Chapter 232 - What A Beautiful Moon (2/2)

Jiao Qingtu's nine-headed dragon celestial Yuan Shen took a full blow and was sent flying, sliding across and splitting the surface of the sea into two waves a thousand feet high!

On the island, Jiao Qingtu's body quivered violently and abruptly, the wine cup in his hands exploded, splashing the wine all over his body.

His Yuan Shen was struck away for a full eighty miles before coming to a stop. The nine-headed dragon god was grievously damaged, its body lacerated with wounds, and its breath faltering.

"Thank you, Brother Qingtu for inviting me for drink." Zhong Yue stood up while his Yuan Shen returned to his back, it dispersed its third form back into a round moon; Zhong Yue stood up and said leisurely, "The moon is indeed beautiful… I will have to leave already."

Jiao Qingtu sat unmoving while the nine-headed dragon god Yuan Shen flew over, dispersing the third form back into a two-hundred-foot long Jiao Dragon coiling behind him.

Jiao Qingtu's face was gloomy and his breath was unsteady, but he smiled, "Brother Long Yue, aren't you going to stay for a little longer? Your arcane energy is indeed abundant, but I've yet to test out your comprehensive ability. The prowess of a Qi Practitioner does not solely rely on the Yuan Shen's arcane energy, but the Qi Practitioner himself."

Zhong Yue was surprised, he asked, "What is Brother Qingtu trying to imply?"

"Winning only in terms of Yuan Shen cannot determine the strongest Awakening Qi Practitioner!"

Jiao Qingtu stood up, his aura was getting stronger and wilder, more domineering, while his blood essences pierced through the sky like a dragon. "The Jiao Dragon race is valued as the strongest in combat capability in the dragon race was not because of our Yuan Shen, but our arts in killing!"

Zhong Yue frowned, he said patiently, "Brother Qingtu, what you have just said, we would decide the winner with the Yuan Shen, why did you change your mind now?"

Jiao Qingtu laughed out loud, "I didn't say we would decide the winner solely from that!"

Zhong Yue sighed, he shook his head and said, "You've lost to your heart. Brother Qingtu, your frame of mind has yet to achieve the state of calm; you've valued the name of the strongest Qi Practitioner too greatly."

Jiao Qingtu was filled with the desire to do battle, he raised his hand and said, "Brother Long Yue, shall we?"

Zhong Yue gazed deeply at him, his eyes turned into the sun and moon pupils, one like a scorching sun, while the other was a bright moon, serenely he said, "Very well then, Brother Qingtu. Three bouts, if you can take three rounds and remain standing, then I will concede defeat."

Rays of light shone from Jiao Qingtu's eyes, he said coldly, "Three rounds? Don't you think you are too conceited?"

"No, I'm not conceited at all; I've clearly perceived your prowess. You are still a fine line weaker than the 100th golden statue in the Dao Yi Palace of the Ancestral Dragon secret realm."

Zhong Yue said in a serious tone, "After these three rounds, whether you accept it or not, I will make you lie down here and pulverize the island into a flatland. And when Brother Qingtu has attained all of the Ancestral Dragon heritage, you can come to Gu Xia City of East Barren and challenge me again. So here, this is the first round!"

As he finished his sentence, his blood essences pierced through the firmament and painted the sky sanguine. Even the moon appeared to be blood-red in color!

Zhong Yue's eyes lit up and the Yin and Yang Qi lashed out, slashing at Jiao Qingtu!

Jiao Qingtu bellowed furiously. The thousand dragons soaring around him formed into a dragon wall to defend him, but the dragons in the Yin and Yang Qi's path were beheaded and could not slow the Qi down at all!

Cold sweat burst out from Jiao Qingtu's forehead as the Yin and Yang Qi pierced through the wall of a thousand dragons. Swaying his body, he showed his Jiao Dragon form, the dragon scales all over his body engraved with shield-like totem patterns, while light wheels emerged behind him as he tried to use the powers from the five realms to stop the Yin and Yang Qi!

However, the Yin and Yang Qi were still circling around him, clashing with his five secret realms. Although their speed had decreased, they were still attacking constantly, creating countless wounds on his body. The shield-like totem patterns on his scales could not defend him from the Yin and Yang Qi at all!

Meanwhile, a huge palm struck through the spot where the wall of dragons had been pierced. There were five light wheels in the palm: the Wu Xing Wheel, Wan Xiang Wheel, Shen Cai Wheel, Yin Yang Wheel and Dao Yi Wheel; the powers of all five secret realms were amalgamated into one!

In the middle of the palm, there were Jiao Dragons soaring in the light wheels, it was one of the skills in the [Soaring Dragon Hundred Forms], the [Thousand Dragon Art]!

Jiao Qingtu bellowed angrily, raising his hand in defense; his body shuddered and the dragon scales exploded away while his hands were covered in blood!

"What a beautiful moon, Brother Qingtu. May you enjoy the marvelous view."

Zhong Yue swept his palm out and struck at Jiao Qingtu's bared chest. Zhong Yue then withdrew his hands into their sleeves in mid-air while a waterspout emerged from the sea and lifted him up. With the moonlight falling down from the sky and shining on the surroundings, Zhong Yue tread on the waves and left.

Jiao Qingtu's body quivered violently. He muffled a deep groan as the wounds all over his body broke open. The dragon's blood gushed out, falling to the ground.

Beneath him, the island split apart abruptly. It was pulverized into dust, broken into small bits, and fell away into the sea.

Jiao Qingu was floating on the surface of the sea, vomiting mouthful after mouthful of blood. He struggled to get up, but his muscles weren't moving at all. The moon high in the sky was glimmering marvelously as the moonlight shone down onto the surface of the sea.