Chapter 148: Wu Zong, Dragon Subduing Palm (First update! Seeking monthly tickets!)
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The night quietly departs, and the east turns white.
"The Taoist principles... the true meaning of attributes... it seems that it's not as easy to understand as I thought..." Chen Hao slowly opened his eyes, shook his head and muttered to himself: "Merging with nature, merging with the universe, sensing its life force and trajectory... It turns out that I only reached the most superficial level. All things have life, but there is a distinction between normal and abnormal states... The wind is formless, shadowless, and unpredictable... Wanting to grasp its true meaning is indeed not an easy task..."
He jumped down from the rooftop and knew that he was about to set off, not wanting to draw too much attention, so he went straight into his own room.
The whole night, it can be said that there is a harvest, and it can also be said that there is no harvest. That vague feeling of capturing something, but it's elusive, seems to be waiting for an opportunity, the opportunity to realize.
As Huang Qi said, what is needed is not only talent and insight, but also opportunity, which cannot be forced.
……
A new day begins again.
The first two games were the battles of Yin Feng Han, Wen Bai Ming and four others who were at the bottom, although there was nothing to expect, but it still let everyone see that the disciples who could enter the top ten were indeed the empire's top geniuses, with a high level of combat talent that was not comparable to ordinary people, and it was quite exciting.
"Please welcome Chen Hao from the Zhēn Yuán Kingdom and Míng Hào from the Dà Qián Kingdom!"
Splash...
As the judge's voice rang out, the slightly subdued martial arts arena immediately erupted into a flurry of discussion. The main topic of conversation was whether Chen Huan had intentionally fought to a draw with Tan Tai Lian. The vast majority of people believed that Chen Huan had done so on purpose. Firstly, almost everyone who had qualified for the New Star Tournament knew about the conflict between Chen Huan and Yi Ming Hao at the Xuanwu Auction House. Secondly, most people were inclined to believe that Chen Huan was interested in the beautiful Tan Tai Lian. Of course, there were also those who believed that Chen Huan's true strength was indeed such, otherwise who would be willing to suffer such severe injuries, and still in the most important competition of the Xuanwu Empire, in front of all the big shots?
The truth will soon be revealed!
"Hmph!" Yi Minghao gave Chen Hao a cold glance, his face still filled with extreme arrogance and disdain. With a flash of movement, he flew towards the arena.
Chen Huan, who had always been expressionless, now had a slight smile on his face, revealing an air of evil charm, and at the same time flew onto the stage.
……
Tantai Lian's matches have all ended, and her fate has been decided. Chen Huan won, so she and Chen Huan both advance. If Chen Huan loses, it will likely be her and Míng Hào who advance. Because although Chen Huan still has three matches that haven't started yet, his opponents are Ní Jiàn Píng, Yáng Fán, and Lǐ Yì Fēng, almost guaranteed to lose, assuming he's being genuine in his own battles... If it ends in a tie, the three people's scores will be completely identical, so they'll probably need to fight again to decide. However, this probability is very small, because Tantai Lian also knows that Chen Huan and Míng Hào have had conflicts before, so this battle is destined to be crazy, even a life-or-death duel...
Taking a deep breath, the absolutely beautiful eyes of Tan Tai Lian shone with an inexplicable emotion as she looked towards Chen Huan on the stage.
……
"Next year today will be your memorial day!"
Mi Ming Hao gazed at Chen Huan with an extremely gloomy expression and said, his aura suddenly surging up terrifyingly as he spoke.
"Is there anything else you want to say? If so, speak up quickly, for afterwards there will be no more opportunities!" Chen Hao's expression was calm and collected, with a hint of coldness, as he spoke in a light tone, his demeanor naturally proud and imposing. He simply stood there, without any signs of battle intent or energy flowing from him, standing quietly and calmly, as if the impending fight didn't even register on his radar.
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"Isn't this too arrogant? Completely didn't put Minghao in his eyes..."
At this moment, countless people secretly thought to themselves. Ding Tai Lian furrowed her brow even more, and her mood became inexplicably tense. She deeply understood just how terrifying the spatial energy of Miao Ming Hao was. If she weren't a 9th rank Emperor with sensing abilities far surpassing those of ordinary humans, she probably would have died without even knowing how she died, but Chen Huan...
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"No chance? I'd like to see who doesn't have a chance! Haha...!" Hearing Chen Hao's words, Yi Minghao actually said with extreme arrogance. After finishing, he burst into laughter filled with disdain.
Boom!
At the same time, Yu Minghao suddenly raised the deep blue protective aura that symbolized the peak of the Ninth Rank Martial Emperor, and his breath began to rise wildly. His face was filled with arrogance and contempt for all living things, and his gaze at Chen Huan was full of disdain and mockery.
Seeing this scene, the referee frowned slightly. Because at this moment, he had not yet announced the start of the match, and according to the rules, Míng Hào was not supposed to be the first to raise his protective aura.
The judge was about to say something, but suddenly widened his eyes. Everyone thought that Míng Hào's aura had already reached its peak, when the air in the entire arena suddenly surged violently, and the energy of heaven and earth converged towards Míng Hào at an astonishing speed, as if the sea was absorbing all rivers, and all streams were returning to their source.
Hsss...
