Almighty Genius

Chapter 2408 - 1902: Formidable Opponent (Part 2)

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The two Shaolin monks are indeed quite extraordinary. What Jian Qingfeng mentioned are just some typical incidents among the numerous troubles caused by these two. There are many other various matters that are practically countless.

If one were to slowly elaborate, it's estimated it would take a whole day and night to finish...

And that is only what Jian Qingfeng knows. There are many more that are unknown!

"Oh, by the way, how is the cultivation of these two?"

However, at this point, Qin Fang suddenly remembered and immediately asked.

Considering the speed at which these two brothers caused trouble, along with the disturbances they created, if it weren't for some special reason, these two would have been expelled from the sect long ago, or directly dealt with. Yet, these two brothers are still alive and well, thriving exceptionally.

Thinking it over, it can only be said that the talents of these brothers are unimaginably terrifying... So much so that even a sect like Shaolin couldn't ignore them and had to endure their mischief time and again while cleaning up after them!

"I was just about to tell you that..."

Jian Qingfeng nodded and said, "Both of them are now Great Grandmaster Level experts..."

"Hmm? Self-achieved breakthroughs?"

Qin Fang was slightly taken aback and said somewhat strangely. His intuition told him that this matter shouldn't be that simple... Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a special reminder just now when they talked about Leng Bingbing.

"Not quite..."

Jian Qingfeng shook his head and said, "The two brothers accidentally consumed the inner core of a spiritual beast, which allowed them to break through to the Great Grandmaster Level prematurely..."

"The inner core of a spiritual beast? Directly consumed..."

Qin Fang couldn't help but frown.

It's undeniable that the inner core of a spiritual beast contains almost more than eighty percent of the essence of the beast. Its potency is even stronger than that of ordinary spiritual medicine, but there is also a problem... Generally speaking, the inner core needs to be mixed with other medicinal materials and refined into a spirit pill before it can be consumed.

If the spirit pill is directly consumed, a considerable portion of its potency would be wasted, and the vast essence within the inner core could impact the internal meridians, causing unimaginable damage, which would be counterproductive.

Moreover, Qin Fang knew that the inner core of a spiritual beast, in addition to its essence, contains some special substances that determine the characteristics of the spiritual beast. These are precious treasures for the beast but harmful to the human body!

If the inner core is used in alchemy, these substances can be treated as impurities to be excluded, or refined and diluted to minimize harm... But if consumed directly, these "harmful impurities" would enter the human body.

Unless one is a monster like Qin Fang, immune to all poisons, an ordinary person couldn't withstand these harmful substances...

"Back then, a spiritual beast raised by Shaolin escaped from the inner mountain and just happened to run into these brothers. Without a second thought, they caught it and cooked it, and they even devoured its inner core... Oh, and the spiritual beast was a Two-Headed Spirit Snake!"

As Jian Qingfeng recounted this incident, his expression became even more peculiar, but he still explained it to Qin Fang.

"Uh! So that's how it is..."

Qin Fang couldn't help but be flabbergasted. He didn't expect these brothers to be so bold that they'd even eat a spiritual beast raised by Shaolin... But when Jian Qingfeng mentioned the name of the spiritual beast, Qin Fang understood why the brothers encountered such a unique opportunity.

The Two-Headed Spirit Snake is a very rare serpent. Although it is not as formidable as the Black Water Xuan Snake or the Xuan Shui Python, it is much stronger than the Golden Crested Snake Qin Fang encountered. It also possesses a trace of the Desolate Bloodline, a variant spiritual snake.

This type of snake is born with only one serpent head and is almost no different from ordinary snakes. However, once it progresses to a spiritual beast, it will grow a second head. If it advances further to become a spiritual beast king, it can transform into an even stronger three-headed spirit snake.

It is said that such a spiritual beast can eventually have up to nine serpent heads...

However, those are just legends.

For each additional serpent head, the strength of this kind of spirit snake increases several times. Two heads make it a spiritual beast, and three heads make it a spiritual beast king. So it's truly unimaginable what level nine heads would reach.

Moreover, each of these serpent heads is different, possessing distinct attributes...

Spiritual beasts not only have powerful attacks and defenses; some special variants even have very unique abilities... such as breath attacks! Based on their own attributes, they can emit a special breath, somewhat similar to elemental energy...

The stronger the power, the more formidable the breath attack becomes!

Legend has it, the strongest breath is from the Divine Dragon Clan's dragon breath...

The Two-Headed Spirit Snake is among the few that can breathe different elemental breaths from its two heads!

Of course, if it continues evolving, with three heads it can spew three types... with nine heads, it can emit nine different elemental breaths!

