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Chapter 641 - 570: The Outcome is Decisive, The Beacon Fires Reignite

Chapter 641: Chapter 570: The Outcome is Decisive, The Beacon Fires Reignite

Shi Yongsheng’s breakthrough in the midst of battle, striking back Lv Zhan with a punch, stunned the cultivators around and the contestants of the Qing bang tournament once again. Even many of the strong people in the audience seats changed their expressions drastically.

Obviously... they had not expected Shi Yongsheng to become so powerful after breaking through to the Half-step Gang Qi Realm!

"Even if he has been suppressing his realm and is fully prepared, with a solid foundation accumulated, it shouldn’t be possible to become this strong right after breaking through to the Half-step Gang Qi Realm, right?"

In the spectator seats, Su Liuli’s face showed surprise. Although she had not cultivated for a long time, she had inherited the teachings of Bodhi Wu Yin, and her understanding of the Cultivation World was rarely matched by her peers.

In her eyes, Shi Yongsheng’s immediate strength after his breakthrough completely overturned the conventions of cultivation!

"Although his strength is slightly inferior to Lv Zhan, the Golden Zen Arms he wears on both arms are high-level magic artifacts passed down from Shaolin Temple. They are not only astonishing in defense but also can increase attack power."

High-level magic artifacts were rare in the Cultivation World. Ye Fan had heard from Chu Xuanji about several high-level magic artifacts, including Shaolin Temple’s Golden Zen Arm. At this moment, seeing the surprised look on Su Liuli’s face, he explained with a frown.

"Snap!"

As Ye Fan’s voice fell, Shi Yongsheng, having the upper hand, took another step forward and threw a punch!

It was still the "Arhat Fist," but the Arhat figure formed from the Gang Qi above Shi Yongsheng’s head had changed, turning into another Arhat.

Just as Ye Fan had said, as he delivered the punch, the Golden Zen Arm on his right forearm twinkled with golden light, making the punch ray unleashed by Shi Yongsheng even more terrifying.

"You want to come again?"

Facing a disadvantage in the exchange, Lv Zhan put away his contempt. Confronting Shi Yongsheng’s renewed attack, although he scoffed, he did not dare to be careless and directly countered with a killing move from the Lv Family’s supreme skill!

On the stage, his momentum peaked, and with a step, he charged like a general on an ancient battlefield, his lower body that of a horse, his upper body that of a human, his right hand transforming into a big halberd and thrusting with full force!

The Qi Ray surged wildly from Lv Zhan’s fingertips, turning into a spear, twinkling with light, and emitting terrible energy fluctuations as it fiercely pierced towards the punch ray coming at him.

This time, the spear made of Qi Ray was unstoppable, shattering the punch ray instantly. Its force undiminished, it pierced towards Shi Yongsheng himself!

"Swoosh!"

The Gang Qi Great Halberd approached with ferocious momentum and terror-inducing force. Shi Yongsheng did not dare to confront it head-on. He stepped to the side, his figure flashed, and he swept to the side.

"Whoosh!"

The Gang Qi Great Halberd whistled past, hitting Shi Yongsheng’s afterimage but failing to injure Shi Yongsheng himself.

"Let’s end this!"

Shi Yongsheng dodged Lv Zhan’s killing move and shouted explosively, his entire aura climbing to its limit.

As his words fell, he swung his iron fist!

He threw another punch!

It was still the "Arhat Fist," but this time it was the ultimate killing move of this boxing technique!

With the punch, eighteen different Arhats formed by the Gang Qi nearly appeared simultaneously around Shi Yongsheng’s body, each with a different look and expression, but all swinging their fists at the same time!

The eighteen Arhats manifesting and punching simultaneously changed Shi Yongsheng’s aura once again; he seemed like a Dou Zhan Sheng Buddha descending from the heavens, undefeated in battle, exuding a terrifying aura of invincibility.

Meanwhile, a surging Gang Qi burst out of Shi Yongsheng’s right fist, forming a gigantic punch ray that was almost tangible, roaring towards Lv Zhan with terrifying energy fluctuations, as if it could flatten a small mountain!

"Heaven Piercing!"

Not to be outdone, Lv Zhan also roared, using another killing move from the Lv Family’s supreme skill once again.

This move, Heaven Piercing, was created by the first patriarch of the Lv family. It signified that even if Heaven itself stood before the strike, it would still pierce a hole through it. It was an extremely fierce and domineering killing move, full of lethal power.

If it weren’t the case, Shi Yongsheng wouldn’t have dared to face it head-on and, instead of clashing with the sharp edge, had chosen to dodge when faced with Lv Zhan’s strike.

