Hua Qianshu was taken aback: "What are you trying to do?"
With one swift kick, Lin Bai knocked Hua Qianshu onto the ground, and his peach blossom branch savagely struck Hua Qianshu’s body.
Once, twice, and again!
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
With every swing of Lin Bai’s peach blossom branch, Hua Qianshu’s flesh was bruised and gashed!
After more than twenty blows, Hua Qianshu was lying on the ground, covered in blood, curled up in a ball, screaming continuously: "Ah, ah, ah, he’s murdering me, murdering me, dad, save me, save me!"
When Lin Bai saw that Hua Qianshu had been beaten to a pulp, he finally ceased, saying coldly, "If I had been wielding a sword, even a regular one, you’d have been cut to shreds by now."
"Do, do you want to keep going?"
Lin Bai asked coldly.
Hua Qinghai finally snapped back to reality, rushed to say, "No more, no more, we concede, we concede."
"Qianshu, are you okay?"
Hua Qinghai rushed over and held Hua Qianshu, whose body was covered in blood, anxiously asking him.
Hua Qianshu was trembling all over from the beatings he received from Lin Bai, especially when he was held by Hua Qinghai.
"Dad, it hurts so bad, kill him, kill him!" Hua Qianshu roared.
Hua Qianshu, who had grown up on Peach Blossom Island and had been spoiled by his father, was respected by all. In his over twenty years of life, he had rarely been hurt, not even a single scrap.
But today, he was nearly beaten to death by Lin Bai!
Hua Wanqing looked at Lin Bai coldly and said, "Sir, wasn’t this supposed to be a friendly martial arts exchange? Don’t you think your attacks were a bit too harsh?"
Lin Bai answered, "I didn’t kill him, I have shown restraint."
Hua Wanqing said coldly, "Hmph. Quite arrogant. Daring to talk of killing on Peach Blossom Island, do you dare to challenge me?"
Lin Bai, disdaining, said, "Then what shall we bet on? I’ve no interest in your Peach Blossom Island wine, or its flowers, but I am somewhat interested in your Divine Stele."
"Now, since you wish to fight me, what should the bet be?"
Hua Wanqing roared, "We bet on my life! If I lose, I’ll give you my life!"
Lin Bai indifferently replied, "Your life, whenever I want it, is mine. But right now, your life doesn’t interest me at all. I am more interested in when I can see that Divine Stele."
Lin Bai then looked at Hua Qinghai.
"Bring the young master down to treat his wounds," Hua Qinghai said with some color drained from his face.
His servants carried Hua Qianshu away.
Su Xianmei laughed and said, "This little brother of mine sometimes forgets to hold back. I hope you don’t mind, Lord of Flower Island."
Hua Qinghai gave a smile that didn’t reach his eyes and said, "It’s nothing, my son simply lacks in martial arts skills."
Su Xianmei smiled and said, "In that case, would the Island Master be kind enough to show us that Divine Stele?"
"Sure, this way, please."
With a gloomy expression, Hua Qinghai led the way, and Hua Wanqing and Liu Beixing followed behind him.
Lin Bai and Su Xianmei brought up the rear.
The group traveled at great speed, crossing over half of Peach Blossom Island, finally reaching a dense patch of peach blossoms.
Hua Qinghai pointed forward and said, "Beyond these peach trees lies the Divine Stele. However, I feel obligated to remind you that my Flower Clan’s ancestors placed a Magic Circle Prohibition within this peach tree forest. If an average warrior loses their way inside, they would fearfully remain trapped for the rest of their life."
"I will give you one hour. If you do not find the Divine Stele within an hour, I will break the prohibition and enter to find you. Regardless of whether you’ve seen the Divine Stele or not, you must accompany me out."
Hua Qinghai spoke indifferently.
"Alright." Lin Bai nodded.
Upon hearing Lin Bai’s agreement, a smile of fulfilled conspiracy crossed Hua Qinghai’s face.
Hua Wanqing also sneered darkly at Lin Bai’s response.
Su Xianmei curiously asked, "Why is the Flower Island Master laughing?"
Hua Wanqing responded first, "Let me tell you, Envoy. The array here is called Nine Turns Eight Immortals Formation, it is a great array laid out by a master of array tactics."
"A Heaven Martial Realm warrior will get lost after ten steps."
"A Divine Elixir Realm warrior will get lost after a hundred steps."
"Without someone who is proficient in this array, it is impossible to take a hundred steps in one hour! Besides, this young man only has the cultivation of the second layer of the Heaven Martial Realm, it would be amazing for him to take ten steps."
Su Xianmei was startled and said, "Island Master Hua, this might not be a good idea."
Hua Qinghai lightly chuckled, "Envoy, you heard it yourself, he agreed on his own. I did not put him in a difficult position."
Lin Bai laughed, "Don’t worry, Sister Su. There’s no Magic Circle under the heaven that can stop me."
Lin Bai lightly laughed and walked forward.
"Be careful." Su Xianmei said.
Lin Bai, with a light laugh, took steps into the peach blossom forest.
He walked dozens of steps continuously.
Lin Bai realized he hadn’t reached the end of the road yet.
The surrounding scenery of peach blossoms kept changing, but Lin Bai felt as though he was marching in place.
Lin Bai immediately understood, fearing that he had already entered the Magic Circle.
Already lost in the Magic Circle.
"A warrior of Heaven Martial Realm can’t take ten steps!"
"A warrior of Divine Elixir Realm can’t take a hundred steps!"
"Indeed, it’s somewhat tricky, but trapping me won’t be that easy."
"That Hua Qinghai was confident that I wouldn’t be able to see the Divine Stele in an hour. I’ll show him that I won’t even need an hour."
Lin Bai slightly smiled and said: "Martial Soul Secret Skill, Breaking Prohibition!"
The Devouring Sword Spirit inside Lin Bai shuddered, producing a black, mysterious light that hovered over his body.
Lin Bai held his hand like a sword and swung it straight forward.
A black Sword Qi pierced the air and hit the Magic Circle.
The cracking sound emitted as the Magic Circle shattered one by one in front of Lin Bai.
Once the Magic Circle was shattered, Lin Bai looked up and saw a stone stele on a small hill by the Vast Ocean. It was about thirty meters tall.
It stood weatherbeaten and timeless.
It still stood there like a giant.
From a distance, Lin Bai could sense the intense Martial Arts Will on this stele.
"Indeed, it has divine skills."
Lin Bai excitedly ran over and stood under the Divine Stele.
Looking up, the Divine Stele here was identical to the one in the Wind God Sect, both were covered with faded characters. However, they were separated by a Magic Circle, and Lin Bai couldn’t see the letters clearly.
"Martial Soul Secret Skill! Breaking Prohibition!"
Lin Bai decisively urged his Devouring Sword Spirit.
A black light hit the Divine Stele, rippling like a giant stone being thrown into calm water.
Endless ripples later, the blurred characters on the Divine Stele became clearer to Lin Bai.
At the top of the stele was written: "Wind and Snow."