Chapter 474: Exquisite as Jade, Leaning on Clouds in the Sky

Wang Wang Fengqing held a long sword in her hand and walked onto the competition arena.

Before Li Fei appeared, Wang Wang Fengqing was the pride of the Martial Arts University and even the entire younger generation of all universities!

With the appearance of Li Fei, this legendary figure who had broken many records made her seem somewhat eclipsed.

But having broken through to the Dao Foundation realm at 21 and integrated two implants at 22, she remained an undisputed peerless prodigy!

Come to think of it, Wang Wang Fengqing was one of the first few people to witness Li Fei's extraordinary nature.

When she first met Li Fei, it was her grandfather taking her to ask for the Grade 2 superior 【Steel Armor】 implant.

It was on that very day that she witnessed Li Fei successfully absorb the Grade 2 superior 【Steel Armor】 and officially step onto the path of martial arts.

At that time, Wang Wang Fengqing was already a powerhouse at the Dao Foundation realm.

And today, Li Fei had walked ahead of her!

Such a stark contrast would inevitably create a huge sense of disparity, but Wang Wang Fengqing's mindset remained as calm as ever.

No matter what the outside world commented, and no matter how powerful others were, she only focused on her own path.

So when she walked onto the arena, facing Gan Jingcheng, whose cultivation realm was much higher than her own, her mindset was also very calm.

"Begin!"

The referee on the sidelines announced loudly.

Wang Wang Fengqing did not rush to make a move, and neither did Gan Jingcheng.

"I'll call you Junior Sister, you don't mind, right?"

Gan Jingcheng suddenly asked.

Wang Wang Fengqing nodded calmly.

"Junior Sister Wang, I am a few years your senior; winning against you like this would be an unfair victory."

Dozens of meters away, Gan Jingcheng held his sword with one hand, hiding it behind his back in a reverse-carry stance.

He wore a Daoist robe, and if not for that full beard, he would have appeared quite dashing:

"Junior Sister Wang, please feel free to use your techniques. Within thirty moves, I will only defend and not attack."

Whoosh—

Hearing Gan Jingcheng's words, the scene erupted in an uproar.

Although the gap between Wang Wang Fengqing and Gan Jingcheng was not small, they were both at the Dao Foundation realm; to 'concede' thirty moves right from the start—was he that arrogant?

Wang Wang Fengqing's expression did not change upon hearing this; she simply lifted the long sword in her hand in silence, and the aura on her body began to grow continuously.

She was gathering strength on the spot!

After Li Fei obtained 【Ghost Feet】, because 'Ghost Shadow' required borrowing earth energy, his perception of earth energy became more acute; at this moment, he could clearly perceive a continuous stream of earth energy pouring into Wang Wang Fengqing's body.

The Dao Foundation that Wang Wang Fengqing was constructing was named 【Qinghua Qinghua Linglong】, which also belonged to the top-tier martial arts foundations.

The first implant she integrated was the Grade 2 intermediate 【Dust Mountain】, and the second was the Grade 2 superior 【Steel Armor】, which Li Fei also possessed.

【Dust Mountain】 was an earth-attribute implant, and one of the core-level extraordinary abilities Wang Wang Fengqing triggered was named 'Peak Ascent'.

'Peak Ascent' allowed her to continuously absorb earth energy to enhance her physical strength and force!

Yuwen Yuwen Donghao's 'Earth Source' absorbed earth energy for recovery, while Wang Wang Fengqing's 'Peak Ascent' was used for offense.

Since Gan Jingcheng said he would only defend and not attack for the first thirty moves, Wang Wang Fengqing did not stand on ceremony and began gathering strength right where she stood!

Seeing this, the smile on Gan Jingcheng's face remained unchanged, allowing Wang Wang Fengqing to continuously gather strength and bring her aura to its peak.

After gathering strength on the spot for seven or eight seconds, the earth energy Wang Wang Fengqing's body could contain reached its limit, and she stepped forward to charge at Gan Jingcheng.

