Chapter 1632: Chapter Seventy-Nine: Knocking_2
“Then you… better watch closely.”
Without even turning his head, the Principal casually threw a punch into the air, leaving Feng Shixing stunned on the spot for quite a while.
Having witnessed the turbulent vast sea, he hardly feared the rapidly flowing creek.
At this mont, to Feng Shixing, Chu Liang was that creek, a furious python showing its fangs and claws, but compared to that sky-opening punch, it seed like a lively little bug.
Summoning his Spiritual Power, Feng Shixing clashed his fists together, tearing the python apart as if it were a tiger and a leopard, creating spiritual waves of power that made his clothes flutter violently.
Physical cultivators might have various shortcomings, but in terms of speed and fluidity of movent, they surpass spiritual cultivators by no small margin.
What seed to spiritual cultivators as a swift and sudden sneak attack appeared dreadfully slow in the eyes of a physical cultivator.
The crowd did not expect Feng Shixing to easily break through the sneak attack Spirit Art; even Chu Liang himself was taken aback.
Feng Shixing, however, did not falter; in his last days at the Managent Departnt, he had intended to shalessly seek the Principal’s guidance on movent techniques, only to find they were already included in the lessons.
Right now, these individuals were trying to stop the wooden boat, with the farthest being just over ten zhang away, and Chu Liang even closer at a re seven or eight zhang.
For the current Feng Shixing, this distance was just a matter of bursting forth, his soul leading from the front while spiritual power erupted from major acupoints on his back, providing a secondary thrust.
The distance was already short, and with the explosive onset of Ningxiang Road’s Tiger and Leopard, Chu Liang, who sensed the danger, only had ti to don his spirit armor before the roaring tiger and leopard fists were upon him.
‘Isn’t he just a beginner in the Fierce Realm? How can he be so fierce!?’ Chu Liang was imnsely surprised as the punch did not resemble one that a newcor to the Fierce Realm could deliver.
The Boxing Intent contained within the Spirit Art aside, the sheer power behind the Tiger and Leopard movents seed too astonishing for a technique of the Yellow Rank, exuding a force that seed to transcend a second transformation.
Chu Liang retreated rapidly, infusing Spiritual Power into his spirit armor, hoping to increase distance using his movent technique, but before he could accelerate, the shadow of the Tiger and Leopard Fist had already struck squarely on his chest.
“Crack.”
The spirit armor that easily shattered under the combined force also sent Chu Liang flying far away, but with the buffer from the armor, the strong man from Gong Huang City was not truly injured.
An expert’s attack imdiately reveals their strength; even if it’s a sneak attack, for a warrior who has just entered the Fierce Realm to send a Martial Ancestor, who has grasped the true essence of martial arts fighting, flying is a remarkable feat.
But, a feat’s a feat; shattering soone’s spirit armor is tantamount to harboring a killing intent, not to ntion the Chu family from Gong Huang City is not particularly wealthy, and losing a mid-grade spirit armor on a reconnaissance mission would be a severe loss indeed.
‘This kid might be in for it now.’
Ji Shi, who had so knowledge of Chu Liang, couldn’t help but think to himself.
As expected, Chu Liang, who had gained so distance from Feng Shixing’s punch, glared fiercely and launched two vicious Spirit Arts from both hands as if firing cannons.
Moreover, a huge scarlet chain snake soul with horns protruded from his chest.
Taking a deep breath, Feng Shixing pressed onwards, breaking through the two obstructing Spirit Arts and tangling with the scarlet chain snake soul.
The shadows of the Tiger and Leopard Fist hitting the soul snake, with its intermingled red and black scales, could only make it recoil, while a lash from the tail of the scarlet chain snake could send Feng Shixing flying far away.
This strength was partly due to the snake soul’s power, but largely because Feng Shixing was not accustod to fighting mid-air.
To be precise, most physical cultivators dislike aerial combat, because strength starts from the feet; to mobilize the entire body’s power for punching, having a strong upper body alone is insufficient.
This was the reason why Feng Shixing’s full-force hit failed to injure Chu Liang.
Had he been on the ground, an additional burst of power would have been added to the Spirit Art, shattering more than just the armor.
Already at a lower cultivation level than his opponent, entangled by the soul beast, and with spiritual cultivators watching eagerly for an opportunity to strike, the situation rapidly turned against him.
Feng Shixing found himself in a dilemma typical for physical cultivators, managing defenses haphazardly while occasionally exerting force to no avail, as the snake soul clung to him tightly.
