Breaking Through Before Battle

"It's just electricity, not thunder."

Cao Yaling adjusted her glasses, saw some discrepancies, and told Chen Mobai.

"Although Thunder Method is difficult to master, there are countless extraordinary techniques and methods in the Immortal Sect, and the Five Thunder Academy is particularly skilled in this area. Xue Luan may have cultivated the Ascending Thunder Art, and may have successfully transformed his Spiritual Root into Lightning Spirit Root."

Class monitor Mo Simin knew that Chen Mobai usually didn't care much about these things. After Cao Yaling finished speaking, she carefully pointed to the representative of the Five Thunder Academy sitting in the spectator seats. The latter was indeed impressed by Xue Luan and had already stood up.

How is Yan Bingxuan?

Speaking of Spirit Root Enhancement Technique, Chen Mobai suddenly remembered the classmate who had helped him and inquired about him.

"I guess she'll need to rest for a while. Although Yan Feng didn't kill her, she used the Profound Ice Transformation, and her spiritual power was exhausted, which damaged her foundation."

Is it serious?

"Don't worry, she's taking this opportunity to completely transform her foundation into the Profound Ice Art, which can be considered as fulfilling her established goal for participating in this Spell Duel."

After hearing Mo Simin's words, Chen Mobai nodded slightly.

Bang! Bang! Bang! At this moment, Xue Luan, who had used the Purple Lightning Art on the arena, increased his speed by more than two times, completely suppressing Shi Yuanqing.

If the latter hadn't used the powerful Jade Talisman Talisman, which combined offense and defense, and been covered in Porcelain Armor with no blind spots, he probably would have been pierced through long ago.

Even so, the layers of jade-like porcelain on Shi Yuanqing's body began to shatter under the force of the Purple Lightning Fist.

A wisp of electric shock penetrated, causing his skin to turn red and ooze patches of blood.

Before long, half of Shi Yuanqing's body turned blood red, and his clothes were tattered. He was about to be blasted out of the arena by Xue Luan.

"It's over."

Xue Luan left a trail of afterimages on the arena. He raised his right fist, and a wisp of purple electricity condensed, like a thunderclap. With immense force, it slammed heavily into the center of Shi Yuanqing's chest.

Click!

The Jade Talisman covering the entire body finally reached its limit, and after a piercing sound, it shattered completely, turning into a sky full of jade light and dissipating.

With a whoosh, Shi Yuanqing formed a sword with his fingers, condensing wisps of dust into a thin blade of earth. As Xue Luan's fist slammed into his chest, the sword pierced into the right shoulder blade.

Amidst the splatter of blood, the two men simultaneously extended their other hands and, disregarding their own injuries, exchanged another fierce punch.

*Pfft! Shi Yuanqing couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood and fell to the edge of the arena.

Meanwhile, Xue Luan, who was opposite him, was also in bad shape. He was forced back to the center of the arena, his right hand hanging down. Because his shoulder blade had been pierced, he had lost feeling in that hand.

"You're really different from before."

Although Xue Luan had one hand crippled, he still stood fiercely, with strands of electricity flashing between his brows. His aura was even stronger after his injury, as if his bloodlust had been awakened.

"If you're still like before and only have this much, then you're about to be defeated by me."

Shi Yuanqing raised his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, ignoring the dent in his chest. His blood-stained skin shimmered with a jade-like glow.

"Hahaha..."

Upon hearing this, Xue Luan couldn't help but burst into laughter. Then, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and the flickering current suddenly intensified, turning into streaks of purple lightning.

"You've given me the urge to kill you."

Shi Yuanqing smiled coldly, and with his five fingers, he grabbed at the arena. Strands of rock fragments that had been crushed into powder during their fight covered his entire body under the guidance of his Spiritual Sense.

"It's no use. The Jade Talisman was destroyed by my Purple Lightning Art. Your Earth Armor can't even withstand two punches from me."

As Xue Luan spoke, he rushed to Shi Yuanqing's side and delivered a heavy punch to the wound on Shi Yuanqing's chest with his left hand.

Whoosh! Shi Yuanqing opened his mouth and spat out a burst of flames from his mouth and nose, covering his entire body.

Xue Luan, not wanting to resort to a mutually destructive tactic, immediately activated his Purple Lightning Art and swiftly withdrew.

But at that moment, Shi Yuanqing chased after him directly.

Bang! The two exchanged punches and kicks in mid-air once again Xue Luan retreated again and again, but finally could not bear it any longer. He activated a Golden Armor Talisman to cover his whole body. Then, amidst the intertwining of Purple Lightning and golden light, he and Shi Yuanqing, who was burning with flames, had a direct headbutt collision.

With a muffled thud, Shi Yuanqing was sent flying, but Xue Luan was also badly injured. A Ceramic Sword, seemingly handed to him from nowhere, pierced his abdomen, adding another wound to his body.

Amidst the rushing blood, Xue Luan pulled the Ceramic Sword piercing his waist, crushed it to pieces, and raised his head, his eyes filled with an unprecedented fervor.

"Interesting. You are the first person in the same realm to beat me so badly."

Shi Yuanqing had somehow donned another layer of Porcelain Armor, but it certainly wasn't because he had violated regulations by using the Jade Talisman again; otherwise, he would have been shot down by the group of people in the spectator stands long ago.

He shakily climbed up from the ring, spitting out blood from his throat.

"You're wrong, we're not at the same level."

As he spoke, Shi Yuanqing reached out and grasped at the air, and dust condensed on his hands and the broken parts of the Porcelain Armor. Then flames covered the area, and two snow-white and translucent Ceramic Sword, as well as a brand-new piece of Porcelain Armor, were formed in the heat of the flames.

"Great, he's broken through."

Shi Jingjing, who knew Shi Yuanqing's cultivation method best, looked on with surprise as her cousin casually conjured Snow White Ceramic Sword and Porcelain Armor on the arena.

At first, Chen Mobai didn't know what aspect of the breakthrough she was referring to.

But he immediately noticed that although Shi Yuanqing's Qi and Blood were weak, his spiritual energy fluctuations were 50% stronger than before, and he immediately realized the truth.

He actually broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining right before the battle.

Could he be the real protagonist of this Spell Duel?! "Fine, only by knocking someone like you off the stage can I prove my invincibility in Spell Duel!"

However, when Xue Luan saw Shi Yuanqing break through to the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, he showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, he became even more enthusiastic than before. He raised his left hand, which he could still move, and unleashed the Purple Lightning Art to its peak, which even his body might not be able to withstand.

Boom!

It was as if a thunderclap had struck from a clear sky; the clouds piled up, and a dark, ominous cloud slowly gathered, radiating a blinding light.

"If you allow lightning to enter your body, you may die."

The representative of the Five Thunder Academy suddenly spoke up, addressing Xue Luan with a solemn expression.

"We'll win, even if it kills us!"

Xue Luan laughed heartily and raised his left hand to the sky.

Whoosh!

At the same time, Shi Yuanqing unleashed all his spiritual power, wielding his two Snow White Ceramic Sword and unleashing his most stunning and brilliant Sword Light.

Boom! A bolt of lightning struck down, landing squarely on Xue Luan's head, completely igniting his hair and detonating his stagnant energy.

Without any hesitation, he clenched his fist and met Shi Yuanqing's Sword Light light head-on.

With a deafening roar, a blinding burst of light erupted.

Even Cao Yaling and Shi Jingjing couldn't see it clearly anymore.