Chapter Fifty-Four: The Mind of a Small Man

  Qin Yue'er was struck flying by Gan Ming's single blow, directly stimulating the physique of her Clear Shadow Bloodline that had not yet fully awakened. From those eyes, a boundless bloody glow spread out, spreading all over her body.

  At the moment when that intense blood light spread all over her body, Qin Yue's current self was no longer the quiet woman with a calm and peaceful demeanor like the moon in the water. At this moment, Qin Yue was like a demon god descending, her eyes flashing with blood light, her black hair dancing wildly, as if she had gone mad.

  "Great! It's getting stronger, Qin Yue'er's martial body is finally about to awaken!" Qi Changlao was extremely tense as he watched Qin Yue'er's transformation. This was the effect he had been hoping for. Qianming directly stimulated Qin Yue'er's physique, but at this moment, her martial body had not yet fully awakened and was still in the process of awakening.

  Under the stage, all the onlookers were in an uproar, unable to understand what had happened and why Qin Yu'er was behaving this way. Had she gone mad?

  "Qin Yue's master sister, what's wrong with her? Has she gone mad from excessive practice? I can feel her true energy fluctuating wildly, rising and falling unpredictably!"

  "It's likely that if the teachers don't hurry up and stop this, Qin Yue will either die or be crippled."

  "It's not necessarily so, maybe it's not a bad thing, the teachers didn't react, but instead looked very excited, as if...as if it was a good thing?"

  "Could it be... Could it be that Qin Yu'er's awakening is a prelude to unlocking some kind of battle body?"

  “……”

  The disciples discussed endlessly, their voices filling the air, making the scene boil with excitement.

  "What's going on? Her aura is getting stronger and stronger!" Qian Ming was now on the stage, feeling it more intensely than anyone else. He discovered that Qin Yue'er's aura had become even more powerful, not at all like she was possessed by a demon.

  "No way, can't let her get any stronger, take her down now!"

  Qian Ming thought to himself, "Now's the time!" With a swift and decisive motion, he drew his treasured sword from its scabbard. His true energy surged forth like a mighty river, as the nine whirlpools within his body began to rotate wildly. With the assistance of the Violent Mystic Pill, Qian Ming's power became terrifyingly formidable. At this moment, his strength had reached an astonishing 10,000 jin, rivaling that of Xiao Chen.

  Boom!

  Qian Ming's sword flashed out, emitting a thunderous roar. The true energy and the primordial energy of heaven and earth burst forth in an instant, creating an incredibly strong friction that ignited the air with nameless flames, producing tiny sparks of electricity that danced around Qian Ming.

  "Cloud somersault!"

  Qian Ming let out a loud shout, his treasured sword swept across the ground, and with the force of this rebound, his body shot out like a startled swan, swift as lightning. At the same time, Qian Ming continuously unleashed the Chong Yun Sword Technique.

  Chongyun Swordsmanship consists of eight forms, namely Chongyun, Fanyun, Liangyun, Boyun, Poyun, Kaiyun, Feiyun and Juyun. At this moment, under the guidance of Fanyun form, the other seven styles flowed like clouds and water, pouring down like mercury, connecting seamlessly, merging into one, covering the sky and earth, and pouncing on Qin Yue'er with overwhelming force.

  "Not good!" Xiao Chen exclaimed, at this moment Qin Yue was in the midst of Awakening Warrior Body and couldn't even counterattack, if she got hit, she would either die or be heavily injured.

  "Halt!" shouted Qi Changlao in a rage.

  "Stop right there!" Coach Cai Qing shouted.

  "Stop!"

  "Spare his life!"

  “……”

  At this moment, a shout of surprise and anger rose up, and at the same time, several figures burst out from under the stage in various places, rushing onto the stage to rescue Qin Yue'er. Xiao Chen was one of them, and Qi Changlao was also among them.

