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Duan Liu took advantage of the gap while Zhou Xi was casting a spell and launched a surprise attack. This scene caught everyone off guard, not just Li Xun, but even Cold Moon and Yun'er were taken by surprise, except for Ye Tian.
On the day of exchanging martial arts, they only knew that Duan Liu did not exchange for Profound-Grade Martial Arts, but instead chose a local level Skyward Martial Arts. They never expected its power to be so significant.
There was about a dozen zhang between the two, and Duan Liu arrived in the blink of an eye, giving Zhou Xi no time to breathe, directly striking with a palm.
Even though Li Xun's warning came in time, Zhou Xi's reaction, combined with his full concentration on the Creation Finger Sword, meant he had no time or energy to form a protective barrier with Martial Origin Power. He could only watch as Duan Liu attacked him.
“Duan Liu, show some mercy!” Ye Tian quickly shouted. He understood very well what kind of power lay behind the void. If Duan Liu hit Zhou Xi with Void Fire in such an unguarded state, then Zhou Xi might be reduced to ashes in an instant.
“I know,” Duan Liu replied calmly. Just as his words fell, Zhou Xi was already sent flying.
Of course, he knew about holding back; he couldn't bring himself to harm his fellow sect brother. So as his palm approached Zhou Xi's chest, he retracted the Void Fire, using only Martial Origin Power to strike.
Zhou Xi's body flew back like a broken rag doll, landing several zhang away and rolling over another zhang before finally coming to a stop.
Even though Duan Liu had retracted the Void Fire, Zhou Xi's chest was still scorched and blurred from the high temperature. However, it did not cause any fundamental injury; he just looked quite disheveled.
He quickly got up, first glaring fiercely at Duan Liu, then turning to look at Li Xun.
Li Xun felt embarrassed; at that moment, he even thought that being associated with Zhou Xi was a disgrace. He flicked his sleeve and coldly snorted as he strode away.
“Safe travels, Brother Li Xun,” Duan Liu sincerely sent him off from behind.
Hearing this, Li Xun turned back abruptly and shouted angrily, “What? You think after defeating him you want to try your luck with me?!”
Duan Liu quickly shook his head vigorously like a rattle drum, repeatedly saying, “I wouldn’t dare! I wouldn’t dare!”
Watching this unfold made Ye Tian chuckle; he thought that Duan Liu had become increasingly skilled at provoking others, resembling himself from a year ago.
"Hmph!" Li Xun snorted coldly again, giving Ye Tian, who was laughing, a resentful glance before finally walking away without looking back.
After Li Xun left, only Zhou Xi remained. He turned to look at Ye Tian and, seeing that Ye Tian did not seem to have any intention of making things difficult for him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, he still felt uneasy about Duan Liu. This defeat did not effectively demonstrate his lack of strength; it was mainly because he had acted too hastily, intending to eliminate his opponent in the most direct and quickest way possible, which gave Duan Liu an opportunity to take advantage.
"Zhou Xi, I apologize," Duan Liu said with a grin as he stepped forward, shamelessly patting Zhou Xi on the shoulder and brushing off the dust from his clothes. His demeanor resembled that of a caring older brother.
"Get lost!" Zhou Xi wished he could tear Duan Liu apart. Seeing him act this way only fueled his anger further.
"Zhou Xi, don't be ungrateful," Ye Tian said coldly from the side. Regardless of whether Duan Liu's actions were sincere or not, Zhou Xi had provoked first and lost afterward; he had no right to be so arrogant.
Upon hearing Ye Tian's words, Zhou Xi instantly wilted like a frostbitten eggplant.
Li Xun had already left, and for him, Ye Tian was like an unrestrained demon king; if he wanted to make a move, he could take his life at any moment.
However, he did not know that even though he had lost to Duan Liu, whose overall strength was already not inferior to a late Ninth-Dan Martial Artist and was just one step away from becoming a Martial Unity Expert.
His defeat was not unjustified; if Duan Liu had chosen to confront him head-on instead of launching a surprise attack, his current situation would likely have been far worse.
"Remember this!" Zhou Xi dared not vent his anger at Ye Tian but could not suppress the fury in his heart. He could only threaten Duan Liu with secret silver.
Duan Liu waved his hand dismissively and said, "Brother Zhou, goodbye. Let's spar again when we have the chance."
Zhou Xi left in frustration, half of his clothing burned to a charred black mess, looking extremely disheveled.
Once Zhou Xi's figure gradually disappeared, the four of them finally burst into laughter. This initial clash with Li Xun ended with their undeniable victory.
"Duan Liu, I didn't see it coming; you really are hiding your talents. And I used to think you were quite ugly, but now it seems you've gained a bit of charm," Cold Moon said with a smile as she approached and lifted Duan Liu's chin.
Duan Liu shook his head to break free from her grasp and chuckled awkwardly. Right now, he wasn't interested in Cold Moon but rather in Yun'er. This was because Yun'er had just mentioned that if he won, she would introduce him to the beautiful junior sister from Azure Cloud Pavilion.
He had always kept this sentence in mind, "Yun'er, you just said something."
