Dragon-Tiger Stance Training

"Who do you think will win this time?"

The Players were thrilled and excited, like gossip-hungry spectators watching celebrities fight over top billing:

"Definitely Ju Yi. Is that even a question?"

"I think it's Ju Yi too! Ju Yi is the commander of the Pioneer Death Squad! His inherited Vanguard Secret Technique is insanely powerful. He's a genuine First-Class General! No matter how formidable Ding Ling is, how could he possibly be Ju Yi's match?"

"Not necessarily. Isn't Ding Ling already ranked first on the Overall Ranking Leaderboard and second on the Strength Ranking Leaderboard? He also knows martial arts like the Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique, Battlefield Saber Art, and Water Fire Dragon Binding Staff Technique! He might be able to defeat Ju Yi!"

"What kind of international joke is that? Ding Ling is a rookie Player! No matter how fierce he is, how could he be fiercer than the Ju Yi whose name would be remembered for generations?"

The Players split into two camps.

Most believed Ju Yi would certainly win.

A smaller group thought Ding Ling also had a chance of winning. After all, Ding Ling was most likely a super rich, tall, and handsome man from one of the Hidden Families in the Real World! A prodigy like him might be able to turn the tables against Ju Yi even when facing adversity.

A very small number were certain Ding Ling would win.

These few Players had witnessed Ding Ling display his might outside Zhongqiu Ancient City.

Ding Ling had killed Elite Soldiers like Guo Tai with effortless ease, as though he were merely playing around.

It had shocked those Players tremendously!

Now that they had come to watch, they naturally chose to support Ding Ling.

Arguments continued without end at the scene.

Some even took the opportunity to open betting pools, wagering silver on who would win.

Ju Yi could not wait to take his weapon and step onto the arena.

It was obvious.

He was Swift as Thunder, Decisive as Wind, and possessed an extremely competitive nature.

He also believed his victory was beyond doubt.

Although the Ji Province Barracks had now made Ding Ling's talent sound almost divine.

Ju Yi did not believe it.

He felt Ding Ling was most likely a fraud. How could there possibly be someone in this world who could learn martial arts after hearing them explained once or twice?!

Did he take Ju Yi for a fool?

As for why Zhang He, Gao Lan, and Cheng Huan were willing to help Ding Ling "clear his name"—

Ju Yi merely assumed they were colluding in wrongdoing!

"Today, I, Ju Yi, will completely crush this crooked trend!"

Ju Yi was highly ambitious.

He was not content with being merely a commandant.

He wanted to climb higher. Defeating Ding Ling and lowering Pan Feng's prestige would only be the first step!

"Why hasn't Ding Ling arrived yet?"

Ju Yi looked ahead with bright eyes. "Don't tell me he's scared?"

Ding Ling naturally was not afraid.

Rather than immediately heading to the center of the arena, he sought out Pan Feng and asked him for the essential secrets of the Dragon-Tiger Stance Training.

Pan Feng was utterly stunned and could not understand it.

"At a time like this, you still have the mood to study the Dragon-Tiger Stance Training?!"

Wasn't this just cramming at the last minute?

But he quickly recalled Ding Ling's heaven-defying aptitude and came to terms with it.

"That's true. Sharpening your blade at the last minute may be of little use to others, but you're different!"

He gave Ding Ling a deep look, then stopped wasting words and began directly explaining the secrets and profound principles of the Dragon-Tiger Stance Training, demonstrating the movements and pointing out the key points!

Ding Ling merely watched it once before slightly closing his eyes.

A book swiftly materialized on a bookshelf in the Library: "Dragon-Tiger Stance Training"!

An instant later.

Dragon-Tiger Stance Training reached max level

Strength +0.8

Agility +0.8

Constitution +0.8

Crack!

Ding Ling's frame grew a little taller again.

This time, he seemed to have broken through some sort of bottleneck. The aura of a fierce general around him grew even stronger.

Simply standing there gave off a heroic air of strength enough to pull up mountains and spirit enough to cover the world!

"You?!"

