LDP S3: The Jewel of the Underworld

Ch. 3 — Natural Enemies.

From the top of a hill not far from where Zhi Ming and Heilong were fighting, Li Ziqi secretly observed the fight of the two of them very seriously. He never expected that the power Heilong possessed would be able to make a veteran in the God Realm feel desperate in a one-on-one duel.

Though a few tens of years ago when Heilong was still in his tutelage, Heilong was just a beginner in Cultivation World. The memories from his previous life seemed to make Heilong's cultivation growth run faster than cultivators in general.

Therefore, Li Ziqi only intended to watch the duel between the two people from a distance until the winner of the duel was determined.

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“Do you think I'll be scared? I will also start to get serious and will soon make you submit in a few attacks,” exclaimed Zhi Ming.

Heilong and Zhi Ming blasted out all the Qi present in their bodies simultaneously making the entire ice land shake violently as if it was struck by an extremely powerful earthquake.

Zhi Ming became even more excited. Because, he rarely found an opponent equal to him in this Realm of Gods. Moreover, he rarely left this Northern Heavens Gate because his task required him to remain in this place the entire time except under special circumstances. Thus, Zhi Ming rarely went to the battlefield or went to look for a fighting opponent to measure strength.

Zhi Ming again gathered his ice element Qi into his fist and was ready to smash it towards Heilong.

Heilong did the same. But, this time he switched to fighting using the fire element Qi because fire was a natural enemy of ice. He immediately gathered his fire element Qi into his fist and stared intently at Zhi Ming.

...“Ice Emperor Boxing.”...

...“Fire Boxing Unicorn.”...

Heilong and Zhi Ming jumped up simultaneously carrying their respective fists that were filled with an extremely powerful Qi as if it could overturn heaven and Earth.

Boom ...

The two of them ended up exchanging blows in the air. Zhi Ming's Ice Emperor Fist and Heilong's Unicorn Fire Fist clashed against each other and caused a very loud explosive sound.

“Great also fire element power you have. But, do you think the power of my ice element is in being melted only with ordinary fire? You're too naive!” said Zhi Ming cynically.

Heilong remained silent and did not respond to Zhi Ming's ridicule. To him defeating the enemy faster would have a greater impact on the opponent than talking a lot like an empty barrel.

Heilong focused his mind on preventing himself from being lured from all the chattering of Zhi Ming who was intending to break his concentration. As the owner of the ice element Qi, Heilong also outweighed the advantages of controlling emotions faster than humans in general.

Zhi Ming again concentrated his ice element Qi in order to gather in his right hand fist. But, the Qi of the ice element he used this time was much greater than before.

Heilong frowned as he felt an extremely strong ice element Qi pressure radiating from the fist that was in Zhi Ming's right hand. An ice element Qi of this size would not be able to be conquered by the power of the Unicorn Fire Fist.

Shadows of needle-sized fire swords began to appear and surround Heilong's right hand. He had to change his mouthpiece when he felt the strong Qi of the ice element present within Zhi Ming's fist.

...“Ice God Boxing.”...

...“Fire Poison Tread.”...

Zhi Ming's Ice Fist formed a gigantic ice fist that pointed straight towards Heilong after the extremely powerful ice element Qi's strength slipped from his right hand.

While the palm of Heilong's hand formed a giant palm that was around with fire sword needles.

Boom ….

The sound of an extremely violent explosion once again resounded in this place due to the impact of the two such great powers.

The extremely hot fire element Qi and the extremely cold ice element Qi made the air temperature around where they were fighting become erratic and gave rise to an extremely thick smog.

The fire element Qi of the Fire Poison Tread used by Heilong continued to erode the giant ice fist made by Zhi Ming until the silencing of the ice fist shadow gradually became thinner and thinner.

“What kind of fire do you have?” zhi Ming asked as he continued to maintain the shape of the Ice Box shadow so as not to be destroyed.

The ice element Qi that Zhi Ming possessed had reached a high-level understanding of ice laws. Thus, only a certain fire power alone was worthy of competing with his ice power. For example, like the heavenly fire possessed by a Dragon or Phoenix.

“I will tell you if you admit your defeat,” Heilong replied briefly.

“Tow back your bullshit!” reply Zhi Ming growled. How could he possibly admit defeat at a time like this?

