ATPnovel Chapter 961 - 961 207 Water Flows with the Sky Autumn Has No Limits
Chapter 961 - 961 207 Water Flows with the Sky Autumn Has No Limits
961: Chapter 207: Water Flows with the Sky, Autumn Has No Limits 961: Chapter 207: Water Flows with the Sky, Autumn Has No Limits In front of the Diao Hai Building Sect residence.Ji Shaoqing looked around and said with a smile, “This place is too cramped for a fight.
How about we move to the End of the World Platform?”
To be honest, the main reason he didn’t want to start the fight here was that he didn’t want Chen Zhitao to steal the spotlight again.
As they fought to the death here, with Chen Zhitao controlling the situation and firmly suppressing the remnants of the battle—even though everyone knew that Chen Zhitao of the God Descending Realm was stronger than them—it was a very stark comparison, and it dimmed their shine too much.
Secondly, it was an opportunity to delay for a bit more time, to inform his master of the situation.
If he won, all would be well and good.
If he happened to lose…
then his reputation and face would be the least of his worries.
He accepted Jiang Wang’s life-and-death challenge because he couldn’t turn it down for the sake of his reputation and pride, and secondly, he wanted to step on Jiang Wang’s reputation to rise to greater fame and presence.
Naturally, it would be more eye-catching to have the duel at the End of the World Platform.
And Jiang Wang simply stated, “Let’s go to the End of the World Platform.”
He had no objections.
Zhu Bijing was judged at the End of the World Platform, and she also endured her final moments of life there.
What started at the End of the World Platform should end at the End of the World Platform.
The news of the life-and-death duel between Jiang Wang and Ji Shaoqing quickly spread throughout Huai Island and, at an astonishing pace, throughout the entire Near Sea Archipelago.
One was the new number one on the deputy rankings of the Sea Hero Chart, and the other was a famous rising star of the Diao Hai Building in the Near Sea Archipelago.
Both were very young and had promising futures.
Both were Neifu Cultivators with Divine Skills, one from the Three Mansions, the other from the Five Mansions.
The most important point was that one was from Qi Country and the other a cultivator of the Diao Hai Building.
In some respects, this duel could almost be seen as a microcosm of the struggle for maritime supremacy between Qi Country and the Diao Hai Building.
Since it was made public, it endowed the duel with even greater significance.
Whether overtly or covertly, countless gazes were focused on the End of the World Platform.
Atop the End of the World Platform, the two stood opposite each other.
All the onlookers stayed outside the End of the World Platform.
Whether they were floating in the air, stationed at the steps, or observing from a distance with secret techniques, they could not set foot on the End of the World Platform.
The Black Armor Warriors stationed there had already withdrawn, at the request of Zhongxuan Sheng, who was worried about any factors that might affect the fairness of the duel.
If any Black Armor Warrior took a big risk and struck out desperately during the duel, even if they were cut to pieces afterward, it would be too late.
On the territory of the Diao Hai Building, they could only hope for as fair a situation as possible.
Chen Zhitao, the eldest disciple of the Diao Hai Building, and Lord Huaying of Daqi, Jiang Wuyou, both served as the overseers of the duel.
They had each inspected the battlefield—mainly Jiang Wuyou.
Then they looked at each other, confirming that they had no objections to the site of the duel.
Chen Zhitao said, “Cultivation is a journey of seeking and braving against the odds.
It is fraught with difficulties.
Today, Ji Shaoqing and Jiang Wang have diverged in their paths and have agreed to duel to determine who is superior.
Chen Zhitao, along with everyone else, will bear witness.
The outcome is to be determined by the combatants, with no grievances in life or death!”
No matter what private reasons there were or how much conflict existed, at least currently, the consensus among the Human Race was to unite against the Sea Clan, and neither the Diao Hai Building nor Qi Country planned to publicly address their conflicts.
Therefore, the stated reason for the duel was “diverging paths in cultivation”—the two had irreconcilable differences in their cultivation philosophies and thus decided to settle it through a battle to the death to prove who was right and who was wrong.
This was also the reason why Chen Zhitao and Jiang Wuyou served as overseers, as their status was high enough, and those of an even higher generation were not suitable to appear.
Jiang Wuyou then said, “Once the battle is over, the victor and the vanquished, life and death, will be decided.
No one is allowed to interfere in this battle in any way; to do so is to be the enemy of the Diao Hai Building, and even more so, the enemy of our Daqi!”
She nodded slightly to the two on the End of the World Platform and said, “Please begin.”
Chen Zhitao, high in the sky opposite her, made the same gesture simultaneously.
The ancient rites of a life-and-death duel were very complicated, and they had done their best to simplify them.
The formality was necessary to give the duel more of a sense of ceremony and to make it more convincing.
Ji Shaoqing stood on the western side of the End of the World Platform, with his back to Huai Island.
