Realm. Won’t people take it as a joke?”
Murong Xuan said.
“Just let her go.” Chu Kuangren smiled.
Lil Bing hesitated a moment before she nodded. She gradually approached the golden bell under the eyes of a million people.
Lil Bing was looking around nervously as it was her first time being put into such a situation. She came before the three prefects and greeted them. “Greetings, Senior, I’m the outer disciple of the Black Heaven Sect, Liu Bing.”
Outer disciple?!
As soon as she said those two words, other than the Black Heaven Sect members, everyone stared at Lil Bing in disbelief.
After all, all the partic.i.p.ants that the sage orthodoxies sent so far were some of the best in their inst.i.tutions. They all bore the t.i.tle of a Daoist or above.
How could an outer disciple partic.i.p.ate in this champions.h.i.+p?!
“You’ve got to be kidding me. Even an outer disciple is joining in on the fun?”
“Is there n.o.body else worthy aside from Chu Kuangren in the Black Heaven Sect? How could they send an outer disciple into this champions.h.i.+p? This is a joke.”
“Outer disciple? Is she even capable of striking the bell?”
“She’ll probably struggle to toll it once.”
“Is the Black Heaven Sect treating this champions.h.i.+p seriously?”
Everyone was looking down onto Lil Bing.
All the partic.i.p.ants who had struck the bell before her were at least at Battle Monarch Realm or above. How powerful would an outer disciple be?
Everyone saw it as a joke.
“Are you an outer disciple?”
The Thirteenth Prefect frowned and looked at Lil Bing.
“Yes.”
Lil Bing nodded. She was an outer disciple when she was chosen to serve Chu Kuangren. Although Lil Bing would probably qualify as a True Disciple with her capabilities, she did not enroll into becoming one at all.
From her perspective, she would rather serve alongside Chu Kuangren than become a True Disciple, even if she was a lowly servant.
“Sect Leader Chu, you better explain yourself. Are you treating this champions.h.i.+p as some sort of a joke?”
The Thirteenth Prefect looked at Chu Kuangren and asked solemnly.
This champions.h.i.+p was an event that was organized by the First City, attracting the partic.i.p.ation of famed sky-prides and even Young Emperors from all around the world.
To the prefects, Chu Kuangren’s decision to send an outer disciple was a gross insult to the First City.
“What now? The rules only stated that Sect Leaders aren’t allowed to partic.i.p.ate. Since when did it state that outer disciples are forbidden as well?”
Chu Kuangren rebuked with a frown.
“You…” The Thirteenth Prefect was speechless. He grunted and said to Lil Bing, “Well, then you shall begin. I’d love to see just what tricks an outer disciple could have under her sleeves.”
Lil Bing stood before the golden bell and took a deep breath.
She slowly raised her hands.
A line of mythical golden runic symbols appeared around her arms.
Then, the spiritual energies in her surroundings began to flow and congregated upon the golden runic symbols around her arms!
A golden sword shadow began manifesting before Lil Bing, emitting a terrifying aura that could rival even that of an Honorable.
The crowd was startled.
“The rune, it’s the rune’s power.”
“No wonder Chu Kuangren would send her into this round. Still, judging by her aura, it’s no different from an average Honorable.”
“I bet the bell will toll only three times at most.”
“Something’s not right about this.”
The Sect Leaders from other orthodoxies began to frown in concern.
They realized that the power channeling into Lil Bing’s rune was still increasing. Like a vigorous stream of water, the spiritual energies formed into golden waves and continuously flowed into the rune.
As the golden sword shadow became more defined, a boundlessly sharp aura emanated and covered the entire battle arena.
Soon, everyone could feel their heart palpitating and they gulped as they watched Lil Bing closely.
“Wow, the power is still increasing.”
“What kind of rune is that?! It’s so scary!”
“Golden Earthbreaker Sword!” When the golden sword shadow’s aura reached its peak and manifested as a thirty-meter tall solid greatsword, Lil Bing let out a battle roar which erupted with a surge of mighty sword qi.
Boom!
The greatsword landed a direct hit on the bell, sending out a terrifying blast.
The crowd watched as the golden bell was sent flying into the air and tolled above them.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven…
After the bell tolled twelve times, it finally fell and slammed hard onto the ground, tolling a final time while it sent dust particles flying all over the arena.
Thirteen tolls!
Everyone was stunned. Even Lil Bing herself could not believe what she had just accomplished.
She was a f*cking outer disciple?!
“This strike alone is even more powerful than a Supreme Honorable. It’s probably close to the attack power of a Boundary Sage cultivator!”
“Oh dear, is she actually an outer disciple?”
“The Black Heaven Sect is not messing with us, right?!”
The Thunder Falcon Tribe, Linghu clan, Tempest Mountain, Sky Emperor Palace, Heaven Chord Sect, the Sect Leaders, and other sky-prides all stared at Lil Bing.
They could not imagine how a lowly servant like her could unleash such a destructive level of power!
Thirteen tolls for thirteen points, and adding it up with Nangong Huang’s six points, the Black Heaven Sect now had nineteen points!
What?!
Before them, the best record from the other sage orthodoxies was only eleven points, yet the Black Heaven Sect was now sitting on nineteen points!
They had gotten such a huge advantage over the other sage orthodoxies in the first round!
“Sect Leader, since when did Lil Bing become so terrifying?”
Nangong Huang gulped and asked. Aside from Chu Kuangren, there was probably no one else who could withstand Lil Bing’s strike!
“Heh, Lil Bing has a Sage’s rune on her, and all her strength derives from this Sage’s Rune.”
“It’s just that time taken to channel that strike is long, so it’s rendered impractical in an actual battle. It’s not as scary as you think.”
Chu Kuangren chuckled softly.
The Golden Earthbreaker Sword was the strongest amongst all Golden Ancient Sword Seal. However, its biggest shortcoming was that it took the longest to channel.
Moreover, especially for Lil Bing’s cultivation, the time she took to channel her spiritual energies would be long enough for her opponents to kill her.
Meanwhile, the other sky-prides and Sect Leaders had managed to figure out the source of Lil Bing’s strength too. Deep down, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
If Lil Bing’s previous performance was an indicator of her average strength, it would pose great danger to all of them.
“No wonder Chu Kuangren would send her. Striking a golden bell is so different from an actual battle. The bell won’t move, making it the perfect opportunity for her to unleash such a move.”
The Sect Leaders and sky-pride thought.
Just like that, the first round of the champions.h.i.+p came to an end. Black Heaven Sect was leading in the first place with nineteen points, bearing a ma.s.sive advantage over the other orthodoxies!