Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 115 - 115 114 Su Ming_1

115: Chapter 114 Su Ming_1 115: Chapter 114 Su Ming_1 Liu Tian was still grumbling inwardly, thinking to himself that this kid really liked to brag a bit too much.

Not even a bullet could leave any trace on the stone, and they had even used explosives to no avail.

Could it be that you’re going to get a missile to blast this rock?

The next second, he saw Lu Chuan raise his hand and split the huge rock in two, and he was completely dumbfounded.

“How…

how is that possible!” Liu Tian’s mouth was agape as if it could fit ten eggs.

Wu Wei beside him had the same expression.

He had just felt an astonishing power from Lu Chuan’s palm, but he still couldn’t understand how the boulder was split in two.

Not far away, Su Ming, who had been leaning against a tree branch, suddenly jumped up, exclaiming in his heart, “Are you freaking kidding me?”

Lu Chuan ignored the reactions of Liu Tian and Wu Wei.

Instead, he walked up to the droplet of golden liquid, twirled his fingers to cast a spell, and created a seal with spiritual power, wrapping up the golden liquid.

The Catalysis Essence had a strong evaporation effect, and it had only been preserved due to being enclosed by the boulder.

Now that Lu Chuan had split the rock, he naturally needed to find a way to preserve it; otherwise, the power of the Catalysis Essence would have dissipated before it could be absorbed.

After setting up the seal, Lu Chuan took out a jade bottle, intending to collect the droplet of Catalysis Essence.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him and snatched the droplet of Catalysis Essence away.

Lu Chuan frowned and looked up to see that the person was a young man about his own age with a powerful aura.

Without any hesitation, he quickly rushed towards the man.

Wu Wei also noticed something was amiss and shouted, “Who is that!

How dare you run wild on Wu family’s territory!”

Then he made his move in conjunction with Lu Chuan, attempting to capture Su Ming.

Su Ming was incredibly fast.

After snatching the Catalysis Essence, he quickly placed it into a jade bottle, then fiercely slapped toward Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan countered, feeling an overwhelming force sweeping toward him.

His body involuntarily moved backward.

Had it not been for the fact that he was not a martial artist and covered in spiritual power, that palm would have likely left him severely wounded on the ground.

He instantly assessed that the strength of this sudden intruder was above a Grade 9 Grandmaster, and the sense of suppression he felt from the man was even greater than that of Yun Zhonghe from before.

Seeing that Lu Chuan remained unharmed after taking a palm strike, astonishment appeared in Su Ming’s eyes.

At this moment, Wu Wei attacked.

After exchanging more than a dozen movements with Su Ming, Wu Wei quickly found himself at a disadvantage.

Seizing the chance, Su Ming struck Wu Wei, sending him flying.

Wu Wei fell to the ground, coughing up blood, already seriously injured.

“Just entered Ninth Grade and still just an ordinary martial artist; you think you can stop me?” Su Ming said with a smile.

He turned to face Lu Chuan, cupped his hands in gratitude, and said, “Thanks for helping me split this rock.”

He then swiftly turned around and bolted into the forest.

“Stop!” Lu Chuan yelled, immediately giving chase.

Wu Wei hurriedly called out, “Brother Lu Chuan, he’s powerful.

He’s a rare talent even among those in Ninth Grade.

You’re no match for him.

Maybe, just let it go.”

Of course, Lu Chuan didn’t listen; the drop of Catalysis Essence was key to his breakthrough, and naturally, he couldn’t let someone steal it so easily.

The two of them continued deeper into the woods.

With the power of a Peak Grade 9, Su Ming’s speed was astonishing.

He thought he could easily shake off Lu Chuan, but after running for a while, he discovered that Lu Chuan was still following closely behind him, and he couldn’t help but curse silently, “How is this kid so fast?”

Lu Chuan focused on Su Ming ahead of him, rapidly contemplating how to retrieve the Catalysis Essence from the hands of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Although a martial artist could suppress him with mere realm advantage in terms of strength, the advantages of a cultivator were not limited to strength alone.

Cultivators defied the heavens and had countless techniques, far beyond what a martial artist could compare to.

That’s why Lu Chuan could keep chasing Su Ming without falling behind.

Moreover, Lu Chuan was only being suppressed by those whose realms were higher because the Qi Refinement Realm was just a stage for laying the foundation.

A cultivator’s advantages had not yet been fully demonstrated.

Once he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, his strength would fundamentally transform, and by then, he would truly possess the magical abilities of a cultivator and could crush all martial artists.

The two continued running into the depths of the woods for a while longer.

Seeing that he couldn’t shake off Lu Chuan, Su Ming finally stopped.

He turned around and stared at Lu Chuan, coldly saying, “Kid, I can see your techniques are not simple, and your potential is tremendous.

That’s why I spared your life.

Yet you persistently chase after me.

Could it be that you are forcing me to make a move and kill you?”

Lu Chuan also stopped and watched Su Ming cautiously, saying, “That drop of Catalysis Essence is very important to me.

I can sense that you’re not a bad person.

If you’re willing to return the Catalysis Essence to me, I can exchange something else that might be useful to you.”

Su Ming laughed, replying, “Catalysis Essence?

It’s a fitting name.

I’m only one step away from crossing the threshold of Ninth Grade, reaching the realm that all martial artists aspire to.

To take that step, I can only rely on this Catalysis Essence.

