121 Sparring Against He Ji (1/2)

He Ji was surprised at the sight of the Qi sword, but he did not hesitate and lifted the sword high into the air before slashing down at Xue Wei with around seventy percent of his power.

He dared not use his full power from the start in case he might end up severely injuring Xue Wei, but another part of him wished to see whether or not this young outsider was truly as magnificent as he claimed.

Xue Wei's eyes narrowed. He could sense that this He Ji was not going all out, but even so the strength of this young man from the He family was no joking matter. This was a true ninth layer Earth Warrior.

There was no doubt that Xue Wei could defeat him if he relied on his Mind Infestation, but he also understood that this would be a very tight battle without having access to Forbidden Rush and Mind Infestation.

The Qi sword in his hands swung out and met He Ji's descending sword stroke. A loud 'clang' resounded in the sparring field as the two weapons collided against one another.

Xue Wei continued to pour Qi into this sword, to maintain its form, but he felt a shockwave of energy pouring into his arm from the collision.

He gritted his teeth. Even when He Ji did not go all out, he was still capable of causing Xue Wei to feel as if the bones in his arm were on the verge of splintering.

”Time to try something different,” Xue Wei thought as he retreated a few steps, swung his body around itself, and kicked out.

Kick of the Forgotten Kings!

The duo was close to one another, so He Ji couldn't help but set his jaw with a serious look on his face when he saw Xue Wei spin his body around before the kick came crashing down on him. This was not a simple kick!

Azure Qi coated the leg as it connected with He Ji's waist. The tribal youngster tried to move his sword to the side to block it, but he was not fast enough, forced a few steps back at the end of Xue Wei's spinning movement.

The crowd was shocked; a ninth layer Earth Warrior had actually been forcefully pushed back by a sixth layer Earth Warrior. This was something that they had never expected to see.

He Ji was the most surprised one on the sparring field. He had known for sure that Xue Wei was not to be taken lightly, but the fact that he was capable of fighting back to such a degree had stunned him.

Xue Wei was also surprised. He knew that the Kick of Forgotten Kings was a profound martial arts technique, but it had only been able to push him back so far.

He Ji was still at his peak condition, so from this Xue Wei could sense that there was a massive difference between the two. Rather than feel dejected, however, a smile sprung up on his face. This eagerness to do battle was something he had almost forgotten.

Although he wanted to fight with all he had, he was not willing to let himself be consumed by his innate bloodlust at present.

There were a lot of hidden aces up his sleeve that Xue Wei was not willing to use in this sparring match. Firstly, he would not use the Forbidden Rush as promised. Secondly, the first clause included Mind Infestation.

Thirdly, he had learned the hard way why he should not use the transformation skill of the Azure Dragon Scripture. Lastly, he had no confidence in being able to keep his sanity while letting his bloodlust loose.

These abilities were all sealed, so Xue Wei was facing a mammoth challenge that he himself had no confidence in winning.

But even so, a grin was spread across his face. Before He Ji could recover from being pushed back, he maintained his momentum and advanced, yelling, ”It's not over yet!”

Shattering Mountain Palm!

Arcane Fist!

Two hands, two abilities. One hand contained within it the power of the domineering Shattering Mountain Palm while the other rippled with the aura of the elusive Arcane Fist.

Xue Wei had successfully trained all the abilities he had gotten from the Heritage Ring with the exception of the Heart of Fire. Heart of Fire was a last resort attack, a last stand where one would burn their heart blood essence, and thus it was not something you could feasibly practice.

”Harrumph!” He Ji forcefully stopped his recoil by stomping on the ground, and shot forward once more. The sword in his hand went horizontally against both the Shattering Mountain Palm and the Arcane Fist at the same time, the collision erupting into a billow of dust and the visible ripples of a shockwave.

Two beams shot out from the cloud of dust. Both Xue Wei and He Ji were retreating fast, their clothes disheveled, and their eyes were filled with a fighting spirit.

”Again!” Both of them yelled out. Xue Wei used the Arcane Fist and the Shattering Mountain Palm combination attack again. This time, he was using everything he had in the attack. His strength was completely maxed out.

He Ji was also using a martial art technique, but Xue Wei was unsure of what the name of the technique was as he had never heard of or seen it before.

Small dots of light like rain drops through a shower was lit up, and gathered at the tip of the sword that He Ji held in his hands. These dots of light were individually weak, but when they merged together, even Xue Wei could feel a bit of danger coming from this swordlight.

Once again the two clashed, but Xue Wei was the one suffering a loss this time. He Ji was not holding anything back, injecting every last shred of strength he had into his martial arts technique. Although Xue Wei was relying on high ranked skills, he was still at a disadvantage.

His organs were shaking from the impact, but Xue Wei was too excited to notice it. Previously, he had been able to fight above his layer, but this was the first time he had really been able to have a hearty fight with someone who had a battle strength similar to himself.

He had either fought beasts that would commit suicide, humans he could kill within a few moves, or fled from battle against Sky and Heavenly Warriors.