After a brief moment, Ming Hao's deep blue protective aura suddenly surged into his body.
Boom!
In an instant, it burst forth with dazzling brilliance once again, but...
The entire martial arts arena was suddenly in an uproar and gasped in shock, for his protective aura had actually turned pale purple!
The light purple symbolizing Wu Zong!
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"Wuzong... Ming Hao actually got promoted to Wuzong! Heaven..."
"Really? How is it possible? How can it be so fast?"
"Wuzong! This kid actually got promoted to Wuzong?"
Yang Fan, Li Yifeng and Ni Jianping were all shocked with their eyes wide open; Huang Qi, Yun Feiyan, Dongfang Jun and others also gasped in shock, standing up in astonishment.
The nine-grade martial emperor to the martial ancestor, this layer of wall barrier is quite difficult, even if it's a super genius, without one or two years, don't think about breaking through. Ni Jianping, Yang Fan, Li Yifeng, which one isn't a top-notch genius? But they were trapped in the nine-grade martial emperor realm for half a year, and only before the newcomer ranking competition did they barely advance by going crazy and risking their lives.
But relying on the Nine Turns Emperor Dan, Xī Mínghào, who had just been promoted to the 9th rank of Wǔ Dì, has now actually been promoted to Wǔ Zōng!
Shocking!
No one was not shocked. Everyone knew that Míng Hào had deliberately broken through the barrier at this moment. But how could he have understood the barrier when facing Dàn Tái Lián? It's unlikely! If he had understood it at that time, how could he not break through and let himself fight a draw with Dàn Tái Lián?
Obviously, Yu Ming Hao's enlightenment came after his battle with Dan Tai Lian. What the facts are is no longer important. What matters is that Yu Ming Hao has already advanced to Wu Zong!
"Hahaha... This crown prince is a genius, even the heavens are taking care of me! You're indeed very strong, but that was just yesterday! Of course, this crown prince also has to thank you, thoroughly angering me. Without you, I'm afraid it would have taken me some more time to break through to Wu Zong... Hahaha... Referee, aren't we starting yet? I can barely wait..." Yi Ming Hao said loudly as he put away his protective aura.
Upon hearing Minghao's words, the referee glanced at Chenhao and saw that he had no intention of conceding. With a swift and decisive tone, he announced the start of the match.
Rumble!
As soon as the judge's voice fell, the two of them immediately raised their protective auras.
"This crown prince will let you know who is the real genius! Die! Die thoroughly!"
Rumble!
Yi Ming Hao surprisingly didn't use his Shape-Shifting Illusion, instead he stomped his feet fiercely, and instantly the hard ground appeared with two deep pits. He shot towards Chen Huan like a cannonball, violently to the extreme.
Clang! Hum!
Body moves, sword out, with Ming Hao as the center, the space within a hundred feet in all directions has produced a strange distortion. With his promotion to the Zong level, he has obviously increased his control over spatial energy by countless times.
A series of brutal, terrifying and space-energy-filled sword auras, carrying the majestic heavenly might, descended upon Chen Huan!
Yun Feiyan and Huang Qi were worried about Chen Huan.
……
Just as Ming Hao was about to kill Chen Huan with absolute power, he rushed towards Chen Huan.
Chen Hao's calm and cold expression also changed!
Chen Hao took a step forward, and suddenly his body shook violently. In an instant, waves of energy surged up around him, causing the air within several meters to erupt in a frenzy of wind. It was clear that a powerful force, as majestic as a mountain or a sea, had gathered on his body. As he drew a circular arc with his palms in front of him, Chen Hao let out a wild and piercing cry!
A slap shot!
Rumble!
The winds and clouds change color, heaven and earth shake.
The azure palm power contains a thread of pure yang energy that is extremely strong and masculine, like a mountain flood bursting forth or a river bursting its banks.
To everyone's astonishment, it was as if a giant dragon had condensed and burst forth from Chen Huan's palm with a loud whoosh.
Martial arts ultimate skill, Dragon Subduing Palm!
This palm of Chen Hao is far from being comparable to the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms in martial arts. Also with eighteen palms, it is a kind of extreme yang and strongest among all the unique skills in the martial world that Chen Hao possesses! And now, the power displayed is not something that can be compared to the depleted spiritual energy of the earth, he has not only condensed his body's yuan force but also infused a thread of pure yang force from the Nine Turns Heaven Yang Seal!
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
A single palm's might actually managed to block Wu Zong's boundary of Moving Brightness and Clearness, forcing his figure to come to a halt.
"Hmph! As expected, you deliberately drew with Rindou Ran. Very well! Such strength is still a firefly's glow to me, the Crown Prince! Break for me!"
His body condensed into one, moving with a clear and vast energy that no longer wasted any meaningless sword aura. With a humming sound, the treasured sword shook, and his entire person merged with the sword as one, charging towards Chen Huan once again.
Hiss!
That terrifying palm of Chen Hao was instantly penetrated by Ming Hao, as if it had truly torn through the void. The distance of over ten zhang was traversed in an instant, and a sharp, condensed, and terrifying sword locked onto Chen Hao's brow in the blink of an eye!
Hurry!
Really fast!
"Go die!"
Eyes fixed on Chen Hao, Ming Haohao's majestic aura was like a heavenly deity, as he burst out with a thunderous roar!
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