Chapter 354 (2/2)

Going through a small realm during a fight and while being injured was unwise. This was something that only someone that has prepared accordingly should attempt. Otherwise, they risked failing and crippling themselves for the future. For everyone here, it looked like the young man would just ruin his future and fall.

”Alas he was a fool, such is youth. Let us hope he won't suffer cultivation deviation”

Elder Jingyi commented while other elders looked down to the stage the number one and two prospects were fighting. It didn't seem like anyone here would go and stop the change. It was far more dangerous to go in, the young man's chances of bursting through the realm would go down if any elder attempted to move in.

”Elder Jingyi… look... ”

”What? Impossible!”

Everyone expected him to fail but instead of his body bursting with more blood it seemed that the wounds were subsiding. His muscles got larger and his figure filled up while his aura increased in power.

Soon a giant thunder strike was heard by everyone here. Dai Rong's body crackled with thunderous electrical might and it looked that he had achieved the breakthrough that he had hoped for.

”How could this be… Martial Master… middle stage? Just like that?”

Elder Jingyi rubbed his chin while looking down at the young man. He started examining him from head to toe with his spiritual sense and he could feel the powerful golden crystal palace hidden within this youth. When he compared it to the young man this Dai Rong was facing, it was like comparing a grand castle to an old moldy shack.

”Unfathomable…”

….

'Did you take a good look?'

His strength was already over the Martial Master level. The young man that he was fighting was talented but not that much more than your average sect prodigy. It was time to play it up for the crowd, he struck a nice pose and pointed out with his finger.

”Surrender now and I will be lenient!”

He could see Feng Shi's forehead vein becoming very prominent at this moment. It was clear that this young man was just acting the good senior brother part. In reality, he would probably tear him limb from limb if there was no one looking.

”I have been too easy on you junior, if you don't want to listen to reason I must show you the truth with my fists! So what if you achieved the middle stage, you are still below this senior!”

”I don't need to be at the late stage to defeat the likes of you!”

Zhang Dong taunted the young man. He could see Feng Shi's eyes going bloodshot from rage, it was clear that he was not used to such behavior from his peers.

Feng Shi was the first one to charge forward along with that strange umbrella weapon of his. At the end, there was a spike that would probably be able to pierce through anything it touched.

Regretfully Zhang Dong was done playing around and he would give the audience a nice show. It was the exact reverse of the start of this battle. This time around Dai Rong was dodging everything with no effort while Feng Shi charged at him like a mad bull.

”How could this be…”

”I have never seen such a display of agility, can he predict all of those movements?”

People had noticed that Zhang Dong was evading almost too well. This could be attributed to either ability or experience. Being that the young man was still a realm below Feng Shi, most attributed it to ability.

”That junior must have an innate talent for prediction!”

”Guh”

A palm landed on Feng Shi's c.h.e.s.t and he flew back a couple of meters. The umbrella was used as a crutch as he stood up with shaky hands. During the exchange, Zhang Dong had used a counterattack at a perfect moment.

”I told you, surrender now!”

”Y-you…”

Feng Shi's face contorted to look like that of a devil. He was clearly not enjoying this fight, no one that was similar in age had ever been able to compete with him at an equal footing. Unable to cope with his emotions he turned into a madman.

Zhang Dong found himself deflecting and evading all kinds of electrical attacks and techniques. The longer this fight lasted the angried the young master he was fighting was acting.

'Time to end this…'

With a well-placed kick to that umbrella weapon, he managed to disarm his opponent. The weapon landed outside the ring which meant that Feng Shi would need to fight without it.

”You dare?”

”Ha ha, yes indeed, but do you dare?”

Feng Shi looked a bit confused at the answer and another clash between the two occurred. This time Zhang Dong was sure to ram his palm in the young master's solar plexus. With some Qi added to it, Feng Shi turned into an electrified puppet that soon flopped on the cold ground.

”W-winner… Dai Rong!”

He held his fist up in the air as if he owned the place. It was clear that he was showboating but everyone here knew it, he had skills to back it up.

”I am number one!”

'This should be enough… I know you are drooling up there, come down and let us get this over with…'

Zhang Dong looked up to where Elder Jingyi was sitting. He clasped his hands in a proper manner before getting down from the ring. Now he just needed to wait and his path towards the inner sect should open up.