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He did not think that Lin Tiancheng was so daring, to actually directly provoke Ye Yuan to violate the academy's rules!
Now, no matter whether it was Ye Yuan who killed Lin Tiancheng or Lin Tiancheng who killed Ye Yuan, he could sit there and enjoy the fisherman's gains!
Previously, he let Liu Ruoshui goaded Lin Tiancheng on, and that fellow really fell for it.
Lin Tiancheng was narrow-minded. Just by sowing discord slightly, he became jealous and hated Ye Yuan.
Wan Yuan was still having a headache these two days as Ye Yuan's improvement became increasingly faster. Not only was he reaching Wan Yuan on the Martial Path, he completely crushed him on the Alchemy Path.
Who would have thought that Lin Tiancheng directly provoked Ye Yuan?
After listening to the two people's conversation, Wan Yuan was excited but was also shocked.
Ye Yuan went into seclusion and was at the Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm after coming out!
He could pass through the Black Rank Advancement test at the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm. Didn't that mean that Ye Yuan could already completely crush him with his current strength?
Just a month plus!
A month plus, and Ye Yuan and his position had totally flipped over.
A month ago, he could easily crush Ye Yuan. A month later, Ye Yuan was already an existence that he looked up to.
Preposterous! Just what the hell happened?!
Wan Yuan was so aggrieved. Nothing made someone sadder than being stepped underfoot by somebody they looked down upon.
Bringing along this grievance, Wan Yuan also headed over.
He really wanted to watch the sight of Ye Yuan being killed by Lin Tiancheng or Ye Yuan killing Lin Tiancheng, and then being sentenced to death by the academy.
. . . . . .
Lin Tiancheng's Seven-Star Steps was already trained to the small success stage. It was just a little bit faster than Ye Yuan's Instant Flash!
Currently, Ye Yuan was already forced into a perilous situation by him. If he were careless and got hit, then there would probably be no chance for victory!
The Thunderous Fist belonged to the lightning attribute martial techniques category. It similarly leaned towards attack power and even had a numbing effect.
The moment he got hit, Ye Yuan would basically no longer have the strength to retaliate!
In terms of speed, Ye Yuan could not shake off Lin Tiancheng. In terms of attack, Ye Yuan had already lost the initiative now.
He was currently in an extremely defensive situation.
"Haha! Run! Keep running! I love this sort of cat catching mice game the most! Overconfident punk, I thought you were very powerful. So you only have this bit of ability?" Lin Tiancheng laughed wildly as he chased Ye Yuan.
Lin Tiancheng seemed like he had the strength to spare!
Ye Yuan appeared once more, and Lin Tiancheng appeared beside him at almost the same instant. The Thunderous Fist directly struck Ye Yuan's chest!
However this time around, Ye Yuan unexpectedly did not run away. He raised his right hand like lightning, and essence energy in his palm spread out.
Stacking Waves Layered Palm, Four Layer Wave!
Boom!
One fist clashed with one palm, and the two people clashed and flew backward.
Lin Tiancheng's body only flew backward almost seven meters, but Ye Yuan flew for ten meters!
Very clearly, Ye Yuan had the lower-hand in this clash.
Lin Tiancheng stabilized his body and laughed coldly as he said, "So, you actually mastered the Stacking Waves Layered Palm, Four Layer Wave. No wonder you dare to be so arrogant! However, this Stacking Waves Layered Palm can only deal with Essence Qi Realms. To handle me . . . you have a long way to go! Right now, do you feel like your hands are going numb, and your essence energy isn't circulating properly? Hahaha . . ."
As he spoke, Lin Tiancheng laughed wildly without stopping.
Just now, Ye Yuan was still talking rampantly about the heart of a powerhouse. But now, he was suppressed by him. This made him very gleeful!
Lin Tiancheng admitted that Ye Yuan was a genius. But so what if he was a genius? Did he not still lose to him?
This feeling of crushing geniuses was simply satisfying!
Ye Yuan's right hand became a little numb, and the circulation of essence energy also became somewhat stagnant.
This Thunderous Fist indeed had a well-deserved reputation. It was actually on par with the Four Layer Wave.
