Jiang Wuwang stepped back half a pace, slightly turned to the side, reached out with one palm suspended in midair, and stared at his opponent. This was the standard posture for seeking advice, universal throughout history.
In fact, whether in ancient times or today, people with good family upbringing have always placed great importance on etiquette.
Because sparring is a ladder to test strength and rapid progress. Treating your opponent with respect like a teacher allows you to discover more of their shining points and use their strengths to see your own shortcomings.
Improving together through real combat is the true purpose of sparring, but in modern times, cognitive bias has emerged.
Once on the ring, his only goal was to knock his opponent down, wishing he could stomp on their body and cheer, to show his strength.
Looking at the entire tournament, it seems there are fewer than ten people who can truly respect their opponents. At some point, sparring has turned into a fierce and courageous battle, a playground for trampling on others' dignity and honor.
But now, Jiang Wuwang's stance has sparked countless people's reflections. The Four Great Families are originally friendly matches. If it's not about mutual verification and mutual improvement, does such a tournament really have meaning?
If it were a real fight, it would be one thing—gaining experience and insights in the face of life and death. But on the arena, killing was forbidden. Each disciple, once on stage, became extremely angry and fought like a thug. Compared to Jiang Wuwang before him, the difference in character was enormous.
With just one tight movement, Jiang Wuwang earned the admiration of countless powerful figures, who began to redefine what it means to be strong.
Long Tianrui also struck a pose, her jade hand floating in the air, her arms slightly bent, her movements graceful and graceful. If not on the ring, her appearance would seem like the opening move of a dance, pleasing to the eye.
"Forgive me!"
Jiang Wuwang shouted in a low voice, his figure flickering. In the instant he moved, countless figures surged, forming hundreds of Jiang Wuwangs who charged at Long Tianrui at once.
On those figures, water vapor rose, dreamlike and ethereal, not very real, but each figure carried a powerful Heavenly Mandate fluctuation.
"Is this a physical clone, or a shadow clone?"
Someone exclaimed in surprise. Whether physical or shadow clones, nine out of ten experts present had used them. It could be said that everyone was very familiar with this move, yet they couldn't tell what kind of clone it was.
Facing Jiang Wuwang's attack, Long Tianrui remained still, pushing her jade hand forward. She ignored the others, and one jade-like hand seemed to casually strike one of them.
"Boom!"
Jiang Wuwang's palm collided with Long Tianrui's jade hand. With a loud explosion, the countless figures vanished. People were just about to confirm that Jiang Wuwang's move was a shadow clone.
As a result, those figures appeared behind him in a row. The moment Long Tianrui's jade hand struck, the first Jiang Wuwang flickered slightly, then the second Jiang Wuwang fell backward, passing his power to a third person.
"Boom!"
When the power was transmitted to the last person, that person was suddenly sent flying, crashing hard into the arena's barrier. With a loud explosion, the figure shattered with a thunderous crash, turning into a rain of blood.
"What?"
People exclaimed, this is not a shadow clone, but a physical clone.
But physical clones usually only form a few, at most dozens, and any more than that, they can't afford to support.
Because cultivating a physical clone is extremely costly; many people's physical clones are just substitute clones created to escape.
The main reason is that cultivating a powerful physical clone requires a lot of resources and countless energy resources.
Moreover, once the clone is cultivated, if it is not continued, its strength will fall behind the original and be left far behind.
If a powerful cultivator is already at the Heavenly Saint level, and their avatar remains at the Divine Lord realm, then such avatars become meaningless. Therefore, most people who condense physical avatars usually only cultivate one or two; if they have more, they simply can't afford it.
Jiang Wuwang, on the other hand, had cultivated over a thousand clones. The most terrifying thing was that each clone was empowered by the power of Destiny, indicating that the strength of these clones was not very different from his, which was quite frightening.
Jiang Wuwang's clone was terrifying, but Long Tianrui's strike was equally terrifying, shattering one of Jiang Wuwang's clones with a single blow.
That clone struck the arena's barrier, causing violent tremors that even made the entire viewing platform tremble, showing just how terrifying the force that clone endured.
You have to understand, the stronger the arena, the more force it can withstand and counter. If it used the previous arena, this strike could very well break through the barrier.
At this moment, neither Long Tianrui nor Jiang Wuwang had shown their true strength, not even revealed the Destiny Roulette.
Just as everyone was in shock, a sudden turn of events occurred. The last person in the row, Jiang Wuwang, was sent flying backward, and at the same time, he suddenly pushed the person in front. The second-to-last Jiang Wuwang continued to lunge forward, as if the moment before was reversed.
"Damn."
Seeing this scene, Long Chen was also surprised. Jiang Wuwang looked gentle and weak, but he was actually a tough character.
He deliberately sacrificed one clone to redirect Long Tianrui's power back, while simultaneously stacking all clones' powers based on this power.
In fact, Jiang Wuwang's clones weren't meant to fight alone, but to set up formations. The strength of a thousand people gathered together was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
Long Tianrui also noticed something was wrong, but she didn't panic. A rune lit up on the back of her jade hand, and just then, a force like a tide of turning back arrived.
With a loud explosion, the arena shook violently. Long Tianrui was forced to retreat several steps, her eyes shining with a strange light. Clearly, Jiang Wuwang's strike had caught her completely off guard.
Jiang Wuwang was also pushed back, and all his clones scattered and fell to the ground. However, most of the recoil was borne by Jiang Wuwang's clones, and Jiang Wuwang showed no signs of injury.
After one move, Jiang Wuwang formed hand seals with both hands, and all his clones behind him formed hand seals together. When Jiang Wuwang closed his palms and separated them again, his ten fingers faced each other, leaving a space in the middle aimed at Long Tianrui.
"Watch out—Destiny Piercing Clouds!"
Jiang Wuwang shouted sharply. All the clones behind him suddenly converged into a triangle formation, with each person's palm pressing against the back of the previous person.
Immediately behind them, a huge Destiny Wheel lit up, stacking it onto all their avatars. The sight made countless people gasp in shock.
You have to know, for the Child of Destiny to summon the Destiny Roulette, they need to gather power and have a guiding process. Yet Jiang Wuwang actually summoned it directly through the formation.
"Buzz!"
A divine light shot out from Jiang Wuwang's palm—a sharp sword imbued with endless destiny power, stabbing straight at Long Tianrui in the distance.
This strike came so suddenly. Who would have thought that just now, after just a test, Jiang Wuwang suddenly erupted and struck with full force—this was a bit sinister.Because at this moment, Long Tianrui simply didn't have time to summon the phenomenon.
However, just as the Sword of Destiny stabbed in front of Long Tianrui, her jade hand opened wide.
"Smack!"
Under the shocked gazes of countless people, Long Tianrui grabbed the Sword of Destiny in one swift motion.
"What?"