Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 125 - 125 124 Desperate Situation_1

125: Chapter 124: Desperate Situation_1 125: Chapter 124: Desperate Situation_1 The river water rushed rapidly as the steamboat sailed at full speed; before they knew it, they had already passed the territorial bounds of Cloud City.

Long Hao sneered as he stared at Lu Chuan and said, “Come on then, let’s fight.

For Mengyao’s sake, I can let you make a few moves.”

Lu Chuan curled his lips and, without hesitation, charged straight toward Long Hao.

The battle was on the verge of breaking out.

The two clashed fiercely, and the subordinates behind Long Tianya were so intimidated by their battling auras that they retreated several meters, fearing they might get caught in the crossfire.

Lu Chuan had no intention of holding back and used all his strength from the very beginning.

Long Hao was driven back step by step, his face revealing a trace of shock, “You just barely defeated Lew Qing a while ago; your strength should only be at Grade 7 at best.

How have you suddenly become so powerful?”

He guessed that Lu Chuan’s strength had reached the Peak of Grade 9, and even among those at the Peak Grade 9, few could rival him.

Such a rate of strength improvement was a defiance of the heavens, even in the entire martial arts world.

Lu Chuan, with a calm expression, continued his assault on Long Hao and said, “One always needs to make progress.

If I just tread water, how could I ever defeat you?”

Long Hao snorted, resisting Lu Chuan’s attacks with all his might, and said fiercely, “It seems a wise decision that we decided to take action against you this time.

If we gave you more time, soon no one in Cloud City would be able to deal with you!”

Long Tianya, too, narrowed his eyes.

Lu Chuan’s rapid growth was astounding, and it further solidified his decision to eliminate this threat.

However, he still stood in place, watching the two fight without any intention of intervening.

As Lu Chuan fought with Long Hao, he kept an eye on Long Tianya, worried that the other party, realizing his current strength, might harbor killing intent and assist Long Hao.

To his surprise, although Long Tianya’s gaze had changed, he showed no intention of interfering, seemingly having great confidence in Long Hao.

This raised a hint of doubt in his mind.

After all, Long Hao had been consistently suppressed by him; if Long Tianya didn’t want any mishaps to happen, he certainly would take the opportunity to make a move.

Without the luxury to think further, Lu Chuan broke through one of Long Hao’s attacks and then slapped his palm toward his chest.

Great Compassion Palm!

Long Hao’s expression shifted slightly as his aura suddenly surged, unleashing a powerful force that countered Lu Chuan’s palm strike.

Lu Chuan furrowed his brows instantly; the force that Long Hao had just exploded with was something only a Transcendent Realm Grandmaster could control.

He stared hard at Long Hao and asked, “Have you been hiding your true strength?”

Long Hao laughed heartily and said, “That’s right!

I originally thought that by suppressing my strength to the Grandmaster Realm, I could defeat you, but your strength has turned out to be somewhat beyond my expectations.

That palm strike of yours just now was close to the Transcendent Realm.

I had no choice but to use my true strength.”

The reason he had delayed his return to Cloud City was precisely because he had entered a state of enlightenment while training in the mountains, allowing him to break through to the Transcendent Realm in one fell swoop.

To stabilize his realm, he had decided to stay in the mountains for some more time.

Lu Chuan’s expression became solemn in an instant.

He had always thought Long Hao, after returning from his training, was merely at the Grandmaster Realm, and that reaching Qi Cultivation Level 9 would be enough to suppress him.

Little did he expect that the other party would directly break through to the Transcendent Realm.

It was he who had underestimated the other.

“I always thought that as a cultivator with exceptional talent, I could enhance my strength significantly at once, but I overlooked that martial experts, too, can have meteoric rises.

This time, I truly was too overconfident.”

His mind raced as he was forced to rethink his escape plan.

Long Tianya stared coldly at Lu Chuan and said, “This kid’s strength is very strange.

He may not be at the level of a Transcendent Realm Grandmaster, but he’s far beyond any Grandmaster.

Some of his moves are even unfamiliar to me.

If he is left alive, he will surely become our biggest threat, so he must be eliminated here and now!”

Long Hao nodded, “Don’t worry, Dad.

I was just toying with him.

No matter how unusual his strength, he’s no match for me!”

No sooner had he finished speaking than he charged towards Lu Chuan once again.

This time he made no attempt to hide his full strength as the power of a Transcendent Realm Grandmaster erupted completely, causing Long Tianya’s subordinates to tremble with terror.

Lu Chuan instantly tensed up, not daring to be the slightest bit careless, striving with all his might to block Long Hao’s attacks.

Having experienced Shen Yourong’s whip, he was acutely aware of the horror of a Transcendent Realm Grandmaster and knew that slight neglect could lead to instant death.

Long Hao’s face bore a trace of madness, the force of a Transcendent Realm Grandmaster so overwhelming that Lu Chuan hardly had a chance to fight back.

“Do you dare challenge me because you think your talent is decent, so you have a chance to win against me?”

“I’ll tell you, my talent is no worse than yours.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have broken through to the Transcendent Realm this time.

You simply have no right to compete with me for Mengyao!”

With a palm strike, he sent waves of power surging, breaking through Lu Chuan’s defense and landing squarely on his chest.

Thud!

Lu Chuan’s body was sent flying backward, slamming into a nearby shipping container, creating a dent upon impact.

