68 Chapter 67: Battle

"You? Looking for a fight with me!"

Hearing Wang Daoyi's words, Tartaglia seemed to hear something unbelievable.

Indeed, Wang Daoyi's words surprised him greatly. They had known each other for some time, and in these days, Tartaglia had invited Wang Daoyi to spar several times. However, Wang Daoyi always declined, claiming to be a scholar. But now, this scholar actually took the initiative to challenge him to a fight, which was really surprising.

The surprise wasn't only on Tartaglia's face; it was evident on the faces of the Fatui accompanying him as well.

Compared to others, these Fatui knew Tartaglia's strength better. As the youngest executive among the fools, Tartaglia's position was earned through battles. Over the years, many Fatui had been dissatisfied with Tartaglia's position, but none could shake his position as the eleventh seat among the Fatui.

It was evident that in the eyes of these newcomers among the Fatui, this executive represented formidable martial prowess.

"That's right, I'm here to challenge you to a fight. I've recently made a breakthrough with some guidance, and I'm eager to test it out. You Fatui are notorious for your misdeeds, which makes you the perfect opponents for my chivalrous spirit!" Wang Daoyi was unusually arrogant, confronting the Fatui and even mocking them, causing displeasure among those around.

Tartaglia didn't get angry. He already knew that what they were doing here wasn't anything commendable. Being scolded was normal, and what interested him was Wang Daoyi's provocation. There must be a powerful card up his sleeve, indicating that there would be a good showdown.

"Haha, since it's an invitation to battle, I won't refuse. Tell me, where shall we go?" Tartaglia accepted the invitation with a smile, but behind that smile was an increasingly intense battle intent.

Wang Daoyi thought for a moment. It seemed he hadn't thought about where to fight and had come straight to Tartaglia. Indeed, powerful strength often made one lose attention to detail.

But Wang Daoyi didn't mind. As long as they didn't fight inside Liyue Harbor, he was fine.

"You Fatui have quite a few camps in the wilderness around Liyue, right? Any one of them will do. Since I initiated the fight, it's up to you to choose the location!" Wang Daoyi said.

Tartaglia nodded. He didn't mind the location either. Since Wang Daoyi let him choose, it worked out perfectly. He was just about to take these fool newcomers to set up camp in the wilderness.

"Then let's go to Tianheng Mountain. It's a good opportunity to take these newcomers to the camp and let them experience our battles!" The fools were very efficient. After Tartaglia made a decision, the people below immediately arranged for a carriage. Wang Daoyi even saw a fool who looked like a civil official carrying a stack of documents heading towards the General Affairs Office.

For the Fatui, ordinary activities wouldn't be reported to the officials in Liyue. But this time, the Liyue people took the initiative to challenge their executive, so they could report directly to the General Affairs Office. If something went wrong, they could also shift the blame.

Soon, a team arrived at the Fatui camp at the foot of Tianheng Mountain.

Sturdy men were training on the grounds. During training, these Fatui didn't wear Coats that covered their entire bodies. Instead, they wore short shirts similar to the dockworkers in Liyue, with strong arms exposed, emitting a hormonal scent.

Outside the training ground, several firefly sorcerers watched the men in the field with smiles on their faces, pointing and laughing, emitting pleasant laughter.

Hmm, men and women working together, training without exhaustion, a classic training method.

Wang Daoyi glanced casually and didn't pay much attention, then entered the camp with Tartaglia.

After Tartaglia settled the newcomer, the news that a Liyue youth was going to duel their executive spread throughout the camp.

A large number of Fatui appeared from all corners of the camp and gathered on the training ground.

On the field, Wang Daoyi and Tartaglia stood facing each other.

"Although I don't know what you've gained, the fact that you're challenging me means you must have formidable power. So, I won't hold back!" Tartaglia's fighting spirit surged, and the Vision flashed at his waist as the Polar Star appeared in his hand.