Heilong continued to strengthen the fire element Qi into his Fire Poison Palm until it made the number of fire sword needles that eroded the ice god fist shadow become more and more doubled.

And finally ...

Boom ….

The two great powers were both destroyed and disappeared simultaneously and left behind only a very thick smog due to the evaporation process.

A few minutes later, the thick smog that covered the entire area of the fight between Heilong and Zhi Ming finally disappeared.

Neither Zhi Ming nor Heilong were both in fine condition, they both only got a few small scratches on some parts of the body.

Currently, the two of them stood facing each other and stared intently at each other like two lions fighting over territory.

Zhi Ming looked surprised because Heilong was able to dispel all the ice element moves he used. In fact, he was currently forced to use a defensive artifact that he had stored for hundreds of years.

When viewed in terms of age, Heilong is still 'very young. However, the combat power he currently possessed was like that of a God who had been cultivating for thousands of years.

Without realizing Zhi Ming, Heilong turned out to pay attention to every move made by this opponent. He could also tell that Zhi Ming's thoughts were currently unfocused. I don't know what he's thinking about this opponent. However, for Heilong this was a very good opportunity to counterattack and he did not want to waste such a good opportunity.

Heilong instantly used the Heaven Reducing Dance technique and disappeared from Zhi Ming's sight.

Zhi Ming who was unfocused, immediately became panicked when he realized Heilong was no longer in front of him even the traces of his aura also disappeared.

“Did he escape?” zhi Ming said looking very pleased. Because, that means he's the winner of this duel.

“Arunaway? Why would I run away while fighting a God with mediocre abilities like you.”

Heilong's voice suddenly sounded from behind followed by the appearance of his increasingly clear figure.

Zhi Ming immediately turned around and saw Heilong looking at him hatefully.

Without waiting for this enemy to make preparations, Heilong jumped up and threw his kick towards Zhi Ming's face.

Bang ...

Heilong's kick failed to hit his target and hit Zhi Ming's left shoulder. Because, Zhi Ming seemed to be able to read the direction of Heilong's attack and move slightly shifted his body to the side to avoid Heilong's kick.

Zhi Ming then gripped Heilong's feet firmly and did not let him land on the ground. He then slammed Heilong firmly onto the surface of the snowy ground.

Boom ...

Heilong's body hit the ground so hard that it left a deep basin like a lake on ice.

Zhi Ming then slammed his fists several times into the face of Heilong who was still lying on the ground in retaliation for daring to target his face.

Heilong gathered all the remaining strength on his two legs and directly kicked Zhi Ming in the stomach tightly until this enemy bounced a few meters away.

Zhi Ming and Heilong both tried to stand with great difficulty as their bodies both began to fatigue. The injuries that the two of them received were indeed not too severe, but the spare Qi they had already started to thin out.

Zhi Ming and Heilong looked back at each other intently. The seeds of irreconcilable hostility seemed to have appeared between them.

“We have been fighting for quite a while but have not been able to determine who is the winner among us. What do you think if we change a little bit the rules in this duel. Anyone who can live at the end of the fight then he is the winner,” exclaimed Zhi Ming seemed convinced.

“I agree!” answer Heilong.

Only a life-and-death fight alone could encourage one to unleash all the potential that was within his body. So, Heilong immediately agreed to Zhi Ming's offer because he himself had already grown tired of the time-consuming fight.

Zhi Ming instantly took out a spear-shaped heirloom weapon and poured an enormous ice element Qi into it. He then ran towards Heilong while pointing the tip of his spear.

...“Ice Dragon Spear Penetrating the Sky.”...

Roars ...

The shadow of an Ice Dragon emerged from the tip of Zhi Ming's spear and instantly charged ferociously towards Heilong.

Sensing the considerable danger from that Ice Dragon figure, Heilong again took out his Heaven Guard Sword and instantly poured out his fire element Qi and wind element Qi into the sword.

...“Fire Sword Splitting Space.”...

The two great powers between Zhi Ming and Heilong, once again clashed with each other fiercely and made this entire floating ice landfall collapse.

But ...

An extremely majestic voice suddenly appeared and instantly stopped the fight of the two of them.

“What are you two doing? Are you two not aware that this fight of yours has disturbed the tranquility of the residents of the God Realm!”