"Not bad."

Ding Ling smiled. "Thank you for teaching me, General. I have already learned the Dragon-Tiger Stance Training!"

Compared to the Horse Stance, which added 0.4 to strength, agility, and constitution—

The Dragon-Tiger Stance Training added 0.8!

Its name was well deserved!

After the three attributes increased—

Ding Ling's three attributes were now:

Strength: 9.7+0.8 (10.5), Agility: 9+0.8 (9.8), Constitution: 9.1+0.8 (9.9)!

His strength had broken past ten!

Ding Ling distinctly felt as though he had undergone a transformation and entered a whole new realm!

Not only had his five senses become incredibly sharp, improving by a full level compared to before, but the stability, resilience, and other qualities of his muscles and bones had also increased by an entire fold!

It seemed like he had only gained 0.8 points.

Yet his physical qualities had undergone earth-shaking changes.

It was like transcending from mortal to immortal!

Like a cocooned chrysalis becoming a butterfly.

It was as though his entire being had been reborn.

"Is this Ultra-First-Rate? Or a top-tier First-Class General?"

Ding Ling clenched his fist and felt surging power flow through his arm.

"Is that real?"

Pan Feng was ninety percent convinced because of Ding Ling's previous performance. The remaining ten percent still found it hard to believe, because he himself had spent a very long time learning the Dragon-Tiger Stance Training!

Its cultivation was measured in years!

It could be said that aside from the Breathing Method, which he had comprehended with divine clarity, and the Thirty-Six Heavens Gang Axe Technique, which he had learned with natural fluency, Pan Feng had not differed much from ordinary geniuses when learning anything else.

It was precisely because he had spent so long learning it that Pan Feng could not believe Ding Ling had mastered it after watching it once!

Ding Ling did not waste words and directly demonstrated it.

Whoosh!

With one exhalation, Ding Ling gave a slight leap, landing like a fierce tiger. An overwhelming Baleful Qi erupted from his body, and Pan Feng, standing right in front of him, could not help drawing in a sharp breath.

"This, this is indeed the state only achieved when the Tiger Stance Technique within the Dragon-Tiger Stance Training reaches the ultimate Perfection Realm! You really cultivated it? Then what about the Dragon Movement Technique?"

Ding Ling's body turned slightly. His movements changed as his heart wished, natural and unrestrained. An instant later, he switched into the Dragon Movement Technique's stance. His entire body appeared to be lying prone on the ground, slightly tilted, yet his upper body hung suspended in the air while both feet remained firmly planted. He looked like a Shenlong soaring through the nine heavens, as though he might vanish at any moment!

It gave off the powerful impact of a True Dragon descending into the world!

Hiss!

The corner of Pan Feng's eye twitched as he could not help exclaiming in amazement:

"This is the manifestation only seen when the Dragon Movement Technique reaches Perfection Realm. You really mastered it!"

He was somewhat doubtful.

"Ding Ling, are you sure you hadn't learned the Dragon-Tiger Stance Training before?"

"Yes."

"..."

Pan Feng was speechless. He sighed.

"As expected of a top-tier prodigy. I am inferior to you!"

Achievement Medal obtained: You made Pan Feng feel ashamed!

Note: Because of your heaven-defying performance, Pan Feng felt deeply ashamed of his previous arrogance and overconfidence! For the first time, he truly realized that perhaps he was not a genius after all!

Before a true genius, Pan Feng was merely mediocre!

And you were the true prodigy in his eyes!

Another Achievement Medal.

Ding Ling was surprised.

He had to know that he had previously earned an E-Rank Achievement Medal from Pan Feng!

Why could he earn another Achievement Medal now?

Ding Ling was initially puzzled.

Then he guessed:

Could it be that someone who can grant an E-Rank Achievement Medal can also grant an ordinary medal one more time?

As for the truth of it—

Ding Ling did not know.

Perhaps he would have to return to Players' Plaza and check the manual before he could understand.

However, this was a good thing. Ding Ling did not dwell on it and instead said to Pan Feng: