When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 280 My holy light is male, your holy light is female.

Inside the "Dantian" hall, two people, forty meters apart, probed each other on either side of the Yuanqi pool.

In more martial arts terms, this is called a "clash of minds".

Qi is governed by the spirit; fluctuations in the mind will cause fluctuations in Qi, which will then be seen as an opportunity by the other party.

A master who has condensed the divine intent of martial arts might even be able to sense the slight fluctuations in mental energy and seize the opportunity to launch a direct mental attack.

Even if we can't defeat the enemy in one blow, we can at least gain the upper hand.

Therefore, trash talk is applicable at any stage, and it will never be outdated even after becoming a martial arts master.

However, when masters clash, it usually involves a high level of sophistication, and trash talk is rare. That's why the sophisticated term "clash of minds" came about.

Clearly, Catherine was quite knowledgeable about Dongxia culture. Although Bai Ze spoke Dongxia language, she could still understand the meaning of "sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight".

"The premise of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight is not to be discovered by the tigers."

Ekaterina retorted, "Wolves may be cunning, but they can't fool a tiger. And once they're seen through, even the cunning wolf has no way out but death."

This is clearly referring to Bai Ze's current predicament.

Originally, we were just watching from the sidelines, observing the tigers fight from the mountain, but now it seems that both tigers are quite cunning.

Rhine openly attracted attention, even luring away the dragon, while secretly sending people to seize the fruit.

Catherine went even further, arriving in person.

If Bai Ze hadn't reacted quickly enough, she would have succeeded by now.

As she spoke, a radiant light, like water, permeated the surrounding energy around Catherine, and the air itself began to ripple with this radiance.

Catherine exuded a solemn and sacred aura, confident and composed, as if she had already seen through Bai Ze's scheme.

However, Bai Ze was not buying it.

"Have you truly seen through it?"

Bai Ze glanced meaningfully at Ekaterina's back, at the passage she had entered through, and said, "Even now, you may not know what this place is, or who left traces here. If you knew that Koshche had conducted experiments here, would you still be so calm as to test me?"

Upon hearing this, Ekaterina remained outwardly calm, but Bai Ze had already noticed a very slight fluctuation in her aura.

"It seems I guessed right."

Bai Ze's smile widened. "You don't actually know of my existence, nor do you know of any trace of Kosh'e. If I'm not mistaken, you must have secretly followed him here."

As he spoke, Bai Ze pointed to the mangled corpse on the ground.

Rhine secretly plotted against Catherine's plan, but Catherine saw through it.

When the young white man entered Qingyu Mountain, he was spotted by Catherine, who then secretly followed him.

That's why Catherine came out through the same passage.

The white youth knew the truth about Qingyu Mountain, which is why he was able to come here through the "meridian" passage. Ekaterina did not know this, but she was able to come with the white youth.

In reality, even without Bai Ze, the sixth brother, squatting there, the white youth would still not have fared well.

It will either fall into Bai Ze's hands or into Catherine's hands.

The current situation is the worst; in order to stop Catherine, Bai Ze killed the young white man.

Bai Ze's guess was confirmed. Although Ekaterina did not show any unusual expression, Bai Ze still proved his words through the faint fluctuations in her aura.

In that instant, Catherine focused her mind, and the radiant light transformed into wings, gathering around her.

However, Bai Ze did not make a move.

His goal was not to defeat the enemy, but the crystal in the center of the energy pool.

A hand suddenly appeared in the center of the energy pool and grasped the crystal-like sphere.

The surging pool water washed over the palm, and the rolling energy surged and cleansed, revealing a blurry outline of a transparent figure.

It’s Bai Ze!
He appeared to be constantly exchanging words and testing each other with Ekaterina, but in reality, he was just an illusion by the pool.

The real Bai Ze had already arrived at the center of the Yuan Qi Pool and seized the opportunity to obtain the Yuan Qi Crystal.

"A tiger's eyes don't seem to be as sharp as you think."

The phantom Bai Ze on the poolside still had time to provoke Catherine's emotions, but the violent radiance was instantly extinguished.

The folded wings of light transformed into dazzling radiance, descending from the sky and covering the Yuan Qi Pool. The military saber was drawn, unleashing a burst of light rain, which then spread out, with countless points of light falling towards Bai Ze.

Although she is from Ursus, when it comes to swordsmanship, Ekaterina is among the best of the younger generation in the Eastern Xia Federation.

