Chapter 1304: A Breakthrough on the Side

He knew the bloodline talent of the Luo family—it involved spatial power. As the little princess, Ruoxi had even mastered the Still Void Pearl, making her extremely powerful and formidable.

As for the Zhang family, Zhang Jiuxiao's bloodline was too thin to activate its power, so he had no idea what the talent was. He never dreamed it would involve the mystery of time!

Time and space—the foundation of the universe.

Time came first, which showed how terrifying it was.

No wonder, even though he had prepared in advance and reacted in time, his opponent still managed to land a strike that was impossible to defend against. It turned out that when he burned his bloodline and threw a punch, the time he could perceive had already changed. From the outside, it looked just like teleportation.

In a battle of experts, the gap was only a hair's breadth. Being able to shorten time, even by a mere hundredth of a breath, was extraordinarily terrifying!

No wonder the Sage Zhang family could stand as the number one family on the continent, revered by all. So they possessed such a fearsome bloodline power!

"However, burning his bloodline to use time power must have cost him a lot. After two missed strikes, he probably can't sustain it much longer..."

While shocked, he also calculated inwardly.

Having cultivated the Derivation Heaven Scripture, he knew very well that such power beyond one's cultivation level consumed life force and even potential with each use.

Just like Zhang Qian, who after only two punches, was already swaying and seemed about to collapse at any moment.

"Fortunately, I have the Eye of Clarity. Otherwise, those two strikes would have left me either dead or severely injured..."

Realizing this, cold sweat soaked his back.

If not for the Eye of Clarity, which allowed him to see his opponent's fist path and intent and dodge in advance, he would surely have been gravely wounded.

"Get down!"

As his thoughts turned, Zhang Qian across from him charged again with a roar.

"He can't sustain this ability for long. I just need to dodge his attacks and keep my distance—defeating him won't be hard!"

Understanding the strangeness of his opponent's technique, he formulated a countermeasure in an instant.

Even if he could shorten time, it only worked in close combat. Once at range, it lost its effect.

He could use this to defeat the enemy.

Whoosh!

Stamping his foot, he executed Traveler Without Borders, appearing on the other side of the arena as if teleporting.

Slap!

The moment he left, he saw Zhang Qian's attack land where he had been standing. If he had been even a thousandth of a breath slower, he would have been hit.

"Now's the chance..."

Knowing this was an opportunity, Zhang Xuan raised an eyebrow, formed a sword with his fingers, and stabbed forward.

Whir!

Four streams of sword qi shot out straight, crossing the arena in an instant and arriving before Zhang Qian.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

The sword qi, like white silk, pierced through his feet and hands, pinning him to the stage.

"Phew!"

After doing this, Zhang Xuan let out a breath.

Fortunately, Chen Leyao had reminded him, allowing him to react. Otherwise, if he had been chased the whole time, even if not severely injured, he would have already conceded.

"You lose..."

Zhang Xuan landed on the ground, hands behind his back, and said calmly.

"I..."

With a fierce look in his eyes, Zhang Qian tried to say something, but his vision went black and he fainted.

Burning his bloodline had cost him too much.

He had thought that by doing so, he could replace the man before him as a member of the elite class, but now it seemed he had underestimated the situation.

This guy's cultivation might not be high, but his combat strength was terrifyingly strong.

Having exhausted his stamina and been stabbed in the hands and feet, he could no longer hold on.

Whoosh!

A breeze swept by, and a figure appeared on the stage. It was Zhang Yunfeng, who had just transmitted his voice. He glanced down at Zhang Qian lying on the ground and, seeing that the sword qi had avoided vital points and the injuries were not severe, breathed a sigh of relief and waved to the audience.

Zhang Yu quickly came up, fed the young master a pill, and took him down.

"Your strength is not bad!"

Zhang Yunfeng then turned around, his face expressionless.

"Guiding Zhang Qian with voice transmission, controlling him to fight me... your strength is not bad either!"

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly.

"Voice transmission guidance?"

"That's breaking the rules, isn't it?"

"The Zhang family really has some tricks!"

"Too much, clearly bullying!"

The audience erupted in uproar.

In a challenge match for a spot, the greatest requirement was fairness and justice. Burning bloodline was one thing, but having someone offstage give guidance was a blatant violation of the rules.

"Do you dare to have a match with me?"

Unexpectedly, the man before him had noticed his little trick and called it out directly. Zhang Yunfeng's usually calm expression immediately darkened.

"I'd be happy to oblige!"

Zhang Xuan raised his eyelids.

He had been annoyed by the other's underhanded tactics, and since the man had come to him, he didn't mind teaching him a lesson.

"Very well!"

Seeing him agree, Zhang Yunfeng smiled faintly. He stood still without moving or making any gesture, but his figure seemed to instantly grow taller. His aura shot through the clouds, as if about to tear apart the seals around the arena.

Hum!

The next moment, a faint halo appeared around him, about five meters in diameter.

Within the halo, he seemed like an invincible deity.

"A true domain?"

Zhang Xuan's pupils contracted, and his expression turned serious.