Jiang Wang stood on the eastern side, facing the Cang Sea.
There was nothing between the two men.
On the End of the World Platform, they had a clear view of each other.
In Ji Shaoqing’s eyes, Jiang Wang saw mockery and satisfaction.
That might just be a facade, merely a display of emotions to provoke Jiang Wang.
But that no longer mattered.
In Jiang Wang’s eyes, Ji Shaoqing saw nothing at all.
Killing intent was hidden in the heart, Sword Intent sheathed in the scabbard.
At the same time Jiang Wuyou and Chen Zhitao announced the start of the fight, both sides made their move.
The Flame Sparrows rose, squawking incessantly.
Jiang Wang opened with the Eight Tones Sea Incineration, as the sea of flames and sound waves spread rapidly, instantly covering the entire End of the World Platform.
And behind Ji Shaoqing, a crescent moon suddenly rose!
Jiang Wang, having brightened the day by heading to the Diao Hai Building’s sect residence to invite a battle, was now surrounded by clear daylight.
But as the crescent moon rose, at least over the End of the World Platform, day had turned to night.
It was a bright crescent moon, hanging high in the sky, cold and frosty, but no moonlight fell, as if the light was only within the moon itself.
It seemed as though this crescent moon did not belong to this world.
However, in the moment it appeared, the sea of flames that rampaged across the End of the World Platform had instantaneously decreased in intensity.
This was a terrifying suppression!
Divine Skills, First Quarter Moon!
One of its effects is to strengthen water tactics and suppress the other five elemental Yuan Forces.
It might sound commonplace, but it was indeed very powerful.
Because the degree of suppression it exerted was considerable; a top-grade fire Dao Technique, under the influence of the First Quarter Moon, could at most exhibit the power of a second-grade top-tier technique.
And as for the degree it enhanced…
Ji Shaoqing raised his hand just as the new moon rose, and the roaring Water Force surged into a dragon shape.
When touched by the moonlight, another water dragon instantly emerged.
The water dragons roared, commandeering the raging waves, and in a flash extinguished the already precarious sea of flames.
And with the dragon’s chant rising, colliding with the sound tide in the Eight Tones Sea Incineration, it, too, was engulfed.
While the Sound Murder Technique was not suppressed by the First Quarter Moon, the squawking Flame Sparrows were significantly subdued.
The moon hung high, and the waves roared.
Frost spread a thousand li, with a boundless cold autumn.
It was the mid-grade Dao Technique of the first order, the Water Dragon Chant!
Known as “A thousand li of Chu’s sky in clearest autumn, the water follows the heavens and autumn is boundless.”
In itself, it was also a powerful area-controlling Dao Technique, one of the strongest secret techniques of the Neifu level in the Diao Hai Building (mid-grade of the first order).
In terms of power, it almost rivaled top-grade first-order Dao Techniques.
But compared with the Eight Tones Sea Incineration, which Jiang Wang had personally created and thus could grasp in advance, it was slightly weaker after all.
However, at this moment, with the First Quarter Moon hanging high in the sky, the Water Dragon Chant effortlessly extinguished the Eight Tones Sea Incineration, instantly becoming the new master of the field!
Atop the End of the World Platform, it was now a world of water.
The sea of fire and sound tide from moments ago seemed nothing more than an illusion.
Jiang Wang thrust out a hand, unleashing a cluster of Samadhi True Fire to meet the head of one of the water dragons directly, burning it from head to tail.
Then, stepping through the air, he shattered a Qingyun Mark underfoot, landing behind another water dragon, and directly closed in on Ji Shaoqing.
Having already observed the fight between Bao Song and Jiang Wang, Ji Shaoqing had a certain understanding of Jiang Wang, which was an advantage before the clash.
Those who truly know combat would never let any advantage slip by.
Therefore, Ji Shaoqing skipped any preliminaries and directly used his Divine Skills in the first exchange, forcing Jiang Wang to abandon the probing phase and engage with Divine Skills of his own.
This was, of course, the correct tactic.
Jiang Wang’s understanding of him was merely hearsay, whereas he, with the advantage of being on his home ground, had already seen Jiang Wang’s combat with his own eyes before he was forced to show his hand.
Although that fight ended quickly, a true expert could naturally extract the information they needed.
In contrast, Jiang Wang bypassed the long-range engagement and chose to contest life and death in close quarters.
As he traversed the Water Dragon Chant, he also threw a challenge at Ji Shaoqing—haven’t you already observed my battle?
In the critical moment of life and death, do you dare trust your judgment?
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Ps: “A thousand li of Chu’s sky in clearest autumn, the water follows the heavens and autumn is boundless.”—Xin Qiji, “Water Dragon Chant·Visiting the Enjoyment Pavilion of Jiankang”