The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

The Xia Fire and the Sword Rain collided, and continuous rumbles echoed through the sky.

Chen Dong could now see that each Spirit Sword was a tangible object, though one formed by a technique. Even if the technique Jie Yu cultivated wasn't a top-tier Daoist art, it was at least a profound, high-level one. Moreover, her Daoist Realm was not low.

'All the better,' Chen Dong thought.

His gaze sharpened. The hand seals of his Technique changed, and he let out a low shout, "Phoenix, come!"

A Fire Phoenix, far larger than any he usually summoned, emerged from the flames. Chen Dong rode the phoenix downward, targeting the countless Jie Yus below.

As if receiving some command, the thousands of Jie Yus began to flash into position.

Chen Dong's brow furrowed. 'This is—an Array!' His own mastery of the Dao of Arrays was extremely high; in fact, arrays were his strongest suit. He recognized Jie Yu's maneuver in a single glance.

Over on the Floating Shadow Realm's side, Leng Tong had seen it too.

"I never thought Junior Sister Jie Yu was also a Tier Three Array Master. Even I would have considerable trouble dealing with the array she's currently forming!"

Baili Qingcheng said with a hint of smugness, "A Third-tier Array is more than enough to handle someone at the Golden Core Stage. This Chen Dong is sure to lose!"

Fu Changyan also laughed. "Of course. What would these mundane cultivators from a declining world know about arrays? Even if this Chen Dong's techniques seem somewhat capable, once he's trapped in an array, he has no choice but to lose!"

The seemingly invincible Fire Phoenix swooped down, but it was like being caught in a quagmire. It couldn't build up speed, and the plan to use its fiery momentum to wipe out the clones failed.

A glint flashed in Chen Dong's eyes. The hand seals of his Technique shifted again, and the Fire Phoenix beneath his feet spat several streams of True Fire at the array's nodes.

The Jie Yu figure at one of the nodes frowned—it was her true self.

'Was that a lucky guess? Or did he see through my array so quickly?' With no time to think, the True Fire arrived, and Jie Yu once again deployed her Water Mirror.

The instant the True Fire touched the Water Mirror, a look of shock appeared on Jie Yu's face. The power of this Fire Technique was on a completely different level from before.

'It's no use! The Water Realm can't block this!'

She instantly used Mirror Flower Water Moon, swapping her real body with one of her clones.

The True Fire instantly incinerated a clone.

The thousands of clones moved in succession, and the array transformed once more. The Spirit Swords returned, and with a point from the Sword Peak, the entire array lit up. A massive Water Dragon roared into existence.

Chen Dong's figure soared into the air. The Fire Phoenix charged the Water Dragon, and suddenly, the sky filled with flashes of lightning and peals of thunder.

'What?' Terror flashed in Jie Yu's eyes.

BOOM! As the dragon and phoenix collided, a deafening explosion generated a vast white fog that shrouded the entire arena.

At that exact moment, a thousand bolts of lightning struck down, piercing into the white fog.

The white fog slowly dissipated. Pale blue Spirit Swords flew out from the mist and embedded themselves in the ground, and a light rain began to fall from the sky.

The rain caused the fog to vanish even faster. In the clear sky, not a single one of Jie Yu's clones remained—only Chen Dong, holding a Thunder Spear to the throat of the one and only Jie Yu.

She lost?

Those from the Floating Shadow Realm couldn't believe it. A Tier Three Array Master who also cultivated a water-based Daoist art that countered Fire Techniques had actually lost!

What in the world had happened inside that white fog? Even the Golden Core Stage cultivators among them, who possessed Divine Sense, hadn't been able to perceive it because it happened too fast.

Leng Tong spoke softly, "It was not an unjust defeat. The Thunder Spear in Chen Dong's hand was condensed from True Qi, which means his mastery in thunder techniques is also not low. Moreover, it seems he can see the weaknesses in an array and strike them with unerring accuracy!"

Baili Qingcheng clenched her fists, her teeth grinding in fury.

On the field, Chen Dong asked, "Still not admitting defeat? Do I really have to make you cry?"

Jie Yu stared daggers at Chen Dong. "How did you see through my array? I refuse to believe anyone from your world can see through a Third-tier Array!"

Chen Dong withdrew his Thunder Spear and crossed his arms. "Why should I tell you? If you hadn't used an array, we might have had a longer fight. But the moment you did... sigh, never mind. This wasn't satisfying at all!"

"I lost this time, but I'll definitely beat you next time—not just in techniques, but in arrays too!"

Chen Dong turned and descended, shaking his head. "That's going to be tough~!"

Jie Yu watched Chen Dong's departing back, unwilling to accept her defeat.

Meanwhile, on the Floating Shadow Realm's side, Leng Tong said in a low voice, "None of the Foundation Establishment cultivators we brought this time are a match for this Chen Dong. There's no need for the next match. Let's go discuss official business with them."

Baili Qingcheng ground her teeth. "If it weren't improper for someone at the Golden Core Stage to interfere, I'd smash this Chen Dong's dog-head in!"

Leng Tong shook his head slightly. "Control your anger. The official business is what's important."

Fu Changyan laughed with schadenfreude. "Baili Qingcheng, your Heart Slaying Hall's Heart Technique doesn't seem very Daoist, does it? Getting angry so easily!"

Now that it wasn't just his Cyan Sky Sect that had lost, he was no longer afraid of getting scolded when he returned, and he instantly relaxed.

Baili Qingcheng snorted coldly. "I sever the heart of passion, not the heart of anger. What does this have to do with my cultivation's Heart Technique? You all can handle the rest of the negotiations!"

Fu Changyan grew anxious. "Don't do that! We're counting on you for the agreement. With a face like yours, we can definitely get more benefits. We agreed you would take the lead!"

Baili Qingcheng shot Fu Changyan a cold glance before dispelling the restrictive barrier that had concealed their discussion. She put on a smile that no one could possibly dislike and said, "Everyone, we have now seen some of this realm's potential. There is no need for any further matches. We can begin to discuss some of the details for the alliance between our two worlds!"

Changyi, unable to conceal his delight, replied, "Excellent, excellent. Everyone, please follow me into the hall."

The people from the Floating Shadow Realm began walking toward the main hall. As they passed Jie Yu, who was still standing in the middle of the arena, she said with a blank expression, "I'm sorry, Senior Sister. I lost."

Baili Qingcheng quickly took Jie Yu's hand and comforted her, "It's alright, it's alright. Please don't take it to heart. Otherwise, Master will surely blame me when we get back!"

Chen Dong had just returned to the ranks of the General Banners, and these handsome and beautiful individuals, who seemed to have been chosen as mere ornaments, were also beckoned into the hall.