Chapter 464: Chapter 314 New ’Underground City’ Rule: Chen Ze Severely Nerfed, Wang Zhengyi’s Slamming Stele Invincible!_2
However, for Yan Chuan to warn Wang Zhengyi to be careful, that was truly comedic.
On the arena, Wang Zhengyi’s palms slashed, chopped, pushed, and pounded, each move carrying a faint sound of wind and thunder. No one dared to take a palm strike directly.
Aha!
Sang Qing from the Tan Dou Team was momentarily careless and failed to dodge in time. Wang Zhengyi struck his palm on Sang Qing’s chest, instantly dissipating his inner qi, breaking several ribs, and making him vomit blood incessantly.
Wang Zhengyi!
Truly ferocious!
Such a fierce beast coming out of the gate requires his opponents to be more careful. For Yan Chuan to tell Wang Zhengyi to be cautious, isn’t that laughable?
In the field.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wang Zhengyi took a step in the Heavenly Gang, his two palms fluttered as he fought against four, vaguely showing a suppressive effect. Tan Dou’s four members were indeed somewhat constrained without their weapons, entangling and retreating sensibly, clearly avoiding a frontal fight, attempting to wear down Wang Zhengyi’s fierce palm power.
But it wasn’t just entanglement and evasion; Tan Dou used sealing footwork and struck with knee and elbow in a series of moves, occasionally using the ’Eight Cutting Skills’ relying on the force from the palm back and four fingers, striking Wang Zhengyi’s face, eyes, throat, temples, groin, and ribs!
All were vital points!
Truly sinister!
"Walking Step Slash, Rest-step Slash, Water Raising Slash, Eyebrow Slash, Tiger Step Cut, Tiger Pounce Slash, Tiger Head Slash, Rolling Wrist Cut, Butterfly Slash, Plum Blossom Slash, Wind Slash, Yin Slash, Dry Wrist Slash!"
"The whole body ’moves in all movements; one move, a hundred movements’."
"Watch out, Old Wang!"
"The sinister nature of Tan Dou’s slashing technique is secondary; if it can achieve merit, it’s best. Even if it can’t, it can completely block your attack angles."
"Tan Dou divides the eight three-dimensional points you’re attacking into eight defensive zones: Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, Dui, according to the Eight Diagrams. The ’Eight Cutting Skills’ block your attack angles, and the slash can transform into grappling, ’Eight Great Grasping Hands’ further restrict your offense. Within each defensive space, each grasping hand has eight sub-variations based on your changes."
"Eight by eight make sixty-four!"
"Truly infinite transformations!"
Yan Chuan was a bit surprised. Tan Dou’s fist and feet skills were stronger than imagined; with hands and feet moving together, seemingly at a disadvantage, but in fact, he wasn’t at a loss against Wang Zhengyi, stronger by three parts compared to his performance against Ban Xianfu twenty days ago at the bottom of the Absolute Cliff.
In mere twenty-one days!
"It’s not just me making progress!"
"Tan Dou is also improving!"
Yan Chuan further realized the progress speed of top-notch Heavenly Pride.
Looking at Tan Dou again.
The Eight Gates were right, with two gates closed at the start of a move. Flower strike manages the upper, middle, and lower, while lifting hands can cut, tear, and interlock.
"Flash, spread, soar, shift, loose, tight, roll, entangle."
"If the hand reaches but not the foot, it’s like an empty firecracker; if the foot reaches but not the hand, one knows the disadvantage. Hand and foot arriving together, even the Divine cannot escape!"
Tan Dou’s small figure brought ’hands and feet together’ to the extreme, striking with extreme finesse.
The hands opened densely like rain, as crisp and fast as a whip.
The movement technique flickered unpredictable as a fish or swallow darting.
Flash, spread, soar, shift; the stepping technique was ghostly, the techniques unpredictable, the footwork practical and concise.
Hooking, hanging, spreading, striking!
Sprinting, stomping, kicking, scattering!
Varying endlessly, fierce and ruthless.
"King of the Xinzi Art within the Eight Gates, unbeaten throughout the world."
"Good Magic Child!"
Bam!
Yan Chuan had been praising the Magic Child, always talking about Tan Dou’s ’Eight Gates Boxing,’ elevating him highly, yet with a bam, Magic Child was hit by Wang Zhengyi’s palm, struck on the shoulder, numbing and trembling half his body, nearly losing his breath.
With this palm strike, all the plots Tan Dou had managed and arranged using the "Eight Gates Boxing" before were completely undone.
"Haha!"
"Good palm, Old Wang!"
