Skyblaze Sect: Moving in the Sects Part 4 peaking in on the Divine Feathers Sect

Some fights were just unavoidable. Pushed by personal choices and giving into peer pressure made the worse of decisions.

"We have a match to finish, Nie Li." Long Yuyin's words were controlled as she faced off against him.

"Remember, in this sparring match; you are only allowed to use your physical strength; you can't use heavenly energy for this." Redsoul looked the two over closely back and forth. Trying to determine where the sense of unease came from. "Physical strength is the base of your cultivation. This is the best way to focus on your meridians' movement."

"Nie Li, good luck." Gu Bei said, giving the other some encouragement. 'My sister said Yuyin has trained very heavily as of late. Twice as much from what she was doing before. No way does Nie Li get out of this without an issue.'

"I think it would be better not to have this bout." Lu Piao observed the situation really well already. Having read some notes his father gave him a few days ago, he couldn't help but take in the different situations more. "She looks different than before."

"Don't worry. I know what I should do." Nie Li gave them a reassuring smile. "If it's a contest of strength, she isn't my match at all."

"Hmmm." Long Yuyin was puzzled about where his confidence came from. At the Saint Soul Board exchange, she lost out to her overconfidence and the fact his Cultivation manual was just that much better. 'He doesn't have his Heavenly Energy to help him here. The small gaps I had from not training as a Demon Fighter more have already been fixed!'

The physical training from the modern world was much better than anything they had here. Coupled with Shen Yue's medical understanding and that of the Meridian Network, it was easy.

Redsoul set a barrier up to help minimize the damage.

'If Long Yuyin fights with all her strength, I'm afraid it'll affect the whole practice room..' The danger from the young woman seemed to grow for a moment in front of his very eyes. "Do not step out of the barrier while sparring, get set!"

"I won't lose to you." Long Yuyin took a loose stance. Taking advantage of her better reach abilities. Especially her powerful legs. 'Test the waters first!' She rembered what she was taught about the double kick.

*Fwip!* A high kick was delivered towards Nie Li's head. Placing his armguard up to take most of the blow didn't mitigate enough damage. He was pushed back onto one leg but the worse part was the blow that came with the kick.

"Huh!?" Nie Li's equilibrium was thrown off from the pressure of the kick. His brain was a little rattled. 'Looks like I underestimated...' His thoughts cut off as another kick was coming at him. "Kuff!"

Nie Li fell to the floor, coughing up blood. His right eye shut instantly. He only caught sight of Long Yuyin having recovered from the double-high kick. Her feet did not move as the first kick landed; she only bent her knee back before extending it again.

"Humph!" Ignoring the damage to his body, Nie Li went forward to prevent Yuyin from recovering correctly. His fist went towards her leg as most of the weight was there. "What the hell!?"

Long Yuyin turned her waist and used her own hands to hit her extended leg down forcefully. The arm that went for a punch was kicked down to the ground.

Nie Li went for a sweep kick while using his hands to help push himself along. Fingers exerting as much strength as he could to boost it along.

'What a quick response!' Long Yuyin's eyes narrowed. The experience Nie Li had gave him an advantage. But her body was in better condition, and her mind was freer. 'Brace, and then counter!'

*Crack!* Long Yuyins' leg gave an audible sound as she stood her ground just enough to make sure she got the counterattack in with the most effective means. Most in the room thought her leg was broken, but it was just a small fracture.

"Shit!" Nie Li felt the pressure from the coming fist and barely got out the way by rolling. "Shit!" He had to keep rolling as the pressure kept coming, with more punches landing in the previous spot. He moved all the way out of the bubble.

The students who were close by stopped to their personal matches, wanting to watch the exchange take place instead. Elder Redsoul couldn't believe it himself. He never expected a student to sacrifice their health so quickly to get ahead in a match.

"I am still fine." Long Yuyin gave the elder a look that she would not need medical attention. She turned to Nie Li, who rolled out the fighting area. "Already done? Or is rolling away from me the only thing your good at?"

A technical victory was nice but a martial one was better.

"I can continue!" Nie Li walked back in feeling disgruntled. He didn't expect her to press on like that. And by the looks of it, she was not exhausted in the least. 'She played me by putting on the pressure while punching!'

Redsoul allowed them to have another bout. The floor was slightly scuffed, not broken as most would have thought.

"Good!" Long Yuyin grinned as bloodlust flashed in her eyes briefly. Sending a hi jump kick with her injured leg outward. The limb was already injured, so a little more sacrifice wouldn't matter. 'Let's see how you will react this time!'

Nie Li stepped to the side and was going to strike her in the back to knock her out of the area as payback. However, Yuyin twisted her whole body in the air like a spinning top. Causing strain on her muscles in the process.

*Thump!* The strike was knocked to the side, and two palm prints appeared on Nie Li's chest. He stumbled back, which gave Long Yuyin time to recover. She shook off the slight dizziness quickly enough.

