[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-a-saint":3,"chapter-lying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-a-saint-lying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-a-saint-chapter-78":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lying Low in the Martial World to Become a Saint",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1463074,1914,"Chapter 78 - 74: Contest","lying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-a-saint-chapter-78",78,"\u003Cp>On the General Selection Platform, you could hear a pin drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only sound was the faint noise from Gao Sheng’s mouth as his body twitched uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faint as it was, the sound scraped at everyone’s heart like a knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HISS!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His spine... is shattered! Gao Sheng is crippled! Completely crippled!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Songfeng Martial Arts Hall... has lost its future pillar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Discussions erupted all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the experts present actually sighed in relief, a hint of malicious glee in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Sheng was crippled. This was a catastrophe for Songfeng, but a blessing for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Songfeng Martial Arts Hall could forget about producing a third Transmutation Force expert anytime soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Zhou Institute’s side, the brief shock was followed by ecstasy and an indescribable excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Shun clutched his shoulder and gazed at the upright figure on the platform, his heart trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ve fought Gao Sheng before, and I know how strong he is. I never imagined he’d be defeated so completely, and so fast!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Shun and Liu Nianbo had both been defeated by Gao Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now, with this contrast, did the disciples of the Zhou Institute truly understand how formidable Chen Qing was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In stark contrast to the Zhou Institute’s excitement, the Songfeng Martial Arts Hall’s side was deathly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smiles on the faces of disciples like Zhu Lian’Er had long since frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the figure twitching on the platform like a heap of sludge, many of them began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! Senior Brother Gao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master! Master! Senior Brother Gao is...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brief, deathly silence was broken. The Songfeng disciples rushed onto the platform, scrambling to lift Gao Sheng, and hurried toward the infirmary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent! Just excellent! Quite the Zhou Institute! And quite the Chen Qing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smile on Shi Wenshan’s face had long since vanished without a trace, his eyes coldly staring at Chen Qing on the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This isn’t just about crippling one of my disciples. He’s stomped all over my, Shi Wenshan’s, honor.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But I can’t lash out now. If I jump in and start making accusations, I’ll only humiliate myself.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Chen Qing could just spout some nonsense like, \"I can’t perfectly control my Power,\" or \"I was just using my full strength to defend myself,\" and shut down any accusations.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I want to regain my honor, we have to win it back.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yaohui, don’t hold back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Wenshan said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Yaohui slowly walked out from among the Songfeng disciples and onto the platform. \"Qu Yaohui of the Songfeng Martial Arts Hall. I ask for your guidance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An uproar swept through the crowd around the General Selection Platform!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Qing looked over. He was not unfamiliar with the name Qu Yaohui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true number two expert of the Songfeng Martial Arts Hall, Shi Wenshan’s most senior disciple!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already a Transmutation Force expert, and his foundation was solid and his Power was seasoned, far surpassing an ordinary newcomer to the Transmutation Force realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the true Stabilizing Needle of the Songfeng Martial Arts Hall, and also the disciple Shi Wenshan valued the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Yaohui’s figure was not tall, even a bit lean and wiry. He wore simple gray attire, looking completely unremarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was plain, even a bit dull. But his eyes, as they opened and closed, held a profound, hidden light, as steady as a deep pool. His gait seemed ordinary, yet his steps were silent. Each step landed with a measured precision, carrying a strange rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura wasn’t flashy or ostentatious. Instead, it possessed a profound, restrained weight, like a reef polished perfectly smooth by the ages. It lay hidden beneath a calm sea, yet held the power to shatter a great ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air instantly froze!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire venue once again fell into a deathly silence, but this time, the atmosphere was even more oppressive and heavy, like the prelude to a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A duel between Transmutation Force experts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The experts who had been uninterested before now all sat up straight, their gazes focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Songfeng Martial Arts Hall had been forced into a corner and was now baring its fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Yaohui was in no way comparable to Gao Sheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Qing’s previously displayed strength was certainly astonishing, but facing this hidden Transmutation Force expert, who would emerge victorious was still unknown!