Battle of Spirit Venerables
"Uncle Zhou." Jiang Bieli also sensed that something was amiss and became somewhat tense.
"Take care of yourself later," Jiang Yizhou said in a deep voice. Giving up the little elf was out of the question; now they had no choice but to fight to the death.
Jiang Bieli looked at Jiang Yizhou, hesitated, and finally gripped the Poké Ball tightly, nodding heavily.
"Jiang Yizhou, make that brat bring out his spiritual essence." A Spirit Venerable rushed over, his voice booming like a bell, his aura like a dragon, surrounded by spiritual energy, his powerful aura leaving no one within a ten-foot radius.
The fact that they could call out Jiang Yizhou's name directly clearly meant they knew Jiang Yizhou.
Compared to this person, Jiang Yizhou, who was also Spirit Venerable, appeared rather ordinary. He was hunched over and looked no different from an ordinary person at first glance.
The appearance of the powerful Spirit Venerable brought the oppressive atmosphere to its peak.
"Spirit Venerable Taining - Bai Zongtian!" A cultivator recognized the appearing Spirit Venerable and exclaimed softly.
Once a cultivator's cultivation level reaches the Spirit Venerable or above, they will have a title, such as the Limitless Spirit Emperor Zhou Wuji or the War Emperor Xiaoyao Zizai. These are all respectful titles used by people for these powerful beings.
Jiang Yizhou stood silently in place, without saying a word. However, his originally hunched body gradually straightened up, and he began to exude an aura that blocked Bai Zongtian's aura.
"Bai Zongtian, you're a bit too confident," Jiang Yizhou said in a deep voice. His aura exploded in an instant, and immediately, a gust of wind spread outwards from him like a tiger descending a mountain.
'Boom~'
A powerful gust of wind, carrying the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, swept towards the surrounding cultivators. Cultivators below the Spirit King were all blown away by this gust of wind, and even those at the Spirit King level were not much better off. They circulated all their Spiritual Power to resist, but were still blasted back more than fifty meters away.
This is the difference between Spirit Venerable and Spirit King; it cannot be compensated for by quantity.
But these were all small fry; Bai Zongtian remained calm and stood still, not even the hem of his clothes fluttering in the strong wind.
"Second Young Master, step aside." Jiang Yizhou's expression was solemn. A black staff appeared out of thin air in his hand. The staff was five feet and four inches long, and the staff was engraved with the image of an unknown spirit beast. As soon as the staff was in Jiang Yizhou's hand, his aura surged by more than three points.
"A seventh-tier spiritual weapon— the Divine Fire Staff!" Not far away, a cultivator recognized the staff's rank.
Jiang Bieli retreated a hundred meters as instructed. He didn't dare to retreat too far because there were still cultivators blocking his retreat path behind him. This range was neither too far nor too close, just at the edge of Jiang Yizhou's aura range. If the other party showed any abnormality, Jiang Yizhou could come to his rescue in time. If Jiang Bieli left this range, then Jiang Yizhou would not be able to react in time if he encountered danger.
After all, Jiang Yizhou still had to face Bai Zongtian and couldn't focus his attention on Jiang Bieli all the time.
As Jiang Yizhou took out his Divine Fire Staff, Bai Zongtian also took out his weapon, a silver halberd. The halberd was nine feet two inches long, with both the shaft and the tip being silver; one side of the tip had a crescent-shaped blade, and two small branches connected to the tip below.
'Seventh-Tier Spiritual Weapon - Bright Silver Fangtian Halberd'
'Whoosh~'
Bai Zongtian, with overwhelming force, wielding Bright Silver Fangtian Halberd, soared into the sky and furiously slashed Jiang Yizhou.
Jiang Yizhou channeled his Spiritual Power into the Divine Fire Staff, and the pitch-black Divine Fire Staff instantly turned crimson red, as if it had been ignited by fire. Gradually, a few drops of Divine Fire Staff. The staff had become a real fire!
Jiang Yizhou held the staff in one hand, looked up at Bai Zongtian who was cleaving down from the sky, let out a low roar, and the Divine Fire Staff swept up from the ground, bursting into flames, and swept upwards.
