Chapter 125: Whip Method

  Feiyan's victory over Ding Er has caused a small stir, as Feiyan was defeated by Ding Er last year and ranked fourth. This year, Feiyan has come back strong, defeating Ding Er and showcasing an impressive array of techniques that have left everyone in awe. Chen Xuan currently only has a superficial understanding of arrays, having only dabbled in them during his equipment refinement training. He hasn't systematically studied arrays before, but it seems he'll need to find some books on the subject soon. That way, when he encounters arrays in the future, he won't be caught off guard and flustered. Chen Xuan has set a new goal for himself after watching the match earlier.

  More than a dozen people rested for half an hour, then stood up again and continued the third round of competition. One by one, they jumped onto the stage. Chen Xuan stood still, waiting for his opponent to come on stage. Suddenly, a figure landed five meters in front of him. It was a girl, who had joined Danxuan Gate with him as a new disciple.

  "Senior brother's great name has been on everyone's lips lately, and this time in the Grand Tournament he shone even more brightly. Senior brother will surely have a boundless future ahead of him. As a fellow new disciple, I ask senior brother to please guide me." Feng Ling came up and first flattered Chen Xuan;

  "I dare not accept your instruction, after you enter the Enforcement Hall, you will also make great strides and achieve extraordinary accomplishments in the future. How could I presume to instruct you?" Chen Xuan said, then fell silent.

  The two men stood facing each other, Feng Ling took out his own spiritual instrument, a snake-shaped soft whip. With a loud crack, the long whip shook straight, "Brother Chen, do you think you can fight me with your bare hands?" Feng Ling said, seeing that Chen Xuan had no intention of drawing his weapon.

  "When the time comes, I will naturally use it." Chen Xuan replied directly. Since his senior was so confident, Little Sister wouldn't be polite anymore. She said that and swept her long whip horizontally, still using the same move as when she fought Flying Swallow, "Horizontal Sweep of a Thousand Miles". The long whip was swung straight, like a stick, and wrapped around Chen Xuan's waist. "Indeed, it is a good whip technique." Chen Xuan also praised, seemingly just a horizontal sweep, but upon closer inspection, this move could both attack and defend, with both offense and defense combined, no wonder Flying Swallow had also praised this set of whip techniques during the competition.

  Chi Yan Long Yan, Chen Xuan started the Chi Yan Fist, his fists transformed into palms, and he moved forward with a pounce. One palm grasped the wrist of Feng Ling's right hand, which was holding a whip, using the seizing technique, Dragon Seizing Hand. This move was also one of Chen Xuan's own creations, a single move that branched out from the Chi Yan Fist. Its power wasn't very great, and it could only be used for seizing, without having a strong attacking effect. His other hand, however, slapped towards Feng Ling's shoulder. Feng Ling was a woman, and Chen Xuan's original move was to strike his opponent's chest, but since his opponent was a woman, using such a move would have seemed frivolous.

  Feng Ling also discovered Chen Xuan's change, the fist attacking her chest changed direction and patted her shoulder, Feng Ling's good impression of Chen Xuan greatly increased, after all, it was rare for someone to do this in battle.

  "Good fist method!" Feng Ling exclaimed, retracting his whip. This was what Chen Xuan called "retreating to defend". In an instant, the long whip coiled back and shot towards Chen Xuan's palm. Chen Xuan had no choice but to withdraw his own palm that was about to strike his opponent's shoulder. Just as Chen Xuan's palm retreated, Feng Ling's whip changed direction again, sweeping at Chen Xuan's lower body.

  Lingwu realm cannot fly, the lower plate is still within the attack range. "This whip method is really unpredictable, with so many changes, and it's easy to get caught off guard; Phantom Nine Changes, Chen Xuan's shadow disappeared from its original position, the long whip swept through the air, but did not sweep across Chen Xuan's body.

  "Originally, Shixiong was relying on this set of footwork to fight bare-handed with the little girl. Indeed, Shixiong's footwork is not bad, and his speed is unmatched. However, Shixiong must be careful; it seems that he still needs to use some tricks to defeat Shimai." Feng Ling knew that Chen Xuan had not been using his full strength, probably because he didn't want her to lose too badly.

  Chen Xuan's figure emerged from the front of the wind chime, "Sister's whip method is not bad either, with thousands of changes and variations, brother almost got hit just now" Chen Xuan said.

  "Senior brother, don't be polite, I know you don't want me to lose too badly. If senior brother uses your spiritual artifact, junior sister probably can't even block one strike. Today, let's have senior brother accompany me in practicing my whip technique." Feng Ling said with a smile, not losing her spirit at all despite the possibility of losing, but instead seemed quite pleased.

