Chapter 165: Chapter 134: Dragon’s Roar (Part 2)

He was from a Humble Family, after all. His cultivation resources were worlds apart compared to the Noble Families. Perhaps that was why they couldn’t find a trace of Dragon Elephant Power in his bloodline.

The two of them held high positions.

They knew there were many shortcuts in cultivation. For instance, through nourishing medicinal foods, one could, over time, transform an ordinary bloodline into one that could more easily awaken the Dragon Elephant Power.

Chu Lingguang was from a Humble Family, after all, and lacked their inherent advantages. Simply managing to open circulation throughout his entire body was already a heaven-defying feat. It was perhaps more reasonable that the Dragon Elephant Power in his bloodline would be harder to awaken than it was for the Noble Family Descendants.

At this thought, although Liu Wan and Li Dayao found it a pity, they could only accept the cruel reality.

“Thank you, Mr. Liu. Thank you, Mr. Li.”

Yan Chengdu and Hu Yanlin bowed to Liu Wan and Li Dayao in thanks, then retreated to the back.

After the two of them left, three more people stepped up to the three Wooden Man Targets.

Because Qi Shiwei and Gao Yimu had cut in line, two of the three had only recently entered the Inner Courtyard to cultivate, while the last one was ranked third on the North City Rankings.

“HAAAH!”

The three of them bellowed.

Each unleashed their own Divine Abilities.

In the end, the man ranked third on the North City Rankings, relying on his deeper understanding of the Day and Night Breathing Technique, successfully knocked the Wooden Man Target back one meter, despite not having awakened his Dragon Elephant Power.

His result made everyone turn to look at Chu Lingguang.

Chu Lingguang had achieved full-body circulation, and his Qi Power had increased by leaps and bounds. If the man ranked third on the North City Rankings could knock the Wooden Man Target back one meter and earn the chance to cultivate in the rear courtyard without Dragon Elephant Power, then surely Chu Lingguang could as well.

In their hearts, while many took a certain pleasure in Chu Lingguang’s failure to awaken his Dragon Elephant Power, they had to admit that in terms of pure Qi Power, he far surpassed most of them.

Chu Lingguang, Emperor Yue Xuan, and Chen Jin stood side by side. Regardless of anything else, their results in the first round—opening their circulation and activating the Breathing Technique—were the most outstanding. It was indisputable that the three of them would be last to be tested.

Chu Lingguang was in no hurry to show everyone his true strength. He didn’t have some contrary urge to listen to their mockery just so he could spectacularly prove them wrong later.

In reality, when the crowd saw that he had achieved full-body circulation but still couldn’t awaken his Dragon Elephant Power, they remembered his Humble Family origins. Alongside their schadenfreude, they also felt pity and sympathy for him.

So far, no one had insulted him to his face, shaming him for being from a Humble Family yet daring to compete with the Noble Families for the top spot.

Even Emperor Yue Xuan and Yan Chengdu only disdained Chu Lingguang strategically; tactically, they regarded him with extreme caution.

After the third-ranked from the North City Rankings and the other two stepped down, another three took their place before the wooden targets. In an instant, the only ones left in the Inner Courtyard who had yet to be tested were Chu Lingguang, Emperor Yue Xuan, and Chen Jin.

“BOOM!”

All three of them used the Iron Mountain Lean.

Two of these three had entered the Inner Courtyard to cultivate at the same time as Chu Lingguang. Only one of them managed to awaken their Dragon Elephant Power, earning a chance to enter the rear courtyard for cultivation. The other two could only remain in the Inner Courtyard.

The three of them stepped away from the Wooden Man Targets.

Instantly, all eyes in the field were on Chu Lingguang, Emperor Yue Xuan, and Chen Jin.

Even Liu Wan and Li Dayao were staring intently at the trio.

Chu Lingguang, first in the South City rankings.

Emperor Yue Xuan, first in the North City rankings.

Chen Jin, first in the Jin City rankings.

All three had been in the spotlight every step of the way.

No one dared to underestimate them.

Chu Lingguang looked at the wooden target before him.

