The applause around the Dao Platform had yet to fade when another figure leaped onto the stage.
Chi You, a Great Witch of the Witch Race, wore beast-hide armor. Broad-backed as a tiger and thick-waisted as a bear, he held the Tiger Soul Saber, an aura of slaughter soaring from his body.
His gaze flashed like lightning as it swept across the disciples of the Sanqing, finally settling on those under Yuqing Yuanshi.
"Chi You of the Witch Race. Which junior brother will come up and enlighten me?"
Chi You's voice boomed like thunder, making the air around the Dao Platform tremble.
He was the most battle-hardened of the Great Witches, his cultivation already at the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Pinnacle. His Tiger Soul Saber had drunk blood countless times, and its killing intent was so overwhelming that many cultivators below turned pale.
Among Yuqing Yuanshi's disciples, Guang Chengzi was about to rise when Chi Jingzi pressed a hand to his shoulder.
"Senior brother, let me." Chi Jingzi smiled faintly, rose to his full height, and leaped onto the Dao Platform.
Clad in a crimson Daoist robe and holding the Yin-Yang Mirror, Chi Jingzi carried himself with extraordinary bearing.
He was one of the Twelve Golden Immortals under Yuqing Yuanshi, and his cultivation was likewise at the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Pinnacle.
The Yin-Yang Mirror in his hand was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. It had two faces—one of life and one of death—and its power was unfathomable.
"Chi Jingzi, disciple of Master Yuqing Yuanshi. Senior Brother Chi You, please enlighten me."
Chi You sized him up and grinned. "Chi Jingzi? I've heard of you. That Yin-Yang Mirror is formidable.
"Today, I'll see which is stronger—your Yin-Yang Mirror or my Tiger Soul Saber!"
The instant those words fell, Chi You lunged!
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