Chapter 312 - Battling the Emissary (1/2)

With a flick of his wrists, the Moon Culler appeared in Lu Tianzi's right hand, and the Torrential Sabre appeared in his left.

Zuomin Ta's smile immediately faded from his face when he saw that.

”What's the meaning of this?” Zuomin Ta questioned while correcting his posture and getting into a proper battle stance, the halberd in his hands now at the ready.

Lu Tianzi did not bother replying to Zuomin Ta's words. Instead, he let go of the Moon Culler, allowing it to float freely in mid-air.

This action caused the wary Zuomin Ta to frown in confusion.

Is he trying to show off his control of Origin Force?

A mocking smile crept across Zuomin Ta's face.

First Cycle Origin Core realm martial artists were always eager to make use of their newly acquired Origin Force. The other party had probably never faced off against an opponent of a higher cultivation level, and therefore did not realise that since he was at the Third Cycle Origin Core realm, he would surely have a greater control over his Origin Force.

By letting go of the sword, the other party had essentially given it up to him!

No, that's not it.

Zuomin Ta quickly shook that thought out of his head.

At first glance, Lu Tianzi's movements might seem to be slow and casual, but every action was actually filled with absolute confidence.

There must be more than meets the eye!

But while he was being cautious, Zuomin Ta was not too worried either.

After all, he was two full boundaries above his First Cycle Origin Core realm opponent.

He was certain that as long as he did not get careless, there was no way he could lose.

Then again, before the other party could do anything unexpected, he might as well just make the first move!

Zuomin Ta's grip tightened around his halberd. With a sudden burst of power in his legs, he shot forward towards Lu Tianzi at top speed.

He thrust out his halberd, aiming its pointed tip at Lu Tianzi's shoulder.

While Zuomin Ta was intending to get rid of Lu Tianzi, he wanted to siphon every last bit of information out of him before that. To do that, he had to keep Lu Tianzi alive for as long as possible, until he got what he wanted.

Lu Tianzi looked calmly at the approaching Zuomin Ta, a silvery light flashing across his eyes.

There was only one thought in his mind right now.

Slow!

Far too slow!

Even the Second Cycle Origin Core realm Longshao Wenqin had been slightly faster than this!

Or perhaps it was simply because his senses were heightened now that he had broken through to the Origin Core realm?

Either way, it did not matter.

Lu Tianzi stood still as the pointed tip of the halberd drew nearer and nearer.

Just as it was about to connect with his shoulder, Lu Tianzi suddenly glided to the side, dodging the halberd by mere inches.

”What?!” Zuomin Ta widened his eyes in shock.

He had been absolutely sure that the attack would land!

But before he could pull back his extended halberd, Lu Tianzi had struck out with his palm, aiming straight for Zuomin Ta's chest.

His Essence energy condensed into a black mist, gathering into a thin layer that wrapped around his hand.

Palm of Thousand Venoms!

At such close proximity, the only defence that Zuomin Ta could muster in time was to gather his Origin Force at the point of contact, absorbing whatever damage he could.

Bang-!

The impact lifted Zuomin Ta from the ground, sending him flying into the air. But he recovered quickly, and remained hovering in mid-air instead of falling back down to the ground.

Looking down at Lu Tianzi from above, he gritted his teeth in irritation. ”Tch! You slippery bastard!”

Lu Tianzi sighed inwardly.

It appeared that his Palm of Thousand Venoms still had a ways to go before it could be of use to him in combat.

Even after receiving a direct hit, Zuomin Ta seemed to be just fine.

Well then, what should he try next?

After breaking through to the Origin Core realm, Lu Tianzi had not really had a chance to fight with a proper opponent.

Now that he had already decided to get rid of Zuomin Ta, Lu Tianzi was intending to take this rare opportunity to test out everything in his arsenal!

”Since you refuse to submit, I shall not show mercy anymore either,” Zuomin Ta was furious after losing out in the last exchange.

A pair of illusory black wings shimmered into existence behind him, and his strength level instantly surged.

”Die.”

Still hovering in the air, Zuomin Ta swung his halberd downwards.

Essence energy exploded out from within him, flooding into his halberd and creating the illusion of it growing multiple times in size, in turn allowing the halberd to reach the ground despite how high up he currently was.

Lu Tianzi watched as the giant halberd smash down from above. But this time, he had no intention to dodge.

Stretching out his arm, Lu Tianzi simply pointed towards the approaching halberd, and the floating Moon Culler immediately reacted.

The Moon Culler tore through the air, producing sounds of the wind as it pierced straight towards the giant halberd.

It appeared so insignificantly small as compared to the giant halberd, but its momentum did not lose out one bit.

At the same time, an illusory green vortex shimmered into existence behind Lu Tianzi.

With the appearance of his Origin Totem, the Moon Culler instantly sped up, smashing straight into the giant halberd.