Le Tu stood before another Immortal.
The Immortal was called Qiao Yu Ru; he looked like a middle-aged man with a slightly chubby face and yellow hair.
His body looked slightly overweight with some fat, but also muscle.
In the man's face, there was a hint of shame as he muttered.
"It pains me to do it to somebody who saved my niece, however." The man narrowed his eyes.
"You know how it is."
Le Tu shrugged.
"I know, and I won't blame you. We both want to get into the top 10? Don't we." Unlike other competitions, the fighting competition had the most leeway.
One did not have to win but rather merely had to do well while fighting against other Immortals, and in the end, based on the number of losses and victories, a ranking would be established.
If one reached the top 10, one would gain the opportunity to meet Uru Tan He, and if one became the victor, they would even gain a Rank 6 Immortal Gu from their choosing.
Whilst this sounded too exceptional a reward, it was also the most contested tournament; furthermore, there would also be plenty of Rank 7 Immortals competing. This measure was only to give a breathing measure to the Rank 6 Immortals.
"Let us begin then." Qiao Yu Ru warned.
He let out a scream as he stretched his palm to unleash a devastating blow.
Tidal forces of water spread through the area, aiming to crush Le Tu.
Le Tu raised his eyebrows.
"Huh? You already found a way to integrate Water Strength Gu into a Killer Move. Impressive." He muttered.
However, his body was like an arrow; he merely pressed the sole of his foot on the ground, and his body was pushed away by hundreds of meters in a mere instant.
The attack was evaded completely.
Qiao Yu Ru frowned. As a Strength Immortal, his only possibility of victory was in short quarters; he could not allow his opponent to get away.
Thus.
He too pressed his feet into the ground, but unlike Le Tu's graceful jump, his feet shattered the ground beneath his feet for dozens of meters.
Le Tu opened his mouth widely.
A mud dragon rapidly took shape.
Qiao Yu Ru raised his fist in preparation for the collision.
However.
As he finally punched the dragon.
His expression changed.
"So heavy?" The result was completely unlike what he had predicted, that dragon, which looked to be nothing more than 10 meters tall.
Felt heavier than a mountain.
His body rapidly fell down towards the ground, however he gritted his teeth.
[Tidal Force] With an overwhelming pulse, the mud dragon exploded into pieces.
But using the chaos as a smokescreen, a figure appeared from behind.
"AS IF!" He tilted his whole body at an unnatural angle, throwing a powerful punch towards Le Tu.
But to his surprise, Le Tu did not try to dodge or evade; instead, he raised his palm to meet his strike.
"Are you courting death?" Qiao Yu Ru snorted coldly. Even if he was in an awkward angle and had not been able to put proper force in his punch, wasn't it too presumptuous to try to overpower him, a Strength Path Immortal in short-quarters?
But to his absolute bewilderment.
As he tried to punch through the hand, it was he who felt the agony.
As if punching a concrete wall, his arm was unable to hold up; the radius bone pierced through the soft layer of flesh, impaling him.
Qiao Yu Ru's eyelids trembled as he felt the sharp pain. He wanted to get away, but how could Le Tu give him the chance?
Using his distraction, Le Tu grasped his hand and did not let go.
And as he did, Qiao Yu Ru's expression changed.
"My body. It's getting heavier!" As this thought reached his mind, he decisively took a desperate action.
He raised his nails and directly cut through his own arm before escaping.
Le Tu frowned. "I did not expect him to be so decisive. Had he taken a single more second to react, I could have subdued him in one move."
He was forced to retreat as once more Tidal Force was unleashed in full might.
In the end.
The two sides stood in opposite directions, five kilometers apart from each other.
Qiao Yu Ru stared at Le Tu warily.
"Le Tu…He seems to be able to manipulate his own weight and the weight of others freely; that is how he's able to move so quickly and how he's able to turn such inoffensive moves into deadly attacks.
But how is this possible? He never showcased such an ability even in the contest for Shung Mia Yin's Blessed Land. How on earth did he undergo such a great change in such a short period?"
Le Tu merely closed his eyes.
"Where there is life, there is death, where there is Yi,n there is Yang, where there is good, there is evil.
Duality is an inevitability in this universe.
However, even in death, there are cells that remain living, even in living beings, there are cells that are already dead. And even in the most wicked minds, there is still good.
How difficult it is to find something completely untainted?
However, once one succeeds, one can see a completely different sight."
He opened his eyes.
"By applying Extreme Yin to Earth, I can divide the weight in all things; by applying Extreme Yang, I can multiply by a millionfold their weight."
Then, he sighed.
"Of course, it is not perfect.
