Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Chapter 148: 148 Powerless to Turn Back the Heavens?

Swoosh!

With a kick that severely wounded Song Tian, Feng Hang’s eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of murderous intent. It seemed he was not quite satisfied with the outcome; he was determined to show those Outer Disciples what would happen to anyone who dared to oppose him.

In fact, competitions like this Outer Sect grand battle in the Arena Hall were not really about personal grievances; it was all about the two spots available for promotion to the Inner Sect.

But Feng Hang, with his narrow-mindedness, believed that Song Tian was disrespecting him. By stepping into the arena, Song Tian was challenging his authority and making him lose face.

Moreover, Feng Hang had recently been made furious by Yun Xiao and was on edge. That’s why he intended to make an example of Song Tian, who dared to ’beard the lion.’

In this Outer Sect, there were two places where life-and-death struggles were not forbidden: one was the Jade Pot Cave, and the other was this Arena Hall. Some Outer Disciples who had unsolvable deadly feuds would agree to fight here before the Sect Elders, battling to the death.

As for the life-and-death matches on the stage during the Outer Sect’s grand competition, naturally, they were not prohibited either. This was the cruelty of cultivation—if you wanted more resources and to advance to the Inner Sect, standing above the hundreds of other Outer Disciples of the Jade Pot Sect, you had to be prepared to risk your life.

In Feng Hang’s view, there was nothing wrong with his ruthless action. Little did he know, his behavior had already brought about the disdain of many Outer Disciples. This guy was perhaps a bit too cruel?

Under the slightly contemptuous gaze of everyone, Feng Hang completely ignored them. After using his Body Meridian Techniques, he instantly appeared before Song Tian.

At this moment, Song Tian, who had been kicked in the abdomen by Feng Hang, was sweating profusely from the pain. Seeing Feng Hang appear in front of him again, his soul nearly scattered in horror.

”I admit...”

It seemed Song Tian had seen the murderous intent in Feng Hang’s eyes. In desperation and enduring severe internal injuries, he was about to admit defeat.

In the Outer Sect’s grand battle on the Arena Hall stage, it was ultimately not a prearranged life-and-death fight. Under the watchful eyes of the Elders, if one conceded defeat first, the opponent could not strike to kill.

Song Tian also remembered this rule and intended to admit defeat before Feng Hang’s lethal move could hit. However, his reaction was within Feng Hang’s expectation. Before he could even utter the word ”defeat,” Feng Hang’s attack had already descended upon him.

Bang!

This time Feng Hang showed no mercy at all, delivering a brutal kick straight to Song Tian’s chest. The highly talented Outer Disciple, who was already seriously injured, was kicked clear off the stage and smashed into a group of people at a distance.

This group was undoubtedly the Outer Disciple talents who had finished drawing lots for the grand competition but had not yet fought on the stage. It seemed Feng Hang’s kick was not just random.

Looking at the group of talents whose eyes were filled with anger yet dared not speak out, Feng Hang felt he had achieved his goal. He wanted to intimidate these overconfident Outer Disciple talents. See, this is the consequence of provoking me, Feng Hang.

Song Tian, who had already been seriously injured, was once again kicked off the stage by Feng Hang. He fainted in mid-air, and even people like Shen Xiao and Xuan Zhi, with their powerful Soul forces, could sense that there was no saving Song Tian now.

”Feng Hang went a little too far, didn’t he?” murmured the Great Elder Lu Zhan, sitting in the northern seats, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, his gaze sweeping across the number four stage with a hint of disgust. As a leader of the Medical Pulse lineage, he had no fondness for a brutally cruel character like Feng Hang.

”The Great Elder seems a bit biased with those words. This is the Outer Sect’s grand competition arena battle, and it was agreed beforehand that life and death are not forbidden. This young man’s personality is quite to this Elder’s liking!”

As Lu Zhan’s words fell, Fu Du, who was beside him, leisurely opened his mouth, his tone showing no concern for Feng Hang’s brutal attack—instead, he spoke with admiration.

The Medical and Poison lineages had always held different philosophies. Meridian Masters like Lu Zhan always adhered to the compassionate principle of healing and saving people. Poison Vein Masters like Fu Du, however, were most skilled at creating poisons and killing. Without a brutal heart, how could such people inspire fear?

Feng Hang, who was greatly disliked by Lu Zhan, was considered a treasure in Fu Du’s eyes. In his opinion, such a personality was perfect material for becoming a Poison Vein Master, and he couldn’t let the Medical Pulse lineage snatch him away.

”No, I must go check on that young man’s injuries!”

Lu Zhan’s disgusted gaze moved away from the stage and eventually settled on the motionless figure in front of the group of Outer Disciple talents. That figure was Song Tian, who had already passed out.

Regarding the power of that kick from Feng Hang just now, Lu Zhan naturally felt a profound sense of it. Therefore, he didn’t hold much hope that Song Tian would survive.

However, driven by the compassionate heart inherent to the lineage of Medical Pulse Masters, Lu Zhan could not bear to see such a talent die in frustration. Thus, with a shift in his figure, he was already before Song Tian.

