"Kid, you're ruthless!"
Before Zhang Ergou could catch his breath, another figure leaped onto the battle stage.
"Jiang Tian!"
Zhang Ergou's eyes narrowed, and his brow furrowed. Jiang Tian was the one among the three with whom he had the deepest feud.
Naturally, Jiang Tian's attitude towards Zhang Ergou was no better. This kid had bullied his younger brother in the outer sect.
And disgraced him in the Beast Forest.
Jiang Tian could be said to hate Zhang Ergou to the bone, wishing he could skin him and pull out his marrow.
But this Zhang Ergou had vanished since entering the inner sect.
For half a year, he hadn't descended from Spirit Jade Peak. The last time he came down, he had colluded with Lin Yichen and the others to trick him.
Jiang Tian's hatred for Zhang Ergou reached its peak.
Jiang Tian had always been the pride of his family. After entering the Misty Sect to cultivate, he was also respected and envied by his fellow disciples.
In the previous outer sect grand competition, he had emerged victorious, becoming an inner sect disciple, and his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds, breaking through to the early Golden Core stage in just three years.
Among his peers, he was undoubtedly an elite.
But everything was going smoothly. Jiang Tian would receive envious and respectful glances from inner sect disciples as he walked.
All of this changed with the appearance of Zhang Ergou.
In the Beast Forest, Zhang Ergou not only disgraced him, but later there were rumors of scandalous events in the Beast Forest.
Jiang Tian's reputation plummeted thereafter, no longer the outstanding representative respected and envied by all disciples.
Instead, Jiang Tian now felt people pointing fingers and whispering as he walked.
Jiang Tian blamed Zhang Ergou for all of this.
It was this brat who ruined everything for him. Now, even his master and fellow disciples looked at him with strange eyes.
As if saying: "This guy was actually stripped naked in the Beast Forest, how embarrassing!"
Many times, Jiang Tian couldn't help but go to the foot of Spirit Jade Peak to block Zhang Ergou, but this brat never once came down the mountain. Su Dan Novel Network.
This infuriated Jiang Tian.
Now that he had the opportunity to face Zhang Ergou head-on, it was a miracle that Jiang Tian could hold back until now.
This was because there was a rule in the inner sect: once a disciple declared their intention to challenge another, no one else could challenge that disciple.
As soon as Zhang Ergou defeated the previous challenger, Jiang Tian eagerly leaped onto the battle stage.
He couldn't wait until tomorrow. Today, he would disgrace Zhang Ergou.
"Kid, take this!"
Jiang Tian didn't waste any more words. He raised his hand and launched a powerful move.
Zhang Ergou quickly dodged. If he were hit, he wouldn't be in a good state.
Although he had armor protection, it still wouldn't feel good to be hit.
"Kid, you're quite agile. But let's see how you dodge this time."
Just as Zhang Ergou dodged a sword qi cast by Jiang Tian, a massive palm print rushed towards him.
"Hmph, is that all you've got? I can easily dodge that."
While dodging, Zhang Ergou didn't stop his taunts. With a strange twist of his body, he evaded the giant palm print that was inches away.
"Kid, you're quite arrogant. Today, I'll let you know my strength."
Jiang Tian's expression remained unchanged. Clearly, he hadn't expected to subdue Zhang Ergou with just two moves.
Then, he took out a long sword from his storage ring.
"You should be proud to be worthy of me drawing my sword!"
With that, Jiang Tian drew his long sword from its sheath. A sharp killing intent could be felt from afar.
Zhang Ergou dared not be careless. He could clearly see that the long sword in Jiang Tian's hand was no ordinary item.
"What? Jiang Tian actually took out the Azure Cloud Sword? That's his most prized weapon."
"Yes, he didn't even use the Azure Cloud Sword when Wu Feng challenged him last time."
"It seems Zhang Ergou is considered much more difficult to deal with by Jiang Tian than Wu Feng was."
"Nonsense. Look at what Wu Feng has become now."
Only then did people remember that Zhang Ergou had just kicked Wu Feng off the battle stage.
"These guys seem to have colluded. They're not giving Er Gou any chance to rest and recover."
Lin Yichen and the others naturally noticed something was amiss. First Wu Feng, and then Jiang Tian.
It was as if these people had planned it, with one entering the stage to fight Zhang Ergou before the previous one had even left.
Clearly, they didn't want to give Zhang Ergou any breathing room.
"Now that you mention it, I've also noticed. Is there a huge mastermind pulling the strings behind this? They clearly don't want Er Gou to have an easy time."
Xiao Qingyu said in a muffled voice, sensing the abnormality of the situation.
Anyone with eyes could see that these experts on the inner sect rankings seemed to have united.
All of them wanted to block Zhang Ergou's path.
No matter who succeeded, it would be good for all the experts, preserving the dignity of the disciples on the inner sect rankings.
After Zhang Ergou finished his first challenge, the experts had intended to wait a bit longer.
But after Zhang Ergou won two consecutive matches, the experts on the rankings couldn't sit still any longer.
They rushed to the most bustling place in the inner sect, the battle stage, from their respective peaks.
Although they didn't reveal themselves, they were hidden behind, observing Zhang Ergou's matches. The experts were increasingly shocked.
Zhang Ergou's seemingly ordinary punch possessed such great power, instantly injuring a cultivator in the early Golden Core stage.
The experts believed they absolutely did not possess such an ability. Even those in the mid-Golden Core stage couldn't easily injure an early Golden Core cultivator like this.
The experts panicked. Although they didn't reveal themselves in front of the onlookers, they could sense each other's presence.
So they secretly agreed not to give Zhang Ergou any time to rest and recover, and see how long he could last.
This did not violate the inner sect rules, as Zhang Ergou had first declared his intention to challenge the numerous experts on the inner sect rankings.
They had merely slightly advanced the timing of the challenges. Even if the elders questioned them, they wouldn't be blamed.
Of course, those who banded together were mainly those ranked lower. The higher-ranked ones naturally disdained such actions.
They had their pride and didn't believe Zhang Ergou could challenge his way up to them.
Therefore, they remained calmly in their positions.
All of this, naturally, was unknown to Zhang Ergou. At this moment, facing the sword in Jiang Tian's hand, he also became extremely serious.
Looking at the sharp blade and the fierce sword intent, Zhang Ergou's expression grew solemn.
"Kid, take this!"
Jiang Tian leaped into the air, wielding his long sword in a dazzling display of sword flowers, sending streaks of sharp sword energy surging towards Zhang Ergou.
Zhang Ergou quickly drew the long spear from his back to block.
The Ghost Spear Heavenly Inquiry had given him too many pleasant surprises. This heavy black spear, forged from unknown materials, had accompanied Zhang Ergou for days.
Although Zhang Ergou had fewer opportunities to use it during his time in the inner sect, the tacit understanding between him and the Ghost Spear Heavenly Inquiry remained undiminished.
Clang clang clang…