Chapter 56 Burning Heart

'You've got to be kidding me!?' Only this came to Gale's mind after he saw Tin's character interface.

'This is going to be hard.' Gale gritted his teeth after he saw Tin's cultivation realm.

Gale, who was up in the air, quickly flew down at Tin like a meteor.

Tin didn't back down; instead, he went to clash with him head-on. He swung his sword precisely at Gale's spear point.

Bang!

An explosion occurred, blasted the ground underneath them, and had the trees uprooted.

This just announced the start of their battle as they started exchanging blows all around the forest. Destroying the natural elements in the forest. The nearby beasts fled away in fear as they felt the strong spiritual energy spewing out from their fight.

TingTing…

As Gale pondered, the sound of metals clashing against each other could be heard. 'His sword is also Mid-Human Rank and he has great spiritual energy because of his cultivation realm. I can't overpower him in any way.'

Tin was also thinking about Gale. 'Who is this guy!? He is so far below me in cultivation, however, he is able to go toe to toe with me.'

The more Tin clashed with Gale, the more he understood that, and he seemed to have stumbled upon a rising genius. 'But why haven't I heard of him? I know every genius that is being nurtured by the family.'

'Wait..' Tin's eyes widened as something flashed before his eyes.

Tin focused his spiritual energy on the sword and swung it hard.

Gale backed away and pressed his spear against his chest, blocking that huge spiritual energy slash.

Gale crashed into many trees and boulders, which were destroyed upon contact.

Bam!

Finally, the spiritual energy ran out of that slash while slamming Gale into a tree one last time.

Gale landed on the ground and started inhaling and exhaling deeply. However, he was surprised as his surroundings were all golden. 'No, not golden. Are these leaves all yellow? Where am I?'

Gale didn't have time to think when he saw Tin come before him. Tin looked at Gale for a second and asked."Are you really not participating?"

Gale frowned, as he felt there was something wrong with that question. It was weird and sudden. Still, he replied. "I am not. I was just passing. I think we should pretend nothing has between us. You didn't see me; I didn't see you."

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"Is your name perhaps…" Tin didn't seem to have paid any heed to Gale's words, he said looking straight into Gale's eyes. "...Gale?"

The moment that name dropped, Gale vanished from his spot and came before Tin.

Gale's eyes were wide open and intensely focused as his spearhead was right in front of Tin's eyebrows.

Bang

Tin just blocked that attack in the nick of time. But that attack made his body shot back but in the mid-air, he said to Gale."It seems I am right."

Gale was already chasing him behind. Tin calmly adjusted his body in the air and cushioned himself on a tree, then shot towards Gale.

Gale didn't back down this time and went on to clash with him, head-on.

Their battle shook that side of the forest, making some nearby disciples and participants alert. Fortunately for Gale, the elders went deep into this forest, as the beasts in that area were much stronger.

Every attack made by spiritual energy would sometimes miss each other and hit the beasts and trees in the forest, killing them instantly.

Gale saw this as a chance. He used the Blood Demon technique and started sucking in all the blood essence from the dead beasts. The beasts were mostly in Grade-1 which was the Qi Refinement Realm, so it didn't help him much.

'Damn it, it is not enough. I need to get stronger fast and kill this bastard. If not, the others might come for his help.' Gale's eyes flashed into madness at the thought of this.

He clashed with Tin's attack. However, this time was different. He didn't use his weapon; instead, he used his other hand and grabbed Tin's head.

First, he tried to squeeze his head but ultimately failed as it was strongly reinforced by his spiritual energy. Gale didn't become disappointed as it wasn't his main goal. He held Tin's head like a spear and threw him deep into the forest.

Then followed behind him while keeping a close eye on Tin and used his spiritual sense to capture any kind of dead beast's presence. If he found one, he would use it to strengthen himself.

Tin, landed on the ground as his feet dragged, leaving two trails. He looked at the approaching Gale, who had blood essence all over his body. 'Is this guy a demon cultivator?'

He became very suspicious of Gale, as only the cultivators who used unorthodox techniques would use blood.

"Are you from a demon sect?" Tin asked Gale but was only met with cold, glaring eyes. He saw Gale do some weird movement, and seven more illusionary Gale appeared, trying to cage him.

"Okay, I will have to make you blurt it out the hard way." Tin took a deep breath and formed a battle stance. "Let me show you our family's heritage that makes us who we are."

" [ Burning Heart - First Form - Clashing Waves ]. "

Tin swung his sword at a speed that Gale had a hard time capturing with his eyes. From his sword, huge, sword auras shot out that were made of spiritual energy. Those sword auras instantly destroyed the fake Gale.

The real Gale filled his spear with his spiritual energy, and the veins on his right arm popped out. He gave a strong thrust at the incoming sword aura.

Bang!

An explosion occurred that flung Gale's body backward. Gale looked ahead and wanted to catch a breath, but he couldn't as he saw Tin approaching him with his sword, which was glowing red because of his spiritual energy.

Tin stated firmly."You are too weak."