Chapter 248: Twin Tigers Contending for Supremacy

"Boom—!"

Blinding lightning pierced through the dense cloud layers, and thus, the slightly gloomy heaven and earth saw a moment of brightness.

Immediately after came the belated thunder, resounding through the clouds; that lightning rent heaven and earth, illuminated the high peaks, and also stretched the silhouettes of the two people and two beasts on the arena very long, crossing each other, while a soaring momentum kept sublimating in the brewing.

"Roar!!!"

The Tian Qing Sub-Dragon shrieked, raising its proud dragon head; its body fully stretched out, over thirty meters long, suspended in the void, guarding beside Yang Chengxu while also casting a contemptuous gaze toward Zhang Tianwen's side, emitting a faint green glow, its Dragon Might unabashedly covering the entire arena.

Along with its dragon chant, a sound-wave storm that swept the void with gloom instantly surged toward Zhang Tianwen.

Looking at Zhang Tianwen's side, there was likewise a massive spirit beast; in terms of size, it matched the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon, its whole body covered in yellow-white patterns, its appearance like a tiger, four limbs thick and sturdy, on its forehead a "King" character shining brightly, exceptionally domineering; its tiger tail swayed lightly, and the void instantly exploded with sound, ripples spreading out.

As it opened its mouth, a mouthful of fangs gleamed with cold light; in its pale-red beast eyes, domineering aura leaked out; vast Beast Might likewise rose shockingly, confronting the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon's Dragon Might, the two clashing, for a time neither gaining the upper hand.

"The so-called King of Hundred Beasts... Divine Might Spirit Tiger!"

"Likewise a spirit beast rumored to contain a trace of White Tiger bloodline, the Divine Might Spirit Tiger — what a splendid dragon-tiger struggle; compared to that Tian Qing Sub-Dragon, it is also not the least bit inferior!"

"It seems this time, the match between the two will be extraordinarily spectacular!"

On the high platform, the two Peak Masters looked at their respective disciples, nodding slightly; Mu Yongxian looked at Zhang Tianwen's spirit beast, a flash of surprise crossing his eyes.

"Peak Master Mo is quite generous, to actually find such a spirit beast for his disciple — not simple."

"It's all his own opportunity." Mo Pengchen was noncommittal, smiling faintly, saying no more.

"Roar!!!"

Facing the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon's shriek, the Divine Might Spirit Tiger likewise refused to lag behind; its roar shook the four directions, and an even more fierce sound-wave attack swept out; the two canceled each other, the void rippling, qi waves surging.

"Not bad," Yang Chengxu's expression was unchanged, still indifferent, looking at Zhang Tianwen with appreciation, chuckling, saying lightly, "Brother Zhang is indeed formidable; if it were the former you, I would even fear you three parts, but now... just don't know how much strength you have compared to your peak."

"You can try and find out."

Zhang Tianwen's complexion didn't change, replying lightly; deep in his eyes, a slight ripple rose; he waved his hand, his whole cultivation base emanating — Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer Peak cultivation — in an instant like a bright lamp in darkness, stirring huge waves, resonating with his own spirit beast the Divine Might Spirit Tiger, impossible to ignore, dazzling in all directions.

"Heh. Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer Peak, what a pity; the ceiling only goes that far."

The smile on Yang Chengxu's face remained unchanged; he shook his head, also not pausing; his whole cultivation momentum burst out, suddenly not the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer the outside world spoke of, but likewise Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer.

Zhang Tianwen's eyes narrowed slightly; he exhaled a breath lightly; facing Yang Chengxu's mocking words, he didn't speak.

"Enough, I want to see just how much ability the former Wanxiang Sect's number one genius still has."

Yang Chengxu coldly laughed; before his words fell, the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon beside him instantly moved its body, dragon chants unceasing; its originally slender tail was covered in green light, enlarged a circle, lashing fiercely toward the Divine Might Spirit Tiger's skull.

"Shenlong Swinging Tail!"

This strike, immense momentum and heavy force, tore through the air; within its range, raindrops condensed and were also shattered, turning into finer water mist.

"Roar!!"

The Divine Might Spirit Tiger roared; its cold beast eyes unmoved, it raised a thick forelimb, slapping fiercely at the incoming dragon tail! Its tiger palm surged with intense white light, sharp claws swelling against the wind, slashing down ruthlessly.

In an instant, the two collided; the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon cried in pain, the Divine Might Spirit Tiger's body shook, but neither withdrew, instead continuing to wrestle.

Streaks of green light suddenly appeared; the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon exerted force, its dragon body forming a circle, head and tail connected, circle by circle surrounding the Divine Might Spirit Tiger within, slowly tightening.

The dragon horn on its forehead shot out a green light pillar, heading straight for the Divine Might Spirit Tiger at the center.

