382: Chapter 26 The Power of My Thoughts?

"Stop pondering, I already tested him. This kid is after the Heavenly Scroll and has no interest in the position of Celestial Master."

Seeing Zhang Zhiwei lost in thought after hearing his words, Lu Jin stated.

Zhang Zhiwei glanced at Lu Jin: "You mean my position as Celestial Master is less attractive than your Heavenly Scroll?"

Lu Jin said calmly: "That's what you said, I never did."

"I..."

Zhang Zhiwei was about to say something more but was interrupted by gasps from the audience.

"Hey, look quickly, this person's Soul is scattering!"

"Really."

"What should we do?"

"Damn, his own Ne Qi blew apart his Soul!"

Zhang Zhiwei looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xiao Xiao standing on the field, head bowed, his Soul drifting out of his body like wisps of thread.

Feng Baobao stood not far away, looking bewildered yet thoughtful.

She had just discovered that the closer she got to Xiao Xiao's Ne Qi, the stronger its power, but the smaller its range. She also noticed that the opponent always needed to gather power in his Dantian, deeming it a weakness, so she instinctively seized the opportunity and quickly closed the distance.

Then, she found the perfect moment, rushed in front of Xiao Xiao, and covered his mouth with her hand while he was gathering his Ne Qi, preventing the Ne Qi from being expelled.

Unexpectedly, that burst of Ne Qi detonated like a bullet misfiring in the chamber, blasting onto Xiao Xiao's own Soul.

After that, the situation became what it was now.

Hearing the exclamations and discussions from the audience, Feng Baobao realized her action just now seemed to have caused trouble.

What to do?

In the audience, Zhang Zhiwei, who also understood what happened, sighed: "Sigh, such an inconsiderate brat. Thankfully, I am here."

He was preparing to step down and offer aid.

Lu Jin beside him, however, said: "No rush, no rush. Wait until the situation is truly unsolvable, then it won't be too late for Old Celestial Master to step in and save him."

In that short time, Feng Baobao thought of a solution.

She took a deep breath, then opened her mouth and sucked in sharply.

Her posture suggested she intended to suck Xiao Xiao's scattering Soul into her mouth.

Lu Jin laughed out loud upon seeing this: "Haha, trying to suck it back in? I want to see how long her breath lasts."

The crowd in the audience was also stunned.

Zhang Chulan wore an expression of utter disbelief: "You can do that?"

Meng Li also found it outrageous.

To directly open one's mouth and suck back a scattering Soul, and what's more, it actually worked.

This Move was comparable to 'Chocolate Exorcism, Cling Film Spirit Capture'.

It truly was the power of 'My Intuition'!

However, Feng Baobao's intuition wasn't strong enough; after sucking most of Xiao Xiao's Soul into her mouth, she didn't know what to do next.

Zhang Zhiwei shook his head and prepared to act.

At this moment, Zhuge Qing and Wang Ye stepped onto the field one after another.

Zhuge Qing set up a formation to seal the surroundings, preventing the remaining parts of Xiao Xiao's Soul from drifting elsewhere.

Wang Ye started with Tai Chi, using the Wind character Spell to gather the small amount of dispersed Soul within the formation, adding it to what was in Feng Baobao's mouth, and then integrated it all together as if kneading dough. With a cry of "Go!", Wang Ye sent Xiao Xiao's Soul back into his body.

Seeing the problem resolved, the referee declared Feng Baobao the victor, while asking Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing to stay.

Because their match was next.

Meng Li instantly became interested.

Wuhou Qimen versus Wind-After Odd Gates!

Although he already knew the outcome, it didn't stop him from observing and learning.

As the referee announced the start of the match, Wang Ye flashed forward, attacking Zhuge Qing with Tai Chi Fist.

Zhuge Qing showed no weakness and immediately responded with Baji Fist.

Meng Li inwardly smiled as he watched.

Regarding Tai Chi Fist and Baji Fist, there was a famous saying: 'In literature, Tai Chi calms the world; in martial arts, Baji stabilizes the universe.'