'Bang~'
The two collided, and the aftershocks transformed into visible air currents that rippled outwards, interspersed with specks of red and silver light, creating a beautiful sight.
Aftershocks subsided, and for miles around, nothing grew, leaving only bare ground.
The Spirit Venerable's strike was terrifying beyond measure.
Jiang Bieli wasn't far away, but he was seriously injured by the aftershock and coughed up a mouthful of blood. If Jiang Yizhou hadn't shot out a burst of Spiritual Power to protect Jiang Bieli at the last moment, the aftershock would probably have killed Jiang Bieli.
Spirit Master Sixth Stage cultivation level is far too weak.
After the attack, the two did not stop. They transformed into two figures, one red and one silver, and soared upwards like two comets, flying into the clouds.
Jiang Yizhou and Bai Zongtian fought all the way up into the sky, while the cultivators on the ground began to approach Jiang Bieli again, trying to take the opportunity to snatch the Poké Ball from Jiang Bieli's body.
"Young man, I advise you to hand over the Poké Ball as soon as possible. With more and more people gathering, even that Spirit Venerable might not be able to protect you."
"Yes! Young man, hand over the Poké Ball, and we definitely won't let you suffer a loss. How about 500,000? 500,000 Spirit Crystal to buy the Poké Ball you have."
A group of cultivators kept subtly threatening Jiang Bieli to take out the Poké Ball, as if the Poké Ball would be safe if it were in their possession.
"Who dares to touch Laozi things!" A long wind blew for dozens of miles, and a figure broke through the air, followed by several figures that appeared in front of everyone.
Liu Changsheng!
"Holy crap, what's with this Mad Scholar?!"
"Damn it, there's no hope of getting anything now."
Upon seeing Liu Changsheng, everyone's spirits immediately sank.
"Kid, give me back my Poké Ball." Liu Changsheng stood in front of Jiang Bieli and said in a deep voice.
Jiang Bieli, equally arrogant, retorted, "Why should I? I bought it from the shop owner; it's mine."
Upon hearing this, Liu Changsheng's face darkened, and he retorted, "Bullshit! This is something Laozi, and you ended up getting it for free. You still dare to claim it as yours?"
Jiang Bieli away and said, "You didn't want it yourself, so who can you blame?"
"You!" Liu Changsheng was furious. He raised his hand into a knife, surrounded by Spiritual Power, and was about to slash at Jiang Bieli.
'Whoosh~'
A whooshing sound descended from the sky, heading straight for Liu Changsheng.
Liu Changsheng dodged and retreated more than ten meters.
'Bang~'
The Divine Fire Staff slammed into the ground and stood upright.
Jiang Yizhou descended from the sky, stepping onto the Divine Fire Staff, standing with his hands behind his back, looking down on all directions.
'Whoosh~'
Another whooshing sound filled the air as Bai Zongtian descended from the sky, but unlike Jiang Yizhou, he didn't make a grand entrance. He knelt on one knee, one hand clutching his chest, the other holding Bright Silver Fangtian Halberd, his face pale.
Clearly, Jiang Yizhou was the victor in their battle just now.
"Old but not dead." Liu Changsheng drew his hand in the air, and with a clang, his long sword was drawn, carrying the power of lightning, and slashed towards Jiang Yizhou.
All three were actually at the Spirit Venerable Early Phase, with Jiang Yizhou having the highest cultivation level at the Spirit Venerable Second Stage, while Bai Zongtian and Liu Changsheng were at the Spirit Venerable First Stage Late Phase. However, the difference in cultivation level was not actually that great. In addition, Jiang Yizhou had consumed a lot of Spiritual Power in his battle with Bai Zongtian, which made him somewhat strained when facing Liu Changsheng.
Moreover, Liu Changsheng cultivates Electric-type, which are the most domineering, with every strike being extremely powerful and forceful. Jiang Yizhou is relatively old, which puts him at a disadvantage against such domineering techniques.
Wow, there are so many people here!