Beat My Clone First

"I have a few plans for now. Once I break through to Dou Emperor in a while, I intend to help the academy deal with a few things,

then travel for a few years and see whether I can gain anything elsewhere."

Lei Yan spoke with complete sincerity, and that truly was what he had in mind.

After hearing his answer, Qin Yun nodded. In that case, things really had returned to the original story's course.

No wonder Xiao Yan had never met this prodigy during his time at the academy.

"All right. I could use a little exercise myself. I accept your challenge." Qin Yun stood and stretched his limbs.

However, he did not step into the arena immediately. Instead, he used the Three Thousand Lightning Illusory Body to create a clone composed entirely of spiritual power, possessing eighty percent of his strength.

"What is the meaning of this?" Watching his actions, Lei Yan frowned slightly, feeling as though he was being underestimated.

"Nothing much. I just want to spar with you using this illusory body. If you win, I'll concede. And don't think I'm looking down on you by using this illusory body.

It has eighty percent of my strength. With everything unleashed, it's not much different from my true body."

With a thought from Qin Yun, the clone formed from spiritual power appeared in the arena.

"Fine. Then I'll defeat this clone of yours first before challenging your true body."

This time, Lei Yan felt no displeasure, because he sensed an overwhelming pressure from the clone.

If he could not even beat his opponent's clone, how could he possibly defeat the true body? In that case, he would secure this first victory before anything else.

As soon as the battle began, Lei Yan transformed into a streak of light and charged at his opponent.

He moved so quickly that sonic booms only erupted in the surrounding space a second after he passed through it.

Yet Qin Yun's clone was extraordinarily nimble. Even in the short-distance bursts of speed that his opponent excelled at, he did not fall behind.

With the Earth Tier Dou Technique, Three Thousand Lightning Movement, he easily evaded every attack.

Moreover, his evasive movements were exceedingly graceful, as though everything had been arranged in advance.

After several attacks missed, Lei Yan realized that his opponent was not using his full strength at all. If he continued attacking at this pace, he would get nowhere.

Faced with this situation, Lei Yan did not hesitate in the slightest and elevated himself to the second stage.

Placing his palm over his heart, he used electric currents to stimulate the muscles throughout his body, briefly pushing his cellular activity to its peak and dramatically increasing every aspect of his combat power.

His short-distance explosive speed increased even more sharply. Facing Lei Yan after he entered the second stage,

Qin Yun's clone finally stopped dodging every move and gradually began to block instead.

Lei Yan also excelled most at close combat, and the Dou Techniques he employed were all close-range techniques.

Every collision forced Qin Yun's clone back several steps.

Soon, Lei Yan spotted an opening in the clone's defenses and immediately raised his hand to unleash a High-grade Profound Tier Dou Technique, Vajra Thunderclap Fist.

His fist, wrapped in powerful lightning attribute Dou Qi, channeled as much of his entire body's strength as possible through his arm.

Qin Yun's clone took the blow squarely and was sent flying into the air.

He tumbled several times before slamming both feet heavily into the ground, plowing two-meter-long furrows before finally steadying himself.

"Beautiful. That's some impressive explosive power." Qin Yun's clone dimmed slightly; clearly, that move had genuinely inflicted some damage.

Yet the clone's expression barely changed, as though everything had been within his expectations.

"Then give this a try." Qin Yun slowly closed his eyes. Immediately afterward, his clothes and hair began to move without any wind.

The clone gradually turned white. Within a few breaths, his entire form had become almost like a white sculpture.

There it is! There it is! Of everyone present, Feng Qing'er was the most excited. After all, this was the very Threefold Reversal that had pinned her head down and thrashed her for an entire year.

Even Lei Yan stopped attacking for a moment. He could clearly sense the changes taking place in his opponent's body.

Surprisingly, however, that state lasted only an instant before some of the white faded away, leaving him translucent.

"As expected, it still doesn't quite work. This clone is ultimately made of spiritual power. Without a physical body, he can't truly enter the reversal state.

The reversal is only about halfway there right now, but that should more or less suffice."

The clone examined his current state. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied, there was no better solution.

"Time for round two." The corners of Qin Yun's clone's mouth lifted slightly. In the next instant, his figure vanished. By the time Lei Yan noticed him, he was already right in his face.

Reacting immediately, Lei Yan raised both arms before his chest and blocked a punch from his opponent in the reversal state.

Yet he had still underestimated the strength of Qin Yun's clone. Even as a Nine-Star Dou Wang, he was blasted several hundred meters away.

He had barely steadied himself when his opponent charged at him again.

Five Thunder Claw! Lei Yan curled his five fingers into sharp talons and sliced through the air ahead, sending five solid slashes tearing viciously toward his opponent.

Yet Qin Yun's clone had no intention of dodging. Relying on the formidable defenses granted by Threefold Reversal, he took the attack head-on.

Still, Five Thunder Claw was not entirely ineffective. The five slashes left five enormous gashes across the clone's chest.

But since he was a spiritual body, there was no bleeding, and the torn areas were slowly healing.

After taking the attack squarely, Qin Yun's clone likewise sent his opponent flying.

Only after striking did he have time to lower his head and inspect the five wounds on his chest. "This regeneration isn't good enough. It really still falls short of my requirements."

A clone was ultimately a clone. Without a body of flesh and blood, his healing speed was still too slow.

If this were his flesh-and-blood true body, all five wounds would have healed in less than five seconds.

"What terrifying recovery power. At this rate, his injuries will heal completely in just a few more minutes."

Unlike Qin Yun, Lei Yan was utterly shocked.

This was his first time seeing a cultivation method that could rapidly heal injuries. As far as he knew, not even Dou Zun or Dou Sheng possessed this sort of rapid regeneration, yet today he had witnessed it.

Next, the clone used the Heaven Communicating Talisman Art, drawing dozens of talismans in a single second and merging them into his body. All his attributes surged once again.

Seeing his opponent's aura change yet again, Lei Yan's gaze grew exceedingly solemn. He had thought his opponent was already terrifying enough, never imagining that this was not his limit.

In the next instant, before Lei Yan could react, a punch sent him flying. Then he was knocked this way and that through the air like a punching bag.