Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor-Chapter 1018: The Strong are Entitled to Arrogance!

A green shadow leapt out from among the thousands of disciples standing below and floated lightly down in front of Liu Qingqing on the Stone Platform.

The green shadow was none other than Bai Zhiyuan, the top-ranked disciple in terms of combat power from the External Courtyard.

Bai Zhiyuan, who was thirty-five years old this year, was not tall but looked rather rugged, with an eagle-like sharp gaze. When he looked at Liu Qingqing, he carried an air of condescending arrogance.

"Junior Sister Liu, please! External Courtyard disciple Bai Zhiyuan, accepting your challenge!"

Bai Zhiyuan expressionlessly saluted Liu Qingqing with a cupped fist gesture, then circulated his True Yuan, assumed a stance, and adopted a defensive posture.

Being the senior, Bai Zhiyuan naturally felt embarrassed to launch an attack on Liu Qingqing first, so he opted to start defensively and then look for an opportunity to counterattack and defeat her in one fell swoop.

Although Bai Zhiyuan was also a man, he had dedicated all his thoughts to Martial Dao, showing little interest in women and was devoid of any sentiments of cherishing the fairer sex; even the most beautiful woman, in his eyes, was but a heap of white bones.

Therefore, despite Liu Qingqing’s beauty, which had captivated the vast majority of male disciples at the Martial Academy, making her extremely popular, Bai Zhiyuan was one of the very few male disciples who had never really looked at her directly.

Moreover, Bai Zhiyuan was an exceedingly proud man. He believed that although he didn’t possess an Innate Spiritual Root, his talents were not much inferior to those who had, attributing his lack of strong power to a lack of opportunities rather than a lack of diligence in cultivation.

After entering the Bitao Martial Academy, Liu Qingqing had always kept a low profile, avoiding conflicts with anyone. Thus, though her appearance was striking, her talents were notable, and her popularity was high, her strength was not among the top ranks of the External Courtyard, except for the moment she dazzled during her entrance tests to the academy, after which she then faded into obscurity.

In Bai Zhiyuan’s opinion, although Liu Qingqing possessed an Innate Spiritual Root and had great potential in Martial Dao, her time at the Martial Academy was too short, and her current cultivation level wasn’t high. Even if she were to ascend the platform to challenge someone, it was unlikely she would overestimate her capabilities to challenge him.

However, to Bai Zhiyuan’s surprise, not only had Liu Qingqing named him directly for a challenge, but her next target was also Senior Brother Chang Dengfeng, who ranked tenth among the Inner Court disciples.

Bai Zhiyuan had already a poor impression of Liu Qingqing, and hearing that she intended to challenge him reinforced his perception of her as overly arrogant and ignorant of her limits, deciding to teach her a lesson once he ascended the platform.

From Bai Zhiyuan, Liu Qingqing sensed a strong hostility, which left her slightly startled, unable to understand why this Senior Brother Bai appeared so antagonistic towards her, considering they rarely interacted.

Could it be that her challenge had upset him? But wasn’t challenging one another a common practice among the disciples of the Bitao Martial Academy?

"Senior Brother Bai, hello!"

Despite Bai Zhiyuan’s attitude baffling Liu Qingqing, she still returned the salute with a cupped fist.

"You may begin now!"

One of the four Great Elders presiding over the challenge, Elder Tie Xing, seeing that both Liu Qingqing and Bai Zhiyuan were ready, spoke in a grave voice.

Liu Qingqing looked at Bai Zhiyuan with an indifferent gaze and, unlike what Bai Zhiyuan had anticipated, did not launch an attack. Instead, she stood there with her arms dangling naturally and her body relaxed, not even assuming a posture for attack or defense.

Her casual demeanor made Bai Zhiyuan feel humiliated and immediately angered him.

After all, only a martial artist who believes their strength far surpasses their opponent would hold themselves so aloof as Liu Qingqing was doing.

