fantasy novels Chapter 143 S-Rank Martial Arts?
Chapter 143 S-Rank Martial Arts?
Chapter 143 S-Rank Martial Arts?
The meeting hall in Dormitory Building No. 1 was originally open to all trainees of the training camp for gatherings and exchanges on martial arts.
However, as soon as this luxurious, large council hall was opened to all students, it was seized by student organizations and passed down through generations.
It has now fallen into the hands of the Star Alliance.
Inside the council hall, Lu Qingying glanced at the sun and snorted coldly: "This arrogant brat is so unpunctual."
He said he'd come at noon, and it's already noon and he's still nowhere to be seen, making so many of us wait for him.
Ning Xingchen stood in front of the council hall window: "He said he would come at noon, but he didn't say what time. It's still early, and there's still a long time until noon."
Xiaoying, you don't need to take it to heart.
Lu Qingying pouted, "He's just unhappy with Chen Lie's provocations towards you."
Ning Xingchen said, "I don't take a few words to heart, so don't take it too seriously either."
Lu Qingying nodded slightly and leaned closer to ask him, "Xingchen, how do you plan to discuss this with Chen Lie?"
He couldn't even agree to such good terms before, are we supposed to give in now?
Ning Xingchen thought for a moment and said, "I'll test his strength first."
If you can keep him under control for two months, there's nothing more to discuss; just take action and punish him.
However, if you are not as strong as him, we can only give in to any conditions he proposes.
Upon hearing this, Lu Qingying softly hummed in agreement.
Chen Lie looked at the topographical map on the railing by the roadside of the training camp and arrived at dormitory building number one.
From afar, he could see the dense crowds surrounding Dormitory Building No. 1.
Chen Lie guessed that these people were probably just there to watch the show, so he ignored them and went straight to the meeting room downstairs in the dormitory building.
"That's Chen Lie? He's pretty impressive, openly mentioning Ning Xingchen in the group chat."
"What's this? Chen Lie has already injured several key members of the Star Alliance on the battle stage. Does Zhao Jinghao know that? He's still lying in a hospital bed after being beaten up."
"Wow, that's amazing. How come I've never heard of him before? A person of that strength couldn't possibly be unknown."
"They say he's a newcomer. He must be from a powerful family, otherwise he wouldn't have such strength as soon as he entered the training camp."
The students who had been waiting around to see what was going on started pointing and whispering when they saw Chen Lie appear.
Chen Lie entered the council hall and immediately saw more than a dozen students.
A dozen or so students surrounded the five people.
The five people in the middle, four men and one woman, are clearly core members of the Star Alliance.
Of the five people, Chen Lie recognized two: Lu Qingying and Xu Congjin, whom he had met before at the Dongchuan Martial Arts School.
Upon seeing Chen Lie, Xu Congjin's heart skipped a beat.
After his uncle's warning and the gag order issued by the Blue Star Divine Sense Master Association, he deeply understood how terrifying the person in front of him was.
In the words of his uncle, this young man was someone the Xu family could not afford to offend. He was someone who was almost certain to become a master of spiritual power. Looking across the three provinces of Sichuan, no one could afford to offend him. Only the top martial arts geniuses in the top ten provinces of Blue Star could rival him.
Chen Lie noticed that among the five people in the middle, four were surrounding a young man standing at the head. He realized that this person must be Ning Xingchen, the leader of the Star Alliance.
Before Chen Lie could speak, Ning Xingchen looked at him and asked, "You're Chen Lie?"
"I am Chen Lie. You are Ning Xingchen who wanted to talk to me in the training camp group yesterday, right?"
"Speak, what do you want to talk about?" Chen Lie said directly.
"Let's not rush into talking."
Ning Xingchen stepped forward, carefully examined Chen Lie, and asked, "I want to know, why did you refuse the conditions that Qingying proposed to you?"
"Nonsense, something so easily obtainable, you make me wait two months and then ask me why I refused? Are you out of your mind?" Chen Lie retorted without any politeness.
Hearing Chen Lie's tone, Lu Qingying's eyes widened in anger: "How dare you!"
Chen Lie glanced at Lu Qingying with some oddness, but ignored her. He said that even the original owner of this body, who was said to be mentally challenged, hadn't said anything. Why was Lu Qingying reacting so strongly?
Ning Xingchen simply smiled: "Indeed arrogant. Do you think your current strength is enough to sweep through the Star Alliance?"
Without hesitation, Chen Lie replied, "More or less."
"Alright, since you're so confident, do you dare to come up to the duel stage with me?"
"As long as you can withstand ten of my moves on the fighting stage, all your demands are negotiable, including handing over the Star Alliance to you directly."
