Chapter 79

In the field!

Chi Chi Hanfei and Meng Yuan looked at each other.

A smile hung on Chi Chi Hanfei's face: "Lin Lin Shidi Meng, I didn't expect us to be in the same group; it's really a pity."

Meng Yuan looked at Chi Chi Hanfei and remained silent.

"The three-month grand competition of the eight major martial halls, the top fifty rankings are very important to the major martial halls. The higher the ranking, the more resources the martial hall receives."

Chi Chi Hanfei looked at Meng Yuan. He was confident that Meng Yuan was not his opponent; Clear Wind Palm could not be compared with Mantis Fist.

Disciples of other martial halls had a sense of superiority when facing Mantis Martial Hall.

The purpose of saying this was to hope that Meng Yuan would know when to advance or retreat, rather than fighting to the death with him here, and instead preserve his strength to strive for a top-fifty ranking in the loser's group.

The assessment of the eight major martial halls was a point system.

The fiftieth place was 1 point, the forty-ninth place was 2 points, and so on.

Finally, the ranking was determined based on the rankings of the students of the major martial halls in the top fifty.

With Meng Yuan's strength, as long as he wasn't injured, the top twenty was secure.

Meng Yuan understood the meaning of Chi Chi Hanfei's words and smiled: "Lin Lin Shixiong Chi is right, so is Lin Lin Shixiong Chi going to admit defeat?"

Hearing Meng Yuan's words, Chi Chi Hanfei's face instantly turned cold. He didn't expect Meng Yuan to be so ignorant of what was good for him. Could it be that he still thought he could be his opponent with Mantis Fist?

Feeling Chi Chi Hanfei's dissatisfaction, Meng Yuan's eyes revealed a sense of tenacity.

Admitting defeat? Non-existent.

As a student of Mantis Martial Hall, he knew that other martial halls had always looked down on them. Chi Chi Hanfei's high-and-mighty attitude when speaking was also a microcosm of the attitude of students from other martial halls.

But today, he was going to prove to the people of other martial halls that the students of Mantis Martial Hall were no worse than the students of other martial halls.

Following the referee's order, Chi Chi Hanfei took the initiative to attack, his body flashing as he performed the Clear Wind Palm. Since Meng Yuan was ignorant of what was good for him, he would quickly defeat Meng Yuan.

Because there was still a fierce battle behind, the longer the time dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be.

Chi Chi Hanfei's palms were like a clear breeze brushing against willow branches, carrying bursts of wind as they attacked Meng Yuan. The proficient-level Clear Wind Palm had extraordinary power.

Facing Chi Chi Hanfei's offensive, Meng Yuan did not panic. He took a deep breath, his body flashing flexibly, surprisingly like an agile mantis, cleverly avoiding the palms falling from Chi Chi Hanfei, and then his fists were like two sharp blades, quickly stabbing at Chi Chi Hanfei's vital parts.

The flexibility of Mantis Fist was brought to the extreme by Meng Yuan.

Feeling Meng Yuan's speed, Chi Chi Hanfei was also shocked in his heart, but he wasn't worried. He attacked with his palms again, bursts of wind blowing, and there were palm shadows all around.

Facing Chi Chi Hanfei's continuous offensive, palm after palm, Meng Yuan's body was extremely flexible, surprisingly weaving through the palm shadows without being affected at all. On the contrary, every punch he threw made Chi Chi Hanfei have to change his moves to defend.

In just over ten breaths of exchange, Chi Chi Hanfei was actually forced to retreat continuously. This scene caused the first uproar at the scene.

Both had seven acupoints opened, yet it was Meng Yuan of Mantis Martial Hall who had the upper hand!

Qihe's gaze looked toward the vice hall master of Mantis Martial Hall, who responded with a smile.

"Mantis Fist reached minor success; I didn't expect Mantis Martial Hall to hide such a hand."

By now, how could Qihe not see that this Meng Yuan's Mantis Fist had reached minor success.

Although the power of Mantis Fist was at the bottom of the eight major martial halls, that referred to the same stage. Mantis Fist at minor success had power and flexibility far exceeding Clear Wind Palm.

In the field, Meng Yuan, after Chi Chi Hanfei's continuous palms, seized the gap and finally stopped dodging. His body surged, the power of minor success Mantis Fist fully erupted, and his fists were like sickles, smashing heavily into Chi Chi Hanfei's chest.

Chi Chi Hanfei widened his eyes, full of disbelief, his body flying out several zhang like a kite with a broken string, smashing heavily onto the ground.

The whole field was instantly silent, and everyone was shocked by this scene.

A moment later, Mantis Martial Hall erupted in thunderous cheers.

"Lin Lin Shixiong Meng is mighty!"

"Lin Lin Shixiong Meng is domineering!"

The students of Mantis Martial Hall were now feeling proud and elated. On the contrary, the students of Clear Qing Qing Feng Wuguan had their eyes wide open, still unable to accept reality.

Both had seven acupoints opened, yet Lin Lin Shixiong Chi was defeated!

"Meng Yuan's Mantis Fist reached minor success; Chi Chi Hanfei didn't lose unjustly."

Chen Chen Chunfeng shook his head. The power of Mantis Fist was not as good as Clear Wind Palm, but that referred to the same proficiency and realm. Mantis Fist at minor success had greatly improved flexibility and power. It would only surprise him if Chi Chi Hanfei could win.

Meng Yuan's victory, except for Clear Qing Qing Feng Wuguan, made the eyes of students from other martial halls become heated.

Although Meng Yuan couldn't be counted as a dark horse, Meng Yuan's victory had already proven one thing: this competition would be very exciting.

Who could guarantee that other martial halls didn't have disciples whose martial arts had also reached minor success?

