Martial Sage from the Vajra Skill

Chapter 321: Chapter 181: Great War, Part 2

Xiong Kun strode forward. "I’m Jia Er!"

"Looks like the first match is between me and Brother Xie!"

Xu Yang reached out and drew the lot labeled "Yi Yi."

Lu Ren, Han Feng, and the others leaped off the fighting ring, leaving it to Xu Yang and Xie Zhan.

"Brother Xu, one moment!"

Xie Zhan spoke as he leaped off the ring. When he returned, he was carrying a large saber as wide as a man’s palm.

"Brother Xu, I specialize in Saber Technique. If you also use Weapons, you may go and retrieve yours. Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll have an unfair advantage."

Xie Zhan held his Treasure Saber horizontally, and his entire aura turned sharp and fierce.

Throughout the competition, he had always used his fists and feet. But against a Marrow Cleansing Martial Artist like Xu Yang, he had no choice but to draw his weapon.

Xu Yang smiled. "I don’t have a suitable weapon. Brother Xie, please feel free to begin!"

With his current strength and the sheer power of his Golden Gang Qi, ordinary weapons were useless in his hands. They couldn’t withstand the infusion of his Gang Qi and would shatter after just a few clashes. Only a Treasure Saber at the level of a Half-Spirit Weapon would suffice.

"Brother Xu, be careful!"

With a soft cry, Xie Zhan’s entire presence instantly became like a drawn saber. Gang Qi erupted from the soles of his feet, and his body vanished from its spot.

BOOM!

With a stomp of his foot, the entire ring rumbled. A fierce pressure blanketed the stage, covering it completely.

VMMMM!

The long saber in Xie Zhan’s hand hummed, its glow flaring in an instant. He leaped into the air, and a ten-foot-long saber aura slashed viciously down at Xu Yang.

Before the blade even arrived, the fierce wind it generated was already whipping Xu Yang’s robes about.

Xu Yang’s eyes narrowed, a sharp glint erupting within them. Just as the saber aura was about to hit him, he quickly shifted a foot to the side.

BANG!

The saber aura struck down. The entire ring shook violently, the ground cracking and sinking as crimson Sword Qi shot out in all directions, engulfing Xu Yang’s figure.

BANG! BANG...

A muffled sound of colliding Gang Qi reached everyone’s ears. From within the crimson tide of Sword Qi, a brilliant golden light pierced through. A lithe, dragon-like figure tore through the Sword Qi, strode forward, and threw a punch.

"Golden Gang Qi!"

"Xu Yang cultivates an Anomalous Gang Qi!"

...

Cries of alarm rose and fell as many people stared in shock at the yellow Gang Qi, which looked just like pure gold. Their faces were filled with disbelief.

Du Chuan had said it before: any Anomalous Gang Qi was the product of a Superior Technique.

"He actually cultivated Golden Gang Qi?" Lu Ren shot to his feet in shock.

’Where did Xu Yang get a cultivation technique for an Anomalous Gang Qi? He’s cultivated Golden Gang Qi... can I still beat him?’

"How is there another person who cultivates an Anomalous Gang Qi!" Xiong Kun, Han Feng, and the others also looked slightly dismayed.

They didn’t know how strong Xu Yang’s Golden Gang Qi was, but they had seen Li Chuyang’s Silver Gang Qi—cultivated from the Three Yin Silver Palace Profound Gang True Technique—overpower Young Master Marquis Jiang Fan’s Nine Revolutions Blood Coagulation Battle Gang and defeat Du Chuan.

Under normal circumstances, Red Gang Qi was not as potent as Anomalous Gang Qi.

Xu Yang unleashing his Golden Gang Qi meant they now had another truly formidable opponent. They originally thought that since Xu Yang had broken through so late, he wouldn’t be a threat. Who would have expected him to have a trump card like Golden Gang Qi?

"Golden Gang Qi? Interesting. Someday, I’ll have him test it against my Three Yin Silver Palace Profound Gang True Technique and see which one is superior." A fighting spirit kindled in Li Chuyang’s eyes.

’Junior Brother Xu sure has a lot of secrets.’

Sun Tao’s eyes widened. Every time he thought he finally understood Xu Yang, something new he didn’t know would pop up.

"On what grounds does this mud-leg get this!"

Elsewhere, Su Zhe, who had already regained consciousness, was nearly going mad with jealousy.

Even he, a Young Master Su, didn’t have a method to cultivate an Exotic Gang Qi. On what grounds did a mud-leg like Xu Yang possess such a Superior Technique?

"Does the Purple Sun Sect have a cultivation technique for Golden Gang Qi?"

On the high platform, Ding Yuan looked perplexed.

"It must be his own fortuitous encounter!" Li Songhe’s eyes narrowed.

As far as he knew, the Purple Sun Sect did not possess a cultivation technique for Golden Gang Qi, not even in the Inner Sect.

