Chapter 320: Chapter 184: Victory in Magical Combat

Yang Jing lowered his gaze, looking at the person who had just leaped onto the Magic Battle Platform.

The man was exceptionally tall, and atop his Dragon Horse, he stood nearly ten feet high. He wore a set of shimmering, golden Mountain Pattern Armor, with prominent Dragon Horns adorning his helmet and a Dragon Head Mask covering his face.

When Dong Xiji had introduced the Pan City Dong Family to Yang Jing, he had specifically highlighted this individual. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

His name was Dong Shangjing, a leading figure from the previous generation of the True Spirit Lineage. At ninety-six years of age, his Cultivation had already reached Foundation Establishment Perfection.

He had already attempted Core Formation once but failed at the last moment due to a slightly deficient Divine Soul. However, his Magical Power had reached a new level, making him nearly unrivaled among the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Dragon Taming Dong Family.

"Yang Jing, you are so arrogant! You used a white dog to occupy the Dragon Transformation Pool that my Dong Family provides for the students of the White Dragon Academy. Do you truly believe my family has no one to answer you?"

Dong Shangjing’s voice boomed like a great bell from behind his Dragon Head Mask.

"Is this Dragon Transformation Pool truly for all the students of the White Dragon Academy? From what I can see, it seems to be reserved for just nine people."

The edges of Yang Jing’s pupils shimmered with a Cyan Gold Light.

As a scion of a noble family, Dong Shangjing was naturally wealthy. His Armor, helmet, and mask were all Upper Grade Spiritual Artifacts. As for the fifteen-foot-long Iron Spear in his hand, it had an even greater origin.

The spear was named Dragon’s Tooth. It was a Magical Treasure, its tip forged from the fang of a Divinity Transformation Dragon Beast.

This Divinity Transformation Dragon Beast had been the one bound by a Spirit Contract to the Third Generation Sovereign.

Although the Dragon Taming Dong Family originated with an ancestor from the Dharma Image Sect, it was the Third Generation Sovereign who truly established the Dong Kingdom, created its various systems, and allowed it to flourish for tens of thousands of years, remaining prosperous to this day.

The Third Generation Sovereign was also the common ancestor of the "Three Dongs." Thus, his status within the Dong Family was transcendent, second only to the founding patriarch.

This Dragon’s Tooth Iron Spear naturally held a special status because of this, one that ordinary Magical Treasures could not compare to.

Dong Xixian had lost to Dong Shangjing in a contest for this Iron Spear and had even refrained from refining any other Magical Treasure since. He was biding his time, planning to endure hardship and reclaim the spear once his Cultivation greatly improved.

What surprised Yang Jing the most was Dong Shangjing’s vibrant True Gang.

He was actually a cultivator who practiced both a Qi Cultivation Technique and a Body Refining Technique.

"Such a silver tongue!"

Dong Shangjing snorted coldly, raising the Iron Spear in his hands.

The Dragon Horse beneath him had been his constant companion for decades. After a hundred battles, their minds were perfectly linked.

The next moment, clouds formed under the Dragon Horse’s hooves as man and beast charged toward Yang Jing.

The Dragon Horse’s speed was like a flash of lightning. The Qi Mechanisms of man and horse merged into one, creating a charge with the force of a toppling mountain.

Even some of the disciples watching from below the Magic Battle Platform were overwhelmed by this terrifying momentum, their legs trembling uncontrollably.

Yang Jing’s dao heart was like iron; he was not shaken in the slightest. ’Such momentum is indeed terrifying among Foundation Establishment Cultivators, but compared to the Red Evil True Demon I’ve faced before, it’s nothing special.’

He channeled his Magical Power, and the Water Dragon Magical Sword immediately began to swell rapidly. Like the celestial river pouring down from the heavens, it shot toward the charging Dong Shangjing.

"HAH!"

Dong Shangjing knew the weight of this sword was far from ordinary. His body’s Acupoints trembled as he raised his spear and thrust it toward the pouncing water dragon.

He cultivated the Red Dragon Body. All of his Acupoints had long been opened, and he had passed two of the Three Body Refining Gates: Law Control and True Blood.