"Lin Lin Shidi is truly amazing!"

Fu Fu Jingya praised Lin Chen. She felt that Lin Chen would guess correctly because he was dissatisfied with Clear Qing Qing Feng Wuguan, not because he truly saw that Meng Yuan's strength was stronger.

Lin Chen smiled and didn't explain. He felt Meng Yuan would win not because of his disgust for Clear Qing Qing Feng Wuguan. Firstly, the expression of the vice hall master of Mantis Martial Hall made him feel that Mantis Martial Hall should have a backup plan.

At that time, he suspected that this Meng Yuan was very likely to have reached minor success in Mantis Fist.

Heroes in the world are like crucian carp crossing the river.

There was no reason why only he could cultivate the Water Cloud Palm to minor success. The world didn't revolve around him alone.

After praising Lin Chen, Fu Fu Jingya showed a look of worry: "Meng Yuan's Mantis Fist reached minor success; Xiao Xiao Shimei Gu is likely in danger."

At this moment, only Gu Gu Qingqing and Meng Yuan remained in Group Yi. After defeating Chi Chi Hanfei, Meng Yuan's cheers for victory were very high.

Most importantly, because Chi Chi Hanfei was careless, he didn't bring too much trouble to Meng Yuan, and Meng Yuan's strength was not weakened.

The battle of the last match also went as everyone expected, without any accidents, and finally, Meng Yuan won.

Gu Gu Qingqing had already given her all, but unfortunately, Meng Yuan's body was too flexible, truly like a mantis, and his fists were as sharp as sickles between jumps.

Unlike Chi Chi Hanfei, who was knocked away and defeated somewhat miserably.

When Meng Yuan and Gu Gu Qingqing fought, at the last moment, he withdrew his fists. The fists that should have smashed into Gu Gu Qingqing's lower body were finally changed to pushing, only pushing Gu Gu Qingqing to stagger back a few steps.

Gu Gu Qingqing's pretty face flushed slightly. She knew Meng Yuan had shown mercy.

"You won."

Gu Gu Qingqing was very straightforward. Although the competition rules stated that one could continue fighting as long as one didn't fall, she didn't have such thick skin.

"Thank you, Jiang Jiang Shijie Gu, for yielding."

Meng Yuan clasped his fists, his expression a bit embarrassed. He rarely dealt with women, and just now he had acted subconsciously. Only after the attack did he realize something was wrong; his punch was too obscene. Fortunately, the minor success of Mantis Fist allowed him to change his moves quickly.

"Winning is winning; there is no yielding. You are very powerful. If there is an opportunity, we can spar more."

Leaving this sentence, Gu Qingqing walked toward Still Water Martial Hall. Meng Yuan stayed where he was, scratching his head; he didn't quite understand what this Senior Sister Gu meant.

Spar?

"Haha, not bad."

Meng Yuan returned to Mantis Martial Hall, and the vice hall master of Mantis Martial Hall was laughing from ear to ear. This time, let's see who dares to look down on their Mantis Martial Hall.

Most importantly, this kid Meng Yuan performed well. It seemed that the female disciple of Still Water Martial Hall had a good impression of Meng Yuan.

Mantis Martial Hall had always been looked down upon by other martial halls. If this kid Meng Yuan could capture Gu Gu Qingqing's heart, it would also be a glory for their martial hall.

The seven martial halls had always had a private competition: whichever martial hall's disciple could capture the hearts of more female disciples from Still Water Martial Hall represented that the martial hall was more powerful.

"Hall Kong Kong Guanzhu, this disciple has disgraced the martial hall." Gu Gu Qingqing walked back to the queue with a look of shame on her face.

"Meng Yuan's Mantis Fist reached minor success; you didn't lose unjustly. This is just the first competition; there will be a second one in three months."

"Please rest assured, Hall Kong Kong Guanzhu, this disciple will definitely practice martial arts diligently after returning this time, striving to win back in the next competition."

"Hmm."

Kong Kong Yinglei nodded, and at this moment, the referee of the Martial Administration Office also announced the winner of Group Yi, Meng Yuan. Next was Group Bing.

"Hall Kong Kong Guanzhu, Instructor Shen, this disciple is going up." Seeing the referee announce the start of Group Bing, Lin Chen was also preparing to go up.

"Just perform normally." Kong Kong Yinglei nodded and instructed.

"Lin Lin Shidi, senior sister believes you can win." Fu Fu Jingya clenched her fists to cheer for Lin Chen.

"Senior Lin Lin Shidi, you can do it."

Li Xue and other female disciples also cheered for Lin Chen. Lin Chen smiled slightly, and when he turned to look at the center of the martial arts arena, the students from the other seven martial halls had also walked onto the field.

"With the blessings of all senior sisters and junior sisters, this junior brother will give it his all."

When Lin Chen stepped onto the center of the martial arts arena, he attracted the attention of the entire field, not because other martial halls knew Lin Chen's background, but only because Lin Chen was the only male disciple of Still Water Martial Hall, naturally attracting attention.

Stepping into the center of the martial arts arena, Lin Chen scanned the seven opponents in the same group and also saw the hostility of the Clear Qing Qing Feng Wuguan disciple toward him.

Hmm?

He didn't seem to know this person, so where did this hostility come from?

Could it be that the students of Clear Wind Martial Hall felt that he had joined Still Water Martial Hall and treated him as a traitor?

Are they sick?

From beginning to end, except for learning the Clear Wind Palm of Clear Qing Qing Feng Wuguan, he hadn't taken a single point of resources from Clear Qing Qing Feng Wuguan.

Even for the Acupoint-Opening Pill, when Clear Qing Qing Feng Wuguan didn't accept him back then, with the Master's wife's face, other martial halls would have wanted him.

(End of chapter)