Blind Spot
Chapter 305 - 285 Fierce Battle 5

Chapter 305: 285 Fierce Battle 5

Vehicles entered the interior of the Martial Arts Hall.

The deafening sound of music made people’s scalps tingle even more.

Each team had its own dedicated rest area.

Since their opponent had forfeited, the Dragon Whisker Sect didn’t need to compete today and simply watched the opening ceremony performances at the side of the arena, waiting for the official competition to start at noon.

On the field, a large number of performers in mascot costumes began dancing in the middle of the venue.

The general audience around the area had mostly taken their seats, and air platforms and airships had already taken their positions. The windows of the VIP rooms above were open, with people from the Great Nobles and Royal Family having entered early in anticipation of the start.

Giant fireworks soared into the sky intermittently, exploding and forming various patterns and characters.

"There are over a hundred teams participating from our Southern Sector, and based on previous rankings, the strongest and most noteworthy schools are these..."

Yu Long had somehow gotten hold of inside information and was explaining it to Zhuang Yijing and the others.

"Our main objective for coming here is to let Xiao Jing experience the atmosphere of a big competition. If things look bad, remember to concede immediately," Yu Long said, having basically resigned himself to the situation.

Though regrettable, after careful consideration, he decided to prioritize his disciple’s personal safety.

The discontinuation of the school and the cancellation of benefits, although extremely reluctant, were... simply inevitable.

While explaining, he stole a glance at Li Chengyi nearby.

That guy didn’t show any reaction...

"Teacher, are you worried?" Li Chengyi, who was observing the on-site situation and standing in front without looking back, spoke up.

"It’s better that you’re not participating... with your personality, you’d probably stir up who knows what," Yu Long said gravely.

"..." Li Chengyi responded with a smile and no words.

Here in Chaoyu, he could attack the opposing teams from outside the arena, getting Li Changgu to cover him one or two times, which would be enough to protect Li Chongnan all the way to the finals.

So for him, participating or not was not important. The identity of the Blind Spot Individual couldn’t maximize benefits, after all.

"If the Dragon Whisker Sect is dissolved after this... whether you want to be the sect leader or not will be irrelevant," Yu Long sighed.

"It won’t happen. I believe in Xiao Nan," Li Chengyi said.

"..." Looking at Li Chongnan meditating with his eyes closed nearby, Yu Long felt extremely conflicted. This guy’s arrogance knew no bounds. He had thought his master was arrogant enough, but he didn’t expect there to be someone even more so.

His feelings were incredibly mixed.

If his school didn’t make it into the top hundred, it would have to be dissolved. He couldn’t bear to disband it, after all the years of dedication.

The only solution now was for Li Chengyi to compete.

But... Li Chengyi’s extreme personality had given him cause for concern.

Extreme, Blind Spot Individual, extremely formidable in combat.

These three aspects combined could easily lead to enemies in a big competition like this.

This society was no longer the ancient world where martial skill dominated everything.

The lethality of various modern weapons far surpassed Combat Techniques, and no matter how good you are at fighting, you can’t compete with real military powerhouses—one Flying Yi could teach you a lesson.

So...

Yu Long sighed deeply.

He looked away from Li Chengyi.

"Looking at the competitors from the Southern Sector, based on the last competition’s ranking, the strongest are the Nuclear Fission Palm, Bullet Trajectory Fist, Gale Style, and the Gale Style Fei Yun Sect. Of course, these are the strongest. It’s enough just to be aware of them. What we need to be careful of is our next opponent, the Heart Intent Mixed Origin Sect’s team, ranked ninety-seventh last time."

"This team is from the west of the Southern Sector, from Chen Family Village, led by the current sect leader of the Mixed Origin Sect, Chen Zhongda. The Combat Techniques of the Mixed Origin Sect mainly consist of two types, the Heart Intention Technique and the Primal Chaos Skill. Chen Zhongda practices the Primal Chaos Skill, which he has cultivated to the fourth layer, only two layers away from the sixth and final level. Although the Primal Chaos Skill is known for explosive power and might, it has one fatal flaw..."

Yu Long started to analyze the opponent’s weaknesses to the three and how to deal with them.

