Lijing Hotel, a guest room on the ninth floor.
Chen Mochuan has just completed today's daily tempering of Spirit Pivot Primordial Stance, and guided the medicinal power of "Wuzheng Essence-Nourishing Elixir" into the five Acupoint. The time has come to eleven o'clock in the night.
On the first day of the Yunhai Youth Tournament competition, there are three rounds of competition until the final eight are determined.
Chen Mochuan's opponent in the third round is the "top seed" No. 6 player Yunhai City, the fourth-ranked genius among the Martial Arts Department students this year.
However, the opponent only lasted three moves under his hands before he was knocked to the ground cleanly.
Thinking of the head-on collision with An Chiyu in the quarterfinals tomorrow, Chen Mochuan couldn't help but feel strong expectations in his heart.
Lying on the bed, he sank his consciousness into Martial Drill Space, and with a thought, he directly chose the Steel-Backed Wild Boar cub, which was good at defense, as his opponent to perform martial arts.
Half a minute later, in the martial arts battlefield, the Steel-Backed Wild Boar cub was lying on the cold ground, with two ferocious holes the size of bowls appearing on its huge body. It was crying and bleeding, and it was already dead.
After the battle ended, Chen Mochuan did not immediately start the next martial arts performance. Instead, he stood quietly for a moment, carefully recalling every detail of the punch just now - the transmission of power, the rush of blood, and the timing of the superposition of double strength.
Immediately, he once again pulled the spirit body of the Steel-Backed Wild Boar cub into the martial arts performance, and so on.
He did this not to improve his combat experience with this Ferocious Beast, but the only purpose was to more quickly master and become familiar with the second ultimate move of Mountain-Collapsing Fist that he just learned the day before yesterday - "Mountain Opening".
"Mountain Opening" is extremely powerful, but the consumption on the body is also extremely shocking.
In reality, even if Chen Mochuan is at its peak, it will be exhausted with only three punches at most, making it unable to continue, and may even affect other subsequent practices.
But in Martial Drill Space, which is the same as reality, there is no such trouble.
As long as he is not seriously injured or "dead" during the martial arts performance, and does not encounter too much stimulation or impact, the consumption of Mental Power is relatively controllable, and it is not a problem to perform hundreds of martial arts games in one night.
This allowed him to practice a lot of "Mountain Opening" in a short period of time.
Therefore, since understanding "Mountain Opening", Chen Mochuan has suspended the high-risk battle with the advanced Wasteland Wolf, and instead uses the Steel-Backed Wild Boar cub with outstanding defense and limited threat as an excellent "living target" to practice this killing move.
Two consecutive days of high-intensity special training and hundreds of "Mountain Opening" bombardments made Chen Mochuan's control of this killing move improve at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Whether it is the smoothness of the force technique, the accuracy of the energy and blood transfer, or the timing and speed of the punch, there has been a clear improvement, and the instantaneous burst of power displayed is also more concentrated and powerful.
In this way, he tirelessly used the Steel-Backed Wild Boar cubs to continuously practice "Mountain Opening" until Mental Power was approaching the warning line of exhaustion, and his consciousness automatically exited Martial Drill Space.
It was dark outside the window, and more than two hours had passed.
As he drifted into sleep, he was still deducing the changes in boxing moves in his mind, and he was a little more confident about tomorrow's battle with An Chiyu.
The next morning, Yunhai City Comprehensive Gymnasium, there was a lot of people.
The winner of the first quarter-finals has been decided, and the winner is undoubtedly Zhong Xu.
Facing the No. 7 seed, he still won the game with just one move, showing an overwhelming and terrifying dominance.
As a contestant in the second quarter-finals, Chen Mochuan knew that he was about to appear, and his mind could not help but flash back to the "informed person" Ding Muzhi who came to him after yesterday's game and revealed some information about An Chiyu to him:
It has been less than a week since he broke through Mortal Shedding, and he is still in a stable state. Blood-Qi Value is estimated to have just crossed the 15-point threshold of Mortal Shedding. Even the martial arts skills he is good at have been "explained" by Ding Muzhi.
This allowed Chen Mochuan to have a clearer prediction of An Chiyu who was about to fight.
After the host's passionate warm-up, Chen Mochuan and An Chiyu simultaneously boarded the central main stage amid roars of cheers and expectations from the audience.
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Of today's four quarter-finals, what is most anticipated and paid attention to by the audience is not the subsequent "Mortal Shedding battle" between the No. 3 and No. 5 seeds, but the one in front of them.
There is no other reason.
