Holy Fist
Chapter 429 - 217 Semi-final, fight Fang Chao!

Chapter 429: 217 Semi-final, fight Fang Chao!

The warm orange sunrise scattered diagonally across the fluffy brown-black carpet, forming irregular golden stripes. Blocks of even and smooth flooring reflected dazzling white light, making the entire room bright.

The effects of the terrifying nightmare gradually dissipated.

He stood beside the window, seemingly looking at the bustling streets below, but his gaze was empty, his attention wholly focused on himself.

Inside his body, a pitch-black abyss.

Numerous fuzzy orbs of light, like fog, floated irregularly. The colors of the orbs varied, each possessing a distinct aura. But they all represented some kind of ’Essence Realm’.

This was what Bai Xiao had obtained last night as he led his men to hunt and battle the monsters in the city. For every monster he killed, he could extract an ’Essence Realm’ from them. Bai Xiao could choose to either keep them as they were or directly transform them into the most primal Void Energy.

After pondering for a moment, he chose to transform without any hesitation.

Instantly, the multicolored orbs inside him disintegrated, turning into an expanding mass of white vapor in a flash. This vapor, semi-visible and encompassing a mysterious frequency, was the Void Energy. The amount of Void Energy Bai Xiao had now was enough for a Martial Artist to break through the Essence Realm.

"If I could obtain a powerful ’Essence Realm’, such as the Dragon Scale Knight I saw last time, I’d definitely choose to keep it. Moreover, I’d use it as a foundation, continuously cultivate it, and convert it into my Extreme Realm. But if I can’t get a satisfying ’Essence Realm’, then I might as well comprehend the Extreme Realm myself. Hence, there’s no need to keep or regret the trash ’Essence Realm’; just transform it into Void Energy."

He murmured to himself, having already grasped the marvelous variations from the fear-induced nightmares. At the same time, Bai Xiao extrapolated further from this thought.

"In that case..."

"Can I reach the Extreme Realm for the ’Energy Realm’ and ’Spirit Realm’ as spoken of in the legends?" His eyes flickered, his gaze profound...

"Essence, Energy, Spirit, all reaching the Extreme Realm!?"

Bai Xiao stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows for several minutes until his turbulent thoughts and emotions settled. He slowly turned around and put on a new practice outfit.

Leaving the room, people from the Fierce Bird Sect were already waiting in the corridor.

He took the elevator to the lobby.

At the entrance, Bai Xiao was taken aback to find the figures of Li Guangjian Ye Meng and Fang Chao standing quietly. He walked over slowly, and after a brief conversation, they all walked shoulder to shoulder towards the Baihua Club.

By the time they reached the Baihua Gymnasium.

The three of them no longer had followers from their respective sects.

Through the main entrance, they walked in.

Instantly, all attention converged on them, the focus of every pair of eyes. Suddenly, a cheer went up, followed by a wave of exuberant shouts. Today, the Nanjiang Province Dark World martial arts competition was heating up, with the semi-finals and finals battling it out!

And, with Nanjiang’s top contenders, along with the dark horse Bai Xiao, they were all the favorites to win the trophy. Naturally, they were subject to various looks of envy, admiration, and even jealousy and resentment. As for the last contestant, they had merely the luck to be in the top four.

Ignoring the noisy atmosphere in the venue.

The three separated, each heading first to their sect’s territory.

Half an hour later, all the watching sects had arrived, everything ready to begin.

At eight-thirty in the morning.

A black-clothed referee appeared on the Octagonal Arena, loudly announced.

"This Dark World martial arts competition’s semi-finals, officially begin!"

"The match listings, on the big screen!"

Immediately, everyone’s gaze was drawn to it, quickly focusing.

Bai Xiao’s profound eyes quickly swept over.

The corners of his mouth unknowingly revealed a faint, satisfied smile.

"Fierce Bird Sect’s Bai Xiao, Star Water Sect’s Fang Chao!"

"Li Guangjian Ye Meng, Yu Jing Liu Jifei!"

The semi-final he was facing, was one of the Nanjiang Twins!

"Good, fighting against strong opponents is of nutritional value, yielding more Experience! Whether it’s the Secret Martial Arts Expert occupation, bounty missions, or even remarkable wisdom, they all require high-intensity battles to maximize effects. Facing Star Water Sect’s Fang Chao in the semi-finals... It’s exactly what I want!"

Bai Xiao’s smile grew wider.

"Facing Star Water Sect’s Fang Chao, the next match will probably be tough."

Xia Shi muttered to himself, staring at the list on the screen.

"Believe in our senior brother, he will certainly win!"

Wei Gang clenched his fists, speaking invigoratedly.

"The provincial championship title must belong to our senior brother!"

Jian Feng looked at Bai Xiao’s robust and towering figure, speaking with conviction.

Almost at the same time.

The screen on Bai Xiao’s phone lit up.

’WuChi’: I’ve met my match, and now I’m looking forward to witnessing your full-fledged Hard Skill! Just a heads up, my Star Water Flowing Fist contains some powerful martial tricks. I held back during our previous match on the arena.

’AnHong’: Coincidentally, so did I.

’WuChi’: Then... See you in the arena!

’AnHong’: See you in the arena.

After the exchange, ten minutes of preparation quietly passed.

The black-clothed referee timed precisely, declaring loudly.

"The semi-finals, the first match, officially begins!"

"Please, the contestants come on stage!"

Two figures rose, walking down from their respective territories. A minute later, the atmosphere on the Octagonal Arena grew increasingly tense.