Cultivating with Bragging System-Chapter 590 - 276: Show Off! Crazy Show Off! The Unsealing of Longhuang Island!_2

To have made such progress in just half a day was an accomplishment so astonishing it would scare anyone who heard of it. Wang Xiu strolled around the temporary marketplace for several laps. He relentlessly showed off, and it was utterly exhilarating!

Eventually, the crowd ran out of new ways to flatter him and their praise became repetitive. The System no longer reacted.

Wang Xiu, still not fully satisfied, smacked his lips and shifted his gaze to another crowd.

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There were only a few hundred people there, but each one exuded a powerful aura. Their eyes flickered with sharp, intimidating light. They were all young, around thirty years of age, but their cultivation levels were extremely high. None were below the Nascent Soul stage, marking them as the clear prodigies from the top Immortal Sects of the Cangyuan Realm.

As Wang Xiu approached, he attracted quite a bit of attention.

A young man in blue robes took the initiative and greeted him by cupping his fists. "Fellow Daoist, may I ask your name?"

Wang Xiu replied with a smile, "Sanqing, Wang Xiu!"

Upon hearing the name Wang Xiu, the surroundings immediately quieted.

A particularly pretty woman exclaimed, "You're the Saint Heir of Sanqing, Wang Xiu? The one who sealed over a dozen Earth Immortal experts of the Demon Race in the battle at the East Sea? Weren't you supposed to be dead?"

Wang Xiu: "..."

Before he could speak, another woman's voice rang out from the crowd. "Where did you get that wild rumor? The Saint Heir of Sanqing is just a youth our age; how could he possibly seal over a dozen Earth Immortals? I remember the Saint Heir of Sanqing is known for his love of making friends. He has confidants all over the world and is quite the romantic. Even several of the most powerful female Demon Emperors fell for him and became his companions! In the final battle, those peerless women held back tears, forcing the Saint Heir to choose between them and the world...

"In the end, with tears in his eyes, the Saint Heir chose all the living beings of the world!

"Heartbroken, the female Demon Emperors lost the will to fight and chose to fulfill his wish!

"Feeling he had wronged the women who loved him, the Saint Heir then took his own life over the East Sea, dying for love!

"Such a moving and tragic tale!"

Wang Xiu: "..."

You have the nerve to call *her* story wild? Yours is ten times more far-fetched!

What kind of trashy, melodramatic romance is this?

And yet, despite how wildly inaccurate this story was, the prodigies from the various territories looked Wang Xiu up and down, stared at his face for a moment, and collectively decided it was about seventy or eighty percent true.

The only point of contention was that in all those stories, Wang Xiu was already dead. But here he was, standing right in front of them, alive and well.

Murmurs rose from the crowd as gazes swept over Wang Xiu.

During the year he had been slumbering, news about him had spread throughout almost the entire Cangyuan Realm. Even if the stories had taken some peculiar turns, the disciples from the major powers had all heard the name Wang Xiu, so they were naturally curious.

Of course, no matter how distorted the tales became, certain aspects remained the same: Wang Xiu's talent was exceptional, he was undefeated among his peers in Nanzhou, he was invincible within his realm, and his bearing outshone that of both the Human and Demon Races.

After all, whether it was the version where Wang Xiu single-handedly suppressed the demon hordes or the one where the female Demon Emperors willingly died for him, the core of the tale required Wang Xiu to be exceptionally remarkable.

In the crowd, a purple-robed youth looked at Wang Xiu with a hint of pity and sighed, "To think those beasts wouldn't even spare a hero of the Human Race like Junior Brother Wang Xiu. They're utterly savage!"

Wang Xiu was momentarily puzzled, not immediately grasping the man's meaning.

The green-robed woman who had spoken first glanced cautiously toward the Proud Children of the Nine Heavens and whispered, "Senior Brother Wang Xiu, were you also forced to come here by them?"

The purple-robed youth quickly chided her, "Silly girl, watch what you say! Don't reopen Senior Brother Wang Xiu's old wounds!"

Wang Xiu waved his hand. "It's not that serious. I wasn't really forced to come."

The purple-robed youth shook his head, his face full of sorrow as he looked at Wang Xiu with heartfelt sympathy. "Senior Brother Wang Xiu, there's no need to be brave for our sake! We understand the pain you've been through. These people from the Nine Heavens don't see us from the Cangyuan Realm as their kin at all. The first thing they do is give you a beating, then they threaten you. It's the same for everyone... Poor Senior Brother Wang Xiu. You survived the brutal war against the Demon Race, only to be bullied like this by your own people! I feel so indignant on your behalf!"

