My Beasts Grind Proficiency For Me

Chapter 219 - 121: Ascending the Magic Battle Platform

Yang Jing and Zuoqiu Ye’s Magical Combat was not held in public; instead, they chose a secret Magic Battle Platform within the Governor’s Mansion.

Both of them were top-tier Foundation Establishment Cultivators. In a Magical Combat, they were bound to go all out, using every technique at their disposal and revealing many of their hidden trump cards.

And right now, Yang Jing was a sworn enemy of the Four Demon Sects.

Meng Sima had specifically chosen a Magic Battle Platform not open to the public. Only a handful of Cultivators were qualified to spectate.

Two Golden Core Cultivators from the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion, Meng Sima and An Gongyu, were in attendance. Zuoqiu Feng and Zuoqiu Muxun represented the Zuoqiu Family. From the master-disciple lineage, only Guo Chuanzhi was present.

Yang Jing had not even brought his four disciples.

The Magic Battle Platform was a full one hundred zhang in length and width, specifically designed for Cultivators of the Foundation Establishment Stage to hone their Magical Combat experience and practice their techniques.

Zuoqiu Ye, dressed in a Cloud-like Profound-colored Gauze Robe and holding a Five-Colored Feather Fan, gracefully flew onto the Magic Battle Platform.

Yang Jing, empty-handed, also stepped onto the Magic Battle Platform.

"Junior Brother Yang, did you know that before a Magical Combat even begins, the outcome is already seventy percent decided?"

Zuoqiu Ye fanned himself leisurely.

"I’d like to hear the details."

Yang Jing showed no hurry to act, appearing quite interested.

"A Cultivator’s combat power is determined by just a few things. First is their Cultivation Technique. Different Cultivation Techniques result in vastly different qualities of Magical Power. A Cultivator using a Lower Grade Cultivation Method, for example, might be lucky enough to get a Spiritual Artifact, but their weak Magical Power would make it incredibly difficult to wield. They’d be unable to unleash much of its true power.

Second is Magic. Once mastered, techniques like the Thunder Technique, whose power surpasses most other forms of Magic, allow a Cultivator to defeat most others of the same realm.

Third is one’s Cultivation. The higher the Cultivation, the stronger the Magical Power.

And fourth is Magical Artifacts. Among Independent Cultivators, possessing a single Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact is often enough to dominate an entire region. The Human Race’s ability to suppress Demons is also because we excel at Artifact Refining, creating far superior Magical Artifacts."

Zuoqiu Ye said, waving his feather fan.

’This is hilarious,’ Yang Jing thought. ’Isn’t this just the "power level" theory from the players of Nine Heavens World? Some busybody even painstakingly invented a formula to calculate combat power, assigning index values to Cultivation Technique, Magic, Cultivation, and Magical Artifacts, then plugging them into an equation to get a power score.’

’This kind of algorithm seems scientific, but in actual Magical Combat, it’s only about seventy percent accurate. It can only guarantee one hundred percent correctness when the power level indices are vastly different.’

’There are just too many factors that influence a Magical Combat: experience, the environment, celestial phenomena, the type of Magical Artifacts, the counters between Cultivation Techniques and Magic... even who strikes first can drastically affect the outcome.’

Zuoqiu Ye continued, speaking with great confidence:

"Of these four factors, I have the advantage in three. First, the Tai Li Fire Talisman Scripture I cultivate is one of the Five Elements True Spirit Sect’s Superior Techniques, a path that leads directly to Divinity Transformation. The Five Talisman Scripture you cultivate, however, was created by the Sect merely to build a foundation for Qi Cultivation Disciples. That is my first victory.

Second, my Cultivation has reached Foundation Establishment Perfection. My Magical Power has been polished to a state of flawless purity. You, on the other hand, have been at Foundation Establishment for less than a year. Your Magical Power is shallow. That is my second victory.

Third, I possess the Magical Treasure, the Three Flames Five Beasts Fan. This fan ranks among the top tier of Magical Treasures and is also perfectly compatible with my Cultivation Technique. On this point alone, your defeat is already certain!"

From the sidelines, Guo Chuanzhi grew anxious as he listened. Back in the Sect, he had seen disciples from the master-disciple lineage verbally crushed by Zuoqiu Ye, leaving them unable to unleash even seventy percent of their power and suffering an easy defeat.

