Chapter 48: Breakthrough in Battle.
The first four have already been decided.
Fang Che, Huo Churan, Qiu Yunshang, and Yu Zhongge.
What surprised everyone was that these three individuals had clearly experienced Fang Che's unbeatable move, yet none of them were willing to give up!
According to the rules, Fang Che needs to fight two matches.
When Fang Che drew lots, both Huo Churan and Qiu Yunshang were craning their necks, their heads raised like pigs, watching anxiously.
Yu Zhongge was also watching, but he was intact, not like a pig's head.
Fang Che's fair fingers held the lot and gently turned it over.
Two!
Fang Che drew Huo Churan!
A vigorous fighting spirit suddenly ignited in Huo Churan's eyes!
He took a deep breath.
Fang Che showed a friendly smile, smilingly saying, "Brother Huo, it's our turn in the next match."
The young master, with a sense of justice as vast as the sky, wanted to use the same tactics he used against Ding Jueran on Huo Churan.
But he didn't expect Huo Churan to be completely unaffected. He coldly said, "Fang Che, don't treat me like a fool like Ding Jueran. I don't have time to make friends with you!"
Before Fang Che could respond, Ding Jueran beside him became furious. He placed a hand on his sword hilt and said menacingly, "Huo Churan, are you looking to die?!"
Huo Churan was firm: "If you want to fight me, you're not qualified yet. I'll finish with Fang Che first, then deal with you!"
Ding Jueran took a deep breath, and suddenly, sharp sword qi and astonishing killing intent emanated from him. He said word by word, "You said it yourself. When the time comes, don't be afraid to die!"
Fang Che laughed and said, "Brother Ding, calm down. After Huo Churan and I fight, whether he has the ability to fight you again is still uncertain."
He pointed at Huo Churan and said lightly, "We're not friends, as you said. Don't blame me for being ruthless today. Not only today, but even in the future, every time I see you, I'll fight you!"
Huo Churan sneered, "Just based on you?!"
Fang Che became furious, immediately raised his hand, and solemnly swore, "I swear to the heavens, every time I see Huo Churan from now on, I'll fight him once! If I don't see him, I'll go find him and fight him!"
Everyone was stunned.
Is he really that ruthless?
Little did they know, Fang Che was also helpless.
He couldn't make friends, and it wasn't possible to directly kill or maim on the arena—the referees would definitely be watching him.
So how could he deal with Huo Churan, a seed of the Three Saints Sect, in the future?
He must find a reason.
Yet, Huo Churan's temper was unexpectedly so hot-headed that he provided Fang Che with a reason to lose his temper, so Fang Che naturally had to go along with it.
Every time I see you, I'll fight you!
Even if I don't see you, I'll create opportunities to see you and fight you!
I've sworn it, and you all heard it.
This is not my fault!
Qiu Yunshang said from the side, "Fang Che, leave him some room to breathe!"
"Okay! But just a little bit of room."
Fang Che smiled, although he was smiling, his eyes were very cold.
...
The battle between Fang Che and Huo Churan began.
This battle, how should I put it, it was both beyond everyone's expectations and exactly as expected!
Huo Churan exerted all his strength from the beginning of the battle.
Unlike his battle with Xie Gongping, Huo Churan's momentum rose steadily from the start, and his body began to exude a bloody aura.
Surprisingly, his cultivation also increased steadily during the battle, becoming more and more courageous. In the end, he even displayed a strength equivalent to the pinnacle of the Fourth Stage of the Martial Master realm!
From a distance, Huo Churan, dressed in white, appeared to be covered in a color resembling a pool of blood.
The blood mist rose, rolling and tumbling on the arena, unaffected by the wind!
"This should be a secret technique that burns blood essence to increase cultivation."
"After this battle, even if he wins, he will be weakened for a period of time. I didn't expect Huo Churan to master such a desperate technique."
The two referees looked grave.
They really didn't want Huo Churan to win.
Anyone else winning would be stronger than Huo Churan.
It's just that his palm technique from before was too disgusting!
But now, with Huo Churan using such a secret technique, Fang Che is probably in trouble.
There is a gap in cultivation. Even if he uses the Floating Tower Blade technique, it is probably of no avail.
"Look!"
In the astonished eyes of the two, Fang Che shouted lightly, and his fists and palms struck out together.
His momentum also rose steadily!
In an instant, he had reached the Fourth Stage of the Martial Master realm, directly confronting Huo Churan head-on!
The continuous booming sound echoed!
However, Fang Che's breath was solid, his breathing steady, and his vitality smooth, obviously at the peak of the Fourth Stage of the Martial Master realm!
"I'll be damned!"
"This kid actually hid so much until now! Damn, he's so sneaky, he's almost as good as a mountain elder!"
One of the referees blurted out.
The other quickly coughed, "Ahem, ahem..."
When the referee turned his head, he saw from a distance the cold, sharp gazes of the mountain elders looking at them like sharp arrows!
Suddenly feeling like their knees had been shot, they almost knelt down.
...
On the other side, Qiu Yunshang and Yu Zhongge were also fighting for their lives.
The battle between these two actually bizarrely replayed the confrontation between Fang Che and Mo Ganyun.
They clashed head-on with every move.
This was initiated by Qiu Yunshang.
Because he knew that he was already seriously injured from consecutive battles, and if the fight dragged on against the rested Yu Zhongge, he might not have a chance of winning.
But Yu Zhongge was just slightly weaker than him.
So he launched a fierce attack, clashing head-on with every move. He traded blows, only attacking and not defending!
Yu Zhongge was extremely frustrated, but he was slightly weaker than Qiu Yunshang. Although the difference was small, it was evident in this life-and-death battle.
