Chapter 945: The Sudden Exchange

“As a newly ascended world, our Spirit Luxuriant World is happy to receive pointers from fellow experts of other worlds!”

Since there was no way to reject it, why shouldn’t they accept the challenge gracefully?

Not to mention the fact that if they were truly able to join and show off their strength in an exchange between the various worlds, they would be able to gain recognition from others quickly. The True Immortals from the Spirit Luxuriant World might also gain a better understanding of the path ahead and gain an opportunity to take another step on their road of cultivation!

As soon as Zhang Xuansheng spoke, a mocking sneer that didn’t even try to hide their disdain rang through the air, “What a useless world. You guys merely forced yourself into the Martial Void Realm with the help of your Elysiums and there is no future for all of you. How the hell do you sound so casual when accepting the challenge? You’re a disgrace to all of us here and you’re just staining our ears with your useless words.”

The person who spoke came from the Spirit Abundance World, but it wasn’t Imperial Uncle Xiong.

When the words of the unknown expert from the Spirit Abundance World rang through the air, Zhang Xuansheng’s sneer came. “Right. We’re a useless world with garbage means. We don’t have too much knowledge either, but we managed to force the Spirit Abundance World back. Oh, wait a minute, we managed to force them back twice. What a shame. I apologize for embarrassing myself in front of the experts of the various worlds...”

If the Martial Void Realm experts of the other worlds roared with laughter after hearing Zhang Xuansheng, nothing much would happen. However, the people chuckling noisily and uncontrollably were True Immortal Fei Zhang and the other experts of the Spirit Mammoth World.

“You... Preposterous! How dare you try to embarrass us?! You’re not qualified to do that! Heh, we were only unable to use our full strength because of some other world’s interference... If we went all out, you won’t even be able to put up the slightest resistance!” The True Immortal from the Spirit Abundance World who spoke was clearly someone who hadn’t been through much. He embarrassed himself time and time again and he even sounded flustered by Zhang Xuansheng’s retort.

“Oh...” Yang Taihe’s voice rang calmly through the air the next moment. “Alright, since that’s the case, why don’t we just stop pretending to tolerate each other’s existence here and fight? I hope fellow experts from other worlds can be the witness to our battle. How’s that?”

The Spirit Luxuriant World was obviously not an opponent of the Spirit Abundance World. However, since the Spirit Abundance World started it, there was no point in holding back. Anyway, even if the Spirit Abundance World goes crazy and goes all out, they would most likely be fucked over by the Spirit Mammoth World or their other enemies. As the saying goes, those who are barefooted wouldn’t be afraid of getting their shoes wet! An argument or a threat never hurt anyone anyway!

Moreover, the Spirit Luxuriant World had already formed and things were really different. Even if the Spirit Abundance World were to invade again with a much larger force, they would be able to get rid of several powerful experts and disgust the other party as much as they could.

Only with enough strength that could cause the other party to feel a sense of lingering fear from the losses they would suffer would the Spirit Luxuriant World be able to receive the respect they deserve.

Liu Jingsheng of the Yuanchen Sect also spoke up the next moment. “Our Spirit Luxuriant World will advance and retreat together. If True Immortal Yang says that we’ll fight, we’ll fight! Fellow cultivator of the Spirit Abundance World, if you made up your mind to exterminate our world, you better keep your promise to the fellow experts of your world. There’s no need to try again and fail. That will only drag your reputation through the mud!”

The expert of the Spirit Abundance World didn't say anything, but the laughter from experts from the other worlds also stopped.

The Spirit Luxuriant World not only didn’t back down, but their True Immortals seemed to band together! Their unity was something that actually raised some alarm bells in the minds of the experts of other worlds.

“Hmph, talk is cheap! I wonder if you have the ability to back your words up!” A foreign voice came from the direction of the spatial tunnel of the Spirit Tinkle World and he continued, “Since we’re going to exchange pointers anyway, why don’t I get the ball rolling? Fellow cultivators from the Spirit Luxuriant World, please show me how strong you really are!”

After he was done, loud rumbles filled his spatial tunnel and a massive snake emerged from the void. It spat out its forked tongue and hissed, “Fellow cultivators from the Spirit Luxuriant World, who’s going to be my opponent?”

In an exchange between experts, words and trash talk weren’t enough. One would have to back their abilities up and fight for real! After all, one would only be able to convince the masses if their fists were big enough!

As the host, Zhuge Xiang of the Star Origin Guards didn’t seem to want to stop them at all. Instead, he muttered, “True Immortal Qing of the Spirit Tinkle World is a second tier Martial Void Realm expert. Who will meet him in battle, experts of the Spirit Luxuriant World? Anyway, I have already separated the void above the Star Relay. However, I hope that all of you will show some restraint and know when to stop.”

True Immortal Qing continued to hiss, “True Immortal Zhuge, please rest assured. I know the rules. However, you might need to waste your breath with those newbies of the Spirit Luxuriant World...”

