604 Competing Once Again (2/2)

Death Scripture Cold Glamor 59080K 2022-07-20

Dao Xiu formed sword hand-seals with both hands and his lips quivered as he silently chanted. In less than the time it took half an incense stick to burn, he suddenly looked up and roared, ”Dragon King, take this!”

Since it was an internal energy competition, Dao Xiu pushed his palms out slowly. The sleeves of his robe seemed to have been filled with the wind and bulged like two big drums. He had obviously exerted his full strength.

Although Gu Shenwei had combined three different sources of power into one, the Daoless Divine Power was still the foundation, which also originated from the Daoism though its training method differed from the meditation method used by the Jade Pure Sect. Gu Shenwei waved his fists to receive the blow with his feet slowly moving.

When the fist was about a foot away from the palm, the two felt like they had bumped into a wall. With a momentary pause, their bodies shook at the same time. Dao Xiu didn't move, but Gu Shenwei took a step back before moving forwards and punching out again.

Their moves were ridiculously simple, bland, and lacked any variations. For five exchanges in a row, the two weren't able to touch each other. Gu Shenwei retreated every time but when he moved on, the distance between them would shorten.

The five elders of the Jade Pure Sect were very dissatisfied with last night's defeat. Both the Dragon King and Shangguan Fei were very young, so their internal energy couldn't be as powerful as that of the Taoist priests even if they had started practicing in their mother's womb. After all, the Taoists had delicately cultivated their internal energy for several decades and the two had only practiced for no more than twenty years. The only peculiar thing that amazed them was the yin and yang energy combination, which could defeat the strong even when it itself was weak through directing the other side's internal Qi.

After a long discussion, they found a loophole in the Three-in-One Power and formulated a strategy accordingly before they dared issue a challenge.

The tactic was very simple. They decided to change from attacking continuously with an output of internal Qi to attacking sporadically with a small flash of internal energy. Although it was less powerful this way, they could avoid being controlled by the enemy.

The method worked. Although Gu Shenwei could quickly dissolve a single strand of internal Qi, his technique of using the yin and yang energy to direct the enemy's internal Qi lost its effect once the other side's internal Qi disappeared. The fight had turned into a pure competition between their internal energy reserves.

If it went on like this, Gu Shenwei would lose for sure.

Compared to other internal energy manuals, the Daoless Divine Power was actually easy to practice and one could achieve notable results in a short time. Gu Shenwei's progress was even faster because he had unblocked his meridians in the Essence Pavilion. The main problem was that his training time had been too short. He had practiced the Daoless Divine Power for five years and the Three-in-One Power only for several days. So, he was inferior to the elder of the Jade Pure Sect in a pure internal energy competition.

His solution was, therefore, to reach for a yard after taking an inch until he could touch the other side's palm and force Dao Xiu to continuously revolve his internal Qi so that he could make use of it.

However, the deceptively reachable distance was hard to cross. Gu Shenwei had been stalled in each of his give attempts to take a step forward. The internal Qi of Dao Xiu was becoming more and more powerful which came and went in an instant together with the flaws.

In the next three attacks, Gu Shenwei could no longer shorten the distance by an inch. The other four Taoist priests saw it clearly and were all beaming with joy.

Solemn-faced, Dao Xiu still acted cautiously even when he already held victory in his hands. He didn't rush to make a move even if he found a great opportunity to attack.

This kung fu competition was of great importance. Dao Xiu kept reminding himself to put away his usual recklessness.

Only in one case would he lose his coolness: If he were on the verge of death.

The Dragon King unsheathed his saber, or at least Dao Xiu thought that the Dragon King was going to draw his saber. He saw the Dragon King grip the saber hilt with his right hand, and he knew how fast the cut would come and that he couldn't stop it no matter how powerful his internal energy was.

'This is against the rules; we agreed to not use a saber or sword.'

Dao Xiu wanted to say this but his instincts told him that placing his hopes for survival on a competition rule would be a vain attempt. His body also became uncontrollable with his legs trying to move to dodge and his hands intending to fight to the end.

In a moment's hesitation, the Dragon King's attack arrived again and he was actually not using his saber but his fist.

Gu Shenwei had played a little trick by pretending to draw his saber but in fact, his finger hadn't touched the hilt at all.

The fist and the palm finally bumped into each other. In the face of both yin and yang internal Qi, Dao Xiu could no longer use his tactics now.

Gu Shenwei had won a small victory and immediately entangled his internal energy with the opponent's.

After last night's competition, not only had he enhanced his internal energy but he had also figured out many ways to use it such as to 'control' instead of 'guide.' Gu Shenwei had finally gotten the hang of it. After careful and slow testing, he could not only lead Dao Xiu's internal Qi to flow in his meridians but could also force it to turn around and attack its master.

Gu Shenwei wasn't in a hurry. In the Western Regions and the Norland, it was rare for him to meet a master with powerful internal energy to 'help' him practice the Three-in-One Power. If possible, he wished he could keep these five old Taoists and use them to practice his kung fu every day.

But before long, Gu Shenwei found that he had also made a mistake. He should have fought a quick battle because long delay always caused new trouble.

All of a sudden, Dao Xiu's internal Qi surged, not a mere once or twice fold increase, but actually six or seven fold.

With the yin and yang internal energy combination, Gu Shenwei could defeat strong opponents with a relatively weak internal energy pool, but all the skill in the world was useless in front of absolute power.

In just an instant, the powerful internal Qi followed Gu Shenwei's meridians and rushed towards his Dantian like whirlwind sweeping across the ground.

The result of the kung fu competition was no longer victory or defeat but life or death.

Dao Xiu's face grew red and gradually revealed a grim smile. He didn't want to kill the Dragon King but rather wanted to render him powerless; a dead man was useless but a powerless man would be at his mercy.

Between the Five Hole Punch and Grand Enlightenment Sword Sutra, the Jade Pure Sect would soon have both the best fist technique and swordsmanship in the world.

Behind him, the other four Taoist priests were frozen like puppets, expressionless and seemingly unaware of the imminent victory of Dao Xiu.

Gu Shenwei finally understood that what he was fighting was not Dao Xiu alone but all five Taoists of the Jade Pure Sect.

And this time they were not fighting in a hurry but were well-prepared to have combined five strands of internal Qi into one. They wanted to sweep the Dragon King's internal energy with an overwhelming force in one go.

When the pressure went beyond the limit, the frosty Qi that had been dormant in Gu Shenwei was stimulated and began to stir.