Chapter 164: Overcome It With Strength, Qian Xunji: Why Should I Clash Head-On With You?
Tang Zhen and the five elders looked at the Clear Sky Sect disciples who had died tragically below.
Toward Spirit Hall's actions, their hearts were filled with rage.
Among them, Clear Sky Sect's Second Elder was the first to speak:
"Qian Xunji, are you trying to start a great war in the soul master world?"
He was furious beyond measure, the anger in his eyes almost erupting.
Hearing the Second Elder's words, Qian Xunji sneered and retorted:
"Start a great war? Old thing, you think too highly of your Clear Sky Sect."
"Today is the day Clear Sky Sect is destroyed!"
After speaking, Qian Xunji wasted no more words. The Six-Winged Angel True Body appeared behind him, releasing a dazzling golden light, as if it could purify all evil in the world.
"You've gone too far!"
The Second Elder roared, and the dozens-of-meters-tall Clear Sky True Body was held in his hands.
Seeing the Second Elder's actions, the other four elders also summoned their Clear Sky True Bodies one after another, preparing to fight Qian Xunji.
But at this moment,
Tang Zhen stood in front of the Clear Sky Sect elders and reached out to stop them.
These elders had been overwhelmed by anger and lost their reason.
But Tang Zhen had not.
If it were only Qian Xunji, it would still be fine. The Clear Sky Sect would still have the strength to fight.
But beside him stood the mountain of the soul master world, Atlas Douluo Yun Yuan.
Once they fought, the Clear Sky Sect would definitely be destroyed today.
He raised his eyes and looked toward Yun Yuan. Although there was anger in his eyes, there was even more fear.
"Atlas Douluo, can you spare the Clear Sky Sect? My sect is willing to compensate you with everything."
"Soul bones, cultivation resources, money—anything you want. We will compensate you!"
Seeing Sect Master Tang Zhen lose courage even before fighting and wanting Clear Sky Sect to kneel before Spirit Hall, the Second Elder behind him was filled with humiliation and anger.
"Tang Zhen, what are you doing?!"
"If Spirit Hall wants war, then the Clear Sky Sect will fight. At worst, we die."
"You are bowing and scraping here, completely throwing away the face of the Clear Sky Sect. You are unworthy of being Clear Sky Sect's Sect Master."
Hearing this, Tang Zhen turned back and stared fiercely at the Second Elder:
"Old bastard, shut your mouth. If you want to die, you can smash your head against a wall yourself, but have you asked the other disciples of Clear Sky Sect?"
Immediately after,
Tang Zhen turned his gaze back toward Yun Yuan, his face full of pleading.
However, at this moment, Qian Xunji spoke. He looked toward Tang Zhen with interest and gave him a way to survive:
"Tang Zhen, if you want Clear Sky Sect to survive, fine."
"In the past, your father and my father were evenly matched and were jointly known as the two mountains of the soul master world."
"Then the two of us will have a duel. If you win, I will let your Clear Sky Sect go today."
"But if you, Tang Zhen, lose, the Clear Sky Sect will be destroyed."
After hearing Qian Xunji's words, Tang Zhen turned his gaze toward him.
"Pope Qian, is that true?"
"This Pope never goes back on his word."
Seeing the hope of Clear Sky Sect's survival, nine soul rings emerged around Tang Zhen's body, and the Clear Sky True Body also appeared above him.
"Pope Qian, let's fight."
Immediately after, in the sky above Clear Sky Sect, the Clear Sky True Body and the Angel True Body faced each other.
The battle between Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu in the past had now shifted to Tang Zhen and Qian Xunji.
"Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, Nine Absolutes As One!"
Tang Zhen went all out from the very beginning, using the strongest move besides the Great Sumeru Hammer.
Nine Absolutes As One condensed the nine types of force from the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes onto the Clear Sky Hammer, thereby obtaining extremely high explosive power and attack strength.
Facing this strike, Qian Xunji did not choose to resist directly. Instead, he used the mobility of the Six-Winged Angel to dodge the Nine Absolutes As One.
