>>6476370

Or even the belly of a forge demon! Turning human midstep just to endure the heat, you ignore your nudeness and saunter up to the sweating Huofeng's. Whose skin is so red he looks like fried shrimp or Broiled octopus.

"Madam Huanliuxue" He says, catching his tongue as his eyes pop briefly as he sees your bare body, barely obscured by the steam and white smoke, as you lean to the side and put your hands on your well muscled hips. You cock an eyebrow, daring him to say anything or stare too long. You have nothing to be ashamed of! Your body, human or feline, is a work of art that should be admired. But not too much...Hm, actually, there isn't much lust in his eyes. Maybe he's surprised by how strong and athletic your frame is. What, has he never seen a wild fairy before? Is he too used to those jade beauties who can barely stand in a spring breeze that he's frozen with shock when he sees a red jade that can stand against and split an avalanche? Heh-Heh

"You certainly are a proud beauty, I forgot for a moment, you are a beast at heart" He chuckles, and gestures with a chin dripping with sweat that you can sit upon the steel altar he's been mediating on. You wince as you see the steam rising out from his legs as he shifts and adjusts his sitting posture

"What's that supposed to mean? this body is the result of my effort, you humans are the strange ones for getting all flustered at just the sight of a bare nape" You scoff, and don't sit down, just walking forward and parting steam and smoke alike "So this is how you prepare for your next match"

"The strange spiritual energies of the cosmos were clogging my meridians after my last match" He answers "I do not know how to wield this type of foreign Qi, so I need to expunge it. And there were other impurities, I had accumulated in prior matches. You, who has learned to turn impurity into strength, must not need to take such precautions"

"What impurities? Death is natural, as is blood, and so are the stars and moon" You snicker, leaning forward. He takes a sharp breath and forces his head up, pulling his eyes away from your bouncing bosom to focus on your sneering eyes "So you're sweating out the impurity you'd absorbed unknowingly, that isn't the only reason"

"I am tempering my mind and activating a number of sealed meridians, it is one of the cultivation methods of my tradition, as well as a ancestral meditation technique. I am both purifying my body, clearing my mind, and putting it through hell to awaken its potential" He answers "This fresh arm of mine, requires a little more time to adapt and synchronize with the rest of me"

You frown, knowing he's keeping one last secret as you hop forward and he gives up the in vain battle of ignoring the glorious peaks of Huan mountain by shutting his eyes, the sweat boiling down his brow sealing them as you pout, sad that your game was cut short.
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"It is also, if rumors are to be believed, like your meditations in graveyard, in the company of ghosts. I am, or was, communing with my Dao and Dao heart"

"Hence the collection of rare sun jade...and star fragments" You say with a grin as you turn around and lean over to examine a brazier up close, hissing as a sudden burst of steam flies up and throws up your mane of hair and scalds your face

"Huanliuxue, may I ask if you came here for reasons besides curiosity or the instinctive desire cats have to see what's behind closed doors?" He asked, opening one eye as you stumble back, pawing and rubbing your face to get the steam off

"Oh, yeah, I had almost forgotten with how fun it was teasing an old man like you" You snicker, grinning as he sighs hard enough to puff his cheeks

"My wife would wisely choose me as her target if she saw us now" He grumbled "So what is your reason, my benefactor and host"

"A reminder, to not court death" You say, hopping to land right in front of him, eyes wide and glaring as you look down at him with a stare that wouldn't be too different from the empty expression of a corpse killed in surprise

"Is this about my attempt to self destruct this fresh arm of mine? I was not the first nor last to attempt a modified self destruction technique" He asks, not taking offense "I...admit, I was expecting you to come storming up to me right after, to lecture and scold me for nearly throwing away this gift you've given me"

"I enjoy surprising people, why do you think cats like to weave between legs" You say as you almost sit down on reflex before remembering this sun worshipper is reclining on a plate of steel that could fry a dragon's tail "And that is correct. I already have my hands full treating my subordinate, I don't want my ally to need to recuperate as well"

He opened his eyes a sliver, looking suspect

"The war, my rebellion. Yes" He says "I won't ask you to divulge what the lord of the Xia did to survive, I will have no issues fighting alongside a vengeful ghost or walking corpse. But I appreciate the reminder, the cheers and adoration of the crowd, can be blinding. I will remember to restrain myself and remember this is only a tournament, despite all of the promises of glorious victory"

