I picked up the scattered attributes

After silently repeating it to himself a few times, Ye Yi finally smiled again, pretending not to see Zhu Youniang, and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Mo Yushu beside him, saying with a smile:

"Speaking of which, I must thank Senior Brother Mo for his righteous help yesterday, and today, thanks to his advice, we were able to properly curb the arrogance of the man surnamed Feng."

"Brother Ye, please don't say that."

Compared to yesterday, Mo Yushu's arrogance had subsided considerably. Upon hearing Ye Yi's flattery, he merely shook his head and smiled, saying, "In the end, I was just eager to learn and spar with a master so that I could improve myself more quickly."

"This Fellow Daoist Feng's strength is admirable. Therefore, I am indeed very interested in seeing where the limits of his strength lie."

“That’s true. Although Senior Brother Fang’s talent is slightly inferior to yours and mine, he has been cultivating for longer and just opened up his sixth divine wheel last month.”

Ye Yi did not refute, but chuckled and echoed, "There are eight levels in the Opening Wheel Realm. Senior Brother Fang is already at the sixth level. Perhaps after some more years, when Senior Brother Fang advances another step, we will have another elder?"

He suddenly lowered his voice and instructed one of his disciples, "Is the Reflection Jade Talisman ready?"

"Reporting to Senior Brother Ye, my three fellow disciples and I each brought a Reflection Jade Talisman, and we're just waiting for the battle to begin," the disciple hurriedly replied.

Both Ye Yi and Mo Yushu smiled upon hearing this.

Now that we've come to the dueling arena and stepped onto the life-or-death stage, some things... are no longer up to Feng Xia.

Although Feng Xia is a distinguished guest of the sect, they would not really want to kill him. However, in battle, swords and blades have no eyes, and there are special restrictions on the life-and-death arena, which is enough for them to suppress Feng Xia and thoroughly study him!

"Young man surnamed Feng, you probably never imagined that this isn't a martial arts arena, but rather a sect's dueling ground!"

"You're not stepping onto the martial arts arena, but onto our sect's life-or-death arena!"

……

"Fellow Daoist Feng, you are still too young."

On the massive arena, seeing the surrounding light curtains firmly closed, Fang Yong's smile gradually shifted from naive to mocking: "Do you know what kind of place this is?"

Feng Xia was taken aback for a moment, then smiled innocently and said, "The life-or-death arena of Qianqiu Valley, is there a problem?"

Fang Yong immediately burst into laughter: "Life and death arena? You're so wrong! This isn't a life and death arena at all! It's the martial arts training ground... Wait, you know this is a life and death arena?!"

Feng Xia nodded again, grinning to reveal a mouthful of white teeth, his simple smile unchanged:

"I know, what's wrong?"

"You...you know about the arena of life and death..."

In an instant, cold sweat broke out on Fang Yong's back, his lips twitching as if he were losing control: "Then don't you know... the 'fair combat' mode on the life-or-death arena..."

"Of course I know."

Feng Xia scratched the back of his head and asked in surprise, "Fellow Daoist Fang, aren't you going to start the battle yet?"

He couldn't wait to harvest a wave of attribute light orbs.

Surely Fang Yong, a rough and rugged man, wouldn't drop any more embroidered or other sparkling light?

"You even know this... Never mind!"

bang bang dong!

Fang Yong's heart skipped a beat. He gritted his teeth and thought to himself, "This isn't a 'life-or-death duel,' but a 'fair duel.' Even if he knew beforehand, he couldn't change the course of the battle!"

Fair Duel Mode.

As the name suggests, the Life and Death Arena is filled with countless restrictions that will suppress those with higher cultivation levels to the same level as those with lower levels.

At the same time, the weapons and equipment used by those with supernatural powers will be subject to corresponding restrictions in order to ensure fair combat as much as possible.

Under these conditions, it will be easy to find out what's going on with Feng Xia!

"I am already at the sixth level of the Opening Wheel Realm, while you are suppressed by the Life and Death Arena. In a direct confrontation, I can defeat you just as well—"

Having already stepped onto the stage of life and death, how could he easily admit defeat?

Fang Yong made a decisive move, and a pair of metal gauntlets appeared in his hands, with flames spreading from them, radiating intense and scorching heat that caused the surrounding air to distort!

Thousand Autumns Valley is indeed known for its swordsmanship, but not all disciples devote their energy to swordsmanship.

For example, Fang Yong's physique was naturally superior to that of ordinary people. With his later cultivation, he can be described as a rare master of boxing in Qianqiu Valley!

