Chapter 521 - 294: Grandmaster’s Force, Revealed! (Part 3)

"So fast!"

Gu Xue’Er felt a jolt of surprise in her heart, a trace of anticipation appearing on her charming face. The martial arts talent of Guo Zhen was extraordinary; he actually had a breakthrough in the midst of battle. The outcome of this fight remained uncertain.

Even now, when Gu Xue’Er thought of the battle against Wang Chan, fear still gripped her heart, and she couldn’t help but clench her fists tightly.

The truth was that she lost that battle too disastrously. Her trump card, which she was proud of, seemed to fail in front of Su Mu, who was unperturbed even when trapped in the Grand Array.

"Guo Zhen has actually broken through in the middle of battle!"

Tao Xinglie and Song Jingyuan’s faces turned serious, especially Song Jingyuan’s face suddenly became gloomy; he was the one who personally sent Guo Zhen to the losers’ bracket earlier.

If Guo Zhen were to fight his way back and miraculously defeat him, wouldn’t Song Jingyuan become a laughingstock?

"Damn it!"

Song Jingyuan looked at Su Mu, for the first time hoping in his heart that Su Mu would win. In his view, the current Guo Zhen posed a considerable threat, but Su Mu still didn’t pose a threat.

Facing the now astonishing slash, Su Mu’s usually calm face finally showed some expression.

But it wasn’t panic.

It was joy...

Seeing this, Guo Zhen’s tiger eyes suddenly narrowed, for a brief moment, he thought he was mistaken.

Unfortunately...

Things did not go as he wished.

This astonishing slash didn’t linger long; before everyone could fully see it, it was dispersed by a punch.

Suddenly, a domineering momentum unfurled on the field.

Su Mu raised his fist; the air previously sliced apart by Guo Zhen’s saber momentum gathered again, merged into a punch by Su Mu, creating a dragon’s roar. A virtual shadow of a demon ape appeared, as Su Mu unleashed a punch.

"Madness, has Wang Chan lost his mind?!"

"Even if he’s mastered Martial Momentum, he surely can’t be so daring; the saber in Guo Zhen’s hand is a top-tier Fifth-Grade Dharma Artifact!"

"Truly arrogant, he hasn’t even used Qi Blood Armour!"

Seeing Su Mu preparing to meet the Fifth-Grade Dharma Artifact White Wave Saber infused with sabre momentum with his flesh and blood, everyone, including members of the Li Family, couldn’t help but exclaim in shock, many believing Wang Chan had lost his mind.

At this moment, several people even closed their eyes, already imagining the bloody scene about to unfold.

Facing a top-tier Fifth-Grade Dharma Artifact with mere flesh and blood would be akin to seeking death for even the most physically strong martial artist, let alone those cultivating Cross-Training Martial Arts who would never make such a reckless move.

However...

In the next instant, the blade met flesh and blood, yet the expected scene did not occur; instead, a sudden explosive sound of metal clashing emerged.

Everyone fixed their eyes on the scene, only to see blue power two inches thick surging from Su Mu’s fist, more astonishing still was that the blue power became solid.

In the next instant.

"Crunch!"

A series of cracking sounds echoed through the skies, the saber momentum and fist momentum shattered. Guo Zhen’s top-tier Fifth-Grade Dharma Artifact White Wave Saber clashed brutally with flesh and blood, yet ultimately, he was shaken by a punch, staggered several steps back.

"Boom boom boom!"

Each step was heavy, his footfalls on the Martial Arts Arena resounding like the beat of war drums.

Guo Zhen’s pupils contracted sharply, the mouth gripping his saber trembling slightly, he looked in disbelief at Su Mu’s fist where the blue power extended two inches beyond his skin.

"External power release, Refining Force into Gang Force... This, this is Gang Qi!"

Guo Zhen’s face showed an undeniable shock, he cried out.

"Martial Gang, this is Martial Gang!"

"Wang Chan has not only mastered Fist Momentum, but also Martial Gang... two inches of Gang Force, his Gang Qi is definitely not just entry-level!"

The guests’ seats erupted; several people sprang to their feet, their faces showing signs of shock.

On the Martial Dao path, condensing Gang Qi is not achieved through a single method, but most people grasp Gang Force by advancing to become an Upper Three Grades Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Refining Force into Gang is one hallmark of the Martial Arts Grandmaster, who upon breakthrough to the Grandmaster Realm, can refine all their power into Gang Qi.

Gang Qi in the Pre-Qin era had another name, known as the Grandmaster’s Force, meaning Gang Qi was the formidable power unique to Martial Arts Grandmasters.

As for the other method.

It’s refining power five times to achieve Gang Force, but this realm exists mostly in ancient texts, virtually unattainable after the decline of Pre-Qin martial arts.

But now, Wang Chan, at the Fifth Grade, has mastered the Gang Force of a Grandmaster!

The audience was in uproar, sounds of gasping ceaselessly echoed through the arena.

At this moment, no one noticed Tao Yang, the current Patriarch of the Tao Family, witnessing the instant Wang Chan demonstrated Gang Force, his eyes squinted and deep within them, intense killing intent arose.

Suddenly echoing in his ears were words from months prior, spoken in the ancestral hall the day Xinglie’s Soul Lamp extinguished.

"Has the killer of my son Xingzheng been punished?"

"He remains alive."

"The killer is still alive? Could it be... the old ancestor did not act?"

"A half-protected Life Character shields him well; the one who killed your son... though not in the Upper Three Grades, possesses Gang Force."