Xuanyuan Shishi's voice was heard as well, causing an uproar.
In the stands, Constantine was also watching the match. He was speechless. How could he lose to someone like that?
But Zeus's energy had been going on for too long. That sort of wide area of effect attack consumed a lot of energy.
How did he do it?
Everyone could see that there was something wrong with the Lightning Forest. But a match was a match. No matter what method was used, as long as he could win, he would be the winner!
To everyone's surprise, Lan Jue's voice rang out. "Alright!"
The lightning retracted, and Lan Jue appeared in the center of the arena. Thousands of lightning bolts flowed into his body and disappeared.
The cloud sword landed on the ground, revealing Xuanyuan Shishi's true form.
Xuanyuan Shishi looked at him, annoyed. "You cheated. You must have used some method to increase your energy."
Lan Jue looked at him, speechless. "Can you be more normal?"
Xuanyuan Shishi snorted. "Fine. Let's see if my swordsmanship is better, or your fists."
As he spoke, he floated towards Lan Jue like a feather. A cloud-sword appeared in his hand.
Lan Jue crouched down slightly, making a Tai Chi gesture with his hands.
He didn't want to defeat Xuanyuan Shishi in the same way he had just now. He wanted to find the feeling of improvement in the competition, to gain more insights from the pressure, and not just to win.
What was the point of a pure victory?
Xuanyuan Shishi appeared in front of Lan Jue in a flash. The sword in his hand turned into thousands of sword flashes, enveloping Lan Jue like quicksilver.
His figure became illusory in the sword flashes.
The cloud sword was like a part of his body.
It gave off an unfathomable feeling.
Lan Jue felt like she was surrounded by swords, every one of them pointed at her vitals. She had no choice but to face them with all her might.
As expected of the saying of the Thousand Opportunities and Hundred Changes, it was indeed hard to grasp.
The sword intent brought about by the sword light made Lan Jue feel as if all the acupoints in her body were pricking.
However …
He already had a way to deal with it. He retracted his body slightly, and at the same time, his arms formed an arc, forming a circle.
If Xuanyuan Shishi's Swordplay of the Thousand Forms was incomparably swift, then Lan Jue's movements were abnormally slow.
One was fast while the other was slow.
It was a stark contrast.
However, a strange scene appeared. As Lan Jue waved her arm, the tens of thousands of sword shadows seemed to be pulled by something and were all thrown into the circle.
Xuanyuan Shishi felt like his cloud sword was stuck in a giant whirlpool, or like he was stuck in a quagmire.
Unable to extricate himself.
Moreover, even he himself had a feeling that he was being drawn to it.
After these days of training in Taiji, Lan Jue had mastered the Taiji Divine Kung Fu and combined it perfectly with her special ability.
Lightning was also attractive. It coincided with some aspects of the Taiji Divine Kung Fu. That was also what Lan Jue was focusing on. She wanted to combine the two.
Let them complement each other and produce a chemical reaction.
Xuanyuan Shishi had no choice but to pull out his sword with all his might and attack again.
He tried to find a flaw in Lan Jue from other directions and angles.
But Lan Jue waved her arms and used the Taiji Divine Kung Fu. It was as if she couldn't see Xuanyuan Shishi's attack at all. She continued doing what she was doing.
Her arms kept moving in an arc, and Xuanyuan Shishi's cloud sword was either deflected or redirected, but it couldn't land on him.
Gradually.
Xuanyuan Shishi's attacks were being guided by the Taiji Divine Kung Fu.
Wherever Lan Jue's arcs went, Xuanyuan Shishi's swordplay would follow.
The difference in their levels of cultivation was starting to show.
The speed of the Cloud Sword had already begun to slow down.
Xuanyuan Shishi groaned inwardly. Whether it was Lan Jue's Forest of Lightning or the Taiji Divine Kung Fu, they were both very effective against his speed. He couldn't use his advantage at all.
The Taiji Divine Kung Fu, which was at the peak of level nine, was too strong.
It was as if all the air in the arena was following Lan Jue's movements. He was trapped in a strange aura.
If he'd thought that Lan Jue had been lucky to beat Titan the other day, then now he truly understood the power of the Taiji Divine Kung Fu.
It was no wonder that Titan's attack had been blocked by Lan Jue's method. The mysteries of Taiji were beyond the imagination of the common man.
