Side Story Chapter 212 Prodigy

"You want to challenge the tianjiao list? Just you?"

He laughed loudly: "You truly have a death wish!"

"Fine, I will grant your wish. I am Xue Wuhen, ranked 999th on the tianjiao list. If you can defeat me, you can get on the tianjiao list."

Li He nodded: "Come on."

Xue Wuhen sneered, drew his long sword, and terrifying Immortal Qi erupted from his body.

"Peak Human Immortal Realm?"

Feeling the aura coming from his opponent, a trace of interest flashed in Li He's eyes.

He was much stronger than Jin Wuji, but it was still not enough.

He activated his Chaos Dao Heart and threw a punch.

Xue Wuhen likewise thrust out with his sword.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, Xue Wuhen was blasted flying, heavily crashing to the ground.

"What?"

The surrounding spectators widened their eyes, looking at this scene in disbelief.

A cultivator who ascended from the Lower Realm actually defeated Xue Wuhen, the 999th ranker on the tianjiao list, with a single punch?

How could this be possible!

"You lost."

Li He looked at Xue Wuhen and said calmly.

Xue Wuhen struggled to stand up, his face ashen.

"You… What kind of monster are you anyway?"

Li He did not answer, merely turning to look at the tianjiao list.

The light on the tianjiao list flickered once, Xue Wuhen's name vanished, and it was replaced by the two characters "Li He".

"Ding-dong! Congratulations to the host for making it onto the Immortal Realm tianjiao list!"

"Current ranking: 999."

"Reward issued: Chaos Dao Heart power increased!"

"Recommendation: Continue challenging higher-ranked prodigies to improve your ranking."

Looking at the name on the tianjiao list, the corners of Li He's mouth curved up slightly.

This was only the beginning.

He turned around and looked at the other prodigies in the martial arts arena.

"Who else wants to challenge me?"

Although his voice was not loud, it clearly entered everyone's ears.

The crowd looked at each other in dismay, not a single person daring to step forward.

An expert who could defeat the 999th ranker of the tianjiao list with a single punch—who would dare to easily challenge him?

"Since that is the case, I will take the initiative to challenge."

Li He looked at the tianjiao list and selected the name ranked 990th.

"Challenge: Li He VS tianjiao list rank 990, Jian Wuying."

Jian Wuying was a man who looked very young, but his strength was much stronger than Xue Wuhen's.

"You are Li He?"

Jian Wuying looked at Li He, a trace of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

"I heard you defeated Xue Wuhen with a single punch?"

Li He nodded.

Jian Wuying took a deep breath and drew his long sword.

"Then let me see just how strong you really are."

With a shake of his long sword, the Immortal Qi of the Peak Human Immortal Realm erupted with full force.

Li He likewise threw a punch.

"Boom!"

Jian Wuying was blasted flying, heavily crashing to the ground.

"Thank you for letting me win."

Li He said calmly.

Jian Wuying struggled to stand up with a complex expression on his face.

"Your strength far exceeds your ranking."

"I have lost."

The light on the tianjiao list flickered again, and Li He's ranking rose to 990.

Next, Li He challenged the experts on the tianjiao list one after another.

990, 980, 970…

His ranking soared rapidly, and every single challenge only took a single punch.

By the 900th rank, he finally encountered an opponent who could take a punch from him.

That was an expert of the Earth Immortal Realm named Jian Cangqiong.

"Your strength is very strong."

Jian Cangqiong looked at Li He, his eyes filled with solemnity.

"But relying solely on this is still not enough."

With a shake of his long sword, the Immortal Qi of the Earth Immortal Realm erupted with full force.

Looking at this attack, Li He finally drew his black sword.

"Chaos Sword Dao, First Form — Origin."

With a single sword thrust, Jian Cangqiong was blasted flying.

"Thank you for letting me win."

Li He put away his long sword and said calmly.

Jian Cangqiong struggled to stand up, his eyes filled with shock.

"Your sword dao… is so strong."

The light on the tianjiao list flickered again, and Li He's ranking rose to 899.

When Li He's ranking rose to 800, Tianjiao City was already in an uproar.

"Have you heard? That Lower Realm ascender Li He has already fought his way to the 800th rank of the tianjiao list!"

"It is said that he only used a single move in every battle, and even Earth Immortal Realm experts are not his match!"

"Just how strong is his power?"

"I don't know, but it is said that he has already drawn the attention of those monsters in the top one hundred of the tianjiao list."

The crowd discussed animatedly, their gazes all gathered on Li He.

As for Li He, he continued his challenges.

800, 750, 700…

His ranking was still constantly rising.

Right at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

That was a young woman dressed in white with an exquisite face, a cold and stunning temperament, emitting terrifying Immortal Qi all over her body.

"You are Li He?"

The woman in white looked at Li He, a trace of curiosity flashing in her eyes.

"I am the 500th ranker on the tianjiao list, Fairy Bingxue."

"I heard you are very strong, and have specifically come to seek guidance."

Looking at her and feeling the aura coming from her body, a trace of surprise flashed in Li He's eyes.

"Heavenly Immortal Realm?"

Fairy Bingxue smiled slightly: "Correct. My cultivation has already reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm."

"Although your Dao of Chaos is bizarre, in front of absolute strength, no matter how bizarre the dao is, it is useless."

"Come on, let me see your true strength."

She drew her long sword, and a terrifying ice and snow Sword Intent erupted from her body.

Looking at this Sword Intent, a wave of Battle Intent surged in Li He's heart.

"Bring it on!"

He drew his black sword and activated his Chaos Dao Heart.

"Chaos Sword Dao, Fifth Form — Chaos Shatter."

With a single sword thrust, the grayish-white sword radiance collided with the ice and snow sword radiance.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, both of them retreated simultaneously.

"Good!"

A trace of excitement flashed in Fairy Bingxue's eyes.

"Your strength is stronger than I imagined."

"Since that is the case, let you witness my true strength!"

She took a deep breath, and the Sword Intent on her body surged wildly once more.

"Ice and Snow Sword Art, Ninth Form — Ice and Snow Seals the Heavens!"

With a single sword thrust, the ice and snow sword radiance turned into a thousand-zhang-long Sword Qi, heading straight toward Li He.

Looking at this Sword Qi, a trace of solemnity flashed in Li He's eyes.

"Bring it on!"

He put away his black sword and activated his Chaos Dao Heart.

"Chaos Dao Heart, Transcendence, Chaos State!"

In an instant, the aura on his body surged a thousand times.

A grayish-white pillar of light soared up into the sky from his body, shooting straight into the clouds.

He clenched his fists and threw a punch.

"Boom!"

The fist radiance and Sword Qi collided, erupting with an earth-shattering loud sound.

As the dust and smoke dispersed, Fairy Bingxue was blasted flying, heavily crashing to the ground.

"You lost."

Li He looked at Fairy Bingxue and said calmly.

Fairy Bingxue was silent for a moment, then laughed.

"Fine, I have lost."

She struggled to stand up, cupped her fists at Li He, and said: "Young Master Li has extraordinary strength, and I willingly concede defeat."

"However—"

She paused, a trace of solemnity flashing in her eyes.

"Those monsters in the top one hundred of the tianjiao list have strength far surpassing mine."

"If you are going to continue challenging, you must be careful."

Li He nodded: "Thank you for the reminder."

He turned around and looked at the tianjiao list.

Rank 500, Fairy Bingxue.

The next target, the top one hundred.

In Li He's eyes, a trace of Battle Intent flashed.