The experts of the Spirit Luxuriant World also heard Zhuge Xiang’s transmission and reminder. A moment later, True Immortal Li Jidao spoke. “I am Li Jidao of the Divine Capital Sect of the Spirit Luxuriant World. True Immortal Qing, please enlighten me!”

The words still lingered in the air when the spatial tunnel that had been opened recently started to rumble. A short silver blade tore through the void and appeared above the Star Relay!

Shang Xia was no stranger to the short silver blade. Back then, he helped Li Jidao heavily injure Zhao Wuhen, and the silver short blade was the weapon Li Jidao was using!

However, the short blade that appeared seemed to be twisting about above the Star Relay as though trying to familiarize itself with its surroundings. It was clearly feeling a little out of place.

Li Jidao’s voice soon emerged from the blade. “Apologies. It’s my first time exchanging pointers through a spatial tunnel and I have embarrassed myself...”

The snake’s body twisted and spun around in the air, but the head remained completely steady. It continued to spit out its tongue in a mocking sneer.

However, Zhuge Xiang chuckled casually, “It’s fine. True Immortal Li, there’s no harm in trying to adjust yourself properly before we begin.”

Above the blade, Li Jidao’s divine soul swept outwards. “Many thanks, Commander Zhuge. However, I can’t take too long and make everyone wait. True Immortal Qing, please.”

The sneers no longer came and a burst of hisses came from the snake as it traveled through the air. The next moment, its head plunged into the void while its body remained where it was. It seemed as though the snake had been beheaded...

However, every Martial Void Realm True Immortal surrounding the battle could clearly ‘see’ the head of the snake appearing above the short blade. It seemed to transform into a giant net as it locked onto the short blade before pouncing at it.

The moment it restrained the short blade, Li Jidao would be completely constrained and there would be no need for the exchange to continue.

It seemed as though True Immortal Qing was extremely confident in his abilities. He wanted to obtain victory on the first exchange!

However... For Li Jidao to reach the second tier of the Martial Void Realm without an inheritance and with his abilities alone, he didn’t just rely on pure dumb luck. He fought his way to the top and had a lot of experience. In fact, his path could be said to have been paved in blood!

𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

The moment he was locked on, his short blade spun in mid air and stabbed directly at the head of the snake!

With his immense battle experience, how could he not see that the other party was planning to suppress him with the first move? Since that was the case, Li Jidao would just use the most basic method to fight back. With brute force, he would challenge the other party with the might of his void origin!

True Immortal Qing clearly didn’t expect the other party to be so hard-headed and fight him directly. It seemed as though he was fighting a crazy fool! Sighing inwardly, he realized that there was no backing down now. After all, the situation was something he created and if he backed down, he would allow the other party to obtain the initiative!

Since that was the case... He would just meet Li Jidao head-on and decide the victor!

There were many True Immortals around who could tell True Immortal Qing failed to do what he actually planned. However, even if Li Jidao saw through the other party’s intentions, he wouldn’t be able to counterattack anytime soon. All he did was to brute force his way back to a situation where neither of them had an advantage.

Clang!

A loud blast rang through the skies above the Star Relay and the short blade clashed with the tongue of the beast. Their exchange didn’t seem to cause too much of a disturbance and they weren’t able to decide a victor regardless. Both sides backed away and separated themselves. It seemed like they were evaluating each other’s strength to prepare for a more intense battle.

Shang Xia noticed that even though neither seemed to gain an advantage over the other, the void above the Star Relay crumbled as chaotic streams started to appear. However, the tears and destroyed space were quickly sealed up by a faint layer of starlight. Everything happened so quickly that to the naked eye, their exchange looked like a simple clash that didn’t do anything.

Shang Xia also noticed Li Jidao’s short blade trembling slightly as he retreated. He was clearly at a disadvantage if they were to compare cultivation level alone. He felt that True Immortal Qing of the Spirit Tinkle World was a little more firm and clear on his path of cultivation compared to Li Jidao!

In other words, the inheritance True Immortal Qing was following was probably a notch better than whatever Li Jidao had developed!

Swish!

The short blade shot out again. This time, Li Jidao had taken the initiative to attack.

Since he knew that both sides were somewhat comparable in strength, Li Jidao didn’t plan on letting his opponent attack first and control the pace of the battle. He wanted to strike first!

The True Immortals watching the battle also noticed that even though Li Jidao didn’t seem completely familiar with his strength, he had extremely high combat experience.

There was no helping it. The divine souls of the True Immortals gathered quickly swept across the spatial tunnel of the Spirit Abundance World and ‘casually glanced’ at their experts.

Obviously, they knew where Li Jidao’s plentiful battle experience came from!

The next moment, a loud gasp filled the air as many True Immortals expressed their shock. As the short blade was flying at the head of the snake, it opened its mouth and spat out a mouthful of venom.