Take a short break.
All four players were observing their opponents. Zeng Xianli and Zhang Yuan recognized each other and nodded to each other.
"Young friend Zhang Yuan, what a coincidence!"
"It really is fate!"
Zhang Yuan said that because they had a competition to play next, the two didn't talk much and were both adjusting their state.
Of the remaining two, Chen Dongsheng was observing Niu Er, but Niu Er didn't pay much attention to Chen Dongsheng. Instead, he frequently glanced at Zhang Yuan.
This left Zhang Yuan somewhat puzzled.
Zhang Yuan was certain that he did not know this Niu Er. Furthermore, Zhang Yuan felt that Niu Er was different from others, but he couldn't quite put his finger on why.
It just feels a bit strange!
After the break, the host came on stage and read out the rules for this round again: "No weapons may be used, and no intentional serious injury may be caused..."
"Please welcome contestant number 82, Niu Er, and contestant number 13, Chen Dongsheng, to the stage!"
The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.
Among the crowd below the stage, there was a bald man, about 1.6 meters tall, wearing a floral shirt, who was cheering for Niu Er.
The man was of average appearance; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he looked like an ordinary passerby.
He wore a thick silver necklace around his neck, which reflected a faint silver light under the arena lights.
This necklace reminded Zhang Yuan of Zeng Jingxue's pet dog, Wangcai, which also wore a similar thick necklace.
This sense of aesthetics is really something!
Zhang Yuan mentally complained, then focused his attention on the two contestants on the arena.
Chen Dongsheng is a traditional old-school martial artist who is proficient in many styles of kung fu, including Yiquan, Tai Chi, and Baguazhang.
The match began, and Chen Dongsheng unleashed a powerful Baguazhang strike.
Niu Er's expression was as aloof as ever, like a muscle man devoid of emotion.
Faced with Chen Dongsheng's hidden punch, Niu Er neither dodged nor used any fancy moves, but directly met Chen Dongsheng's Bagua Palm with a punch.
The two palms collided, and Chen Dongsheng flew backward, his feet tracing a distance of more than a meter on the ground before he finally stopped!
A gasp rippled through the audience.
Niu Er remains as domineering as ever!
In the past five matches, he has always been a master of one move, knocking down his opponents with a single punch! This Chen Dongsheng, however, took a punch head-on and didn't fall!
No wonder he's a top-four player!
Several spectators around Zhang Yuan were discussing this.
When Niu Er threw a punch, Zhang Yuan saw a flash of red light disappear from Niu Er's fist!
That's true qi, but it doesn't seem like true qi!
strangeness!
Zhang Yuan muttered to himself.
Furthermore, the aura emanating from Niu Er was very strange, something he couldn't quite understand, yet it seemed somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
Chen Dongsheng was knocked back by his opponent's punch and almost lost his balance. His face turned ugly. His opponent was a formidable foe, so he dared not hold back and threw another punch!
Niu Er raised his hand and threw another punch, this time with even more force than before.
The two fists collided, and Chen Dongsheng's arm muscles trembled, a painful expression appearing on his face!
This time, Chen Dongsheng was sent flying more than a meter away, landing on the ground and rolling once before stopping.
He fell to the ground, his left hand struggling to grasp his right arm. At this moment, the right arm that had fought with Niu Er was limp and weak, and it was already broken!
Zhang Yuan gasped.
He wondered if he could beat Niu Er if he faced him.
He was unsure of himself and knew he probably couldn't win.
Although Niu Er's moves were simple, the aura he unleashed at the moment of his attack was too strong. Zhang Yuan suspected that Niu Er was at least a mid-stage expert in the Meridian Opening Realm.
Chen Dongsheng suffered a broken right arm, but his dignity as a martial artist remained, allowing him to struggle to his feet on his own, supporting himself with his left hand.
Niu Er, sitting opposite Chen Dongsheng, remained expressionless, coldly watching him.
But the man in the floral shirt and silver chain around his neck in the audience was shouting very loudly.
Brother Niu, you're awesome!
Because of the vast difference in strength between the two sides, and because Chen Dongsheng had a broken hand, he voluntarily conceded defeat.
The match ended early.
"Congratulations to Niu Er for advancing to the finals and qualifying to compete for the championship of this year's Tongcheng City Wushu Competition."
The host went on stage and said some congratulatory words, then announced the start of the second match, with Zhang Yuan facing off against Zeng Xianli.
Two contestants, one in black and one in white, dressed in different colored outfits, stood on opposite sides of the ring.
Although the two knew each other, there was no such thing as friendship on the martial arts field; it was all about who could win.
The two exchanged more than a dozen blows on the ring, neither gaining the upper hand.
Zeng Xianli began practicing the Twelve Forms of Tai Chi at the age of fifteen and gradually entered the ranks of cultivators. After twenty-two years of practice, he had perfected the Twelve Forms of Tai Chi, with each move having continuous power and combining offense and defense.
