NOVEL NEXT Chapter 82: Second Realm
Xiang Yi said no more. With a furious roar, he lunged at Feng Fan, both palms wide open and surging with deadly spiritual qi.
Feng Fan responded with a confident smile, circulating spiritual qi throughout his body to enhance his strength, speed, and resilience.
'Exactly what I was hoping for!'
The two clashed relentlessly, exchanging blow after blow, injury for injury.
Each collision of fist and palm sent shockwaves of spiritual qi rippling through the air. The crowd watched in awe as bruises began to form on both combatants' bodies from their fierce exchange.
At a glance, the fight appeared evenly matched, but it was anything but that!
While Xiang Yi's injuries were compounding with every exchange, Feng Fan's cultivation technique suppressed the chaotic qi invading his body and accelerated his healing.
Each injury Xiang Yi inflicted was quickly neutralized, leaving Feng Fan looking as if he was gaining strength rather than losing it.
As the battle raged on, Xiang Yi's movements began to slow, his momentum faltering under the mounting strain. Meanwhile, Feng Fan grew faster and sharper, his strikes more precise and devastating with each passing moment.
Within his dantian, Feng Fan felt his spiritual qi churning, a powerful energy on the brink of eruption.
'The breakthrough... it's almost here!'
Noticing that he could no longer suppress his imminent breakthrough, Feng Fan decided to end the battle once and for all.
He glanced at Xiang Yi, who was panting heavily, on the verge of collapsing from spiritual qi exhaustion.
'This is the advantage of cultivating both qi and body,' Feng Fan thought. 'Even if my spiritual qi runs out, I can still fight with my body.'
Feng Fan lifted his right foot, aiming for a decisive blow against Xiang Yi's vulnerable parts.
Family Jewel Destroyer Kick!
Xiang Yi's instincts screamed danger, but his depleted spiritual qi and fatigue left him helpless. He wanted to dodge or block, but his body wouldn't respond in time.
Before he could react, Feng Fan's foot struck its target with precision.
Crack!
"AAAAAGH!"
Xiang Yi's scream echoed through the arena as the crowd collectively winced, many instinctively covering their own vulnerable areas.
"Damn, this guy is ruthless!" someone in the audience muttered.
As Xiang Yi doubled over in agony, clutching his groin, Feng Fan showed no mercy.
Grabbing him by the collar, he effortlessly tossed him out of the arena. Xiang Yi hit the ground outside with a thud, still clutching his injured vulnerable parts and groaning in pain.
"Healers, assist him!" the referee called out before turning to Feng Fan.
"Feng Fan is the winner!"
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The declaration was met with mixed reactions. Most of the crowd groaned, lamenting their lost bets, while a few lucky spectators grinned ear to ear, having struck it rich in a single wager.
Feng Fan ignored the crowd and the referee entirely.
He sat cross-legged in the middle of the arena, placed four middle-grade qi stones in front of him, and began cultivating.
The referee's eyes widened in shock. "What the hell? Is he seriously trying to break through right here? Shouldn't he find a secluded place for something like this?"
The crowd shared his disbelief.
Normally, when someone was preparing to break through to a higher realm, they would go into seclusion, refining their energy for days in complete silence before attempting it.
Focus and peace were crucial.
And yet, here was Feng Fan, casually beginning his breakthrough in the middle of an arena.
Adding to the astonishment, Feng Fan had placed four middle-grade qi stones for the process.
It was unheard of to use such high-quality resources just to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, it was an obvious waste.
Most cultivators used anywhere from ten to a thousand low-grade qi stones, depending on the quality of the pillar they aimed to form within their dantian.
But Feng Fan's situation was unique. He wasn't just forming a pillar to advance.
He also needed to refine his muscles, achieving a qualitative transformation and strengthening their connection with his bones. Only after completing this step could he advance to the Bone Forging realm.
The crowd watched Feng Fan's breakthrough with great interest. Since they were from the same sect, no one dared to interrupt him at such a critical moment.
Doing so would mark them as a traitor to the sect.
While the spectators murmured among themselves, Feng Fan's consciousness was entirely focused inward. The energy he had absorbed from Xiang Yi, combined with his own spiritual qi, began to condense within his dantian, gradually forming a massive pillar in one of its corners.
As the pillar took shape, the spiritual qi from the middle-grade stones depleted at an alarming rate.
'This isn't enough. I have to break through to the Bone Forging realm as well!'
Due to his unique cultivation technique, just breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm would leave his cultivation incomplete, risking severe consequences.
Failure to align the two breakthroughs would result in a devastating backlash.
With his pillar nearing completion, Feng Fan diverted part of his focus to his muscles. The qi-saturated cells within them began to undergo a profound transformation.
At first, the muscle fibers expanded, but soon they compressed, becoming denser and more refined. His frame grew slimmer yet visibly stronger, his physique becoming more defined with every passing second.
As the pillar within his dantian reached its final stages of formation and his muscle transformation neared completion, Feng Fan prepared to take the last critical step.
'Now!'
In a single heartbeat, the remaining spiritual qi from the middle-grade stones surged into him like a raging tide. The stones' light disappeared before crumbling into dust as their energy fueled his breakthrough.
The massive pillar solidified in his dantian, radiating stability and power, while his muscles' connection to his bones tripled in strength and flexibility.
A radiant light burst forth from Feng Fan's body, illuminating the arena. His joints cracked and popped as he adjusted his posture, the sound echoing like a symphony of rebirth.
Feng Fan had successfully stepped into both the 1st Foundation Establishment and the Bone Forging realms!