Chapter 10 The Prodigy Ji Ning

"Brother Ji Ning, you risked your life for me, I really don't know..." Beishan Baiwei looked at Ji Ning, then hesitated, "Maybe forget it. Although this Beishan Hu has gone too far, I can bear it for now. I'll find a chance to get back at him later." Thinking of the ferocious rhinoceros demon below, Beishan Baiwei worried for Ji Ning.

"No need to say more. The liquid yuan I win goes to me, isn't that enough?" Ji Ning smiled.

Beishan Baiwei opened his mouth to speak but held back.

"Don't worry, I'm full of confidence." Ji Ning grinned.

"Excellent." Hun Wuqi looked at Ji Ning from the side. "Brother Ji Ning, we'll wait for you here and drink together again."

Ji Ning nodded, his eyes flickering with light.

This time...

it would be his first display of skill in Anchan City. Since he had come to Anchan City, he might as well put on the halo of a true 'prodigy'.

Having decided to join a sect, especially after seeing the elites of many sects present, Ji Ning made up his mind not to hide his talents. He had cultivated in seclusion in Mount Yan for over ten years, enough of lying low. In Anchan City, he needed to fully display his brilliance and let the sect treasure him as a true gem!

Let the great powers value him immensely! Thus, he would rise swiftly.

If he was to walk a path, it would be the path of a genius, the path of a prodigy!

"Rhinoceros demon?" Ji Ning glanced out the window at the demon exuding overwhelming ferocity. "Merely a stepping stone for me."

"Servant."

Beishan Baiwei had already summoned a maid, giving her nine hundred taels of liquid yuan, and instructed her to take Ji Ning to fight the rhinoceros demon.

The maid looked at Ji Ning in shock. She had seen the rhinoceros demon's ferocity from the corridor outside. This delicate-looking youth was going to fight that demon?

"Yes." The maid dared not say more and immediately led Ji Ning out.

"Brother Ji Ning, we'll wait here for your victorious return." Beishan Baiwei and Hun Wuqi both stood up, watching Ji Ning leave.

"Be careful." The Whitewater Hound, who had been lying down, also stood up and looked at Ji Ning. But the Whitewater Hound knew well... Ji Ning had killed Xu Li, a true person, with a single blow. Killing the rhinoceros demon below was a sure thing.

Ji Ning turned back, nodded, and then walked out.

Following the suspended corridor, Ji Ning walked out with the maid. There were other servants on the corridor, who looked at Ji Ning with curiosity, pity, sympathy, and compassion. In their eyes, this delicate youth was probably a retainer sent out to die.

"Beishan Baiwei, lost your nerve?" The deep voice continued to taunt.

"Beishan Hu, let your demon wait to die." Another clear voice came from the hall. "And Beishan Hu, I tell you, if you occasionally get a formidable retainer, be more humble. The more arrogant you are, the worse your loss."

"Bullshit!" Beishan Hu was furious.

"You'll have to swallow that bullshit later." Beishan Baiwei sneered.

The voices of the two young masters echoed.

Ji Ning had already walked along the suspended corridor into the hall.

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"Oh, Beishan Baiwei still has someone? Could he be confident that his man can defeat that rhinoceros demon?" A girl in colorful clothes looked down through the window.

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"Daring to fight the rhinoceros demon? Who is it?" A white-robed young master also looked down.

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"Hmm." The Fireboy, gnawing on a bone, also looked down. Although he had been studying formations earlier, the betting battle was the most exciting and short, so he naturally watched.

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"Who is it? I don't believe he has someone who can kill my rhinoceros demon." Beishan Hu also stared down. Everyone watched the corridor entrance. Soon they saw, led by the maid, a youth in animal skins step into the hall, smiling as if on an outing.

"He is Ji Ning." Zhou Li, standing beside Beishan Hu, said. "He is Beishan Baiwei's friend."

"Friend?" Beishan Hu burst into loud laughter, his voice echoing through the hall. "Beishan Baiwei, you really have no one left, sending your friend to fight. I remember this friend of yours wants to join the Lieyan Sword Sect, right? A little guy about to join a sword sect, coming to fight my rhinoceros demon who has already learned divine abilities? He's just seeking death. Sorry, it seems your nine hundred taels of liquid yuan will be mine again."

"Laugh all you want. You'll be crying soon." Beishan Baiwei sneered from afar.

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The many powerful figures in the private rooms stared at Ji Ning below. Hearing that he was Beishan Baiwei's friend, they thought he must have some skill. Although he looked young, the younger he appeared, the more cautious they should be.

"Please." Lady Ziyi looked at Ji Ning. "This crystal tests divine power, and this one tests elemental power. Before the battle, we must check basic strength. It is absolutely forbidden for a Wanxiang Adept to fight a Zifu Disciple. If it happens, the Carefree Cave will directly kill the cheater."

Ji Ning nodded.

He directly infused his Crimsonbright divine power and elemental power into the two crystals. Both crystals emitted light, but the light was relatively weak, especially the one infused with elemental power, which was dim.

"Hmm?" Lady Ziyi glanced at Ji Ning in surprise, then announced loudly, "The cultivator sent by Beishan Baiwei practices both divine and elemental paths. Divine power: Zifu late stage; elemental power: Zifu early stage."

Boom!

An uproar!

"Elemental power only Zifu early stage?"

"Divine power only Zifu late stage?"

