Chapter 15: Ji Yanling, Dual Extreme Realm, Shock!

Seeing that both had gathered, Peak Master Sun Huowang of Tianhuo Peak did not waste words; with a casual wave of his hand, various fire-attribute weapons floated in mid-air.

"For the sake of fairness, the two of you may choose a weapon from here; these are all of the same quality."

Zhao Hongying stepped forward, grabbed a fire-wood spear, and gave it a flick; the spear tip hummed and trembled.

Ji Yanling chose a three-foot longsword, flicked the blade, and it emitted a crisp sound.

"There is no need to go to any arena; this place is spacious, so prepare yourselves and begin immediately."

A Peak Master spoke.

With so many King-realm experts presiding here, there was no fear of the two making any mistakes.

"Your Highness, then Hongying will not stand on ceremony."

Zhao Hongying spoke suddenly, and the crowd immediately sensed a different tone.

This Zhao Hongying seemed to have a special attitude toward Ji Yanling.

Only Peak Master Sun Huowang of Tianhuo Peak had a smile on his old face, as if he had long known the connection between the two.

Hearing Zhao Hongying's words, Ji Yanling's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly; she naturally understood the deeper meaning, and some memories surfaced in her mind.

"The Chihuo Dynasty? My mother in this life seems to have come from the Chihuo Dynasty!"

Ji Yanling suppressed her inner thoughts and nodded at Zhao Hongying.

"Just go all out; I will not hold back either."

Hearing this, the crowd was momentarily stunned.

Listening to Ji Yanling's words, why did it feel as if her cultivation was higher?

This little girl seemed a bit conceited!

"After all, she is a Saint Body prodigy, so some arrogance is normal. Letting Hongying dampen her spirit will surely be beneficial and harmless for her future cultivation."

Sun Huowang thought this to himself, stroked his long beard, and looked at the two in the arena.

Their gazes met, and the battle was on the verge of breaking out.

Swish—

The two young women simultaneously unleashed their movement Spirit Arts, gripped their weapons, and charged toward each other.

Zhao Hongying was like a spirit snake, dragging her spear across the bluestone floor, sparks flying, before suddenly whipping it out; the spear tip thrust forward directly.

Ji Yanling's fire-attribute Lingling erupted beneath her feet, dodging Zhao Hongying's spear, and she slashed her longsword diagonally, unleashing flame Sword Qi.

Feeling the power of that flame Sword Qi, Zhao Hongying was shocked; she immediately dragged her spear back to block, her protective Spirit Art erupted, and she was forced back more than ten meters.

"Such powerful flame Sword Qi!"

Everyone present exclaimed in surprise.

Once the two began to fight, their cultivation auras were exposed completely.

"It has been less than a month, and her cultivation has actually reached the peak of Foundation Establishment? For the cultivation speed of a Saint Body, this is considered fast, right?"

A King-realm Peak Master spoke in shock.

Ji Yanling seemed to have practiced some kind of technique to conceal her aura; they had not seen her specific realm before, thinking she was only at the Qi Refining Realm, or perhaps the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

At this moment, many Peak Masters had stiff expressions; they suddenly felt they couldn't save face and looked toward Sect Master Liu Ruyan in unison.

Sure enough, Liu Ruyan was not surprised by Ji Yanling's cultivation; she had clearly seen through it long ago.

A Peak Master immediately sent a secret voice transmission, cursing angrily.

"Who the hell said Ji Yanling hasn't been cultivating properly during this time? She's already at the peak of Foundation Establishment! We just berated Han Yu so harshly to the Sect Master; isn't this just making the Sect Master watch a joke!"

"Eh, don't be anxious, what does this have to do with Han Yu? Doesn't it just prove that Ji Yanling's talent is good? If she can be this fast cultivating alone, if she gets our guidance and sufficient resources, wouldn't she just take off!"

"That makes sense. Don't panic, keep watching. Even if she is at the Ninth Heaven of Foundation Establishment, she will undoubtedly lose against the Ninth Heaven of Immortal Platform Realm. This disciple, we are determined to have her!"

"Eh, it's agreed, no matter who takes this Saint Body prodigy as a disciple, they must give the others some compensation!"

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The Peak Masters discussed in secret, but on the surface, they remained calm, full of the demeanor of experts.

Only Sect Master Liu Ruyan looked at Ji Yanling in the arena, a touch of surprise appearing in her beautiful eyes.

"As expected, she is an Extreme Realm cultivator, and a dual Extreme Realm in Body Tempering and Qi Refining at that. This little girl has quite the ambition!"

"A dual Extreme Realm, coupled with a Saint Body, even if she uses Foundation Establishment to counter-slay Immortal Platform, it is not impossible."

"Is this the reason why that boy is so calm?"

Liu Ruyan's autumn-water-like gaze looked at Han Yu, her curiosity growing more intense.

"I can see some of that little girl's background, but this boy is somewhat unfathomable!"

Liu Ruyan possessed the Hanshui Saint Body and could use the fluids within the human body to perceive the details of others.

