Swoosh! The wind kicked up as the force from the technique blew across Dai Lin's body causing his clothing to flap in disarray.
As Dai Lin saw this scene a feeling of doom soon rose within his senses, however, he remained calm as he changed his combat stance to that of a brawler. His sparkling black gauntlet started to glow with pure blue electrical light, as he stretched one arm forwards and pulled one of his arms to his side prepared to launch a strike forward.
Zzzz! Crackle! A terrifying amount of electrical power formed around the arm that was pulled backward generating a blue electrical current above his palm.
Dai Lin looked towards Tang Wu's descending blade attack and roared, "Heavenly Shocking Circuit: First Style - Shock Fists!"
As he roared, he transformed into a streak of blue lightning that instantly arrive at the attack of Tang Wu as he punched his fist towards the glowing battle blade filled with torrents of energies.
BOOM! As they collided a field of electricity and essence energy scattered about the golden square creating a spectacular scenery.
However, after a moment, the energies receded leaving behind only Dai Lin with his black gauntlet and Tang Wu with his battle blade locked in a fierce struggle.
Boom! Sou! Sou!
Following a shockwave, both Dai Lin and Tang Wu promptly retreated landing on the ground of the square at the same time as they looked at each other silently.
"It seems my guess was right, even though my cultivation is slightly higher than yours and I am born with the natural endowments of Innate Divine Power. We are roughly equal in power, Blue Thunder Dai Lin, you are the first amongst this kingdom's talents to have ever taken my blow at the same cultivation stage," Tang Wu said with a bit of praise in his words.
Dai Lin hearing this responded, "Haha! Daoist Wu is rather a talent as well. You are the second person to have managed to face my thunder blows head on and come out unscathed. However, this is only the beginning,"
Dai Lin then assumed battle stance more only this time he pulled both arms elbows behind his back at both of his sides.
His electrical essence-energies then started to gather once more creating two currents of electricity at his arms pulled behind his back. Soon, the electricity became too condensed and began to snake about the surface of the golden square for a radius of 10 meters.
Tang Wu's face became solemn as he raised his blade to his side with both arms pointing the tip of his blade towards the sky. He then changed his battle stance to that of a crouching position with one of his legs stretched forwards with its knees bent and his other leg facing outwards to the side also with its knees bent.
"Second? Haha! Your Master truly is, a monster among monsters. A 'fiend' worth praising to the highest degree," Tang Wu said as his towering essence-energies grew stronger and stronger soon erupting.
BANG! "Heavenly Shocking Circuit: Second Style - Shock Palm Barrage!" roared Dai Lin as he transformed once more turned into a streak blue lightning rushing towards Tang Wu.
"Ascended Toad Battle Style: Leaping Slash Waves!" Tang Wu yelled as his body leaped forward once more turning into another series of blurs.
Soon, both forms collided creating another exciting scene.
As the chosen candidates and spectators observed the battle scene, they couldn't help but fall into a trance as they saw the terrific battle occurring before them.
"Is this level of a kingdoms peak genius? Amazing!" A common practitioner exclaimed.
"This has got to be the best fight I've seen in my life!" Another practitioner said.
As the audience clamoured, the major influences discussed amongst themselves.
"This Affiliate Kingdom certainly has quite the collection of talents, as both Tang Wu and Dai Lin are talented despite having lower cultivation bases. They are no inferior to geniuses on the scale of Dark Sky Pavilions Sheng Bing, Xia Clans Xia Rou and Ye Clans Ye Wang," Xun Yanshan said as he looked at the two forms battling it out on the golden square.
"A pity they are still no match for Zang Xu's strength, after all, he's the only pupil of that man," Xun Yanshan once more said as he looked at Zang Xu with slight reverence.
Xuan Lie looked on the scene with a surprised looked, "How could so many geniuses hide under the noses of my Kingdom. Sigh, how could these idiots not even discover a talent like Dai Lin's who has such potential?"
He cursed silently as he looked towards a few elders from the Sky Splitting Sword School.
