Chapter 468

Chapter 468: Arrogant, Way Too Arrogant!
The Illusion Dao did not rely on Spirit Power, but on powerful Soul Force.

Yu Zhao’s soul had been tempered many times and had long surpassed the realm she showed on the surface. With several layers of Dao Intent helping her, almost at the exact moment Senior Qun Fang finished speaking, her Illusion Art unfolded.

As long as Du Wu Xiang made any move, he would be dragged into the Illusory Realm she had set up.

But by coincidence, Du Wu Xiang also cultivated the Illusion Dao, and it was the most aggressive branch of the Illusion Dao, the Phantasmal Beast Art.

So Du Wu Xiang had also carefully prepared a fitting phantasmal beast for Yu Zhao. The moment she moved, the phantasmal beast would launch its attack.

The two of them both waited for the other to reveal a flaw first, so the fight fell into a stalemate right from the start.

Very soon, both of them noticed the other’s intent, and they each sensed the presence of “the same kind” from the other.

So the open clash turned into a hidden one.

On the surface, the two of them stood perfectly still, but their Soul Force had already clashed several times.

The elders had not noticed for two reasons. First, the fluctuations of Soul Force were not large. Second, they were distracted by the pair’s strange behavior.

After Ancestor Sui Bian’s reminder, Senior Qun Fang almost at once sensed the surging undercurrent hidden under that calm surface.

Senior Qun Fang was secretly shocked.

Yu Zhao’s and Du Wu Xiang’s Soul Force had both gone beyond what their realms should allow, especially Yu Zhao. She could actually stand on equal footing with Du Wu Xiang, who was at the Late Divine Transformation Stage. No wonder Sui Bian was so confident.

The spiritual world, which could not be seen with the naked eye, was so quiet it felt as if time itself had stopped.

Yu Zhao and Du Wu Xiang stood facing each other at a distance.

Behind Du Wu Xiang was a huge tiger head. Dark gold patterns crossed over one another and formed an uneven “king” character on its forehead. A pair of tiger eyes was set into its sides like two burning flames, as if they could see straight into a prey’s soul.

Behind Yu Zhao, however, was a huge double-sided mirror. One side of the mirror was white, with faint ripples like water. The other side was black as ink, yet it had a strange sheen to it. Just one look made people want to reach out and investigate.

The two of them did not speak, but invisible power surged around them and turned into heavy layers of pressure that smashed against one another.

No one knew how much time passed.

Du Wu Xiang finally opened his mouth: “Yu Zhao, your master is not Ancestor Sui Bian. Who is he?”

“Wanderer Bright Moon.”

“Wanderer Bright Moon?”

Du Wu Xiang’s eyes showed a thoughtful light.

He could not remember any Illusion Dao Senior with the name Wanderer Bright Moon.

Yu Zhao explained lightly: “She is not someone from the Middle World.”

Du Wu Xiang suddenly understood.

So she was a cultivator from the Upper Thousand World. No wonder he had never heard of her.

“Yu Zhao, your luck is bad. If you were given a few more years to cultivate, I might not be your match. It is a pity that you ran into me now.”

The look Du Wu Xiang gave Yu Zhao held none of the earlier contempt. Instead, it was filled with the excitement and emotion of meeting a worthy opponent.

Yu Zhao gave a small smile: “You are saying that too early.”

The true fight had not even started, and Du Wu Xiang had already decided she would lose?

That was far too arrogant.

“Your Soul Force can match mine, but besides Soul Force, your understanding of the Illusion Dao is what really matters. You cannot beat me.”

Du Wu Xiang smiled proudly as he spoke.

As he finished, his right foot stepped forward.

In an instant, the tiger head behind him flashed like a ghost, then snapped open a bloody mouth that seemed large enough to swallow the heavens and earth and lunged straight at Yu Zhao.

A foul stench rushed at her.

Yu Zhao could even feel strands of damp air brush across her cheeks and could see every single hair on the tiger head.