The Divine Might Spirit Tiger shook its tiger head, its four limbs stamping on the arena; the arena trembled along, yet one saw its whole body suddenly erupt in intense white light; a pair of giant tiger-paw phantoms emerged from the sky, smashing fiercely at the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon! "Boom—!"

The green light collapsed, the tiger paws also dissipating; violent qi waves swept out, raindrops in all directions sent flying — a magnificent scene of dragon-tiger struggle.

On the other side, Yang Chengxu and Zhang Tianwen weren't idle either; while letting their spirit beasts clash, the two had already exchanged dozens of moves.

"Drip-drip!!"

Yang Chengxu's figure like lightning, his steps tapping lightly on the arena; rainwater splashed up, and before it landed, he had already rushed before Zhang Tianwen, a ruthless look flashing across his face, a fist blasting out.

"The current me, though still lacking you somewhat in realm, with the Eight-Layer Spirit Platform's support, true combat power — why would I fear you."

Yang Chengxu growled low; as he spoke, his fist was covered in layer upon layer of ice thorns, flashing cold light, heading straight for Zhang Tianwen's heart.

"Eight-Layer Spirit Platform, so what."

Zhang Tianwen's gaze flickered imperceptibly; blocking Yang Chengxu's strike with a wave of his hand, lightning flashed on his leg, aiming at Yang Chengxu's lower body.

Crack-crack...

Yang Chengxu said nothing, merely smiled faintly; his body leaped up, dodging Zhang Tianwen's strike while simultaneously diving down again; as he waved, the rain filling the sky suddenly condensed into ice, turning into streaks of ice needles, all trembling at once, flying toward Zhang Tianwen.

Zhang Tianwen's complexion calm, hands like knives, flashing with lightning radiance, drawing a circle before him; instantly a purple barrier surrounded the area, blocking them one by one.

Ice needles exploded; streaks of thunder became ropes, spreading toward Yang Chengxu.

"Forget it, let's end this quickly."

Yang Chengxu waved his hand, turned his head and gave the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon a look; in an instant, intense green light, centered on the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon, bloomed outward, swiftly enveloping the entire arena.

"Tian Qing Sun Moon Light!"

Within the green light, a bright moon and a blazing sun slowly condensed solid, emitting light and heat, rising and sinking.

"A Domain? It's not only you who has one!"

Under this green light, the purple lightning Zhang Tianwen emitted vanished without trace; so he coldly laughed, looking at the sky-full of green light; an earth-shaking howl, accompanied by faint white light, spread across the whole arena.

"Domain, Tiger Roar Heaven Earth!"

The intense tiger roar raised violent sound waves; ripples swept into a storm; white light bloomed; in an instant, it confronted the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon's Tian Qing Sun Moon Light, each enveloping half the arena. "Roar!!!"

As this roar shook heaven and earth, the Divine Might Spirit Tiger's already stout body enlarged another circle; its beast eyes widened; its surrounding domain surged, wind and clouds changing.

Far away, Yang Chengxu's face showed a trace of wariness and surprise.

"Worthy of being the number one genius; truly has some means — cannot be underestimated."

Lightly exhaling a breath, Yang Chengxu smiled faintly, tone relaxed.

And the outside spectators had long since gone blank-minded, eyes full of awe.

For a time, wind followed clouds, flying sand and rolling stones; within the green light, sun and moon rose and sank; the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon's figure flickered in and out between sun and moon.

On the other side, the Divine Might Spirit Tiger's figure surged again, even pressing the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon by a head; it roared, sound waves sweeping over; its surrounding domain likewise crashed toward the Tian Qing Sun Moon Light.

"Tian Qing Annihilation Claw!"

The Tian Qing Sub-Dragon roared, unwilling to lag behind; its swimming dragon body flew forth, and atop its six claws the Green Edge swelled against the wind — six streaks of Green Edge like blades and thunder, rotating to sever all things, carrying annihilating intent, flying toward the Divine Might Spirit Tiger.

"Divine Might Radiance!"

Facing this strike, the Divine Might Spirit Tiger showed not a trace of fear; its tiger tail swayed, its four limbs exerted force simultaneously, its massive body becoming the most advantageous weapon, its whole body enveloped in a layer of faint white light forming a blessing, striking with full force at those six streaks of Green Edge! In an instant, the Green Edge collapsed, and the Divine Might Spirit Tiger suddenly stomped, actively charging toward the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon, its technique broad and sweeping, broad and sweeping, one force reduces ten meetings.

For a moment, the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon actually had a sense of being suppressed.

Yang Chengxu's complexion darkened slightly; after shaking off Zhang Tianwen behind him, his gaze struggled slightly, a moment later he suddenly smiled, and said softly:

"You are even more troublesome than I thought; it seems going all out won't do if I don't, since that's the case, then I'll hold back no longer."

Finished speaking, Yang Chengxu no longer hesitated; pinching a hand seal, a stream of light connected to his Inner Landscape, and a dragon-shaped outline slightly similar to the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon emerged on the Arena.