On the field yesterday, Chen Mochuan's amazing performance of crushing the No. 6 seed with three moves made many viewers mistakenly think that he was the "Sixth Mortal Shedding" hidden in this tournament. The pressure of the battle was not at all what a Martial Warrior should be.
However, just before the start of the game today, the tournament organizing committee "timely" issued an official statement clearly stating that "22
Player number Chen Mochuan is just Martial Warrior".
This seemingly "rumor-refuting" move did not dampen the audience's enthusiasm, but instead pushed the attention of this showdown to its peak.
Martial Warrior crosses the level to challenge Mortal Shedding?
Is it just a small thing that shakes the tree, or can it really compete head-on with Martial Artist?
Before yesterday, there was almost no possibility of comparison between the two, but with Chen Mochuan's previous record as a foreshadowing, this incredible showdown has become the most attractive suspense!
Everyone is eager to know the answer.
The two people on the ring didn't say anything harsh, they just stared at each other quietly, accumulating strength and preparing for the upcoming battle.
The referee gives the order and the battle begins!
An Chiyu took the lead and stepped on <Wave-Treading Step>. His body undulated like waves and moved forward quickly.
He made a mistake with his palms and used "Clouds Veil the Mist" in <Flowing Cloud Palm Art>. The shadows of his palms flew around and covered many vital parts of Chen Mochuan's upper body. The speed was fast, imaginary and elusive.
Chen Mochuan looked calmly and took one step forward without avoiding the opponent's sharp edge. Instead of retreating, he responded with solid boxing skills, accurately blocked or dodged the attack, and launched a sharp counterattack at the same time.
The two sides went back and forth, and more than ten rounds passed in the blink of an eye.
From the scene, An Chiyu's palm skills are more agile and his offensive is more active. Chen Mochuan seems to be at a slight disadvantage, but his defense is extremely solid, his pace is rigorous, and he has not shown any obvious signs of defeat.
"Look! That Chen Mochuan really withstood it!"
"He can really fight An Chiyu back and forth?"
There were already bursts of exclamations and discussions in the audience. The scene in front of them subverted many people's inherent understanding of the gap between martial arts realms.
In the players' rest area, Ding Muzhi stared at the ring, clenching his hands unconsciously.
Yesterday, the No. 6 seed who had always had trouble dealing with him and belonged to the local genius circle of the Cloud Sea was cleanly defeated by Chen Mochuan in three moves, which really made him feel happy for a long time.
Therefore, he took the initiative to disclose the information about An Chiyu to Chen Mochuan, with the thought of "giving these guys who have high eyesight a little shock" in his heart.
After all, you can't be the only one who endured Chen Mochuan's "severe beating", right?
But at this moment, seeing with his own eyes that Chen Mochuan could actually confront An Chiyu, in addition to shock, he felt an indescribable complexity in his heart.
"How did he ---- practice?"
In the ring, as the fight progressed, Chen Mochuan clearly felt the gap in absolute strength between them.
Although his spirit has reached Mortal Shedding, and his control of physical power has almost reached the limit of his current blood level, no matter how exquisite the control of Mental Power, the "helmsman", Blood-Qi Value, as the "ship" itself, still has insufficient foundation, which still limits the upper limit of his power output.
An Chiyu's Blood-Qi Value is far ahead of him, and this gap is reflected in every fist fight.
Although Chen Mochuan can make up for some of the gap through more advanced use of force, the opponent is not an easy person. He has extremely solid offensive and defensive skills, and the use of force is also quite good. He is not a reckless man with empty strength.
After all, there is still a relatively obvious gap between the two sides in terms of hard power.
But Chen Mochuan had already expected this and was not at all panicked.
He had fought against the fused advanced Wasteland Wolf spirit many times before, and the situation he faced then was much worse than now.
Wasteland Wolf, who has sharp teeth and claws and a fierce fighting instinct, brings a sense of oppression that is far beyond that of a high school student like An Chiyu.
In that kind of environment, he was still able to deal with the situation and look for opportunities to win. Facing An Chiyu, he was naturally more calm.
However, Chen Mochuan also knows that he currently has a great advantage, and that is this Hard-Body Training kung fu!
Even after An Chiyu entered the Mortal Shedding state, the strength of the muscle and bone skin membranes has greatly improved under the nourishment of the initially generated "essence and blood", but purely in terms of the body's ability to resist blows and withstand injuries. The threshold of harm is that he who has never practiced Hard-Body Training is still far inferior to Chen Mochuan who has practiced <Tiger Roar Body-Forging Technique> to the level of Proficiency.
Moreover, Chen Mochuan has studied Neutralizing Force's defensive skills more deeply than An Chiyu.
