Chapter 472: Chapter 318 Why! Why!! Why!!! [Vote for Monthly Ticket!]_2
"Brother Wang!"
"Please!"
Ma Hongniang practiced the "White Bone Temple" and was skilled with the "Fuliu Sword." Though she had no sword in hand and couldn’t use the ’White Bone Banner’ at the moment, her cultivation far surpassed Wang Zhengyi’s. Even with just her hands and feet, her overwhelming Inner Power was not to be underestimated.
As soon as Wang Zhengyi engaged with her, he realized how fearsomely penetrative Ma Hongniang’s Inner Strength was. When fists collided, it broke through his sinew, bone, skin, and membrane, drilling into his body with sharp pain.
The punches and kicks felt as though striking a steel plate or kicking an iron stake, causing waves of pain, unbearably difficult, and truly excruciating.
Wang Zhengyi was in pain.
Ma Hongniang didn’t have it easy either.
Despite her bones being immensely stronger than her peers and having refined her ’Bone Energy’ to an extraordinary level, in this special environment, she showcased exceptional abilities. But when facing Wang Zhengyi, it felt like confronting a mountain, with his Qi Power raining down like a mountain-shattering force.
This Wang Zhengyi, relying on his Divine Power, recklessly used his Qi Power, wildly, crashing and hammering down.
Boom, boom, boom!
Ma Hongniang’s seemingly boundless Inner Power was constantly weakened by Wang Zhengyi, forcing her legs to give way and causing her to retreat step by step.
One endured the pain.
One couldn’t withstand the force.
The two entangled.
Difficult to distinguish who was stronger or weaker.
Boom, boom, boom!
Fists and feet collided!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The wind swept violently!
The contestants below the stage all sat cross-legged, either resisting the Evil Qi or refining it, trying their best to counteract, reducing the impact of the Evil Qi on themselves, cautiously.
But looking on stage—
Wang Zhengyi!
Ma Hongniang!
These two utterly disregarded everything, fully exerting their Qi Power and Inner Power, their battle prowess off the charts, even faintly surpassing peak levels—
"Are they out of their minds?!"
Gu Shiyou widened his eyes.
In this round of five-seven, under the erosion of Evil Qi, even though he kept cultivating, he struggled to fend off the constant invasion of Evil Qi. Whenever fists and strength were involved, the omnipresent Evil Qi would erode even faster and stronger, making oneself heavier and increasingly affecting one’s strength.
In short!
In this round, try not to fight; even if you must fight, avoid going all out, best leave some in reserve to resist the Evil Qi invasion.
This is the correct strategy.
Even peak cultivation does not exempt one.
For example, Yan Chuan on the Hai Character Arena, Fu Yunzhan, Chen Ze, Wang Ge, the four of them let Wang Zhengyi fight alone while they sat cross-legged, resisting and refining the Evil Qi, not joining in attacking Ma Hongniang.
Avoid fighting unless necessary.
The four deeply embraced this thought.
But Wang Zhengyi!
But Ma Hongniang!
They were not like that!
The two did not just fight, but fought with all their might, without reservation.
The gusts from their punches and kicks collided, heart-stopping.
"At this rate, forget a full match; even after half an hour, without any defense, the Evil Qi inside their bodies should have accumulated to the limit, their physical form heavy, Qi-Blood sluggish, and perhaps only ten percent of their strength can be exerted. After the Sword Discussion, it might take months or even years of hard effort to completely refine and expel the Evil Qi."
"Are they throwing their lives away?"
"Just for a win or loss, fighting like this?"
Tan Dou also couldn’t understand.
He himself was the most reckless, but this was not something he could do.
Wang Zhengyi fought to defend the arena, for the ultimate First Tier ’Arena Master Award,’ for the King City’s castle in sight; he fought desperately, and that was understandable.
But Ma Hongniang—
"What is she fighting for?"
...
"What right does she have?"
More than half an hour later, Lu Yuru was also in shock.
At first, people didn’t know why Ma Hongniang was ’fighting desperately.’
But now, after more than half an hour, it was clear that on the arena, Ma Hongniang was still full of energy, agile without any delay, as if completely unaffected by the invasion of Evil Qi.
This shouldn’t be!
With Ma Hongniang’s fighting style, Lu Yuru asked herself, even though her strength and cultivation surpassed Ma Hongniang, she found it hard to achieve what Ma Hongniang did, keeping her full strength after high-intensity combat for more than half an hour.
Instead of depleting, she grew stronger as the battle went on.
Boom!
A thunderous roar.
Ma Hongniang’s momentum surged, astonishingly stepping up her strength after fighting intensely for more than half an hour—
"Bone Training Ninth Grade!"
