That was?
As Hou Li and Qing Long charged toward each other, the school was now being lit up with news of the sparring match that was taking place.
You could say it was the young kids or the student's enthusiasm, but a wave of excitement washed over the school within 10 minutes, soon waves and waves of students started making their way towards the Red Dirt Training Field in droves.
Hou li had a grin growing on his face, as stated to feel himself. his movements started to drift from the way his movement would look in training, his moves were alot more loose and different from the way they were supposed to look like.
He saw an opening and threw a punch towards Qing Long's left side torso, intending to throw a right hook into Qing Long's rib cage.
As Hou Li was going for the opening on his left, he started to lower his center of gravity and twist his body around intending to connect with Hou Li's punch with his right foot, doing a 360 spinning roundhouse kick.
Both Qing Long's kick and Hou li's punch connected, they each slid back from each other, then charged toward each other multiple times in a few seconds.
Hou Li put strength into his feet, jumped 3 meters into the air, and came speeding down at Qing Long who was running toward Hou Li.
( Elder Chun, Hou Li has more strength and dexterity, do you think he can win this fight easier than Qing Long, who is younger and shorter? )
( Elder Min, just because Hou Li is older and bigger doesn't mean he will automatically win against Qing Long, from what I can see, Qing Long might be younger. But in my opinion, he has a better foundation than Hou Li, it looks like he is faster and has more stamina than Hou Li. )
( Ho, Ho it looks like you caught onto that as well Elder Chun, you'd be correct but it looks like Qing Long is also using this fight to adjust to his new strength. I heard rumors he made a breakthrough today in class this morning. )
( Elder Jing, is it just me or as the fight goes on Qing Long is making small improvements thought out the fight, in the very beginning Qing Long was doing well against Hou Li's Strength and now he's been making adjustments after there several exchanges so far? )
( Good for you Elder Duan, your getting better at watching the junior's strengths and weaknesses! )
" look Fang, young master Hou is going to use his [ Fire Snaps Kick ] !"
"Look out Qing!" - Wang Wei
Qing Long had slid slightly to his left and pushed out with all his strength and used the 1st move in the [ Graceful Palm Strike ] to deflect and make sure the power Hou Li used was sent past him and not towards himself.
Both Qing Long's Strength and Constitution went down due to the kick from Hou Li.
Qing Long quickly looked at his Strength, Dexterity & Constitution stats
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Strength: [ 157.5 / - 10 ] 147.5 / 160.0 ]
Dexterity: [ 85 ] + 2 ] [ 87]
Constitution: [ 245 / - 10 ] 235 / 250 ]
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( That took a small chunk out of my strength and stamina! )
( Young Master keep it up, you improved your coordination and balance! )
( It looks like Hou Li has trouble controlling his strength and pacing himself, it's like he wants to use his power to take me out in one hit! )
( Young Master, he's what people would call a hothead, prone to anger and little self-control. )
( I got an idea. )
"What you dodged that, you little runt!"
"It's gonna take more than a half-cocked kick to knock me down, hothead!"
Hou Li was caught off guard by Qing Long's display of talent to beautifully dodge his attack and redirect his attack away from his body.
( Wow, the boy is pretty good at using the Graceful Palm & Graceful Movement Techniques in unison beautifully Elder Jing )
( Yes I can see that, hmm We've been so focused on the fight I didn't notice the large group of people watching with us as well. )
Almost 90 percent of the entire Tai Lang School was watching the fight between Hou Li and Qing Long, there were even groups of people routing for both parties.
It was like a large crowd watching a football match on earth, screaming at the top of their lungs, hoping for their side to win the match.
"Come on Hou Li kick his butt, snow him what the Fire Mountain Hall is made of!"
"Qing Long beat that arrogant prick!"
"Oh my gosh, Ye Zhilan look at the excitement on the crowd, it's like this has turned into an official match between Qing Long and Hou Li?"
( How the heck can this kid Qing Long keep up with Young Master Hou, I gave him a new Sword hopefully he can bring it out in time, and I might have to keep an eye on him. He looks like he's almost even with this Qing Boy, Young Master Hou Li doesn't cope well with a loss unlike his older brother can. )
( Elder Hou, are you worried for your Young Master? )
( Elder Xue, I'm not concerned, even if he loses, a loss can be just as helpful when teaching the young about fighting as well, not everything is about winning in the Hou Household, Elder Xue, by the way, congrats on the success of your Xue clan's young Maiden. )
( Thank you, Elder Hou hopefully in the future maybe someone can achieve the same level of success as our clan's Young Maiden Xue-Da-Xia-Hee! )
( Who do you think will win Elder Xue? )
( Sad to say but, young Master Qing seems to have a better foundation as well as more skill than your clan's Young Master Hou Li. )
( I might have to agree with you on this one! He is still immature and very rash in his decision-making skills! )
"Zi Xue. there are almost 5,000 people in our school, we are a school about teaching young people how to build a foundation for their future cultivation, besides teaching the 4 ancient classical cultivation teaching's we also study Herbology and other none cultivation classes such as Geology, Astronomy, Feng Shui, Spirit Array even though we're not in a Cultivation Sect or working at one of the four major groups."
