Chapter 46: I Only Know How to Use My Ultimate Move

Of all those facing Jiang Man’s attacks, Fang Yong felt it most acutely.

“You only use the strongest spells. You shouldn’t be able to hold out long, so how are you still going on like this?”

Jiang Man could only respond with more spells.

After the time it took two incense sticks to burn, Fang Yong’s condition was already worse than at the start.

But Jiang Man showed no signs of weakening.

On top of that, he used the Green Smoke Prelude superbly.

Even when a weakness was exposed, he could dodge instantly.

That showed his mental cultivation was not weak.

Fang Yong gritted his teeth, feeling that to beat this person he needed to create some distance.

That would reduce his own consumption.

Thinking that, he quickly opened up space.

Avoiding a head-on clash.

Only...

Under the combined assaults of the Six Harmonies Palm and the Torrent Collapse Technique, Fang Yong accidentally stepped out of the formation.

He did not even notice it himself.

Seeing this, Jiang Man stopped his attack.

“Thank you for the match,” Jiang Man said.

Fang Yong was furious, wanting to protest that it didn’t count.

But he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

After hesitating, he asked, “Aren’t you worried about consumption?”

Jiang Man looked at him and said, “No choice, I only know how to use ultimate moves.”

Fang Yong: “......”

Nearby, Chang Qiwen felt deeply sympathetic.

He had lost the same way.

But his defeat had been far more embarrassing than Fang Yong’s.

Zhao Leming was surprised. He hadn’t expected this sort of outcome.

Jiang Man’s spirit energy was denser than Zhao had anticipated, and his use of spells was also expertly honed.

The only things he lacked were experience and technique.

“Jiang Man advances,” Zhao Leming announced.

The rule was simple: win one match in the first round and you advance.

Win two in the second round and you certainly advance.

“Next match, take your positions.” Zhao Leming’s voice rang out again.

Luo Xuan and Chang Qiwen stepped into the formation.

Fu Yidan watched them and said, “Jiang Man was unexpected. I thought he’d lose his first match.”

“I thought so too, but I didn’t expect him to hold out like that,” Zhao Leming said with surprise.

“His Visualization Method level is good, otherwise he couldn’t use Green Smoke Prelude so smoothly,” Fu Yidan noted.

Zhao Leming remained silent.

He had sensed that Jiang Man’s Visualization Method level was decent.

So had he learned a superior Visualization Method?

However...

Recently he had heard a secret: the Blood Qi Method and the Visualization Method used in the sect’s experiment cannot be learned.

But soon he stopped thinking about it.

Whether Jiang Man learned it or not had nothing to do with him.

There was no need to drag himself into an unknown whirlpool.

He refocused and looked at the formation. “There shouldn’t be any surprises with these two, right?”

Fu Yidan nodded. “Chang Qiwen is no match for Luo Xuan... Wait, what pill did he take?”

“Blood Demon Pill, paired with the Cheng family Blood Battle Method,” Zhao Leming answered.

Fu Yidan frowned. “For a bit of Spirit Source, they’re willing to ruin their future.”

At that moment, Luo Xuan noticed it too.

Especially when she saw the veins bulging on Chang Qiwen’s face.

“Apologies,” Chang Qiwen roared and stepped forward.

Boom!

He appeared in front of Luo Xuan in an instant and threw a punch, using raw physical force to strike.

Rumble!

Luo Xuan retreated and activated her technique, the Six Harmonies Palm.

Then nine dragons flew forth.

But Chang Qiwen’s body began to swell as blood qi surged through him.

Boom!

He charged forward, each punch breaking through the attacks.

Golden dragons shattered, palm prints dissolved.

Luo Xuan frowned, taken off guard.

She had thought this would be an easy fight, that he hadn’t taken any pills.

Who would have thought Chang Qiwen swallowed a pill at the last moment.

She had not prepared enough.

She shifted into the Empty Force Palm.

Her palm technique stirred the surrounding air, far stronger than Fang Yong’s.

This was the ninth layer of Empty Force Palm.

However, Chang Qiwen did not hesitate and used brute force to break through.

Even with injuries, he did not flinch.

The Blood Battle Method fed on his blood flow and grew ever stronger.