"CLANG!"

The simple-looking Iron Spear let out a Soul Suppressing dragon’s roar.

The Sword Intent within the Water Dragon Magical Sword was instantly shattered. The Dragon Tooth Blade split the magical sword in two, and countless drops of One-Element Heavy Water burst outward, slamming into Dong Shangjing, his Dragon Horse, and the Magic Battle Platform.

A chaotic flash of Spiritual Light erupted. Dong Shangjing used his True Gang and Mountain Pattern Armor to block the scattering water droplets, even managing to protect the Dragon Horse beneath him.

The remaining droplets bombarded the Magic Battle Platform, instantly riddling its smooth surface with pits and craters.

Although the Water Dragon Magical Sword was shattered, its overwhelming force halted Dong Shangjing’s charge and even blasted him back more than a dozen steps.

Droplets of scalding Dragon Blood dripped from the Dragon Horse’s mouth, landing on the Magic Battle Platform with a harsh SIZZLE.

Dong Shangjing suppressed the churning qi and blood in his body. Only now did he realize that Yang Jing had been holding back with his previous sword strikes. Otherwise, those Dong Family disciples would have long since been blasted into a bloody mist.

"HUPH!"

He urged his Dragon Horse forward, launching another charge.

’Such powerful swordsmanship must consume an immense amount of Magical Power. I don’t believe Yang Jing can unleash such magical swords one after another.’

Yang Jing formed a Sword Mantra with his hand and shot five Five Elements Magical Swords straight at Dong Shangjing.

The magical swords tore through the air, creating a thunderous boom.

Dong Shangjing flicked his Iron Spear, deftly and swiftly shattering the incoming magical swords.

’What a sharp Iron Spear!’

Yang Jing was secretly astonished. His condensed magical swords would only suffer minor, easily repairable damage even when clashing with a Tier Two Spiritual Artifact, yet this Iron Spear had sliced through them as easily as cutting reeds.

However, Yang Jing had never expected to defeat Dong Shangjing with the Five Elements Magical Swords alone. He clenched his fist and raised it.

The One-Element Heavy Water scattered on the ground coalesced into chains. They suddenly lashed out, snaking toward Dong Shangjing and his Dragon Horse like flood dragons and pythons.

Dong Shangjing was shocked. Dragon’s Tooth had the ability to sever souls; when it had cut through the Water Dragon Magical Sword, it should have also annihilated the Divine Sense embedded within. ’How can Yang Jing still control this One-Element Heavy Water?’

He didn’t know that Yang Jing possessed the Divine Skill of the Five Elements Great Escape. When manipulating True Water, Divine Sense was not necessary at all.

Dong Shangjing swung the Dragon’s Tooth Iron Spear in his hand, creating an impenetrable defense, and directly severed the heavy One-Element Heavy Water Chain.

The galloping Dragon Horse suddenly let out a startled cry. A One-Element Heavy Water Chain shot up from beneath the Magic Battle Platform and wrapped itself directly around the horse’s hooves.

This sudden turn of events sent the Dragon Horse crashing heavily to the ground.

Its massive, heavy body slammed into the Magic Battle Platform, making the sturdy platform tremble violently.

Dong Shangjing leaped nimbly to his feet. He glared at Yang Jing, his eyes burning with fury. He hadn’t expected his opponent’s methods to be so varied and unpredictable.

’I have the Dragon’s Tooth Iron Spear! As long as I can get close, I can easily defeat him!’

"HYA!"

Dong Shangjing roared, twirling his Iron Spear into a blur of motion. He cut down the One-Element Heavy Water Chains that clung to his Dragon Horse like maggots on a corpse, trying to bind it.

If the Dragon’s Tooth wasn’t firmly in his grasp, he would have suspected there was something wrong with the Magical Treasure Iron Spear.

’Why can a magic that has already been severed be mobilized again?’

Dong Xiji sat on a temporarily erected high platform, looking down on the Magical Combat between Yang Jing and Dong Shangjing with a few friends who had come to watch.

