"Yaoyao, I..."
Deng Jia wanted to say something, but his face flushed bright red, unable to utter a word.
"Jia, don't say anything. I didn't expect that after a hundred years of seclusion, your intelligence would dwindle to such a level. Why did you cultivate the Fox Charm Technique when you weren't confident about passing the Rebirth Demon Array? Now look at you, with an arm crippled, I can't even consider you for my husband anymore!"
Young Lady Yaoyao said helplessly.
Deng Jia looked extremely uncomfortable. He wanted to say something but stammered for a long time, unable to say a single word.
"In my opinion, let's cancel our duel. Even if given a chance, you won't be my opponent."
Yang Tian said calmly.
This simple sentence completely enraged Deng Jia. He roared at Yang Tian, "Don't even think about it! I will duel you now; it's either you die or I perish!"
As he spoke, Deng Jia charged forward.
After all, he was considered a top expert within the Fox Race, a pinnacle figure of the Fetus Refining Realm.
Even Young Lady Yaoyao was only at the early stage of the Fetus Refining Realm.
Yang Tian had previously fought the number one expert Chen Feng, who was only at the mid-stage of the Fetus Refining Realm.
Furthermore, Deng Jia was a straightforward person. He came charging forward and started fighting directly.
"Fox's Axe!"
With a shake of his hand, Deng Jia wielded a blood-red battle axe.
Swish!
The massive battle axe swung violently towards Yang Tian.
Yang Tian shook his head.
In the past, he might have felt a hint of fear against a pinnacle of the Fetus Refining Realm, but now, having passed through the Rebirth Demon Array, he had long reached the pinnacle of the Nirvana Realm.
Such an attack from Deng Jia seemed like a child's punch in his eyes.
Clap!
Yang Tian reached out and grabbed the battle axe coming down at him.
With a forceful squeeze of his hand, the massive battle axe shattered into pieces.
"I'll defeat you! Take another blow from me!"
Deng Jia shouted in fury, with a flick of his hand, conjuring a demon wind that transformed into a Demon Blade, slashing down towards Yang Tian.
"Very good!"
Yang Tian felt Deng Jia's fighting spirit.
He had to admit, although Deng Jia was his rival in love, Yang Tian still admired his straightforward character.
A brave man, willing to love and hate.
Yang Tian knew Deng Jia was not his opponent, so he intended to end the fight quickly.
Swish!
An Ice Talisman struck, freezing Deng Jia.
"What is this? Release me immediately, I must fight you!"
Deng Jia roared wildly.
He struggled desperately, but no matter how he fought, he couldn't break free from the Ice Talisman's restraint.
For a moment, he was so anxious that his face turned red.
"Deng Jia, you have been defeated. You can't even break a simple Spirit Talisman of mine. If I used a Divine Talisman, you would already be dead. Admit defeat, and let it go."
Yang Tian said calmly.
"I lost?" A trace of unwillingness flashed in Deng Jia's eyes. "I have not lost; I will fight you to the end!"
With that, Deng Jia's body suddenly shook.
A strong Spiritual Breath erupted from him.
The Ice Talisman Yang Tian placed on him shattered, making Yang Tian smile, "Deng Jia, you still have energy to struggle? Very good!"
"I will defeat you!"
Deng Jia's eyes turned blood red with rage.
He suddenly bit his tongue, spat out fresh blood, transforming it into a demon wind, attempting to trap Yang Tian.
"You are at the end of your tether!"
Yang Tian shook his head.
Although he admired Deng Jia's bravery, there was no longer any storm Deng Jia could stir up.
Clap!
Yang Tian flipped his left hand, unleashing a Heaven-shattering Extinction.
Before it even hit, it transformed into a Heaven-shattering Seal, striking towards Deng Jia.
Bam!
With this blow, Deng Jia flew backward, crashing to the ground, unable to get up again.
"Deng Jia, you've already lost, give up!"
Young Lady Yaoyao immediately announced the result.
Such words provoked Deng Jia, a flash of blood aura appeared in his eyes, and he suddenly sprang up from the ground. In mid-air, he grabbed forcefully, causing a rush of blood to spill from his arm, forming a curtain of blood around him.
"Deng Jia, what do you still want to do?"
Yang Tian asked a question.
The nearby Earth Evil Elder sensed something, his face darkened, and he immediately said, "Deng Jia, stop immediately! Do you want to perish together with Yang Tian?"
"Perish together?" Young Lady Yaoyao's face changed. She instinctively looked at Yang Tian.
Yang Tian ran his divine sense to probe, and his expression darkened: "Deng Jia, you're doing Spirit Breaking! This is simply seeking death!"
Yang Tian didn't hesitate much.
