A Lie to Deceive the Imperial Capital

"Sir, you should think this through..."

A trace of restrained anger showed in Jia Xing Tian's eyes.

The Imperial Capital was the capital of the Jia Ma Empire. If Su Yun wanted to take it for himself, was that not like a cuckoo occupying a magpie's nest, revealing ambitions to seize the nation?

"This Sect Master finds this place prosperous and rather likes it. I ask that you part with it."

Su Yun said calmly.

Jia Xing Tian's expression revealed neither joy nor anger. "Are you provoking me, challenging the entire Jia Ma Empire?!"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King opened its bloody maw. "What a joke! It was clearly you old fool who plotted against our master first! And you still have the nerve to say that!"

Yun Yun, who had remained silent at the side, spoke for the first time. "Sir, the Imperial Capital holds extraordinary significance for the Jia Ma Empire. Why force matters so?

The Jia Ma Empire has no shortage of fine locations and bustling cities. There is no need to insist on this particular Imperial Capital."

Yun Yun was about to continue persuading him when Su Yun waved a hand.

"There is no need to waste words. The Dou Qi Continent has always revered the strong. Why not settle this with a fight once and for all?"

"You truly wish to fight?"

Jia Xing Tian frowned. If possible, he still hoped for peaceful negotiations. Making an enemy of a Dou Huang powerhouse was not something he wished to see.

"Afraid to make a move?"

A faint trace of disdain passed over Su Yun's lips.

"No matter. This Sect Master can give you two moves."

Jia Xing Tian clenched his fist. Though he knew Su Yun was provoking him, boundless fury still surged within his heart.

Both were Dou Huangs; not even Queen Medusa had ever dared to look down on him so lightly!

"Fine!"

"Old Jia..."

"Sect Leader Yun, say no more!"

Jia Xing Tian bellowed, and Dou Qi erupted around him, fully revealing his cultivation as a Nine-Star Peak Dou Huang.

"If you can defeat this old man, what if I give you the Imperial Capital!"

"Excellent."

Su Yun nodded.

The two soared into the air again, flying above the clouds. At such a height, it would be difficult for their battle to affect the ground below.

Jia Xing Tian's Dou Qi churned and condensed around his fist. The power of heaven and earth continuously gathered toward him, forming a massive fist phantom.

"Earth Splitting Collapse Fist!"

"Boom!"

Jia Xing Tian threw a punch carrying a force capable of toppling mountains and overturning seas. Its force was fierce and tyrannical, as though it could shatter mountains.

"A petty trick."

Su Yun slowly extended his slender hand. Jade-green flames suddenly surged from his palm, transforming into a gigantic flaming hand dozens of feet long. The temperature was so high that it scorched and distorted the very air.

The flaming hand and the rock fist collided with a thunderous crash!

"Boom—!"

Enormous energy exploded in the sky. Everyone looked up, but the evenly matched clash they had expected never came. Under the terrifying heat of the Heavenly Flames, the rock fist melted at a visible rate and vanished completely in an instant!

"First move."

Su Yun spoke indifferently. His robes fluttered loudly in the wind, yet not even a speck of dust had touched him.

Yun Yun murmured, "Old Jia struck in anger and used his full strength from the very first move.

The Earth Splitting Collapse Fist is also a Mysterious-Tier Advanced Dou Technique secretly passed down by the royal family. It is Old Jia's greatest specialty... How could he fail to even force out the other party's Dou Technique?"

"The master's strength is beyond the likes of you! Just wait—once that old man is defeated, you'll be next!"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King howled gleefully, its face full of schadenfreude. The suffering it had endured in the Magical Beast Mountain Range would finally be someone else's turn to taste!

"You should have stronger moves, shouldn't you? Victory or defeat aside, why not show them and amuse me?

Let me see what level the continent's experts have reached after a thousand years of development."

A smile flashed across Su Yun's face, warm as a spring breeze.

Yet Jia Xing Tian felt a chill run through him.

