Chapter 3973 – 3975 Nose Bleeding
Judd hurriedly covered his nose, looking extremely embarrassed.
Equally ashamed, Dario said, “Useless boy, go out and clean yourself up…” Judd quickly ran out to clean up.
“This is my new disciple, Red Bone,” Dario said, pointing at John. Joy looked at John, noticing that he kept his head down, making it impossible to see his face.
“Why is Red so shy? He doesn’t even dare to lift his head,” Joy asked curiously.
“Lift your head! How are you going to talk to Ms. Joy like this?” Dario nudged John. John had no choice but to grit his teeth and lift his head.
“Hello, Joy,” he said with a smile.
Upon seeing John, Joy was momentarily stunned. She then erupted in anger.
“So, it’s you, you pervert! I’ll kill you…” she shouted, slapping John. John was startled and quickly ran outside. Dario hadn’t even realized what was going on when Joy chased after John.
“Don’t run! I will kill you!” Joy shouted angrily.
Outside, Judd was still cleaning up and had no idea what was happening. He saw John running out, followed closely by Joy. At that moment, Dario finally reacted and hurriedly stopped Joy in her tracks.
“Ms. Joy, what is going on? Do you two know each other?” Dario asked.
“Mr. Barclay, this new disciple of yours has poor character. Ask him what he did,” Joy barked.
Utterly confused, Dario looked at John and asked, “What did you do to upset her?”
Embarrassed, John could only tell the truth, “Last night, I accidentally saw Joy bathing…”
“What?” Dario and Judd exclaimed simultaneously. Judd, in particular, was shocked and envious. Seeing Joy bathing was a sight so enticing, he’d willingly trade a hundred years of his life for it!
“You’d better tell the truth. Did you just see me bathing, or did you have other intentions?” Joy glared at John.
“It was definitely a misunderstanding!” John said, sounding distressed. “I was just wandering around last night and happened to come here. The spiritual energy here had a hint of celestial energy, so I came in on a whim. There were no guards, and the door was open. I saw the spiritual energy pool and thought it looked nice. Since no one was there, I took off my clothes and jumped in. How could I have known that Joy was also inside the spiritual pool? But Joy, you saw me naked too, so it’s mutual. You didn’t really lose out.”
Hearing John’s explanation, Joy was furious. Judd’s eyes widened, trembling with envy. “Red, you… you were naked in the same spiritual energy pool as Joy?”
“Oh my god, if it were me, I would gladly die…” Judd said before belatedly realizing that he had said the wrong thing. He quickly shut his mouth.
Dario was helpless. He believed John was telling the truth. After all, John had come to learn the fire fusion technique, not to peep at Joy bathing in the middle of the night!
“Ms. Joy, I think this must be a misunderstanding. My disciple is not that kind of person. Moreover, if you kill him now, the story of you being seen naked will spread, which won’t be good for your reputation. My disciple has gained some notoriety in the Violet Flame Sect after defeating Titus in the inner competition as even Titus had to show him respect. If he suddenly dies, people will investigate.” Dario appealed to Joy’s sense of reputation. After all, John had only seen her once and hadn’t done anything more.
“What? He defeated Titus?” Joy was stunned. After all, John was only a Fourth Level Tribulator, so how could he defeat Titus?
“Yes, he defeated Titus in the promotion match yesterday. He’s now an inner court disciple,” Dario said with a nod.
“I don’t believe it. He’s just a Fourth Level Tribulator. How could he defeat Titus? Mг. Barclay, are you making excuses to cover for your disciple? This pervert doesn’t deserve to stay in our Violet Flame Sect.” Joy refused to believe Dario’s words.
“Ms. Joy, there’s no need for me to lie to you. I believe there must be some misunderstanding,” Dario continued to explain, but Joy didn’t believe a word of it.
“If you want me to believe it, then let him compete with me. If this guy can defeat Titus, he should be on par with me,” Joy demanded. She wanted to challenge John.
Dario knew that Joy wanted to use a competition as an excuse to teach John a lesson. After all, it was infuriating to be seen naked while bathing. Moreover, Joy was widely acknowledged as a great beauty, and many people found it difficult to even catch a glimpse of her. Yet John had seen everything.
“But you’re already a Ninth Level Tribulator, about to reach the Top Level. Competing with him is too unfair,” Darto protested. Dario wasn’t sure if John could defeat Joy, but he was unwilling to let them fight. Regardless of who got hurt, it wouldn’t be good.
“If there’s no competition, then you must gouge out his eyes and expel him from the Violet Flame Sect,” Joy said aggressively.
Feeling helpless, Dario could only look at John. He could only help this much. After all, John had no business wandering around and peeping at someone bathing in the middle of the night. The turn of events had even taken Dario by surprise.
