Oslo and the others subconsciously clamped their legs together when they saw Li Tian's kick.
Shi Mo's face was even covered in black lines.
He had sparred with Li Tian a few days ago and hadn't expected the opponent's 'son-severing, grandchild-ending' kick.
He was directly knocked down by surprise.
Although the opponent had acted with great restraint, it still left an indelible psychological shadow on him, and now, seeing that kick again, he inexplicably felt a chill in his lower body.
"I've been guarding against you for a long time."
Yu Tianheng shouted, and his Dragon Claws, which were originally attacking the umbrella surface, suddenly changed direction downwards.
They struck directly at the foot Li Tian had kicked out.
It wasn't his first time fighting Li Tian, so how could he not know about his Thousand Machine Umbrella?
From the very beginning, his target wasn't the face.
The face was just a feint to lure him into kicking, and striking the foot in passing was his true objective.
"Hmm?"
Just as his Dragon Claws were about to hit Li Tian's foot, the opponent suddenly pulled it back.
"Not good!"
Li Tian retracted his leg, the umbrella surface closed, and the Thousand Machine Umbrella transformed into a short spear, stabbing directly at Yu Tianheng's face.
He was guarding against Li Tian, but how could Li Tian not be guarding against him?
The 'son-severing, grandchild-ending' kick had a miraculous effect when caught off guard, but once the enemy was prepared, it was difficult to succeed.
That kick was merely a bait.
Yu Tianheng struggled to retract his strength, turning his head to dodge, the spear tip almost grazing his scalp.
Li Tian pulled back the spear and thrust again.
Yu Tianheng raised his claws to block, and sparks flew out at the moment of impact.
And there was an accompanying explosion.
Strangely, the lightning strike was not transmitted to Li Tian through the Thousand Machine Umbrella.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Li Tian leaped into three consecutive kicks, and the powerful impact caused Yu Tianheng to retreat several steps.
When he stabilized his body and raised his head.
He saw that the Thousand Machine Umbrella in Li Tian's hand had somehow transformed into a chessboard.
Li Tian placed a piece on the center point.
The moment his spirit ring lit up, an illusory chessboard appeared beneath Yu Tianheng's feet.
Four pillars of light shot up from the corners.
Forming an illusory cage, trapping Yu Tianheng within it.
"Damn it!"
Yu Tianheng couldn't help but curse under his breath.
He had sparred with Li Tian frequently during this time, and it wasn't the first time he had been trapped by this 'Square Inch' Spirit Ability.
Even if he exerted all his strength, he couldn't break through this cage.
The most fatal thing was that even if Li Tian changed his Spirit, this cage would not dissipate.
Unless the time ran out.
This meant that he was trapped, but Li Tian could switch to other Spirits to attack him.
Indeed.
As soon as 'Square Inch' trapped Yu Tianheng, the chessboard floating in front of Li Tian transformed into a longbow.
He held the bow in his left hand and drew the string with his right.
The moment his spirit power was injected, golden arrows condensed, and as his spirit ring lit up, Yu Tianheng inexplicably felt a sense of dread, and the next second the arrows suddenly shot through the air towards him.
The long arrow treated 'Square Inch' as if it were nothing, landing on Yu Tianheng's Dragon Claws, which were crossed in front of him.
"Bang!"
Scales flew, and the Dragon Claws dissipated.
Yu Tianheng's Dragon Claws were forced back into their original form by this arrow, and his arms trembled uncontrollably.
It was clear that the impact of that arrow was not weak.
Yet, 'Square Inch' was completely unaffected, as if it had a special loophole for that arrow.
"I surrender!"
Seeing Li Tian condense another arrow, Yu Tianheng had no choice but to surrender.
He couldn't block a second arrow.
Even if he did, it would be meaningless; he couldn't possibly be Li Tian's opponent.
A Spirit Grandmaster wasn't much stronger than a Spirit Master to begin with.
Li Tian also had multiple Spirit forms and corresponding Spirit Abilities.
How could he win with that?
Li Tian put away his Spirit and cupped his hands, but didn't say anything about giving way.
The crowd below was not surprised.
Neither Yu Tianheng nor any of them could defeat Li Tian in a one-on-one situation.
The characteristics of his Spirit were simply too outrageous.
They even suspected that even a Spirit Elder with a thousand-year spirit ring might not be able to defeat him.
"Cough, cough..."
Qin Ming coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention to himself.
"Li Tian is quite special; it's not shameful to lose to him."
"However, some of his methods are still worth learning from."
"In your eyes, they might seem despicable."
"But from the results of several battles, the effect is very good."
"You yourselves have deeply experienced this point."
"Don't think it's despicable or undignified; winning and advancing is the key."
"Losing on the arena is just losing."
"But if this were a life-and-death struggle, then surviving and eliminating the enemy would be your only choice."
"If you can't even save your life, what's the use of being elegant?"
"Developing such combat habits in peacetime may save your lives in a life-and-death battle."
Teacher Qin was not a nobleman and didn't care about dignity.
In his opinion, if it could lead to victory and eliminate the enemy, then it was a method worth learning.
"Teacher Qin, we understand."
Although Yu Tianheng and the others felt a bit awkward, they still agreed.
After all, just as Qin Ming said.
If they truly encountered a life-and-death battle, who would have the time to care about dignity or lack thereof?
Staying alive was the key.
Yu Tianheng and Li Tian's sparring ended, but the others hadn't yet.
Next up were Dugu Yan and Yu Feng.
As they fought, Yu Feng suddenly delivered a 'son-severing, grandchild-ending' kick.
"Yu Feng, you f*cker..."
Yu Feng's kick startled Dugu Yan, and she couldn't help but let out a curse.
She was a girl, after all.
Yu Feng smiled, "Don't mind these details; winning is the key."
This kick failed to succeed, and Yu Feng felt a slight regret.
His kick wasn't decisive enough; he needed to ask Li Tian for tips later.
Li Tian felt a bit awkward.
Although he used despicable tactics, he had never used this move on a girl!
This kid was truly ruthless.
He wondered if Yu Feng truly wanted to win or if he was trying to take advantage of the situation.
Li Tian glanced at Yu Tianheng.
He saw him staring at Yu Feng with a gloomy expression, as if he wanted to devour him.
Yu Tianheng had already begun pursuing Dugu Yan.
However, Dugu Yan wasn't particularly interested in him at the moment, as his appearance was truly average.
If the external wasn't good, he could only rely on the internal.
And pursuing a girl based on internal qualities was often more difficult than based on external ones.
"Die, you bastard!"
Dugu Yan was furious and launched a storm of attacks on Yu Feng.
However, it had little effect.
After all, Yu Feng had the aerial advantage, and ultimately, Dugu Yan still lost.
This infuriated Dugu Yan greatly.
After stepping off the stage, she glared fiercely at Li Tian, as if saying, 'It's all your fault.'
Li Tian was speechless.
What did this have to do with him? That move didn't even succeed, and he had never used that move on a girl!
Li Tian glared at Yu Feng.
"Shhh..."
Yu Feng whistled and turned his head away, pretending not to see.
Afterward, the others also sparred, and it was clear that they genuinely wanted to learn, but their kicks were not decisive enough, and they didn't know how to adapt.
They were easily defended against, and even had their weaknesses exploited for counterattacks.
This was a normal phenomenon.
Changing one's fighting style required a period of adaptation, especially with such despicable methods.
They were all nobles, after all.
Ye Lingling did not participate in the sparring because she was a pure healing Spirit Master.
The sparring matches ended.