Chapter 68: Heirs' Fight
"Shenti!" Yuan growled in anger seeing Haotian's face.
Haotian grinned carefreely at his little brother "Have you thought about me, little brother?" with his index and middle finger, Haotian cut the air, tracing Yuan's body from his shoulder to his leg.
Yuan flinched, he unconsciously traced his chest, reviewing the pain of the wound inflicted when Haotian escaped. That pain, that thought, caused even greater anger to surge from Yuan.
"It's good that you remember" Haotian nodded humming.
"Y-you!" Yuan shouted, his face turning red, burning with anger.
Haotian smiled at that. It was too easy to rile him.
"Are you going to accept my challenge or are you going to run away scared?" Haotian challenged
Yuan's wound might have disappeared from his body, but not from his mind, becoming even more profound memory of his humiliation, at least for him. He could have made some excuse to negate the challenge for the heir position or at least to delay it. However, inn such state, there was no way he would negate it.
"Of course, I accept it!" Yuan shouted "I would show your place! Forcing you to kneel down under your betters!"
"Young master" An elder from the Tè clan stepped forward to Yuan "While it's true that Shenti had the qualifications to challenge you due to the clan's rules. This is not the best moment, we are in the middle of a ceremony, it should be delayed to a later d-"
"SHUT UP!" Yuan silenced the elder, swinging his arm and directly hitting the elder's face, blood surging from his broken nose as he crashed to the nearest wall.
"Prepare space, we will fight here and now" Yuan commanded to his servants that afraid of receiving the same treatment as the elder, quickly acted, pushing aside the chairs and people and preparing a big free space in the middle of the hall, only Haotian and Yuan staying inside it.
"I will make this quick. This is nothing except a little spectacle for my wedding" Yuan said arrogantly, having calmed a little his anger during the short preparation.
"Strong words of someone that had lost against me before" Haotian hummed "It wasn't even 3 seconds if I don't remember it wrong."
"You!" Yuan clenched his hands but quickly calmed down "I really underestimated you that time. At that time, I didn't think that the trash of my brother would be able to become a spirit master, don't really expecting to be able to injure me."
"But that doesn't change anything. Spirit master with 12 years? Pure Trash!" Yuan spatted with contempt "I'm not the same as before. I would show you true power!"
"Bang!" Preassure exploded Yuan's body as his body started shining, emitting strong spirit energy as four spirit rings appeared under him, 2 yellow, 1 purple and 1 black.
Yuan's configuration and strength really shocked the Xie clan's members that ignored his actual strength. A 13 years old Spirit Ancestor with a black ring. Yuan was a true monster!
"Hahaha! This is true power!" Yuan's laughed "And this is only the tip of the iceberg. After losing against you, I trained a lot, pushing myself over my limits, the training becoming more of a torture. With it, even my spirit had evolved!"
"My spirit is now the Elemental King Body. I'm not only able to obtain the qualities of one element, but I'm able to go beyond and acquire the highest rank of it!"
"Metal body!" Yuan's second ring shined, his body shining with a metallic glow, acquiring the strength and hardness of steel "With my previous Earth Body, being capable to hardness even metal! If if I stay still, you would be unable to damage me, Shenti!" He shouted arrogantly.
"And this doesn't stop here. My body is capable of ever-evolving, becoming stronger after reaching the limit, my potential is limitless!" Yuan stated before turning towards Lingling who stayed at a side looking attentively at the fight.
"With her at my side, I would be able to train my body to the limit without any consequence, her healing progress completely erasing the injures and side effects."
"So that's why you want to marry Lingling? To gain her help, and evolve further with your training."
"Why would I choose such a weak clan if not for her" He said in contempt, angering a little the Xie Clan, however, they didn't dare to revel, lowering their faces in shame. "I would become the strongest! Nobody would be able to face against me and even less you, trash!"
"Trash, eh?" Haotian hummed "I'll show you who is the trash"
"Bang!" Haotian activated his spirit, his body started shining as a strong spirit pressure fell over the place.
Under everyone's shocked gaze, 4 spirit rings appeared under Haotian, 1 purple and 3 blacks. A sword appearing over his hand as he had quickly used his first ring. A 14 years old Spirit Ancestor with three black rings? That was simply impossible!
"H-how could it be?!" Yuan said shocked "You are trash!"
"You had your own training, I have mine" Haotian answered carefreely.
"This doesn't change anything!" Yuan shouted "I obtain a complete resistance to the element of my spirit ring, becoming invulnerable once I am able to have all the elements. Your sword is useless against me, it won't damage my Metal Body!"
"We will see it" Haotian kicked the ground, charging at great speed towards Yuan and reaching him in no time.
"It's useless" Yuan made no intention to even defend, opening his arms widely, letting him receive Haotian's attack, completely confident in his body's hardness.
Drawing the sword, Haotian swiftly swang it upwards, tracing Yuan's body. The sword's edge easily piercing through Yuan's metallic body, leaving a blood trace in its path, drawing again exactly the same wound of some years before.
"H-how could it be?" Yuan trembled with fright and shock, seeing his defense being easily penetrated.
