Chapter 276: Ten Thousand Thunder Fate-Command, Subduing Dragons and Taming Tigers

"Li Fei of Wu'an University, winner!"

The referee announced the result in a loud voice.

Li Fei cupped his hands in a salute to Ning Xing, then walked off the competition stage amidst the applause of the entire arena.

In this first Martial Arts Exchange Tournament, not a single student from any university made it into the top four.

Wang Fengqing and Yuwen Donghao had both just broken through to the Dao Foundation stage at that time and had not yet integrated a second implant, so their strength was not much greater than that of a Qi-Transformation stage martial artist.

In this tournament, one of these two stopped at the round of 16, and the other at the round of 8; their overall performance was not even as good as the previous session.

Fortunately, there was still Li Fei, who preserved the dignity of all the universities!

Under the circumstances where the three Daoist sects and Pudu Temple had all dispatched their "strongest lineups," the fact that a university student could enter the top four was already a very good result.

Aside from Li Tianyu, who knew Li Fei's true combat power, no one expected him to go any further.

"I'm sorry, Senior Brother, I lost."

Ning Xing walked back to the spectator stand, went to Ning Chuan's side, and apologized with his head lowered in shame.

"Have you thought about why you lost?"

Ning Chuan asked.

Ning Xing kept his head down: "I was still too careless; I wasn't vigilant against the opponent's clone at all times."

"No."

Ning Chuan shook his head. "Whether it's a clone or the real body, as long as you can ensure you reveal no flaws, no matter how the 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 you exhausted your Dao strength."

Ning Xing was startled. He carefully recalled the process just now and nodded.

He had been about to "change breath" at the time, but upon seeing Li Fei's clone enter the formation, he had subconsciously gone to eliminate the clone, failing to properly defend himself.

If he had waited until the "breath change" was complete before acting, even if he hadn't realized that was Li Fei's real body, he wouldn't have been defeated in a single move by Li Fei's surprise attack, and there would still have been a possibility of a comeback.

"The tenet of combat is always to use strength to strike weakness, to exhaust every means to use your own strong points to attack the opponent's weak points! To exhaust every means to cover up your own weaknesses."

Ning Chuan said indifferently, "No matter what kind of tactics, no matter how complex the changes, they all remain the same in essence."

He had not told Ning Xing such principles before he went on stage.

Because when people teach people, it is hard to teach.

When events teach people, once is enough.

Ning Xing nodded solemnly: "Senior Brother, I understand!"

"Next match, Ming Cheng of Pudu Temple versus Ning Chuan of Daluo Sect!"

After a simple treatment of the venue, the next match could begin.

Hearing this voice, 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 calm expression.

He was the one ranked third in combat power among the eight peerless prodigies on the surface.

But he never felt that combat was a simple comparison of numbers.

Being in the same division as Ming Qi of Pudu Temple, he was not worried, but rather quite happy.

Being able to spar with more strong opponents—this was very good!

Soon, Ning Chuan walked onto the competition stage holding a long sword.

A hundred meters away, a young monk wearing a white monk robe with one hand held upright in front of his chest stood there.

Ming Cheng of Pudu Temple, the contemporary Buddha-son!

"I will use you to weigh Ming Qi's strength and test my sword for tomorrow's battle."

Ning Chuan thought to himself.

"Begin!"

The referee on the sidelines shouted loudly.

Ning Chuan did not say anything like letting the opponent have thirty moves first, as Gan Jingcheng had done.

To him, combat was combat; it had nothing to do with age, gender, or background.

There was only victory, or defeat.

Ning Chuan stepped forward and was the first to strike.

A bolt of lightning wrapped around his body, making him seem to transform into actual lightning, tearing through the air and crossing the hundred-meter distance in an instant!

"So fast."

On the spectator stand, Li Fei did not leave immediately after his match like he had the previous days, but stayed to watch the situation of the other opponents.

Seeing the speed Ning Chuan displayed at this moment, he couldn't help but be startled.

This speed was even faster than when he used the Jin Gang Seal·Great Peng!

On the competition stage, Ming Cheng pressed his palms together, and a bright golden light enveloped his entire body.

Jin Gang Strength!

Back on Tiefeng Mountain, after Li Fei broke through to the mid-stage of Qi-Transformation and cultivated Jin Gang Strength, Xu Jing had once said to him: If you are willing to become a monk, you can go to Pudu Temple to be a Buddha-son.

Because the strongest inheritances of Pudu Temple all require the cultivation of Jin Gang Strength first!

The two Buddha-sons of Pudu Temple who came to participate in the tournament today both cultivated Jin Gang Strength, which was also the reason Li Fei stayed to continue watching the matches.

Besides learning more about his future opponents, he also wanted to see how the two Buddha-sons of Pudu Temple utilized Jin Gang Strength.

Clang—

Ning Chuan's long sword pierced into Ming Cheng's joined palms.

It was not that he had deliberately pierced this spot, but rather that when his sword tip struck, Ming Cheng had just completed the action of joining his palms, and his palms had just happened to clamp the sword tip.

Ning Chuan's lightning-like sword strike stopped right there, unable to advance any further.