"That makes it sound like you have a question, and before you ask, no I won't consider a match with one of your..." You start, snickering as you make an audacious accusation to keep pestering and teasing Huofeng, since you found out this Disi Ling is very funny to mess with and bully

"That would be the death of any of my sons, you're a terrifying force of a woman" He says sharply, taking you seriously "And I do have one question, burning hotter than the sun infused steam here, and that is....why are you so focused on this no name rogue, Star Shooter and the rest of his cohort? You seem to have taken notice of them"

"What gave it away? the fact I openly marked him as my rival? Or the fact I've been checking in on them?" You ask

>>6476373

"I just wanted to be certain, and since you...clearly aren't in a secretive mood" He said, gesturing vaguely at your...well everything while keeping his eyes politely off of that aforementioned everything "I figured, since we are to be allies and you have been so generous and kind that..."

"I'd tell you why I made that runt my rival, when everyone else is thinking if they'd need to team up with all the rest of the competition to have a shot at taking me down?" You ask with a teasing sneer as you circle and strut around him, just to make him sweat more

"...in not so blunt of words, but yes"

What do you tell Huofeng, now that he's promised to not risk his life or limb, Huanliuxue?

>"He shot me once. And it is well known how tightly I hold onto my grudges. That should tell you enough"

>"Ask him, maybe he'll tell you if you beat him. See you in the semi finales, lord disi ling...or not"

>"Oh, it isn't a secret. He and the other four were once gods. And they've always had it out for me, those heavens"

>"Refinement. I didn't like him, or any of them at the start, but he's lasted the longest and I want to hammer him into shape, so he can push the others to fulfill their potential"

>"You might as well ask why I barged in like I did, why I adopted jade rabbits or why I wandered into hell mid tournament. It is just a fancy of mine"

>Write in

Next update is Huofeng vs Starshooter, and the vote will be for how you prep to fight elder sword, the reveal of the lucky lottery winner.

Might fit in a few cut aways in it, but we'll see. We'll see

>>6476375
>"Oh, it isn't a secret. He and the other four were once gods. And they've always had it out for me, those heavens"

>>6476375
>"Refinement. I didn't like him, or any of them at the start, but he's lasted the longest and I want to hammer him into shape, so he can push the others to fulfill their potential"

>>6476375
>>"He shot me once. And it is well known how tightly I hold onto my grudges. That should tell you enough"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdgD8OP04RE
We need our getback. Even if it is also to teach them all a lesson. We can double dip on the meaning and purpose of our actions. How lucky.

>>6476375
>He shot me once.

Why not. It's the truth

>>6476375
>>"He shot me once. And it is well known how tightly I hold onto my grudges. That should tell you enough"

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finally, the site is back. Ending the vote and tallying the result now. Lost two pieces of teaware while I was waiting for the site to work again, so Grandfather is suffering from a few heart demons atm. Especially as I am forced to drink tea from my tiniest pot, since my other two are, too big for most days and devoted to Sheng Puerh respectively

Oh, it isn't a secret. He and the other four were once gods. And they've always had it out for me, those heavens":1

"Refinement. I didn't like him, or any of them at the start, but he's lasted the longest and I want to hammer him into shape, so he can push the others to fulfill their potential":1

"He shot me once. And it is well known how tightly I hold onto my grudges. That should tell you enough":3

So you'll tell Disi Ling Huofeng "He shot me once. And it is well known how tightly I hold onto my grudges. That should tell you enough"

Update will arrive shortly

>>6476406
lmao, love venture bros

You don't have to consider your answer for long, so with your back to Disi Ling Huofeng, backside and shoulders hidden by steam and smoke, you tell him exactly why you singled out Star Shooter as your rival in the Tournament, and oh so publicly as well.

