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Chapter 1431 - Chapter 1431 Chapter 702 Grandmaster Duel (Vote with your

Chapter 1431: Chapter 702: Grandmaster Duel (Vote with your monthly tickets at the start of the month, please)_2 Chapter 1431: Chapter 702: Grandmaster Duel (Vote with your monthly tickets at the start of the month, please)_2 Tang Luo and Tang Sen exchanged glances, both furrowing their brows.

Seeing Duan Siping decisively abandon the Spirit Realm of Longyuan and leave, anyone could sense the storm brewing.

Yet Tang Luo had no regrets about killing Duan Longcheng, because if he had not died, Longxi would not be facing a mere Evil King Palace without its Human King.

It would be the patrol of the Dutian Heavenly King, the presence of the Beast Taming Sect in Long Valley. The gravity of these threats they could clearly discern.

What they needed to do now was to notify the Longxi Alliance to prepare for battle as swiftly as possible. This truly was a battle for the survival of Longxi!

“If the roles were reversed, I certainly wouldn’t waste time on competing for the Spirit Realm.”

Still clasping his hands behind his back, Tong Zhenshan said with a dismissive air, “The old master of the Evil King Palace has a volatile temper. If he were to see his most beloved heir dead at your hands, the consequences would be unimaginable.”

Tong Zhenhai was startled; he had just witnessed the astounding combat power of Tang Sen and his son. Now that the experts of the Evil King Palace had fled, leaving only themselves, he wasn’t sure they could withstand the pressure. In such a situation, when the enemy was strong and they were weak, his brother’s provocations baffled him.

But as the brothers had their own clear roles, he couldn’t criticize his elder’s actions, and could only meekly remind him, “Brother, no more talk, their gazes are fierce.”

“Don’t panic, third brother.”

Tong Zhenshan waved his hand to calm Tong Zhenhai, saying, “So long as these two haven’t lost their minds, they wouldn’t dare stir trouble with Wuji Mansion now that they have incurred the blood feud of the Evil King Palace. No matter how furious, they wouldn’t dare to make a move. What do you think, Tang Tianjiao?”

This was truly confidence with backup. Tang Luo could only remain silent.

Just as Tong Zhenshan had said, even if they were enraged, they couldn’t afford to provoke Wuji Mansion.

Otherwise, they could have surely broken through the flow of the Wuji’s mixed Primary Qi just now, considering their constitution.

It was simply their wariness of Wuji Mansion’s stance. If they hadn’t acted just now, they were even less likely to do so now.

“Please, father, return to the Longxi Alliance immediately to have the seven cities construct defense works. We do not know where the masters of the Evil King Palace will come from, so we must be cautious.”

Tang Luo communicated to Tang Sen through a transmitted message, “After dealing with the matters here, I will join the clan leader of the Xiao Clan to head towards Evil King City to see if we can hold their main forces at bay, thus alleviating the pressure on Lingjiang’s main city!”

Duan Longcheng had to die, so the consequences of killing him must be borne by themselves.

There was nothing to complain about. What Tang Luo did was to minimize the losses of the Longxi Alliance to the greatest extent.

Knowing the severity of the situation, Tang Sen nodded, removed the Eight Treasure Kasaya from his body, placed it on Tang Luo, and said earnestly, “If it’s not possible to proceed, retreat to Yuanzhou. As long as you live, the Tang Family will not fall.”

“Understood, father. Be careful on your way.”

After their silent exchange, Tang Sen melded into the mountain using an Earth Escape Technique to leave.

Tang Luo, now wearing the Eight Treasure Kasaya, stood off at a distance, expressionless and silent.

Watching Tang Luo’s stubborn refusal to leave, Tong Zhenshan scowled and said, “Tang Tianjiao, I have made myself very clear. If you don’t want to provoke another enemy that the Longxi Alliance cannot withstand, you should depart immediately.”

“The position of Wuji Mansion is not for you, a deputy leader, to decide.”

Tang Luo replied coldly, “One thing at a time, the Longxi Alliance will not take the initiative against Wuji Mansion, but if you are hoping to gain an advantage by picking off the spoils, that too is wishful thinking. The Spirit Realm of Longyuan is firmly in the hands of Longxi Alliance!”

“How presumptuous!”

Enraged, Tong Zhenshan blurted out, “Now that only you are left, aren’t you afraid I’ll storm in!?”

“You’re welcome to try.”

After replying coldly, Tang Luo crossed his arms and stood in midair, confronting the menacing Wuji Guards.

…

Beyond the eight heavens,

Tong Wuxie and Xiao Jinlin engaged in a fierce battle.

Since it was a contest at the level of Spirit Arts, naturally, a Martial Arts Grandmaster wouldn’t resort to brute force to press down on someone.

Starting from Basic Rank Spirit Arts, they took turns displaying Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, competing in technique, control, and understanding.

Even as Martial Arts Grandmasters, the two held vastly divergent understandings of Spirit Arts.