This was the first time he had seen a Domain Realm expert use a domain. Not only was it larger than his, but the power was also more refined.

"For Saint Domain experts, the higher the level, the greater the gap, and the less likely it is to fight above one's level. This Zhang Xuan probably won't be a match, right?"

Elder Hanzhu frowned.

For Saint Domain experts, starting from the Out-of-Body Realm, the gap grew larger. Often, a small level meant a several-fold difference in combat power.

Because of this, when Zhang Xuan was in the Mortal Transformation Realm, he could cross eight or nine small realms and still win, but in the Primordial Spirit Realm, crossing four or five was already difficult.

It wasn't that his combat power had decreased, but that the gap was simply too large.

For example, 1 and 2 differ by one notch, while 100 million and 200 million also differ by one notch, but the integers in between differ by an unknown amount.

The Primordial Spirit Realm and the Domain Realm were like that, separated by four thunder tribulations, with a gap that was far from trivial.

It was already unexpected that he could fight Zhang Qian, who was at half-step Domain Realm. Fighting a Domain Realm early stage genius of the Zhang family... it seemed that without even looking at the result, he was bound to lose.

"Based on the previous battle, he's no match!"

Elder Haoyu nodded.

As a Saint Domain eighth-level master teacher, his eyesight was extraordinary. He had seen Zhang Xuan's attacks and power in the previous fight and could infer his strength.

He might be able to defeat an ordinary Domain Realm early stage, but against a Zhang family genius... there was a 99% chance he would lose.

"Then..."

Elder Hanzhu was startled.

Since they knew he would lose, why let them fight?

"Geniuses all have pride. Even if we stop them today, they'll find another excuse later. It's better to settle it now. After this, even other Zhang family members will have no reason to cause trouble."

Elder Haoyu smiled slightly: "Most importantly, I want to see how great this Zhang Xuan's potential really is!"

If they didn't settle it today, the Zhang family would find other reasons to trouble Zhang Xuan. The latter probably saw this too, which was why he agreed without hesitation.

"Alright!"

Seeing that Elder Haoyu had a plan, Elder Hanzhu nodded and said no more.

After all, at this level of competition, if danger really arose, they could stop it in an instant, so it didn't matter much.

"Please!"

As they spoke, Zhang Yunfeng had finished preparing. He waved his hand and looked over.

Knowing his opponent's terror, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and held nothing back. With his left hand, he struck out the Great Compassion Demon Palm, and with his right hand, he pointed forward.

Great Star Luo Finger Force!

Two Saint Domain mid-grade martial techniques, executed simultaneously, using all his strength from the start.

Whoosh!

Seeing these two attacks coming, Zhang Yunfeng smiled lightly and walked straight forward without dodging.

Hum!

When the palm force and finger force reached him and touched the domain, they were deflected like bullets entering a water stream, causing no effect on him.

"This..."

Zhang Xuan's pupils contracted, and his fists tightened.

As expected of a Domain Realm expert from the Sage Zhang family—more terrifying than he had imagined!

"Stop!"

He shouted again. Palm strikes, fists, finger force—various attacks streamed out from his body like water. In an instant, the entire arena was filled with true energy, as if submerged in an ocean of true energy.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The rapid attacks compressed the air, causing explosions.

Earlier, even if Zhang Qian had burned his bloodline, such power would have been too much for him, making him flustered.

But Zhang Yunfeng smiled lightly again and waved his hand gently.

Whoosh!

The surging attacks, swept by the domain, were deflected with minimal force, circling behind him and striking the surrounding seals, creating ripples of light.

"Still nothing?"

Zhang Xuan felt his mind about to explode.

Too strong!

After so many consecutive attacks, he had thought he could break the defense and make him flustered, but he never dreamed it would have no effect at all!

Was he simply no match without using a weapon?

"Your attacks are done. My turn..."

Having neutralized the power, Zhang Yunfeng smiled lightly and pointed his finger as well.

Zzzt!

A pure beam of light shot over instantly.

"Huh?"

The beam seemed to cross the distance of time and space, accelerated by the domain, and appeared before him in an instant. Zhang Xuan had no time to dodge and could only raise his palm to meet it.

Sizzle!

The immense impact struck his palm like a meteor hitting his body, sending him flying backward, carving a huge pit in the ground.

Whoosh!

Struggling to stabilize himself, Zhang Xuan felt his internal energy churning, and his palm ached as if burned, with unbearable pain.

"One finger has such power?"

He swallowed.

Although he had blocked the attack, the power was too great. If this continued, he would be the one to lose.

"Being able to take one of my moves shows you have some skill!"

Zhang Yunfeng raised his hand, about to attack again, when he saw the young man before him suddenly extend his hand.

"What? Want to concede?"

He raised an eyebrow.

"Not concede. I just want to say... can you give me ten breaths?"

Zhang Xuan said.

"Ten breaths?" Zhang Yunfeng sneered.

"My current strength... is no match for you, so I want to use ten breaths to sort out my thoughts."

Letting out a mouthful of turbid air, Zhang Xuan grinned: "And... make a breakthrough on the side!"