"Yeah Ye Zhilan, that might be true but at the end of the day, people only care about cultivation first here, unless you're a hermit hiding away on a mountain somewhere girls!" - Chao Xing
"Yeah but I still can't get over the excitement everyone is showing?" - Zi Xue
"Yeah but this is fun to watch though! Go, Qing Long, Yeahhh!!! - Ye Zhilan
"Oh wow, Liu, your older brother's friend Hou Li, is quite talented as he just stepped into the 2nd Stage of [ Fire Snap Kicks ] look, the quality of his form just changed again!" - Tiān Kuò
What the young kid Tian Kuo didn't know, was that Hou Li's anger had just now, caused him to break through to the next realm leaving the Merdian Realm and entering the Dantian Realm forcefully, even though he still had a little bit of time before he entered on his own.
( Elder Jing, Hou Li he just entered the ... )
( I know, I can see it. )
( Young Master be careful, Hou Li just forcefully entered the Dantian Realm and now he's in the same realm as you! )
( I know I can feel it, show me his stats quickly! )
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[ Name : Hou Li ]
[ Cultivation : Dantian Realm ]
- Just broke through!
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Health: [ 338 / 340] - Slightly Tired From Training
Spirit Qi: [ 2.0mL ]
Strength: [ 160 / 250.0 ]
Dexterity: [ 69 / 98 ]
Agility: [ 146.2 / 188 ]
Constitution: [ 129.9/173 ]
Intelligence: [ 17 ]
Wisdom: [ 19 ]
Charisma [ 20 ]
Luck: [ 18 ]
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( Damn everything just went up slightly, thank gosh it didn't fill up all of his reserves, like a dry well being refilled with fresh buckets of water. )
"I'm gonna make you pay now Qing Long, you cocky little runt!"
When Hou Li broke through, everyone in the audience gave out a soft gasp, and then the screaming and cheering got louder like a goal being scored in a football match.
Hou Li pulled out his Tai Lang Iron Wood Sword, which he uses for practice, and made a bean line toward Qing Long again then channeled his [ Fire Snap Kicks ] technique and pushed the tiny amount of Fire qi he has in his newly formed Danitian through his body and into his wooden sword and forcefully out it causing it to slowly crumble as he pushed it faster and faster through the core of the sword.
( Damn Hou Li, forcefully created Fire Qi through his Iron wooden sword! )
At this point this Sparring match had been going on for almost 15 minutes, Elder Jing landed 4 meters away from the edge as Hou Li cast his new Fire Sword Technique towards Qing Long.
( System pull out my Carbon Short Steel Sword, make it look like, it was hidden in the right sleeve of my school robe. )
( Already on it Young Master )
( System I wish to first copy all of the Ice & Water Techniques you found or saw over the last 4 years and combine them into a sword technique right now! )
( As you command it, are you sure? You won't be able to use anymore the special functions of the system until you reach the next realm Young Master Qing! )
( Using 1 Fusion Card )
( Yes, please just do it, if I don't I'll be injured! )
( Scanned, Copied, Combine, and Now Fused! )
This all happened instantly an invisible feeling washed over everyone as the System with Qing Long performed everything at once.
( Ding! )
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Combining All Related Skills Together
{ All Ice and Water Skills, and Abilities}
{ Sword Techniques, Book, and Manuals }
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As this was happening instantly, Qing Long showed an agonizing face instantly, his face flushed with color and his Eyes changed to an Icy Blue Instantly and a faint Icy Azure color floated around his body as his body was forced to learn everything all at once.
Elder Jing felt the instant change in Qing Long, but he was too late to notice, in that split moment.
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[ Name : Qing She Long ]
[ Sword Talent : Great ]
- Unknown Skill level >
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Qing Long's Sword Talent and Unknown Skill Level changed instantly.
And under his name, the Techniques tab changed, and a new sword technique was created, learned, and mastered at the first stage giving him perfect control over his new technique beautifully.
His Sword Talent skipped Grand, Gifted, Genius, and reached the next level of Prodigy Talent.
His Unknown Sword Skill level went from Unknown, passed Sword Seed, Sword Spark, and passed the Sword Concept level, and barely reached the next level of swordsmanship.
His knowledge of Swordsmanship and basis on how to use a sword was also forcefully upgraded and expanded upon his already good foundation, but his health took a small hit, due to the quick and forceful nature, it gave him a small headache.
( Ahh, it's like someone ripped my head open and shoved a bunch of ice in my head !!! )
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[ Name : Qing She Long ]
[ Sword Talent : Prodigy ]
- 4th Stage Swordsmen
- Initial-Level Freezing Yin Sword Qi
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Health: [ 330 - 24 ] 276 ]
Spirit Qi: [ 29.8mL / 30.0mL ] > 10.mL ]
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Intelligence: [ 15 ] + 22 ]
Wisdom: [ 31 ] + 14 ]
Charisma [ 35 ] + 20 ]
Luck: [ 70 ] + 25 ]
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[ Ode To The Ice Sky of Freezing Heavens Dao]
- { ?????? Grade }
- Freezing Yin Sword Arts Scripture
( 10/16,500,000 ) 2nd stage Progress
- 1st Stage Learned
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Some of the older and wiser Elders and School Teachers that were watching were all of a sudden caught off guard.
