I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 809: Chapter 810: List Privileges, Starry Sky Battlefield
 

“Xiong Ba’s young age alongside his accomplishments is indeed impressive. If he can step into the Earth Immortal Realm within a year, his future is promising!”

“Exactly, just clearing his fifty thousand Sin Value is enough to earn a second look from anyone. The Enforcement Team’s pursuit is not so easy to deal with.”

“He’s truly a talent worth nurturing!”

“With him taking action, that Li Xiaobai only has one outcome left—defeat and destruction.”

The cultivators looked at Xiong Ba, who was exuding menace on the arena, nodding repeatedly. His unshakable aura had already left his peers far behind by streets, and he was no doubt a Listed Disciple who could ascend the Human Immortal Ranking List. He was not to be underestimated.

Li Xiaobai’s expression was calm as he slowly walked towards the arena.

“That kid is coming over!”

The crowd suddenly parted, and a young man in white walked in leisurely, standing opposite Xiong Ba on the arena, with a blood-red glow flickering above his head. The scarlet one hundred and ten thousand Sin Value was shocking to all the cultivators present.

This number was typically seen only among the Demon Path; someone who should have been promptly eradicated by the Enforcement Team. It was a mystery how he had managed to survive until now.

“Are you Li Xiaobai?”

On the stage, Xiong Ba coldly spoke, his fighting spirit boundless.

“Indeed, I am Li Xiaobai, here to honor the appointment,” Li Xiaobai nodded and said.

“Yesterday atop Sword Peak, my clan’s disciple was defeated by you, suffering severe injuries that damaged his cultivation foundation, and it’s not something that can be compensated with mere resources.”

“Sever one arm, strip away your cultivation level, kneel and kowtow to admit your fault, and I can spare you your life,” Xiong Ba said indifferently, cradling a longsword in his arms, his tone ice cold.

“Has the elder brother misunderstood something? My purpose here today is to thrash you. You will be defeated at my feet, and I’ll take all the Immortal Stones on you.”

“If you admit defeat now, you can avoid the physical pain later,” Li Xiaobai said with his hands behind his back, his demeanor just as indifferent, as if merely stating a fact.

“You insolent fool, how dare you speak to Brother Xiong Ba like that!”

“The new recruits nowadays are really too arrogant beyond limits. Do you know who you are talking to?”

“Brother Xiong Ba is the ninety-seventh-ranked genius Disciple on the Human Immortal Ranking List. Among all the cultivators in the Human Immortal Realm, he reigns within the top hundred. Yet, you dare to spout such nonsense in front of him, it’s simply the ignorance of the fearless!”

“Brother Xiong Ba was generous enough to offer you a chance to admit your mistake and live, I hope you grasp it well, otherwise, you will suffer a fate worse than death later!”

The surrounding cultivators immediately exploded into an uproar, lashing out verbally at Li Xiaobai.

They had heard that this newcomer was incredibly arrogant, but seeing it firsthand today, he was even more presumptuous than the rumors had it, delusionally thinking he could defeat Brother Xiong Ba, truly nothing but a frog in a well.

“That’s because they haven’t encountered me. If they had, the number one spot on the Human Immortal Ranking List should have changed hands a long time ago,” Li Xiaobai glanced at the few who were causing the most commotion and said.

He made a mental note of their appearances, intending to find an opportunity to capture them and bring them to the Steward Hall in exchange for contribution points.

“Ignorant of the vastness of heaven and earth. I did hold some expectations for you, but it seems that in the end, you’re just someone who only knows the sky from the bottom of the well, someone who does not respect the powerful, and will never reach that height.”

“Perhaps you think with your one hundred and ten thousand Sin Value, I wouldn’t dare to kill you?”

“If that’s what you think, then you are sorely mistaken. As early as a year ago, I registered as an honorary member of the Enforcement Team. Currently, I’m an extramural member of the Enforcement Team and won’t be pursued for Sin Value. On the contrary, if I take your head back, I might even receive a generous reward.”

