"Excellent!"
Xu Yunxiao laughed heartily at the sight, his Purple Emperor Sky Destroying Dragon spirit possessing him. Nine spirit rings rose from beneath his feet: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—the ultimate spirit ring configuration a normal Spirit Master could achieve.
Clan Leader Yang Wudi, in the midst of his attack, saw this and his pupils constricted sharply, only to be replaced by a burning fighting spirit a second later. The momentum of his spear became even more formidable.
The second spirit ring on his dark long spear glowed, possessing a simple ability named "Penetration."
It increased penetrative power by one hundred percent.
Clan Leader Yang Wudi was well aware of the gap between himself and a Titled Douluo, especially one with a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring. He had only seen such a powerful individual during that war long ago.
He never wanted to recall the kind of power that person could unleash.
"Blazing Dragon Claw!"
Facing Clan Leader Yang Wudi's fierce spear, Xu Yunxiao merely raised his right hand, making a grasping motion towards Clan Leader Yang Wudi. A massive purple claw shadow instantly appeared in mid-air.
Clan Leader Yang Wudi felt a pain from the depths of his soul, as if it wanted to utterly destroy him.
"Hmph!" Clan Leader Yang Wudi roared, and his first Spirit Ability simultaneously lit up.
"Bang!"
After a dull collision and a muffled groan, Clan Leader Yang Wudi was sent flying backward. The Soul Breaking Spear in his hand almost slipped from his grasp as it trembled violently. His upper body was completely arched back, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, retreating over ten meters before finally steadying himself.
At this moment, his face was deathly pale. In the initial exchange, with just one move, he had already sustained considerable injuries.
"Excellent spear work!" Xu Yunxiao looked at the bloodstains on his palm and praised Clan Leader Yang Wudi, "We have no ill intentions on this trip; we merely wish to discuss something with Clan Leader Yang."
"Fight first, talk later!"
Clan Leader Yang Wudi, however, did not heed Xu Yunxiao's words. His fighting spirit was even stronger than before. With a low roar, his third and fourth spirit rings lit up. He spun in place, stomped his right foot on the ground, and with a flick of his Soul Breaking Spear, turned to face Xu Yunxiao.
The Breaking Clan members were all reckless fighters; once a battle began, either the enemy or they themselves had to fall.
"Sigh, I should have brought Feng Tianxiang. You two are truly birds of a feather!"
Watching Clan Leader Yang Wudi's frenzied attack, Xu Yunxiao sighed, regretting for the first time not bringing Feng Tianxiang.
"Then come try my new creation!" Xu Yunxiao's eyes changed, and a massive, blood-red greatsword, adorned with dragon patterns, appeared in his palm at some unknown point.
This sword, named the Dragon Blazing Sword, was forged from the spine of Xu Yunxiao's ninth spirit ring, that hundred-thousand-year Dragon Marked Whale.
It was an eighth-grade peak spirit tool, or more accurately, a half-step ninth-grade spirit tool.
"Buzz—"
A crisp hum echoed, followed by a shocking sword light that Clan Leader Yang Wudi would never forget.
"Weapon Soul True Body!"
"I feel like Dugu Bo might not be able to take down Clan Leader Yang Wudi," Xu Tianyang, hiding in the distance and watching the two fighting in the courtyard, muttered as he felt Clan Leader Yang Wudi's increasingly courageous fighting spirit.
"Tianyang, quickly tell them to stop. If they keep fighting, I won't be able to hide it anymore," Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice echoed in Xu Tianyang's mind.
The moment the battle began, Xu Tianyang had Tianmeng use its mimicry skill to envelop the courtyard. That was why, despite the intense fighting, there was no reaction from the outside world.
However, a fake was a fake after all. If the battleground expanded a bit more, even the most oblivious person would notice something was amiss.
"Tianmeng, hold on a little longer. Father is about to finish!" Xu Tianyang said, looking at the situation in the arena.
"Alright, then I'll hold on a little longer."
"Boom!"
Indeed, half a minute later, after a loud bang, the two in the arena stopped fighting. Xu Yunxiao's robes were somewhat disheveled, but his aura remained unchanged as he stood in the center of the arena.
Clan Leader Yang Wudi, on the other hand, was much more disheveled. He was covered in wounds, lying on the pockmarked ground, panting heavily. The Soul Breaking Spear, which never left his hand, was stuck not far from him, emitting a dim light.
"The Soul Breaking Spear truly lives up to its reputation!" Xu Yunxiao praised again, looking at the fallen Clan Leader Yang Wudi.
"Cough, cough…" Clan Leader Yang Wudi couldn't help but cough twice, his voice weak as he said, "But I still didn't beat you."
"Hahaha!" Xu Yunxiao burst into laughter at his words, "If I were defeated by you with a fourteen-level difference, I might as well kill myself."
Clan Leader Yang Wudi was currently at eighty-first grade, a full fourteen levels below Xu Yunxiao, and there was also a major realm difference between them. Such a gap could not be compensated for by sheer attack power alone.
Moreover, the destructive power of the Purple Emperor Sky Destroying Dragon might not be weaker than the Soul Breaking Spear.
After recovering some strength, Clan Leader Yang Wudi staggered to his feet, took out a pill, and swallowed it. His complexion instantly became rosy.
"Come inside and sit down!"
"You don't suspect us of having ulterior motives anymore?" Xu Yunxiao said with a hint of teasing, looking at Clan Leader Yang Wudi's invitation.
"Hmph!" Clan Leader Yang Wudi snorted, "If you had ill intentions, I would probably be dead already. Since you spared my life, I'm not an ungrateful person. As long as your requests aren't too excessive, I can agree to them."
It was convenient to talk to smart people. Xu Yunxiao nodded and, along with Xu Tianyang, entered Clan Leader Yang Wudi's room.
Clan Leader Yang Wudi's room was filled with various books and medicinal herbs, and a rich medicinal fragrance permeated every corner of the room. He truly lived up to his title as a 'medicine refining fanatic' in addition to a 'battle maniac.'
"Now, can you tell me, Elder, who you are?" After the three sat down, Clan Leader Yang Wudi's gaze fixed directly on Xu Yunxiao.
"You seem to have already guessed!" Xu Yunxiao retorted, looking directly into Clan Leader Yang Wudi's eyes.
"Indeed, you are from the Sun Moon Empire." Clan Leader Yang Wudi's eyes flashed with understanding at his words, and he said, "According to the information over this period, the only one in the Sun Moon Empire with such strength is likely the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, the Blazing Dragon Douluo Xu Yunxiao."
"Clan Leader Yang is truly intelligent," Xu Yunxiao clapped his hands and laughed.
"Hiss!" Hearing Xu Yunxiao admit it, Clan Leader Yang Wudi still couldn't help but gasp, "The Ming Dou Mountain Range is still in a major war, yet the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire has directly infiltrated the heartland of the Star Luo Empire. What is your objective?"
Clan Leader Yang Wudi vaguely felt as if he had uncovered a shocking secret, but he dared not think in that direction, chuckling self-deprecatingly, "It can't be for me, can it?"
"We did indeed come for Clan Leader Yang," Xu Yunxiao nodded with a smile, his voice leisurely as he said, "I want to invite the Breaking Clan to join the Sun Moon Empire. Money, status—as long as Clan Leader Yang agrees, the Sun Moon Empire can provide everything for the Breaking Clan."