Longevity with My Offspring

For Yan Wuji, failing to take down Shen Wang was embarrassing for him, and his Fiery Rock Battle Body wasn't suited for prolonged battles. If he didn't win quickly, he would be at a disadvantage.

Knowing how the situation might change, he became anxious and launched even more fierce and frequent attacks, but all were either dodged by Shen Wang or skillfully countered.

Unable to contain himself, he taunted Shen Wang, "If you're a man, then fight me with honor!"

"Am I not fighting you now? Or do you think I'm just playing a game?"

Shen Wang retorted with humor, not in a hurry at all. The longer the fight dragged on, the more advantageous it was for him.

Hearing this, Yan Wuji's gaze turned dark, and he stomped his foot.

Boom!

A ring of flames spread out like a huge wave, launching a large-scale attack and sealing off Shen Wang's maneuvering space.

He leapt up, transforming into a massive fireball, letting out a roar as he charged toward Shen Wang.

"Oh, so you want to settle this in one go?"

Seeing through Yan Wuji's intentions, Shen Wang also leapt up, but instead of charging forward, he rapidly ascended.

Seeing Shen Wang leap up instead of dodging, Yan Wuji sneered, thinking that the man couldn't avoid him and would just become a target.

He stomped on the arena once more, pursuing Shen Wang from behind, gathering Spiritual Essence in his fist to form a mass of flames, like a spewing lava, heading straight for Shen Wang.

"The reason I jumped up wasn't to dodge, but to gain a bit more time...to cast my spell."

Shen Wang smirked playfully, his hands already forming seals as the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi began to gather.

Using his own Spiritual Essence as a foundation, he conformed to the rules of heaven and earth to condense the Dharma Seal, incorporating Spiritual Telekinesis to harness a large amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, thereby unleashing power beyond his own strength.

This is Magic!

The spell he was casting at this moment was a top-grade Magic.

Fire Python Technique!

Fireball Technique, Fire Snake Technique, Fire Python Technique, and Fire Dragon Technique form a series of progressive spells from lowest to highest within the fire element spells. They are widely known.

In other words, they could be considered common techniques.

But as Shen Wang said, even common techniques are more than enough to confront an enemy.

The air fluctuated, the Fire Attribute Spiritual Qi gathered, causing the roar of a beast, as a giant Fire Python over ten feet long quickly formed.

In the face of this sight, Yan Wuji narrowed his pupils, cursing internally for forgetting that this person had other means.

Previously, he had been chasing this person, subconsciously thinking that was the extent of his abilities, aiming to capture him swiftly.

As a result, when he jumped up to pursue, he thought Shen Wang was a target, but before he could strike him immediately, he had instead become the target himself.

It was too late to dodge now. He gritted his teeth and simply put all his strength into his fist, roaring, "Fiery Rock Fist, break it for me!"

His massive fist erupted with even more Flame Power, rolling over and over, transforming into a pillar of fire like lava, continuing upward.

The Fire Python before Shen Wang had taken shape. He pointed a finger, and it immediately swung its head and tail, letting out a hiss as it attacked downward.

Both were utilizing Fire Attribute Elemental Power, primarily a red color, though Yan Wuji's radiance was a darker red.

In an instant, the area around the arena was covered in a red glow, causing everyone to subconsciously look up, their eyes reflecting the sight of a Fire Python and a lava fire pillar.

Crash!

The two collided high in the sky with a loud bang, and the fiery heatwave spread out, the center's Fire Python shattering rapidly from head to tail amidst its roars.

"Although casting Magic is quick, it's ultimately formed of pure energy, lacking the substantial boost of Divine Techniques."

"The advantage of Magic lies in its ability to attack from a distance repeatedly for attrition, but at this close range, it has no advantage."

"It's probably over; he seems to be weaker by a notch."

Seeing this, some people shook their heads, making their own judgments.

Magic and Divine Techniques are inseparable means for cultivators.

Magic emphasizes Spiritual Power, with divisions into ordinary spells, Spiritual Techniques, etc., each with four grades.

Divine Techniques require bodily assistance and are also grade-segmented, with First Grade being the lowest.

Magic and Divine Techniques each have advantages; Magic requires more time to cast and is flexible, while Divine Techniques are faster to execute, albeit with relatively more limitations.

