The One Who Lands on Both Feet Loses (Continued)

Chen Feiyan immediately launched a fierce offensive, utilizing her superior lightness skill to move swiftly, covering more than ten feet in a single step, constantly unleashing palm strikes from a distance around Liang Zhenhuan.

However, although Liang Zhenhuan's steps were slow, he was always able to dodge at the last second. When he was completely cornered and had nowhere to hide, he would forcefully neutralize the attack with his palm strike. His palm technique, like his footwork, was slow and powerful. In terms of strength, it was even three points stronger than Chen Feiyan's, and it covered a wide area, sweeping across a large area with a single strike.

"This is... the Four Symbols Orthodox and Unorthodox Steps, a footwork technique that complements the Five Elements Lost Track Fist? Sect Leader Zhao, didn't you say this footwork technique was lost long ago?"

The owner of the Dragon and Tiger School asked Zhao Donglai, who was standing to the side.

"It was supposed to have been lost, but thanks to the Alliance Leader, I've found it again."

"I'm afraid it wasn't found, but rather deduced by the Alliance Leader..." The Dragon and Tiger School Master lowered his voice, "Could that rumor be true? No matter what kind of incomplete martial arts technique you have, as long as you practice it once in front of the Alliance Leader, he can help you deduce and complete it. Even the Ananda Saber Technique of the Tyrant Saber was completed with the fifth move by the Alliance Leader."

"Well..."

"Stop beating around the bush. What kind of relationship do we have? Back when you couldn't afford the dowry to get married, I helped you pay for it. Now that you've made it big and climbed the social ladder, you're abandoning your old poor brother?"

"Look at what you're saying. Fine, anyway, quite a few people know about it, so it's not exactly a secret... You guessed right, the Alliance Leader does have that ability, and it's even more amazing than you imagine! Once, he asked me to demonstrate all the skills I had learned in my life in front of him. I didn't think too much about it, assuming that the Alliance Leader, possessing so many martial arts manuals, wouldn't care about my Origin Return Sect's incomplete martial arts. But after I finished practicing, the Alliance Leader instructed me to change the way I cultivated my Cultivation Method, including the more subtle meridian directions for the circulation of True Qi. Hey, I've practiced the Origin Return Manual for thirty years, yet I don't understand it as deeply as the Alliance Leader after just one reading. I cultivated according to the Alliance Leader's modified method, and in just three months, my cultivation, which had stagnated for ten years, broke through again."

As soon as Zhao Donglai finished speaking, the Dragon and Tiger School Master grabbed his wrist. He knew what the other party wanted to do, so he did not resist and allowed the True Qi to enter his body for examination.

"Such formidable Internal Cultivation! This is the level of a top-tier martial arts master!" The master was dumbfounded. "No way, you're like an old tree blossoming again! To break through a bottleneck in your old age is simply unheard of."

The legendary tales of the martial arts world mostly feature young protagonists who, through a series of fortuitous encounters, break through realms at an incredible speed, climbing over the corpses of their predecessors to forge their legendary names in the martial arts world.

"Hey, I don't believe it either, but the facts are right in front of me, so I have no choice but to believe it. I'm already old, and I've lost all my ambitions. I just wanted to protect my family and be a tomb guardian. I never expected this to happen in my old age. It has given me some restless thoughts. I want to move the plaque of the Origin Return Sect up a bit, so that when I go to the Yellow Springs and meet my ancestors, I can say that I have fulfilled my mission."

Zhao Donglai watched his beloved disciple fiercely battling in the bamboo forest, a sense of anticipation for the future welled up within him.

"He's getting a good deal and still acting all innocent. It's really unbearable. So what if his son was accepted as Registered Disciple? He's not even formal disciple yet. What's there to be proud of?" The Dragon and Tiger School Master turned his gaze toward the location of the Alliance Leader, his eyes filled with awe and longing.

"There's nothing to be proud of. It's just five thousand contribution points, right? Haha, how many brothers in the alliance are working diligently just for the chance to receive a reward from the alliance leader and demonstrate their martial arts in front of him? That one demonstration could change their fate!"

"Tch, why didn't my son have that kind of luck? Is it because your son passed the imperial examination and became a scholar? I've only ever heard of finding beautiful women and riches in books, but I've never heard of martial arts masters in them. Is it really true that studying changes one's destiny?"

As the two were discussing, the battle in the bamboo forest had become increasingly intense. Liang Zhenhuan used the Four Symbols Orthodox and Unorthodox Steps, combined with the Five Elements Lost Track Fist, and used the abundant wood elemental Spiritual Qi in the vicinity to ignite the Rising Flame Fist. Every move was incredibly powerful, making Chen Feiyan dare not confront him head-on and only able to constantly move around to find an opportunity.

Chen Feiyan knew that continuing the fight would be disadvantageous for her, since she was the one who was constantly moving at high speed, while her opponent only moved a step when absolutely necessary. Although she was using the bamboo to reduce her own energy consumption, she could not outlast her opponent and had to find an opening.

