Chapter 150: The Increasingly Valiant Huaikong

As the host of the Hero Assembly this time, Divine Calculator began to read:

"The first match is Duan Fengyun versus Qingsong of Wudang."

Duan Fengyun looked up at Qingsong, and Qingsong saw the playful look in Duan Fengyun's eyes.

The scene of Duan Fengyun slaughtering Zhongyuan in the past still surfaced before his eyes; how could he have the guts to fight Duan Fengyun?

He directly raised his hand to signal:

"This humble Daoist is no match for Hero Duan; it is better not to fight."

Divine Calculator smiled and said:

"Very well, since that is the case, the next match will be Qingyunzi of Wudang versus Bu Jingyun!"

When Qingyunzi heard the three words "Bu Jingyun," he cursed inwardly; this Heaven Gate was simply inhuman, and he felt that this Divine Calculator was targeting their Wudang.

First he let Junior Brother Qingsong face Duan Fengyun, and now he was making him face this killing star, Bu Jingyun.

Among the four senior and junior brothers, Bu Jingyun had the most murderous nature, and he was the one they least wanted to encounter.

Qingyunzi also raised his hand and said:

"This humble Daoist is also no match for Hero Bu; I concede!"

There was an uproar off the stage; no one expected Wudang to surrender without a fight in succession.

However, thinking of their respective opponents, it was understandable; if it were them, they would likely make the same choice as the two of them.

Bu Jingyun looked at Qingyunzi with a hint of a smile:

"It is good that you know!"

Seeing the two from Wudang surrender without a fight in succession, Divine Calculator said:

"Since the heroes of the world dare not engage in battle with Bu Jingyun and Duan Fengyun, then the rules for the martial arts competition at this Hero Assembly shall be changed.

This time, it will be us from Heaven Gate competing against you martial arts practitioners."

In fact, this was the plan of Divine Calculator and Di Shitian, to let the Divine Generals properly crush the prestige of this group of martial arts practitioners.

At the same time, this was also Di Shitian selecting candidates for the Seven Weapons Slay Dragon.

After Divine Calculator finished speaking, Di Shitian pointed at Huaikong and said:

"Do you not want me to see your strength?

Come, defeat everyone below, and I will teach you the Iron Hand and help you avenge your master."

After hearing this, Huaikong leaped onto the stage and said to the crowd of martial arts practitioners:

"I am Huaikong, and I welcome everyone to come and offer their guidance."

Bu Jingyun and Duan Fengyun had long been famous, so no one dared to make a move against them.

But Huaikong was different; having lived on Tiexin Island for many years, he had not

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traveled much in the Jianghu, so the people of the Jianghu did not recognize him.

Seeing Huaikong on the stage, the people below began to sharpen their weapons and ready their horses, preparing to take the stage.

The first to jump onto the stage was Wang Shan of the Kongtong Pai; as the most outstanding disciple of the Kongtong Pai today, he also wanted to prove himself before the heroes of the world and make a name for himself.

Without waiting to exchange greetings, Wang Shan directly unleashed the ultimate technique of the Kongtong Pai—the Seven Injuries Fist.

The Seven Injuries Fist injures seven things at once, all seven are injured; it injures oneself first, then injures others.

However, if one's internal energy has reached perfection, this move will not cause any harm to oneself.

Wang Shan received the transmission of power from his ancestors when he was young, and his internal energy had already reached the pinnacle, so he had already practiced the Seven Injuries Fist to the highest realm.

Relying on this, he successfully became the chief disciple of the Kongtong Pai, and if nothing unexpected happened, the next Sect Leader of the Kongtong Pai would be him.

Being young and successful, it was naturally hard to avoid being young and frivolous, and he wanted to show off a bit.

One could see countless fists manifesting from his hands, attacking Huaikong.

Although Huaikong did not have the Heavenly Sin in his hand, his fist and foot skills, practiced since childhood, were also quite formidable.

With a carp leap, Huaikong dodged Wang Shan's attack.

Immediately, Huaikong turned his hand into a blade and attacked Wang Shan.

Huaikong knew that if he wanted to prove himself before Di Shitian, he could not be soft-hearted.

