Chapter 1002

But suddenly, a glint flashed in his eyes, as if he had thought of something.

He looked toward Ji Feibai and said in a low voice, "Today is the founding day of my Cangwu Academy — a most auspicious occasion, unfit for any bloodshed. Since you wish to challenge my elder cousin, why not raise the stakes a little? Otherwise, with so many people present, if everyone wanted to challenge her, wouldn't my Sister Zhiwei be utterly worn out?"

Jiang Zhiwei's eyes lit up, and she immediately nodded. "Exactly! If you want to fight, I have no objection, but you still need to put up stakes..."

Having said that, she glanced at Jiang Beiye beside her and quietly gave him a thumbs-up.

With a chance to create extra resources for the clan, she naturally wouldn't let it slip.

After all, resources — who would ever complain of having too many?

Seeing the two of them playing off each other, Ji Feibai clenched his teeth and said in a low voice, "Fine!"

With that, he raised his hand and summoned a transparent, pale-blue thin wing. "This item is called the Sky Shuttle Wing. It is a lower-grade Heaven-rank magic treasure. Once activated, it can unleash divine speed — a protective magic treasure my father bestowed upon me..."

"Is this enough?"

As Ji Feibai spoke, he felt a pang of heartache.

One must understand that a lower-grade Heaven-rank magic treasure was already the life-bound treasure of many Primordial Spirit cultivators.

Mid-grade Heaven-rank treasures were generally only obtainable by the outstanding among Primordial Spirit cultivators.

Upper-grade Heaven-rank treasures were almost always held by Heaven-Man realm powerhouses.

Supreme-grade Heaven-rank magic treasures were mostly the life-bound treasures of the leaders of first-rate Heaven-Man factions.

Lower-grade Saint-rank magic treasures — only those top-tier Heaven-Man factions, such as the Medicine King Valley, Heart Sword Sect, Heaven Sword Sect, and the like, could possess even one as their sect-suppressing holy weapon. Those who possessed two were exceedingly rare!

As for mid-grade Saint-rank magic treasures, there were only four in the entire Eastern Domain — the nation-suppressing jade seals of the three great imperial dynasties, and the sect-suppressing treasure disk of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion!

From this, one could see just how precious a lower-grade Heaven-rank magic treasure truly was!

At this moment, seeing Ji Feibai willing to put up such a precious wager, the surrounding crowd could not help but be startled, and felt all the more the other's iron will to win!

It seemed that a battle with Jiang Zhiwei would be a sure thing — a cinch!

Under the gaze of the crowd, Jiang Zhiwei broke into a smile. "Naturally it is enough. But since this is a wager, to ensure fairness, I too ought to put up something as my stake."

Saying so, she took out a purple-gold soft armor from within the Cangwu Command Token. "This item is called the Spirit-Protecting Armor. It is a lower-grade Heaven-rank magic treasure. Wearing this armor can withstand ten full-power strikes from a Primordial Spirit cultivator, shielding oneself from harm — a magic treasure bestowed upon me by my Master!"

Ji Feibai's eyes lit up, and a trace of burning desire could not help but flash through his pupils.

Although he was the strongest prodigy of the Ji clan, because his cultivation base was thin, he could not unleash the full might of high-grade magic treasures.

Moreover, most high-grade magic treasures were the life-bound treasures of the clan's elders, and there were not many surplus high-grade magic treasures.

Thus he had only been bestowed a few Heaven-rank magic treasures for protection.

Under such circumstances, the powerful effect of the Spirit-Protecting Armor naturally made his eyes burn with desire.

A fine item — but soon it would be mine!

Ji Feibai's eyes narrowed slightly, his heart surging with excitement.

He had never expected that this sparring match would bring such an unexpected windfall!

Silently turning his head, he glanced at Jiang Beiye beside Jiang Zhiwei, and suddenly found the other fellow extremely pleasing to the eye.

Ji Feibai smiled, held his spear single-handedly aimed at Jiang Zhiwei, said no more, and prepared to launch his attack.

But just at that moment.

Whoosh—

A tremendously powerful force of heaven and earth descended from the vault of the sky, falling upon Ji Feibai and Jiang Zhiwei, then spreading outward with the two at its center, forming a circular, pale-gold transparent barrier!