NOVEL NEXT Chapter 382 The Warm-Up is Over
The female martial artist who suddenly appeared in the arena immediately caught everyone's attention. Except for the grandmasters, almost no one saw how she appeared on the stage; it was as if she had used instant teleportation.
"Chen Bingyu? Isn't she from the Chen Family of Jiangnan City? I've heard that she's just over 20 years old and is about to break through to Level Three martial artist!"
"She... she is actually a Level Four martial artist!"
"Such profound inner strength! What did she just say? Is she the Chief Disciple of the Ritian Sect?"
"Is this really Bingyu?" The members of the Chen Family were all dumbfounded.
In the past month, Chen Bingyu had hardly returned home. Her family only knew that she seemed to be training in ancient martial arts with Zhang Menglong, but they didn't understand the details.
In less than a month, she had directly crossed the huge gap between a Level Three and a Level Four martial artist! Ordinary martial artists, let alone in a month, would laugh in their dreams if they could advance one level in a year or two!
Is Zhang Menglong performing magic?
"Hahaha! This is my Chen Family's descendant, hahaha!" The old patriarch of the Chen Family laughed, his face full of wrinkles. Although Chen Bingyu was now partially affiliated with the Ritian Sect, she still had Chen Family blood flowing through her veins and her relationship with the family had not faded due to Zhang Menglong; she had always been part of the Chen Family!
A few meters away, Long Lin got up from the ground. Although Chen Bingyu's attack was swift, the Long Family was known for its fierce and strong inner strength, both in attack power and defensive power. That kick had only caused him a bit of pain.
"My sect leader said, that phrase can only be spoken by him; others are not worthy!" Chen Bingyu said, looking at Long Lin.
A slight curve formed on Long Lin's lips. It had been a long time since he had encountered such a formidable opponent, and this one was even a woman!
"If you can beat me, I will take back what I just said. But if you lose, even if you are a woman, I will not show mercy."
"Show mercy? You are not worthy."
With a month of training, Chen Bingyu had built up an immense confidence. Truthfully, Long Lin's strength didn't even put any pressure on her.
"Flame Dragon Force!" Without further words, Long Lin mobilized his full inner strength, his body becoming burning hot, and even the surrounding air seemed distorted due to the high temperature.
It is said that when the elder of the Long Family fully exerted Flame Dragon Force, his inner strength would even condense into high-temperature flames that scorched the enemy without harming himself, extremely formidable.
"Dragon Flame Break!" Carrying a powerful momentum, Long Lin charged towards Chen Bingyu like a wild beast.
"Elder Long, your family's Long Lin is still the same, so hot-tempered, without a shred of pity for the fairer sex." Not far away, several senior members of various families were gathered, watching the competition between the younger generation.
"Hahaha," Elder Long laughed heartily. "I can't help it; this brat was born a martial fiend. Women and men are the same in his eyes. How is he ever going to carry on the lineage of the Long Family?"
"He's not even afraid of killing the daughter of the Chen Family."
"I remember that the Chen Family doesn't even have a warrior from the Mythical Realm, and yet they've managed to raise such an outstanding junior, truly no small feat!"
"Didn't you hear? She joined that Ritian Sect."
"The very same sect established by that young man who took down that old ghost, Ding Moyi, with one move?"
"Interesting, really interesting!"
"But our Long Family doesn't produce weaklings. I indeed want to see what's so special about this Ritian Sect's martial arts techniques."
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Many people were secretly sweating for Chen Bingyu. Zhang Menglong's prowess was undeniable, but that didn't necessarily mean Chen Bingyu was equally formidable, and amongst martial artists of the same level, Long Lin was definitely top-tier!
"What? She's not dodging?"
"She's actually going to confront Long Lin head-on? Does she not care about her own arm?"
In front of everyone's astonished eyes, Chen Bingyu actually charged towards Long Lin's Dragon Flame Break.