If he wanted to defeat these Jianghu practitioners, he had to end the fight quickly and conserve his strength.

Therefore, Huaikong's strikes were unexpectedly ruthless and vicious.

The fast, accurate, and ruthless blade strike left Wang Shan, who lacked practical combat experience, unable to react at all, and he was struck directly in the abdomen by Huaikong.

"Puff."

The massive impact sent Wang Shan flying out, and he spat out fresh blood from his mouth.

The people of the Kongtong Pai hurriedly helped Wang Shan up to check his injuries.

After confirming it was only a simple internal injury, they felt much more at ease.

The Kongtong Pai was worthy of being a leading sect, and there were no excessive words.

Losing was losing; their skills were not as good as others, and they had nothing more to say.

Huaikong stared at the people off the stage with a look of fighting spirit and shouted:

"Who else is unconvinced? Come up!"

Kunlun and Kongtong were like branches of the same tree; since Kongtong had lost face, Kunlun had to help Kongtong win it back.

Qiu Lin, the Sect Leader of the Kunlun Pai, flew onto the stage holding the Ruoshui Sword.

"I am Qiu Lin of the Kunlun Pai; please offer your guidance."

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Qiu Lin was also a renowned swordsman in the Jianghu; his Ruoshui Sword was as light and agile as fine rain, often killing people invisibly.

After exchanging salutations with Huaikong, Qiu Lin drew the Ruoshui Sword and charged at Huaikong.

In an instant, the entire arena seemed as if it were being showered by spring rain.

The fine, ox-hair-like drizzle was the Sword Qi emitted by the Ruoshui Sword, continuously striking Huaikong's body, attempting to disintegrate him within the relentless drizzle.

Di Shitian was somewhat moved by the miraculous nature of the Ruoshui Sword, but thinking of the terrifying power of that divine dragon, he felt the Ruoshui Sword ultimately lacked sufficient lethality.

Di Shitian was very pleased, for his goal had been achieved: to have the heroes of the world display their respective weapons before his eyes, so he could select the seven weapons he favored most.

Although Qiu Lin's relentless drizzle attack had a wide range, its lethality was, after all, a bit small.

Moreover, the suffering Huaikong endured when he conquered the Heavenly Tribulation back then was far heavier than this current attack, so this bit of offense meant nothing at all to Huaikong.

Huaikong spun rapidly, turning himself into a stream of accelerating, rotating air currents.

The air currents directly deflected all of the Ruoshui Sword's Sword Qi away.

Seeing this, Qiu Lin retracted the Sword Qi and instead held the sword to thrust directly at Huaikong.

Yet the high-speed spinning Huaikong had long since anticipated the enemy's move, guessing Qiu Lin's next action.

Just as Qiu Lin's Ruoshui Sword was about to strike Huaikong, the high-speed spinning Huaikong arrived directly behind Qiu Lin, then gathered strength and kicked Qiu Lin off the arena.

Standing off the stage, Qiu Lin had not even reacted before he was already standing off the stage.

Huaikong won this battle entirely through wit; Qiu Lin had been too impatient in his desire to regain face for Kongtong, which allowed Huaikong to find an opening and kick him off the arena.

Qiu Lin looked unconvinced, but he had no choice but to return to his seat, crestfallen.

Hidden among the crowd, Tie Kuangtu saw Huaikong growing braver with every battle, and he knew that Huaikong must absolutely not be allowed to continue growing.

Releasing a tiger back to the mountains will eventually lead to trouble.

After all, Tie Kuangtu had been Huaikong's nominal master for a time, and he knew Huaikong's talent and wisdom; given time, Huaikong would certainly have a place in the martial arts world.

Furthermore, now that Huaikong had joined the Heavenly Gate and had the investment of the Heavenly Gate's vast resources, Huaikong's cultivation would surely advance even more rapidly.

Therefore, Tie Kuangtu could not let Huaikong live; he had to eliminate Huaikong as soon as possible to prevent future trouble.

Thus, wearing the Heavenly Tribulation Battle Armor, Tie Kuangtu strode from the crowd onto the arena.

(End of this chapter)

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