"Of course, I don't expect you to hold back. I also want to know how strong I am now!" Wang Daoyi's fighting spirit surged as well, and with a wave of his hand, the Favonius Codex appeared in front of him.

"Then, let's begin!" Tartaglia's eyes sharpened, and he raised his right hand, pulling the bowstring, and a hydro elemental arrow shot out, aimed at Wang Daoyi's chest.

Knowing that his combat rhythm was not as good as Tartaglia's, Wang Daoyi didn't dodge. He knew that if he avoided this arrow, there would be a continuous stream of water elemental arrows behind it.

"Lawful Defense · Shield!" Just as the water elemental arrow was about to hit Wang Daoyi's chest, a golden shield formed around him.

"Pfft~" The arrow dissipated, and an elemental crystal formed on the side, while the rock shield remained intact.

After communicating with the Gnosis, the significant breakthrough in the control of law and Geo elements made the already robust shield even stronger.

"Compared to ranged attacks, I am a mage. Feel the sharpness of the rock!" Glowing with a golden light, dozens of rock spears appeared behind Wang Daoyi. Unlike the previous simple rock spears, each one of these was adorned with runes, some sharp and piercing, others heavy and restraining. Wang Daoyi could now effortlessly summon these basic runes.

Seeing the approaching rock spears, Tartaglia felt a faint sense of danger.

His formidable combat talent immediately reacted. With a swift movement backward, he avoided the foremost three rock spears. Then, raising his bow again, several water arrows shot out, colliding with the remaining rock spears, creating a multitude of elemental crystals.

Although it seemed like they exchanged blows back and forth, in the eyes of the Futui surrounding them, the two clashed several times in an instant, their rock spears and water arrows dazzling them.

Swish~

As Wang Daoyi dealt with the rock spears, Tartaglia didn't stop his attacks. Several water elemental arrows were shot towards Wang Daoyi, aiming to disrupt his concentration on gathering rock elements from afar.

This was an attempt to interrupt Wang Daoyi's gathering of elements. As a combat genius, Tartaglia had fought many battles against mages. A mage who had gathered elements and one who hadn't were completely different entities.

Seeing the rapidly approaching water arrows, Wang Daoyi frowned. He sensed the concentration of geo elements around him.

"Almost there!"

A thought flashed in his mind, and just as Tartaglia had anticipated, Wang Daoyi dodged the arrows swiftly. However, as soon as he dodged them, more water elemental arrows were shot by Tartaglia, carrying tremendous force.

Wang Daoyi furrowed his brows, realizing that he had fallen into Tartaglia's rhythm. Compared to combat rhythm and timing, Wang Daoyi couldn't keep up with Tartaglia.

"Hmph, although I lack your combat experience, I am a scholar after all. Scholars don't need combat experience!" Wang Daoyi let out a light laugh.

Extending one hand, dense rock elements instantly condensed, forming a mysterious array in his hand.

Across from him, Tartaglia witnessed a surprising scene.

The water arrows, which had been whistling, turned into a mass of dissipated water droplets upon entering the strange array.

"Elemental transformation?"

Although taken aback, Tartaglia quickly judged Wang Daoyi's method.

Indeed, Wang Daoyi was using elemental transformation. It was halfway through the operation of the array when the elements were released, naturally dissipating into water droplets.

Wang Daoyi understood that defeating Tartaglia in a normal battle was hopeless. This guy had extremely rich combat experience, so he could only resort to other means or directly confront him.

Understanding Wang Daoyi's method, Tartaglia reacted quickly. Several water arrows were shot out again, but this time, they were different from before; they were more agile.

With Wang Daoyi's insight, he could see at a glance that these arrows carried Tartaglia's will.

Indeed, Tartaglia, it's no surprise you've seen through the weakness of elemental transformation.

After all, it was just a test array. It couldn't convert elements manipulated by will.

But Wang Daoyi wasn't upset. After all, it was just a casual experiment. His main goal was to disrupt Tartaglia's combat rhythm.

(End of Chapter)