Spirit Breaking is the most terrifying attack, turning a cultivator's past, present, and future Spiritual Breath, life, and soul into the most terrifying blow.
Such a blow can kill across levels.
Yang Tian must decisively kill Deng Jia before he completes Spirit Breaking.
Clang!
Yang Tian immediately drew out the Holy Sword.
At this time, Deng Jia's whole body was engulfed in strong flames. In his hand, a dagger condensed, and Deng Jia's body kept burning, as if it was about to transform into a massive energy.
This is Spirit Breaking.
However, when Yang Tian saw the dagger on Deng Jia, he frowned.
The dagger was filled entirely with Deng Jia's life Spiritual Breath, but the power of the dagger was greatly weakened. If Deng Jia truly intended to do Spirit Breaking, the explosive power should not be just this little. Yang Tian was puzzled but then understood.
It turned out that Deng Jia knew the terrifying power of Spirit Breaking.
But Deng Jia never intended to kill Yang Tian.
So, Deng Jia only condensed part of the energy after Spirit Breaking into the dagger. This dagger, at most, could defeat Yang Tian to the ground, but it couldn't kill him.
Yang Tian paused for a moment, then realized: Deng Jia only wanted to defeat him, never intending to kill him.
Moreover, the most important thing is, Deng Jia would perish after Spirit Breaking.
In such circumstances, Deng Jia didn't harbor a killing intent.
Thus, Deng Jia was indeed a warrior with loyalty and righteousness.
A thought of wanting to make friends suddenly surged in Yang Tian's heart, so he withdrew the Holy Sword and did not strike down Deng Jia. Instead, before Deng Jia completely broke his Spirit, Yang Tian activated a Divine Talisman and struck it onto him.
Snap!
This Talisman was precisely the Serenity Divine Talisman.
After striking it on, all the aura of Spirit Breaking surging from Deng Jia was transformed into nothingness.
In this way, Deng Jia, who was originally breaking his Spirit, plopped down to the ground. He stared at Yang Tian dumbfounded: "What's going on? Wasn't I breaking my Spirit?"
"What's going on?" The Earth Evil Elder's eyes also flashed with surprise, staring closely at Yang Tian: "Kid, did you use some purifying demon technique?"
"That's right, it was a Serenity Divine Talisman."
Yang Tian said calmly.
"You kid are truly talented, even such a Spirit Breaking, you forcibly made it terminate!" A glimmer of admiration appeared in the Earth Evil Elder's eyes: "Deng Jia has already lost; he will no longer pose a threat to you, so don't hold a grudge anymore."
"Yang saved Deng Jia, which means he had no grudges long ago."
Young Lady Yaoyao said promptly.
The Earth Evil Elder nodded: "That's right, Yang Tian, you did well!"
Deng Jia, sitting on the ground, stared at Yang Tian blankly.
No one knew what Deng Jia was thinking. Suddenly, he got up from the ground, took out a piece of Command Jade from his embrace, and said resolutely: "Yang Tian, I lost. From now on, I will no longer pursue Yaoyao. You're stronger than me, so you deserve the princess! And this piece of Command Jade, I will give it to you!"
Seeing the Command Jade in Deng Jia's hand, Young Lady Yaoyao couldn't help but say: "But this Command Jade already has your soul aura in it, do you have a way to remove it?"
"Of course!"
Deng Jia nodded heavily.
Afterward, Deng Jia bit his tongue, spat a mouthful of blood, and sprayed it onto the Command Jade.
Flame!
The Command Jade burned up, and the soul aura initially present on it from Deng Jia was all burned out at this moment.
But Yang Tian frowned, sensing Deng Jia's power significantly diminishing: "Deng Jia, what you're doing isn't that simple!"
"Deng Jia, you're too foolish!" The Earth Evil Elder shook his head: "This Command Jade had your soul aura, so you used a hundred years of cultivated power to cleanse it. But with this action, your cultivation directly dropped to the mid-stage of the Body Tempering Realm."
"What?" Young Lady Yaoyao wasn't foolish; she quickly reacted: "Elder, what are you saying? Are you saying Deng Jia used his power to cleanse the soul aura on the Command Jade? No wonder he said he could cleanse it, turns out it involved consuming his own power!"
"I just think it's foolish for Deng Jia to do this!"
The Earth Evil Elder shook his head.
"I lost, so I have to keep my promise. Yang Tian is stronger than me, he is more deserving to have the princess, so this is his. From now on, I will not pester the princess. What does losing a hundred years of power matter to let her be with Yang Tian?"
After saying this, Deng Jia spat another mouthful of blood.
Yang Tian felt warmth in his heart and patted Deng Jia's shoulder: "You're a brother I surely want to make!"