Chapter 63: Martial Arts Trial by Combat

  Dazed and disoriented, Chen Luo slowly opened his eyes, only to be met with a throbbing headache. Rubbing his temples, he muttered to himself, "I can never drink again, it's too painful." Sitting up, he looked around and realized that he was in one of the guest rooms at Tianyi Manor. Trying to recall the events of the previous day, his memories were hazy, but he vaguely remembered drinking with Xue Yunshan, and possibly running into Xue Yawen and Luo Ying later on. However, everything after that was a complete blank.

  It was already evening when he looked out the window, and he couldn't help but smile wryly. He hadn't expected to sleep for a whole day. When he opened the door, his maid Xiao Li had been waiting outside. Seeing that he was awake, she quickly prepared some water for him to wash up with. After finishing washing up, Xiao Li brought over some hangover soup, and after a series of services, his body felt much more comfortable.

  "It's early, isn't it?"

  Hearing the sound, Chen Luo looked back and found that Wei Tianlong was sitting in the pavilion, seemingly studying a chess game.

  "It's still early, the sun hasn't set yet." Chen Luo sat on a stone chair in the pavilion, leaning against the pillar, yawning and said: "How much did I drink with Old Xue yesterday?"

  "You two didn't drink much either."

  "Lao Xue will probably have to kneel on the board again when he goes back." Clearly remembering the expression on Xue Yunshan's face when he was rubbing his knees during the trial, the two of them teased Master Yu for a while before starting to eat. While eating, Wei Tiandong even asked for two more cups, which scared Chen Luo quite badly - today, no matter what, he didn't want to drink anymore. Wei Tiandong didn't force him either.

  "By the way, Xiaoluo, last time I came back from outside, I got something for you." Wei Tiangong walked out of the inner room with a palm-sized crystal stone in his hand and handed it over, saying: "This is a Xuan-level heart method 'Hu Long Jing'".

  "Oh?" Having heard the two words "extreme quality", Chen's eyebrows rose in delight as he hastily took it over to examine.

  The world's spiritual formula is also divided into heart method spiritual formula and gongfa spiritual formula. Gongfa spiritual formula is the most common, after cultivation, it is often an attacking defensive means, such as Tiger Majesty Wuxiangquan, Golden Snake Wrapping Silk Hand, and Residual Shadow Three Dynamics all belong to gongfa spiritual formula. Heart method spiritual formula is more introverted, not a means of attack defense, but a means of cultivating spiritual power operation.

  The first realm is unable to cultivate the Heart Law Spirit, only by entering the second realm can it be done. Once the Spiritual Sea is opened up, the cultivated Heart Law Spirit will be different, and the properties of the Spiritual Power may also change accordingly. For example, Xiao Luo Tian's famous Heart Law Spirit is 'Rapid Flow', after cultivation, the Spiritual Power in the Spiritual Sea flows like a rapid river, quite fierce.

  Xīn Fǎ Líng Jué and Gōng Fǎ Líng Jué are the same, divided into four levels of Tiān Dì Xuán Huáng, with three qualities of upper, middle and lower.

  "I know you're about to open up your Spiritual Sea, and after your spiritual veins change, they become extremely violent. I think this Fire Dragon's power should be very suitable for you." said Wei Tianlong with a smile.

  Chen Luo's consciousness entered the crystal, sensing the essence of this Fire Qilin's powerful spirit. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and it was extremely suitable for his violent spiritual power. He became quite excited and said: "Old Wei, this spiritual formula is not ordinary, I'm afraid it's not of a low grade, what level is it?"

  "Top-grade mystic."

  "Good fellow!" Chen's heart was slightly startled, the Xuan-class spiritual mantra, and the top-grade gong fa spiritual mantra were already extremely rare. As for the top-grade heart method spiritual mantra, there were only a few.

  "But be careful, you must be cautious when cultivating." Wei Tianlong said seriously: "This spiritual formula was obtained by a friend of mine, he said that the Fire Jiao's power is the most violent and unyielding among all the Xuan-level spiritual formulas, there is no exception. Ordinary people can't control it, so you must be careful, if you can't control it, tell me as soon as possible, I will find another formula for you."

  "The most powerful heart method? Good! Good!" Chen Luo was overjoyed in his heart and hastily expressed his gratitude. Wei Tianlong just smiled helplessly, saying: "You little guy is still being polite with me." Since tomorrow was the third stage of the trial, after dinner, Chen Luo returned directly to the Kuaiyun Villa.

  The third stage of the martial arts trial proceeded as scheduled, and this stage was also the most exciting part of the entire trial. However, due to the large number of participants, the duration was very long. Each participating apprentice would be assigned a sequence number and then randomly selected an opponent for a promotion match. This seemed somewhat unfair, after all, if someone drew Ye Huaxian or Xue Xiangyun, they might as well admit defeat directly. However, in order to ensure fairness, each apprentice had one chance to challenge, that is, if the first round was against Ye Huaxian and lost, they could choose any of the promoted apprentices to challenge again, and if they won, they could replace their opponent and advance smoothly.