Dazzling electric light erupted from the sword body, and the current transformed into hundreds of silver snakes, instantly crawling all over Ming Cheng's body!

Zzzzz—

The sound of electric current striking metal rang out. Ming Cheng's golden body still shone, and streams of golden light surged from within his body, condensing in the blink of an eye into a golden tiger over a person's height.

Jin Gang Seal·Subduing the Tiger!

The golden tiger opened its giant mouth and tore toward Ning Chuan.

Ning Chuan stepped back and pointed his sword at the pouncing tiger.

The ground beneath the tiger's feet suddenly exploded, sounding like a thunderclap.

This explosion was different from any other in previous battles; there was no dust flying, no dust filling the sky—only electric light exploded.

All the dust and gravel were decomposed into finer substances the moment they exploded.

This was the Thunder of Earth, breaking all solid substances!

The golden tiger was blasted into the air.

Ning Chuan swung his long sword rapidly, but no strength was unleashed.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Sparks constantly erupted from Ming Cheng's golden body. He was surrounded by wild winds, and a series of explosions appeared.

Ming Cheng exerted force with his feet and instantly disappeared from where he stood.

But sparks still constantly erupted from his body, and the sound of thunder was incessant!

No matter what kind of movement technique he used, no matter how fast his speed was, he could not shake off the invisible attacks coming from all directions.

This was the Thunder of Wind, formless and substanceless; it hits its target every time!

"What a 【Ten Thousand Thunder Fate-Command】."

On the spectator stand, Gan Jingcheng exclaimed in admiration.

【Ten Thousand Thunder Fate-Command】 was a thunder-attribute martial arts foundation, and also the most top-tier martial arts foundation.

In this world, the thunder-attribute Dao Foundation of the Daluo Sect was the strongest, and among the thunder-attribute Dao Foundations of the Daluo Sect, the strongest was 【Ten Thousand Thunder Fate-Command】, without exception!

As a peerless prodigy of the Daluo Sect, the Dao Foundation Ning Chuan cultivated was 【Ten Thousand Thunder Fate-Command】, which no one in the Daluo Sect had managed to cultivate for nearly a hundred years.

After dodging for a while, Ming Cheng found that he could not avoid the Thunder of Wind, so he simply charged toward Ning Chuan while enduring the attacks of the Thunder of Wind, simultaneously controlling that golden tiger to rush toward Ning Chuan as well.

Ning Chuan was surrounded by electric light; while using the Thunder of Earth to constantly obstruct that golden tiger, he actively met Ming Cheng.

After the two met, Ning Chuan used an even faster movement technique to constantly circle Ming Cheng and strike with his sword, his long sword piercing Ming Cheng's "golden body" time and time again.

Combined with the constant harassment of the Thunder of Wind, Ming Cheng's "golden body" was soon broken, and his left shoulder was pierced.

He tried to use his muscles and strength to lock Ning Chuan's sword tip, while simultaneously reaching out to grab the sword body.

A ball of flame suddenly erupted from Ning Chuan's sword body, and then exploded with a boom.

It was still the sound of thunder; the Jin Gang Strength Ming Cheng used to lock the sword tip instantly disintegrated!

This was the Thunder of Fire, specializing in breaking all strength and energy!

Ming Cheng's left shoulder was a bloody mess, but his expression remained unchanged, showing not a hint of pain as his hands rapidly completed a seal.

That golden tiger dozens of meters away suddenly disintegrated, transforming into hundreds of golden streams of light that instantly crossed the distance of dozens of meters, reassembling into a brand-new tiger behind Ning Chuan, pouncing toward him!

Roar—

The tiger's roar resounded throughout the arena.

Golden flames surged from the tiger's mouth, enveloping Ning Chuan.

Infinite light bloomed within these flames, making them burn even more fiercely.

Dao Strength—【Infinite Brightness Fire】!

As the contemporary Buddha-son, Ming Cheng also cultivated the "Eight Sections of Jin Gang," and specifically specialized in the "Red-Sound Fire Jin Gang Method."

Golden flames wrapped around Ning Chuan; the next second, waves surged from the flames, followed by the surging of the sea, completely extinguishing the flames!

These waves contained infinite electric light; it seemed as if every drop of water was liquid thunder.

It was filled with vitality, yet also filled with an aura of destruction.

This was the Thunder of Water, vast and boundless, capable of filling infinite space!

Infinite brightness and flames were broken by equally infinite waves and thunder.

The Dao Strength was broken head-on, and Ming Cheng's mind was shaken.

Ning Chuan seized the opportunity and thrust his sword out, flames appearing on the sword body once again.

The Thunder of Fire exploded, breaking Ming Cheng's protective Jin Gang Strength, and finally, the sword tip stopped at Ming Cheng's neck.

"Ning Chuan of Daluo Sect, winner!"

The referee on the sidelines announced the result in a loud voice.

Ning Chuan withdrew his sword and turned to leave decisively.

A few seconds later, enthusiastic applause finally erupted throughout the arena.

Four implants against two implants; people had originally thought that even if Ning Chuan could win, it should have taken some effort.

