
"I underestimated you too much." Zhong Guofeng laughed, then tidied up his chaotic clothes from the battle. "It turns out, you're much stronger than before."
Xie Ruo frowned. Did Zhong Guofeng already know about it from the start? But even if it was true, he should not admit it all of a sudden to ascertain the truth.
"We just met, how can you compare between me then and now?" Xie Ruo spoke in a nonchalant tone while smothering his chest.
Zhong Guofeng chuckled, then spoke, "Then, what in the past have you been like now? If it's like that, aren't you making no progress?"
Xie Ruo was annoyed to hear that. Never mind, he was lazy to deal with idiots. He was serious, the man talked jokes and mocked him continuously. I don't know what the original motive was.
"Yeah, I don't care if you admit it or not, the point is you've lost. Since it's over like this, I'm sorry for not driving you out."
"Oh yeah? Did I lose?" Zhong Guofeng tilted his head.
Xie Ruo looked at him as if looking at a mentally retarded boy. "You fell first and got hurt, you lost."
"There was no such rule before. Does Second Miss have no intention of repeating it using the new rules?"
"You're asking for a chance?"
"I'm negotiating. As long as I can still stand, I won't give up."
Xie Ruo looked at Zhong Guofeng full of doubt. What disease is attacking this narcissistic and crazy man? Really gave him a headache.
Zhong Guofeng continued, "If it refuses, it means admitting defeat. You know what that means."
Xie Ruo narrowed his eyes sharply, enduring the urge to tear that handsome and annoying face apart. He grunts. "Just go to the palace for a second, is it hard?"
Xie Ruo walked away from Zhong Guofeng, spaced far enough away then turned to look at him again.
"Come on!"
Zhong Guofeng knew Xie Ruo would not give up that easily. In fact the woman was very similar to a cat that was meowing without fear.
"I wasn't serious before, underestimating you too much. This time, maybe I can't guarantee you don't get hurt. But I assure you, there won't be any heavy injuries."
"It's better to just kill them all," muttered Xie Ruo. He did not think at all when he said it and directly took out the sword he had just stored.
Zhong Guofeng had not previously used any weapons, now he took out an extremely pointed and long golden spear. The spear felt extremely heavy, yet it appeared light when it was lifted by Zhong Guofeng as if lifting an ordinary wooden stick.
Xie Ruo did not think the spear was a trivial thing despite being under the elemental spirit sword. The power emanated from the spear as well as the thick scent of blood made him certain, the spear was too bloodthirsty and dangerous. He should be careful.
The two of them shot out like shadows, leaving traces of energy silhouettes colliding with each other. The two weapons were repelling each other with high momentum. The swing speed of the weapon was extremely precise and terrifying, causing some of the large rocks around to be shattered with just a single slash.
Cold flames burst out, filling the terrain and creating a terrifying white flame. At the same time, when the two weapons clang, two opposing terrains were created.
Xie Ruo's side was filled with raging cold flames accompanied by terrifying ice chords matching his blue irises. The ground was coated by ice so as to cause the entire plant to freeze and disintegrate in an instant.
The incident was inversely proportional to Zhong Guofeng. The magic he had been hiding all this time came out, creating a huge vortex like a tornado. Merely, the vortex was not a whirlwind, but a sand vortex! In an instant, the surroundings became dry like they were in a desert.
Magic with the sand element was a rare thing. It is similar to the earth element, but its range is wider and more dangerous because it often blends with the wind. The thing that makes it superior is its ice and fire resistant characteristics. Since Xie Ruo's strength was a merger between ice and fire, this fight became difficult.
"Miss, there's a power hidden inside his body." Long Long gave a warning. The reason, the power was very strong, stronger than the power of Xie Ruo.
"It's not a hidden power, it's an innate power. In the God World, innate power was common where it only belonged to the strongest deities and was part of the main gods as well as the nature gods. Like His Highness the Celestial Emperor, his innate strength was the energy between demons and gods that made him have the dual innate power of interracial all at once." The Thunder Spirit explained proudly. He felt like he was the smartest and most knowledgeable creature here.
"Is he a god?"
"not necessarily. Doesn't Miss have innate strength as well? The dragon aura is also an innate power!"