  During the trial, the apprentices showed their skills to the extreme, especially the three dark horses in the first two trials, among which Ye Qing was the most eye-catching. She won five consecutive battles and her opponents were all seriously injured. Her ruthless attacks left people speechless, and no one knew the reason behind it. It seemed like she was venting something out, but what was even more astonishing was the incredible fighting power Ye Qing displayed. With her cultivation of three turns of spiritual power, her peak-stage lower-grade Xuan-class spirit technique and her perfected upper-grade Xuan-class spirit technique were extremely powerful, unmatched by anyone.

  This time, Chen Luo did not slack off and instead went all the way to the top 50, killing his way through. Since Wang Wei was bullied, he knew that if he didn't show some strength, those bastards would come to provoke him again. So, he decided to use force to intimidate them. Xiao Jinguo also entered the top 50 with great difficulty, along with Niu Meng.

  At this moment, the 50 strong contestants stood in the trial arena, surrounded by a crowd of people. Everyone knew that the duel between these 50 apprentices was the most exciting part of the trial, making everyone look forward to it. The deans and executives of various academies also arrived one after another. Dean Xiao Luo Tian and Executive Li Yuan were naturally among them. When the judge announced the first pair of dueling apprentices, the scene suddenly boiled over.

  Xiao Jinkou's Chen Luo vs Zheng Kaize of Zhurui College.

  Zheng Kaize is a disciple of the second batch of this trial, and his strength is also clear to everyone. He has three turns of spiritual power and possesses two major accomplishments in the middle stage of spiritual cultivation, making his combat power extremely strong.

  But previously, no one expected much from Chen Luo. After all, he had performed mediocrely in the first two trials. However, after the Tianqi Wine House incident spread, it was heard that Chen Luo had beaten Wan Xiang and others without giving them a chance to fight back. Everyone knew that this guy had hidden his strength, especially when they heard that he had undergone seven meridian transformations and had even mastered one of the five great spiritual techniques, the Thunderbolt Hand, to perfection, which made people look forward to it even more.

  Chen Luo and Zheng Kai Zhe both entered the stage together.

  Everyone's eyes were fixed on the two, and Yu Hua Fei, Xue Yi Wen, Mu Huang, and others were no exception. They still clearly remembered that at the Tian Qi Wine House, Zheng Kai Ze did not lay a hand on Chen Luo. Previously, they couldn't understand the reason, but after attending the exhibition, they all speculated that it was probably because Zheng Kai Ze knew about Chen Luo's special relationship with Lin Lao of the Tian Qi Pavilion, so he had some reservations. Since he showed restraint at the Tian Qi Wine House, then during the trial by combat, Zheng Kai Ze shouldn't show any restraint, right?

  But what nobody expected was that Zheng Kai Ze actually... actually conceded defeat voluntarily.

  His move caused a sensation throughout the stadium.

  Zheng Kaize, who is in the second tier, is a figure who has the qualifications to compete for the top ten. How did he meet Chen Luo and lose without even fighting? What is he afraid of? Is it because Chen Luo has the background of Tianji Pavilion? This shouldn't be the case, as there's no conflict, what's there to consider? Why? Probably none of the tens of thousands of people in the arena know the reason except for Zheng Kaize himself.

  When Zheng Kai Ze walked out of the trial field, the whole scene was filled with sighs.

  "Zheng Kaize, you're really a waste!" Ye Qing's face, cold as ice and frost, was filled with mockery.

  "YOU!" Zheng Kai Ze's face turned iron-green with rage, his teeth clenched in anger, as he bellowed: "If you're so capable, go fight him yourself!"

  "Hmph! Trash is trash." Ye Qing sneered, his eyes gleaming with a sinister light as he stared at Chen Luo, enunciating each word: "I will definitely knock him down! Definitely!"

  "What are you really afraid of, why don't you dare fight him?" Ding Zixuan asked, seeing Zheng Kaize not responding, he asked again: "What are you really afraid of."

  Are you afraid?

  Zheng Kaize was indeed afraid, because until now he couldn't forget being defeated by Chen Luo in the small forest, the mutated violent Seven Pulse Spirit Power was like a mad flame that instantly crushed his Three Pulse Spirit Power, and he even suspected that Chen Luo's mutated violent spirit power was stronger than Four Pulse Spirit Power, so how could they fight?

  "It seems that Zheng Kai Ze must have had a run-in with Chen Luo and suffered a great loss, otherwise he wouldn't have conceded defeat so readily." Yu Hua Fei's eyebrows furrowed in thought as she whispered, "Chen Luo... this guy is really mysterious."

  Next to her, Xue Xiangyun also nodded in agreement, gazing at the blue-clothed youth across from them. Her eyes flashed with countless doubts - Chen Luo's eerie spirit, his unknown identity, his mysterious abilities... and she still couldn't understand why her father would associate with him, remembering how her drunken father had said he wanted to betroth her to Chen Luo, leaving Xue Xiangyun feeling humiliated and angry to this day.

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