From the perspective of an outsider, this was a fight between three life flames and five. The former also had two life lamps, and as a result, shocking energy. The latter was in the extremely rare great circle of five flames, and was thus imbued with a spirit that could conquer mountains and rivers. Both had imperial-class techniques and, as result, battle prowess that was roughly equivalent to each other.

The difference was that Xu Qing’s two life lamps complemented each other. After his fight with Sima Ru, quite a few cultivators had come to speculate about that aspect, and had done research on it. Though it seemed that Xu Qing had a slight edge, it was a given that Master Shengyun had taken that into consideration before challenging him. Everyone present was watching closely to see how it would play out.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Qing and Master Shengyun clashed atop Mount Dark Dao. It was like a shocking fight between a tiger and a dragon, with flames towering into heaven as they exchanged rapid blows. Both had immense battle prowess and shocking speed, resulting in booms like metal striking stone. In the shortest of moments, they exchanged over a hundred blows. Neither of them dodged or evaded. Mount Dark Dao shook as thunderous booms rang out and streaks of silver lightning...