Getting Stronger By Fighting

Chapter 954 - 952: The Situation Reversed

Seeing Wang Zhan approaching them step by step, everyone’s expressions changed.Wang Zhan, standing to the side, casually said, "Li Du is my friend. If you’re really planning to make a move against him, naturally, I won’t just stand by and watch. So I advise you to consider carefully and not bring unnecessary trouble upon yourselves."

"I don’t think you’re ordinary people either; you should be able to see our strengths. Even if you all want to join forces against us, you’d better measure your own strength carefully to avoid setting yourselves on fire. I believe you understand what I mean, right?"

Everyone exchanged glances, but no one spoke.

Li Xiao, standing at the forefront, crossed his arms and walked up to Wang Zhan. Although his strength was far inferior to Wang Zhan’s, his people from the Mechanism Gate specialized in setting up mechanisms and opening them. He had been studying the bronze door in front of them and even found some clues. With time, he might be able to unlock the bronze door.

This was his advantage.

Then he slowly spoke, "Everyone, I don’t want to waste words with you. If you want me to open the bronze door, then help me deal with these few people first. After all, seeing them makes me feel quite irritable, and I worry that while I’m unlocking the bronze door, these bastards might suddenly attack me, so I have to consider my own safety."

Once again, everyone exchanged glances, and no one spoke.

They really didn’t know what to do now.

The next moment, Wang Zhan revealed the Fire Qilin once more, looking proudly at the people in front of him.

As soon as the Fire Qilin appeared, a wave of intimidation surged forward, and everyone’s breathing became much more rapid...

"Is that the Fire Qilin?"

Suddenly, an angry shout came from the crowd. Then someone said, "How can this bastard easily bring out the Fire Qilin? Could there be some connection between him and the Fire Qilin?"

"If that’s the case, things are really becoming troublesome..."

"After all, we’re no match for the Fire Qilin, at least in a one-on-one fight. If we join forces to kill it, it would cause us significant losses, making things even more problematic..."

They all came here for the Divine Heart; it’s understandable to fight when they see it. But they haven’t even seen the Divine Heart. Are they going to battle to the death here?

If they were to fight the Fire Qilin, the outcome is simple: either they use all their trump cards to kill the Fire Qilin, or they all die here...

After all, the Fire Qilin’s power is terrifyingly beyond their capability.

Moreover, they can see that the Fire Qilin before them has reached maturity, far superior to most of those present.

Soon, they found themselves in a stalemate.

Li Xiao clenched his fist, turned, glancing at the people behind him, gritting his teeth and said, "What nonsense are you all spouting? Are you not going to let me open the bronze door? Act now, and maybe many of you will get injured, but you’ll still have a chance at the Divine Heart. If you don’t act, you’ll never have a chance, or even see the Divine Heart..."

They hesitated, but no one was the first to move.

Li Xiao knew that to make this group of sly foxes act, someone must take the lead, but the first bird to poke its head out would become Wang Zhan’s target, which wouldn’t end well.

So everyone had their own calculations and petty thoughts, which was the most troublesome part...

As time ticked by, Wang Zhan noticed no action from them and stepped towards Li Xiao, "Do you really think that no one else but you can open the bronze door?"

Heh...

Li Xiao smirked disdainfully and said, "If I don’t make a move, indeed, none of you present have the ability. Otherwise, why would you pin all your hopes on me?"

"Everyone has their expertise; for years, I’ve focused on enhancing my mechanism skills, leaving my cultivation stagnant. But that means nothing to me because, given enough time, I can set up powerful mechanisms. Then, people like you, trash, will die under mechanisms of my design!"

Upon hearing this, before Wang Zhan could say anything, Xiang Tian stepped up to Li Xiao, grabbing him by the collar, shouting coldly, "Damn you, bastard! How dare you spout nonsense here? They might not kill you, but I won’t be so kind; I’ll kill you today!"

As he spoke, Xiang Tian made his move.

However, Li Xiao showed no concern, retreating swiftly to dodge Xiang Tian’s attack.

The crowd watched with interest.

Li Xiao arrogantly glanced at Xiang Tian, smirked, and said, "In my eyes, you’re just trash. If those two beside you acted, I might not be their match, but you alone are not enough..."

Suddenly, Li Xiao’s momentum surged, seeming to magnify several times over.

Xiang Tian, undeterred, had one goal: to kill Li Xiao and break the stalemate!

With loud crashes, Li Xiao and Xiang Tian both suffered some damage, but neither was fatally injured.

After all, Li Xiao was much stronger than Xiang Tian, but he never dealt a killing blow. Not out of mercy, but because he understood Wang Zhan’s connection with Xiang Tian. Wang Zhan could see through his intentions, and starting a fight wouldn’t benefit him much.

Wang Zhan might even step in to help, complicating matters...

As Xiang Tian readied to strike again, Wang Zhan walked over, patting his shoulder. Seeing Wang Zhan, Xiang Tian paused, then Wang Zhan calmly said, "Enough, no need to waste more time here. If he won’t open the bronze door, we won’t force him."

Xiang Tian nodded, returning to Wang Zhan’s side.

After a moment’s hesitation, Xiang Tian asked, "Brother Wang, should we continue to linger here?"

He noticed many harbored hostility towards him, so they must remain cautious, or they’d face trouble...

Wang Zhan chuckled and replied, "No need for now; let’s stay and watch. I believe they won’t do anything to us."

In his hand remained his trump card, the Fire Qilin.

With the Fire Qilin by his side, what was there to fear?

And clearly, the others had no intention of confronting Wang Zhan — their target was the Divine Heart.

After all, who wants to waste their resources here for nothing?

In an instant, the crowd’s focus returned to the bronze door; everyone wanted it open as soon as possible.

Wang Zhan stepped toward the bronze door, looking at Li Xiao, his smile widening, "Now I can offer you two choices. If Li Xiao doesn’t want to help, maybe I can open the bronze door for you."

"But you all know there’s no such thing as a free lunch; if you want my help, you must agree to one condition: help me kill him."

Their eyes brightened.

It seemed worthwhile: tackling Wang Zhan, with Li Du and the Fire Qilin aiding him, would cause them problems, but Li Xiao was weaker — killing him wasn’t difficult.

Indeed, they could accomplish it with a simple gesture.

Realizing this, their eyes lit up, figures quickly moving toward Li Xiao.

Seeing this, Li Xiao instinctively stepped back, waving his hands, "Don’t believe him! How could he know the mechanism to open the bronze door? I assure you, no one else has that skill!"

"If you harm me, he’ll just string you along, ensuring none of you enter the door!"

"With so many experts here, he has little chance for the Divine Heart!"