Some of the smarter and quick-witted ones predicted what Hou Li was going to do, but almost all the people were caught off by what Qing Long did.
When he performed a black flip, and simultaneously pulled his sword out of his right sleeve, he threw a bunch of people off, and then started moving back into the direction he came and thrusting his sword forward.
( Where did his short sword come from? )
"Yo Jian Long, that looked like magic! Do you think Qing Long is training to be a mage at the same time?"
The boy Jian Long, had a small frown on his face as he watched Qing Long perform, move after move. To him, it always seemed like Qing Long was always going to be thrown out of the ring by all of Hou Li's powerful attacks, every couple of seconds, but Qing Long just seemed to always come out on top or break their confrontations in a tie, like they were evenly matched.
Qing Long and Hou Li were 4 meters away from each other again, getting closer by the second.
At this point, all of the sounds in the area around the Red Dirt Field went quiet ...
Qing Long charged forwards with his small short sword with a very bright Icy Azure Aura around the sword, and Hou Li with his Iron Wooden Sword covered in a dashing Volcanic colored Fire.
Even though the system helped him receive a completely new sword technique and master the 1st Stage of it perfectly, he has never controlled power like Sword Qi before, especially one as violet and strong as a combined Element like Freezing Yin, which has more than several basic and none elements within it.
So Qing Long's control over his new { Initial-Level Freezing Yin Sword Qi } was barely able to be called under control, the only thing he could do in that spilt second was to push it faster through the core of his sword, and release it at full strength.
Making it leave the core of his sword faster, and less time to control this new power, so he barely got it out in time before this new and almost uncontrollable power exploded within his sword, creating an Ice blast going off in the center of the ring, hurting Hou Li and him.
So with everything he had, he pushed and aimed it in the direction of Hou Li.
But other than that, nothing could be said after it was thrown out in Hou Li's direction. I was like a rampaging Ice Dragon charging toward a new prey, that it had caught in its sight.
( Oh no! That is Sword Qi, he just reached a breakthrough and he can't control it! )
... ... ...
Silence washed over the crowd, not even their breathing could be heard ...
...
There was utter silence, but then a blurry figure could be seen from afar speeding towards the center of the fight ring.
"Elder Duan, push Hou Li away quickly!" - Elder Hou
Elder Chun, Elder Xue, Elder Hou, and Elder Min raced toward the ring after Elder Jing started running towards the ring, but they were a step behind and being slower.
Elder Jing reached the middle of the ring between Qing Long and Hou Li, not understanding what was fully happening.
Because he still didn't understand what was going on, after Elder Duan threw him out of the ring.
All it did, was cause Hou Li to become furious, unknown to him but then his point of view changed.
His vision completely changed for him, as the world and everyone in his view were standing on their side.
While most of the kids saw Elder Duan throw Hou Li out of the ring, most of the Elders and teachers were watching Qing Long thrust forward with an almost animalistic attack, all strength with speed but with no control.
It was like watching someone open a water faucet open at full blast, coming out farther than the normal stream of water, and going everywhere.
( That's not just any type of Sword Qi, it has a Yin base to it and it's carrying a freezing property to it as well, damn it, I'm going to make sure Master pays me back for this! )
In a moment of split clarity, all he could think to do was to pull out his sword and confront Qing Long's sword attack, and direct the two colliding Sword Auras above him and away from Elders and the children behind him safely.
A small and quick reaction happened when both swords made contact.
Like when dry Ice meets water, there is a drastic change.
When Qing Long's new { Freezing Yin Sword Qi } power came in contact with Elder Jing's { High-Level Blazing Yang Sword Qi }, both of their Sword Aura made a connection, it caused their Sword Qi's to be combined and then slightly fused, but then in millisecond heat up, it caused a quick and drastic change in the surrounding area's air temperature above the fighting ring.
It was now snowing above the Red Dirt Field, in front of everyone's eyes giving everyone a small scare!
After another couple of seconds of silence.
Everyone from the Elders to every little kid and student in the stands or near the ring was speechless, and in disbelief at what they just saw.
"What the heck was that!"
"Do think that was Magic?"
"Holy cow, that was explosive!"
"Everyone look, Qing Long made it snow!"
It was like a bomb when off, all of the students, exploded with excitement and cheers.
All of the Elders that were watching the sparring match, arrived at the ring and started looking above them, then looking around in confusion.
Some of the Elders started to look at Qing Long in fright, in awe and some showed a look of jealousy and a few even showed confusion.
( Elder Chun, did Qing Long just use Spirit Qi to perform a sword technique? )
( I don't think that was... )
( Elder Chun was that... )