Martial Sage from the Vajra Skill

Chapter 288: Chapter 165: Rewrite (Part 2)

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The surrounding mockery made him want to crawl into a hole. All his pride and self-respect were shattered by their words. He felt as if everyone was looking at him like a clown.

"Serves you right for putting on airs!" Sun Tao laughed.

Seeing Su Zhe’s state, he felt a wave of satisfaction.

"You went easy on me."

Lu Ren cupped his fist, his gaze sweeping over Xu Yang before he calmly walked off the stage.

’Su Zhe is only the first. Chen Yu and Xie Zhan will fall to me next.’

Xu Yang met Lu Ren’s gaze calmly. He was not surprised that Lu Ren had defeated Su Zhe. Lu Ren had always been talented. After parting ways with Gu Haoming and the others, it was as if his potential had been unlocked. His entire demeanor had changed, and his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds.

Soon after, in the revival duels, Su Zhe defeated his opponent and successfully advanced.

Before long, another battle between the Ten Heroes took place: Su Zhe, the ninth, against Chen Yu, the seventh.

Much like his fight with Lu Ren, Su Zhe was knocked off the stage by Chen Yu in less than fifty moves.

The arrogance and conceit on his face vanished completely, and his complexion turned pale.

He had completely proven Jiang Fan’s words true, becoming nothing more than a buffoon who could only bully the weak and fear the strong.

By afternoon, the contest for the top twenty began. This stage featured several clashes between the Ten Heroes.

Chen Yu, the seventh, faced Xiong Kun, the fifth, and was defeated within a hundred moves.

Xie Zhan, the sixth, went up against Han Feng, the fourth, and was knocked off the stage in just over fifty moves.

Lu Ren, the eighth, fought Xie Zhan, the sixth. After a fierce battle of over two hundred moves, he actually managed to defeat Xie Zhan, rewriting the Ten Heroes’ rankings.

For a moment, the Outer Disciples were in an uproar.

Lu Ren stood on the stage, hands clasped behind his back. His spirits soared, and his eyes seemed to glow.

’I did it. I proved to everyone that my talent isn’t limited to eighth among the Ten Heroes.’

’I, Lu Ren, would be second to none if not for my humble origins.’

Lu Ren’s heart pounded with excitement as he watched the shocked expressions on the faces below the stage.

’Xu Yang!’

The one he wanted to fight most was still Xu Yang. He had to wash away the shame of his defeat to Xu Yang at the Martial Arts Examination.

Even if the current Xu Yang was no longer his equal, he still wanted to fight him and defeat him fair and square.

His gaze swept through the crowd, finally landing on Xu Yang.

He expected Xu Yang to have a shocked expression like everyone else, but he found Xu Yang staring back at him, his gaze calm and his face expressionless.

’Why are you so unfazed?’

In that instant, all of Lu Ren’s joy vanished.

By evening, the top twenty of the Outer Disciple Grand Competition were decided. Of the nine members of the Ten Heroes who participated, only eight made it into the top twenty. Su Zhe became the only Ten Heroes Genius not to advance.

「The next day.」

The contest for the top ten began, and the very first match presented an unexpected situation: Jiang Fan and Li Chuyang had met ahead of schedule.

They had drawn each other as opponents in the battle for the top ten, long before the fight for the top three.

Li Chuyang was spoiling for a fight. All his opponents on the way here had conceded, so he had not even had a chance to act.

The moment he stepped onto the stage, he seemed even more eager than Jiang Fan, the aggrieved party. Silver Gang Qi erupted from his body as he charged toward Jiang Fan, wrapped in an icy aura.

"Silver Gang Qi?"

Someone cried out in alarm, their eyes glued to the Silver Gang Qi enveloping Li Chuyang.

Generally speaking, Gang Qi was scorching hot like fire and crimson in color.

Not only was Li Chuyang’s Gang Qi silver, but it was also as cold as ice. The surrounding temperature plummeted in an instant.

"You’ve actually reached the Entry Level of the Three Yin Silver Palace Profound Gang True Technique!"

Jiang Fan’s expression changed upon seeing the Silver Gang Qi on Li Chuyang.

"It’s only the Entry Level. What’s so surprising? Let me see how well you’ve cultivated your Jiang Family’s Nine Revolutions Blood Coagulation Battle Gang."

Li Chuyang shouted, his aura flaring up even more intensely. Some people close to the stage couldn’t withstand his pressure and were forced to retreat hastily.

"You’ll see!"

Jiang Fan’s entire body turned crimson as if engorged with blood. His aura became violent, and blood-red light, like writhing earthworms, crawled all over his skin.

His Gang Qi was the normal crimson color, but it emitted a shockingly high temperature. When the two completely different auras—one icy cold, the other scorching hot—collided from a distance, the entire stage began to shake.

"Jiang Fan, you’re finally starting to look like the Young Master Marquis."

Li Chuyang strode forward, his fist tearing through the air like a silver moon streaking across the sky.

Jiang Fan formed a blade with his hand, striking out with a palm that sent ripples through the air. He chose to meet Li Chuyang head-on.

This kind of direct clash was the ultimate test of a Martial Artist’s foundation, with no fancy tricks involved.

BANG!

As fist and palm met, a sound like colliding metal rang out. The entire stage shuddered, the ground cracked, and the platform actually sank slightly.

Both of them swayed, their Gang Qi exploding outward, and they were forced to stumble backward.

In the head-on exchange, it was impossible to tell who had the upper hand.

"Let’s have a good fight!" Li Chuyang grinned, shaking his slightly numb arm.

The next moment, he and Jiang Fan were locked in battle, red and silver Gang Qi flooding the stage.

The Outer Disciple Steward responsible for safety was forced off the stage by the force of their clash, a look of pure shock on his face.

"Why is Li Chuyang’s Gang Qi silver?" someone asked, confused.

The Purple Sun Sect treated its Outer Disciples like cattle, not only paying little mind to whether they lived or died but not even assigning them masters.

Some of the less experienced disciples thought Gang Qi could only be red.

"Because he cultivates the Three Yin Silver Palace Profound Gang True Technique."

Du Chuan’s gaze fell on Li Chuyang as he continued, "Most Cultivation Techniques produce crimson Gang Qi. However, with some special Cultivation Techniques, the Gang Qi produced is not the normal crimson color."