A Life of Caution (continued)
The Mad Lion Palm Technique is all about speed and ferocity. Once activated, the palm shadows spread out like a storm. In the blink of an eye, the two sides had already exchanged three hundred blows. Suddenly, Si Ming stomped his foot, and the arena shook as if an earthquake had struck. The powerful shock force broke through the shock force Xiang Donglai, making his lower body feel unstable.
This move is not the Sea-Subduing Leg Technique, but rather the "Dragon-Elephant Stomp".
Immediately following, Si Ming assumed a sitting posture with his hands forming a mudra at his Dantian, concentrating all his weight on a single point. Even his essence, energy, and spirit were gathered and condensed inward at his Dantian. In that instant, he seemed to shrink into a tiny speck of dust, almost nonexistent, until he made his move. At that moment, his aura suddenly exploded, and that speck of dust emitted dazzling, boundless light.
At the same time, Xiang Donglai also adopted the same posture of sitting on his hips with his hands tucked to his sides, instead of placing them on his Dantian. He did not form any hand seals, and his essence, energy, and spirit did not undergo any process of gathering or gathering; they simply erupted directly.
In an instant, hundreds of palm prints clashed and collided between the two, like two heavy machine guns firing at each other. One explosive vortex after another spread out into an even larger vortex. The already overburdened arena floor was suddenly overturned, and the soil and grass were squeezed into the air by the enormous force, forming an earthen wall that concealed the figures of the two.
In a moment, Xiang Donglai crashed through the earthen wall and flew out, his Qi and Blood and qi surging violently, his ears ringing incessantly, and blood flowing from his nostrils and ears. However, these injuries were nothing compared to the turmoil in his heart.
As the person involved, he certainly knew the real reason why Si Ming could suppress him, and he firmly believed that even if Si Ming was an incomprehensible genius who could learn any martial art after seeing it once, he could not possibly surpass him, who had been immersed in the Mad Lion Palm Technique for ten years. After all, he was also a martial arts genius, not an ordinary person who could not learn no matter how hard he tried.
Skills can be learned quickly, and the essence of martial arts can be grasped in an instant, but how to integrate martial arts with oneself, tailor it to one's own needs, and make meticulous adjustments requires the accumulation of time and cannot be achieved overnight.
However, in the exchange just now, Si Ming did not rely on his physical strength, but defeated him with the more exquisite Mad Lion Palm Technique, tearing away the last veil of shame in his heart.
He was inferior in strength, skill, perseverance, and technique. At this moment Xiang Donglai truly felt the taste of despair. Darkness surrounded him, and he could not see a glimmer of victory.
Seeing this, even the Spirit Transformation Grandmaster in the guest seats, who were usually very perceptive, were stunned. They could understand Xiang Donglai's thoughts, so they found it even more difficult to understand how Si Ming had done it. Could there really be a god-like person in the world who could not only learn martial arts instantly, but also quickly integrate martial arts with himself?
Only Si Ming himself knew that his understanding of the Mad Lion Palm Technique was still at the original level. However, when he unleashed that palm strike, he combined it with the Inner Lion Mudra from the Vajra Demon-Subduing Divine Ability.
Si Ming did not defeat Xiang Donglai with the Mad Lion Palm Technique, but rather with the Xiang Donglai Vajra Mad Lion Palm Art Mad Lion Palm Technique.
He had learned many superior martial arts Higher Vehicle, and his martial arts insight far surpassed that of Xiang Donglai. As the saying goes, "stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade," since the original martial arts couldn't defeat his opponent, he would use the improved version.
After regaining his footing, Xiang Donglai hurriedly circulated his internal energy to calm the surging Qi and Blood and qi within him. However, he noticed that Si Ming did not press his advantage. Recalling their previous exchanges, he realized that his opponent seemed to have been "standing still and attacking" all along, and he immediately guessed Si Ming's intentions.
He sighed, shook his head, and said, "I admit, I can't beat you in terms of strength."
The referee beside him raised his eyelids slightly, wondering if this counted as conceding defeat, but before he could speak, Xiang Donglai continued, "But that doesn't mean you can't win this fight."
"Oh, it seems there's still a trump card."
Si Ming pondered whether he should immediately go all out and knock the two off the stage to avoid any unforeseen complications. This was the safest approach, and there was no need to take any risks.
But Xiang Donglai seemed to have guessed his thoughts and said in a rapid-fire voice, "My teammate Chen Zhengying and I have a combined attack move. If you can withstand it, we'll admit defeat on the spot, without saying another word."
Chen Zhengying walked to Xiang Donglai's side, seemingly unable to suppress his injuries. He covered his mouth with his hand, coughed a few times, and then took his hand away to look at his palm, which was covered in bright red blood!