They didn't expect that from the beginning to the end of the battle, the total time taken was less than a minute!

On the spectator stand, Li Fei was lost in thought.

He also knew the move Jin Gang Seal·Subduing the Tiger, but he couldn't do what Ming Cheng had just done—suddenly decompose the strength, then cross dozens of meters, and then instantly reassemble it.

And he could even use Dao Strength through this.

"It seems the Dao Foundation he cultivates is 【Subduing Tiger Jin Gang】."

Li Fei had a guess in his heart.

【Subduing Tiger Jin Gang】 was a top-tier Dao Foundation based on Jin Gang Strength; the move Jin Gang Seal·Subduing the Tiger was actually created on the basis of this Dao Foundation.

The golden tiger Ming Cheng unleashed was quite powerful, and even more capable of taking hits than he himself was!

That was why Ning Chuan never thought about entangling with this tiger from beginning to end, always trying to find ways to "isolate" it.

Later, facing the 【Infinite Brightness Fire】 Ming Cheng unleashed, he also didn't use Dao Strength to deal with it, simply resolving it with strength and techniques.

"This person might not necessarily lack a chance of winning against Ming Qi."

Li Fei thought to himself.

"Next match, Ming Qi of Pudu Temple versus Liao Xin of Yuhua Sect!"

At the same time, the staff called out the matchup list for the last match of the morning.

As a Dao Foundation stage powerhouse who had also integrated five types of implants, Ming Qi of Pudu Temple was also a hot favorite to win this tournament!

This Buddha-son walked down the steps with a calm expression, exchanged salutes with his junior brother who had just lost the match, and then walked into the competition stage.

Ming Qi's brows and eyes were very clean, giving people the feeling that his body and mind were like glaze, without the slightest impurity.

As long as one saw him, one would feel that this was a very simple, very pure person.

Liao Xin of Yuhua Sect had sword-like brows and star-like eyes, and was very handsome.

In terms of looks, he was definitely the most "striking" among the eight peerless prodigies!

When they saw him go on stage, many girls in the audience let out a "wow," instantly becoming his "fans."

"Will Senior Brother Ming Qi let me have thirty moves like Senior Brother Gan did?"

After going on stage, Liao Xin asked with a smile.

Ming Qi was older than him and had a higher cultivation base, so it seemed it wouldn't hurt to let him have a few moves.

"Amitabha, this poor monk will go all out."

Ming Qi joined his palms and said frankly.

Liao Xin showed a look of regret: "Alright, Senior Brother, please."

As the referee announced the start of the match, bright golden light also bloomed from Ming Qi's body.

He also cultivated Jin Gang Strength!

Countless golden lights rushed out from his body, heading straight for the sky.

Soon, these golden lights condensed in the air into a golden dragon over ten meters long!

"Wow—"

The entire arena let out gasps of surprise; many people were dumbfounded.

Compared to the tiger Ming Cheng had condensed just now, this golden dragon flying in the sky seemed even more shocking!

"Is it 【Subduing Dragon Jin Gang】?"

Li Fei looked up at the golden dragon in the sky, lost in thought.

There were two top-tier Dao Foundations related to Jin Gang Strength inherited by Pudu Temple: one was 【Subduing Tiger Jin Gang】, and the other was 【Subduing Dragon Jin Gang】.

Roar—

The high-pitched dragon roar spread throughout the entire Tianqu University!

The golden dragon swooped down from the sky, diving toward Liao Xin below.

Liao Xin held his saber with both hands, showing a solemn expression.

Among the three Daoist sects, the Daluo Sect and the Shangqing Sect mainly cultivated sword techniques, while only the Yuhua Sect mainly cultivated saber techniques.

Liao Xin swung his saber to slash at the sky; a cyan saber aura bloomed, instantly transforming into a giant blade that collided with the diving golden dragon.

At the moment the strengths collided, Liao Xin felt as if he were in the middle of a vast ocean.

Lightning flashed and thunder rolled, with wild winds and torrential rain.

The waves on the sea were surging, and a huge vortex was forming.

Liao Xin was right in the center of this vortex, completely unable to struggle, and was sucked in by the huge suction force in one go!

No matter how desperately he struggled, he sank deeper and deeper, constantly sinking to the bottom of the sea.

In a trance, he saw a "lantern" the size of a small hill in the depths of the seabed.

That was an eye!

Then came the second eye.

Immediately afterward, a behemoth rushed out from the dark waters—a dragon!

The giant dragon opened its mouth and swallowed Liao Xin in one bite.

Dao Strength—【Deep Sea Hidden Dragon】!

"Ah—"

Liao Xin's mind almost collapsed.

By the time he came to his senses, the saber aura he had unleashed had already been crushed by the golden dragon in the air, and then he himself was also smashed into the mud by the golden dragon.

Boom!!!!

Dust flew.

When the dust settled, a huge deep pit appeared on the ground, and Liao Xin lay at the bottom of the pit, motionless.

After a long while, the referee on the sidelines announced:

"Ming Qi of Pudu Temple, winner!"

One move, he only used one move to achieve victory!

Taking a break for the holiday, only one chapter today.

Wishing everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival~

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