Long Hao coldly glared at Lu Chuan as he walked over and said, “In the Grandmaster Realm, whether it’s Ninth Grade or Transcendent Grade, they’re nothing but ants.

Yet, you managed to take so many of my moves; your talent is indeed frightening.”

“Given a few more months, not to mention me, even my father might not be able to beat you, so today, your death is certain!”

Lu Chuan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, standing up with difficulty, as he stared back at Long Hao with unyielding eyes and suddenly smiled, saying, “It doesn’t matter anymore.

I’ve already tasted Mengyao’s sweetness.

Dying is also worth it.”

“Do you know what Mengyao tastes like?”

Long Hao exploded with fury in an instant, bellowing, “Stop fucking trying to trick me here.

All you want is to piss me off and look for an opportunity, right?

Do you think I’ll fall for that?”

Lu Chuan laughed heartily, staring at Long Hao and slowly said, “Whether you fall for it or not, I don’t know, but Mengyao…”

“…

she’s smooth.”

At these words, Long Hao completely lost his reason, flashing forward to Lu Chuan in an instant, lifting his foot and kicking Lu Chuan in the stomach.

Lu Chuan’s body was thrown seven or eight meters away, right to the edge of the deck.

Enduring the severe pain, he got up without any hesitation and planned to jump directly off the steamboat.

The waters of River Ling were swift and treacherous, and even for skillful experts of the Transcendent Realm, they were but flesh and blood.

If one were to fall into the river full of undercurrents, there was a high likelihood of drowning.

This was Lu Chuan’s only chance of survival, betting that both Long Hao and Long Tianya wouldn’t dare to jump after him.

That’s why he provoked Long Hao’s rage, looking for an opportunity to jump overboard.

It was a gamble.

He could drown or he might just be lucky enough to survive.

But if he didn’t do this, then his death today was certain.

Long Tianya saw Lu Chuan’s actions and immediately exclaimed, “He’s going to jump in the river, stop him quick!”

Long Hao’s eyes narrowed, and he suddenly unleashed the power in his feet.

With a loud bang, he darted to Lu Chuan, grabbed his clothes, and flung him back onto the deck.

The place where Long Hao had just been standing now had two pits.

This was the destruction caused by a Transcendent Realm Grandmaster unleashing his full power.

“Fucking hell, you think you can survive by jumping into the river?

I’ll tell you, your life is mine to take.

Not even the heavens themselves can fight me for it!”

Long Hao glared at Lu Chuan with murder in his eyes.

He grasped Lu Chuan’s neck and said, “I’ll give you a chance to say your final words.

If you admit now that you’re not worthy of Mengyao, I might bring your body back for burial.

Otherwise, your carcass will be thrown into the river to feed the fish.”

Lu Chuan, heavily injured and without the strength to resist, had not expected a Transcendent Realm Grandmaster to move so fast.

He looked at Long Hao, blood continuously dripping from the corner of his mouth, yet he still managed a smile and said, “That day…

it was Mengyao who took the initiative.”

Long Hao’s eyes turned bloodshot with raging loss of reason.

His hand erupted with power, ready to crush Lu Chuan’s neck at any moment.

Just then, a purple force appeared and hit Long Hao, forcing him to release Lu Chuan.

Long Hao frowned as he looked over and saw a string of purple beads, protecting Lu Chuan.

“What is this?”

Lu Chuan said indifferently, “This is called a Magic Artifact.

Even as a Transcendent, this is something beyond your understanding.”

Not far away, Long Tianya eyed the Purple Cloud Pearl in front of Lu Chuan and said, “Long Hao, this kid is too strange; don’t waste time on him.

If we delay, things will change!”

Long Hao nodded and was about to make another move on Lu Chuan.

At that moment, the sky suddenly darkened with clouds, and thunder rolled.

The entire surface of the river was shrouded in shadows.

A sense of unease arose in Long Hao’s heart, and he lunged towards Lu Chuan in a swift step.

His instincts told him he had to kill Lu Chuan right away, or something unexpected might indeed happen.

However, just as he took a step, a streak of silver-white lightning burst forth, striking him directly.

Boom!

Long Hao’s body instantly exploded, and a large hole was blasted into the deck.

Long Tianya’s face paled and he cried out, “My son!”

He hurried toward the direction of Long Hao.

His subordinates were trembling, their legs wobbly, none daring to move carelessly.

As the thick smoke cleared, everyone saw Long Tianya holding Long Hao, squatting on the ground.

At this moment, Long Hao was completely charred, his clothes utterly gone, his life hanging by a thread, as if he could breathe his last at any time.

The lightning had come too unexpectedly; not only had Long Tianya not reacted in time, even Long Hao had been caught off guard.

As a normal person, how could he have anticipated that Lu Chuan could summon lightning!

On the other hand, seeing Lu Chuan had only managed to severely injure Long Hao, he couldn’t help but sigh in frustration.

The Purple Cloud Pearl had summoned lightning that could instantly kill a Grandmaster Realm expert, but the Transcendent Realm was ultimately a more profound level; to have inflicted a severe injury was already beyond his expectations.

The Purple Cloud Pearl floated in mid-air, its light dimming bit by bit until it burst with a snap, the beads shattering into pieces, scattering on the ground, and rendered completely useless.