Of course, Lin Tiancheng still had to give credit to his cultivation realm to be able to rely on the Thunderous Fist to draw with Ye Yuan. Half-step Spirit Condensation Realm was no joke. It was almost a major cultivation realm higher than Ye Yuan!
In the past, it had always been Ye Yuan who used speed to crush his opponent. He did not expect that he would be completely suppressed by Lin Tiancheng in terms of speed today!
Without the advantage in speed, he had no way of attacking with his full power. Lin Tiancheng would not give him the chance to strike.
The situation was very unfavorable!
Ye Yuan secretly revolved his essence energy to purge the lightning attribute essence energy entwined in his palm in order to relieve his numbed state.
How could Lin Tiancheng give him this opportunity?
"Trying to relieve the numbness? Are you treating me as a three-year-old kid? Die!"
Right at this moment, Lin Tiancheng moved again!
The Seven Star Steps was executed, and he crossed the several meters distance, arriving in front of Ye Yuan.
Boom!
Another exchange and the two people separated once more.
This time around, Lin Tiancheng only retreated around six meters, while Ye Yuan backed over a dozen meters!
It was apparent that after being affected by the numbness in his right hand, Ye Yuan's disadvantage grew even greater.
Lin Tiancheng did not plan on giving Ye Yuan the chance to catch his breath. After adjusting his breathing, his Thunderous Fist struck out once more.
Just like that, one heavy punch after another, Lin Tiancheng's advantage grew even greater!
. . . . . .
"Sigh. Ye Yuan's improvement is quick, but he overestimated himself. I also know that Lin Tiancheng. He is, after all, a half-step Spirit Condensation Realm and known as the strongest student in the Earth rank. Ye Yuan wants to challenge him at only Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm? Isn't this just asking for it?"
In a pavilion, Zuo Bugui was complaining.
Standing by his side was Long Tang. He was naturally also alerted to such a major event.
"I think Ye Yuan isn't such a reckless person. He might have some cards to play." Long Tang frowned as he watched the battle far away.
However, Zuo Bugui did not agree, and he said, "What other cards could he have left? I admit that he's truly a top genius that only appears once every 50 years. He even surpasses you and me, and he actually mastered the Four Layer Wave. But even his Four Layer Wave can't handle Lin Tiancheng. What other moves could he have left? Such a pity! Too bad!"
Long Tang's brows furrowed even tighter. His view was the same as Zuo Bugui. He really could not tell what other resort Ye Yuan possibly had.
Regardless whether it was speed or attack, he was completely suppressed. A defeat was set!
However, he did not know why, but he just felt that Ye Yuan had other cards he had not yet shown.
Chapter 82. Appearing to Be Weak! |
"Is that so? Really? You also have the same feeling as me? This Ye Yuan is truly a genius, but he's too short-tempered and impatient. I reckon this has to do with his sudden rise."
Zuo Bugui's words poured on unceasingly, but Long Tang seemed to pay no heed. The two of them seemed to have formed a tacit agreement. Every time they met, they would chat in such a manner.
"Perhaps what you said is right. But looking at last time when he went underwent the deathmatch with Fei Qingping, this Ye Yuan is somebody who plans first and the
n takes action. He definitely wouldn't rush to his death so carelessly." Long Tang was still very insistent.
"Sigh! I say, why are you so stubborn? Why don't we bet on it? I've been salivating over your Spirit Essence Pill for a long time." Zuo Bugui still behaved sloppily.
"A bet?" Long Tang looked at Zup Bugui with probing eyes.
"That's right, a bet! Don't you think that Ye Yuan has some trump card that could save the situation? We'll bet on their victory and defeat. How's that?" Zuo Bugui met Long Tang's eyes openly without hiding his desire for the Spirit Essence Pill in the slightest.
Spirit Essence Pill was a Tier 2 medicinal pill that the Dan Wu Academy awarded to Long Tang. It could increase the success rate when a Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist was impacting a minor realm's bottleneck by 70%!
To the Dan Wu Academy's geniuses, this sort of medicinal pill was undoubtedly a miracle pill for breaking through realms!
Geniuses like Long Tang and Zuo Bugui already had a much higher chance of breaking through bottlenecks when compared to other people. With the help of the Spirit Essence Pill, breaking through cultivation realms was virtually settled.
