Chapter 1016 - 909: The Wrath of the Masses Is Difficult to Withstand
Chapter 1016 - 909: The Wrath of the Masses Is Difficult to Withstand
The martial artists present frowned as they heard the swordsman's words.They couldn't understand why the swordsman was so quick to admit defeat. As they turned to observe Duan Gujin's moves, they discovered that Duan Gujin's skill was almost identical to the swordsman's, and they sensed the wooden sword in Duan Gujin's hand released a surge of Rule Power.
When they looked again at the swordsman's wooden sword, they found that it did not possess any Rule Power.
Though they didn't fully comprehend the situation, they quickly realized Duan Gujin must have performed the same Divine Sword Technique as the swordsman.
Once everyone understood this, they looked at Duan Gujin and gasped in astonishment.
They saw the swordsman was demonstrating a Sixth Level Martial Saint cultivation, whereas Duan Gujin was only at the Third Level Martial Saint.
In terms of realm, they were at least three levels apart.
"Unexpectedly, that young man can defeat a Sixth Level Martial Saint expert!"
The crowd below the stage exclaimed inwardly.
Since the swordsman had conceded defeat voluntarily, he withdrew his Cultivation Technique and stepped down from the stage.
After the match with the swordsman, Duan Gujin had consumed half of his Primordial Power.
He did not leave the venue but instead took some Ten-thousand-year-old Divine Milk and watched the martial artists on stage compete.
While observing those martial artists spar on stage, he also utilized the Mirror Image Divine Power to secretly learn their skills.
An hour later, his Primordial Power was restored, so he went back onto the stage to spar against a martial artist adept at close-combat fist skills.
Just earlier, Duan Gujin had secretly used the Mirror Image Divine Power to learn the martial artist's fist skills.
On the stage, he sparred with the martial artist for dozens of rounds, finally using the martial artist's own Fist Skill to push him back.
If he had not witnessed it himself, the martial artist would never have believed someone could successfully use his identical skill to force him off the stage.
"How can you know our Steel Fist technique? Who exactly are you?"
The martial artist anxiously asked, perplexed by how Duan Gujin had mastered the Ultimate Skill from his sect.
The Disciples able to enter the Ascension Academy from the Dimension Advancement Competition are among the top strong figures in their planes.
Currently, that martial artist was the top expert from his locale, having defeated all fellow disciples, knowing well none among them could rival his expertise in Steel Fist technique.
Yet now, he encountered a martial artist not from his plane using his identical Fist Skill to defeat him, leaving him utterly surprised.
He looked at Duan Gujin, suddenly recalling how just an hour earlier he watched this martial artist use the Divine Sword Technique to defeat a swordsman with techniques almost identical to Duan Gujin's.
Now, this young man before him deployed an identical Steel Fist technique, which sharply shocked him.
Ordinarily, a martial artist would not cultivate two entirely different attribute Martial Skills.
For instance, a martial artist wouldn't cultivate both Fist Techniques and Sword Techniques simultaneously.
Fist Techniques and Swordsmanship are two distinct Martial Skills; one relies on a strong Body to confront enemies, while the other relies on skill to overcome foes.
"It's impossible for this person to split focus and learn two completely different Martial Skills!"
The martial artist thought to himself, bewildered.
Thus, he lingered to secretly observe Duan Gujin.
Over ten days of observation, many martial artists defeated by Duan Gujin noticed that Duan Gujin even knew the Martial Skills from their Plane Immortal Sects.
"Unbelievably, this person can master so many different sects' Martial Skills! He's truly astonishing!"
"I've gathered his name is Duan Gujin, a martial artist from the low-level plane, Yuanzhen Continent!"
"He's also from a low-level plane? But how could he be so abnormal? How could he possibly master so many different plane sect Martial Skills?"
Under the stage, Academy Disciples defeated by Duan Gujin discussed him.
They were at a loss about how Duan Gujin learned such varied Martial Skills; they initially intended to accuse him of learning their skills secretly, but they lacked evidence to prove it.
Moreover, those present all felt there was no way Duan Gujin could learn so many people's Martial Skills on stage, which completely exceeded their imagination.
At first, everyone thought Duan Gujin had stolen their skills, but after discussions, they realized this was utterly impossible.
Many martial artists present had sparred frequently, knowing each other's skills well; although they could simulate each other's moves, they couldn't completely unleash them like the original counterpart.
They all had sparred with Duan Gujin before, they knew he could truly utilize all the competitors' skills—even more skillfully than themselves, which utterly challenged their perception.
The martial artists sought out Duan Gujin, demanding an explanation.
Seeing the discontent among the crowd towards him, Duan Gujin could only falsely claim that his Master was an expert from the Divine World, who had visited many low-level planes, and had duel practices with masters from those planes, thus learning the martial skills of those low-level planes.
"Is that really true?"
The martial artists listened, glanced at each other in disbelief yet felt it might be plausible.
"No worries, I won't compete against you anymore!"
Duan Gujin touched his nose, knowing that using everyone's Martial Skills on stage would surely provoke them; he understood the principle of avoiding mass anger and decided to leave the stage.
Moreover, after these past ten days of combat, he had grasped the secret to the Mirror Image Divine Power.
"Mirror Image Divine Power is absolutely incredible! However, these low-level plane Martial Skills aren't quite useful; I should find some high-level martial artists to use Mirror Image Divine Power on! But at the Ascension Academy here, martial artists are all from thirty thousand different planes, and their skills are quite mediocre!"
Two days later, Duan Gujin heard Yu Man calling for him while cultivating in his room.
He furrowed his brow slightly and stepped outside, eager to understand why Yu Man was seeking him.
"Brother Duan, I heard from my companions that you've been competing in the arena recently and have defeated quite a few people?"
Yu Man stepped forward and asked.
"Yes, I simply went to find people to spar with; isn't that normal?"
Duan Gujin was puzzled as to why Yu Man was inquisitive about his sparring activities.
"Others told me you know many Ultimate Skills from different plane sects; is that true?"
Yu Man curiously asked.
"Pretty much, I've learned many things; would you care to spar with me?"
Duan Gujin asked.
"Sure! I'll spar with you."
Yu Man replied with a smile.
"You didn't come just to spar with me today, did you?"
Duan Gujin asked, his curiosity piqued.
"My fellow academy mates say you're amazing, naturally I'm curious to see how amazing you truly are." Yu Man remarked.
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