Le Tu observed the two escape.
His expression flickering.
"That woman? Did she truly do something as stupid as to leave the flag unattended?"
He frowned.
Immediately.
He made a few hand signs, and his body came out of an earth vein in which he had concealed himself.
His body still attached to the ground moved across the surface of the earth at a very rapid speed, his arm holding onto the flag.
At that very instant.
Qin Jiji's lips curled up in an smile.
In the very next moment, she pressed her two palms together and made a chant Uru Hong Jing stared at her, somewhat warily.
Just what was the woman plotting?
"The birds flow in a flock, moving across the whole cosmos. Yet, at the end of the year they are back to where they started.
The rivers flow, unattended, seamlessly and endlessly, the water heats and burns until it reaches the cloud above, and yet no matter how high it goes, it cannot help but descend.
The leaf falls, but it rises again.
Flickering, yet eternal.
Such is the cycle of Fate."
As she finished her small poem.
Her body flickered in an instant, she was near Le Tu who was now fleeing carrying the flag in one of his arms.
"Hehehehe…Do you truly thought I would leave something so important unprotected?" She chuckled.
"How could you move this quickly?" Le Tu shouted panicked.
"Before leaving I planted an small seed setting my position. Once I realized that the flag had been moved, I simply teleported myself back to where I was." She said smugly.
"But enough talk! Let me see what gave you the confidence to steal from me." She raised her arm, from which an strange aurora was shoot.
[Decay Touch!]
Her hands touched the body of Le Tu, to her surprise, Le Tu's body suddenly hardened.
"An Earth Clone?" She gritted her teeth in realization.
But it was too late.
The clone exploded!
And from this clone, several clouds emerged.
Some distance away Le Tu who had remained in the same spot smirked.
"Now let's see how truly effective Clouded Thoughts are."
Qin Jiji who was hit point blank by the barrage, widened her eyes.
She flew away retreating hundreds of meters backwards.
Then, she touched her head while muttering.
"My head…It feels so sluggish. Is this a Wisdom Path Killer Move?" She thought somewhat nervously.
While the inheritance she had carried a profound amount of Killer Moves, including those to deal with such threats she had yet to master them.
After all, just how many Killer Moves did she receive? She was far too young, and her Immortal Essence was limited, trying to grasp all the moves was a fool's errand.
Yet.
She did not give up.
[A season of focus]
Her pupils expanded.
For the remainder of the 'season', her brain capabilities were expanded by a tenfold!
This suppressed the fogginess inside her mind, furthermore speeding up her brain also affected the substance inside her.
And as it did.
The fogginess sense grew even deeper, for a brief instant a part of her vision was covered by several motes.
There was static.
Still.
[The Spring Warms the mind]
Using a second Killer Move, she rapidly healed her mind, like this even if she could not treat the root cause, she could at least deal with the symptoms.
But using two consecutive Killer Moves in a row.
Truly took a toll in her mind.
Understanding her circumstances, she rapidly calculated.
"I cannot remain like this forever, using two Killer Moves at once already puts a strain in my mind, fighting like this is only going to get tougher as the time goes by."
And yet, even though she knew this, she had no intention to retreat not yet.
"I need to retrieve the flag, then I can think of retreating." With this resolution, her aura surged violently.
Her eyes were filled with fury.
Who would ever guess she would be put in such precarious position, and against a newly ascended Rank 6 no less.
She stretched her palm.
[Moon Shield!]
A round shield was summoned, and shoot at a rapid speed heading towards the flag.
Then, like a boomerang it retrieved it.
Once this happened, Le Tu had no other choice but to appear!
He opened his mouth widely, and made several hand signs.
From his mouth, an intense stream of dirt and mud was shoot through.
Taking the form of a massive dragon!
Qin Jiji frowned.
She used her shield to block the attack.
Her flying body was pushed slightly backwards, still she held on without much difficulty.
However, as the mud hit her it bounced everywhere.
