Chapter 178: Chapter 139: Manifesting Power (Part 2)

“Eunuch Liu, look! My son won!”

Yue Yuanshan leaped to his feet, shouting excitedly. He was afraid Chu Lingguang would steal Emperor Yue Xuan’s thunder.

“Excellent. He is truly worthy of someone who has served under Marshal Yue.”

Eunuch Liu kept his eyes on Emperor Yue Xuan. Right then, Emperor Yue Xuan was using the Circulation Operation Skill to channel his Dragon Elephant Power, and the sound of a Dragon’s Roar and Elephant’s Wail echoed across the arena, shaking everyone to their core.

BANG!

“Dammit.”

WHACK!

Both Qi Shiwei’s Fangtian Halberd and the Imperial Guard’s Long Spear were sent flying from their hands. The two had battled for a hundred rounds, but in the end, Qi Shiwei’s Fist Technique was slightly weaker. He was kicked out of the fighting ring by the Imperial Guard. Chest tight, he spat a thick wad of phlegm on the ground and limped away.

SWOOSH!

Emperor Yue Xuan immediately locked onto the disarmed Imperial Guard and slashed at him with his long saber. The guard’s Long Spear had just been knocked away. As he moved to retrieve it, he sensed the Sword Sound from Emperor Yue Xuan’s blade and quickly used a Fist Technique to defend, trying to slap the flat of the saber.

Ten rounds later.

Relying on the advantage of having his long saber and his superior Dragon Elephant Power, Emperor Yue Xuan sent the Imperial Guard flying from the fighting ring. He had become the first candidate to defeat two members of the Imperial Guard.

“Excellent! Did you see that, Eunuch Liu? That’s my son!”

Yue Yuanshan was so excited he was practically dancing on the spot.

“Very good. A true hero emerges from the young,” Eunuch Liu remarked.

Eunuch Liu could see that Emperor Yue Xuan had taken advantage of the situation, but at a critical moment like this, defeating two Imperial Guards was no easy feat.

But before his smile could fully form, his expression suddenly froze.

He saw Chu Lingguang leveraging his Unity of Man and Gun and the advantage of his Blood Dragon Elephant. With a single sweep of his spear, Chu Lingguang struck the abdomen of an Imperial Guard who had rushed in to provide support, sending him flying out of the fighting ring.

He had also defeated two Imperial Guards.

He was less than a single breath behind Emperor Yue Xuan.

Moreover, Chu Lingguang had been attacked from front and back when he defeated Pan Tongguang. And when he defeated his second opponent, the guard was still armed. Chu Lingguang himself hadn’t consumed much Qi Power, having finished off Gu Changda in just over fifty rounds. This was completely different from Emperor Yue Xuan’s situation. His opponent had just been tied up in a hundred-round battle with Qi Shiwei that left both men disarmed and their Qi Power severely depleted. It was only because the guard was empty-handed and exhausted that Emperor Yue Xuan could defeat him in a little over ten rounds.

The gap in their achievements was instantly obvious.

Yue Yuanshan’s cheering stopped abruptly.

He glared at Chu Lingguang, his face flush with anger.

“Lord Yang,” Yan Zhen said with a smile, “Chu Lingguang’s Dragon Elephant Power… it seems a bit different from everyone else’s.”

“HAAH!”

Before Yang Shaorong could answer, Chen Jin unleashed two streams of Dragon Elephant Power, sending his opponent flying. He had finally activated the Circulation Operation Skill in the last two days, and with two streams of Dragon Elephant Power, his combat strength was now on par with Emperor Yue Xuan’s.

SHING.

Suddenly, a flash of blood-red light appeared in the arena.

Yan Chengdu unleashed his Ultimate Killing Saber Technique. With a rapid succession of strikes—the Heaven-Swallowing Technique, the Heaven-Opening Technique, and the Breaking Army Technique—he sent an Imperial Guard flying, leaving a deep gash on the man’s chest.

But blood was also streaming down both of his own arms.

Relying on his Dragon Elephant Power, the Ultimate Killing Saber Technique, and the Overlapping Wave Power Method, Yan Chengdu had secured a narrow victory, severely injuring an Imperial Guard.

But after unleashing that barrage of saber techniques, he seemed to be completely drained of Qi Power and dropped to one knee.

Seeing this from his seat, Yan Zhen couldn’t help but shake his head at Yan Chengdu.

Yan Chengdu knew what Yan Zhen meant.

’I’ve already given it my all. There’s no need to keep fighting just to be one of the last ones standing. Besides, in my current condition, I can’t hold out for much longer.’

Seeing the Imperial Guard who had defeated Lin Longde start to charge him, he quickly rose, conceded the fight, and hurried out of the ring. He went to a corner to have the academy’s doctors bandage his arms.

In the end, people were surprised to realize…

…that in this round, a shocking five candidates had defeated their opponents.

Chu Lingguang and Emperor Yue Xuan had each secured two victories.

Chen Jin had one so far.

Yan Chengdu had one.

And Hu Yanlin had one.

Even the weakest performers among the rest had put up a good fight. Gu Changda had lasted for over fifty rounds, and Lin Longde had held on for more than sixty before being knocked unconscious by a kick from his opponent.

Lin Longde was pulled from the fighting ring and had already been revived by the academy’s doctors. When he came to, he saw that only four candidates remained: Chu Lingguang, Emperor Yue Xuan, Chen Jin, and Hu Yanlin.

Four candidates facing five Imperial Guards.

The five remaining Imperial Guards glanced among themselves, their shifting eyes suggesting a silent conference. Finally, the crowd watched as two of them advanced on Chu Lingguang together.

Obviously, through their exchange of glances, the five of them had unanimously agreed that Chu Lingguang was the strongest of the remaining four and that it would take two of them to defeat him quickly.

Emperor Yue Xuan, Chen Jin, and Hu Yanlin were each left to face one Imperial Guard.

Emperor Yue Xuan’s expression soured.

’What right do these guys have to think I’m weaker than Chu Lingguang?’

But he was a clever man and didn’t make trouble for himself. Instead, he gave a subtle, knowing nod, as if to say, ’You’re not wrong. Chu Lingguang really is the strongest of us four.’

’This way, it’ll be easier for me to last until the end.’

Though inwardly disappointed, Chen Jin thought the same as Emperor Yue Xuan. ’Chu Lingguang’s Blood Dragon Elephant is equivalent to three or four streams of Dragon Elephant Power. Even though I have two streams, I wouldn’t stand a chance against him if I hadn’t learned the Dragon Elephant Operation Skill beforehand.’

Chu Lingguang, however, wasn’t thinking that far ahead.

Whether he could last until the end no longer mattered to him. He had already defeated two expert Imperial Guards in a row. That was enough to fulfill his promise to Liu Wan and Li Dayao, leaving them with no regrets.

Besides, this past month of cultivation had been incredibly fruitful. He had successfully activated the Day and Night Breathing Technique, gained full control over his body’s acupoints, cleared all his meridians, and awakened the power of his Blood Dragon Elephant. Now, he had even activated the Circulation Operation Skill. In just one short month, the speed of his progress could only be described as meteoric.

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