Under the superposition of the two phases, Chen Mochuan is actually not afraid of appropriate head-on exchanges with An Chiyu.
But he also understands the "endless" nature of the Mortal Shedding realm's Martial Artist energy. The longer the war drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be to him.
"We must win quickly, or at least establish a large enough advantage in the early stage!"
After roughly understanding the depth of An Chiyu, he made a decision in his heart.
Therefore, after the next collision, Chen Mochuan's tactics quietly changed.
He no longer just blindly tries to find a way to counterattack, but first ensures a solid defense before looking for opportunities to counterattack. Instead, he begins to actively press forward!
Thunder-Striding Step exploded under his feet, and his figure was like lightning. He took the initiative to cut into An Chiyu's inner circle and began to seek more opportunities for close combat!
"Well done!"
Although An Chiyu was still shocked, and although he didn't know why Chen Mochuan, who was on the weaker side, suddenly became so aggressive, he was extremely confident in his <Flowing Cloud Palm Art> close-up transformation.
The two sides fought hand to hand.
Chen Mochuan hit Crushing Fist with great force and force directly into the middle palace. An Chiyu turned sideways to avoid the sharp blow and hit the opponent's ribs with a backhand palm "Flowing Clouds Stack Waves".
Logically speaking, this is the weak point of exerting force, and Martial Warrior usually has to defend or dodge.
But Chen Mochuan didn't care. He just twisted his waist slightly and forcefully received the palm with his ribs. At the same time, his other hand turned into an elbow and pushed hard against An Chiyu's chest!
"Bang!" There was a muffled sound, and Chen Mochuan's figure only shook slightly, but his movements did not stop at all.
But An Chiyu was forced to take two steps back by the elbow. There was a tingling sensation in the palm of his hand as he defended against the elbow attack. Looking at Chen Mochuan who was attacking him again, he was shocked. "Is this person's body made of iron?"
An Chiyu tried to distance himself slightly and used the exquisite moves in <Flowing Cloud Palm Art>.
But Chen Mochuan followed him like a shadow, clenching and clenching, his fists smashing down like a violent storm, completely exchanging injuries for injuries and fighting for his life.
An Chiyu struck Chen Mochuan on the shoulder with a hand knife containing 70% of the strength, but it felt like it had hit a piece of hardened steel. The force of the shock made his hand bones hurt, but Chen Mochuan just grunted, and the punch became even stronger!
The two sides fought quickly, and the battle entered a fierce stage. In the blink of an eye, more than twenty rounds passed.
An Chiyu was extremely surprised. He didn't expect that the opponent's defense ability was so abnormal, and he dared to resist his own attack and choose to attack.
Moreover, despite being hit hard many times, he didn't seem to be seriously injured. He was as lively as a normal person, but there were severe pains in several places on his body, which slightly affected his ability to exert force.
"He must have mastered the low-level Hard-Body Training Kung Fu to at least the Proficiency level!"
An Chiyu thought to himself, the pressure increased sharply.
He knew that if he continued to entangle like this, even if he could win with the advantage of energy and blood, it would definitely be a miserable victory, which would greatly affect the subsequent showdown with Zhong Xu.
"I'm afraid ordinary attacks won't make him lose combat effectiveness immediately - we can't delay it any longer! We must find an opportunity to end the battle quickly with a killer move!"
A trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and he no longer cared about whether the ultimate move would consume too much.
The two people on the battlefield had almost the same idea, both wanting to fight quickly and eliminate their opponents as soon as possible. This choice made the battle more intense.
At the guest table, several senior Martial Artists from Yunhai City Martial Arts Association and major Martial Arts Halls were paying close attention to this duel.
"Tsk tsk, this Chen Mochuan is amazing! Such handsome Hard-Body Training Kung Fu, such physical strength, even a Martial Artist of ordinary Mortal Shedding level can't match it!" A gray-haired old man exclaimed.
"It is indeed extraordinary." A middle-aged man with a serious face next to him said, he is Yunhai City Shao Xu, the representative of the Martial Arts Association, is himself a Martial Artist in the Inner Scene Realm realm, with sharp eyesight, "If I read correctly, the Hard-Body Training he practices should be <Tiger Roar Body-Forging Technique>."
"<Tiger Roar Body-Forging Technique>?"
"This Hard-Body Training technique is not easy to practice. I didn't expect that he could actually practice something at such a young age."
"It's rare, it's really rare!"
Others agreed.
What Shao Xu didn't say was that he could see that Chen Mochuan had not only practiced something, but had probably practiced <Tiger Roar Body-Forging Technique> to the level of Proficiency.
