Luo Tian Qiu leisurely walked to the school field, the crowd immediately dispersed. This is the privilege of the strong, no one dares to launch a sneak attack, even less dares to betray.
"It's Luo Tian Qiu!"
"What is he doing here!?"
"Don't tell me… he already dealt with that group!?"
The atmosphere stirred, but not many were truly shocked. Only somewhat regretful for those who had been eliminated by him.
Luo Yun Ge lightly glanced over. And Tian Qiu looked toward the tree on the other side of the field, where Luo Yun Han was sitting in dejection.
She had been seriously injured, the clan elder directly judged her eliminated. Sound technique destroyed the body from within, at this moment even moving was difficult, let alone fighting.
Tian Qiu's voice sounded, not loud. But clear enough for everyone to hear.
"You truly acted without knowing restraint. In any case that is your younger sister."
He stepped forward one step. Opposite was Luo Yun Ge, who still kept an expressionless look after heavily injuring his own kin.
Luo Yun Ge sneered.
"Why don't you look at yourself? I only learned from you."
In a blink, Tian Qiu had already closed in, his hand aimed straight at the opponent's throat. Only a short distance away from piercing.
"The Luo clan's genius is only this much. An ordinary person, merely with a little more assets."
Yun Ge did not fall behind. Xiao Yun Zhu in his hand was already pressed against Tian Qiu's throat.
"And you are only an orphan, without father without mother. Relying on the empty name of the late Second Elder's son, what is there to be proud of?"
"Also right." Yun Ge smiled faintly. "If not for that name, how could you become Luo Tian Qiu today."
Outside, several disciples quietly took out notebooks to record.
This is also a part of the curriculum. In confrontation, lowering the opponent's momentum, raising one's own momentum, is also a kind of strength.
Therefore, calling each other brother one moment, dragging ancestors out the next moment, is nothing strange.
At first it felt odd, later gradually became used to it. Clan elders teach as such, as long as it can be used is enough.
Suddenly, Tian Qiu shifted and circled behind Luo Yun Ge, throwing a punch. His gaze calm like water.
Yun Ge slightly tilted to dodge, his sight swiftly sweeping over the weak points on the opponent's body.
Xiao Yun Zhu immediately swung up, aiming straight at the throat to stab.
Tian Qiu shifted again, chopping hard at the wrist, at the same time kicking to break the supporting leg. Yun Ge almost fell, quickly regained center of gravity, rolled once then leapt backward.
Before fully stabilizing, Yun Ge already rushed forward like an arrow. Xiao Yun Zhu swept horizontally, forming a half cold crescent.
But Tian Qiu at some point had already circled behind. The punch just about to descend, Yun Ge turned his head in time, the eyes of the two met.
Tian Qiu's eyes deep like autumn lake, cold without ripple. The punch about to strike immediately withdrawn, two fingers pointed straight at the opponent's eyes.
Then he suddenly halted the move, retreated several zhang in succession.
Luo Yun Ge possesses Shi Juan - San Qing Gu Zi, holding three poems of enhancement: recovering spiritual power, increasing speed and increasing strength.
Conditions for use extremely strict. To exert maximum power, sound must be loud enough, at the same time must transmit spiritual power directly, meaning must hold magical instrument in hand.
But like that too inconvenient. Opponent only needs to hear tonal rhythm to guess enhancement effect, then counterattack.
Just now Tian Qiu noticed, opponent's lips continuously moved, yet no sound heard.
Very clear, if he continued to rush up, certainly would be dodged aside by Luo Yun Ge then counterattacked, unable to respond in time.
Not only that, shortly after there would be a wave of sound technique accompanying that counterattack. If hit, Tian Qiu's meridians very likely would suffer damage.
So how can opponent use magical instrument without producing sound?
Answer lies in San Yin Shi, shell shaped stone, only need slight vibration to create sound waves then immediately swallow down.
Sound swallowed will be converted into spiritual power, making supportive techniques carry offensive effect, power stronger, yet not exposing sound markers outward.
Thus, Luo Yun Ge just now shifted from support to attack, and did not need direct contact with magical instrument yet still use as usual.
This is also one of the few materials capable of self storing spiritual power.
However, San Yin Shi cannot replace Xuan Kong Sui to refine spirit engraved tools. Structure of spirit engraved tools not something one person can understand and arbitrarily modify.
Sure enough, the place just now erupted with violent wind, spiritual power in San Yin Shi exploded, turning into sound attack.
Luo Yun Ge did not give opponent chance to breathe, continuously pressing close. Sound resonance overlapping in air, speed fast to unpredictable.
But Tian Qiu seemed to have calculated everything beforehand, each step precise to coldness, optimizing own speed.