But Luo Xuan remained unfazed. Her footwork and Empty Force Palm coordination still delayed him.

Though she took some small injuries, it was still acceptable.

Yet...

Bang!

Suddenly, her footwork was interrupted and the Empty Force Palm faltered.

A flaw was found.

How could this be?

No one should know her weakness unless they often sparred with her.

Cheng Yu?

She immediately suspected.

The Cheng family Blood Battle Method, the Blood Demon Pill, and her flaw.

The answer was obvious.

Boom!

Wasting no time, Chang Qiwen broke through the Empty Force and punched toward Luo Xuan.

Whoosh!

Luo Xuan struck out a palm, and with a boom it transformed into a claw, grabbing the opponent’s wrist.

She aimed to continue attacking.

But the opponent grabbed her wrist in return.

Then he leapt up.

A kick followed.

The Torrent Collapse Technique.

Luo Xuan was startled and immediately turned into a wisp of green smoke.

She arrived behind Chang Qiwen.

Yet at the moment she appeared, Chang Qiwen’s attack had already shifted direction.

Boom!

A kick landed on Luo Xuan’s abdomen.

Phut!

She coughed up blood, stunned that he could pinpoint her position.

But golden light glittered on her body;

while being knocked back she seized his ankle and pulled him in.

Then, aided by the Three Talents Force, she struck with the Six Harmonies Palm.

Phut!

The combined six palms hit Chang Qiwen in the chest.

It caved in.

Luo Xuan struck again, nine dragons appearing and raining down one by one.

Boom!

Even as Chang Qiwen tried to counterattack, he couldn’t stop it.

With a crash,

Chang Qiwen was slammed heavily to the ground.

He tried to get up and continue the fight.

But Luo Xuan’s Empty Force Palm surged,

lifting him and striking his abdomen with both palms.

Phut!

Blood sprayed;

Chang Qiwen was knocked out of the formation.

Only then did Luo Xuan cover her mouth and cough up another mouthful of blood.

That kick had been too heavy.

She still couldn’t figure out how Chang Qiwen had known her position.

“Because of habits,” Fu Yidan said slowly, “every person has fixed habits when using techniques. Instinctively they tend to act in certain directions.”

Hearing this, Luo Xuan finally understood.

It was Cheng Yu.

“Luo Xuan advances,” Zhao Leming announced.

He then looked at the unconscious Chang Qiwen and said, “He should be unable to continue.”

He turned to Cheng Yu: “Cheng Yu advances, continue the draw.”

As for Chang Qiwen, he was taken away for treatment.

The Cloud Front Division would pay for treatment, and they could patch him up.

As long as the core foundation wasn’t damaged, he could basically be healed.

But...

How long it would take was uncertain.

Usually it took months.

Yet the match was only for the day.

So Chang Qiwen was taken for treatment, and Luo Xuan refused treatment.

Leaving meant elimination.

Others were surprised as well.

Little Fatty couldn’t believe it: “Chang Qiwen severely injured Luo Xuan? That’s insane.”

“Should I go ask Miss Luo about becoming a guard?” Song Qing asked.

Little Fatty was incredulous, then said, “No chance, your rank is too low.”

Song Qing sighed. “True. It should have been Jiang Man who went. Jiang Man once gave me a chance, but I failed to seize it.

“I met a benefactor, but regrettably I couldn’t change my fate.”

Hearing that, Little Fatty looked curious.

After all, this was about Luo Xuan, the well-known young lady of the Sixth Courtyard.

“Tell me about it,” Little Fatty said.

“Past events best left unremembered,” Song Qing shook his head.

“Tell more,” Little Fatty offered a piece of meat.

Faced with that, Song Qing reluctantly said, “Alright, I’ll force myself to look back a bit.”

At that moment the pairings were drawn.

Jiang Man versus Luo Xuan.

Fang Yong versus Cheng Yu.

Fang Yong and Cheng Yu would go first.

As the match began, Cheng Yu smiled and murmured, “I was in a village and met someone surnamed Fang. He claimed to be the steward of the Fang residence.

“But where would a Fang residence come from in that village?”

At these words, Fang Yong’s pupils constricted.