Did he really think he was as foolish as his father, Qian Daoliu?
One was the Clear Sky Hammer, which possessed strong attack power, and the other was the Six-Winged Angel, which had balanced attributes.
Why should my Six-Winged Angel clash head-on with your Clear Sky Hammer?
That all-out Nine Absolutes As One failed to hit Qian Xunji, causing Tang Zhen to become somewhat anxious inside.
'What was Qian Xunji doing? Why wasn't he taking my Clear Sky Hammer head-on?'
But soon, he had no time to think.
While he was recovering his strength, Qian Xunji's Six-Winged Angel True Body condensed a golden giant sword dozens of meters long.
That angelic giant sword slashed toward him.
Tang Zhen reacted quickly. With a turn of his wrist, he hurriedly changed the direction of the Clear Sky True Body to block Qian Xunji's incoming attack.
Although Tang Zhen reacted in time, his soul power level was inferior to Qian Xunji's, and his martial soul's defensive ability was not very strong. Adding to the fact that he had changed the direction of the Clear Sky True Body, he had no way to concentrate all his power.
Very quickly, Tang Zhen felt a tremendous force coming from the Clear Sky True Body.
His hands were shaken until they were covered in blood, and his body, together with the Clear Sky True Body, was directly blasted away.
Only after flying several hundred meters did Tang Zhen stabilize himself.
At this moment, he raised his eyes and looked toward Qian Xunji:
"Pope Qian, what is the meaning of this? Why didn't you take my attack head-on?"
Facing Tang Zhen's questioning, Qian Xunji coldly snorted and retorted:
"Why should I take your attack head-on?"
"If you don't take my attack head-on, how can this be considered a duel? Back then, my father Tang Chen and your father Qian Daoliu fought like this."
Tang Zhen responded confidently.
In his memory, Tang Chen had taught him exactly this.
When encountering the owner of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, overcome them with strength!
This sentence was firmly engraved in Tang Zhen's heart.
But today, he never expected that Qian Xunji would actually avoid fighting head-on.
How was he supposed to use the Clear Sky Hammer to overcome him with strength?
"Every martial soul has its own strengths and weaknesses. Back then, my father used his weakness to attack another's strength, but this time, I, Qian Xunji, will absolutely not make such a mistake."
"My Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul is not specialized in strength to begin with, so why should I clash head-on with your Clear Sky Hammer, which specializes in strength? That would be the real unfairness."
"The current battle style is the true battle style of the Six-Winged Angel."
After speaking, Qian Xunji wasted no more words. He swung the giant angelic sword and slashed toward Tang Zhen again and again.
Tang Zhen, already lacking in strength, suddenly suffered Qian Xunji's fierce assault.
Before long, he was beaten into a severely injured state by Qian Xunji.
"No, I still carry the lives of all Clear Sky Sect members on my shoulders. I absolutely cannot lose."
Feeling the injuries on his body growing heavier and heavier, Tang Zhen no longer cared about anything else.
He immediately used the Clear Sky Sect's final trump card.
Ring Explosion!
He first exploded his first seven soul rings, causing the fluctuations around his body to rise another level, and his aura became increasingly terrifying.
He swung the Clear Sky Hammer faster and with even greater force. The fierce offensive put Qian Xunji under slight pressure.
"Still not enough? Then I'll explode them all!"
Seeing that Qian Xunji could still continue fighting, Tang Zhen's heart was already close to madness.
He had to defeat Qian Xunji. Only then could he save Clear Sky Sect from disaster.
Very quickly, the final two soul rings on Tang Zhen's body shattered, and his aura rose once again, faintly surpassing his opponent, Qian Xunji.
The powerful amplification of the ring explosion was displayed to the fullest at this moment.
But in battle, what mattered had never been the strength of one's aura.
Tang Zhen's Clear Sky True Body, even after exploding all nine rings, still could not heavily injure Qian Xunji.
Under continuous consumption, Tang Zhen's condition declined from flourishing to failing, and Qian Xunji noticed this immediately.
"It's time! I should finish you off!"
End of Chapter
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