Chapter Seventeen Third Name

  Zhang Haoran smiled coldly, his body relaxed and stretched out like a swimming dragon as he rushed towards the two of them. As he approached, his fist, wrapped in blue airflow, was unleashed with full force, pulling up a dazzling light tail. At first glance, it seemed as if his fist was dragging a blue air dragon behind it, causing the earth to shake with a tiger's roar.

  This punch had not yet fully landed, but Wu Zongming and Ye Chen already felt like they couldn't stand firm, as if there was a fierce dragon flying towards them from the front, overwhelming them with its momentum, unable to stir up any thoughts of resistance.

  Of course, if you don't resist, there is only one dead end.

  Ye Dun was about to make a move, but found Wu Zongming had long been prepared.

  "Zhang Haoran, don't think that just because you have the Tiger Roar Dragon Fist, you can defeat me! The Blazing Fire Sacrifice Technique!" Wu Zongming's hands clasped together, his vital energy and spirit rapidly rising to meet Zhang Haoran's fist, and then he charged forward, throwing a punch that seemed slow but was actually fast.

  Ye Chen was shocked by the words, Lihuo Shedan Jue was a very overbearing auxiliary skill that used the burning of internal energy as a price to raise one's strength to a new level, but when the time came, the body would suffer a certain degree of damage, and if used too many times, it could even become a useless person.

  Boom!

  Two fists intersected, and debris on the ground splashed in all directions.

  The next moment, both of them flew back separately, spitting out a small mouthful of blood in mid-air.

  "No wonder you have the confidence to confront me, it turns out that you've learned the Blazing Sacrifice Technique." The Blazing Sacrifice Technique is not a high-grade technique, only around the Human Grade High Rank, but once executed, it can increase one's strength by about 30%. However, its side effects are too severe, with mild cases resulting in bodily harm and severe cases leading to disability. No one dares to use it frequently, which is why it's been listed as a forbidden technique by the Flowing Cloud Sect. And now, even if Zhang Hao Ran spares Wu Zong Ming, he himself will have to pay a huge price, possibly affecting his advancement to the Condensed Reality Realm.

  Wu Zongming was about to speak when he found someone coming from behind, and coldly snorted: "Excuse me for not keeping you company!"

  Wow!

  Taking advantage of the remaining effect of Lie Huo She Shen Jue, Wu Zongming's speed reached its limit, bringing up a wave of heat and rushing into the passage in an instant.

  "Have to say, you're very lucky."

  Zhang Haoran wanted to teach Ye Chen a lesson, but he was afraid that the first place would be snatched away by Wu Zongming. Moreover, not only had he been injured, but the last blow of the Tiger Roar Dragon Fist had also consumed more than half of his internal energy. Whether he could achieve his goal or not was uncertain, so he simply dropped a meaningful sentence and then flashed into the passage in pursuit.

  Ye Chen coldly smiled in his heart and stood still, continuing to dispel the chill.

  Hush, hush, hush...

  In an instant, at least over ten people entered the passage.

  After a brief moment, Ye Chen spat out a mouthful of cold air, tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword, and lightly tapped the ground with his foot before shooting into the passageway like an arrow off the string.

  In the depths of the passage.

  Wooden men and knife-wielding guests jumped out one by one, chopping at anyone they saw. The dozen or so people running in front of Ye Xuan had to slow down their pace, lest they be eliminated at the last moment.

  "My god, the guy in the back is so fast." The person at the very back couldn't help but exclaim as he saw Ye Chen ignore the wooden man's knife guest's attacks, always managing to escape danger at critical moments.

  Oh no!

  He had just finished speaking when he was chopped down to the ground by a wooden man with a knife, regretting in his heart that he did not concentrate.

  A leaf fluttered down from above, and with a single sword stroke, he cut off the wooden knife that was attacking him. He then narrowly passed between two wooden men, his timing perfect.

