Chapter 142: Knowing Realm Fourth Turn, A Drop of Rain Defeats Wind Qiu! (Third Update)

Zhao Xing's two-breath five-law sequence immediately shocked the watching crowd, but the actual effect still had to be judged by the result.

Because Feng Qiu had not made any extra response, still charging forward with his wind law, clearly confident enough in his own wind law.

Fifty meters out from him, gang wind formed nine great cyan swords.

Within twenty meters, two layers of concentric spheres formed, the inner and outer layers rotating in opposite directions.

At ten meters, four cyan figures wielding great axes moved alongside.

Five meters in front, four gang wind vortexes floated like nebulae — gang wind condensed to the extreme, ready to be deployed at any moment.

Because Zhao Xing controlled the weather, with the clouds hanging low, through Five Element Observation and Seeing Through the Autumn Hair, Zhao Xing also saw Feng Qiu's layered arrangements.

Strong, extremely strong.

Feng Qiu was indeed Feng Qiu — his wind law could almost be called an absolute art.

It could fully rival the might of a high-grade law.

When Zhao Xing's Heaven Frost descended, the nine outer cyan swords immediately shot skyward, tearing through the white qi net.

"Boom~"

The remaining white qi, when it fell onto the cyan spheres, rotated layer by layer, grinding the Heaven Frost to nothing.

Zhao Xing's first law was broken, and Feng Qiu was completely unaffected.

Next came Heaven Fire.

Heaven Fire was composed of pure fire-element power; meeting wind, by reason it should have been fanned into greater flame.

But as it descended, the Heaven Fire was instantly blown out.

The second layer of law was broken as well.

A wind-element spell that broke through the nine-turn limit, dealing with seven-turn Heaven Frost and Heaven Fire, displayed an utterly crushing superiority.

"Heaven Fire and Heaven Frost truly can't affect him. I want to borrow the momentum of heaven and earth, but there is a powerful presence between heaven and earth, blocking me from building momentum."

"A single law, if strong enough, can also influence heaven and earth."

Zhao Xing felt his own spells being broken, but he was not anxious.

The first two laws being broken only caused Feng Qiu a little trouble.

But with the third law, Feng Qiu's speed clearly slowed.

The third law was 【Yin Wind】.

Yin Wind rose from underground, completely ignoring Feng Qiu's nine-sword defense and the double-sphere defense, blowing into the ten-meter range.

At this moment, Feng Qiu's brow furrowed, and the four cyan axe-wielding figures immediately hacked over.

Yet that wisp of wind still slipped through between the axes, blowing toward Feng Qiu.

Yin Wind targeted the soul directly; unless one had a soul-defense treasure, or oneself also knew a Yin Wind-type spell,

otherwise, by normal means, one simply could not block the blowing of Yin Wind.

Feng Qiu was fairly alert — he immediately sent the four axe-wielding figures into action, and upon seeing that the four-axe guard still could not block it, he immediately realized this was a Yin Wind law.

And a very strong Yin Wind law at that!

He immediately raised Yin Wind to counter, but there was no response from underground.

Originally, the ten-meter distance gave enough reaction time, but failing to raise Yin Wind left Feng Qiu unable to cast a second law.

"It's already too late."

Feng Qiu immediately stopped, relying on willpower to endure head-on.

"Whoosh~"

As the Yin Wind entered his body, Feng Qiu felt as if he had become a seasick person — the whole world swayed, and he was extremely nauseous, wanting to vomit.

"Feng Qiu stopped!"

"What's wrong with him?"

"He was halfway through his charge and suddenly stopped? He had clearly already broken two of Zhao Xing's spells."

"Why is this happening?"

The watching spectators, one by one, were baffled.

Yin Wind was too concealed — formless and intangible, and it came blowing from underground — so many people didn't know what had happened at first.

Within the Reserve Si Nong, it was actually Li Feng who reacted first.

"Damn, he's pulling that trick again!"

Li Feng didn't need to look — even with his eyes closed he could guess why Feng Qiu had stopped.

Feng Qiu's appearance, compared to when he himself had taken the hit outside the Ten Thousand Li Lei Chi, could not be said to be exactly the same — it was simply indistinguishable.

"Feng Qiu clearly also knows Yin Wind — how could he not have raised Yin Wind to defend? Zhao Xing at least had some skill, but you can't be this careless either."

Li Feng was somewhat anxious, as if he were the one fighting Zhao Xing.

"Why aren't you raising Yin Wind to defend, Feng Qiu!"

"Feng Qiu also practiced a Yin Wind law — although it's not as strong as his secret art 'Heaven Sword Four Divine Winds', it has also reached nine turns."

