"This is the beginning of the game of power. Although there is only this piece of land in the world, ambition never ceases." Tong'er never had a serious or gentle smile from beginning to end, making Yuanhui feel a chill down his spine whenever he looked at her.

"Show me what you've achieved in your practice in recent years, let sister see…." Tong'er's eyes became extremely sharp as she spoke, and dazzling purple light flashed in her deep black eyes.

"Well then, both of you take your positions, remember, stop when you hit!" Prince Luo, who was a professional referee, immediately announced the start of the duel.

"Hmph, looks like you've made great progress in your practice during this time, but you're still far behind me!"

"Well, it's no wonder you're a great cultivator, it's not something that martial artists like me can compare to with just a few punches and kicks…"

After speaking, Yuanhui conjured a spirit sword made of azure Chi in his hand, which aroused some anticipation in Tong'er.

"Oh? You can actually manifest a spirit sword, you really are different."

"What kind of strange sorcery is this?!" Yuanhui was shocked to find out that Tong'er wasn't using ordinary techniques, but true sorcery!

At that moment, Tong'er's hair turned deep purple, and a snow-white fox tail emerged from her back as she moved as swiftly and agilely as a fox, completely suppressing Yuanhui in terms of agility.

"I can't believe it!"

The powerful Chi fluctuations shocked the hidden sage within Yuanhui, who reminded him in his mind.

"Wu Tong'er's true form is actually an ancient demon beast — the Nine-Tailed Fox!!!"

"Enough with the explanations, I see it crystal clear! Hurry up and tell me the solution..."

"Hehe, it's too coincidental, your spirit walk happens to suppress her, you..." (Yuanhui: Are you kidding me?)

"You old man, if I could use spirit walk, I could end this battle in ten seconds, without even needing Tong'er to make a move!"

Yuanhui was almost speechless at his idiotic teacher. Currently, his spirit walk could only last for ten seconds at most, not to mention the energy consumption of delivering a finishing blow. To end the battle, he had to dispel the spirit walk within four seconds to give himself a fighting chance.

Yuanhui was shaken to the core when he realized that the venomous snake was not as invincible as he had thought. The snake's body had been reduced to powder by his sword light, but its death only attracted more venomous snakes.

The previous leaps were actually distress calls, as it was left with only a head. It stared fiercely at Yuanhui, and the body which was wounded by Yuanhui's sword light had turned to ash, with the head and tail still dripping with blood, staining the snow with a long trail.

Yuanhui's hand emitted a faint sword aura, while the venomous snakes circled around as if facing a formidable enemy. "Speed is crucial in ending the battle, delay will bring unexpected changes."

Yuanhui wanted to end things quickly, but was surrounded by many venomous snakes who were now cautious after his previous attack. Their nature to ambush made them hesitant to strike first.

He bent his body, the sword aura in his hand becoming sharper, exuding a fierce killing intent all over.

"Attack! Meteor Sword Technique!"

Yuanhui was like a released arrow, transforming into a white light, the blue sword energy mixed with flames spreading out in all directions!

To everyone's surprise, the ripples dodged to both sides as they approached Elder Baiige's feet, just when they were about to reach him. This was the first move of the Meteor Sword Technique — Meteor Slash!

Pfft!

Countless venomous snakes around were slashed into tens of pieces by this dense yet disciplined attack. Although it didn't have the same effect as the previous strike, this time...

Breathing heavily, Yuanhui landed steadily in his original position. The attack just now seemed to have happened in the blink of an eye.

"Elder Baiige is startled, Panlong offers his apologies."

"Haha, a group of venomous snakes is insufficient to make me fear."

"That won't do. If you get bitten by one of the venomous snakes by accident, it may take even you, with your mid-level boundary cultivation, three days to dispel all the venom."

"...It seems that Brother Panlong doesn't understand the art of diplomacy."

"Haha, being able to completely get rid of the poison within three days is a feat few can accomplish in this world. I'm just praising your profound cultivation."

Storing away his released Chi, at the same time, Yuanhui swiftly grabbed a bundle of spirit grass and stashed it in his storage bracelet.

The movements were extremely swift, and Elder Baiige couldn't even detect that Yuanhui had taken advantage of the situation.

Now was not the time to administer the antidote, Lone Proud Day needed to collect more herbs for refining and didn't have time to use it himself. This time, he needed to find more spirit grass for cultivation.

