Without mentioning the demi-gods whose strength defies comprehension, even other formidable transcendents who have cultivated for many years could see clearly: “Dongbo Xueying is nearly at his wits’ end! He’ll have to rely on an eruption of his ancient bloodline!”
Because over these past six months, Dongbo Xueying had visited taverns and teahouses, meeting many transcendents. As soon as these transcendents sensed the powerful aura emanating from Dongbo Xueying’s body, they guessed that he must have awakened an ancient bloodline. During their observations of the battle, naturally, they mentioned the ancient bloodline. Word spread by mouth, and most of the watching transcendents came to know that Dongbo Xueying had awakened an ancient bloodline.
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Everything unfolded exactly as they had anticipated.
This native transcendent’s strength indeed completely suppressed Dongbo Xueying. It was estimated that Dongbo would soon be defeated and forced to unleash his ancient bloodline!
“Hu.”
“Whoosh.”
The spear danced wildly.
Sometimes it stabbed in like a mysterious, enormous serpent, sometimes it rolled forward with a crushing strike, sometimes it swept across the battlefield with domineering force, or at times, it exploded with a sudden, powerful strike from the spear shaft…
Dongbo Xueying had become one with the spear, fully displaying his spear techniques.
“Exciting! So exciting!”
This thrilling, exhilarating sensation was simply amazing.
Dongbo Xueying’s soul quivered with pleasure. Ever since childhood, he had practiced spear techniques fanatically, driven not only by his longing to rescue his parents, but also by his passionate love for the art itself. Only someone who truly loved it from the depths of his heart could achieve such astonishing mastery without much experience in life-or-death combat! For him, the spear was the pursuit of his spiritual world!
Even after becoming a master of spear techniques, he knew that the path of the spear was far from complete!
He explored the mysteries of the natural world, absorbing its profound secrets, constantly refining his spear techniques. He successively comprehended the Fire of Ten Thousand Things and the Water of Ten Thousand Things, making his spear techniques increasingly perfect.
Now, in the face of life-threatening combat!
He could fully unleash his spear techniques, unleashing the techniques he had studied and refined himself, fully demonstrating the power of every move and every strike! Only in actual combat could he better verify his spear techniques. His fifth opponent had been a straightforward crushing force, while his sixth opponent was an up-close, life-or-death fighter! Different combat styles tested his spear techniques from different angles.
“My spear techniques still aren’t enough. There are many weaknesses in close-range defense. I need to be more flexible with my spear!”
“The power isn’t enough either. My spear lacks that explosive intensity!”
Dongbo Xueying’s approach to cultivation was somewhat different from others’.
Others might feel the wind, feel the water…
Dongbo Xueying trained with the spear, pursuing perfection in spear techniques! To him, the mysteries of nature were like elements, which he incorporated into his spear techniques. He believed that excessive force was easily broken, too rigid lacked resilience and continuity, so he comprehended the Water of Ten Thousand Things. Eventually, he even combined the two. All of this was a natural outcome of his pursuit of ‘perfect spear techniques’!
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During the battle, Dongbo Xueying gained deeper insights into his spear techniques. He stored these thoughts deep in his heart temporarily, planning to contemplate and refine them slowly during quiet, idle moments.
“No wonder so many people enjoy the trials of life and death. This battle has greatly benefited my spear techniques,” Dongbo Xueying felt flashes of inspiration in his mind, discovering many imperfections in his techniques. These imperfections marked the directions for his future cultivation. “One life-and-death battle has brought me more gains than a hundred days of solitary practice.”
Boom! Boom! Boom~~~
Dongbo Xueying and the spear had become one. Despite being at a complete disadvantage, he still showed remarkable resilience, combining strength and softness, enduring the pressure from the young man with blue hair for a full cup of tea’s time.
“Spurt!” The spear shaft was crushed against his chest. Dongbo Xueying kept retreating, his feet stepping rapidly, while blood spewed from his mouth.
After a full cup of tea’s time under crushing pressure, Dongbo Xueying was severely injured, and his transcendent energy was heavily depleted.
“Almost can’t hold on anymore,” Dongbo Xueying realized this.
“Die!”
The transcendent native with blue hair was furious. He hadn’t expected that despite his overwhelming advantage, his opponent had managed to endure for a full cup of tea’s time. His attacks became even fiercer, closing in repeatedly, launching Madness attacks! Moreover, the terrifying coldness spreading around slowed Dongbo Xueying’s speed and greatly reduced his agility. Escape was impossible.
“Die!” His palm suddenly pierced through the spear shaft’s defense, aiming directly at Dongbo Xueying’s chest, intending to pierce it.
“Hmm?” A demi-god being from the Spark Palace, who was overseeing everything from above, looked down with a slightly changed expression, ready to intervene at any moment.
