"Hehe." Monk Duren laughed and continued, "Do you know that many Cultivators, when they start training their physical strength, usually choose to stand under a waterfall or tie themselves to rocks at the edge of a cliff by the sea, allowing the immense power of the waterfall or the waves to strike their bodies? No matter the situation, those in training endure tremendous pressure.
Especially by the seaside, when the waves are fierce, hitting a person's body feels like sharp knives slicing it. Even for me back then, I ended up covered in scars from such training.
But no matter how serious the injuries, I never backed down. I gritted my teeth and held on. Not just me, but many Martial Artists who ended up strong went through the same ordeal back then."
"Do you know why this is?" Monk Duren looked at Zhao Chunxue with a smile.
"Of course I know." Zhao Chunxue pouted and said, "You get what you pay for. It was painful at the time, but afterwards, you gain a body full of tenacity and strength.
Moreover, the reason you could persist was clearly because you were very confident, confident that the forces would only injure but not kill you."
"But, how is this different from the foolishness Ye Qiu is doing now?" Zhao Chunxue remained puzzled.
"Didn't you already say the answer?" Monk Duren looked at Zhao Chunxue with disdain. "It's the same with Ye Qiu now. The reason he's there showing off and getting injured is because he's confident.
The Heaven and Earth Net isn't a deadly threat to him. That's exactly why he can instead use it!"
"Ye Qiu, at such a young age, being able to step into Half-Step Divinity Transformation, truly has a reason for it!"
Monk Duren took a deep look at Ye Qiu, already holding him in higher regard in his heart.
At this moment, he truly understood the reason Ye Qiu could become so powerful.
It's not just talent!
It's not just perseverance!
It's not just countless life-and-death battles!
More importantly, it's because Ye Qiu is eager to learn!
Just a short while ago, he discussed with Monk Duren about the use of power, and now he directly practices against the Eighteen Arhats!
This is definitely a method that can lead to fast improvement!
"Holy shit!" Zhao Chunxue was shocked, couldn't help but curse, incredulous as he exclaimed, "Are you saying Ye Qiu is getting injured because he's experimenting with the insights from his discussion with you?
Oh my god, this is so abnormal. Did you hear what those monks around are saying? This Heaven and Earth Net move once defeated an old guy from the Ouyang Family, such a powerful move has become just a stepping stone for Ye Qiu?"
"I finally understand why that old geezer holds Ye Qiu in such high esteem!" Zhao Chunxue mumbled to himself, after Monk Duren's explanation, he finally became very interested in this battle.
Not far away, Monk Zhi Cheng and Xi Bing definitely didn't see it as clearly as Monk Duren did.
They said nothing more, just fixed Ye Qiu with hateful glares, wanting to witness Ye Qiu's bitter defeat at the hands of the Eighteen Arhats!
Hoping to see Ye Qiu severely injured and then find the chance to brutally take revenge on him!
Their confidence kept swelling!
Because even now, Ye Qiu was still using his physical body to resist the power of the Heaven and Earth Net. A large number of fist winds were slicing into Ye Qiu, leaving him with shredded skin all over.
The grim gashes were a shocking sight!
"Hey, stop! If you keep going, someone will die!" a Shaolin disciple from the Inner Courtyard suddenly shouted.
"That's right, stop now, are you trying to kill someone?"
"It's just a spar, know when to stop!"
Other Shaolin disciples shouted in agreement.
Just looking at the wounds on Ye Qiu, they felt pained, believing that Ye Qiu was already severely injured.
If this continued, Ye Qiu would surely die!
However, neither Zhi Cheng and the others nor the other Shaolin disciples realized that all the Eighteen Arhats were shocked by Ye Qiu!
Especially the leading Martial Monk!
He was the strongest and naturally saw the essence of it, feeling terribly aggrieved!
At first, all the Eighteen Arhats thought Ye Qiu was arrogant, using his body to face the Heaven and Earth Net, it was suicidal, but as time went on, they finally began to see the problem!
From beginning to end, Ye Qiu was using his fists to counter the fist winds, and every time he failed, he got injured!
However, intermittently there would appear a subtle detail that was hard to notice!
That was...
After punching multiple times, Ye Qiu would suddenly disperse two fist winds with his next punch!
And he did it without injury!
Then, Ye Qiu got injured again!
It wasn't that he lost the power to counter fist winds, but that his exerted power had weakened!
This means that from the beginning, Ye Qiu was experimenting!
Experimenting with using less power to exert greater force!
Whenever his fist could disperse fist winds without injury, Ye Qiu would further reduce his strength, making the whole process cyclical!
The transitional process was extremely brief, hard for anyone without some skill to notice, so Zhi Cheng and others around him, all thought Ye Qiu was constantly getting injured!
Therefore, everyone other than Monk Duren couldn't understand the grievance and heartache of the Eighteen Arhats!
It was truly an uncomfortable feeling!
The Heaven and Earth Net!
The famous move that once defeated a Half-Step Divinity Transformation master!!!
Today, it had unexpectedly become Ye Qiu's whetstone!
Facing such a situation, even though the Eighteen Arhats were monks, even with cultivated temperaments, found it difficult to accept.
This, this was unfair!
We are earnestly sparring with you, yet you, you treat it as an experiment?
You actually see us as sparring partners?
"What should we do?"
"If this goes on, we're going to lose."
"The reputation of the Eighteen Arhats must be upheld; we can't let it fall."
"Exactly, losing would be too humiliating."
The seventeen Arhats turned their gaze to the leading Arhat, staring intently.
In the face of this situation, they were truly gnashing their teeth in anger.
The biggest problem now was that to outsiders, it seemed Ye Qiu was at a disadvantage, leading to potential dissatisfaction from the Shaolin disciples if the Eighteen Arhats pressed on. If they maintained the status quo, then...
The reputation of the Eighteen Arhats would surely be lost!
Defeat was inevitable!
At this moment, the Eighteen Arhats felt extremely aggrieved…
It's like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror — caught between a rock and a hard place!
"Uh..." The leading Arhat also felt troubled, frowned, and stared at Ye Qiu, pondering for a while, then gritted his teeth and commanded, "All Arhats hear my order, form the array, Eighteen Arhats Array!"
Eighteen Arhats Array!!!
Upon hearing these words, the space instantly froze!