Chapter 327: The Escalation of the War
Zhao Letian felt a shock in his heart and hurriedly turned his head to look.
He saw that the newcomer's hand was ablaze with fierce flames, as though it could burn away all things under heaven, with an alarming might.
"Fiery Fire Palm? It's Xu Ye, ranked sixth in Skyfire Country, possessing the peak cultivation of True Martial Nine Layers, hmph, Soul Devouring Palm!"
Zhao Letian's brow furrowed, not daring to take it lightly, he immediately executed the earth-level Martial Technique, Soul Devouring Palm, condensing a black Palm Seal wrapped in eerie ghost energy, carrying the Fusion Force of wind, fire, and thunder, and boldly met the attack.
"Boom!"
Immediately after, the sound of an explosion rang out as the palms of both parties collided firmly.
As a result, Zhao Letian's Soul Devouring Palm Seal was completely unable to contend with Xu Ye's Fiery Fire Palm, and it dissipated instantaneously. Zhao Letian was blasted away, coughing up fresh blood and flying backward on the spot.
However, at the same time, the Divine Soul Attack power carried within the Soul Devouring Palm Seal unexpectedly surged into Xu Ye's mind, causing his body to teeter, retreating several steps in succession, his complexion turning deathly pale.
"How is this possible?"
Zhao Letian, not caring to wipe away the blood at the corner of his mouth, showed an incredulous look of shock in his eyes.
He was very clear, the Fiery Fire Palm that Xu Ye had just used, like the Soul Devouring Palm, was also an earth-level basic Martial Technique, and moreover, Xu Ye's Fiery Fire Palm only carried the Nine Layers of Power of fire. In theory, it should not be able to contend with his Soul Devouring Palm which had fused three kinds of Nine Layers of Power.
Yet, the result was that in this exchange, it was he who suffered a loss, and a considerable loss at that, with his internal organs damaged and serious internal injuries.
Zhao Letian couldn't figure it out: why he lost in this move, could it be because of Xu Ye's peak cultivation of True Martial Nine Layers? Probably not just that.
"Divine Thought Attack Martial Technique? Hmph, crooked and unorthodox, not worth mentioning. Hand over the Purple Lotus Demon Fire."
Xu Ye had the peak cultivation of True Martial Nine Layers, his Divine Soul Power was incredibly strong, and he was not greatly affected, recovering swiftly, his eyes coldly staring at Zhao Letian as he once again condensed a Fiery Fire Palm Seal in his hand, his figure flickered, charging up once more.
"Tsk tsk, want a group fight? Skyfire Country is really ambitious, Xu Ye, let me fight you with the Shock Cloud Palm!"
Just then, from Gray Wolf Kingdom's side, Nalan Yun suddenly let out a cold laugh and rushed out, striking with a palm enveloped by a faint mist, ethereal and unpredictable, towards Xu Ye.
"Hmph!"
Xu Ye snorted coldly, fearlessly meeting the attack head-on.
"Boom!"
The next moment, as palms met, a wave of shockingly powerful air ripples swept out instantaneously, forcing everyone present to hurriedly raise their hands to defend.
"Hmph!"
The result was a muffled grunt as Xu Ye's mouth leaked a trail of blood, retreating more than ten steps back.
On the other hand, looking at Nalan Yun, he had only taken three steps back, his expression as usual, showing no significant reaction.
"Nalan Yun, ranked fifth in Gray Wolf Kingdom, truly lives up to his reputation."
Xu Ye stared at Nalan Yun intently, his eyes flickering with wariness.
From just one exchange, he realized there was no small gap between him and Nalan Yun.
At the same time, Zhao Letian was also staring intently at Nalan Yun, his eyes flickering with contemplative thoughts.
He saw very clearly that in Nalan Yun's recent palm strike, he had only infused it with a single Nine Layered Cloud Formation, utilized the Shock Cloud Palm, a Martial Technique of the initial rank of the earth level, and as for cultivation, he was at the same peak of the ninth level of the true martial arts as Xu Ye, but the result was that Nalan Yun's attack was significantly more powerful than Xu Ye's Fiery Fire Palm.
