Who Can Fight Best

The instant the beam of energy shot out, a ripple of energy appeared centered on Li Weiyi's fingertip, spreading outwards in all directions.

"Boom!"

Lu Wensheng finally unleashed the Eighteen Lightning Strike Array, colliding with the incoming finger strike. In an instant, energy fluctuations surged into the sky, and lightning even flew off the arena, spreading to the distant streets.

Once everything calms down.

Li Weiyi was kneeling on one knee on the arena, supporting himself with his palm, breathing heavily, his body charred black, looking extremely disheveled.

In contrast, Lu Wensheng's robes were brand new, and the eighteen Lightning Strike Array withstood the beam of light, still protecting him at the center. The superiority of one over the other was obvious, but...

He was standing below the ring at that moment!

It was just now that it was shaken down.

Li Weiyi slowly stood up, staring at Lu Wensheng below, feigning ease and dominance. "Ten moves. You are the first person to fight me for ten moves, and the first to force me to use my strongest trump card. But you lost!"

Qi Wangshu and Zuoqiu Baiyuan were finally able to breathe, panting heavily, and then roared, "Lu Wensheng of the Lei Xiao Sect, defeated in ten moves!"

"Boom!"

The martial arts practitioners watching the battle were all in an uproar, finding it utterly unbelievable.

Throughout the entire exchange, Lu Wensheng maintained a firm advantage, possessing a higher level of magical energy, more refined lightning techniques, and a stronger physique, yet he was still defeated after ten moves.

No!

It wasn't a defeat, it was just being knocked off the stage.

The disciples of the Lei Xiao Sect would never admit defeat. One of them said, "Senior Brother Lu has not lost. Everyone can see who is superior."

"Rules are rules. Is the Lei Xiao Sect sore losers?" Zuoqiu Baiyuan said.

Qi Xiao, of course, wanted to take this opportunity to help Zuoqiu Courtyard suppress Lei Xiao Sect. He said calmly, "After ten moves, Li Weiyi will be standing on the arena, and Lu Wensheng will be below. The outcome will be clear at a glance. With everyone watching, can we deny it?"

"Xiao Shu, take stock and see how many Spring Coin Young Master Lu needs to lose to Li Weiyi. If he can't come up with the money, or refuses to pay, Lei Xiao Sect will lose face in the Southern Territory!"

Li Weiyi shouted, "Round the difference for Brother Lu!"

"Then two hundred and sixty thousand Spring Coin," Qi Wangshu said.

Even with Zuoqiu Ting's status, he couldn't make a direct decision on ten catties of immortal Immortal Soil worth a million Spring Coin; he needed to consult the family head.

This shows the significance of 260,000 Spring Coin.

The expressions of the Lei Xiao Sect disciples all changed.

One of the younger Junior Sister, a pretty girl of about sixteen or seventeen, looked at Lu Wensheng, whose face was cold and stern, and said with great concern, "Senior Brother Lu, you didn't lose to him. He only won by using the rules. He's a despicable person!"

Lu Wensheng's eyes sharpened as he raised his head again. "I want another fight!"

Zuoqiu Baiyuan sneered, "Lu Wensheng, you've lost all shame! Look at Young Master Li's current state, can he still fight?"

Qi Xiao had seen through Li Weiyi's last move and realized he was still holding back, so his worries subsided. "As the referee, I must remind Young Master Lu, you must pay the Spring Coin before you can challenge again."

"That's right, pay first," Qi Wangshu said.

A disciple of the Lei Xiao Sect said, "You're just robbing people. You're deliberately luring them into a trap to swindle them out of a huge fortune."

Zuoqiu Baiyuan said, "Young Master Li is of noble character and cherishes his reputation. He only wants to make friends through martial arts and has never set up a gambling game. Five hundred Spring Coin are just challenge money. Even if he loses, he won't be seriously injured. It is Lu Wensheng who has gone too far, trying to take this opportunity to humiliate the Zuoqiu Courtyard. Now that he has lost, he is blaming us."

A war of words broke out between the two sides, with them blaming each other and arguing until they were red in the face and their necks were bulging.

Lu Wensheng naturally couldn't come up with 260,000 Spring Coin. Feeling utterly humiliated, he silently turned and left.

"Senior Brother Lu!"

The disciples of the Lei Xiao Sect gave chase.

"Thousands of sects, the Nine Springs Pure Immortal Body, and this is it?" Zuoqiu Baiyuan was not afraid of offending the Lei Xiao Sect, and mocked Lu Wensheng to the extreme, wanting to force Lu Wensheng to do something even more outrageous.

