Sparring Partner

"So weak?"

Hearing Little Dragon's words, Ye Xinran could not help feeling disappointed.

"Forget it. Spar with me instead. I've broken through so many realms in a row—I need to consolidate them properly."

"Rest assured, Little Master. With me as your sparring partner, the results will definitely be unbeatable."

Little Dragon was brimming with confidence about being a sparring partner.

The two of them immediately vanished from the main hall.

At a back mountain of the Heavenly Extremity Sacred Land.

Ye Xinran and Little Dragon appeared there.

"Little Master, I've sealed off this place. No one will know we're here. Let's begin. I'll suppress my realm to the seventh level of the Spiritual Power Realm."

After saying that, Little Dragon pulled away from Ye Xinran, preparing to receive her attack.

It also kept its realm at the seventh level of the Spiritual Power Realm, equal to Ye Xinran's.

"Suppress yourself to the same realm as me? Are you sure?"

"Don't worry, Little Master. I know what I'm doing. Just attack."

Little Dragon waved its dragon claw, utterly unaware of the gravity of the situation.

Seeing this, Ye Xinran said nothing more.

A sharp aura suddenly surged around her, and sword intent erupted in its wake.

Sensing Ye Xinran's aura and state at that moment, Little Dragon froze.

But before it could speak, Ye Xinran swept her sword fingers, and a Sword Light carrying fierce killing intent shot toward it.

"So strong!"

Little Dragon felt a flicker of excitement as well.

Its aura surged just as fiercely, and its dragon claw shot out.

With a deafening boom, powerful spiritual energy waves swept through the surroundings.

At the same time, Little Dragon was blasted backward.

It only came to a stop after crashing through several large trees.

"No way, why are you so weak? I haven't even started trying yet..."

Ye Xinran came before Little Dragon, which was sprawled on the ground, and asked.

There seemed to be a trace of disdain in her eyes.

At once, Little Dragon flew back up.

"Little Master, I just wasn't prepared. Again!"

Listening to Little Dragon's excuse, Ye Xinran smiled teasingly. "Is that so? Then are you sure you don't want to raise your realm a little?"

Hearing this, Little Dragon suddenly hesitated.

The feeling from that last strike still lingered in its heart, impossible to erase.

That was simply not something someone in the Spiritual Power Realm should have been capable of.

Yet if it raised its realm, it would lose face.

"You don't need to feel embarrassed. If I could only fight you at the same realm, could I still be your Little Master?"

Seeing through Little Dragon's thoughts, Ye Xinran smiled confidently.

Hearing that, Little Dragon's eyes lit up.

"That's right! That makes perfect sense!"

As soon as it spoke, its aura surged again.

It directly rose to the seventh level of the King Profound Realm.

Ye Xinran: ...

I told you to raise it a little, and you directly went a whole major realm above me?

With Ye Xinran's earlier words as justification, Little Dragon felt that no matter how much it raised its realm, it would be perfectly justified. It carried no burden whatsoever.

"Little Master, I'm now at the seventh level of the King Profound Realm. How about it? Come on!"

Little Dragon grinned as it once again pulled away from Ye Xinran.

"One major realm is just one major realm. I'll still beat you senseless."

Ye Xinran did not doubt herself in the slightest.

The sword intent around her grew even fiercer and continued strengthening. At the same time, the phantom of a long sword appeared behind her.

Sensing that steadily intensifying sword intent, Little Dragon's cheerful expression instantly vanished.

It was replaced by seriousness and solemnity.

"As expected of Little Master... This sword intent is so powerful! It's not the slightest bit weaker than the King Profound Realm sword cultivators I once encountered."

"Most importantly, this sword intent is so mysterious. What kind of sword intent can reach such a level while still in the Spiritual Power Realm?"

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As Little Dragon muttered to itself, the sword shadow behind Ye Xinran grew increasingly solid.

The sword intent around her also reached an utterly terrifying level.

"Slash!"

Ye Xinran cried out softly.

A Sword Light slashed forth.

This Sword Light was far larger than the previous one, and its momentum was greater by an immeasurable amount.

In Little Dragon's eyes, this strike was enough to instantly kill an ordinary seventh-level King Profound Realm cultivator.

Thinking of this, Little Dragon stopped holding back. Its aura roiled all over as it lashed its tail fiercely, unleashing an attack of its own.

The instant the two attacks collided, a thunderous boom rang out, and space visibly warped.

A vast stretch of trees around them was annihilated by the battle's aftermath.

A huge crater was also blasted into the ground.

When the aftershocks subsided and the dust dispersed.

Ye Xinran, still standing where she was, looked toward where Little Dragon had been.

But at a glance, where was Little Dragon's shadow?

Clearly, it had been blasted away by Ye Xinran again.

In a large pit not far away, Little Dragon lay inside with a lifeless expression.

Ye Xinran immediately appeared at the edge of the crater.

"Little Dragon, are you all right?"

"I'm fine, Little Master. I just want some peace and quiet." Little Dragon's voice was steady and calm.

Back then, it had also been a peerless prodigy of its generation.

It had at least been an existence capable of becoming an Emperor.

In the era that belonged to it, it had also been among the ten strongest.

Yet now, even with a whole major realm separating them, it still could not defeat Ye Xinran.

Little Dragon's worldview nearly collapsed, and it even began doubting itself.

"Little Master, am I weak?"

Little Dragon looked up at the sky, its tone miserable.

"Actually..."

"I want the truth."

"A little weak."

Hearing Ye Xinran's words, Little Dragon seemed to hear the sound of its heart shattering.

"But that's only compared to me. Compared to everyone else, you're still very powerful. Among those at the same realm, you're a little closer to my back than they are."

Ye Xinran spoke earnestly.

"So don't lose heart. Really, as long as you don't compare yourself with me, you're absolutely among the very best."

"Really?!"

Hearing Ye Xinran's words, Little Dragon did not know why, but it suddenly felt rather happy, as though it had been praised.

"Of course it's true. But speaking of which, I still don't know what realm you're actually in. Can you raise your realm again?"

Ye Xinran suddenly remembered that she still did not know Little Dragon's true realm.

She was still hoping that Little Dragon could raise its realm further and spar with her.

Hearing that, Little Dragon instantly vanished from where it stood and immediately appeared before Ye Xinran.

At that moment, it seemed to brighten up, even becoming brimming with confidence.

It was as though the conversation had reached its home ground.

"Hehe, Little Master, since you've asked that question, I'll have to give you a proper introduction."

"Oh? It seems your realm is very high, judging by how confident you are?"

Seeing Little Dragon like this, Ye Xinran became interested as well.

"Of course. Little Master, I can tell you that in the entire Heavenly Desolation Continent, aside from your father and that Shangguan Shi by his side, no one has a higher realm than me."

"I am an Emperor Realm expert!"

Little Dragon stood in the air with its head raised and chest puffed out, confidence radiating from every inch of it.

"Emperor Realm?!"

Hearing the words "Emperor Realm," Ye Xinran was startled as well.

She had never imagined that Little Dragon was actually an Emperor Realm expert.

This made her regard Little Dragon more highly.

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