Chapter 101: Wrong, Wrong
Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Wrong, Wrong
Black Blade let out a scornful laugh, his face a mask of contempt and his eyes ferocious.
’Clash fists with me?’
’The grass on the last guy’s grave is already three feet high!’
Too bad Tang Wen couldn’t read his mind, or he would’ve shot back, ’I knew a guy just as cocky as you!’
Night Divine Fist—Dark Night Killers!
Mountain-Opening Cannon Fist—Head-On Cannon!
BOOM!
The two fists collided.
A gust of wind swept across the martial arts arena, sending their clothes billowing.
Black Blade’s savage smile froze on his face. An immense, unstoppable force blocked his Fist Force, traveled up his right arm, and slammed into his body.
His towering, 1.9-meter frame shuddered uncontrollably.
’What?’
The crowd went silent.
The Martial Masters in the audience, shocked and dumbfounded, glanced at one another in disbelief.
Zheng Nanzhu leaned back slightly, a look of utter disbelief on her face.
"He’s just a Second-class Martial Master, isn’t he?"
The aura Tang Wen exuded when he attacked couldn’t be hidden.
A Second-class Martial Master could only channel Visualization Power through their fists, feet, limbs, and weapons.
In terms of technique, he was already at a disadvantage against Black Blade.
Black Blade was a Peak Martial Master who could unleash his Visualization Power from any point on his body and was beginning to transform and awaken his Dark Ability.
The gap between the two was immeasurable.
Most Second-class Martial Masters were limited by their Talent, Cultivation Techniques, and so on.
They would never undergo a transformation in their entire lives.
But Black Blade, given his age, might even undergo a second awakening after this one.
A second awakening would make him an expert on par with the likes of the Black Mountain King and the Flame Queen.
That was King-level Combat Power, something only a handful of the dozen or so factions present possessed!
They could only see Black Blade’s talent. What they didn’t know was...
Tang Wen’s Constitution, eight times that of a normal person, gave him a terrifying boost in explosive power, more than enough to easily erase the gap in their Realms!
Tang Wen visualized again and even had time to mock him, "Is that all you’ve got?"
"You’re courting death!" Black Blade roared in fury.
Tang Wen’s Cannon Fist shot toward his face—Mountain-Opening Cannon!
Black Blade crossed his arms, steadily blocking the punch, only to be caught off guard by the deep mockery on Tang Wen’s face.
Tang Wen advanced with an elbow strike, followed by a Half-Step Bombardment.
Black Blade could only retreat, raising his arms to block again.
Tang Wen was relentless, pressing his advantage. Half-Step Bombardment, Half-Step Bombardment, Half-Step Bombardment...
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The air exploded, like a barrage of artillery fire.
"He’s fighting too aggressively! Anything too rigid is easily broken."
Someone commented, and everyone nodded in agreement. When a weaker person forcefully erupts to suppress a stronger one, it might work for a moment, but have they considered their stamina and spirit?
’How many more moves can Tang Wen keep this up?’
"Ah, the arrogance of youth!"
’Maybe Tang Wen just wants to lose with some dignity.’
Everyone sighed inwardly.
The hot-tempered Patriarch Zheng’s expression was grim.
’This Tang Wen truly doesn’t know what’s important! I gave you the Blood-Strengthening Pill so you would stall Black Blade!’
’Stall him! Pin him down!’
’Wear him down until he’s exhausted.’
’That’s the only way my daughter will have a chance to defeat him when she gets on stage!’
’But what do you do? You, Tang Wen, come up here and make the fight this intense right from the start?’
’How is this going to end?’
’He should know that when the weak fight the strong, the more ferociously you attack at the beginning, the more miserably you lose in the end!’
’Absolutely senseless!’
’Raise the price! Everything we sell to Flame Camp, raise the price on all of it!’
’And another thing! I’ll spread rumors that this kid coveted my daughter’s beauty and insisted on joining the matchmaking tournament even though he already has a wife.’
After his silent tirade, Patriarch Zheng calmed down and observed the battlefield.
A Martial Master cried out in alarm:
"Eight Consecutive Explosions! Nine Consecutive Explosions! Ten Consecutive Explosions!"
With a powerful bang,
Black Blade had no choice but to unleash a burst of power from his feet, forcibly disengaging and retreating to the edge of the arena to catch his breath.
"Ten Consecutive Explosions... This Commander Tang is truly one of the best among Second-class Martial Masters."
"What good is being one of the best? He didn’t press the attack. I’m afraid he’s reached his limit."
"Hehe, look at Elder Zheng’s face. It’s as black as soot."
"..."
A bunch of troublemakers who just love a good show.
They didn’t know that the reason Tang Wen had stopped was that his Fist Technique had suddenly broken through.
[Visualization Martial Arts: Mountain-Opening Cannon Fist, Mastery (2891→3001/6000)]
Life-and-death battles are the best training.
