Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 256 Evenly matched
"Arrogant!" Guo Sihai snorted coldly with a fixed gaze.

He didn't shout these two words out loud, he was just expressing his emotions.

Moreover, he knew in his heart that at this point, his father Guo Jinglong could not retreat. If he did, he would become a laughing stock. Moreover, if he retreated, how could Liu Zhenwei give up? He would only become more arrogant and pursue the victory.

So he whispered his emotions and said nothing else. He did not express his dissatisfaction to Liu Zhenwei, nor did he convey his concerns to his father. As a congenital master, he knew that no matter what he said, it would not change the situation, and it would more likely distract his father.

At this time, he should give his father enough confidence.

The fact is that he also believes that his father will never lose. Guo Jinglong has been his role model and goal since he was a child, and has always been the object of his admiration. In his heart, his father is invincible. Liu Zhenwei's arrogant words are clearly seeking death!
If...if my father is in danger, I will save him at all costs. No, there is no if. My father will never lose. Instead, he will make the arrogant Liu Zhenwei die on the spot.

As a bystander, Guo Sihai's heart was actually in turmoil first. If he was the person involved, he would not be like this. After all, his father was the leader of the Hanshan Sword Sect. The involvement was too huge and a single move could affect the entire body. Being worried and confused was the most true portrayal of him now.

But where did Liu Zhenwei get his confidence from? Did he think he was a master? Even a master wouldn't dare to say he could definitely kill Guo Jinglong. If that was the case, he must be a lunatic!

Jueruo chanted a Buddhist name and frowned, saying, "Infinite World Honored One, both superiority and inferiority are determined, and life and death are determined. It seems that Mr. Liu will not leave himself a way out."

"Could it be that he wants to..." Taoist Xuanqing's expression changed.

Qin Feihong's heart moved, and he wondered in surprise, "Could it be that he wants to use this battle to force himself into a dead end and thus break through to the Xiantian realm?"

"If that is really the case, and he succeeds, given his ambition, he will definitely not be content to be just the leader of the Chongyan Sect. With the power of a grandmaster, he has the possibility of swallowing up the three evil sects. Wouldn't the next step be to attack us, the righteous sect?" Ye Hong showed shock.

Jueruo's brows relaxed and he shook his head, saying, "It's too early to say anything now. Let's just wait and see what happens."

"That's right, the devil is one foot high and the Tao is ten feet high. No matter how fierce and domineering Liu Zhenwei is, he can't turn the world upside down." Taoist Xuanqing also regained his composure.

Wuxiang Temple and Taixuan Sect are both ruled by powerful masters. Not to mention it's just a guess, even if Liu Zhenwei really breaks through that level, they are still not afraid. They have the confidence to do so.

Influenced by them, the others also calmed down. Things had not yet reached that point.

Haisha grinned and said, "Who does Liu Zhenwei think he is? Does he think we are dead?"

The meaning of this sentence is very clear. When the critical moment comes, he will not sit idly by and will lend a hand. Even if he cannot defeat Liu Zhenwei, he will not watch Guo Jinglong being killed by him.

Giving him a grateful look, Guo Sihai shook his head and said calmly, "Liu Zhenwei is courting death. Father will teach him a lesson. No, after today, he probably won't have a chance to be a good man anymore!"

Jueruo and Xuanqing didn't say anything else, nor did they directly express their position.

For now, everything is just speculation. In fact, on the other hand, if Liu Zhenwei really wants to use this battle to break through to the Grandmaster level, then this is also an opportunity for Guo Jinglong.

In martial arts competition, it is normal to push forward and use fighting as a way to squeeze out one's potential and achieve breakthroughs.

In fact, from their point of view, for public reasons, they naturally do not want Liu Zhenwei to break through to the Grandmaster level in one fell swoop, as the peaceful martial arts world that has existed for many years will be broken. For personal reasons, they also do not want Guo Jinglong to break through to the Grandmaster level because he is forced to fight this time, because if that happens, Wuxiang Temple and Taixuan Sect will not be able to maintain their transcendent status.

For them, the best outcome is that both of them suffer losses or die together.

Maple Leaf Villa is in the second echelon of the Jingguo underworld. If Liu Zhenwei breaks through to the Grandmaster level, the first forces to suffer will be forces like them, so naturally they don't want to see such a situation. Ye Hong feels the same as Haisha, and plans to help at the critical moment.

But at this moment, when he looked at the people Liu Zhenwei brought, his heart sank, because among those people, there were four people with the aura of the innate realm. Although there were not as many as on their side, if they wanted to help, how could those people sit idly by?

Does the Chongyan Sect have so many Xiantians? I don't think so. Even if there were, it would be impossible for them to come out in full force. Otherwise, if they were all buried here, the Chongyan Sect would be on the verge of destruction.

Among the few innates who came, there must be people from the other two evil forces in Jingguo's martial arts world. They either came to lend a helping hand to strengthen their prestige or to watch.

Different people have different perspectives and views on this matter. The implications can be big or small. In a small sense, it is just a competition between two people. In a big sense, it is related to the situation in the martial arts world.

Anyway, the several innate masters each have their own considerations, and as a large group of onlookers, they are excited with the mentality of watching a show. No matter who wins or loses between Liu Zhenwei and Guo Jinglong, or who lives or dies, their trip will be worthwhile.

