Listening, Luo Yang heard not only Qi Dongqiu's speech but seemingly another muffled voice speaking the same sentence simultaneously.
Luo Yang also cupped his fist in return.
At that moment, a familiar female voice could be heard among the audience.
"Niu Zai, go for it!"
This was Tang Guihua's shout.
Soon, other beauties joined in, cheering Luo Yang on.
"Niu Zai, go for it."
"Niu Zai, I support you."
"Niu Zai, you can do it."
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The surrounding men, seeing so many beauties cheering for Luo Yang, could not help but feel envious.
Then they heard Qi Xiangtian suddenly exclaim, "The martial arts competition officially begins!"
Upon these words, the surroundings fell instantly silent.
The sun was as warm as before, and the breeze as gentle as ever.
Luo Yang and Qi Dongqiu glared at each other, each trying to dominate the other with their gaze.
A martial artist with a strong aura could intimidate an opponent just with their eyes.
Luo Yang felt as though an invisible fierce beast was also looking his way.
While pondering just how powerful the Soul Beast was, he saw Qi Dongqiu suddenly swoop towards him with a whoosh.
As the sect leader of the Ying Zhao Yan Xing Sect, Qi Dongqiu naturally used the Eagle Claw Technique and Goose Walking Skill.
Luo Yang was also familiar with these two skills.
However, the Eagle Claw Technique Qi Dongqiu displayed now was incredibly sharp; even without being grabbed, the strong force from the claw still caused a slight pain on the skin.
Just as Luo Yang had predicted, within three moves, the simple wooden planks of the stage had already been broken in several places.
Every time Qi Dongqiu attacked, it looked like he was going to injure Luo Yang, but Luo Yang narrowly avoided each time.
The probing phase over, Luo Yang's confidence soared.
Initially, he thought Shadow Fist wouldn't be enough to deal with Qi Dongqiu, but now it appeared he had overestimated Qi Dongqiu.
Qi Dongqiu had come with the confidence of certain victory.
But now, unable to defeat Luo Yang, he grew more and more anxious as the battle progressed.
All of a sudden, Qi Dongqiu let out a roar and unleashed his Goose Walking Skill.
Luo Yang, capable of delivering ten kicks in midair, was not going to be intimidated by Qi Dongqiu's Goose Walking Skill.
The two exchanged kicks in midair using the same skill.
Bang bang bang...
In the end, Qi Dongqiu could only manage seven consecutive kicks in the air before descending.
But Luo Yang remained aloft, attacking Qi Dongqiu from above.
Bang bang bang!
Luo Yang's three consecutive kicks landed on Qi Dongqiu's chest, causing him to spit out blood even before his feet touched the stage.
There was an outburst of shock from below the stage.
However, if we talk about being stunned, presumably no one among the audience was more so than Zhang Jing, Grandma Liu, and Little Huizi.
The three mysterious guests stood there in utter disbelief, their eyes filled with confusion and amazement.
Though Wang Yunxiong and others were also astonished, their expressions were not so exaggerated.
After all, Zhang Jing, Grandma Liu, and Little Huizi all had significant backgrounds, and ordinary events would definitely not cause them to react so dramatically.
But now, from their shocked expressions, it was clear they were truly astounded.
Qi Dongqiu struggled to his feet, his face a mix of embarrassment and anger, his voice trembling, "How is this possible?! You can kick ten times in midair?!"
Just as Luo Yang thought he had won and was contemplating whether to take Qi Dongqiu's life,
suddenly, he saw Qi Dongqiu lunge at him again.
Luo Yang knew Shadow Boxing, so there was nothing to fear even if Qi Dongqiu's approach was incredibly swift.
The essence of Shadow Fist lay in passive evasion.
The faster Qi Dongqiu's attacks, the stronger Luo Yang's dodging capabilities.
But at that moment, Luo Yang was suddenly taken aback.
Qi Dongqiu's Eagle Claw Technique obviously couldn't touch Luo Yang's body, but the mass of black smoke that had previously overlapped with Qi Dongqiu now swept towards him, its speed matching that of lightning.