Swish—

The soil beneath her feet was pressed into a deep footprint; as Wang Wang Fengqing took her first step, her entire skin took on a celadon-jade hue, looking both beautiful and full of power!

Both possessed the Grade 2 superior 【Steel Armor】 and both had 'Tyrant Body', yet the form Wang Wang Fengqing presented was completely different from Li Fei's.

This was not just a difference in individual constitution, but also because Wang Wang Fengqing had integrated the earth energy she absorbed into the 【Steel Armor】, thereby modifying the 'Tyrant Body' to make it even more powerful!

This was a perfect combination of the two extraordinary abilities, 'Peak Ascent' and 'Tyrant Body'.

This left Li Fei, who was in the spectator stands, deep in thought.

Although his strength was greater than Wang Wang Fengqing's, in terms of the development and application of extraordinary abilities, Wang Wang Fengqing was stronger than him; her modified 'Tyrant Body' provided him with much inspiration.

In the blink of an eye, Wang Wang Fengqing covered the distance of dozens of meters and thrust her sword toward Gan Jingcheng's face.

The sword blade was also filled with celadon-jade sword qi.

This was Green Steel Force.

【Qinghua Qinghua Linglong】 was a Dao Foundation cultivated in 'sequence', so after Wang Wang Fengqing integrated 【Steel Body】, her force changed from earth-attribute to metal-attribute.

Clang—

Gan Jingcheng held his sword horizontally across his chest, steadily blocking Wang Wang Fengqing's strike, and was then pushed back by the violent impact.

The next second, his entire person was submerged in a torrent of celadon-jade sword qi!

Wang Wang Fengqing converted all the earth energy she had just absorbed into her body into sword qi and poured it out.

The characteristic of Green Steel Force was the combination of hardness and softness, so the torrent of sword qi Wang Wang Fengqing unleashed at this moment was both fierce and filled with the fluidity and gentleness of water.

Soon, a 'stubborn stone' appeared within the torrent of sword qi, like a pillar in the middle of a river, standing firm under the scouring of countless sword qi!

This 'stubborn stone' was composed of hundreds of azure-blue force streams; these forces constantly flowed, intertwined, merged, and dispersed, rapidly decomposing the incoming sword qi.

A supreme technique of the Shangqing Sect—Boundless Heaven Light-Splitting Sword!

This was a defensive supreme technique specifically used for unloading and neutralizing force; the Shangqing Sect disciple He Rui, whom Yuwen Yuwen Donghao had encountered, had also used this sword technique, forcing Yuwen Yuwen Donghao to use 'Flame Burst' to break through his defense.

At this moment, when used by Gan Jingcheng, it truly embodied the style of a top-tier martial arts legacy!

Usually, when describing good defense, the term used is 'impenetrable', but the defense of the Boundless Heaven Light-Splitting Sword was such that even 'light' could not pass through!

After the torrent of sword qi, Gan Jingcheng stood on the spot, safe and sound.

He did not launch a counterattack and continued to wait for Wang Wang Fengqing to make her move.

Wang Wang Fengqing decisively retreated to open up some distance, then continued to absorb earth energy to gather strength.

Soon, she launched her second attack.

This time, the vast majority of the sword qi was concentrated at a single point, attempting to break the defense through a single spot.

Gan Jingcheng did not block with his sword held horizontally; instead, he met tip with tip, quickly organizing and diverting the sword qi erupting from the opposite side, letting it flow past both sides of his body.

Seeing this, Wang Wang Fengqing immediately changed her move; the long sword in her hand shook, and dozens of celadon-jade sword lights bloomed, attacking Gan Jingcheng from dozens of different angles in an instant!

Gan Jingcheng still wore a faint smile on his face, meeting tip with tip, neutralizing sword light with sword light, and nonchalantly resolving this wave of attacks completely.

