So, that means Mo Ran is from the Hidden Spirit Sect?
No wonder he has such abilities. That explains it.
However, he maintained his composure and said coldly, "I don't know what you're talking about. I don't belong to any faction."
"You're a rogue cultivator?" Mo Ran asked in surprise. "For a rogue cultivator your age to cultivate spiritual energy to this extent is truly incredible."
Wu Tian said, "You'd better not worry about me. Tell me about yourself."
"Doesn't the Hidden Spirit Sect rarely emerge into the world? What do you mean by appearing here?"
Wu Tian's question made Mo Ran pause.
Immediately, he smiled and said, "I initially thought you were lying to me, but now it seems you really aren't from the Hidden Spirit Sect."
"While the so-called Hidden Spirit Sect is far from the mortal world, it's not entirely isolated."
"The sect is divided into inner and outer sects. The inner sect is the core of the sect, while the outer sect handles interactions with the outside world."
"I belong to the outer sect, so isn't it normal for me to appear outside?"
Wu Tian really didn't know about these things.
In his understanding, he thought all members of the Hidden Spirit Sect were like reclusive masters, and none of them would ever come out.
Speaking of which, he then mocked Mo Ran, "So, it turns out you're from the outer sect."
"But in the novels I've written, aren't people from the outer sect supposed to be ordinary?"
"So, you're not really anyone significant within the Hidden Spirit Sect?"
This statement directly angered Mo Ran.
Because Wu Tian's words hit a sore spot.
He was indeed extraordinary among spiritual cultivators, but that was only limited to the outer sect cultivators. Compared to the inner sect cultivators, he was nothing.
He had applied to join the inner sect several times, but was always rejected.
The reason was simple: his talent was not considered noteworthy, so he would only ever be an outer sect member.
Trembling with anger, he said, "So what if I'm from the outer sect? Regardless, I still belong to the Hidden Spirit Sect!"
"How dare you mock me, a rogue cultivator with no sect to take you in!"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "It seems I guessed correctly."
"But I'm glad you're not from the inner sect, otherwise, the strength of the Hidden Spirit Sect would be greatly diminished in my eyes."
Mo Ran gritted his teeth and said, "Do you like talking a lot? Fine, if you have the guts, then take this move!"
"I'll see if you can still talk after this!"
With that said, Mo Ran's spiritual energy surged, and his aura began to tremble around him.
Wu Tian's smile immediately vanished.
He knew Mo Ran was getting serious and likely wanted to settle the score directly!
Wu Tian dared not underestimate the full effort of a spiritual cultivator.
He quickly mobilized his spiritual energy, and a flash of lightning seemed to flicker in his eyes.
After condensing his spiritual energy, Mo Ran suddenly widened his eyes and roared, "Take this, Spiritual Wind Wave Fist!"
As the words fell, Mo Ran charged at Wu Tian and threw a punch!
The punch directly stirred up gusts of wind.
To onlookers, it was as if all the winds in the world had gathered and were now blasting towards Wu Tian!
At this very moment, Wu Tian also roared, "Lightning Fist!"
Before the sound faded, his fist, enveloped in lightning, collided fiercely with Mo Ran's fist.
Instantly, a blinding light erupted.
Those who saw this, except for Wu Tian and Mo Ran, instinctively closed their eyes!
The wind and lightning clashed, cars in the parking lot honked their horns incessantly, and the entire street seemed to be on the brink of doom!
The two were locked in a stalemate, but their expressions differed.
Although Wu Tian's expression was solemn, it remained relatively steady.
But Mo Ran was gritting his teeth so hard that his gums were exposed.
"H-how could this be..."
He couldn't believe this. The Spiritual Wind Wave Fist was a spiritual skill taught to him by the sect.
While it wasn't an exceptionally powerful spiritual skill, it was definitely much stronger than ordinary ones!
But at this moment, he felt he couldn't match Wu Tian!
Wu Tian's spiritual skill quality and spiritual energy intensity were superior to his, and he felt increasingly strained!
"If this is your trump card, then I'm sorry, I'm very disappointed in you," Wu Tian said coldly. "It seems you've lost. Just lie down obediently!"
Wu Tian suddenly raised his voice, and the lightning on his fist became even more brilliant!
With a deafening roar, all the wind released by Mo Ran was forced back.
Mo Ran screamed and was sent flying heavily onto the ground!
"This!"
Seeing this, Xia Shanfeng and Xia Yu's hearts nearly stopped.
The strange phenomena on the street finally subsided.
Wu Tian retracted his fist, with some residual lightning still on it.
Mo Ran was filled with shock, while Wu Tian was slightly panting.
This Mo Ran was probably the strongest opponent he had encountered besides Su Qian Nai.
If he hadn't learned the "Heavenly Thunder Codex," then just relying on spiritual energy to fight, even if he won, the consumption would have been much greater than it was now.
He walked up to Mo Ran and said with little emotion, "You lost now."
"You did prove that there are gaps between spiritual cultivators, but the weaker one is you."
Mo Ran clearly couldn't accept this fact.
He said in disbelief, "I can't accept it, I can't accept it!"
"I am from the Hidden Spirit Sect. How could I be inferior to you? This is impossible!"
Wu Tian said coldly, "Impossible? Fine, if you're not convinced, we can try again."
"However... with your current spiritual energy consumption, can you still fight me?"
Mo Ran indeed had no spiritual energy left to fight Wu Tian.
During the previous clash, his spiritual energy had been depleted. Now, he probably couldn't even defeat Xia Shanfeng, let alone Wu Tian.
Thinking of this, he suddenly realized something and said in shock, "Wait a minute, why do you seem to have hardly any exhaustion..."
"According to my estimation, your spiritual energy level should also be Level Four, just like mine!"
"Even though I'm like this, why are you still acting like nothing happened!?"
"Are you surprised?" Wu Tian smiled faintly. "Your spiritual energy source should be in your right fist, but mine is throughout my body. Why do you compare yourself to me?"
"What did you say?!" Hearing Wu Tian's words, Mo Ran felt as if thunder had exploded above his head.