Chapter Thirty-Eight: Fierce and Heroic Dust

  Actually, Lu Yufeng's close combat has always been strong. When he was a soldier, no one could be his opponent. It's just that after crossing over, he wasn't too familiar with the collision of such great power. However, after so many years of training in the Demon Forest, Lu Yufeng had gradually adapted to this kind of power.

  "Oh? Someone else has defeated you in close combat? Who is it?" Feng Chen's opponent also became interested, and in his eyes, Feng Chen's close combat was indeed fierce. If not for another unexpected encounter, he wouldn't have been able to defeat Feng Chen. He didn't expect that there was someone even more formidable than Feng Chen. "Could it be that he too had an experience like mine?"

  "As for who he is, I can't tell you. If you meet him in the future, you'll know. All I can say is that he's a person misunderstood by everyone. Alright, enough warm-up, now it's time to get serious. You need to be careful." With that, Feng Chen took out his own weapon, the Fulong Staff. His opponent was also solemn-faced, knowing that his skills were not as good as Feng Chen's. Except for close combat, if they really started fighting with weapons, he would definitely lose to Feng Chen. However, he didn't fear because he had already mentally prepared himself to lose. After all, Feng Chen was someone who had participated in the great war last time, and he knew he wasn't as good as him. But within their school, being able to exchange blows with such an opponent made winning or losing no longer the most important thing.

  "Alright, next time I meet him, I'll definitely try it out with him. Come on, now it's your turn to fight me, win first then talk." As he spoke, he took out his own weapon, an iron whip. This iron whip was extremely vicious and could attack people from all directions, making it impossible to defend against. This was the verdict that Lu Yufeng had made about this person. The whip's attack was very agile, just like when Lu Yufeng met someone who used a nine-section whip before. That time, the person had left dozens of scars on Lu Yufeng's body.

  Feng Chen's face was also solemn, as he had encountered opponents who used such weapons before, and they were extremely troublesome.

  The wind and dust didn't wait for the opponent to make the first move, directly sweeping over with a stick. This kind of weapon is meant to prevent the opponent from exerting their advantage, not allowing them to display their skills, so as to quickly settle the opponent.

  Feng Chen's opponent didn't expect him to launch a preemptive attack, and for a moment was caught off guard, forced to dodge in all directions. However, after several dodges, the advantage Feng Chen gained from his preemptive attack naturally disappeared, as his opponent had already distanced himself from Feng Chen, creating enough space to fully utilize his weapon's advantages.

  The person wielding the iron whip saw that the distance had opened up, and immediately shook their hand. True energy poured into the iron whip, which then danced in the wind and dust. The wind and dust were hardly able to withstand this weapon's attack. Although it seemed like they had blocked it, the iron whip suddenly curved down and struck heavily on Feng Chen's back. Feng Chen felt extremely stifled and suffocated, his cultivation clearly higher than his opponent's, yet he was being suppressed by the other party's cheap trick with a weapon.

  Feng Chen now only wants to let out a loud roar, shouting out his own grievances, but Feng Chen didn't do so. Although sometimes Feng Chen is a bit unorthodox, he is indeed a true man, so Feng Chen chose to use force to overcome gentleness. With a sudden movement, Feng Chen jumped up high, raised his long pole and loudly shouted "Tai Shan Pressing Down!" Suddenly, a dazzling light burst out from the tip of Feng Chen's pole, this was the true yuan energy released by the pole, just like the knife energy released by Lu Yu Feng himself.

  The person holding the iron whip didn't expect Feng Chen to get rid of his entanglement in this way, but in this situation, Feng Chen's approach was correct. At least he had shaken off the iron whip and launched a crushing attack on his opponent with the "Tai Shan Pressing Top" move. However, this strike did not take effect, as the person holding the iron whip simply dodged and escaped from Feng Chen's stick technique lock.

  And the person wielding the iron whip, Ma Shan, counterattacked with "Thousand Threads Entwined!" This was a unique skill of the iron whip wielder, one that could only be used by those who wielded whips as their weapon. Countless illusory shadows created by the iron whip attacked Feng Chen, forcing him to dodge and weave about. Don't think these illusions were harmless; on the contrary, they were quite formidable. These shadows were all manifestations of Ma Shan's true essence.

