He took Wu Ting's attack head-on. Although he appeared to be unharmed, only Tie Xingzhen knew how much pain he had endured.
The Magic Power in his hands was almost completely dissipated, and his hands were numb—he hadn't experienced such pain in a long time since he began his cultivation.
Although he caught the attack, he still had to take several steps back before he could regain his footing. At this moment, Wu Ting's level of threat to him was different; he was far more threatening than the other two.
It's like playing League of Legends. You've built your full six-item build, all armor, thinking you're invincible and no one can hurt you. But then you encounter a mage whose magic resistance is as thin as paper.
Wu Ting's strange moves were indeed somewhat effective against him, but Tie Xingzhen did not give up so easily. Although he was at a disadvantage in the brief exchange, he still had a chance to win.
Faced with this situation, he could no longer play like he did before, blindly rushing forward.
Tie Xingzhen made a hand seal and quickly chanted a spell. A golden light emanated from his fingertips, which then expanded into a protective light screen that enveloped him.
"Your attack is indeed quite profound; I can only offer this Lesser Golden Light Technique to make a fool of myself."
The golden light spread quickly, covering Tie Xingzhen's entire body in the blink of an eye. This Lesser Golden Light Technique was a defensive technique recorded in the spellbook that Li Xingkong gave to Old Tang. It had a strong defensive effect and provided protection for the entire body, but it required a high level of Magic Power and Spiritual Qi.
This thing is more like Ultraman's transformation. With Tie Xingzhen's current Magic Power, it can only last for 3 minutes at most. This is his emergency backup method. Even when he was training with other cultivators, he basically never used it.
Its defense is very high, and it is difficult for most firearms to penetrate it, but it is not helpful for attacking; it is essentially an iron turtle.
Having unleashed this Lesser Golden Light Technique, Tie Xingzhen wasted no time. He only had a few minutes to attack, and if he couldn't defeat Wu Ting within the duration of the Lesser Golden Light Technique, there would be even less hope for the future.
He immediately squatted down, hugging his knees, and then randomly cast the Weapon Transformation Technique. Under the effect of the spell, his entire body was wrapped in a huge iron ball, except that the iron ball was also wrapped in a layer of golden light, which looked very mysterious.
Wu Ting immediately assumed a defensive stance. Although he felt that breaking the Lesser Golden Light Technique with his attacks wouldn't be a problem, he didn't rush to make a move. He participated in the martial arts tournament for two reasons: first, he wanted to win a championship for fun, and second, he wanted to see the skills and strength of others and broaden his horizons.
If they were to interrupt Tie Xingzhen directly, they could indeed win easily, but that would negate the purpose of broadening their horizons, Wu Ting naturally did not want.
To put it bluntly, his understanding of combat and cultivation is far superior to Tie Xingzhen's, which puts him in an invincible position. Under these circumstances, he naturally has no rush.
Just like playing a game, once you've activated the Fengling Yueying's infinite health and know that the opposing boss can't kill you no matter what you do, you naturally won't be in a hurry. It would be such a waste to kill it with one Stick Country; you have to see what moves the opponent has up their sleeve.
As Wu Ting gently waved his hands, a faint Tai Chi Diagram appeared around him, slowly rotating around his body. The rotating Tai Chi also wore away a layer of the arena floor. As the pattern rotated, the floor material was finely ground into powder, which drifted in the breeze.
After Tie Xingzhen transformed into a ball, he naturally didn't remain silent. He began to prepare his ultimate move. The ball he had transformed into started spinning in place, initially at a slow speed, but then it accelerated rapidly until the ball became so fast that it was no longer visible. At this moment, Tie Xingzhen shouted loudly.
"Take this! Sixty-Three Charge!"
With his shout, the iron ball he had transformed into leaped up and crashed towards Wu Ting. The iron ball was so fast that it almost reached half the speed of sound. This was the origin of the name of his move. He had developed this move based on the principle of a mortar during his military training. However, due to the limitations of his current cultivation level and strength, his maximum speed could only reach this level.