His already-activated Day and Night Breathing Technique began to circulate instinctively. After three days of reinforcement and refinement, Chu Lingguang could now clearly feel the blood throughout his body responding to him, even without the aid of the Turtle Breath Technique.

Within his consciousness, the roaring cheers of the crowd gradually transformed into a deafening Dragon’s Roar and Elephant’s Wail.

Liu Wan had said earlier that Dragon Elephant Power possessed the Might of the Six Phases—Skin, Flesh, Tendons, Bones, Qi, and Spirit. Chu Lingguang didn’t know if this phenomenon, his very blood responding to his will, was related to those six phases.

But as he circulated the Day and Night Breathing Technique, he could clearly feel every drop of his blood releasing power as a current of heat washed over his entire body.

His circulation was open throughout his body.

His qi circulated, roaring like a hundred converging rivers.

A rumbling thunder once again echoed from within Chu Lingguang’s body. He was still unable to control this immense power with the same ease as Liu Wan, who could operate at full capacity while completely silencing the sound.

On an occasion like this, however, Chu Lingguang hoped his presence would be powerful enough to overwhelm everyone in the field.

Even Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin at his side were now pushing their Dragon Elephant Power to its limit, hoping to unleash the might of a dragon’s roar and let the sound from within their bodies serve as their battle cry.

The three gathered their power, ready to strike at any moment.

None of them dared to hold back even an ounce of their strength.

When their power reached its apex, the three of them simultaneously took a heavy step forward. Unlike the others, none of them used the Iron Mountain Lean to slam into the Wooden Man Target.

Nor did they strike with both fists at once.

Instead, each threw a single, thunderous punch, using the Day and Night Breathing Technique to gather all their Qi Power into their right fist and slam it into the Wooden Man Target’s abdomen.

All of them had unanimously chosen to use the Iron Mountain Fist.

It was as if they had conspired beforehand.

And all of them chose the Mountain Descending Technique.

“BOOM!”

“BOOM!”

“BOOM!”

Three thunderous impacts rang out almost simultaneously, merging into a single, terrifying roar.

“ROOOOAR!”

From within the deafening boom, an ethereal Dragon’s Roar and Elephant’s Wail emerged.

Liu Wan and Li Dayao both jolted, their eyes flashing with a keen light as they tried to pinpoint the source of that Dragon’s Roar and Elephant’s Wail.

Emperor Yue Xuan’s fist shattered the surface of the Wooden Man Target’s abdomen. His Dragon Elephant Power had awakened in the Yangwei Meridian, one of the Eight Meridians, which ran from the soles of his feet up through his arms to the palms of his hands.

His Dragon Elephant Power erupted from the soles of his feet like a geyser, and the instant it converged in his fist, his strength skyrocketed to its absolute peak.

Emperor Yue Xuan was confident; that single punch contained at least twelve hundred pounds of force.

It had already surpassed ordinary Dragon Elephant Power.

He refused to believe he could lose to Chen Jin and Chu Lingguang.

Chen Jin’s Dragon Elephant Power, in contrast, had awakened in the Yinwei Meridian, another of the Eight Meridians. This channel flowed from the crown of his head down to the soles of his feet, the exact opposite of Emperor Yue Xuan’s.

His Dragon Elephant Power poured down from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet, then traveled up through his legs and core before the Breathing Technique finally condensed it in his right fist. The process seemed circuitous, but this longer path of circulation actually caused his Dragon Elephant Power to amplify.

BOOM!

He slammed his fist into the abdomen of the Wooden Man Target. Spiderweb-like cracks instantly appeared on its surface, and the two-meter-tall target slid rapidly backward.

“RAAAGH!”

Chu Lingguang let out a thunderous roar. He felt a Dragon Elephant stampeding within him, every drop of his blood surging with power. As he lunged forward, his ordinary Mountain Descending Technique suddenly erupted with the Majestic Skin Aspect. It was as if a giant dragon and a mammoth descended with his fist, crashing into the Wooden Man Target.

Chu Lingguang didn’t see the Wooden Man Target crack or splinter. He only saw the two-meter-tall target fly backward as if it were a sandbag.

(Sorry for the late update.)

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