A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 620: Using a Bull Knife to Kill a Chicken

“This is Junior Disciple Xun who just recently joined the sect!”

“I heard this junior brother possesses the heavenly yang fire vein, but I’m not sure if that’s true.”

“Isn’t the Xun family a renowned immortal clan in our Xi Country? I bet he has quite a few powerful magical artifacts!”

“Who is that Han fellow? I don’t think I’ve ever seen him before. Could he have only joined in the past few years?”

“That guy named Han Li is in for some bad luck. He actually ran into such an opponent!”

...

Before the match even started, a series of discussions rang out. Even though they were muffled by the light shield’s restriction, they could still be clearly heard by Han Li.

“Heavenly yang fire vein?” Han Li’s expression shifted slightly when he heard this. He scrutinized his opponent with some interest.

Besides a handsome and upright appearance, his cultivation base was also respectable, around the twelfth layer of the qi refining stage.

The young man in white robes across from him saw Han Li’s unremarkable looks and cultivation base, only about the tenth layer of the qi refining stage. A flicker of contempt flashed in his eyes, but on the surface, he still gave Han Li a respectful bow.

Seeing this, Han Li smirked faintly and coldly chuckled in his heart before casually returning the salute with a slight bow.

The young man’s face subtly revealed a trace of annoyance.

At this moment, the gaunt cultivator above them spoke calmly, “Begin the match!”

Upon hearing this, a fierce look appeared on the young man’s face. He immediately formed hand seals with both hands; instantly, flames flickered all over his body, and a layer of scorching, crystal-clear light shield appeared around him.

Then, he raised a hand, spreading five fingers. In his palm floated a red orb, about the size of a chicken egg.

Chanting incantations continuously, the young man prepared to activate this magical artifact to attack Han Li.

Han Li watched this sequence, vaguely familiar with this method of magical combat, and couldn’t help but feel a bit speechless.

At this moment, many surprised exclamations erupted from outside the arena!

“Look! Junior Disciple Xun truly lives up to the heavenly yang fire vein. He didn’t even need talismans to instantly release a fire attribute shield.”

“What’s that? The orb in his hand seems to be the famed Firewave Pearl of the Xun family! The guy opposite is doomed. The match might be decided any moment now!”

...

Han Li’s expression remained unchanged. A trace of mockery flashed through his mind. Unhurriedly, he reached into his storage pouch and pulled out a thick stack of talismans, around thirty or forty in total.

He looked up at his opponent. The young man in white was fully focused on activating his magical artifact, paying no attention to Han Li’s actions, seemingly confident in his shield.

Since that was the case, Han Li didn’t hold back anymore. After rubbing his hands together, he raised them simultaneously.

After a burst of red light, thirty or forty fireballs, each about the size of a fist, shot out wildly from his hands, densely targeting the opponent.

“Ah!” A chorus of surprised voices sounded from outside.

At this time, the Firewave Pearl floating above the young man’s hand had begun to ignite flames and was ready to be driven to attack. Just as he was overjoyed, he suddenly heard the cries from outside and looked up curiously.

What he saw was dozens of fireballs striking his shield simultaneously in a spectacular display.

A series of booming explosions erupted loudly. Dazzling red light flashed before his eyes, almost blinding him.

His crystal-clear shield only lasted for a few seconds before painfully shattering into pieces.

With the scorching flames about to engulf him completely, this heavenly yang fire vein prodigy—though carefully nurtured by his family elders since childhood—had never truly experienced a life-or-death situation like this.