Wuji Grandmaster Tong Wuxie took the path of “using finesse to defeat brute force,” his eyes that could see the flow of Spiritual Energy always pinpointing the weaknesses and flaws within the models of Spirit Arts. The same move, when performed by him, seemed to be many times more potent, always able to disperse the opponent’s attack.

Because most Spirit Arts distribute Spiritual Power throughout different sections of their model, some parts might be densely packed with power, while others weaker. These variations are naturally normal trade-offs, but to Tong Wuxie, they became vulnerabilities.

In the initial exchanges of Spirit Arts, relying on his vision, he easily broke through Xiao Jinlin’s techniques, even when the latter’s Spirit Art models were more solid.

No matter how Xiao Jinlin adjusted the balance of his power, he couldn’t break out of the cycle of being countered.

After his Spirit Arts were thwarted six times in a row, Xiao Jinlin suddenly changed his strategy.

No longer casting Spirit Arts straightforwardly, he used his supreme control as an Earth Spirit Body to modify them, you could say he hacked them.

You think you can exploit the variations in my Spirit Art models? Then I’ll make them uniformly strong, and see how you break them.

This was like a craftsperson who uses finesse encountering a brute–the lower-ranked Spirit Arts become dazzlingly intricate in Xiao Jinlin’s hands. What was clearly an inferior Yellow Rank technique now had a model as resilient as a medium quality one.

It was as if two people were having a snowball fight, one packing loose snowballs, while the other compressing them into ice chunks.

Even if the one with fluffy snowballs had perfect aim, winning was still a difficult feat.

The Fire-Stealing Grandmaster, having found a solution, turned the tide and repeatedly suppressed Tong Wuxie’s Spirit Arts.

And with such suppression, Tong Wuxie couldn’t think of a counter, much like he himself had said.

He could see, sure, but with his control over Spiritual Power, he couldn’t form ice chunks like Xiao Jinlin. Furthermore, since lower-ranked Spirit Arts rely heavily on control, he often had to use exceedingly complex maneuvers to respond to Xiao Jinlin’s assaults.

Naturally, Tong Wuxie wasn’t inclined to continue exhausting himself with low-ranked Spirit Arts. After dismantling another one of Xiao Jinlin’s attacks with a dazzling and intricate technique, he spoke up, “Let’s call it even with the Yellow Rank Spirit Arts. Brother Xiao, why not try my Xuan Rank with me?”

“It’s exactly what I desire, I wouldn’t dare put off such a request.”

Xiao Jinlin nodded in agreement, and the two began to gather Xuan Rank Spirit Arts, preparing for another round of combat.

When it came to the second qualitative transformation of Spiritual Power, both became extremely confident, for mastering the transformation of Spiritual Power into form and endowing it with soul is the most crucial lesson for warriors of the Fierce Realm.

It can be said that the understanding of Xuan Rank Spirit Arts greatly impacts a warrior’s further development.

A Wuji Grandmaster who could see the flow of Spiritual Energy and an Earth Spirit Body with perfect control of Spiritual Power were naturally standouts in this domain.

Tong Wuxie’s double-winged Spirit Tiger, agile as if alive, while Xiao Jinlin’s Divine Dragon Shadow fused the attributes of nine elements into an imposing Dharma Aspect.

Spectacularly, the dragon and tiger roamed and interweaved, the tiger’s claws striking the dragon’s neck, unable to even tear its scales, only to have its front paw shattered by the nine-colored Spiritual Power.

However, the Spirit Tiger, its balance of power destroyed, expanded explosively and detonated, its might momentarily reaching the level of a third transformation of Spiritual Power.

The Nine-colored Divine Dragon was blasted into a fragment, leaving only its tail, but the exploded Spirit Tiger was gathering anew in another location.

The two exchanged a look of intense admiration, each holding great respect in their hearts.

Xiao Jinlin naturally couldn’t understand how the violently reactive Spirit Tiger could still be controlled by Tong Wuxie, and Tong Wuxie didn’t grasp to what extent Xiao Jinlin had solidified the foundation of the Nine-colored Divine Dragon.

People often lavish praise on feats they can’t achieve themselves, and with such mutual admiration, both Grandmasters took this sparring very seriously.

Knowing that ordinary techniques could no longer decide the victor, they began using their own research, even half-finished creations with just fledgling concepts, attempting to achieve victory with surprise tactics.

Xiao Jinlin, his upper garment removed, revealed intricate array diagrams on his skin, while Tong Wuxie solemnly exhaled three breaths of Human Yuan Spiritual Energy he had yet shown to anyone.

“Three Qi Renyuan Technique!”

“Dragon and Tiger Battle Array Diagram!”

Though it was supposed to be a contest of Xuan Rank Spirit Arts, both, unanimously, employed their unfinished fusion techniques.

This contest, which should belong in the realm of the second transformation of Spiritual Power, was elevated to the ferocious intensity of the third transformation.