"Everyone, stop!"
A surge of soul power from Xuan Kongzi condensed into a translucent giant hand. Its spread fingers closed around the entire turbulent space, trapping even the lightning Lei Jingxiao had unleashed! At the same time, a formidable yet perfectly controlled burst of Dou Qi erupted from Xuan Leizi. It swept out with exquisite precision and interrupted Ling Zhuo before he could finish gathering power. The watching Dou Zun experts could not help taking notice of such control.
Heaven Class Dou Techniques were immensely powerful, but neither Ling Zhuo nor Lei Jingxiao had mastered his technique well enough to use it at will. Both still needed time to unleash one.
Xuan Yi and Xuan Leizi exchanged a glance before acting together, directing all the mighty lightning Lei Jingxiao had released into the sky. In the hands of the Pill Tower's three leaders, an upheaval bordering on a natural disaster vanished without a trace.
The spectators saw that Ling Zhuo and Lei Jingxiao had been moved to stone platforms a thousand meters apart. Faint spatial ripples still lingered around them, making it clear that they would not be allowed to fight so recklessly again.
Then everyone noticed that the most prominent stone platform had shattered under Xuan Kongzi's control. The highest platform had long been a fixture of the Pill Tower's events. After all, pill refining was a lengthy process, and competition for the platform was meant to provide a little excitement.
No one had expected this year's competition to become quite so fierce—fierce enough to bring out two Heaven Class Dou Techniques.
"The Pill Convention has always been decided by pill-refining skill. It is not a place for your private fights!" Xuan Kongzi said sternly.
Once their fear had subsided, some spectators felt a twinge of regret. They would