Chapter 352 (1/2)
”You wish to face me?”
The bear-looking youth laughed while nodding.
”Come then, I'll show everyone what happens to nobodies that challenge me!”
Zhang Dong advanced towards the stage while looking at the smug-looking youth. His opponent was puffing out his c.h.e.s.t while smirking. It was clear that the Xuan Fen that he was facing wasn't taking him seriously at all.
The young man was quite large, even if he was in his original form he would be dwarfed by this muscle brain.
”Whose lackey is this?”
Xuan Fen asked while Zhang Dong hopped onto the stage. The young man was thinking that this Dai Rong here was someone's follower. It was more believable that he was one of the many people sent to tire him out.
”I didn't think there would be idiots like you around, whoever put you up to this must have offered you a lot of spirit stones!”
Xuan Fen continued to talk while Zhang Dong just stood there with his hands behind his back. His face was neutral and he didn't look like he had a care in the world.
”Are those trial disciple robes?”
”Is that junior crazy? Doesn't he know of senior Xuan Fen's bad temper?”
From the conversations that the people were having here, Zhang Dong came to a conclusion. Probably the tactic of sending waves of foot soldiers for the top disciples didn't always pan out. Not when people like this Xuan Fen crippled them or beat them down to a pulp.
The young man that battled him was taken away on a stretcher and his arms and legs were in awkward positions. It was clear that no one here was stupid enough to give away their future to offend this monster.
'I guess word hasn't spread yet… maybe the people from the other professions are still looking for me outside.'
This was a large open area but it was set up in such a way that only the elders in those lookout towers could see the fights. The disciples were on the ground, shoulder to shoulder, and looking at the checkerboard combat platforms for a worse angle.
”Begin!”
A judge sounded a large gong which indicated that the battles would start.
”I'll end this quick, if you don't resist I'll be merciful and only break your arms!”
Xuan Fen charged forward with large strides, each time he took a step the ground beneath his feet cracked. His cultivation level was at the middle stage of the Martial Master level and he clearly specialized in body refinement.
Zhang Dong saw it all in slow motion, the young man's body started being surrounded by small arcs of grayish lightning. His body hair began to be charged as he raised his fist and motioned it forward while still being about two meters away from his target.
”Thunder wave fist!”
The moment he swung this large fist a shockwave with tiny lightning bolts was sent Zhang Dong's way. While everyone expected him to either get hit or try to dodge he did the exact opposite.
He took a small step forward while also moving his palm to meet this electrical attack. The moment the shockwave collided with this hand it was pushed back by an even greater force. Another shockwave appeared with a more bluish hue to its lightning element.
”What!?”
Xuan Fen's eyes shot open as his attack was deflected right back. There was no time to evade it so he moved his forearms up to protect his head. The electrical attack collided with his body and pushed him back. He remained standing while blocking, his legs formed skid marks on the hard ground.
”What was that… he managed to push senior Xuan Fen back!”
”Yeah… his clothes are also ruined…”
Xuan Fen's upper body was revealed to the public as his robes burst from this palm strike. Even now Zhang Dong could see Fen's body contending with the invading lightning Qi.
'Great, he didn't blow up… I'm getting the hang of holding back!'
Zhang Dong wanted to pat himself on the back as he managed to analyze the strike that came his way. He then used that to measure his opponent's strength accurately.
With this knowledge, he just needed to use a technique with a little bit more power to cause some damage while also not killing the poor youth in one shot. This left his opponent with some residual damage but allowed the battle to continue further.
”You… you're not all talk.”
Xuan Fen roared in a beastly fashion and with a burst of his own Qi managed to remove Zhang Dong's attack in its entirety. Soon the young man's body started to change, it expanded in size along with a coat of fur. At the end of this transformation, he looked like a cross between a bear and a werewolf.
”Senior Xuan Fen is having trouble, who is that junior?”
Soon the fight continued, Zhang Dong made sure to dodge each claw swipe and bite that Xuan Fen sent his way. While exchanging blows he chipped away at his opponent's stamina and health. With this approach, he seemed to be just slightly stronger than his opponent.
”Stop moving around and face me like a man!”
Xuan Fen panted with blood streaming out of his bear-like nose.
”You wish to put body against body? Are you sure about that?”
Xuan Fen didn't respond but just charged forward, Zhang Dong did the same and the two used their fists. A strange 'peng' sound was heard by the disciples that sounded like a fist hitting solid metal. This was followed by Xuan Fen's knuckle being broken after the exchange.