Holy Fist
Chapter 500 - 251 Dominance_2

Chapter 500: 251 Dominance_2

"The third round of the Dark World Fighting Championship, the first challenge match."

"Winner, Bai Xiao!!!"

The result was set in stone, and immediately staff members rushed towards the ring.

They clumsily lifted Hao Lie onto a stretcher.

Hao Lie was covered in wounds, bloodied and seemingly in a tragic state of unconsciousness. However, just before leaving, he suddenly opened his eyes.

He whispered to Bai Xiao.

"You’ve won!"

"I’m no match for you."

"If possible, please help me defeat Breeze of Breath Liu Xinzong!"

Hao Lie spoke calmly, without a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.

Instead, he retained his usual bold and carefree demeanor, not showing a hint of being overwhelmed. Bai Xiao slightly bowed his head and nodded with a light smile.

Defeating Liu Xinzong would be as easy as lifting a hand.

If they were to meet on the path to the championship...

White stretcher in tow, Liu Xinzong closed his eyes and was quietly carried away.

Five seconds later.

Bai Xiao’s tall figure, striding with long legs, slowly stepped down from the huge, battered ring. He walked past debris like twisted wires and shattered steel columns, passed through the spectator seats, and returned to his quarters.

In the Fierce Bird Sect’s resting area, all his junior brothers and sisters displayed expressions of utmost admiration, saying everything without words. Bai Xiao returned to his seat, where this time, his master Chen Liao personally brought over a platinum-colored Fierce Bird Sect’s fighting uniform.

Gently draped it over Bai Xiao’s broad, bare shoulders.

"Well done!"

Chen Liao patted Bai Xiao’s shoulder, proudly giving a thumbs up.

The entire Martial Arts Arena, after five full minutes of noise, finally quieted down. Today’s Dark World Fighting Championship had completely concluded.

What needs to be known is, although Long Gu Haoli, was defeated by Bai Xiao, he was not out of the competition but entered the elimination bracket, which was akin to a role reversal between the two. However, since the competition had progressed to the end of the third round, the final sixteen contestants had been decided, and the seed players would also have to join the battle. So, it seemed like there was no change in the outcome.

Bai Xiao’s challenge at this time seemed like a futile effort.

But, he wasn’t aiming for the status of a seed player. For Bai Xiao, the most crucial thing about the Dark World Fighting Championship from beginning to end was Experience! Ending the third round and challenging the Seven Stars was like getting an extra fight for free.

Maximizing his benefits!

What others found hard to understand, Bai Xiao relished.

He, clad in the platinum-colored fighting uniform, stared blankly ahead.

Information flashed quickly in his line of sight.

[Your "reward" mission, Experience +820!]

Bai Xiao’s spirits surged, almost thinking he had seen incorrectly. A total of over eight hundred experience points, equivalent to sixteen Potential Points! This was the might of the Eastern Seven Stars, of Long Gu Haoli, of the unique Extreme Realm!

Looking back at the highest experience Bai Xiao ever received.

It was from Moqiang Extreme Martial Arts Hall Yuanwei in the second round of the elimination matches.

A total of five hundred experience points, ten Potential Points.

There’s a gap of at least two or three grades between him and Hao Lie.

"This time, it truly wasn’t a wasted trip!"

Bai Xiao was very satisfied, the extra sixteen Potential Points were not to be wasted. With this, he could further improve his Jade Bone Technique’s realm.

He took a deep breath, then focused his attention.

"Dark Red!"

He called out softly in his heart, and a flash of red light appeared swiftly before his eyes.

Dusk-like reddish glow rapidly enveloped the entire reward task column, a strange force infused into it, exuding a mysterious charm.

"Hum..."

The mist blurred, and the accumulated Experience value visibly decreased from three digits to two digits.

Time trickled by, the dark red faded, and everything returned to normal.

Before my eyes.

[Task: Reward (Accumulated Experience: 26)]

My gaze shifted downward, looking once again at the Dark Red Modifier.

