CHAPTER 442: CHAPTER 285: RUNNING AWAY IS SHAMEFUL, BUT USEFUL_3

Zhang Ze looked at Li Yueqi and didn’t respond, thinking to himself that her loud shout earlier was truly a misunderstanding. After today, the rumor about him being a sect child of the Buddhist Sect would likely change to being the Sword Sect’s notorious rake.

Li Yueqi started to untie the wrist guard on her right hand, and a strange aura released from within her body.

"Our Beast Taming Sect has always had a secret dharma method, but it’s merely fragments and hasn’t been completed. My grandfather said that if it were perfected, it might lead directly to the path of enlightenment."

"But this dharma method is picky, and right now, besides my grandfather, I’m the only one in the whole Beast Taming Sect who can use it."

Li Yueqi also removed the wrist guard on her left hand, and the spiritual qi around her transformed into another color, becoming thick and tangible.

"I don’t know if Sect Leader Chen has ever told you about it. It’s called ’Spirit Fusion,’ meaning just as it sounds. It’s about soul fusion where flesh and spirit become one."

Li Yueqi formed a finger technique, and gradually her body merged with the surrounding mist-like spiritual qi, her entire being vaporizing like smoke.

Hei Qu and Qinghe, the two spirit beasts tied to Li Yueqi’s life, who had been waiting by the sidelines, also approached her and merged into the cloud of cyan spiritual qi.

Moments later, Li Yueqi appeared in front of everyone in a different form, transforming into a state between physical and spiritual qi.

Her entire body was cyan, and her eyebrows grew vertical pupils.

Only the vertical pupils remained unopened.

The spiritual snake Qinghe transformed into a ribbon, drifting around her like the Chaotic Heaven Silk, while Hei Qu morphed into two cyan arms hovering by her shoulders.

"I know this isn’t by the rules, after all, it’s a spar, not a life-and-death struggle. But I want to defeat you; I must win."

"Sorry."

Li Yueqi’s voice showed no joy or sorrow; in her merging spirit state, no emotion appeared on her face.

The people on the surrounding stands, eager for drama, were already discussing excitedly.

Those who had the chance to hear about this Beast Taming Sect secret technique from elders or teachers were stirred, while some big mouths began to brag about its wonders.

Such as becoming one with the universe, achieving ultimate cultivation, achieving immortality equivalent to heaven’s longevity.

They all believed Li Yueqi would surely win, with Zhang Ze’s daze seen as him being paralyzed with fear.

Zhang Ze wasn’t afraid, though; he was pondering another issue.

That was why Li Yueqi was so determined to defeat him.

Was the simple win or loss truly significant?

Perhaps because he always considered Li Yueqi to be a good buddy, he believed her nerves were as tough as steel rebar, without any pretentious thoughts.

However, it seemed not to be so.

He replayed everything that happened since he met Female Hero Li, recalling the details.

Zhang Ze looked into Li Yueqi’s eyes, then turned to the audience on the stands who wore surprised expressions, exchanging lively conversation, seemingly finding the answer.

The root of Li Yueqi’s heart demon wasn’t on him, Zhang Ze, but on this secret technique called merging spirit.

The soul fusion technique was the source of Li Yueqi’s pressure.

Understanding this, Zhang Ze had a plan and turned to call out to Chen Qin on the stands, "Li, are you here?"

"Present!"

Chen Qin said and lifted Li, half-awake and bleary-eyed, from the seat beside him.

Just as Zhang Ze and Li Yueqi were exchanging sound transmissions, Li fell asleep from boredom.

"Throw him over!"

"Alright!"

Chen Qin swung his arm round and threw Li, who just barely opened an eye before shutting it again.

Having caught Li, Zhang Ze then looked at Lily, hesitating for a moment before taking out a bone from the Hundred Treasures Bag.

"Come, come, come."

Maomao wagged his tail, jumped off the stands, and crouched beside Zhang Ze.

"Good dog." Zhang Ze stuffed the bone into Maomao’s mouth and ruffled its head.

Seeing Zhang Ze’s actions, Li Yueqi’s composed expression showed a slight crack.

"Impossible!"

"You..."

Zhang Ze sent a sound transmission to Li Yueqi, "It wasn’t taught to me by the old sect leader. I really can’t explain it clearly to you, but that’s just how it is. So I kindly ask Female Hero Li to cover for me about this with the old sect leader."

Saying this, the spiritual qi around Zhang Ze also began to liquefy into gold, just like Li Yueqi earlier.

On the stands.

"Spirit Fusion! How does he also know it! He’s not just the Buddhist Sect’s love ch..."

Before the mouthy cultivator could finish, the old monk behind him covered his mouth, gently nudged him, causing his head to bump against the railing, putting him peacefully to sleep, breathing steadily.

"Transgressions, transgressions..." The old monk pressed his palms together reverently.

Everyone around him, "..."

They dared not speak out but were very curious about how Zhang Ze knew everything.

Zhang Ze didn’t know, but the system did. This move was something he acquired from the system.

The Spirit Fusion technique was indeed in the system, Zhang Ze had been curious why it was so expensive when exchanging it.

Not to mention, it was only the first layer of incomplete fragments, with subsequent layers requiring the second-layer divinity transformation for practice, the third-layer not even complete. Who could have guessed the method had this much depth?

After entering the merging spirit state, Zhang Ze’s entire body turned into a golden spiritualization state, while the spiritualized Li transformed into an eerie dragon head resembling a wolf, with her spirit qi tail trailing behind Zhang Ze.

Of course, it just hadn’t awakened yet.

Maomao, on the other hand, transformed into a dog-headed cloak draped over Zhang Ze’s shoulders, besides the goofy dog head, it was quite intimidating.

Glancing at the demon-like, valkyrie-esque Li Yueqi.

Then looking at himself turned into the comical role like a preschool petty tyrant, Zhang Ze made a single-handed invitation gesture.

"Female Hero Li, allow me to speak boastfully. Running away may be shameful, but it works. You still have a chance to concede now."

Li Yueqi looked at Zhang Ze, who had turned so similar to herself but with different color, and suddenly laughed lightly.

"Sorry, I’ve never wanted to lose."

"Then apologies in advance." Zhang Ze said.