"If I had faced Nalan Yun just now, instead of Xu Ye, my defeat would have been even more miserable."
Zhao Letian thought to himself, sensing that there might be a problem with his path in martial arts. The power of the three Fusion Forces was actually not as strong as the opponent's single layer of power, something he couldn't accept.
"Nalan Yun, you want to fight a battle of attrition, I'll keep you company. What skill is there in bullying the weak?"
Just then, from the Skyfire Country side, another handsome young man stood up, with a smirk while staring at Nalan Yun.
"Xiao Yan? The fifth-ranked figure in Skyfire Country, hehe, I'm actually quite interested in meeting you, but let's make it clear, it was your Skyfire Country that initiated this battle of attrition, not me, Nalan Yun."
Nalan Yun said lightly, smiling, his face showing no sign of fear.
The rank of that Xiao Yan in the Skyfire Country was the same as Nalan Yun's in the Gray Wolf Kingdom, both at fifth place, so naturally, Nalan Yun was not afraid of the other party.
"I have no desire to start a battle of attrition. I just want to reclaim the Purple Lotus Demon Fire that rightfully belongs to Skyfire Country. Such Abnormal Fire can only exhibit its greatest potential in the hands of someone from my Skyfire Country. As long as he is willing to hand over the Purple Lotus Demon Fire, I will not make things difficult for him."
Xu Ye said coldly, staring fixedly at Zhao Letian.
"Brother Zilong, what's your opinion?"
Nalan Yun turned his head to ask Zhao Letian.
That Purple Lotus Demon Fire was a spoils of war obtained by Zhao Letian; only he had the right to dispose of it.
"Brother Nalan, thank you for intervening on my behalf, but this Abnormal Fire is war booty that I obtained, and I naturally won't hand it over again. If it comes to battle, I, Zhao Letian, am ready to fight to the end."
Zhao Letian first bowed in thanks to Nalan Yun, then wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his hand flashing with Spirit Light as he pulled out the Nine-star Spiritual Weapon Spear.
When it came to just exchanging fists and palms, he might not be a match for those existences at the peak of the ninth level of true martial arts, after all, to a large extent, it was a competition of the power of True Yuan, and with his lower cultivation, he wasn't at an advantage. But if it came to using Spiritual Artifacts, his advantage would be much greater.
"Haha, that's the kind of talk that should come from a man of the Gray Wolf Kingdom. Men of my prairie wage war in all directions, plundering under the heavens, only we have the share of seizing others' resources, nobody dares to covet ours. The meat in our mouths, is there any reason to spit it out again? Brother Zilong, rest assured, in this battle, I, Nalan Yun, will stand by you to the end."
Nalan Yun laughed heartily with a spirited air.
Zhao Letian was slightly taken aback; he did not expect that Nalan Yun, who usually seemed so refined, would have such a bold and unrestrained side.
"You people of the Gray Wolf Kingdom may eat meat, but we Skyfire Country people are no vegetarians either. If you want to fight, we are not afraid of you."
Just then, on Skyfire Country's side, apart from the leader, everyone else stood up, their eyes coldly fixed on Zhao Letian and Nalan Yun, as well as the people of the Gray Wolf Kingdom behind them.
The people of Skyfire Country are generally volatile in temper. The death of Lin Yu had already angered them, and even if it wasn't for the sake of retrieving the Purple Lotus Demon Fire, they wouldn't let Zhao Letian go lightly. At this moment, the forceful responses from Zhao Letian and Nalan Yun further fueled their rage, vowing to settle scores with the people of Gray Wolf Kingdom.
"Amitabha."
"Hmph, a bunch of stinky men, always shouting about fighting and killing; whoever wants to die, this palace will see you off."
Following closely, from the Gray Wolf Kingdom's side, Yanmoluo, dressed as a Fan Monk with skull Buddha beads, and Hua Qianyang wearing a pink long dress with a charming demeanor, both stood up, fearlessly facing the people of Skyfire Country.