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After arresting those people the emperor felt slightly better, although the person he mostly wanted to arrest and torture right now was the damn Wang Wei but this will have to do for now.

85-The Second Competitor

Back at the fairytale palace Jiang who was initially been tied up by wooden vines as strong as steel and was also about to be burnt alive by Wang Wei's mystic beast, blazing fury, used nothing but his body strength to tear off the wooden vines from his body and step out of the range of the blazing fire spat at him by the mystic beast.

Wang Wei was surprised that he was able to do that with his mere body strength, after all the vines were as strong and thick as metal.

It was actually this action of Jiang's that caused the chain of event that followed at Dai city because Jiang's bathrobe had parted slightly when he tried escaping, which in turn exposed a bit of his long legs, the struggle with the vines also made Jiang's bathrobe slide down from his right shoulder thereby exposing not just his collarbone but a large amount of his chest as well, his nipples were even almost exposed as well.

The emperor who was watching this at that time while talking his stroll literary had a nosebleed to the utmost shock of his hidden secret guards, he also almost stumbled on the floor but he was quick to get a hold of himself if not he would have totally sullied his majestic image in front of his men.

It was also at that time that the annoying sounds of those drunken men in the pub was heard by the emperor which further fueled his anger, so many things came to his mind at that instance, the fact that not only him saw his precious empress elect like that annoyed the hell out of the emperor to no end and the state Jiang was in was all due to that Wang Wei, thinking of all this the emperor had then decided to punish those disgusting men at the pub first then after this competition if that Wang Wei survives he will find an opportunity to teach him a good lesson too.

Meanwhile Jiang on seeing the state that he was in decided to activate his piercing tornado dance technique to use as a shield, he first used it to shroud his body within, then he willed out a lemon green female robe from his space ring and then quickly dresses in it, while he was doing all this Wang Wei was not idle and continues attacking the shield Jiang had created around himself, Wang Wei had completely crushed the whole bathroom with the trees he had used a spell to move from the fairy tale garden, he even extended their growth rate and made them giant like, then he directed the trees to violently attack the rotating tornado surrounding Jiang's body.

This was the first time Jiang was using the defense aspect of the piercing tornado dance technique in a proper fight against a real enemy and he totally liked the results of his cultivation, he also realized that his defense was even more solid that it previously was after his recent indoor cultivation. Also Jiang's rotating tornado kept getting bigger, it created huge waves which were in the form of the wind and it constantly interrupted the fire spat out by Wang Wei's mystic beast by pushing it away from Jiang's direction.

In theory wind ignites fire so Wang Wei was counting on this, he believed that Jiang's wind will increase the intensity of the fire spat out by the mystic beast and then his mystic beast will be able to control this fire to destroy Jiang's technique.

What Wang Wei didn't count on was the fact that the increased fire will be pushed towards their direction and his mystic beast will be finding it difficult to control the flames he had spat out previously, despite the flames degree been bigger and more intense, its control should still have been within his mystic beast capability.

Eventually the fire pushed backwards by Jiang's technique got out of control and the people to suffer it's backlash was none other than the mystic beast that spat it out itself, in fact even some of the trees Wang Wei had taken control of to attack Jiang was also destroyed, Wang Wei would have also been caught in the blazing fire if he didn't escape early enough.

The public watching what had happen to Wang Wei couldn't stop themselves from laughing at his misfortune, in various areas citizens were discussing the battle "It seems the Wang siblings are destined to suffer a crushing and humiliating defeat before our esteemed empress elect"

said General Lei was busy resentfully watching the display screen in his bedchambers with his wife, both their faces didn't look very good.

a woman buying buns on the roadside said when she raised her head and saw what had happen on the big display screen that was hanging above the sky, at a distance that people could clearly see.

her friend standing beside her said while taking a bun and biting a piece off it.

Anyway Wang Wei with his mystic beast combined were never a match for the present Jiang who was two ranks above him, Jiang was at the spirit expert realm fifth rank while Wang Wei was at the spirit expert realm third rank. He definitely didn't stand a chance.

As a matter of fact before Jiang's mutual cultivation with the emperor his rank was far behind Wang Wei and this battle should have been a piece of cake for Wang Wei to win still Wang Wei brought along his newly acquired mystic beast because he felt it was beneath himself to battle Jiang seriously moreover he also wanted to humiliate Jiang and so he had planned to just stand and watch as his mystic beast kills and devours Jiang piece by piece.

At the time, just thinking about how mighty and handsome he will look to the people watching and presumably the emperor when that happens made Wang Wei feel very proud of himself but who would have thought that not only would he need the mystic beast assistance to fight against Jiang but that even after all that he will still be in such a precarious situation.

