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Chapter 166 - 0140 I Dominate with My Fist, Ascending the Dragon! (Four - s Combined, 13,000 Words)_4

Chapter 166: 0140 I Dominate with My Fist, Ascending the Dragon! (Four Chapters Combined, 13,000 Words)_4

"Good... but safety comes first."

He knew this was Lu Chenzhou’s way of repaying the favor.

This silent and reticent disciple always held concern for him in his heart.

Old Ji, with tears in his eyes!

Advancing to the quarterfinals, Lu Chenzhou finally encountered a formidable opponent.

The opponent, clad in blue training clothes and standing 1.9 meters tall, cupped his fists and said,

"Talang Martial Arts Hall, Xiang Pingzhi!"

The opponent’s popularity ranked 7th, and his master said that he likely cultivated the modern Elephant Form Sect’s Shark Form, his ferocity comparable to a great white shark in the ocean.

In Dragon City, the Elephant Form was mainly traditional.

The modern Elephant Form was only cultivated by classmate Wang Hongdao around Lu Chenzhou.

"Flying Swallow Martial Arts Hall, Lu Chenzhou!"

After returning the salute, Lu Chenzhou positioned himself in the Tiger Form stance.

With a loud shout, Xiang Pingzhi surged forward like an arrow, his arms’ muscles undulating in waves, his feet nimble as a swimming fish. He moved in the character ’Ba’ stance and quickly reached Lu Chenzhou’s side, and with a pinching motion of his right hand, he formed a shark’s mouth, aiming straight for the opponent’s abdomen. Lu Chenzhou, calm and composed, blocked with a palm-down ward-off, while his left hand, forming a Tiger Claw, shook and thrust forward powerfully!

With a loud bang, after their initial exchange, Xiang Pingzhi quickly pulled back his hand and retreated, sensing that Lu Chenzhou’s qi power was greater than his. He decided to change his fighting style, employing the "Wave Penetration Skill," a corresponding movement technique of the Shark Form, excelling in long-range sweeping. With oceanic tide rumbling within him, he harassed Lu Chenzhou with "S" shaped movements, retreating swiftly after every missed strike, never engaging in close combat.

"The shark is the tiger of the sea! Lu Chenzhou, take this!"

Xiang Pingzhi feinted a move, deceiving Lu Chenzhou with a Tiger Tail Leg, then sprung up, somersaulting behind Lu Chenzhou and aimed a shark’s mouth at his opponent’s back.

"Go down!"

Xiang Pingzhi was extremely confident.

He had just defeated an Eighth Rank opponent with this same move.

Lu Chenzhou’s Swallow Form Shaking Feet, a clever burst of power turned his body, twisting like a twist of dough, his right hand swinging around in a big loop, locking the opponent’s right wrist, followed by a devastating Tiger God kick, like the heavens falling!

Bang!

Even with the "Great Sea Overlapping Waves Force" to dissipate the impact, Xiang Pingzhi’s belly still reeled as if a river was overturning. He tried a Shark Tail Sweep at Lu Chenzhou’s lower body, but Lu Chenzhou used the "Yin Yang Umbrella Spin Force" to spin and step around his opponent in a circle, dodging the attack, using the force to throw him, while sliding forward, his right elbow forcefully jutting out!

This elbow strike was like the Tiger God crashing into the heavens, unstoppable!

Xiang Pingzhi was sent flying, landing at the edge of the platform.

Lu Chenzhou’s Sea Sweeping Body pressed the attack, not giving the opponent a chance to get up.

"Stop fighting, I concede."

Xiang Pingzhi, who had been hit hard several times, had lost his will to fight.

He had fought against Ninth Rank opponents before, but none were as oppressive as Lu Chenzhou.

Lu Chenzhou halted his movements and reached out to pull him up.

"Thank you for the match,"

Xiang Pingzhi said with a gloomy voice:

"It’s not that the Shark Form is weak; it’s just that I haven’t achieved proper Fire Control."

The new Elephant Form sects had a unique cohesion, struggling to rise among the old Elephant Form sects by taking pride in their aggressive progress, with the shark and whale among the strongest. Thus, the new sects were sometimes jokingly referred to as the "Oceanic Sect."

The commentator’s voice came through:

"The winner, from Flying Swallow Martial Arts Hall, Lu Chenzhou!"

The audience clapped and cheered.

"Good job, this is what a match should be like."

"Absolutely thrilling, it was a real dragon versus tiger fight."

"It seems that the tiger of the land is still superior!"

"The tiger of the sea didn’t do badly either!"

In another resting area, Ye Chen’s face showed a trace of seriousness.

"He has some skill, I mustn’t take him lightly."

Next to him, Ye Xiao’s expression was ugly:

"This... this guy has grown stronger again."

"I recall you said he practiced the Arhat Skill?"

"That’s right."

"To what Realm?"

"Don’t know."

Ye Chen closed his eyes to meditate and dropped the matter.

"As long as it’s not Perfection, even if it’s a Copper Buddha Arhat Body, I can shake it with the Sun-shattering Finger... Hard Qigong is so difficult to master, how can it be easily perfected?"

He felt that Lu Chenzhou’s Hard Qigong was at most at Small Success.

Grandmaster Zhou watched Lu Chenzhou’s figure from behind and mused to himself:

"Interesting... the Tiger Swallow Dual Forms, a good idea."

But defeating Ye Chen still seemed difficult; the cultivation gap was there, and it wasn’t blind confidence from him; he knew since Ye Chen was one of his from Magic City Martial Arts University.

He glanced over at another platform.

"Lin Zirong’s Baji Fist is also strong. Civilly, Tai Chi stabilizes the world; martially, Baji Fist reins supreme! While the Tiger Form is fierce, compared to Baji, it still falls short. But if this kid with an Eighth Rank cultivation can make it to the semifinals, he would have already made a name for himself in Denglong Hall."

His Grandmaster’s vision was sharp; he felt Lu Chenzhou had the strength to be in the top four.

Regular Ninth Rank opponents might not necessarily stand up to this kid.

...

The competition continued.

After defeating the 7th-ranked Xiang Pingzhi, Lu Chenzhou successfully broke into the top eight, his popularity also soaring to the 5th place, just behind the heavily favored Ninth Rank masters.

Ji Xuantong and his two senior sisters were not surprised.

Ji Xuantong reminded:

"Chenzhou, if you’re up against Lin Zirong next, make sure to activate the Arhat Skill in advance. Baji Fist is the most ferocious of all the boxing lineages. It’s not that your master is afraid you can’t beat him, but we’re worried he might accidentally injure you. His Ninth Rank cultivation is not to be underestimated."

"Understood, Master."

"If you’re up against Ye Chen, don’t resist his standard finger thrusts or his Stabbing Finger. I’ve observed that his fingers are now as smooth and powerful as a pestle. One finger strike, even against a Copper Buddha Arhat, might be enough to breach your guard or cause internal injuries. Find the right moment, disrupt his mind with Evil Qi, and end the fight swiftly."

"Disciple understands."

Lu Chenzhou calmed his breath and conserved his energy, waiting for battle.

He wasn’t using Tiger Evil and Tiger Roar precisely to deal with Ninth Rank opponents.

The draw for the semifinal matchups was announced.

Ji Xuantong suddenly burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha, Chenzhou, you’re in luck, it’s another Eighth Rank opponent."

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