"Grade Four Muscle Training!"
"Grade Four Skin Training!"
"Fourth Grade Muscle Training!"
Her sinew, bone, skin, and membrane all advanced by a grade, Ma Hongniang’s strength leapt forward, already nearing the true Peak of Limit-breaking.
Lu Yuru watched, wide-eyed, his heart cried out ’what gives her the right’!
Not just Lu Yuru.
The surrounding contestants and audience all had their eyes lit up by Ma Hongniang’s advance, gasping in disbelief.
Yet.
The one that defies reason isn’t just Ma Hongniang.
Her opponent, Wang Zhengyi, who had also fought intensely for more than half an hour in this round, watched Ma Hongniang’s breakthrough and seemed unwilling to accept it. He refused to be outdone—
"Ah, ah, ah!"
"Break, break, break!"
Wang Zhengyi shouted angrily, breaching the significant barrier with a crash—
Postnatal Eighth Layer!
Grade Eight Muscle Training!
This killer!
He had just recently experienced Enlightenment and breakthrough, and then once again made Progress.
Looking at him again—
Full of energy!
Glowing with health!
No sign of Evil Qi erosion anywhere.
...
"This is impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
Ma Hongniang watched Wang Zhengyi’s Qi surge, his momentum and Progress not a bit inferior to hers, finding it hard to accept. She had unexpected encounters along with the acquisition of the ’White Bone Banner,’ coinciding with a uniquely advantageous environment, which allowed her to grow stronger in battle and make Rapid Progress.
But how about Wang Zhengyi?
What right does he have?
Ma Hongniang was shocked internally, unwilling to concede.
Little did she know on the other side, Wang Zhengyi was internally shocked beyond measure—
"I grow stronger as I fight!"
"I make Rapid Progress!"
"That’s because I have an avatar, during the fifth transformation, not only did my cultivation make Rapid Progress, but the connection between my real body and the avatar also became closer, forming a ’Soul Channel,’ through which Exotic Treasures, Spirit Grass can be transmitted, and the Evil Qi within me can be transferred to the avatar for accumulation, turning into resources for the avatar’s growth and transformation."
"Thus I’m not affected, even advancing further."
But how about Ma Hongniang?
What right does she have?
"Could it be she also has an avatar?"
...
The first day of Sword Discussion of Five-Seven, the first match at midnight, Wang Zhengyi and Ma Hongniang truly had a fierce fight.
Evenly matched, stunning the world.
Under the rules of four-seven ’Forbidden Treasure, Absolute Weapons,’ the five-seven round added the test of ’Evil Qi.’
"Four-Seven restricts strange weapons and treasures."
"Five-Seven targets Inner Power Cultivation."
Both rounds of challenges were disadvantageous for the Yan Chuan team.
However, seeing Wang Zhengyi fully output for an hour, with his energy undiminished and even making significant Progress, this round’s test was clearly a major weakening for those with low Cultivation like him, yet Wang Zhengyi was unaffected!
Difficult to understand.
...
In the clouds above.
A Grandmaster looked down.
Deng Kunlun, the Military Suppression Office Director furrowed his brow, unable to comprehend what Wang Zhengyi and Ma Hongniang were up to: "Evil Qi is difficult to deal with; even for those of us with Innate levels, it requires utmost caution. Though the Evil Qi below isn’t concentrated, it’s a calamity for these youngsters. But how are these two unaffected?"
Wan Songling, the Archaeology Department Director, speculated: "Perhaps it’s due to some strange skills they’ve cultivated, or maybe it’s because of different physical constitutions."
Wan Songling, overseeing the Archaeological Department, widely recognized, had a high tolerance for bizarre events. Seeing two youngsters seemingly ignoring the Evil Qi wasn’t something out of the ordinary based on past archaeological findings.
The Director from the Mountain and Sea Department, known for his broad perspective, wasn’t too shocked either. However, as he watched Wang Zhengyi’s increasing vigor and energy down on the Hai Character Arena, an unstoppable thought occurred to him.
But before he could speak.
Yang Wang, the ’White Eyebrow Eagle King,’ one of the Four Great Dharma Kings of the Black Hawk Sect, purposely provoked: "I thought once the Exotic Treasures were banned in the last round, the Yan Chuan Team would step down, but they persisted. In this round, with Evil Qi erosion and focus on Cultivation, Yan Chuan Team originally had a major disadvantage and should have retreated early. Yet, who would have thought, Wang Zhengyi seems to be turning the tide again; based on his momentum, unaffected by the Evil Qi, as time passes, while his energy and Physical strength would naturally decline, others eroded by the Evil Qi will only get weaker!"
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