He was now filled with immense regret, wishing he had taught Yang Jing to attack the moment he got on stage and not give Zuoqiu Ye the chance to gain an advantage with his words.

"Is there any point in continuing this Magical Combat?" Zuoqiu Ye asked, feigning concern for Yang Jing. "Junior Brother Yang, your reputation was hard-earned. It would be a real shame if you were to suffer a humiliating defeat. Why not just admit defeat now?"

Yang Jing looked at Zuoqiu Ye, unimpressed.

"I don’t quite agree. If what Senior Brother Zuoqiu says were true, I would have died at the hands of Demon Cultivators long ago."

Zuoqiu Ye opened his mouth to retort, but Yang Jing continued.

"In my opinion, a Cultivator’s power depends on their strongest technique. People die when they are killed. So what if you’re at Foundation Establishment Perfection? So what if your Magical Power is immense? How many Magical Combats actually last until one’s Magical Power is depleted? Even with a full set of Magical Treasures, if your opponent strikes first before you can even activate them and lops off your head, you’re still just as dead."

As he said this, Yang Jing abruptly unleashed his sword.

In less than a breath’s time, he condensed a Metal Element Magical Sword and shot it forth using the Sword Qi Thunder Sound technique.

Most of the spectators were Golden Core Cultivators, their Divine Senses far surpassing those of Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Even so, they could only vaguely perceive the speeding Magic Sword.

As for Zuoqiu Muxun and Guo Chuanzhi, it was not until the thunderous screech echoed that they realized Yang Jing had already attacked.

BOOM!

A cloud of profound-colored mist erupted, blocking the thunderous sword strike. But the glowing mist flickered and roiled, its energy swirling unstably—a clear sign that blocking the sword had not been easy.

"What a terrifying Sword Technique!"

Zuoqiu Muxun felt a chill run down his neck.

"It’s a good thing he has that Profound Mist Gauze Robe. It automatically protects its master, and its misty light is flexible, best suited for defending against attacks like Sword Light. If it were you, you’d have been sliced in two by now."

Zuoqiu Feng said quietly.

"No wonder so many Demon Cultivators have died at his hands."

Zuoqiu Muxun exclaimed.

He had long heard of Yang Jing’s fearsome reputation in Magical Combat, but only today did he witness it firsthand. If he were to face Yang Jing, he would probably die in the first exchange.

"I’ve seen Sword Cultivators before, even geniuses who have mastered Sword Qi Thunder Sound, but none of them could unleash their sword as fast as Yang Jing—like a flash of lightning, giving no chance to react."

He asked, confused.

Zuoqiu Feng shot him a sidelong glance.

"Did you not notice that something is missing?"

"What’s missing?"

Zuoqiu Muxun looked Yang Jing up and down, and only after a moment did he realize in shock:

"Where is Yang Jing’s Flying Sword? Without a Flying Sword, how did he execute Sword Qi Thunder Sound?"

"That is the Five Elements Magical Sword. One can only comprehend this Technique by cultivating the Positive and Negative Five Elements Sword Mantra to an extremely high Realm. Once understood, this Technique allows one to condense qi into a sword and use it to execute all manner of Sword Techniques, rendering them unstoppable. In the history of our Five Elements True Spirit Sect, only Ancestor Xuan Yuan, thirty thousand years ago, ever reached this Realm. It’s perfectly normal that you wouldn’t know of it."

Zuoqiu Feng’s eyes shone brightly as she looked at Yang Jing on the Magic Battle Platform.

"Ordinary Sword Cultivators need to activate their Sword Artifacts and circulate their Magical Power to strike. They claim to share a connection with their Lifebound Flying Swords, but a Flying Sword is still ultimately an external object. How could that compare to directing one’s own Magical Power, which moves as easily as pointing a finger? It’s only natural that his attack is more than a step faster than theirs."

"With a Sword Technique like that, against any Foundation Establishment Cultivator without a Defensive Spiritual Artifact, regardless of their Cultivation, he wouldn’t even need a second strike."

Zuoqiu Muxun was aghast. He knew Yang Jing’s Sword Technique was extremely powerful, but he had never imagined it was powerful to this degree.