Even for a major bottleneck from the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm to the Fourth Level, the Spirit Essence Pill also had a 40% effect. One could see just how powerful this medicinal pill was!
However, the Spirit Essence Pill was extremely rare even in a place like the Dan Wu Academy. It was seldom awarded to students.
It was because Long Tang became rank one on the Martial Roll of Honor that the academy awarded a Spirit Essence Pill.
He could never bear to use it and did not think that Zuo Bugui had been eyeing this for a long time.
Long Tang looked at Zuo Bugui and suddenly smiled. "Fine. I'll bet with you! But what do you intend to use as a bet?
Long Tang used the Spirit Essence Pill as the bet, so Zuo Bugui naturally also had to take out something of equivalent value to bet.
Zuo Bugui was a little surprised by how quickly Long Tang agreed.
He even thought that Long Tang would not have agreed, so he purposely used words to spur him on. He did not expect him to really agree.
"Haha. Since you are so straightforward, I also can't be too stingy. During the previous Endless Trials, I was fortunate enough to obtain a peak Tier 2 Sharp Horned Beast's inner core. How's that for a bet?" Zuo Bugui laughed loudly, giving the feeling like his scheme had worked.
Hearing this, Long Tang's face changed color. "I didn't think that you had something so good! A peak Tier 2 Sharp Horned Beast's inner core is naturally enough."
A peak Tier 2 Sharp Horned Beast was equivalent to a peak Spirit Condensation Realm human martial artist. But its combat power was much greater than a human martial artist of the same realm. It was very difficult to hunt and kill this demonic beast if one was not a Crystal Formation Realm martial artist.
Sharp Horned Beast inner core could be used to refine Tier 2 and above medicinal pill, so it was obviously worth a fortune.
Zuo Bugui smirked and had a proud look as he said, "I didn't think you, Long Tang, would be clever all your life, but stupid this once! Your Spirit Essence Pill will soon be mine. Hahaha! Just look at Ye Yuan. He probably can't even lift his right arm now, am I right? What does he have . . ."
Zuo Bugui was talking halfway before abruptly stopping. It was because right at this moment, an unexpected change occurred between Lin Tiancheng and Ye Yuan's fight.
Lin Tiancheng clashed with Ye Yuan seven, eight times consecutively. He had absolute upper-hand, while Ye Yuan's right hand was almost crippled already.
Lin Tiancheng gave a cruel smile and unleashed another Thunderous Fist.
But meanwhile, Ye Yuan could not even lift up his arm!
Lin Tiancheng seemed to have seen the scene of a rising genius becoming a cripple under his fist.
Ye Yuan appeared to have no moves left, and under the situation where his right arm could no longer move, he lifted his left arm.
Ye Yuan's left palm struck out and clashed once more with Lin Tiancheng's Thunderous Fist.
Everyone thought that Ye Yuan was definitely dead this time. But under their astonished eyes, Lin Tiancheng's body flew backward for several dozen meters!
Puu!
Lin Tiancheng directly spat out a large mouthful of blood in midair, staining his clothes red.
"E-eight Layer Wave! Just now, was that . . . Eight Layer Wave?"
"H-how is this possible? He only used a month's time to comprehend the Eight Layer Wave? Is he still human?"
"This fellow . . . completely doesn't belong in the scope of humans! Simply monstrous! Even if Senior Apprentice Brother Long were standing in front of him, he would be ashamed of his inferiority."
Ye Yuan's Eight Layer Wave caused an uproar among the surrounding onlookers. Everyone was talking about it.
Stacking Waves Layered Palm, Eight Layer Wave. That martial technique virtually impossible to comprehend was grasped by Ye Yuan in a month!
Who knew what they would think if they knew that Ye Yuan had already comprehended the Eight Layer Wave back when he killed Fei Qingping.
It was not that Ye Yuan wanted to be beaten up, but rather, Lin Tiancheng was really too strong!
If Ye Yuan had displayed the Eight Layer Wave from the start, Lin Tiancheng definitely would not clash with him.
The moment Lin Tiancheng was on guard against it, Ye Yuan would not cause much threat to Lin Tiancheng even if he used the Eight Layer Wave.
In the end, Ye Yuan's cultivation realm was too low!
