248: Unequal Bet

Li Shude took a few steps forward, pulled out a fiery red long spear from her Storage Ring, pointed it at Lu Xingchen, and said in a deep voice, "Please enlighten me!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "I didn't plan on fighting you with weapons."

Hearing this, Li Shude paused slightly, then said in a deep voice, "Is War God His Excellency afraid of hurting me with a weapon? If so, I'll put away my Fiery Glow Spear as well."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "That's not what I meant. What I meant was, I won't use weapons, I won't attack proactively, and I'll just stand still. You can use any method to attack me; as long as you can make me retreat half a step, you win."

Upon hearing this, the entire audience was in an uproar.

"Holy cow, did I hear that right? Stand still and let Li Shude hit him? War God His Excellency's words are too arrogant!"

"Lu Xingchen is only a Six-Star Martial Ancestor. If he goes all out, defeating Li Shude shouldn't be a problem. But for him to propose such an unequal bet, is he really that confident?"

"This is clearly an insult to Li Shude! He's not putting the Saintess of Fenyang Sect in his eyes at all. If Lu Xingchen wins, I'll eat my words directly."

"Alas, while War God His Excellency's talent is exceptional, he's still too young, and his Heart-Nature isn't stable enough!"

Li Shude frowned tightly, "Lu Xingchen, are you insulting me?"

Lu Xingchen shook his head slightly and chuckled, "In my eyes, this isn't an insult; it's just that the gap in our strength is too great. Only with these competition rules can it be considered fair."

"Li Shude, this is also the last bit of Face I'm giving you. If you win, this Teleportation Array will forever belong to Fenyang Sect to manage. If you lose, then we'll proceed according to our previous agreement."

"If you are unwilling to accept this bet, then I will have no choice but to write to the Righteous Path Alliance and have them send people to handle this matter."

Hearing this, Li Shude's heart jolted.

The other party was willing to use the Righteous Path Alliance to pressure her, just to engage in such an unfair bet.

Is the Human Race War God truly so invincible?

Li Shude didn't believe it.

She was determined to unveil the mysterious veil of the Human Race War God.

"Alright, I'll take your bet!"

Lu Xingchen placed his left hand behind his back, extended his right hand forward, and beckoned to Li Shude.

"Come on!"

Li Shude's expression hardened. She gripped her Fiery Glow Spear tightly with both hands, and her Dou Qi surged wildly into the spear shaft.

"What powerful Dou Qi! Is this the strength of the Fenyang Sect's Saintess? Such Dou Qi intensity can already contend with a Five-Star Martial Ancestor!"

"Normal. She is, after all, the Saintess of an Eighth-Rank Sect, the Fenyang Sect, and a front-runner among the younger generation in Qingzhou. It's normal for her to have the ability to fight above her Realm. I'm curious to see how Lu Xingchen will handle this?"

"If the news of the Fenyang Sect's Saintess defeating the Human Race War God gets out, Lu Xingchen will be scorned by countless people."

"I'm a bit looking forward to that scene."

Facing the Human Race War God, even with such an unequal bet, Li Shude showed no carelessness and immediately went all out.

However, she still played a small trick.

Her Dou Qi was pushed to its limit, but she didn't use her ultimate move.

After a brief period of charging, Li Shude held the spear with both hands and thrust it forward fiercely.

A fiery red Dou Qi spear flew towards Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen still had his left hand behind his back, and his right hand raised forward, adopting a blocking posture.

A Dou Qi Shield appeared around his body.

The Dou Qi spear struck the Dou Qi Shield, creating ripples, but it failed to break through the defense.

In just ten seconds, Li Shude's full-power strike gradually dissipated.

Lu Xingchen stood still, his single hand raised, completely unmoved.

As soon as this result appeared, the entire audience was in an uproar.

"Holy cow, Lu Xingchen really didn't move an inch! He actually did it!"

"As expected of the Human Race War God, this level of strength is truly terrifying!"

"I knew it, War God His Excellency dared to make this bet because he was confident."

"What a pity, I didn't see the result I wanted."

"Wait! Look, Li Shude hasn't given up yet!"

With her first attack failing, Li Shude's brows furrowed slightly.

When the Dou Qi spear hit Lu Xingchen's Dou Qi Shield, she was surprised to find that half of the Dou Qi on the spear instantly vanished.

Needless to say, this must be Lu Xingchen's doing.

This Lu Xingchen indeed had some skill and didn't lose Face as the War God.

But this was within her expectations.

She hadn't gone all out yet!

"Burning Flame Art!"

Li Shude let out a low cry, and the spiritual Qi around the Teleportation Array frantically gathered towards her.

The aura around her body suddenly soared, and her Realm increased from Four-Star Martial Ancestor to Six-Star Martial Ancestor.

As soon as this change occurred, discussions immediately erupted around them.

"A secret technique that can temporarily boost one's Realm? Li Shude actually has such a trump card!"

"The preciousness of such a secret technique far exceeds ordinary Martial Skills of the same rank; it's a powerful trump card that can turn the tide. Fenyang Sect's foundation is indeed profound!"

"Now that both their Realms are the same, it will probably be quite difficult for Lu Xingchen to block Li Shude's attack!"

"I wouldn't be so sure. War God His Excellency can block it once, so he can naturally block it a second time."

Li Shude let out another low cry.

"Fire Cloud Art!"

Immediately, she clasped her hands together, forming an enigmatic hand seal.

A fist-sized fireball appeared in her palm, scorching the surrounding air.

Lu Xingchen's Soul Power was incredibly strong, and he immediately sensed the extraordinary nature of this move.

Li Shude's so-called "Fire Cloud Art" must be a High-Grade Earth Rank Martial Skill, and far stronger than ordinary High-Grade Earth Rank Martial Skills.

But it hadn't entered the ranks of Heaven Rank.

Lu Xingchen raised an eyebrow slightly.

This Li Shude had something up her sleeve.

She didn't show any contempt for him; her previous full-power strike was merely a probe and an enticement.

To entice him into underestimating her, and then defeat him with the "Fire Cloud Art."

The fireball in her palm had restrained Dou Qi, condensed to a single point, making it very difficult to perceive if he didn't have Spirit Realm Middle Stage Soul Power.

But now, unfortunately, there was no 'if.'

Lu Xingchen immediately unleashed the "Vajra Barrier," consuming some of the Qi and blood in his body in exchange for a massive amount of defense.

A golden light appeared on the originally milky-white Dou Qi Shield.

Li Shude also saw that golden light, and her heart immediately sank.

This Lu Xingchen probably hadn't fallen for it; he had also strengthened his defense in some way.

But it didn't matter, she had absolute confidence in her own strength.

With their Realms being the same, even if she couldn't break through Lu Xingchen's defense, making him retreat one step would absolutely not be a problem!

The fist-sized fireball collided with Lu Xingchen's Dou Qi Shield, creating ripples, and then the fireball exploded with a roar.

A powerful shockwave emanated, pushing back the people from both Sects around them, with many even falling to the ground.

For a moment, the scene was chaotic.

No one had expected that Li Shude's small fireball would possess such immense power.