Chapter 817: Settling Everything at Once
Upon hearing Tang Rao's words, the people of the Kao Shan Sect all chuckled. Embarrassed? Are you kidding? Among those ten from the Ice Demon Mansion, the strongest is just a Seventh Layer Luo Immortal. To be honest, Tang Rao alone could sweep them all.
"By the way, can't we just send one person to the stage? Sending all ten feels too flashy, giving too much face to the Ice Demon Mansion," Fan Xiaohua said.
It's not that Fan Xiaohua is arrogant; it's just true. Among the ten of them, there are five Immortal Monarchs. Actually, if you count it carefully, it's six since Tang Rao, although not an Immortal Monarch, has explosive-level combat power.
He might even take down a Third Layer Immortal Monarch; it's downright abnormal.
If Tang Rao reached the Immortal Monarch Realm, who knows if he'd crush a Fifth Layer Immortal Monarch with just the First Layer? If that truly happened, this world would be in chaos.
Of course, Tang Rao knows well that if he reaches the Immortal Monarch Realm, there won't be a massive improvement. At most, he could battle a Fourth Layer Immortal Monarch, but going against a Fifth Layer would still be challenging.
But even so, it's already ruthless. Others challenging just one realm is already impressive, but you jumping three or four realms is plain crazy.
"No, everyone has to go on stage. But you don't have to make a move; just one person can act," Hui Yuan said from the side.
"Let's go," Tang Rao waved his hand and led the group onto the stage.
The people from the Ice Demon Mansion were already there. Although their strength was unimpressive, each had a smug look. To them, this first match was guaranteed to win. I mean, their opponent was the Kao Shan Sect.
The Kao Shan Sect has always been trash, consistently coming last in the last sect tournament.
It felt like sending just one person would be enough to cripple them all.
"Both sides, on stage. While it's an exchange, swords and blades have no eyes. If you feel outmatched, you can surrender at any time. If you don't surrender and get killed, no one else is to blame," a monk from the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple indicated the match could start.
Someone emerged directly from the Ice Demon Mansion, a Fifth Layer Luo Immortal, looking obnoxious and arrogant.
He stretched out his hand, pointing at Tang Rao and the others.
"Alright, don't waste time. All of you, come at me. I'll tackle you at once to avoid trouble," he said with contempt and disdain in his eyes.
As for Tang Rao and his team, they all rolled their eyes.
Why do obnoxious people never seem to die out? Can't he check his opponent's strength before showing off?
Even if you can't see through us experts, isn't Dong fanglu also a Fifth Layer Luo Immortal? Surely you can see that.
Below the stage, many people jeered, laughing and mocking.
Kao Shan Sect, a subject open to ridicule.
However, some kept their lips sealed tight because yesterday, they saw Tang Rao wipe out fifty cultivators in one move, including a First Layer Immortal Monarch.
Tang Rao alone is someone the Ice Demon Mansion can't match.
"Who's going?" Tang Rao turned to look at his crew.
"I'll go," Cha Xiangzi stepped forward.
"Alright, let Xiao Cha handle it," Tang Rao nodded. He couldn't be bothered to make a move himself, so he let Cha Xiangzi do it. There wouldn't be any hiccups anyway. Cha Xiangzi is a Second Layer Immortal Monarch, with fierce combat prowess; a few Luo Immortals and Heavenly Immortals aren't enough to trouble him.
Seeing Cha Xiangzi step forward, the person from the Ice Demon Mansion seemed displeased. He had told them to come together, yet they were wasting time.
"Kid, looks like your Sect Master sent you to die. No worries, after you die, everyone in your Kao Shan Sect will too. Don't forget my name in the afterlife, I am..."
Bam!
Before that person finished speaking, Cha Xiangzi delivered a powerful slap in mid-air. The person was directly sent flying, lying on the ground with uncertain life and death. Clearly, he had lost the ability to fight.
"Whatever your name is, it's no concern of mine, noisy," Cha Xiangzi rolled his eyes, thinking that fool really knew how to blabber.
Everyone was dumbfounded. What just happened?
That was a Fifth Layer Luo Immortal, mind you. Last time, the Kao Shan Sect didn't even have a Luo Immortal; their strongest was an Eighth Layer Heavenly Immortal, totally garbage.
How could it be this way this time...
"Do you surrender?" Cha Xiangzi, uncaring of others' stares, directly asked the remaining Ice Demon Mansion folks.
"Arrogant!"
"Boy, let this old man meet you!"
The Ice Demon Mansion folks shouted, as if wanting to regain face.
Unfortunately, just as they finished shouting, Cha Xiangzi acted again, still casually swiping.
This time, the power was slightly stronger. The result was all nine remaining Ice Demon Mansion members were blasted away, directly falling off the stage, defeated.
Many expected this battle to end quickly. Indeed, it ended swiftly; the whole thing took less than a minute, with most of that time spent talking.
The actual combat probably didn't last five seconds.
Just two arm swings.
But what they didn't realize was that the quick victory was by the Kao Shan Sect!
The Kao Shan Sect, usually weak, how did this happen!
"Alright, settled," Cha Xiangzi dusted his hands off, utterly lacking a sense of challenge.
"Oh, then let's go down," Tang Rao said, leading his group leisurely off the stage.
No matter how many people were shocked on the spot, our Kao Shan Sect is just this badass. Not afraid to tell you, we don't just rock now; we will continue to be formidable until you only admire and aspire when you hear the three words 'Kao Shan Sect'!
On a high peak of the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, a beautiful woman and an old monk sat across from each other, a chess game between them.
"Ming Yue, this Xiao Yun girl might bring trouble to this Kao Shan Sect. Kao Shan Sect seems to be showing some improvement, which isn't easy," the old monk said quietly.
Indeed, the beautiful woman facing the old monk was Liu Mingyue.
"Tang Rao made his own choice. I have some idea about it, but still, he chose this way," Liu Mingyue said with a smile.
"Listening to you, this kid seems interesting. Developing the Kao Shan Sect to this extent in such a short time really isn't easy. Besides Xiao Yun, there're four other Immortal Monarchs," the old monk said, amused.
"He's not interesting," Liu Mingyue suddenly shook her head. "He's scary. Honestly, I'm most afraid of and least want to provoke Tang Rao."
"You worry about his talent, but now, you could easily wipe him out," the old monk said with a smile.
"I can't," Liu Mingyue shook her head. "Even if others intended him harm, I'd fight fiercely to protect him."
The old monk was puzzled.
"You don't understand, but that is what makes him terrifying," Liu Mingyue explained.
She had gotten information about Chen Tuan from Tang Rao's mouth, and precisely because of this, she became genuinely bound to Tang Rao, unclear but undoubtedly existing.