"He couldn't raise Yin Wind, mainly because his earth-element law was suppressed."

Inside Cloud Gate, Cen Sanji watched the scene below in silence.

Beside him at this moment were three young figures — his students.

Although they were not from the Four Great Academies, becoming disciples of Cen Sanji had its own benefit: being able to watch battles between experts up close within Cloud Gate.

Moreover, they had Cen Sanji as their teacher to explain things to them.

"Teacher, didn't you say Zhao Xing cast five laws in two breaths? When did he cast an earth-element law? And which earth-element spell did he cast?"

"Five laws in two breaths is not wrong, but his Mist Concealment law was combined with an underground palace law."

Cen Sanji said: "It should be a perfected-level Boundless Underground Palace. This underground palace is pressing down on the ley lines of the Wind Thunder Canyon, causing Feng Qiu to be unable to raise Yin Wind to defend, while he himself still can."

"Yin Wind at Perfection, and the Boundless Earth Palace is also at Perfection?" A dark-skinned, short-statured Si Nong was shocked — it had only just begun, yet he already saw Zhao Xing unleash two perfected spells.

But before he could ask in detail, Feng Qiu began to act again.

The effects of the Yin Wind did not last long; within three breaths, Feng Qiu regained clarity.

"I endure the Gang Wind's baptism every day — how could my will be so easily shaken by a mere Yin Wind!"

"Today, nothing can stop me from advancing to the third rank!"

Feng Qiu's eyes were cold as he continued his charge. He was about to rush into the white mist, and thunderclouds had already gathered overhead.

But give him three breaths, and he could break through Zhao Xing.

Because the Gang Wind filled the entire canyon — there was nowhere to avoid it.

Swish~

The remaining five hundred meters were covered in an instant, pressing the mist back.

"Wah~"

The spectators outside, however, broke into an uproar.

Because Feng Qiu not only stopped — he actually turned around!

"H-he, why is he charging in the opposite direction? What spell is this?" Peng Ran was stunned, completely unable to understand what was happening.

"Why are you looking at me?" Yang Yang said helplessly. "If I understood it, I wouldn't have lost earlier."

"No, look!" Yu Chunwu pointed at the left side of the Earth Mirror. "Mist is appearing here too, rising from underground!"

"Ah, did Feng Qiu get the direction wrong?!"

…………

In the Martial Division, Fu Ying looked at the Earth Mirror and could not help feeling a jolt of alarm.

"What exactly is going on with Feng Qiu? At the start he was full of momentum, breaking through two spells in a row, and now he's not only stopped but charging backward?"

"Damn it, big bro, don't mess around!"

Fu Ying wished he could fly over and fight for Feng Qiu.

Seventy thousand points!

If Feng Qiu lost, his brothers in the Tiger Crocodile Army would take a huge loss.

And he himself would be on the verge of bankruptcy.

After all, the lion's share of those seventy thousand points had come from him!

"Si Nong Zhao is mighty!" Chen Fang clenched his fist, cheering inwardly that it was awesome.

Why did they support Xia Jing's gamble?

Their confidence didn't come from Xia Jing — it came from Zhao Xing himself!

They had spent a month with Zhao Xing during 【Supply Training】.

While farming, Zhao Xing also honed his spells. The warriors weren't far away, so they could naturally see how Zhao Xing trained.

It was then that they sensed Zhao Xing's extraordinariness — his spell realm changed almost daily. Could an ordinary person achieve such progress?

Little did they know that even the judge Zhou Ming had publicly praised Zhao Xing, and had even once wanted to learn spells from him!

…………

"Feng Qiu is going to die on the road of his charge." Zhuang Ziqing watched the duel and shook his head. "He's been deluded by Zhao Xing's spells."

"The Boundless Earth Palace gathered the mist, and it emerged from the other end of the canyon. After being affected by the Yin Wind, his body turned around, creating an 'illusion of flying backward.' He thinks he's still charging forward, but from the spectators' perspective, he's actually charging back."

"This is the flaw of a one-sided spell. Against ordinary people it's not obvious, but against a master like Zhao Xing, the flaw is magnified. Who would have thought that Zhao Xing's combat experience was actually richer than Feng Qiu's…"

Zhuang Ziqing was now wide awake, his sleepiness completely gone.

Without a doubt, Feng Qiu's choice was not wrong. The moment he entered the battlefield, he seized the Heaven-Timed Wind and charged straight at Zhao Xing — his handling was correct.

Because once Zhao Xing propped up his clouds, all of the Heaven-Timed spells except Wind would gain the advantage, and his Yuan Qi could recover — but Feng Qiu could not.

Feng Qiu could only rely on Wind spells to defeat Zhao Xing quickly, using the Wind to take him down in one go. This wasn't Feng Qiu looking down on Zhao Xing — it was simply his consistent fighting style.

