I Can Replicate Martial Arts-Chapter 168 - 90: It’s Time to Call Me Senior Brother
Zhao Rui was utterly unfazed. He struck out with the Prajna Palm, meeting Gongye Lingchen head-on.
Before, he had only just begun learning the Prajna Palm. Using the Cloud Hand Star-Picking technique to counter such a refined Palm Technique had truly pushed him to his limits.
Now that he had reached Mastery in the Prajna Palm, he was naturally without fear.
Their palm blades clashed, sending Powerful Qi radiating in all directions. Ye Jingqiu, who was refereeing from the side, had to involuntarily circulate her own power to resist it.
"How is this possible?"
A look of horror flashed in Gongye Lingchen’s eyes. ’How long has it been? His Prajna Palm has already reached the stage of Great Success.’
The power of the Technique was in no way inferior to his own Great Demon Subduing Palm; it even surpassed it in refinement.
Seeing that his Great Demon Subduing Palm was getting him nowhere, he suddenly changed his palm style and executed the Shattering Star Palm, a Cultivation Technique focused on precise Capture maneuvers.
Zhao Rui calmly took a step back to create distance. Forming a Sword Pointing with his fingers, he slashed through the air. His movements were like a coiling dragon or a slithering snake, each strike aimed directly at Gongye Lingchen’s vital points.
"The Taiyi Splitting Light Sword Technique?"
Having competed for years, Gongye Lingchen was certainly no stranger to this ultimate technique. He was momentarily stunned.
Then, he sneered, "You’re using Sword Pointing? Don’t tell me you think your fingers are sharper than a sword?"
"You’ll know if they’re sharp or not once you try, Senior Brother!"
Zhao Rui’s feet tapped lightly as he stepped in the pattern of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. His body spun rapidly, and with a flick of his Sword Pointing hand, a burst of Gang Qi shot out.
Gongye Lingchen was shocked. He hastily jerked his head to the side, narrowly dodging the attack.
"Gang Qi?"
At that, his expression changed instantly, losing all its previous arrogance.
It wasn’t just him. All the team members present who witnessed this were utterly astonished.
That included Ye Jingqiu, who was watching from the sidelines.
’This formed Gang Qi... This isn’t the Taiyi Splitting Light Sword Technique!’
’This is the Taiyin Sword Qi Technique!’
Ye Jingqiu’s eyes narrowed. She had been positioned slightly closer to Zhao Rui, but she now subconsciously shifted a bit toward Gongye Lingchen.
Since Zhao Rui intended to beat Gongye Lingchen into submission in one fell swoop, he naturally wouldn’t give him a chance to catch his breath.
As his body flickered, he unleashed a flurry of Sword Techniques. He twisted and turned, sending out streams of Gang Qi that completely enveloped Gongye Lingchen.
Gongye Lingchen was furious. Though his Power was profound, he had no such technique for forming Gang Qi.
His only option was to endure a few hits from the Gang Qi and close the distance for close-quarters combat as quickly as possible.
SHHNK! SHHNK!
Several streams of Gang Qi tore through his clothes, causing him to stagger, but they failed to stop his advance.
Force erupted from Gongye Lingchen’s feet as he rapidly closed the distance to Zhao Rui’s side, striking out thunderously with the Great Demon Subduing Palm.
The ferocious attack was aimed to kill Zhao Rui on the spot.
Zhao Rui switched from fingers to palms. Sinking his qi to his Dantian, he suddenly thrust both palms forward.
The four palms instantly collided with a tremendous BOOM that sent echoes throughout the entire Martial Arts Arena.
However, Zhao Rui’s Power was considerably lower than his opponent’s. As their palms met, he was immediately knocked back, clearly unable to withstand the surging Force.
If not for the Prajna Palm’s defensive specialty, that single blow probably would have caused him internal injuries.
Gongye Lingchen was slightly taken aback. ’He actually withstood my full-power attack?’ Without another thought, he struck out with both palms again.