Wang Wei was planning to launch a sneak attack by directing some wooden vines to infiltrate Jiang's defense by attacking him from the ground like he did previously, he had believed that there was no way that Jiang's tornado technique will also create a defense in that area, however, Wang Wei was certain to get disappointed because Jiang was presently standing on a cloud of congested solid air which was also a part of the defense type piercing tornado dance technique, as a result of this Wang Wei plan didn't work but failed miserable.

After dressing up properly Jiang simply rotated the tornado around him more vigorously which resulted in him either completely destroying the trees Wang Wei was controlling into pieces or it simply pushed them the furthest away from himself, once this was done Jiang removed the tornado he had formed around himself as a defense and then he bent it and made the round mouth appear in front of Wang Wei and his barely conscious mystic beast.

The mouth of the tornado that appeared before Wang Wei made him feel like it was a gigantic mystic beast mouth that was there and wanted to swallow him up.

Wang Wei was so frightened when he was suddenly faced with such a technique, also he realized that as he tried to back away from the tornado a suction force was forcing him into the tornado, Wang Wei didn't dare let himself be taken in by the suction force because even at this distance he could feel the biting wind from within the tornado against his skin, threatening to tear him into small pieces, the same cubic pieces he had hoped his mystic beast will cut Jiang into.

Wang Wei controlled some trees to stand as a blockage between him and the tornado mouth but they were sucked in, then he began to cast spells that uprooted some of the smaller wooden building in the fairy tale palace dwelling but even those building were crushed by the time they got in-between him and Jiang's technique.

Jiang on seeing the wreckage that was now his fairy tale palace, a palace arranged for him by the emperor, he couldn't help getting really angry, the urge to immediately teach Wang Wei a lesson suddenly intensified within him so he uttered one word "Pull" this seem to be like a fuel for the piercing tornado dance technique as its suction force increases and immediately pulled the screaming, scared shitless Wang Wei into the tornado created by Jiang, Wang Wei voice of forfeit were drowned by the wailing wind which was a result of the tornado's intensity and wave noise.

Truthfully, even if Jiang heard Wang Wei's forfeit he wasn't ready to let the scoundrel go so easily, he had to repay him ten folds for bullying him before with his sister and for also trying to kill him just now.

Jiang wasn't the type to take people's life because he believed that life was very precious but even at that, as long as he doesn't kill the person, leaving them almost dead was certainly allowed in his dictionary or making them become trash depending on their offense and threat level to him.

Presently the emperor was seated inside a private room in a renowned tea establishment in Dai city and was watching the battle, on seeing Jiang pull Wang Wei into his piercing tornado technique he couldn't stop himself from pumping up his fist and exclaiming he was this excited because just by looking at Jiang's pretty cold eyes the emperor was certain that nothing good will happen to the now captured Wang Wei, this knowledge made the emperor feel so damn good, his Jiang wasn't a weakling anymore and neither was he a total softy that could be trampled on easily.

His Jiang have grown up.

Wang Wei who had been caught was busy having the experience of his life, one he will never forget, Wang Wei was placed at the center of the tornado, far from its rough edges that sometimes formed what Jiang likes to call windcicles because they were in the shape of an icicle but were formed from condense wind.

Jiang had complete control of the tornado he had created from the piercing tornado dance technique and could also clearly see anything within the tornado so Jiang controlled the tornado and drew out some air from it which he then turned into tiny sharp wind blades, he moved the wind blade towards Wang Wei's mystic beast that was in his front of him, then he completely torn it into pieces before Wang Wei's eyes.

Wang Wei after seeing this almost fainted, he even passed out feces and pieced in his pants due to the fear of thinking he was next on line, it was totally disgusting and shameful but Wang Wei could care less at this moment, the pieces of meat from his mystic beast were now plastered on his body as well as its blood, it had been minced.

Wang Wei kept trying to make another attempt to say he had given up but then he found out that it was like the wind pressure on his body had increased so he found it hard to open his mouth.

His greatest fear came into reality when he felt the sharp edges of the windcicles began to increase in length and approach him at the center, this was all Jiang's way of torturing Wang Wei's mind, he wanted him to have a taste of what death could feel like so that he understands that life isn't something to be casually taken.

To Wang Wei the windcicles as Jiang called them felt like zombies stretching their ugly hands from his sides to grab and devour him, Wang Wei was now as pale as death itself, on his body tiny cuts had also began to appear due to the biting sharp wind.

As the tiny cuts increased in numbers, Wang Wei was of the opinion he had been given the death sentence of death by a million cuts, this was one of the death punishments usually given by the emperor to heinous traitors of Tang Qin Shang dynasty, it was a very slow and painful way to die as a cultivator.

