Flames and lightning engulfed the entire street. Perhaps due to the special nature of the Spirit-Host in this world, Xing Daorong, after staying in Zhang Chulan's body for a period, also inherited Zhang Chulan's lightning attribute.
"Little Cao, who do you think will win between them?" Yang Tao sat steadily in his chair, watching the incredibly fierce battle.
"My brother will definitely win."
Yang Tao chuckled and said, "You're quite confident in your brother, but... I feel Zhang Chulan will win."
"Ah~"
This time, not only Cao Xuanliang but also Xia Ling had come. Xia Ling, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but let out a scream and quickly covered her eyes with her hands, though the gaps between her fingers were so wide that Yang Tao couldn't bear to watch.
Perhaps it was due to the clash of rules between the two worlds.
The clothes on both of them began to tear due to the intense fire and lightning. Cao Yanbing's clothes were better, just blackened in places, but a lot of Zhang Chulan's clothes were burned away.
"Ms. Xia Ling, if you're going to look, look openly. A handsome guy like Zhang Chulan with eight-pack abs is rare even in a gym, and he should be a year younger than you, a proper junior from elementary school."
Xia Ling was just a university graduate, and her skin was still very thin, especially after being exposed like that. Her face turned crimson as she retorted, "You...don't talk nonsense, I wasn't looking."
"So what if you looked! What's wrong with that?"
Yang Tao said indifferently, "Let me tell you, my brother's brother is not ordinary..."
Huh? Why is this man stuttering?
Xia Ling blinked.
Yang Tao smiled mysteriously and didn't say much, instead turning to Cao Xuanliang and asking, "Xiaoliang, is your Guardian Spirit Tang Liuyu or the Mechanized Man?"
Cao Xuanliang really wanted to ask Yang Tao how he knew about his Guardian Spirit, but thinking of this mysterious man in front of him, he still said, "It's the Eight-Armed Mantis Tang Liuyu... Come out, Tang Liuyu."
As Cao Xuanliang's words fell, a figure appeared behind Cao Xuanliang. Its tall body was wrapped in bandages, and it wore a peculiar helmet on its head.
The helmet completely covered its head, and most importantly, there were 8 empty holes arranged on it, looking like 8 eyes.
In reality, he had no eyes at all.
In life, he was known as the Eight-Armed Mantis Tang Liuyu. Though blind, he could distinguish objects by sound and was famous for using strange hidden weapons.
But to obtain the strongest hidden weapon, he betrayed the Tang Sect, slaughtering four hundred living souls of the Tang Sect overnight with extremely cruel methods.
Later, due to a change of heart, he retired from the martial world.
Thus, his deeds became a legend. It was said that his killing move, Pear Blossom Storm, ensured that no one who witnessed it could leave alive, but the weakness of his killing move was that it could only be used once a day.
Yang Tao looked at the summoned Tang Liuyu, completely bewildered: "Xiaoliang, aren't you dead? How can you still summon a Guardian Spirit?"
Before Cao Xuanliang could answer, Xia Ling, standing nearby, showed a shocked expression and asked, "Xia...Xiaoliang, you're dead?"
Cao Xuanliang nodded gently: "I am just a spirit now."
Xia Ling found it hard to accept. In her opinion, both Cao Xuanliang and Cao Yanbing were extremely powerful; how could they just die?
Immediately, with tears in her eyes, she looked at the adorable Cao Xuanliang and murmured, "Th-this...how is this possible?"
"Sister Xia Ling, everyone dies sooner or later. I just died a little earlier."
Cao Xuanliang wiped away Xia Ling's tears, then looked at Yang Tao and explained, "As for Tang Liuyu...if I were to say, he is no longer my Guardian Spirit, but within Rakshasa Street, I can still summon him..."
Yang Tao was somewhat confused now, then asked, "Then...who is the older brother between you and Cao Yanbing? I mean, from childhood."
Cao Xuanliang heard Yang Tao's question and looked at Yang Tao with a strange gaze, saying, "He is the older brother, I have always been the younger brother. Why do you ask?"
You, the younger brother among younger brothers!
Yang Tao was completely confused. It seemed this world was neither purely an anime world nor purely a manga world, but a hybrid of the two.
In the manga, Cao Xuanliang was indeed always the younger brother, but in the animated adaptation, Cao Xuanliang was initially the older brother, only to die later. Before his death, he had said:
'If there's a next life, you be the older brother and I'll be the younger brother.'
Also, in the manga, Cao Xuanliang didn't die, but in the anime, Cao Xuanliang did.
"Nothing, just misremembered some things."
The battle between Zhang Chulan and Cao Yanbing continued not far away, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Zhang Chulan was no match for Cao Yanbing.
However, as they fought, a green light emerged from Xing Daorong and Zhang Chulan, and the damage they had sustained was instantly healed. If this continued, Cao Yanbing's defeat would only be a matter of time.
Xia Ling, teary-eyed, hugged Cao Xuanliang tightly. During their time together, she felt that Cao Xuanliang was a well-behaved and sensible child, and whenever she argued with the miser, he would always come to comfort her.
Sometimes she truly felt that Cao Xuanliang was the older brother and the miser was the younger brother.
"Sister Xia Ling, I'm really fine... Please don't do this, I can't breathe."
Yang Tao couldn't help but roll his eyes upon hearing Cao Xuanliang's words, muttering internally, 'First time I've heard of a ghost breathing.'
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Hmm?
Yang Tao turned his head to look at the tall building in the distance. A figure silently appeared at the edge of the rooftop, quietly watching the battle between Zhang Chulan and Cao Yanbing below.
His green hair was very conspicuous. He wore sunglasses and a black mask covering half of his face, even more exaggerated than Kakashi.
"Huangfu Longdou..."
Huangfu Longdou was the one Yang Tao had been waiting for these past two days. Compared to Huangfu Longdou, the current Cao Yanbing was just a child, a child who knew nothing.
Teleporting to the rooftop where Huangfu Longdou was, the other party quickly turned to look at him.
"Who are you, sir?"
Yang Tao smiled and said, "Who I am isn't important. What's important is that I need your help to open the passage to the Spirit World world."
Since he had set his sights on the evil spirits of Soul Calming Street, he naturally wouldn't let a group of so-called Soul Masters dictate terms from behind.
The nominal Dominator of the Spirit World was the Great Celestial, but he was like Emperor Xian of Han during the late Han and Three Kingdoms period, completely stripped of power by his subordinate Soul Masters.
The entire world was a Three Kingdoms within a Three Kingdoms.
Huangfu Longdou naturally wouldn't agree to Yang Tao so easily. He lightly flicked his brown cloak, sending out dozens of yellow talismans.
"Heh heh, you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Very well, then let me witness the strongest Divine Martial Spirit, Xingtian."
As Yang Tao's words fell, he paid no mind to Huangfu Longdou's reaction. His body had already appeared in front of the other party, and he threw a fierce punch.
Bang!
A giant axe quickly swung towards him.
With breasts for eyes and a navel for a mouth, holding a sharp axe in one hand and a shield in the other, his body was covered in various mysterious patterns.
It was precisely Huangfu Longdou's Guardian Spirit, Xingtian.