Holy Fist
Chapter 424 - 214 Giant Statue Technique, top four!_2

Chapter 424: 214 Giant Statue Technique, top four!_2

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Fierce Bird Sect’s residence.

Surrounded by the admiration and praise of many disciples, Bai Xiao returned to his seat. He glanced at the hobbling figure leaving in the distance, his eyes slightly shimmering. He had not expected the Demon Bird Secret Book to have such an effect.

This was something Bai Xiao had previously never noticed.

"Is it something that only triggers when facing the Fear Secret Technique?"

He muttered to himself.

"However, I cannot jump to conclusions just yet. After today’s competition is over, I’ll have to thoroughly test it to get a rough idea."

Bai Xiao’s gaze was fixed straight ahead, where information was flickering.

[For completing the task "Bounty," Experience +348!]

Not bad, very good indeed!

Fighting one match, and to be able to get nearly seven Potential Points. The rewards for the bounty tasks are unimaginably generous. Bai Xiao was already looking forward to the upcoming semi-finals and finals, hoping to encounter the Jiang Double Heroes!

The Experience they would provide is most likely not inferior to Ghost Snake Xie Yang.

Possibly even surpassing!

His eyes flickered, and he glanced at other information; his experience as a Secret Martial Arts Expert had increased but was still a far cry from the next level.

Coming back to his senses, Bai Xiao looked again towards the location of the Octagonal Arena.

There, the black-clothed referee was standing on the somewhat damaged surface of the arena.

"The morning’s competition is hereby concluded."

"The afternoon matches will begin at three o’clock."

"The remaining four competitors, please prepare."

Instantly, personnel from various sects began to disperse. Some went straight to Baihua Club’s cafeteria, some to the combat training grounds, and some sat idly in their original spots, watching the repairs of the arena.

Bai Xiao had demolished it too ferociously, bursting entire sections of the wire mesh.

Before the afternoon competitions, the workers must repair the new Octagonal Arena. Of course, damage during the semi-finals and finals is probably inevitable. After all, the might of a Martial Fighter Realm’s fists and kicks is terrifying, almost inhuman.

It was after eleven o’clock at noon, at Baihua Club’s cafeteria.

Bai Xiao had finished a nutritious and abundant lunch, feeling like there might have been some medicinal herbs added, as his stomach was warm, and his energy was gradually recovering. He stood up, holding a cup of chilled beverage, and was about to step out.

At the doorway, a figure in blue was already quietly waiting for him.

"Night Dream?"

Bai Xiao stopped in his tracks.

"Let’s go, Bai Xiao, to the combat training ground."

Night Dream waved her hand, signaling.

Immediately, the two left the cafeteria and walked towards the eastern side of Baihua Club. Gradually, they arrived at another sports hall. The tall, square-shaped building cast a vast shadow, enveloping both the marble steps and stainless steel handrails. At the entrance, a few sparse figures were coming and going.

Bai Xiao and Night Dream entered, arriving at the sealed-off area No. 2.

There, a figure was already waiting silently.

Star Water Sect’s Fang Chao was sitting cross-legged, eyes shut in meditation.

He only opened his eyes and a glint flashed when he heard someone entering.

"You’ve arrived?"

Bai Xiao approached and spoke, "How prepared are you for the afternoon match? Cross-Training Master Shen Can is not weak. I’ve heard that in the past, he had fought Ghost Snake Xie Yang to a draw..."

Fang Chao slowly stood up, shaking his head.

"That was in the past. Ghost Snake Xie Yang has greatly improved over the past year."

"If they were to fight now, Shen Can would probably be at a disadvantage."

"Anyway, he’s no match for me."

"Next match, I’m destined to win."

His words conveyed a calm and matter-of-fact confidence.

"Let’s not fuss over this, let’s start."

Fang Chao’s voice was a bit hasty, his eyes shining with eagerness as he stared at Bai Xiao.

"I can’t wait any longer, bring it on!"

In the center of Field No. 2, Bai Xiao smiled faintly, stretched out his hand, and directly stripped off his shirt, revealing a muscular body that epitomized both strength and beauty.