Long Long Long had only learned of this and for the first time had not fought the Thunder Spirit, even Xie Ruo had only just found out. But he had absolutely no time to greet those noisy children and continue to fight.
His figure shot out and dodged the attack precisely. He jumped when the sand hit with a strong pressure coming, then confronted him with a cold fire.
The momentum of the two forces was just as great. It was just that Xie Ruo was aware, the more he used a lot of cold flames for this deadly wave of sand, the more power was drained than he should have. Inevitably he had to dodge each attack far from the terrain.
The ongoing fighting caused a lot of damage. Two silhouettes that flashed through the air and each high rock attracted the attention of many disciples so they gathered in one place.
Zhu Zhu and Qiong Lin ran out of the palace, seeing the two silhouettes that were unceasingly making a mess. They were worried, but could do nothing.
The longer the fight, the stronger Zhong Guofeng's strength felt. Xie Ruo was almost overwhelmed until he decided to take off into the air using the form of a dragon that had been almost no longer shown.
Xie Ruo could not fly, but his dragon form could. He flew high into the sky and saw Zhong Guofeng flying freely towards him. Up until now he was still shocked at the reality of Zhong Guofeng's skill surpassing his supposed. Without wings, he simply flew away and changed direction without a pedestal.
Unwilling to dizzy thinking, Xie Ruo launched an attack as soon as possible. His claws shot out, accompanied by a gust of cold fire accompanied by a loud roar resisting Zhong Guofeng's attack.
Sharp and hot sand circled the body of the dragon Xie Ruo. The white dragon flew randomly trying to escape the damn sand that was bothering him and continued to drain his strength. It is a parasite, it should not be exposed to such a dime trap.
Zhong Guofeng could not get close to the dragon who was struggling, or else he would lose right then and there. The physical strength of the heavenly dragon would increase drastically when in its original form, its explosive power would also get stronger so Zhong Guofeng had to keep as far away from the attack area as possible.
As one thought, Xie Ruo slipped out of the snare of quicksand as the explosion of cold flames spread out causing some pointy ice as well as comet-like fireballs to fall and cause explosions everywhere.
Zhong Guofeng dodged each fireball slide, then held it back by magic until the two energies collided. The cold fireball hit the shield made by Zhong Guofeng, exploding like a bomb so that Zhong Guofeng had to return to the ground so as not to be hit.
Xie Ruo's strength was too strong. Even Zhong Guofeng who had already returned to the ground, had to receive another attack when a beam of light shot out the sky from the former explosion of the fireball.
It was a trap method that Xie Ruo himself had created. After he released the cold flame comet from the sky, the explosive marks wherever it was would form an interconnected beam and create a huge barrier like a magic prison.
Xie Ruo called it a 'cold prison'. Not a cold prison in a kingdom to lock up a royal, but this prison in the sense of a real cold prison. Anyone trapped inside would feel an overwhelming cold, yet his body would burn and shatter. Without the need to do anything, Xie Ruo could kill someone just by looking at it.
The heat and cold did not catch him, the man vanished in the sand rolling on the ground making Xie Ruo have to immediately go to the ground. His dragon body was extremely large, causing the ground to sway as he set foot.
Blue Iris Xie Ruo continued to try to look for the man who had been washed away in the sand and was nowhere to be seen. Until he finally realized a pressure on his back, he immediately shrank to a human form once he turned around and dodged the attack that was directly aimed at him.
The pointy spear was right before Xie Ruo's eyes when it dodged. Xie Ruo raised his leg, kicked the spear tip hard then salted far enough to escape the targeting.
It didn't disappoint. Zhong Guofeng could be considered a genius and was the most brilliant human in Middle World. Merely, Xie Ruo was unsure of his own assessment.
Zhong Guofeng pressed him many times, whereas Xie Ruo only gave a slight counterattack but it did not injure Zhong Guofeng at all. On the contrary, Xie Ruo's strength was much drained.
Zhong Guofeng appeared in one piece, standing his back to Xie Ruo. "Second Miss, do you still want to continue?"
Xie Ruo did not notice, Zhong Guofeng's tone changed slightly. The woman was already too tired, but did not want to stop before getting the victory.
"If anyone wants to quit, it shouldn't be me." Xie Ruo said clearly.