You know, in fact, in some aspects, the effect of <Tiger Roar Body-Forging Technique> is not inferior to some of the superior Hard-Body Training exercises, but the disadvantage is that the practice process is extremely difficult and the progress is slow.
I didn't expect that a 17-year-old boy could practice to such an extent. He can be called a genius like Hard-Body Training!
In addition, what Shao Xu cares about most is the transcendent calmness, anticipation and ultimate control of body strength that Chen Mochuan showed in the battle.
He concentrated on the perception for a moment, his eyes flashed, and he slowly uttered a sentence. His voice was not loud, but it made several guests around him quiet down instantly. "More than that, this kid's spirit - I'm afraid he has already stepped into the realm of "Mortal Shedding" before his body!"
"What?!"
As soon as these words came out, all the guests were moved and looked shocked.
Martial Warrior stage, spiritual Mortal Shedding?
This is a unique sign of true genius!
Yunhai City How many years has it been since there was such a martial arts seedling?
But when they thought that these words came from Shao Xu, everyone's doubts disappeared, leaving only full of shock and surprise.
"Okay!" The gray-haired old man from before suddenly slapped his thigh, "I never thought that Yunhai City would produce such a young genius! Regardless of the outcome of this battle, this boy's future is limitless!"
On the ring, the two men were fighting to the fullest.
Chen Mochuan Using old tricks, just when the old strength has been exhausted and the new strength has not yet been born, An Chiyu thinks that he has finally seized an excellent opportunity!
His eyes burst with light, and the energy and blood all over his body roared like boiling!
Flowing Cloud Palm-Clouds Surge Across Thousand Mountains!
With a low roar in his heart, he used the killing move he learned from <Flowing Cloud Palm Art>!
His right palm seemed to expand in a circle, and with an aura that could shatter mountains, he hit Chen Mochuan directly on the chest!
This palm perfectly combines the explosive power and penetrating power of <Flowing Cloud Palm Art>!
However, Chen Mochuan, who has been waiting for an opportunity, has already improved his perception to the extreme.
He keenly noticed that An Chiyu didn't seem to be proficient enough in mastering this move. At the moment when he exerted force, because of his pursuit of the ultimate power, there was a slight stiffness and flaw in his figure!
"Now!"
Chen Mochuan's eyes are bright, this is the opportunity he has been waiting for!
Faced with that shocking palm, he did not dodge or avoid it, but took the initiative to greet it!
The muscles in his left arm tightened instantly, filling with Qi and blood, blocking his chest like an iron pillar!
"Bang!"
The killing move touched the body, and terrible power exploded instantly. Although Chen Mochuan's left arm contained defensive Neutralizing Force, it was still violently shattered by a huge force. The arm was numb with severe pain and almost lost consciousness.
But it is this block that greatly reduces the power and subsequent impact of An Chiyu's ultimate move!
Then, the palm with the lingering power was stamped hard on Chen Mochuan's chest!
"Pfft!" Chen Mochuan's face turned pale, his throat was slightly sweet, and a mouthful of blood surged up. His sternum let out a tooth-piercing moan, and his internal organs felt like they had been hit by a heavy hammer, turning the river upside down.
But at the same time, he was running frantically <Tiger Roar Body-Forging Technique>. Under the blessing of Sonic Internal Vibration Method, his muscles and bones were humming together, and there seemed to be a deep tiger roar faintly echoing in his body. Together with the flexible Neutralizing Force that had already spread all over his chest, the terrifying power that penetrated his body was once again weakened and dispersed layer by layer!
And his right fist was ready to go as early as the moment he raised his left arm to block!
The moment he was punched in the chest, Chen Mochuan's eyes became brighter and sharper, and his right fist moved!
Mountain-Collapsing Fist--Mountain Opening!
There is no roaring wind, no brilliant light, only extreme speed and restrained terrifying power!
The fist cut through the air, bringing up a blurry afterimage, and it was about to hit An Chiyu's undefended chest due to the killing move!
If this punch is real, even with Mortal Shedding level Martial Warrior's body, he will definitely end up with a severe injury!
Just before "Mountain Opening"'s fist was about to hit An Chiyu, a figure inserted between the two of them like a ghost!
It is the referee on duty who has been keeping a close eye on the battle and has the strength of the Innate Realm!
The moment Chen Mochuan punched, he had already judged the terrifying lethality contained in this punch!
His right hand quickly explored, his fingers spread wide, and a vortex of air flow formed in the palm of his hand. At the critical moment, he firmly blocked Chen Mochuan's fist.
"Pfft----"
A dull but heart-stopping sound passed away in a flash. The referee swayed slightly, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he regained his composure.