Suddenly, Chen Feiyan channeled her strength into the soles of her feet, causing the bamboo beneath her feet to bend dramatically for the first time. Then, she used the momentum to leap into the air, pouncing down on Liang Zhenhuan's head from above. Behind her was the dazzling sun, which would surely blind her if her opponent looked up.

"Divine Eagle Thunder Strike!"

With her hands slashing down like claws, Chen Feiyan condensed her true True Qi into the phantom of a falcon. Its wings flapped, creating a powerful surge that forced the bamboo below to the ground, blocking all of Liang Zhenhuan's escape routes. At the same time, it absorbed the surrounding air currents, swirling them around her and creating the momentum of a falling meteor.

Liang Zhenhuan didn't look up; he even closed his eyes, trying to recall the move from memory.

"Yin and Yang blend together, hardness and softness transform, the Five Elements Unite as One, and emptiness returns to its true nature!"

The five elements of True Qi flowed, mutually generating and transforming, finally converging at one point, their power completely contained. Liang Zhenhuan raised his hand and lifted it above his head. He didn't need to confirm the opponent's position; when all evasive angles were blocked, it also meant that the opponent only had one angle of attack left.

When the four palms met, the scene that Chen Feiyan had envisioned—pressing her opponent to the ground—did not occur. This was because the opponent's palm force was both illusory and real, like a millstone, which completely deflected her strength. With a series of cracking sounds, the bamboo affected by the residual force could no longer withstand the pressure and broke, falling down in large numbers.

Liang Zhenhuan was ultimately the one who suffered the force, and he also had to protect the bamboo beneath his feet from breaking. He had no choice but to bear the residual force with his body, causing blood to spill from his mouth and resulting in internal injuries.

But he didn't care at all, and shouted, "Retreat!" He pulled Chen Feiyan with both hands and pushed her to the left, knocking her away. The bamboo forest on that side had already been broken by the residual force from the previous movement.

"So that's how you planned it, but you underestimate me."

Chen Feiyan chuckled, flicked her sleeves downwards, patted the air, and used the force of the airflow to rise instead of fall.

Just then, Liang Zhenhuan stepped on the bamboo beneath his feet and leaped out, unleashing a double Twin Dragons Emerge from the Sea towards Chen Feiyan.

"To die together? No, you want to pin me down and make me land first? Dream on!"

Seeing that there was no way to dodge, Chen Feiyan kicked off the ground and swept her legs horizontally, actually unleashing a burst of energy that went straight towards Liang Zhenhuan's lower abdomen.

Liang Zhenhuan endured the force of the leg kick, and while he was being knocked back in pain, the force of his palms struck Chen Feiyan from a distance.

Both were thrown to the ground by the force of the impact. With the surrounding bamboo broken and nowhere to brace themselves, the outcome was clear: it was a matter of who would land first.

Chen Feiyan spread her arms wide, took a deep breath, and her clothes spread out, making a rustling sound. Her descent slowed down. Originally, she was lower than Liang Zhenhuan, but due to this obstruction, she floated up above him.

"We won! This is the difference in skill level!"

Both landed almost simultaneously, but Chen Feiyan was very clear that she was a breath slower than her opponent. The difference was minuscule; ordinary people might not notice, but internal martial arts masters could see it. The real fear was that the Heavenly Martial Alliance would renege on their promise and pretend they hadn't seen it.

Who really won?

"I can't see clearly, it looks like they landed at the same time?"

"No way, I bet a thousand taels of silver on Chen Feiyan. She's the famous 'Flying Swallow Flowing Light' in the martial arts world; she couldn't possibly lose to someone else in terms of lightness skill."

"Master Wuguo has passed away; it seems he already has the answer. I wonder who will be judged the winner and who will be the loser."

"Hey, didn't you guys see that? That young man from the Heavenly Martial Alliance landed in a really weird way."

Chen Feiyan watched with Wuguo air as Master Wuguo approached, only to hear him declare, "The Heavenly Martial Alliance has won this match."

"Impossible! He landed first!"

A dark thought immediately flashed through Chen Feiyan's mind: Could it be Wuguo Master Wuguo had been bribed by the Heavenly Martial Alliance was intentionally favoring them?

He immediately thought it impossible. Wuguo Master Wuguo's character, he couldn't possibly be bribed. Besides, if he intended to favor the Heavenly Martial Alliance, he shouldn't have helped their Aristocratic Clan persuade the Heavenly Martial Alliance in the first place. Moreover, with so many experts watching, there must be quite a few who could see the truth. Wasn't he afraid of incurring public wrath by blatantly distorting the truth like this?

Just as she was lost in thought, Gu Changsheng walked over and said to her, "Master Wuguo, you lost. If you don't believe me, take a look at your opponent."

Chen Feiyan stared intently and saw that Liang Zhenhuan was upside down, with his hands supporting him on the ground. At first, she found the posture quite funny, but then she realized what was happening and was so surprised that her mouth dropped open.