Those small pieces of mud gathered together like a web, trying to surround her from every direction.
She snorted coldly.
[Winter's Coat!] A thin white stream appeared around her body, blocking them.
Then, she turned towards Le Tu.
Pointing her index finger at him, and an ice spike was shoot at tremendous speed.
Le Tu avoided it, however as he did so, the icicle followed him.
Knowing this, he decided to hide himself underground.
But just as he did this, once more Qin Jiji decisively retreated!
Looking at the escaping figure, Le Tu let out a sigh and was forced to come to the surface.
Once he did, Qin Jiji turned her body and smiled in response.
Her meaning was simple.
If you dare to escape, so will I.
Once I am far enough, how will you be able to catch me?
No, even if the two began to run at once could he truly keep up?
Le Tu frowned.
"While my Dao Marks exceed the two thousand-four-hundred, hers seem to be more than thrice, perhaps even fourfold more than my own.
The only reason why I have not been beaten to a pulp just yet, is purely because she can only use the simplest Killer Moves against me in her current state.
Still, there is hope.
I already settled an Earth Vein nearby, is only a matter when she steps close, furthermore, even if she tries to retreat, I can move very quickly underground, and I can follow her tracks.
Like this, it should not be too difficult to keep up with her."
Le Tu frowned.
"Of course, there are other factors, still I hope my friend can keep them at bay." His gaze turned towards Qiao Yun and Uru Hong Jing.
Qiao Yun was suppressing with several light beams, Uru Hong Jing still.
The latter seemed to be trying to get close, clearly trying to fish in troubled waters.
He took a long breath.
If he wanted to win, he needed to reveal one of his trump cards.
He raised his stomach once more.
And the earth surrounding him trembled.
He let out a primal scream.
[Cave's echo!]
His vocal chords resonated across the surrounding ground, which in turn stretched the sound towards the skies reaching Qin Jiji.
Qin Jiji's focus was diverted by the intense sounds, for an instant her body stopped in its tracks.
Not only because of the sheer power of the Killer Move but because.
She realized one thing.
"To mimic a Path…
If a person's attainment reaches Quasi-Grandmaster, they can mimic paths whose natures are in a way or another similar, to the main path.
And to achieve this their attainment in those neighbor Paths must at least reach Quasi Master.
But if one is a Grandmaster, they can mimic basically any Paths as long as their attainment is ordinary."
Her gaze regained her focus.
"Just which of the two are you. Le Tu!" She shouted.
As the seasons went by, once more she was able to conjure another Killer Move.
Sun's Bomb!
The flashing bomb was shoot at tremendous speed, its body heating the surrounding air.
It expanded and grew in size, becoming as big as a house.
Le Tu frowned.
He pressed his palms in the ground, and a massive tube was created piercing towards the heavens from which an intense stream of water was shoot.
[Reservoir Surge] A Killer Move which could extract the surrounding water from the underground and air, and shoot it in a powerful stream.
The stream of water rapidly collided and melted the sun bomb, which slowly began to lose its shape.
Until it became into thick mist.
Observing Le Tu, Qin Jiji clicked her tongue.
"It does seem I underestimated you, Le Tu, you are indeed a Grandmaster in Earth Path, aren't you?" She stated.
While her voice was clear, it was heard by both Qiao Yun and Uru Hong Jing who were fighting nearby.
Le Tu replied calmly.
"That is indeed true." Despite his tone, inwardly he sighed.
This was a trump card he intended to keep concealed until the very end, unfortunately Qin Jiji was even more troublesome than expected and ever in her current state she could suppress him this greatly.
Qin Jiji squinted her eyes, as observed the figure of that monk that she had looked down at the beginning of this contest.
In the end, she replied.
"It does seem like today, you've bested me." She said calmly, from her sleeves she took the flag.
Then, she held onto it tightly as if it were a javelin she threw it, with her full strength towards Uru Hong Jing's location.
After doing this, she immediately turned her body and escaped.