Purple Mist Dao Master
Chapter 320 - 243: 3-Yuan Whip! Red Tiger Roar! Peak Battle of the Human List!_2

Chapter 320: Chapter 243: 3-Yuan Whip! Red Tiger Roar! Peak Battle of the Human List!_2

Or perhaps—

"Can it be both?"

Yin Ye looked at the stage, feeling somewhat eager to test his skills. He was curious about how much Wang Zhengyi’s strength had increased after summoning the ’Mirage Pearl’.

But there was no rush.

He could wait until Gu Shiyou finished fighting—it wasn’t too late.

On the stage.

Wang Zhengyi and Gu Shiyou clashed fiercely—

Gu Shiyou’s whip technique slightly surpassed Wang Zhengyi’s mastery of the spear technique.

But Wang Zhengyi’s strength was superior to Gu Shiyou’s.

The two fought intensely.

There wasn’t much difference.

It was truly spectacular.

And to the disciples of the Purple Beard Sect, the most thrilling part was the young man across from them giving a penetrating analysis of the ’Tri-element Whip’.

This person’s explanation actually benefitted those among them who were practicing the ’Tri-element Whip’!

A mere outsider!

And yet he understood the Purple Beard Sect’s absolute skills better than they did?

It’s unreasonable!

...

Yan Chuan didn’t care and spoke eloquently—

"The leg technique and stepping technique of the ’Tri-element Whip’ are closely connected, with little aerial spinning, jumping, and striking. It primarily uses a base stance, complemented by kicking and sweeping techniques in the legwork, including stepping forward into cross-stances, and flexible maneuvers in stepping. In addition, it incorporates the movement method of body charging and hip striking!"

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

"Truly wonderful!"

"Brother Wang, be aware that the essence of the ’Tri-element Whip’ isn’t in the metal whip itself, but rather in the opponent’s movement technique, leg technique, and step technique. If you can break these, the ’Tri-element Whip’ isn’t worth worrying about."

"Squatting stance down, with a base of four-six!"

"Straight in and out, squeeze in and twist out!"

"’Cross Fist’ doesn’t work, ’Shadow Following’ doesn’t work, try switching to ’Cannon Fist’—"

"Oblique Step with top-picking and contraction-expansion skill; tighten the body small and attack inward; feet first, hands after, that’s the true way."

...

Wang Zhengyi listened to Yan Chuan’s teaching, his mind stirring with the essence of ’Cannon Fist’—

"Cannon Fist arises from the heart fire, with oblique step striking the chest; the heart sinks, opens and closes to meet the enemy, with top-picking and contraction-expansion skill."

But see Wang Zhengyi, holding the spear in his left hand, shaking with his right!

The spear struck out!

Like a cannon!

Another divine inspiration, blending in the ’Tiger Form’.

"This spear!"

"Is named!"

"Red Tiger Roar!"

A single spear strike, like a fierce tiger released from a cage!

Ferocious, ferocious, ferocious!

Truly ferocious!

...

Bang bang bang!

Gu Shiyou wielded the steel whip, his moves taken to the extreme, having no choice but to clash head-on. In this instant, he used his full strength without holding back.

Clang!

The spear collided with the steel whip!

Gu Shiyou’s tiger mouth trembled, and from his tiger mouth to his arm to his back, his entire body felt a slight numbness, causing him to retreat half a step involuntarily.

Looking across.

Thud thud thud!

Wang Zhengyi was likewise shaken, retreating three steps in succession.

To an uninformed onlooker, it might seem as though Gu Shiyou had the upper hand. In reality, due to this collision, Wang Zhengyi had a slight advantage, even though he retreated more, he deliberately unloaded the force, reducing the pressure on his body. Gu Shiyou only retreated half a step, meaning he missed the timing and withstood the brunt of the impact, leading to a significant depletion of his inner strength and internal energy.

In this match!

Wang Zhengyi had a slight edge!

At this time, discerning people could tell that in the duel between Wang Zhengyi and Gu Shiyou, the former, at most at the limit-breaking Third and Fourth Grade, had the advantage in strength, but Gu Shiyou was already a Sixth Grade Master, proficient in the Purple Beard Sect’s absolute skills ’Jiujiang Iron Chain Skill’ and ’Tri-element Whip’, which gave him stronger overall abilities.

The two fought fiercely.

Wang Zhengyi was slightly inferior, but it was hard to determine the winner after hundreds of exchanges.

"Hidden Dragon one hundred and four!"

"So that’s how it is!"

Wang Zhengyi finally understood his standing relative to the ranking.

He managed to get onto the ’Hidden Dragon List’, somewhat muddle-headed, not knowing how much the ’Traveler Department’ factored his ’Mirage Pearl’ into his strength.

But now he knew—

"After the final decisive battle in the ’Jian Province Competition’, I underwent another transformation in ’Qi Power’, marking my fourth transformation. My ’Qi Power’ advanced another level."

"Moreover, in terms of cultivation, I broke through from the Third Grade to the Fourth Grade, entering the breaking limit middle stage with remarkable progress."

