A Martial Saint in Chaotic Times: Starting with Grinding Proficiency

"What is this person's background?"

Liu Cang's mind was in turmoil. He had previously thought that the rumors about Zhou Yuan were just hearsay.

After all, he had been practicing martial arts for many years and knew that the four realms of body tempering each had a higher level. It was already quite difficult to resist someone of a higher level, but killing someone of a higher level was impossible.

However, Zhou Yuan's terrifying strength instantly changed his mind. Such immense strength made not only Xu Qingyi feel unprecedented pressure, but even he felt it.

He swallowed the metallic taste in his throat again, feeling a pang of regret for the boast he had just made.

But when he caught a glimpse of Wang Xuanzhao in the stands, he steeled himself and forced a nonchalant expression on his face.

However, after seeing Liu Cang deflect Zhou Yuan's attack with one hand, the crowd below the stage immediately began to discuss it enthusiastically.

"As expected of Liu Cang, he exudes the demeanor of a true expert, managing to catch Zhou Yuan's attack with just one hand!" someone in the audience exclaimed.

"He is indeed a renowned master of Yi Jin Jing; Zhou Yuan is like a child in front of him."

Looking at Liu Cang's calm demeanor on the stage, everyone agreed, feeling that what he said made sense.

However, Zhou Yuan ignored the noise from the audience. He lightly dusted off the dust on his body and remained calm.

This person is indeed stronger than Xu Qingyi, but not by much.

If you compare yourself to a giant hammer, then Xu Qingyi is an earthen wall; with just a little force, that earthen wall will collapse instantly.

But Liu Cang is like a brick wall, not something that can be broken down in a few blows.

But that's it.

Whatever kind of wall it is, just keep hammering it a few more times, it'll collapse sooner or later anyway.

Zhou Yuan's only worry was this person's "Seeking Flowers in the Fog" move.

Although he was wearing golden silk inner armor, he dared not be careless.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan no longer hesitated. With the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill fully activated, the Mountain Shaking Fist was unleashed with all its might, once again blasting towards Liu Cang who was not far away!

Upon seeing this, Liu Cang was greatly alarmed!

At this moment, his blood and qi had not fully recovered, but Zhou Yuan had already arrived!

Left with no other choice, Liu Cang had to take the hit head-on. But now he dared not be careless and used all his strength. He also reached out from behind with his other hand, and his claws struck out at the same time!

Several more blows followed, fists and claws clashing.

After a few moves, the two separated again.

Liu Cang felt that the finger bones of his right eagle claw were broken, but fortunately they were covered by the wide sleeves of his robe.

Large beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead, and it felt as if many bones in his body had been shattered.

Most importantly, Liu Cang felt his blood and qi flow backwards, causing his face to turn extremely red.

But remembering his boastful words, he endured the excruciating pain and remained calm, showing no sign of panic.

Meanwhile, the people around them became agitated when they saw Liu Cang deflect Zhou Yuan's attack once again.

"As expected of a renowned master of Yi Jin Jing, Zhou Yuan is still too inexperienced in front of him."

"Exactly. Zhou Yuan's chaotic and disorganized attack from the start clearly shows a lack of combat experience."

The surrounding crowd raised questions about Zhou Yuan one after another.

At that moment in the teahouse, Xue Min and Zhao Ziwen, seeing this, looked disappointed and shook their heads slightly.

This week, Yuan was far inferior to Liu Cang in both speed and strength. He had expected today to be a fierce battle, but it turned out to be a one-sided crushing defeat.

Zhou Yuan, who was in the arena, was slightly surprised to see Liu Cang still maintaining his composure.

Logically speaking, after taking several heavy blows from me, this person should have had an absolutely no reaction.

However, at that moment, Zhou Yuan saw Liu Cang's face suddenly turn red, and his right hand was hidden in his wide sleeve.

"Could it be 'seeking flowers through the fog'?"

Zhou Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

Although I have inner armor protecting me, I cannot be careless. I must not let this person make a move and must finish the battle quickly!

Zhou Yuan made a snap decision and suddenly changed his footwork.

His figure left an afterimage in place, and he shot out at a speed far exceeding his previous speed!

Seeing Zhou Yuan charging towards him again, Liu Cang felt his heart shattered and even felt a sense of despair.

This kid's strength was terrifying. He had been shaken so badly that his blood and qi were flowing backward. At this moment, let alone attacking, even defense was extremely difficult. He couldn't even muster the internal energy to activate his ultimate skill, "Seeking Flowers in the Mist".

If I take a few more punches, I might really die on the spot today!

Where did this monster come from?!