"He shot me once" You answer, glancing back over your shoulder and see Lord Disi-Ling's eyes pop open and widen with a look of revelation, and you hope its because of what you said and not can be vaguely glimpsed right in front of his eyes "And it is well known how tightly I hold onto my grudges. That should tell you enough"

"I see, I am enlightened. So vengeance was the root of the matter" He says, curiosity clearly satisfied before he sucks in a scalding breath between his teeth and from the peeling sound, you can tell he adjusted his sitting posture to lean and crouch forward, knuckles pressed against his chin as he grimaces, a new curiosity taking the place of the one just satiated

"But ah, Lady Huanliuxue, did this rogue shoot and pierce you with an arrow, before you awakened and ascended to the position of a Magical Beast, or was this encounter just prior to your trial. For as wily and formidable as you are, I can't imagine you could survive a golden core level shot, unless he too is a rare talent that shot up to...no that wouldn't be right, he fights like a novice with some talent" Huofeng asks, but quickly gets caught up in his own musings, so with a girlish titter, you wave good bye and leave him to his steam and his heat and his sun jade as you beat a quick retreat. The guards outside even manage to remember how to grip their spears as you prance past them, ignoring them as you leave to get dressed and watch the fateful, last match of the round.

You decide to wear your sect robes and little jewelry and decoration, since you're going to be fighting soon. And you're joined by the Geges as well as most of your students who haven't left on journeys of discovery or to find a way to breakthrough their bottlenecks. Smiling, you lean back into your throne and watch as Huofeng, still steaming from his mediation enters the arena. And shortly there after, Star Shooter, dressed in his usual manner but with tokens from his four friends wrapped around his bow does the same.

"Though he was met with scorn in his first matches, Disi Ling Huofeng has proven that not every branch of that sun blessed clan has degenerated and withered! People of Chuan, the redeeming blaze, the keeper of holy flames, the patriarch of the Disi Ling family and the noble traitor of the Ling Clan, enters the ring for what may be his last match, slick with sweat and with eyes ablaze to peer the sun's own glare!" Ling Wucai excitedly announces "And the last of the sectless rogues, Xing Sheshou, borrowing the name of a minor martial diety, the star shooter in the red star general's celestial army, enters opposite of this surprise hero and friend of Chuan!"
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>>6477484

You smirk as you briefly meet Star Shooter's gaze, as Five colors continues announcing him "He has surprised us, though he is clearly lacking refinemet and sturdy foundations, and has shown his arrogance in claiming the epithet of a god, however petty, as his own alias, he has proven himself capable! Beating the Xue Clan Patriarch and lord of the Winter Blossoming Sect, as well as achieving an equal feat to Huanliuxue, by besting two opponents on their own! That bow of his has clearly been refined, but will it be enough to reach one of the inheritors of the Sunblessed lands!"

"Star Shooter, I heard you have more history with our host than most know" Huofeng said, tauntingly as Star Shooter, suspicious, nodded his head once

"And I saw her give you that arm, seems we're both leashed to that irritating woman, one way or another" He said, but his words didn't sound like they had much venom "How'd you find out?"

"A cat yowls when they are wounded, in pride or body" Huofeng answered vaguely and you narrowed your eyes as Jionghuagege looked ready to ask you herself what happened, but then shut her trap

"Oh, she told you" Star Shooter said "I can never tell what she considers a secret needing keeping and something that can be shared, her behavior is baffling. She might smile and disembowel you, or swear vengence while treating you to delicacies"

"Men know not the minds of women, nor cats" Huofeng laughed 'But enough gossip, boy, prove yourself worthy to take a second shot at the grand Huanliuxue, or falter at this step"

And with that said, they cupped fists, the greatest show of respect that Star Shooter had shown in the tournament, bowed deeply and walked through the rift you made into space. Tiexingege turned to you, looked ready to ask a question, then sighed as your students gnashed their teeth or shook their heads at the bravado the two fighters had shown in so plainly and casually speaking about their master like you were any ordinary noble lady.

And they do not waste anytime tearing into eachother. Star Shooter kicks off a stray star's tail and Huofeng unsheathes his silvery blade as his opponent flies away and creatures a league of distance. There is a glimmer of silver sword light, that rapidly burnishs gold as a ripple of steam rises out of Huofeng's pores as his eyes turn into miniature suns. Star Shooter flips around, stringing two arrows formed out of pure Qi, one black and the other flashing rainbow. A rift tears through the space between the two fighters, as the Cosmic Qi arrow collapses into itself and creates a tunnel between the two. Huofeng responds immediately, slashing his sword as his sword light is distorted. The destructive Yin Qi arrow, clearly inspired by your favorited ranged attack of Destructive Yin Sphere's expands and explodes into two different blasts as it is split down the center.
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>>6477485

Star Shooter kicks off another stray start, narrowly the distorted sword light, as he rapid fires off arrows from his quiver, pricking his finger on each as he sends them Soaring.

