Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 946: Senior Sister Huang Miao

Huang Miao was younger than Yang Lin; she was not born with an Innate Spiritual Root, yet her strength far surpassed his. She ranked second on the Inner Court Disciple Strength Ranking, which was due in part to her diligent cultivation and also because she had once encountered a fortuitous opportunity.

Unlike Gao Shuxian, who was pampered and spoiled, arrogant and domineering, ruthless, and scheming, Huang Miao, although she was the second-ranked individual on the Inner Court Disciple Strength Ranking, was modest and sincere in her dealings with others, treating every Inner Court disciple with due respect, which resulted in her having quite a good reputation among them.

As for Fang Bai, a newly promoted Inner Court disciple who was highly valued by the higher-ups of the Martial Academy, Huang Miao harbored no jealousy but rather a sense of curiosity.

Fang Bai possessed a Dual Attribute Innate Spiritual Root of wood and fire, and at about twenty years old, he was already a Heaven Level mid-rank Martial Artist—unprecedented in the history of Bitao Martial Academy. No wonder the higher-ups were ecstatic, treating him as a treasured find.

Huang Miao was certain that in the future, the Martial Academy leadership would go to great lengths to cultivate Fang Bai. With his kind of talent, as long as he did not encounter any major disasters along the way, he was bound to achieve great things on the Martial Dao and could possibly lead Bitao Martial Academy to become a third-grade sect or even a higher level one.

The so-called major disasters referred to Fang Bai becoming a cripple or perishing.

In the current True Martial Realm, competition between the various sects and factions was fierce. If news of a Martial Dao genius emerged from Bitao Martial Academy, it would definitely catch the attention of other sects and factions.

Those sects and factions that were on bad terms or even hostile towards Bitao Martial Academy would definitely not want to see such a gifted and promising genius disciple arise, posing a threat to them. So, they would try by all means to cripple Fang Bai or even kill him directly.

The Martial Academy’s higher-ups were naturally aware of this and therefore, protecting Fang Bai’s personal safety had become one of their top priorities; they wouldn’t allow an incident to befall a disciple who might lead the rise of the academy.

Huang Miao was an orphan who had lived in Bitao Martial Academy since childhood, considering it her home. She shared the academy’s fortunes and misfortunes, and no one wanted to see it prosper more than she did.

So, regarding Fang Bai becoming a disciple of the academy, Huang Miao felt no envy but was instead inspired and heartened.

Even though Huang Miao supported Fang Bai internally, when it came to his duel with Yang Lin, she wasn’t very optimistic about his chances, so she made a special trip to the Practice Battle Arena. In case Yang Lin attempted to harm Fang Bai during the duel, she could intervene in time.

Huang Miao had initially observed from a distance, somewhat eager to witness the duel between Yang Lin and Fang Bai and thereby gauge Fang Bai’s true strength, but to her surprise, Hou Ziping suddenly stepped forward, wanting to fight Yang Wei first.

What surprised Huang Miao even more was that Fang Bai also got involved in the bet, wagering five thousand Essence Stones and fifty Elixirs on Hou Ziping’s victory.

Huang Miao thought to herself that Fang Bai had just entered the Inner Court, and the five thousand Essence Stones and fifty Elixirs he was betting were probably what he had just received. If he lost them, he would face the awkward situation of having no cultivation resources for the next month.

Out of a protective instinct, Huang Miao stepped forward immediately to bet against Fang Bai. That way, after Fang Bai lost to her, the Essence Stones and Elixirs would be hers, and she could find a time to secretly return the won resources to Fang Bai. This was better than losing them to other Inner Court disciples.

She believed that Fang Bai would understand her well-meaning intentions before long.

"Senior Sister Huang, are you really sure you want to bet against me? Don’t you want to think it over? If you lose, it’ll cost you a tidy sum of cultivation resources!"

Fang Bai said with a beaming smile.

Huang Miao, seeing Fang Bai’s confident demeanor, couldn’t help feeling a mix of annoyance and amusement as she replied, "No need to think it over, I’ll take the bet! Five thousand Essence Stones, fifty Elixirs—I can afford to lose them!"

"Alright, then it’s agreed!"

Fang Bai said, stepped away, and left space for Hou Ziping and Yang Wei to duel.

The other Inner Court disciples also retreated, their eyes fixed on Hou Ziping and Yang Wei.

"Senior Brother Hou, I didn’t expect you to recover so quickly. It seems I didn’t hit you hard enough last time. This time, you won’t be so lucky!"

Yang Wei spoke in a deep voice, slowly approaching Hou Ziping step by step.

"Go, Senior Brother Yang!"

"Junior Brother Yang, I’ve bet a thousand Essence Stones and ten elixirs on you winning. Don’t let me down!" free𝑤ebnovel.com

"I’m betting on you this time, Senior Brother Hou!"

"I hope you can create a miracle, Senior Brother Hou, and turn the tables on Junior Brother Yang!"

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The duel between Hou Ziping and Yang Wei was imminent, and the surrounding Inner Court disciples began shouting, some supporting Yang Wei, others favoring Hou Ziping, but nine out of ten were cheering for Yang Wei.

Huang Miao glanced at Fang Bai, and seeing the smile at the corner of his mouth and his relaxed demeanor, she thought to herself, "This kid seems to have a lot of confidence in Hou Ziping! Isn’t he afraid that Hou Ziping will lose? After betting five thousand Essence Stones and fifty elixirs, I can’t believe he wouldn’t be distressed!"

Just then, as Yang Wei, who had been steadily approaching Hou Ziping, suddenly sped up, his figure flashed like a ghost in front of Hou Ziping. His right palm turned into a blade, raised high, and fiercely chopped down towards Hou Ziping’s left shoulder.

Wanting to win with a single strike and show off his strength, Yang Wei poured all his energy into this Palm Blade, which carried the True Yuan of a Heaven Level middle-tier Martial Artist. His hand was sharper than a hundred-refined steel blade, and if it hit Hou Ziping, it could immediately inflict a heavy injury and render him powerless.

Yang Lin, who was watching from the side, nodded slightly, thinking that his cousin’s strength wasn’t bad at all. No wonder he ranked eighteenth on the Inner Court disciples’ power ranking.

"This Yang Wei really doesn’t care for the fellowship among Sect members, striking so viciously! If that Palm Blade hits Hou Ziping, even if his left arm isn’t completely ruined, it will be practically unusable in the future, which would greatly affect his combat capabilities."

Huang Miao disliked the idea of Sect members fighting each other, and seeing Yang Wei’s ruthless attack, her brows lightly furrowed, a trace of coldness flitting across her eyes.

At the same time, she was also secretly worried for Hou Ziping, wondering if he could withstand Yang Wei’s all-out blow.

No trace of panic could be seen on Hou Ziping’s face; in fact, he was eerily calm. He made no hasty moves to dodge or defend, and it wasn’t until Yang Wei’s Palm Blade was mere inches from his shoulder that Hou Ziping finally reacted.

He moved back, narrowly avoiding Yang Wei’s Palm Blade, then his figure shifted, appearing on Yang Wei’s left side. Simultaneously, he lifted his right hand, reaching out like lightning to grab Yang Wei’s descending palm.

This sequence of movements was smooth as flowing water, completed in the blink of an eye, so quick that Yang Wei was dizzy and could not react in time.

By the time Yang Wei came to his senses, he only felt his palm tightening, already firmly grasped by Hou Ziping.