He was a textbook one-trick pony who ate well everywhere.

But now, that trick had stopped working.

"Zhao Xing used six spells in two breaths, putting pressure on Feng Qiu. Before Feng Qiu could even raise his Yin Wind, he was already charging forward." Cen Sanji said.

"By the time he thought to raise it, he couldn't anymore."

"Zhao Xing's spell combinations can already be called perfectly proficient. Heavenly Frost and Heavenly Fire weren't used for nothing — they were entirely to draw Feng Qiu's attention in the air and mask the movements of the Earth-Timed spell."

"Feng Qiu's reaction wasn't slow, but he lacked effective countermeasures. If he couldn't react, he wouldn't even be able to touch Zhao Xing before losing this fight."

Going out of bounds counts as defeat, and right now Feng Qiu was charging hard through the white mist, quickly reaching the end of the canyon. If he went another hundred meters, he'd go out of bounds himself.

"The Yin Wind spell shook his mind, the Earth Palace spell gathered the mist, creating a simple 'illusion of flying backward' — and Feng Qiu was pushed to the brink of elimination!"

"He's actually a transferred clerk who was selected right after becoming regular? His combat talent is terrifyingly strong." Cen Sanji was a Nine-Joint Si Nong, and even he couldn't help cheering for Zhao Xing in his heart.

"Such talent, and the Heaven-Timed Court didn't take him. The nicknames 'Blind Cheng' and 'Wu Zhu' were truly well-earned."

Wind Thunder Canyon.

Zhao Xing floated within the mist, quietly watching Feng Qiu move away.

Feng Qiu was charging through the mist he had created, and in this process, Zhao Xing also sensed the changes his spells underwent under Feng Qiu's influence.

"At the Beginning of Lichun, the East Wind thaws; when the warm Yang arrives, the hardened disperses, and the great mist rises."

"Feng Qiu's wind blows through the canyon, just like the East Wind thawing at the Beginning — it instead усиливает the power of my 【Mist Concealment】."

"Frost and cold make the mist congeal, and the killing intent of flying things grows strong. Though the Heavenly Frost was dispersed, it усилил the Yin Wind spell, causing Feng Qiu's desire to win or lose to be completely ignited."

"The various phenological changes in the Solar Terms follow the laws of Heaven and Earth. My spells conform to these laws, and naturally their power grows."

"All living beings exist within these laws. Though these are only Phenology spells, not Phenology-Change spells, they still affected Feng Qiu — small influences accumulating produced a great effect."

Zhao Xing vaguely gained some insight, and his understanding of borrowing the momentum of Heaven and Earth deepened by another layer.

Seeing that Feng Qiu was about to step outside the boundary, he took the initiative to withdraw the fog.

He did not want Feng Qiu to lose so quickly, because this was a rare opponent to practice against. That 1 point of progress could appear at any moment, and if the fight ended and was interrupted, he might have to find another suitable opportunity all over again.

"Hm? It dispersed, the battle is over?" Feng Qiu thought Zhao Xing had been forced out of the boundary by him, but after waiting two breaths, he was not teleported out.

Feng Qiu's face changed, and he whipped his head around, an expression of disbelief in his eyes.

"What's going on, why is there fog behind me too!"

"I-I got the direction wrong? H-how is this possible!"

Feng Qiu was stunned. Could the Yin Wind technique's effect on himself really be this great?

"Kill!"

Feng Qiu did not know what had happened, but he understood the battle was not over yet. Since it wasn't over, he would try again.

Whatever technique was affecting him, before his Ten-Turn Wind Technique, it was all an illusion!

Ten turns against nine turns, the advantage is mine!

"Boom!"

The wind around Feng Qiu grew even more violent, like a breached flood, surging and roaring with terrifying momentum.

"Heavenly Frost! Heavenly Fire! Yin Wind!"

Zhao Xing still used the three techniques of Heavenly Frost, Heavenly Fire, and Yin Wind to obstruct Feng Qiu.

On the second casting, the power of the three techniques became even greater, because the timing within the Wind Thunder Canyon had unknowingly changed, becoming more suited to Zhao Xing's combat, enhancing the power of his spells.

Unable to summon Yin Wind defense from underground, Feng Qiu broke through the Heavenly Frost and Heavenly Fire, but was once again affected by the Yin Wind.

When he came to his senses, Feng Qiu looked before and behind him, and found there were again two masses of fog.

In the fog ahead, a figure flickered, as if Zhao Xing was hiding within it.

"Hmph, this must be fake, don't think you can fool me!"

Feng Qiu immediately turned around and attacked toward the rear.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom!"