Huofeng maneuvers, gliding between the still expanding explosions, sword at his side and a paper talisman clasped between the fingers of his other hand. The talisman burns and the spell activates, and right behind it, Huofeng is flashing the handsigns and seals of another spell as the spell from the talisman's array sparkles into being and a great river of sunlight pours and transmutes into two tigers formed out of celestial fire. The arrows dipped with former god's blood fly, and bubbles and tendrils rise on the blood as Star Shooter, without any training or affinity for it, pulls on the water in the blood using Qi control to slightly adjust the trajectory of the arrows. Unable to truly control his blood, they arc in unexpected angles, but Huofeng remains resolute as he marches, swinging his sword as his twin tigers of fire chart a path and snatch a few of Star Shooter's attacks out of the sky.

The distance is closing between them, Huofeng crouched down and sheathed his sword, brow heavy and shoulders bowed as his tigers flew towards Star Shooter, Fangs and claws barred. His eyes shine, and he blocks the bite of one with his phyical bow, while his hands draw a faint and ghostly duplicate, and send an arrow of pure start light through the head of the Qi beast, that flickers away. A brief, momentary glimpse of...bow light? Arrow Light? Star Shooter finally lived up to his name? But unfortunately, there were two tigers, and the next one pounce on him, forcing him to a stream of ice and star dust as it lashed its claws and gnashed its teeth formed from the tongues of sun flares. And Huofeng unsheathed his sword and launched another sun light sword beam at him. Star Shooter, shoulders torn, snarled and snapped a finger.

He vanished, replaced with one of the straw arrows he fired, and draws a sword he had hidden within his sleeve. And you smirk. Even from this distance, you could smell the blood on it.

So Star Shooter trained between matches by testing his fangs. That was one of the swords of the Seven Slaughtering Swords, not one of the Seven, but one owned by one of their members. Star Shooter had prepared himself by taking a life. Interesting. Unfortunately, he isn't a swordman. And while you aren't either, you've watched Qiang and others fight enough to notice the flaws in his stance and grip.

But, the sneak attack worked to surprise Huofeng, who spun around and clashed blades, quickly turning around the lock but, Star shooter pulled back his free hand and sent an arrow of Qi point blank into Huofeng's side. You sat up straighter as Tiexingege cheered and the crowed followed her, none louder than Star Shooter's fellow fallen gods. Huofeng's eyes flared, and he lashed out with the arm you gave him and...
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>>6477486

"...He must've used water from my garden" You say, realizing that he had used a bit of primordial beast essence to transform the pure sun qi he had worn like an aura cloak to reshape it into a tiger's claw. Star Shooter reeled, barely blocking the strike, flickers of golden flame licking at his hair and cheek as the Solar Tiger Huofeng summoned roared and pounced from behind him. Star Shooter Snapped his fingers, Huofeng whipped around, purged the primordial beast essence and pulled his blade over his shoulder, a great vortex of fire forming around its tip, condensing and turning into a point of pure, golden light as Star Shooter, grabbing an arrow from the quiver at his side, aimed in a different direction from Huofeng.

At a star, and with his bow back in his hand, shot it. There was a flash in the sky, Ling Wucai cheered for his distant descent, forgetting he was supposed to be announcing the match as he threw a fist up in the air. And then, there was a cascade of colors as a star was shot and shards of it flew out. The beam of light refracted, star shooter vanished repeatedly as Huofeng was buffeted by an astral whirl wind and a twister of his own, purifying sunlight while his opponent desperately ran away from the Solar Tiger and gouts of celestial fire, swinging the sword he looted from a corpse or firing off a qi arrow before blinking away.

The storm of a broken star died down, settling as Huofeng rose back to his feet, robes cut through and star light glittering in his cuts as Star Shooter finally managed to pin down the Spirit Tiger with an arrow to its front and back paws. He was clawed all over, and burned all over, with golden flames licking and growing on him. Huofeng, besides the wound in his side and cuts and slashes from the broken star, was in a much better state.


He blinked and suddenly flashed into a spark of golden fire, using a strange movement technique to move between the bonfires Star Shooter's rapid escape via arrow replacement had left behind. Star Shooter's eyes widened, and you clearly read his lips spitting out the word "Shit!", as he began to notch and let loose arrows, physical or formed from all manner of spiritual energy as he realized that his opponent was locked onto him and he couldn't run away from much longer.