Tang Fei and Xin Zhu looked at the scene in shock as they saw how Tang Wu had been forced to utilize his full strength.
"This Dai Lin character is astounding, if we had someone like this in our clan it would certainly increase our ratings in the future, whether it is in the kingdom or the empire," Tang Fei said.
"Em. This Dai Lin is most definitely a character with a Special Physique. Do you see how his electrical essence-energies flow around his form? I've never seen or heard of a physique like this before not even in the legacy records," Xin Zhu said as he sighed in amazement.
The mysterious spear youth smiled as he watched their battles, while the brawny youth Ye Wang and Xia Rou felt a wave of battle intent rose within them.
Xin Qing also observed the scene in a trance-like state as she watched both Tang Wu's and Dai Lin's forms do battle, she couldn't help but feel a strange heat rising within. her breathing started to grow unstable while looking at Dai Lin's every action.
"What, what's wrong with me? Why do I feel this way?" She said softly as she watched Dai Lin fight. Soon though she gripped her fists tightly as she watched the battle quietly.
Feng Yu and Hui Ying smiled as they watched the battle.
"Dai Lin's gotten stronger yet again, his power to control the essence is increasing as his cultivation base grows," Feng Yu muttered.
Within the golden square, or rather around the square itself.
Two streaks of light bounced around from the air to the ground creating a spectacular 'light-show' of blue lightning snakes dancing around with a red-light shade.
As they snaked around the battle arena and collided with their blows, multiple ripples of energy would scatter from their collisions generating a shockwave spreading for a few meters.
Flash! As Dai Lin streaked about the square, he couldn't help but frown as he realized the battle seemed to be at a stalemate, he clenched his fists tightly as a firm look came over his eyes.
"This isn't going well. It seems that I'll have to finish this with that technique," Dai Lin said in a soft voice.
Tang Wu frowned as he momentarily stopped his assault; looking at Dai Lin who continued to move around his form like a lightning snake.
He gripped his battle blade and spoke, "Dai Lin! It seems that we'll get nowhere like this, I hope you’re ready for I will no longer hold back, now it is all or nothing!"
As he said this, he leaned his body forwards and positioned his battle bade behind his back holding it as one would do a dagger. Soon, all of the overbearing essence-energies gathered once more to his battle blade as he poured all of his strength into this attack.
Feeling the threat behind the attack, Dai Lin gripped his fists and stopped his movements facing Tang Wu from a distance of 50 meters.
"Bright Flame Tang Wu! You are right, now it’s time to finish our battle! I'll let you see a new technique I've recently learned. However, I won't be able to guarantee total control its strength, don't die now!" As Dai Lin said this, he also leaned his body forwards as he gently placed both his knuckles on the ground.
Crackle! A blue thunder current instantly formed above his body. Soon, his body began to ripple with the natural essence of electrical power, and lightning streaked about the golden square for a radius of 30 meters.
ZAP! In an instant, a blue thunder seemed to have descended from the world itself striking his body, creating a few scorched areas on the surface of his flesh. However, despite the damage, Dai Lin remained in battle posture with an unfazed expression looking towards Tang Wu with
lightning shining in his eyes.
"Heavenly Shocking Circuit: Third Style - Electro Shock Blast!" Dai Lin roared as he rushed forwards with more wounds appearing on his skin.
Xin Qing seeing this felt a slight sting for every scorch mark appearing.
"Ascended Toad Battle Style: Soaring Sky Breaker!" Tang Wu shouted as he leaped to air once more slashing a wave of terrifying essence-energy towards Dai Lin's form.
As Dai Lin reached the radius of Tang Wu' attack, he punched his fist forward releasing all of the gather electrical power, quickly both of their attacks collided.
KABOOOMMMM!
The terrifying power covered the entirety of arena in a glow of pure electrical and essence-energies. However, the remaining candidates were quite strong, they were able to stand the pressure.
After a while, the energies receded as both the forms of Dai Lin and Tang Wu were once more revealed to the world, standing on the golden square silently.
