Chapter 1927: Little Junior Sister

The purpose of taking Kong Shiyao as a disciple was to create the Book of Heavenly Dao. Although she had acknowledged him as her master before, she hadn't felt true gratitude. At this moment, her heart was filled with excitement; this heaven-defying artifact had indeed formed successfully.

"Get up!"

Helping the girl up, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

With this, the problems facing the Kunxu Realm might finally be resolved.

"Teacher!"

"Is this our junior sister?" Zhao Ya and the others gathered around, each of them filled with excitement.

Such immense lightning strikes during the breakthrough to Ancient Sage shook the entire Tianxuan Kingdom. As Ancient Sage experts, it would have been foolish if Zhao Ya and the others hadn't noticed.

"Junior sister?" Kong Shiyao's face was filled with a dilemma.

She was the top genius of the Kunxu Realm, a descendant of Master Kong... calling a group of younger boys and girls "senior brother" and "senior sister" was truly difficult for her to say.

Just as she didn't know what to do, she heard Master Zhang from across say, "She's not quite a junior sister yet; she's not my direct disciple! Just a casual student I took in!"

"A casual student..." Kong Shiyao's delicate body swayed.

Just now, she felt it was a bit awkward to be a junior sister, but it turned out... after all that, she didn't even qualify to be one...

Her teeth clenched in anger. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Master Zhang look over. "What's wrong? Do you think I'm humiliating you?"

"This student wouldn't dare!" Kong Shiyao gritted her teeth.

No matter what, she was the phoenix of the Kunxu Realm. Not even qualifying as a junior sister was indeed too humiliating.

"There's nothing you wouldn't dare," Master Zhang said. "I know what you're thinking. How about this: this Zhao Ya is my direct disciple. In terms of age, she should be quite a bit younger than you!"

Zhang Xuan pointed at Zhao Ya. "Neither of you will use weapons; fight purely based on your strength. If you can win... I'll accept you as a direct disciple, and even let you be the senior-most sister, it's no big deal!"

"Alright!"

Glancing at the girl not far away, Kong Shiyao raised her delicate brows, her eyes gleaming with intense fighting spirit.

The opponent looked only seventeen or eighteen, much younger than her. If she couldn't even win like this, what right did she have to be a descendant of Master Kong?

"Fight well!" Seeing her agree, Zhang Xuan didn't waste any more words. He glanced at Zhao Ya.

"Yes!" Nodding her head, the girl's delicate body swayed, and she moved to an open area. "Please!"

Kong Shiyao followed closely.

The battle between the two girls began directly, without much fanfare.

Kong Shiyao did not use her bloodline power, but as a super genius, and having broken through to the Dripping Blood Rebirth realm, she casually employed various martial arts techniques. Her entire being was like a dazzling butterfly, constantly flitting and soaring.

Zhao Ya's constitution was fully awakened, and the sky was enveloped in cold air, with snowflakes swirling down.

Her cultivation had just broken through to the early stage of Ancient Sage Second Layer, Hundred Schools of Thought, when she ambushed the New Emperor Liu Yang.

Over the past month, her teacher had personally guided her, and with the unreserved supply of Ancient Sage blood from the Dripping Blood Rebirth realm, she had already reached the peak of this realm.

Although there was a significant gap between her and Kong Shiyao, relying on her understanding and experience in combat, she surprisingly did not fall behind in the slightest in the short term.

After battling for a while, Kong Shiyao's eyes showed anxiety.

Her cultivation was two minor levels higher than her opponent's, and she was a descendant of Master Kong. In a fair fight, without either of them using weapons, she surprisingly couldn't gain even a slight advantage...

How could Zhang Xuan's direct disciple, who was only seventeen or eighteen, be so powerful?

"No, this won't do. If this continues, even if I win, it will be tantamount to a loss..."

If she let it continue like this, even if she won by a fluke, it would certainly be no different from losing, as her cultivation was higher after all.