No matter how Zhang Yuan attacked, he handled it with ease.
In terms of cultivation level, Zeng Xianli was also at the early stage of the Meridian Opening Realm, and had stayed at the initial stage of the Meridian Opening Realm for a long time. His true qi was also very profound, not inferior to Zhang Yuan at all, and even more profound than Zhang Yuan's.
Despite Zhang Yuan's best efforts in attacking these dozen or so moves, his training time was relatively short. Neither Yiquan nor the military boxing he learned during military training were particularly sophisticated techniques. Zhang Yuan hadn't studied them in depth. They were fine against ordinary martial artists, but against Zeng Xianli, who was also a cultivator and of similar cultivation level, he had little advantage.
After more than a dozen moves, Zhang Yuan was at a slight disadvantage and was only able to avoid being defeated thanks to the protection of the Mighty Golden Light Mantra.
Zeng Xianli made several moves, and Zhang Yuan almost missed. Li Hu, watching from the sidelines, was sweating for Zhang Yuan.
If it were a simple clash of strength, Zhang Yuan would have powerful spells like the Spirit Slaying Technique, Thunder Talisman, and Fire Talisman, and his true strength might not be inferior to Zeng Xianli's. However, this is a martial arts competition with so many people watching from below the stage, so Zhang Yuan naturally cannot use these spells.
After another clash of palms, Zhang Yuan took a step back.
Seeing that he was likely to lose if things continued this way, Zhang Yuan stopped holding back. With a flick of his right hand, two pills appeared in his hand: a Strength Pill and a Body Protection Pill!
The competition didn't say you couldn't take elixirs!
This is a good opportunity to test the effects of the newly refined Strength Pill and Body Protection Pill.
This shouldn't violate the competition rules, and the pills were refined by ourselves, which are part of my strength, so it shouldn't be considered cheating.
Zhang pretended to touch his nose, and discreetly put the pill into his mouth.
The elixir melts instantly upon entering the mouth.
Warm currents flowed into my limbs and bones.
In an instant, Zhang Yuan felt his body brimming with power, and at the same time, his whole body felt hot.
"bring it on!"
Zhang Yuan shouted and charged toward Zeng Xianli like he was on steroids.
The two exchanged another palm strike. Zeng Xianli took a step back, his face filled with surprise. How had his strength suddenly increased?
The immense force of the palm strike made Zeng Xianli's arm go numb and ache slightly!
After taking the Body Protection Pill, Zhang Yuan felt less pain. If the pain he felt when he clashed hands with Zeng Xianli before taking the pill was compared to the intensity of an injection, then after taking the pill, his palms and arms only felt slightly numb!
Zhang Yuan was overjoyed.
He pressed his advantage, unleashing more than a dozen moves in succession.
Zeng Xianli barely managed to hold on, but in the end he was defeated one after another and was beaten black and blue by Zhang Yuan, but he still stubbornly held on.
At this moment, Zeng Xianli was very puzzled. How did this kid suddenly become stronger?
That's strange!
As Zhang Yuan fought, he felt the changes in his body. After taking the Strength Pill and Body Protection Pill, his strength and defense had roughly doubled!
Zhang Yuan was very satisfied with the results!
However, the Strength Pill and Body Protection Pill can only maintain the buff for about 5-10 minutes.
Furthermore, the greater the force Zhang Yuan exerted, the shorter the duration the pill could maintain its effect.
After the effects of the Strength Pill and Body Protection Pill wear off, the body will experience a brief period of weakness.
They exchanged a few more moves.
Zeng Xianli finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Seeing Zhang Yuan unleash his punch, Zeng Xianli hurriedly shouted, "Stop! I surrender!"
"I admit it, Boss Zeng!"
Zhang Yuandao.
With the conclusion of Zhang Yuan and Zeng Xianli's duel, today's competition has also come to an end. Niu Er and Zhang Yuan have successfully advanced to the finals to compete for first and second place.
Zeng Xianli and Chen Dongsheng will compete for third and fourth place tomorrow.
A corner below the arena.
The dog demon and the bull demon were whispering to each other.
"Brother Niu, the person the Flood Dragon Demon King wants to kill is this Zhang Yuan! The scent on his body is exactly the same as the one I smelled on that piece of cloth, and I've also compared it with the portrait, so I'm sure it's this human cultivator!"
The dog demon pushed up his dark sunglasses and said.
"Really? That's an easy win!"
"I'm going to kill him when we get out!"
The dog demon pulled down his sunglasses and said, "Brother Niu, you used the wrong idiom. It should be 'obtained without any effort'!"
The bull demon looked slightly embarrassed, scratched the back of his head, and said awkwardly, "Anyway, the meaning is the same."
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