Faced with Xiang Taiyan's bold challenge, I nodded in satisfaction. Finally, he'd figured it out…
Tuoba San waved the 'reasoning' in his hand, then calmly said...
"Since you're courting death, then come on..."
Seeing that Tuoba San was about to make a move, Xiang Taiyan immediately said anxiously.
"etc…"
"What? Are you scared?"
Tuoba San calmly asked a question, which made Xiang Taiyan's face turn somewhat ugly. He was indeed afraid, but could he say it out loud?
Xiang Tai said with an arrogant expression.
When did I say I wanted to fight you?
"If you're not going to fight, what are you challenging me to?"
Tuoba San asked back, somewhat speechless…
"I plan to challenge you in three ways. I wonder if you dare to accept?"
Hearing Xiang Taiyan's words, Tuoba San was puzzled, wondering what tricks he was up to, and looked at him with some doubt, waiting for him to continue...
The disciples watching were also puzzled, wondering what tricks Xiang Taiyan was up to...
"Our first match will be a competition..."
Xiang Tai thought about his strengths and weaknesses. Although he had some knowledge of many things, he wasn't particularly good at anything...
Aside from cultivation, his greatest skill is probably crafting puppets, and the core of puppet crafting lies in understanding runes…
So he immediately thought of what to compete in: runes. He looked at Tuoba San with a wicked smile and continued...
"Runes...you heard me right, our first match is a rune contest..."
"Xiang Taiyan, you're cheating..."
I immediately roared at them. The four women in the hall, seeing my angry expression, thought to themselves, "He's putting on quite a show. He's setting a trap for Xiang Taiyan..."
Seeing my growing exasperation, Xiang Taiyan's eyes shone even brighter. He felt he had made the right choice this time; my attitude was definitely because Tuoba San had no knowledge of runes, which was why he wanted to stop me…
"Hmph! As the challenger, I naturally have the right to decide what I challenge. If you don't have the guts to accept the challenge, just admit defeat. It's no big deal. I can accept you and your son kneeling down to apologize..."
In the Burial Realm so far, only Martial Saint Tuoba San has received a kneeling apology from a Martial God. As a prodigy of the Qingyun Sect, it seems reasonable for Xiang Taiyan to experience a kneeling apology from a Martial God as well…
The image of me kneeling down to apologize to him began to flash through his mind, and an undisguised smile crept onto his lips…
"Hmph! How can you be so shameless?"
Faced with my questioning, Xiang Tai's smile deepened. This was the happiest moment for him since I appeared; he felt like a peasant who had finally turned his life around and was now singing a song of triumph…
"Bottom line? Are you kidding me? My uncle is the sect leader of the Qingyun Sect. My word is the bottom line. Your son can simply refuse my challenge..."
Just as Xiang Taiyan was about to say something more to humiliate me, Tuoba San couldn't take it anymore. In his opinion, I didn't need to tolerate Xiang Taiyan like this. When facing enemies, he always adhered to only one life motto: if you're not convinced, fight...
So he spoke directly.
"I accept this challenge..."
"Haha...did you hear that? He answered it..."
Xiang Taiyan, who was interrupted by Tuoba San, was very unhappy. He thought Tuoba San had refused the challenge and was about to say something sarcastic...
But as he laughed, he realized something was wrong. He stopped laughing, looked at Tuoba San with a puzzled expression, and asked uncertainly.
"You mean you accepted the challenge?"
"That's right, I accept your challenge..."
Tuoba San gave an affirmative answer once again, which stunned Xiang Taiyan. He didn't know where Tuoba San got the courage to accept the rune's challenge...
"He's really overestimating himself, daring to compare runes with our young master. Doesn't he know that our young master's rune skills are even stronger than those of the Divine Puppet Sect disciples?"
"Exactly, this guy's definitely going to lose. I can't wait to see Tuoba San's expression after he loses the match; it'll be quite a sight..."
"Haha... Just thinking about it makes me feel good. I wonder how he'll have the face to be a guest elder of my Qingyun Sect after losing the competition..."
"Exactly, he got his position as a guest advisor through connections. He's incompetent. I don't see where he gets the nerve to stay in that position..."
"You people are really something. He only became a guest retainer because he's shameless. Losing doesn't affect whether he remains a guest retainer or not, as long as he's shameless..."
The crowd took turns humiliating Tuoba San, clearly trying to influence his mindset...
But Tuoba San seemed not to hear them at all, completely ignoring them...
He looked at Xiang Taiyan with a mocking gaze, wondering how someone like him could have cultivated to the Martial Saint realm. If it weren't for the support of vast resources, he probably wouldn't have even lived to adulthood...
Unable to bear Tuoba San's disdainful gaze, Xiang Taiyan sneered...
I thought to myself, "Go ahead and pretend now, let's see if you can still maintain this detached attitude after you lose. Then I'll see how I humiliate you..."
The thought flashed through his mind, then he looked at Tuoba San and said...
"Since you've accepted my challenge, let's begin the competition. We'll decide the winner using the most primitive method: half the country..."
Tuoba San looked at Xiang Taiyi with suspicion, wondering what this "half of the country" meant...
"Haha... This is hilarious! A good-for-nothing who doesn't even know half the country's secrets actually dares to compete with the young master in runes..."
"Where did this idiot come from? He doesn't even know the rules of the competition. He might as well just admit defeat; it's too embarrassing..."
"No wonder he's a country bumpkin; he doesn't even know half the country's situation..."
"Phew..."
A chorus of boos erupted, all mocking Tuoba San. This made Tuoba San frown; he disliked this feeling intensely…
It's just a word he doesn't know, right? Can a single word really represent a person's rune skill level?
This left him feeling completely bewildered…
"No way? No way? You don't even know what half the country is? How are we supposed to compete then?"
Xiang Taiyan acted as if he had discovered something extraordinary. It was like a small group joke; they laughed at others to their heart's content, yet they didn't understand the humor within their own little group...
boom…
Tuoba San's invincible aura surged skyward, causing countless laughs to catch in their throats and abruptly cease...
"Have you laughed enough? If you have, then explain your competition rules properly, given that you've claimed half the country's territory..."
Tuoba San's voice was icy cold, as if it came from the deepest hell. This left those facing his invincible aura with no doubt that if they didn't explain themselves clearly, Tuoba San would truly kill them...
Xiang Taiyan had no choice but to suppress the mockery on his face. He was genuinely afraid that Tuoba San would challenge him in a fight, and he would be the one who suffered the loss...
"Ahem... Let me explain..."
Xiang Tai cleared his throat and said awkwardly…
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