The most dangerous thing was that the black smoke instantly enveloped Luo Yang.
At that moment, the spectators below saw a mass of black smoke like a fierce beast with two torch-like eyes, chilling to the bone.
The audience retreated tens of meters in alarm, only stopping to continue watching when the black smoke remained still.
All the beauties were extremely nervous, yet they were unable to help.
Zhang Jing, Grandma Liu, and Little Huizi looked at each other, seemingly ready to intervene, but hesitated.
"Hahaha, I won!" Qi Dongqiu sneered.
At that time, Luo Yang was being enveloped by the Soul Beast.
In the dimness, it was as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss, where nothing existed but fear.
There was nothing there, just an infinite void that made one feel empty.
Gradually, it seemed like his Yin Spirit was about to separate from his flesh.
His consciousness also began to dissipate step by step, as if he was about to fall into an eternal slumber.
Yet in the deepest recesses of Luo Yang's heart, a faint voice echoed: Luo Yang, wake up quickly.
Following the voice, Luo Yang groped through the fog and soon found its source.
It turned out to be Hong Jiaxin speaking.
Just as he was about to exchange a few words with Hong Jiaxin, she disappeared again.
Then another voice sounded: Niu Zai, what's wrong with you?
Luo Yang followed the voice again, only to see An Yuying talking to him.
Just like before, he was about to chat with An Yuying when she also vanished.
Later, Tang Guihua and other beauties appeared one by one in Luo Yang's heart, each speaking only a sentence before disappearing.
Luo Yang's consciousness was still blurred, teetering on the edge of losing all sensation.
Suddenly, a ray of light shot towards him, and Luo Yang seemed to see the anxious expressions of various beauties.
"I can't die!"
Luo Yang roared furiously.
Before his roar had faded, the spectators saw the black smoke that had enveloped Luo Yang rapidly sucked into his eyes like a whirlwind.
Immediately after, Qi Dongqiu fell to the ground, dead.
Upon merging with the Soul Beast, Qi Dongqiu's Yin Spirit was devoured by the Soul Beast.
Now that the Soul Beast could not return to Qi Dongqiu's body and was without the Yin Spirit, Qi Dongqiu became a walking corpse.
Under Luo Yang's strong will to survive, he saw the Shennong Scripture flashing out streams of Golden Light, like a large net, hauling the Soul Beast in.
Luo Yang stood still on the platform, having entered the landscape painting of the Shennong Scripture.
The Soul Beast was in the stone cave, its eyes like red flames, glaring at Luo Yang and roaring from time to time.
For a moment, Luo Yang didn't know how to subdue the Soul Beast.
To enter the stone cave, he had to swim across a pool.
At that moment, Luo Yang's body was still dripping with droplets of water, which he pointed at the Soul Beast, intending to question it.
Just then, a droplet of water splashed onto the Soul Beast, causing it to emit smoke with a sizzling sound.
Luo Yang was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening.
So, he flicked the water droplets on his hand toward the Soul Beast, indeed causing it unbearable pain as it howled.
In a brief moment, the Soul Beast lay prostrate on the ground, assuming a submissive posture.
"From now on, you must follow my commands!" Luo Yang said coldly.
To his surprise, the Soul Beast actually knew how to kowtow.
Just as he came out of the landscape painting of the Shennong Scripture, Luo Yang received another shock.
He actually saw the Soul Beast residing inside his own body.
Luo Yang's Yin Spirit could see the Soul Beast right beside him, although they had not merged.
In the midst of his astonishment, feeling someone shaking him and hearing the sound of soft sobs, Luo Yang came back to his senses.
He saw that Qi Dongqiu's body had been carried away, and Qi Xiangtian and Wang Yunxiong had fled.
The beauties surrounded Luo Yang, with An Yuying and Tang Guihua both embracing him.
Seeing Luo Yang standing motionless as if his soul had departed, the two Village Beauties thought he too had died.
Therefore, when An Yuying and Tang Guihua cried out loud, the other beauties also believed Luo Yang was done for.
After all, Tang Guihua was a doctor, and if she felt that Luo Yang had died, what reason did the other beauties have to doubt?