Duan Liu saw that Yun'er was just smiling at him and had no intention of fulfilling her promise, so he couldn't help but remind her.
"Haha, you guy, don't tell me it was Yun'er's words that gave you motivation," Ye Tian joked.
"Don't worry, it will definitely be both beautiful and gentle," Yun'er replied with a smile.
"Gentleness doesn't matter; beauty is the most important. I have a few requests I'd like to mention," Duan Liu said with a smirk.
"Oh ho, you have requests? Let's hear them," Cold Moon teased with a look of disdain.
"Um..." Duan Liu thought for a moment, as if recalling something. After a while, he said, "The legs need to be long and straight, white skin, an oval face, a slim waist—preferably one that can be held in one hand—and a big chest, hehe..."
Pfft...
The others nearly spat out their drinks, all silently cursing what he was thinking.
However, Duan Liu's words were not finished, and what came next shocked them even more.
"Hehe, hehe, it would be best if she were... a bit bold too, and skilled in certain arts."
The two women could no longer hold back and rushed forward to give Duan Liu a good beating. As for Ye Tian, he suddenly thought of a woman; Duan Liu's requests were definitely based on the woman he had been peeking at in the Flower Pavilion.
During the time he had been spying in the Flower Pavilion for seven or eight days, he had watched people indulge in pleasure every day and had been quite infatuated. He never expected that he still hadn't forgotten about it now.
After parting ways, Cold Moon and Yun'er didn't waste any time and continued to help Duan Liu look for potential matches. However, they certainly wouldn't share Duan Liu's requests with their junior sisters; they only mentioned the good qualities, such as being holders of Cloud Tokens or having relatively high abilities and being honest.
The reason they chose to conceal this was not to deceive; although Duan Liu was a bit lecherous, it was ultimately part of every man's nature. Some could control themselves while others could not; that was the only difference.
Breaking this down, Duan Liu is actually quite a decent person, but if one were to become his wife, there would certainly be a lot of trouble in the future.
The two had clear divisions of labor and each showcased their skills. Finally, three days later, Ye Tian received a message from Cold Moon, asking him and Duan Liu to meet at Azure Cloud Pavilion and to make a good impression.
Upon receiving the news, Ye Tian was even more excited than Duan Liu, thinking that this would be fun, especially since he had been feeling bored lately.
After finding Duan Liu, Ye Tian explained the purpose of his visit, which made Duan Liu so happy that he could hardly close his mouth.
He began rummaging through his belongings, pulling out the few pieces of clothing he had. After trying each one on, they were all rejected by Ye Tian.
After another round of trying on clothes, Duan Liu asked Ye Tian for his opinion.
"Are you sick? There are only these few pieces of clothing; trying them on again won't change anything," Ye Tian said helplessly, casually pointing to one. "Just wear this one; it looks somewhat decent and at least not dirty."
Duan Liu shot him a glance and complained, "Isn't it enough to be a good brother? Can't you put in a little effort to help me out?"
"Fine, fine, fine..." Ye Tian replied with some impatience. He realized he was losing patience, but this was important; a brother's lifelong matter should not be taken lightly.
So, Ye Tian started helping Duan Liu get ready, involving several of their mutual friends in the process. In the end, they managed to borrow a set of clothing that was passable.
"How do I look? Handsome? If you were a junior sister at Azure Cloud Pavilion, would you fall for me?" Duan Liu posed various styles in front of Ye Tian.
"Too handsome! If I were a junior sister at Azure Cloud Pavilion, I definitely wouldn't choose you," Ye Tian laughed.
"Come on, that's not acceptable," Duan Liu said as he began to take off the clothes.
"Wait! What I meant was that I would feel inferior and fear I wouldn't be worthy of you," Ye Tian quickly clarified.
Duan Liu finally smiled and said, "Alright then, I'll go with this one."
After saying that, he turned to the junior brother who lent him the clothes and said, "Xu Shidi, I'll treat you to drinks later!"
The disciple with the surname Xu had a face full of black lines. He was well aware of how poor Duan Liu was; he didn't dare to hope for a drink, and just wanted his clothes back.
"Hey, look at your expression. I'm now a holder of Cloud Token, how can I not keep my word?" Duan Liu began to show off again.
"Alright, let's go quickly, or we'll be late," Ye Tian waved his hand at Xu Shidi and pulled Duan Liu away.
After walking for a while, Duan Liu suddenly stopped and started sizing up Ye Tian from head to toe.
"What do you mean by that?" Ye Tian felt uneasy under his gaze and quickly said, "My clothes are too small; you can't wear them anyway..."
"Who wants to wear your clothes? I'm just looking to see how come you seem to look more handsome than me; this won't do!"
Ye Tian was speechless, thinking to himself that he might even steal your future wife...
"What should we do then?" Ye Tian was already annoyed by his antics and could only compromise.
"Like this!" Duan Liu thought for a moment and suddenly burst into laughter.
In the afternoon, the two appeared at Azure Cloud Peak. To be precise, it should be one person and one ghost, as Ye Tian was in tattered clothes, covered in soot from the pot bottom, looking completely unrecognizable thanks to Duan Liu's transformation.
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