  As for Ye Chen's composure, it was all due to the strength of his soul power, which allowed him to perceive everything within a five-meter radius without needing to use his eyes. After precise calculations, he quickly chose the best route, thus saving a considerable amount of time.

  Surpass five people!

  Surpassing ten people!

  Surpass thirteen people!

  Ye Dust finally returned to third place, leaving fourth place far behind.

  ……

  The exit of the wooden man's alley is actually in the same direction as the entrance, which means that all the adventurers are equivalent to making a big circle inside, it's hard to imagine how big the so-called wooden man's alley is.

  Although I saw the exit, it doesn't mean I passed the level successfully.

  At the exit stood a slender and short wooden guest, made of hundreds of dark red wood pieces, holding a long thin knife, seemingly without any signs of life, yet emitting an aura of intimidating magic.

  Tick-tock!

  The wooden man guest rushed towards Ye Chen with increasing speed and swung his sword to slash him when he was within five steps.

  Clang!

  Ye Chen felt as if the fine steel sword in his hand was about to fly out of his grasp, secretly shocked by Mù Tóu Rén's knife guest's strength.

  One sword was blocked, and the second sword of the wooden man came immediately after, with no change, only faster and more ruthless.

  "Look for gaps!"

  Ye dust stabilizes the mind, a fine steel sword quivers, as if a loach has drilled out, at an angle that is cunning and strange, stabbing into the elbow joint of the wooden man, Knife Guest.

  Although he didn't break his opponent's elbow, he created an opening in its slashing motion, and Ye Chen quickly punched it in the chest.

  Bang!

  The wooden man was cut down by the guest and fell out.

  Mission accomplished!

  Outside, Lin Chang looked at Ye Chen with some surprise and smiled: "Congratulations on getting third place. Here are three Clear Wind Jade Dew Pills. As for the high-level martial skills and techniques, you need to go to the Martial Skills Pavilion to choose them yourself. This is a token from the second floor of the Martial Skills Pavilion, it can only be used once."

  He put away the Qingfeng Yulu Pill and the token, and Ye Chen let out a sigh of relief. This third place was really hard to come by.

  Wu Zongming walked over with a smile, "Having someone of high-grade gongfa and not having someone of high-grade gongfa are completely two different levels. From now on, your strength will probably catch up to mine."

  Ye Chen, with his cultivation at the sixth layer of Qi Refining Realm, was able to withstand Zhang Hao Ran's punch. His own martial arts skills were not very high, which made Wu Zong Ming extremely curious about him and wanted to befriend him. After all, having one more friend is better than having one more enemy.

  "Otherwise, if it weren't for you, I'm not sure if I'd be able to stand here right now."

  "Let's not mention this, we'll have more time to chat later."

  "Definitely."

  "By the way, you'd better be careful with Zhang Haoran. Although he can't do anything to me, he might cause trouble for you, so be careful."

  Ye Chen nodded slightly, his eyes gazing in Zhang Haoran's direction.

  Zhang Haoran's face was very unsightly, this time can be said to have suffered a great defeat, not only did he fail to gain favor in front of Wu Zongming, but also failed to fulfill his promise to his elder brother, fortunately, relying on Cun You stepping up to get first place, otherwise it would really make him spit blood.

  As for Ye Chen, he didn't care too much about Zhang Haoran. With a high-level cultivation method, he was confident that he could improve his strength by one level in a short period of time. If he had a few more months, and his internal energy reached the seventh or eighth layer, and his cultivation method reached its highest realm, it wouldn't be impossible for him to compete with Zhang Haoran head-on. Of course, the other party's Tiger Roar Dragon Fist was a threat, extremely difficult to deal with, and could be considered one of the top-tier martial arts in the human rank. However, Ye Chen wasn't inferior either, carrying the top-tier swordsmanship Lone Peak Thirteen Swords, and relying on this unique swordsmanship, Ye Chen indeed had nothing to fear.