"Additionally, I’ve made significant progress in ’Xingyi Quan’ and have recently started learning ’Martial King Elephant Toss Skill’, mastering the use of my Qi Power effortlessly."

Layer upon layer of improvement.

Since his last public performance, Wang Zhengyi had improved significantly.

Yet, even with the constant elevation and skyrocketing of his strength, without utilizing the ’Mirage Pearl’, he could barely fight Gu Shiyou to a sixty-forty standstill—

He was forty!

Gu Shiyou was sixty!

"So this is the level I’m at!"

Wang Zhengyi finally had a preliminary clear assessment of himself: "With my current foundational strength, using the ’Mirage Pearl’, advancing ten to twenty more ranks shouldn’t be difficult, but certainly not beyond eighty."

Why?

Because Yan Chuan is only ranked eighty-one!

"Even now, using the ’Mirage Pearl’, I’m by no means a match for Brother Yan."

"But Brother Yan’s ranking might be somewhat underestimated."

Wang Zhengyi stood proudly with his spear, quickly calculating his strength and rank.

Overall, the future looks promising!

Before reaching Cang Mountain, he could experience another ’transformation’ and ’upgrade’, particularly in the realm of Martial Arts, enhancing ’Xingyi Quan’ and ’Martial King Elephant Toss Skill’ for further progress and refinement.

He was still in ascension!

Racing forward!

Endless progress!

...

On stage, the two continued their fierce battle.

Yan Chuan spoke eloquently, reaping great rewards—

[Your ’Tri-element Whip’ has improved, advancing from Beginner of the First Realm to Fifth Realm of Mastery.]

[Your ’Purple Mist Divine Skill’ has improved, advancing from Fifth Realm of Mastery to Sixth Realm Refining Fire.]

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[Task One: Inspiration +2]

[Task Two: Inspiration +3]

[Task Three: Inspiration +4]

[Task Four: Inspiration +3]

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[Task One: Innate Skill (Geng★★)]

[Inspiration: 88]

...

[Task Four: One Yang Finger (Geng★★)]

[Inspiration: 83]

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’Innate Skill’ and ’One Yang Finger’ had been in development for about a month, compared to Boxing, Swordsmanship, Movement Technique, and so on, skills like ’Innate Skill’ and ’One Yang Finger’ developed relatively slower.

Yan Chuan developed Martial Arts through extensive reading and knowledge acquisition, and by publicly discussing martial arts to draw inspiration through "Mutual Teaching and Learning".

The first approach, straightforward.

The second approach revealed the real difference.

The speed of development wasn’t easily noticeable, only the effect of "Mutual Teaching and Learning" could make a noticeable impact.

Innate Skill!

One Yang Finger!

Progress was slower.

However, ’Innate Skill’ drew upon the foundation of ’Mixed Element Skill’ and ’Purple Mist Divine Skill’, a continuous lineage, making the development progress decent.

’One Yang Finger’ lagged behind, but could catch up using inspiration gained from "Mutual Teaching and Learning".

"Before reaching Cang Mountain, these two Divine Skills should be fully developed."

Yan Chuan didn’t intend, yet exclaimed: "The power of ’Innate Skill’ + ’One Yang Finger’ isn’t simply one plus one!"

Wang Chongyang and Duan Zhixing exchanged their absolute skills, each significantly advancing in strength.

Yan Chuan smoothly progressed from ’Mixed Element Skill’, through ’Purple Mist Divine Skill’ to ’Innate Skill’.

He also started developing ’One Yang Finger’ due to the Zhou Family Sisters’ injuries.

The meeting of these two Divine Skills was a coincidence.

It wasn’t until after that Yan Chuan realized, filled with joy and anticipation to see what sparks the combination of these two Divine Skills might produce exclusively in his hands.

...

Below the ring.

Different thoughts running through people’s minds.

On the stage, Wang Zhengyi and Gu Shiyou continued their fight.

Rumble!

A fierce clash!

The two were determined to decide a winner.

"Junior Brother Gu is young, he may not be a match for Wang Zhengyi."

"Junior Sister, if defeat seems likely later, go up there and teach him a lesson freely, don’t hesitate, the man hasn’t even used his ’Mirage Pearl’ yet!"

Yin Ye watched Wang Zhengyi and Gu Shiyou exchange moves back and forth, his eyes glimmering as he whispered, "If there’s a chance, it would be best to join forces with Junior Brother Gu to seize his ’Mirage Pearl’. That way, when we reach Cang Mountain, we’ll have more chances of victory."

"This—"

Xu Yue hesitated.

Snatching someone’s treasure?

If word got out, it would be despised by fellow martial artists on the Jianghu.

"Since Wang Zhengyi dares to run wild on Purple Beard Mountain, if he doesn’t pay a price, won’t any stray cat or dog be able to act up in the future?"

Yin Ye said righteously, then added: "Junior Sister, rest assured, coming from Jian Province, Wang Zhengyi has no significant background, so if he loses his treasure to Zhang Yang, he deserves it, and no one cares!"

No background and still so brazen?

If he doesn’t get taught a lesson, he’ll eventually cause big trouble, risking his life.

"I’m really just teaching him!"

Yin Ye smiled.

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