Chapter 388: Chapter 276 The Handsome Master Yan! Admired by Many! [2nd Update, 8000 words, Requesting Monthly Tickets!]_2
"What are you talking about?"
"Who is weak?"
"If you’re so great, why aren’t you the Arena Master?"
"Real son of a bitch!"
"I know this guy, ranked one hundred and fourth on the ’Hidden Dragon List’ as ’Jiujiang Iron Chain’ Gu Shiyou, does he really think he’s somebody just because he’s on the ’Hidden Dragon List’? Doesn’t he remember just a few days ago he got his ass handed to him by Wang Zhengyi and had to pick his teeth off the ground?!"
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Gu Shiyou was irritable.
Some martial artists were even more irritable, not accommodating him at all.
The reasoning was indeed what Gu Shiyou said, but his words were too harsh. Moreover, which war team or martial artist who came to the ’Cang Mountain Sword Discussion’ would be willing to admit they’re weak? Who wouldn’t want to take the stage and show themselves before the world, before a crowd of Innate Grandmasters, even before the Emperor Yan?
Gu Shiyou?
He’s nothing!
"Junior Brother!"
Yin Ye and Xu Yue hurriedly pulled him back; such occasions couldn’t afford to provoke public anger.
But one had to admit, Gu Shiyou’s words, although crude, were not unreasonable. Although many people couldn’t accept it at that moment, after the third round, by the fourth and fifth rounds, it became apparent that the number of teams drawing lots for the attack had greatly decreased.
More teams began to observe.
Not only the weaker teams.
Even some strong teams, owning talents from the ’Hidden Dragon’ and ’Chufeng’ two lists, began to sign up cautiously.
"Each arena has three chances for an attack."
"There are only a total of thirty-six chances."
"’Cang Mountain Sword Discussion’ lasts forty-nine days, and this is just the first day, no rush!"
Some teams voluntarily slowed their pace.
Though in every arena, among the three teams drawn each hour for attack, only the first team to take the stage counts towards the consumption of attack chances, the second and third teams do not consume any of their three attack chances per arena; thus, being drawn for the second or third position is essentially getting a free attack. But even so, there is always the chance of being drawn for the first position.
The further the attack opportunities are used, the more precious and critical they become, requiring even more caution.
With this mindset, some teams lowered their flags, no longer participating in the draw.
But this was only a minority.
More teams, in the early stage, when they still had a full thirty-six chances to attack, were not stingy at all, just wanting to take the stage and fight.
For example, the ’Yashan Three Monsters.’
Draw after draw, relentlessly aiming at the ’Zi Character’ arena. By the fifth hour and fifth round, they finally got drawn and successfully took the stage.
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"Bravo, brothers!"
"You go first, we’ll follow right behind!"
In this round, drawn for the ’Zi Character’ arena were not only the ’Yashan Three Monsters,’ but also the team led by the fourteenth on the ’Hidden Dragon’ list, ’Sangmen Spear’ Gao Changyi, and the team with the twelfth on the ’Chufeng’ list, ’Red Robe Gold Saber’ Sun Gui Fen.
These people had no particular connection in the past.
But not long ago, five of them reached the peak, only to be dragged down the Thousand Feet Cliff by the ’Witch’ Wei Lingshan. They were scared out of their wits. Fortunately, the court was righteous, and Shen Wu rescued them, bringing them back from the brink of death as if they had walked through the gates of hell.
Wei Lingshan’s bullying was too much!
The five naturally didn’t want her to get off easily either.
And the ’Zi Character’ arena was precisely occupied by Gai Songlin, with the defending team being Wei Lingshan’s team from Jiyin Academy!
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"Yashan Three Monsters!"
"Great and righteous!"
"Old Yan, we must lend a hand."
Wang Zhengyi learned that the ’Yashan Three Monsters’ were about to attack the ’Zi Character’ arena and immediately communicated with Yan Chuan.
They had been at the top for four hours, and with the sun setting and night falling, Wang Zhengyi and others already knew of ’the Witch’ Wei Lingshan’s crazy actions before their ascension, as well as the incident of the ’Yashan Three Monsters’ willingly abandoning the already occupied ’Mao Character’ arena to intervene.
The Three Monsters were righteous.
Many admired them sincerely.
Including Yan Chuan: "Being able to occupy an arena has a lot to do with Wei Lingshan’s madness, and I must thank the ’Yashan Three Monsters’ for their support!"
Of the twelve arenas, including him, Ding Xiang, Situ Fei, and Jing Bao, they all owed the opportunity to the ’Yashan Three Monsters’ sacrifice; otherwise, the twelve arenas would have been divided up long ago, with no share for them.
Conceding the arena was impossible.
But doing what’s possible to support the ’Yashan Three Monsters’ was no problem.
"Ahem!"
Yan Chuan cleared his throat, took another dose of ’Watermelon Frost Throat Soother,’ then raised the ’White Horn Trumpet,’ all poised and ready, waiting for the battle to ignite at the ’Zi Character’ arena!
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"The human body has yin and yang energies, with the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. The heart belongs to fire, the lungs to gold, the kidneys to water, the spleen to earth, and the liver to wood. Practicing the Seven Injuries, all seven will be hurt."
