Chapter 362 – Battle with the Red Butterfly
Wang Lin said, “Come in!”
Without a sound, the door opened and a boy dressed in black entered the room.
She was carrying a tray of fruit in her hands. After entering, she didn’t even look at Wang Lin as she put the tray down and then turned to leave.
Wang Lin said, “Wait a minute!”
The boy stopped, turned around, and looked at Wang Lin.
Even though the room was dimly lit, he could still clearly see what the boy looked like. The boy was very young; only about 13 or 14 years old.
Without waiting for Wang Lin to ask, the boy opened his mouth and pointed at it. Inside his mouth, only half of his tongue was visible.
Wang Lin was stunned and did not speak.
The boy smiled softly at Wang Lin before turning and leaving, then closing the door slowly as he left.
For some reason, Wang Lin had a creepy feeling about this immortal cave.
Looking at the fruit on the tray, he pondered for a moment before returning to his farming. His right hand still held his bag so he had time to fight back if any danger arose.
Time passed, and before she knew it, three days had passed. During these three days, only the boy had ever come to her room. On the morning of the second day, she came out to find that all the servants had lost half their tongues, leaving them unable to speak.
Furthermore, most of the area was protected by powerful barriers that prevented them from advancing too far. Wang Lin wouldn’t be able to break through any of them in a short time.
There’s something strange about this place.
Wang Lin pondered for a moment before finally giving up on the matter. He focused on cultivating to keep himself in top condition to fight Red Butterfly.
Ten days passed without interruption. One day, while he was cultivating, he suddenly opened his eyes and saw a middle-aged man sitting across from him. The middle-aged man was pouring a cup of tea and staring at Wang Lin.
This man was handsome but not overly handsome. He was beardless, but had a thin stubble on his face. His eyes were bright but seemed somewhat clouded. Although he didn’t speak, he exuded an aura of majesty.
Wang Lin’s gaze was calm. He wasn’t surprised that this person had entered without his knowledge. There were many people with higher cultivation levels than Wang Lin here. He wasn’t a young boy who had just started cultivating, so he wouldn’t be easily surprised.
The middle-aged man sipped his tea and tapped the table lightly with his finger. He didn’t say a word.
Wang Lin also pondered and did not speak.
The room was completely silent. This silence was truly terrifying. A sense of oppression began to build with each tap of the middle-aged man’s finger.
If Wang Lin hadn’t reached the Soul Formation stage, he wouldn’t have been able to withstand this. Even if he were still in the early Soul Formation stage like before he entered the Celestial Realm, he would have had a hard time.
However, Wang Lin was very calm at this time.
After a long time, the middle-aged man stood up and, without looking at Wang Lin, left the room. He didn’t say a word the entire time.
After he left, Wang Lin stood up and walked to where the middle-aged man had been. There was some spilled tea on the table in the shape of two words.
“Lose, die.”
Wang Lin pondered for a moment. He wiped the table with his hand and the words disappeared.
He stared at the darkness outside the window and his eyes lit up.
The middle-aged man must have been at least at the Soul Transformation stage. He was probably White Snow’s master.
The two words this man left behind were very clear. If he lost the battle against Red Butterfly, the only path left for him was death.
Wang Lin took a deep breath. Then he closed his eyes and began to cultivate.
A few days later, the day of the great battle arrived.
The atmosphere around the giant altar in Suzaku was bustling. All the cultivators who had come were eagerly anticipating this grand battle.
Suzaku had announced the battle between Wang Lin and Red Butterfly ten years ago. This battle attracted the attention of many cultivators.
Even though the two people fighting were only at the Soul Formation stage, there was a huge difference in their social status.
Red Butterfly is Xue Yu’s genius and the number one genius in Suzaku. She reached the late stage of Soul Formation in just 100 years and is the number one candidate for Ascendant.
Ceng Niu’s origins are unknown, but he managed to obtain the rain cauldron. He then took Red Butterfly’s hand and immediately became famous.
If that were the case, it wouldn’t have attracted much attention, but this Ceng Niu was only in the early stage of Soul Formation when he entered the Heavenly Realm. He was able to fight a late stage Soul Formation cultivator when he was still in the early stage and even took his arm. As a result, he became a legend.
Now comes the second fight between the two, which attracts everyone’s attention.
Red Butterfly stood to the right of the altar. She wore a palace blue gown with deep purple floral embroidery on the edges. Her attire was simple and clean. Her hair flowed like a waterfall, tied back only by a ribbon.
