"This is my partner, Yingying." Yuan introduced Lan Yingying not as his beast but as his partner.
This little detail made Hong Ling smile.
Lan Yingying continued, "I am a Divine Beast—a Divine Serpent. Thank you for giving us this opportunity."
Elder Qian shook her head and said, "No, I should be thanking you for this opportunity. We have never fought a Divine Beast before. However, I am a little worried about your cultivation…"
Yuan was only at the first level of Spirit Enlightenment, and Lan Yingying’s cultivation wasn’t much better, being only at the ninth level of Spirit Enlightenment. Meanwhile, Elder Qian’s cultivation was at the peak of Divine Emperor, and her beast was at the third level of Divine Sovereign.
"Don’t worry, we’re stronger than we appear," Yuan said reassuringly, but it didn’t clear any doubt at all.
’No matter how talented you are, there’s no way you can overcome the difference of seven entire realms…’ Not wanting to appear rude, Elder Qian shook her head inwardly.
Sometime later, Yuan and Elder Qian distanced themselves from the arena.
"Are you going to fight in your human form?" Yuan asked Lan Yingying.
She nodded and said, "For now, at least. I want to see my limit in my human form. Also, can you allow me to fight alone for a bit?"
"Of course. Just let me know when you need assistance."
The match began shortly after, and Elder Qian allowed Lan Yingying to have the first move.
"You can go first," Elder Qian declared.
"Then I won’t be humble."
Lan Yingying responded swiftly, preparing her first attack. As she gathered her spiritual energy, a striking transformation began—her flowing black hair shifted to a radiant white, and her azure eyes shimmered as they turned a vivid pink.
"Fiery Lotus!"
With a graceful motion, she unleashed one of the first martial techniques she had ever mastered. A dozen brilliant flaming lotuses bloomed into existence, their fiery petals swirling elegantly in the sky, radiating both beauty and destruction.
When Lan Yingying first learned this technique, she could barely summon two lotuses before exhausting her spiritual energy. Now, she could manage a dozen without breaking a sweat.
The flaming lotuses erupted a moment later, exploding like a cascade of fireworks and engulfing the entire arena in mesmerizing white flames.
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