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Hai Dongqing's successor position had already been confirmed, but the battle with Tian Jue had only just begun.

The sun was shining brightly in the north, and an occasional breeze was blowing. Most of the people in different places sat together and chatted.

Although the competition for the successor position was held within the Wind and Rain Sect, the date chosen was known by the world. Thus, from the large sects up to the commoners were all looking forward to the final result.

Within the Wind and Rain City's Eight Trigrams Palace, the Wind and Rain Division had sent out all of their members to be the guards. All of the elders of the Wind and Rain Sect were there to witness this solemn moment with their own eyes.

There was no host for the competition, nor was there a judge. Tian Jue slowly walked into the protection palace. This time, he didn't have a commander accompanying him. Dugu Qi was already waiting for him in the protection palace.

Seeing Tian Jue walking towards the main hall, Dugu Qi stood at the top of the stairs and asked loudly, "Is Junior Brother ready?"

Tian Jue held onto his sword as he stared at Dugu Qi and shouted, "Senior apprentice brother, after you!"

Hearing this, Dugu Qi drew his sword and said, "Then senior brother, I won't be polite!"

After Dugu Qi said this, he jumped down from the top of the stairs with his sword held high, as fast as the wind.

The sword in his hand was the common master's sword. Naturally, the sword that could become the common master was no small matter. It was created by the ancestor of the creator of the Heavenly Dipper Sword, Qian Ye. It was named Wind and Rain.

In the world of weapons, he could not take advantage of Heaven's Jue. How could he have imagined that his co-owner would brazenly side with him? That was a sword that only his co-owner could wear!

A wave of sword intent went straight to Tian Jue, who immediately used the Vanishing Step to dodge and left a deep and huge gully where Tian Jue was originally standing.

Tian Jue knew that now was not the time to conceal his strength. He slashed out with his Heavenly Dipper Sword, and sword intent swept out. The two sword intents clashed.

Transforming into two dragons that were entwined together, Tian Jue no longer bothered with the fight between the two sword intents. He used the Vanishing Step and arrived beside Dugu Qi in the blink of an eye, unleashing Assassinate.

Dugu Qi retreated explosively, and continuously used the first three moves of the Heavenly King's Record to block the assassination's power. However, Tian Jue did not plan on letting it go.

Once again using the Vanishing Step and Assassinate once again, Dugu Qi once again used the Heavenly King's Record, and once again used three moves in a row to block the Assassination.

Tian Jue once again used the Shadowless Steps and waited for the opportunity to launch another Assassinate. This time, Dugu Qi only used two moves to block the Assassinate.

When Tian Jue used his fourth strike, Dugu Qi only used one move to block Tian Jue's attack.

After that, Tian Jue used his technique again, but the assassination attempt was still blocked. At this time, Dugu Qi frowned and said, "Junior brother, senior brother has already given you five moves. Now it is senior brother's turn."

After Dugu Qiyu finished speaking, the Heavenly King Record's ninth form, the Heavenly King's Record, was displayed in person. Dugu Qiong's aura abruptly soared, and he felt as if the Heavenly King was standing in front of him.

However, the ninth move of the Heavenly King Record had yet to reach the Great Perfection Stage, and the ninth move was only close to the Great Perfection Stage. Even though he was able to imitate the power of the Great Perfection Stage, the power of the copy still had a feeling of being unoffendable.

Dugu Qi suddenly jumped up and threw his sword at Tian Jue, the originally long and ideal sword gave Tian Jue the feeling of a giant swinging it, but what made Tian Jue even more troubled was that the arrival of the Heavenly King made it difficult for him to move, and he could only watch the sword slash down.

Tian Jue roared in his heart. Right now, without the sword intent, his combat prowess would plummet. There was nothing he could do about Dugu Qi.

Suddenly, Tian Jue closed his eyes. He did not have the time to overcome the shock in his heart, so he could only stop looking at it.

Closing his eyes, Tian Jue's hearing was astonishing. Dugu Qi's power had yet to reach a level where he could not sense it, so just by listening, Tian Jue was able to determine the direction in which the sword was coming from.

Although his thoughts were good, the shock that Dugu Qi gave Tian Jue was too great. Tian Jue's reaction was somewhat slow.

When Dugu Qiyu's first strike landed, Tian Jue's reaction speed could already be considered extremely fast. However, a gash had suddenly opened up on his chest.

Tian Jue knew that if this carried on, he would lose for sure. He raised his Heavenly Dipper Sword high into the air, and when his sword intent returned, it suddenly erupted forth.

Without using the Zhanlu Sword Intent, it was impossible for him to defeat Dugu Qi.

This time, the power of the sword intent infused sword would be even stronger, giving Tian Jue even more pressure. When Dugu Qi also had the sword intent, Tian Jue discovered that the sword in his hand had appeared in his mind.

This time, Tian Jue didn't even have time to close his eyes in the face of the shock. He abruptly opened his eyes and used the next move, the huge fist shot out towards Dugu Qi.

Boom!

A loud sound rang out, and gravel filled the sky as dust flew into the air. Everyone present couldn't help but exclaim in surprise; it turned out that the rumours about the unparalleled martial arts of Tianjiao were not false.

When the dust dispersed, Tian Jue and Dugu Qi, who were still clashing, both had traces of blood at the corner of their mouths.

The two swords in Tian Jue's and Dugu Qi's hands continued to create sparks and waves of Qi. Suddenly, a wind started to blow around Dugu Qi, enveloping him within it.

Suddenly, several wind blades hacked at Tian Jue. Tian Jue was unable to dodge in time and was sent flying backwards. There were several bloody wounds on his body. In an instant, blood soaked Tian Jue's robe.

At the same time, there were also several translucent swords flying towards Tian Jue. Tian Jue glared at Dugu Qi, his eyes filled with unwavering determination, while Tian Jue used the Phantom Shadow Steps to retreat. He unsheathed his Heavenly Dipper Sword and shouted, "Go for the bright moon!"

After that, Tian Jue brandished his Heavenly Dipper Sword. The surrounding air suddenly became viscous, and the transparent sword that was flying towards Tian Jue turned into nothingness. Dugu Qi felt that his movements were a lot slower, and suddenly, a huge palm came from Tian Jue's direction.

However, because of his speed, he couldn't dodge in time. Dugu Qi frowned and shouted, "Wind Record, scatter!"

As Dugu Qi finished speaking, the air in front of him began to disperse in two directions. At the same time, the two palms around him also began to disperse.

However, Dugu Qi still felt a chill on the back of his head as he raised his head to look at the bright moon that was smashing towards him.

Getting to Brightmoon straight meant he had to perform the Nine Heavens and Five Elements at his fastest speed, the more proficient he was, the faster he would be able to do it.

Dugu Qi widened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of blood as he shouted, "Wind Record, scatter again!"

This time around, even though the bright moon had dispersed, the people behind it still rushed towards Dugu Qi. Tian Jue shouted, "He Clan, assassinate them!"

"Wind Record, Bind the net!" Dugu Qijian raised his sword to block as several gusts of wind blew above him, forming a net.

Boom!

Another loud sound rang out, and gravel filled the sky once again. Dust flew into the air, and the shockwaves from the collision caused all the elders present to use their powers to resist.

Dugu Qiqi found it hard to endure the impact, but he gritted his teeth and persevered. The net broke, and the tip of the Heavenly Dipper Sword was pressed against the Wind and Rain Sword. Dugu Qiqi fell to one knee on the ground, spitting out blood.