Chapter 469: Chapter 20: Ten Thousand Thunder Fate, Subduing the Dragon and Tiger
“Wu’an University’s Li Fei, victorious!”
The referee loudly declared the result.
Li Fei saluted Ning Xing with a cupped fist, then walked out of the arena amid the applause of the audience.
This was the first Martial Arts Exchange Competition, and not a single university competitor had made it to the semifinals.
Wang Fengqing and Yuwen Donghao had both just broken through to the Tao Foundation Stage and had not yet included a second Implant, so their strength was not much stronger than that of a Qi Change Stage Refining Strength Martial Master.
In this competition, one stopped at the top 16 and the other at the top 8, which overall was not as good as the previous one.
Fortunately, there was still Li Fei, who had saved the face of all the universities!
In a situation where both the Taoist Three Sects and Pudu Temple had sent out their ‘strongest lineups,’ it was already an excellent achievement to have a university contestant make it into the top four.
Next, apart from Li Tianyu who knew Li Fei’s real Combat Power, no one expected him to advance further.
“I’m sorry, senior brother, I lost.”
Ning Xing returned to the stands, walked over to Ning Chuan, and apologized with a lowered head, guilt written all over his face.
“Have you thought about why you lost?”
Ning Xing replied with his head lowered, “I was careless and didn’t stay alert to the opponent’s clone at all times.”
Yet Ning Chuan shook his head. “Clone or not, as long as you ensure that you don’t expose any flaws, no matter how your opponent changes or misleads you, you won’t have any problems. The real reason you lost to Li Fei is that you didn’t handle the brief period of weakness after using up your Tao Power well.”
Ning Xing was startled, recalled the process carefully, and nodded.
He was about to ‘Qi Exchange,’ but upon seeing Li Fei’s clone entering the Big Array, he subconsciously went to eliminate the clone, which compromised his own defense.
If he had waited until the ‘Qi Exchange’ was complete to act, even if he hadn’t realized that it was Li Fei’s real body and was ambushed by Li Fei, he wouldn’t have been defeated in a single move, and there would have been a chance for a comeback.
“The principle of combat is always to strike the weak with strength, to do everything possible to attack the opponent’s weaknesses using your own strengths! And do everything possible to cover your own weaknesses.”
Ning Chuan said coolly, “No matter what kind of tactics, no matter how complex the changes, the underlying principles stay constant.”
He hadn’t told Ning Xing this before he went on the field.
Because when teaching others, it is difficult to thoroughly convey knowledge.
Experience teaches, and once is enough.
Ning Xing nodded solemnly, “Senior brother, I understand!”
“The next match, Pudu Temple’s Ming Cheng against Daluo Sect’s Ning Chuan!”
After a brief cleanup of the arena, the next match could begin.
Hearing this announcement, Ning Chuan stood up from his seat.
“Senior brother, good luck!”
Ning Xing said to Ning Chuan.
Ning Chuan nodded and walked down the steps with a serene face.
He ranked third in combat power among the eight extraordinary prodigies, at least publicly.
But he never believed that combat was a simple matter of comparing numbers.
Being in the same division as Pudu Temple’s Ming Qi did not worry him, but rather pleased him.
Facing more powerful competitors was exactly what he wanted!
Soon, Ning Chuan with a longsword in hand, entered the arena.
A hundred meters away, a young monk in a white robe stood with one hand raised to his chest.
Pudu Temple’s Ming Cheng, the current Buddha’s son!
“Let’s gauge Ming Qi’s strength with you, as a trial for tomorrow’s fight.”
Ning Chuan thought to himself.
The referee shouted loudly from the side of the arena.
Unlike Gan Jingcheng, Ning Chuan did not talk about giving any advance of thirty moves.
For him, a battle was a battle, unrelated to age, gender, or background.
Only victory, or defeat.
Ning Chuan stepped forward, striking first.
His body was enveloped in a flash of lightning, making him look like true lightning tearing through the air, instantly crossing a hundred meters!
Li Fei, unlike the previous days when he would leave immediately after his match, stayed to watch the conditions of the other competitors.
Seeing the speed Ning Chuan displayed, he was amazed.
This speed was even faster than his speed when he had used the Vajra Seal·Roc!
In the arena, Ming Cheng put his hands together, and a bright golden light enveloped him.
Back on Iron Blade Mountain, when Li Fei had broken through to the Qi Change Middle Stage and developed the Vajra Force, Xu Jing had told him: if you are willing to become a monk, you could join Pudu Temple as a Buddha’s son.
Because the strongest inheritances of Pudu Temple require first developing the Vajra Force!
Now, the two Buddha’s sons from Pudu Temple participating in the tournament had both developed Vajra Force, which was also the reason Fei continued to watch the fights.
Besides understanding more about the upcoming opponents, he wanted to see how the two Buddha’s sons utilized the Vajra Force.
Ning Chuan’s longsword pierced between Ming Cheng’s clasped palms.
It wasn’t that he intentionally targeted here, but as his blade thrust forward, Ming Cheng’s hands had just completed the motion, catching the tip of the sword perfectly.
Ning Chuan’s lightning-fast strike stopped there, unable to advance further.
Brilliant sparks burst from the sword, electric currents turning into hundreds of silver snakes, instantly crawling over Ming Cheng’s entire body!
The sound of electricity striking metal started, Ming Cheng still shining golden, golden light streams emerging from within him and quickly coalescing into a golden tiger taller than a man.
The golden tiger opened its massive jaws and lunged at Ning Chuan.
Ning Chuan stepped back, raising his sword towards the incoming tiger.
Suddenly, the ground beneath the tiger exploded as if thunder had struck.
This explosion was different from any prior in the combat, with no dust flying, no debris filling the air—only lightning exploded.