dtnovels Chapter 008 Rising to Fame
Chapter 008 Rising to Fame
Chapter 008: Rising to Fame
Among the disciples of the Jade Emperor Sect, it is rare for them to engage in life-or-death battles in the Martial Arts Hall. Only those with an irreconcilable feud would sign a life-or-death pact here.
Once the contract is signed, the two sides will fight to the death, determining both the winner and the loser.
Therefore, when such a competition begins, all other competitions within the martial arts arena will be temporarily suspended. The two sides engaged in a life-or-death struggle will be separated and placed in a single arena within the martial arts arena.
The one who presided over the life-or-death duel was none other than the abbot of the Martial Arts Temple, Master Yuanzhan.
Master Yuanzhan, the abbot of the Martial Arts Temple, with a leopard-like head and piercing eyes, resembled the demon-subduing deity in portraits. He addressed the two sides participating in the life-or-death duel: "In this life-or-death battle, the use of any martial arts, hidden weapons, or spiritual weapons is permitted until one of them dies. Do you all understand?"
"Disciple understands!" Lin Fei nodded calmly.
“This disciple understands!” Ming Shan looked at Lin Fei and sneered repeatedly, as if Lin Fei was already a dead man in his eyes.
"Very well!" Master Yuanzhan gave Lin Fei a deep look, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "You two, you can begin!"
Yuan Zhan stepped aside, leaving the arena to the two fighters. By this time, quite a few people had already gathered around. After all, such life-or-death battles were only a rare occurrence within the Jade Emperor Sect.
The onlookers were mostly disciples of the Wenqu Temple, cheering for Lin Fei. Regardless of their usual relationship, if a disciple of the Wenqu Temple could defeat a disciple of the Wuqu Lower Courtyard, all the young disciples of the Wenqu Temple would feel proud.
As for the Wuqu branch, only a few of Mingshan's friends came. After all, fighting to the death with the Wenqu sect, regardless of victory or defeat, was not a glorious thing.
The disciples from the other temples stood scattered outside, watching the two people in the arena as if they were watching a play.
"Hey, the people from Wenqu Temple are getting more and more ambitious, actually daring to engage in a life-or-death battle with the lower academy of Wuqu Temple?"
"He's just courting death. I bet that kid won't last three moves before he's dead at his opponent's hands!"
"I think that kid might be able to hold out for a few more moves. How about we make a bet?"
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The surrounding disciples were discussing among themselves, but it was clear that even those from Wenqu Temple who came to cheer him on did not have a good chance of winning.
Wenqu Temple is commonly known as "Daza Temple" (meaning "miscellaneous tasks temple"). Wuqu Temple, on the other hand, is second only to Sanxiao Temple and is on par with Zhenwu Temple.
Mingshan, standing in the arena, sneered, "Kid, today I'm going to avenge my cousin! You come here and die!"
As he spoke, he struck with a palm, aiming straight for Lin Fei's chest. Lin Fei was all too familiar with the move he used, as he had practiced it all night the previous night; it was the "Tiger Emerging from its Cave" move from Baguazhang!
Lin Fei's left hand went straight for Ming Shan's wrist, like a lion opening its mouth to bite a tiger that was pouncing on. His right hand drew a circle, creating gusts of wind, and went straight for Ming Shan's heart.
"Like a lion opening its mouth to embrace the moon. Not bad, to have mastered Baguazhang to this extent!" As the saying goes, the layman sees the spectacle, the expert sees the essence. Lin Fei unleashed a palm strike, and Yuan Zhan beside him nodded secretly.
Ming Shan never dreamed that a mere Wenqu Dao boy could use Baguazhang more skillfully than he himself. He didn't have time to change his move and could only use his internal energy to try to withstand Lin Fei's palm strike.
Mingshan and Mingchen, who was killed by Lin Fei, were cousins. They grew up together and went up the mountain together, which is why Mingshan was so eager to avenge Mingchen.
Mingchen was not very talented and was assigned to the Wenqu Temple, while Mingshan was assigned to the Wuqu Lower Academy.
Ming Shan has now opened up five meridians, making him far more powerful than Ming Chen. Relying on his strong internal energy, he wanted to withstand Lin Fei's attack head-on. However, he did not expect that Lin Fei's internal energy was no less than his own.
Ming Shan's current cultivation level is roughly equal to Lin Fei's, only inferior in terms of techniques. However, to take a direct hit from a palm strike with one's chest is undoubtedly a suicidal act.
Lin Fei unleashed a palm strike with force exceeding 300 jin, slamming it into Ming Shan's chest.
"Pfft!" Mingshan spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, and crashing heavily to the ground.
"You, you!" Ming Shan's eyes widened as he pointed at Lin Fei, but before he could utter a complete sentence, he collapsed to the ground.
It took Ming Shan two years to reach his current level of cultivation, especially after training at the Wuqu Temple. He never dreamed that a mere lad from the Wenqu Temple, who had only been on the mountain for two months, could also achieve this level.
"Ding!"
"Punish evil and promote good, kill Mingshan, gain 500 experience points, 500 merit points, and 500 martial arts cultivation points!"
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"Congratulations on your level increase! Your current level is the sixth stage of the Meridian Opening Realm!"
"Congratulations, host, on successfully opening the three Yang meridians of the hand! You will receive an additional 100 experience points and an additional 100 merit points!"
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The system's voice rang in Lin Fei's mind, confirming Ming Shan's death.
“Mingshan’s heart meridian is shattered. Mingxin has won this contest!” The abbots of the Jade Emperor’s Eighteen Temples are all experts at the Dharma Aspect Realm. Yuan Zhan could tell at a glance that Mingshan was already dead, and he also judged his cultivation level from Lin Fei’s palm strike just now.
He gave Lin Fei a deep look: "Not bad, five levels of meridians. Junior Brother Yuanyi has good taste."
"What? This young Taoist priest from Wenqu Temple actually killed Mingshan from the lower courtyard of Wuqu Temple?"
"One move? I'm not seeing things, am I? When did the people from the Lower Academy of Wuqu become so useless?"
"It's not that he's useless; that kid from the Wenqu Temple is quite something. Heh, he's not bad at using Baguazhang!"
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The other Taoist disciples who were watching from the surrounding area all started discussing it amongst themselves.
The saying "Wenqu triumphs over Wuqu" seems like an impossible thing to everyone. But now, this impossible thing has actually happened right before their eyes.
"Quiet down!" Yuan Zhan shouted suddenly as the surrounding noise grew louder.
Once this abbot of the Dharma Aspect Realm spoke, no one else dared to utter a word.
"What are you all still doing here? Don't you have your morning prayers?" Yuan Zhan glanced at the onlookers and spoke again, "All of you, get back to your respective temples! If anyone stays here after morning prayers, I will send you all to Xingzhi Temple!"
The young Taoist disciples immediately scattered, none daring to linger there any longer.
“You should go too!” Yuan Zhan glanced at Lin Fei and said as if talking to himself, “With your talent, it seems a bit of a waste for you to stay in Wenqu Temple.”
Before Lin Fei could react, Yuan Zhan waved his hand and said, "Go, go! Go back and cultivate properly! Don't think you're something special just because you defeated a mere Martial Arts Child!"