Muscles tensed, bodies coiled, this was when the ability to withstand hits was at its strongest.
It wasn’t easy to injure an opponent, thus the technique of Little Thought emphasized a late force application.
That is to say, when he struck someone, he first extended his hand as a feint. This palm or fist didn’t carry much force, but your body had already begun to defend actively. By the time the fist landed on the body, you felt the danger had passed—then, suddenly, he exerted his strength.
It hit exactly when your body relaxed, which was when it caused the most damage.
"What a clever Little Thought, quite interesting."
Zhang Liye sat in the principal seat, his gaze sharp as an Energy Transformation Master. He instantly perceived the ingeniosity of Little Thought’s martial arts and couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
However, he quickly yelped in surprise.
Then he watched as the Manager using Little Thought struck Li Sanding’s chest, but the soft force didn’t push Li Sanding back.
The Manager was also surprised, his eyes widening in disbelief.
How could it be, just now, he had clearly felt his opponent’s muscles relax, yet why hadn’t he been pushed back!
At this moment, Li Sanding, with a smile on his face, said, "Haha, Third Brother Zhang, I’ve been prepared for your Little Thought for a while now. If it were me from three days ago, I would have already lost, but now, you can’t beat me, ah!"
As he spoke, Li Sanding suddenly tensed all his muscles.
A terrifying physical force pushed the Manager back three steps, followed by an incredulous expression, "You, Refining Body Realm, you’ve actually reached the Refining Body Realm!"
"Hahaha... now it’s my turn, Eighteen Strikes, Mountain Support Strike!"
With that, he charged like a wild buffalo and immediately sent the Manager flying with a strike.
The Manager was knocked flying, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, which left the spectators wide-eyed.
Refining Body Realm, the Second Ship Leader had actually reached the Refining Body Realm!
"Hahaha... I’ve won, I can win!"
Seeing the Second Ship Leader display such power, the brothers from the Fishing Guild couldn’t help but cheer, as Wu Zhong’s injury had led them to believe that they had no Refining Body Realm masters in their guild and would completely lose to Guild Cao.
But now that they also had a Refining Body Realm master, didn’t that mean the position of Village Chief was still up for grabs?
Instantly, the brothers’ enthusiasm was ignited.
Initially, the Fishing Guild had thought it was a losing battle and hadn’t been very excited, cheering just for the sake of it.
But now, seeing Li Sanding so fierce and having ascended to the Refining Body Realm, their own side also had a master, and a chance at the position of Village Chief, they suddenly roared in excitement.
"Good, Second Ship Leader, awesome~"
"Beat him, Second Ship Leader, beat him~"
"Second Ship Leader, must win, Second Ship Leader, must win!"
Hearing the cheers from below, Li Sanding’s face flushed with excitement. He had struggled for a lifetime, all for what? Wasn’t it for this moment of triumph?
With that thought, he charged towards the Manager, who had just gotten up from the ground.
At this moment, Li Sanding threw a punch, and the Manager, trying to block, was once again sent flying.
The Fishing Guild brothers cheered excitedly while the brothers from the Guild Cao frantically had no way to help.
Previously, Li Sanding’s Mountain Support Strike had dazed the Manager, who could now only defend in frustration.
But defeat was clearly unavoidable.
At this point, on the viewing platform, Gu Qingfeng glanced casually at Peng Shizhong and said, "The Fishing Guild really is a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, hiding such a master. Impressive, impressive."
Peng Shizhong smiled and said, "Brother Gu, let’s not talk about that, have some tea."
Gu Qingfeng fell silent, and Peng Shizhong’s smile lingered, making a face.
Meanwhile, Li Sanding began a furious assault, forcing the Manager to retreat step by step. Li Sanding furiously prepared to strike violently, but at that moment, he saw the fallen Manager mumble something and, to everyone’s perplexed gazes, he tumbled off the platform and then raised both hands: "I concede!"
This sudden turn of events left all the spectators dumbfounded; how could the opponent just surrender when about to be struck fiercely? Such actions were unmanly; the fight hadn’t even been enjoyable yet?
An uproar filled the arena.
Under the usual rules of competition, someone voluntarily conceding was nearly unheard of; it was either life and death or until one party utterly lost the ability to fight. To tumble off the platform in such a way, especially in a mumbling roll, was practically a joke.
Instantly, the audience and the brothers from the Fishing Guild burst into jeers.
"What a wimp, giving up like that, he’s only taken a few punches!"
"Exactly, exactly, we thought it was going to be a tough fight, but he got embarrassed like that by our Second Ship Leader. Shameful."
"Haha, don’t even talk about him; all of Guild Cao are cowards, hahaha..."
"What the fuck, who are you calling coward, do you want to die!"
Hearing the taunts from the Fishing Guild, the brothers from Guild Cao couldn’t take it anymore and immediately stood to retaliate verbally.
"Talking to you, what about it, should we settle this with life and death?"
"Come on, life and death it is, am I scared of you?"
"I’m not scared of you!"
The brothers from both sides were already at loggerheads when, seeing the situation getting out of control, the Hall Masters from both sides collectively snorted, "Quiet!"
The next moment, a powerful wave of Inner Strength transmitted through the air and hit the ears of the rioting brothers like a thunderclap from a clear sky. The brothers, about to cause a disturbance, were all subdued, frozen in place, unable to move.
It took a few seconds before they recovered.
Chen Jie also heard the cold snorts of the two Hall Masters. This attack method, carrying Inner Strength within sound waves, was indeed very powerful.