Yu Siqing knew very well that although he had defeated Jiang Wang in the previous battle of pursuit and escape, he had once forced him into a dead end.
However, this didn't mean that he was much better at scheming than Jiang Wang. It was just that in the Dingwei Region, where the Sea Race had an overall advantage, Jiang Wang's room to maneuver was too small. He didn't have many choices, and his reliance was far from enough. When he was in control of the situation, he didn't need too many tricks at all. As long as he had the word "steady", it was enough to force his opponent to death step by step.
In fact, in the situation where the army was searching for him, this person was able to struggle for so long with his Inner Palace cultivation. This was enough for him to take him seriously.
This person's talent might not be as good as Jiao Ming's, but he could still be considered Tianjiao. Shui Yingrong feared him like a tiger, and the White Elephant King's fanfare was not without reason.
Only in terms of strength did he have absolute confidence in suppressing the other party. However, with the suppression of the rules here and the obvious defense against his Space-splitting Divine Ability, victory and defeat were actually already in the balance.
The reality was that once he was discovered by the human cultivators in this region, he would die. Whether he left the border river and was discovered by the human cultivators, or Jiang Wang left and brought reinforcements, the result would not change.
Therefore, he actually had no choice. He had to stay in front of the border river, and he had to make Jiang Wang stay in front of the border river.
In addition, the only way he could escape was if the reinforcements built a crystal bridge and came to support him — he had followed Jiang Wang's footsteps without hesitation in the beginning because he had a large army behind him that could come to support him at any time. He thought that even in an area where the human race was strong, he could use his strength and speed to kill Jiang Wang as soon as possible and then calmly return. However, he didn't expect his luck to be so bad that he actually stepped into an area completely occupied by the human race.
The battle was certain. Specifically, there were two choices in the way of the battle.
The first was to use all his strength and kill Jiang Wang on the spot, then wait for the crystal bridge to bring him back. The second was to use his advantage in speed to keep Jiang Wang here and wait for reinforcements to catch up. Then they could kill him together.
Yu Siqing chose the latter.
Without a doubt, this was also the best choice in this situation.
However, Yu Siqing soon realized that Jiang Wang didn't seem to have any intention of leaving the border river to get reinforcements.
He held a long sword in his hand as he stepped on the clouds and attacked step by step. It was as if he was determined to kill him here and now!
To him, this was undoubtedly a great contempt and humiliation.
He suppressed his anger.
Whether it was insults or contempt, only death was the final outcome. Since Jiang Wang was willing to pester him here, he was more than happy to oblige.
However, as the fight continued, Yu Siqing soon realized that he had missed out on one thing.
His speed was faster than Jiang Wang's, and it was even more so after he revealed his true form as the Ocean Lord. He should have been able to advance and retreat freely, killing as he wished. However, Jiang Wang was still able to keep up with him, using extremely fierce suppression to force him to fight to the death, not giving him the slightest chance to breathe!
Although he was faster, the Green Cloud Mark's movement technique wasn't something he could easily escape from. He had to do his best to keep his distance.
What made him feel deeply uneasy was that this person was merely an Inner Mansion cultivator with the Remarkable Ability, but his Dao Energy was actually so vigorous? It was as if his Dao Energy was inexhaustible!
After blocking Jiang Wang's sword once more, Yu Siqing had no choice but to withdraw from his true form as the Ocean Lord to save a great amount of energy. The rhythm of the battle seemed to be tilting in an uncontrollable direction.
To Jiang Wang, how could he not know that Yu Siqing had caught up, and that the Sea Race's reinforcements on the other side of the border river would soon follow? The reason why he didn't choose the safer method of leaving the border river first and finding the human cultivators of this region to help him was because he was afraid that the Sea Race's reinforcements would come. Yu Siqing would be able to return to Dingwei District if the Sea Race's reinforcements arrived.
When he discovered that he could fight, his goal had already changed.
His current goal wasn't to escape, but to kill Yu Siqing!