And a few of them landed, but Huofeng had controlled the match from the beginning. And he had paid close attention to Star Shooter clearly. He respected him, because he didn't give him time to breath and adapt or improvise like he did in his prior two matches. He closed in, slashing down or burning most of the arrows that were shot to him. Those he wasn't able to block or dodge by jumping to a new fire, he ignored, as their shafts burned away as his aura began to burn hotter and hotter and the sunlight in his eyes began to bleed out and trail, giving him eyes like a furious dragon.
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>>6477488

He was upon Star Shooter, as he notched another arrow, and he struck, first with his real blade, then with a ethereal sunlit copy. And There was a flash in the sky.

Star Shooter grimaced, as one of his arms erupted into bright golden flames, but he and Huofeng were blade locked. He'd seen through the ruse, and blocked the right strike. Huofeng smiled and took in a breath, drawing in the light from the stars floating around them. Star Shooter didn't wait, and using the sword he'd taken as a bow, he drew an arrow of black, destructive yin Qi, crackling with energy that looked...remarkably like grudge energy. You clicked your tongue and grinded your teeth, wondering if Star Shooter discovered Grudge Energy.

Huofeng slammed his palm into Star Shooter's chest, and sent him flying to avoid having his head pierced by a destructive yin arrow. But he wasn't the target. The stars gathering around them were. The Arrow Shattered and split the small stars, which began to break apart into storms of rainbow colored destruction. Huofeng lips moved, and you read a much more colorful curse than shit on them as Star Shooter grinned and then froze.

A paper talisman fluttered on his chest. A simple spell, but one that left him unable to take advantage of the opening the trap he'd created had made. It was a paralysis spell. A pretty simple one. Shuts off the meridians momentarily, locking acupoints and thus tightening muscles

But

it was something Star Shooter hadn't seen coming, and something he had never experienced. His eyes darted, as Huofeng roared and channeled the primordial beast essence he had refined while mediating, along with the Sun aligned fire Qi and survived the Falling Star Rain by burning it away. And the day grew a bit brighter and a bit hotter as he escaped the trap, just as Star Shooter managed to free his arms, manually unlocking his meridians and releasing his muscles.

He clapped his hands, and drew them apart, and Huofeng's counter attack was briefly stalled by a basic protection spell. He smirked as Star Shooter released the remaining locks on his body and hopped away, bow in one hand, sword in the other. He used the latter as an arrow.

And revealed the reason why he hunted down one of the Seven Slaughtering Swords for it, as a shimmer of blood on its edge darkened, as the sword, seemingly drawn by a hand of its own, flew towards Huofeng, who deflected it. But it came back, and he blocked it again. He narrowed his eyes, as fought off the dancing sword as Star Shooter lined up another shot, falling to one knee. There was a flash of golden light, and he turned, and you followed his eyes.

Huofeng had cast a spell. A remote detonation spell

He had stolen Star Shooter's own trick. Star Shooter snapped his finger, using his arrow replacement movement technique, but not before a shard of star struck him in the shoulder.
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>>6477489

And not before Huofeng grabbed hold of the sword he sent at him and tamed it by subjugating it to a bathe of cleansing flame. Now armed with two blades, the Disi Ling Patriarch flew towards his opponent, Star Shooter briefly adopted the stance of your Feline martial art. Before he had a look in his eyes, and he smiled, and lashed out his leg like Xiannu! His leg was slashed, but he hit Huofeng's jaw. He hopped back, Huofeng shook his head and turned to a spark. Star Shooter breathed out, clapped his hands and swung his head back and caught the edge of the blade Huofeng had took from him with a headbutt, splitting his brow but deflecting the strike and reducing its impact. Diqui Lang He pulled his hand back and launched it forward like a spear tip, wrapping his hand in Qi. Huofeng blocked with his own sword, but the blow sent him flying back. Shen Mao. Star Shooter , bleeding all over, steeled himself and clapped his hands again, lowering his arms, created two blades from star light that flowed from the chunk in his shoulder. Jie Wang.