"That flame... There is no mistake. It is Heavenly Flames!"

Jia Xing Tian's expression turned grave. Heavenly Flames offered a tremendous increase in combat power. If he did not bring out his ultimate trump card, today's matter would likely not end peacefully.

"Hah!"

The power of heaven and earth surged violently. Jia Xing Tian raised both hands, channeling all his Dou Qi to condense a massive rock phoenix behind him.

"Screech!"

The Rock Phoenix gave a low cry. Its wings spanned dozens of feet, and it contained violent power within. The instant it was born, the clouds beneath their feet were torn apart!

Yun Yun's pupils contracted. Even she felt pressure from the energy fluctuations coming from above.

"An Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique, the Rock Phoenix Meteor Seal. This is Old Jia's famed Dou Technique. Back then, not even my teacher dared to take this move head-on!"

The Amethyst Winged Lion King shouted arrogantly, "Mud dogs and tile chickens! Not even worthy of a single hair on my master!"

"You have some skill, but not much."

Su Yun's sleeve billowed, and Nether Poison Flame poured from it, taking on a strange dark-green hue. The flames gathered in the air and gradually expanded, forming an enormous fireball more than ten feet in diameter.

Sporadic poisonous flames rolled across the fireball's surface, giving off a terrifying aura that made it hard to breathe.

"Kill!"

Jia Xing Tian's eyes turned bloodshot, veins bulging from his forehead. Earth-attributed Dou Qi surged madly. As he violently pushed both palms forward, the Rock Phoenix let out a piercing shriek that could split gold and shatter stone, pouncing toward Su Yun!

"Go."

Su Yun flicked his finger, sending the massive fireball, filled with endless fire energy and poison, crashing forward.

"Boom—!"

A massive burst of energy erupted, dazzling enough that no one could look directly at the scene high above. Only after the aftershocks gradually dispersed did the citizens of the Imperial Capital slowly raise their heads.

Jia Xing Tian's breathing was disordered, and his face had already turned pale. He had charged his power for too long, and that strike had consumed more than half his Dou Qi.

Su Yun, on the other hand, remained exactly as he had been before the fight—ethereal and elegant, handsome and composed.

"Great-Grandfather is no match for him..."

Within the imperial city, Yao Ye looked up at the battle in the sky, bitterness rising at the corners of her lips.

"Two moves have passed."

Su Yun said softly. Even amid the battle, his Soul Power had been monitoring the situation throughout the Imperial Capital.

The earthshaking battle had alarmed the entire city. Now, everyone was watching their fight.

The stage had been set. Now it was time for his performance!

"Sir, after fighting to this point, both of us have expended quite a bit... How about we call today's battle a draw?"

Trying to run? How could I possibly let you have your way?

Su Yun sneered inwardly.

"Very well."

Jia Xing Tian's face lit up with joy, but Su Yun's next words made his expression change drastically.

"However, it is impolite not to return what one has received. Take one move from me, and this battle will end here."

"But... very well."

Jia Xing Tian knew he could not avoid this ordeal. His expression was heavy as he readied himself in full vigilance.

Su Yun's ten fingers danced gracefully, flames bursting from his fingertips and condensing before him into one jade-green fire butterfly after another, each containing terrifying firepower and poison.

"The cultivation technique and Dou Techniques you practice are far too crude. Junior, let This Sect Master teach you a lesson."

Su Yun gathered Dou Qi in his throat, amplifying his voice so everyone in the Imperial Capital could hear him.

Jia Xing Tian's face turned livid. He did not know Su Yun's true purpose and only believed that Su Yun was humiliating him before the people he protected!

"What I cultivate is the Nether Poison Canon, which contains many supporting Dou Techniques.

The Jade Miasma Ghost Sword, Poison Absolute Nine Heavens Qi, Nether Bone Erosion Butterfly... each is a first-rate Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique, far stronger than that broken phoenix of yours."

As Su Yun's words fell, countless jade-green butterflies carrying terrifying fiery poison danced high in the sky!