Next.
The battle for the top fifty.
Twentieth match.
Wu Gui, disciple of the Arhat Hall's tenth branch.
Versus
Dong Tianbao, chief disciple of the Prajna Hall's first branch.
Third Brother's face instantly turned dark and grim when he heard this. "Damn it! How did I get matched against this guy? Why am I so unlucky?!"
Big Brother said gravely, "Third Brother! Surrender the moment you get up there. Do not fight him. This guy hits hard. If you fight him, you'll be seriously injured!"
Li Changfeng also said solemnly, "That's right, Third Brother! No one will call you a coward if you surrender as soon as you get up there. Very few people can probably defeat this guy. No one will blame you for surrendering. Failure is the mother of success! Challenge him again once you've grown stronger!"
"Failure is the mother of success! Sixth Brother, you make sense! I didn't expect a guy like you to know poetry and prose. You actually seem cultured! Fine, I'll listen to you!"
"Hey, hey, hey! Are you coming up or not? You've been yapping down there for so long. Are you fighting or not?"
"Hmph! Dong Tianbao, don't provoke me! I'm coming up right now!"
Third Brother gritted his teeth and leaped onto the martial arts stage. Just as he was about to surrender, Dong Tianbao struck and cut him off.
Dong Tianbao gave a sinister grin and swiftly unleashed the first form of Wei Tuo Palm, Stone Crusher. Streams of hard and soft true qi gathered in his palms. With a yin-soft palm strike carrying fifteen hundred pounds of force, he slammed it toward Third Brother's chest.
Third Brother's face changed drastically. True qi surged throughout his body as the aura of a third-rate expert spread from him. Gritting his teeth, he activated the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill. Dense true qi gathered around him, and his entire body shone with golden light as he forcibly received the fierce attack with twelve years of Inner Force.
Clang!
A metallic crash rang out. Third Brother's defenses were shattered by that fierce palm strike, sending him flying. He spat out a mouthful of blood and suffered severe injuries. The Arhat Hall Leader caught him and used true qi to ease his wounds. He had already lost.
Dong Tianbao shook his head with a look of disdain. "Arhat Hall disciples really are helplessly weak!"
Li Changfeng and the others below the stage wore dark expressions as fury blazed in their hearts. If they faced Prajna Hall disciples later, they would fight with everything they had and show no mercy!
The Martial Arts Elder also said displeasedly, "Dong Tianbao! Did you take my words as nothing? You knew perfectly well that he was no match for you, yet you still struck so heavily. You attacked before even letting him finish speaking. You are both Shaolin disciples—your methods are far too ruthless!"
"Reporting to the Martial Arts Elder, this disciple already held back. Otherwise, he might have been injured even more severely. This disciple was merely somewhat impatient. I had waited up there for a while and couldn't help striking. I never expected him to be so weak. This disciple is truly ashamed and now solemnly apologizes to the Arhat Hall disciple!"
The Martial Arts Elder was no fool. Such hypocritical lies could not deceive him. He turned to ask the Shaolin Abbot how Dong Tianbao should be punished, but the Prajna Hall Chief immediately cut in:
"Martial Arts Elder! Tianbao already knows his mistake! He definitely won't do this again. Please give him another chance!"
The Arhat Hall Leader had just been about to speak when the Shaolin Abbot cut him off, frowning as he transmitted his voice. "Junior Brother! Your disciple is excessively vicious and ruthless! He has not the slightest compassion. How can he be called a Shaolin disciple?"
"Moreover, as his master, you bear an inescapable responsibility for failing to guide him properly. After he advances, you and he will both meditate facing the wall in Subduing Tiger Hall for three months. Recite the Diamond Sutra five times every day, then let him enter Subduing Tiger Hall!"
After pondering for a moment, the Prajna Hall Chief said solemnly, "Abbot Senior Brother! All these years, I have only taught him martial arts and never properly taught him the principles of being a person. It is indeed my responsibility."
"Rest assured, Abbot Senior Brother! Over these three months, I will properly discipline him. I will definitely make him a suitable Shaolin disciple!"
"Amitabha! Amitabha! Junior Brother, it is good that you understand! Buddha and demon are sometimes separated by only a single thought!"
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