Eventually, when he finally had a chance to draw his sword, Qiu Yunshang unexpectedly swung his long sword like a broadsword, pressing down on Yu Zhongge and slashing nine consecutive times.
After nine clashes, their long swords broke together.
They both threw away their weapons and engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand battle once again.
Qiu Yunshang's originally refined and calm face was now unrecognizable. His eyes were swollen almost shut, but his attacks were like a storm, relentless and continuous.
Yu Zhongge desperately dodged, trying to use yielding to overcome hardness and wait for an opportunity.
But Qiu Yunshang's body movements were equally clever. Wherever Yu Zhongge dodged, he followed closely, not giving Yu Zhongge a chance to create distance.
And he always kept his back to the arena, letting Yu Zhongge get closer to the edge of the arena.
After a fierce collision and beating...
Yu Zhongge and Qiu Yunshang were both punched in the right eye, punched in the right cheek, and kicked in the lower abdomen at the same time.
They were thrown out at the same time.
However, Qiu Yunshang fell on the arena, while Yu Zhongge, with a look of regret, roared and flew out of the arena, landing with a thud on the ground.
He roared to the sky, slapping the ground with both hands, roaring incessantly.
On the arena, Qiu Yunshang lay twitching, gasping for breath, his face swollen larger than his butt. His eyes were completely swollen shut, his cheeks level with his nose bridge, and only his mouth could be seen as a hole, everything else was swollen flat.
He really looked almost the same as his butt.
He lay there laughing heartily, "I won!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
The two of them really fought with gusto.
...
On the other side,.
Seeing that Fang Che actually withstood his attack, Huo Churan's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness.
"You old silver coin! You're outrageous, actually hiding your true strength!"
Huo Churan was furious.
In this new student grand competition, as a seed player of the Three Saints Sect, he still had a mission of "success only, no failure allowed"!
He must win first place in the grand competition, obtain the key resources tilted by the Baiyun Martial Academy, and after graduation, infiltrate the ranks of the guardians.
Hold a position, and then the sect can obtain information about the guardians at any time, facilitating their actions.
This was Huo Churan's ultimate mission.
But it all started with winning the championship.
So, Huo Churan was determined to win the championship!
He shouted loudly.
Huo Churan suddenly took three steps back, then swiftly drew his blade, causing blood Qi to envelop the entire blade, emitting a fierce aura like a violent wind, rushing forward!
At that moment, Fang Che also shouted loudly, his body suddenly rising.
In mid-air, he let out a long roar.
Everyone was shocked and looked up.
Because this long roar didn't seem intentional, but more like a natural release of qi, and usually when this phenomenon occurred...
Sure enough, Fang Che in the air suddenly trembled.
An aura diffused and dissipated.
"I'll be damned!"
The thousands of people in front all uttered two elegantly universal words.
He broke through!
Fang Che actually broke through to the Fifth Stage of the Martial Master realm at this moment!
This was a major breakthrough!
Breaking through in the face of the enemy's frenzied attacks, enduring, and squeezing out one's potential to achieve a breakthrough! And it happened during the championship showdown!
This created a legend at the Baiyun Martial Academy!
After the breakthrough, Fang Che's body continued to rise.
His slender body seemed to glow in the sunlight.
Amidst the long roar, Fang Che rose to the peak, then his body bent, and he plummeted down! From a height of more than ten meters, his descent speed turned into a meteor!
The blade light flashed like a sudden lightning strike!
In the blink of an eye, accompanied by a sharp wind, it arrived in front of Huo Churan.
With a loud clang, the blade ruthlessly struck Huo Churan's blade!
Although Huo Churan was fully prepared, he let out a miserable cry as he was forcibly pushed back, tilting backward, sliding out with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
Under this strike, his internal organs were already injured!
But Fang Che did not land, nor did he stop.
Instead, he directly used the momentum of his descent to charge forward.
Another slash!
With a clang, Huo Churan's long blade flew into the air!
He staggered back, spitting out blood.
"You fucking asked for it!"
Fang Che roared and threw his own blade upwards.
His right fist struck like lightning at the left eye socket of Huo Churan, followed by his left fist, hitting hard on the right eye socket.
One punch hit the bridge of the nose.
The cracking sound of breaking bones was clearly heard by the people near the arena, sending shivers down their spines.
Blood splattered wildly, like a sledgehammer smashing into a watermelon.
Huo Churan's suppressed screams were drowned out, his nose collapsed!
As his head tilted back, Fang Che grabbed his hair and pulled it forward.
While a handful of hair scattered in his hand,
Immediately after, his knee fiercely hit Huo Churan's lower abdomen.
Boom! Boom! Boom! He rammed seven times in a row!
Crack, crack... the sound of ribs breaking continuously.
Huo Churan's body curled up like a shrimp, both feet off the ground.
With a slap, a slap hit his right face, his face turned, and a few teeth had just been spit out, Another slap hit his left face, turning it back again, the teeth on both sides simultaneously spraying towards the right side!
Fang Che's body rotated in mid-air, a side kick!
Directly to the chest.
Crack, crack...
Five or six ribs broke in succession!
Huo Churan drifted unconsciously towards the edge of the arena, already unconscious.
Fang Che's face was like ice, his body rushing forward, his fist clenched, knuckles distinct.
"I'll kill you!" Fang Che roared in anger. "You dare to insult me!"
Having said that, he was prepared to do just that.
If no one intervenes, it's fine to just kill him!
After all the buildup, it should be okay to kill him, right?
......
After yesterday's update, I've been thinking a lot about Chapter 23 and the issue of delivering the message. It doesn't make sense that the Guardians haven't discovered the Five Spirit Gu after all this time.
I've been thinking about how to resolve this inconsistency while staying true to the content that's already been published.
I'm still not sure. Can you help me think of a solution?
After I make the changes, please take another look.
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