He flew forward, and attacked wildly, slashing the blades and forcing Huofeng to remain on the defensive, scoring a few hits even as most of his blows were deflected or blocked, and once Huofeng found his footing, empowered by the sunlight he'd gathered inside of himself and the primordial beast esssence he was harnessing to give himself a beastly vitality, began to score more hits in return, the two clashing rapidly and moving like stars, star shooter suddenly dropped one hand and pulled.

Huofeng dodged.

Star Shooter had feinted

And appeared behind his opponent from an arrow head that had just melted out of his wounds, he drew his bow. Huofeng launches a wire thin sword beam. The string snapped, slashing star shooters face, and struck Huofeng in the chest. Golden light bled out, the audience's breath stalled, Tiexingege and Jionghuagege would not stop shaking your shoulders, Ling Wucai bit his lips hard enough to draw blood. And you just watched

"So this is as far as you god, huh, Xing Sheshou?" You sigh, shaking your head as Huofeng, despite having an arrow an inch from his heart, leapt froward, partially transformed into the celestial sun fire he had been wielding and partially turned into a tiger like he'd created from his aura, when

Star Shooter snapped his fingers, and appeared in front of him.

His arm was through his chest, replacing the arrow he'd shot. Huofeng's blade was pressed against his throat. Their eyes locked, the two men, wreathed in celestial flame and blazing sunlight, stared eachother down, each having the other in checkmate. Huofeng's eyes narrowed, sharpening as he flexed the arm you gave him before a gentle, amused smile curled on his lips.

"You want it more" He mouthed, and Star Shooter blinked, eyes suddenly crazed with fear as he realized a sword was stabbing into his throat.

But Huofeng raised up his other hand in forfeit
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>>6477490

"It is only a tournament for me, I've won glory and renown enough" He mouthed, as He pulled back his sword and patted star shooter on his arm "No reason to cripple or kill eachother, you've earned my respect, boy. You're a quick learner, hands on"

Laughing at his own joke, Huofeng stood there as Star Shooter slowly removed his arm from his chest, with a conflicted, confused expression.

"Huh" You say, as Tiexingege looked at you with a smile so smug it was begging to be wiped off her face "Guess I was wrong. Never thought he'd use that technique like that"

"Red Fur, you guessed wrooooong~" She taunted in sing song as you got up and left to see the result of the lottery as Five colors began to, with mixed emotions, announce the win and the first forfeit of the golden core tier of the tournament.

"...They didn't give a name?" You asked the disciple, one of Fu's martial arts friends who lacked the talent to cultivate

"They didn't say it, and they don't seem to come from a sect, they were really quiet, master" The explain as you follow them to the pavilion prepared for the winner so you could meet them and welcome them to the tournament and congratulate them on their luck "They wore a heavy robe, and strange, talisman like bandages"

You nodded, rubbing your chin, thoughts half occupied with Huofeng and Sheshou's match, and its outcome. But all thoughts about Huofeng giving up early and the bitter taste that must've left in Star Shooter's mouth vanished as you felt a familiar presence. One you had almost forgotten.

You snarled, hissing as you raised your shoulders and glared at the silent, towering figure, taller than Feiqing after he awoke his demonic heritage.

And made entirely out of stone. You recognized that stone puppet! The first thing to humiliate you in your second life and existence as a Magical Beast. It stood there, a glimmer of divinity, larger than you remember, embedded inside as it turned with a head cut and shaped to resemble a man's head as it silently observed you.

"How you have grown" A voice rumbled from within

"Bastard!" You spit as they bow their head

"Our last encounter was not the most genial. I will admit' They said, as you remember it shouldn't be able to talk "But, fighting you, back then. Woke me up"

"DIE! FIND A HOLE TO DIE IN!"

"And I was fortunate enough to win a chance to fight you again" They said, ignoring your hostility which just pissed you off more "Perhaps, then, we can learn more from eachother and grow. Clearly, you haven't forgiven me, but I hope we may be friends'

"EAT SHIT AND DIE!" You roar, stomping your foot and storming off, before stopping and snarling as you added "MAKE YOURSELF A MOUTH SO YOU CAN EAT SHIT THEN DIE! I HOPE XING SHESHOU SMASHES YOU! STUPID STATUE!"

"Master?" Your disciple asked, completely lost
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>>6477493

"I will not do that. But I am glad you have kept your vim and pluck, kitty cat" The statue called out as you resisted every fiber of your being demanding your wheel around and try to smash their head in "Try not to pop a blood vessel and have an aneurysm before we fight"


Which Aura do you use/ manifest for your fight with Elder Sword, Huanliuxue?