A roar erupted, and a figure moved!

Above the platform, Lv Zhan charged like a knight in full gallop, his hand transformed into a spear, unleashing a Heaven Piercing strike!

"Swoosh!"

The Gang Qi Great Halberd reappeared, the air exploding with a boom as it aimed for the incoming Punch Ray.

Killing moves clashing head-on, needle against wheat!

At this moment, Lv Zhan and Shi Yongsheng were nearly engaged in a fight to the death!

Boom!

A loud bang resounded as the fearsome Punch Ray, with its irresistible momentum, shattered the Great Halberd and even pierced a huge hole through it.

As the Qi Ray Great Halberd disappeared, dense cracks emerged on the Punch Ray, rolling relentlessly towards Lv Zhan. But before it could smash into him, it completely broke apart.

The Punch Ray exploded, Energy Waves shooting in every direction. Although Lv Zhan dodged immediately, he was still hit by two Qi Waves. His body lifted off the ground, and he was sent flying backwards.

"Snap!

"Snap!"

"Snap!"

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Although Shi Yongsheng had shattered the Gang Qi Great Halberd with a punch, the Energy Waves had him stumbling back repeatedly. The ground underneath his feet completely disintegrated into dust as he retreated nearly ten meters, his internal energy roiling tumultuously.

On the other side, even though Lv Zhan finally stopped his backward flight without being thrown off the platform, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his complexion showed a hint of pallor.

Despite the Gang Qi layer over his body blocking most of the power from the Energy Waves, his physical body still endured part of the force. His internal organs were violently shaken, and his internal energy was nearly out of control.

Had the Lv family demon met his defeat?!

Seeing this scene, whether it was the cultivators on the periphery, the competing contestants and many strong people in the spectator stands, or even Gu Yun acting as the referee, everyone was taken aback.

Clearly, no one expected that Lv Zhan would be wounded by a single punch from Shi Yongsheng!

"Who would have thought that the Lv family demon who could make the Trial Tablet light up with seventy-nine symbols during the Attack Power test would fall just like that."

"Yes, it’s really unforeseeable. With the power of his earlier killing move, he definitely could have made the Trial Tablet light up eighty symbols. Yet, he still lost to a single punch from Shi Yongsheng of the Shaolin Temple. It’s truly unbelievable!"

"After this battle, Shi Yongsheng will no longer be a dark horse but will have the credentials to compete for the championship of this Qing bang tournament, just like Emperor Bai and Leng Feng!"

After a brief shock, the previously quiet Tian Shan Sword Sect Square erupted into chaos. The watching cultivators were all abuzz, essentially convinced that Lv Zhan had been defeated.

"The Lv family demon’s strength was not inferior to Shaolin disciple Shi Yongsheng, and his killing moves were no weaker than his opponent’s. He just lost due to a moment of complacency."

"Indeed, if he had wielded the Lv family inherited Magic Artifact from the start, the outcome of who wins and who loses would be hard to say!"

Like the cultivators in the periphery, the majority of contestants in the spectators’ stands also believed that Lv Zhan had lost, knowing that it wasn’t a lack of strength, but rather an oversight in not bringing a Magic Artifact for the duel.

Unlike them, including Ye Fan, only a few top ten round-robin contestants and many strong people in the stands didn’t think that Lv Zhan had been defeated so easily.

As if to confirm the guesses of Ye Fan and the others, Lv Zhan quickly stabilized his chaotic Essence Qi, and emitted an even more terrifying War Intent. His eyes, fierce as lightning, fixed on Shi Yongsheng: "The match isn’t over yet!"

"I can give you another chance to attack, so you can lose convincingly!"

Shi Yongsheng anticipated what Lv Zhan was about to do, but he was utterly fearless, exuding an invincible War Intent from head to toe.

"Hey, I really underestimated you!"

Upon hearing these words, Lv Zhan, enraged to the point of laughter, suddenly turned around and bellowed at Lv Yuan, the Lv Family Patriarch in the audience: "Old Ancestor, hand me the Big Halberd!"

After a brief pause, Lv Yuan flicked his wrist, sending a stream of Gang Qi curling around the Lv Family’s Inherited Spear beside him, soaring towards Lv Zhan.

Whoosh!

Lv Zhan grasped the Big Halberd, and his momentum surged dramatically, transforming him into an ancient War God, radiating an awful War Intent.

"Baldy, one move to decide the winner?"

Lv Zhan, holding the Big Halberd, stood arrogantly, his gaze sharp as a blade on Shi Yongsheng.

"As you wish, to convince you thoroughly!"