"Okay, let's go." Chen Lie nodded.
"Don't rush, I have another request."
If you can't withstand ten moves from me on the fighting stage, then I want you to promise that during Lu Qingying's leadership of the Star Alliance, you cannot cause trouble for the Star Alliance in any way.
Of course, with Qingying's strength, she can be promoted to the provincial-level youth genius team in two months at most, and then she will still hand over the Star Alliance to you.
"Do you dare to agree to this request?" Ning Xingchen asked.
"Alright, I agree to this request. Let's get on the battle stage."
After Chen Lie finished speaking, he, Ning Xingchen, and the core members of the Star Alliance entered the Star Alliance and walked out of the council hall. Lu Qingying walked beside Ning Xingchen and said, "Xingchen, when we get on the battle stage later, you must teach this arrogant brat a lesson."
Ning Xingchen simply shook his head and said nothing more.
Xu Congjin, who was standing to the side, gave Ning Xingchen a wink, signaling Ning Xingchen to slow down.
After Chen Lie walked away, Xu Congjin said, "Brother Chen, I know a little about Chen Lie's background. We can't afford to offend him, so even if you win on the dueling stage later, you must not use excessive force."
Ning Xingchen was taken aback and asked, "Can't afford to offend him? Is he perhaps from some powerful and influential family?"
Xu Congjin pondered for a moment, then said, "More or less."
Because of the gag order from the Blue Star Divine Sense Master Association, he couldn't say too much and could only gloss over the details.
Lu Qingying couldn't help but sneer, "Xu Congjin, when did you become so timid?"
Even if you come from a privileged background, does being a privileged child really help in a talent training camp? The only thing that matters is ability.
Is Zhao Jinghao some kind of powerful figure? He was still beaten so badly he's bedridden.
"It's different." Xu Congjin simply shook his head.
Ning Xingchen pondered for a moment, then said, "You can't even afford to offend your Xu family?"
Xu Congjin nodded emphatically: "Not only the Xu family, but all the major families in Dongchuan are the same. Even if the governor of Dongchuan Province comes in person, they can only be treated as equals and will never be offended lightly."
"Oh? Such distinguished status? Could it be a top-tier aristocratic family from one of the top ten provinces of Earth, here for training?"
Ning Xingchen frowned deeply.
"So what? Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake."
Although somewhat losing confidence, Lu Qingying still argued, "How can the competition between students in the genius training camp be subject to interference from the families of the students?"
Xu Congjin added, "Brother Chen, that's all I can say."
If I were you, I would agree to all of Chen Lie's requests without any conflict.
"Xu Congjin, shut up! It's one thing for you to be a coward, but now you're trying to get Xingchen to follow your example?"
"Alright, Xiaoying, my decision won't change because of anyone."
Jin was just offering a friendly reminder; there's no need to blame him.
After Ning Xingchen finished speaking, he shook off the crowd and walked towards the battle stage.
Upon arriving at the battle arena, Chen Lie went straight up.
Before long, Ning Xingchen, surrounded by a group of Star Alliance members, stepped onto the battle stage.
In a short while, the area around the battle arena was packed with people.
"What's going on here? Is that kid Chen Lie going to fight Ning Xingchen on the stage?"
"Go to the duel stage with Ning Xingchen? Is he out of his mind? He's asking for death!"
"I remember the last time Ning Xingchen made a move was two months ago. He was dueling with the top student from the previous cohort, and he defeated a powerhouse with a blood energy value of 900 calories in just three moves."
Now that two months have passed, Ning Xingchen's martial arts skills must have reached a new level.
To fight against such a strong opponent on a stage is pure idiocy.
After Chen Lie and Ning Xingchen stepped onto the battle stage, a staff member from the training camp suddenly rushed over.
"Chen Lie, Ning Xingchen, the head instructor asked me to pass on a message to you."
The dueling arena is where martial arts are tested, to determine victory or defeat, but not to decide life or death.
Therefore, when you're cutting, remember not to hit the other person too hard; just enough to make a light touch.
"Both of you are rare and talented students in the training camp. If either of you gets injured in the competition and has to spend half a month recovering, it will be a loss to the training camp."
"Therefore, the head instructor, on behalf of the training camp, has set a prize for your match: whoever wins without seriously injuring their opponent will receive 160,000 points from the training camp."
On the battle stage, Chen Lie and Ning Xingchen both nodded in response.
Ning Xingchen was very surprised. Even the head instructor had intervened and said such things.
The head coach should know his own strength. Could it be that the head coach thinks Chen Lie has strength no less than his own?
