Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 223 - 221: Duel to the Death

You don’t want the whole Daqian knowing I’m Huang Wu too, right?

Bai Jingxue’s rosy lips parted in shock, her mind going utterly blank!

She never dreamed Xu Yang would say something like that in the end!

To kill not just the body but smash the heart, too!

Jumping up just to slap them in the face.

She was truly afraid the Wuhou Hall Master would fly into a rage and slap Xu Yang to death!

Brazen provocation to this degree—it’s indescribable!

Seriously, this one sentence hit harder than all the previous threats combined!

Bai Song almost couldn’t hold back a laugh, his old face turning beet red from holding it in!

That beam of spiritual light trembled violently!

This—the truth can’t be kept covered up even if Xu Yang is killed!

He stormed into Wuhou Hall, passed the Martial Marquis Xuantian Arena, Wuhou Hall declared to central Daqian they’d give him the best resources, the best treatment, and use him to suppress Xu Yang!

But he is Xu Yang!

If word gets out... there’s no exaggeration: after Xu Yang publicly humiliated and slapped Wuhou Hall in the Northern Territory, then this again—total loss of face!

Anyone who mentions Wuhou Hall will think of that instantly, they’ll become a complete laughingstock!

You lose a fight, you can still win it back!

But lose your face? That’s not easy to recover!

Gon Lang’s fists were creaking and cracking; right now he really wanted to interrogate: Are you a man or a dog?

Shit, you’re worse than a dog!

Thank heavens I’m only Vice Hall Master!

If I were Hall Master, sitting in the Master’s seat, faced with this, what would I do?

Slap Xu Yang to death?

Mm, that’d feel good!

Satisfying for sure!

And then, Wuhou Hall loses all face!

Thinking about it, Gon Lang’s face turned as dark as the bottom of a wok!

"Hehe!"

Xu Yang smiled faintly, not caring at all about Gon Lang, Zheng Qi, and the others’ reactions.

He curved his hand and snatched.

The marriage contract fell into his palm.

He casually glanced over it, then suddenly clenched hard!

Pa!

Bits of paper scattered through his fingers with a rustling sound!

Seeing this, Zheng Qi roared, "You dare destroy the marriage contract written personally by the Hall Master?"

"Destroy? It was written on a whim, destroyed on a whim—why not?"

Xu Yang sneered at the beam of spiritual light.

Zheng Qi swallowed; he actually dared to insult the Hall Master?

How does he dare?

Is he really not afraid of dying?

Does he really think saying all this drivel will save him?

Triple question combo!

Bai Jingxue trembled, her gaze clouded as she looked at the paper clippings all over the floor, then raised her eyes to Xu Yang—her pupils welling like autumn water, nearly dazzled!

"I, Xu Yang, challenge Zheng Qi to a life-and-death duel. Name the time!"

Xu Yang flicked his hand, straightened his posture, and said every word with unwavering seriousness.

He knew very well it was almost impossible to genuinely threaten Wuhou Hall with just words!

But precisely because of these words, Wuhou Hall would have to think twice, wouldn’t dare go too far!

The life-and-death battle is the last step down!

Given for Wuhou Hall’s sake.

He couldn’t guarantee Wuhou Hall would accept, but this was the only breakthrough he could think of right now!

Hearing this, Zheng Qi’s eyes lit up with glee!

A life-and-death fight—a righteous, open fight—he’d been longing for this moment forever.

"Hall Master, I accept the challenge!"

He looked expectantly at the spiritual light!

Gon Lang frowned slightly. Xu Yang’s strength was not to be underestimated!

To be honest, after all that’s happened, his confidence in Zheng Qi had taken a dramatic hit!

But refusing now would make them look weak!

Anyway, even if Xu Yang’s strength is outlandishly high, don’t forget where this is!

The Great Qian Martial Arts Sacred Land!

Anything could happen here—miracles by the dozen!

Thinking of this, Gon Lang’s brows loosened, his eyes flashing with pride!

So long as the Hall Master agreed, Xu Yang was dead for sure!

And no one could say Wuhou Hall was in the wrong!

"Five days from now, Wuhou Hall, life-and-death battle!"