In the blink of an eye, Liu Cang could only endure the excruciating pain of his broken meridians and desperately try to use the speed advantage of his Yi Jin Jing realm to dodge Zhou Yuan's attacks in a sorry state.

Because he was forcibly circulating his qi and blood, his already flushed face became even redder, almost as if it were about to bleed.

Seeing that Liu Cang was only dodging and that his face was even redder, Zhou Yuan became even more certain.

This person is definitely gathering strength to launch "Searching for Flowers in the Fog"!

Such a secret technique must be preceded by signs. This strange flush must be a sign that the blood and qi have been pushed to their limit!

We can't let him succeed!

Zhou Yuan's mind raced, and he pushed his Snow-Treading Without Leaving a Trace technique to its limit, accelerating once more as he relentlessly pursued Liu Cang like a shadow.

Suddenly, a bizarre scene unfolded on the arena.

Zhou Yuan pressed forward relentlessly, his fists whistling through the air, while the renowned "Iron-Blooded Eagle Claw" Liu Cang dodged repeatedly, not daring to take the blows, looking quite disheveled.

The audience below the stage immediately looked surprised.

"What's going on? Why isn't Liu Cang fighting back?"

"Don't you understand? This is a classic tactic of attrition! Once Zhou Yuan's strength is exhausted, that's when Liu Cang will launch a counterattack!"

"That makes sense. A cultivator at the Yi Jin Realm has abundant Qi and blood; they could wear down even a cultivator at the Duan Gu Realm!"

Amidst the crowd, self-righteous whispers and murmurs rose and fell.

Up in the teahouse, Xue Min and Zhao Ziwen also noticed the changes happening in the room.

"Could it be that Liu Cang doesn't want to fight him head-on right now, and wants to end the match with a secret technique?" Zhao Ziwen's sharp eyes offered his guess.

Most secret techniques require the user to consume their own vital energy to activate, and the longer the preparation time, the greater the power.

"That makes sense." Xue Min nodded in deep agreement. Only in this way could Liu Cang have been avoiding battle.

At the same time, she couldn't help but secretly admire Zhao Ziwen's keen battlefield observation skills.

On the arena, Liu Cang's face had turned purplish-red.

With his blood and qi flowing in reverse, he experienced excruciating pain that felt like his meridians were being torn apart, which finally slowed down his movements.

good chance!

Zhou Yuan caught that moment of hesitation; he wasn't about to let it slip by.

His blood surged, and the immense power of a dragon and elephant poured into his fists. He unleashed the Mountain-Shaking Fist at Liu Cang without reservation!

Seeing this, Liu Cang looked on with despair.

With nowhere to hide, he could only endure the excruciating pain throughout his body, and with the last of his strength, he thrust out both claws to meet the attack!

boom! boom! boom!

A dull, resounding crash echoed again as fists and claws clashed, the two men separating almost immediately after their initial exchange.

Zhou Yuan was slightly taken aback.

Strange, why has this person's strength suddenly weakened so much?

He seemed like a frail, elderly man, weak and powerless.

Is the cost of activating this secret technique so high that it can weaken a master of Yi Jin Jing to this extent in an instant?

Zhou Yuan became highly vigilant.

Just then, a gentle breeze blew by.

On the arena, Liu Cang's eyes were already bloodshot, and the refined aura belonging to a Yi Jin master was rapidly dissipating at a visible speed.

Those punches just now severed most of his already damaged meridians.

Ok?

Zhou Yuan noticed something strange about Liu Cang and knew he couldn't delay any longer; he had to strike first!

He pushed the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill to its limit, and a terrifying force of three thousand jin surged into his limbs and bones in an instant.

This was the first time he had unleashed a full-force attack without holding back since he entered the first level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill!

"Let me see what your tricks are all about, this 'seeking flowers in the fog'!"

Zhou Yuan let out a low shout, his figure turning into a blur as he punched Liu Cang!

Before the punch even landed, the domineering force of the punch was already making it hard to breathe.

Seeing this earth-shattering punch, Liu Cang trembled and could no longer muster the will to resist.

To be precise, he no longer had any strength to resist.

He slowly, with all his might, pulled something out of his pocket.

coming!

Seeing this, Zhou Yuan suddenly moved three times faster and increased the force of his fist!

The next moment, under the gaze of thousands of eyes in the audience, Liu Cang finally took something out of his pocket.

It was a snow-white silk handkerchief.

He raised his hand, trembling.

"No... I'm not fighting anymore."

"I give up."

Liu Cang's voice was very soft, so soft that it seemed as if it could be blown away by the wind at any moment.

But the moment those two words were spoken, the entire Bluestone Alley fell into a deathly silence.

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