Martial Artist: Stronger by Coasting Along-Chapter 351 - 90: Finally Reaching the Qi Realm

Zhang Lingfeng was very curious, wanting to see where Qin Bochong’s courage came from, relying solely on numerical advantage?

"Swoosh!"

At this moment, the crocodile’s tail swept.

The power of heaven and earth around seemed to be emptied at once, the tail fiercely sweeping towards Qin Bochong.

Qin Bochong wielded the Heaven-piercing Halberd, firmly striking the crocodile’s tail.

"Bang!"

Without any surprise, Qin Bochong flew backward on the spot, crashing into the ruins, his gaseous armor shattering then quickly healing; a nearby Mental Telekinesis Master, releasing mental telekinesis waves, rapidly healed him and replenished his strength.

That impressively was a Healing System Mental Telekinesis Master.

"His mental realm and halberd intent did not collapse, how is this possible?"

Zhang Lingfeng frowned.

Qin Bochong’s combat power was not as good as his, and the power of his mental realm and halberd intent was far inferior, yet while confronting the crocodile, his own mental realm and halberd intent showed no sign of collapsing.

This was truly beyond his expectation.

It should be known that his spiritual power reached 7.72, a level Qin Bochong could definitely not match.

Moreover, whether it was the mental realm or spear intent, they resonated with the four powers of heaven and earth; he even felt that one day, he could fuse the spear intent and mental realm together.

Yet, when facing the crocodile, the resonating nodes from the opponent’s bloodline suppressed him, making his mental realm and spear intent ineffectual.

For this reason, he found the crocodile invincible.

Unexpectedly, Qin Bochong was unaffected.

"How did he do it?"

"Dharma Aspect!"

"I understand, it’s his Dharma Aspect."

Zhang Lingfeng pondered tirelessly, then found the key point, excitedly exclaiming.

"Previously, when I sparred with Chang Shanhu, I felt his fist intent and mental realm, the index of integration with the power of heaven and earth was far higher than mine, as if they had already fused into one."

"Clearly my spiritual power far surpassed his, and even the combat power was not inferior to his, yet during sparring, I was flustered, several times having my defenses breached by him."

"Turns out, my resonance with the power of heaven and earth was not firm."

"Teacher Guo and the King of North of the River both said that the Qi Phase is a crucial layer of the Dharma Aspect, enabling the body to be reborn, controlling the power of heaven and earth to form gaseous armor, allowing the body to continuously ascend."

"It turns out this layer of the Dharma Aspect is not merely that powerful, it can firmly bind the body with the power of heaven and earth, raising the integration index of spear intent and mental realm, and even Domain Demon Realm, to avoid rapid collapse of mental realm and spear intent during combat."

"If I could activate the Qi Phase, then the power of Four Element Spear Intent and Four Elements Realm would be a step higher, killing this crocodile would not be difficult!"

"Alas, unfortunately, although my physical fitness has long exceeded 500.0, this Seventh Layer Dharma Aspect has not yet activated."

"My 7.72 spiritual power, although vaguely able to perceive the response to activating the Qi Phase, always falls just a little short."

"If I could successfully activate the Qi Phase, the crocodile before my eyes would not be a threat, even Chang Shanhu would be no match, and perhaps even Liu Chuan...could be capable of sparring."

"He was able to leave that shocking wound on the crocodile’s forehead, surely related to his Dharma Aspect advantage, Third Layer Sword Intent able to condense a substantial Sword Aura, scaring the crocodile into hiding at the bottom of the lake with a single stroke."

Zhang Lingfeng sighed inwardly.

Finding the reason for the collapse of the spiritual realm and spear intent, Zhang Lingfeng felt both uncomfortable and happy.

He was just missing that layer of power of Dharma.

He couldn’t control it, using his 7.72 spiritual power waves to seek the node for the body to activate the Qi Phase, knowing the key to opening it was the body’s ability to devour and refine the power of heaven and earth, allowing the surrounding power to continuously enter the body with every breath.

Allowing the body to evolve, even to be reborn, subsequently forming gaseous armor.

As long as the gaseous armor was formed, the integration index between Zhang Lingfeng and the power of heaven and earth would rise to a new level, making it not so easy for the crocodile to destroy his mental realm.

"Boom!"

Qin Bochong and four others, like indestructible cockroaches, formed a formation attacking the crocodile from all directions, the fluctuations of the power of heaven and earth here reaching the most terrifying state ever.

Those Third-Line Martial Arts Students who had not yet activated the Qi Phase, whose body’s integration index with the power of heaven and earth was not high enough, saw their released mental realm or intent power collapsing instantly.

Completely suppressed by the crocodile’s bloodline power.

Zhang Lingfeng captured the surrounding power of heaven and earth fluctuating, like cooked chestnuts being stirred and rolled by the crocodile’s bloodline.

Causing the defensive power of the four Third-tier Province Martial Arts Students other than Qin Bochong to collapse instantly, followed by Qin Bochong, all five being knocked down and battered by the power waves released from the crocodile’s surface, even bleeding from the mouth and nose, barely alive.

Meanwhile, the storm of power of heaven and earth around the crocodile didn’t dissipate.

It seemed to be incited with fury, manipulating the power to warn anyone present.

"What a pity."

Liu Chuan in the distance sighed helplessly.

Zhang Lingfeng, as a Fourth-tier Province Martial Arts Student, had already come a long way reaching the third round, if it weren’t for Chang Shanhu’s obstruction, Zhang Lingfeng might have already successfully advanced.

It had been many years since any Fourth-tier Province Martial Arts Student advanced to the fourth round.

But the world is so cruel.

Liu Chuan was also powerless, he and Zhang Lingfeng were strangers with no emotional entanglement, just feeling a pity for Zhang Lingfeng.

He knew, the longer one lasted in the national exam, the more resource subsidies they would receive upon entering the academy after the national exam ends, far beyond others.