The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1514

Chapter 1514: Chapter 1510 Divine Soul Clash Chapter 1514: Chapter 1510 Divine Soul Clash The next day, early morning.

As the rising sun cast its rays, the huge Martial Arts Arena of Tianji City was bathed in a sparkling brilliance.

The round-shaped Martial Arts Arena, located on the west side of Tianji City, had at its center a large Martial Arts Stage paved with Xuanwu Black Rock, which was not fixed and immobile. Instead, it could be rearranged into a dozen differently sized, variously shaped smaller stages through the Array.

Only for large-scale Yan Combat would all small stages be lowered and merged into one enormous Martial Arts Arena spanning over three hundred zhang in area.

For the first round of Soul Combat with Che Qingtian and the others, as it was only a contest of Soul Power, a small stage in the center was used.

Now, everyone had already gathered, each standing opposite each other, lined up on both sides of the Martial Arts Stage.

To the left were Che Qingtian, Nurse Yu, Hou Shan, and the others, while to the right were several Nameless Elders, along with Master Yan and Shen Luo.

As soon as they arrived at the arena, Hou Shan looked around and saw not a single spectator in the stands, which left him greatly disappointed.

“What's the meaning of this, Tianji City? A competition without even an audience, what kind of contest is that? Are you afraid that losing will be too embarrassing?” Hou Shan spread his hands and spoke with a hint of sarcasm.

“The rules of Tianji City have always been such that unless both competing parties agree, other disciples are not allowed to watch. Otherwise, onlookers are strictly forbidden,” said the Nameless Elder coldly.

After all, for the parties in combat, the process of competition often involves revealing one's strength and even trump cards, so most people prefer private sparring.

“This rule really ought to be changed in the future; otherwise, it's too boring,” Hou Shan shook his head.

“To change the rules, you'd have to win first before you have the right to suggest.” Elder Manbo said angrily.

“Heh, as if winning isn't as easy as turning over my hand?” Saying so, Hou Shan flipped over his palm to prove his point.

“Arrogant. Are you the one competing today?” Elder Mo Wang's fine eyebrows furrowed as she spoke angrily.

Today's representative of Tianji City in the battle was her, and for no other reason than that she possessed the strongest divine soul power in Tianji City apart from the Little Master.

“It's not me. Why use a cleaver to kill a chicken? Qinghu is more than enough to handle you,” Hou Shan chuckled.

The round-faced girl stepped forward and fiercely stamped on Hou Shan's foot, causing him to grimace in pain.

“Sister, the one who will be crossing hands with you today is me,” Qinghu, with lotus seedpod in hand, gave a courtesy to Elder Mo Wang.

Elder Mo Wang was slightly surprised by this appellation, paused for a moment, then hurriedly returned the gesture.

“Sister, I haven't been cultivating for long, and my cultivation level is not high, so please show mercy,” Qinghu said timidly.

“Since it involves the Sect, I'm sorry,” Elder Mo Wang hesitated a moment and then said.

Although she had a favorable impression of this young girl, when it came to critical Sect matters, she could not afford to show mercy.

“Sister, then how shall we compete?” Qinghu did not take offense and merely nodded before asking.

Shen Luo, watching this scene, didn't know why but felt something was odd and couldn't help but send a mental message to warn: “Elder Mo Wang, this girl's soul breath is irregular, but since she can represent them in battle, she must have some… extraordinary aspect.”

Due to his cultivation in the incomplete Suppressing God Technique, Shen Luo's soul power was actually not a bit weaker than Elder Mo Wang, and in some respects even more acute.

“Thank you for the reminder.” Elder Mo Wang herself had no intention of letting her guard down and immediately replied.

“Daoist friend Qinghu, the contest between you is a soul combat. The method is quite simple: it uses the Connecting Divine Array to link your divine souls together, and you will fight with your soul power to determine the victor,” said the Nameless Elder.

“Direct attacks with the divine soul? That does sound interesting,” Qinghu said with a laugh upon hearing this.

“Soul battles can sometimes be more dangerous than physical confrontations. If you know you are outmatched, you may concede defeat, and the other party must not continue to attack. Do you both understand?” the Nameless Elder advised.

“Master, if I'm unable to defeat Sister, can I admit defeat?” Qinghu turned back to look at Che Qingtian and asked.

“You decide for yourself,” said Che Qingtian indifferently.

“Alright,” Qinghu replied with a smile.

“If you lose, you will have to hand over the Elder's Token as proof,” Che Qingtian suddenly said at this time.

“That's acceptable. However, if you lose two matches first, you'll have to give us your Ink Jade Divine Machine Order,” the Nameless Elder said after a moment's thought, nodding.

“Agreed,” Che Qingtian nodded nonchalantly.

“Now that everything is clear, both of you may enter the array,” said the Nameless Elder, waving his hand as he spoke.

A burst of golden light shone on the Martial Arts Stage, and a strangely shaped Array emerged within.

Shen Luo glanced over and saw that the main body of the Array was made up of three parallel rings, with the two side rings smaller and the central ring larger.

Two passageways connected the three rings, and the inside of the rings and the passageways were all engraved with intricate patterns that were trembling slightly, emitting rings of golden halos.

Elder Mo Wang was the first to step into the right ring and sat down cross-legged.

Immediately after, a ray of light spread up from the ground, forming a semi-transparent golden cocoon that caged him inside.

Then a flash of golden light appeared from the ring beneath him, extending out a stream of light that flowed through the passageway's charm patterns into the central large ring.

The charm patterns in the central ring also lit up, and a light group that looked like clear water slowly rose up, suspended above the ring and forming a huge light curtain water ball.

On the right side of the water ball, light flashed, and a Gobi wilderness gradually emerged, with strange rocks half-covered in the sand dunes visible throughout. Some were stacked in layers like stone slabs, some had hollowed-out centers resembling caves, and others appeared wind-eroded into mushroom shapes with a large top and small bottom, distinct in shape and plentiful in variety.

And upon the largest mushroom-shaped rock sat a figure in the lotus position, which was none other than Elder Mo Wang's divine soul.

Shen Luo witnessed this and couldn't help but feel puzzled. Elder Mo Wang appeared to be a ravishing beauty, but the interior of her Sea of Knowledge was forming such a desolate scene.

On the other side, Qinghu, holding a lotus seedpod, also sat cross-legged in the left ring.

She closed her eyes, and soon her figure was wrapped in a cocoon of light. Her divine sense power spread out through the Array, flowing into the central large ring.

Before long, strange lights flickered in the water ball light curtain above the large ring, and scenery also began to emerge on the left half, revealing a pond of Bi leaf lotus. Green leaves swayed in the wind, and although no blossoming lotuses were seen, several stout lotus seedpods stood tall – compared to Elder Mo Wang's side, it seemed full of vitality.

The divine soul figure of Qinghu also appeared amongst it, a figure draped in a gauzy covering, bare snow-white feet lightly standing on a lotus leaf, lacking the cuteness of her real self but exhibiting an even more seductive and enticing demeanor.