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Liang’s brows knitted into a knot. He had just given Chen Qing a meaningful look, but he didn’t know if the latter had seen it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t stop it. Stopping the duel now would be detrimental to Chen Qing’s mental state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Ze said in a low voice, \"Brother Zhou, this is going to be difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Qing had only recently broken through to the Transmutation Force realm; he was likely no match for Qu Yaohui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just Liu Ze who thought this way; many of the experts present held the same opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Wenshan sneered, \"You’ve only just broken through to Transmutation Force. Let’s see how skilled you really are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Qing watched Qu Yaohui approach with steady steps, his eyes as calm as still water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, calming the slightly agitated qi and blood from his earlier thunderous strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly assumed the opening stance of Long Arm Fist: Spiritual Ape Asks the Way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Yaohui stepped onto the platform, stopping about ten yards opposite Chen Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t assume any fancy stance, merely sinking his waist slightly, bending his knees, and letting his hands hang naturally at his sides. His aura was terrifyingly calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without another word, their gazes met in mid-air, and their invisible auras clashed with a roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Yaohui’s movement lacked Gao Sheng’s savage burst, but it was lightning-fast. One moment he was ten yards away; the next, a hand with thick, heavily calloused knuckles was silently pressing toward Chen Qing’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no sound of tearing air, no whistling wind, only a cold, sinister Dark Force, condensed to the extreme, that pierced through everything. Like a venomous snake striking, it aimed straight for the internal organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountain-Breaking Hand! Yin Snake Bone Piercing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fast! Vicious! Precise! Insidious and cunning to the extreme!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His first move was a killing blow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Qing’s brow furrowed slightly. His opponent’s speed and timing far surpassed any expert he had encountered before. That silent yet fatally penetrating Palm Force made him feel a sense of danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, the muscles in Chen Qing’s right arm tensed like twisted steel cables. His forearm flicked upward like a Spiritual Snake, his five fingers forming an iron chisel. Wielding a Spiral Force that was both hard and soft, he struck second but arrived first, aiming with absolute precision for the Shenmen Acupoint on Qu Yaohui’s wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Arm Fist! Reverse Arm Whip Hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Point against point! Attack as defense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TSSS!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft hiss sounded the instant his fingertip touched the skin of Qu Yaohui’s wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Yaohui’s wrist slipped bizarrely as if it were oiled, and most of Chen Qing’s concentrated Spiral Force was deflected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Qu Yaohui’s palm, which was aiming for Chen Qing’s chest, was also knocked off course by an inch as Chen Qing slightly turned his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PFFT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although most of the Palm Power was deflected, some Dark Force still penetrated his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Qing’s figure slid back half a step, the qi and blood in his chest churning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, at the spot on Qu Yaohui’s wrist where Chen Qing’s fingertip had struck, the sleeve silently disintegrated to reveal the skin beneath. A small red dot appeared, the surrounding muscles slightly indented. It was clear he had also suffered a subtle blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of surprise flashed through his eyes. ’He’s fast,’ he thought. ’I didn’t expect him to react so quickly, deflect so cleverly, and counter so fiercely.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, the first exchange was over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, the layman watches the excitement, while the expert sees the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the Transmutation Force experts watching were secretly amazed. ’Chen Qing’s mastery of Transmutation Force is so fluid and effortless.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire audience held their breath. This was a true duel between Transmutation Force masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no earth-shattering momentum, only the perilous life-and-death struggle where one hears thunder in the silence. Every contact was a brush with death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>",1393,"2026-06-06T02:36:34.026Z",1,"novelbin.me","3b10ab666d7eacb7f6d76841a8c2d549fc45add3133e61041251df6f49ed3f37","lying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-a-saint-chapter-79","lying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-a-saint-chapter-26",327,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flying-low-in-the-martial-world-to-become-a-saint-cover.jpg"]