Bottom of the valley.

　　When the golden long spear appeared in Qi Hao's hands, the Genesis Qi undulations around his body grew increasingly intimidating. His aura rose steadily as a a suffocating pressure spread.

　　Zhou Yuan did not underestimate the now fully serious Qi Hao and retrieved the Heavenly Yuan Brush at his waist.

　　"Martial form."

　　Light surged on the Heavenly Yuan Brush as it transformed into a man-sized giant black brush. The hairs of the snow-white brush tip tightly bunched together, forming a flower bud shaped spear tip which gleamed coldly.

　　Zhou Yuan wielded the Heavenly Yuan Brush, its tip pointed towards the ground at an angle as his eyes gradually turned icy.

　　The swirling translucent Genesis Qi around his body gradually converged towards the Heavenly Yuan Brush, forming an exceptionally sharp blade at the brush tip through the amplification of the brush.

　　Two gazes met in the air, each surging with killing intent.

　　Bang!

　　In the next instant, the two figures shot forward at practically the same time, colliding on the empty ground several breaths later.

　　Clang!

　　A golden spear and a black brush were filled with power, tearing through the air as blow after blow was exchanged, each clash accompanied by loud 'clangs'.

　　Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+

　　Both individuals had pushed their Genesis Qi to the limits, and every attack was filled with savageness. Spear and brush were followed by numerous after images, swift as lightning as they met again and again.

　　In less than a minute, the two had already fought over a dozen rounds.

　　However, anyone could tell that Qi Hao clearly had the upper hand in their exchanges. After all, he had the strength of the advance Qi Nouris.h.i.+ng stage and had cultivated the grade 4 Genesis Qi, Primal Metal Qi.

　　On the other hand, Zhou Yuan was only at the initial Qi Nouris.h.i.+ng stage, and had yet to learn a Qi cultivation method, resulting in a less power. The fact that he could fight Qi Hao to such an extent was already pretty unimaginable.

　　A golden spear swept forth, surging with Genesis Qi, blasting away the air around it.

　　Clang!

　　The spear slammed into a black brush, causing sparks to fly. The powerful force made Zhou Yuan retreat several steps as the Heavenly Yuan Brush in his hand drew a deep scar on the ground.

　　Huu.

　　Zhou Yuan steadied himself and breathed out deeply. The Qi and blood in his body was still violently churning after the previous clash, a feeling that made his expression grow increasingly grave.

　　He now clearly understood that his opponent was indeed a whole lot stronger himself. Without the advantage his Qi Dwelling provided, it was likely that he would have lost long ago.

　　Moreover, Qi Hao no longer dared to have any physical contact after having a taste of the Dragon's Resentment Poison earlier. Instead, he used the power of his Genesis Weapon to attack, giving the Dragon's Resent Poison no chance to affect him.