After the military evaluated his move, they found that its speed was almost the same as that of the Type 63 mortar, so the move was named the Sixty-Three Charge".
Although it was transformed into a solid iron ball, the impact force of this thing was real, much stronger than the Red Cannon or anything like that. If you were to be hit by this head-on, it would be no less than being hit head-on by a Dayun.
The iron ball, gleaming with golden light, slammed into Wu Ting's Tai Chi defenses at incredible speed. All the spectators closed their eyes, straining their ears to hear the resounding crash of the impact. Many experienced viewers were already comparing the attack's power to that of a particular type of firearm.
But after waiting for a while, they still didn't hear the expected noise, so the audience opened their eyes to see what was happening.
The iron ball did indeed smash into Wu Ting's Tai Chi Diagram defensive circle, and Wu Ting's mental state tensed up. Everyone could clearly see that there was a mark 5-6 meters long under his feet, and at the end of the mark, Wu Ting's feet had sunk into the arena, up to halfway down his calves. This was formed by the huge momentum thrust of the iron ball.
Even so, it was not enough to prevent this powerful blow. However, his Tai Chi Diagram came into play. Half of the iron ball that Tie Xingzhen had transformed into was embedded in the Tai Chi Diagram. Then, the entire pattern spun rapidly, gradually dissipating the enormous impact of Tie Xingzhen's attack through rotation.
In fact, he could have easily neutralized the iron ball that Tie Xingzhen had transformed into and released it at this moment, but this was a fighting arena, surrounded by spectators. If he released it, it wouldn't be appropriate for the iron ball to fly anywhere. If it landed in the audience, that would be even worse, potentially causing huge casualties on the spot.
That wasn't his intention. Tie Xingzhen couldn't control his strength at this moment, so he had to handle it himself. He couldn't just gamble that Li Xingkong was there to clean up their mess.
Without stopping his movements, Wu Ting unleashed his full Magic Power, continuing to activate the Tai Chi Diagram around him, which, sticking to the ball that Tie Xingzhen had transformed into, gradually slowed down.
Wu Ting had spun around dozens or even hundreds of times; he couldn't remember the exact number. This move had taken a toll on him, and he felt quite exhausted trying to stop Tie Xingzhen.
As he moved, the iron ball's rotation slowed down more and more, eventually coming to a stop.
Clang.
With a loud bang, the iron ball that Tie Xingzhen had transformed into fell out of the Tai Chi Diagram and bounced twice on the ground.
Wu Ting also stopped, withdrawing all the strange phenomena around him, but he didn't relax yet, staring intently at the iron ball to see what other moves it had up its sleeve.
"Cough cough, wow!"
The iron ball shook a few times and then reverted to its human form, but instead of standing, it lay prone.
Tie Xingzhen lay on the ground, gagging several times, unable to stand up. Although this move was highly destructive, its aftereffects were equally severe. Although he was protected by the Lesser Golden Light Technique and his body was unharmed, the Lesser Golden Light Technique could not counteract the dizziness caused by spinning.
He felt like everything around him was spinning, making him dizzy. If he hadn't been eating less since he started cultivating, he would have vomited up his bile.
Having reached this state, he was naturally unable to fight. Suppressing the dizziness, Tie Xingzhen raised his hand to admit defeat.
If even my strongest move didn't work, there's no point in continuing the fight.
The first match of the semi-finals ended with Wu Ting's victory.
The sheer brilliance of this match left countless viewers thoroughly entertained, especially the final "Sixty-Three Charge," where the sheer power of a human body produced the effect of a mortar. And this was only a Qi Refining stage cultivator; by that logic, even the weakest Foundation Establishment cultivator would be a human rocket launcher!
Who wouldn't be tempted by such power?
Wu Ting's defensive methods are equally impressive, which is the envy of many. As we all know, the real world is a world where offense is high and defense is low. To build a defense is more difficult than to attack. However, his defense is so skillful that it is clear that he has studied cultivation in great depth.