Unfortunately, it didn't work out.

Li Weiyi, with great composure and magnanimity, said, "Brother Bai Yuan, please stop. It's best to be forgiving."

Upon hearing this, Lu Wensheng, who had traveled some distance away, took a deep breath, barely able to suppress the lightning about to erupt within him.

Qi Wangshu said, "Aren't we going to chase him down? Are we really just going to let him go like this?"

"No rush, who knows, we might come back tomorrow!" Qi Xiao said.

"Brother Weiyi, is that all for today?" Zuoqiu Baiyuan asked.

Seeing many eager martial artists below the arena, Li Weiyi shook his head. "No! A promise is a promise. If I say I'll fight for two hours, I'll fight for the full two hours. I... can handle it!"

Zuoqiu Baiyuan picked up the list of those who had paid the challenge fee. "Next on the list is Tianya Ridge, Chi Huji!"

A Demon Race martial artist with a red fox head and tail flew onto the arena like a phantom. She had transformed into a human body, wearing a woman's robe, and her arms and hands, now free of fox fur, were fair and slender.

After five moves.

Chi Huji let out a miserable cry as she was severely injured by Li Weiyi's single finger.

Li Weiyi, with his hands behind his back, commented, "Pathetic! During the battle, your breathing was chaotic, and the flow of your internal energy was completely disordered. Your martial arts skills are utterly terrible. Among the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas Tianya Ridge, who is the strongest fighter?"

Chi Huji, rendered speechless by Li Weiyi's reprimand, found his words extremely reasonable and weakly replied, "Mu Yuan Lingqing."

Li Weiyi said, "Find it tomorrow. If you're going to fight me, fight the strongest one. Give her fifty Spring Coin. If the Mu Yuan Lingqing comes tomorrow, give her another fifty Spring Coin."

Standing on the array-formed floating island in Immortal Forest, one can see the tightly packed crossroads below.

Beside the intersection, the newly erected arena stood out prominently.

Inside a white jade pavilion on the southern side of the floating island.

Zuoqiu Ting, transformed into the appearance of Long Ting, sat in the main seat of the dimly lit hall, with a map of the Twenty-Eight Prefectures of Lingxiao hanging on the jade wall behind him.

The map outlines some of the terrain of the Far West Ash Region and the Netherworld of the Departed beyond the Twenty-Eight Prefectures.

Zuoqiu Ting's eyes shone brightly in the darkness as he articulated the situation. "In this Qianlong Lantern Festival, the Far West Ash Region, represented by the Young Venerable, and the Imperial Court are the two strongest forces."

"Let's not even talk about those Ember Spirit! Your two major powers in the Western Territory, the Quan Rong and Que Rong, will definitely obey him. Now, the Coffin Mountain, Night City, and Three Chen Palace in the Southern Territory are also colluding with him, and Tianya Ridge is waiting to be sold."

"Your Young Venerable's primary target will inevitably be the wealthy and powerful. Zhu Huan is dead; you're next."

"The powerful families can't beat them."

Sitting opposite him was Zhu Yibai, who wore a suit of armor that exuded a bloody aura. However, he was extremely handsome and did not have the ruggedness of someone who had fought on the battlefield for many years. Instead, he had red lips, white teeth, and skin as white as jade.

He toyed with two jade beads, one black and one white, in his hand. "The power of the Imperial Court is not much weaker than that of the Ash Region in the Far West, and Ge Xiantong is not necessarily weaker than the Young Venerable. The Imperial Court's primary target will inevitably be the Zuoqiu Courtyard, and even the Zuoqiu Courtyard cannot defeat them."

"Therefore, our two families must form a secret alliance for the Qianlong Lantern Festival to have a way out," Zuoqiu Ting said.

Zhu Yibai's lips curled up. "The Zuoqiu Courtyard is the host, I don't believe you wouldn't dare to hold the Qianlong Lantern Festival without a sure chance of winning. Zuoqiu Ting, if you want to cooperate, you have to show your sincerity. I want to know your Zuoqiu Courtyard's trump card."

Zuoqiu Ting looked at the map on the wall, pondered for a moment, and said, "You must understand one thing! Your Zhu family has no choice but to cooperate with the Zuoqiu Courtyard; there is no other way out."

Zhu Yibai's eyes narrowed. "That's alarmist."

Zuoqiu Ting said, "Faced with an enemy of the level of Young Venerable, only the Zuoqiu Courtyard of the South, the Xue Jian Tang Ting of the North, the Dragon Gate and Lei Xiao Sect of the East, and the Imperial Court, which is hostile to all Rebel Army, are qualified to be on the table."

