Chapter 872 - 405: Appointed as Tiqi, Thunder Drum Contest, A Stunning Feat That Overwhelms the Clans!

Chapter 872: Chapter 405: Appointed as Tiqi, Thunder Drum Contest, A Stunning Feat That Overwhelms the Clans!

Song Jia’s thunder sound is similar to the "Heavenly Thunder," but somewhat muffled. And with each resounding beat, the echo lengthened slightly. It seemed dragging, not very clean. Perhaps it’s related to the "Water Dragon Breath" before the resounding thunder sound.

He executed four bursts in an instant, a total of sixty-nine consecutive beats. Lei Chong nodded slightly, without comment.

Just as Song Jia finished, another Gold Appraisal Guard joked, "It’s not every day we get a Thunder Drum Contest, so I might as well join in the fun!"

Su Kaihu of the Su family in Jade City jumped into the arena. This person took a deep breath, his chest swelling high as if it would burst.

Su Kaihu continued to inhale deeply, his chest expanding further. Li Jian remarked, "The Su family of Jade City has the most imposing martial arts. This is the breathing martial technique ’Jade Gate Roar’. Using it here, the forthcoming thunder sound will surely be impressive!"

Li Xian thought, "Back then, the Golden Boy Taishu Chunfeng and the Jade Girl Zhao Ranran traveled with two Su family members. After I startled the Jingyao Divine Bird, that Su family member shouted loudly. It was similar to what is happening now." He observed closely.

Su Kaihu shuddered, his feet sinking deep into the ground. The rumble from his chest was this first beat, like the roar of a mountain god, entirely lacking the sound of a thunder drum. But it was even more awe-inspiring.

Su Kaihu’s chest drum thunder sound appeared more savage. The initial momentum was great, but the follow-up seemed somewhat exhausted. In an instant, he performed four beats, resounding seventy-two times with only one breath.

He outshone Song Jia by several levels. Lei Chong clapped and said, "Good! Good! Truly deserving of the Su family name, truly formidable!"

The Gold Appraisal Guards are mostly warlike men, enjoying mutual competition. Once the Thunder Drum Contest began, naturally someone would step forward to compete. Hence it’s called a "Thunder Drum Contest." Song Jia started it, but couldn’t hold on for long before being outshined.

It’s not that his skills were unrefined, but the Gold Appraisal Guards are filled with talents. Song Jia felt ashamed and quietly retreated into the crowd. Soon, a third person stepped forward to showcase his skills. This person’s name was Zhou Ding.

He came from a poor background, but possessed the Rebirth Appearance [Four Lung Appearance]. His chest was naturally larger than others, accommodating four lungs. Although he didn’t know breathing martial arts, he relied on the power of his abnormal lungs and inhaled vigorously.

For a moment, his chest swelled, and wind swirled into his body. Zhou Ding forcefully resounded the thunder sound. It was a deep "thud", "thud", "thud". Though not as loud as Su Kaihu’s, it was more enduring and steady.

In one breath, he performed five beats, achieving seventy-five sounds in one breath!

Lei Chong frowned slightly, showing displeasure but said nothing. Zhou Ding felt satisfied with his performance, cupping his hands to the crowd, and stepped aside.

The Su family, Bai family, Yao family, Xu family... members of several clans glanced at each other intentionally or unintentionally. It turns out... the children of prominent clans have always been proud. Every time there’s a Thunder Drum Contest, regardless of how outsiders exhibit themselves,

there will always be a child of a prominent clan securing the top position as a way to suppress others. At this moment, Zhou Zheng performed outstandingly, and the clan members were already planning how to suppress him. This faint sense of superiority had long become a matter of course.

A member of the Bai family, "Bai Bolong", stepped into the arena with large strides, cupped his hands to the crowd, and said, "Forgive my unskilled performance!"

He shook his arms, took a deep breath, and resounded his chest drum thunder sound. This Bai Bolong was a descendent of the Bai family, with a deep martial foundation. In an instant, he performed six beats, achieving eighty-two sounds in one breath!

He completely overpowered Zhou Zheng.

Lei Chong immediately clapped and exclaimed, "Impressive, impressive, truly worthy of being the dragon and phoenix of the Bai family. Everyone should take this genius as an example, emulating, learning, and striving for progress."

The Gold Appraisal Guards from common backgrounds subtly noticed this nuanced atmosphere. No matter how they stood out, they would always be overshadowed. However, their strength indeed fell short, and they dared not anger, so they all nodded in agreement.

At that moment, a shadow flashed, and another figure appeared in the arena. It was Li Xian.

Everyone was shocked. Bai Bolong performed six beats in an instant, achieving eighty-two sounds in one breath. Such strength was unparalleled, rarely surpassed. To step into the arena at this moment was undoubtedly confident of surpassing Bai Bolong.

Otherwise, it would be unskilled, merely inviting ridicule.

Li Xian cupped his hands and said, "Let me try!" He executed the Xunfeng Breath and immediately resounded his chest drum. The thunderous sound resonated instantly, piercing the eardrums, awing the spirit, shocking the heart and liver!

In an instant, he performed twelve beats.

In just a few breaths, he already achieved eighty sounds. Li Xian’s strength was still sufficient, and his momentum steady, allowing him to continue resounding.

The eighty-first sound, the eighty-second sound, the eighty-third sound... He easily surpassed Bai Bolong, and the momentum was still not halted.

The Gold Appraisal Guards silently counted in their hearts, reaching the eighty-ninth sound, the ninety-first sound, all approaching Lei Chong’s record. In the next instant, the ninety-fourth sound, the ninety-fifth sound...

With overwhelming strength, everyone stepped back in the intense thunder sound, extremely astonished. The expressions of the clan members turned grim, feeling that their clan’s glory was shamed, this strong, irrefutable suppression of the competitors.

Li Xian’s breath was long, and it was far more than ninety-five sounds. In the next instant, one hundred and ten sounds, one hundred and twenty sounds... It still showed no sign of stopping. And the thunderous sound rolled on, lingering like it was about to bring a heavy rain, clouds densely covering the sky.