Nine cyan swords shot into the fog, and at the same time the double-layered sphere rotated, trying to roll the fog upward.

Zhao Xing stood at the other end, watching Feng Qiu attack desperately. The fog-concealment technique on that side was quickly dispersed by Feng Qiu.

But re-summoning the fog became even easier.

Zhao Xing looked up at the sky, then surveyed every corner of the Wind Thunder Canyon, as if Feng Qiu no longer existed.

"The first three turns of the realm borrow the momentum of heaven and earth to enhance the power of spells. Heavenly Fire is born at the Start of Summer, Heavenly Frost is born at Frost's Descent, Fog Concealment is born at the Start of Spring. The three spells are not of the same season, yet they have formed a connection with each other. My spell realm has not advanced, but the power of my spells has grown stronger."

"When the momentum of heaven and earth accumulates to a certain degree, the seasonal change also occurs. Within the principles of heaven and earth, people, beasts, objects—nothing can escape."

Zhao Xing closed his eyes and pointed with one hand.

"Whoosh!"

Jin Guang suddenly appeared above Feng Qiu's head, and all the fog suddenly contracted and condensed into a single drop of rain.

Feng Qiu was caught off guard. He sensed something and looked up at the raindrop in the sky, his pupils instantly dilating.

The seemingly ordinary raindrop fell down.

Yet it easily crushed the nine great cyan swords and also collapsed the double-layered sphere.

"Impossible!" Feng Qiu was enraged.

He exerted all his strength to resist this single raindrop, and the rotating sphere reappeared.

But the tiny raindrop seemed to carry the weight of ten thousand jun. Upon contact, it only resisted briefly, and the sphere still collapsed.

Four cyan axe-wielding figures instantly surged upward, hacking at the raindrop.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle~"

The cyan figures seemed to freeze, then transformed into chaotic gang wind and dissipated.

It could not be stopped!

The Nine Swords and Four Gods were broken.

Only the final move remained.

"Wind Devours the World!"

The four gang wind vortices before Feng Qiu instantly merged into one. A vortex large enough to sweep the entire canyon formed with Feng Qiu at its center.

But before it could spread, the raindrop had already fallen.

"Bam!"

The storm emitted a shockwave centered on Feng Qiu.

Cen Sanji saw this scene, his eyes narrowing slightly.

For every turn a spell advances, its power and efficacy have a recognized baseline value.

Feng Qiu had given it everything he had. This move had already reached the level of eleven turns! Its power was comparable to a first-turn high-grade spell.

But this also drained Feng Qiu's vitality dry, because his Dao had not reached this level. Instead, he relied on his vitality to gather and compress wind power to stack quantity, making the power of his 'technique' break through its limit! It was like stacking many third-grade firecrackers together, whose killing power could rival a single fourth-grade firecracker.

Of course, achieving this was not so easy. Even if some people wanted to do it, they could not.

Can Zhao Xing withstand this limit-transcending move?

The raindrop finally dissipated, and even the fog where Zhao Xing stood also dispersed.

But Zhao Xing still stood firm. Although the protective Dao barrier on his body had lit up, he had not suffered a fatal wound.

"Feng Qiu, your path has gone astray." Zhao Xing said calmly. "The eleven-turn Wind Technique is indeed powerful, but this is not the Great Dao."

He pointed with one hand, and the fog reappeared, then condensed into another raindrop.

This time the raindrop was even faster. The moment it formed, it directly appeared three meters in front of Feng Qiu.

"Go back and properly contemplate the three great secret manuals. Do not only cultivate techniques, and do not only study wind-attribute spells. Otherwise, at most in this lifetime you will only reach the sixth rank."

Having said his piece, raindrops struck Feng Qiu's chest.

In Feng Qiu's despairing, shocked gaze, a brilliant golden light blazed from his body.

Hum—

The next instant, Feng Qiu and Zhao Xing vanished one after another from the Wind-Thunder Canyon.

Promotion Battle.

Zhao Xing, victory!

Feng Qiu, defeat!

"Whoa—" Seeing this scene, the countless spectators before the Earth Mirror instantly erupted in an uproar!

Thanks to 'Huangsha Du Du Yun' for the Alliance Leader position — that ID is really nice, it comes with its own location, and even has a kind of bleak, desolate feeling to it, hahaha. Your cameo will definitely be arranged later!

Anyone else who wants a cameo, you can all leave a message in the book review section, ha — I'm just worrying about names, it'd be best to bring your own background story, character personality, and such, to give this author some inspiration.

The owed chapters seem to have piled up to five now — I'll do my best to pay them all back this month!

Thanks to everyone for catching the typos — posting first, I'll fix them when I wake up!