Fighting Shi Long

When Shi Kang successfully broke through to the Dou Zong realm in the Stone Realm, he had desperately wanted to test just how far his current combat strength had reached. He had even wondered whether he could contend with a Dou Zun expert.

However, he had been busy with a pile of important matters at the time, such as changing his Cultivation Method. Overwhelmed with work, he had completely forgotten about testing his strength.

Now that he had finally found some free time, Shi Kang suddenly remembered it.

Unfortunately, this was not the Stone Realm, and there was no suitable sparring partner nearby.

Dou Zun experts were as rare as Giant Pandas on the Northwest Continent. Finding one was difficult enough.

Unable to help himself, Shi Kang could only turn his attention to Shi Long and pull him in as a sparring partner.

Under normal circumstances, Shi Long was a High-level Half-Saint with formidable strength, while Shi Kang was merely a One-star Dou Ancestor. No matter how monstrous Shi Kang's talent was, he could not possibly be Shi Long's match.

But that was not a problem. Shi Kang could have Shi Long suppress his realm and spar with him.

If nothing unexpected happened, Shi Kang would begin refining a Heavenly Flame in a few days to test the body-tempering effects of the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art.

Of course, the Heavenly Flame he intended to refine was not the Green Lotus Core Flame. It was far too weak, and Shi Kang did not think much of it.

What Shi Kang had his eye on was the Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy.

The Fallen Heart Flame ranked fourteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. While its ranking was not especially high, it was indeed one of the better Heavenly Flames Shi Kang could currently obtain.

It was not that Shi Kang did not want to refine a stronger Heavenly Flame, but he could not obtain most of the Heavenly Flames ranked in the top ten at the moment.

The only one he might be able to acquire was the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

In any case, he could refine two Heavenly Flames before becoming a Dou Sheng, so Shi Kang planned to use the Fallen Heart Flame as a temporary measure first.

Once he refined the Fallen Heart Flame, his Dou Qi would constantly be tempered by the Heart Flame, significantly increasing his cultivation speed.

Shi Kang's physical body had always been far stronger than his current realm. Accelerating his cultivation speed was simply far too necessary for him.

Therefore, the Fallen Heart Flame suited Shi Kang quite well and could help him get through the early stages.

Shi Kang knew that in the later stages, the Fallen Heart Flame's effect on cultivation speed would become almost negligible. But that did not matter; it was still the best option available right now.

What Shi Kang wanted was to rapidly increase his strength now.

As for the later stages, having read the original work, he had no worries about improving his strength.

Before that, Shi Kang wanted to learn about his current physical strength and overall combat power, so he would have something to compare against when testing the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art later.

Shi Kang did not choose to fight Shi Long at the temple. After all, he still intended to recruit Medusa to serve him. It would not be good if he accidentally injured any members of her clan.

Fighting in the void was inconvenient for Shi Kang, who only had the strength of a Dou Zong. So, Shi Kang and Shi Long found an open patch of land in the Tagor Desert. It was spacious and would not affect the Snake People Clan.

Above the desert, fierce winds howled, whipping up waves of yellow sand.

Shi Kang stood firmly in the air, while Shi Long, facing him, wore an equally solemn expression and stood ready.

Shi Long spoke first. "Young Clan Leader, I have suppressed my realm to One-star Dou Venerate."

Shi Kang nodded. "Good. I'll test my attack power first."

With that, Shi Kang began unleashing all kinds of fighting skills, bombarding Shi Long without restraint.

The scene was like a string of firecrackers going off. Every attack struck Shi Long with tremendous force.

Shi Kang had only recently broken through to the Dou Zong realm, so the fighting skills he used were all Earth Grade Fighting Skills.

Although the Stone Clan's overall strength was not particularly impressive, its inheritance had never been severed, and it still possessed some Heavenly Grade Fighting Skills.

Shi Kang did not use them solely because he did not have enough Dou Qi yet.

Heavenly Grade Fighting Skills consumed too much Dou Qi. At his Dou Zong realm, he might not even be able to unleash a Low-tier Heaven Grade fighting skill.

Shi Kang unleashed the Earth-tier High-grade fighting skill, Berserk Blood Rage Body.

His body instantly grew taller, and his muscles bulged as though inflated. For a short period, both his defense and attack power soared dramatically, while part of his pain sensation was also blocked.

Using this fighting skill was like activating a berserk mode, turning its user into a complete fighting machine.

A Half-Saint Expert's physical body was no ordinary thing. Moreover, Shi Long himself cultivated his body. As a High-level Half-Saint, his physical strength even surpassed that of some One-star Dou Saints.

So even after suppressing his realm to One-star Dou Venerate, his physical strength remained unchanged. Even if he stood still and let Shi Kang attack him, Shi Kang would find it difficult to inflict any real damage.

Shi Kang felt as though his fists were striking a lump of iron, leaving them numb from the impact. Shi Long, meanwhile, stood there steadily as if nothing had happened.

Shi Kang was a battle maniac by nature. What he loved most was this sort of close-quarters, fist-to-flesh combat, enjoying that ultimate aesthetic of violence.

But he also realized that when facing an opponent with a stronger physical body than his own, close combat was simply asking for suffering.

Thus, Shi Kang switched to ranged attacks.

He continuously unleashed all kinds of fighting skills. For a time, lights flashed across the sky above the desert and energy ran rampant. After the relentless barrage, the spectacle was immense. The surrounding environment had been ravaged beyond recognition by the energy, with several enormous sand pits appearing as if meteors from beyond the heavens had crashed down.

As for Shi Long, although he looked somewhat disheveled, with messy hair and several tears in his clothing, a closer look showed that he was not injured at all. His skin was only slightly red, which did not even count as a minor injury.

Even more infuriatingly, Shi Long was afraid that his Young Clan Leader would be discouraged, so he secretly injured himself a little to make Shi Kang feel better.

Yet Shi Kang still noticed that little trick.

Shi Kang could not help swearing. "Fuck!"

"Young Clan Leader, even without using Dou Qi to protect my body, a Half-Saint Expert would need some time to injure me. You are only a One-star Dou Ancestor, yet the attacks you unleashed already surpass the full-power strikes of a Peak Dou Ancestor. There is no need to be discouraged..." Shi Long comforted him.

Shi Long was not exaggerating, nor was he deliberately flattering him.

The power of the fighting skills Shi Kang had just unleashed was beyond what many Peak Dou Ancestors could achieve, nearly reaching the attack power of a One-star Dou Venerate.

Shi Long was astonished by his Young Clan Leader's strength, but he also could not understand why his Young Clan Leader was still dissatisfied despite already being so powerful.

In his view, he truly did not understand the world of geniuses.

Although Shi Kang had long expected that he might not be able to hurt Shi Long, the feeling of merely scratching an itch for someone still annoyed him.

After testing his attack power, Shi Kang had Shi Long test his overall strength as well.

He told Shi Long to go all out against him.

That earlier barrage had consumed more than half of Shi Kang's Dou Qi, but he had no intention of resting to recover it.

For those who cultivated the body, abundant vitality and a powerful physical body meant that even if their Dou Qi was exhausted, they could continue fighting with physical strength alone.

Shi Kang shouted, "Come on!"

Shi Long replied solemnly, "Young Clan Leader, be careful!"