Without a shred of hesitation, she activated her exclusive Heavenly Demon Phoenix bloodline before the fight had even started, sending her aura surging upward by a massive margin.
Some enchanting patterns emerged on her face, making her whole person look even more exotic.
"Roar, going this big right out of the gate? Since that's how it is, I'll have to get serious too."
Qin Yun slowly pulled back the sleeve of his right arm, exposing his entire limb.
At the same time, with a thought, he used Dou Qi to draw two Speed Talisman out of thin air within a few seconds, placing them on his legs, while a Great Vajra Talisman melted into his hands.
Yet all of this happened in a mere instant, and even Venerable Yao and Fei Tian only felt a sort of strange fluctuation, though they couldn't quite say what it specifically was.
"Teacher, who do you say will win?" Xiao Yan had already moved a table over, sitting down to eat a bite of iced watermelon.
Unfortunately, the only fly in the ointment was that this world didn't have popcorn, otherwise the three-piece set for watching a show would be complete.
"This old man reckons it should be the little fellow Qin Yun. This guy hides himself pretty deeply,
and probably even that little girl from the demon clan hasn't noticed that the other party's cultivation is a full three stars higher than hers.
Still, nothing in this world is absolute; the bloodline power Feng Qing'er triggered is also exceptionally pure, and she should belong to the direct lineage of the Heavenly Demon Phoenixes.
In terms of methods, she might be slightly stronger than Qin Yun, who was born in the Wind and Lightning Pavilion.
All in all, I estimate Qin Yun should be able to suppress Feng Qing'er, but wanting to defeat her probably won't be all that simple-it will take at least 100 moves."
Yao Lao felt that these two fellows each had their own trump cards and were neither of them simple characters.
"That's not necessarily true, oh." Fei Tian's voice drifted over leisurely from the side.
"Although Xiao Yun is our Wind and Lightning Pavilion's Young Pavilion Master, he was picked up by our pavilion master.
Over the years, despite cultivating a vast amount of Wind and Lightning Pavilion Dou Techniques,
the cultivation method he used to lay his foundation was something he came into the world with.
Moreover, these two fellows are completely a pair of frenemies who have fought for a full year straight.
Their publicly known duels alone number over a dozen, yet every single time Xiao Yun ended up losing by just a fraction.
So, is Venerable Yao interested in placing a wager with this junior?" Fei Tian hid craftiness within his smile, looking as though he wanted to make a little extra on the side through a bet.
"If you put it that way, I really have underestimated your Young Pavilion Master." Yao Lao was also slightly taken aback, but surprise aside,
he was still rather curious about gambling. "If we're betting, how would you like to do it? Are we betting on who loses or who wins?"
"Unlike what you're thinking, Xiao Yun is definitely going to win, so let's bet on how many moves it takes. Since I'm the host, I'll go first;
I reckon around 30 moves will decide the victor." Fei Tian weighed the strength of both sides and stated his stake.
"30 moves? I'm afraid that's a bit of an exaggeration. Just that little girl's current aura is a notch stronger than Qin Yun's. Even if he can win, within 30 moves is still pretty unlikely, so I'll bet on around 50 moves."
Yao Lao felt that the other party seemed to be deliberately exaggerating Qin Yun's strength to lure him into a trap, and he wasn't that foolish-it was better to play it safe.
"As for a wager, there can't be no stakes. How about this? We'll bet on a tier 7 medicinal pill; whoever loses gives the other a tier 7 medicinal pill, regardless of the variety.
Also, don't go trying to write me an IOU. Even if you can't refine one right now, I can take your IOU straight to the Starfall Pavilion to collect the debt."
Before Yao Lao could speak, Fei Tian cut off all his fantasies, leaving him no way out.
"I never expected you to scheme against me by every means possible, but since I happen to be very interested right now, let's make the bet."
Yao Lao agreed straight away, not caring in the least whether his old friend could actually produce a tier 7 medicinal pill.
In his view, as a dignified Dou Zun expert, although a bit poor, he wouldn't fall so far that once he left his side, he couldn't even pull out a tier 7 medicinal pill.
"Interesting, want to include me?" Seeing the two old fellows starting to gamble, Xiao Yan wanted to join in the fun too.
"None of your damn business. Grown-ups are talking, children shouldn't butt in." Yao Lao pushed the head he had poked in right back out.
"You can bet if you want, but if you lose, you'll have to sign a deed of indenture, oh. After all, besides your body, there's nothing of yours we fancy." Evidently, Fei Tian didn't want to play with the brat either.
Seeing that both of them were so repulsed by him, Xiao Yan could only retreat awkwardly and continue eating his iced watermelon in small bites.
Returning to the duelists, Feng Qing'er gathered all her Dou Qi into her eyes over a short space of time, vastly enhancing her dynamic vision.
She wanted to see if the opponent had any flaws or weak points, but unfortunately, this was completely different from their past sparring sessions.
This time, Qin Yun seemed exceptionally casual, and merely standing there exposed at least a dozen flaws.
Yet the more it was like this, the less Feng Qing'er dared to strike rashly; having fought so many battles, she was certain Qin Yun wasn't someone who would be so careless.
Perhaps he had secretly set a trap for her-after all, she had been tricked by him a few times during past spars, and she certainly remembered that lesson now.
As time ticked away second by second, the two remained in a deadlock for a full minute, neither of them making the first move.
Yet Feng Qing'er was already growing somewhat impatient; after all, she had stimulated her bloodline power in advance, and the longer the drag, the faster her own Dou Qi would consume.
Forget it, I'll take it one step at a time. I'll throw a single move to test the waters, and then react accordingly to devise other plans.
Thus, the next second, Feng Qing'er vanished instantly, employing the Wind and Lightning Pavilion's Earth-tier Dou Technique Three Thousand Lightning Movement right off the bat.
Coupled with the amplification of her own bloodline power, her speed became terrifyingly fast, far surpassing an ordinary Dou Wang expert.
The moment Feng Qing'er made her move, Qin Yun also began to act, completely devoid of any fancy showmanship.
He directly slapped toward Feng Qing'er's head, yet the descending palm appeared somewhat weak and feeble, as if a casual shift of the body could dodge it.
Naturally, Qin Yun wouldn't make such a low-tier mistake; to him, every battle didn't have to mean going all out, but at the very least he had to treat it seriously.
The moment the two closed in, Qin Yun used the prayer power of the Comprehensive Heavenly Records for a brief moment, causing Feng Qing'er to experience a one-second pause.
Although the prayer succeeded, he still suffered some backlash, but this backlash was entirely within his tolerable range.
After all, the gap in their levels was a full three stars, and he merely caused the opponent to manifest a one-second flaw-it hardly registered in the karmic relationships of the entire Dou Qi Continent.
A mere scrap of internal injury could be completely ignored by resting slightly and regulating his Dou Qi.
Yet Feng Qing'er had it miserable; before she even registered what had happened, Qin Yun's palm pressed down right onto half her head.
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