A new fist technique form appeared in Tang Wen’s mind.
"Kid, out of steam, are we? You’re dead!"
In an instant, Black Blade recovered his strength and charged at Tang Wen like a giant ape.
Night Divine Fist, Night Battle Eight Directions!
’Perfect timing!’
Excitement flashed in Tang Wen’s eyes.
Mountain-Opening Cannon Fist—Eight-Armed Divine Fist!
BANG, BANG, BANG! Black Blade threw a sky full of black fist-shadows.
Behind Tang Wen, the phantom image of eight arms appeared and vanished in a flash.
He steadily received Black Blade’s barrage.
’A mere Second-class Martial Master... how is he so damn hard to deal with?!’
Black Blade didn’t understand, but it didn’t matter.
’I’ve already begun my transformation and awakening. I can use another thirty Visualization Bursts!’
’Can this little punk across from me do that?’
’A Second-class Martial Master? At the absolute most, he can do it ten more times!’
’Thirty against ten!’
’The advantage is mine!’
At this thought, the aura around Black Blade surged, and his entire body seemed to be veiled in a thin black mist.
It appeared to have some defensive properties.
He unleashed a continuous barrage of the Dark Divine Fist.
Tang Wen showed no weakness, meeting strength with strength and speed with speed.
With a series of thunderous booms, their clothes were blasted to shreds and their boots disintegrated.
Even the stone ground was stamped with deep craters from the force of their explosive movements.
"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"
"This is getting my blood pumping!"
"I really want to see what this Commander Tang looks like."
The black cloth on Tang Wen’s face was still held firmly in place.
In the blink of an eye, another Ten Consecutive Explosions!
Black Blade took the initiative to retreat, a sign that he had seized control of the fight.
He wanted to see the look of dejection on his opponent’s face.
’Hm? Damn this black cloth!’
Tang Wen didn’t give chase. The Experience Panel appeared:
[Visualization Martial Arts: Mountain-Opening Cannon Fist, Mastery (3001→3105/6000)]
He looked at Black Blade and nodded slightly. Ever since he had comprehended the Eight-Armed Divine Fist a moment ago,
Tang Wen’s goal for this battle had changed.
’Back in the wilderness, I had to completely demolish two stone hills just to get a few dozen experience points.’
’But today, in this short fight with Black Blade, I’ve already gained two hundred experience points.’
’This guy is a walking bag of XP!’
’Now that I’ve run into him, how can I just let him go?’
When Black Blade saw that Tang Wen wasn’t scared at all and in fact looked quite excited,
he cursed, "Fuck!" and charged forward.
"Don’t clash with him head-on again!"
Miss Zheng the Elder couldn’t help but call out a warning.
In the last two exchanges, Tang Wen’s style perfectly matched the image of the mysterious master in her heart.
Untamable and defiant, defeating the strong as the weak!
Just like in the storybooks.
And what she said was what most people were thinking.
’Don’t clash head-on?’
’That won’t do!’
Mountain-Opening Cannon Fist met the Dark Divine Fist head-on!
The roar of their collision rang out once more.
Miss Zheng the Elder couldn’t help but sigh.
"This time, I’m afraid Tang Wen has really reached his limit."
"Mmm, look over there. Patriarch Wang seems to be getting ready to intervene."
"Makes sense. Flame Camp is not to be trifled with."
The consecutive explosions collided.
One, two, three... eight times!
The voices of the crowd grew quieter and quieter, eventually fading into complete silence.
In the square, the Martial Masters fell silent first, followed by the Martial Artists and Martial Disciples.
Finally, the common people of Five Families City’s Inner City were affected by the atmosphere, not daring to even breathe too loudly.
Since the start of the match, Tang Wen had steadily unleashed thirty Visualization Bursts.
This had already surpassed everyone’s understanding of a Second-class Martial Master.
Patriarch Zheng was lost in thought: ’It seems this kid used some method to take the Blood-Strengthening Pill ahead of time.’
’Hmph!’
’Seeing how hard he’s fighting, I won’t raise the prices on the things we sell them after all.’
"I don’t believe you can hold on any longer!"
Black Blade’s fists and feet were a storm of fury. His eyes were bloodshot with rage, and he looked like a mad demon.
Tang Wen was as unmovable as a mountain, his body like a perpetual motion machine, an endless wellspring of strength.
SWISH!
Black Blade made a risky move, hooking two fingers on Tang Wen’s face covering.
With a RIIIP, the black cloth tore apart.
A divinely handsome face was revealed.
With a gaze that could scorn the heavens,
He stood as radiant as a jade tree in the wind!
The women present were as if struck by lightning.
Miss Zheng was no exception, but as a Martial Master, her reaction was faster:
’Hmm, if it’s a boy, we’ll call him Tang Bamboo. If it’s a girl, Tang Nan. How does that sound?’
’No, no!’
’Zheng Nanzhu, what are you thinking!’
’Naming the children should be left to their father.’