"A human voice?"

Yuanhui was surprised, then looked towards the mountaintop, where a fuzzy figure was hopping agilely from one snow-covered pine tree to another.

What was that?! Yuanhui's pupils constricted as he saw that the figure was dressed differently from the martial arts disciples, and the man looked dirty and messy with disheveled hair.

Behind him was a giant raptor bear, with fierce fangs, chasing the ragged man relentlessly, as if they had some irreconcilable enmity, chasing and dodging each other like this.

The scene was somewhat comical, why was that?

Because the man dodging him seemed very disheveled, but each movement was filled with ease.

They ran for a long time without seeming tired, and even when the giant bear seemed tired and unwilling to go on, the man casually threw a few snowballs mixed with Chi at the bear's sturdy body, prompting it to continue the pursuit.

"A wild play with a raptor that even ordinary experts of the boundary might find hard to defeat. What strange taste does this man have?"

Watching this, Yuanhui had a twitch in his eye — why did this guy seem like a lunatic on the surface but possessed such inscrutable strength?

The man was muttering strange words, resembling a cultivator's incantation, while the bear behind him was obstinate, trying to catch the man but always being led by the nose, unable to unleash its anger.

Finally, as they neared the plains near the center, Yuanhui collapsed to the ground and vented, "Can't run any further, do what you wish!"

Seeing Yuanhui lying on the ground, the man behind him also stopped. His eyes under the messy hair sparkled like two bright lights, especially prominent under the dark appearance.

"Friend, why did you stop running?" the man asked cautiously.

Yuanhui was taken aback and then got furious—so you're not a savage? You can communicate!

Waving his hand, pretending to be exhausted, Yuanhui replied, "I'm out of energy, I can't run anymore!"

"Is that so? If a friend doesn't run, the giant bear behind you might eat you, you know," the man said.

Yuanhui was furious and replied half-lying on the ground, "Then eat me, I've no strength to run!"

"This friend, why did you stop running?"

Yuanhui, now lying in the snow-covered ground, said with a bit of relief, "Can't run anymore, Father's exhausted!"

Just then, a violent tremor came from below his feet.

"Aahh!"

Chi formed into a sword was slantedly stabbing into the wall, leaving a long sword mark to finally stop Yuanhui's fall.

Stumbling upon a protruding rock, Yuanhui used all his strength to turn around, landing on the sword and stabilizing his posture.

"Enraged, how can there be such a sly and despicable person, his actions are simply outrageous!"

Taking advantage of the light seeping through the hole above, Yuanhui, looking somewhat grim, felt relieved that he narrowly escaped what could have been a fatal fall into the abyss.

"Boom!"

At that moment, a fierce vibration shook up from below, the giant bear's Mountain Crumbling and Earth Splitting attack caused the entire ground to shake!

This tremor nearly shook Yuanhui back into the giant hole.

"Not this guy again!" Yuanhui, feeling anxious, quickly rushed away from the huge hole, but the man in the green shirt, upon spotting Yuanhui's figure, ecstatically chased after him.

"Are you crazy, stop following me!" Yuanhui exclaimed, but the man seemed determined not to give up the chase!

Running frantically, Yuanhui unleashed all his energy and charged towards the mountaintop. He hoped to evade the two individuals, but the man seemed to have set his sights on Yuanhui. He urged the roaring giant bear to chase after them, throwing snowballs mixed with Chi on the bear's back, goading it to continue the pursuit.

Seeing this, Yuanhui couldn't help but feel vexed and wonder, who was this guy? Why did he look like a madman on the surface but possess such profound and unpredictable strength?

The man constantly chanted strange words that resembled a cultivator's incantation, while the bear stubbornly attempted to capture the man, always being led astray and unable to vent its anger.

On the verge of nearing the central plain, Yuanhui finally collapsed in exhaustion on the ground and blurted out, "Can't run anymore, do as you wish!"

Observing Yuanhui lying in fatigue, the man behind him also halted. His eyes, shining under the messy hair, glowed like two bright lights, especially prominent beneath the dark veil of hair.

"Why did you stop running, friend?" the man inquired cautiously.

Yuanhui was taken aback, then erupted in anger, "I've no strength left, I can't run anymore!"

"Is that so? If a friend stops running, the giant bear behind you might devour you, you know," the man said.