Chu Mi was forced to use his death as a bridge. Before he died, other than "crossing the river", his last words were to curse Yu Siqing and wish him a horrible death.
He lived because of Chu Mi, so he should fulfill Chu Mi's last wish, and truly make Yu Siqing … … die a horrible death!
Therefore, he pressed forward step by step, attacking step by step.
Of course, he knew that Yu Siqing was faster than him and could easily deal with his pestering. But he also had an advantage that Yu Siqing couldn't compare to.
His speed was based on the immortal technique, One Step to Clear Skies. And One Step to Clear Skies' consumption was mainly due to the technique's good fortune. There were plenty of such things in the Cloud Top Immortal Palace!
How long could Yu Siqing maintain his true form as the Ocean Lord? How long could he maintain his maximum speed?
Therefore, Jiang Wang pressed forward with all his might to increase Yu Siqing's consumption, and use the Azure Cloud Pavilion's endless good fortune to exhaust Yu Siqing's stamina. This would allow him to obtain a greater advantage in terms of combat strength.
It could be said that both sides had their own plans, and neither side could be considered to have made a mistake.
But now, Yu Siqing was indeed riding a tiger and had no way to back down.
He didn't choose to fight to the death at the beginning, but chose to exhaust himself. Then, as time passed, his consumption increased, and his chances of success were lower than at the beginning. Therefore, he could only grit his teeth and continue to pester and exhaust himself.
But he didn't know when the reinforcements would arrive.
In the midst of the painful wait, he even began to suspect whether the reinforcements would come!
Could Shui Yingrong be taking revenge for personal reasons and deliberately delaying? Or even using the excuse of preserving the army's strength to not advance before investigating the details of the Connecting Regions?
What terrified him was that these things were very likely to happen.
What Yu Siqing didn't know was that Jiang Wang was also riding a tiger and had no way to back down.
Compared to Yu Siqing, Jiang Wang didn't know when the Sea Race's reinforcements would arrive. He did his best to force Yu Siqing, wanting to kill him before the Sea Race's reinforcements arrived.
But Yu Siqing was too difficult an opponent to deal with. Although he was suppressed, had a broken leg, and had consumed a lot of his stamina, he still stubbornly held his line of defense and didn't give Jiang Wang a chance to kill him.
And once the reinforcements arrived in advance, it would undoubtedly be a foolish choice for him to stay and fight in front of the Border River. But at this moment, he couldn't let go!
He was using his maximum speed to force Yu Siqing, and Yu Siqing was also fleeing while consuming his stamina. If he withdrew, he would immediately be met with Yu Siqing's craziest counterattack. His speed was inferior to his opponent's, and he would immediately fall into a disadvantage.
So he could only continue!
At this moment, both sides of the battle were actually gritting their teeth and enduring, but both sides were extremely ruthless and didn't show it on their faces.
This was a battle of strength, battle wisdom, luck, and even more so, perseverance.
Before the victor was decided, no one could say for sure who would win or lose.
Blue Cloud Marks constantly appeared and disappeared, and Yu Siqing's figure overlapped with each other.
In front of this multicolored Border River, black tides, flame waves, claw winds, Sword Qi … … crisscrossed.
The battle seemed to be never-ending.
"You should die today!"
Jiang Wang finally found an opportunity. He summoned two shackles from the void with one hand and blocked Yu Siqing's back. He crushed the blue cloud with one foot and slashed with the Young and Frivolous Sword in front of Yu Siqing, sealing off his left and right dodging. At the same time, he opened his mouth and spat out Samadhi True Fire!
At this moment, Yu Siqing was indeed very weak. Under the consumption of his maximum speed, he couldn't hold on any longer than Jiang Wang, who was consuming his technique.
Before he could catch his breath, he was already in a killing situation.
But instead, he revealed a victorious smile. "Is that so?"
He fell back and allowed the shackles to bind him. Among all of Jiang Wang's attacks, he chose the one with the least destructive power.
At the same time, a crystal bridge spanned across the multicolored Border River.
Reinforcements had arrived!
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