Chapter 584 - 195: Conclusion of the Grand Competition, Final Rankings

Yang Jing had originally wanted to continue his exhilarating battle with Chu Yunhai.

But now that Chu Yunhai was no longer hiding his strength and was preparing to use his superior speed to end the fight, Yang Jing saw no reason to hold back either.

The three fused streams of Inner Qi in his Dantian roared to life. He pushed his Heart Method to its absolute limit, and the meridians throughout his body seemed to widen by several degrees as his Inner Qi surged like a river bursting its banks.

Yang Jing’s speed increased dramatically. His form became a black blur of lightning, faintly faster than even Chu Yunhai.

The two collided again, fist against palm. A loud CLANG echoed as a shockwave of air erupted outwards.

In an instant, Chu Yunhai’s speed advantage vanished. He was forced to retreat again and again by Yang Jing’s rapid fists.

At the same time, Chu Yunhai also activated his Infinite Body at full power. A layer of pearlescent white light enveloped him, and his speed increased once more, just barely allowing him to keep up with Yang Jing’s pace.

The two became blurs on the stage, a web of fists and palms woven between them. Every collision made the green stone slabs of the stage tremble lightly, kicking up clouds of dust.

Yang Jing’s Mountain-Breaking Seal was ferocious and domineering. His fists were like mountains, each blow carrying the power to split stone and sunder peaks.

Chu Yunhai’s Refining Gang Palm, on the other hand, was insidious and cunning. The wind from his palms was like blades, specialized in breaking through Inner Qi defenses.

The two traded blows, their techniques exquisitely brilliant, dazzling the crowd below.

The clash between them became a stalemate once more. Yang Jing held a slight initiative due to his marginal speed advantage, but it wasn’t significant, and the outcome of the battle remained uncertain.

However, seeing Yang Jing’s sudden burst of speed, the color drained from Chu Yunhai’s face.

For the first time, his calm, composed, and confident expression wavered violently, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He stared intently at Yang Jing, a storm raging in his mind.

The moment Yang Jing displayed speed a notch greater than his own, he instantly guessed the truth: Yang Jing must have also broken through to the Qi Eating Realm with his third True Skill!

He knew full well how difficult it was to break through to the Qi Eating Realm with three different True Skills. It required immense resources, astonishing comprehension, fortuitous opportunities, and an unbreakable will.

He himself had not yet accomplished this. It wasn’t that he couldn’t, but that he believed breaking through with two Top-grade True Skills was sufficient. He felt his main focus should be on breaking through to the Qi Absorption Realm in preparation for next year’s Gold Terrace Grand Competition.

’And Yang Jing is just too astonishing. How long has it been since he broke through to the Qi Eating Realm with his first True Skill?’

’And he’s already brought all Three True Skills to the Qi Eating Realm?’

’Or has he been hiding his strength all this time? Had he already broken through with one or two True Skills long ago, only revealing it today?’

Chu Yunhai shook his head, forcefully suppressing the shock and turmoil in his heart.

He had no more time to think. Yang Jing’s fists, wrapped in a biting wind, struck out again like thunderbolts.

They exchanged over twenty more moves. Relying on his superior speed, Yang Jing could always anticipate Chu Yunhai’s techniques a step ahead and seize the initiative.

His fists rained down like a torrential storm, unleashing the full power of the Mountain-Breaking Seal. The air itself seemed to tear and screech wherever his fists passed.

Chu Yunhai, meanwhile, relied on the formidable defense of his Infinite Body and the exquisite counters of his Refining Gang Palm to tenaciously hold on.

But gradually, Chu Yunhai’s movements grew sluggish. More and more openings appeared in his defense, and slowly, Yang Jing began to suppress him.

As time went on, Yang Jing’s advantage grew, and the scales of victory slowly tipped in his favor.

The state of this battle was completely beyond everyone’s expectations.

Thousands of pairs of eyes watched the two fighters on the stage in shock. The plaza fell silent, leaving only the muffled thuds of fists and palms colliding.

No one had expected that in this fight, it would be Yang Jing on the verge of defeating Chu Yunhai.

They were even more shocked that Yang Jing had hidden such terrifying strength—he had actually broken through to the Qi Eating Realm with all Three True Skills!

This sent waves of shock through the hearts of the many disciples at the Peak of the Inner Strength Realm.

For them, the bottleneck to the Qi Eating Realm was like an insurmountable mountain, one they might not be able to cross in their entire lifetime.

But not only had Yang Jing broken through, he had reached this stage—all Three True Skills at the Qi Eating Realm. It was enough to make others feel like there was no point in even trying!

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「On the stage.」

Yang Jing used his slight speed advantage, his gaze as sharp as an eagle’s, locking onto Chu Yunhai’s form.

He seized a fleeting moment when Chu Yunhai’s old force was spent and new force had yet to rise. Ducking sideways to evade Chu Yunhai’s palm strike, he focused all three streams of his fused Inner Qi into his right fist. With world-sundering might, he punched accurately toward an opening on Chu Yunhai’s chest.

Chu Yunhai’s pupils shrank. ’This is bad,’ he thought, hastily raising a palm to block.

BANG!

With a tremendous boom, Chu Yunhai felt an irresistible, immense, and pure wave of Inner Qi, like a tsunami, pour into his body. It felt as if his organs were being rearranged. A sweet taste rose in his throat, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood.

His body shot backward like a kite with a snapped string. He retreated more than ten steps before he could barely stabilize himself, the stone slabs cracking beneath his feet.

Chu Yunhai’s expression hardened. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as he stared coldly at Yang Jing.

He took a deep breath and spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and laced with unwillingness to concede. "I never thought you were hiding so much! But do you think this is enough to defeat me? You underestimate me!"

As his words fell, the Inner Qi in Chu Yunhai’s body erupted. The pearlescent white glow around him flared violently. His entire aura surged, becoming more immense and more domineering than before, like a savage beast awakening, exuding a heart-pounding pressure.