Terra Su’s unexpected move left Otto Jiang slightly surprised. He scrutinized Terra carefully, as if trying to figure out if Terra had some new trick up his sleeve.
However, Otto quickly broke into a smile. “Good, just what I wanted. Let’s compete! But let’s make it clear upfront: the winner gets the spot at Tianyue Academy, and neither side can go back on their word!”
After all, he had forged the will to give Liz Jiang a chance to compete with Emma Jiang for the academy spot. Now that Terra had brought it up himself, why not go along with it?
Terra lifted his eyelids slightly. “Sure, but I want to make it clear too: if Emma wins, you must admit in front of everyone that you forged the will, kneel down, and kowtow to me, calling me grandfather.”
Otto gritted his teeth. “No problem, I agree.”
He was confident that Liz wouldn’t lose, so agreeing or not made no difference to him.
“Commendable courage!” Terra said calmly.
“Instructor Ouyang, could you please act as the judge?” Otto asked Instructor Ouyang, who was standing nearby.
Instructor Ouyang had no objections as long as Terra agreed. He was here to fulfill the promise Tianyue Academy made to Robert Jiang. As long as the promise was kept, he didn’t care which junior from the Jiang Family got the spot.
The duel was set to take place at the duel platform in the south of the city. Emma Jiang and Liz Jiang would start immediately.
“This duel has no restrictions. Both of you can use your most powerful techniques to defeat your opponent. Whoever shows the strongest ability will be admitted to Tianyue Academy!” Instructor Ouyang announced.
Emma took a deep breath and leaped onto the platform, standing opposite Liz.
Liz was a tall, young girl with decent looks, but compared to the naturally beautiful Emma, she was still lacking.
At this moment, Liz glared at Emma with disdain. “Emma Jiang, do you think someone like you deserves to go to Tianyue Academy? Aren’t you afraid of disgracing the Jiang Family?”
Emma frowned. “Liz, I’ve never offended you. Why do you always say such sarcastic things whenever you see me?”
“Hmph!” Liz sneered coldly. “You may not have offended me, but I’ve hated you since we were kids!”
“You’re just a fatherless orphan. Why are you prettier and more talented than me, always stealing my spotlight?” Liz questioned.
Emma frowned, finding Liz’s words absurd. “Is it my fault that I’m pretty and talented?”
“Enough talk, take this!” Liz’s aura surged as she suddenly unleashed the cultivation level of the ninth layer of the Inducing Qi Realm!
“Liz, you’ve actually broken through to the ninth layer of the Inducing Qi Realm!”
Emma frowned. It seemed Terra was right; Otto and his group had come prepared. Somehow, they had managed to help Liz, who was originally at the eighth layer, break through to the ninth layer in such a short time!
This made Liz’s cultivation level equal to Emma’s, significantly increasing the difficulty for Emma to defeat her.
Liz smirked arrogantly. “Breaking through to the ninth layer is nothing. What comes next is what you truly won’t be able to withstand!”
“Take this!”
Liz assumed a stance and began to perform a finger technique martial skill!
“Wow! What an impressive finger technique. Just by looking at it, you can tell it’s extraordinary, like a celestial being descending from the heavens.”
“Why does this finger technique seem unfamiliar? I’ve never seen it before in Clear River City. Could it be a secret martial skill of the Jiang Family?”
The spectators below the platform were buzzing with comments.
“No… this isn’t a Jiang Family martial skill!” Emma frowned. She had never seen this finger technique before!
Even though she hadn’t seen it, she could feel its immense power. This was definitely not an ordinary martial skill!
“What’s wrong? Are you scared?”
Liz arrogantly raised her chin and looked at Emma. “This is a martial skill my father specifically bought for me at the Five Treasures Hall auction!”
“A Normal Grade mid-tier finger technique, and it’s one of the best among them. Someone like you, a fatherless unlucky person, could never obtain such a skill in your lifetime!”
“Now, experience the power of a Normal Grade mid-tier martial skill!”
After speaking, Liz immediately began to perform the “Ming Wang Finger.” A surge of True Qi shot from her finger like a meteor arrow, heading straight for Emma.
“Ming Wang Finger? So Otto bought it?”
Below the platform, Terra couldn’t help but find it amusing. He didn’t expect that the martial skill he sold to Five Treasures Hall would be resold to Otto.
However, it was clear that Liz’s “Ming Wang Finger” was incomplete, not the full version Terra had sold to Five Treasures Hall.
“It seems Five Treasures Hall only sold Otto half of it.” Terra shook his head. He had only sold half of the “Ming Wang Finger” to Five Treasures Hall, thinking he was already being quite cunning. But he didn’t expect Five Treasures Hall to be even more cunning, splitting that half into quarters and selling one quarter to Otto.
In this case, Otto was the real fool.
However, Liz on the platform had no such realization. She was proudly showcasing the “Ming Wang Finger,” drawing exclamations from the spectators.
But in Terra’s eyes, Liz’s “Ming Wang Finger” was full of flaws, not to mention that she had only practiced a quarter of the incomplete version. To Terra, her technique was riddled with holes.
Moreover, even if Liz had mastered the complete upper half of the “Ming Wang Finger,” Emma’s “Withering and Flourishing Fist” was equally powerful. The second form of the “Withering and Flourishing Fist” was also equivalent to a Normal Grade mid-tier martial skill.
Both martial skills originated from Terra, so he was well aware of their power.
Therefore, Terra had great confidence in Emma.
Watching Liz’s dazzling moves coming at her, Emma took a deep breath and recalled Terra’s words: “Only the strong can control their own destiny!”
“That’s right… I must become strong, I must become a powerful person!”
Emma’s eyes suddenly became resolute. She clenched her fists, one hand like the moon, the other like the sun.
“Withering and Flourishing Fist, second form: Yin-Yang Grind!”
Two streams of True Qi, like the moon and the sun, merged and separated, erupting into a terrifying wave of power that collided head-on with Liz’s finger technique.
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