Chapter 402: Chapter 283: Training the Five Extremes! 4th Rank Purple Equipment: Level 3 Yin-Shen Lead Destroying Yang Bomb! [Vote for monthly tickets!]_2
In the midst of the transition between advance and retreat—
"Like a chicken treading on snow, like a horse wading through mud!"
"This is the ’Eight Diagram Steps’!"
In the audience, Su Ye, a substitute for the Yan Chuan Team, listened to Yan Chuan’s explanation and watched Jing Bao perform. As the Sect Leader of the Eight Diagram Sect of the Hundred Flower Palace, Su Ye, having reached the limit-breaking level with the ’Eight Diagram Palm’, was most familiar with this hand technique.
Jing Bao’s movements were exceptionally light and agile, clearly displaying many elements reminiscent of the ’Eight Diagram Palm’.
Continuing to watch—
"Is this Tai Chi?"
"No, no, no! It’s still Eight Diagram!"
Su Ye observed that although many of Jing Bao’s moves seemed to take the form of Tai Chi, the transitions and style changes were infused with the flavor of the Eight Diagram, with motions like ’Wearing Palm like a shuttle, turning like a monkey, shifting hands like an eagle, flipping like a sparrowhawk, and walking like a dragon’.
"Star-picking and Changing!"
"Magpie Soaring!"
"Swallow Three Water Play!"
As Jing Bao’s figure rose, moving segment by segment, spiraling upward, it was like a majestic eagle spreading its wings, soaring through the vast sky.
"Sea Floor Needle Searching!"
"Sea Floor Moon Embrace!"
"Yellow Warbler Falling!"
"Lying Tiger Listening Wind!"
When his figure descended, it retracted segment by segment, like a mighty eagle perching on a branch with its wings folded, its spirit and energy restrained, resembling a cat ready to pounce on a mouse, conserving power.
"Split, Burst, Drill, Cannon, Horizontal!"
"Cold and fierce!"
"This is ’Xingyi’!"
Gun Shooting Bird, Old Woman Spinning Yarn, Advancing Elbow Pull, Fan Bei Hammer, Heart Inquiry Hammer, Step-up Covering Horse Hammer, Flipping Covering Elbow!
Within the grace, there was hidden danger, within the entanglement, there was inherent toughness, clearly containing traces of ’Xingyi Boxing’.
"Eight Diagram!"
"Tai Chi!"
"Xingyi!"
"Tongbei!"
"Baji!"
"Pigua!"
Jing Bao fought fiercely, as if observing everything in passing, and Su Ye seemed to witness the concentrated display of the ’Five Fists’ created by Yan Chuan on Jing Bao’s body.
At first glance, it looked similar!
On closer thought, it made sense!
Upon reflection, it seemed real yet not.
But whether it was genuine or ambiguous, Yan Chuan’s explanation and Jing Bao’s practical display allowed Su Ye to grasp the ’Five Fists’ comprehensively, combining it with his own mastery of the ’Eight Diagram Palm’, and at that moment, reaching the pinnacle, Su Ye had an enlightenment—
"Eight Diagram Palm!"
"So this is how it should be done!"
...
"Referee!"
"Isn’t this a violation?"
Sun Gui Fen clutched her right arm, stepping back seven paces, one foot almost off the platform. She could no longer bear it and roared angrily at the sky for the unfairness, turning her head in extreme disgust at Yan Chuan.
No matter whether she had a chance of defeating Jing Bao or succeeding in the challenge earlier, this was no excuse for Yan Chuan’s meddling and gesturing.
As Jing Bao’s opponent, she could most intuitively feel that under Yan Chuan’s guidance, Jing Bao fought more smoothly, and the Crescent Moon Spade swung more freely. Initially, the two were evenly matched, and even if Jing Bao was initially a bit stronger by three points, a victory over her was still not easy.
But now?
Sun Gui Fen looked down at the blood on her arm, filled with anger: "Where is fairness?!"
Enough was enough!
Sun Gui Fen broke her defense.
Yet her words did not resonate much; perhaps some pitied her, but the majority still preferred listening to Yan Chuan’s explanation and analysis of the battle situations.
Yan Chuan was knowledgeable!
On one hand, he could analyze battles thoroughly and transparently, allowing people to learn much.
On the other hand, Yan Chuan mostly analyzed top experts, like Ding Xiang, Ban Xianfu, Wei Lingshan, Peng Fannian, and others. The more he analyzed them, the more other participants, when challenging the exhausted arena masters, could know their enemies and have a higher chance of a successful challenge.
Therefore—
"It’s just inferior skills!"
"What’s there to say?"
"Yan Chuan also guided Ding Xiang, and Ban Xianfu didn’t whine about it!"
Moreover—
"Earlier, when you were challenging and fighting fiercely with Wei Lingshan, Yan Chuan guided you against Wei Lingshan. You didn’t cry unfairly then! Now just because you’re not the one being guided, you’re crying foul for unfairness!"
"Che!"
"Double-standard dog!"
"So disgusting!"
Someone shouted loudly from the crowd, voicing support for Yan Chuan.
If you benefited, you snickered to yourself!
When you lost, you wanted to flip the table?
Bah!
Get lost!
While Sun Gui Fen didn’t want to listen to Yan Chuan’s explanation, many did!
There were constant boos from the audience.
No one in the sky responded.