However, if one were to compare the two, Divine Techniques of the same level have stronger destructive power than Magic, mainly due to the support of the physical body.

The stronger the body, the greater the destructive power.

The influence of this common knowledge, along with the Fire Python indeed being inferior, led them to believe Shen Wang would be defeated.

At this point, a woman's voice expressed a contrary opinion, "That may not be so. Have you forgotten that his body is also very strong? And that it took until now to force out even one spell."

People looked over to see a woman in her twenties wearing a black and white long dress with a pill furnace emblem on her chest. She had her hair tied up, hands clasped behind her back, her eyes seemingly glowing as if she could see through the flame-engulfed duo in the sky.

Her skin was fair, her hair jet-black and sleek, her features delicate, and her demeanor graceful, like an elegant orchid, independent of the world, beautiful and moving.

"Senior Sister Liu!"

"Wow, Senior Sister Liu from the Alchemy Pavilion, rare to see indeed."

Many male disciples instantly became excited, the allure of beauty distracting them from watching the outcome of the battle in the sky, turning their attention to this beautiful senior sister instead.

No matter how intense the arena battle was, it couldn't compare to the allure of a beauty, especially this fairy-like senior sister.

Liu Ruyan only smiled faintly, her gaze unchanged, her red lips slightly pursed as she muttered, "This Junior Brother Shen is quite something indeed."

In the air, a series of thudding collisions were heard amidst everyone's discussions, followed by a cutting sound of cracking.

The flames spurted for a while, revealing some sharp edges that shattered the aftermath of the earlier collision.

The firelight began to spread, and among it, chunks of stone scattered and fell.

Soon, someone exclaimed in surprise.

They saw a massive figure plummeting down in a disheveled manner, the stone shell on his body shattered more than half, and some of the cuts were neat, with residual knife marks.

The originally attacking Yan Wuji was now in a defensive stance, blood marks appearing on him, his face ugly.

This guy actually used a blade!

Just now, when he shattered the Fire Python with a punch, intending to take down the man in one sweep, a large blade descended directly, breaking through his Fiery Rock Battle Body.

The subsequent strikes were increasingly fierce and swift, and his status began to peak and wane, enveloped by the opponent's turbulent blade momentum, rapidly breaking through the protective rock armor and injuring his body.

The final slash almost left him unable to defend, causing him to fall back onto the arena in a sorry state.

"You have no chance. Surrender, or my next slash will seriously injure you."

Shen Wang held the Black Death Blade King's blade, which was far superior to the previous Black Death Blade, made of Magical Treasure-level material. However, before the Black Death Blade King had a chance to refine it, it had become Shen Wang's weapon for fighting.

"You're despicable!"

Yan Wuji gritted his teeth, feeling unwilling as he hadn't used his weapon or armor yet.

Initially, he didn't want to use them out of arrogance, thinking Shen Wang also wasn't using any weapons.

Even if he used them now, his status wouldn't support him reaching peak condition.

"You didn't use them yourself, so how is it my fault?"

Shen Wang shrugged, "This arena doesn't prohibit using weapons, does it? Or do you want to continue fighting?"

"Hmph, this time you were clever. What does a victory matter, you haven't even officially become an Inner Sect Disciple, you won't enjoy any benefits."

Yan Wuji withdrew his power, the Fiery Rock Armor on him vanished, and he did not continue fighting.

Knowing that if he continued, he wouldn't only fail to gain anything but might also embarrass himself, he conceded by claiming the opponent's use of weapons as the reason.

This way, others would only think he lost because Shen Wang used a weapon early, sparing him too much disgrace.

"Clever enough, indeed."

Shen Wang sheathed his blade, unbothered by the opponent attributing his loss to his use of weapons, and said, "In the future, you folks from the Body Refining Pavilion better show some respect. Dare to show off in the Array Refining Pavilion again, and I'll beat you up every time."

"Whatever!"

Yan Wuji snorted coldly, turned, and left, ignoring Xie Jintong and the others.

In the Hundred Refining Sect, strength dictated voice, and losing half a move meant there was no point in boasting or making threats, it would only make him appear as a sore loser.

"He admits defeat fairly."

Shen Wang nodded, glanced at the crowd, and gave a nod to Li Yuanliu, briefly gazing at the distant tied-haired beauty before turning away.