Du Qingpu asked curiously, "Brother Li, Brother Huo, can either of you tell which cultivation technique he’s practicing?"

Li Songhe shook his head. "It looks like the Golden Gang Skill, but if it were, given how long he’s been practicing martial arts, it would be impossible for him to have cultivated Golden Gang Qi by now."

He too couldn’t identify what kind of technique Xu Yang was cultivating.

There weren’t many cultivation techniques that produced Golden Gang Qi, but there were at least seven or eight of them.

Elder Huoyun said, "The boy isn’t circulating his cultivation technique, so it’s impossible to tell. However, his physical body has been refined quite well. If it’s not the Golden Gang Skill, then it must be the Vajra Indestructible Body or the Celestial Spirit Body Refining Technique."

Li Songhe said, "What cultivation technique he’s using isn’t important. I previously thought it would be difficult for him to make it into the top three, but now it seems very likely."

As soon as he said this, Ding Yuan’s expression shifted.

If Xu Yang made it into the top three, the Ding Family’s recruitment plan would become much more difficult, unless they were willing to pay a hefty price.

Otherwise, a Marrow Cleansing Martial Artist who was guaranteed a spot in the Inner Sect would have no need to tie himself to the Ding Family.

BOOM!

On the ring, Force surged and pressure billowed like a tide. Xu Yang’s fists, covered in golden Gang Qi, shot through the air like meteors, rocketing toward Xie Zhan.

"Golden Gang Qi?"

Xie Zhan’s expression changed completely.

Until this point in the competition, Xu Yang had never once used his Gang Qi. He had forced it out of him, only for it to be the Golden Gang Qi he least wanted to face.

The incredibly condensed Gang Qi looked like real gold covering Xu Yang’s body. Wave after wave of pressure emanated from it, completely blocking his Sword Qi.

Facing the fist that came blasting toward him like a meteor, he hurriedly raised his saber to block.

CLANG!

The fist and the saber’s blade collided with a muffled clang, like the sound of forging metal. Spiderweb-like cracks crawled across the blade.

Xie Zhan’s face showed utter disbelief. His Sword Gang had actually been shattered by a single punch, and the dissipating Vigorous Energy shot out in all directions.

Furthermore, a powerful force traveled through the blade into his hands. He felt his grip go numb, and he couldn’t stop himself from stumbling backward.

’Such incredible strength!’

He felt as if he were fighting a savage beast. Every step he took shook the ring violently, causing the earth and stone to burst apart.

"A fine move, Brother Xu. The Golden Gang Qi is truly extraordinary."

Xie Zhan shouted. He had to retreat three consecutive steps before he could stop, and he felt his blood roil in his chest.

If he hadn’t blocked that punch with his saber, his body probably wouldn’t have been able to withstand it.

"You’re not bad yourself, Brother Xie," Xu Yang called back.

Since Xie Zhan was flattering him, it was only natural to return the compliment.

In truth, he wasn’t using his full strength at all. Otherwise, with that one punch, he was confident he could have shattered Xie Zhan’s saber and blasted him right off the ring.

’I can’t win too quickly!’

BOOM!

He strode forward, and a fist projection shot from his hand.

The golden Gang Qi was so condensed it was almost tangible as it tore through the air.

Xie Zhan didn’t dare to be careless. He raised his saber with both hands and slashed down, the saber’s aura instantly flaring.

BANG!

The fist projection was cleaved apart. He felt a jolt run through his arms as the explosive Force, carrying the power to pierce gold and shatter stone, slammed into his Protective Gang Qi.

He had no time to be shocked, because Xu Yang was already charging forward on a wave of Gang Qi, his five fingers forming an eagle’s claw as they latched onto the wrist of his saber hand, aiming to disarm him.

Twisting the blade, he swung back to slice at Xu Yang’s fingers. He refused to believe Xu Yang’s hand was harder than his saber.

As expected, Xu Yang didn’t meet the blade head-on. As he retracted his fingers, his other hand jabbed forward like a spear.

BANG! BANG...

The two moved with blinding speed, exchanging forty to fifty blows in the blink of an eye. The roiling Vigorous Energy completely flooded the ring.

The Steward on the ring had long since raised his Protective Gang Qi to block the aftershocks of their clash.

Xu Yang kept controlling the pace of the fight. After another forty to fifty moves, he felt it was about time. Finding an opening, he jabbed a finger onto the back of Xie Zhan’s hand.

Pure Essence Gold-Splitting Finger!

With a sharp CLANG, Xie Zhan felt as if he’d been struck by lightning. His palm trembled, and the saber fell from his grasp to the ground.

BOOM!

A golden fist tore through the air. Before Xie Zhan could even react, his body was sent flying, tumbling off the ring.

His face was full of unwillingness. He believed he could still fight, but according to the competition rules, falling off the ring meant defeat.

"Brother Xie, thank you for the match!"

Xu Yang straightened up and cupped his fist, the golden Gang Qi receding back into his body.