Sun Gui Fen finally understood—
Yan Chuan’s martial arts lecture!
This was what people loved to see.
It was also tacitly approved and endorsed by the Heavenly Masters.
How could she, alone, oppose?
"Fine!"
"I admit defeat!"
Sun Gui Fen said no more and jumped off the platform, but turned around to participate in the draw for the ’Hai Character’ platform: "I’ll tear your mouth off to see if you can still talk!"
Relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself!
Sun Gui Fen was quite the doer!
...
Unfortunately, Yan Chuan was a popular challenge target, and Sun Gui Fen’s luck was not good enough to draw him.
On the second day of the Sword Discussion, at the time of Wei.
A strong team drew the ’Hai Character’ platform, but it wasn’t Sun Gui Fen, it was—
...
"Ying Jifeng!"
"The Third Prince!"
"’Hidden Dragon’ number nine!"
"Postnatal Peak! Peak of Bone Training! Grade Nine Muscle Training! Grade Eight Muscle Training! Seventh Grade Skin Training!"
"Specialized in ’Eight Phases Mountain Absolute Skill’ ’Twenty-Eight Forms of Vajra Unfixed Leg’!"
"Proficient in the weapon ’Three-pointed Two-edged Blade’!"
"This is a formidable opponent!"
"Old Yang, we can’t beat him!"
Although Wang Zhengyi’s strength had increased repeatedly, he still had self-awareness. Even against Zhuge Zhen, ranked fifty-second in the ’Hidden Dragon’, he struggled greatly and would inevitably lose in a protracted battle, let alone against the ninth-ranked Ying Jifeng. With the absolute gap in hard strength, he feared he wouldn’t even last twenty to thirty moves.
Can’t beat him!
Absolutely can’t beat him!
"Fortunately, we have the ’Mirage Pearl’." Wang Zhengyi smiled.
They couldn’t win head-on, but they had treasures.
His ’Mirage Pearl’, combined with Yan Chuan’s ’Vajra Pet’, had proven to be strong in their previous battle against Dai Xiangfeng and Hu Fenglan. The thirtieth-ranked ’Hidden Dragon’, Dai Xiangfeng, and Hu Fenglan, of similar strength, had no resistance against their combination of exotic treasures.
Later, when Zhuge Zhen challenged, although Qi Zhicai’s ’Wind Gourd’ restrained the ’Mirage Pearl’, Qi Zhicai personally promised not to lend out the ’Wind Gourd’ after Yan Chuan returned it.
In this way, no matter how strong Ying Jifeng was, he would have to stumble!
But what you fear often comes to pass!
"If you promise not to use the ’Mirage Pearl’, I assure you, I won’t be the first to use this treasure—"
Ying Jifeng stepped onto the platform, waved his hand, and a shadowy light flew out. With a boom, the area outside the platform, on the precipitous cliff, turned to powder within a radius of ten zhang, and sunk three feet!
"Hiss!"
Wang Zhengyi, holding the ’Mirage Pearl’, trembled and froze in place.
...
"This is the ’Three Yin Divine Lead Extinguishing Yang Bomb’!"
"I knew it! As a dignified Third Prince, the direct heir of Eight Phases Mountain, and the top talent of Ju Ye Academy, how could he not have a treasure?"
"Tsk tsk!"
"Mountain Master Lu actually bestowed the Eight Phases Mountain treasure ’Three Yin Divine Lead Extinguishing Yang Bomb’ to Ying Jifeng, clearly holding him in high regard!"
"He is unwilling to rely on treasures; Ying Jifeng seems to consider the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion a platform for personal honing, preferring to compete in martial arts rather than relying on treasures."
"Exactly, exactly!"
"Otherwise, he wouldn’t have handed over the ’Wu Character’ platform so easily."
"I’m starting to admire this Third Prince! Though of royal birth and of noble status, when facing Ban Xianfu’s challenge and attacking the ’Si Character’ platform where Peng Fannian was located, since the opponent didn’t use over-the-top exotic treasures, Ying Jifeng forcefully refrained from using the treasure ’Three Yin Divine Lead Extinguishing Yang Bomb’, truly showing determination!"
"Hahaha! Yan Chuan and Wang Zhengyi’s tactics were too rogue; even the Third Prince couldn’t handle it. But it seems he only wielded the treasure for intimidation. Otherwise, with the ’Three Yin Divine Lead Extinguishing Yang Bomb’, there’s no need to even fight; just hand him the ’Hai Character’ platform."
...
Ying Jifeng’s display of the treasure was intimidating, shocking everyone.
It was only now that people realized that this Third Prince didn’t lack treasures; he simply chose not to use them.
Ban Xianfu hadn’t seen it.
Peng Fannian hadn’t seen it either.
This time, the visibly weaker Yan Chuan and Wang Zhengyi were the ones to witness it.
"Third Prince, this—"
Wang Zhengyi gave a wry smile. He dared not use the ’Mirage Pearl’ anymore, not only because of the ’Mirage Pearl’, but he also feared Ying Jifeng’s ’Three Yin Divine Lead Extinguishing Yang Bomb’. To be safe, he asked again: "Besides the ’Mirage Pearl’, are other exotic treasures okay to use?"
"Go ahead and use them!"
Ying Jifeng waved his hand. He just didn’t want to be restricted within the fog. As for other exotic treasures, as long as he could see clearly and die knowingly—
"Just go ahead and use them!"
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