Masters are indeed masters; Xia Tianhe is not at all impetuous, on the contrary, he is quite composed. He looked Wang Xiaoqiang up and down, carefully using his Divine Sense to inspect Wang Xiaoqiang's cultivation base, and combined it with the rumors to come to this conclusion:

Wang Xiaoqiang has the Qi Refining Cultivation of the Fourth Soldier Realm of the Immortal Sage, and the Body Refining Cultivation of the Vajra Body Fourth Layer. Moreover, it is said that he can break through during battle, upgrading as swiftly as a flick of a hand. Considering this, Xia Tianhe became increasingly cautious and solemn. Now, his only advantage is being one tier higher in Qi Cultivation than Wang Xiaoqiang, but in Body Refinement, he is far inferior to Wang Xiaoqiang,

If Wang Xiaoqiang were to break through during the battle like in the previous match, then Xia Tianhe would surely have no chance of winning. Therefore, at this moment, Xia Tianhe thought of a scheme. First, he bowed slightly to Wang Xiaoqiang and said, "Hello, Classmate Wang, I've long heard of your genius, your unparalleled poetic talent, and unfathomable cultivation skills. I am truly in awe. Today, to have the honor of dueling with you on the stage is a privilege for me. I am unworthy, but today I wish to learn about Classmate Wang's Power of Dao..."

Xia Tianhe is not foolish; he knows it is difficult to surpass Wang Xiaoqiang in Qi and Body Cultivation. So he wishes to find another way, intending to defeat Wang Xiaoqiang using the Power of Dao. Xia Tianhe, having spent over three years at Yueyang Academy, has long comprehensively understood the Power of Dao. Now, his Path of Wisdom is already quite formidable,

He figured Wang Xiaoqiang had been in the academy for less than a month, and even if he had grasped some understanding of the Power of Dao, it surely wouldn't be profound and wouldn't carry much force. He thought that if he engaged Wang Xiaoqiang in a duel of Dao versus Dao, victory would be almost certain.

Seeing the opponent wanting to compete with him in the Power of Dao, Wang Xiaoqiang paused and mused slightly, saying, "You mean, discarding Qi and Body Cultivation, and solely competing with the 'Power of Dao'?..."

"Exactly," Xia Tianhe showed a slightly provocative expression, "Does Classmate Wang dare?"

"What's there to fear!" Wang Xiaoqiang replied.

Enlightenment is not like Qi Refinement and Body Cultivation, which require arduous effort, ceaseless cultivation, time, energy, and a great deal of cultivation resources,

Whereas Enlightenment does not require these; dull-minded people may not grasp it in two or three years, while quick-witted ones can comprehend it in an instant. Moreover, as understanding deepens, the Power of Dao rapidly strengthens. If there's truly a shortcut in the cultivation journey, it would be through understanding Dao.

Although Wang Xiaoqiang had been in the academy for less than a month, his mind is keen, his experiences are rich, and his mental journey is expansive, allowing him to quickly comprehend the "Path of Courage." Moreover, as he continues to grasp enlightenment, recently, every day he gains a bit more insight, and his "Path of Courage" becomes stronger and stronger, its power grows exponentially. Initially, he saw Fang Qiu's Way of Etiquette, the character for etiquette was just the size of a basin's mouth, whereas his Path of Courage, the character for courage also reached the size of a basin's mouth. He wondered, no matter how extraordinarily talented Xia Tianhe might be, he couldn't possibly surpass Old Master's first apprentice, Fang Qiu?

If that were the case, losing isn't a disgrace; losing to such an extraordinarily talented individual is not shameful.

Thus he agreed.

Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang agree, Xia Tianhe's face showed a smile of triumph. Bowing slightly again to Wang Xiaoqiang, he said, "Classmate Wang is indeed straightforward. Classmate Wang, please reveal your Dao?"

However, Wang Xiaoqiang did not reveal the Path of Courage; instead, he also bowed slightly and said, "Classmate Xia, please proceed first."

The competition of Power of Dao was suggested by Xia Tianhe, so naturally, he couldn't decline further at this time. Hence he revealed his Path of Wisdom,

With a sudden swish, a golden, glowing character "Wisdom" floated out from his body, the size of a basin's mouth, surging with immense power.

As soon as the "Wisdom" character appeared, it elicited a wave of exclamations and sighs from the students watching below the stage, even causing the high-ranking officials at the nearby podium to take notice, except for Old Master, who remained expressionless without any response.

Evidently, no one anticipated that Xia Tianhe's Path of Wisdom would have reached such a level. In reality, Xia Tianhe is a low-key person, calm-minded, not fond of showing off, and highly intelligent, making his Path of Wisdom reach a high level, though few are aware of it.

When Wang Xiaoqiang saw the opponent reveal his Dao, he also showed his own "Path of Courage," similarly a golden, glowing word the size of a basin's mouth, but differing in that his is the character "Courage."

Upon witnessing Wang Xiaoqiang's Path of Courage, the students below the stage let out further exclamations of astonishment. Wang Xiaoqiang, who had just recently joined the academy, managed to elevate the Power of Dao to such an achievement, not at all inferior to Xia Tianhe, who joined over three years ago.

The understanding of Dao relies entirely on talent!

What is talent? This is talent!

What is extraordinary genius? This is extraordinary genius!

At this moment, not just the students, but even the high-ranking officials sitting on the podium, and even Old Master's expression shifted slightly, showing a hint of appreciation.

On the platform, Xia Tianhe, upon realizing Wang Xiaoqiang's Path of Courage wasn't inferior to his Path of Wisdom, felt a jolt of shock, secretly thinking it was bad, filled with regret. He truly hadn't anticipated that Wang Xiaoqiang, having just recently joined the academy, could comprehend Dao to such an achievement.

No matter how composed Xia Tianhe's mind may be, his expression changed at this moment. But soon he regained his composure, thinking his Path of Wisdom isn't significantly weaker than Wang Xiaoqiang's Path of Courage, absolutely capable of competing, so why be discouraged?

Thinking this way, his brows furrowed as he shouted loudly, "Wise ones are invincible!!"

At the same time, with a wave of his hand, that basin-sized "Wisdom" character shone brilliantly, rushing towards Wang Xiaoqiang with a loud roar.

"Fearless are the brave!!" Wang Xiaoqiang shouted similarly, waving his hand, sending the "Courage" Dao rushing forward to confront Xia Tianhe.

The next moment...

The Wisdom character and the Courage character collided loudly; neither was able to overthrow the other, completely evenly matched situation.

The instant they collided, a strong counter-shock wave erupted from the center of their impact, scattering rays of golden light like sharp swords in all directions.

As if a small sun had exploded, the immense energy felt suffocating.

Watching the golden light swords shooting forth, Wang Xiaoqiang remained unmoved physically, yet his will shifted, releasing the Three-Layered Golden Shell from within to block those golden light swords.

In contrast, Xia Tianhe found it far less effortless; seeing the golden light swords reflecting off, his face showed panic, his steps faltered, staggering backward continuously until he reached the edge of the platform. Seeing there was no escape, he clenched his teeth and steeled himself, enduring those golden light swords forcefully.

The robe on his body burst with a loud puff, turning to ash, and his exposed skin was pierced to cracking by the golden light, blood splattering. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast recommendation votes and monthly votes on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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