"Under the rule of the Young Venerable and the Imperial Court, the Xue Jian Tang Ting, which occupies the Northern Territory Five Prefectures, is undoubtedly the strongest. Next is the Zuoqiu Courtyard, which has the support of the Jiu Li Tribe."

"The Zhu Clan, the Dragon Gate, and the Lei Xiao Sect are vying for fifth place."

"Even if the Zhu Clan and the Lei Xiao Sect join forces, they can only protect themselves at best. As for the Dragon Gate... it's laughable. They've ruined the Zhu Clan's excellent situation."

"The Xue Jian Tang Ting is indeed powerful, but they don't need the Zhu Clan. If the Zhu Clan actively seeks an alliance, can they gain equal status? Can they share life and death? They will only be used."

"The best option for them is to sit back and watch the tigers fight."

Zhu Yibai fell silent; the only sound in the hall was the spinning of the black and white jade beads in his hand.

After a long pause, he got up and left without saying a word.

The door opened.

The hall became bright again.

The previous darkness was because Zuoqiu Ting had absorbed all the light in the space.

Zuoqiu Lancheng, the second successor of the Zuoqiu Courtyard, strode in after seeing Zhu Yibai off. "How did the talk go?"

"It's not Zhu Yibai, just a substitute. But this substitute is very strong, with cultivation levels close to those of the inheritor." Zuoqiu Ting stood by the wall, his eyes fixed on the map.

Zuoqiu Lancheng looked displeased and snorted coldly, "Is Zhu Yibai being too cautious, or is he just lacking sincerity?"

"Those who have been tempered on the battlefield are bound to be extremely cautious, which is understandable. Facing a dangerous figure like the Young Venerable, he must be under considerable pressure," Zuoqiu Ting said.

Zuoqiu Lancheng said, "By the way, Lu Wensheng also lost, exactly ten moves."

Zuoqiu Ting wasn't surprised at all. He looked away from the map, walked outside, and laughed, "Lu Wensheng will never admit defeat. No second challenge?"

"He does want to."

Zuoqiu Lancheng then recounted the details of the betting match.

Zuoqiu Ting dumbfounded. He had thought Li Weiyi would make a lot of money later, but he didn't expect him to make so much on the first day. He could already foresee what would happen next.

Even Zuoqiu Lancheng was filled with envy and resentment. "For us, picking a single Thousand-Year Elixir is extremely dangerous. Yet he easily earns the equivalent of two or three Thousand-Year Elixir... However, collecting the debt will probably be difficult; Lu Wensheng may not be able to come up with the money."

Zuoqiu Ting stood by the railing, a smile playing on his lips, looking down at the street below the clouds. "Paying back debts is a matter of course. There's no way I can renege on this debt; it seems I can make a fortune from this..."

"Xue Kongtong of Shu Zhou in the southern border has been defeated in four moves!" Qi Wangshu shouted.

After giving his martial arts critique, Li Weiyi asked, "Who is the strongest fighter in the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas in Shu Zhou? Bring him here tomorrow, and you'll get one hundred Spring Coin."

"In Xinzhou of the Northern Territory, Zhu Qingyan lost after seven moves."

Li Weiyi's voice followed immediately. "Zhu Qingyan, gather all the strongest Fourth Realm of the Five Seas from the Seven Prefectures of the North. I want to have a martial arts contest with them."

Seeing that Li Weiyi appeared disheveled and weak, yet was actually full of energy and possessed unfathomable martial arts skills, Zhu Qingyan knew that he had been acting all along. Filled with resentment and hatred, she said, "Young Master Li, you are indeed no ordinary person. I, Zhu Qingyan, admit defeat. However, there are many experts in the Seven Prefectures of the North, and naturally there are some who can defeat you."

"That's good, I was worried that the North would be deserted."

Li Weiyi was truly no longer acting; his aura was extraordinary, like a martial arts saint, his sharp eyes sweeping over all the spectators. "Today ends here. It wasn't a satisfying fight. Only Lu Wensheng was somewhat decent. Tomorrow! Everyone, come again tomorrow. Tomorrow, I will weigh all the dragons and phoenixes of the Fourth Realm of the Twenty-Eight Prefectures."

He's incredibly arrogant, but his combat prowess is undeniable; he's undefeated in dozens of matches, truly a legend in his realm.

Topics such as "Young Master Li," "Challenge Gold," "Defeat All Enemies Within Ten Moves," "Lu Wensheng Owes a Huge Gambling Debt," and "Weighing the Dragons and Phoenixes of Twenty-Eight Prefectures in One Scale" quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys.