This was clearly a bone-chilling cold Qi. However, at this moment, Xiao Chen felt warm. Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Aside from the benefits of this cold Qi, he also thought of some other things.
He also thought of something else. Cold Qi could hurt people, but it could also help people.
Xiao Chen did not know if this logic applied to other attributes. The wind had a berserk side, but it also had a gentle spring breeze that warmed the human body.
Fire had a temperature and could kill. However, it was also a necessity for ordinary people when cooking.
If Xiao Chen were to apply these principles to his state, he wondered if his comprehension of the state would reach a higher level.
This logic was still too profound. Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and stopped thinking about it for now. Then, he focused on absorbing the cold Qi.
After about seven minutes, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. He felt a warm and numb sensation throughout his body. Waves of turbid Qi gathered in his abdomen from all over his body.
Xiao Chen flicked his finger, and a stream of black blood spurted out of his fingertip.
The instant the black blood left his body, Xiao Chen felt his entire body relax.
"What a powerful cold Qi. Unexpectedly, it managed to heal all the hidden injuries that I did not notice before."
Xiao Chen stretched his body and felt astonished. He could not understand why that Rank 10 Frost Flood Dragon would help him. "Dong! Dong!
Dong! "
Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door, interrupting Xiao Chen's thoughts.
When Xiao Chen opened the door, he saw an ordinary person wearing gray robes with three golden threads embroidered on his collar. This person held a letter in his hand.
"May I ask if this Young Hero's surname is Xiao?" the person asked respectfully with a cupped-fist salute.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his acknowledgment.
The other party smiled and said, "In that case, you have found the right person. This letter is for you. Goodbye!"
The letter floated in his hand. Xiao Chen did not immediately pick it up. The person who delivered the letter looked ordinary, but his attitude was very appropriate.
He did not have the reverence that a high-ranked cultivator would have. Furthermore, poisoning the letter was a rather common method.
It was better to be cautious. Xiao Chen waved his hand gently, and a strand of Essence shot out. The letter immediately tore open, revealing the letter inside.
The paper unfolded and floated in the air. After Xiao Chen finished reading it, he flicked out a wisp of purple flames and completely burned it to ashes.
"Strange, why did Zuo Mo of Beast Taming Camp gather everyone?"
Zuo Mo was Pei Shaoxuan's first shixiong, the strongest third generation disciple of the Beast Taming Camp.
He was very strong. In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, he managed to rank within the top twenty.
He was one of the few who could withstand the pressure and enter the top 20. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that he was the No.1 Young Master of Great Tang.
The content of the envelope was very simple. It was to invite Xiao Chen to attend a gathering in five days.
It seemed like he wanted to gather all the participants of the second round of selection and familiarize themselves with each other.
Xiao Chen said softly, "That's good too. If we all go, it's not a bad thing to scout ahead."
Keeping this matter in mind, Xiao Chen took out the peak earth-ranked fist technique, the Dragon Claw Fist, and carefully looked at it.
The Dragon Claw Fist was a Fist Technique that perfectly merged the fist with the claw. The switching between the fist and the claw was very hard to defend against.
According to the introduction in the secret manual, when practiced to Great Perfection, there would not be much of a barrier between the fist and the claw.
When the Dragon Claw Fist Technique was executed, it contained the might of the fist and the sharpness of the claw.
The Fist Technique had a total of seven moves. The first three moves were the basics. They did not have names and only allowed the cultivator to switch between the fist and the claw freely.
From the fourth move onwards, the might of the Dragon Claw Fist Technique increased. Each move was stronger than the one before, and every move was a killing move.
Furthermore, each move had two different ways of executing it. Using the fist or the claw would result in a completely different move. This meant that the four moves could be turned into eight moves.
These four moves were: Berserk Dragon, Burning the Heavens, Breaking Armor, and Seizing the Heart.
After Xiao Chen finished reading the secret manual, he closed his eyes and started to carefully comprehend it. After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes, and a bright light flashed in them.
Xiao Chen put away the secret manual and started to circulate his Vital Qi according to the method in the manual.
"Boom!
Boom! "Xiao Chen circulated his Vital Qi in his chest and transferred it to his right arm. He immediately felt a swelling pain in his arm, like his flesh would explode in the next moment.
Along with the swelling pain, Xiao Chen felt an incomparably strong force pour into his arm.
What a tyrannical force! No wonder the middle-aged man said that people who had not reached Great Perfection could not practice this Palm Technique.
Xiao Chen knew that he had overestimated himself. The moment he started, he circulated all his Vital Qi. He quickly reduced the amount of Vital Qi he used by half.
The pain immediately vanished, and the circulation of Vital Qi became very smooth. Soon, it entered his palm.
"Pa!"
When Xiao Chen punched, the force exploded in the air. A strong wind immediately blew in the courtyard, kicking up countless fallen leaves.
Without losing any momentum, Xiao Chen followed the method in the Dragon Claw Fist and formed a claw with his five fingers. The scattered force in the air was instantly absorbed.
Xiao Chen merged the remaining Vital Qi with Xiao Chen's. When he swung his claw, a strong wind blew and five deep claw marks appeared in the air. After a long time, they slowly faded away.
"Just half of my Vital Qi is already so strong. When I bring out all my Vital Qi, how ferocious will it be?"
Xiao Chen revealed a joyful smile as he spoke happily. Furthermore, he did not even use the Azure Dragon Energy in his arm. If he layered his Vital Qi and Dragon Qi together, he would be able to defeat the Azure Dragon.
