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Chapter 1019: Chapter 1119: Unscrupulous Scoundrels
Wang Qian had not expected Hu Zonglai to suddenly strike at her, and with such extreme speed at that, she couldn’t react in time before his hand was already reaching for the vital spot on her chest.
Wang Qian’s face lost all color.
She wanted to retreat in shock, but it was too late.
Just as Hu Zonglai’s hand was about to grasp her vital spot, suddenly, a streak of Sword Qi tore through the great hall and slashed at Hu Zonglai—it was Elder Deng Fang making his move.
Seeing this, Hu Zonglai didn’t bother with Wang Qian and, with a backward swipe of his palm, scattered Deng Fang’s Sword Qi, then reached out to grab at Deng Fang.
Immediately, the two of them exchanged blows inside the great hall.
Although both were Divine Emperor powerhouses, Hu Zonglai was at the late peak of the Ten Layers of Divine Emperor, while Deng Fang was merely at the early stage of Ten Layers, thus, Deng Fang was quickly suppressed by Hu Zonglai and forced to continuously retreat.
In the end, Deng Fang was struck in the chest by a palm from Hu Zonglai, sent flying out and crashing outside the great hall.
Wang Qian, panicked, quickly leapt to Deng Fang’s side and helped him up: "Third Elder."
The Star Dragon Sect now had only nine Great Elders left.
Below the Sect Master, there were nine elders, with Hu Zonglai being the strongest, known as the Great Elder, while Deng Fang was the Third Elder.
Deng Fang swallowed a dose of Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Water, looked at Hu Zonglai furiously and said, "Hu Zonglai, even if you are powerful, the Star Dragon Sect is no place for you to act recklessly!"
"You dream of becoming the Sect Master of the Star Dragon Sect—wishful thinking! Unless you cultivate either the Star Dragon Art or the Ancient Beginning Dragon Technique!"
Originally, Ao Xu set the rule that only those with a fourteenth-level Long Clan Martial Soul who had cultivated the Ancient Beginning Dragon Technique could become the Sect Master of the Star Dragon Sect, holding sway over the Star Dragon Sect, but since geniuses with a fourteenth-level Long Clan Martial Soul were exceedingly rare, the rule was later changed to allow those who had cultivated the Star Dragon Art to suffice.
The Star Dragon Art was also created by Ancestor Ao Xu, but the requirements for cultivating the Star Dragon Art were much lower than for cultivating the Ancient Beginning Dragon Technique.
"Star Dragon Art?" Hu Zonglai sneered. "Right now, no one in the entire sect has managed to cultivate the Star Dragon Art, let alone the Ancient Beginning Dragon Technique."
"Since nobody has! Then let’s decide based on strength!"
Having said that, he approached Deng Fang and Wang Qian, adding, "If you choose me as the Sect Master, I will certainly not treat you unfairly!"
"I’ve already said it, your desire to become Sect Master is delusional!" Deng Fang shouted angrily. "Hu Zonglai, don’t think I don’t know that over these years, you’ve been colluding with the people from the Profound Yin Sect, embezzling the sect’s cultivation resources."
The other elders exchanged looks.
Upon hearing this, a murderous intent flashed in Hu Zonglai’s eyes. "Slandering! Stubborn to the end, if this is how you want it, then don’t blame me for disregarding our past!" he said, and with that, his hand transformed into a claw and swept down towards Deng Fang’s head.
Clearly, Deng Fang knew too much about his collusion with the Profound Yin Sect, and Hu Zonglai wanted to silence him once and for all.
Just as Hu Zonglai’s claw was about to grab Deng Fang’s head, at that moment, a golden fist imprint flew through the air, and from within the Golden Dragon Fist Imprint, a Golden Dragon emerged.
The Golden Dragon roared.
"Golden Dragon Fist?" Hu Zonglai’s face suddenly changed, and he switched from claw to fist, sending out a punch in return.
Even so, he was still knocked from mid-air and smashed against a pillar in the great hall, causing the pillar to crack, scattering stone and rubble all around.
The sudden turn of events left everyone stunned.
Looking up, they saw a young man in blue approaching from afar, stepping on air, flanked by a group including a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in icy snow garments.
