Li Qingshan gazed at the ground without budging. A million pairs of eyes wandered between him and the demonic beast. They were amazed by the size and viciousness of the demonic beast, secretly anxious for Li Qingshan.

  Even the generals did not possess absolute confidence in being able to defeat a demonic beast like this.

  Demonic beasts possessed no intelligence, but they were particularly violent. In this valley where there was not a lot of room to move and manoeuvre about, he was forced to confront it directly.

  Under the eyes of the public, not only did he have to win this match, but he had to win it beautifully to raise their morale and strengthen their might. Even a step taken in retreat would be a sign of disgrace.

  “Why hasn’t he rushed over yet? Don’t tell me he’s afraid? No, that’s impossible. This kid isn’t even afraid of the two captains.”
Only Li Liehuo and Chao Tianjiao did not even glance at the demonic beast. Their eyes remained on Li Qingshan. Neither of them wondered whether he could win this match, but just how would he win?

  In hindsight, despite all of their conflict, they had never witnessed his full strength. That was quite a strange matter.

  In order to test Li Qingshan’s strength, Chao Tianjiao had chosen this demonic beast after careful selection. It was powerful even among Demon Emperors.

  “Come! Show me what you’re capable of, kid!”
In an instant, a colossal shadow enveloped Li Qingshan. Foul air filled his face, making his black hair drift through the air.

  Li Qingshan raised his head slightly and was met with a huge mouth filled with jagged teeth that resembled an abyss.

  He raised his right hand and swept down with it casually from his forehead to between his brows.

  Abruptly, a vertical eye opened up. It was dark and deep, trembling and leaping about like fire, gazing straight at the demonic beast.

  The demonic beast trembled, and the frenzy and bloodthirstiness in its eyes actually became replaced by fear. It tried its hardest to halt its colossal body, wanting to leave this terrifying man and that terrifying eye in particular as far away as possible.

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  However, it was already too late. A stream of black fire shot out.

  Before the demonic beast could even howl out, its colossal body collapsed and was reduced to dust, blowing past Li Qingshan’s body in the wind.

  The valley was deathly silent. Only the wind whistled.

  Even Li Liehuo and Chao Tianjiao became shocked, while the Upraised Light abbot’s response was particularly violent. Recently, he had almost died to the same move. The difference in power was very great, but they were the same in nature.

  “Divine Fire of World Destruction!”
Had his comprehension of the path of great liberty become so great already?

  The vertical eye vanished. Li Qingshan looked at Chao Tianjiao and smiled. “Is that it?”
Chao Tianjiao became rather stern. That move was already enough to threaten her. Perhaps they really should have left him in Ruan Yaozhu’s Hundred Herbs garden, tending to the plants.

  Li Liehuo practised the Heavenly Tome of Scorching Fire and named himself scorching fire, so he sensed it even more deeply. He shut his eyes and comprehended it silently. This kind of fire…
As for the generals, they went even more without saying. In particular, the ones who had openly offended Li Qingshan before felt chills run down their spine. They were overcome with lingering fear.

  Just which year did they go without a fierce struggle in the opening battle of the army-wide martial arts competition? Some of them had even ended in defeat before, but nothing like this had ever happened. A powerful demonic beast that a Demon Emperor had transformed into had actually been slain instantly. Many of them had yet to even understand what had happened.

  However, he did indeed achieve the objective of raising morale.

  “Valiant be the general!”
Someone suddenly called out loudly. In the blink of an eye, cheers rose like tsunamis and filled the air, echoing through the mountains.

  Li Qingshan spread his arms with a smile and accepted the cheers. He felt very elated inside too, not just because he had defeated the stupid demonic beast, but also because his human cultivation method had finally produced a powerful technique that could rival his innate abilities.

  The move would completely deplete his Yin Soul’s power, but this was only the beginning. There would be one day when the Divine Fire of World Destruction produced from the vertical eye would burn true enemies.

  Still not fully content, Li Qingshan asked loudly, “Who else?”
The cheers gradually died down. No one answered.

  Chao Tianjiao said, “You can go now.”
“I said I wanted to fight ten.” Li Qingshan smiled. “I know a lot of people are unhappy with me. What, all you know how to do is flap your gums? Don’t be afraid, I’ll just avoid using this move on you.”
Chao Tianjiao sneered. “More like you only know how to use this move!” Following her shock, she recovered a little. The strike was powerful, but it definitely came at a great cost as well. With Li Qingshan’s current cultivation, it was completely impossible for him to use it repeatedly.

  “So what? There’s still no one anyway.”
Li Qingshan did not hide it. The small world was the true source of his power. As his Yin Soul curled up in the small world, its power had already begun to replenish rapidly.

  “Amitābha. Allow this lowly monk to bear witness to the crawling general’s great moves then!”
The protector monk’s voice boomed loudly as he descended from above. The upper half of his body was bare, covered in muscles that shone with faint, golden light, like a guardian king from the temple.

  Li Qingshan raised his eyebrows and smiled. “You’re asking to die!”
“Hah!” The protector monk let out an explosive bellow. His voice was thunderous, producing a golden ripple. The air by Li Qingshan and the sand beneath his feet was swept away and lifted into the air.

  Li Qingshan’s ears droned. His eyes flashed as the protector monk lunged over suddenly like a maddened tiger. His large hands pierced the sand and wind, gripping his shoulders firmly.

  Li Qingshan experienced a pressure, like he had encountered his natural predator. He looked over the protector monk’s head, only to see an arhat take shape behind his body. It had a full beard and was bare-chested, riding a vicious tiger.

  The pure land school was skilled in borrowing the strength of buddhas and gods instead of using their own power. This was the deity that the protector monk worshipped, endowing him with endless strength. No one had ever managed to stop him.

  “The Arhat Subdues the Tiger!”
The protector monk exerted his strength, but Li Qingshan refused to budge. Instead, he smiled even wider. There was no better example of trying to show off before a master than this.

  The protector monk’s expression changed. He felt like he was trying to shake a mountain. Let alone a contest of strength, even his determination had been shaken.

  “The Tiger Subdues the Arhat!”
Li Qingshan extended his arms and wrapped them around the protector monk’s waist. Pulling them in, he had already lifted him up from the ground.

  The protector monk’s face reddened. He felt like his waist was about to snap. His bones creaked, and his vision blurred. The Tiger Taming Arhat behind him had vanished as well.

  “You want to compete against me with strength? You aren’t up to standard yet!”
With a belly-to-back suplex, Li Qingshan planted the protector monk upside down in the ground.

  It was still one move!

  And everyone had seen this move clearly. There were not any particularly fancy tricks. Instead, he had let his opponent strike first before crushing him with absolute strength. He shocked the crowd once more.

  Li Qingshan said, “Next!”
“Let me, old Hu, test you!”
Hu Zhigang leapt out. Having no chance at defeating him was one matter. Being too frightened to fight was another matter. Once he developed fear, it would definitely affect his cultivation.

  However, he maintained an extremely great distance from Li Qingshan. He thought, This kid’s physique is so tough, so close combat with him is basically asking to die. I’ll project out my Yin Soul and test him with my techniques!

  But when he gazed out, Li Qingshan had already vanished. He shivered inside and widened his eyes. Finally, he saw a blurry figure that had already reached ten steps away from him.

  He was shocked. How could Li Qingshan still project out his Yin Soul? He drew his blade in a hurry and prepared to attack in the place of defending, but he felt his waist tighten. I’m done for!

  Thunk. Li Qingshan used another belly-to-back suplex. The Illusionary Demon Movement Technique had been weakened, but it was still not a problem to harass opponents like this.

  “Next.”