Wang Ge activated the "Seven Injuries Fist," with Yan Chuan occasionally advising and correcting by his ear. Thus, he bare-handedly fought against five limit-breaking opponents. Each punch released seven different strengths: some were fierce, some were soft, some had softness within strength, some strength within softness, some struck horizontally, some straight, some inwardly contracted. The opponent might withstand the first strength but could not withstand the second; if they blocked the second, how would they deal with the third?
"Heart-damaging Technique," "Injuring the Lung Skill," "Destroying Liver and Intestines Technique," "Hiding Technique," "Essence Loss Technique," "Dazed State Technique," "Seven Injuries General Technique!"
With the help of five limit-breaking level opponents, Wang Ge continuously explored the profound meaning of the "Seven Injuries Fist" in actual combat.
Seven injuries, seven injuries!
Yin and Yang, Five Elements!
The operation of inner strength and the clever use of inner power were constantly improving.
Personal exploration was one aspect, and Yan Chuan’s guidance greatly helped him.
The 75% comprehension efficiency enhanced by "Mutual Teaching and Learning" made it easy for Yan Chuan to explain martial arts, and for Wang Ge to understand "Seven Injuries Fist" instantly——
"Five Elements Qi adjusts Yin Yang, harms the heart and injures the lungs, destroys liver and intestines. Conceal-loss, distracted, Three Jiao reverses, soul soars!"
"Get down for me!"
Wang Ge repeated three punches, smashing and sending five opponents flying off.
Cough!
He then let out a muffled cough, hurriedly crossed his legs on the ground, controlled his breathing, and nourished himself, yet couldn’t contain the joy in his heart: "Finally broke into the Postnatal Fourth Layer!"
Another step forward!
Postnatal Fourth Layer!
Since practicing the "Seven Injuries Fist," not only has the power of the fist technique greatly increased, but more importantly, his cultivation and comprehension of inner strength have continuously climbed. Through the practice and regulation of the "Seven Injuries Fist," his inner strength also increased daily. Now, after two fierce battles on the arena in four hours, he easily broke through to the Postnatal Fourth Layer.
"In the Postnatal Third Layer, I could easily defeat five Limit-breaking Third Grade, Postnatal Third Layer."
"Now, at the Fourth Layer, on another level, I need not fear opponents at Fourth Layer Fourth Grade!"
Wang Ge was thrilled.
But now it’s more important to manage the damage caused by the "Seven Injuries Fist," being careful not to harm the heart and lungs, to avoid endless trouble.
Intense fighting continued on the ’Hai Character’ arena.
Wang Ge focused on the "Seven Injuries Fist."
Chen Ze contemplated the "Quanzhen Swordsmanship" and "Jade Maiden Swordsmanship."
Fu Yunzhan was dedicated to cultivating the "Evil Exorcism Sword Skill."
The three showcased early prowess, diligently practicing absolute skills, all with promising futures.
Up to now, in the offensive and defensive battles at the ’Hai Character’ arena, just these three alone were enough to handle it, completely unnecessary for Yan Chuan and Wang Zhengyi to take action.
Wang Zhengyi stayed in formation.
As for Yan Chuan—
"Watch out!"
"Soul Chasing Life Stealing Kick!"
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Upon the ’Hai Character’ arena, team after team took the stage to attack.
The other arenas were equally intense with offense and defense.
Yan Chuan multitasked, focusing on his arena while guiding Wang Ge, Chen Ze, and Fu Yunzhan, while also keeping an eye on the ’Zi Character’ arena.
At the ’Zi Character’ arena.
The ’Yashan Three Monsters’ engaged in fierce combat with ’the Witch’ Wei Lingshan. While managing his own arena, Yan Chuan also shared insights about ’the Witch,’ offering strategies to the ’Yashan Three Monsters.’
For instance, thanks to Yan Chuan’s reminder, the ’Yashan Three Monsters’ narrowly avoided a deadly strike from Wei Lingshan.
"Dodge like a gentle breeze, avoid like drawing a sword!"
"Wei Lingshan practices the Black Hawk Sect’s supreme secret ’Natural Skill,’ and this ’Soul Chasing Life Stealing Kick’ is one of the top ten killer moves within it. Using ’Great Strength God Skill’ and ’Fu Hu Stance’ to train divine power, then ’Fu Hu Stance’ and ’Ghost Foot into the Ground’ to train a pair of iron feet, finally hiding with ’Crow and Sparrow Steps,’ releasing it unexpectedly, soul-chasing and life-seizing, the most vicious!"
"Feet like grinding stones, agile like monkeys!"
"The walking steps seem like crows and sparrows hopping!"
"This is ’Crow and Sparrow Steps’!"
The Black Hawk Sect has many absolute skills, "Natural Skill" being vast and profound. Yan Chuan had glanced through it in the Tian Jing Mansion, forcefully memorizing it, previously understanding nothing. Now, through Wei Lingshan’s demonstration, combined with his own memory, he slowly digested bit by bit, from shallow to deep. As Yan Chuan gained more understanding of "Natural Skill," he was able to explain more deeply.
Meanwhile, as his explanations became more comprehensive and in-depth, the feedback from "Mutual Teaching and Learning" grew even more aggressive, enhancing Yan Chuan’s understanding of "Natural Skill" ever further——
This was a positive cycle!
The longer Wei Lingshan fought, the more she exposed, the more Yan Chuan gleaned, until Wei Lingshan was drained, and Yan Chuan gained abundantly.
He was learning something new.
He was also helping the Three Monsters.
Yan Chuan enjoyed it immensely——
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