Suddenly, Yun Ge shot upward. Xiao Yun Zhu descended from above head, enormous pressure making Tian Qiu's whole body tense.
After enhancement, Luo Yun Ge's strength and speed surged greatly. And he grasps technique of converting speed into strength.
This strike almost receives power from two enhancements.
If hit, Tian Qiu certainly heavily injured. Spiritual power in body disordered, qi and blood blocked, need long time to recuperate, bit by bit to clear.
Luo Yun Ge truly wants to cripple him, make Tian Qiu unable to continue normal cultivation, forced to spend time on healing.
But… Tian Qiu is who?
A genius.
Only see his eyes darken, Flash Shift Talisman lights up. Golden light covers whole body, figure instantly disappears from original position.
Boom!
Xiao Yun Zhu smashes straight onto stone tiles, earth and rocks scatter, smoke and dust fill air. In hazy dust, Luo Yun Ge's figure faintly visible, expression furious to extreme.
"Did not expect you react in time!"
At same moment, Tian Qiu's eyes turn red. In thick smoke, opponent's figure becomes blurred, but mouth shape clearly appears.
Each time lips open horizontally, speed surges. Open wide, spiritual power recovers. Open vertically, attack power increases.
Luo Yun Ge's body immediately dyed red, only edge of mouth turns black.
Tian Qiu already activated innate talent, opponent's whole body color changes clearly within sight, enough to judge precise situation in this blurred space.
He waves hand, wind rises, stack of talismans in hand scatter in air, characters one by one covering blue sky.
According to his will, these talismans seem to have reason, change trajectory, charge straight toward Yun Ge.
Entire field exclaims.
"High grade Fire Explosion Talisman! This person is crazy!"
"First time I see talisman grandmaster so willing to spend."
"Rich to terrifying degree!"
Talisman grandmaster wanting to become rich not difficult, only need spend some spirit stones buy materials, rely on own strength draw stack of talismans, then sell each sheet at high price.
Luo Yun Ge slightly raises hand. Mouth shape just turned vertical, suddenly switches horizontal, body shoots straight toward Tian Qiu. Speed in instant suddenly surges, so fast only afterimage left behind.
Then switches vertical again.
Behind him, Fire Explosion Talismans flash, explode like fireworks. Ground trembles, smoke and dust fill sky.
Within thick smoke, Luo Yun Ge's figure moves strangely, appearing and disappearing.
Tian Qiu smiles faintly, lowers head to look at ground. As if not valuing movements behind smoke at all.
To him, everything now only illusion. Can dissipate anytime. Something cannot grasp, not worth pursuing.
"You indeed genius in eyes of ordinary people. But in my eyes, only mundane."
"You are young clan leader, naturally my strength must rank below you. Do you think why my resources and yours distributed the same at end of each month?"
After speaking, he suddenly raises head. In hand already holding red talisman, shoots straight toward that blazing red figure.
At same time, beneath Luo Yun Ge's feet appears layer of wax, fragrance spreads. His feet immediately pinned to ground.
Fire Explosion Talisman flies over, flashes like delayed bomb.
Boom!
Fire Explosion Talisman pierces straight into wax layer, explodes in instant. Wax splashes everywhere, Luo Yun Ge blasted backward.
"Cough… cough…"
He clutches chest, coughs out mouthful of blood. That talisman only low grade, but in controlled state still makes him miserable.
After explosion, Luo Tian Qiu's eyes gradually return to usual appearance, deep like autumn lake.
Entire field silent.
Everyone clearly understands, in terms of actual combat, Tian Qiu already far surpass Luo Yun Ge. But if look at overall situation, still one rank below opponent.
Yun Ge stands second on genius list, losing one confrontation nothing hard to understand.
Because genius list originally ranking of potential. Person whose name recorded on it, besides being valued and feared more, also regarded as youngest grandmasters in future.
They certainly will be wholeheartedly cultivated by clan, at same time become representative face of clan in that generation.
The more potential person has, the heavier weight of that clan's voice in cultivation world.
Potential, in the end, only strategic gamble. So called genius, originally no one can know future in advance.
In certain dynasty, crown prince only useless person. But still extremely revered by his country, regarded as once in hundred years genius.
They not unwilling to believe, but fundamentally understand crown prince is face of country. No matter how unwilling in heart, still must consider face and interests of place where they live.
Therefore, boundary between second and third rank originally very vague, like title of that crown prince.
Moreover, spirit engraved tools ultimately only dead tools, slow to deploy, cannot fully display person's strength. Talisman masters strong in early stage, but later gradually weaken.
Talismans divided into four grades: low, middle, high and supreme grade. Strength of talisman master tightly bound to grade of talismans can refine.
Able to produce first rank supreme grade nearly invincible at same level. But if forever cannot reach second rank supreme grade, limit only stop there.