A Consequence of Opposing the Heroine’s Halo (GL) - Chapter 29

With old grudges and new hatred surging in her heart, Liu Sanye unfurled the Hundred-Flower Umbrella. Right from the start, she unleashed the umbrella’s ultimate move: Hundred-Flower Kill.

Where the yellow flowers bloom, a hundred flowers are slain. Hundreds of pale-yellow flower-shaped darts flew out from the eighteen ribs of the Hundred-Flower Umbrella. The flower darts whizzed and swirled through the air; at Liu Sanye’s command, they all shot forward like arrows from a bow, curving in a crescent arc to envelop and strike Ma Shi.

Hundreds of flower darts shimmered with a cold light, each containing a massive amount of violent energy. This energy was enough to slice Ma Shi’s body into pieces in the blink of an eye. Such an enormous amount of energy was absolutely not something an early-stage Qi Refining cultivator should possess.

Seeing this, Ma Shi’s eyes bulged with rage. He seemed unable to believe it. “Late stage! You’re actually at the late stage of Qi Refining!”

Liu Sanye had only reached the late stage because she was in a Berserk state; it wasn’t her actual strength. However, because she hadn’t reached a full Berserk state, the characteristic signs weren’t obvious. Coupled with Ma Shi’s low level and lack of insight, he couldn’t see through her true cultivation.

Liu Sanye figured that if she let Ma Shi believe she was at the late stage, he would be too intimidated to ever trouble them again. Therefore, she didn’t reply and allowed the misunderstanding to stand.

“Late stage!”

At the same time, several late-stage disciples below the stage also sensed her cultivation and spoke the words simultaneously. Those four short words caused an instant uproar. First, there was a little brat who reached the middle stage in a few months, and now here was another brat straight at the late stage—what was happening to the world?! Were geniuses as common as ants?!

However, before they could finish their lamenting, they were quickly drawn back to the fight on stage.

After Liu Sanye released the hundreds of flower darts, Ma Shi, not daring to take any risks, quickly activated a spiritual qi shield. He poured all of his spiritual energy into it. Ma Shi had been at the late stage for many years, after all, and with his own Berserk state active, his spiritual energy was deep. He wasn’t an easy opponent to handle; once the shield was up, the hundreds of flower darts were blocked on the outside.

The collision between the darts and the shield produced crackling sparks. At this moment, Ma Shi looked like a ball of fire on the arena. Although the flower darts had an auto-tracking function, they were helpless while being blocked. Liu Sanye wasn’t surprised; she recalled the darts back into the umbrella and then stepped toward Ma Shi.

Liu Sanye looked at him with a cold expression. “Weren’t you acting all tough just now? Why are you hiding in a shield now?”

Ma Shi was so angry he was practically spitting blood. He hadn’t expected that Liu Sanye—ostensibly at the same late-stage level—would have such vast spiritual energy that she could completely suppress him! Ma Shi’s heart twisted with jealousy. Why?! Why does his years of cultivation not compare to a twelve-year-old girl?!

Seeing her close the umbrella, he lunged with his right hand, using the Mysterious Yin Divine Claw in a desperate attempt to ambush her.

Fortunately, Liu Sanye was well aware of Ma Shi’s shamelessness. The moment his right hand extended, she stepped forward and used raw strength to grab his right arm. With the spiritual qi of heaven and earth gathered around her, Liu Sanye—boosted by the energy—lifted Ma Shi high into the air with her bare hands and slammed him down heavily.

BOOM—

The familiar scene appeared again, but this time, the one lying in the dust was the tall and sturdy Ma Shi. After smashing him into the ground, Liu Sanye wiped her hands on her clothes with disgust, her eyes looking as if they were coated in ice. “How does it feel to be smashed into the ground?!”

Bai Tong had been slammed by him just like that.

Unfortunately, Ma Shi was thick-skinned and sturdy. This slam only cracked the arena floor, leaving him largely unharmed. Liu Sanye was furious. She stepped forward, grabbed Ma Shi by the ankles, and slammed him again. She slammed him several times in a row until his head was bloodied and broken.

Guan Rong, standing below the arena, couldn’t watch anymore. She pointed at Liu Sanye and cursed, “You little shorty, he’s your Senior Brother! A win is a win, what else do you want? Do you intend to murder your own fellow disciple?!”

Liu Sanye looked at her coldly. “Ma Shi tried to kill Bai Tong just now; why didn’t you come out and say that then? Why have you suddenly become so reasonable now?”

The more she spoke, the angrier she got. She couldn’t help but slam Ma Shi a few more times. “Besides, in the Outer Sect Grand Competition, life and death are not accounted for. Even if I kill him, so what?”

In a moment of desperation, Guan Rong shouted to the crowd, “You actually want to kill your Senior Brother! Killing your own kind is no different from being a demonic cultivator! This is an act of gross rebellion! You will be expelled from the sect!” Guan Rong deliberately emphasized her voice to stir up public opinion among the surrounding disciples.

Sure enough, hearing this, the disciples around looked at Liu Sanye with disapproval.

Liu Sanye was so angry she laughed. Her youthful face bore a look of mockery that didn’t match her age. “Then let me ask you: was he not trying to kill his Junior Sister just now?”

Guan Rong laughed with a hint of guilt. “A joke! How could Ma Shi want to kill Bai Tong? He was merely trying to ‘instruct’ her and happened to be a bit heavy-handed!”

Liu Sanye laughed along with her. “Then I am also merely trying to ‘properly instruct’ my Senior Brother. I just happen to be a bit heavy-handed myself.”

Guan Rong hadn’t expected Liu Sanye to be so sharp-tongued. Without thinking, she sneered, “It’s only natural for a Senior Brother to discipline a Junior Sister. How can you, a Junior Sister, ‘instruct’ a Senior Brother?!”

Liu Sanye touched her own soft face and then looked at Guan Rong with an incredibly punchable smile. “He’s a Senior Brother who can’t even beat a Junior Sister like me. That proves he is utterly dull-witted. It also indirectly proves my natural talent is brilliant. Shouldn’t he be learning from me instead?”

Guan Rong was clearly stunned by this shameless brat. she pulled her long whip taut. “Shorty, give it a rest!”

Guan Rong had finally reached her breaking point, and Liu Sanye had no patience to keep chatting with her. She snorted, “Guan Rong, who do you think you are? You’re currently just an outer sect disciple with a lower cultivation than mine! What right do you have to order me around?”

With that, Liu Sanye tossed the pig-like Ma Shi off the arena, landing him right next to Guan Rong. She said, “Take this trash if you want him. Killing him would just dirty my hands!”

As all the surrounding spiritual qi was gathered at Liu Sanye’s side, her aura appeared exceptionally powerful. Her sharp gaze instantly cowed Guan Rong. Seeing that Guan Rong didn’t reply for a long time, Liu Sanye continued, “I’ll let him go for today. But if you ever lack eyes and try to provoke me and Bai Tong again, I won’t let you off so easily! You’d better remember that!”

Then, Liu Sanye used a quick step to move to Bai Tong’s side. She picked her up and left without looking back.

Watching them leave, Guan Rong lashed her whip against the ground in frustration. She ground her teeth and hissed, “Dammit, that dead shorty is actually that strong! We’ll see about this!”

It wasn’t until Liu Sanye had gone that the crowd snapped out of their daze. They looked at each other, everyone looking like a wooden chicken. After a long silence, a voice finally spoke:

“Hey, who was it that wanted to be that little girl’s son?”

The person who had claimed he’d call Liu Sanye “Father” if she blasted Ma Shi off the stage: “…”

What to do? My face hurts so much. I really want to find a hole to crawl into.