Shi Yongsheng’s arrogance remained unabated, his Essence Qi boiling within him as if he was brewing his strongest strike.

"Take my spear!"

Lv Zhan roared, pulling his right foot back one step, twisting his waist, lifting his body, and hurling the Lv Family’s Inherited Spear with all his might!

Throwing the inherited Magic Artifact was like a Swordsman throwing his sword!

For Swordsman and Swordsman alike, their swords and sabers are their second life!

It was the same for Lv Zhan with his Big Halberd!

Throwing the Big Halberd was a do-or-die move, like an ancient warrior gone mad on the battlefield, forgetting life and death, striking with an all-or-nothing attack, determined to pierce the enemy!

"Whoosh!"

The ear-piercing sound of splitting air arose as the Lv Family’s Inherited Spear left Lv Zhan’s hand, whistling forth, the tip enshrouded with a sharp Qi Ray.

With this strike, he infused spiritual energy, combining his physical strength and Gang Qi—the power was so terrifying that the Big Halberd seemed like a beam of light, flashing by in an instant.

"It ends here!"

Confronted with such a fearsome blow, Shi Yongsheng did not dodge as he had against Lv Zhan’s previous Killing Moves, but instead swung his right fist again!

Gang Qi surged, and the shadow of an Arhat emerged once more behind Shi Yongsheng!

Compared to the previous eighteen Arhats, this shadow was more than ten times larger and vivid as if truly existing.

As the Arhat’s shadow emerged, Shi Yongsheng’s momentum changed again; the invincible War Intent intensified, exuding an air of supreme dominance.

"This...this is the ’Dharma Fist Scripture’!"

The sudden scene left the surrounding cultivators breathless and the many strong people in the audience in shock.

Because the ’Dharma Fist Scripture’ was hailed as the Supreme Treasure of the Shaolin, created by the Buddhist Supreme, Dharma Ancestor, it had once dominated the world, unbeatable by anyone.

Over time, as Shaolin Temple degraded, this Supreme Skill was lost.

Now, Shi Yongsheng had unleashed this Supreme Skill!

At the same time as the audience was struck with shock,

On the platform, Shi Yongsheng and the shadow of Dharma Ancestor behind him, both threw a punch!

With the punch, an actual Punch Ray shattered the air in front of it, colliding with the swiftly approaching Big Halberd.

Boom!

The great explosion resounded once more; the Qi Ray on the Big Halberd instantly shattered, flung into the sky while the Punch Ray also broke apart, dissipating into nothingness.

Like a cannonball exploding, the terrifying energy waves instantly shattered the platform below, rippling outwards in all directions.

Whoosh!

Gu Yun’s expression changed, without a second word, he shook both hands, rapidly emitting dozens of Qi Rays, creating a vast net that captured the scattering energy waves, preventing any harm from reaching the cultivators watching around the platform.

Soon, the terrible energy waves dissipated under the Gang Qi unleashed by Gu Yun, and the dust settled on the platform. Lv Zhan and Shi Yongsheng reappeared in everyone’s sight.

Lv Zhan’s face was as pale as paper, with blood oozing from the corners of his mouth again, even his clothes in front were stained with blood—just now, despite his injuries, he had forced himself to unleash his strongest strike, exacerbating his wounds!

On the other hand, Shi Yongsheng’s monk’s robe was still fluttering soundlessly, the Gang Qi around it dimmed quite a bit.

Clearly, he had just exhausted a great deal of Gang Qi to activate the Shaolin Supreme Skill ’Dharma Fist Scripture,’ but... his momentum remained torrential, his Combat Power undiminished!

"Shaolin Shi Yongsheng wins!"

Seeing this scene, Gu Yun thought for a moment before announcing the result.

No objections, no anger, Lv Zhan gave the Lv Family Patriarch a self-reproachful look, his brow and eyes filled with regret and self-blame.

If it were not for his early carelessness and if he had fought with the Lv Family’s Inherited Spear from the start, he would not have been injured at all.

If he hadn’t been hampered by his injuries, his last all-or-nothing attack would have been much more powerful, and who won or lost would have been uncertain!

However—

There are no ’ifs’ in this world.

After a glance, Lv Zhan turned away disheartened, silently stepping down from the platform.

"Demon, are you ready?"

Shi Yongsheng, with the pride of a victor, looked at Su Liuli imperiously with an unbeatable expression.

"Tomorrow, I will prove that my master, Bodhi Wuyin, truly deserves the name of the Buddhist Supreme!"

Su Liuli stood up, slowly speaking, her clear voice echoing throughout the venue!

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PS: Two Chapters complete!

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