"You’re just a Level 7, and you dare to compete with my Inner Strength?!"
A savage look appeared on Gongye Lingchen’s face, as if he could already see Zhao Rui collapsing from his palm strike, spitting up blood.
’Even if I get punished for this, I’m not holding back this time!’
"If Level 7 isn’t enough, then how about Level 8?"
A sharp light flashed in Zhao Rui’s eyes. He instantly spent five Advancement Points, and his Power surged, equivalent to five additional years of cultivation.
A torrent of Inner Strength immediately flooded his body, coursing through the meridians in his arms and transforming into a raging Palm Force that he unleashed in a sudden blast.
Gongye Lingchen felt a wave of Inner Strength, no weaker than his own, crash against him. His own Palm Force felt as if it had slammed into a solid wall.
Unshakeable!
"A mid-battle breakthrough? How is that possible?"
"S-Senior Brother Zhao is too strong!"
"He’s actually matching the Palm Force of a Level 9 like Gongye Lingchen? They’re at a stalemate?"
Hearing Zhao Rui’s cry, everyone present stared dumbfounded at the two combatants.
Their faces were etched with disbelief.
But just as everyone thought the fight had reached its climax, Zhao Rui suddenly roared, "So what about Level 9?"
Instantly, Powerful Qi erupted from Zhao Rui’s entire body. Gusts of Gang Wind swirled around him as an immense and peerless force exploded from his palms.
Like the roar of a great dragon, the force instantly blasted Gongye Lingchen, who was still locked in the palm clash, flying through the air.
The formidable Inner Strength enveloped his body, sending him hurtling uncontrollably toward the edge of the arena.
The entire Martial Arts Arena fell instantly silent.
Everyone present could practically hear their own breathing.
WHOOSH!
Just then, a figure leaped into the air. With a gentle motion of her hand, she gathered and then released the momentum of Gongye Lingchen’s fall.
She gently steadied his body and guided him to a soft landing just outside the ring.
The one who had intervened was, of course, Ye Jingqiu, who had been watching from the side.
"That’s enough, Zhao Rui. The point has been made."
By now, Ye Jingqiu could tell that there was definitely some bad blood between the two.
She had originally thought Zhao Rui was no match for him and had been preparing to step in on his behalf. She never imagined that Zhao Rui would actually manage a mid-battle breakthrough.
A two-level breakthrough, at that!
Defeating Gongye Lingchen in one fell swoop!
Her beautiful eyes fell on Zhao Rui, as if she were seeing this junior, who had joined the team less than a year ago, for the very first time.
’Perhaps he is the most talented one in this year’s freshman class!’
His face a deathly white, Gongye Lingchen clutched his chest with a trembling right hand and let out a couple of coughs.
His eyes were filled with pure horror. The psychological shock was far more severe than the internal injuries he had sustained.
"How... how can this be?"
"How can you be so powerful?"
Gongye Lingchen mumbled to himself.
"Thank you for the match, Senior Brother."
With a light tap of his feet, Zhao Rui leaped from the ring, landing gracefully outside the arena grounds.
"You won."
Gongye Lingchen’s face was ashen. He glanced at Ye Jingqiu beside him, then turned dejectedly. Clutching his chest, he staggered out of the Martial Arts Arena.
The entire Martial Arts Arena remained deathly silent.
All eyes were fixed on Zhao Rui, but no one dared to be the first to speak.
Even the ever-arrogant Wang Dalong was now silent.
CLAP! CLAP! "It was just a spar, and it’s over now. Everyone, get back to what you were doing!"
Seeing the stunned crowd, Zhao Rui clapped his hands and announced loudly.
"Yes, Senior Brother!"
As his voice faded, the freshmen team members, still reeling from the shock, all bowed in unison and called out the title, "Senior Brother."
In the Martial Dao, the master leads the way!
