Jiang Wang did not believe that anyone in this world was “not supposed to lose.”

There are experts beyond experts, and mountains beyond mountains.

Even those standing at the pinnacle still need to look up at the vast sky.

The brocade-robed youth spoke so matter-of-factly, implying he truly had a reason for “not supposed to lose.”

But Jiang Wang absolutely refused to lose.

Once the horn of battle sounded, the Everlasting Longing sword had already sprung from its scabbard.

Because the speed was too fast, it seemed to happen simultaneously. Even before Ling Yue’s words finished, the sword was already near his throat.

A droplet of water fell.

The clear process, the exquisite ending.

The water droplet landed precisely on the sword tip.

Jiang Wang’s hand felt a sudden weight.

Just a single drop of water, yet it felt like an entire river!

This was a gravity art far superior to Tian He’s.

Even with Chong Xuan Sheng’s current power, imbued with gravity techniques, he probably couldn’t achieve such an effect.

Everlasting Longing fell straight downwards, but Jiang Wang steadied his wrist.

The sword tip flipped sideways, and the river reversed, the water droplet scattering.

Jiang Wang directly executed a horizontal slash, an unrestrained and elegant move, the Drunken Scholar’s Sword!

At the same time, a magnificent azure robe appeared on Ling Yue, flowing like water, shimmering with light, emphasizing his image as a monarch of the waters.

The sword tip brushed across the azure robe, tearing through it, but ultimately failing to injure Ling Yue.

In their previous encounter, neither this Drunken Scholar’s Sword nor this azure robe magic garment had been revealed.

Both were slightly surprised, yet neither’s confidence wavered.

The water droplet brushed by the sword tip fell to the ground, making a “tap” sound. Instantly, it exploded, surging into a river!

Ling Yue raised his hand directly, and a torrent of water gushed from his palm, vast and mighty, pushing Jiang Wang, who had approached, back. It also connected with the river on the ground, filling the entire dueling arena within two breaths.

Recreating the “Water Cage”.

Last time, he had used this nearly unsolvable technique to push Jiang Wang into a desperate situation.

This time, he still used the same technique, his desire to win frighteningly strong.

Moreover, last time it took three breaths to fill the dueling arena; this time, it only took two.

For this level of Taoist art, shortening it by one breath was a tremendous improvement.

Jiang Wang was once again enveloped by “water.”

And the water pressure grew stronger and stronger, as if he were in the deep sea.

The silver-white sphere reappeared in the water, and Jiang Wang similarly chose to use One Sword Forms a Circle to protect himself.

Having experienced the trials in the Forest of Origin, One Sword Forms a Circle had greatly improved, and its ability to withstand pressure was incomparable to before.

But the brocade-robed youth was also stronger, and the water pressure intensified to a terrifying degree, so he still couldn’t hold out for too long.

Jiang Wang formed a hand seal with one hand, reappearing “Envy’s Flame”!

Stirring up emotions, triggering the brocade-robed youth’s envy.

But since he had waited for Jiang Wang to fight again, he had naturally already prepared for this Taoist art.

A vortex appeared in his eyes, and all the emotions stirred up by the Taoist art “Envy’s Flame” were absorbed as soon as they arose.

However, with Jiang Wang’s talent in combat, how could he expect “Envy’s Flame” to succeed a second time? He was never one to place his hopes on his opponents.

So the reason he reappeared this technique was naturally just to draw out the brocade-robed youth’s response.

Envy’s Flame still burned, and the sword circle remained.

But at this moment, hundreds of black snakes suddenly burrowed into the brocade-robed youth’s Palace of Enlightenment!

This was a Taoist art that Jiang Wang had personally experienced from the Hidden Serpent King in the Forest of Origin, and after independently analyzing it, he used the Stage of Deduction to enhance it.

It was a Taoist art that completely affected the soul level, it was the Hidden Serpent of Souls!

From the very beginning, he had formulated a plan: not to compete with the brocade-robed youth on the level of Taoist arts, or even on the physical level, but to directly pull the battlefield into the realm of the soul!

