Gu Yuan's expression changed slightly. He could clearly feel the piercing power of the spiral drill. His current vital energy and defense were simply unable to withstand it. Moreover, most of his vital energy was intertwined with the virtual Kun in mid-air as a vital energy dragon. The remaining vital energy within his body was insufficient to construct a powerful defense.
Helplessly, his punch this time had not caused significant damage to Ai Kun. However, this spiral true qi was heading for his vital spot and could not be endured head-on.
Gu Yuan withdrew his punch and retreated explosively. With a roar, he unleashed his Beast Fist Style, vital energy coiling around it, forming a dragon's head. He directly struck the spiral true qi, producing a sound like metal colliding.
Finally, Gu Yuan ignited a scorching vital flame in his hand, forcefully obliterating the spiral true qi. He looked at Ai Kun again. Ai Kun had recovered and was looking at Gu Yuan with vigilant eyes.
Gu Yuan’s heart tightened as he gazed at Ai Kun’s crimson eyes. He seemed to hear the cries of the ancient Kun echoing (…So…beautiful…) Was this Ai Kun’s life spirit? It was truly terrifying.
It had instantly turned the normally weak Ai Kun into a muscular man, truly impressive.
But he did not fear it!
Gu Yuan exerted force with his feet, his spine arching like a bow before snapping forward. The arena beneath his feet trembled slightly under the immense force. His body trailed a series of afterimages, accompanied by a thunderous sonic boom, and he shot out dozens of feet in an instant, reappearing before Ai Kun.
He flicked his fist forward. As he swayed, the surrounding air let out a violent whistle. Seeing Ai Kun launch a similar attack, Gu Yuan immediately changed his hand technique, transforming his fist into a palm. His fingers clenched tightly, like a long blade cutting through the sky, exuding an endless sharpness. He instantly sliced through the incoming spiral true qi and the thick true qi defensive shield in front of Ai Kun.
Ai Kun's expression shifted instantly. He could clearly feel the cutting power of Gu Yuan's palm and had absolutely no chance of resisting it.
The true qi that permeated his back instantly condensed into a pair of light blue wings. With a slight tremor, Ai Kun's body erupted with speed. The instant Gu Yuan's palm blade struck him, he had already left his original position.
Gu Yuan's eyes flickered slightly. A large amount of lightning erupted from within his body, and his figure transformed into a streak of electric light, closely pursuing Ai Kun's retreating form.
"What are you doing! Ow!" Ai Kun exclaimed loudly, seeing that Gu Yuan was not giving up.
A trace of revulsion flashed through Gu Yuan's mind. The lightning within his body continuously stimulated the cells, and the circulating vital energy accelerated further. Gu Yuan's speed was gradually increasing, and in less than a fraction of a second, he touched the rapidly retreating Ai Kun.
*Zzzt!*
The sound of clothing being slashed by a hand blade rang out, revealing a large expanse of Ai Kun's fair skin.
"Ahhh, what are you doing!" Ai Kun instantly became flustered.
Gu Yuan's eyes held a cold glint. Images of the blade techniques he had cultivated with his particles flashed through his mind, even carrying a trace of the intent of the Divine Emperor's Unmatched Blade.
A blade light, almost materialized, flashed, amidst the splattering blood.
The entire venue fell silent. A drop of crimson blood slowly dripped from Gu Yuan's finger. His fair right hand hovered at Ai Kun's neck. His nails, already as hard as metal, had cut through the true qi shield and pierced Ai Kun's fair skin.
"I concede." Ai Kun was straightforward and directly admitted defeat to the referee. Gu Yuan lowered his arm, flicked his palm, and the scattered specks of blood fell away.
"Competitor Gu Yuan wins!"
The referee immediately announced Gu Yuan's victory. Thus, Gu Yuan entered the top six contention battles. In these three days, he had already converted more than half of his body's particles and practiced various martial arts techniques, adding fuel to Gu Yuan's upcoming self-created fist technique. He felt that once he converted all his body's particles and practiced martial arts, his fist technique would also emerge, much like Gu Shaoshang's path of the fist.
It would be his future path!
Returning to his seat, Gu Yuan meditated for a while, restoring his condition to its peak. Since cultivating the Divine Elephant's Suppression of Prisons technique, his body's particles now absorbed and expelled vital energy and restored themselves, greatly increasing the speed of his recovery.
After recovering, Gu Yuan directly left the venue and returned to his dormitory. His particle conversion speed was increasing, and he aimed to fully convert all his body's particles by the final battle. At that time, his strength would advance to another level, and even breaking through the Heaven and Earth Furnace realm would not be impossible.
The Heaven and Earth Furnace realm was the state where the total amount of vital energy, after the Sea of Vital Energy, reached a certain quantity, forming the vision of a furnace.
Sitting cross-legged on his bed, Gu Yuan introspected his body. He looked at the particles that resembled a vast starry sky. Most of them had already lit up, while those not emitting light were the particles Gu Yuan had not yet converted.
Gradually, only Gu Yuan's long, steady breathing remained in the bedroom.
The night passed without incident.
Gu Yuan opened his eyes. The particles within his body had shrunk further. Gu Yuan estimated that the remaining conversion would only take a little over a day. By then, the Divine Elephant's Suppression of Prisons technique could be considered to have reached minor completion.
He prepared some simple ingredients to replenish his vital energy, ate his fill, and then headed to the arena.
Arriving at the arena, he looked around at the people. Including himself, only seven people remained, down from the original hundreds. This showed the brutality of the competition.
"Welcome to the final match of the Martial Arts League. Hello, dear viewers. This is the competition venue for the True Qi realm of the Martial Arts League. Today, we will be holding the final match. The number one True Qi realm martial artist of the young generation in the entire Xia year will be determined today. Let us watch with anticipation." The host's enthusiastic voice echoed through the stadium, igniting waves of cheers.
"Let's see who the two contestants for today's first match will be!" The host gestured grandly, and the projection hovering in mid-air began to display six contestants, with one individual receiving a bye.
Gu Yuan's gaze fell upon the small screen in his hand. The number opposite his own name flashed continuously. The large projection in mid-air also showed the contestant with the bye: Feng Wushuang.
Feng Wushuang's stunningly beautiful face showed a hint of surprise. She hadn't expected to receive a bye.
Gu Yuan sighed inwardly. As expected, luck was not on his side. It seemed he would have to find an opportunity to imprint luck, perhaps from Wu Gui's fate.
As the numbers spun, Gu Yuan's opponent was also revealed.
Gu Yuan versus Wan Jinglun!
Gu Yuan turned to look at the fair-skinned man in scholar's attire. At the same time, Wan Jinglun also looked at Gu Yuan, a smile appearing on his face.
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