Chapter 144: He Actually Won!

"I see you are struggling a bit; I advise you to use all the strength you've got!"

"Or, unleash your strongest strike, and we shall decide the victor."

Cui Jinjia clearly sensed that Lu Tianyu's Five-Colored Fist was struggling, while she remained calm and composed.

She wanted to force out Lu Tianyu's ultimate move, then end the battle with a single strike.

Lu Tianyu, however, smiled slightly: "Senior, you are overthinking it; I have only used half of my strength."

"If you have already used eighty percent of your strength, the one who loses next will surely be you!"

He had already pushed the Five Elements energy in his Middle Dantian to the limit, clearly feeling he could not beat Cui Jinjia.

Cui Jinjia's fist, driven purely by metal-attribute Spiritual Energy, was more durable than his Gang Qi Fist.

Gang Qi is relatively rigid, while the Spiritual Energy fist is comparatively soft, yet it can dissipate force; in a prolonged fight, Gang Qi is bound to be at a disadvantage.

Unless his Gang Qi Fist could achieve a crushing blow against Cui Jinjia's Spiritual Energy fist.

Clearly, he could not yet achieve that.

The time he had spent opening his Middle Dantian was still short; he was only at the Vein Condensation stage of a Qi Refiner.

However, once Lu Tianyu integrated Spiritual Power, it was different.

Spiritual Power not only provided a multiplicative boost to the Gang Qi, but also made the Gang Qi soft yet firm, imbuing it with vitality.

Cui Jinjia, however, did not believe him: "Stop bragging!"

"If you don't use your ultimate move, you will surely lose! Take this!"

Hum!

The aura on her body suddenly rose a notch, as she unleashed ninety percent of her metal-attribute Spiritual Energy.

A clanging sound erupted from her fist, and wisps of metal-attribute Spiritual Energy overflowed; wherever they passed, the space was sliced into pitch-black cracks.

"Well come!"

The aura on Lu Tianyu's body also changed abruptly: "Senior, you must be careful next!"

A dragon's roar sounded from the Five-Colored Fist, and an inexplicable, strange power condensed on his fist as he threw a punch.

Clearly, the aura on his fist had surged by more than five times.

The crowd exclaimed in unison: "They are going for real now!"

"The outcome is about to be decided; I bet on that woman! Although the man's aura is strong, it lacks that sharp and overbearing momentum; the man will definitely lose."

"I think so too; this woman's fist is truly formidable. Whoever marries such a woman is in for big trouble; if they don't serve her well, they'll be beaten up directly with her fists, hahaha!"

Dongfang Shu and Qing Yuan, who were watching from the side, both widened their eyes: "This is Martial Intent!"

"To think Young Master grasped it so quickly; it's truly unbelievable!"

They thought Lu Tianyu had already used his full strength and was likely going to lose.

But then, the inexplicable aura on Lu Tianyu made them feel danger.

It was a special aura that was soft yet firm, containing a sense of being invincible and unbreakable.

They felt that Lu Tianyu was likely going to win.

"Young Master Lu will surely win!" A refined and ethereal woman stared at the two fighting in the air, her beautiful eyes shimmering like autumn water.

This woman was none other than Yue Lingruo, whom Lu Tianyu had bought back with Spirit Stones.

Beside her, Guo Zhuying, whose white clothes were as pure as snow, was somewhat unable to understand.

She did not know what move Lu Tianyu had used, but she subconsciously believed that Lu Tianyu definitely could not lose.

The outcome was indeed so.

Cui Jinjia felt the change in Lu Tianyu's aura and was also greatly shocked.

She, who had always held victory in her grasp, could finally no longer remain calm.

With no time to think, she directly increased the power on her fist to ten percent, meeting the fist Lu Tianyu had thrown.

Bang!

A loud noise!

A golden light streaked across the sky, flying about five miles before stopping.

The person who flew out was naturally Cui Jinjia; she felt a massive force, soft yet firm, strike from Lu Tianyu's fist.

Subsequently, her body flew backward.

At the same time, a cracking sound came from her fist.

Looking down, the skin on her fist was broken, revealing ghastly white bone, and cracks had actually appeared on all five finger bones.

"This kid's fist actually has follow-through; it shattered my Spiritual Energy and even injured me. It's truly incredible!"

"What kind of power was that exactly?"

Cui Jinjia frowned, her face full of horror.

She truly could not imagine what that power was just now, to be able to easily repel her, leaving her completely unable to resist!

Those who had guessed Cui Jinjia would win were suddenly silenced, staring blankly at the motionless Lu Tianyu: "He, he actually won; how is this possible!"

"It's simply incomprehensible; what on earth is going on?"

No matter how they thought about it, they could not understand why the loser was the golden-armored woman.

Swish!

Lu Tianyu seized the opportunity to chase after her, cupping his hands toward Cui Jinjia: "I'm sorry, Senior; I just learned this power and am not yet familiar with it, so I injured you!"

He presented a Purple Medicine Bottle with both hands: "Senior, please use this medicine!"

Cui Jinjia snorted: "I don't need to use yours."

She took medicine from her Storage Ring to apply it, saying unhappily: "You mean you just learned this and aren't familiar with it yet? Then once you are familiar with it, wouldn't you be able to crush me easily?"

"You kid are quite good at putting on airs, better than anyone else."

"Rest assured, I will not go back on my word; I have lost."

She was thoroughly convinced by the contest just now.

The power in Lu Tianyu's fist just now was truly too bizarre; she simply could not withstand it.

She was not the type of person who would refuse to admit defeat.

Lu Tianyu was slightly stunned, then smiled: "Senior, you haven't lost yet; our match has not ended."

"We only compared fists; we haven't compared spell attacks yet. Only after we finish our spell contest can there be a result."

After all, Cui Jinjia was his senior; since he had injured her, he couldn't help but give her some face.

Besides, he truly hadn't had his fill of fighting yet.

It was his first time using the power of Gang Qi and Spiritual Energy fused together, and he was not yet very skilled at it.

If he fought Cui Jinjia for another few hundred or thousand rounds, he would be able to get the hang of it.

After all, opportunities to spar with a Great Vehicle Stage cultivator like this were few and far between, and he wanted to spar a bit more.

Cui Jinjia snorted again: "Are you saying I didn't lose thoroughly enough?"

"I lost, so I lost; I am not reneging on the debt. From now on, I will be your Protector."

"However, you must tell me, what exactly was that power you used just now? I have never seen or heard of it!"

She knew that even if she used spell attacks, she would not gain any advantage.

Before finding a way to break that mysterious power of Lu Tianyu's, no matter what spells she used, it would be useless.

She did not doubt for a moment that her attacks would be easily destroyed by Lu Tianyu.

Just at this moment, Qing Yuan and Dongfang Shu also came over.

"Young Master Lu, I also want to know what kind of power that was." Dongfang Shu was also extremely curious.

Qing Yuan did not speak, but one could read a hint of anticipation in her flashing eyes.

Lu Tianyu rubbed his nose: "This is actually very simple."

"I am a cultivator who practices both Spirit and Martial arts; I simply fused the power of Spiritual Energy and Gang Qi. Other than that, there is nothing strange about it."

As soon as these words were spoken, Qing Yuan and Dongfang Shu both widened their eyes almost simultaneously: "This..."

Dongfang Shu was even more dramatic, actually grabbing Lu Tianyu's arm: "You, what did you say?"