The next day, early morning.
Daoist Wang Ye emerged from the forest with even darker circles under his eyes. He had been listless, but now he wore an expression of questioning life itself.
Last night, no matter what method he used to divine Yang Tao, he couldn't get any information about Yang Tao.
However, using Yang Tao to deduce the fates of others yielded answers effortlessly. It was just that the so-called answers made him question life even more.
The formula was extremely simple.
XX vs. Yang Tao = Death
No matter whose name was substituted, there was only one answer, even for Old Celestial Master.
"This… how is this possible?"
'How could such an existence be possible? Could it be that he is also a practitioner of Feng Hou Qi Men, using sorcery to influence the results of my divination?'
Although this possibility was very low.
It was still much greater than the possibility of Yang Tao being able to kill Old Celestial Master.
He looked towards the competition arena. Today was his match against Zhuge Qing, and afterward, it would be Yang Tao against Wang Bing. He wanted to see what special abilities Yang Tao possessed that could interfere with his divination results.
As soon as he stepped onto the viewing platform, he heard a series of grunts and shouts from the arena.
'Has it already begun?'
These grunts and shouts were the sounds Tiny made during his attacks.
Tiny was a disciple of Lu Kane and a childhood friend of Lu Linglong, Bai Shixue, and others.
He had a refined and gentle demeanor, often wearing a simple long gown and holding a fan, a standard image of a crosstalk performer. Indeed, his hobby was performing crosstalk, though others generally felt he lacked talent in that area.
His ability was 'Heng Qi,' which could temporarily blast a person's soul out of their body, or even cause their soul to temporarily dissipate.
He looked around and quickly spotted Yang Tao. The latter was currently engrossed in watching the match. Zhang Chulan, Feng Xingtong, and even Xu San and Xu Si from All Heavens Connect were standing beside him.
Daoist Wang Ye, filled with questions, walked over to Yang Tao.
"Daoist Wang Ye, you're here too!"
Seeing the other person greet him with a smile, Daoist Wang Ye nodded slightly.
"You've arrived at just the right time; it's almost your turn to save the day."
Save the day? Daoist Wang Ye glanced at the situation in the arena. Tiny was currently using his Heng Qi with full force to attack the person in the All Heavens Connect uniform.
However, after watching for a while, he came to a conclusion.
Tiny was definitely no match for Feng Baobao, but what did that have to do with him saving the day?
Zhang Chulan was currently watching Feng Baobao and Tiny's battle in the arena with a worried expression.
Xu Si, with a cigarette in his mouth, also greeted Daoist Wang Ye after seeing him: "Daoist Wang Ye, you're here…"
"Fellow Daoist Xu, I didn't expect you to come this time."
Xu Si smiled and said: "The Grand Luotian Ritual and the Celestial Master choosing an heir—how could I not come to such a big event to join in the fun?"
"But why are you the only one from your Wudang sect who came this time?"
Xu Si clearly knew Daoist Wang Ye from before, which was normal since Xu Si was a supervisor at All Heavens Connect. He naturally paid attention to extraordinary individuals like Daoist Wang Ye, who, if they didn't cultivate properly, would have to go home and inherit trillions of yuan.
Daoist Wang Ye scratched his head with a helpless expression and said, "Originally, I didn't want to come, but I saw some things, so I came to take a look."
Then, looking at Yang Tao, who was eating chocolate and watching the match, he said:
"However, coming this time was truly worthwhile. Before, I was really a bit self-important. Haha, indeed, cultivation still requires entering the mundane world."
Just then, the surrounding audience let out exclamations.
Everyone looked towards the arena.
Feng Baobao effortlessly dodged Tiny's Heng Qi attack and directly closed in on him, leaping up. Seeing this, Tiny didn't hesitate and immediately began to gather power for Heng Qi.
But Feng Baobao was faster.
She reached out and directly covered his mouth. The Heng Qi that had just gathered exploded directly inside Tiny's mouth.
Pfft…
Accompanied by a dull sound, Tiny completely lost consciousness.
"Done!"
Seeing this, Feng Baobao directly put her hands in her pockets, ready to leave, but a large amount of soul suddenly floated out of Tiny's body.
His own soul was blown apart by the power of Heng Qi…
"Daoist Wang, it's your turn to show off…"
Daoist Wang Ye: "???"
Then he widened his eyes and looked at Feng Baobao, who had noticed something was wrong in the arena. She directly used the power of her physical body to suck Tiny's scattered soul into her stomach.
While it was certainly possible, this girl was too reckless.
He turned to Xu Si and asked, "Your people?"
Xu Si, without any embarrassment, simply smiled and said, "That's right. How about it, not bad, huh?"
Daoist Wang Ye looked at Zhuge Qing, who had already jumped into the arena and was covering the area with a formation to prevent Tiny's soul from escaping, and muttered, "What a hassle."
With that, he leaped and jumped into the competition arena as well.
He skillfully used Tai Chi to knead Tiny's soul together and said to Feng Baobao, "Girl, spit out what's in your mouth too."
After Daoist Wang Ye kneaded Tiny's soul into a ball, he directly threw it back into Tiny's body, wiped away non-existent sweat, and said, "Why does everyone love to cause trouble so much? Alas~"
After speaking, Daoist Wang Ye prepared to return to Yang Tao's side. This ability to predict made him even more certain of Yang Tao's identity as a sorcerer, so he wanted to go back and ask.
However, the Daoist serving as the referee said, "Daoist Wang Ye, please wait."
"The next match happens to be your battle with Zhuge Qing; you two don't need to go back."
Daoist Wang Ye looked at Zhuge Qing upon hearing this, and Zhuge Qing was also looking at Daoist Wang Ye.
"Let's finish quickly…"
"Zhuge Qing versus Wang Ye, the match begins!"
Zhuge Qing was about to make a move but then heard an unbelievable sound.
"Kun Character — Earth River Cart!"
An earth dragon directly emerged from the ground, crashing straight towards Zhuge Qing.
"How is that possible?!!!"
Quickly dodging Daoist Wang Ye's attack, Zhuge Qing immediately stomped lightly on the ground, setting up a Qi Men formation around himself with his Qi.
"Li Character – Crimson Refinement!"
A fire dragon burned towards Daoist Wang Ye, but he showed no sign of panic. With a single hand sign, he directly summoned a large amount of wood to block Zhuge Qing's attack.
This surprised Zhuge Qing even more.
Fire clearly overcomes wood, but in Daoist Wang Ye's hands, it became wood overcoming fire.
It was like a traditional Pokémon trainer encountering a reverse-attribute trainer like Ash.
This was neither scientific nor fantastical.
Zhang Chulan on the stands was completely dumbfounded, muttering, "This… this damn art style has changed, hasn't it?"
"Sorcerers have raised the entire upper limit of the extraordinary world. It feels like among a bunch of Qi practitioners, some cultivators have appeared."
Yang Tao smiled when he heard Zhang Chulan's words.
"Then… Big Brother, who will win?"
"Of course Daoist Wang Ye, he's guaranteed to win!"
Yang Tao looked at Daoist Wang Ye, who was looking serious in the arena, and said with a smile, "You've seen Zhuge Qing's strength, but he won't last many moves against Daoist Wang Ye."
"The winner will be decided very quickly."
"Next up, it's my turn to go on stage, Wang Bing… Zhang Chulan, get ready!"
"Wh-what ready?"
"Of course, get ready to refresh your worldview!"