As the saying goes, "mind your own business", they are just watching the fun, so what does it matter who dies?
Chen Xuan also had the same guess as Jueruo and the others, that Liu Zhenwei might want to use this battle to force himself into a desperate situation and thus break through to the Grandmaster realm!
They have all been in the innate realm for many years and can be said to have reached the limit of their own in this realm. If they want to break through again, they have to rely on other means besides their own talents.

However, this kind of thing is not something he can succeed in just because he wants to. If he fails, he will die. Is he willing to die?

But he'd already said it. If he lost, he definitely had a backup plan. Chen Xuan wasn't just a wuss player. After all, he'd studied under Xiao Gao for so many years, and he'd learned the scholarly mindset of taking one step ahead and looking three steps ahead. He was immediately wary, lest he get caught up in the fun.

Liu Zhenwei brought thousands of people, including several innate masters. It is still unclear whether those innate masters are his subordinates, so the possibility of them being his reliance is small. So, what other backup plans does he have?

It is unknown and there is no clue at all.

If he couldn't figure it out directly, Chen Xuan would habitually analyze it from the side.

Since Liu Zhenwei was preparing for this battle with a life-and-death mentality, why did he choose Cuiyutan, a place deep in the desert, as the location?

Could there be something strange about this place? Chen Xuan then thought of the overnight destruction of Cuiyu Beach decades ago.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little uneasy.

So, out of caution, and also following the famous saying that a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall, he took advantage of everyone's attention being drawn to the upcoming battle and quietly moved towards the edge. At this time, no one paid any attention to him...

The reactions of the onlookers did not affect Liu Zhenwei and Guo Jinglong.

As the sixteen men carrying Liu Zhenwei rapidly approached, Guo Jinglong, who had been sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, slowly rose from the sand dune amid Liu Zhenwei's arrogant words. He looked at the other party, holding his sword behind his back and said calmly, "Since Master Liu is so determined, I will accompany you!"

"Haha, good, Sect Leader Guo really didn't disappoint me. Then let me, Liu, experience Sect Leader Guo's methods," Liu Zhenwei, who was standing on the throne, laughed heartily, his long hair dancing wildly and looking extremely domineering.

As soon as he finished speaking, he attacked without hesitation, without the slightest ambiguity. He leaped into the air and rushed towards Guo Jinglong.

When he took action, the sixteen people who were carrying the throne immediately put it down and ran to the back as if fleeing. If they stayed behind to fight between two innate masters who had been famous for many years, they would be courting death.

Liu Zhenwei was as domineering as a dragon flying through the air, his long hair dancing wildly and his robes fluttering. His innate true energy was circulating, and the air around his body was distorted. The red true energy was gushing out of his body, and he seemed to have turned into a fireball meteor with a diameter of about ten feet.

The onlookers could no longer see his figure. All they saw was a red fireball containing terrifying power, like the scorching sun falling to the ground. The heat waves scorched the air so much that it seemed as if it was about to be ignited even from a long distance away!
The terrifying heat could definitely melt gold and iron, but it did not harm his hair, beard, or clothes at all, which undoubtedly demonstrated the mystery of martial arts.

Facing the attacking Liu Zhenwei, Guo Jinglong was not afraid at all. He was originally calm, but suddenly his aura burst out. Ice-blue true energy rose around his body, giving people a feeling of a thousand-year-old iceberg rising from the ground.

The temperature in the area where he was dropped sharply. Under the originally bright sunshine in the desert, ice crystals and snowflakes suddenly appeared in a radius of several feet around him, and even the hot sand under his feet was covered with frost.

In an instant he stepped out, leaping into the air as if he were standing on solid ground, with icy mist rising from under his feet with every step.

They crossed a distance of one or two hundred feet in the blink of an eye, one cold and one hot meeting in mid-air, one like the scorching sun falling to the ground, the other like an ice wheel across the sky.

This kind of scene is not comparable to what Ling Yun and Duan Nie had seen before. It is not even on the same level.

Those below the innate level could no longer see their figures, and could only vaguely see the ice blue and scarlet red meeting in the sky. Only a few innate people could see and analyze that they simply circulated their own innate true energy to present that gorgeous picture.

The innate true qi cultivated by the exercises of different attributes all have their own characteristics, which will be naturally revealed when they are circulated.

The two of them met in mid-air, and each of them delivered the simplest palm strike. There were no fancy martial arts techniques, and it was the purest competition of skills.

Buzz~!

The two icy palms met, the powerful true energy collided, the cold and heat intertwined, and the air buzzed like a thunder.

But even faster than the sound was the surging cold and hot true qi, which radiated out like ripples. The air within a radius of ten to twenty feet was distorted, yellow sand in the desert was flying, and a pit several feet large appeared on the ground!

Their palm power contest lasted for several breaths, with the cold and hot true qi surging, half icy and half hot. On Guo Jinglong's side, cold mist rose and ice crystals floated, while on Liu Zhenwei's side, heat waves rolled and the air seemed to be burning.

After all, those at the innate realm could not stay in the air for a long time. When they had exhausted their strength, they shook their palms apart and flew backwards.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that their pure skill competition was evenly matched, with neither gaining an advantage.

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(End of this chapter)