One Against Two

At this moment, Meng Mingzhi sneered viciously. "Brother Hu! Since this brat is so arrogant, why don't the two of us take him out together?"

Hu Jinglong, a disciple of Prajna Hall's First Branch, frowned. "After we defeat him, how will the slot be divided?"

Meng Mingzhi gritted his teeth. "Brother Hu! I know I'm not as strong as you, and I have no other demands. I only want to kill that brat and vent the hatred in my heart."

"That way, aside from Golden Arhat, everyone in Arhat Hall will be from our Prajna Hall. What do you think of that condition, Brother Hu?"

Hu Jinglong chuckled. "Since Brother Meng is willing to go that far, it would be hard for me to refuse your goodwill."

Li Changfeng had no idea what they were muttering about below the stage. Impatiently, he said, "Are you done? You're dawdling like a couple of women! Are we fighting or not?"

"Li Changfeng! Don't get cocky! You asked for this. It wasn't our idea to gang up on you, so don't blame us if you lose!"

"If you're coming, hurry up. Stop dragging this out. Finish this quickly—I still need to compete for a spot in the top ten!"

The Prajna Hall Chief shook his head upon hearing this. "You call yourselves disciples of Prajna Hall, yet you would stoop so shamelessly as to fight two against one. I truly feel ashamed!"

"Alas! When it comes to teaching disciples, I really am inferior to you, Arhat Hall Chief."

The two men sneered and leaped directly onto the martial arena, saying:

"I am Meng Mingzhi, a disciple of Prajna Hall's First Branch. Please enlighten me!"

"I am Hu Jinglong, a disciple of Prajna Hall's First Branch. Please enlighten me!"

Li Changfeng sneered. "You sanctimonious hypocrites, make your move! What are you waiting for?"

"Brother Hu! This guy dares to take on two opponents alone, so he must be quite capable. You confront him head-on while I use the One Finger Zen Skill to break his Toughness Cultivation Method!"

"Good! That suits me perfectly! I'll see what this Li Changfeng is capable of!"

Yuan Mingzhi sneered at the sight. "Meng Mingzhi! Do you think I'm still the same person who was once slightly inferior to you? My strength surpassed yours long ago. Even with that finger technique of yours that specializes in breaking toughness cultivation methods, you'll only be wasting your effort against him!"

Chen Feng sneered. "Hu Jinglong is going to suffer. Anyone who dares underestimate him will likely die a miserable death!"

Hu Jinglong struck first. True qi surged throughout his body as the aura of a second-rate expert slowly spread out. He unleashed the first stance of the Shaolin Cotton Palm, "Unending," gathering wave after wave of continuous true qi into his palms before suddenly launching a screen of palm shadows.

With twenty-seven years of Inner Force, he unleashed a force of 2,150 jin toward Li Changfeng's chest.

Li Changfeng smiled faintly. True qi erupted from his entire body as the aura of a second-rate expert slowly spread out. He unleashed the Hong Fist's Gong Zi Taming Tiger Fist, gathering streams of fierce true qi into both fists. His fists shot out together like twin drawn bows, blasting forth a curtain of fist shadows.

He unleashed a force of 2,200 jin, clashing head-on with the dense, continuous palm shadows!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Fierce fist shadows filled the air, colliding with the ceaseless, dense palm shadows and producing muffled explosions. The martial arena was immediately blasted full of pits by the force of fists and palms, while both men were sent stumbling back five steps by each other's palm force.

Li Changfeng immediately felt a dense, continuous stream of true qi shaking toward his internal organs, but the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill directly withstood it. He was completely unharmed.

Hu Jinglong, meanwhile, only felt his palms go numb from the fierce force. He then used his powerful true qi to dispel the numbness and stared solemnly at Li Changfeng.

Although Li Changfeng held the advantage in raw power, the difference in their Inner Force was immense. One was shaken internally by dense, continuous true qi, while the other had his palms numbed by wild force. The two could only be considered evenly matched.

At this moment, Meng Mingzhi, who had been hiding in the rear, sneered viciously. Taking advantage of the moment when Li Changfeng's old strength had faded and his new strength had yet to arise, he launched a sneak attack. He used the first stance of the One Finger Zen Skill, "Piercing Stone," slowly gathering true qi into his finger before forming a set of finger seals and violently thrusting out a finger, unleashing spiraling true qi.

With a force of 1,850 jin, it shot toward Li Changfeng to kill him.

Unfortunately, Li Changfeng had suffered no harm in the earlier clash. He sneered as true qi burst from his entire body, activating the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill. A Vajra Arhat Phantom slowly emerged, and Vajra Power blessed his body. Li Changfeng stood motionless, allowing the finger force to strike him!

Clang!

A sound like metal colliding rang out. Li Changfeng was forced back three or four steps by the spiraling finger force, and on his final step, he directly shattered the ground beneath his foot and withstood the attack.

Li Changfeng patted his struck chest and mocked, "That's all the power you have? It feels like a scratch. You're far inferior to Yuan Mingzhi!"

Meng Mingzhi flew into a rage upon hearing this. "Bastard! Yuan Mingzhi is nothing more than my defeated subordinate. Comparing me to him is simply an insult to me!"

"A defeated subordinate? How laughable. It only shows that you haven't improved at all in all this time!"

Having his sore spot exposed, Meng Mingzhi's face turned green and then white. He roared furiously, "You bastard! I'll kill you!"

With that, Meng Mingzhi attacked again. True qi erupted throughout his body as he unleashed the third stance of the One Finger Zen Skill, "Iron Finger Zen Force." True qi slowly gathered into his finger, after which he formed a set of finger seals, producing spiraling Iron Finger Zen Force!

With twenty-three years of Inner Force, he unleashed a force of 2,200 jin and charged directly at Li Changfeng.

Li Changfeng sneered at the sight. True qi boiled throughout his body as he unleashed the Double Pierce Fist of the Hong Fist's Iron Wire Fist. Streams of true qi slowly gathered within both fists. He then drew his fists back, tightened the twelve iron rings, and punched out with both fists.

He unleashed a force of 2,500 jin, clashing head-on with the spiraling Iron Finger Zen Force!

When Hu Jinglong saw Li Changfeng's fierce and domineering attack, he was immediately startled. He knew Meng Mingzhi definitely could not withstand such an attack, so he hurriedly moved to help.

True qi erupted from Hu Jinglong's entire body as he fully unleashed the third stance of the Shaolin Cotton Palm, "Unceasing Ferocity." Dense, fierce streams of true qi slowly gathered in his palms, and an imposing might instantly erupted from both hands.

He unleashed a wild force of 2,700 jin, clashing head-on with Li Changfeng's fists.

Rumble!

A muffled sonic boom rang out. Li Changfeng was jointly forced back seven or eight steps by the unceasing fierce palm force and the spiraling Iron Finger Zen Force. The fierce palm force and the Iron Finger Zen Force, which specialized in breaking toughness cultivation methods, surged madly into Li Changfeng's body, determined to injure him!

Then the true qi within Li Changfeng's body erupted completely, releasing a terrifying aura. Using thirty years of Inner Force to activate the Shaolin Bronze Body Skill, a glittering Vajra Arhat Phantom slowly appeared, and Vajra Power blessed his body.

The fierce palm force and the Iron Finger Zen Force that specialized in breaking toughness cultivation methods were instantly annihilated by Vajra Power. Li Changfeng stood calmly on the martial arena, staring coldly at the two men!