Swoosh! A gentle wind blew between them as Tang Wu was the first to speak.
"Cough! It seems that you've won more than this battle..." Tang Wu said while coughing out a mouthful of blood as a few streaks of blue lightning snaked around his body.
He glanced at Xin Qing's figure through the corner of his eyes before looking at Dai Lin with a sharp light.
Dai Lin's stood quietly appearing as if he didn't hear Tang Wu's statement, after a while, Tan Wu realized Dai Lin's state and couldn't help but smile wearily before his focus started to fade.
"You truly... are... something... else..." As he said this, he fell to the ground falling into an unconscious state.
Thud!
The practitioners observing where shocked but before they could do react there was a change, a terrifying amount of lightning streak from inside of Dai Lin's form causing the latter to cry out in pain.
"Arghh----!" Dai Lin roared as his body convulsed due to the severe pain, however, after a while he collapsed to the ground, breathing heavily.
"Shit! The backlash from using that technique at the Body Training realm is more than I can currently handle," Dai Lin cursed inwardly.
Flash! A flash of light occurred sending both figures to their respected platforms. Dai Lin was sent back to Feng Yu and the others as Tang Wu was sent to the platform of the Vanquished.
Tang Fei looked at the scene in shock as he shouted in anger, "Did my Wu'er actually lost? Dammit!"
"Ha! Brother Fei don't worry, this lost might be what he needed the most, a man grows from failure," Xin Zhu said as he also looked surprised, but he soon became filled with glee.
As Feng Yu saw Dai Lin's state, he grew angry as he was about to reprimand him for his foolish action, a beautiful figure soon walked over from her square, passing a small medicine pill to Dai Lin.
Dai Lin seeing this was surprise he spoke, "Cough! Fellow... Daoist Qing what's the..."
However, before he could finish, she flipped her finger causing the pill to go down his mouth then responded.
"I... I... I'm only helping you recover so... so that I can take revenge in the battle platform... don't take it as any other way," She said in a soft voice, then quickly leaving in a flurry with a slightly red face.
"Eh?" Hui Ying seeing this scene was shocked, as he looked at Dai Lin with a deep gaze. Soon, he looked at Feng Yu noticing the latter's expression he smirked.
"Brother Feng! It looks like Dai Lin's got quite the charms, enchanting the kingdom's young beauty!" He said in a teasing tone.
Feng Yu quickly recovered from his shock and spoke with a smile, "Dai Lin, it seems that you've got more than just a special physique."
Dai Lin hearing them couldn't help but clear his throat and scratched his head, "Haha! I'm not so sure, it could be that she simply just wants to take revenge for Tang Wu's defeat,"
Dai Lin replied with a slightly red face.
"Right---!" Both Hui Ying and Feng Yu in a sarcastic manner.
However, as the trio continued to converse, another flash of light occurred covering another two unexpected forms.
Flap! Flap! Their battle robes danced with the wind as they looked at the each silently, the crowd seeing them felt surprised, but an excited look soon came over the eyes of Xiang Tian.
Feng Junling also directed his gaze towards the battle an in-depth look came over his eyes, and Feng Yu who realized this form became silent as he looked at the scene.
The woman in white who remained silent for a while finally spoke in a soft voice as she looked at one of the forms, "The destined dragon has risen and the one who changed his fate... has started to take action..."
Her voice faded into the wind traveling far away to a distant land...
Chapter 59
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A Fallen Prince, The Ghostly Xiang Shu!
Somewhere in a distant land… the stars of the night shone brightly, as a myriad of colorful lights illuminated the vast sky across its endless horizon. If one looked carefully, they would see a few special stars, each with their own unique traits, some with a vibrant hue, and others shining in more dull tone.
On top of a huge mountain, a young man stood silently as he gazed at these strange stars in the night, his eyes were fixed on a lone bright red star giving off a brilliant kind of energy. It seemed as if this star was the source of eternity itself as no other stellar stars within the cosmos were located in its vicinity.