"Oh, finally willing to release another tamed beast? I've been waiting too."

Zhang Tianwen, seeing this, stopped the movements of his hands, his eyes showing not the slightest fear, shook his head with a smile, and likewise waved his hand; a stream of light emerged, condensing into a giant beast's illusory shadow.

"Ang!!!"

Once again a violent Dragon Chant Sound resounded through heaven and earth, but this time it was not emitted by the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon; looking closely, it was instead a swimming dragon with seven parts similarity to this Tian Qing Sub-Dragon, but its whole body's dragon scales were dark in color, it possessed eight claws, and its head bore four horns.

"Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon!"

Zhang Tianwen's gaze sank slightly; a Dragon Might even more vast and pure compared to the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon resoundingly erupted! "It's actually a Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon!"

"Hiss, Yang Chengxu actually still has this kind of trump card; this time it's over."

"Worthy of Senior Brother Yang, always letting people be so surprised!"

……

The Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon appeared, not waiting for Zhang Tianwen to make any reaction, the group of disciples below the platform were the first to have different reactions, sucking in a breath of cold air, expressions varied.

"Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon... Yang Chengxu..."

On the High Platform, Mo Pengchen's figure suddenly stood up, staring fixedly at Yang Chengxu, the depths of his eyes flashing a trace of gravity for the first time.

"Peak Master Mu truly hides deep; this kind of near-legendary beast was actually hidden until now before just barely showing its face."

After a long while, Mo Pengchen took a deep breath, suddenly smiled, his expression recovered calm, glanced at the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon whose whole body's fluctuations were obvious, and said lightly to Mu Yongxian.

"This is merely my own disciple's opportunity; I don't have the ability to get these for him. This Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon — its advancement is not thorough; if it weren't for your disciple giving too much pressure, if not for that, it wouldn't have been released."

Mu Yongxian shook his head, a trace of gloomy light flashing across his face, his expression slightly complex.

"Indeed." Mo Pengchen nodded slightly, pondered briefly, narrowed his eyes and looked at Mu Yongxian for a while, only then turning his gaze back onto the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon.

This time, he immediately discovered something unusual; thus he pondered silently for a moment.

"Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon? Incomplete, advancement completed half, not stable, but even so, it's enough to be astonishing."

On the Arena, the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon's figure shuttled constantly, appearing and disappearing unpredictably; its Dragon Might was vast and boundless, yet one could faintly sense some vacuous feeling.

"Originally I didn't want to release the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon; it's at a critical moment of advancement, I couldn't lightly let you force me to this step, Zhang Tianwen, you're quite good."

Yang Chengxu's gaze moved along with the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon's roaming, then looked toward Zhang Tianwen again, speaking softly.

"Brother Yang truly has deep opportunities, astonishing foundation; one is a Tian Qing Sub-Dragon, another is a Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon."

Zhang Tianwen's complexion, after the initial surprise, quickly recovered calm; at this moment he spoke lightly, and as he waved his hand, his other tamed beast's figure also thoroughly condensed into solidity and appeared.

"However, Double Dragons Playing with Pearl — you also look, my twin tigers, how can they accompany you in staging a dragon-tiger struggle!"

Zhang Tianwen finished speaking, laughed lightly, his gaze condensed, and he shouted low: "Experience the power of thunder, Thunder Spirit Tiger!"

"Thunder—!!!"

Following its low roar, suddenly the originally drizzling sky abruptly slashed a bolt of thunder through the cloud layers and sky's edge; the Tian Qiong trembled, torn open a gap; this thunder struck without deviation, finally booming toward a height of over ten zhang above the Arena and dissipating, leaving only circles of lightning arcs surrounding, constantly intertwining, the Thunder Spirit Tiger's figure abruptly appeared! Streaks of wind, lightning, and thunder rampaged on its body surface, its whole body's purple-green patterns rippled open an antiquity aura, its stout forelimbs stepping forward lightly.

Instantly a storm abruptly rose, lightning arcs became thunder, distantly resonating with the lightning above the Tian Qiong; the 'King' character on its forehead appeared even more domineering, composed of purple lightning, flashing brilliance, just like its identity, domineering and commanding reverence; most eye-catching was that tail, slightly swaying, a full ten circles of thunder formed rings, swaying up and down.

"Roar!!!"

At this moment of appearance, it raised its head and long-howled, violent sound waves rippling in all directions, resounding through the Yun Xiao, domineering momentum soaring to the heavens, mutually reflecting with the Divine Might Spirit Tiger, and confronting the Dragon Might of this Tian Qing Sub-Dragon and Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon, not inferior in the slightest! "Divine Might Spirit Tiger, Thunder Spirit Tiger! You actually also still have a trump card!"

Yang Chengxu's gaze condensed, looking at this scene, he laughed "hehe", his fist suddenly clenched tight, his face showing not a trace of fear, but rather blazing burning Combat Intent.

(Chapter End)