16 times the unleashed power of a Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm was indeed enough to kill a First Level Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist. But Lin Tiancheng was not yet a dead person!
Being hailed as the strongest in the Earth ranking, Lin Tiancheng was not some scrub like Zhang.
How could someone hail as the strongest in the Earth ranking within the Dan Wu Academy where geniuses were like clouds be a good-for-nothing?
Ye Yuan already noticed this when he matched up with Lin Tiancheng.
Hence, he had been appearing to be weak so that Lin Tiancheng would lower his guard.
Ye Yuan's Yin Yang Separation Flow Technique was at the acme of perfection, so the difference between left hand and right hand was not much of an issue to him.
The power was not inferior to his right hand when he executed the Stacking Waves Layered Palm with his left hand!
Ye Yuan had mustered up practically all the essence energy in his body for this blow. Lin Tiancheng was caught unprepared, and was severely injured by Ye Yuan!
Ye Yuan could finish off a First Level Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist in the Illusionary Spirit Tower when he was at the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm.
Now that he was already at the Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm, one could imagine just how much power was in this palm!
Lin Tiancheng was smacked flying backward for several dozen meters before landing heavily on the ground. There was no movement as he lay unconscious.
The surroundings were completely silent. Everybody looked at Ye Yuan like they saw a monster.
In the pavilion, Long Tang had a rare bout of a hearty laugh. "What an Eight Layer Wave! An excellent tactic of appearing to be weak! Regardless whether it's scheming or strength, Ye Yuan ranks at the top! Such a terrifying opponent! I'm looking forward to you growing up quickly to fight me someday!"
Zuo Bugui opened his mouth and closed it again.
Even until now, he dared not believe the scene before him. The contrast of before and after was too large!
This was known as the most difficult Tier 1 martial technique in the Dan Wu Academy, the Stacking Waves Layered Palm!
How could Ye Yuan that fellow possibly comprehends the Eight Layer Wave so quickly?
"Haha! Looks like you have no chance of getting my Spirit Essence Pill." Long Tang looked at Zuo Bugui with a smirk.
. . . . . .
Ye Yuan did not relax. He
knew that this palm was insufficient to kill Lin Tiancheng. He was going to follow up another palm!
Arriving in front of Lin Tiancheng with an Instant Flash, another palm struck out.
Boom!
A large cavity was blasted out in the ground!
It missed Lin Tiancheng!
Several meters away, Lin Tiancheng glared at Ye Yuan with venomous eyes. He howled angrily, "Ye Yuan! You forced me!"
Chapter 83. Huge Uproar! |
"Ye Yuan! You forced me!" Lin Tiancheng looked at Ye Yuan venomously.
Lin Tiancheng's aura suddenly grew stronger, and the surrounding essence energy poured madly towards Lin Tiancheng.
When Ye Yuan saw this, his face became very grave!
"Look, quickly! Senior Apprentice Brother Lin, he . . . he's breaking through! He wants to break through to the Spirit Condensation Realm!"
"Senior Apprentice Brother Lin could have broken through to the Spirit Condensation Realm long ago. He only suppressed his strength at half-step Spirit Condensation Realm for the Earth Rank Advancement test."
"Alas, Senior Apprentice Brother Lin is also forced to his wit's end by Ye Yuan. Who would have thought that he could master the Eight Layer Wave? That's 32 times the power!"
"That's right. Ye Yuan's too strong. He's only at the Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm, and he could actually force the half-step Spirit Condensation Realm Senior Apprentice Brother Lin to such a state! But . . . it's over. Senior Apprentice Brother Lin's breaking through to the Spirit Condensation Realm, and Ye Yuan's trump cards are all used up. There's no more chance of victory."
The crowd was clearly pessimistic about Ye Yuan. When Lin Tiancheng was at the half-step Spirit Condensation Realm, Ye Yuan was already straining. Now that he was breaking through to the Spirit Condensation Realm, what could Ye Yuan use to fight with him?
Over 300 meters away, in the pavilion, Zuo Bugui patted his chest with a frightened look. "Oh my God. Scared this little master to death. Tried to steal the chicken, but nearly ended up losing the rice. I almost ended up losing the Sharp Horned Beast's inner core which I had a hard time getting. I say, Old Long, now can you hand over your Spirit Essence Pill?"