  But Xiao Chen, who was closest to the stage, just below it, shouted "Not good" and immediately flipped onto the stage, stepping on the cloud ladder, and in one step, he charged to Qin Yue'er's front, his sword drawn, directly meeting Gian Ming's overwhelming attack.

  Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang......

  The sound of the treasure sword's intense impact burst forth, each strike resounding like thunder, stunning people's eardrums. Xiao Chen swung his sword with a force of 10,000 jin, and Qian Ming also possessed a force of 10,000 jin after swallowing four Violent Profound Dan pills. The two clashed, unleashing a frenzy of wild strikes, the wind howling like a storm, the sword energy like sharp thorns, the sound like spring thunder, the light like cold lightning.

  "Lei Yun San Shi!"

  Xiao Chen suddenly let out a loud shout, facing Qian Ming's inner door 'Chong Yun Jian Fa', Xiao Chen used 'Fei Ling Jian Fa' and was completely unable to withstand it. In one move, he brought out the 'Lei Yun San Shi', his sword speed like a raging storm, his sword light flashing like lightning, his sword momentum like a celestial guide pointing the way, each move directly attacking Huang Long, breaking Qian Ming's sword momentum, with hidden killing intent lurking within, shocking Qian Ming to the point of being terrified!

  "Not stopping yet!"

  But at this moment, when Xiao Chen and Qian Ming were fighting fiercely, a majestic voice like a lion's roar burst out, echoing in the ears of Xiao Chen and Qian Ming.

  All this said slowly, in fact it was just a flash of lightning, Qian Ming knew he was fighting with Xiao Chen, but he couldn't stop now.

  His sword momentum has taken shape, and his true energy is also circulating, it must be released, otherwise he will suffocate himself with internal injuries.

  Xiao Chen, however, was single-mindedly protecting Qin Yue'er behind him, using this to win over the girl's heart, and thus he fought hard against Gan Ming. As long as Gan Ming didn't stop, he wouldn't stop either.

  At this moment, Qi Changlao let out a stern roar, containing divine soul sound waves, directly shaking the souls of Xiao Chen and Gan Ming, causing their souls to lose control of their energy, just like pulling out the plug from a boiling pot, the two naturally stopped fighting.

  "Old Man Qi!" Qian Ming was startled and let out a loud cry, his face filled with shock and disappointment. He had a bad feeling, as if he had somehow made a huge mistake.

  "Hum! I'm telling you to stop, are you treating me like a breeze in the ear?" Qi Changlao coldly rebuked.

  Qian Ming wanted to explain, but had no way of explaining, and could only silently endure the bitter consequences. If anyone was to blame, it was him for being too eager for quick success and wanting to urgently take down the number one spot on the English Hero Chart.

  As long as he defeats Qin Yue'er, he will necessarily be the first. As for Xiao Chen, although he is formidable, Qian Ming doesn't take him to heart at all. He has already thought of a way, and without moving a single hair, he can make Xiao Chen directly withdraw from the Hero's List, unable to block his path.

  But man's calculations are inferior to heaven's, and although the clever mechanism was calculated to perfection, no one had anticipated the appearance of Qin Yue'er.

  At this moment, Gan Ming was very bewildered and had no idea what had happened. What's going on...

  Especially when he saw that Xiao Chen was protecting Qin Yue'er, and fighting against himself, the daze turned into anger. With Qian Ming's petty wisdom, he could naturally guess that Xiao Chen had done the right thing, while he had done wrong, and in front of Qi Changlao.

  Qian Ming had been harboring a grudge against Xiao Chen for blocking his way, and now Xiao Chen was inexplicably one step ahead of him again, leaving a great impression on Qi Chang Lao. This feeling made Qian Ming so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

  "Xiao Chen, you reacted quickly and did a great job. If it weren't for you, this precious disciple of mine would have been ruined by that stinky little brat." After scolding Gan Ming, Qi Chang Lao examined Qin Yue'er and found nothing wrong with her, then began to thank Xiao Chen again.

