Martial Arts: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 37 Consider this my Chen family repaying a debt of gratitude.

The staff from the Iron Bone Sect had already squeezed through the crowd and taken Chen Ergou to be settled in.

Chen Dagou supported his younger brother the whole way until he put him on the stretcher before letting go.

As he bent down to adjust the stretcher, he covered his face with his sleeve and added another finger to his brother's chest.

The force was very light, just enough to cause blood and qi to stagnate for a while longer, so to outsiders it would only look like the injury was worsening.

"That way, no one in the gang should be able to tell."

Blood Wolf glanced at the stretcher from afar, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

At least so far, their performance hasn't aroused any suspicion from Blood Wolf.

He dared not question Zhao Tianxiong.

Of the assassins sent earlier who were at the early stage of blood clotting, only one escaped and returned.

Doesn't this prove that Lu Yuan is quite something?

As for the claim that Lu Yuan had a master by his side, that's pure nonsense.

Even if Lu Youde personally takes action,

In a few breaths,

Three people were in the early stages of blood clotting; two died and one was injured.

It's something that's simply impossible to do.

He didn't have much hope of sending two people in the mid-stage of blood clotting up.

This result was entirely within expectations.

At this moment, Zhao Tianxiong turned his gaze away from Chen Dagou's back.

The curve of her lips had completely disappeared.

He didn't look at Blood Wolf, but slowly placed the teacup back on the table.

The bottom of the cup made a soft sound on the table.

Next game.

Chen Dagou went on stage to face a disciple from a small family.

He struck harder than before, knocking his opponent off the stage in just three moves.

The man dislocated his shoulder when he landed, and his face turned pale with pain. He was still grimacing as his companions helped him down.

Chen Dagou didn't even glance at his opponent, only giving a cold look towards Lu Yuan in the audience.

After several more battles, the top eight were determined.

The next battle will determine the top four.

Those who have advanced to this level have already secured a spot as a menial disciple.

However, since we've come this far...

Everyone wanted to try and secure a spot as an outer disciple.

Even if it fails,

It would be acceptable to make an appearance before the future sect leader.

"The first match."

When the names of the two opposing teams were called out, many people in the stadium stood up.

"Lu Yuan versus Chen Da Gou!"

The man's "blood for blood" vow was still fresh in everyone's mind when they ran into each other in the first match of the quarterfinals.

What a small world! This is going to be interesting.

Sure enough, Chen Dagou stared at Lu Yuan as soon as he stepped onto the stage.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he spoke slowly and deliberately.

"You crippled my brother, and today I'll risk my life to make you pay for it."

His voice was hoarse and fierce, which made several timid audience members in the front row shrink back.

Lu Yuan looked at him.

She looks young.

But that look in his eyes...

I feel like I've seen this somewhere before.

But I just can't remember it.

Now that he was closer, the feeling of the other person's crimson eyes looking at him was very strange.

The competition begins.

Chen Dagou's aura surged instantly.

His blood and qi surged, and his cultivation level rose steadily.

Late stage of body tempering.

Peak of Body Tempering.

Until it stopped at the threshold of the Blood Coagulation Realm.

He didn't stop, and then condensed another thin layer of blood-red aura around his body.

His demeanor was even more ferocious than when he had spoken harshly to Lu Yuan earlier.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

"Is this his source of confidence?"

"He's actually at the peak of Body Tempering!"

"He used a secret technique! Is this rogue cultivator reckless and disregards everything?!"

"He's going all out! This is a completely different style from his previous fight... This guy has been holding back his trump card from the very beginning, waiting for Lu Yuan!"

"He's gone mad, truly mad, in his quest to avenge his brother!"

Lu Yuan frowned slightly.

His eyes never left the protective aura surrounding Chen Dagou's body.

Chen Dagou's blood and qi looked surging and violent.

But there was not a trace of chaos in the surging trajectory.

It was completely different from the weak and frenzied aura that Xue Tu displayed when he forcibly elevated his realm.

The body's Qi and blood are very stable.

His foundation was so solid that it seemed he had already reached the peak of Body Tempering and had stayed at that level for many years.

Sitting in the main seat, Tie Qianshan slightly adjusted his posture, his gaze lingering on Chen Dagou for a moment.

Then he moved toward Han Tieshan, who was holding a lottery tube by the edge of the ring.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest without saying anything.

Lu Yuan did not move.

He was waiting for the other side to make a move.

He didn't know what the script for this play was, but he knew that the person in front of him was acting from beginning to end.

Maybe.

The current peak of body tempering is his true strength.

Before Lu Yuan could make a move.

Chen Dagou pounced on him.

The first punch was very powerful, aimed directly at Lu Yuan's face.

Lu Yuan dared not be careless.

This is a slightly tough opponent.

However... it's only slightly.

He instantly mobilized the qi and blood throughout his body.

"Rock-Smashing Palm!"

The moment when the two forces were about to collide.

Chen Dagou used his body to shield his voice, making it as thin as a thread.

He spoke in a voice only Lu Yuan could hear: "Young Master Lu, thank you for saving my daughter that day on Vermilion Bird Street."

"Blood Wolf sent my brother and me to kill you..."

"My Chen family is not an ungrateful family. Today... we are repaying a debt of gratitude!"

Lu Yuan's pupils contracted slightly.

Suzaku Avenue.

A little girl selling flowers.

That's when he remembered.

Where have I seen that look before?

The man in front of me is clearly the father of that little girl from that day.

Although she used some unknown means to change her appearance.

But a person's eyes and temperament are not easily changed.

Lu Yuan peered through the human skin mask on Chen Dagou's face.

The face before me merged with the face of the middle-aged man who had shown such boundless love for his daughter that day.

Lu Yuan was about to withdraw some of his strength.

Unexpectedly, Chen Dagou had already lowered his voice and intercepted his movements.

"They're watching, give it your all! ...Don't let them see it."

Lu Yuan made his decision in that instant.

Since the other party said so, he naturally couldn't let them down.

He raised his right palm high.

"Rock-Smashing Palm!"

The Great Perfection Rock-Shattering Palm, driven by the peak Qi and blood of Body Tempering, unleashed its full power.

The force of nearly 5,000 jin slammed into Chen Dagou's chest without reservation.

Chen Dagou had no internal energy defense.

His chest collapsed for a moment, and then he flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

It crashed onto the edge of the ring.

This slap was real, unlike his brother's fake fall earlier.

He had at least two broken ribs, and when his back hit the table, there was a dull cracking sound.

Chen Dagou coughed twice in the pool of blood.

He barely lifted his eyelids and nodded slightly in Lu Yuan's direction.

The movement was so subtle that only Lu Yuan on the arena could notice it.

The entire room fell silent for two breaths, then erupted.

One palm strike crippled a peak Body Tempering cultivator!

Others might have gossiped about the previous two matches.

But this is happening right now.

They watched as a peak Body Tempering expert couldn't even withstand a single move.

This isn't genius, this is monster.

Lu Yuan lowered his head and looked at his right palm.

The palm was still slightly warm from the full force of the nearly 5,000-pound palm strike.

In the southeast corner, Wei Zhaoming's folding fan hovered in mid-air.

He didn't look at Lu Yuan, but stared at the pool of blood on the arena for a long time, then turned his head slightly and asked the guard beside him in a low voice.

"Investigate this person... Chen Dagou, find out his background."

"Ha, the sect selection is rigged. The Iron Bone Sect is rotten to the core."