  Feng Chen was extremely embarrassed, never expecting to encounter such a formidable opponent at the age of 16. However, Feng Chen was no ordinary person either. With his staff technique, he launched a horizontal sweep that struck the iron whip in the man's hand, sending it flying. All the illusions disappeared as well. Feng Chen didn't stop there; with another powerful strike, Tai Shan Pressed Top, he attacked the man holding the whip. The man quickly raised both hands to hold the whip above his head, blocking Feng Chen's attack. However, Feng Chen's staff technique was too fierce, and with one strike, he sent the man tumbling to the ground on one knee. The residual shockwave of True Yuan emanated from the man's kneeling position, creating a massive crater on the performance stage. As Feng Chen exhausted his strength without any leverage, the man pushed him back with great force, sending him stumbling backward.

  That man stood up, spat out a mouthful of blood, and said to Feng Chen, "You're really strong. I've heard that you still have a secret technique that can instantly increase your combat power. You didn't even use the secret technique, and I'm not your opponent. It seems that I have no way to defeat you. However, as long as I haven't fallen down, I won't admit defeat. Come on!" That man's true yuan surged again, and he launched another attack at Feng Chen.

  "You are a worthy opponent, but you still can't defeat me, come on!" Feng Chen's momentum surged again by 30%, swinging the Fulong stick to attack that person.

  The iron whip and the Fulong stick collided with each other, producing a fierce crashing sound. It seemed that the fight between these two had already entered its most intense stage.

  "I'll crush you with a single blow of Mount Tai!" Feng Chen shot out, striking the man with a crushing blow, but the man seemed to have anticipated this and dodged Feng Chen's attack with a swift movement.

  "I knew you could dodge, now let's see how you dodge, sweep across the land!" Feng Chen raised his horse and launched a sweeping attack at the man. In that instant when the man retreated, Lu Yu Feng already knew that this iron whip user had lost. If he were using any other weapon, there might still be a chance to block it, but this iron whip was likely unstoppable. Lu Yu Feng and Feng Chen had sparred many times before, so he already knew that Feng Chen would use this "Sweep Across the Land" move, and the man's reaction was too slow, leaving him nowhere to hide.

  As expected, the man was swept up by the iron whip, but this move was extremely powerful and he couldn't withstand it. He was knocked to the ground along with the whip, creating large craters. Fortunately, his True Yuan protected him, or else this blow would have been fatal. Now, he was only severely injured. It was precisely because of this that Feng Chen dared to attack him so fiercely. After all, they were fellow disciples competing, not fighting to the death, and he wouldn't take his life.

  That man lay in the big pit that had been smashed out and slowly said a sentence, "Brother Shifu is indeed formidable! I admit defeat."

  Feng Chen heard this sentence and put away his own Fú Lóng stick, jumped into the pit, and helped that person up.

  "Sorry, junior brother, it's not a big deal." Feng Chen was very impressed with the whip user, so after hearing him admit defeat, he personally helped him up. You know, this kind of weapon is easy to hurt yourself during practice, and those who can persist are definitely people worthy of respect.

  "It's nothing, just need to rest for a while and I'll be fine. To be able to exchange blows with a master like Shifu, that's what I call exhilarating!" After saying this, he burst out laughing, but before he could laugh a few more times, another mouthful of blood spurted out, and then he fell into Fengchen's arms.

  The staff helped the injured contestant off the stage and handed him over to someone on the side, then turned around and returned to the performance stage, after all, they still had to wait for the judges' decision before they could leave.

  "This round, Feng Chen wins!"

  Lu Yu Feng heard the judge's verdict and turned to leave. He needed to go back and slowly comprehend the two great battles he had seen today, and besides, today's trial was over, but tomorrow would continue. So Lu Yu Feng returned to his courtyard to cultivate slowly. Before leaving, Lu Yu Feng exchanged a smile with Feng Chen on the performance stage, as if telling his senior brother that he had already given him support.

  Lu Yu Feng sat cross-legged in the room, slowly comprehending today's gains.

  "If that punch was a little more to the left... If that whip was an inch higher... If Brother Shi had attacked with lightning speed..." Lu Yufeng slowly realized.