With this venerable figure’s arrival, many Outer Disciples with innate talent all showed faces filled with eagerness and admiration. Rarely would they have the opportunity to be so close to the Great Elder. To them, this was an unconventional stroke of fortune.

Lu Zhan paid no attention to these gazes from the Outer Disciple prodigies. Reaching out his hand, he quickly touched the barely breathing Song Tian several times, only to let out a light sigh in the end.

Yun Xiao, who was also shaking his head in regret, felt a stir in his heart upon seeing the actions of this Great Elder. He couldn’t help but think to himself that the Meridian Refining Technique of the Great Elder from Jade Pot Sect might be even more advanced than Fu Du’s.

The Great Elder Lu Zhan, with a look of lament on his face, seemed unwilling to give up. Determination flashed across his aged face, and he extended his hand once more.

”What technique is this?”

This time, the prodigies who were not Meridian Refining Masters found their eyes spinning with confusion. It seemed to them that Lu Zhan’s fingers were just flying up and down Song Tian’s body, but they couldn’t tell where his fingers actually touched.

”This... This... Could this be the legendary Meridian Array?”

Compared to these ordinary cultivators, Meridian Masters like Xuan Zhi or Shen Xiao, with their broader and more discerning perspectives, couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath when they realized what Lu Zhan was doing.

Though Yun Xiao was able to deploy the Ren Du Meridian Array at a low rank, unblocking the governor and conception vessels of Ling Wan, that was only because of the Soul from his past life as Long Xiao Battle God.

On the Hidden Dragon Continent, the practice of Meridian Arrays was rare, preserved only within a few sects with ancient and lengthy heritages, or within powerful influences like the Xuanyue Royal Family, where one or two inherited Meridian Arrays existed.

Even within Jade Pot Sect, Xuan Zhi and Shen Xiao were aware that there weren’t many Meridian Array Diagrams, and such treasures were only accessible to Pulse Refining Masters of the Spiritual Rank or higher. They, as Mortal Rank Meridian Refining Masters, could only sigh in yearning even if they encountered an Array Map.

The technique that Great Elder Lu Zhan was performing at this moment was indeed a renowned Meridian Array within Jade Pot Sect, known as the ”Minor Universe Meridian Array”. Its greatest function was to reverse the cosmos, allowing those with life-threatening injuries on the verge of death to be revived.

As a Great Elder of the Medical Pulse lineage, Lu Zhan had once utilized the Minor Universe Meridian Array to save someone dismissed as doomed by other Meridian Refining Masters, nearly causing others to pop their eyes in shock.

However, there were limits to the Minor Universe Meridian Array. It might be restrained by the level of the Meridian Master, or perhaps by the severity of the patient’s wounds. Either way, when Lu Zhan executed the Minor Universe Meridian Array this time, he found himself unable to turn the tide.

Song Tian’s injuries were simply too severe; even Lu Zhan’s use of the Minor Universe Meridian Array to reverse the cosmos could not revive him. Perhaps it was his fate to end this way.

The so-called reversal of cosmos by the Minor Universe Meridian Array couldn’t truly reverse fate. It was meant for injuries not yet terminal. For a fatally wounded person like Song Tian, even the Sect Master of Jade Pot Sect, who was a Spirit-grade Advanced Pulse Refining Master, would likely be powerless to save him.

Since even the Minor Universe Meridian Array couldn’t save Song Tian, Lu Zhan knew this person’s time was up. At the same time, he felt even more disdain for Feng Hang, who struck with such a vicious hand.

”Tianshu Acupoint!”

Yet, as Lu Zhan gently shook his head, intending to withdraw his hands and end the use of the Minor Universe Meridian Array, he heard a somewhat unfamiliar voice.

”Tianshu Acupoint?”

As a Spiritual Rank Intermediate Meridian Master, Lu Zhan immediately realized that these three words referred to an acupoint, and its location was not at all unfamiliar to him.

The Tianshu Acupoint is an important major acupoint located at the front of a person’s chest. However, compared to the Minor Universe Meridian Array Lu Zhan had just executed, there was no need to involve this acupoint, and so at that moment, his fingers slightly stiffened with hesitation.

Since Lu Zhan appeared here and started applying techniques to try to save Song Tian, the entire Arena Hall fell into silence. Especially the prodigies participating in the Outer Sect competition, they dared not even breathe too loudly, for fear of disturbing Lu Zhan’s treatment.

Thus, the mention of ”Tianshu Acupoint” was exceedingly clear at this time. And when everyone turned their gaze towards the speaker, they were all taken aback, thereafter producing various thoughts.

Among these thoughts were disdain, mockery, and an unspeakable envy, for the one who spoke was none other than Yun Xiao, who made a splash as soon as he joined the Outer Sect of Jade Pot Sect.

Yun Xiao undoubtedly had many enemies among this group. When these adversaries saw that the speaker was Yun Xiao, their resentful hearts burst forth with poison, and among them, the Third Prince of the Royal Family, Xuan Zhi, was the most prominent.