“Competing is fine, but I don’t compete without stakes. I had a wager with Titus,” John said with a slight smile.
“Not only are you a pervert, but you’re also a gambler. People like you don’t deserve to stay in the Violet Flame Sect. Today, I’ll clean up for Mr. Barclay. If you can beat me, you can name any condition. If you lose, you’ll gouge out your eyes and get out of the Violet Flame Sect.” Joy’s aura was pulsating, her eyes filled with rage.
Without waiting for John’s response, Joy attacked, fearing he would refuse or that Dario might intervene. She stretched out her hand, and a flame spiritual sword appeared. Dozens of sword lights immediately shot toward John. Seeing this, John sneered, casually breaking off a tree branch and infusing it with spiritual energy. The ordinary tree branch began to glow with white light.
Seeing John using a tree branch to counter her, Joy became even more furious. Swish, swish, swish… Joy swung her sword again, sending another wave of sword lights toward John. Wave after wave of sword lights crashed toward John like a tide, giving him no time to breathe. However, John swung his tree branch, accurately shattering each sword light. He seemed less like he was fighting and more like he was exercising with a tree branch. None of the sword lights could escape John’s strikes. His body never moved from its original position.
Both Judd and Dario were stunned by this display. Even though Joy’s sword lights weren’t meant to kill John, it shouldn’t have been so easy for him to fend them off. When the final sword light was shattered, John pointed the tree branch at Joy. A beam of white light shot out. Joy was startled and hurriedly retreated, but the beam still pierced the corner of her clothing. Seeing the hole in her clothes, Joy narrowed her gaze while her aura surged even more intensely.
“You do have some skill. It seems Titus didn’t lose unfairly. But if you think you can beat me. It won’t be that easy!” Joy snorted coldly, releasing her full aura. The flame spiritual sword in Joy’s hand turned into two colors. One was the obvious violet flame of the Violet Flame Sect’s secret violaceus flame, which was much more powerful than Titus’s. The vibrant purple hue was striking.
As Joy swung her spiritual sword, sword lights flew toward John again. This time, the sword lights burned with flames of varying colors-brown and purple-swirling around and charging at John.
Judd watched the terrifying sword lights with a grim expression. He knew he would be utterly defeated if he faced such an onslaught. Dario also frowned, ready to intervene at any moment. It seemed Joy was determined to kill John.
“Ms. Joy, please show mercy. Do not cause any fatal harm,” Dario loudly reminded her.
Joy coldly replied, “Once my peerless spiritual sword is drawn, it cannot stop. This guy is too arrogant, using a tree branch to fight me. He’s looking down on me. I’ll show him my strength!”
Dario felt helpless. Faced with a Ninth Level Tribulator, John was using a tree branch as a weapon. It seemed he wasn’t taking the fight seriously.
“Red, be careful. Don’t be careless and take this seriously. If you don’t have a weapon, you can use my magic sword for now,” Judd said, preparing to toss his sword to John. To everyone’s surprise, John shook his head.
“Thank you Judd, but I find the tree branch more suitable.” John refused Judd’s offer, continuing to use the tree branch to defend against Joy’s attacks.
“Die!”
Joy’s eyes widened in rage as countless flaming sword lights spun toward John. The dual-colored sword lights twisted together, forming spirit snakes with gaping maws. The endless flames caused the entire courtyard to radiate with a brilliant glow!
As John observed Joy’s sword technique and violaceus flame, a smile crept onto his lips. Whether it was the sword technique or the violaceus flame, Joy was far behind John. John’s Nine Shadows sword technique was an ancient technique, and he had yet to master all nine shadow clones.
As for the violaceus flame, Joy’s understanding was even more lacking. John had the fire nascence and possessed five types of demonic fire, while Joy only knew two. Holding the tree branch, John infused it with a touch of extremus frost flame, instantly chilling the surrounding air. He then used the branch to strike at the spirit snake lights. Each time a flaming spirit snake touched John’s branch, the surrounding flames froze and shattered, disappearing without a trace.
Seeing this, Judd, Dario, and Joy were all stunned. They couldn’t understand how John was countering Joy’s fierce attacks with just a tree branch. They were even more perplexed by the sudden cold air around John. It was clear that John had mastered demonic fire, as only those with fire techniques could join the Violet Flame Sect. Otherwise, John wouldn’t have sought Gael to learn the fire fusion technique.
However, someone skilled in demonic fire should not be able to produce such intense cold. This defied their understanding. Only cultivators of frost techniques should be able to emit such chilling energy. They were unaware of the extremus frost flame and its existence, which explained their confusion.
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