Silence!
An extraordinary silence…
The change on the battle stage happened in an instant, from the moment Li Haoyu first cast his Wind Thunder Technique to him being kicked off the stage by Zhang Ergou.
It was all over in just a few breaths.
The disciples watching were momentarily stunned, the situation had reversed too quickly.
So quickly that many didn't understand what had happened.
They had only seen Li Haoyu cast his Wind Thunder Technique again and again.
Then the lightning vanished strangely, and while they were still shocked and marveling, Li Haoyu was kicked off the stage by Zhang Ergou.
Hiss!
The sound of indrawn breaths rang out, and finally, someone realized that the strange vanishing of the Wind Thunder Technique was connected to Zhang Ergou.
Their gaze towards Zhang Ergou had changed.
Just when they thought this was Zhang Ergou's limit, Zhang Ergou surprised them again.
One by one, their faces were slapped, and these inner disciples now wisely kept their mouths shut, not wanting to be embarrassed again.
With a thought, Zhang Ergou summoned his hidden spiritual fire back into his body.
As the spiritual fire entered his body, Zhang Ergou felt its change.
Zhang Ergou could even sense a joy emanating from the spiritual fire.
“Do you like devouring lightning?” Zhang Ergou mused inwardly.
As if to answer Zhang Ergou, the spiritual fire that returned to his body leaped a few times joyfully.
Zhang Ergou felt that the spiritual fire was indeed different from before. An internal inspection revealed that the spiritual fire’s luster was brighter than before.
Moreover, the spiritual fire was more agile and spirited than before.
Zhang Ergou naturally noticed the change in his spiritual fire, thinking, “Can this spiritual fire level up by devouring lightning?”
It was because the spiritual fire within him had been unusually active when Li Haoyu was casting his Wind Thunder Technique.
Zhang Ergou had then let the spiritual fire leap out of his body, and unexpectedly, it had brought him such a great surprise.
Not only did it resolve Li Haoyu’s formidable Wind Thunder Technique effortlessly,
but it also caused his spiritual fire to change. Zhang Ergou was naturally overjoyed…
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“Zhang Ergou, I’ll spar with you!” Just as Zhang Ergou was secretly rejoicing, a low voice sounded.
Zhang Ergou looked up and saw a man before him who was at least two meters tall, with a square face, large ears, and a pair of thick, dark eyebrows.
However, to his great detriment, the man’s eyes were very small, completely ruining the aesthetic of his face.
“May I know how this senior brother is called?”
Zhang Ergou dared not be careless; the other party clearly wasn’t someone to be trifled with. Like Zhang Ergou, he wielded a spear.
However, his spear was more than half a meter longer than Zhang Ergou’s Ghost Spear Tianwen, clearly a custom-made weapon.
“I am Xu Yufeng, here to exchange pointers,” Xu Yufeng said gruffly.
“Senior Brother Xu, please!” Zhang Ergou wasted no more time, bowed, and signaled for the other party to begin.
Xu Yufeng said no more, brandishing his spear with impressive power. It was evident that his expertise lay in the spear in his hand.
This was the first time Zhang Ergou had seen someone wield a spear so densely that no openings could be found.
Zhang Ergou couldn’t find a single flaw.
He dared not be negligent, drawing the Ghost Spear Tianwen from his back, he flicked it upwards, meeting the opponent’s spear.
With a clang, the two spears collided, emitting a loud noise.
Zhang Ergou was also shaken back three steps before he could stabilize his stance.
Looking at the other party, he also retreated three steps before standing firm.
In their first exchange, they were evenly matched.
Zhang Ergou’s eyes narrowed slightly; this guy named Xu Yufeng was not easy to deal with.
In that last blow, he had used fifty percent of his strength just to match the opponent.
Clearly, the opponent hadn’t used his full strength either and was testing his power.
Xu Yufeng’s feelings weren’t particularly good either. He had always been known for his strength.
This short guy opposite him was able to block fifty percent of his power.
Xu Yufeng’s gaze towards Zhang Ergou changed; he knew he had underestimated his opponent.
He had always been a cautious person, always overestimating his opponents.
To think he had still underestimated Zhang Ergou, Xu Yufeng felt uneasy.
“Look at my spear!” Xu Yufeng grunted, and his spear fiercely thrust towards Zhang Ergou’s face.
This time, he used eighty percent of his strength. He didn’t believe Zhang Ergou could still block this strike.
Zhang Ergou focused his gaze on the opponent. This time, the opponent’s attack speed was noticeably faster than before.
Zhang Ergou flicked his spear upwards, colliding with the opponent’s spear tip.
Clang!
Sparks flew, the two spears clashed, emitting a loud sound.
Zhang Ergou was again shaken back a few steps. This time, his hand holding the iron spear trembled slightly, and the Tiger’s Mouth ached faintly.
Xu Yufeng was even more astonished. Blocking his eighty percent strength had only made the opponent step back a few paces.
His heart sank a little.
Where did this monstrous kid come from? How could he have such great strength?
He had seen Zhang Ergou fight others before, but Zhang Ergou rarely used his iron spear in those fights.
The few times he did, it was only to block opponents’ attacks. Many who were defeated by Zhang Ergou were vanquished by his strange fist techniques.
Xu Yufeng believed that with his spear in hand, Zhang Ergou wouldn't be able to get close.
Indeed, an inch longer means an inch stronger. Xu Yufeng was confident that in terms of spear skills, he had few rivals among cultivators of the same level.
But Zhang Ergou's performance today had greatly surprised him, not just his strength.
Both attacks had been precisely neutralized by Zhang Ergou, showing that Zhang Ergou’s mastery of spear skills was not much inferior to his own.
What kind of monster was this kid?
As Xu Yufeng pondered, he made his third move.
This time, he used ten percent of his strength, holding nothing back. He wanted to see if Zhang Ergou could withstand his strike.
Feeling a rush of wind.
Zhang Ergou, who had just stabilized himself, looked up and saw that Xu Yufeng had changed his thrust to a strike, swinging his spear like a club fiercely towards Zhang Ergou.
If this blow landed, he would be ripped to shreds.
Zhang Ergou also noticed the change in his opponent. He didn't dodge but instead horizontally brought up his spear to meet the incoming attack.
Clang, clang…
A loud clanging sound echoed. Zhang Ergou scraped along the ground, retreating more than ten steps before stopping.
A trench was gouged into the bluestone floor.
Xu Yufeng held his spear and pressed down fiercely. With just a finger’s distance, his spear would have struck Zhang Ergou’s head.
But this finger’s distance became an insurmountable gap.
No matter how hard he pushed, Zhang Ergou’s iron spear, held horizontally above his head, remained motionless.
“I lose…”
Suddenly, Zhang Ergou felt the iron spear in his hand lighten, and a muffled voice reached him.
Huh?
The area below the stage erupted in an uproar. Although Xu Yufeng’s voice was not loud, it was clearly heard by everyone.
It seemed Xu Yufeng had no intention of explaining himself. After saying those words, he vanished from the battle stage in a flash.
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