Chapter 1628 A Challenge


    "Humph! I''m challenging you for a duel. Are you going to ept it or not?"


    Marcus said through his gritted teeth as he looked at the Peacock Princess full of spite.


    He could not let go of his grudge towards the Peacock Princess because she almost killed him during


    their fight two months ago. And to make the matter worse, everyone from the East Maind knew


    about his shameful defeat.


    This tainted his reputation as a powerful cultivator.


    The senior members of the Ji Family lost their confidence in him and took him for granted.


    He hated the Peacock Princess to the core because of this.


    The Peacock Princess couldn''t help but smirk at his audacity. "A loser even dares to challenge me.


    Fine, if that''s your death wish, I ept your challenge," she replied and briskly took a step forward.


    She also held a deep grudge against Marcus.


    Marcus gave her a murderous look and prepared to attack.


    Suddenly, a hand gripped on his shoulder and stopped him from his tracks. It was Paul Ji who was


    standing next to him. "Wait.


    I''m going to challenge her," he said slowly.


    "What was that, cousin?"


    Marcus asked as he looked at Paul Ji bewilderedly.


    "The result will affect our family''s reputation,"


    Paul Ji replied tly and took a few steps forward.


    Marcus clenched his fists and was seething in anger. ''He is suggesting I will lose and bring shame to


    our family. How dare he look down on me?''


    Even though Marcus was fuming with rage, he didn''t dare to defy Paul Ji as this cousin of his


    outranked him in the Ji Family.


    He red at his cousin''s back and watched him approaching the Peacock Princess.


    "Instead of Marcus, I''d like to challenge you in behalf of my family. Do you dare to ept my


    challenge?" Paul Ji proposed in a very domineering voice.


    Then he looked at the Peacock Princess in the eye and sneered.


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    "Yeah, I ept it," the Peacock Princess replied confidently.


    She emitted formidable demonic aura.


    Austin stood aside and watched the Peacock Princess in admiration. ''I didn''t expect her to be so


    fearless and heroic, '' he thought.


    "Mydy, please don''t act recklessly. Paul is very strong and powerful. You might not be able to match


    him,"


    one of the maids anxiously persuaded Peacock Princess to consider the challenge.


    "It''s fine."


    The Peacock Princess had made up her mind. She was determined to fight Paul Ji with all her might.


    "Ha-ha. You didn''t embarrass your father. All right. Let''s have a good fight."


    Paulughed mockingly and dashed towards the Peacock Princess.


    All of a sudden, the Peacock Princess was surrounded by a sea of ck fire.


    The area was engulfed in darkness as if it was night time, and the people in the surrounding couldn''t


    see anything with their eyes.


    The ck mes that covered Paul Ji''s whole body transformed into a fine armor and covered his fists


    like a gauntlet.


    While the Peacock Princess was scrutinizing the ck fire, Paul Ji instantlyunched his attack.


    He swung his fist that was covered by burning ck fire towards her.


    The space around his fist twisted.


    The Peacock Princess got slightly flurried. She then opened her mouth, and a colorful feather came


    out. She used it to defend herself from Paul Ji''s fist attack.


    ''What?''


    Austin was shocked when he sensed that the Peacock Princess reached the preliminary stage of


    Divine Bridge Realm at the very same moment when she struck back at her opponent. He was quite


    surprised by how quickly she had made a breakthrough.


    The buildings along the whole street shook fiercely as the battle between Paul Ji and the Peacock


    Princess intensified.


    The news about the fight spread like wildfire throughout the whole town.


    People from different ces started to gather and watch their intense fight.


    It would be an epic battle between a genius from the Ji Family and the princess from the beast race.


    They were both famous for their incredible battle force and were part of the elites among the young


    generation of the East Maind.


    No one wanted to miss this interesting fight between the two talented young cultivators.


    "Look! It''s the Holy Heritor of the Vasteras Holy Land—Bertram Shangguan," a female cultivator


    eximed in a shaking voice.


