Holy Fist
Chapter 352 - 179 Finals!_2

Chapter 352: 179 Finals!_2

Bai Xiao’s Copper Statue Technique, in this battle, indeed benefited as if using a stone from another hill to polish jade. Bai Xiao gained a new understanding of this third-rank Hard Skill, extracting its essence and discarding the dross. The Copper Statue Technique developed a bizarre ability, which Bai Xiao called the "Copper Bell Echo".

A sealed copper bell, as it’s struck from the outside, the echo within goes wildly surging, growing more and more intense. With time, the vibration of the copper bell would visibly increase at an accelerating pace, constantly rebounding to the attacker.

From the initial two-tenths, ramping up insanely.

At its limit, it could even achieve a seventy percent reflection effect!

This is a very exaggerated ratio, already immensely powerful! Especially when combined with Bai Xiao’s extremely formidable horizontally trained body, it could bring this effect to its utmost. The Copper Statue Technique he practiced could be said to have undergone a qualitative change, with a very high cap, and eerily abnormal effects.

From this perspective, Bai Xiao had to thank Fu Xue.

On the stage, a burly silhouette slowly turned around, showing his back as he walked down the stage.

He did not answer Fu Xue’s question, but as he was leaving, a light sentence floated over: "Echo Sword... truly lives up to its reputation, it almost broke through my defense..."

Fu Xue, lying on the ground, upon hearing this, did not show any annoyance but instead wore a contemplative and slightly relieved expression, as the dim hues of an impotent defeat gradually faded away. Through actual combat, she had firsthand experience of Bai Xiao’s bizarrely powerful Hard Skill, which was terrifying. And according to Bai Xiao himself, the Echo Sword was very close to breaking his defense, enough to prove its power!

This made Fu Xue feel slightly proud in her heart.

Since it was only a tiny bit off, perhaps if she continued to work hard, she would manage to truly wound and defeat Bai Xiao with the sharpness of the Echo Sword!

"Bai Xiao, one day, I will defeat you!!!"

Fu Xue staggered to her feet, clenching her teeth.

She watched Bai Xiao’s departing black silhouette as it disappeared into the corridor.

However, what Fu Xue did not realize was that sometimes the so-called tiny bit could be the entire cosmos between fingers, unreachable even if pursued for a lifetime.

...

In the spectators’ seats, the Fierce Bird Sect area.

Bai Xiao with his majestic upper body bare, walked over slowly with measured steps.

An elite disciple quickly greeted him, eyes filled with admiration, draping a wide coat of the Fierce Bird Sect’s fighting uniform over Bai Xiao’s shoulders. "Big Brother, you are too strong! How did the master sister with the Echo Sword lose? I didn’t even see it clearly, and she just fell!"

"Yeah, yeah! The opponent lost too quickly. Just a moment ago, the sword light was fierce like a waterfall, and the next second, she flew out spitting blood!"

"Big Brother, you are invincible! The first core disciple of Rock Tiger Sect, the first core disciple of Echo Sword, none of them are a match for you! It feels like at this Martial Arts Exchange Conference, Big Brother, you have a good chance of winning the individual competition! To win against Xing Lie in front of the host of Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall, to triumph in an upright and straightforward manner..."

"Big Brother..."

As Bai Xiao took his seat.

For a moment, the surrounding area was filled with the affectionate calls of Fierce Bird Sect Disciples, accompanied by a sincere respect. As he kept exerting force at the Martial Arts Exchange Conference, defeating strong enemies and winning honors for Fierce Bird Sect, more and more disciples were convinced by his performance, truly recognizing the identity of Bai Xiao as the leader among all disciples. Any position has to be earned through one’s own fight to be stable. Today, Bai Xiao fully understood this truth.

Meanwhile, at the Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall, in the spectator seats.

Xing Lie slowly turned his head, squinting as he pondered looking towards Bai Xiao.

He glanced at Bai Xiao’s tough muscular body and then looked down at his own calloused, powerful hands: "I wonder, when I meet you later, whether your forceful horizontal training... or my vicious Triple Flames Claw will prevail!"

...

