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Chapter 919 - 891 He Has Diarrhea

Chapter 919: Chapter 891 He Has Diarrhea

For Li Chen, this battle was clearly not a difficult one; in fact, one could even say that dealing with such martial artists had become rather simple.

That’s right, it was because he had grown stronger.

Stronger than ever before.

After his encounter with Yu Manfang, Li Chen had come to truly understand how vast the gap was between a genuine Earth-level expert and someone at their level, the Profound rank.

Even with his trump cards fully unleashed, all he could manage was a sneak attack that slightly injured Yu Manfang. In a direct fight, he was still at an absolute disadvantage.

It was at that moment Li Chen realized his strength was still insufficient.

He wanted to become stronger; he was determined to grow even more powerful. And Elder Ji had provided him with that opportunity.

After learning the systematic method for utilizing True Qi, while his True Qi itself hadn’t grown much, Li Chen could distinctly feel himself becoming stronger.

Although it was a method to harness True Qi, it wasn’t directly about True Qi. It was purely Li Chen’s combat strength that had improved.

With the experience of battling an Earth-level expert under his belt, and by blending his combat encounters with the traditional True Qi fighting techniques, even Li Chen was eager to find out how far he still lagged behind a genuine Earth-level expert.

As for the Profound rank?

It was no longer a target in Li Chen’s sights.

"And yet, my strength is still not enough!" Li Chen clenched his fists tightly.

He understood that even with Earth-level combat power, it would still be inadequate.

Because only genuine Earth-level experts hold real authority in the Martial World. Otherwise, even if he had Earth-level combat power, it would be meaningless.

In the Ancient Martial Arts World, the Earth level was a dividing line—two completely different worlds lay on either side of that line.

Only Earth-level experts were privy to certain true secrets.

Moreover, there was a significant difference in lifespan between Earth-level experts and those who hadn’t reached that level. As a result, Earth-level experts seldom formed close bonds with others. They understood that those people simply wouldn’t live as long as they would. When the time came for the others to die of old age, why make unnecessary attachments just to increase one’s sorrow?

"Earth level... Earth level..." Returning to his room, Li Chen lay on his bed, lost in thought.

To this day, he still didn’t fully understand what conditions were required to break through to the Earth level.

...

"That strong?" On the stone platform, the Market Master’s face showed a contemplative expression. "It seems there should be no mistake."

Moments later, the Market Master’s lips curled into a smile. "But, precisely because of that, things will become interesting."

"Then, what should we do?" Below, Liang Qi couldn’t help but ask.

"I was just thinking of finding something to kill time. While making money is important, life’s pleasures are indispensable too, aren’t they?" The Market Master laughed as he spoke. "At our cultivation level, we can live for more than two hundred years. If we spent every day focused solely on cultivating, what would be the point of living?"

"Market Master..."

"Go summon someone to the Yu Family. Tell them that person... is with me."

The Market Master’s grin grew even wider. "Things outside are getting more and more chaotic of late. A lot of players are starting to emerge. But since it’s getting chaotic, I’d like to see just how chaotic it can get. Occasionally playing the role of a disruptor doesn’t seem too bad, does it?"

After a few rounds of competition, Li Chen and Ji Changfeng, relying on their astonishing strength, successfully made it through each stage.

They had faced several troublesome opponents, including some at the Profound-level Advanced Stage.

But with Li Chen’s terrifying strength, no one was able to stop their advance.

The finals arrived quickly.

Yet, Li Chen still wasn’t fully satisfied.

"This time, it was worth coming." Standing amidst the crowd, Li Chen smacked his lips lightly.

Recently, he had broken through in strength but had struggled to find suitable opponents to temper himself. This competition, however, had served as his sharpening stone.

By now, Li Chen had almost completely honed his power.

He was brimming with confidence.

"Brother Cheen..." Beside him, Ji Changfeng looked nervously at Li Chen.

"What’s the matter?" Li Chen turned his curious gaze to Ji Changfeng, seeing the latter staring at him anxiously.

"Our opponents in the finals are two Profound-level Advanced Stage experts. Don’t tell me you..."

Ji Changfeng’s words were abruptly cut off by Li Chen, who patted Ji Changfeng on the shoulder with a laugh and said, "What’s wrong? We’ve made it to the finals—are you scared now?"

"Of course not. I just think... we should be more cautious." Ji Changfeng smiled wryly upon hearing that. "Facing Profound-level Advanced Stage experts, I won’t be of much use. This time, it will all depend on you, Brother Cheen."

"Don’t worry." Li Chen nodded. He knew that Ji Changfeng was speaking the truth.

Ji Changfeng hadn’t even reached the Profound level yet. Even if a Profound-level Advanced Stage expert stood still and let him attack, he probably wouldn’t be able to break through their true qi defense.

Though bitterly aware of this gap, Ji Changfeng also understood that such an absolute difference in strength was insurmountable.

Li Chen understood this even more deeply, so he didn’t offer any comforting words.

"Train hard. So what if they’re Profound-level Advanced Stage?" Li Chen patted Ji Changfeng on the shoulder with a smile. "Think about it—those two guys are probably at least fifty years old. And you’re still so young. Don’t you have confidence that you can surpass them?"

"Brother Cheen..." Ji Changfeng was momentarily stunned before nodding firmly. "I will absolutely surpass them in the future!"

"Good." Li Chen smiled and nodded. "But that’s for the future. For now, just sit back and watch. For this battle, I alone am more than enough."

"Brother Cheen, you..." Though Ji Changfeng had already anticipated this response, hearing it firsthand still made him worried. "Are you sure you’re okay?"

"Of course, I’m fine." Li Chen rolled his eyes. "Keep your eyes wide open for this fight. Even among Profound-level Advanced Stage experts, there are differences!"

With that, Li Chen leapt onto the stage.

Across from him stood two middle-aged men.

Although they appeared to be in their forties, Li Chen knew that martial artists aged far more slowly than regular people. These two were likely nearing sixty.

"Where’s your partner?" Seeing that Li Chen had come up alone, the referee frowned.

Li Chen smiled faintly, then said something that left everyone around him stunned.

"Oh, him? He’s got an upset stomach. I’ll take care of this fight by myself."