Although the Illusory Realm of Emptiness was entered with the mind, it perfectly reflected reality.

That is to say, it also possessed a “physical body” and a “soul.”

In the previous battle, Jiang Wang had already discovered that emotions were the brocade-robed youth’s weakness. No matter how much he strengthened himself, no matter how talented he was, at most he could only defend against Taoist arts related to emotions.

And soul-level Taoist arts were a completely new battlefield!

Having survived the Red Makeup Mirror and Flying Snow Calamity, Jiang Wang had confidence in his soul power.

However, before the emergence of the Hidden Serpent of Souls Taoist art, Jiang Wang was not able to engage in soul-level duels, unless he was invaded and fought on his home turf.

Now, he possessed the ability to invade the souls of others.

In soul-level battles, the invading party always had to endure greater pressure, because they had to constantly resist the rejection of the opponent’s Palace of Enlightenment.

So Jiang Wang was in a “hurry.”

He currently controlled a maximum of three hundred black snakes, so he drove all three hundred at once!

Three hundred black snakes poured in rapidly, intending to devour their target. At this moment, a small blue dragon leaped down from the dome in the magnificent Palace of Enlightenment, roaring loudly!

It actually forced back the black snake swarm.

This was the brocade-robed youth’s True Spirit of the Dao Vein!

It actually possessed soul-level abilities and was already able to protect his own Palace of Enlightenment!

The blue dragon’s body grew rapidly, and the brocade-robed youth, transformed by the soul, stood on the blue dragon’s head, overlooking the black snake swarm.

The black snake swarm hesitated, trembling under the suppression of the Palace of Enlightenment and the blue dragon. This was because of “fighting on foreign territory,” and the suppression of rank.

The blue dragon swooped down, and a single claw reduced more than a dozen black snakes to smoke. It pounced and grabbed, slaughtering wildly.

However, at this moment, one of the black snakes suddenly leaped out, transforming into Jiang Wang’s form.

He personally used the Hidden Serpent of Souls as a medium, using his soul power to enter someone else’s Palace of Enlightenment!

In the real world, he might not dare to attempt this. Because the soul was very fragile, rashly entering the opponent’s “home turf” was akin to suicide.

But in the Illusory Realm of Emptiness, it was worth understanding this kind of battle in advance. The real world was vast and boundless, and the various cultivation methods and secret techniques were more numerous than the stars in the sky; who knew when he might encounter them.

Perhaps… this kind of unbridled experimentation was the greatest significance of fighting in the Illusory Realm of Emptiness.

The brocade-robed youth’s Palace of Enlightenment was completely different from Jiang Wang’s own, not just in style.

This was not the time to study these things.

As soon as Jiang Wang manifested his form, he immediately felt the omnipresent sense of suppression. This place did not welcome him; it was silently expelling him!

Not only was his soul being expelled, but outside his soul, One Sword Forms a Circle could not buy him much time under the terrifying water pressure.

He absolutely could not delay for too long!

Jiang Wang had already made a decision. He directly waved his hand, and sparks of soul-power flew out, instantly spreading into a soul flower sea!

The brocade-robed youth standing on the blue dragon had a clear moment of confusion. Then, together with the blue dragon, he was surrounded by the soul flower sea in his own Palace of Enlightenment.

And Jiang Wang immediately complied with the omnipresent “rejection”, directly exiting the Palace of Enlightenment.

One Sword Forms a Circle immediately stopped, and Jiang Wang unleashed a brilliant sword strike, breaking through the temporarily unmanned water flow, shooting straight at his opponent!

He didn’t expect to be able to defeat the brocade-robed youth with soul Taoist arts in his Palace of Enlightenment.

All he wanted was this one “siege” on the soul level!

To use the advantage of the soul battlefield to guide the victory on the external battlefield.

The omnipresent water, the increasingly strong water pressure, were certainly almost unsolvable problems, but when it lost control, breaking it only required a very brief burst of power.

When the sword reached his brow, the brocade-robed youth suddenly opened his eyes.

“I lost,” he said.

The water filling the dueling arena receded at the same time, flowing back into his palm.

And so, the sword tip hovered.