#957 - Chapter 957: Vulnerable
"I see," Ye Kong said, stroking his chin as he looked at the land.
Ye Kong crouched down and touched a small patch of the barren earth.
"Thank you," Ye Kong said, as if thanking a person.
Ye Kong prepared to return to the Flowing Cloud Pavilion, gesturing farewell to the moon. With a wave of his hand, the blue, clean spirit flew back into Ye Kong's right sleeve.
In the early morning, the mountains awoke, and clouds emerged from the peaks. Amidst the lush greenery, milky white clouds drifted around the Star River Sect's mountainside, creating a hazy beauty.
"Dong ~ Dong Dong" The Xuanwu Assembly's Star River Bell rang, signaling the imminent start of the Xuanwu Assembly Peak Master Finals.
Disciples from each peak arrived at the stands, cheering for their respective masters.
The Peak Master Finals consisted of only one round: eight masters, four matches, all starting simultaneously.
Flowing Cloud Peak Master Ye Kong versus Yin Yang Peak Master Yun Jingting; Spirit Heart Peak Master Tang Yinyun versus Martial Dao Peak Master Xiao Wu; Divine Clarity Sect Master Su Tingyu versus Foundation Establishment Sect Master Yao Zidan; Myriad Flowers Sect Master Liu Ruyan versus Beast Taming Sect Master Qin Wuyi. The Heavenly Sword Sect Master did not participate in the competition.
The eyes of the Flowing Cloud Peak disciples were all focused on Arena Number One.
"Dong ~ Dong Dong Dong"
The Star River Bell rang four times, and the competition began.
The masters showed no courtesy to each other, immediately engaging in fierce combat, without even a pre-match greeting.
Yun Jingting was full of confidence, after all, Ye Kong couldn't even withstand one of his palms last night.
From the beginning, Yun Jingting launched a fierce attack directly at Ye Kong. His strikes were as swift as lightning, like a leopard or tiger pouncing, each move deadly, seeking to eliminate his opponent!
Faced with Yun Jingting's relentless assault, Ye Kong remained calm and collected, never retaliating, only dodging.
No matter how fast Yun Jingting's speed, each attack was easily evaded by Ye Kong.
"A piece of trash who only knows how to hide!"
Yun Jingting prepared the Cleaving Sky Palm.
The Yin Yang Peak's Cleaving Sky Palm was sharp and unparalleled, capable of injuring people invisibly through the air. At its peak, it could be described as sweeping away dead leaves, but Yun Jingting had not yet reached that level.
Yun Jingting's hands hung naturally at his sides, his breath held in his dantian, filling it with energy.
Yun Jingting then raised his palms, gathering energy to his chest, turning his hands outward and upward, fingertips facing each other, palms facing the sky, tiger's mouth rounded, his palms condensing a light blue element.
A large amount of energy surged and swirled around Yun Jingting. Ye Kong felt it too, and a faint, almost imperceptible arc appeared on his lips.
Yun Jingting exhaled with explosive force.
"With a majestic palm, cleave the sky and split the void!" he chanted the incantation.
Then Yun Jingting rotated once, raised his right palm high, turned towards Ye Kong, and struck down fiercely.
A powerful palm force, enhanced by Yun Jingting's spiritual power, carried the momentum of splitting the sky, striking Ye Kong through the air.
Ye Kong dodged into the air. The Cleaving Sky Palm missed, hitting the wooden barrier on the side.
Wooden fragments scattered everywhere, the broken area still emitting wisps of white smoke.
Seeing Ye Kong evade, Yun Jingting's anger gradually erupted, taking advantage of the moment Ye Kong was about to land.
"Yin!"
With a Yin Flash, he arrived behind Ye Kong.
Yun Jingting once again gathered spiritual power, waving his palm and striking through the air. The palm force shot out, like an invisible blade, directly striking Ye Kong's back.
Seeing the figure suddenly disappear in front of him, Ye Kong turned his head, preparing to turn around. As a result, the Cleaving Sky Palm directly struck him in the back.
Ye Kong grunted softly.
The disciples of Flowing Cloud Peak stood up in concern when they saw Ye Kong injured.