Ning Xingchen looked directly at Chen Lie and said calmly, "Before the battle begins, I'd like to let you know that my health points broke into four digits half a month ago, and my strength points have been honed to almost 3.6 times, approaching 3700 jun of power. It's not too late for you to admit defeat now."
Ning Xingchen wasn't proud of his Qi and Blood value exceeding four digits, but his strength value, which was nearly 3.6 times higher, was still superior to many members of the province's youth genius team.
"Enough with the nonsense, let's begin!"
Chen Lie released the flow of Qi and blood from the "Dragon Nirvana Technique," and the thin yet terrifying pressure unique to the Starry Sky Beast spread all around.
In an instant, Ning Xingchen, who was facing Chen Lie, suddenly gasped for breath.
Is this the aura of the pinnacle of martial arts?
"No, impossible. If it were truly the pinnacle of Qi and Blood, it shouldn't appear in a small genius training camp. Besides, this pinnacle pressure is too weak. The pinnacle pressure released by a normal martial arts pinnacle is ten times stronger than this."
In an instant, Ning Xingchen realized that Chen Lie was not at the peak of Qi and Blood, but he no longer underestimated Chen Lie.
Even if it only possesses one-tenth of the pressure unique to the Qi and Blood Extreme Realm, it is enough for him to take it seriously.
"It seems you are also a martial arts prodigy of unparalleled talent. I retract my previous ten-move challenge; let's settle this today!"
When the instrument on the battle platform announces "The duel begins."
Ning Xingchen instantly closed the distance between himself and Chen Lie. He threw a punch, and the sound of blood churning filled the air.
A punch with the force of thousands of pounds landed with a loud "boom".
The moment Ning Xingchen threw his punch, someone in the audience exclaimed, "That's the Mountain-Breaking Fist! It's that top-tier B-level martial art from the Martial Academy!"
"It seems that Ning Xingchen has almost mastered this top-level B-grade fist technique to perfection. This fist technique is fierce and powerful, and it mainly focuses on suppressing the enemy with force."
If one's strength is inferior to that of the one throwing the punch, then anyone struck by that punch would likely be either crippled or seriously injured.
On the fighting stage, facing Ning Xingchen's fierce punch, Chen Lie knew he couldn't meet it head-on, so he immediately used the technique of using minimal force to deflect the punch, half-receiving and half-returning the force of the punch.
Chen Lie's superb fighting skills greatly surprised Ning Xingchen. He no longer held back and instantly unleashed hundreds of "Mountain-Breaking Fists." Chen Lie skillfully deflected and neutralized each of these rapidly falling punches.
In the brief moment Ning Xingchen retracted his fist, Chen Lie unleashed the "Phantom Step," instantly filling the entire battle arena with hundreds of Chen Lie's illusory figures.
"Um?"
Ning Xingchen was amazed by Chen Lie's display of this martial art.
He calmed down and observed carefully.
In just a moment, he discerned the lurking Chen Lie's true form from among the many illusions.
At that moment, Ning Xingchen roared and stepped forward, unleashing another set of martial arts palm techniques.
"Bajizhang!"
Dozens of afterimages of hands instantly appeared between the two combatants, and Ning Xingchen and Chen Lie were once again locked in combat.
Chen Lie struck out with a blank expression, forcing Ning Xingchen to parry and preventing her from launching an attack.
In just two or three minutes, the two on stage exchanged moves over a hundred times.
Because Chen Lie was no match for Ning Xingchen in terms of strength, he could only use his skill to deflect Ning Xingchen's attacks.
The moment Ning Xingchen retaliated, Chen Lie unleashed hundreds of punches in one go, leaving Ning Xingchen exhausted and unable to launch an attack.
The students below the stage were stunned by the incredible performance of the two.
Lu Qingying gritted her teeth and said, "This damned kid actually managed to hold out against Xingchen for so long. No wonder he dares to be so arrogant."
If it weren't for the stars restraining him, he would have been able to run rampant in the training camp.
Although Lu Qingying was not pleased, she couldn't help but be amazed by Chen Lie's strength.
She knew the level of Ning Xingchen's strength. Martial arts students with a blood energy value of over 900 calories would not last a single move against Ning Xingchen, but Chen Lie had managed to fight him for so long, meaning his blood energy value was definitely over four digits.
It is very likely that he also possesses strength no less than that of the members of the province's youth genius group.
On the battle stage, Ning Xingchen suddenly shouted and leaped more than ten meters, instantly unleashing more than a dozen palm prints.
Immediately afterwards, Ning Xingchen gathered his strength, his powerful blood and qi surging continuously, and a huge blood shadow suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Rank A martial art, Bloodstained Shadow".
With the enhancement of martial arts, Ning Xingchen's abundant blood energy formed an invisible blood shadow, which attacked with the force of autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, accompanied by sharp palm techniques.
