For the Lineage

--If you're not convinced, then have a genius daughter yourself.

--Fine! I'll prove you're blind. My daughter will definitely be better than my second sister's daughter, and you'll all regret your decision today!

Si Huamu watched the figure gradually ascend the stone lotus platform, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Si Jingyue, whose face was full of worry. Suddenly, she realized that although her second sister might not be as good as her in other aspects, she was far superior to her in taking care of her daughter.

"So, it turns out, I've been the one holding Huaruo back all along..."

On the lotus-shaped arena, the two faced each other, adjusting their breathing to bring their bodies and minds into optimal condition.

Si Jingyu said, "It seems you had a fight with your mother just now. I hope it didn't affect your State of Mind. If you feel it's inappropriate, I don't mind postponing the duel, although the result will be the same anyway."

"I only reluctantly agree with the last sentence," Si Huaruo said, adopting a gesture of invitation, her gaze as fixed as a candle flame, "Right now, more than ever, I want to win!"

"What a coincidence, I'm in the same boat. After being entangled with you for so many years, I'm already fed up with this messy, ill-fated relationship between us. Today, I will give you a painful and unforgettable defeat, severing this ill-fated bond completely!"

Si Jingyu raised her hand and transformed her True Qi into divine power, drawing upon the surrounding lake water to form a giant water lotus large enough to cover half of the lotus platform. It descended from the sky, a sight known as "Lingering Lotus Breaking the Waves"!

"You can't beat me in Divine Arts. Hundred Gods Sacrifice Six Chamber!"

Si Huaruo made a hand seal with her right hand, and a stone wall rose from the earth, shooting straight upwards and breaking through the giant water lotus, causing it to transform into a sky full of water droplets that scattered in all directions.

"Defense is followed by counterattack, Hundred Gods Sacrifice Five, Tiger God!"

Si Huaruo actually split her True Qi in two, and without stopping, she made a hand seal with her left hand, causing the air currents in all directions to swirl and condense into a Hurricane Tiger King, which then pounced towards her.

"Wow, it's huge! The Tiger God I summon is only about one meter tall and two meters long, but the Tiger God she summoned looks at least three meters tall!"

"This is really exciting! They've both used their best moves right from the start. This fight is going to be incredibly thrilling."

"Because these two know each other too well, there's no need to test each other, so they're going all out from the start. If this continues, one of them will inevitably be seriously injured in the end."

As everyone was discussing, they saw Si Jingyu step forward with the Bow and Arrow Dance, unleashing Stone-Striking Force with her right hand. However, instead of condensing it into finger strength, she clenched her fist and swung it out like a cannonball, directly piercing and shattering the Hurricane Tiger King, which then scattered in all directions as a roaring current of air.

The force of the punch had not yet dissipated, and it rushed straight towards Si Huaruo's face, but she deflected it to the side with a gentle palm, creating a wave ten meters high.

Si Jingyu said, "The warm-up should be over. Don't embarrass yourself with such childish tricks. You don't naively think that the Hundred Gods Sacrifice Art after the third form can hurt me, do you?"

"I won't fall for such a clumsy attempt to provoke you. Judging the power of Divine Arts by the sequence of moves is something only an amateur would think of."

Si Huaruo wouldn't fall for the trap. Divine Arts already consume a lot of True Qi, and the stronger and higher the status of the summoned deity, the more divine power is sacrificed. The third person to be summoned in the Hundred Gods Hou Ji is the God of Agriculture, the second is Hou Ji, the God of Grains, and the first is Flame Emperor Shennong. With her current cultivation level, she could only summon Hou Ji, the God of Grains, even if she went all out, and she would exhaust her True Qi after summoning him. This martial arts battle would be effectively over before it was over.

"The Hundred Gods Sacrifice Seven, Water Yong!"

Although it was the seventh-ranked Divine Arts, due to the enhancement of environmental factors, the two-headed water dragon summoned by Si Huaruo was more powerful than the Hurricane Tiger King. Its body length alone exceeded thirty meters, and it could also spew high-pressure water bullets, surrounding and strangling the enemy on the spot.

"It seems the special training was quite effective; at least my brain has become much sharper."