"To see at a glance that Dong Shangjing’s weakness is his Dragon Horse... Fellow Daoist Yang’s instincts for Magical Combat are truly astounding."

He took a sip of Spirit Tea and couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.

As a member of the Pan City Dong Family, one of the "Three Dongs," Dong Shangjing had no shortage of access to a Dragon Transformation Pool even after leaving the White Dragon Academy. The Dragon Horse he rode had a Cultivation at the Late Stage Foundation Establishment, and it was also proficient in Cloud Escape. An ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator would be no match for this Dragon Horse.

But in a Magical Combat against Yang Jing, the Dragon Horse’s combat power couldn’t quite keep up.

And since Dong Shangjing wasn’t skilled in Escape Techniques, without his Dragon Horse, he would be completely unable to get close to Yang Jing. He would only be frustrated and kited until he was defeated.

Yang Jing continuously attacked the Dragon Horse with his Five Elements Magical Swords, while Dong Shangjing could only stand guard in front of it, constantly blocking the attacks for it.

The fall the Dragon Horse had just taken was almost equivalent to taking a full-powered blow. It was heavily injured, and the leg that had been tripped was severely strained.

Even with the Dragon Horse’s vigorous Life Force, an injury like this could not be healed in a matter of breaths.

"You villain from the Ascetic Cultivation faction! Someone must have secretly told you that I’m not good with Escape Techniques! How shameful!"

Dong Shangjing roared in anger.

"You’re a dual cultivator of Body Refining Techniques, you have to spend energy practicing the Great Cave Spirit Scripture, you have to perform meritorious deeds to accumulate resources for Core Formation, and you’re not a genius like me. Is it really so hard to guess that you’re not good with Escape Techniques?"

Yang Jing said nonchalantly.

Although it was true that Dong Xiji had secretly told him about Dong Shangjing’s weakness in Escape Techniques, he still had to keep up appearances.

He continuously formed Sword Mantras, manipulating the Five Elements Magical Swords to avoid the sharp edge of the Dragon’s Tooth Iron Spear.

Dong Shangjing had to defend himself and the Dragon Horse behind him. A long defense is bound to fail, and soon, a Five Elements Magical Sword struck his body. The sharp magical sword pierced his Defensive Spirit Light and protective True Gang, leaving a thin gash on his Mountain Pattern Armor.

This shocked Dong Shangjing. Because it was so easy to destroy the magical swords with his Dragon’s Tooth Iron Spear, he had assumed their power was ordinary. He never expected they were almost on par with a Tier Two Spiritual Flying Sword.

’How can a flying sword condensed from pure Magical Power be this powerful?!’

After suffering under the assault of the magical swords for a long time, until his Mountain Pattern Armor, mask, and helmet were all covered in gashes, the Dragon Horse finally let out a long neigh. It shook its mane and stood up.

Dong Shangjing was overjoyed and immediately mounted it. He had already made up his mind to return the earlier humiliation to Yang Jing a hundredfold. But he didn’t expect to hear a tsunami of gasps and screams from the crowd below the platform.

Before the screams even reached his ears, he caught sight of a dazzling purple light in his peripheral vision.

His heart leaped. In his haste, Dong Shangjing could only hold the Dragon’s Tooth spear horizontally in front of him.

The next instant, he heard the deafening roar of Celestial Thunder, and a terrifying, destructive aura instantly engulfed him.

Several breaths later, the dazzling purple lightning slowly faded from the Magic Battle Platform.

Dong Shangjing was charred black, struck by the True Thunder. His Mountain Pattern Armor was shattered, hanging from his body like tattered rags. His helmet was gone, and his Dragon Head Mask was half-broken, revealing a pair of horrified eyes.

On his entire body, only the hands gripping the Dragon’s Tooth Iron Spear were almost completely unharmed.

As for the Dragon Horse, its state was even more miserable. Large patches of its scales and mane were gone, and its muscular body was covered in scorch marks and burns.

"Tai... Taixiao True Thunder!"

Dong Shangjing coughed up a puff of black smoke. After spitting out those few words, he collapsed to the ground.