Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

Xie Lingyun immediately focused his energy on his toes and flicked his toes, his dark figure twisting rapidly, barely grazing the edge of the water palm to avoid the attack.

As the two water palms, each several tens of feet high, missed their target, their momentum caused them to collide violently in mid-air!

"Boom—!"

Two palms, brimming with crimson energy, clashed violently, instantly shattering.

Thousands of water droplets, mixed with the protective energy, exploded into a curtain of water that filled the sky, scattering wildly like a torrential downpour.

The onlookers below the cliff were already in an uproar, with waves of exclamations of admiration.

"That red-clad Yue Xiao Shen is too powerful! That attack just now could probably shatter a mountain!"

"Donghai Suying is amazing! She managed to dodge such a powerful palm strike. Her movement technique is almost as beautiful as her face!"

"This is a duel between top experts. Damn it, this trip to Donghai was worth it. To witness a duel like this once in a lifetime, I have no regrets."

The exclamations of praise from below the cliff reverberated throughout the mountains and seas, while Yue Xiaoshen, atop the crest of a wave, merely curled the corners of her lips into a slight smile.

With a flick of his wrists, dense dark red energy spread from his palms, and he pressed down hard on the surging seawater below from a distance!

In an instant, waves dozens of feet high erupted from the sea, and the water closest to Xie Lingyun surged again, condensing into two even larger water palms.

Like two moving mountains, they locked her in place, their palm strikes sealing off the surrounding area, leaving her no room to dodge.

Xie Lingyun stood firmly on the crest of the wave, his black clothes fluttering wildly, and his powerful aura suddenly surged.

With a flick of her wrist, the longsword gleamed coldly, growing tens of feet in length, and a sword cry pierced the heavens and earth with a deafening roar—

"A single sword cleaves the vast ocean!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two silver-white sword energies shot out from the sky, one after the other, slashing straight at his palms!

Where the sword energy passed, the air condensed into blade shadows, slashing towards the core of the water palm with the sharpness to cleave mountains and seas.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two deafening explosions followed in quick succession, the mountain-sized water palm being cleaved in two by the sword energy, the crimson aura dissipating along with the water curtain.

Thousands of water droplets, mixed with broken waves, exploded into the air, and then fell down like a torrential downpour!

Onlookers on the shore gasped and scattered, water droplets splashing and crackling on the ground.

Xue Xiaoqi and Xie Xiaoyi stood at the very front of the shore, closest to the curtain of water.

The raindrops falling from above were several times larger than those around her. Xue Xiaoqi frowned and complained, "Oh no, I'm going to get soaked!"

"Grandma Xiaoqi, don't panic!"

Xie Xiaoyi's lips curled up slightly, his smile roguish and handsome. He curled his five fingers into a claw shape and reached for the overwhelming rain curtain above his head.

"Azure Dragon Drinks Water!"

In an instant, the thousands of water droplets that were falling seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, and stopped in mid-air, all of them surging towards his palm!

In just a few breaths, the raindrops condensed into a round water ball ten feet tall, suspended in his palm, shimmering with light.

Xue Xiaoqi was startled, her eyes widening as she blurted out, "Wow, Xie Mo, I didn't know you had this trick up your sleeve!"

Xie Xiaoyi smiled, a hint of smugness hidden in his eyes—he finally managed to pull off the act.

"Three parts talent, seven parts hard work!"

With a powerful push of his palm, the water ball in his hand was hurled like a cannonball towards the East China Sea.

With a loud "bang," the water ball crashed down, sending up a white wave several meters high!

The surrounding martial arts practitioners looked at each other, their faces full of confusion.

"What kind of martial arts style is this? 'Three parts Qi, seven parts fighting'? Never heard of it before!"

"Yes! Could it be some kind of unrevealed martial arts masterpiece?"

Xue Xiaoqi looked at him with a puzzled expression, her brows furrowed and her eyes filled with confusion.

"Xie Mo, when did you learn that... what's that 'qi' technique?"

Xie Xiaoyi curled his lip, thinking to himself, "Damn, that water ball just now looked too much like the 'Xiongba' gang's dumplings!"

I accidentally shouted out a classic special move from "The Storm Riders," a TV series I loved watching before I transmigrated!

