Chapter 2006 - 1525: Mutual Respect and Pride Among Experts

In the Insight State, everything appeared as particle states clearly before Jiang Dali’s eyes, and the mysterious nature of the material world around him instantly vanished. Even the Emperor’s Sword Qi appeared broken down into countless tiny particles in his dazzling icy Golden Light-filled eyes—it was riddled with flaws!

At the critical moment, his willpower, as tangible as reality, burst forth suddenly, and he pointed a finger forward.

Buzz!—

War God Power swiftly condensed into a golden spiral bullet at his fingertip and shot out like lightning, clashing with the Emperor’s Sword Qi.

Seemingly disparate energy forces reversed dramatically at the moment of impact.

The majestic Emperor’s Sword Qi abruptly shattered and disintegrated.

Almost simultaneously, Dugu Qiubai, who’s ears bled from Jiang Dali’s brute force throw, saw darkness again as Jiang Dali’s willpower, capable of invasion to the Proton Stage, penetrated his mind instantly, leaving him dizzy.

However, he had anticipated this move long ago. Despite a tragic state and impaired brain function, his Longsword, guided by refined combat experience and muscle memory, attacked suddenly. The Longsword hummed, and Sword Qi, like a torrential rain, enveloped Jiang Dali in starry dots, concealing a powerful Nurturing Mother Qi.

"A mere trick!"

In the Insight State, Jiang Dali easily saw through the hidden killer move behind the dense sword light. Illusion Soul Power instantly formed an opening Iron Fist strike.

"Clang clang clang!—"

After intense booming sounds, dense Sword Qi collapsed.

The Insight State completely disappeared as well.

Amid the tumultuous airflow from the collapsing, a fearsome pressure akin to Taishan Pressing descended, suppressing all sides, with a pointed chill swiftly approaching.

Without the Yellow Emperor’s Luck, Jiang Dali would have been pinned down by this Nurturing Mother Qi-infused sword on the spot, forced to resist without countering.

Yet now, merely sinking his body, he advanced rather than retreat, utilizing life-and-death combat experience extensively. Although out of the Insight State, he reacted based on the last feeling, deducing Dugu Qiubai’s sword’s speed and trajectory from the chill’s position and angle.

Suddenly turning around, he snapped his thick fingers, and Reverse Nine Revolutions erupted instantaneously, crushing the Nurturing Mother Qi. Simultaneously, his fingertip nails broke, leaving bloodied torn flesh.

A sword tip imbued with astonishing Sword Qi was also pinched in his hand.

Buzz buzz buzz!!—

Dugu Qiubai bled from the seven apertures, his wrist trembling as this Sword Qi twisted and vibrated continuously, trying not only to break free but to delve further.

With a tearing sound—

Jiang Dali’s two fingers were ripped open by sharp Sword Qi, stepping back thrice from massive impact, with twisted wave motion of the distorted space behind him—extremely perilous.

He let out a loud howl, stomping the ground fiercely, causing the earth to crack and explode into powder, throwing a punch that burst the air with an explosive ’boom,’ a fierce Fist Power like a massive Golden Air Column directly slammed into Dugu Qiubai.

"Get lost!!"

Puff!—

Dugu Qiubai’s body trembled violently, akin to being trampled by a giant beast—his chest and back clothing shredded into tatters, bones fractured, and a large mouthful of blood gushed out ferociously. Yet his grip on the Longsword never loosened, his eyes filled with blood vessels transformed him into a true Sword Demon.

"Stubborn!"

Jiang Dali sneered contemptuously, preparing to punch again.

Suddenly alerted unconsciously, before realizing it, a mist-shrouded massive fist flashed like lightning, smashing into his back fiercely.

Bang!!—!

Jiang Dali shuddered; under immense impact, nearly half of his body was thrust into the twisted Time-Space Corridor, dragging along Dugu Qiubai’s Longsword, whose blade instantly warped.

"Boom!"

He anchored his right foot into the ground violently, causing his black boots to burst, spreading shock waves and scattering stones and dust.

"Go in!"

A ferocious figure of Ling Yun appeared, angrily unleashing a storm-like punch barrage.

"I said, I’m the only allowed to attack!"

Dugu Qiubai roared deeply, drawing his sword abruptly, as sword radiance transformed into a sky full of sword shadows, stabbing toward Ling Yun.

Instantaneously, Ling Yun’s vision was filled with silver beams, as sharp Sword Qi collided, generating sharp Strong Winds, tearing the ground into ruins, swiftly nearing Ling Yun.

Ling Yun angry shouted despairingly, "Then go in together with him!"

He roared thunderously, storm-like punch power paired with colossal Holy Dynasty Fate, rushed toward the duo like tempestuous seas.

Boom!!—

At the moment of Sword Qi’s collision, it transformed into an arc, thrusting at Ling Yun’s chest—a tremendous pressure preceded the sword.

Clang! A violent sound resounded!

Ling Yun’s stone-hard chest was pierced and torn by the bent sword tip, as War God Power had fallen upon Jiang Dali and Dugu Qiubai, forcing their forms another step back.

But at that critical split-second, Jiang Dali’s outstretched hands erupted with enormous suction, pulling Ling Yun’s body forward, nearly lifting his feet off the ground.

Ling Yun was shocked, about to cultivate to stabilize and retreat, when a dazzling Golden Light like a golden lightning streaked out, wrapping around him fiercely and flinging him.

An unmatched force exploded instantly.

