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Chapter 242 - 0174 Innate Five Beasts (3 more updates! 4k extra for monthly ticket)_2

Chapter 242: 0174 Innate Five Beasts (3 more updates! 4k extra for monthly ticket)_2

With his strength, as long as he wasn’t matched against a Tenth Rank, he had hopes for the top 16.

Unfortunately, Chenzhou ruthlessly cut off his invincible path!

The host’s somewhat stupefied voice came through:

"Lu Chenzhou... wins."

He had also watched the videos of the Jiangnan talent competition, and Lu Chenzhou and Ye Chen were said to be on par with each other. Now, half a year has passed, and although Lu Chenzhou entered Tenth Rank, the gap between their strengths couldn’t have been so vast, right? It was a complete one-sided crush.

On the stage.

The audience cheered,

"Dragon City! Dragon City!"

Among the crowd, there was a familiar figure who proudly said,

"This is my student, this kid used to attend a cultural high school, and I was his homeroom teacher. I knew he would achieve greatness, hahahaha!"

This person was none other than Teacher Cui from Wanhua High School.

He happened to be on a business trip in the Imperial Capital and came to watch the match since he heard there was one.

Sure enough, Chenzhou also came.

At this moment, Teacher Cui was prouder than anyone else.

...

In the resting room.

Ji Xuantong smiled and said,

"Not bad, clean and efficient!"

After Lu Chenzhou sat down, two senior sisters insisted on giving him a shoulder massage to relax his muscles. As he enjoyed it, he felt a gaze trained on him.

Glancing to the side, it was Chairman Wan from the judges’ panel.

He diverted his gaze, feeling a mix of nervousness and anticipation.

"Am I being noticed by a Breakthrough Seven expert?"

The competition continued, and the pairing results for the second round were released.

Group eight:

[Lu Chenzhou (Feiyan) vs Ouyang Rong (One Qi)]

Ji Xuantong spoke,

"The Innate Five Beasts Palm is a fist technique created by the experts of Dragon and Tiger Academy who gathered the essence of the Elephant Form and combined it with the Inner Boxing Skill of the Daoist sect; Chenzhou, you must be careful."

This person was also a hot favorite for the championship, and naturally, Lu Chenzhou did not dare to slack off.

...

In another resting area.

A handsome young man with a mixed Yuan hairstyle stared at the big screen.

"Lu Chenzhou... Chen Yuan seems to have mentioned him."

He was Ouyang Rong, from the talent class of Dragon and Tiger Academy. Chen Yuan’s later performance was outstanding, and he also entered the talent class, and they got along well.

"I’ve heard that this person practices both internally and externally, a formidable opponent. Next, I must give it my all. Win or lose, I can leave the stage without any regrets."

...

The second round of the competition began.

Kunlun Li Yunxiao faced off against the Imperial Capital’s Huo Tianyuan. Their fight was outrageously fierce, truly a dragon and tiger’s struggle. Ultimately, after five hundred moves, it was Huo Tianyuan who edged out a slight victory over Li Yunxiao, standing arrogantly on the stage with his arms swinging!

The Imperial Capital was his home ground, and countless spectators stood up cheering.

Wanshixian looked at Huo Tianyuan with a smile:

"Your Six Harmonies Fist was well executed."

As the founder of the Imperial Capital’s Martial Arts University, he would occasionally pay attention to the juniors. Huo Tianyuan was also a suspected Martial Bone Daoist, a key focus of attention for the Martial Arts University.

And in subsequent matches, Zhou Ziyu from Emei Martial Arts University faced off against Cai Zikun. The swordsmen of Emei, who use their hands as swords in their fierce fist techniques, and Zhou Ziyu, although a woman, was as ferocious as a tigress. Plus, she had some third-rate Hard Qigong foundation, and eventually won.

The final group’s competition began.

"Junior brother, good luck!"

"You can definitely win!"

Lu Chenzhou went onto the stage with his senior sisters’ blessings.

His expression was serious, his eyes bright and determined.

From now on, every opponent deserved his full effort.

Meanwhile, the popular contenders who had advanced to the top eight turned their eyes to the stage.

Huo Tianyuan’s eyes brimmed with battle intent:

"If it’s as my sister says, Lu Chenzhou can win."

Zhou Ziyu’s gaze was squinting as she analyzed internally:

"It is said that his Arhat Skill has reached Great Success. If I were to face him, I must focus on using my Swordman abilities, or attack his weak points for a quick battle."

As for the little Taoist with the Tai Chi topknot, Zhang Banshan, he appeared completely unfazed.

His gaze was lazy, yet carried an indescribable air of confidence.

"Both internally and externally skilled, Lu Chenzhou seems to be my final opponent."

...

On the stage,

Ouyang Rong’s form was crouched like a tiger ready to pounce, his hands shaped into Tiger Form Claws.

He said with a confident smile, "I have cultivated the ’Innate Five Beasts Palm’, and know a thing or two about your Tiger Form, Brother Lu. Please don’t hesitate to enlighten me next."