Though the Star Dragon Sect had weakened, it still had restrictions set by ancient and even more ancient powerful beings of the Star Dragon Sect, yet this young man in blue and his companions were able to effortlessly pass through these restrictions and make their way toward the great hall.
The entire hall was flabbergasted, not understanding how the young man in blue had evaded these forbidden attacks.
The newcomers were none other than Yang Xiaotian and his companions.
The appearance of Yang Xiaotian and his companions alarmed the disciples of the Star Dragon Sect, as tens of thousands of disciples poured out from various mountain peaks.
However, the Four Demonic Sorcerers merely glanced at these Star Dragon Sect disciples, and like spirits possessed, they were all overcome with a chill, not daring to advance.
In the blink of an eye, Yang Xiaotian and his companions had reached the hall.
Seeing Yang Xiaotian and his companions arrive, Hu Zonglai couldn’t help but look at Yang Xiaotian in surprise and anger, "Who are you? How do you know the Golden Dragon Fist Imprint!"
The Golden Dragon Fist Imprint was a secret technique of their Star Dragon Sect, transmitted only to successive Sect Masters, but since a few predecessors, no one had managed to cultivate the Golden Dragon Fist Imprint.
At this time, Deng Fang also stood up, looking at Yang Xiaotian with amazement and suspicion, along with several other Elders.
However, when Hu Zonglai caught a clear glimpse of Meng Bingxue beside Yang Xiaotian, he swallowed hard.
Even Wang Qian, upon seeing Meng Bingxue’s face, felt that the entire hall brightened.
"Who I am is of no concern to you, are you Hu Zonglai?" Yang Xiaotian asked with icy eyes. 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓅𝓊𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
"I am Hu Zonglai," Hu Zonglai replied, feeling intimidated by Yang Xiaotian’s chilly gaze.
At that moment, Yang Xiaotian threw someone out.
Seeing the person Yang Xiaotian had thrown out, everyone gasped, "The Holy Son of Heavenly Demon!"
The person was indeed the Divine Son of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
Yang Xiaotian looked coldly at Hu Zonglai, "On the way here, I encountered this Holy Son of Heavenly Demon. He says that the battle between Sect Master Wang and the Heavenly Demon Sect Master was a trap set by you!"
"He also said that the reason why Sect Master Wang was so easily slain by the Heavenly Demon Sect Master is that over the years, you had been dosing the Sect Master’s cultivation elixirs with the Seven Illusion Poison."
Hu Zonglai’s face went pale.
As the Great Elder of the Star Dragon Sect and the Sect’s number one alchemy master, who controlled all the Elixir production, the colorless and tasteless Seven Illusion Poison was indeed something he had added to the Sect Master’s cultivation Elixirs.
This Seven Illusion Poison was undetectable, and there would be no issues during normal cultivation, but hallucinations would appear during a desperate battle.
"Furthermore, you promised the Heavenly Demon Sect Master that if Sect Master Wang died, you would take over the Star Dragon Sect and grant the Earth Core Veins to the Heavenly Demon Sect for mining!"
Hu Zonglai’s complexion changed drastically once more, "Nonsense! You’re making this up!"
Wang Qian, Deng Fang, and others glared at Hu Zonglai with extreme anger, even the other Elders looked at Hu Zonglai furiously.
Suddenly, Hu Zonglai’s fist fiercely burst forth towards Yang Xiaotian, his expression malevolent, "You brat, this is a matter of our Star Dragon Sect, it has nothing to do with you!"
Seeing Hu Zonglai’s fist roaring towards him, Yang Xiaotian threw out his own fierce punch.
As Yang Xiaotian’s fist strength burst forth, myriad Divine Dragons soared out, the Dragon Power vast and immense.
In the huge booming sound, Hu Zonglai was sent flying like a kite with its string cut, smashing against the mountain rocks outside the hall, displacing countless boulders.
"The Ancient Beginning Dragon Technique!" cried Wang Qian, Deng Fang, and others as they saw the myriad Divine Dragons surrounding Yang Xiaotian.
Hu Zonglai, lying among the pile of rocks, also spat out a mouthful of blood, staring at the suddenly appearing young man in blue with shock and disbelief.
"Someone like you, coveting the position of Sect Master, harming your fellow sect members, you lack both compassion and righteousness—you deserve to die!" Yang Xiaotian said coldly.
