Chapter 645 - 177: Bright Heart Realm? One Punch, One Kill, Slaying with Bare Hands

The White Snake had just materialized from the mist, ready to launch a sneak attack, but the sight made her freeze, her face a mask of astonishment. Before she could even react, Zhao Tianxing let out another low shout, and the Primordial Qi in his body shifted again. The scene in the arena changed abruptly. A sky full of yellow sand billowed up out of nowhere, blotting out the sun and blinding everyone’s sight! It was Zhao Tianxing, seamlessly unleashing the Silent Extinction Quicksand Technique! The yellow sand rushed toward her. Although it lacked any real offensive power against a Spirit Demon of White Snake’s level, it severely interfered with her vision and senses. Chu Fan had specially taught all these profound Cultivation Techniques to Zhao Tianxing, Li Qingxue, and the others recently. Although they hadn’t trained for long and their mastery was still lacking—they hadn’t yet developed a finishing move that could decide a battle—the techniques were extraordinarily effective as support and interference in such a fast-paced, intense fight! Just as White Snake was blinded by the sand, her heart burning with frustration... Light and shadow flowed around Zhao Tianxing’s body as he executed the Light and Shadow Escape Technique. In conjunction with the Spirit Turtle Hibernation Technique, his entire aura vanished, and he disappeared from the Martial Arts Arena in an instant. "This hide-and-seek trick again!" White Snake snorted coldly and immediately prepared to use a Demon Technique to conceal her own form. But just as she began to move, the sharp sound of wind rushed up from behind her! SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH! Pitch-black Black Kite Arrows, as if they had eyes of their own, shot out from behind her, precisely predicting her movements. The arrows were so swift and fierce that she was forced to hastily interrupt her technique and turn to block them! White Snake didn’t dare to face the arrows, which contained the explosive power of the Divine Power Realm, head-on. Her footwork became strange and unpredictable as she fully activated the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step. Her body split into several residual images, barely dodging the sharp arrows in the nick of time. Then, with a flicker of her body, she hastily dodged behind a massive Profound Iron Stone to temporarily avoid the assault. However, the very instant her feet touched the ground— Disaster struck! A chain formed from pure, black-misted Primordial Qi suddenly shot out from the shadows beneath the large stone like a viper lying in wait. With a SLITHER, it wrapped tightly around her ankles! Zhao Tianxing had planned it all along, having cast the Demon-locking Technique in advance to set an ambush here! His previous arrows, which had seemed so fierce and deadly, were actually just a feint. His only goal was to herd White Snake, like a sheep, into the location of his preset trap! THUD! Her ankles suddenly bound, White Snake instantly lost her balance and pitched forward, falling to the ground. ’Damn it! It’s a trap!’ White Snake was horrified, but her reaction was incredibly fast. She slammed her right hand on the ground, and with a surge of Demonic Power, she forced herself to spring back up like a coil. The Demonic Power in her body erupted as she tried to use a Demon Technique to break free from the Demon-locking Technique’s restraints. But in a duel between masters, victory and defeat are often decided in a single instant, allowing for no hesitation. A figure flashed across the arena. The cold gleam of a blade was even faster than the sound of its approach. Zhao Tianxing appeared behind her like a phantom, the Long Saber in his hand radiating a bone-chilling light as he pressed it steadily against White Snake’s long, pale neck. The blade had yet to move, but a bone-piercing chill had already spread through her, freezing her entire body stiff. The entire arena fell silent for a moment. "White Snake and Cyan Snake, you lose!" Mo Yunzi first glanced at Zhao Tianxing with some surprise, a flash of approval in his eyes, before loudly announcing the match’s result. "That’s not fair!" The moment the blade was withdrawn, White Snake leaped up, flustered and exasperated. Pointing at Zhao Tianxing, she shouted, "When did Chu Fan teach him the Demon-locking Technique?" "This is blatant cheating! He has a Secret Technique specifically designed to counter the Demon Race, but I don’t know it at all. I won’t accept this!" The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she felt. Her slender finger jabbed toward the tip of Zhao Tianxing’s nose. "Besides, this kid broke through to the Divine Power Realm a few days ago!" "But I’m still stuck in the Spirit Demon Realm! I’m completely suppressed in terms of Realm, so how am I supposed to fight?" Before her voice had even faded, Cyan Snake, who had been watching quietly from the side, slowly walked over, her hips swaying. She reached out a jade-like finger and gently poked White Snake on her smooth forehead. Her tone was one of exasperation. "You’re still at the Spirit Demon Realm. Don’t tell me you’re proud of that?" "Did Chu Fan give you fewer resources than he gave Tianxing?" White Snake covered her poked forehead and pouted, her face full of defiance, but she didn’t dare talk back. Cyan Snake twisted the knife, her voice laced with a scolding tone. "Unlike you, Tianxing is just like Chu Fan. Besides eating and sleeping, he spends most of his time training diligently, polishing his skills, and never daring to slack off for even a moment." "And you? Every day, you’re either stuffing your face and drinking your fill, wasting your time, or you’re passed out asleep, squandering your days..." "It took Tianxing a while just to break through to the Spirit Awakening Realm after he arrived in Qing Province. Now, only a few short months later, he’s already an expert in the Divine Power Realm. Yet you’ve been stuck in place this whole time. Have you no ambition? Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?" White Snake opened her mouth, wanting to retort, but found she had nothing to say. In this battle, she had fought with Zhao Tianxing for half the day. Forget about injuring him; she hadn’t even managed to touch the hem of his clothes. From strategic planning to on-the-spot reactions, she had been utterly and completely defeated. If she hadn’t been diligent in practicing the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step that Chu Fan had taught her, making some progress, she probably would have been injured and defeated by Zhao Tianxing’s first volley of arrows. White Snake’s face flushed red, then went pale with embarrassment. She could only lift her chin, gaze at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, and pretend to admire the scenery to hide her guilt.