The two once more engaged in a flurry of attacks. However, unlike the last time, Zhang Zhenshan was able to launch fewer and fewer assaults; he was almost completely forced on the defensive!
Yan Xi frowned slightly as he watched from outside the dueling grounds. His gaze flickered from the battling Bai Yunfei to the Firetipped Spear in his hands. A look of surprise had flashed through Yan Xi’s eyes when the Firetipped Spear’s strike had turned explosive. As he continued to watch, the look of surprise in his eyes grew increasingly strong, as well as an increasingly and extremely deep level of puzzlement.
“No mistaking it; that’s a high-grade Earth-ranked soul artifact! But…Yu Fei clearly said that it was a low-grade Earth-ranked artifact. Was he lying to me? But he shouldn’t have been; there’s no way he could be so stupid. In other words…previously, the spear was indeed just a low-grade soul artifact…”
Suddenly, Yan Xi’s eyes suddenly lit up, as though he had thought of something that was completely inconceivable. For the first time, a look of astonishment appeared on his face. “Was it because of the advancement in power? There’s only one possibility…forging through flame elemental energy! The Crafting School!!!”
Yan Xi’s eyes were flashing. The more he thought about it, the more convinced he was that his idea was correct. “That’s right. This is the only possibility! Only those of the Crafting School who are advancing the power of their souls are willing and able to lessen the amount of energy drawn forth by their essence fireseed, using it to instead temper and refine their soul artifacts! Only the inner sect disciples of the Crafting School are capable of this!”
“Yu Fei is an absolute idiot bastard! He actually dared to claim that this person doesn’t have any background! He was previously just a Soul Warrior, but was already in possession of powerful soul artifacts and soul techniques, and he also knew the secret method by which fire essence can be used to temper soul artifacts…his status in the Crafting School is definitely not low!” Yan Xi frowned as he pondered frantically. “Although I don’t know why and how he ended up being attacked and pursued by this puny Glacial Sect without anyone from his own school helping him…it’s best not to have any conflicts with him. The intricate plans our school has have no margin for error. I was just sent here to ensure the recruitment of a few small schools; we absolutely cannot offend the Crafting School right now.”
As Yan Xi pondered mentally, yet another change occurred within the ongoing battle.
One wrong move would result in an advantage being lost; an advantage being gained could cause a cascade of successes!
A serious look was on Zhang Zhenshan’s face as he completely focused on defense. Bai Yunfei, on the other hand, was happily fighting to his heart’s content! In the past, when Zhang Zhenshan had been in a weakened condition, the only thing which Bai Yunfei had been able to do was flee. But in this battle, Bai Yunfei actually had seized the upper hand!