"Arhat Hall disciples! Listen up! Any of you who fail to make the top hundred this time will get your asses into Wooden Dummy Alley and train for half a year! No one comes out before completing those six months!"
The Arhat disciples broke out in cold sweats at the words. Wooden Dummy Alley was where Shaolin disciples trained, and it was also the place where one could advance in strength the fastest.
But the dummy mechanisms inside were far too troublesome. Every time they entered, they were tortured half to death. Now they were being told to stay inside for half a year—damn it, that was practically asking for their lives!
Thus, the Arhat Hall disciples all thought to themselves, This time, we absolutely cannot rank below one hundred. Otherwise, hell awaits us!
"Hmph! You Arhat Hall lot? What a joke! Our Prajna Hall disciples are much stronger than in previous years. Looks like Arhat Hall is going to lose again!" a Prajna Hall disciple said disdainfully.
The competition used a random draw system!
Arhat Hall disciples would face Prajna Hall disciples.
The Martial Arts Elder randomly assigned numbers to the disciples of each hall. Everyone had an opponent with a corresponding number, and then the Martial Arts Elder would randomly draw a number and call those two up to fight!
The Subduing Tiger Hall matches began!
The first match was between—
Golden Arhat, chief disciple of Arhat Hall's First Division.
And—
Tie Feihu, a disciple from Prajna Hall's Third Division.
Golden Arhat slowly stepped onto the arena and said calmly, "Junior Brother, please."
Tie Feihu, however, said disdainfully, "Chief disciple of Arhat Hall's First Division? Hmph! Let's see how I take that chief disciple position from him!"
With that, Tie Feihu attacked directly, unleashing the fierce power of Shaolin Fist and smashing his fist straight toward Golden Arhat's chest. His strike was exceptionally vicious.
Golden Arhat seemed utterly unconcerned, allowing the fierce fist technique to slam directly into his chest. The Arhat Hall disciples watching were terrified.
Clang!
A metallic sound rang out. That fierce punch seemed to have struck a hard bell. Tie Feihu only felt a rebounding force injure his fist; his hand went numb, and he staggered several steps back.
Golden Arhat slowly asked, "Junior Brother, do you still wish to continue?"
Tie Feihu's face darkened. Then he roared furiously, "Hmph! Arhat Hall people only know Toughness Cultivation Methods! I still have a trump move to break your Toughness Cultivation Method!"
Tie Feihu's true energy surged through his body as he unleashed the balanced force of the Shaolin Wei Tuo Palm, both hard and soft. His palms struck out wildly, filling the air with palm shadows that crashed down upon Golden Arhat with astonishing force.
Yet Golden Arhat remained unmoved. His true energy erupted completely, forming the shadow of a golden bell around his body as he allowed Tie Feihu to bombard him relentlessly.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
A series of metallic collisions rang out. The golden bell shadow around Golden Arhat steadily blocked Tie Feihu's fierce assault, while the rebounding force numbed Tie Feihu's palms, made the veins on his hands burst, and left him unable to continue fighting.
The Arhat Hall disciples immediately shouted, "Senior Brother Jin is mighty! Senior Brother Jin is invincible! Senior Brother Jin will take first place!"
The Abbot of Shaolin Temple nodded slightly at the sight and said slowly, "Golden Arhat is a fine prospect. He has probably trained the Golden Bell Shield to the ninth level. His strength has reached the point where even tossed leaves and plucked flowers can wound people."
"Even against a second-rate expert, he would not be easily inflicted with internal injuries. But he has one weakness: if someone strikes the only inch-and-a-half vulnerable point, they could seriously injure him."
"And the Prajna Hall disciples strike too viciously, without a shred of compassion. What a disappointment! Next year, we should assign more disciples to Arhat Hall!"
Li Changfeng watched Golden Arhat with a puzzled expression and thought, Golden Arhat's toughness technique should be the Golden Bell Shield. He has already trained it to such a level.
Compared with my perfected Shaolin Bronze Body Skill, it is no less formidable. Still, I vaguely feel that my Shaolin Bronze Body Skill shares quite a few similarities with this Golden Bell Shield.
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