To be beaten without the power to fight back in his first outing was disheartening, to say the least.
Yet the Ningxiang Road’s Tiger and Leopard, freshly after Soul Casting, was reluctant to face death without a fight, continually leveraging the serpent’s single-form attack pattern to dodge and maneuver.
He had already seen that though the serpent soul was fierce, the soul itself lacked efficient thods of attack; the real lethal move had to rest with Chu Liang.
So he just needs to focus three parts of his attention on Chu Liang’s positioning, and he could probably determine the timing of his opponent’s strikes.
What is being tested now is patience!
Although he is completely surrounded, Feng Shixing is still seeking to survive; while resisting the Soul Snakes, he is also looking for a possible escape route.
However, there are simply too many masters besieging him; after searching for quite a while, he hasn’t found any gaps to exploit, and because of his divided attention, he has nearly been caught by Chu Liang’s surprise attacks several tis.
The two combatants in the sky are fighting fiercely, but the ten others who followed Feng Shixing out of the city to watch have beco dumbfounded.
These days, the intelligence report on Feng Shixing, the pri disciple of the Unparalleled Managent Departnt, has already been laid out on the desks of various major forces.
It contains detailed information about the origins of the Tiger and Leopard Fist of Ningxiang Road, his practice thods, realm, and combat strength.
A common martial artist with considerable talent but short on experience and resources.
Such people are seen all too often by noble families; they think that with a little bit of talent, they can pull together a force to confront the noble families, as naive as earthworms in mud.
From the beginning to the end, no one took him seriously; they just wanted to see the teaching results of the Unparalleled Academy.
But to everyone’s surprise, the least noteworthy aspect has brought such a great shock.
At this mont, nurous Martial Ancestors watching the battle are moved to kill, not only Feng Shixing but also the Wind dia agents who have followed along the river.
If the news that Feng Shixing fought Chu Liang to a standstill spreads, then all the commoners of Longzhou will co to the Unparalleled Academy for education. One or two are not feared, but what about a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand?
These rising commoners excel at only one thing: pulling down those who are high and mighty.
And the noble families of the various cities of Longzhou are their targets.
So, these bastards cannot be allowed to succeed!
When interests align, people find it easier to resonate with one another.
These powerhouses, from different regions and families, quickly reached so sort of consensus after casting each other a look.
Sensing the murderous intent coming from all directions and the divine consciousness locking onto him, Feng Shixing, wholly focussed on the fight with Chu Liang, suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
More and more boats appeared on the river’s surface, all belonging to the acutely perceptive Wind dia agents; the earliest arrival among them was Liu Xiao Jun.
Not that his boat was exceptional, but while others followed Feng Shixing out of the city, he set out imdiately upon spotting Feng Shixing, taking a single-sail skiff in alignnt with the wind, rushing ahead of the others.
And just as he had deduced, those intending to test and assassinate Feng Shixing would make their move after leaving the waters of Jiejiang City.
Therefore, he waited here early, witnessing the entire battle unfold in the sky.
As a Wind dia agent of Kunwu County, Liu Xiao Jun had truly seen the world; after all, the rules of Kunwu County are strict, and one must apply to the Arbitration Office just to watch an exciting gladiatorial duel.
Duels are commonplace elsewhere, but in Kunwu County, they constitute the grandest leisure activity, thus the discernnt of Wind dia agents is naturally a notch higher than elsewhere.
A mortal newly entered the Fierce Realm and a fad Martial Ancestor from Gong Huang City have been fighting to a deadlock for over a month, a story Liu Xiao Jun is used to hearing, but it’s sothing he’s only heard in rumors about titled powerhouses or even grandmasters. Now, that scene is vividly unfolding before his eyes, which can’t help but astonish him.
Is Feng Shixing’s aptitude good?
Of course, it is!
But to say he has the makings of a titled powerhouse or even a grandmaster is downright nonsense.
To put it harshly, among the many martial arts schools and training grounds in Kunwu County, there are those who grasp the essence of their realm in the Mortal Realm, not as nurous as hairs but definitely not few.
Especially this year’s newly-opened Five Absolute Sword Pavilion, which is a training ground that mass-produces the understanding of swordsmanship, pushing the competition among the county’s training grounds up a notch.
For a martial artist with at most above-average talent, being able to fight a Martial Ancestor to a standstill after Soul Casting, if one attributes this to his personal talent, then they are truly blind.
So… is it true that the Unparalleled Academy’s customized training program doubles combat strength?
Liu Xiao Jun swallowed, unable to be certain yet only able to believe this was the case.
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