The referee took action and declared the winner.
This means that the last punch of Chen Mochuan is enough to cause serious injury or even life-threatening to An Chiyu, and the referee must intervene to ensure the safety of the players.
Time in the arena seemed to have stopped for a moment.
An Chiyu was stunned on the spot, his face full of confusion and disbelief.
He was still immersed in the shock that his ultimate move failed to achieve the expected results, and he had not recovered at all.
His strongest attack was actually hit hard by a Martial Warrior, and the opponent even caught the flaw and launched a counterattack that could determine the outcome?
All of this far exceeded his knowledge and expectations.
He turned his eyes and looked blankly at Chen Mochuan, who had blood on the corner of his mouth but still had bright eyes, and an indescribable emotion came to his heart.
The referee let go of his hand, took a step back, faced the audience, and his voice spread through the loudspeaker equipment to every corner of the venue. "The winner of this game is No. 22, Chen Mochuan!"
"Wow--!"
After a short period of silence, the entire stadium was like a ignited volcano, completely boiling!
Applause, cheers, screams, shouts of disbelief - all the sounds were mixed together and soared into the sky!
Countless spectators stood up from their seats excitedly, waving their arms vigorously, and their faces turned red.
"I won! I really won! Martial Warrior won Martial Artist!"
"It was so strong! Even the referee stopped the last punch!"
"Leap-level battle! I witnessed a real level-level battle with my own eyes!"
"Chen Mochuan! Chen Mochuan! Chen Mochuan!"
Someone started chanting his name rhythmically.
In the players' rest area, there was an audible silence, and then an even greater commotion broke out.
All the contestants, regardless of whether they had been eliminated or not, stared at the young man who was slowly retracting his fists, his face slightly pale due to the surge of blood, but his waist was still straight, as if they were looking at monsters.
Shock, awe, jealousy, admiration - all kinds of complex emotions are intertwined in the eyes of everyone.
Even Zhong Xu, who had a cold temperament and was always incompatible with the players around him, now focused all his attention on Chen Mochuan.
The No. 6 seed slumped on the chair, slightly in a trance.
When he was defeated by three moves yesterday, he thought it was because he was in poor condition and underestimated the enemy, which gave Chen Mochuan an opportunity to take advantage of.
Now after watching this duel - he suddenly felt that Chen Mochuan should have saved some face for himself, otherwise he would not be able to even receive a punch.
Ding Muzhi leaned back on the chair and looked at the figure on the ring, speechless for a long time.
He thought he would be happy, gloat about his misfortune, and have ten thousand reasons to be happy.
But at this moment, he couldn't say anything.
My chest felt so tight that I felt so tight.
He finally understood it completely.
In that competition half a month ago, Chen Mochuan didn't give his best effort at all.
No, maybe it's out.
But compared to the Chen Mochuan of that time, the strength of Chen Mochuan now has undergone earth-shaking changes.
"----I thought if I practice more, I might have a chance to win it back."
Ding Muzhi smiled to himself and closed his eyes.
No more pursuit.
Can't catch up.
"Amazing----really amazing----" some players muttered to themselves.
"Stop making such a fuss," the person next to him seemed to want to appear calmer, but his slightly trembling voice betrayed him, "In the history of our Yunhai City, it's not like we haven't had any geniuses who can surpass the Martial Warrior stage and challenge the Mortal Shedding level----"
"Fart!" Someone immediately retorted excitedly, "What era are those old almanacs from? Have you seen even one in the past ten years?"
The person who spoke earlier opened his mouth, but did not refute after all. He just looked at the ring with extremely complex eyes.
At the guest table, Shao Xu exhaled slowly, with undisguised admiration and wonder in his eyes.
He whispered to the person next to him, "This boy is pure jade and pure gold. With a little carving, he will become a great weapon!"
Several guests around him nodded in agreement.
Chen Mochuan and An Chiyu walked off the ring, and the referee signaled the medical staff to come forward to check on their condition.
An Chiyu waved his hand, indicating that he was fine, but looked deeply at Chen Mochuan. There was frustration and confusion in his eyes, but in the end it turned into a trace of respect.
He didn't say anything, turned around, and walked towards the players' rest area a little lonely.
Chen Mochuan stood on the spot, calming down the blood that was still roiling in his chest and abdomen.
His left arm was still slightly numb, and there were bursts of pain in his chest, but none of these could conceal the bright as fire and firm as a rock light in his eyes.
Win!
Under an absolutely fair environment, he defeated Mortal Shedding Martial Artist head-on!
PS: Dear readers, that's all for today. It has been burned out.