Zhu Yuanfan (2)

The Xiaolin Sect was well known throughout the Black Tortoise Continent for being akin to a tornado with their superb kicking techniques, aggressiveness, and speed. Their legs were powerful due to their emphasis on kicks, which meant they were naturally quick. The three disciples of the Xiaolin Sect split up to attack Zhu Yuanfan from different directions. They moved so fast that they created splitting images of themselves. It looked like Zhu Yuanfan was being surrounded by ten men at once!!

Zhu Yuanfan circulated his defensive qi instantly.

“Immovable Mountain!!”

The kicks of the three disciples were vigorous and fast, but they were unable to penetrate Zhu Yuanfan’s defensive qi. On the stage, it looked like tens of people were ganging up on an unbreakable boulder, making the crowd excited.

“What!! Who said Zhu Yuanfan would lose within ten breaths!!”

“What in the world? The three disciples of the Xiaolin Sect couldn’t even penetrate Zhu Yuanfan’s defense, despite attacking him for more than a hundred moves!!”

“So strong!!”

Even Leng San, who opened his mouth unconsciously, was amazed at Zhu Yuanfan’s sturdiness.

‘His defensive qi is almost as powerful as the Mountain Dragon Qi!! This guy is definitely not an ordinary person!!’

The faces of the three disciples of the Xiaolin Sect grew smaller and smaller!! The three furrowed their brows as all of their techniques were unable to penetrate Zhu Yuanfan’s defensive qi!!

Zhu Yuanfan subtly smirked. As the three disciples of the Xiaolin Sect stopped for a brief moment to adjust their breathing, his eyes gleamed before he darted and palmed the chests of the three disciples simultaneously!!

Boom boom boom!!

With his horrifying speed, the sound from his three consecutive attacks almost chimed at the same time. The bodies of the three disciples had been thrown separate ways. The attacks startled the three, despite having minimal impact. It looked like Zhu Yuanfan was toying with them!!

Shocked, the pupils of the three disciples dilated. They had never met an opponent who was on a totally different level, despite being in the same age range. Xiaolin Zhang’s lips quivered.

“Y...you’re not a member of the Fire Fortress Sect!! Who are you!?”

Zhu Yuanfan cupped his hands, slightly bowed, and said with a smiling face.

“Please pardon me. I am the young master of the Mount Taizhu Institute, located in the southern region of the continent. I’ve been told by the Fire Fortress Sect that in the previous year there was a participant who posed as a member of my institute and created quite a ruckus in this city. I, along with one elder, then traveled to this city to find out the truth and I’ve temporarily joined the Fire Fortress Sect.”

Zhu Yuanfan explained loudly and clearly. Leng San’s face wrenched into an ugly expression as Freya’s endless laugh echoed in his mind.

‘Fuck my life!! The institute that I made up to lie to Xiaolin Lun actually existed!! And they are very powerful.’

“Haha, great indeed, kid. You’ve unknowingly made an enemy with a very powerful group of people,” Freya laughed wholeheartedly.

“How would I know that this random institute I made up would actually exist,” Leng San let out a sigh.

The Mount Taizhu Institute was a secret institute within the southern region of the Black Tortoise Continent. Even in the region, not many knew about the existence of this institute as all of their members were from the same clan. They had been secluding themselves deep within a valley. Due to their history that had spanned over thousands of years, they were considered a formidable institute. The Fire Fortress Sect had been searching for them for half a year and reported Leng San’s story to the leader of the institute.

The leader of the Mount Taizhu Institute then sent his son to travel the world along with another elder. That elder was the same person who was standing beside Su Zhao. Both of them traveled to the Indigo Cloud City to settle their conflict with Leng San. And the reason that the Fire Fortress Sect chose the boy to represent their sect was, of course, because of his formidable strength.

The faces of the three disciples of Xiaolin Sect grew pale. Originally, they thought this match would be a free pass to the next round. But once they had directly experienced Zhu Yuanfan’s strength, they immediately realized that they had no chance to win the match, even if they were to attack at the same time. In fact, they might sustain serious injuries that would affect their performance in the next round.

The three of them turned to the elder of the Xiaolin Sect. The elder knew that the gap between them was too big. He let out a sigh and nodded to give his disciples a signal that he understood the situation.

The three disciples stood up, bowed to Zhu Yuanfan, and surrendered. But according to the rule, Xiaolin Zhang, who was Zhu Yuanfan’s pair, had automatically qualified for the next round as well...

The spectators grew wild at once.

“Another powerful participant has emerged!!”

“Wow!! Yi Longwang might not win this year.”

“Tomorrow’s match will be on fire. No matter how expensive, I must buy the ticket!!”

The second round ended with sixteen qualifiers. The matchups for the third round were decided by lucky draws. Leng San was drawn to fight Sao Yijun in the first match. But due to the runic body, Sao Yijun wouldn’t be able to use his qi for quite a while. Also, he had a lot of respect for Leng San, so he surrendered right after the result of the draw was known. Leng San thus became the first participant to advance to the quarterfinals.

As for Zhu Yuanfan, he was drawn against the bald disciple of the Soaring Sword Sect in the second match. The winner had to fight Leng San in the quarterfinals. Yi Longhu let Qin Zhonghui surrender immediately, as he had already seen Zhu Yuanfan’s power. In a nutshell, there were two participants who qualified for the quarterfinals immediately...

Yi Longhu brought his sect’s representatives back to the residence and requested to talk to Leng San alone.

“What do you think about Zhu Yuanfan,” Yi Longhu asked Leng San. He knew that Zhu Yuanfan was far stronger than his own daughter. In order to let his daughter win, Zhu Yuanfan’s winning streak must be thwarted in the quarterfinals.

“My lord, I could defeat him easily if I were to confront him outside the tournament, but in the tournament, I could only use the techniques of the Soaring Sword Sect. Furthermore, the extent of his abilities is still unknown. Therefore, I could not give an accurate assessment of the outcome,” Leng San directly informed Yi Longhu.

Yi Longhu let out a small sigh and stood up from his chair.

“Follow me.”

Leng San followed Yi Longhu to the sect’s inner area, which was a forbidden area that only Yi Longhu and Yi Longtian had access to. Once they were inside, there was a huge door. It looked as if it was a door that would lead to a secret room within the sect. Yi Longhu stopped and turned to Leng San.

“One thousand five hundred years ago, my ancestor who had established our Soaring Sword Sect brought one manuscript of the Soaring Dragon Sect with him. However, the manuscript was only half-filled, so our sect did not bring out this manuscript and use it to train our disciples. But with your ability to master our sect’s techniques by reading the manuscripts only once, perhaps, you might be able to guess the missing half of this manuscript.”

Leng San trembled with excitement. Techniques of the Soaring Dragon Sect in the past were as strong as the Leng Clan’s techniques. If he could learn the techniques from this original manuscript, he might be able to perform at tomorrow’s match as if he were using the techniques of his own clan...