From this, it could be seen that when the two met, they were bound to clash head-on.

However, Zhuge Qing, being a sorcerer, didn't intend to compete purely on physical techniques with Wang Ye.

Furthermore, he had performed a divination before the match and learned that he might lose!

This was hard for Zhuge Qing to accept.

He was the most talented among the younger generation of the Zhuge family, mastering the vast majority of Wuhou Qimen Arts at a young age. Most importantly, he had never failed since childhood.

Therefore, although Zhuge Qing appeared smiling and easygoing on the surface, he was actually very proud, even a bit arrogant.

But recently, he failed while cultivating the Zhuge family's final peculiar skill, the 'Samadhi True Fire'.

This failure dealt him a heavy blow, even causing a Heart Demon, and his Cultivation hit a Bottleneck.

Zhuge Qing came to the Luotian Grand Ritual this time hoping to broaden his horizons and see if he could find a way to break through the Bottleneck. Unexpectedly, he didn't find a solution, but instead, on a sudden impulse, he divined that he might lose against Wang Ye.

For a moment, Zhuge Qing's temper flared up, and he wanted to find out why.

He wanted to know how he lost and why he lost.

Thus, after a brief exchange of blows with Wang Ye, Zhuge Qing utilized his sorcerer techniques.

The Wuhou Qimen Formation was deployed!

Facing an anxious Wang Ye, Zhuge Qing said seriously: "I never underestimate my opponent, and I ask Daoist Wang not to underestimate me either."

Wang Ye sighed.

He certainly didn't underestimate Zhuge Qing.

On the contrary, he knew how formidable Zhuge Qing was, which is why he was anxious to attack first, aiming for a swift victory.

Otherwise, if Zhuge Qing deployed the Wuhou Qimen Art, his only chance to win would be to use his ultimate trump card: Wind-After Odd Gates.

Wind-After Odd Gates was one of the Eight Peculiar Skills, and exposing it in public would inevitably attract trouble.

But now, his initial assault had failed, and the Wuhou Qimen Formation was active—the situation was tricky.

"You really know a lot," Wang Ye joked, his tone helpless.

As he spoke, he darted in front of Zhuge Qing and struck towards his abdomen with one palm.

Seeing this, Zhuge Qing got annoyed. He didn't dodge or evade, but softly uttered two words: "Gen Character..."

Wang Ye's palm struck, but it felt like hitting a massive mountain; he couldn't shake it in the slightest.

"Kunlun?" he muttered, retracting his Move, turning, and walking away: "Completely immovable, how embarrassing."

Zhuge Qing saw his lazy demeanor, his eye twitched, and he couldn't stand it anymore, launching an attack with the Kan Character - Water Bullet.

Wang Ye moved his feet fluidly, easily dodging it.

Zhuge Qing immediately changed his Move; the Water Bullet scattered, transforming into a water net that lunged towards Wang Ye in an attempt to trap him.

Seeing no way to dodge, Wang Ye waved his wide sleeve and dispersed the water net.

Immediately after, he leaped into mid-air and struck towards Zhuge Qing with a Tai Chi Yang Hand Move.

Zhuge Qing blocked it with a Kun Character - Earth River Cart Move.

The ground suddenly rose up like a peak. Wang Ye, caught off guard, was lifted up and sent flying on the spot.

Immediately following this, Zhuge Qing followed up with a Kun Character - Flowing Stone Move.

Instantly, several huge stones rained down, smashing towards Wang Ye, but they only scraped his face, forcing him back to the ground.

It was clear that Zhuge Qing had held back.

Wang Ye knew this. As soon as he stabilized himself, he said to Zhuge Qing: "Thank you, Zhuge Qing. If you hadn't held back, that last strike would have crippled me."

Zhuge Qing said lightly: "No need to be polite, we aren't fighting to the death."

"However..." As he spoke, he changed the subject: "Daoist Wang, how little you think of me."

"Huh?" Wang Ye didn't immediately understand.

Zhuge Qing stated plainly: "You are actually a sorcerer too, aren't you?"