The Hall Master’s voice finally sounded out.

Zheng Qi was beside himself with joy, staring at Xu Yang with a sneering laugh: "You damned dog, you won’t have a chance to act arrogant again."

"Five days from now, it will be the day you die!"

The duel hadn’t even happened and already, all his previous resentment and humiliation were swept away!

Xu Yang, too, was all happiness on his face.

Killing Zheng Qi would settle an old grudge—it’d save him the trouble of worrying about it all the time!

If Zheng Qi could read his mind, he’d probably be so angry he’d be spitting blood again!

The dignified Marquis Wu, ranked fourth—when had he ever been so disregarded?

"Gon Lang, throw him into Black Water Insect Prison!"

Gon Lang’s pupils shrank; shock and doubt flickered, then he smiled placidly and replied, "Yes, Hall Master!"

"No!"

Mr. Bai shouted anxiously.

But that beam of spiritual light shattered in a flash, disappearing without a trace!

He looked at Xu Yang, terribly anxious. "Mr. Xu, you must not go to Black Water Insect Prison!"

Gon Lang sneered, "Mr. Bai, don’t play the victim here!"

Xu Yang frowned slightly. What kind of place was Black Water Insect Prison?

For Mr. Bai to react so strongly?

But there was no time left for debate!

This was already the best possible outcome!

"Mr. Bai, it’s fine! It’s only five days!" Xu Yang gave Mr. Bai a slight shake of his head.

Mr. Bai opened his mouth, a wry smile on his face.

Now all they could do was hope Xu Yang could work a miracle—what else could be done?

The Bai Family’s crisis was eased for now, and even though he believed Xu Yang could win the life-and-death fight, the Black Water Insect Prison still struck terror into the hearts of everyone in the Bai Family!

Even with all of Xu Yang’s methods, could he really last five days in the Black Water Insect Prison?

"Xu Yang, you brought this on yourself!"

"No matter what tricks you’ve got, in the Black Water Insect Prison, you’ll lie down for me whether you’re a dragon or a tiger!"

Zheng Qi slowly approached, a cruel smile on his lips.

That place was basically taboo in Wuhou Hall!

Plenty of people just hear the name and start to tremble!

Gon Lang said flatly, "If you want to talk more with the Hall Master, you’re out of luck. If you regret this, say so fast—once you’re in the Black Water Insect Prison, it’ll be too late!"

Xu Yang grew even more intrigued.

He truly didn’t believe a mere cell could make his life worse than death!

"Relax. I won’t regret it!"

"But you all make it sound so scary—what’s the secret of this Black Water Insect Prison?"

Xu Yang looked calmly at Gon Lang, his curiosity plain.

From Zheng Qi’s eyes, though, it looked downright stupid!

He burst into laughter, "There’s no harm telling you—Black Water Insect Prison is the most terrifying dungeon in all of Wuhou Hall!"

"Inside, it’s full of black water, also called Nether Heaviness Water! It crushes the body, and at the same time it erodes flesh and cuts off all life force; no matter how powerful your Body Refining Skill, don’t even think about withstanding it!"

"Want to use it to toughen your body? That’s a joke!"

Zheng Qi’s eyes flickered with dread: "That’s not all—there are demon bugs biting, gnawing your flesh and swallowing your True Essence; Demon Shadow Devouring God haunts your Sea of Consciousness, constantly devouring your Spiritual Power!"

"Even a Myriad Phenomena Realm powerhouse locked in the depths—after seven days, their vitality withers, after half a month at most, it’s certain death!"

"Throughout the Central Region, everyone’s terrified of it! For state criminals, being thrown into the Purple Fire Celestial Prison Forbidden Land is a leniency—the greatest punishment is being locked in the Black Water Insect Prison!"

"Such suffering—humans can’t endure it!"

Thinking about Xu Yang enduring all this agony for five days, Zheng Qi felt nothing but delight.

After five days, even if Xu Yang crawled out alive, he’d lose a layer of skin—still think he’d be able to fight him?

Wishful thinking!

Xu Yang glanced at Zheng Qi, then over the proud Gon Lang and the worried Bai Jingxue, Bai Song, and the rest. His expression slowly turned odd.

This is it?