He slowly opened and then raised his arms.

Doing a fitness-like arm spread.

Instantly, a hot magnetic field carrying considerable body heat caused the surrounding air to distort slightly, sweeping across nearly half of the area in a moment. Bai Xiao’s body rapidly swelled, growing to two and a half meters in size visible to the naked eye.

The explosive feel of his muscles, the robustness of his tendons and bones were indescribable.

One foot stomped the ground, his crimson footpads slightly evaporating a white mist.

Looking up, one could see a dramatically enlarged and horizontally trained body, akin to a red tank. It seemed enveloped by an extraordinarily thick armor, unstoppable. The sense of power and weight was indescribable, emitting a subtle aura of fear.

His entire body glowed red, with black cords intertwined.

Over his shoulders coiled a black serpent engendering deathly and demonic energy. Its sanguine eyes stared steadfastly at Fang Chao and the ominous dreams from a distance.

"Wow, that’s so beautiful!"

Fang Chao exclaimed in admiration, almost instinctively reaching out to touch.

But his hand was intercepted by Bai Xiao.

Vein-laden muscular arms slowly lowered to reveal Bai Xiao’s eyes.

"For this, you’ll have to pay extra."

Two minutes later, Fang Chao had his wish fulfilled, marveling and seemingly savoring the experience. In truth, what graced Bai Xiao’s body, the Ba Snake, was more ferocious than beautiful. However, it was particularly captivating to Fang Chao due to the possible presence of the vibes from the ’Extreme Realm.’

In the field, Bai Xiao had already reverted from the Ba Snake Body, back to his normal state.

He had just substantially gained many insights and hypotheses about the ’Extreme Realm’ from Fang Chao and the nightmares, some of which came from the Mountain King Chen Xiu, whom Fang Chao had previously sparred with. Therefore, the information about the ’Boundary of Essence’ was particularly accurate and reliable. Bai Xiao was considering these things right now.

Undoubtedly, the ’Boundary of Essence’ relied heavily on the physique. As one of the Eastern Seven Stars, the Mountain King Chen Xiu had mentioned the first phase for a Martial Artist, where each person gets different strengthening effects when absorbing Void Energy due to differing natural talent and determination. If the energy absorbed by an average Martial Artist, just enough to break through from the first to the second stage, is considered one unit, then Chen Xiu had absorbed a whole five units! And it was during the absorption of the fifth unit that he had his breakthrough.

That was quite a marvelous state.

It was as if the whole world had put an invisible, heavy armor on him. Anyone wanting to harm Chen Xiu would have to break through this layer of heavy armor!

And this phenomenon only grew stronger with successive realm advances until it became utterly tangible upon achieving the Perfect Martial Artist state—becoming the ’Armored Mountain King’ of the ’Boundary of Essence.’

"Five units of Void Energy, huh?"

Bai Xiao murmured to himself, then remembered another piece of information.

Chen Xiu had also condensed the Blood Pill, probably while absorbing the third unit of Void Energy. Being well-versed in several Cross-Training techniques, and with the aid of Void Energy, he naturally entered the same Blood Pill level as Bai Xiao. This was a special boundary only rare Cross-Training Masters could achieve.

"So if we’re just comparing, the physique of Cross-Training Masters at the Blood Pill level is still two units of Void Energy short of the ’Boundary of Essence?’ Of course, there could be some other factors involved."

Bai Xiao snapped back to reality.

He recalled the time he had broken through to the Blood Pill level; his physique attribute points seemed to hover around eighty. If all Cross-Training Masters were the same, then, without a doubt, Chen Xiu’s physique attribute exceeded eighty points. Add to that the body nourished by the two units of Void Energy and the subsequent efforts in the second and third stages as a Martial Fighter.

Chen Xiu’s physique attribute was undoubtedly well over ninety points.

But whether it had approached Bai Xiao’s one hundred points was still unknown.

"Does that mean my physique has now reached an astonishing one hundred points, and I can achieve the Extreme Realm even without absorbing Void Energy?"