Chapter 316: Xiong Ba VS Bai Suzhen — A Surprising Result! (1/7, please subscribe)

Bai Suzhen: "I don't know. I feel a bit lost."

Xiong Ba: "@Bai Suzhen, since you're feeling lost, how about a match? I'm very curious about Miss Bai's strength as she's about to ascend."

Bai Suzhen: "Ah… we have to fight?"

Su Xiaoxiao: "It's fine, it's just an arena match. If you die, you'll revive in the blink of an eye—no harm done at all~"

Nie Xiaoqian: "I see, I thought Gang Leader Xiong was trying to bully someone!"

Ling Zun: "Roar! (A fight, I love it—I want to fight too!)"

Xiao Bai: "A battle? I haven't recovered my memories yet, I don't even know how to fight."

Bai Suzhen: "Since an immortal is willing to teach me a thing or two, I won't refuse!"

Xiong Ba: "Good, 爽快! Not like Sect Master Yue, dragging his feet over a simple arena match."

Yue Buqun: "Those with divine abilities sure talk tough. Every time they torment this old man half to death—only a fool would want to fight you. Got the guts to wait until I have divine abilities before fighting? It's just a few points you earned from me, is it worth all this?"

Xiong Ba: "【Loud laughter】 Who's asking you to have no divine abilities!"

The arena opens.

The next moment, everyone appears in the void.

In the arena world, a gentle and virtuous woman in white stands against the wind, hovering in the sky, fixing her gaze on Xiong Ba.

At this moment, Bai Suzhen suddenly felt a twinge of regret.

The man before her was shockingly powerful—far beyond her imagination.

"Didn't they say he hasn't become an immortal yet?" Bai Suzhen thought, astonished. "I'm almost an immortal myself, how can I not see through his strength!"

"Miss Bai, after you!"

Xiong Ba was quite courteous, looking at Bai Suzhen with some surprise.

This new member claimed she was about to ascend, yet… the feeling she gave him was that her strength wasn't all that great!

"Gang Leader Xiong, after you!"

Saying so, she drew her Xionghuang Treasure Sword and thrust it toward Xiong Ba in a single strike.

Instantly, sword light filled the sky like a raging wind and sudden rain, shrouding the heavens and earth for several li around.

This display of force was leagues beyond the special effects in any TV drama.

This was only natural—the TV series of New White was filmed very early, when spell effects were still extremely crude. The focus of the entire show was never the effects, but the story.

"Fine swordsmanship!" Xiong Ba exclaimed in delight. "Since Miss Bai is showing her sword art, Xiong shall keep her company."

Saying so, a longsword appeared in his hand.

Su Xiaoxiao: "Gang Leader Xiong is actually going to use swordsmanship? I've long heard his sword art is outstanding—I wonder just how good it really is."

Zhang Taixuan: "Facing Miss Bai's sword art, he still dares to meet her with swordsmanship—I'd say it must be fairly decent."

Water Qilin: "Roar! (They're both so amazing!)"

While the others chatted, the two had already clashed.

Combat arts differ from divine abilities.

The Dao of divine abilities is unfathomable in power, wondrous and dazzling to behold—even those who don't cultivate can appreciate some of its brilliance.

The clash of sword arts, however, showed little ferocity—only sword light rising and the ringing clash of longswords.

The two soared through the air, exchanging blows thousands of times in an instant. In the blink of an eye, both understood the caliber of the other's swordsmanship.

"Not bad!"

Xiong Ba was inwardly wary. "Still, winning with swordsmanship against her will be hard. She's cultivated for seventeen hundred years—surely not in vain. Using my weakness to attack her weakness is something Xiong would never do."

He flicked his sword up, parried Bai Suzhen's blade, retreated several li, his expression hardening as he said, "Miss Bai, your swordsmanship is superb. If we keep this up, we won't decide a victor anytime soon. Let's settle this with divine abilities instead."

"Good." Bai Suzhen had the same thought. "Gang Leader Xiong's swordsmanship is excellent—I was thinking the same."

In terms of swordsmanship, she did have the edge over Xiong Ba by a margin, but actually winning would take far longer than a moment.

"Qilin Seal!"

"Samadhi True Fire!"

As they spoke, Xiong Ba and Bai Suzhen each unleashed their divine abilities and attacked the other.

On one side, the Samadhi True Fire that could burn all things; on the other, the great Qilin Seal that gathered the weight of thick earth.

The great seal was ferocious, pressing down over hundreds of li, radiating an aura that suppressed all.

Though the Samadhi True Fire was domineering as well, Bai Suzhen hadn't cultivated it deeply and couldn't display this divine ability's full might. The seal smashed down and she couldn't withstand it—the fire was snuffed out at once.

"This…"

Seeing the great seal descend, Bai Suzhen couldn't help but feel a surge of panic.

"Miss Bai, my apologies."

The next moment, the great Qilin Seal dissipated. "Xiong Ba apologizes."

Bai Suzhen let out a breath of relief and hurriedly returned the courtesy: "Many thanks to Gang Leader Xiong for holding back. This Qilin Seal is truly a supreme divine ability—this match is my loss."

"Roar! (Qilin Seal—wow, does it have something to do with Qilin?)" Ling Zun's eyes lit up as he looked at Xiong Ba, brimming with curiosity.

Xiong Ba laughed and said, "This Qilin Seal was created by the Dao Sovereign based on the bloodline secret art of the Fire Qilin. Its might is vast—what I've shown is not even one ten-thousandth of its power. If the Dao Sovereign himself were to use it, shattering a star with a single seal would be no problem."

"Roar! (Is Dao Sovereign-gege that amazing?)" Ling Zun looked at Zhang Taixuan, face full of astonishment.

Bai Suzhen also looked toward Zhang Taixuan, her face full of surprise.

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She hadn't expected this young man's Heaven's Secrets arts to be so wonderfully unfathomable, and even his own strength was likely the greatest among the group.

"Greetings, Dao Sovereign!" Bai Suzhen hurriedly stepped forward to pay her respects.

Zhang Taixuan laughed and said, "Once everyone joins the group, we're all family—no need to be so formal. Anyone else want to fight?"

Saying so, he looked toward the Water Qilin.

"Roar! (Not fighting, can't win!)"

Nie Xiaoqian shook her head: "Xiaoqian's strength is meager, I won't show off."

Xiao Bai, delicate in temperament: "I can't win either."

Xiao Bai was very clear about her own strength; among the newly joined group members, the only one she could bully was the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian.

As for the Water Qilin, whether she could win would only be known after fighting.

Zhang Taixuan: "Then let's end the arena match."

The next moment, the arena dispersed.

Su Xiaoxiao: "Speaking of which, something's not right. Isn't Bai jiejie supposed to ascend? Why can't she even beat Xiong Ba!"

Hu Yifei: "Is there a possibility — the requirements for ascension differ across realms! I remember in Dutch's Trilogy it was mentioned that in ancient times, Immortal Ascension Three was enough to ascend. If that's the case, then Xiong Ba's Divine Power realm and Bai jiejie's realm should be about the same."

Hu Yifei: "Add to that the Qilin Seal, a powerful divine ability; it wouldn't be strange if she won."