"Not even Zifu perfection? He's going to die? This is madness."

"No wonder he wants to join a sect. With elemental power at Zifu early stage, he's indeed best suited for a sect." The powerful figures above, hearing Ji Ning's strength, shook their heads and sighed. They had held some hope, but now they thought the youth below was simply arrogant and seeking death.

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"Activate the barrier." Lady Ziyi gave the order.

A huge light shield appeared around them. Ji Ning glanced at the distant light shield, then at Beishan Hu far above.

"Kid, you're dead! Even if your divine power is slightly stronger, it's only Zifu late stage. You dare to compare with my rhinoceros demon? You're seeking death. You won't even have time to beg for mercy." Beishan Hu was extremely arrogant.

"You'd better prepare a second subordinate." Ji Ning said with a smile.

Beishan Hu choked, then roared angrily, "So arrogant! Rhinoceros demon, go, kill this kid!"

The atmosphere seemed to freeze.

In the private rooms high above, some worried for Ji Ning, like Hun Wuqi and Beishan Baiwei; some wanted him dead, like Beishan Hu; others were curious. But in their hearts, Ji Ning's chance of survival was minuscule.

"Boom!"

The two-zhang-tall green-skinned horned man transformed into a huge rhinoceros, then the rhinoceros emitted a hazy light and became a twenty-zhang-tall behemoth. It had fully used the divine ability 'Heavenly Transformation'. Its strength and speed were now terrifying.

"Die!" The rhinoceros demon charged straight at Ji Ning, its huge hooves shaking the hall.

Two Northmoon swords appeared in Ji Ning's hands.

Boom!

The rhinoceros demon rushed past Ji Ning, its huge hooves stomping at him but missing.

"Whoosh!" Ji Ning's Northmoon sword turned into a silken rain, sweeping over one of the rhinoceros demon's huge hooves. Blood splattered like rain. One of the demon's hind hooves was severed. The high-speed running demon stumbled, crashed to the ground, and rolled forward, slamming into the barrier formation.

Rumble~~~ The earth shook. The barrier rippled slightly, stopping the now three-legged rhinoceros demon. The maid and Lady Ziyi outside the barrier were startled as the demon rushed toward them, though they knew it couldn't reach them, they still stepped back.

The severed hind hoof quickly flew back and reattached.

"Roar~~~" The rhinoceros demon stood up, staring at Ji Ning with caution and a hint of fear.

Silence!

The private rooms above fell silent. Beishan Hu stared wide-eyed below.

Everyone could see the difference.

With such a huge body, large hooves, and great speed, the rhinoceros demon's stomps were hard to dodge. Yet Ji Ning dodged effortlessly, showing he was far superior in agility and speed. Moreover, his sword technique was extremely powerful.

The rhinoceros demon wore a layer of armor, and its body, enhanced by Heavenly Transformation, was tough. Yet Ji Ning's sword cut through it with one strike?

The power of that sword technique...

It was...

No one knew that Ji Ning's divine will enhanced his Northmoon swords. Now, his divine will was stronger than the power of a Zifu perfection divine body. Combined with his sword technique at the 'Dao Domain' level and the Northmoon swords, which were stronger than ordinary mortal-grade treasures, the power was astonishing.

"Still not conceding?" Ji Ning looked at the towering rhinoceros demon. Their sizes were vastly different, but now everyone could feel the demon's weakened aura.

"Concede? A divine body isn't so easy to kill. You could cut me a hundred times, and I still wouldn't die." The rhinoceros demon seemed frenzied.

"Kill him, kill him!" Beishan Hu shouted harshly from above.

The rhinoceros demon looked up at Beishan Hu. "Don't worry, master." It stared at Ji Ning, eyes blazing.

"Since that's the case, I'll send you on your way." Ji Ning held his Northmoon swords and walked leisurely.

"Roar~~" The rhinoceros demon charged at Ji Ning again, ferocious and earth-shaking. If Ji Ning was stepped on, hit, or even grazed, his body would likely explode.

But...

the gap in their realms was too great.

"Die." Ji Ning turned into a streak of rain, leaping up. Whoosh~~~ The rhinoceros demon's thick neck was slashed. Ji Ning leaped over, blood gushing out. The demon's head and body were completely separated.

"Waterfire Lotus." Ji Ning thought.

Boom!

After reaching a new level in divine body, the water and fire Ji Ning could summon had greatly increased. If his divine body reached the Heavenly God level, he could easily torture even Soul Refining Daoists with just water and fire, without any techniques.

One after another, waterfire lotuses appeared around him, blooming.

Each waterfire lotus was ten zhang in diameter, and a total of twelve lotuses bloomed!

The rhinoceros demon's head, severed from its body, was wrapped by two of the lotuses. The lotus leaves spun and ground, crushing the defenseless head into pieces, continuing to grind even after it was shattered.

The other ten lotuses wrapped around most of the demon's body. Though some remnants remained unwrapped, they couldn't reform.

"Grind!" Ji Ning stood in the hall.

In the vast hall, twelve huge waterfire lotuses bloomed, their leaves spinning, grinding the rhinoceros demon's body. The demon couldn't reform and thus couldn't actively concede.

Such a bloody yet beautiful scene silenced the entire hall.

Ji Ning stood there, looking up at Beishan Hu.

"I told you to prepare a second subordinate." Ji Ning smiled calmly, as natural as when he first entered the hall.

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