"You are mere trash!" Yuan shouted in anger as his third ring shined, his body acquiring a green glow "Wind Body!"
"Bang!" A strong burst of wind exploded over Yuan's body, clashing with Haotian.
Haotian didn't fight against it, he jumped backward while protecting himself with his sword, letting himself be pushed by the wind and landing further from Yuan.
"You!" Yuan growled painfully as he pressed his new wound.
"You really need to learn to not underestimate, little brother. You're truly weak" Haotian said nontactly.
Yuan had really become much strong than before, his body being far stronger than at that time. If it had been as 2 years ago, Haotian would have been unable to injure him. However, Haotian had also grown.
With Meijing becoming stronger and aging her rings, the hardness and offensive power of Haotian's first ring had become several times higher. Plus Haotian's better control, strength and technique, it had been far easier to cut him now than years before. Yuan had grown, but Haotian had simply grown more.
If he wanted, he could have cut in half, instantly killing him, however, he couldn't for the challenge and his mother's promise so he opted to repeat the wound of that time, making the mental damage stronger.
"HAH!" Yuan shouted angrily as his first ring shined "Flame Body!" flames exploded over his body, instantly cauterizing his injury and stopping the blood.
"Die!" Yuan charged over Haotian, bright red and golden flames bursting all over his body. Yuan's flames had become much stronger and purer than before, rather than fire acquiring the Yang nature, but it wasn't much of a problem for Haotian.
Haotian lifted his sword waiting for Yuan to approach, his second ring shined "Boom!" Blue flames exploded over Haotian's sword, the temperature of the room instantly falling several degrees.
"Flames are useless against my body!" Yuan shouted as he threw a burning punch towards Haotian.
Under Yuan's shock, he found his red flames diminishing, Haotian's blue flames fighting against them and winning, completely extinguishing them.
"You lack proper control and strength" Haotian stated.
Even if both were flames, they could be considered to be the complete opposite. It was a fight of Yang vs Yin and Haotian's Yin flames were far stronger and denser than Yuan's.
Meeting such powerful flames, Yuan's momentum disappeared, his skin started burning as cold started invading his body.
"Slash!" Haotian slashed downwards at Yuan, from his right shoulder to his left leg, creating a new grave injury, a cross-wound appearing over Yuan's chest.
"Fuck!" Yuan cursed painfully but he quickly acted, his third ring shining. "Wind Body!" A burst of air exploded again from him, wanting to push Haotian as before, but this time was different.
Haotian's third spirit shined brightly, wind wings appeared over his back and a layer of wind appeared around him, embracing his body.
Yuan's burst crashed with Haotian but it was unable to injure him at all, passing through him like a mere breeze.
Haotian extended his left hand towards Yuan, opening his palm over Yuan's chest where the two previous wounds met. "Boom!" Wind exploded over Haotian's palm, completely impacting over Yuan's body who was unable to defend, shooting him away
"Bang!" Yuan was crashed over the ground, rebounding three times over the it, before he was able to stabilize, stopping his fall with his arms.
Yuan knelt over the ground while panting loudly. That last wind attack wasn't able to injury him a lot thanks to his natural wind resistance, but he was unable to stop the impact from it, the previous cauterized wound opening again and excluding and burning pain crossing all over the body while a cold feeling was invading his inside.
"No! I can't lose!" Even with his pain, Yuan persevered remembering his training and pain all these years. It was his time for revenge!
"Take this!" Yuan's fourth ring shined, a black glow illuminating all the room "Water Body!" A water layer appeared over his body that quickly froze, creating an ice film around him.
He extended both of his arm "Ice BLAST!" A powerful torrent of water shot towards Haotian. It's pressure was immense, destroying the floor over it path and freezing itself as it continued forward, having the pressure and manageability of water and the strength and offensive power of ice. It was certainly stronger than his previous attacks, showing the strength of a black ring.
"It's certainly strong" Haotian said as he looked at the attack approaching him "However, it's only that" Haotian lowered his sword, he stepped forward while extending his left hand, blue flames appearing over it.
"..." As the blast impacted with Haotian, it disappeared.
"H-how?" Yuan said shocked. It wasn't even the clash, his strongest attack simply disappeared in contact with Haotian, completely devoured inside his flames.
"You controlled a little the other elements, but this one was too unfamiliar with you. It lacked control" Haotian answered. In the end, that attack was of Yin nature and thanks to Biyun and his experience at the Yin and Yang Ice Fire Well, he was completely immune to the Yin element, being easily absorbed by his flames.
Haotian's and Yuan's spirits were very similar, they gained the power to control an element or spirit but lacked the skill to use them, needing to train and control the element to create their own skills. In that aspect, Haotian really surpassed him.
"Let's end this. It's becoming boring" Haotian swung his sword, blue flames shooting from it towards Yuan who having spent all of his spirit energy in his last attack was unable to put any defense.
The Yin flames engulfed Yuan, encompassing in ice. The winner and the heir of the Tè Clan had been decided. Haotian had made a landslide victory, completely overwhelming Yuan without even using his fourth skill.
Haotian stood looking at the Tè Clan "It's my win."
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