Lan Jue's movements were getting slower and slower, but there seemed to be a strange energy changing over the entire arena.
The light of the barrier around the arena flickered, as if it was being guided by something.
Xuanyuan Shishi's movements were getting out of control. His entire body was moving with Lan Jue's movements.
Lan Jue was completely immersed in the Taiji Divine Kung Fu. Everything else seemed to have nothing to do with him. He'd even forgotten that he was fighting Xuanyuan Shishi.
The integration of the Tai Chi Divine Skill and the special ability of thunder and lightning became more and more profound. The power of Yang thunder and lightning became softer and softer after being transformed by the yin and yang of the Tai Chi Divine Skill. The powerful and explosive thunder and lightning seemed to become soft and soft, but when these seemingly soft thunder and lightning burst out, it would be like the Nine Hammers of Tai Chi, bursting out a mountain-collapsing and earth-splitting power.
So that's how it is!
No wonder dad told me that Taiji and my ability are the most gentle. The violent nature of the lightning needs to be neutralized by Taiji.
He was beginning to understand why dad had said that if he could one day combine Taiji and lightning, then he'd find his own path.
Even he hadn't expected to find such a feeling today.
It wasn't just a feeling he'd felt when facing Xuanyuan Shishi. It was a feeling that had been building up over the past few days, and now it was exploding.
Even the energy within his body seemed to have become like this. His energy core spun slowly, and a strange forcefield was being released from his body.
It wasn't the violent nature of the lightning, but a very gentle one.
On the ground, black and white halos continued to spread outwards, gradually covering the entire competition stage.
If anyone could see the changes in the energy on the stage, they would discover that the energy ripples on the entire stage were as thin as silk, sometimes thin, sometimes thick, but all of them were converging towards the center in a very orderly manner.
There wasn't an imposing aura, but the strange forcefield seemed to be pulling everything in.
Xuanyuan Shishi didn't even know when his body had begun to spin. He couldn't control it, and his sword could only stab out blindly. He couldn't even find his target.
There was no longer any suspense in the fight.
Lan Jue didn't attack Xuanyuan Shishi, either.
In the waiting area, Jun Yongye watched the fight with a deep look in his eyes. He nodded, but his thoughts were unknown.
Suddenly, Lan Jue let out a long, clear cry. It was like the roar of a dragon or a tiger.
The black and white streams of air gathered around him, causing Xuanyuan Shishi's body to spin violently.
Suddenly, a blinding light burst forth from Xuanyuan Shishi's body. It was a brilliant red, and the power of his sword pierced through the barrier of light above the arena.
A giant red sword appeared out of thin air.
But it only appeared for a moment. Then, as if something was pulling at it, it was suppressed.
Both Jun Yongye and the Pharmacist frowned.
But at that moment, the red sword light disappeared. Xuanyuan Shishi reappeared on the stage, but he was no longer spinning.
The vortex of black and white light grew smaller and smaller. Finally, Lan Jue's figure was revealed. The black and white light converged and melted into his chest.
His skin flickered between black and white, until it was gold and silver. It flickered three times as he breathed, and then disappeared.
Everything that was happening in front of him was like a miracle.
Xuanyuan Shishi was so confused that he didn't notice Lan Jue's transformation.
He'd donned his golden mask again for today's tournament. It was the symbol of Zeus, and he hadn't given it up even when he'd revealed his true face.
If anyone could see beneath the mask, they would see that Lan Jue's face had a lustrous sheen to it. His entire demeanor had changed.
Compared to before, there was a hint of Paragon's power.
Every movement he made seemed to be imbued with Paragon protogenia.
It was a sign that his Path to Paragon was beginning to solidify. If a peak ninth level Adept had reached this level, it would have meant that with enough hard work and understanding, they would be able to break through to Paragon.
But Lan Jue's Discipline was only ninth level third rank!
This was the benefit of re-cultivating. Reaching this level at third level would be of great benefit to him in the future.
There was a difference between becoming a Paragon and forcing your way to Paragon.
"Do you want to continue?" Lan Jue asked Xuanyuan Shishi. His voice was cautious.
Although he'd made a huge leap in his Discipline, and his Discipline had reached a whole new level, the aura of Xuanyuan Shishi's crimson sword when he'd broken free from his taiji vortex still made Lan Jue's heart skip a beat.
Even if he'd solidified his Path to Paragon, he wouldn't necessarily be able to withstand it.
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