“So be it. Today, I’ll let you witness what a battle between Human Immortal Ranking List Disciples is like!”

Xiong Ba’s expression suddenly darkened as he growled softly, his eyes shooting out two fierce beams of light.

“Let the Heavenly Dao bear witness, disciple Xiong Ba challenges Li Xiaobai. Please open the Starry Sky Battlefield!”

No sooner had his voice faded than thunder roared in the void, and a beam of bright light descended, enveloping both him and Li Xiaobai within it. At the same time, the stars in the sky moved rapidly, and the space where the two were located became a Starry Sky Arena floating before the eyes of the onlookers.

Surrounding them, the celestial rivers materialized, stars revolved, forming a transparent sphere around the two, imbued with a mysterious and ancient aura.

“This is the Starry Sky Battlefield, a privilege only granted to the cultivators on the Human Immortal Ranking List!”

“An arena space personally created by the Heavenly Dao; even dying here is worth it. Li Xiaobai really has struck it big this time!”

The surrounding disciples watched with astonishment, as most of them were seeing such a spectacle for the first time. They found it quite novel since for them, the rankings were usually out of reach.

“What is the Starry Sky Battlefield?”

A flash of surprise crossed Li Xiaobai’s eyes. At this moment, he and Xiong Ba were enclosed in a small piece of the arena space, surrounded by revolving celestial rivers and separated by an invisible barrier. They could see the outside world but were unable to leave.

“Hehe, when disciples on the list fight each other, the Heavenly Dao will personally create a separate space for them. One must determine a victor before leaving, with justice served by the Heavenly Dao and ensured to be absolutely fair!”

“Once you make it onto the ranking list, regardless of the time and place, you can challenge any other disciple on the list as long as the challenged party agrees, then a battlefield can be opened up anytime for combat!”

“But for you, this is merely a mandatory command. That is the difference between us, understand?”

Xiong Ba said with a cold laugh, his eyes full of scorn. In his view, this obscure disciple was as good as dead.

This was going to be a one-sided crushing.

“I see, so if I defeat you, I can become a Listed Disciple as well?”

Li Xiaobai asked.

He couldn’t help but admire in his heart—the Central Origin Realm was indeed incredible to have such an arrangement as a battlefield created by the Heavenly Dao. It certainly facilitated the disciples’ sparring and progress.

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“Utter foolishness. You can die now!”

A cold light flashed in Xiong Ba’s eyes, as he drew his heavy sword and aimed to cleave Li Xiaobai with it, intending to chop him in one strike.

Li Xiaobai stood with his hands behind his back, neither dodging nor evading, allowing the heavy sword to come down on him without causing a ripple in his heart.

[Attribute Points +200,000…]

The attack was fierce and the Attribute Points were substantial—beyond that, Li Xiaobai felt nothing else.

Xiong Ba: “???”

“To withstand my heavy sword, have you trained your physical body?”

“Senior Brother, your attack is of no use. My heart is utterly undisturbed; I even feel like laughing!”

Li Xiaobai spoke indifferently.

“How daring; that previous strike was but a casual effort. I’ve changed my mind now. I will destroy your Dantian, turn you into a complete cripple, subject you to the ridicule of the world, never to rise again!”

“Heavy sword without sharpness, Peakless Sword Qi!”

Xiong Ba roared with anger, his heavy sword whirling, a bright silver Sword Qi streaking like a ribbon of light directly aiming for Li Xiaobai’s belly at his Dantian.

[Attribute Points +300,000…]

Li Xiaobai touched his stomach, his heart still untroubled. A cultivator of the Human Immortal Realm couldn’t harm him.

With a flick of his wrist, he removed a longsword from his storage in the face of Xiong Ba’s horrified gaze, and said lightly, “Senior Brother, are you done? It’s my turn now.”

Xiong Ba: “???”