Clang!
Clang!
The iron spear pierced the air with a series of clangorous sounds. The spear's speed was so great that it created a sonic boom.
Azure Light Shield!
Seeing this, Song Zhinan quickly formed hand seals. In an instant, the spiritual energy around him condensed at a speed visible to the naked eye, forming a thick, luminous shield that stood before him.
Bang!
The spear tip collided with the shield, emitting a thunderous roar. After this impact, Song Zhinan actually retreated two steps.
Although the Azure Light Shield Song Zhinan conjured appeared sturdy and unbreakable, Zhang Ergou's strike still put him under immense pressure.
It wasn't just Zhang Ergou's own strength, but combined with the weight of the iron spear and the force of momentum, Song Zhinan was caught off guard and pushed back.
"What, Senior Brother Song actually retreated two steps!" a disciple exclaimed from the stands.
Zhang Ergou let out a cold laugh. His attack speed did not decrease; instead, it increased. He swung the iron spear like a metal rod, smashing it fiercely against the Azure Light Shield.
Bang!
The sound of metal colliding echoed through the entire arena once more. The Azure Light Shield began to show a faint crack.
"Let's see how long you can last!" Zhang Ergou looked up at his opponent.
Song Zhinan's expression was grave. The spiritual energy in his dantian was being poured into the luminous shield before him as if it were free.
At this moment, the roles between them had completely reversed. One attacked, the other defended. Zhang Ergou had now become the aggressor.
Bang!
Effortlessly lifting the iron spear, which weighed over two hundred pounds, Zhang Ergou once again slammed the Ghost Spear, Heaven's Answer, onto the luminous shield.
Crack!
A faint cracking sound could be heard.
Song Zhinan's face instantly changed. The hands forming hand seals moved like blurs, but it was still unable to prevent the shield from cracking.
Crack!
Another cracking sound. Cracks rapidly spread across the luminous shield, visible to the naked eye.
Seeing this, Zhang Ergou channeled the spiritual energy from his sea of consciousness into his arms. He swung his arm holding the Ghost Spear with all his might.
Bang!
Crack!
Two distinct sounds in quick succession. The luminous shield protecting Song Zhinan shattered completely.
Pfft!
With the shattering of the shield, Song Zhinan suffered a backlash. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body was sent staggering back more than ten steps before he could finally regain his footing.
Seeing this, Zhang Ergou executed a mysterious footwork, the Shadow Illusion, unleashing his speed to its limit. With a flash, he appeared directly in front of Song Zhinan. Soudan Novel Network
The spiritual energy within his body flowed, rapidly surging into his fist.
"Fall!"
Zhang Ergou shouted, and his fist, infused with spiritual energy, struck Song Zhinan's chest with immense force.
Song Zhinan, who had just managed to stabilize himself and hadn't had a chance to catch his breath, was sent flying by the punch. His large figure soared through the air.
Song Zhinan flew back quickly, but not as fast as Zhang Ergou moving with the Shadow Illusion.
After a series of afterimages flashed by, Zhang Ergou appeared behind Song Zhinan and delivered a solid whip kick to Song Zhinan's airborne body.
Bang!
Pfft!
Another mouthful of blood was spat out. Song Zhinan's backward momentum was abruptly halted by Zhang Ergou's whip kick.
"You will die!" Song Zhinan turned his head, his blood-stained lips and grim expression making his face look even more ferocious.
"Damn, this Zhang Ergou guy is too brutal! That's one of our prodigies!" Yu Lin and others exclaimed from the stands.
Watching Song Zhinan being brutally struck twice by Zhang Ergou, everyone felt a strange emotion.
They were the ones who had always bullied others. When did it become their turn to be thrashed?
Although these people weren't exactly on good terms with Song Zhinan and his ilk, their cultivation and strength were not vastly different.
A sense of shared sorrow, like the rabbit mourning the fox, began to stir in their hearts.
"With this, you call yourself a prodigy! Is your ranking not obtained through connections as the top disciple of the Disciplinary Hall?"
Looking at the ferocious Song Zhinan, Zhang Ergou taunted him.
"Pfft!"
Song Zhinan was enraged. Not only was this guy ruthless in combat, but his mouth was also incredibly venomous.
This was a true "shrimp in my heart"!
If they weren't in a fight, Song Zhinan would have fainted just to stop listening to this guy's incessant blabbering.
"What, did I hit a nerve? No way, is the top ten ranking of the outer sect really so easily manipulated? Senior Brother Song, if you have connections, introduce me, and I'll get a top ten spot too."
Zhang Ergou's voice was not quiet; it was quite loud, and every word reached the ears of the elders on the main stage.
Uh!
The elders on the main stage frowned, their gazes toward True Person Chunyang becoming slightly strange.
True Person Chunyang: What kind of sin did I commit to have taken in such a character!
"Hahaha, this Zhang Ergou is too wicked! He actually said Song Zhinan's top ten ranking in the Misty Sect's outer sect was obtained through connections!"
From the stands, Xiao Qingyu roared with laughter, completely oblivious to the strange looks he was receiving.
"Hahaha... cough cough cough... I'm dying of laughter!" Only when Wang Teng signaled him did Xiao Qingyu manage to stifle his laughter.
"Chunyang, you have indeed raised a good disciple!" Elder Tiandao said indifferently, his words devoid of any emotion.
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"Zhang Ergou, you will die!" Song Zhinan's face was contorted with rage, his eyes bloodshot like a wild beast.
"Oh, what? Did I touch a sore spot?" Zhang Ergou sneered.
Then, his expression suddenly turned cold, and his voice became icy: "Song Zhinan, do you remember the hundred lashes you administered back then! I, Zhang Ergou, swore that I would not rest until I avenged this wrong!"
"Next, you will pay the price for your past actions!"
His chilling words echoed through the heavens and earth. Even the elders on the main stage could feel the young man's fury.
What kind of injustice had he suffered? What kind of deep-seated hatred existed between them?
To utter such a hoarse cry!
"Next, enjoy my fist. Next time, it won't be this easy!"
Zhang Ergou lunged forward, his Shadow Illusion at its peak, followed by the Lion's Heart Fury.
Disciples in the stands who had never witnessed Zhang Ergou unleash Lion's Heart Fury were all astonished.
"What a strange movement technique!"
"Why isn't Zhang Ergou using spells and instead choosing close combat? Is there something unusual about this skill?"
The prodigies who had recently emerged from seclusion had never seen Zhang Ergou fight before.
Most of what they knew about Zhang Ergou was hearsay, and nothing compared to witnessing it firsthand.
"This little brat is interesting!" Elder Tiandao spoke again from the main stage.
Never before had any disciple received so much of his attention.
While Zhang Ergou's mouth was indeed a bit foul, his actual strength was not to be underestimated. He immediately drew the attention of the crowd in the stands.
Even True Person Xiayang, True Person Qiuyang, and others on the main stage looked at Zhang Ergou's movements with curiosity.
"This skill that this little fellow is using, I think I've seen it in an ancient text!" Shi Wuheng, the peak master of the Beast Taming Peak, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke.
"Oh?" Elder Tiandao glanced at him.
"This seems to be a close-combat skill. It is rumored that only those ancient body-cultivating races primarily used such skills. Could it be that this little fellow is also a body cultivator?"
"Body and Dharma dual cultivation!" Suddenly, an elder exclaimed!