"Good." Zhong Guofeng regained his previously thrown spear when it was kicked.
Zhong Guofeng attacked with his long spear suddenly making Xie Ruo have to swiftly resist the attack. Xie Ruo refocused on the sword in his hand that was swung and snapped at full force.
Their weapon skills were better than anyone. Weapons focus on precision and the power of pressure, coupled with speed, the advantage will increase even more to shorten the time.
In addition to the two weapons fighting each other, the two energies also blew themselves up and clashed with each other. The cold flames spread out like crazy waves of water grabbing while the sand scrolls stormed out like a storm.
Xie Ruo did not lose focus back then. But as soon as a black fog suddenly flashed before his eyes, Xie Ruo's attention was distracted.
Black fog .. no, it is dark energy!
"Miss, lookout!" Long Long Long commemorated when Xie Ruo's focus was shifted.
Xie Ruo instantly came to his senses and fended off Zhong Guofeng's spear at full power. A cold flame shot out from his sword, giving the splitters on both paths creating a wall of ice at its height as if giving a barrier.
That is to say, he did indeed limit intentionally.
Xie Ruo's frown furrowed, looking at Zhong Guofeng with a shocked look behind the thick layer of ice that could barely show the true refraction of the figure behind the ice wall.
Blue Iris Xie Ruo looked towards the ground, where there was a black fog creeping silently on the ground. It then disappeared as Xie Ruo winked as if it was all just an illusion.
It can't be an illusion. He saw it twice in a row, or even more.
Dark energy is only possessed by demons. While the demons whose strength can match him are only a few. If not the Demon Emperor, then the Demon God.
Who was Zhong Guofeng exactly?
"Stop!"
That resolute voice went into Xie Ruo's ears. In an instant, the ice wall in front of him shattered into pieces after a darting light broke all his magic.
There were only a few people who could do that, one of them was his teacher, Sheng Xian.
"Teacher?" Xie Ruo turned his head, seeing the figure he longed for finally emerge from the sky. Sheng Xian landed perfectly, he looked graceful and elegant, his emotionless pale face had not changed at all long ago.
The thing that made Xie Ruo feel foreign, Sheng Xian's current strength was much stronger than it should be. It was only fair to be able to break Xie Ruo's magic so easily.
Xie Ruo immediately knelt down to pay his respects in front of him. Zhong Guofeng just silently watched, with a smile that again shone as if all this chaos had nothing to do with him.
"Murid salutes Master." Xie Ruo felt, the arrival of his teacher was due to this matter. Plus, he caused the Holy Tower to suffer a huge mess from his fight.
Right now, Xie Ruo looked like a little cat preparing to be punished.
However, Sheng Xian's gaze did not see Xie Ruo, but rather Zhong Guofeng. At first he looked a bit surprised, but his face returned emotionless in just a few seconds. "The reason for the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor here, this woman already knows."
"So I don't have to explain. The Queen of the Holy Tower would also definitely not dare to refuse, right?" Zhong Guofeng's gaze seemed to have another meaning, yet Xie Ruo could not see it as he had to duck in front of Sheng Xian without being able to turn his head.
However, despite not seeing the person, Xie Ruo heard his voice. It was as if he was threatening his teacher. But, would his teacher be that easy to threaten?
"Your Majesty take it easy, this woman will give a proper explanation, sorry to have inconvenienced Your Majesty."
"I'll wait." Zhong Guofeng smiled triumphantly, then left in a good mood.
While Xie Ruo frowned. What does the teacher mean? Did his teacher agree to let him go with Zhong Guofeng? Wh why?
Xie Ruo looked up to look at Sheng Xian, while the woman began to look at him with a shady golden iris.
"I know what you're thinking."
"Teacher .. I've—"
"We'll talk about it later." Sheng Xian interrupted Xie Ruo's words as if he did not want to hear them. He then left, letting Xie Ruo stand alone.
Xie Ruo did not know what made his teacher change. He felt that there was so much meaning to the conversation just now, it was just too deep for him to know the hidden meaning.
There must be something. It was impossible for his narrow-minded teacher to simply give up on Zhong Guofeng. Plus, there was a lot of suspicion regarding who Zhong Guofeng really was.
He'll know now!