Contest of Sword Intent
Zhang Yang watched the duel between Ling Xu and Sheng Jingcheng on the arena, silently sensing the Sword Qi of both sides.
At the same time, he was also thinking about how to incorporate these insights into his ultimate technique.
"I want to see your ultimate move," Ling Xu said to Sheng Jingcheng without any pretense. "With just these Sword Qi, we could fight for ages and still not get anywhere."
Sheng Jingcheng smiled at Ling Xu, "You didn't use your ultimate move either, did you?"
"Alright, since that's the case, then I'll show you my ultimate move." Ling Xu's expression turned serious. "You'd better be careful, or you'll be in great danger."
As they spoke, four powerful Sword Qi descended from the sky.
A Sword Qi from the east carried a masculine energy, but within this masculine energy lay a vibrant life force; a Sword Qi the south was extremely powerful and masculine, incredibly violent; a sword aura from the west carried a feminine energy, but within this femininity lay a sense of depletion; and a Sword Qi from the north was entirely yin and cold, carrying an aura of annihilation.
The four Sword Qi converged on Sheng Jingcheng.
Sheng Jingcheng's expression changed. Just by looking at the four Sword Qi, he knew how terrifying they were.
Without daring to be negligent, the two Sword Qi, Morning Dew and Evening Glow, quickly merged in front of him. Then, the two Sword Qi intertwined and spiraled upwards around Sheng Jingcheng, swiftly blocking Ling Xu's four Sword Qi.
At this moment, Sheng Jingcheng finally understood why Ling Xu had challenged him.
Imagine how terrifying it would be if Ling Xu's four Sword Qi could merge into one, just like the Morning Dew and Evening Glow Sword Qi?
However, Sheng Jingcheng sneered inwardly, thinking that comprehending the mysteries of his Sword Intent was not so simple!
Moreover, he felt that he could learn from Ling Xu's four Sword Qi and perhaps enhance his own Sword Qi.
Seeing Ling Xu Sheng Jingcheng had finally unleashed those two Sword Qi, Lingxu hurriedly focused on comprehending them.
However, when he began to comprehend those two Sword Qi, he was completely baffled.
These two Sword Qi looked quite ordinary.
But why can the two Sword Qi intertwine and continue their relentless flow?
At this moment, he also discovered that his four Sword Qi collided with Sheng Jingcheng's two strange Sword Qi.
At this moment, a strange scene unfolded.
When the four Sword Qi collided with Sheng Jingcheng's two Sword Qi, they were able to Annihilation a small portion of Sheng Jingcheng's Sword Qi, while simultaneously strengthening it. Overall, the amount Annihilation and the amount strengthened were roughly equal.
This resulted in his four Sword Qi constantly colliding with Sheng Jingcheng's Sword Qi, causing his four Sword Qi to decrease, while Sheng Jingcheng's strange Sword Qi remained unchanged.
This situation surprised Ling Xu, and made him even more eager to obtain the secrets contained in Sheng Jingcheng's Sword Qi.
Unfortunately, he just didn't understand.
The crowd below the ring was also surprised by what was happening on the ring.
They were all pondering: if they faced Sheng Jingcheng's strange Sword Qi —which they couldn't touch, block, or destroy—how should they deal with it?
What method did Zhang Yang use to weaken this Sword Qi?
Just because you used your hand to block it?
What everyone was most curious about was the mystery of Sheng Jingcheng's Sword Qi. As for Ling Xu's four Sword Qi, although they were powerful, they were much easier to deal with once their mysteries were revealed.
"Unfortunately, he took the wrong path!" Zhang Yang shook his head as he looked at Ling Xu.
Qingxu, who had followed to see what was going on, asked curiously, "Is there something wrong with Ling Xu?"
Zhang Yang said with a smile, "He wants to learn from Sheng Jingcheng and intertwine the four Sword Qi together, but their Sword Qi are fundamentally different. Why try to learn from others? You can learn from others, but you can't imitate them; that's a big no-no."
Qingxu seemed to be deep in thought, then asked, "If you were Ling Xu, what would you do?"
Zhang Yang glanced at Qingxu and said calmly, "If I were Ling Xu, I would learn formations! Why Sword Qi that can't be combined in the first place? Four Sword Qi can form a formation, right? If the control is strong enough, these four Sword Qi can be arranged into a terrifying formation. Hehe, I just happened to hear about a formation that fits his situation quite well."
"What kind of formation?" Situ Mingyue asked curiously.
Zhang Yang didn't say it aloud; he wondered if those old legends might come true.
That Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation...
Forget it, I'll keep this to myself and study it quietly. I'd better not tell that brat Ling Xu.
Zhang Yang then thought, if he could understand the essence of Ling Xu's four Sword Qi, wouldn't he also be able to try setting up something like the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation?
At this point, the match on the arena had reached a stalemate.
Ling Xu's four Sword Qi continued to descend.
The two Sword Qi from Sheng Jingcheng were continuously dissipating the four Sword Qi from Ling Xu.
However, judging from the extent of the spiritual energy depletion in Sheng Jingcheng, it is clear that Sheng Jingcheng's resistance was not actually that easy.
"How about a draw?" Ling Xu asked.
His goal was to figure out the secrets of the two Sword Qi from Sheng Jingcheng. Now, after fighting for so long, he still couldn't find any clues, so there was no point in continuing the fight; it was just a contest of spiritual power.
This Prodigy Battlefield is inherently dangerous; if they consume too much spiritual energy, they are worried about themselves.
Sheng Jingcheng understood this principle, and he knew when to stop.
Both sides withdrew their Sword Qi, resulting in a draw.
Just as the two stepped off the arena, Kong Xiuping came up and looked at Hui Qing from Return to Origin Temple, saying, "Our strengths are similar, and I would like to have a friendly spar with you, Master. What do you say?"
"Okay!" Hui Qing readily agreed.
He stepped onto the arena and said to Kong Xiuping, "I have long wanted to experience the Sage Master's Supreme Lore. Please!"
"Town!"
Kong Xiuping used the Suppressing Character Art.
Hui Qing sat cross-legged, clasped his hands together, and smiled, "Buddha's Light Shines Everywhere!"
A dazzling light emanated from Hui Qing.
This time, the "Suppressing Character Art, whose power trajectory was previously invisible, revealed its traces. One "Suppress" character after another, in various forms, appeared all around Hui Qing, constantly flying towards Hui Qing, as if those "Suppress" characters were trying to destroy Hui Qing.
Kong Xiuping glanced at Huiqing, moved his steps, raised his hand and wrote the word "town" one by one out of thin air.
In an instant, the number of people besieging Hui Qing increased several times over.
Hui Qing smiled slightly, "The Buddha said, 'Thus have I heard. At one time the Buddha was in the Shravasti Kingdom...'"
As Hui Qing spoke, characters flew out from his body, heading towards the countless "town" characters around him.
Countless words from both sides collided Annihilation, resulting in a stalemate for a time.
Zhang Yang stared wide-eyed at this unprecedented battle, then slapped his thigh hard. "So that's why I couldn't find the source of Kong Xiuping's power!"
Isn't this the "Mind Power" cultivated by Seventh Uncle Baiyun Zi?
The only difference is that Kong Xiuping presented it through written text, while the monks of Return to Origin Temple presented it through Buddhist Dharma.
Although the presentation methods are different, the principle is the same!
After watching for a while, Zhang Yang chuckled, "I know how to deal with Kong Xiuping next time. I won't even have to exert any effort to defeat Kong Xiuping!"