Unlocking Feng Hou Qi Men: Eight Gates Closure Technique!

In the arena, the clash between the two seemed like the collision of hardness and softness, intertwining flowing water and blazing flames. One was fierce and violent, while the other was gentle and natural.

Every punch and kick from Xiao Li shattered the hard ground, yet each time he struck, it felt as though he had hit cotton. Most of his force was redirected by some strange energy.

Everyone on the high platform watched as Xiao Li's figure constantly shifted around the arena, his speed growing faster and faster. Chen Feng, meanwhile, remained standing in place, his palms slowly sweeping through the air in a peculiar rhythm, leaving trails of afterimages behind them.

Yet this seemingly slow and gentle fist technique blocked all of the former's attacks. It was truly unbelievable.

Watching Xiao Li charge at him once more, Chen Feng remained unhurried. With the movement of his hands, he had already reached the realm of using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds.

"Let him be strong; the gentle breeze brushes the hills. Let him be fierce; the bright moon shines upon the great river!"

Xiao Li had already unleashed his taijutsu with all his strength, yet he still could not break through Tai Chi Fist's defense. Instead, he was injured by the Hidden Strength rebounding onto him.

His expression darkened. He knew that he could not win through his own strength alone. To defeat his opponent, he needed power beyond his own limits.

With that thought, he suddenly clenched his fists and landed on the ground, steadying himself.

Looking at Chen Feng, he said solemnly, "You truly are strong. So next, I'll use a forbidden technique I've kept hidden. Once I use it, even I won't be able to control it. You'd better be careful."

As soon as he finished speaking, he let out a loud roar. Terrifying air currents erupted violently from his body, cracking the ground beneath his feet.

As his aura surged, veins bulged across Xiao Li's body. He looked to be in tremendous pain, as though he had opened some terrifying shackle.

Seeing this, Chen Feng's expression shifted slightly. So he's really going to use that move...

"Eight Gates Formation, Opening Gate, open!"

As his voice rang out, Xiao Li's aura erupted instantly. His body shot forward, carrying terrifying high-pressure air currents as he launched another attack.

Chen Feng likewise brought the profound principles of Tai Chi Fist into full play. He took a slight step back and caught the incoming flying kick with both hands. Then, the force of Tai Chi transformed into a vortex, sweeping away the explosive air currents.

Hidden Strength burst from his hands, sending the fierce attack back.

Seeing that he still could not defeat Chen Feng even after opening the Opening Gate, Xiao Li opened two more gates in succession and shouted, "Rest Gate, Life Gate, open!"

As the two gates opened, power surged out of his body like a flood. His entire body became engorged and red, while pale green energy seeped from his pores.

At the same time, the might of his taijutsu surged once again. Reverse Lotus bloomed!

Empowered by the Eight Gates Formation, Xiao Li's speed had become incredibly fast, so fast that it was difficult to catch with the naked eye. Even some jonin might not have been able to keep up.

Reverse Lotus relied on such high-speed movement, allowing him to briefly step on the air and unleash a series of ferocious attacks.

Faced with such an assault, Chen Feng immediately felt the pressure mounting. Although Tai Chi Fist excelled at using softness to overcome hardness, everything had its limits.

Xiao Li's attack power in his forbidden technique state was several times greater than before. If this continued, Chen Feng likely would not be able to hold out much longer.

However, the Eight Gates Formation was a forbidden technique. With Xiao Li's current strength, he could only maintain it for a few minutes at most. Once the enhancement wore off, he would fall into extreme weakness.

Therefore, he had to end this quickly.

Thinking of this, Xiao Li steeled himself and roared in pain, "Hurt Gate, Limit Gate, open!"

In an instant, his entire body was flooded with green light. The surging currents made his hair stand on end, while his skin turned red like heated iron.

In exchange for enduring such immense pain, he gained strength several times, perhaps even more than ten times, beyond his own!

The next instant, Xiao Li came hurtling forward like a cannonball. Facing such a terrifying attack, Chen Feng did not dare receive it head-on and darted to the side.

With a loud boom, a crater was smashed into the ground, and dust filled the air.

Seeing this, Chen Feng could not help baring his teeth. He's a humanoid self-propelled cannon!

Feeling that fierce aura, nearly on the level of a jonin, he knew it was time to get serious.

His expression turned solemn as the system panel appeared in his mind once more. After accumulating points for so long, his reputation had already surpassed one thousand.

The string of question marks beneath Feng Hou Qi Men had also vanished, replaced by the words "Pending Unlock."

As his consciousness lightly touched the panel, his reputation points, which had numbered over a thousand, rapidly fell until only a little over one hundred remained. At the same time, the words "Pending Unlock" faded into nothingness and were replaced by "First Glimpse of the Path"!

At once, a vast power arose within him, and an immense flood of information poured into his mind in an instant.

At that moment, Xiao Li's attack arrived before him once more.

This time, however, Chen Feng did not dodge. He merely raised his hand slightly and said softly, "Dui Character, Luan Jin Duo!"

As his words fell, an invisible ripple spread outward, affecting the space within several yards around them.

At the same time, Xiao Li's strength seemed to be bound by some invisible law. His movements visibly slowed, his speed dropping dozens of times in the blink of an eye.

Chen Feng smiled faintly at the sight. This move, Luan Jin Duo, was a technique of Feng Hou Qi Men. It could affect the rate at which things changed within the surrounding space for a certain period of time.

If cultivated to mastery, it could even fundamentally alter the flow of time.

This scene shocked the many spectators above. They had just been astonished by Xiao Li's Eight Gates Formation, but now they were bewildered by what was unfolding before them.

Even Might Guy was no exception. As an experienced practitioner of the Eight Gates Formation, he had never encountered such a situation.

While Xiao Li was affected by Luan Jin Duo, Chen Feng moved again.

His eyes flashed as he took a swift step forward. Immediately afterward, a dazzling mass of silver lightning burst forth without warning, coiling around his palm.

"Zhen Character, Thunderclap Palm!"

His right palm slammed fiercely into Xiao Li's chest.

In an instant, the power of lightning spread from his torso to his limbs. His entire body was gripped by intense numbness, while some strange counteracting force seemed to cancel out the strength gained from opening the five gates.

Even his arms felt weak for a moment.

Then Chen Feng brought two fingers together like a sword and unleashed the Acupuncture Technique again, striking several of Xiao Li's major acupoints with lightning-fast precision.

"Limit, Hurt, Life, Rest, Opening!"

His final finger landed between Xiao Li's brows as he shouted in a low voice, "Close!"