Chapter 387: Chapter 276 The Handsome Master Yan! Admired by Many! [2nd Update, 8000 words, Requesting Monthly Tickets!]
"Time’s up!"
With the sound of a bell, the attacks and defenses on the twelve arenas came to a halt in an instant.
Along with the bell, Yan Chuan’s explanation of Peng Fannian’s "Twelve Skills of Acupuncture" and his guidance on the Zhou Family Sisters’ "Five Elements Sword Formation" ceased as well.
"Is it over?"
Yan Chuan was still eager for more.
Peng Fannian was still eager for more.
The Zhou Family Sisters were still eager for more.
Many onlookers around the arena were also still eager for more.
Anyone with a keen eye could see that the Zhou Family Sisters, in their attempt to challenge Peng Fannian, were indeed far behind, never posing any threat to him from start to finish.
Logically, such a one-sided competition would hardly spark interest.
But with Yan Chuan adding flair, it was different.
"Five Elements Sword Formation!"
"Twelve Skills of Acupuncture!"
Yan Chuan elaborated on the martial arts practiced by the Zhou Family Sisters and Peng Fannian, but his vast knowledge enabled him to provide insights, linking "Five Elements Sword Formation" to ’Sword Array,’ ’Swordsmanship,’ and ’Array,’ and from "Twelve Skills of Acupuncture" to ’Acupoint,’ ’Finger Skill,’ and further touching upon Inner Strength, movement technique, etc., allowing almost everyone listening to take away something valuable.
Mutual Teaching and Learning!
Insightful and thorough!
Leaves one wanting more, totally engrossed.
For instance, Ban Xianfu was also entranced by the lecture.
Next to him, Xiao Zhi regrettably remarked, "It’s a pity it’s only an hour. If it went on for a few more hours, Peng Fannian’s methods might have been completely unraveled by Yan Chuan."
Cao Zhenhai was more shocked: "Peng Fannian is obscure, I’ve never heard of the ’Twelve Skills of Acupuncture,’ yet Yan Chuan knows it thoroughly. Previously, Yan Chuan’s analysis of Senior Brother Ban’s fight with Ding Xiang showed deep understanding of ’Cloud Smoke Skill’ and ’Shadowy Charm’—that was impressive enough—but to know Senior Brother Ban’s ’Avici Saber Technique’ in such detail, how does he know so much?"
As teammates, and both geniuses on Licheng Academy’s "Human List," Cao Zhenhai considered his understanding of Ban Xianfu and the "Avici Saber Technique" to be not as detailed as Yan Chuan’s.
How did Yan Chuan achieve this?
"I originally thought Yan Chuan only excelled in Qinggong and movement techniques, but now it seems his most formidable trait is clearly his insight; he is exceedingly knowledgeable!"
Xiao Zhi was also amazed, looking at Yan Chuan on the ’Hai Character’ arena, drinking water to refresh his throat, and with his starry-eyed demeanor, recalling Yan Chuan’s precise and composed martial arts lecture, exuding an aura of a Grandmaster, she couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration: "I inquired earlier; the ’Quanzhen Swordsmanship’ and ’Jade Maiden Swordsmanship’ displayed by Yan Chuan’s teammate Chen Ze, as well as the ’Five Elements Sword Formation’ by the Zhou Family Sisters, were all reportedly created by Yan Chuan. I never imagined he’d have such an achievement in swordsmanship and sword arrays!"
A person’s energy is limited.
Rarely does anyone have significant prowess in Qinggong and movement techniques, swordsmanship and sword arrays, saber skills, and finger skills all at once.
But Yan Chuan achieved just that.
Admiration for strength is human nature.
Compared to the killing nature of Ban Xianfu’s saber skills, Yan Chuan’s scholarly demeanor and composure clearly impressed people like Xiao Zhi more.
Even Ban Xianfu became interested in Yan Chuan—
"Hai Character Arena!"
"Yan Chuan!"
"This round, I’ll choose him!"
...
Not just Ban Xianfu’s team.
In the first two rounds of ’Arena Battle’ after it began, lasting four hours with two martial lectures by Yan Chuan, too many people became interested in him. Despite Wang Zhengyi’s ’Mirage Pearl’ causing intimidation, by the third round, 133 teams had participated in the lottery draw to challenge the ’Hai Character’ arena.
Out of the total 246 teams participating in the ’Cang Mountain Sword Discussion’, excluding the 12 teams currently defending, leaving only 234 remaining, more than half, nearly 60%, chose to challenge Yan Chuan.
This is simply outrageous!
Regardless of how many teams were involved in the draw, only three of them could win the draw in the end, only three could take the stage to compete with Yan Chuan’s leading team.
Moreover, if the first team to challenge was a weak team, Yan Chuan could easily drag it out for two hours like Peng Fannian, trivializing the challenge. The remaining two teams drawing would be pointless.
’Arena Battle’ Third hour.
Third round.
This time.
Out of 234 teams, 133 chose to challenge Yan Chuan at the ’Hai Character’ arena, topping all twelve arenas, but in the end, the three lucky teams drawn were all weak.
"Damn it!"
"Can’t you stop being a nuisance?"
"You clearly lack strength yet still come to lower the odds of drawing. What’s the point of being drawn now? The defending teams on every arena are in peak condition. Even us strong teams can barely defeat them in two hours. When you guys step up, they might as well lounge around, fighting for two hours with no real threats. If it’s you weaklings fighting, let alone two hours, even if it’s a day, or ten days, forty-nine days, they wouldn’t be worried!"
Gu Shiyou’s voice was like a bell. Seeing 133 teams registered to challenge the ’Hai Character’ arena, seeing the three teams drawn were pitifully weak, he couldn’t help but curse out loud.
Gu Shiyou had been severely injured by Wang Zhengyi a few days ago. After taking some mysterious medicine, his wounds mostly recovered. Yet during the cliff climbing competition at the base, two falling rocks from Wang Zhengyi’s cliff attack aggravated his old injuries, and only a few hours later, he was restored again.
Undoubtedly, he paid dearly for recovery.
Now, Gu Shiyou thirsted for battle.
But this frustrating competition format left their team missing all three lottery draws, unable to vent their strength, not even gaining the qualification to take the stage and challenge. It’s infuriating for anyone.
Thus, seeing that the teams drawn this time to challenge the ’Hai Character’ arena were another group of weaklings, Gu Shiyou could no longer hold back, erupting on the spot.