"Ah, whatever… as long as I'm able to cure Fenyi and her father, does anything else really matter?"
Huang Shi's golden eyes focused on Qiao Qinghe, seeing the provocative look in his eyes as he currently had his hands behind his back, staring at him with a look of disdain.
This old fart… you really think you're all that, don't you?
With this, Huang Shi nodded his head, gesturing with a come-hither motion with his hand as he subtly began circulating his Nine Sun Immortal Codex.
Both his golden sun and crimson sun started to absorb the ambient spiritual energy in the air as his spiritual energy reserves slowly fought back against the consumption caused by using his golden flames and crimson lightning.
RUMBLE!
As Huang Shi started using his cultivation technique to recover his spiritual energy, Qiao Qinghe's brows slightly twitched as a hint of worry appeared in his eyes when he saw the flow of spiritual energy currently running toward him.
Despite this, he remained confident. After all, he was a cultivator at the True Profound Realm, while Huang Shi was merely at the Nascent Profound Realm of cultivation.
BOOM!
Qiao Qinghe narrowed his eyes as he strengthened the power of his spiritual energy, covering himself in an emerald wave of energy and causing Huang Shi's face to turn pale as his golden flames and crimson lightning started to struggle, flickering in and out of existence.
Huang Shi felt his entire body tremble—his bones creaking, his fingers shaking, and even his teeth chattering—as his whole body screamed at him to submit.
Fucking hell… this is a lot fucking harder than I expected.
As the emerald wave of spiritual energy bombarded him, Huang Shi forced himself to keep standing, both as a way to win the bet and as a promise to himself that he wouldn't dare let himself get embarrassed in front of a woman he was currently courting.
There's absolutely no fucking way I'm letting Fenyi see me kneel down in front of this old man like some damn weakling!
WHOOSH!
With this, a full thirty seconds had passed, with the entire room holding their breath. Qiao Fenyi, her father Qiao Liang, and the rest of the Nascent Profound Realm elders who were staring at this scene had their eyes wide open in shock.
Although they had expected that this young man was special because of his golden light, they clearly didn't expect that he would last this long against the direct pressure of a True Profound Realm cultivator.
"Is this really the useless Third Young Master of the Azure Dragon Sect?! He's nothing like the rumors at all!"
"Not only that! Have you seen his cultivation base? Clearly, this person is only at the 4th level of the Nascent Profound Realm, but the density of his spiritual energy isn't at that level at all!"
Grand Elder Qiao Han, the person they had asked for help a while back, stared at this scene in stunned silence as numerous thoughts flowed through his head.
This child is definitely not simple! If I remember correctly, before I arrived he was having a conflict with that child Luo Jun from the Luo Clan!
If my memory serves me right, Luo Jun was already at the 7th level of the Nascent Profound Realm and is considered one of the most powerful experts of the younger generation not only in the entire Crimson Sand Sect but in all of Reshi City altogether!
The fact that this child could last so long against that person, and even seem to be victorious from the looks of it, means that the potential and talent this child possesses is beyond imagination!
Qiao Liang, who had now found a chair to sit in, stared at this scene without blinking his eyes showing his shock. He then looked toward his daughter and asked in an astonished tone.
"Fenyi, who is this child? I don't remember a genius like this being in the sect while I was still around…"
Qiao Fenyi similarly didn't understand what was happening. Truth be told, although she had expected that Huang Shi would be strong, she hadn't expected him to be this strong. After all, the last time they met he had only been at the 9th level of the Elementary Profound Realm!
How is he so strong?! Not only that… I don't remember him having those crimson flashes of lightning before…
It seems to be similar to the azure lightning created by the Azure Dragon Thunderform Body… but it seems to be much more powerful in terms of pure attacking ability!
Not only that… I can tell that he's been cultivating his body as well… so he's now a dual cultivator of spiritual energy and bodily cultivation!
Qiao Qinghe, on the other hand, was starting to sweat from his forehead. Parts of his body began to shake as his brows scrunched up more and more as time went on.
One minute… it's been one minute, and this child is still standing like nothing is happening!
It might look like he's been given the short end of the stick in this situation… after all, he's being forced to endure the spiritual energy pressure of a True Profound Realm cultivator on his own.
But he's taking it like a champ!
In fact, at this rate… he's clearly going to last the next minute with enough energy to keep talking and smiling even after this so-called "bet!"
Qiao Qinghe clearly couldn't allow this to happen, as he knew that if he allowed Huang Shi to win this bet so easily, it would affect the morale of his subordinates.
The people of the Medicine Hall were already disgruntled with my decisions in regard to Fenyi and her mother… I can't let them think that I'm a weakling any further!
I need to prove to them that I still deserve to be the Head Grand Elder of the Medicine Hall!
More! I need more spiritual energy!
BOOM!