"Exactly! This is the ’One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Techniques!’ No matter how Tan Dou arranges the ’Eight Gates Boxing’, you can use the ’Martial King Elephant Throwing Skill’ with the ’Big Stone Breaking Hand’ palm power to tear it apart and break it down completely!"
Yan Chuan laughed heartily.
"Big Stone Breaking Hand"!
This is one of the Shaolin absolute skills, grand and powerful, tailored by Yan Chuan for Wang Zhengyi as a transitional hand technique before the ’Dragon Elephant Wisdom’ was yet to be developed, aside from the ’Shakyamuni Elephant Throwing Skill’.
Paired with ’Shakyamuni Elephant Throwing Skill,’ although the ’Big Stone Breaking Hand’ was just beginning, not profoundly learned, the power was already decent. If practiced more skilfully, even if ’Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms’ came forward, it could contend evenly.
Wang Zhengyi’s first display was impressive.
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"Although Wang Zhengyi’s qi power is strong, his overall strength is still a bit short of ’Absolute’."
In the clouds above, Military Suppression Office Director Deng Kunlun looked at the fight below in the Hai Character Arena, he lamented: "But now the restriction on exotic treasures and weapons has no impact on Wang Zhengyi, instead distinguishing him from many peak Heavenly Pride who excel at weapons; he didn’t become stronger, but the peak Heavenly Pride without weapons have been weakened!"
Hence, Wang Zhengyi could face Tan Dou and the other four ’Human List’ Heavenly Pride alone, acting fiercely.
"But after all, without exotic treasures, let alone Wang Zhengyi barehanded closely catching up to ’Absolute,’ even if he is a genuine ’Absolute,’ in this setup, without exotic treasures as a buffer, he may fight one match, maybe one day, but after three to five days, no one can endure."
Huang Wuniang shook her head.
Starting from the forty-seven round, the situation in the Sword Discussion began to overturn completely; even the teams initially favoured to win the championship, hoping to stand from beginning to end, became dangerous.
Even someone like Wang Zhengyi who is close to Absolute, should be extremely strong and battle invincible, must consider the factor of prolonged warfare. Let alone the twenty-eight days left until the Sword Discussion ends, even saying that for the seven days of the forty-seven round, Wang Zhengyi may not be able to hold.
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"Wang Zhengyi can’t hold!"
"Yan Chuan also can’t hold!"
"And Chen Ze is even less able!"
"Rotating between the three, each may hold two or three days, making it through the forty-seven round."
"But after that—
"Fifty-seven!"
"Sixty-seven!"
"Seventy-seven!"
"There are still three rounds ahead, each round bringing new changes, new tests!"
"Just relying on these three, it can’t hold up!"
Tian Jing glanced at the thirty-six Shen Wu above in the clouds ahead, synergizing to activate a golden ring with nine light spikes, the light radiating down on Chess Stone Peak, changing the rules, simulating an environment frequently encountered in the ’Underground City’ in the Mountain and Sea Realm—
"’Underground City’ is bizarre; it can render exotic treasures ineffective, corrode mortal and surprise weapons. There, only hands and feet are most trustworthy!"
Jiang Bianliu observed the ’Nine Palace Golden Ring,’ feeling emotional.
He only understood more of the ’Underground City’ after reaching Innate, realizing that there were more secrets in the Mountain and Sea Realm. Recently, Jiang Bianliu learned much about the ’Underground City,’ known even within the Mountain and Sea Realm as exceptionally mysterious. Therefore, Jiang Bianliu understood that this rule change, though very disadvantageous for Yan Chuan, considering the environment of the ’Underground City’ and the fundamental purpose of this Sword Discussion, couldn’t exactly say Emperor Yan targeted anyone on purpose.
In fact, right from the initiation of Great Yan Buwu, various Academy Professors taught disciples starting from ’Boxing’ instead of directly from inner strength and inner qi, this already showed a trend. This was the court’s early plotting, preparing for the large-scale engagement with the ’Underground City’ in the future—
"Limit-breaking Martial Artists temper sinew, bone, skin, and membrane, their physiques strong, far surpassing Postnatal Martial Artists who only cultivate inner strength, enabling better survival in the ’Underground City’."
The rules are like this.
Before Yan Chuan and others can change the rules, they can only adapt to the rules; this also serves as a rehearsal, a prelude for them as they will officially advance into the Mountain and Sea Realm, permanently stationed there.
It’s just a pity—
"Originally within easy reach of King City, it seems unlikely to be destined with him!"
Jiang Bianliu looked below, eyes settling on Yan Chuan, feeling regret for him.
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