"Heh, return to nothingness." Bai Ze, who had just obtained the Yuan Qi Crystal, was not in a hurry. He held the spherical crystal in one hand and loosely clenched his fist with the other hand, his true energy surging around him.

Despite its different appearance and seemingly different form of energy, Catherine's radiance is actually a form of primordial energy.

All primordial energy, as long as it is not a yin-yang fusion, can be restrained by Bai Ze.

Catherine's radiance, in the end, could not escape the category of Yin and Yang, and was definitely not of the nature of Yin and Yang in sync.

As the words became law, Bai Ze's true energy reacted spontaneously, clashing with the sharpness of the light with a force of mutual restraint. In an instant, only mist rose up, the light disappeared, and the sharpness vanished.

"Five-colored divine light".

With another clear shout, five-colored divine light burst forth like a rainbow, the five elements shifting and clashing with the military saber that shot towards them head-on.

Metal (3), Wood (5), Water (2), are unified and evolved by the Yang element.

The nature of the radiance was reflected in Bai Ze's mind, and the five-colored divine light also changed accordingly, interacting with it in a mutually restraining manner.

At the same time, a dazzling light erupted, and an overwhelming holy radiance shone brilliantly, illuminating the saber.

"Heavenly Holy Light".

The five-colored divine light intersected with the heavenly holy light, the divine light flowing and dazzling, yet without making a sound.

The surging vital energy within the "Dantian" hall suddenly rushed towards the point where the two intersected, and then a vast expanse of energy erupted, the mist turning into smoke and clouds, stirring up all directions.

The five-colored divine light had evolved into an aura of restraint, but due to Ekaterina's profound fighting spirit, it was unable to completely dispel its radiance.

Since Bai Ze achieved success in cultivating the "Cantong Qi", he has rarely encountered an opponent who could rival him in terms of power. Especially after he entered the five-star level, even Yun Shu, who was at the six-star level, was defeated by the five-colored divine light.

This was the first time Bai Ze had encountered someone like Catherine.

In the blink of an eye, the five-colored divine light and the heavenly holy light collided once more, and the booming sound finally echoed out.

"Heavenly Wheel Sword Dance".

Ekaterina swung her saber, the gleaming blade reflecting a dazzling light, striking the five-colored divine light. At the same time, beams of light formed behind her, streaking across the sky like shooting stars, hurtling towards Bai Ze.

However, the five-colored divine light was ever-changing, and no matter how the light sword changed, it was always swept away by the divine light and vanished into nothingness.

But as time went by, Catherine's momentum began to rise steadily.

boom!
The divine light and radiance clashed again, and the head-on collision was no longer silent, but instead stirred up the sound of wind and thunder. A figure flew backward diagonally, flashing with five-colored divine light, and neutralized the light swords that were chasing after him one by one.

At the same time, ripples spread out in the radiance, and the intense fluctuations stirred up a faint, almost imperceptible, praise.

“She is not the light, but she is a witness to the light.”

“That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.”

The sounds of praise seemed to come from the void, surrounding Catherine, and the dazzling light formed intricate halos that swirled around her.

Her momentum was increasing dramatically, rapidly, and wildly, seemingly without end, climbing wildly.

Under the overwhelming force of this aura, Bai Ze even felt insignificant, as if facing a giant god, like an ant looking up at the sky.

'It's the choir; she's drawing upon their power.'

Bai Ze's mind raced, and he had already determined the peak that Yekaterina would eventually reach.

That was a power that even a seven-star martial artist would find difficult to resist.

'We must stop her.'

Upon realizing this, Bai Ze's true energy evolved, suddenly withdrawing from the state of five-colored divine light and evolving into another pure white radiance.

He chanted in a loud voice: “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but war. For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.”

Catherine's expression suddenly changed, because what Bai Ze said also came from the sacred scriptures.

As Bai Ze's voice faded, Ekaterina suddenly sensed that some of the continuously transmitted light was detached from her own.

At the same time, the pure white light emanating from Bai Ze gradually shone brightly.

He stole a portion of the chorus's power.

"How is that possible?" Ekaterina exclaimed in surprise.

Even when Bai Ze pointed out that Ekaterina was bluffing, she had not lost her composure. But now, faced with the theft of the Choir's power, this "Daughter of Ursus" could no longer hide her shock.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze smiled slightly and said, "Because my holy light is male, and your holy light is female. When a female meets a male, it naturally won't work."

(End of this chapter)