[Dark Red Modifier]

[Potential Points: 16]

Bai Xiao nodded silently to himself, feeling refreshed and regaining his senses.

On the tournament stage, the host began to announce the conclusion of today’s competition.

Immediately, the many sects in the audience rose to their feet, moving towards the exit. The Fierce Bird Sect among the crowd also stood up and followed the throng.

As they proceeded down the corridors marked with yellow caution tape, the space opened up, the major sects were no longer crowded together, but formed into groups, heading in the direction of the parking lot. At this moment, several figures hurriedly approached Bai Xiao, moving with hurried steps, as if afraid of falling behind others.

These figures, some in business suits, others in casual wear, and some in combat attire, quickly caught up with Bai Xiao, incessantly pitching the benefits of cooperation like door-to-door salesmen.

However, in the end, Bai Xiao temporarily declined all the offers.

The reason was simple: he had confidence.

He was confident that he could win other competitions again, sweep through the Seven Stars, and become the champion of the Eastern region. By then, negotiation terms would certainly be much higher than they are now. Moreover, the current suitors were merely small companies and organizations. The big players in the Eastern region that occupied top positions had yet to show up. The resources that could be mobilized by each side were worlds apart; naturally, Bai Xiao was not in a hurry.

In the distance, the young manager from Wuyuan Company didn’t approach.

He was using these lesser companies as a gauge for Bai Xiao’s attitude.

Now, it seemed certain that the other party wasn’t the type to be blinded by short-term gains, but rather had long-term vision and confidence.

Such a person would not be easy to deal with...

No rush to negotiate, he needed to consult with the company headquarters again.

The young manager gradually calmed down and made his judgment.

Half an hour later.

The sky slowly darkened, the sun sank below the horizon, leaving only a thin line of pale red fire burning beneath the clouds. Gradually, the fiery clouds and sunset faded away, replaced by the myriad stars and moonlight taking turns in the night sky.

Hanhai Hotel, a room on the fourth floor.

Bai Xiao was honing his fist intent bit by bit while adjusting his state to its peak. Although he had comprehended the fist intent from a copy of the Fist Intent Stele, he felt that its level was somewhat low, akin to just having entered the doorway of the skill. This was fine against ordinary people, but in front of real masters, it wouldn’t be adequate and could even reveal flaws, putting him at a disadvantage.

"If only I could experience the real Fist Intent Stele at He Xian Martial Arts Hall. That way, my fist intent could probably improve significantly. Breeze of Breath Liu Xinzong has a move called Sky Crane Intent, which is extremely elegant, making each punch and kick incredibly powerful. He must have comprehended it from years of studying the Fist Intent Stele..."

With a sigh, Bai Xiao then slowly sat down cross-legged.

He reached out and took an ancient wooden box from the table next to him.

Upon opening it, there was a crimson-wrapped pill inside.

The pill was the size of a thumb, round and blood-colored, smooth and translucent.

It faintly emitted a pungent medicinal scent.

This was the pill required to be ingested at the third layer of the Jade Bone Technique.

Of course, not just one.

Bai Xiao reached out for six boxes, each time taking out a pill from inside. According to the original cultivation process of the Jade Bone Technique, cultivators should consume one pill each year, and its effects would slowly last in the blood for an entire year. The cultivators would then activate the medicinal power to improve bone marrow and strengthen the bones.

This must be a slow and gentle process.

After all, the human body can be both resilient and fragile.

Of course, Bai Xiao didn’t need to follow that.

He simply used his Dark Red points to leapfrog the six years of intermediate steps in one go.

Bai Xiao reached out for six boxes, each time taking out a pill from inside. According to the original cultivation process of the Jade Bone Technique, cultivators should consume one pill each year, and its effects would slowly last in the blood for an entire year. The cultivators would then activate the medicinal power to improve bone marrow and strengthen the bones.

This must be a slow and gentle process.

After all, the human body can be both resilient and fragile.

Of course, Bai Xiao didn’t need to follow that.

He simply used his Dark Red points to leapfrog the six years of intermediate steps in one go.