Following President Gu's order, the third match officially began.
I stared at Lu Zhenyang and didn't make the first move. I just kept my guard up. Lu Zhenyang didn't seem to be in a hurry. He stood there leisurely and said to me, "You really surprise me again and again. You know that you might meet me in this match, but you still dared to come up. Your courage is commendable."
The corner of my mouth twitched. Lu Zhenyang was indeed calm, but his bad habit of not recognizing himself or his opponent hadn't changed. He always felt good about himself.
Of course, according to the information provided by Han Wennan and Zhang Kunlun, the current Lu Zhenyang had more reason to be arrogant than before. It was just that whether or not it was enough was another matter.
I couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with him. I shook my head and said, "Stop talking nonsense and make your move."
Lu Zhenyang's expression became solemn. He took out a seal from his bosom and looked at it. He seemed to be moved as he said, "When we first fought, I used this Mount Tai Seal. In the end, I lost to you. Today, I won't use the silver talisman to bully you.
I will use this Mount Tai Seal. I want to fight you fair and square. "
His words stunned me. I almost couldn't believe that Lu Zhenyang was going to give up on using the silver talisman.
He wanted to use his real strength to fight me?
The corner of my mouth twitched. I didn't say anything and just stared at the yellow Mount Tai Seal in his hand.
During the Young Phoenix Gathering's ranking competition, I had snatched this Mount Tai Seal from Lu Zhenyang the first time I fought him. It was only on the day that Lu Zhenyang and Lu Zi Ning killed my parents that he snatched it back.
Looking at the Mount Tai Seal, I seemed to have returned to that despairing afternoon. My father had been kicked by Lu Zhenyang to the point of vomiting blood. My mother had been busy in the kitchen because of the false hope that Lu Zhenyang had given her. In the end, Lu Zhenyang hadn't let them go.
The smile on my face grew even wider, but my eyes grew colder and colder. Lu Zhenyang even told me to "have a fair duel". My duel with him would only be a battle of life and death. There would be no exchange of pointers. Fair duel?
To deal with him, even the most despicable methods could be called fair and square!
I stood there without moving, but the Yin-Yang Yama Brush had already appeared in my right hand. As I guided the energy, I waited for Lu Zhenyang to attack.
It was almost exactly the same as the first time we fought. Lu Zhenyang seemed to be purposely trying to avenge his humiliation. After he used his right hand to guide the Dao energy, he tossed the Mount Tai Seal into the air. It transformed into the shape of a small mountain and smashed down towards me.
The Mount Tai Seal, which was so weak that it couldn't even withstand a single blow, now displayed its might. Not only did the small mountain increase in size, but the aura it contained was similar to the Mount Tai Stone that I had seen in the Shenzhen branch. Majestic true dragon energy coiled around it, bringing with it a suppressive might unique to a magical artifact. It pressed down on me, making me feel like I had nowhere to run.
Lu Zhenyang stood there and looked at the power of the Mount Tai Seal. He seemed to be satisfied and smiled.
I smiled as well. Facing the incoming Mount Tai Seal, I stood there without moving. Naturally, I would use the same method to deal with his previous attack. After the Dao energy was guided, the Yin Yang Yama Brush instantly appeared. However, what was different from the previous time was that there were two dots in the black and white Yin Yang Fish pattern. I couldn't tell if they were dark green or black. They were hidden in the Yin and Yang energy and didn't look obvious. However, if anyone stared at them for a while, they would definitely be shocked by the power hidden within.
Not only did I use all the Dao energy in my body, but I also used the dark green energy.
If Lu Zhenyang wanted to avenge his humiliation, he would have to ask for my permission!
No matter how strong Lu Zhenyang was, he would not be a match for the Yin Yang Fish with just the Mount Tai Seal, which was equivalent to 14 apertures of Dao Qi and 10 apertures of dark green energy.
I didn't even look at him. Instead, I slightly turned my head to observe the movements of President Gu and Lu Zining.
Nan Gong had said that if the Celestial Master realm people found out about the dark green energy, they would definitely kill me.
Although the dark green energy didn't have the Light of Knowledge, after absorbing all the power from the black bead, the dark green energy was several times stronger than during the Young Phoenix Gathering. Hence, I had to be especially careful when using it. I had to use my full power against Lu Zhenyang to test the waters.
Chairman Gu's face was calm. He sat there like a clay puppet, without any expression on his face.