When he attacks with all his might, he can unleash nineteen punches in a single breath, each capable of shattering stone tablets and splitting rocks!

"Feng Xia, take this punch first!"

Fang Yong roared and unleashed a powerful punch with both fists, his figure charging like a raging bull, exuding an astonishingly fierce aura.

With each large step he took, his aura weakened further.

When Fang Yong arrived in front of Feng Xia, the fluctuations of true energy on his body had weakened to the point that they were almost indistinguishable from those of an ordinary person. Even the flames on his gauntlets seemed to be inexplicably suppressed, and they vanished without a trace with a "pop".

Finally, Fang Yong's fist, as big as a sandbag, slammed into Feng Xia's chest.

Feng Xia: "?"

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Chapter 0027

The moment Fang Yong attacked, Feng Xia had already gathered his strength, his sword mind clear as a mirror, ready for close combat.

As the saying goes, "Despise the enemy strategically, but take the enemy seriously tactically."

Then, he watched helplessly as Fang Yong grew weaker and weaker, until finally a limp punch landed on his chest.

In fact, Feng Xia couldn't be sure whether it was a punch or not, since the force of that punch was really too weak...

"Fellow Daoist Fang, what's wrong with you?"

Feng Xia couldn't help but frown, raising his voice a few decibels: "You want to challenge me? Then show some manly spirit and have a proper fight!"

"Look at yourself now! What kind of state do you look like?!"

"Of course I want it..."

Fang Yong's face turned bright red, and his mind went almost blank.

He had no idea where things went wrong.

He pretended to be honest and simple to lure Feng Xia into his trap, falsely claiming that the Life and Death Arena was a martial arts arena, and tricked Feng Xia into participating in the fair combat mode. His purpose was to bring Feng Xia to his own level, so that even if he could not defeat him, he could still find out the secrets of this mysterious young man.

At that time, as the greatest contributor, he will surely receive a generous reward.

However, it does not.

His once-proud cultivation level was inexplicably suppressed to its lowest point, almost no stronger than before he began cultivating. His pair of fiery gauntlets were also suppressed by the restrictions of the Life and Death Arena, becoming almost indistinguishable from ordinary gauntlets!

"How could it... have turned out like this?"

Fang Yong's face was filled with bewilderment.

His cultivation was suppressed in an astonishing way. Doesn't that mean that his cultivation was much more profound than that of the mysterious Feng Xia, and by far more than just a little bit?

The fact that the Flame Gauntlets' power was suppressed meant that Feng Xia... didn't have any treasures on him at all.

So……

What exactly makes Kazeka so strong?

"You... what exactly is your cultivation level?!"

"What cultivation level?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Xia was taken aback for a moment. Then he scratched his head and a smile appeared on his face, even more honest and simple than Fang Yong before: "I estimate that in a few more months we will be able to open up the first divine wheel."

Fang Yong's mouth dropped open instantly.

How many more months until...the opening of the first divine wheel?!

Doesn't that mean he's not even at the Divine Wheel Realm? Going to the life-or-death arena with someone who doesn't even have a Divine Wheel, and choosing a fair duel mode, it's understandable that his cultivation would be suppressed to the last thread.

As a senior disciple who had been in the sect for many years, Fang Yong instantly analyzed the entire incident.

He understood the道理 (principles/reasoning), but...

How come Feng Xia is so strong?!

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Fang has no intention of attacking? Then, it should be my turn now."

Feng Xia slowly raised one hand, clenching his five fingers into a fist.

Upon seeing this, Fang Yong was greatly alarmed and raised his hand to try to block the attack.

But in the next moment.

Feng Xia's fist suddenly magnified in his field of vision!

boom!

A clear fist mark appeared on Fang Yong's face, his nose bridge was sunken, his mouth was full of broken teeth flying everywhere, and his body was involuntarily thrown into the air, flying backward as if he had been hit by an elephant, and finally crashing into the light screen of the life and death arena.

Boom!

A tremendous roar echoed throughout the entire duel hall.

At this very moment, Ye Yi and Mo Yushu, standing below the arena of life and death, still had smiles on their faces.

The two were still chatting and laughing, dreaming about the future.

"On the stage of life and death, life and death are determined; this saying is indeed true."

A faint smile flashed in Mo Yushu's eyes as he thought to himself, "No matter your background or cultivation level, once your entire background is figured out, it's as if your life and death are in someone else's hands."