Wang Wang Fengqing was not discouraged; she opened up the distance again, gathered strength on the spot, and then launched an attack.

Just like that, she gathered strength and struck time and time again.

Her sword moves were complex and varied, and combined with the celadon-jade Green Steel Force, they were truly beautiful to behold, like a piece of exquisite jade blooming with its luster on the arena, leaving people mesmerized!

But no matter what methods she employed, she could not break through Gan Jingcheng's defense and could only return empty-handed time after time.

"So amazing!"

Many people at the scene showed expressions of amazement.

Everyone knew beforehand that there was a large gap between Wang Wang Fengqing and Gan Jingcheng, but they hadn't expected it to be this large.

Up to this point, Gan Jingcheng hadn't even used any active extraordinary abilities.

Facing such a huge gap, Wang Wang Fengqing's expression remained calm, as if she hadn't been affected at all.

She had already attacked Gan Jingcheng 27 times, and the agreement of 30 moves was very close.

On the 28th move, Wang Wang Fengqing thrust her sword with a calm expression.

When the sword tips collided, her celadon-jade skin suddenly became covered in cracks, like a piece of blue-and-white porcelain about to shatter!

The smile on Gan Jingcheng's face vanished instantly, and a notch was actually chipped into the long sword in his hand!

The next second, a majestic force surged out from Wang Wang Fengqing's long sword.

If the previous torrent of sword qi was like a surging river, then this moment was like a raging sea!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

In the spectator stands near the competition arena, many audience members heard the sound of waves in their ears and felt the moisture of the sky, as if they had suddenly arrived at the seaside, watching a monstrous wave about to sweep over, giving rise to a strong sense of suffocation.

Dao Force—【Raging Sea Tide】!

Being a peerless prodigy as well, the Martial Arts University, which could provide Li Fei with top-tier legacies like the "Red Sound Fire Vajra Method" in advance when his credits and money were insufficient, naturally would not treat Wang Wang Fengqing poorly.

【Raging Sea Tide】 was a Dao Force from the top-tier legacy Wang Wang Fengqing had mastered, which originally required her to integrate a third water-attribute implant and change her force from metal-attribute to water-attribute before it could be unleashed.

At this moment, after paying a certain price, she forcibly used it!

The surging and roaring tide of sword qi finally broke through Gan Jingcheng's defense; he retreated while rapidly waving the long sword in his hand.

The azure-blue force turned into soft clouds, wrapping Gan Jingcheng's entire body, and his body gradually became ethereal, as if he were no longer in the mortal world.

No matter how powerful the force was, it could not cause him any harm.

Dao Force—【Leaning on Clouds in the Sky】!

Gan Jingcheng was pushed back more than two hundred meters by the tide of sword qi; when the sword qi dissipated, a huge gully over two hundred meters long appeared on the ground.

At one end of the gully stood Wang Wang Fengqing, her entire skin covered in cracks, looking very terrifying.

At the other end of the gully was Gan Jingcheng, who still looked like he hadn't suffered any harm, only his Daoist robe had a few more tears.

"So Junior Sister Wang's second core-level extraordinary ability is 'Jade Shatter'; truly fierce."

Gan Jingcheng praised with a smile.

Even though he was unexpectedly forced to use his Dao Force, he still maintained his demeanor.

Both were 【Steel Armor】, but the core-level extraordinary ability Wang Wang Fengqing triggered was different from Li Fei's.

The ability she triggered was named 'Jade Shatter', a move that dealt a thousand damage to the enemy while suffering eight hundred oneself, allowing her to unleash power far exceeding her own limits!

The price was that she could not use 'Tyrant Body' for a short time, nor could she drive the 【Steel Armor】 implant.

The "Tyrant Body" had integrated with the earth's Qi, becoming even sturdier, so the upper limit of the power that "Jade Shatter" could unleash also became higher.