Another youth in red from the Great Swamp Immortal Sect also stepped forward. "I've heard some details of the battle at the East Sea from my elders. Senior Brother Wang Xiu, to seal the Demon Race, you burned a massive amount of your lifespan and suffered grievous injuries. You haven't recovered yet, have you? If you were at your peak, you would've had a chance to win against this lot. But alas... there are no 'what ifs' in life."

"Ah! Senior Brother Wang Xiu is still injured? Which beast forced you to come to this Northern Sea!" the green-robed woman exclaimed, grinding her teeth as her lively eyes filled with rage.

"They're worse than beasts!"

"My name is Zhang Zhong, and while I may not be some great hero, I've always admired true paragons like Brother Wang Xiu," the purple-robed youth declared suddenly. "I can endure my own humiliation, but I cannot accept seeing Brother Wang treated like this! Brothers, let's go find the beast who forced him to come here and demand they let him go back to recuperate!"

"Let's go teach that beast a lesson!"

"Find that animal!"

For a moment, passions flared. The commotion grew so intense that it drew frequent glances from onlookers.

「On the other side of the crowd.」

Seated in his phoenix carriage and waiting for Longhuang Island to be completely unsealed, Yu Xiaolong suddenly sneezed three times in a row.

He looked up, his eyes full of confusion. What's going on? Has this young master... caught a cold?

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"I, Wang, am grateful for everyone's good intentions!"

Wang Xiu had never expected that these prodigies from other territories, complete strangers to him, would be willing to go this far on his behalf. A wave of warmth spread through his heart.

He hurriedly explained, "But you've all truly misunderstood. No one forced me. I came to Longhuang Island of my own free will!"

The green-robed girl blinked her beautiful eyes and patted her ample chest. "Senior Brother Wang Xiu, don't worry about us! This is the Cangyuan Realm, after all. They won't dare go too far. If we stand together, we can certainly make them think twice!"

The purple-robed youth, Zhang Zhong, also chimed in, "Indeed. I, Zhang, may not be very powerful, but I'm still confident I can handle a beast who only knows how to prey on the injured!"

DING!

[Detected someone bragging nearby. Congratulations, Host, for gaining Mana +244!]

More and more people began to declare their support.

Wang Xiu was a hero of the Human Race, known throughout the world for his outstanding contributions in the Battle of the East Sea. These were passionate youths in their late twenties and early thirties who valued righteousness, and they were unwilling to see such a hero fall so low.

Wang Xiu was at a loss, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and it took a great deal of effort to calm Zhang Zhong and the others.

"Brother Zhang, this trip to Longhuang Island is fraught with unknown dangers. It's too dangerous for you all to rush onto the island like this..."

After a moment of contemplation, Wang Xiu said to the group before him, "If you wish to leave, I should be able to help you depart!"

This offer was made in all seriousness. The Proud Children of the Nine Heavens all had cultivation levels at Soul Travel or higher, and their combat prowess was astounding. With the strength of these prodigies from the Cangyuan Realm, it would be difficult to pose a threat to them; they would essentially be used as cannon fodder.

It was for this very reason that Wang Xiu hadn't asked Li Xuanqi, Zhang Yuge, or the others to come along. He had come alone.

Now, he likewise wanted to persuade Zhang Zhong and the others to leave.

Hearing his words, an interested look appeared in the eyes of Zhang Zhong and the others, but it quickly vanished. They shook their heads and said, "Senior Brother Wang Xiu, we appreciate your good intentions! To be honest, although we were forced to come, we don't want to miss an opportunity like Longhuang Island either! 'Fortune is found in peril,' as they say. It would be a great pity to walk away from a once-in-a-millennium opportunity like this!"

Wang Xiu looked at them quietly. Realizing their minds were made up, he stopped trying to persuade them and simply nodded.

Just then, colossal waves erupted from the sea.

The Longhuang Island floating in the sky trembled violently.

One after another, restrictive barriers shattered, scattering into countless specks of starlight that fell upon the sea's surface.

Heaven and earth underwent a tremendous change.

Longhuang Island was unsealed!

"Charge!"

No one knew who shouted it first.

The sky filled with countless cultivators who swarmed upwards, like a massive army charging into battle