Seeing that Ye Kong had not dodged his Cleaving Sky Palm, Yun Jingting smiled triumphantly.
Ye Kong felt a fishy sweetness in his throat, and a trace of crimson slowly flowed from the corner of his mouth, meandering down and dripping onto the arena.
Seeing Ye Kong spit blood, Yun Jingting became smug and laughed even more wildly.
"Peak Master Ye, should I go a little easier on you?" Yun Jingting didn't forget to mock Ye Kong.
Ye Kong raised his hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, and his eyes instantly changed, filled with murderous intent.
Yun Jingting wanted to kill with one blow, urging his spiritual power into his right arm.
"Let's end this!"
Yun Jingting brought down his powerful palm, directly cleaving through the air, the palm force still emitting Yun Jingting's spiritual power aura.
Faced with Yun Jingting's Cleaving Sky Palm, Ye Kong's lips curled up, showing no intention of dodging, simply standing in place.
Just as the Cleaving Sky Palm was about to make contact, the Profound Light Shield within Ye Kong's body manifested. A golden light flashed before Ye Kong, and a golden barrier appeared, resisting Yun Jingting's Cleaving Sky Palm.
It turned out that the Profound Light Shield within Ye Kong's body needed the opponent's spiritual power attack to be strong enough to activate it and protect his body. The palm strike Ye Kong had just taken was because Ye Kong thought that the Profound Light Shield could automatically detect danger and activate the barrier. He didn't expect that the power of the previous Cleaving Sky Palm was not enough to trigger the golden barrier of the Profound Light Shield.
Seeing that Ye Kong had made no movement and his Cleaving Sky Palm had been blocked, Yun Jingting looked disbelieving.
His palm just now was incredibly powerful, how could it be blocked by Ye Kong!
Taking advantage of Yun Jingting's shock, Ye Kong attacked Yun Jingting, his speed as swift as a gale.
A red element flew to Ye Kong's right hand, condensing into Scarlet Firmament.
Ye Kong's body exuded black Tai Chi Primordial Qi.
"The sound of the phoenix flute moves, Tai Chi Primordial!" Ye Kong chanted.
A gust of energy rushed towards him. Yun Jingting recovered from his shock and, seeing Ye Kong flying towards him, immediately produced his Yin Yang Profound Jade Fan.
Yun Jingting's Yin Yang Profound Jade Fan was painted with the sun and moon, symbolizing the "Primordial Beginning" of all things. This Yin Yang Profound Jade Fan was made by Yun Jingting scouring the world for a glass filament as thin as a cicada's wing to make the fan surface, and hunting down the King of Beasts to take its tusks and make the fan bones.
This Yin Yang Profound Jade Fan combined both softness and strength, both offense and defense, and was easy to carry. It could both fan the wind to dispel heat and defend against enemies. It was simply a good magical tool for home use.
Yun Jingting flicked his right hand, and the Yin Yang Profound Jade Fan opened. With a twist of his wrist, the Yin Yang Profound Jade Fan spun rapidly, forming a circular barrier.
Yun Jingting used the Yin Yang Profound Jade Fan to resist Ye Kong's Tai Chi Primordial energy.
The two fought in the air. Ye Kong stopped attacking, giving Yun Jingting time to catch his breath.
"How could it be, how could his power suddenly increase?!" Yun Jingting wondered.
Ye Kong had clearly been struck by one of his palms just now, how could his power be strengthened now!
Ye Kong could see that Yun Jingting knew nothing about his power.
Ye Kong raised Scarlet Firmament and stabbed towards Yun Jingting. The Scarlet Firmament sword qi was pressing, and the Scarlet Firmament blade emitted Ye Kong's black Tai Chi Primordial Qi.
Yun Jingting performed hand seals, and the Yin Yang Profound Jade Fan spun, blocking in front of him.
As Ye Kong gradually approached, Yun Jingting retreated again and again.
The situation on Arena Number One changed from Yun Jingting suppressing Ye Kong to Ye Kong forcing Yun Jingting back.
Seeing that Ye Kong's advantage had come, the disciples of Flowing Cloud Peak who had been standing in the stands also sat down with peace of mind.