  "Haha" Chen Xuan chuckled twice, since his master sister knew that her junior brother wouldn't be polite. After finishing speaking, Chen Xuan took the initiative to attack, this time the fist's wind was several times stronger than before. Feng Ling was shocked and realized that Chen Xuan was very strong, but didn't expect him to be so strong. His fist could actually break through the air resistance, and the airflow in front of Feng Ling was completely split in two by this punch. Feng Ling put away her smiling expression and swung her long whip left and right, brushing against the air with a "bang bang bang" sound. The long whip chopped horizontally towards Chen Xuan's fist, wanting to intercept it, but Chen Xuan wouldn't let that happen. His footsteps changed between reality and illusion, making Feng Ling completely unaware of where his next step would be. Chen Xuan's shadow also became blurry, the only thing that didn't change was that Chen Xuan's fist was getting closer and closer to Feng Ling, while Feng Ling's whip technique had completely lost its effect. Every time the long whip swept past, it was sweeping through empty air. When the long whip was a few inches away from Chen Xuan, he would disappear and reappear, his Nine Changes of Phantom Shadow technique was performed flawlessly.

  Feng Ling's forehead was covered in fine sweat. Chen Xuan was indeed a monster, his whip techniques had completely lost their effect. His movements were so fast, Feng Ling's own movements weren't slow either, but compared to Chen Xuan, they seemed as slow as a snail. Feng Ling knew that this battle was already without any suspense. He had originally thought he could exchange a few moves with Chen Xuan, at least their strength wouldn't be too far apart. Now it seemed he had underestimated Chen Xuan's strength, which was probably enough to defeat even a true martial arts disciple.

  Feng Ling's long whip retreated to defend, and he quickly backed away, trying to dodge Chen Xuan's punch. However, Chen Xuan's figure was like a ghostly shadow, and as Feng Ling took several steps back, Chen Xuan's figure also advanced several steps forward. His fist remained close to Feng Ling's left shoulder, and the two exchanged blows in just a few breaths. Feng Ling was forced back dozens of steps, while Chen Xuan's fist remained just a foot away from him. Chen Xuan didn't launch a direct attack on Feng Ling, seemingly wanting to force him off the stage and make him concede defeat.

  "Want me to admit defeat, sweep across thousands of troops," the wind chime shouted loudly, and the long whip in her hand swept towards Chen Xuan again. This time, the range of the sweep was much larger, almost five meters around were within the range of this sweep. It seemed that Chen Xuan could only retreat now.

  "Indeed a good whip method," a voice of praise came from the virtual shadow, Chen Xuan's right hand suddenly changed from a fist to a palm and grabbed at the long whip that was sweeping horizontally, wanting to take down Feng Ling's long whip with his bare hands. This time, Feng Ling's long whip had been swung out completely without any room for withdrawal. Chen Xuan's five fingers quickly reached the tip of the long whip, and with one probe, the tip of the long whip was grasped in Chen Xuan's hand. Feng Ling's horizontal sweep of a thousand armies was also declared broken. The long whip was stretched straight, with Feng Ling holding the hilt of the long whip, while the other end was pinched by Chen Xuan. The long whip formed a straight line in mid-air. Feng Ling struggled to retrieve the long whip, but it didn't budge at all. Chen Xuan's face emitted an evil smile.

  "How did you break through my whip technique?" asked the Wind Chime across from him.

  "Your whip technique is not bad, but there are still many flaws in it. As long as I find the flaw, I can break your move." Chen Xuan said to Feng Ling after releasing his hand from the long whip.

  "You're also in the Lingwu realm, why is your mastery of martial skills far beyond ours? Are you saying that your martial skills are even better than ours?" Feng Ling asked.

  "This can't be told, do you still want to continue fighting?" Chen Xuan asked.

  "I've been completely subdued by you, how can I continue fighting? This time I lost. In the future, I still hope that Brother will give me more guidance. It seems that Brother's skills have already surpassed those of the same level. I also hope that Brother will teach me more in the future, and maybe Sister will often disturb Brother from now on." Feng Ling said to Chen Xuan.

  "It's all right, as long as you know, Master will not be stingy. However, since Master is in the Law Enforcement Hall, I think it's not necessary for a disciple like me to give guidance." Chen Xuan replied;

  "Senior brother, you don't know that the Fourth Hall is not as imagined. It's also fiercely competitive and difficult to stand out among these talented disciples. Not every disciple who joins the Fourth Hall can get the best cultivation resources. Some disciples are even inferior to the senior brothers of the Sixteenth Peak. This is also why many peak masters are unwilling to join the Fourth Hall. In the Sixteenth Peak, they can still get good resources, but once they join the Fourth Hall, their talent will become mediocre, and the competition will be fierce. The monthly cultivation resources are limited, whoever has better innate talent will get more abundant resources." Feng Ling said.

  Originally, resources were always reserved for the best disciples, and those with average talent could only enjoy the lowest benefits. Chen Xuan also knew that if he wanted to rely on the sect's benefits to break through to the True Martial Realm, it would be unknown how many years he would have to wait.

  "Since Shifu has already conceded, it would be unbecoming of me to gloat over my victory. In the future, I will also have the opportunity to ask for Shifu's guidance." Chen Xuan said as he walked down from the stage.