After a brief pause of two minutes, the fourth stage of the individual competition began.

This time, there was no scenario where Bai Xiao and Xing Lie met in the semifinals by chance. Their opponents in this battle were respectively the second core disciple of Steel Bell Sect, and the second core disciple of Rock Tiger Sect. Honestly speaking, these two having made it to the semifinal among the top four owed a lot to luck.

The first core disciples of all sects encountered each other too early, eliminating one another.

This provided them with the opportunity to slip through.

And this time, their good fortune came to a decisive end.

First to enter the stage was Bai Xiao against the second core disciple of Steel Bell Sect. This core disciple named Pan Dou still wanted to try his luck against Bai Xiao, but he was overpowered by the impatient Bai Xiao who pressed one hand down on his shoulder, pushing down slowly. He couldn’t break free no matter how hard he tried, his brute strength ruthlessly suppressed, eventually falling to the ground.

Bai Xiao took a total of three seconds to secure victory.

Luckily, Pan Dou’s injuries were on the lighter side. Once he realized his opponent’s strength was overwhelming, like a surging river, and not to be matched, he took the opportunity to go with the flow. He did not suffer any internal injuries due to violent resistance.

On the other side, Xing Lie also won with ease, defeating his opponent with two palm strikes.

...

In the center of the Fiery Fire Stadium, the fighting ring, with dark red rubber mats.

An announcer stood on it, his voice rising as he announced: "The individual competition’s fourth stage has been concluded with victories declared, coming up next is the final match!"

"Featuring number one, against number nine!"

"From Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall, Xing Lie, and from Fierce Bird Sect, Bai Xiao!"

As soon as his voice fell, a ring of noise erupted from the surrounding amphitheater, with sounds of support, discussion, and excited elation.

Judging by the performances throughout the individual competition, the two strongest have made it to the final round! Xing Lie and Bai Xiao have each easily defeated other sects’ number one core disciples. They are suspected to have reached the Martial Fighter Realm!

In this final match environment, they should fully display their complete strength. The audience was eagerly waiting to feast their eyes, impatient to see which of these two rising martial arts geniuses would truly be number one.

Amidst the chatter and buzz,

Bai Xiao slowly stood up from his seat, raised his hand, and gently took off the Fierce Bird Sect fighting uniform from his shoulder, tossing it to his seat. He then walked bare-chested directly toward the fighting ring, poised and unruffled.

On the other side, in the aisle of Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall’s seating area.

Xing Lie was also striding down vigorously, with a faint smile hanging on his lips, he too, like Bai Xiao, took off his shirt, revealing a body as sleek and strong as a cheetah, with hints of flame patterns on his shoulders.

"Tap tap tap..."

The overlapping, dull footsteps drew steadily closer.

Bai Xiao and Xing Lie locked gaze as they approached the ring, the growing tension seemed to almost startle the nearby referee.

Even the referee martial artist felt a certain danger.

Decisively, he raised his hand, requesting a replacement.

Quickly, the deputy sect master of Gale Iron Slash Fist took over the role.

His strength was not inferior to Fiery Fire Martial Arts Hall’s Vice Hall Master Luo Yan, capable of addressing any lack of capability in officiating. Moreover, coming from another city’s Martial Arts Sect, he would presumably not favor either side in the upcoming final match.

"The individual competition, fifth round, the final match, officially begins!"

The Gale Iron Slash Fist Deputy Sect Master, with a profound breath, announced loudly.

Instantly, all the noise within the Fiery Fire Stadium hushed, everything quieted down. Only an intensifying atmosphere of battle continued to build.

The air was heated, and the combative mood was spreading rapidly.

On the ring.

Two equally tall figures stood opposite each other, gazing from afar.

Xing Lie’s hands hung naturally at his sides, slowly from his muscular palms, a hot fiery aura emerged, growing more explosive, more ferocious. In a short time, they appeared to have been remolded by lava, transforming into a pair of huge claws.

He looked towards Bai Xiao and cracked a smile.

His pearly white teeth in the sunlight, giving off a chilling vibe.

"Triple Burst Claws, Lava Stance..."

"Please enlighten me!!!"