I don’t need any other things.”

Lu Chuan thought for a moment and then said, “I’ve already placed a seal on that Catalysis Essence.

Even if you take it away, you won’t be able to absorb it.”

Su Ming was startled, then said, “Do you take me for a three-year-old child?

Setting up a seal?

You could even compare with those old charlatans in our sect.”

Lu Chuan remained unfazed, “You can try it if you don’t believe me.”

Su Ming rolled his eyes and smiled, “Very well, since that’s the case, I will absorb the Catalysis Essence right in front of you, but let me make it clear beforehand that I will definitely make a breakthrough after I finish absorbing, and at that time no one is allowed to interfere.

So the first thing I’m going to do after I’m done is to kill you, then it will be too late for you to regret anything!”

Lu Chuan said nothing, obviously very confident in the seal he had set up.

Without wasting any more time, Su Ming immediately tried to absorb the power within the Catalysis Essence using the method he had seen in his sect.

But no matter what he did, the Catalysis Essence did not release even a bit of power for him to absorb, which made him doubt whether the absorption method recorded in the sect was a sham.

In the end, he simply put the droplet of Catalysis Essence into his mouth, intending to swallow it directly.

But as soon as he put it in his mouth, the Catalysis Essence seemed to repel his body, jumping out on its own.

Su Ming was completely baffled, this being the first time he had encountered such aberrant behavior.

Lu Chuan watched on with a silent smile.

The Catalysis Essence was, after all, a Heaven and Earth Treasure, capable of even floating in mid-air by itself, not to mention Lu Chuan’s sealing made it so that it naturally rejected being eaten directly.

Finally, Su Ming fixed his gaze on Lu Chuan and stared at him, “Kid, what exactly did you do to it?

I suggest you remove that damned seal of yours quickly, or else don’t blame me for being rude!”

Lu Chuan smiled and replied, “Return it to me, and I will naturally remove the seal.”

Su Ming snorted coldly, put the Catalysis Essence back into the jade bottle, packed it up, and without another word charged toward Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan’s face changed; he had thought this guy would negotiate with him and that by promising to help him with his breakthrough, the matter would be settled.

Who would have guessed that the other would directly start a fight!

The two quickly exchanged blows.

Lu Chuan circulated his Spiritual Power throughout his body to counter Su Ming’s moves.

Although the level of Spiritual Power in the Qi Refinement Realm was much purer than a martial artist’s Inner Strength, and its power much stronger, it hadn’t created a qualitative difference.

After all, even true powers had to step by step detach from the mundane plane of the flesh.

Therefore, Lu Chuan, who was only at Level 8 of Qi Cultivation, was at a disadvantage against some higher-level Martial Arts Grandmasters.

The man who had stolen his Catalysis Essence had already reached the pinnacle of strength attainable within the Grandmaster Realm, an invincible existence within it.

Furthermore, this person’s Inner Strength was much purer than that of ordinary martial artists, and even among equals in the same realm, he had a significant advantage.

So, Lu Chuan, currently only at Qi Cultivation Level 8, was not his opponent.

After exchanging over a hundred moves, Lu Chuan reached his limit.

He used a move called Great Compassion Palm and struck out toward Su Ming.

Su Ming blocked with all his might and then punched Lu Chuan down to the ground.

“Who would have thought you’d be so difficult to handle?

That last move was so strong; if I weren’t so powerful, I might not have been able to deal with you today,” Su Ming wiped the sweat off his forehead, then, channeling his Inner Strength, grabbed Lu Chuan by the neck.

“Now tell me quickly how to remove the seal on the Catalysis Essence, or else I will immediately snap your neck!”

Lu Chuan lay on the ground, gasping for air and enduring the severe pain in his chest.

After a brief contemplation, he said, “Alright, I admit defeat, but only I can undo that seal, and the steps are quite complicated.

You’ll have to give me some time.”

Su Ming narrowed his eyes, “It was so easy for you to set the seal; why is it complicated to undo it?

Kid, you’re not trying to play tricks, are you?”

With a helpless look on his face, Lu Chuan said, “If you’re worried, you can watch.

If I do anything strange, you can kill me at any moment.

Besides, I’m already injured; even if I wanted to resort to tricks, I’m certainly no match for you, right?”

Su Ming thought about it and found it reasonable, so he nodded, “Then get on with it.

The moment I sense something’s off, I’ll immediately snap your neck!”

Lu Chuan picked himself off the ground and picked up a tree branch to begin drawing a pattern on the ground.

About half an hour later, a complex pattern had formed on the ground.

There was a faint light flowing over it; this was the result of Lu Chuan pouring all his Spiritual Power into it.

Turning his head toward Su Ming, he said, “It’s ready, bring me the Catalysis Essence.”

Su Ming tossed the jade bottle to Lu Chuan, “If you’re thinking of running away with the Catalysis Essence, I can kill you within three breaths.”

Lu Chuan caught the jade bottle and smiled, “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t run away.”

He then took out the Catalysis Essence and placed it in the center of the formation.

Next, he twisted formation signals with his hands and gently tapped the liquid.

A wave spread out, and the pattern on the ground instantly turned golden.

Then, a light screen appeared, enveloping a three-meter radius around Lu Chuan.

A small defensive formation was thus established.

Turning his head to Su Ming with a grin, Lu Chuan said, “I indeed won’t run, but you’ve still been fooled by me.”