That bastard is deliberately acting to show that he's seriously injured, weak, and vulnerable, and he's putting on a show for the audience!
Si Ming inwardly cried out that he had fallen into a trap. Of course, he could have ignored them and knocked them off the stage, but if he did that, the image of a master he had painstakingly cultivated would be completely ruined.
A false reputation can be harmful.
In a life-or-death duel, pride would naturally be forgotten, and the priority would be defeating the opponent. However, this is a match watched live by hundreds of millions of viewers. It has nothing to do with life or death, but only with honor. To resort to any means to win and leave a stain on one's reputation for criticism is putting the cart before the horse.
Nie Wanzhi noticed Si Ming's predicament and whispered as she approached, "How about I make the first move to lure them back, and then you can make your move?"
In this way, Si Ming had no choice but to take action to save his teammates, but in doing so, Nie Wanzhi would have to bear the infamy... Si Ming's thoughts raced, and suddenly a brilliant idea flashed in his mind.
"No need. Let them use whatever means they want. After all, men are creatures that can't withstand provocation."
As Si Ming spoke, he reached out and patted Nie Wanzhi on the shoulder.
Nie Wanzhi hesitated, a thoughtful expression on her face, and stepped aside, no longer trying to stop her.
Si Ming looked at the two people opposite him, spread his hands, and invited, "Come on, show me what you're capable of and do your best to please me."
Xiang Donglai and Chen Zhengying exchanged a glance. Not worried that Si Ming would go back on his word, they immediately began to gather their strength and said this in front of everyone: unless he was determined not to care about his reputation in the future, he would definitely keep his word.
The two joined forces, their energy flowing together, and an aura without too much oppression spread out. Si Ming focused his mind and was on guard, gathering his inner strength, not daring to be careless, and even preparing to enter the state of Solar Prominence Eruption at any time.
Suddenly, Chen Zhengying struck Xiang Donglai on the back with a palm strike. Using the power of Yin and Yang, Xiang Donglai's Cultivation Body surged, and a large amount of True Qi overflowed, condensing on his body into a three-zhang-long golden lion. With a roar that shook the gods, it bared its fangs and claws and pounced towards Si Ming.
Si Ming was filled with doubt. Although this move looked incredibly powerful and its strength had indeed reached the Spirit Transformation level, it was wishful thinking to think that he could defeat him with just a Nascent Spirit Transformation level ultimate move. He did not use the Solar Prominence Eruption, but instead used the three divine powers combined with his level 15 Internal Cultivation to strike out head-on with the "Vajra Gate" move.
The two attacks clashed, and the illusion of the golden lion shattered inch by inch under the impact of the unparalleled divine power, its Primal Qi exploding to reveal the Xiang Donglai within. Si Ming met its palms against the lion's, and the scorching and violent Blazing Sun True Qi erupted, causing the lion to cough up boiling blood.
Is that all?
Si Ming sighed in disappointment and was about to move to knock the man off the stage when he suddenly felt his feet freeze. Looking down, he saw a black and white vortex appear on the ground, locking his feet firmly in place.
"That 'Spirit-Concentrating Transcendent Taiji' move again? Does everyone on your team know the Heaven and Earth Dual Polarity Palm?"
He sank his feet and used "Dragon-Elephant Stomp" again, sweeping the surroundings with immense force and forcibly breaking the black and white vortex. But after the vortex disappeared, strange rune arrays shone on the ground.
"This is?"
Si Ming could only tell that it was a Divine Arts Array, but he didn't know what kind of array it was. However, the other party had gone to great lengths to conceal it one after another, which was obviously their real trump card. So he tried to escape the area.
"Don't even think about it!"
Xiang Donglai suppressed his injuries, rushed back, and hugged Si Ming tightly with both hands.
Si Ming exerted force with both arms, forcefully breaking free from the restraints, and in doing so, dislocated Xiang Donglai's hands. However, Xiang Donglai did not give up. He hooked his legs and wrapped them around Si Ming's waist with a scissor kick.
Nie Wanzhi was keeping a close eye on Chen Zhengying, ready to intercept him at any moment, but she found that instead of joining forces to attack Si Ming, he leaped off the stage.
"What does he want to do? Abandon the competition?"
Just as Chen Zhengying was about to fall off the field and lose his eligibility to compete, he quickly formed hand seals and activated the Divine Arts he had been preparing for a long time. The shadow beneath his feet and the shadow Xiang Donglai suddenly extended and converged with each other.
"Fairness Heavenly Balance, Shift Form and Exchange Shadows!"
At the same moment, seeing that he had no time to break free, Si Ming lowered his head and his eyes shot out a scorching light again, directly destroying several talismans and rendering the Divine Arts Array, which had not yet been activated, ineffective and dim.