Zi Wentian felt that if he said another word to Zi Lingling, he might be suffocated to death.
So, he simply shut his mouth, let out a cold snort, and attacked Zi Lingling again.
Zi Lingling was not to be outdone. The spiritual power on her surgical knife condensed once more, and she met his attack.
The two exchanged blows, and in the blink of an eye, they had passed a thousand moves.
The Yuelai Inn was in a state of disarray, making the innkeeper's face turn green.
Fortunately, under Qin Youcheng's full protection, there were no casualties.
"Old dog Zi, we can't fight properly here. Let's go outside and play!"
Zi Lingling said, and she was the first to rush out of the inn and onto the street outside.
Her spiritual sense had been spread out all along, so she naturally saw the innkeeper's look of utter despair.
Of course, she was more afraid of unleashing a powerful move and injuring the onlookers.
Seeing Zi Lingling leave the inn, Zi Wentian naturally followed.
He was like an arrow nocked on a bowstring, with no turning back.
Only by capturing Zi Lingling could he possibly obtain the Heavenly Revelation Zi Family Patriarch's Token.
The street was bustling with people, making it even more unsuitable for a fight.
Zi Lingling frowned, and just as she was about to lure Zi Wentian towards a more secluded area, a voice rang out.
"Fighting on the street is forbidden. If you have private grievances, you may resolve them on the Azure Dragon Arena."
The owner of this voice was none other than the Emperor of the Azure Dragon Empire, Dongfang Xiongqi.
"Interesting!"
Zi Lingling narrowed her eyes, smiled, and turned to the pursuing Zi Wentian, "Old dog Zi, do you dare to go to the arena?"
Zi Wentian said contemptuously, "What is there to be afraid of? Do I, this family patriarch, fear a mere young girl like you?"
Zi Lingling smiled and said, "In that case! Let's activate the Azure Dragon Arena!"
"That's exactly what I intend to do!"
Zi Wentian said haughtily, and casually flicked out a drop of his blood.
Zi Lingling was surprised, not understanding what he meant.
Just then, Dongfang Xiongqi's voice sounded again, "To activate the Azure Dragon Arena, the blood of the challengers is required as a catalyst."
Zi Lingling suddenly understood.
So Zi Wentian knew about this rule!
That made sense. As the patriarch of the Imperial Zi family, how could he not know this rule of Dongfang City?
Never mind then!
Zi Lingling flicked her finger, and a drop of blood appeared in the air.
As the two drops of blood appeared, the entire Dongfang City trembled, and a massive barrier appeared at the highest point.
Within the barrier, a single arena floated in solitude, exuding an ancient aura.
Before Zi Lingling could observe it carefully, she felt a wave of dizziness.
When she regained her senses, she was already on the arena.
An oppressive aura washed over her, mixed with a strong smell of blood, violently impacting her soul.
It was fortunate that Zi Lingling's soul was strong enough to ignore this immense impact.
Zi Wentian and Zi Lingling landed on the battle stage simultaneously, but he was slightly inferior to Zi Lingling.
The moment he entered the battle stage, his aura began to churn.
Although it was not violent, the gap between the two was immediately apparent.
"Quickly conclude this battle!"
Zi Wentian muttered to himself and launched his attack.
He had no choice but to hurry.
This battle stage was an ancient one, having absorbed the blood, fighting spirit, and obsession of countless prodigies.
If one lingered here for too long, they would be driven mad by the negative emotions and fighting spirit of the stage.
Zi Lingling smiled faintly and said, "Since you're in such a hurry to be defeated, I'll grant your wish!"
The power she had been holding back before now had no restraints, and she unleashed it in full.
Zi Wentian's expression changed, "You were hiding your strength?"
Zi Lingling sneered, "Why not? If I hadn't been afraid of harming innocent bystanders, would you still be standing here?"
She wasn't boasting.
If she unleashed her full power, she could capture him within ten moves.
Zi Wentian sneered, "You're all talk! Then let me experience your formidable skills!"
As they spoke, their spiritual powers clashed once more.
"Zi Yan Po Tian!" Zi Wentian roared.
"Huo Ling Bao!" Zi Lingling exclaimed.
"Boom!"
The arena was engulfed in flames, becoming an ocean of fire.
Zi Wentian's face changed drastically. Although he possessed a fire spirit root and had a natural affinity for fire spiritual power, it did not mean he could ignore this sea of flames.
He spread his fire spiritual power over his body's surface to insulate himself from the flames on the stage.
Zi Lingling, on the other hand, was leisurely. She let out a soft cry, "Disperse!"
The vast flames, upon reaching her, dispersed on their own.
This was the terrifying power of speech and spirit – the ability for words to manifest reality.
One carefully defended, while the other acted with casual grace. This stark contrast, observed by tens of thousands of spectators, clearly showed who was superior.
"Good!"
Shen Wenqing shouted loudly, his eyes filled with joy.
The more powerful Zi Lingling was, the safer the Shen family, who were allied with Zi Lingling, would be.
"Hmm, Mingyue and Mingfei have good judgment!"
Qin Youcheng smiled with satisfaction.
If he had had any reservations about supporting Zi Lingling before, those reservations had now completely vanished.
Extraordinary combat prowess and a master-level alchemist – regardless of which aspect, the Qin family would not lose out by placing their bet on Zi Lingling.
On the imperial palace's viewing platform, Dongfang Xiongqi stood with his hands behind his back.
Watching the situation on the arena, his eyes gleamed.
However, the slight upturn of his lips indicated that he was in a good mood at the moment.
He murmured, "Zi Lingling, I hope you won't disappoint me!"
On the arena, Zi Wentian's expression had become extremely grim.
He had never imagined that in just one move, he would already be at a disadvantage.
"Zi Yan Zhi Long!"
Zi Wentian roared angrily and launched another attack. Su Dan Novel Network
His fire spiritual power instantly transformed into a fire dragon, which lunged at Zi Lingling with a ferocious gaze.
"A mere trick!"
Zi Lingling sneered and drew a blade aura with her surgical knife.
"Slash!"
She let out a soft shout. The blade aura, without any deviation, landed directly on the fire dragon.
There was no collision of energy, no sound.
This was the manifestation of spiritual power condensed to its extreme, with no leakage whatsoever.
The blade aura struck the fire dragon between its brows, splitting it in half.
"Disperse!"
The power of speech and spirit was activated again. The two halves of the fire dragon's body directly transformed into pure fire spiritual power and dissipated into the air.
"Pfft!"
Zi Wentian spat out a mouthful of blood.
The fire dragon was connected to his mind and soul. When the fire dragon was destroyed, he was naturally affected.
Zi Lingling, on the other hand, remained as calm and composed as if she had not exerted much effort for such a terrifying attack.
Only she knew that while her spiritual power had not been consumed much, the repeated use of the power of speech and spirit had drained her mental energy considerably.
"Come down, it's my turn to attack!"
Zi Lingling said with a smile, "Shuang Ling Bao!"