Si Jingyu chuckled and remained motionless, letting the water dragon swallow her whole.

"The person wasn't in place; only the afterimage was hit... This is bad; they Flying Forth to Chase the Startled Swan!"

Si Huaruo was startled and hurriedly called for the water dragon to come back to help, but it was too late.

Si Jingyu's figure suddenly appeared out of thin air, as if she had just emerged from her invisibility state. At this moment, she was less than three meters away from Si Huaruo. She immediately rushed forward, closing in, intending to engage in close combat.

Seeing this, Si Shuiyun sighed, "It seems that the young lady has won this duel again. With the protection of the Countercurrent Divine Gang, unless the difference in cultivation level is too great, the young lady is almost invincible in close combat."

Almost all the clansmen held the same view. As Si Clan, they were well aware of the power of the Countercurrent Divine Gang. Every palm strike required a counterattack of equal force, which meant that if it were a palm strike, Si Jingyu's palm force would always be stronger than her opponent's.

Si Huaruo's only chance of winning is to maintain distance and attack with Divine Arts, avoiding close combat. But now she has lost the advantage of distance, and it is difficult to recover. The outcome is self-evident.

Only Si Ming had a different opinion. "Si Huaruo is naive, not stupid. On the contrary, she's much smarter than most people. Would she not take precautions against something that everyone else could guess?"

Upon hearing this, Si Shuiyun was startled. Looking at the arena, she saw two beautiful figures already entangled, exchanging blows and bursting with energy. Since they were both using their Lineage's martial arts, which they were extremely familiar with, neither could gain an advantage in terms of moves. In the end, it was a contest of their Foundation.

Suddenly, the two figures were forced to separate, each retreating two meters. After a brief pause, they immediately gathered their inner energy and rushed towards each other at an even faster speed. Their four palms met, and a powerful burst of energy exploded, shattering a lotus petal on the arena.

"Well!"

As everyone expected, Si Huaruo was injured on the spot due to the simultaneous impact of her own and her opponent's palm strikes. She coughed up blood and flew away, barely managing to land and regain her balance.

However, Si Jingyu did not press her advantage. She stood still, motionless. As everyone wondered what was going on, they saw white steam rising from her body. It was clearly the steam from boiling ice water. She had been frozen solid.

"What... is this?" Si Jingyu uttered with difficulty.

Si Huaruo wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said, "Counter-Wave Ice Firmament! You're not the only one who can modify martial arts Divine Ability. Since my physique can't cultivate the Countercurrent Divine Gang, I might as well change it into a martial art that counters it."

Si Jingyu dispelled the large mass of cold energy within his body and said, "Such martial arts could not possibly be mastered in just seven days of special training. Even considering the time it took to create it, two or three years wouldn't be enough. But I only mastered the Countercurrent Divine Gang two years ago..."

"Because I know you can definitely master the Countercurrent Divine Gang! Even though no one has ever mastered this martial art before reaching the Spirit Transformation, I believe you can!" Si Huaruo said without hesitation, "I believe this more than anyone else."

Upon hearing this, Si Jingyu didn't know whether to thank the other party for their trust or lament their trust. In just a short while, she had already expelled ninety percent of the cold air, but the remaining ten percent was impossible to remove, so she could only suppress it.

"But you've also suffered internal injuries. Even with Counter-Wave Ice Firmament, you can only even out the disadvantage. You're still far from being able to defeat me!"

Si Jingyu's five fingers changed, and her energy became extremely sinister. It was the Marrow-Extracting Spirit-Tormenting Claw, and she had been forced to hold back no longer!

Chapter 319 For the Lineage

The battle between Si Huaruo and Si Jingyu had reached a fever pitch, with almost everyone's eyes fixed on the lotus platform in the lake, not blinking for fear of missing a crucial moment.

Suddenly, a cold glint appeared, and a slender figure silently darted out from the crowd, wielding a sharp blade, and struck at Si Jingyue was watching her daughter fight with a worried expression.

"How dare you, the thief!"

With a sharp shout from Si Shuiyun, everyone instinctively turned around and witnessed a shocking scene— Si Jingyue collapsed, clutching her lower abdomen!

"The clan leader has been stabbed!"