The ’Innate Five Beasts Palm’ originated from a divine physician’s Five Beasts Fitness Fist of old. Predecessors from Dragon and Tiger Academy combined elements of Elephant Form, Tai Chi, and Eight Trigrams and other Da Xia fist techniques to transform this fitness fist, making it a signature fist technique of the academy.

The Innate Five Beasts refer to the tiger, deer, bear, ape, and bird!

This fist technique embodies the tiger’s ferocity, the deer’s tranquility, the bear’s stability, the ape’s agility, and the bird’s swiftness, striving to be all-encompassing, and thus extremely difficult to begin learning. Among all of Da Xia’s first-class fist techniques, it ranks within the top ten in terms of difficulty.

Therefore, although Ouyang Rong was aware of Lu Chenzhou’s internal and external cultivation, he was not overly anxious. He was confident that the Innate Five Beasts Palm was ample to handle the situation with ease and secure victory in the end.

"Come on!"

Lu Chenzhou had naturally heard of the fame of the ’Innate Five Beasts Palm’, considered one of the strongest martial arts just below true skill, and far more renowned than his own ’Tiger Spirit Divine Fist’.

However, there is no superior or inferior in fists; it all depends on the wielder’s power. Moreover, there are limits to human ability, and for ordinary people, attempting to be proficient in all aspects most likely leads to mediocrity in everything.

Even the mighty Four Symbols Master had only cultivated four forms.

"Watch the fist!"

Ouyang Rong rooted his feet firmly, rebounding power surged through him, and he launched forward like a spring, his arms sweeping like a white crane’s wings. In the blink of an eye, he closed the distance to Lu Chenzhou with the Five Beasts Tiger Form hand reaching for Lu Chenzhou’s heart. Lu Chenzhou’s right foot trembled and spun, his body twirling like a top, he dodged the offensive while his true fierce Tiger Form Claw tore through the air and struck Ouyang Rong’s back.

Bang!

Ouyang Rong staggered as if hammered, his body uncontrollably lunging forward.

"Indeed, using the Five Beasts Tiger Form against him was a mistake, like performing swordplay before Guan Gong. Facing an expert who specializes in the Tiger Form, my flaws were blatantly exposed and put me at a disadvantage."

Ouyang Rong’s reflexes were quick. As he toppled over, he rolled like a White Ape, his arms shaking off the reverberating force, and his body straightened, narrowly evading Lu Chenzhou’s hefty kick!

Smack!

Lu Chenzhou stomped on empty air and aggressively pursued.

From the initial exchange, Ouyang Rong no longer bore his earlier casual expression. He clenched his fists and kept his elbows close, guarding in front of his face, using his arms as bridges, shoulders as the sky, and back as the earth, with his arms, elbows, shoulders, and back interlinked through heart intent, moving his entire body with a single action.

This was the White Ape amongst the Five Beasts, incorporating the strength of the back.

Hiss! Lu Chenzhou’s Tiger Form Straight Punch tore through the air; Ouyang Rong parried with his right elbow, deflecting the Tiger Claw. His face flushed; his back shivered as if winnowing, his body swinging like an old willow in the wind, retreating several steps to stabilize, then counterattacking with a chopping left arm!

"Old Willow Meeting the Wind Force!"

Lu Chenzhou murmured to himself; his body spun, dark force within him like converging rivers, all gathering in his right shoulder, as he flung his right arm forward like a spear thrusting outwards!

Clap!

Their arms met; the more robust emerged victorious!

Ouyang Rong continued to shake off force, but still felt a burning pain in his left arm, tingling and swelling. He inwardly cursed the difficulty of Hard Qigong, retreated three steps backwards, dodged Lu Chenzhou’s Kicking, and then counterattacked like a bird skimming water.

"Bear King Leaning on a Tree!"

Ouyang Rong roared inside, transforming into the Bear amongst the Five Beasts. He directed the force from all his limbs and joints to his shoulders, pushing his elbow towards Lu Chenzhou’s neck, while leaning his body towards Lu Chenzhou’s chest, hoping to use the bear’s strength to knock down his opponent!

Lu Chenzhou did not dodge; as Ouyang Rong crashed into his embrace, his body suffered a blow, eliciting a stifled grunt, and he quickly grappled Ouyang Rong. Then, with both feet shaking the ground, he violently rattled like a general removing his armor, retreating swiftly to the edge of the stage.

Ouyang Rong had an inkling of what was to come; his expression changed.

But it was too late.

Lu Chenzhou unleashed the Yin Yang Umbrella Spin force, harnessing the momentum of the retreat to first knee-strike Ouyang Rong’s tense abdomen, dispersing his rigid force. With a lift from his right hand and a push from his left, Ouyang Rong flew out like a cannonball. Lu Chenzhou stomped the ground with his left foot, twisted his body to the side, and shot out his right leg, hitting Ouyang Rong in the chest. Ouyang Rong, intending to grab the rail and bounce back, spat out foam, helplessly watching as the stage receded.

He got up from the ground, staring at Lu Chenzhou, his eyes vacant.

Out of the Five Beasts’ forms, he had only used four and had already lost.

At least let me demonstrate the Deer Form!

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