A look of longing came across the face of the young man as he reached his hand out as if to try and pick this star from the night sky itself as he spoke in a soft voice, "The Eternal Star... "
After a while, Xiang Fang slowly started to remove his vision from the star. However, as he was about to continue his journey his eyes couldn't help but stop at a very dull star which also occupied a quiet and remote corner of the starry cosmos.
It was a dead star seeming to have been forgotten by all including the universe itself.
"A destined trash will always be destined trash..." He said with a trace of mock upon his face, but soon his gaze became filled with shock.
Phew! Instantly, a strange color started to glow from that star, filling it with a life of its own, it now emitted a lonely but noble prestige, one that remained determined to walk its path of loneliness even to the ends of time itself.
Xiang Fang looked at this star in shock as a wave of anger and curiosity filled his mind, he gripped his fists tightly and shouted at the night sky.
"Who did it? Who changed his fate?" His voice echoed throughout the world filling the region with a dark aura that continued to spread for hundreds of kilometers, soon after fading into the darkness of the night...
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Within the Chosen Battle Arena, on the golden square battle platform.
Two forms faced each other with different expressions, as the figure on the left looked at the figure on the right with an arrogant and disdainful expression and the latter observed with a strange indifference and cloudy smile.
"Nothing but trash from a small-time family clan, get down from the platform!" Xuan Bei commanded as he looked at Xiang Shu with unhindered disdain.
As the spectators heard this, they couldn't help but mock in disdain.
"Haha! The prince doesn't even want to waste time-fighting such a small-time character!" An individual said.
"Xiang Shu should just give up now, he's not like his older brother there is no way he will be capable of handling Crown Prince Xuan Bei!" A Machen Town local practitioner said.
As the practitioners continued to discuss among themselves, Xiang Shu finally spoke, "Hehehe! Xuan Clan's Young Master, I wonder what will happen if a kingdom loses its prince?"
Xiang Shu asked in a creepy and dark tone.
Xuan Bei looked at Xiang Shu in surprise for a moment before a fierce light begun to shine in his eyes.
Xiang Tian hearing this was stunned as a look of shock appeared on his face, as Xuan Lie and Madam Xuan looked towards Xiang Shu with a sharp light.
"Hahaha! This has go
t to be the funniest thing I've heard in a very long time! You, Xiang Shu certainly are quite the comedian!" As Xuan Bei said this, he couldn't help but on a mocking expression his face as he spoke once more.
"Tell me! Is your brother also the same? The so-called genius of the Xiang Clan never seen in a hundred years who just so happened to run away after gaining his title 10 years ago!" Xuan Bei said with a sneering expression.
As Xiang Shu heard Xiang Fang being mentioned a sudden and strange emotion soon erupted from deep within his entire being, quickly a look of struggle could be seen on his face before promptly returning to his previous indifferent expression.
He looked at Xuan Bei and spoke, "That's enough chatter! It is time for you to accept your demise..."
As he said this, he quickly assumed a strange posture as the winds in the surrounding environment flowed towards his form.
Xuan Bei seeing this sneered inwardly, but he didn't let his guard down quickly he circulated his
"You filthy and lowly commoner! If I don't kill you for disrespecting me in front of my kingdom's audience, then I am not fitted to be a prince. Prepare to die!” Xuan Bei roared as his form swayed like a serpent rushing towards his prey leaving bright red marks on the ground for each of his steps moved forward.
Swish! Swish! Xiang Shu looked on with an indifferent expression as he slowly spread open his arms appearing as if he was spreading his wings.
Soon, an illusion appeared that shrouded his figure as a dark jade-like wind gathered around his entire being creating a formless wing.
Brush! A gentle breeze blew which instantly caused his body to glide into the air, appearing like a kite floating around due to the wind.
"Dark Jade Wind Arts: Arial Gliding Wings!" Xiang Shu said as his form continued to rise higher and higher, soon coming to a step above Xuan Bei's head.
Bang! "Flying! How could he be flying?" Xuan Lie said as he saw this scene he couldn't help but stomp the ground in his surprise.
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