Dragon Flame Break, a martial technique reserved for core members of the Long Family, was fierce and powerful. Coupled with scorching inner strength, even ordinary Level Five male martial artists found it tough to withstand.
"Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms!"
A golden dragon-shape Inner Strength burst forth from Chen Bingyu's palms, the sound of the dragon's roar echoed across the entire martial arts platform, and the robust Inner Strength even caused Long Lin's expression to change.
Female martial artists, due to some inherent deficiencies, actually have a lower purity and strength of Inner Strength compared to male martial artists of the same level; in the Ancient Martial Arts World's Mythical Realm, those ranked at the top are almost all male martial artists.
However, Long Lin felt that Chen Bingyu's Inner Strength was not any weaker than his, and even lacked a bit of the feminine softness in her Inner Strength, possessing more of a male martial artist's vigor and fierceness.
"Boom!"
Palm Strength clashed with fist strength, causing the two forces of Inner Strength to react violently in an instant.
This platform was specifically designed for martial artists under the age of 30, so it was only built to withstand the battles of Level Three and Level Four martial artists.
But the fluctuations caused by the battle between Long Lin and Chen Bingyu had clearly far exceeded the capabilities of martial artists of that level. The collision of their Inner Strength blasted a deep hole in the platform, causing stone chips to fly and dust to fill the air.
"Thump thump thump!" Chen Bingyu took three steps back and then stabilized her stance.
To everyone's utter surprise, Long Lin actually took more than a dozen steps back before stopping. His fists trembled slightly, and even his facial expression was full of astonishment.
In a direct confrontation of strength and Inner Strength Cultivation, he had actually lost!
"Smack!" The Long Family's patriarch forcefully slapped his chair, and he involuntarily stood up.
The Elder Long was an influential figure in the Ancient Martial Arts World, renowned for his keen insights. With just one glance, he recognized the extraordinary nature of Chen Bingyu's palm technique.
"This palm technique is fierce and powerful, and it can even add a hint of animal essence to the outward release of Inner Strength. Such martial arts are indeed rare in this world!".
There are indeed many martial arts in the Ancient Martial Arts World that imitate animal movements in forms and techniques, enhancing one's hand-to-hand combat skills, but only in technique.
However, adding such essence to Inner Strength significantly increases the difficulty. Such martial arts can definitely be called rare treasures. Until now, not many ancient martial arts techniques in the Ancient Martial Arts World possessed such power.
And today, they had seen such skills in a young female martial artist in her early twenties.
"Does the Chen Family actually possess such techniques?"
"To think it's even more powerful than the Long Family's Dragon Flame Break, it's unbelievable that the small Chen Family has such deep roots!"
The Chen Family's martial artists suddenly found themselves the center of attention from many martial artists.
"Family head, do we have such palm techniques?"
"Nonsense! I wouldn't even dare to dream of it. If our ancestors had left us such powerful techniques, I could literally wake up laughing from my dreams!" said the Chen Family's patriarch, clearly frustrated.
If their family had such techniques, would they have been bullied by the Ding Family like that before? They, too, wanted to possess such formidable techniques. But their strength did not allow it. The Chen Family's martial arts were considered second-rate at best in the Ancient Martial Arts World.
"Then this technique of hers..."
"It's probably from that Ritian Sect of hers," the Chen Family's patriarch said. "To have caught the eye of Mr. Zhang, that is Bingyu's good fortune!"
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"Not bad!" Chen Bingyu shook off her hands, "The warm-up is pretty much done. Now let's properly exchange a few moves!"
"Warm-up? This was just a warm-up?"
"Damn, we're all martial artists under thirty, so why is there such a huge gap between people?"
"Listen to that, can that even be considered human speech?"
"Typical of Zhang Menglong's speeches, always cryptic and elusive."
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"The girl has great perceptiveness!" Zhang Menglong couldn't help wanting to clap. He had never taught Chen Bingyu such words. "She has the potential to inherit my mantle as the king of eccentric banter!"