Footsteps could be heard at the top of the stairs, and the elevator indicator lights lit up.
The commotion on the ninth floor startled quite a few people.
Cheng Dongfeng hurriedly winked at Duan Tianhe. Duan Tianhe secretly extended a finger, meaning to say, "I'll help you settle it, but there's only one bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills left!"
When he saw that Cheng Dongfeng had abruptly closed his eyes with a pained look on his face, he quickly went to help him up.
Even as he did so, he quietly breathed several veins of True Qi from his palm, promptly helping Cheng Dongfeng calm his boiling qi and blood.
Cheng Dongfeng's expression returned to normal then, and he laughed out loud. "Not bad, not bad. Jiang He, you could hold your own against me even when my cultivation is suppressed. Your martial arts are definitely the best of the younger generation in Xibei."
Even as he spoke …
Whoosh!
A few figures rushed up from the staircase.
The elevator doors opened, and some people ran out as well. All of them turned towards Jiang He in surprise when they heard Cheng Dongfeng's words.
Where did this kid come from?
He could actually fight Master Cheng at the same tier? And the entire building was almost destroyed?
What the heck?
Jiang He scratched the back of his head, muttering inwardly … Beating you until you're vomiting blood is considered equal? I'm afraid you've misunderstood the term 'evenly matched' …
"However, my own shortcomings are too obvious. I only know these two moves, and whether it's Proud Dragon's Remorse or Dragon Soars in the Sky, they both require a strong amount of True Qi to activate. Even though I'm cultivating the strengthened version of Nine Yang Divine Art, and my Inner Strength True Qi is ten times stronger than an ordinary martial artist of the same realm, I can only use these two moves for another ten rounds at most …"
"Hmmm … I might be able to fight a few more rounds if I go all out, but wouldn't I be able to turn the tables if someone could withstand dozens of my palms?"
Jiang He began to summarize himself. "That being said, I could use the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms while taking pellets, and as long as I have enough, I could use it for an entire day …"
He glanced at Cheng Dongfeng suspiciously, feeling rather doubtful.
He had been too preoccupied with his attacks just now, and vaguely sensed that Cheng Dongfeng's aura had reached rank-six pinnacle … was he imagining things?
"I must be imagining things. Duan Tianhe himself said that Cheng Dongfeng is peerless at rank-six, and there are no more than ten rank-six martial artists who could beat him. How could I, a rank-five novice, be that powerful?"
"Furthermore, he himself just said … that he suppressed his cultivation … A martial arts senior like him can't possibly be so shameless, right?"
Still, it was not that Jiang He's senses were dull.
On the other hand, Jiang He's Mighty Dragon Shows Remorse and Dragon Soars in the Sky were excessively violent and his surging True Qi obscured part of his senses. Most importantly, Jiang He's lack of combat experience was why he did not pay attention to anything else when he attacked.
On this side, Duan Tianhe opened his mouth and shouted, "Alright, go back to work."
The other MAD personnel who had come to watch the show soon left. Bai Feifei was about to leave as well, but a voice spoke beside her ear. "Stay here, Bai Feifei. Don't tell anyone about my ascension or what happened just now."
Bai Feifei nodded mechanically.
She had a feeling of being top-heavy.
What did I just see?
Jiang He, a rank-five novice, had beaten Master Cheng to the point of vomiting blood?
Her gossipy heart was burning, and she couldn't wait to share this news. However, when she thought of Duan Tianhe's instructions …
"By the way, Chief Duan has ascended?"
Bai Feifei only came to her senses then. It seemed that Jiang He's defeat of Cheng Dongfeng shocked her more than Duan Tianhe's ascension to grandmaster.
After everyone left, Cheng Dongfeng could not help chuckling bitterly at Jiang He.
On the other hand, Jiang He was listless and a little unhappy, muttering, "What a shame."
"What's a shame?"
Cheng Dongfeng couldn't help but ask.
Jiang He replied, "Master Cheng, this place is too small and I can't unleash my full power. There's a square behind the MAD, so why don't we fight there?"
He mused to himself for a while before saying, "I feel that I didn't unleash my full power just now. I didn't use my advantage by standing where I was and unleashing my palm at you. If I had used my physical advantage to unleash Mighty Dragon Shows Remorse from the front, I would sneak up behind you when you blocked it and unleash Dragon Soars in the Sky from above. You would definitely have a hard time blocking it …"
？？？
Cheng Dongfeng's eyes widened. He could feel the True Qi in his body going berserk again, and he quickly used his cultivation to suppress it. Putting on a nonchalant expression, he clasped his hands behind his back and said mysteriously, "Jiang He, aren't you underestimating the elites of the world?"
"Your physical technique is your advantage?"
"Who gave you the confidence to say such things in front of a disciple of the Eight Trigrams School? It's the Eight Trigrams Mystifying Steps that the founding master of the Eight Trigrams School created … eh? "
Even before he finished, he felt a weight on his shoulder and promptly turned to find that Jiang He had appeared behind him out of nowhere, clapping him on the shoulder before returning to his original position the instant he turned.
"…"
Cheng Dongfeng could not help exclaiming in shock, "What physical technique is that?"
It's coming, it's coming, it's coming!
Jiang He smiled bitterly inwardly. He knew that this would happen if he used Blind Princess's Eight Practices in front of outsiders, but he was prepared for it. Smiling faintly, he said, "Light Smoke Flight."
"Light Smoke Flight, Light Smoke Flight …"
Cheng Dongfeng muttered under his breath and laughed bitterly. In that instant, he felt as if his entire being had been sucked dry, as if he had aged more than ten years in an instant … just a moment ago, Cheng Dongfeng had been comforting himself in his heart.
Jiang He was powerful because that palm technique was exceedingly powerful.
If they were fighting to the death out in the open and not in a narrow hallway, he could definitely use Eight Trigrams Disorienting Steps to evade Cheng Dongfeng's attacks. When Cheng Dongfeng was done with his True Qi, he would have won effortlessly … but now, it seemed that he had been overthinking.
He looked up and glared viciously at Duan Tianhe.
Damn it!
He had been screwed over by that old bastard Duan Tianhe today. It was fortunate that Jiang He was sensible enough not to expose his rank-six pinnacle ability out of fear of embarrassing him.
"Whatever, I won't hold it against him since he just added a bottle of qi pellets."
"Still …"
Cheng Dongfeng glanced at Jiang He again.
Why did it feel like it was not that the brat did not expose him, but that he really could not tell that he had already unleashed his full power? If that was the case, he could just ask Duan Tianhe to keep his mouth shut. At worst, he could just pretend that he …
From start to finish, wouldn't it be fine as long as he suppressed his cultivation?
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