Lu Zining's face was filled with worry for Lu Zhenyang. He didn't see anything abnormal.
I heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that the dark green energy was safe for now. I didn't have to worry about it in the future.
My attention returned to the battle. At this moment, the giant Yin and Yang fish finally collided with the Mount Tai Seal. Although the Mount Tai Seal turned into a small mountain, it wasn't as big as the spinning Yin and Yang fish. After the collision, there was no sound. The Mount Tai Seal was directly covered by the Yin and Yang fish.
Then, the Mount Tai Seal only struggled for a few seconds before it stopped moving. Then, its body shrank and it turned back into a seal.
It was obvious that Lu Zhenyang had lost control of the Mount Tai Seal.
From the start until now, everything was exactly the same as the previous battle. This was what Lu Zhenyang was after. He wanted to recreate the process and pursue a different result.
However, it was a pity that the final result was the same as the previous time.
At this moment, Lu Zhenyang couldn't maintain the smile on his face anymore. He looked flustered and exasperated as he glared at me. He didn't have any of his previous calmness.
I grinned. On the surface, this guy seemed to be much more reserved and calm, but in reality, he hadn't improved at all. Once something happened, he still couldn't control his emotions. Just a small setback would make him look flustered and exasperated.
I controlled the Yin Yang Fish to return in front of me. I extended my hand to retrieve the Mount Tai Seal. I waved my hand at Lu Zhenyang and grinned. "Brother Lu is too polite. Previously, you took the initiative to give me the Mount Tai Seal. Now, you're giving it to me again. It would be impolite of me to refuse."
Upon saying that, I kept the Mount Tai Seal on my body.
Previously, when I took his magic tool, I was a little worried. However, this time, I didn't hesitate at all.
Compared to what I planned to do today, the magic tool was nothing.
Lu Zhenyang's expression worsened. He couldn't hide his anger and impatience. However, he still forced a smile and said to me, "Last time, you took my Mount Tai Seal. You won't be able to forget the result for the rest of your life. Are you sure you want to do it again?"
I had to say that Lu Zhenyang had made progress. At the very least, he had learned how to infuriate others.
The smile on my face froze. After a few seconds of silence, I suddenly grinned at him and shook my head. "I do hope that you can do it again. However, there are some things that can't be redone. It's only been a year and you've only made so little progress?"
I tried my best to change the topic and erase the scene of my parents' tragic death from my mind. I purposely tried to infuriate Lu Zhenyang.
As expected, he was like a bag of dynamite that would explode at the slightest touch. His eyes instantly turned red and he coldly smiled at me. "Don't think that you can suppress me just because you have Zhang Wenfei's magic tool. If you want to see my progress this year, I'll let you see all you want!"
After saying that, he chanted, "Three steps, three steps, three steps, five traces of Yu!"
This was the second time I had heard these words. It was the Lu family's Astral Steps!
Even though Lu Zhenyang had only reached the pinnacle of his acupoint pressing and relied on the obsidian stone to use the Astral Steps, its power was naturally incomparable to Lu Chengping's. However, I didn't dare to be careless. I put away the Yin Yang Yama Brush and instantly took out the Square Heavenly Fan to block in front of me. Then, I took out the Gold Light God Talisman and the Pure Yang God Talisman from my bosom. After receiving the Dao energy, I used hand seals and incantations to form a golden light wall in front of me.
This was my strongest defense technique. When I faced Lu Chengping, I could resist it for a while. Against Lu Zhenyang today, there wouldn't be any accidents.
This was what I relied on the most when I heard Zhang Kunlun say that Lu Zhenyang could use the Purple Myrtle Astral Steps.
Back then, Lu Chengping could instantly break my two incantations, causing my expression to change drastically. However, it was obvious that Lu Zhenyang didn't have that ability today. Even if he had the ability, he didn't have enough star power in his body to squander … For things like obsidian, no matter how extravagant the Lu family was, how much could Lu Zhenyang waste?
Moreover, I had already lost my patience to fight against Lu Zhenyang. He wanted to fight me fair and square, but I didn't want to.
The only thought in my mind was to end this battle as soon as possible.
Thus, after Lu Zhenyang absorbed enough star power from the obsidian stone, he lifted his foot and stepped towards me. I reached into my bosom with my right hand and took out one of the two silver talismans that Grandfather Li had given me.