> Ill Omen: Halve the effects of enemy auras/ Brings misfortune to opponents. Counter type

> Primordial Remnant: Greatly increase physique/ Boost Beast Evolutions a tier higher/ reduce damage received/ Scales damage based on damage received or healed. Aura of terror/ awe/ access to ancestral techniques. Self Buff Type

>Queen of beasts and ghosts: Weakens human and living opponents/ Strengthens beasts and ghost allies/ Bends weaker beasts and ghosts to your will + boosts their and the aura wielders bestial / ghostly attributes/ Summons illusory allies if none are presented/ boosts Stamina, vitality, spirituality. Army type

>True Ancestor of pure carmine mysticism: Prevents hostile healing/ Empowers blood based techniques and carmine mystic abilities + Evolutions, increasing as more blood is shed. Passively drain blood, causing instant death to weak foes. Passive healing effect. Empowers + Subordinates are Carmine mystics. Can corrupt mortals and weaker cultivators into carmine mystics. Specialized/ Ancestral type

>Dying Time: Distorts, quickens the flow of time. Weaker opponents age rapidly, Equal/ stronger foes have their stamina/ vitality sapped. Reduces DCs, expands crit range to 90 to 100. Contains user and foes in an altered space. Critical hits can apply debuffs, deal more damage and other effects. Duelist type

>Crow Queen's Majesty: Swap Karmic State, Gain the powers+ affinity of a Crow Demon, subordinate weaker demons, strengthen demonic/ wicked techniques, generate a hellish, deliberating miasma of underworld air, grow stronger based on the number of corpses surrounding you. Specialized/ Karmic Reversal: Self Buff/ Army type aura.

>>6477494
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THE STATUE LMAO ah shit that's fucking gold. But man, now we have two hated foes to deal with. What truly wonderful luck. All of the blessings are ours today. Though now I want to do all the random crap Star Shooter has pulled out of his ass, but more refined and better, just to teach him a lesson. And make him look silly. But now we have this statue to deal with and we brought a bow not a chisel.

> Primordial Remnant: Greatly increase physique/ Boost Beast Evolutions a tier higher/ reduce damage received/ Scales damage based on damage received or healed. Aura of terror/ awe/ access to ancestral techniques. Self Buff Type
But first we have to deal with SWORD. And since he has made it very clear that he brutalizes his opponents as well as uses chip damage to make his final openings we can use that against him as we HP tank and regen to proc ever escalating buffs. Essentially forcing his hand to try desperate moves to try to beat the escalation before it gets out of his control, which is the perfect time to counter him. Like a cat batting a snake before it can bite.

Thank goodness we'll be on the moon otherwise the front row seats would need to wear rain coats and umbrellas.

>>6477494
Of all the things to see a return, I would've never expected our greatest humiliation to be it. Unrelated, but I was not expecting this quest to tank major security failures.
> Primordial Remnant: Greatly increase physique/ Boost Beast Evolutions a tier higher/ reduce damage received/ Scales damage based on damage received or healed. Aura of terror/ awe/ access to ancestral techniques. Self Buff Type
It's our most offensive buff (besides Dying Time) for potentially our hardest fight of the tournament. Considered Crow Queen but the miasma might give him a buff too.

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>Ill Omen: Halve the effects of enemy auras/ Brings misfortune to opponents. Counter type

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Did not expect the past to catch up to us in such a manner. Also probably the most upset Huan has been in a while, lol.

> Ill Omen
Would probably feel unsporting to counter a fighter with bad luck, but he's a dick and a murderer so fair's fair.

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>Ill omen

Oh I was thinking about him recently, sending someone out to find that little bastard. HA. HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAA!

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Kino, pure kino!
We need to take a minute to meditate so that our anger doesn't distract us

>True Ancestor of pure carmine mysticism: Prevents hostile healing/ Empowers blood based techniques and carmine mystic abilities + Evolutions, increasing as more blood is shed. Passively drain blood, causing instant death to weak foes. Passive healing effect. Empowers + Subordinates are Carmine mystics. Can corrupt mortals and weaker cultivators into carmine mystics. Specialized/ Ancestral type
Many of Elder Sword's tricks depend on being injured