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Chapter 294 Everyone must die

In the eyes of ordinary people, there is really nothing interesting about the contest between innate martial artists.

Just like the fight between Kou Zhong and Yang Jian right now.

Aside from Yang Jian's initial spectacular attack on Kou Zhong from the sky, the two who landed in the hall afterward were truly unremarkable.

Unlike the martial artists outside, who soar high and low, their swords flashing like rainbows and their spears flying like dragons, displaying all sorts of exquisite moves, real and fake, true and false, a mix of truth and falsehood that amazes onlookers.

The two in the hall were very methodical, each punch and kick precise and deliberate, because any sophisticated techniques were useless in their world. The flow of true energy was crystal clear to them, and almost every move was a head-on collision.

The only difference lies in the application of true qi.

Whoever can use their true energy more skillfully and effectively, and whoever can use every bit of true energy to attack their opponent instead of wasting it, will gain more advantages.

For Li Dachui, such a scene of masters dueling was nothing short of a grand feast.

I observed carefully, pondered deeply, and learned diligently.

Both of these people entered the Innate Realm decades ago, and Kou Zhong was even said to have had one foot in the Divine Travel Realm back then.

Their mastery of internal energy had truly reached a level that was beyond comprehension, beyond even the most unpredictable and supernatural.

After only a short while, Li Dachui was able to confirm that both of these people were stronger than his old man.

Zhou Zhi ran into these two guys, and he only lost.

No wonder they're all so arrogant and full of confidence.

The two men in front of them slammed their fists together again. As a result of the collision, some of their true energy dissipated, and some things in the hall turned into dust.

Only at such times will the true energy of the two people overflow. Of course, as the number of times they collide increases, the amount of overflowing true energy also increases.

Moreover, each time Kou Zhong's true energy overflowed, it was more than usual. It seemed that Kou Zhong's strength was indeed diminished due to his injury, so his control over his true energy was not as good as Yang Jian's. If this continued, Kou Zhong's losses would increase, and with the balance of power shifting, Kou Zhong would inevitably lose.

A wisp of true energy spread to Li Dachui's front, and within that wisp of true energy was an aura that Li Dachui was extremely familiar with—the Phoenix Flame.

When Li Dachui reached out, wanting to intercept the wisp of true energy and experience the difference between the Phoenix Flame of the Divine Travel Realm and the true energy, the wisp of true energy twisted and swam away like a fish.

Li Dachui was stunned for a moment, and he immediately focused his attention on this true energy.

As the true energy traveled to a certain point and stopped, there were actually more than a dozen other true energies around it.

After seeing all this, Li Dachui suddenly understood.

Kou Zhong is so cunning.

In terms of current strength, Yang Jian is indeed stronger than Kou Zhong. However, in terms of meticulous control over his strength, Kou Zhong, who once had one foot in the Divine Travel Realm, is far superior to Yang Jian.

Kou Zhong was well aware of his weaknesses, so in every clash, he would deliberately release a little more true energy. However, unlike Yang Jian's true energy, which would simply dissipate, this released true energy would sneakily gather together.

Of course, it was under Kou Zhong's control.

Kou Zhong is getting weaker and weaker, but outside his body, he is creating an assassin that Yang Jian will never expect.

Li Dachui couldn't help but sneer. Seeing another wisp of deliberately released true energy seemingly wandering aimlessly in the ruins, he stretched out his finger.

A wisp of phoenix fire drifted out and met the wandering true energy.

As Li Dachui expected, because Kou Zhong's true energy had been entangled with the Phoenix Flame for decades, loving and killing each other, they were too familiar with each other. Therefore, this wisp of true energy had no resistance to this wisp of Phoenix Flame, and the two were closely combined.

Seeing that it was effective, Li Dachui was overjoyed.

If he had been exposed just now, he was already prepared to jump out and join forces with Yang Jian to take care of this guy first.

But now, he has new plans.

Carefully simulating the Qi of Heaven and Earth into the Phoenix Flame, it moved wisps among the broken walls and ruins, finding that familiar aura and immediately attaching itself to it.

As the battle between Kou Zhong and Yang Jian intensified, Li Dachui had imbued almost all of Kou Zhong's released true energy with the Qi of Heaven and Earth.

Compared to Phoenix Fire and Moonlight Weak Water, Qiankun Qi is like a super healer.

The mother has found her son!

How could a son resist the love his mother gives him?

As Yang Jian's advantage grew increasingly obvious, and his smile widened, Li Dachui, hiding in the shadows, was also overjoyed. Yang Jian was about to lose!
However, Kou Zhong couldn't win either.

"You're too old!" Amidst the loud laughter, Yang Jian's ten fingers, like hooks, gripped Kou Zhong's shoulders. This was the first time he had been able to truly touch Kou Zhong's body since their exchange. The moment they touched, the true energy within his body surged towards Kou Zhong like a raging tide.

Kou Zhong grabbed the other man's wrists with both hands, struggling against him, but a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Hmph!" he uttered a single word.