    Excitement was written all over her face.


    A young man who was levitating in the east of the sky was approaching the area. He had a pair of


    deep-set eyes and looked like an immortal as the ray of sunlight glowed on him.


    Everyone''s attention was focused on the handsome youth in the east of the sky. Some people even


    stopped watching the fierce fight between Paul Ji and the Peacock Princess.


    Bertram Shuangguan was much more prominent than Paul Ji or the Peacock Princess.


    After all, he was a Holy Heritor of one of the three holynds.


    Bertram Shuangguan was considered as the idol of the young people in the East Maind.


    "Oh my god! It''s Bertram Shangguan. He is so cute!"


    Countless young female cultivators couldn''t help but giggle as they gazed admiringly at the young


    handsome man.


    "He is a indeed a charming man."


    The male cultivators looked at him with jealousy.


    "So boring. It''s like child''s y," Bertram Shuangguan remarked. He shook his head in disappointment


    while he was looking at the Peacock Princess and Paul Ji''s intense fight.


    He had just watched the two cultivators for a few seconds, and the next minute, he disappeared.


    At the same time, the Peacock Princess spat out blood.


    She knew that she was at a disadvantage. She had suffered some injuries after several rounds of their


    fight. It was obvious that she was no match for Paul Ji.


    There was a huge gap between their level of strength and power. She had just entered the Divine


    Bridge Realm, while Paul had been at that level for quite a long time.


    A dozen girls from the beast race ran hurriedly to her side and looked at her injuries worriedly.


    "Are you all right, mydy?" they inquired anxiously and reached out to hold the battered Peacock


    Princess.


    "What are you doing? This is an official duel. Are you nning to break the rules and attack


    altogether?" Marcus shouted.


    Marcus dashed forward angrily. He stretched out his hand, and an overwhelming ck vital energy


    gushed out from his palm. He then hit the Peacock Princess''s maids, and they all flew away from the


    impact.


    He was strongerpared to the maids from the beast race. Since he had reached the preliminary


    stage of Divine Bridge Realm, his attack was too powerful that they couldn''t withstand his blow.


    Paul Ji started to approach the Peacock Princess with his fist covered in ck mes.


    There was a sinister look in his eyes.


    He knew that if he could finish the Peacock Princess from this duel, he would be more famous.


    ''This is a formal duel, and I will not bear any responsibility if she will die from this battle. The members


    of the beast race will be very angry, but they can''t me me or my family, '' he brooded.


    ''I can''t watch her die like this, '' Austin thought, as he fixed his eyes on the Peacock Princess, who had


    trouble defending herself.


    After contemting for a while, he decided to help the Peacock Princess. He started to attack Paul Ji


    with the Invincible Bow and shot him a dozen times.


    He did not waste any more time and instantly released the bronze furnace. It floated above his head,


    and the seas of four kinds of fire pounced at Paul Ji.


    With the bronze furnace over his head, Austin activated the Dragon Lightness and reached the


    Peacock Princess in a second.


    Her injuries caused her to look very frail, and her pretty face turned deathly pale as if she was about to


    faint.


    "Stop pushing yourself. Come with me," Austin said as he held the Peacock Princess by the hand.


    He then dashed towards the dozen maids with the Peacock Princess.


    "It''s you, Mr. Lin," the Peacock Princess gushed. She sighed in relief when she recognized Austin''s


    voice.


    She allowed Austin to hold her hand and drag her away from the battlefield.


    Austin''s rescue was very timely. She had sustained serious injuries that she couldn''t hold on any


    longer.


    "There you are, little man!"


    Cheryl and other maids also recognized Austin.


    "It''s you, you little bastard.


    I''m going to kill you!"


    Marcus was in a rage as he stared at the bronze furnace above Austin''s head.


    The bronze furnace used to be his, but Austin took it away from him. He would make sure that he could


    get it back.