In response to this unusual evolution, the inner core of the Two-Headed Spirit Snake is also quite different from other spiritual beasts. Although it's still a single core, it is distinctly divided into two parts... One part has a specific attribute, with a very clear division.

Without a doubt, the brothers "Lawless and Unruly" each took half of the core.

This way, they can effectively prevent the waste of the core's essence and reduce the danger of directly consuming the core...

As a result, not only did they survive with ease, but they also gained significant benefits... Their strength leapt from the Grandmaster level to the Great Grandmaster level, and due to the serpent-type spiritual beast core, their own poison resistance became much stronger, and the harmful impurities in the core posed much less threat to them.

"When you engage with the two brothers, be extremely cautious... The two of them have completely different styles, but sometimes they interchange, and you might just get caught by their trickery!"

Jian Qingfeng also specially warned Qin Fang, mentioning that though these brothers look identical, they are quite cunning!

"In the end, I want to specifically mention that freak from Tianwai Tower..."

The Four Great Sects have been mentioned three times, so Jian Qingfeng introduced the last one to Qin Fang, who seemed to be the one Jian Qingfeng was most concerned about, "If the previous four freaks only pose a certain threat to you, then this one from Tianwai Tower... is your true opponent!"

"Oh? Tell me more..."

This made Qin Fang feel quite surprised.

Jian Qingfeng knew him to some extent too, as they had traversed that Minor Kunlun Realm together, joining forces to combat that Grandmaster-level Peak mercenary leader at the altar. Although Jian Qingfeng later passed out, Qin Fang brought him out alive, hinting that his strength was no doubt quite formidable.

Now, with Qing Xu Lao Dao further intensifying Qin Fang's training, his power must be even more terrifying...

Qin Fang back then could contend with a Great Grandmaster-level Peak expert, so he should be even more powerful now... Yet, despite this, he still felt that the expert from Tianwai Tower was comparable in power to Qin Fang, indicating how monstrous that person's abilities truly were.

"Actually, I've mentioned this person's name before..."

Jian Qingfeng didn't rush to state the name but instead said this.

"Li Wuhua?"

Qin Fang furrowed his brow, recalling Jian Qingfeng's earlier words, then uncertainly asked.

"That's right, it's Li Wuhua..."

Jian Qingfeng nodded.

"What's with him?"

However, Qin Fang still felt completely bewildered. Apart from knowing that Li Wuhua had once gambled with Wutian Monk and won Shaolin's treasured artifact, the Demon-Subduing Pestle from him, he seemed to know nothing else.

"It's not surprising you don't know. Actually, if you ask other fellow disciples, basically none of them would be unaware of him..."

Jian Qingfeng chuckled, saying, "Strictly speaking, he should belong to our generation... He also participated in the last Five Sects competition!"

"Er..."

Qin Fang was stunned, looking at Jian Qingfeng in surprise.

You see, theoretically, disciples from the Five Great Sects have only one chance in their lifetime to participate in the Five Sects competition. Since the minimum qualification for entry is Grandmaster level, and even reaching the Top 30 might not suffice as a Grandmaster Late Stage.

However, the entry criteria are quite stringent, excluding anyone over thirty!

So, to participate twice in the Five Sects competition, one must reach Grandmaster level before the age of twenty-five, and also reach a quite high level, needing at least a Grandmaster Middle-Late Stage cultivation.

"His results?"

But judging by Jian Qingfeng's expression and his regard for Li Wuhua, his results couldn't have been poor!

"He defeated me..."

Jian Qingfeng was ranked eighth back then with his cultivation reaching Grandmaster Peak too, yet he now could only say this with a bitter smile, "In the end, he ranked third... Losing by three moves to Shangguan Hong from Tianya Haige, and by one move to Esoteric Sect's Bo Yun Buddhist Master!"

"Hiss~~~"

Although Qin Fang had guessed that Li Wuhua's previous achievements were likely extraordinary, he still couldn't help but gasp in amazement upon hearing the actual record, as he was taken aback.

The Bo Yun Buddhist Master from the Esoteric Sect was the second in the last Five Sects competition, already a Great Grandmaster-level expert then, with an exceptionally formidable cultivation... It's said that he has now reached Great Grandmaster Mid Stage, with combat power even more fearsome.

Shangguan Hong from Tianya Haige was the previous number one, an extremely demonic woman, whose cultivation at that time was comparable to the Great Grandmaster Mid Stage, but she has been in seclusion since emerging from the Savage Wilderness Mini Secret Realm... The level of her cultivation now is unknown.

However, surprisingly, Li Wuhua, who was only twenty-three or twenty-four, with a cultivation still at the Grandmaster level, not only defeated many same-level experts but also took down several Great Grandmaster-level experts, and even contended with these two demonic experts, only losing a few moves! (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to cast recommendation votes, and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)