"Ah!!—"

Ling Yun’s body soared, thrown into the twisted space-time directly.

He angrily shouted, with blazing temperature power from his Dantian erupting like a ring, obliterating the Illusion Soul, rotating to shed force mid-air.

Yet in a flash, Dugu Qiubai leaped like lightning, and his sword fingers rose abruptly.

Dugu Sword Control!

Clang!——

The longsword embedded in Ling Yun’s chest suddenly bent with a spiritual force, bursting with an impact, ’swish’ it pierced through Ling Yun’s body, carrying a spray of fresh blood, and the impact propelled the body straight into the twisted space-time.

He didn’t even have a moment to struggle free.

A burly arm with knotted muscles violently reached out, grabbing his ankle before he could react, swinging him fiercely!

"Boom——"

The air trembled.

In an instant, Ling Yun’s figure shot into the twisted space-time like a bullet and vanished in the blink of an eye. After a breath, there came a loud boom, and the ground shook.

The world became serene!

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"Hoo——hoo——"

"Hoo——"

Two heavy breaths echoed intermittently in the suddenly quiet time-space distorted corridor.

Jiang Dali and Dugu Qiubai stood facing each other at a forty-five-degree angle, each observing the other’s disheveled state. Recalling the earlier seamless cooperation, both suddenly grinned and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha..."

"Hahahahaha——"

Gradually, their laughter grew louder, uncontrollable, to the point of tears.

Indeed, anyone who knew them both would involuntarily laugh, seeing their current appearance.

Jiang Dali’s left side was relatively normal, while the right side of his body had his hair grown down to his face, his right ear had moved to the top of his head, his right eye had shifted to where his ear was, and the right side of his nose couldn’t align with the left, with the right arm grown backward onto his back. Only the right foot, which hadn’t entered the twisted time-space, remained normal.

Meanwhile, Dugu Qiubai’s left hand had grown to his left chest, his five fingers twisted like pretzels, the left lip moved above his nose, squeezed together with his eye, and his forehead’s skull appeared on the outside, making him look bizarrely like a deformed swordsman.

Such is the horrific nature of the twisted space, changing their appearance and forms silently, even possibly flipping their bodies from inside out, without dying, feeling pain, or even realizing it, truly terrifying.

Now, Ling Yun is trapped in the twisted space-time, his form relentlessly altered by the changing space, even his thoughts and spirit twisted, facing a more tragic fate. In time, it’s hard not to become a monster, surviving twenty years seems unlikely.

As for walking out from the depths of the time-space distorted corridor, it’s almost impossible in a short time, as the space inside is more complex than a maze. When they accidentally find their way out, the Emperor’s Treasure Vault will have long been closed.

At this moment, the battle sounds outside the time-space distorted corridor also gradually faded.

Evidently, the experts from the Four Top Families have noticed the stillness here, perhaps the battle has concluded.

Aura after aura of powerful presence approached from outside the corridor to investigate, not just the experts from the Four Top Families and He Jin, but some from neither faction as well.

Jiang Dali felt a slight recovery in his energy, carefully using space distortion techniques to ’return to normal’ his right arm, which had grown onto his back, while looking at Dugu Qiubai, he said.

"You fought so desperately, it seems the Wan Family is more important to you than I imagined."

Dugu Qiubai likewise used space distortion techniques to recover his twisted body. With a calm face and a chilly tone, he said, "This battle with you is only partly an excuse involving the Wan Family, an excuse to defeat you.

Only Wan Mingzhu has past ties with me; you really shouldn’t destroy the Wan Family. If you do, I’ll have a reason to keep challenging you until I truly defeat you."

"Heh..."

Jiang Dali smiled faintly, his expression proud as he said, "You couldn’t defeat me at the Sky’s entrance, you haven’t beaten me now, and in the future, you’ll have no chance either, as my strength will grow faster and stronger than yours!"

Dugu Qiubai’s fist clenched tightly, his battle intent rising, blood spurting from his mouth again, his organs burning with fiery pain, his body tottering, with several fractured ribs barely supporting half his body.

He staggered a step forward, deeply looking at Jiang Dali, and asked, "What do you call your divine skill?"

Jiang Dali’s eyes flashed, knowing exactly what was asked, he calmly replied, "It has no name; I call it the Insight State."

Dugu Qiubai slowly nodded, then suddenly said, "I am indeed in no condition to fight you now, go to the Human Emperor Tower, twenty years hence, I will challenge you again!"

With that, he leapt straight toward the depths of the space distortion.

Evidently, he preferred entering the deep twisted space willingly, admitting defeat for now, ending this battle.

Whoosh!——

A golden lightning-like shadow swept past, swiftly coiling towards Dugu Qiubai.

Dugu Qiubai frowned, his body flipping in mid-air, his robes flapping as he landed swiftly, his gaze coldly sweeping towards Jiang Dali, "I need no charity or concession from you!"

"Hahahaha!"

Jiang Dali suddenly laughed, shaking his head, he looked at Dugu Qiubai with admiration, saying, "This is not charity; it’s to tell you there’s no need to wait twenty long years, I don’t have that much time either.

If you really want to defeat me, then come out and join me for a significant endeavor."

Dugu Qiubai coldly watched Jiang Dali, then slowly asked, "What endeavor?"

Jiang Dali’s mouth curled into a mysterious smile as he gazed toward the Human Emperor Tower, then turned to see He Jin and others approaching from the corridor, sending out a spiritual wave...

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