Li Chengyi couldn’t care less about this; he had an agreement with Yu Long that he could take over as the sect leader once he reached Dragon Realm. So, after scanning the teams present and ascertaining that there were no worthy opponents, he closed his eyes to rest, all the while practicing Dragon Whisker Strength.

The four grand realms of Dragon Whisker Strength were actually quite simple in concept.

First, separate the jumbled rough strength into many fine strands of Qi.

Then purify the strands of Qi, removing the impurities.

After that, recombine the purified Qi into pure strength—that’s the Strength Realm, which is where Li Chengyi was currently at.

Next, the pure strength had to be transformed back into whisker-shaped strands. In the form of whiskers, they would gather in the body to form various Dragon Veins.

Once enough Dragon Veins had accumulated, they would automatically connect, forming what is called a Dragon Vein network.

The formation of a Dragon Vein network was the starting point for opening up the true Dragon Realm.

This was the ultimate goal the Dragon Whisker Sect sought to achieve.

Li Chengyi had been focused solely on Evil Flower before and had no time to cultivate this.

But now, with a need for it, he decided to put in a little effort...

He closed his eyes, flexed his muscles, and began to divide the purified strength into new, finer streams of power.

This was the beginning of the whisker transformation.

For others, this step was very challenging, demanding a high degree of delicate mental control.

But for Li Chengyi, powerful mental intentions and an abundance of physical strength and endurance made this stage easy to achieve at the minimum standard.

Yu Long’s requirement was to separate ninety-nine Dragon Whiskers to meet the conditions.

However, after about half an hour standing, Li Chengyi had already divided his strength into thousands of Dragon Whiskers within his body.

The Floral Dress, the Shadow Dragon Bloodline, and the enhancement and strengthening brought by the Floral Bead from others, elevated his consciousness power far beyond any human.

Coupled with the continuous regeneration from the Radiance Field, even if the division failed, the damage to his own body could swiftly heal.

Unlike Yu Long who, after a failure, had to rest for several days before a second attempt.

In just half an hour.

The whisker realm of Dragon Whisker Strength was completely mastered.

This step provided no significant improvement to Li Chengyi’s strength.

The advancement in the whisker realm is about close combat strength, making it irresistible and undefendable.

But that’s only applicable when not wearing external exoskeletons. Who nowadays doesn’t wear protection to fight?

In reality, the whisker realm helped Li Chengyi with more precise control of his strength and a better understanding of his body’s structure.

Beyond that, it wasn’t of much value.

That’s why he couldn’t be bothered to practice Dragon Whisker Strength.

What could take others years to accomplish in the whisker realm, took him only half an hour.

"Next, it’s the critical part, the Dragon Realm."

The Dragon Realm requires the gathering of nine dragon points, and then connecting them to form a dragon vein.

There is a specific dragon point map for this.

But Li Chengyi didn’t ask Yu Long for it.

Because his body structure had long ceased to be normal, the previous dragon point maps were no longer useful to him.

He needed to explore the dragon points on his own.

Wow!!

Suddenly a burst of intense cheers came from afar, interrupting his train of thought.

Li Chongnan, Yu Long, and others all looked up towards the broadcast cylindrical large screen.

On the floating large screen, the replay of the recent victor was being played.

A dark-skinned man with hair as black as a door god and a fierce, ugly look was swinging his right arm at a middle-aged, sturdy man rushing towards him.

Bang!!

The action was in slow motion.

The black-haired man’s expression was cold, and the moment he swung his right arm, his forearm suddenly swelled and became larger, covered in countless purple veins.

His swing struck right at the middle-aged, sturdy man’s right fist.

When the two hands met, there was a crisp crack, and the middle-aged man’s arm broke on the spot. He was sent flying by the giant strength, crashing into the force field barrier of the arena, splashing a mist of blood.

"Trash." The black-haired man showed disinterest and turned to leave.

Below the large screen, his background and martial arts style were displayed.

’Hai Sha, 32 years old, Head of the Subduing Demon Vajra Sect, expert in Subduing Demon Vajra Hand. Talent: Natural Giant Strength. Record: 1 win 0 losses. Fastest victory record: 0 hours 0 minutes 4 seconds. Group: 17.’

