Immortal of the Nine Realms

Everyone stared blankly for a long moment before coming back to their senses.

He agreed?

Even Little Immortal Honglian was surprised, but since Fang Chen had already accepted, she could say nothing further.

She did, however, send the senior sister a voice transmission. ”Senior Sister, please don’t strike too hard later.”

Many people smirked. Clearly, her voice transmission had been overheard by quite a few present.

The senior sister smiled slightly. ”Don’t worry. The fact that he dared accept already elevates my impression of him. I won’t deliberately embarrass him. Since you want him as your teammate, I naturally must measure his strength. If he keeps hiding his abilities, then there’s no need for you to keep him by your side.”

The Black Dragon Immortal Boat slowed to a stop in the Qingming.

”Enlarge,” Senior Sister called out softly.

To everyone aboard, it suddenly seemed as though they had been moved further away from Fang Chen and Senior Sister. In reality, none of them had been shifted from their spots. It was simply the Black Dragon Immortal Boat that expanded, and it continued doing so until the distance between them spanned 100,000 feet.

If not for their sharp eyesight, they would have already lost sight of the two.

”A platform this large should be enough for a first-transformation immortal. If you think it’s still too small, I can make it larger.” Their senior sister said with a smile. ”Other than that, use any technique you wish. The Black Dragon Immortal Boat will not be damaged. You can rest assured.”

Fang Chen looked at her, his expression solemn. ”I will use my full strength.”

He could not reveal Little Sword. He also would not use the Shadow Buddha Technique, and the Skin Peeling Technique was not suitable.

Thus, although he had said he’d use his full strength, he was still holding back many of his most powerful methods.

Meanwhile, their senior sister’s aura plummeted before stabilizing at the first transformation. She nodded with a smile. ”I will also use my full strength.”

Far away, Little Immortal Honglian and the others stared without blinking, afraid to miss even a single detail.

In almost an instant, the two fighters vanished from sight.

Of course, they had not truly vanished. Fang Chen moved so quickly that he blurred into invisibility.

The senior sister seemed to possess a similar method. Her speed also far surpassed that of a normal first-transformation immortal.

The two were moving so quickly that onlookers had lost track of them. Only they could clearly see each other’s movements.

Fang Chen’s thoughts raced. I possess the fourth layer of the Four Stage Profound Yang Body, plus the boost from my Sword Body, and the cultivation of a first-transformation Sword Immortal. Only then can my physical body endure such speed. Yet her speed... actually matches mine?

His current speed was entirely driven by physical capability, without using a trace of immortal essence. Otherwise, immortal essence left traces, making the semi-invisible effect impossible.

Their senior sister’s gaze stayed locked on him. He could clearly see astonishment deep in her eyes.

She could achieve such speed only because she had cultivated a demonic body refining art to its limits, enough for her physical body to match an Ancient Immortal.

Finally, the two stopped probing each other and clashed in perfect sync, exchanging blows at extreme speed. It was pure physical combat. Neither used any immortal essence.

Fang Chen wanted to determine his peak limit within the first transformation. Their senior sister likewise wanted to measure his limits, so she fully cooperated.

Loud blasts resounded endlessly through the void. Every clash was like a thunderbolt exploding.

Among those present, only second-transformation immortals and above could barely follow their movement with the naked eye.

First-transformation immortals, and people like Lin Yuan, could only glimpse the figures at the instant of collision before they vanished again.

In a very short span, thunderous impacts erupted hundreds, even thousands of times.

Seeing their battle, the immortals and Immortal Sovereigns present all revealed their shock, their gazes filled with disbelief.

A plain-looking young man spoke slowly. ”Core Disciple Hong... this teammate of yours truly has the bearing of a core disciple.”

The moment he spoke, the astonishment in everyone’s eyes deepened, and beneath it, envy and jealousy were evident.

Lin Yuan, Meng Qingling, and Yu Wuxia exchanged shocked glances, unable to hide their joy.

The one who spoke was the strongest figure in their senior sister’s expedition team aside from their senior sister herself. He was a veteran sixth-transformation immortal known across the Upper Three Realms as the Hundred Battle Immortal Sovereign—a title he had earned after achieving a hundred consecutive victories in arduous duels. The Immortal Sovereigns defeated by him were old and powerful external elites, overlords in their regions.

Even newly advanced core disciples did not dare put on airs before him. Without being able to activate the Immortal Boat Formations, even those core disciples’ Immortal Boat Formations could not guarantee victory over such a sixth-transformation Immortal Sovereign.

”Even the Hundred Battle Immortal Sovereign says the captain has the qualifications of a core disciple...” Lin Yuan transmitted excitedly.

Meng Qingling and Yu Wuxia remained silent, staring intently at the battle. Even if Fang Chen lost now, receiving praise from the Hundred Battle Immortal Sovereign was enough to elevate the Nine Realm Expedition Team’s standing.

Several Immortal Sovereigns fixed their gazes on the Hundred Battle Immortal Sovereign.

One said, ”Immortal Sovereign, are you saying... that boy can become a core disciple?”

The Hundred Battle Immortal Sovereign shook his head slightly. ”I never said that.”

Everyone was confused.

”What do you mean...?”

The Hundred Battle Immortal Sovereign smiled lightly. ”Having the qualifications means that in a direct fight, he would not be weaker than a core disciple. But to become a core disciple, one must be able to contract a Formation Heart. That is the key.”

He paused. ”This boy reminds me of someone...”

Expressions shifted subtly. Some of the weaker Immortals did not understand, but the Immortal Sovereigns clearly did.

”That person back then... also had the talent to become a core disciple. But he could not contract a Formation Heart, and thus never became a core disciple.”

”If not... he would not have met such an end. A pity.”

A few Immortal Sovereigns showed nostalgic expressions.

Little Immortal Honglian’s expression moved. She casually asked, ”Who are you referring to?”

”A cultivator from the Lower Six Realms. Like you, he arrived in the Upper Three Realms at the Langgui Constellation, and that’s where he earned his purple token, becoming a cultivator of our Enlightenment God Palace,” said the Hundred Battle Immortal Sovereign.

Little Immortal Honglian and the others instantly recalled a name. Lin Dong had mentioned this figure before.

”Senior Wang Chongsong?” Little Immortal Honglian asked with a smile.

The Hundred Battle Immortal Sovereign nodded. ”That’s him. His talent in those days was exceedingly rare.”

Lin Yuan and the others were stunned. They hadn’t expected the Hundred Battle Immortal Sovereign to compare their captain to Wang Chongsong.

Just then, Fang Chen and their senior sister reappeared simultaneously. Their figures boiled with surging blood essence, red mist swirling around them, heat radiating like molten lava.

”Your performance is decent. But if this is all, it’s not enough to win the Immortal Boat.” Their senior sister smiled faintly. ”What we did just now was only a warm-up. If you have techniques left, use them. If you keep hiding them, you won’t get another chance.”