The might of a fist and a claw strike made even Xiao Chen feel that it was somewhat monstrous.
A peak Earth Ranked Fist Technique is indeed an Earth Ranked Fist Technique. I did not spend so many Spirit Stones in vain, Xiao Chen thought, smiling happily.
Two days later, Xiao Chen had already mastered the first three moves of the Dragon Claw Fist. The transition between fist and claw had already reached the initial stage.
Xiao Chen had reached Small Perfection. However, he was still a distance away from being able to move freely. However, that would require time to accumulate.
It was not that Xiao Chen's comprehension ability was lacking. It was just a matter of time.
"Fist!"
In the courtyard, Xiao Chen shouted. All the Vital Qi in Xiao Chen's body circulated in his abdomen and poured into his right arm.
After two days of practice, Xiao Chen's physical body could already contain this Vital Qi without feeling any pain.
When the Vital Qi flowed through his arm, the Blue Dragon tattoo moved slowly. Strands of Dragon Qi slowly seeped into the Vital Qi.
The strength in his arm increased by more than twenty percent. He clenched his fist tightly. When he felt the surging energy, Xiao Chen punched.
"Explode!"
A cyan energy visible to the naked eye exploded, causing a violent gale to blow in the courtyard. A few small trees were actually pulled up by this gale.
"Ka ca! Ka ca!" When the energy surged out, the small trees immediately shattered into countless pieces.
"Claw!"
Xiao Chen shouted again and formed a claw with his fingers. The surrounding azure energy surged over and merged with the remaining energy in his arm.
"Pu ci!"
The five cyan claw marks seemed to break through the air. The falling leaves in the courtyard that were flying all over the sky suddenly had five extremely obvious gaps.
"Fist!"
Xiao Chen's lower body sank down. The instant he retracted his claw, he pushed forward. His aura suddenly changed, turning into a fist wind and attacking forward.
After this happened more than ten times, Xiao Chen slowly stopped. After thinking for a while, he said softly, "The force of the fist wind looks very ferocious. However, it seems to be somewhat scattered. I have to think of a way to gather it together."
Following that, Xiao Chen started to focus on practicing the fist wind. He focused the force of the fist wind on one point, not spreading it to other places.
Time passed slowly. After another two days, Xiao Chen had completely stabilized the three basic moves of the Dragon Claw Fist.
The problem of the scattered fist wind was also solved. After all, it was not a particularly profound technique.
Xiao Chen had been able to do it in the past. Now, he only made a small improvement to the Dragon Claw Fist, making it more suitable for himself.
"It is time to practice the official moves of the Dragon Claw Fist. Berserk Dragon, Berserk Dragon Fist, Berserk Dragon Claw. There is clearly only one move, but there are two different ways to deduce it. I have to think about it carefully."
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and said with a resolute gaze.
In the western district of Desolate City, Zuo Mo of the Beast Taming Abode had already reserved the entire courtyard.
The tables and chairs in the courtyard were arranged very neatly. The two hundred-odd people who passed the second round of selection were gathered together according to the different empires.
The Tang Nation's people were with the Tang Nation's people, and the Chu Nation's people were with the Chu Nation's people. After all, the people from the same nation were the most familiar.
It was hard to avoid competition between geniuses. When the cultivators from the same nation gathered together, it was like they were in a group.
There were close to three hundred outstanding talents. The Great Qin Nation's cultivators were in an awkward position. Aside from Duanmuqing, Hua Yunfei, Mu Chengxue, and Ji Changkong, there were only a few outstanding talents from the Imperial Capital.
Compared to the other nations, there were only a few dozen people. The difference was very obvious. Even with the addition of Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun, who had not arrived yet, there were less than twenty people.
When the outstanding talents of the surrounding nations looked at where Hua Yunfei and the others were, disdain occasionally flashed in their eyes.
Occasionally, they would whisper to each other, making the Great Qin Nation's people feel very embarrassed.
In reality, the Great Qin Nation's Spiritual Energy was sparse. It had been at the bottom of the four great nations for a long time already. In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, no one had made it into the top hundred.
Unfortunately, the Five Nation Youth Competition had a rule that the Royal Clan disciples could not participate. Otherwise, with Ying Yue's strength, she would have no problem making it into the top twenty.
The Royal Clans of the various nations formed their own system. It was said that they could communicate with the upper realm and had their own blessed lands.
Hence, the invitation to the Ancient Desolate Tower was the same as the Five Nation Youth Competition. It would not be sent to the Royal Clans of the various nations.
"Liu Yong, we have not met for three years already. It is rare for us to meet again. I wonder if your sword is still better than mine?"
Just at this moment, a cultivator from the Great Xia Nation, Zhou Wei, spoke to a Great Tang Nation disciple with a soaring aura.
In other words, this gathering was a chance for everyone to test each other's strength before the arena battles.
There were many familiar faces here. They all wanted to know how much the other party had improved. Then, they could estimate their own strength and their chances of obtaining one of the twenty spots.
Half of the reason why so many people came was because of Zuo Mo. The other half was because of the twenty spots.
The Great Tang Nation's Liu Yong stood up and smiled faintly, "I had the same intention. I could defeat you one year ago. One year later, I can still defeat you."
"Xiu!"
As soon as the two of them stepped forward, the sounds of discussion immediately stopped, and everyone's gazes converged on them.
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