Logically, as an Emperor-realm powerhouse, neither Ji Yanling nor Han Yu should be able to escape her perception; she should be able to see them clearly at a glance.

But these two juniors were both a bit strange; one had mastered some profound technique, concealing her aura tightly, making it impossible to perceive unless she exposed it herself.

The other was even more outrageous; he didn't seem to be using any technique to conceal his aura, but the degree of his aura's restraint far exceeded the former.

"Could this boy be a hidden Peerless expert, coming to my Youxian Sect to enjoy a reclusive life?"

Liu Ruyan pondered in her heart, then smiled at herself.

She had watched Han Yu grow up, so how could he be a Peerless expert? He must have just obtained some kind of opportunity.

While Liu Ruyan was deep in thought, the battle in the arena had entered a white-hot stage.

Ji Yanling and Zhao Hongying continuously unleashed various Spirit Arts; these Spirit Arts were all based on themselves, with their weapons as extensions, requiring close combat to exert their full power.

This involved a branch of Qi Refiners; in combat, some people liked to practice long-range attack Spirit Arts or control long-range Treasure Artifacts to attack.

Others preferred close combat, using various Spirit Arts to augment themselves and enjoying the pleasure of hand-to-hand fighting.

A long time ago, most Qi Refiners were the former, which led to them being very weak themselves, requiring Body Cultivators to protect them in every battle.

However, as the Body Refining Great Dao declined, Body Cultivators became fewer and weaker, leading many Qi Refiners to have no protectors, so some blazed a new trail and created this close-combat path.

All kinds of special Spirit Techniques were created, greatly accelerating the decline of the Body Refining Great Dao.

Many Body Cultivators painstakingly tempered their physiques to increase their physical strength, only for those Qi Refiners to casually use a Giant Strength Technique to make their own strength skyrocket; who could endure such a contrast?

Rather than that, it would be better to become a melee Qi Refiner and save decades of detours.

It could be seen that Ji Yanling and Zhao Hongying in the arena had both activated their respective constitutions, with different constitutional visions appearing on the surfaces of their bodies.

One slashed with a long sword, surrounded by a flame phoenix.

One thrust repeatedly with a long spear, with a red-refined fire snake slithering about.

Zhao Hongying had already stepped into the Immortal Platform Realm, possessing a trace of fire-type Immortal Power for reinforcement.

Therefore, even though her constitution was inferior to Ji Yanling's, she occupied the upper hand for a long time under the circumstances of having a crushing advantage in cultivation.

But Ji Yanling was a dual Extreme Realm cultivator; the Body Tempering Extreme Realm gave her a powerful physique, far surpassing Zhao Hongying in this aspect.

The Qi Refining Extreme Realm also made her Lingling intensity extraordinary, coupled with her Saint Grade constitution and the combat experience brought by her past life's memories.

As time passed, she actually gained the upper hand, and with one final sword strike, she pierced Zhao Hongying's protective Spirit Technique, the blade coming to rest against her throat.

"Your Highness, I have lost!"

Zhao Hongying wore a smile; she was not angry because she had lost, but rather, there was uncontrollable excitement in her eyes.

Ji Yanling frowned slightly and shook her head.

"You did not use your full strength!"

"You are at the Immortal Platform Realm Peak; you clearly could have unleashed a more powerful Fourth Tier Spirit Technique, yet you used the same Third-order Spirit Technique as me!"

Zhao Hongying was silent for a moment, then slowly said.

"I already have such a great advantage in cultivation; there is no need to push my luck with Spirit Techniques as well."

"Furthermore, Your Highness is always able to find the flaws in the Spirit Techniques I cast and break them with the minimum amount of power."

"Even if I had cast a Fourth Tier Spirit Technique, the final outcome would have been the same."

Ji Yanling nodded upon hearing this.

"You are right; even if you had gone all out, I still would have defeated you."

"However, if there is a next time, I still hope you do not hold back; that is better for both of us."

Ji Yanling's tone was indifferent; Zhao Hongying nodded, and just as she wanted to say something more, she was interrupted by Liu Ruyan.

"Everyone, did you see clearly?"

Liu Ruyan looked at the group of Peak Masters with a smile; at this moment, everyone was already dumbfounded.

After a moment of silence, someone swallowed a mouthful of saliva and slowly spoke.

"Sect Master, could it be that that is the Extreme Realm?"

Liu Ruyan nodded slightly and added: "It is Body Tempering plus Qi Refining, the dual Extreme Realm!"

Hearing this, the group of Peak Masters immediately felt complex emotions; now, thinking back to their previous words about Han Yu leading Ji Yanling astray, they couldn't help but feel a bit ashamed.

Who leads someone astray by leading them to a dual Extreme Realm?

Even if it were just the Extreme Realm of Body Tempering and Qi Refining, the resources consumed would be enormous—enough to allow a cultivator with average talent to slowly cultivate to the Core Condensation Peak Stage or even the Primordial Spirit Initial Stage!

Where did this Han Yu get so many resources? Is he really this extravagant!