This was the reason Wang Wang Fengqing was able to forcibly unleash Dao force ahead of time.

She used her Dao force to force out Gan Jingcheng's Dao force!

Given such a massive gap in strength, such a performance was enough to be proud of.

Wang Wang Fengqing calmly wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, bowed to Gan Jingcheng, and then turned to walk off the field.

Fresh blood dripped drop by drop from the "lines" that had split open on her body, staining the soil on the ground red.

When she reached the edge of the field, she had walked a trail of blood across the ground!

Behind her, Gan Jingcheng restrained his smile and bowed to her respectfully.

"Shangqing Sect's Gan Jingcheng, winner!"

Only then did the referee react and announce the result.

Wang Wang Fengqing had taken the initiative to walk off the competition field, which meant she was conceding.

But no one would think she hadn't given it her all.

Gan Jingcheng had said he would let her have thirty moves, but she chose to unleash everything at any cost on the 28th move.

She had left herself no room for retreat!

In fact, even if she lost this match, no one would blame her, and everyone could understand.

Yet Wang Wang Fengqing still chose to use "Jade Shatter."

This would inevitably affect her participation in the ranking matches in the afternoon.

And this was her choice; she did not care what others thought.

Clap, clap, clap, clap!

The entire arena erupted in warm applause, applauding this brilliant match and applauding Wang Wang Fengqing's unyielding spirit.

"The Dao foundation Gan Jingcheng cultivates is called 【Leaning Cloud Heaven Jade】; it is a sequential cultivation, and the final force he practices is called the Long Sky Leaning Cloud Force, a type of force that jumps outside the Five Elements."

Qin Zhen, sitting beside Li Fei, suddenly spoke up, "He has already mastered the Long Sky Leaning Cloud Force."

Li Fei nodded: "Thank you for the guidance, Professor Qin."

Previously, everyone only knew that Gan Jingcheng had incorporated five types of implants, but they couldn't judge his specific combat power.

After all, having just incorporated the fifth implant but not yet having practiced it to the Qi Transformation Realm is a different concept from having already practiced it to the Qi Transformation Realm.

The latter means the force has already fused with the five types of Innate Qi, reaching an initial state of perfection.

Qin Zhen saying that Gan Jingcheng had already mastered the Long Sky Leaning Cloud Force meant that his force was already perfect, at least at the 7th grade Dao Foundation Realm!

"Before I left, Principal Shi told me that you must fight for first place this time."

Qin Zhen turned his head to look at Li Fei and said earnestly:

"I am looking forward to it."

There were not many things that could interest him.

He believed that if he were in Li Fei's current realm, it would be almost impossible to defeat an opponent like Gan Jingcheng.

So he was very much looking forward to Li Fei's performance.

Li Fei nodded calmly: "I will just do my best."

"Next match, Wu'an University's Li Fei versus Great Luo Sect's Ning Xing!"

A huge voice came from the speakers.

Hearing his own name, Li Fei stood up from his seat, bowed to Qin Zhen, and then turned to walk down the steps.

When he walked down from the stands, he encountered Wang Wang Fengqing, who had come out after treating her wounds in the lounge and changing into a new set of clothes.

"Good luck."

Wang Wang Fengqing said to him.

"Thank you."

Li Fei nodded in response, and then the two brushed past each other.

On the other side, Ning Xing walked to the edge of the field with a nervous look on his face.

In fact, it wasn't just this match against Li Fei; for all previous matches, no matter who the opponent was, Ning Xing would feel nervous before going on stage.

He chose a sword and subconsciously looked back at his senior brother in the stands.

Ning Tang Chuan nodded at him, giving him an affirming look.

Only then did Ning Xing calm down, take a deep breath, and whisper to himself:

"Ning Xing, you can do it!"

Then he walked onto the competition field holding his sword.

At the same time, Li Fei had also chosen his blade and stepped into the competition field.

"Begin!"

The referee at the edge of the field shouted loudly.

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