Shung Mia Yin failed to achieve such a result; she cheated and used Yin/Yang Qi to temporarily alter the properties of fire to achieve such a state.
Whilst I am merely following after her." In reality, part of the reason why Shung Mia Yin was never able to fuse Extreme Yin and Yang together was that her understanding was flawed at its roots.
Then again, she could not be blamed.
Not even Giant Sun succeeded in fully conceptualizing Yin-Yang Path on its fullest, so what could be expected from a mere Rank 7 Immortal?
Those thoughts appeared in Le Tu's mind.
However, his gaze regained its focus as he observed as Qiao Yu Ru prepared a large move.
A myriad of ghostly phantom beings were rapidly taking shape before his very eyes.
Each beast was of a different species.
[Strength of a chaotic stampede!] A myriad of ghostly-phantom creatures rapidly took shape; each animal was of a different species.
Le Tu merely smiled.
Unlike common sense would dictate, he did not retreat before danger.
But instead flew towards Qiao Yu R,u ignoring the horde of phantoms completely!
The phantoms tried to pursue and attack him, but they were simply too slow.
Le Tu effortlessly avoided every single attack and kept advancing in an almost completely straight line towards Qiao Yu Ru.
Qiao Yu Ru's lips trembled; he felt utterly humiliated at how thoroughly he was being looked down upon.
[Explosive Strength Gu + Tidal Force]
[Explosive Tidal Force]
The myriad of phantoms exploded at the same time, surrounding Le Tu from all angles.
Faint-blue light surged through.
A tidal wave began to spread from all directions.
Le Tu, who was at almost the epicenter, was at the greatest peril, especially because Qiao Yu Ru used several Gu to redirect the other tides partially.
Concentrating the force towards his direction.
Le Tu remained tranquil in his heart.
He pressed his palms together and lowered his head; he seemed as if he were praying.
At the moment of impact, his body shone with bronze colors, all of his skin turned rough and coarse like unrefined stone.
His whole body trembled.
The force pushing him from all sides seemed overwhelming, and yet he kept praying.
[The ground bears the weight of every footstep…]
Tiny cracks appeared in his figure, yet just as quickly, Le Tu employed all sorts of healing methods.
His body remained unmoving like stone; at his current state, he could not even move an inch!
However.
Ten seconds later, the force was finally subdued.
His gaze remained fixated on Qiao Yu Ru, whose expression seemed one of utter disbelief and shock.
He stretched his palm.
[Until it shatters!]
And a massive golden pulse was shot. A large phantom hand took shape.
Qiao Yu Ru's expression grew ugly; he knew well of this Killer Move and tried to block it.
But it passed through all his defenses; it was also overwhelmingly quick.
Using Water Strength Gu, he barely managed to evade it.
However, just as he did, the palm simply changed direction and grabbed him anyway.
He tried to resist with all his might, but with every passing instant, he felt a rising pressure in his body.
His body grew 'harder', turning into a stone-like state.
Whilst he also grew heavier and heavier to the extent that he could no longer move properly.
And unlike Le Tu, he did not know how to reverse the process seamlessly.
So, he was a bit stuck.
Which was made even more awkward as, due to his excessive weight, his body kept passing through the ground itself.
Descending further and further still onto greater heights.
But sometime later.
Le Tu arrived.
He immediately jumped towards the large pit and touched his body, which finally became normal again.
Then he stretched his palm to lift him up.
"You let me win. This was a good fight." He replied kindly.
Qiao Yu Ru's eyelids trembled.
This was a good fight?
He had not managed to do anything, moreover the only attack he managed to connect his Explosive Tidal Force was nothing but a childish trick.
He knew fully well that Le Tu could have avoided it had he wanted to; he intended to use that move to create a follow-up move once he dodged.
But who would have ever expected that Le Tu would remain standing there and would tank the whole move with his bare body?
Not only that, but he used the force of his Killer Move to build up the power of his own Killer Move.
Then, using that stolen power. He defeated him in one go.
"Fuck you, Le Tu." He raised his middle finger as he said those words.
Le Tu scratched his bald head as he laughed awkwardly.
It could not be helped; he needed to test his skills sooner rather than later.
And while he could have done it against stronger opponents, he did not wish to risk his early elimination.
Of course, he also felt slightly guilty, especially because he had humiliated Qiao Yu Ru in front of everyone.
But who knows, maybe he could give him a tip or two regarding Yin-Yang as compensation?
As he had this idea suddenly, he heard a buzzing sound in his head.
"You have a missing message from Kao Dao Ji." Le Tu's Will was transmitted to the main body.