"...This guy, is a bit interesting," Li Chengyi’s eyes flickered slightly.

He could tell that this man had hidden a lot of his strength, but given his group, it was unlikely that they would encounter each other any time soon.

Because he achieved victory so swiftly, this martial artist named Hai Sha earned the recommendation to be featured on the large screen.

For a real martial artist, this was undeniably a great way to get publicity, which would bring immense benefits both to their style and themselves.

But for the one masquerading as Hai Sha, namely Whale Seat, his goal was to come in first and then kill Prince Zhou Shuo.

All other rankings were illusions to him.

Soon, the screen flickered to other scenes, and Li Chengyi withdrew his gaze and began to gather dragon points with Dragon Whisker Strength, his eyes closed.

He had the Radiance Field, and with its evolution to the extreme, the healing effect was exceptionally strong; any minor injury could be quickly repaired.

So he boldly continued to explore and gather dragon points within his body, based on the cultivation methods provided by Yu Long.

The sign of a successful gathering of dragon points was that after completion, it would not affect the flow of qi and blood nor the function of the nerves. A subtle tingling sensation would be felt when finished.

Using this sign, by the time Li Chengyi left the venue in the evening, he had successfully found over seventy possible positions.

According to the cultivation methods given by Yu Long, there are only nine true dragon points. These correspond respectively to the upper, middle, and lower dan tian and form a connected balance.

Thus, what he needed now was to distinguish the true dragon points from these false ones.

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Early the next day.

A group of people in the Martial Arts Hall woke up, washed up, and began preparing for their second match.

In the preliminary selection, there wasn’t much of an opening ceremony.

They checked their competition group area, then entered with their team, the mechanical referee entered, and the force field barrier was activated to prevent injuring the spectators.

Before entering the arena, Li Chengyi looked at Li Chongnan.

"From now on, you need to start accumulating power," he said.

The most important point of the Holy Spirit Technique lies in the intent and willpower.

The stronger the will, the stronger the power, and the high tide lifts all boats, allowing one to absorb even more external force. Naturally, the Sword of Wisdom becomes stronger.

"I understand!" Li Chongnan nodded.

Turning around, she joined the other two, stepping onto the isolated area of the stage.

"Next up are the Dragon Whisker Sect in group 19, versus the Heart Intent Mixed Origin Sect!"

The group announcer bellowed loudly.

The match started quickly.

Just like the Dragon Whisker Sect, the Heart Intent Mixed Origin Sect also fielded some not-so-impressive disciples at first, clumsily pecking at each other with Yu Yanxiao.

Their punches were plentiful in variety, yet in terms of power and speed, they were far from true masters.

After a flurry of inelegant fighting, Yu Yanxiao seized an opening, a kick with a blast of Soft Qi, sending her opponent off the platform.

Yu Yanxiao’s physical condition hadn’t reached the human limit, her realm was Qi Level. Her maximum output was around five to six hundred kilograms, and even then, she wasn’t as good as Zhuang Yijing is now.

In the second round, running out of strength, she willingly stepped down and was replaced by Zhuang Yijing.

Zhuang Yijing faced the second opponent from the Heart Intent Mixed Origin Sect, an older middle-aged woman.

After bowing to each other, they assumed their stances.

Ha!

Zhuang Yijing took the initiative, charging forward after a run-up and thrusting out a palm.

The shrill sound of cutting through the air startled her opponent who hastily raised her hands to block.

But upon contact, she felt a powerful force jolting her, unsteadying her own stance.

She could barely handle the first strike.

Both women erupted with Soft Qi at once.

To be on this ring, all were experts who mastered Soft Qi within their martial arts sects. As the two women clashed, their strength colliding produced muffled sounds, creating a much more intense scene than Yu Yanxiao’s earlier skirmish.

"Little Jing... has also entered the Strength Realm?" Li Chengyi was surprised and noticed Zhuang Yijing’s progress.

"Exactly! That’s why I brought her to compete. If not, I wouldn’t dare take the risk. What if something goes wrong..." Yu Long nodded approvingly on the side.

"Good... perhaps Xiao Nan won’t need to take action, and this will be resolved," Li Chengyi nodded slightly.