Chen Lie's eyes were sharp, and the "Dragon Nirvana Technique" was running at high speed.
His refined and powerful qi and blood projected a nearly transparent phantom image of a dragon around his body.
Accompanied by a roar of blood and qi like a dragon's cry, it charged towards Ning Xingchen.
Because Chen Lie's blood energy was too weak, only a small section of the dragon's tail was blood-red when he projected the ten-meter-long dragon phantom. Above the tail, there was only a transparent phantom formed by the airflow. If one did not observe carefully, one would think it was a blood-red fish shadow.
A whooshing sound of airflow impact rang out.
Under the overwhelming force of advanced martial arts knowledge, the dragon phantom projected by Chen Lie's blood and qi instantly shattered Ning Xingchen's blood and qi phantom released through martial arts.
"S-rank martial arts?"
Ning Xingchen's expression changed. His martial arts technique had been broken, and he hurriedly withdrew his moves and retreated continuously.
Chen Lie's dragon phantom only lasted for two seconds before dissipating due to exhaustion of his qi and blood.
Faced with Ning Xingchen's retreat, Chen Lie relentlessly pursued him, closing the distance in an instant. The sizzling sound of his palms cutting through the air was incessant, and he unleashed dozens of palm strikes in just a few seconds, each aimed at a vital point.
In just a moment, Ning Xingchen was forced to the edge of the battle stage by Chen Lie.
At the critical moment, Chen Lie secretly gathered his strength. His blood and qi surged and roared as they circulated rapidly.
With a loud "boom".
Chen Lie unleashed a punch with immense force, and Ning Xingchen, unable to withstand it, fell off the fighting platform.
Below the battle platform, the students watching were all speechless with astonishment.
"Am I seeing things? Ning Xingchen fell off the fighting platform? Ning Xingchen lost?"
"You read that right. Actually, these two are evenly matched. Just now, I think I saw a fish shadow. After the fish shadow disappeared, the situation began to turn around."
Chen Lie only narrowly defeated Ning Xingchen.
"Even a narrow victory is still a victory. This is going to change the landscape of the training camp."
Just as the students below the stage were discussing this, Lu Qingying and other members of the Star Alliance quickly came to Ning Xingchen's side.
"Xingchen, how are you?"
Lu Qingying reached out to help Ning Xingchen.
Ning Xingchen waved his hand and said, "No need, I'm fine."
I've truly experienced the power of an S-rank martial art today.
Lu Qingying was shocked: "You mean, that red fish shadow just now was an S-rank martial art?"
Ning Xingchen nodded: "That's right, it's an S-level martial art, specifically designed for experts at the peak of their Qi and Blood realm to cultivate."
Chen Lie has mastered an S-rank martial art. At his peak, those who face him directly on the battlefield will have their fighting spirit weakened, thus affecting their combat effectiveness.
"Are you alright?"
Ning Xingchen shook his head: "I'm fine. Although he has an S-level martial art, he's still no match for me."
Lu Qingying couldn't help but say, "It's all the head instructor's fault. You practice martial arts moves that are all very powerful and lethal, and you only practice when you've hit the target. This must have limited your strength in many ways."
He even managed to win by sheer luck.
"Chen Lie is a martial arts genius. Even if his strength is not as good as mine, it is not much worse. The main reason for this defeat is that I did not expect that the other party had mastered an S-level martial art. I was careless and caught off guard," Ning Xingchen said.
Lu Qingying naturally didn't believe that Chen Lie could defeat Ning Xingchen.
In her heart, Ning Xingchen was invincible.
In the first half of the fight, Ning Xingchen was on the offensive against Chen Lie. However, Chen Lie suddenly unleashed an S-level martial art, and Ning Xingchen was caught off guard, which allowed Chen Lie to seize the opportunity to turn the tide and win.
There are probably no S-level martial arts techniques in the entire Dongchuan Province, at least not in the Lu family. Chen Lie, who possesses S-level martial arts techniques, must have an extraordinary background.
Chen Lie, now on stage, said to the staff member who came to deliver the message, "Please go and inform the head instructor."
I won the duel by stopping short of winning, and the 160,000 points will be directly credited to my student card.
The staff member was also shocked by the scene of the duel between the two. After hearing Chen Lie's words, he immediately said, "Okay, I will inform the head instructor truthfully."
Lu Qingying, sitting below the stage, couldn't help but feel annoyed.
Chen Lie's words made it seem as if he was deliberately holding back, clearly indicating that he couldn't do anything to Ning Xingchen.
On the contrary, he himself was the one who won the competition by sheer luck, wasn't he?