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Chapter 327 Five-Directional Pagoda

[Hotels under the Qianxia Group in Baihu District, Wudou Tiandu]

In the hotel corridor, Chen Kong and Liu Ma dragged their suitcases, the wheels making a soft 'click' sound as they searched for their room.

Before long, Chen Kong found his and Liu Ma's room, inserted his room card, pushed open the door, and went inside.

Since she wasn't in a hurry to rest, Vivian didn't leave but followed them inside.

Chen Kong tossed the backpack off his shoulder into the corner and plopped down on the soft bed by the window.

The mattress sank in instantly, and the sheets still had the distinctive smell of freshly dried sun.

Vivian, standing to the side, curiously looked around and noticed that although the furniture was all a bit old, many of it bore the logo of the 'Chika Group'.

It was obvious that Qianxia Group's business in the White Tiger District of Wudou Tiandu was far more extensive than she had imagined.

This also demonstrates the immense financial strength of the Qianxia Group.

While Vivian, the 'information hub' among the three, was still gathering various 'information' about Martial Capital, Chen Kong was already lying sprawled on the bed.

He then turned to Liu Ma, who was not far away, and asked, "Liu Ma, so in the Martial Arts Capital badge challenge, besides learning the corresponding martial arts style, the opponent will also be arranged according to the challenger's strength?"

Since they had only chatted briefly in the hotel lobby, Chen Kong only had a vague understanding of the rules of the Martial Arts Capital and was not entirely clear about them.

According to this adjustment rule, they may not be able to obtain enough 'Martial Arts Badges' when the Starry Sky Ladder Ranking Tournament starts. What a headache!

Upon hearing Chen Kong's question, Liu Ma stopped tidying his backpack, looked up, and said, "Yes, the badge challenge of the Martial Arts Tower is indeed that troublesome."

"I once went to the Maple Tower to try the badge challenge, but I failed without even touching the hem of the person's clothes."

Upon hearing this, Chen Kong immediately sat up.

Because he was very clear about Liu Ma's strength.

Although at that time he should have only completed the Star Core Awakening, not the Star Source Awakening.

However, their strength is definitely no weaker than that of a typical second-level star envoy.

But the fact that a mere Level 1 Star Envoy could defeat Liu Ma at that time shows just how powerful these guys in the Martial Arts Capital really are.

"Even you are powerless to fight back?"

"Yes, believe it or not, the guardians of the tower in Martial Capital are different from the Star Envoys outside."

"They specialize in one school of thought and have long since mastered a 'path' so that even if they are of lower level, they can easily defeat outsiders of higher level in a specific field."

At this point, Liu Ma paused for a moment, then said in a reminiscent tone, "Kong, the challenge rule for the Maple Tower is to touch the three bells on the tower guardian within three minutes."

"I thought I could turn to gold and had enough stamina, but the tower guard was as slippery as an eel!"

"I lunged left and right, but I couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes, let alone the bell. In the end, he patted me on the shoulder with a smile and said, 'Young man, go practice for another two and a half years!'"

"Of course, if I challenged some martial arts towers that suited my strengths, I should be able to succeed quite a bit."

Hearing this, Chen Kong couldn't help but sigh, "What a hassle. I originally thought that as long as I fought and won, I could get a martial arts badge, but I didn't expect that I would have to learn some kind of style."

Just as Chen Kong was sighing, Vivian spoke up.

"Martial arts, martial arts, you must have both martial arts and the way."

"For example, the 'Rock Smash' of the Rock Tower emphasizes using stillness to control movement. You need to learn to use star energy to simulate the hardness of rock with your physical body and make the tower guardian recognize your 'way' before he will engage in the 'martial' combat with you."

After Vivian finished speaking, she immediately took out her tactical tablet and handed it to Chen Kong.

"Take a look, this is a challenger video I saw on the official website of Martial Arts World."

With a touch of curiosity, Chen Kong immediately began to look at it.

In the video, the challenger gathers fire-attribute star energy and throws a punch at the old man opposite him. The old man simply raises his hand to block, and his arm is instantly covered with rock-like star energy patterns.

The challenger's fist struck, leaving not even a white mark, but instead being forced back three steps by the impact.

Finally, the challenger threw more than a dozen punches, but the old man didn't budge, and the challenge failed.

Afterwards, the old man smiled and said, "Young man, rockfalls are all about 'using stillness to control movement,' you can't just rely on brute force."

Upon hearing this, the challenger angrily threw the Star Energy Gloves on the ground and left with his head down.

"Holy shit."

After watching the video, Chen Kong stroked his chin and said somewhat uncertainly, "We have to learn the style and beat the tower defenders. You know, there are less than three months until the Starry Sky Ladder Ranking Tournament starts. Do we have enough time?"
"Why don't we try the Feather Tower first? After all, Liu Ma and I have both learned the Feather Style, so it should be easier for us, right?"

Upon hearing Chen Kong's words, Liu Ma almost spat out the water he had just drunk and quickly waved his hand to stop him from having such a foolish idea.

"No, no, no! Don't go to the Feather Tower! That place is one of the Five Towers, and they're at odds with our Qianxia Group!"

Under Chen Kong's questioning gaze, Liu Ma leaned closer to Chen Kong and whispered, "Do you know why my boss put Qianxia Group in Baihu District?"

Chen Kong shook his head, indicating that as an outsider, he had no way of knowing the internal secrets of the Qianxia Group.

In response, Liu Ma said in a low voice, "That's because the eldest sister's parents divorced when she was young."

"She came to our White Tiger District with her father at that time, while her younger sister stayed in the Vermilion Bird District with her mother."

"so."

A thunderbolt flashed through Chen Kong's mind, and he seemed to understand something.

"Yes."

Liu Ma nodded, revealing Chen Kong's suspicions.

"The Feather Style we're learning isn't the real Feather Style at all; it's the one that Big Sister modified herself."

"Therefore, the techniques we have mastered are more accurately described as the Chika style rather than the Feather style, and are far from the orthodox style of the Feather Tower."

"But all of that is fine, the most crucial thing is..."

"What's the most crucial thing?"

Before Liu Ma could give an answer, Vivian spoke up, "The most crucial thing is that once you use the Chika style in the Feather Tower, you will be immediately recognized and harassed by the people of the Feather Tower. After all, in their eyes, the orthodoxy of a style is greater than everything else."

"After all, if two self-taught individuals win, wouldn't they become the new 'self-taught individuals'?"

Upon hearing Vivian's words, Chen Kong fell silent.

According to this theory, once they unleash the Chika Style at the Feather Tower, they won't be here to challenge for the Martial Arts Badge, but rather to "crash" the place.

The former is just a brief mention, but the latter could really cost you your life.

Just as Chen Kong was about to say something, the area outside the inn suddenly became noisy.

With a touch of curiosity, Chen Kong pushed open the window of the room and looked down.

A large crowd was seen excitedly converging on a certain spot, as if there was some interesting show to watch.

In response, Chen Kong turned his head and exchanged a glance with Vivian and Liu Ma, and the three of them walked downstairs without hesitation.

Although they were all a little tired and needed to rest.

But watching the excitement is an instinct etched into human DNA.

There's something exciting about to happen outside, how could they possibly miss it?
(End of this chapter)