Wang Wei couldn't take it anymore and despite the strong wind he struggled to open his mouth but this time instead of arrogantly shouting like he had been doing previously when he could still talk and the wind pressure wasn't much on him, this time Wang Wei began to sing another tone " Esteemed and honorable Empress Elect, please let the humble servant go, please forgive me" the cuts on his body continued to increased and despite the fact that they were small it was nevertheless painful, also he was losing blood fast.

'What is happening to Wang Wei'? this was the question running through almost everyone who was watching the live broadcast of the battle, this was because all they could see on their display screens right now was Jiang standing outside his rotating tornado and seemingly controlling it after Wang Wei had been sucked into it, they couldn't see what was happening to Wang Wei within the tornado.

People like the members of the Wang family were seriously worried for their son and brother because they understood that been trapped like that was never a good thing.

On the other hand the Lei family on seeing Jiang's silver hair couldn't breathe for a while because they understood that the person who they thought might have killed Jiang and then taken his place in the imperial palace might not be an imposter after all, but after carefully thinking about it they still managed to convince themselves that the person fighting now and blatantly showing off that silver hair which should be a dead giveaway as to the person not been their real young mistress Lei Yue couldn't be the Jiang that they knew because Jiang didn't have such courage and guts, moreover Jiang had white hair and not silver silky hair like the one the person on the screen had, he was trash who couldn't even cultivate.

All these thoughts made the Lei's family's desire to go to the palace and take back the title that was once theirs, they didn't care if Jiang had really been killed by the fellow on the screen, they just felt angry at the thought that the person stole their shine and what was rightfully theirs, soon they plan on putting that person in their place.

The emperor's birthday will be happening in two weeks time, the days for them to take a step towards becoming royalty was drawing near.

Anyway, on the screen the viewers watched as Jiang had deactivated his technique and a bloody Wang Wei fell to the ground, one could see tiny cuts all over the body of his robe and they could only imagine how deep those cuts must have run through and also affected his skin, Wang Wei was in so much pain, although he didn't suffer a million cuts he still suffered close to a thousand cuts and the experience wasn't one he wanted to repeat itself, he was terrified all through out the time he was within the empress elect tornado technique, also just like as Jiang had done to Wang Wei's sister Wang Xiu, Jiang walked over to him at asked "Now do you forfeit"

Wang Wei eyes were filled with dread as his eyes met Jiang's, he let out a shaken breathe as he said "Your highness the empress elect, I forfeit. Please let me go"

The citizens that were watching almost had their eyes leave their socket, they all knew that Wang Wei was an arrogant young master that did never bend to anyone except the emperor, his parents were no exception to his rule, however, now they can clearly see Wang Wei lowering his head before the empress elect 'What really happen inside that tornado? What did the empress elect do to achieve this feat' viewers clamored amongst themselves and tried to make sense of the situation.

At a remote area in Tang Qin Shang, a decently built bungalow was situated and there lived the recently married Liang Na who almost bit off her tongue while watching Jiang's battle "That whore Lei Yue have gotten stronger, I need to get rid of her before it's too late", Liang Na had a forbearing feeling that if she doesn't attempt to kill Jiang pretty soon that it might become impossible in the future.

Liang Na thoughts were suddenly disrupted when she heard the sentence "Is anyone home, sweetheart where are you...?" her face went pale as she heard her husband's psychotic voice sweetly calling out to her, she really wished as he went for that bounty mission some days after their marriage he would never return because the torture her body went through due to the man's sadistic needs Liang Na didn't think she can cope with it anymore than she already had but does she have a choice?

The kind of degrading and disgusting positions he made her do, the provocative names he calls her when he takes her, the beatings she receives when he is at it are deeply engraved in her memory. Liang Na really doesn't wish to see this man, his presence alone frighten her and caused her nightmares.

After Jiang won just like before an announcement was made to declare the winner and every display screen had been made to zoom in on Jiang who was the winner, his face was covered by ice jewel but his charming bright eyes could still be seen, the mysteriousness of Jiang made his fan base grow even more.

Some people who had analyzed Jiang's previous fight with this one had already guessed this outcome because before the fight had properly started Jiang's and Wang Wei's information was displayed, at the time that Wang Wei had made his first move on Jiang and the competition battle had commenced, both Jiang and Wang Wei's cultivation level was displayed on the screen for everyone to see,

At that moment some of those who watched as Jiang had previously beat Wang Xiu even when she was a level stronger than Jiang believed that this battle will be a piece of cake for Jiang, they were also some who were skeptical about this analysis and believed that the gap wasn't much and Wang Wei not only had more experience in battles but also had a mystic beast that could assist him.

At the end those whose presumption was right was clear to see, some were even smart enough to place bets on Jiang this time and not his opponent and a certain emperor who was Jiang's number one biggest fan had also been one of those smart people.