Gritting her silver teeth, Kong Shiyao's movement technique suddenly changed, and in an instant, it seemed as if she had several more palms.

This was her strongest martial art, created by Master Kong himself and passed down to his descendants... Eight-Armed Pagoda!

With a series of thuds, under the martial art's assault, Zhao Ya could no longer hold on and retreated continuously.

Although this opponent had just broken through, she was, after all, an extraordinary figure who had experienced four Ancient Sage tribulations. Moreover, her cultivation was inherently strong. If it weren't for her own rich combat experience, she would have certainly failed long ago.

"Don't worry," Zhang Xuan said. "You're just lacking in strength right now... Since that's the case, you might as well break through!"

With a flick of his finger, Zhang Xuan also flicked a drop of a Shattered Void realm expert's blood towards Zhao Ya.

Swallowing the blood, the power within Zhao Ya's body immediately surged rapidly.

Boom! In less than twenty breaths, she indeed broke through the shackles of the Hundred Schools of Thought and reached the Dripping Blood Rebirth realm.

With her cultivation breakthrough and greatly increased strength, she pressed on relentlessly. Kong Shiyao could no longer hold on. She was struck in the chest, sent flying backwards, and landed heavily on the ground.

"I lost..."

Her face pale, Kong Shiyao gritted her teeth.

Although she still had many ultimate moves she hadn't used, and in a real life-or-death struggle, with the help of her bloodline power, the opponent definitely wouldn't be able to resist... at this moment, she was too embarrassed to use them.

Although her opponent's martial arts were not as profound as her own, every move and stance pointed directly to the Great Dao, giving a sense of profound simplicity. Most crucially, it seemed to expose the flaws in her fighting style, with every strike landing on a spot she had to defend, yet couldn't.

Before, she could rely on her higher cultivation to temporarily suppress her, but after the opponent's strength also increased, she had no options left.

One could say... the match was destined to be a failure from the start, and it was laughable that she hadn't dared to admit it!

"How about it? Are you still willing to be the junior sister now?"

Seeing the proudest genius of the Kunxu Realm admit defeat from the bottom of her heart, Zhang Xuan smiled faintly. "Of course, if you think Zhao Ya is the strongest among them, you can challenge others. However, you'll have to suppress your cultivation to fight them! Otherwise, it wouldn't be fair!"

"This..." Kong Shiyao looked towards the remaining disciples.

Zheng Yang, Yuan Tao, Wei Ruyan, and the others each had a fervent look in their eyes, as if they all wanted to rush over and spar with her, and perhaps 'bully' her a little to show her the immensity of the world.

"No, I'm willing to be the junior sister..."

Kong Shiyao bowed down.

Since all these individuals were taught by the same teacher, their fighting styles would certainly be similar. Just now, she relied on her higher cultivation to suppress Zhao Ya, but if she faced these others at the same cultivation level, she definitely wouldn't gain any advantage!

It was quite possible she would lose as well.

Rather than humiliating herself like that, it was better to simply admit defeat.

"That's good!" Seeing her admit it, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled faintly. "Zhao Ya, Zheng Yang, and the rest of you, from today onwards, Kong Shiyao is your junior sister, the teacher's ninth direct disciple! In the future, fellow disciples must help each other and never let internal strife arise!"

"Yes! We will abide by teacher's instructions!" The disciples uniformly cupped their fists.

Seeing that even a descendant of Master Kong had acknowledged Zhang Xuan as her teacher, Ancient Sage Yan Qing was speechless. After a long moment, he said, "Kong Shiyao has broken through to Ancient Sage, and has even reached the Dripping Blood Rebirth realm. She is now qualified to take charge of the Kunxu Realm and the Hundred Schools of Thought..."

The Kunxu Realm was originally left behind by Master Kong, so it was natural for it to be managed by his descendants.

For all these years, he had exercised authority only as a temporary caretaker!

Now that Kong Shiyao had fully matured, it was time to return the authority.