Her expression did not change. She opened her palm, then flipped it backward.

The white mirror behind her suddenly rippled. Several clear vertical lines split open the surface of the mirror.

The next moment, under Du Wu Xiang’s shocked gaze, a mighty tiger head broke out from the “water” of the mirror and crashed into the other tiger head at once.

Low roars and the dull sound of bones slamming together echoed. Thick drool shot out in all directions like flying beads.

Invisible shockwaves surged wildly and let out sharp howls. Space twisted and warped, as if it would collapse in the next second.

Du Wu Xiang looked up at the two tiger heads fighting above him and wanted to say something, but when he saw Yu Zhao’s calm and unhurried face, he gritted his teeth, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

“You can use the Duplication Technique on one. I do not believe you can use the Duplication Technique on all of my phantasmal beasts!”

He swung his right arm hard through the air.

His Soul Force surged. Countless phantoms of demonic beasts poured out like a tide and released a terrifying pressure from their bodies.

Because of their appearance, the empty spiritual world now felt crowded.

Against the backdrop of the demonic beasts on the other side, Yu Zhao’s figure looked very small, but her stern aura was impossible to ignore.

She lifted her index finger and hooked it forward.

The water-colored mirror boiled and churned wildly.

Demonic beasts identical to the ones across from her jumped out of the mirror one after another.

They did not even need Yu Zhao’s commands. They rushed forward on their own and tangled up with the demonic beasts on the other side.

The twisted waves in space grew stronger and stronger. The ground rose and fell like waves and shook violently.

Yu Zhao and Du Wu Xiang both realized that the spiritual world was about to collapse.

As expected, in the next moment, both of their consciousnesses were pulled back into their bodies.

Right after that, they moved at the same time.

Yu Zhao sent out the Mirror of Fleeting Lives with one hand, and with the other she slapped down.

Countless vines burst up from the ground like spiritual snakes and rushed toward Du Wu Xiang, trying to wrap around him.

Du Wu Xiang’s reaction was not slow at all. He tapped his toes, and a golden roc appeared under his feet, lifting his body and soaring into the sky.

Yu Zhao leaped forward.

Another golden roc appeared in the air.

In the blink of an eye, the two rocs were already tangled in a fierce fight.

Yu Zhao’s and Du Wu Xiang’s figures vanished into the void.

Wild winds howled, and waves of Spirit Power surged out toward all directions like mountains and seas. The air seemed to be cut apart by sharp blades and gave off a high, tearing screech.

The elders of Lingyin Sect felt the violent aura that filled every direction. When they looked up at the figures in the sky that were already hard to make out, their mouths opened slightly in shock.

[Is this really a spar between Divine Transformation cultivators?]

[Are you kidding me? How can Divine Transformation cultivators be this strong?]

Before this, Ancestor Fei Hong had already guessed that Yu Zhao’s strength would not be as simple as what she showed on the surface.

But when he saw her fight evenly with Du Wu Xiang, on whom he had placed high hopes, and even gain the upper hand, the certainty he felt before started to shake.

[Is this really the strength someone at the Early Divine Transformation Stage should have?]

Only Ancestor Sui Bian had expected such a situation. He bared his large teeth and almost laughed out loud.

It was only when Senior Qun Fang, unable to stand it, pinched him again that he finally forced himself to hold back his smile.

He glanced at Ancestor Fei Hong beside him. His eyes rolled, and he put on a straight face and sighed: “I already warned Yu Zhao before the match. Friendship comes first, the match comes second. Everyone here is a friend, so they must not take it too seriously. This child is still too young and hot-blooded and would not listen. Fei Hong, you must not be angry at her.”

Ancestor Fei Hong did not want to look at his smug face and kept a cold expression without answering.

Sui Bian went on: “After the match is over, I must have a good talk with her. How can she act so recklessly? Arrogant, way too arrogant!”