The wisp of true energy that Kou Zhong had been hiding outside attacked Yang Jian from all directions in an instant.

The scheme that Kou Zhong had been setting up since the very beginning of their fight was finally coming to fruition.

Yang Jian was shocked to feel the violent fluctuations of the external energy.

Yang Jian wanted to break free from Kou Zhong, but his wrist was firmly controlled by his opponent. Although Kou Zhong was weaker, he could still hold off Yang Jian for a moment, but the external true energy attacking him destroyed Yang Jian in an instant.

With a roar, Yang Jian poured all his inner energy into Kou Zhong. Kou Zhong's body, which was already riddled with wounds like a broken sieve, was now even more riddled with holes, but he still held onto Yang Jian tightly.

The hidden true energy was completely absorbed into Yang Jian's body.

Yang Jian groaned, blood flowing from all seven orifices, and every breath he exhaled seemed to carry the smell of sulfur.

Kou Zhong released his grip, and Yang Jian slowly took a few steps back.

“Yang Jian, a master of the Innate Realm, it’s not about who has more abundant true qi, but about the control and mastery of power!” Kou Zhong leaned against a pillar and laughed smugly: “We’ve all reached the Innate Realm, so how much difference can there be in the depth of our true qi?”

"Thank you for your guidance!" Yang Jian snorted. "I'll definitely be more careful next time. But next time, you won't be a match for me!"

Kou Zhong chuckled and said, "The poison of the Phoenix Fire has also entered your body. Without the Black Ice Stone, you'll be slowly suffering for the rest of your life! Still want to fight me? You've missed your chance!"

Yang Jian narrowed his eyes. "You're just a middleman. Do you think this little bit of fire poison can stump the Yang family of Hongnong? Kou Zhong, you come from a small, insignificant family. How could you possibly know the strength and resources of the Yang family!"

“Unless your Yang family has a divine ability!” Kou Zhong said, “Even if a middleman gave you the Phoenix Fire, you’ll still suffer.”

As he spoke, Kou Zhong absorbed all the true energy that Yang Jian had forced out back into his body.

Laughter came from inside the room, a laugh that didn't belong to either of them.

Amidst laughter, Li Dachui stood up from the ruins and walked over to the two men, who were utterly astonished.

"Actually, you two don't need to think that far ahead, because neither of you will have a chance to leave here alive!" Li Dachui slung his Minghong Blade over his shoulder, beaming with pride: "To be able to kill two Xiantian masters in one go, such an achievement is probably only surpassed by the Crown Princess a few decades ago, right?"

Yang Jian slowly took a step.

The person who suddenly appeared was undoubtedly a master of innate skill; otherwise, he could not have escaped the notice of both him and Kou Zhong. At present, both he and Kou Zhong were severely injured, but killing them would not be an easy task.

Defeating a master of innate talent is easy, but killing them is much more difficult.

"You can't escape!" Li Dachui glanced at Yang Jian, laughed, and snapped his fingers. Yang Jian's expression changed instantly. Then, a blue flame burst forth from Yang Jian's body, and from Li Dachui's fingertips, another blue starlight leaped up and merged with the starlight on Yang Jian's body. With a boom, the blue starlight instantly enveloped Yang Jian.

"Phoenix Departs from Fire!" Kou Zhong blurted out.

"Magistrate Kou, thank you for your cooperation. Without your schemes, how could the true Phoenix Flame have silently invaded this Lord Yang's body?" Li Dachui laughed heartily. Amidst his laughter, Yang Jian painfully collapsed to the ground, desperately trying to fight back against the raging Phoenix Flame within his body.

Without uttering a word, Kou Zhong shook his arms, unleashing all the remaining true energy within him towards Li Dachui.

However, the moment those true energies left his body, they all burst into flames. Every strand of the true energies that Kou Zhong had just inhaled was now imbued with the Phoenix Flame.

"Kou Zhong, you should have died twenty-seven years ago. Today I'm sending you to meet your comrades!" Li Dachui swung his sword, and the Phoenix Flame suddenly extinguished all the flames, leaving a wisp of white mist that enveloped Kou Zhong.

Moonlight and Weak Water!

Water and fire are incompatible!
Kou Zhong stared at Li Dachui, and like Yang Jian, slowly sat down on the ground.

The moonlight and the weak waters also eroded Yang Jian.

Both innate masters now understood that their time was up, but they couldn't understand why someone could simultaneously master both Phoenix Flame and Moonlight Weak Water.

"Who are you to the Demonic Sect?" Yang Jian gave up resisting. He had first been tricked by Kou Zhong, and now he was attacked again by this person in front of him. His life force had long been cut off. He just wanted to know who had killed him: "How could you possibly have simultaneously refined the Phoenix Flame and the Moonlit Weak Water?"

Li Dachui stroked his sword, looked at the two men, and smiled, "Gentlemen, I am He Qingqiu's son, and I send my greetings!"

(End of this chapter)