  This intense contrast instantly made Qian Ming want to live or die, this kind of petty person could not tolerate such a thing, and he did not dare to hate Quan Chang Lao, so all the hatred was transferred to Xiao Chen's body.

  "Damn it, Xiao Chen is not my nemesis, is he? It's always me who gets the bad end and him who gets the good end. This isn't fair!" Qian Ming's anger ignited in his heart, and evil intentions began to sprout. He thought to himself: "Wait and see how things develop, I will definitely destroy all of Xiao Chen's advantages and make him suffer a crushing defeat. The first place is mine, no one can take it away from me."

  "Elder Qi was being polite, I just saw that Qin Shizhi wasn't moving and was worried she might encounter an accident, so I lent a hand to protect her." Xiao Chen said politely, feeling that Elder Qi was quite decent, so he was also very polite to him.

  "Hehe... you did great." Qi Changlao smiled and patted Xiao Chen's shoulder, then turned to Cai Qing and the others and said: "The match will continue, Qin Yue'er has withdrawn, I'll take her away."

  After a simple instruction from Qi Changlao, he took Qin Yu'er, who was still in the midst of awakening her martial body, back to the foot of the arena to help her better stimulate her martial body.

  With the order of Qi Changlao, the Yinghao List competition will continue naturally. Originally, such a big thing happened, and a Zhan Ti disciple awakened, almost getting killed, fearing that the competition would be suspended.

  But Qi Changlao wants to let Da Bi continue, what does it mean is worth thinking about. Currently, the Yinghao list only has two people, one is Xiao Chen and the other is Gan Ming.

  It's clear what Old Man Qi meant, and those tutors could guess seven out of ten that Qian Ming was in trouble.

  Qi Changlao has always had a good impression of Xiao Chen, and now Qianming has made another big mistake. Qi Changlao can't punish Qianming openly, as that would be too unbecoming, so he lets the competition continue, using Xiao Chen's hands to teach Qianming a lesson. It's clear that Qi Changlao is not someone to be underestimated, and with just one sentence, he can make someone retaliate without even realizing it.

  "The Grand Competition continues, as Qin Yu'er has awakened to her true form during the competition and thus withdraws. Cai Qingxian waves his hand to quiet down the murmurs from under the stage, and the voices of discussion among the disciples declare: 'However, the battle for first place on the Heroic Rankings has only just begun, as Xiao Chen and Qian Ming take the stage.'"

  With the announcement of Cai Qingjiao's challenge, Xiao Chen and Gan Ming stepped onto the stage together. Just now, Xiao Chen and Gan Ming had exchanged several rounds, neither gaining the upper hand, so both sides had a clear understanding of each other's strength.

  Xiao Chen looked at Qian Ming and thought to himself: "I want to defeat Qian Ming, relying solely on strength is not enough, it seems I need to borrow the help of Ti Yun Zong."

  Qian Ming was also watching Xiao Chen, but in his heart, he was secretly laughing: "Xiao Chen, you're finished now. Since Qi Chang Lao let the competition continue, if I don't carry out my plan, it would be a waste of your efforts, heh heh... just wait for the sect's punishment."

  Xiao Chen Guangming was bright and clear, thinking about how to fight, while Gan Ming was full of sinister plots, as Cai Qing's voice declared "Start".

  The atmosphere on the stage was tense, with swords drawn and bows stretched. Xiao Chen held his long sword at an angle, his feet in a T-shape, motionless as a pine tree, his breath contained, perfectly natural, ready to go all out in this one battle.

  Qian Ming, on the other hand, didn't seem to be making any moves at all, nor did he even draw his sword, as if he hadn't taken Xiao Chen seriously.

  The disciples under the ring were shocked by this scene, and Qianming was so arrogant that he didn't even put Xiao Chen in his eyes. Did he really have such strong confidence? Did he still have an unbeatable trump card that hadn't been used yet?