"Nie Li is in trouble." Lu Piao observed. Those movements he has seen before. His fiance' had sparred against a number of people from the Dark Moon Family. "Those leg techniques are something the Dark Moon Family in the Tiny World all know I think."

"You are right." Chen Linjian frowned in realization. "But the Long Family are from the Draconic Ruins Realm, right?"

They looked around at the others from the Tiny World like themselves. The Nie and Du siblings were fighting against their spouses. It would be best to ask them about it later.

*Pat!* The sound was very audible, pulling attention back to the fight. Most stopped what they were doing now and looked at the location it came from.

Nie Li had Long Yuyin held by the ankle while breathing heavily. It was the damaged leg which Elder Redsoul thought would be the end of the sparring. But he was deadly wrong.

"I am pressing on one of your Meridian Points, and you can't break free." Nie Li said smugly.

"Humph!" Long Yuyin bent her knee using her own weight to lift herself up. Her other leg bent as she delivered a knee strike directly towards Nie Li's chin. Knocking the daylights out of him instantly. "To try and seal a leg that I already sacrificed... you are naive!"

Stumbling back, Nie Li was already coming around, but his opponent would not let him recover after that.

*Tap!* Long Yuyin did a cart wheel flip, launching herself directly at him in a clutch. The yoga had paid off to loosen her muscles for better movements.

Clutching Nie Li by the back of the head, she did not want to leave any trace of doubt on who won the match. Delivering 20 rapid knee strikes to his head and chest before he collapsed onto his back out cold.

"Enough!" Elder Redsoul announced. Long Yuyin hadn't moved as she favored her injured leg. The press on her Meridian from Nie Li contained a trace of energy in it. Whether on purpose or by mistake, he cheated in the match. "You are the victor."

As Redsoul picked Nie Li up and took him away to get treated, a few others went back to sparring. Some, however started to gossip instead.

"Did you have to go so hard against him?" Lu Piao asked.

"Oh?" Long Yuyin took off the weighted armguards. "I carried more weight than him and even took risks. Despite knowing my leg was injured, he even grabbed that leg and sealed one of my Meridians. Don't you think he went to hard against me?"

Lu Piao just stared at her, saying nothing. Long Yuyin walked off feeling the situation was over after some time. The moment the spar started, several spies sent word out about what was going on.

Unfortunately, news traveled fast. Hu Yong had tracked her down and was going to ignore her once more. However, a pressure radiated off Long Yuyin that made him want to scurry away.

"Hmm?" Long Yuyin clutched her hands as Black Dragon Scales appeared along the path of the fingers. Her entire arm was coated up to the shoulder blade. It felt real and absolutely natural. 'My Dragon Martial Arts have increased!'

As she relaxed it, Hu Yong felt emboldened. Thinking it was just her cultivation scaring him really and not her.

"I heard that you received some injuries from Nie Li." His face looked soft, but one thing that stood out, was the fact he was here already. That meant someone spied on her specifically. "I got the best medicine from home, let me heal your wound."

"You creepy stalker." Long Yuyin gave him a look of disgust. Her eyes radiated malice as they shifted to a Dragon Eye type but the color was purple instead.

"I am not a stalker, I just came to help." Hu Yong took a step away. A gold light shone around him, unnoticeable to anyone's eyes. "I just want to show you I care about you, and I will make sure that Nie Li pays for this!"

The Dragonseal scion took out a stone and did a slight whisper to it. It then vanished in a burst of light. She moved towards her dwelling at a brisk pace.

"I have already reported you to the Family Elders and the Skysoul Institute. What part of no did you not understand already?" Long Yuyin was done talking to him as she stepped to the side to pass him. "If the Elders do not do something about you, I guess I will have to soon."

"You.. Long Yuyin.." Hu Yong turned and shouted at her. Not taking in the fact he is in the Dragonseal Family territory at this time. "What's so special about you that you think you can treat me like this?!"

A few Elders came around to see what was up.

"Damn you girl, you are just the 7th heir of the Dragonseal Family. Only if you marry me will you have a chance to become first in line." Seeing as she did not stop, he reached out to grab her. "I am talking to you!"

*Schlick!* A blue-white slash extended out. A cut had been that same hand was cut clean off. Engulfing it in flames before it disappeared from sight.

"ARGGGH!" Hu Yong let out a blood-curdling scream that shook the trees. "MY HAND!"

"Be quiet." Shen Yue projected his voice from the surroundings with the use of his Astral Sense. He made sure the watching elders all heard as well. "After being told to leave and not bother her anymore, you still persist. I, her stepfather, am not to be taken lightly. Be happy you were not burned to death boi!"

This served several purposes but also gave the feeling that the Ambassador from the Skyblaze Sect was still around. Despite being several miles away fighting and exploring the area.