The spear seemed to cut the void open, which caused a huge vortex in the air .
At the center of the vortex, there was a streak of terrifying red light, which turned out to be the spear itself .
“It’s so powerful!”
The onlookers were amazed by the scene .
Many of them could tell that Jiu You’s strike was a two-star level .
A Two-star Ancient God was equivalent to a Human Warrior in the Eternal Realm .
That was to say, that strike reached the level of the Eternal Realm .
Facing the attack, Jian Wushuang looked grave . His Sword Heart quivered violently in the sea of consciousness, and its power reached its peak in an instant . He held the Emperor Sword up and struck out .
“Crash!”
Countless sword lights flew outward .
The sky darkened .
The surroundings began shaking .
This move that Jian Wushuang just made was called “Netherworld” . He created it based on his meditation on Sword Principle during the last 80 years .
Also, it was his most powerful technique, which had reached Level Six of the Secret Skill .
In the next moment, the sword and the spear collided .
There was no booming sound, as others had expected, but a squeezing sound of power crushing power .
Suddenly, an overwhelming force swept over the surroundings from where the weapons met .
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Jian Wushuang and Jiu You were thrown backward quickly .
The onlookers, who had been watching the fight from far away, were also affected by the force, but luckily, they had many experts among them to shield them from it .
After the two had regained their balance, they looked at each other closely, hundreds of feet apart .
“Jian Wushuang, how about we end this fight in a draw?” Jiu You suddenly asked him .
“That’s exactly what I was thinking . ” Jian Wushuang nodded .
In fact, from the very beginning, he had intended to make it a friendly competition, as well as test how much he had progressed during those years .
Therefore, there was no need to battle it out .
Most importantly, he was not sure that he could defeat Jiu You .
“I’ve displayed most of my skills, including the most powerful one, but still I haven’t defeated him yet . Though I have some hidden cards to use, I believe that he does as well . ” Jian Wushuang became lost in thought .
“Being a Gold-armored Ancient God and a Militant Warrior, he must have much more than he’s shown . He clearly has yet to fully use his power . ”
Jian Wushuang came to that conclusion because he knew very well that a Gold-armored Ancient God could be much more powerful than a Divine Realm expert, and in addition to that, Jiu You probably had mastered the Star-river Secret Skill to a high level .
“If he fights with all his power, he can be as powerful as an Eternal Realm expert .
“I know that, even though he is just a One-star Ancient God now .
“As for me, I’m only able to battle the weakest Eternal Realm experts . ”
As those thoughts ran through Jian Wushuang’s mind, he suddenly heard Jiu You call his name . That man looked at him and spoke with a smile . “I really admire your power . You even haven’t awoken your bloodline, and yet, you impressed all of us . I believe that once you awaken it, your power will reach a new level . ”
On hearing this, Jian Wushuang smiled .
It was a pity that he had not awoken his bloodline and was still in the Skyscraping Realm .
However, as long as he could get baptized to awaken his bloodline, he would be able to improve his power by several levels .
“In fact, I came back for the baptism . I want to awaken my bloodline . ” Jian Wushuang finally spoke .
“In that case, then good luck to you . I hope that I can meet you someday in the future, and at that time, let’s have a showdown,” said Jiu You .
“Sure . ” Jian Wushuang smiled again, but he knew that he would not get the chance to meet this man again .
He would have to go back to the Firmament Territory soon .
Jiu You left the Eighth Tribe without staying any longer while Jian Wushuang remained there .
“Jian Wushuang, the baptism will take place in two months . Until then, you can stay here and wait for it,” Elder Ying said to Jian Wushuang .
“Ok, thanks . ” Jian Wushuang nodded . He could afford to wait two more months .
Time quickly flew by . Finally, the annual baptism arrived .
Because the baptism was held every year, there were not many people left in each clan to be baptized . This time, Jian Wushuang only had a dozen companions with him .
They were led by Elder Ying to a huge valley .
In the center of the valley was a round pool, larger than 10 meters in diameter . The water in it smelled strange .
Beside the pool, some people were throwing a large number of leaves and plants into it .
“Blub, blub!” Taking a closer look, they saw that the water was boiling .
“This pool is where the people of our Ancient God Clan get baptized . We call it the Baptismal Pool . ” Elder Ying’s voice was loud and clear .
“Everyone in our clan has a chance to be baptized in this pool . Most people can awaken their bloodlines and become Ancient Gods, while a few will fail to do so because their bloodlines are too thin .
“Please wait here for a moment . ”
After saying all that, Elder Ying walked toward the pool .
“This is the Baptismal Pool . ” The dozen people who were going to be baptized all intently stared at the pool with looks of anticipation .
Jian Wushuang was among them .
“The Baptismal Pool, something that all the sects in the Firmament Territory want to obtain . ” His eyes sparkled .
The experts of the sects in the Firmament Territory all hoped that one day they could be baptized in the pool to awaken their bloodline as an Ancient God .
That was why every time the Eternal Zone was open, those Eternal Realm experts would crazily try to seize the Baptismal Pools from the Ancient God Clan .
Luckily, those pools were heavily guarded, so even if those experts joined hands to seize one, there was little prospect of them succeeding .
And besides that, even if they were lucky enough to succeed, few of them could become Ancient Gods all the same .