Chapter 42

The battle between Gu Fei and Dongfang Chen attracted the attention of the majority of people. One was once a cultivation failure, destined to never achieve success in cultivation, while the other was a young prodigy of the Tai Xuan Sect, firmly holding the second position among the younger generation. This confrontation was filled with suspense even before it began.

Originally, no one had high hopes for Gu Fei, but after he defeated Li Hao, an outstanding disciple of Shaoyang Peak, everyone hesitated to make a hasty judgment about this battle.

However, the younger generation of disciples of the Tai Xuan Sect still believed in their hearts that the winner of this confrontation would be Dongfang Chen.

Li Hao of Shaoyang Peak, who had lost to Gu Fei in the morning, was defeated in a mysterious manner. He still had many powerful techniques that he hadn't used, and he was very不服气 (unwilling to accept the defeat). He was more concerned about the battle between Gu Fei and Dongfang Chen than anyone else.

Li Lingfeng, Ziyu, and others, who were not yet scheduled to compete, also came to the ninth arena. They knew that Gu Fei still had a chance of winning.

The Cuiling Peak lineage was the most unconventional and the most enigmatic among the nine lineages of Tai Xuan. This lineage's cultivation techniques were inherited from an ancient classic that was obtained by chance. This ancient classic recorded an ancient martial path.

In the current cultivation world, those who cultivated the martial path were not very rare, but the true essence of the martial path had long disappeared in the endless ages.

No one in the cultivation world knew what kind of earth-shattering power the true essence of the martial path would display.

People's first reaction to the unknown is often fear, because the unknown is hard to grasp, and the unknown makes it difficult to gauge the opponent's strength.

Knowing oneself and the enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles. If one knows nothing about the opponent, one is already at a disadvantage from the start, even if it is not a significant one. Although the disadvantage is not obvious, it is still a disadvantage.

Therefore, almost all the younger generation of disciples were paying attention to the battle on the ninth arena, wanting to see what the cultivation techniques of the Cuiling Peak lineage were like.

The older generation, however, had a clear understanding of the Cuiling Peak lineage. This lineage could be considered a heaven-defying one. It was difficult to cultivate the martial path to its peak, but if one succeeded, the disciples of the Cuiling Peak lineage could claim to be invincible at the same cultivation level.

At this moment, Gu Fei had already walked to the arena, and Dongfang Chen, led by his master, Daoist Danyang, also arrived at the arena. Behind Daoist Danyang was not just Dongfang Chen, but a group of young disciples from Biyun Peak, numbering several dozen, making quite a grand entrance.

In contrast, Gu Fei was alone, the only remaining disciple of the entire Cuiling Peak lineage.

Dongfang Chen stepped out from behind his master, gave a cold glance at Gu Fei, and then leaped onto the arena without a word, standing in the southeast corner.

A gentle mountain breeze blew, causing Dongfang Chen's clothes to flutter. With his handsome appearance, slender figure, and calm demeanor, he exuded an ethereal and transcendent aura.

Such a demeanor made many of the younger generation of disciples feel inferior. This, perhaps, was the aura of a genius with extraordinary talent!

"Hmph!" Gu Fei sneered, then leaped up and stood at the northwest corner of the arena. "Dongfang Chen is quite cunning. He seems to have taken a casual stance, but he has actually occupied the advantageous position in the southeast corner," Gu Fei thought to himself.

Southeast was higher, northwest was lower. With this positioning, Dongfang Chen subtly had the upper hand. In fact, how one positioned oneself in a battle was also a matter of skill.

"Xuanfa Junior Brother, do you think your disciple will win this battle?" Daoist Xuantian, sitting on the steps and watching the ninth arena, suddenly smiled and asked Daoist Xuanfa, who was sitting beside him.

Daoist Xuanfa frowned upon hearing this. Seeing that the heads of other lineages were looking at him, he said calmly, "Although the disciples of the Cuiling Peak lineage are stronger than ordinary disciples at the same cultivation level, I still have confidence in my disciple."

