Free Web NovelChapter 669: 752 starts
With the elder’s command, the match began.
Li Yu immediately let out a fierce shout, as True Qi surged violently from his body, to such a formidable extent that even Feng Hao raised an eyebrow.
Li Yu had observed Chen Mo’s battles over the past two days.
He knew that his strength and speed were incredibly astonishing.
So Li Yu had no intention of using tactics like evasive maneuvers. He decided to go head-to-head; as long as he could put up a good fight, even if he lost in the end, Li Yu wouldn’t lose face.
Indeed, Li Yu wasn’t very confident about winning.
"Swoosh!"
With a tap of his toe, his figure dashed out swiftly, with True Qi surging on his fists. Something golden and liquid-like appeared to envelop his fists, giving off an intimidating aura.
"Wild Bull Vajra Fist!"
This was an advanced divine technique of the Profound Tier, focusing on using sheer force to break all techniques, extremely domineering.
Chen Mo glanced at him indifferently, making no moves, easily dodging away.
"So fast!"
Li Yu’s expression became serious. He had underestimated Chen Mo’s speed and didn’t expect him to dodge. After all, Chen Mo had always confronted his opponents head-on in previous battles.
Having no choice, Li Yu could only once again use body technique divine techniques alongside the Wild Bull Vajra Fist, charging straight at Chen Mo with brute force.
The True Qi within his body roared out without reserve, as the fist wind swept across like a wild bull, crashing towards Chen Mo.
This time, he didn’t dodge, locking fists with Li Yu, engaging in a direct confrontation.
Strong gusts scattered, and both took several steps back.
The entire audience became serious; it seemed to be an evenly matched encounter, promising a good show.
Soon, the two clashed in over a dozen rounds.
"Aunt, he’s struggling even to fight Li Yu, and yet—can he really defeat the Golden Core Realm’s Feng Hao..."
Wang Chen, looking smugly at the listless young girl in front, seemed to be saying, "You can be wrong sometimes too."
The young girl raised an eyebrow, confused; this shouldn’t be...
"Haha, refreshing." After a bout of entanglement, Li Yu felt much more relaxed and then said mockingly, "With your strength, even if you defeat me, you will still lose to Senior Brother Feng Hao.
Show your trump card, let’s settle this once and for all."
"As you wish."
Heaven and Earth Lose Color burst forth from Chen Mo’s body, instantly enveloping the entire plaza.
"Chen Mo has used his trump card; he wants to decide the victory."
"Brother Li Yu must win, knock Chen Mo down flat, and avenge Sister Mu Lanxin."
The atmosphere around the plaza became intense, as everyone believed the moment to decide the victor had arrived.
Thus, amidst Chen Mo’s Heaven and Earth Lose Color, the two clashed for another dozen rounds.
Chen Mo was naturally not evenly matched with Li Yu.
In the previous battles, he had been holding back.
If he wanted, he could have easily defeated Li Yu with a single punch.
The reason he did so was mainly not to scare Feng Hao away.
He worried if he punched down the Half-Step Golden Core Realm’s Li Yu, Feng Hao would certainly think he had the strength to rival the Golden Core Realm, and if he surrendered as soon as he took the stage, wouldn’t his plan for revenge be ruined?
So, he was putting on an act.
To make Feng Hao think he was just evenly matched with Li Yu, or maybe just slightly stronger.
Doing so would allow him to truly fight Feng Hao in tomorrow’s finals.
Then, he would have a chance to kill Feng Hao.
This lackey who wanted to cozy up to Long Xiaoyao and kill him would naturally get what’s coming to him from Chen Mo.
After acting through a few more rounds with Li Yu,
Chen Mo knew it was about time.
Facing yet another punch from Li Yu,
Chen Mo’s fist, wrapped in golden True Qi, collided directly with Li Yu’s all-out offensive without dodging. A deep, muffled sound rang out.
A violent wave of Qi swept out from their center.
The next moment, a figure flew backward, skidding several dozen meters, then tumbled over several times, landing outside the plaza, coughing up a few mouthfuls of blood, but not falling unconscious.
Chen Mo also suitably stepped back a dozen steps.
"Wow!"
The audience suddenly erupted, with many disciples feeling extremely disappointed.
Li Yu actually lost.
They had hoped Li Yu would avenge Mu Lanxin.
"Chen Mo, victorious!" The elder quickly announced Chen Mo’s victory.
Not only that, he won three times in a row, successfully advancing to tomorrow’s finals.
"Galaxy Constellations Fist!" Su Huang murmured to himself, surprised how much Chen Mo’s Galaxy Constellations Fist had improved over the month.
"Finally done acting."
To act, he had to put on a full show; his practice of the Galaxy Constellations Fist couldn’t be hidden from them, having used it a month ago.
If he didn’t use it today, they’d think he still had a trump card.
Thus, Chen Mo cooperatively used it, also making them drop their guard.
"Is this your true strength?" Feng Hao, gazing at the figure walking off the plaza, didn’t fully believe it but felt much more relaxed.
Even if he was holding back, judging by today’s performance, he certainly didn’t have much more to spare and posed no threat to him.
...
"Interesting..." The girl in the purple dress looked at the figure below, with a smile appearing on her lips. If not for Chen Mo’s final retreating action, she might have been fooled.
"Aunt, what’s interesting?" Wang Chen quickly asked.
The girl didn’t answer Wang Chen, stretching lazily, "Finished watching, time to go."
...
Chen Mo did not leave.
Although Qianyi, Ruoqing, and Nangong Yue had already been eliminated.
But Xiao Jiu hadn’t yet.
Her turn was a bit later, so she hadn’t gone up yet.
After waiting for another half an hour or so, Xiao Jiu finally went on stage.
Although she couldn’t transform into her true form and showcase her real strength, her human form’s power alone was enough to overwhelm most disciples.
Xiao Jiu easily swept through the competition, winning three consecutive times, successfully advancing.
Thus, Xiao Jiu became the most mysterious disciple in the Outer Sect.
Her physique was unknown, always following Chen Mo around, and her current strength was also unknown.
This undoubtedly sparked curiosity.
Meanwhile, Kong Qianchi reported information about Xiao Jiu, and got a response from above, instructing him not to interfere.
This move undoubtedly added to Xiao Jiu’s mystery.
...
Suoxian Courtyard.
No matter how much she shared a deep connection with her sister, Nangong Xue, who was still recuperating in bed, had learned of Chen Mo’s advancement and understood her sister’s increasingly deep feelings for Chen Mo, her expression grew complex.
She knew her sister had completely fallen for him.
And she naturally would be affected too.
But she wouldn’t compromise because of that; instead, she hoped Chen Mo would join the Daoist Alliance soon and get on the Golden Core List.