However, the gentle breeze that made her empty sleeves flutter gave the Red Butterfly a stain that almost looked like a painting.
Red Butterfly’s beauty is like her talent; full of arrogance and cruelty.
Surrounding the altar was a circle of white light with chairs placed on it. Many people were already seated there—men and women, young and old. They were all envoys from various cultivation countries.
Although the number is not 100 people, the number is very close.
Even though there were almost 100 people, there was no noise.
These people sat in the outer circle. In the inner circle, there were only four chairs, and four people sat on them.
These four people were all old men with white hair.
At this moment, a white crane approached from a distance. On its back stood a young man dressed in white. He stood tall, his hair tied with a purple ribbon, and although he looked ordinary, he exuded a masculine aura.
Beside her stood a woman dressed in purple. Her appearance was in no way inferior to Red Butterfly’s.
The crane arrived at the altar and cried out. The white-robed youth jumped and landed on the altar.
He is Wang Lin!
Red Butterfly lowered her head to look at her empty sleeves before raising her head. Her gaze turned cold. There was also a deep hatred hidden in her eyes. As a heaven-chosen daughter, until she met Wang Lin, she had never lost.
Wang Lin was not only the first person to defeat him, he even took one of his arms. If Wang Lin had defeated him in a head-on fight, although he would have hated him, his hatred wouldn’t have been as strong.
But back then, Wang Lin acted when she was at her weakest and tried to destroy her dao heart. Over the years, her cultivation level remained unchanged. This was all because of Wang Lin.
Only by killing him could his dao heart recover.
Wang Lin’s expression remained the same as he stared at Red Butterfly calmly.
One of the old men sitting in the four inner seats stared coldly at Wang Lin and Red Butterfly and said, “I am the elder of Mount Suzaku, Gong Sunpo, and I will be the judge in this fight.”
His right hand formed a seal and then pointed forward. A door of light suddenly appeared on the altar before them.
“Go inside. That’s your battlefield.” The old man closed his eyes and said nothing more.
Without a word, Red Butterfly walked into the door of light and disappeared.
Wang Lin’s eyes were calm as he carefully looked at the door of light and walked in.
After the two of them entered the door of light, it immediately expanded to encompass the entire altar. Inside the door was a desolate mountain range. People could see what was happening through the door of light.
After Wang Lin entered the light door, he could detect that this light door was a transfer array. Where he appeared was a desolate mountain range.
The surroundings were completely silent, and no light came from the sky. An aura that would make you feel uneasy filled the air.
Giant, ancient oak trees grew everywhere. Ten feet away, a giant red python stared coldly at Wang Lin and stuck out its tongue.
A shout rang out from the sky. “Ceng Niu!”
Wang Lin flew into the sky and saw a red beam of light shooting toward him. Before he arrived, a cold aura had already spread out.
This cold aura condensed into tiny ice particles that gathered 100 feet away from Wang Lin into a giant ice statue.
This giant ice statue was over 100 feet tall and shaped like a human. Its face was expressionless as it swung its massive fist at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin’s eyes lit up and he retreated.
A flash of red light appeared on the ice statue’s head, and Red Butterfly appeared. Her eyes were cold as she stared at Wang Lin and whispered something. A bright light appeared and transformed into an ice rose before him.
He decided not to fight with Ceng Niu for long. He would use the quickest method to kill this man.
As the ice giant swung his fist, Red Butterfly plucked a rose petal and released it. The petal swayed back and forth like a boat on a rocky sea.
Wang Lin snorted. He waved his right hand, and a restriction flag appeared in his grasp. Restriction gas erupted in the shape of a dragon. They intertwined and merged into a giant fist that collided with the ice giant’s fist.
Wah!
The shockwave caused many trees below them to topple. Even the python was thrown to the ground. It writhed in agony, suffering from numerous wounds on its body. All of these wounds were caused by the vibrations of the shockwave.
The powerful impact sent the ice giant back a step. Cracks appeared in his fist, and chunks of ice flew everywhere.
Wang Lin’s hand trembled. The fist formed by the restriction shattered, and as the vibrations reached the restriction flag, cracks appeared on it.
“This is a treasure that the country of Xue Yu has refined for 500 years: the ice god! Ceng Niu, you will definitely die!” Red Butterfly’s gaze grew colder as her hands moved and the floating rose petals suddenly began to change.