Chapter 123 – Star Shifter Formula (1/2)
Chapter 123 – Star Shifter Formula
‘Triple Selenic Punch!’
In front of everyone’s widened eyes and frightened glares, Ye Wei’s fist solidly landed on Qi Xiu’s back causing a chilling noise to be heard.
“Crack!”
The dense energy of Ye Wei’s fist sent Qi Xiu flying like a spinning kite with its string cut, and after a few rotations in the air, the motionless body wrapped in a black robe slammed onto the martial platform creating a small dust storm.
Apart from his immense forward momentum, Ye Wei’s punch also contained a spinning energy due to the unique path his Qi flowed.
“Has brother Qi… lost?!” The Polaris cultivators rubbed their eyes in disbelief. They were just staring at a bump on the platform covered in dust finding it hard to convince themselves a nameless cultivator from a mediocre school could beat their ace. The ace who just happened to be one stance away from beating a God’s Seven in a fight a few days ago.
‘Was there a stance behind that punch? Otherwise I would assume we are looking at a condensed prime Warrior who is skilled at hiding his cultivation as well as his age, or maybe this is something else…’ The audience seated the clouds were a little wary as they had heard rumors about demon infiltrations just a few months prior to the tournament.
“He won! Ye Wei won!” Cao Ning, Chen Mo, and the rest cheered as soon as they got over their shock.
Ye Wei slowly pulled back his fist, and the mark on the back of his hand faded. It was at this time that he noticed some slight movement behind the smokescreen in front of him.
A wave of surprise swept over the faces on the cloud platform.
“This kid from South Star is not bad at all!” The City Lord smiled as he looked at Ye Wei’s graceful posture. He then looked at Qi Xiu and said, “It’s lucky for Qi Xiu; if Polaris had not of taught their best students the Star Shifter formula he would have lost.”
“Indeed!” The men in golden armor nodded. They glanced at Qi Xiu with a penetrating glare.
“That was a powerful punch but the moment it connected to Qi Xiu most of the energy was deflected and slid of his body.”
“He is basically as strong as a condensed prime Warrior so he could take the punch anyway.” The Mo Patriarch looked at the dusty platform and said, “Everyone knows he lost to Xuan Yu, by only one stance. What people don’t know is that Xuan Yu was already a condensed prime Warrior when they fought.”
“Qi Xiu has mastered the Star Shifter formula pretty well. I actually think this formula is the reason Polaris was ranked so high last year, and even their lineup was not as strong this year’s.”
“That other kid is impressive but it will take more than impressive to beat Qi Xiu.”
None of the young cultivators could see what Qi Xiu did but the audience on the clouds could see clearly. What they did not not know though was how Ye Wei threw such a powerful punch.
On the amethyst platform, Qi suddenly floated in a strange manner. Qi Xiu did a backflip and got back on his feet. He then hatefully stared at Ye Wei. Luckily, he was able to activate his Star Shifter formula the moment he was hit, however Ye Wei’s speed resulted in two of his ribs fracturing.
Bone fractures were not a serious concern to cultivators of Qi Xiu’s caliber as he just casually snapped his bone back to place and mend it by his nourishing Qi.
“Brother Qi!”
“He is okay!”
The Polaris cultivators excitedly screamed.
“What just happened? Ye Wei’s punched should have crushed him! How can Qi Xiu still stand up? I heard the sound of bones cracking!” The smiles of the South Star students disappeared as their eyes widened. They were staring at the dusty black robe with disbelief.
“Apart from Xuan Yu, you are the strongest cultivator I have fought but that does not mean you can beat me! You are not even close!” Qi Xiu exhaled gently and said slowly.
“What a wonderful formula Polaris Academy’s Star Shifter is!” Ye Wei exclaimed. He did expect Qi Xiu to stand back up, and he could feel the strength of his fist being diverted to different directions.
It was not Qi Xiu’s intention for Ye Wei to learn more about his Qi flow, but inspired by Qi Xiu’s narrow deflection Ye Wei was able to find ways to strengthen his family’s Falling Star Form.
“Sorry, I’ve underestimated you, but I guess it’s fair because you did too. Do you think we should stop the dancing and actually fight?” Ye Wei was not frightened in the least, on the contrary he was even more excited and competitive. He was interested in discovering the way Qi Xiu’s Star Shifter technique worked.