“Crack!”
Suddenly, Dongbo Xueying’s spear shaft rotated, the tail end of the shaft twisting like a meat grinder, entangling the intruding arm. The transcendent native sneered, completely unconcerned… Only a full-powered thrust infused with the Fire of Ten Thousand Things could pierce the protective ice layer. A mere twisting strike from the spear shaft had only slight defensive effect and couldn’t penetrate the protective ice layer. His body was strong enough to endure this twist. He could continue to thrust his palm into Dongbo Xueying’s chest!
“Boom~~~” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes flashed coldly, and faint red currents of energy rose from his body.
The power bloodline erupted!
“Boom!!!” With a sudden twist, crack! The front part of the blue-haired man’s right forearm twisted and broke entirely, bones protruding.
“Ahh.” The blue-haired man’s expression changed drastically, and he immediately leaped back! A broken arm was a minor issue; after all, the native transcendents had extremely strong recovery abilities. But Dongbo Xueying’s strength had suddenly surged, seemingly even surpassing his own, enough to twist off his arm?
As he leaped back,
How fast was Dongbo Xueying’s spear? Instantly, it followed through, transforming into a stunning arc aimed at the blue-haired man. The blue-haired man raised his left hand to block, but the strange thrust infused with the mystery of water was something he simply couldn’t defend against. The spear passed beside his hand. The blue-haired man desperately dodged, but the spear let out a “puchi” sound, piercing into the right side of his chest.
The blue-haired man continued to retreat rapidly, the spear pulled out, leaving a bloody hole in his chest. However, it hadn’t reached the heart, so for a native transcendent, it was merely a minor injury.
“Die!” As the spear pulled out of the blue-haired man’s body, Dongbo Xueying quickly followed up, flipping his hand for a furious downward strike.
Dongbo Xueying’s spear techniques were incredibly fast.
First came the twist, followed by the piercing, and then the follow-up step and the furious downward strike! One was advancing straight ahead, while the other was retreating backward. Naturally, the backward retreat was significantly slower. Retreating backward was because the blue-haired man had to face Dongbo Xueying directly; at close range, how could he dare turn his back to such a terrifying opponent?
“Boom!” The furious downward strike slashed down with infinite might. The blue-haired man could only block with one hand above. Accompanied by a loud noise, the spear pressed down on his arm, directly striking the blue-haired man’s head.
A thunderous sound.
The blue-haired man’s eyes bulged wide, and his entire body was split and embedded directly into the ice below. Blood flowed from his head, and inside his skull, it had already been shattered into mush. He was dead beyond any doubt.
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“Good.”
“Brilliant.”
“Exciting! So exciting!”
“Incredible! Absolutely incredible! He turned the battle around in an instant! In the blink of an eye, that transcendent native was dead.”
The countless mortals watching from the west were ecstatic, even the titled knights and mages were awestruck and excited. Previously, Dongbo Xueying had been completely suppressed, enduring a full cup of tea’s time under pressure. Yet when Dongbo Xueying erupted, with just a twist, a piercing strike, and a furious downward slash, he directly claimed the native transcendent’s life.
How fast were Dongbo Xueying’s movements? Only mortals at the Star Level could barely catch glimpses of the faint shadow of Dongbo Xueying’s counterattack techniques.
Yet they still felt exhilarated!
“Amazing.” Yu Jingqiu was extremely excited as well. She felt thrilled and delighted for Dongbo Xueying.
Before watching the battle, she had learned about the Transcendent Life-and-Death Combat. From what she knew, winning the sixth round was already remarkable! Legend had it that Changfeng Knight Chi Qiubai, the top-ranked Saint on the Saint List, had won six rounds. Dongbo Xueying was even younger and had also won six rounds. She was incredibly happy for him, as if she herself had won.
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“This Dongbo Xueying indeed unleashed his ancient bloodline.”
“It seems this is the limit of his strength; he had to activate his bloodline. I estimate that the seventh round will be tough for him. Perhaps he might win with some luck, but the eighth round is likely a definite loss.”
“Yeah, with the ancient bloodline activated, he’s practically out of tricks.”
“He’s already amazing. How young is he? Without activating his ancient bloodline, he made it to the sixth round! That’s already something to be proud of.”
The transcendent experts each gave their evaluations.
Even the demi-god experts, including Vice Overseer Chao Qing, Overseer Sikong Yang, Master He Shan, and others, as well as the demi-god beings of the Spark Palace, reached similar conclusions.
They still held Dongbo Xueying in quite high regard.
They felt that Dongbo Xueying’s first public display of strength was slightly better than they had previously anticipated! Dongbo Xueying’s mastery of the mysteries of water and fire was quite impressive, and their combination was also well executed, offering a small but pleasant surprise. Naturally, it was only a minor surprise after all.
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