Chapter 29: The Myriad Fire Physique

Zhou Xiaoyue’s entrance held no surprises; her early Foundation Establishment cultivation was common among inner disciples.

However, the moment she made her move, everyone present was utterly astonished.

The reason was simple: not only did Zhou Xiaoyue show Wang Changtian no mercy, but after each of her attacks, sparks of fire would erupt from her body.

As her attacks grew more frequent and intense, the sparks multiplied, eventually transforming Zhou Xiaoyue into a ‘fire human’. Wang Changtian had no time to deploy any formations, forced into a desperate retreat to avoid being struck by her flaming whip.

He had considered a thousand possibilities, yet never imagined encountering such a lunatic!

What could have driven this female cultivator, Zhou Xiaoyue, to such an extreme? Her entire body blazed with fire, employing a technique that harmed herself almost as much as her opponent, causing the temperature of the arena to soar.

Every strike she aimed at him was ruthless, utterly devoid of the deference typically shown to male cultivators.

‘She must be someone who can’t find a male cultivator!’ he thought.

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“This… this is… I claim this woman for my Molten Fire Peak!”

Yet, as the onlookers remained bewildered by Zhou Xiaoyue’s technique, an elderly female cultivator with silver hair, one of the twelve peak masters seated above the arena, suddenly rose to her feet. Her face was alight with joyous surprise as she gazed at Zhou Xiaoyue.

The satisfaction in her eyes was akin to discovering a priceless natural treasure, making it impossible to tear her gaze away.

“Li Fengling, do you take us all for fools? A Myriad Fire Physique, such a precious spiritual body—your Molten Fire Peak intends to monopolize it? Dream on!”

“Haha, I wasn’t certain at first, but it truly is a Myriad Fire Physique! Excellent, excellent, my Spirit Forging Peak wants a piece of this too.”

“Let’s discuss this later! You’ve all lived for thousands of years, why are you still bickering like children? Settle down, all of you!”

The peak masters’ conversation was not suppressed, allowing the spectating cultivators to overhear. Immediately, envious gazes turned toward the flame-engulfed Zhou Xiaoyue in the arena.

She was a lucky soul with a spiritual body!

Although the Myriad Fire Physique was a relatively common spiritual body, it was still a spiritual body, nonetheless!

In the cultivation world, besides innate spiritual root aptitude, possessing a rare spiritual body could significantly accelerate one’s cultivation.

Moreover, it could enhance one’s offensive and defensive capabilities!

Even in the Heavenly Overlord Sect, the foremost righteous sect, any disciple found to possess a spiritual body—regardless of how low their cultivation—would immediately be taken in as an elite disciple by a peak master.

After meticulous guidance, they were destined to become a formidable asset to the Heavenly Overlord Sect within a century!

Witnessing Zhou Xiaoyue’s Myriad Fire Physique, the peak masters were perplexed. The sect’s entrance inspections were meticulously thorough, yet Zhou Xiaoyue’s spiritual body had only now manifested. Aside from intentional concealment, only one other possibility remained.

Her spiritual body had been dormant.

This probability was exceedingly small, almost impossible. However, within the vast cultivation world, one or two such cases would occasionally arise, proving the phenomenon’s existence.

“You lose.”

While everyone envied Zhou Xiaoyue’s impending rise to glory, she herself remained unaffected. As the flames around her grew large enough to spread across the arena, Wang Changtian, no matter how he dodged, could not escape.

Consequently, Wang Changtian’s clothes caught fire, which proved impossible to extinguish. Feeling the searing flames rapidly engulf his body, he ripped off his clothes without a second thought, fearing severe burns.

The moment Wang Changtian actively tore off his own clothes, a clamor of excited shouts erupted from the spectators below, eager to witness the spectacle.

Wang Changtian’s companions’ faces darkened. They felt utterly disgraced by his indecent public disrobing.

Some even stormed off, unable to bear such a humiliating moment.

As some reveled in the show and others frantically tried to cover their embarrassment, Zhou Xiaoyue, after retracting her long whip, involuntarily turned her gaze toward Ye Cha, her heart aching.

‘As expected, it ultimately came to this. The Sect Master truly harbors ulterior motives toward Junior Brother Ye Cha.’

‘Even if I awaken my spiritual body and become an elite disciple, I still won’t be able to win Junior Brother Ye Cha’s heart, will I?’

‘Ye Cha is the man I can never have, no matter how much I strive.’