As for the saying that seven-tenths depends on hard work, that's just a proverb from the internet.

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The aftershocks of the crashing white waves had barely subsided when the battle on the sea surface reignited!

Dark red energy surged within Yue Xiaoshen's palm as he coldly locked his gaze on Xie Lingyun: "Xie Lingyun, do you know what a true master is?"

Xie Lingyun held his longsword at an angle on the crest of a wave, his voice clear and sharp: "Only those who can command the clouds of the nine heavens to press down on the sea, and the waters of the four seas to meet the sky, are true masters!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Xiaoshen's lips curled slightly, and a terrifying fighting spirit surged in his eyes. He raised his hand and pointed towards the sky:

"I will seize this opportune moment, taking advantage of the opportune time and place, to let you see it for yourself!"

Say it!

Yue Xiao seemed to be connected to the energy of heaven and earth, her dark red aura piercing the sky and drawing upon the immense power of the universe.

In an instant, the clouds in the sky suddenly descended, the thick clouds pressing down on the sea, causing the waters of the four seas to stand still.

Hundreds of feet of waves rose from the ground, solidifying into an endless wall of water in mid-air, completely enclosing the entire East China Sea!

Yue Xiaoshen stood on the crest of a wave, pressing his palms down into the void, his dark red aura sweeping across the sea like a wildfire!

The wispy clouds hanging from the heavens were swept up by the powerful energy, merging with the towering waves of the four seas to form several hundred-foot-long water dragons.

With its head bared in fury and its fangs menacing, the dragon's body, enveloped in surging clouds, charged toward Xie Lingyun with the force to shatter mountains and split seas!

Where the water dragon passed, the air distorted, black whirlpools surged on the sea, and the world was filled with howling winds and a gloomy atmosphere!

Xie Lingyun frowned—

"Yue Xiaoshen actually borrowed the energy of heaven and earth and temporarily entered the 'Earth Immortal Seeking the Dao' realm!"

But here in the East China Sea, on my home turf, how could I possibly lose to you?

As soon as the thought crossed her mind, her aura shot straight into the sky, forcefully creating a gap in the thick, hanging clouds.

The hand holding the sword slowly rose, and the true energy flowing on the sword caused the surrounding seawater to tremble slightly, as if in fear of the sharp edge that could cleave the heavens and the earth!

"The sword cleaves through the sea of ​​clouds!"

A clear shout resounded through the sky as Xie Lingyun swung his sword and slashed straight out. A sword aura that spanned the heavens and earth burst forth, leaving only a chilling light in the world!

The sword energy enveloped the entire East China Sea and collided violently with several hundred-foot-long water dragons!

"Boom—!"

The deafening roar shook mountains and seas, and the clouds hanging in the sky were lifted tens of miles away by the shockwave.

The towering walls of water on all sides crumbled in response, and towering waves burst into a sky full of mist.

After breaking through the oppressive aura of heaven and earth with his attack, Xie Lingyun did not give up. He brandished his longsword and shouted, "Sword rise!"

boom--

The sword energy that was originally scattered in mid-air suddenly condensed, forming a giant sword that reached the sky and cleaved straight at Yue Xiaoshen.

Yue Xiaoshen's eyes changed slightly, and he suddenly stretched out both palms!

The crimson aura between his palms surged, condensing into two enormous red aura palms that blotted out the sky and hung in mid-air.

"Watch me catch that blade with my bare hands!"

She gave a sharp shout and slammed her palms together fiercely—

The giant hands in mid-air closed in response, like two crimson walls of heaven, clamping down on the towering sword!

"Bang—!"

After a deafening roar that shook the universe, the crimson palm of qi shattered inch by inch, and the colossal sword that reached the heavens also exploded.

The sky was filled with silver rainbows and dark red energy, which intertwined and surged wildly, turning into a powerful wind that swept across all directions!

The onlookers on the shore were blown about by the strong wind, and they all raised their hands to cover their faces, unable to even open their eyes!

"Such heaven-shaking and earth-shattering divine power, to witness it today, is a life well-lived!"

"The very energy of heaven and earth will be at their disposal; this battle may very well rewrite the landscape of this place!"

"If these two were to join forces, they could probably surpass Cui Juqing and Shen Beiluo, right?"