"Junior Sister Liu, make your move! As your senior brother, I will let you make three moves first!"

Bai Zhiyuan suppressed the rage in his heart and said coldly.

Liu Qingqing pursed her lips, smiled faintly, and shook her head, "Senior Brother Bai, you should not spare me. Within three moves, we can resolve the fight!"

Bai Zhiyuan didn’t understand the meaning in Liu Qingqing’s words for a moment and said, "Although you are not as strong as me, it won’t be easy for me to win within three moves..."

Liu Qingqing said, "Senior Brother Bai, what I mean is... within three moves, I will defeat you!"

Bai Zhiyuan was stunned, then laughed angrily toward the sky, "Junior Sister Liu, only the strong have the right to be arrogant! And you, you are not yet qualified!"

"Senior Brother Bai, since you will not make a move, then I must offend you!"

Liu Qingqing seemed tired of arguing with Bai Zhiyuan. Her True Yuan circulated through her meridians, and her Martial Artist aura released instantly. Her beautiful eyes flashed sharply, and with a twist of her petite body, she reached forward with her right palm and launched an attack at Bai Zhiyuan.

Having been instructed by Fang Bai, Liu Qingqing had progressed rapidly. Moreover, after comprehending a set of Desolate Level Martial Arts Techniques among the columns in the Stone Forest, her strength had once again improved. She was on the verge of reaching the mid-level of Heaven Level, just one step away from breaking through and advancing.

Although Bai Zhiyuan and Liu Qingqing were of the same realm and cultivation level, in terms of actual combat power, Liu Qingqing had long surpassed Bai Zhiyuan.

In their duel, even without utilizing her ability to challenge higher levels, Liu Qingqing could easily defeat Bai Zhiyuan.

Liu Qingqing casually struck with her palm; surrounded by her palm, the mist-like Water Element Qi swirled and surged, containing a tumultuous, heart-thudding power.

"How has this woman suddenly become so strong?"

As soon as Liu Qingqing made her move, Bai Zhiyuan felt a surge of True Essence Force that he couldn’t counter, which startled him greatly. However, if he retreated to avoid it, he would lose face, so he frantically spurred the True Yuan in his body, concentrating the True Essence Force on his right fist, and then, bracing himself, he swung it out to meet Liu Qingqing’s palm head-on.

"Junior Sister Liu joined the Martial Academy not long ago, yet her progress is astoundingly fast. Truly worthy of having an Innate Spiritual Root! It seems Bai Zhiyuan is going to lose... and lose miserably," Ren Jingbo, being a Desolate Level Perfection strong warrior with extraordinary vision, although Liu Qingqing and Bai Zhiyuan hadn’t yet made contact, had discerned the strength and weakness of both and knew that Liu Qingqing’s palm had already secured the victory.

When Liu Qingqing and Bai Zhiyuan’s fists and palms touched, the True Essence Force concentrated at the ends of their fists and palms exploded outward simultaneously, like two waves colliding.

Boom!

With a loud noise, the force from their colliding True Essence Force caused the entire Stone Platform to tremble.

Fortunately, the Stone Platform was not made of ordinary stone, but was exceptionally sturdy. Even Desolate Level Martial Artists dueling on it would not damage it.

If Bai Zhiyuan’s True Essence Force was like a small wave, then Liu Qingqing’s True Essence Force was like a giant wave. At the instant of their collision, Bai Zhiyuan’s small wave was crushed and dissipated.

"Uh..."

Bai Zhiyuan grunted, his body feeling as though it had been harshly struck by a giant mallet. He was sent flying backward and fell off the Stone Platform, passing out.

Liu Qingqing, being good-natured, had not applied her full power in that palm strike, which was an act of mercy. Hence, Bai Zhiyuan was not injured. However, the backlash of his own True Yuan had briefly obstructed his meridians, disrupting the circulation of his True Yuan and causing him to pass out. He would recover on his own after lying down for about three to five two-hour periods.