"Ha ha, Gu Fei is at the seventh level of the Awakening Realm, and your disciple... Hmm! It looks like it will be a fierce battle!" Daoist Xuantian did not want to make a definitive judgment, as it involved Daoist Xuanfa's face.

"Master Brother, do you remember the deceased Wan Xiancheng of Cuiling Peak?" Suddenly, the head of Zizhu Peak, Long Hongxue, asked Daoist Xuantian.

"Hmm? Of course I remember. Why do you bring him up, Junior Brother Long?" Daoist Xuantian looked at Long Hongxue with some confusion.

"Ha ha! Wan Xiancheng once shook a cultivator at the Transcendent Realm with his cultivation at the ninth level of the Awakening Realm!" Long Hongxue said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Daoist Xuanfa's face showed a hint of displeasure. Wasn't Long Hongxue implying that his most outstanding disciple from Biyun Peak was no match for Gu Fei of Cuiling Peak?

The heads of the various lineages were well aware of the cultivation techniques of the Cuiling Peak lineage. Cultivating the martial path was much more difficult than cultivating the Dao. However, among cultivators of the same level, the martial cultivators of Cuiling Peak were stronger, almost invincible. This was the reason why the Cuiling Peak lineage did not abandon the cultivation of this ancient technique. It was also the reason for the decline of the Cuiling Peak lineage.

Being invincible at the same level was undoubtedly a huge attraction.

"Unfortunately, none of the disciples of this lineage have been able to take that crucial step. I wonder how powerful a martial cultivator who has broken into the Transcendent Realm would be," Daoist Xuantian said with a hint of regret.

"Hmm! It's about to start," Daoist Xuantian said, then turned his gaze back to the ninth arena.

At this moment, on the ninth arena, Gu Fei and Dongfang Chen, who were facing off, had pushed their auras to the limit. The powerful elemental energy fluctuations from Gu Fei and the vast magical power fluctuations from Dongfang Chen clashed and rubbed against each other on the arena.

The powerful auras emitted by the two of them made the younger generation of disciples near the arena feel awe. The overwhelming pressure forced them to retreat to a distance, no longer daring to stay close to the arena.

Everyone was incredibly surprised. They never imagined that Gu Fei's strength was so formidable, seemingly able to match the second strongest among the younger generation of disciples.

Seeing this, Li Lingfeng and Ziyu's eyes sparkled with excitement.

Zhao Zirou, who was not yet scheduled to compete, was also in the crowd, watching the two on the arena with tension.

"Roar!" Suddenly, Gu Fei's body sank, and he let out a roar similar to a tiger's roar. Then, he pushed off the arena with his feet, and his leg muscles burst with astonishing strength, propelling him forward.

Gu Fei's attack was direct and simple. Taking advantage of his forward momentum, he punched straight at Dongfang Chen's chest, channeling his internal strength to his fist, holding back the release, and his fist was immediately enveloped in a brilliant golden glow.

"Hmph!" Dongfang Chen did not dodge or avoid. He simply raised his right hand, stepped forward, and his right palm "whooshed" towards Gu Fei's fist. His right palm also turned golden at the moment of impact.

"Heh! Engaging in close combat with me? You're just asking for death!" Seeing that Dongfang Chen had abandoned his most proficient Dao techniques and was going to compete in palm strength, Gu Fei's face immediately showed a cruel smile.

"Roar!" Gu Fei roared angrily. Just as his fist was about to collide with Dongfang Chen's right palm, he suddenly changed his move, turning his fist into a claw. His ring finger and little finger bent inward, while his thumb, index finger, and middle finger spread out, forming an eagle claw. He bypassed Dongfang Chen's right palm at an incredible angle and grabbed his right wrist joint in a flash.

Dongfang Chen was greatly startled. He felt his wrist tighten as if it were being clamped by an iron hoop, and then he was pulled forward, losing his balance.

At that moment, Gu Fei's left fist had already slammed into Dongfang Chen's abdomen.

"Hisss!" Everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath, their eyes wide with disbelief. Gu Fei's movements were so fast that it was unbelievable. No one expected that in the brief moment of their confrontation, Dongfang Chen seemed to be on the verge of defeat.