Bab 174: The Withering Finger
Looking at the small house that had been reduced to ruins in one move, Mo Qingkuang also felt a lingering fear. Fortunately, he had been cautious; if he had taken that hit, it wouldn't have been pleasant.
He was far less resilient than Chen Kong!
Then, from within the grey mist, Chen Kong suddenly laughed, "Satisfying!"
The laughter was filled with battle spirit, with the joy of meeting a worthy opponent!
For the first time, the usually cold Chen Kong revealed such an unrestrained side.
Immediately, under the astonished gaze of the crowd, the dust in the air began to coalesce, gathering and solidifying into stone blocks, eventually forming into sharp earthen spikes!
Chen Kong's pristine figure gradually reappeared in everyone's view.
It seemed as though he hadn't suffered even the slightest injury!
The Earth Spirit Body was the beloved of the Earth; all Earth elements obeyed his command!
Only someone like Chen Kong, with an Earth Spirit Body, could condense the dust into earthen spikes, as sharp as stalactites hanging from the ceiling of a cave.
Chen Kong's lips curled into a cold smile, "My turn!"
Beside him, the earthen spikes continued to multiply, densely packed, numbering in the hundreds!
Seeing this, Mo Qingkuang's speed surged, once again transforming into an afterimage and disappearing from everyone's sight!
Chen Kong didn't bother to track where Mo Qingkuang had gone. He raised his hands, and the hundreds of earthen spikes shot into the sky, each taking their position, covering the entire arena.
"Senior Brother Chen Kong is going to counterattack!" Tang Yu exclaimed. The ferocious assault from Mo Qingkuang had already amazed him, and now, Chen Kong's preparation for an attack left him in even greater awe.
Hundreds of earthen spikes—what terrifying control over the earth element!
Chen Kong had no intention of searching for Mo Qingkuang's location spike by spike; he chose an indiscriminate, all-encompassing attack!
This move was akin to Lin Yang's Flame Ascension Formation from years ago, aiming to compress Mo Qingkuang's space to manoeuvre as much as possible.
Moreover, this move was even more terrifying and dense than the Flame Ascension Formation!
'You think you're fast? I'm attacking the entire area—how will you dodge?'
Once again, Mo Qingkuang suffered from the restricted terrain of the arena.
Chen Kong forcefully pressed his hands down, and the earthen spikes poured down like torrential rain!
The entire arena shook violently, and the space above it was shrouded in thick dust.
At that moment, a sudden strong wind arose, stirring up the dust into a billowing cloud!
"Did it hit? What's going on?" The inner court students on the sidelines asked in confusion.
They couldn't see what was happening inside—the smoke was too heavy.
"Chen Kong should have won," Li Sheng said, somewhat shaken.
With such an indiscriminate attack from Chen Kong, no matter how fast you were, there was no way to avoid it!
Especially in a limited terrain like the arena, Mo Qingkuang's attack was strong enough but still couldn't harm Chen Kong's mountain-like defence.
Once again, Mo Qingkuang suffered from the limitations of the terrain.
Tang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, "Haha, Senior Brother Chen Kong should have won."
In his heart, he still preferred Chen Kong to win. Mo Qingkuang was already monstrous enough.
If he were to successfully challenge the third-rank grandmaster Chen Kong as a first-rank grandmaster, Tang Yu would be utterly unable to reconcile himself.
Such techniques from Chen Kong, unheard of in the grandmaster realm, made it seem impossible for Mo Qingkuang to dodge such an indiscriminate attack!
"No, not yet." Han Kongming's ice-blue eyes stared intently at the billowing smoke in the arena.
Logically, Chen Kong's attack was indeed unavoidable. Even if he faced it himself, he could only take it head-on.
But the sudden strong wind made him suspect otherwise.
After a long while, the dust in the air still hadn't settled. From within the smoke, the sounds of powerful clashes echoed intermittently.
The swirling dust further reduced visibility.
"They're still fighting? The match isn't decided yet?" The crowd was astonished.
Even Chen Kong's attack hadn't managed to defeat Mo Qingkuang?
How did Mo Qingkuang avoid Chen Kong's indiscriminate attack? Did he withstand it head-on? Or did he use some special technique?
Who was currently holding the upper hand?
Listening to the sounds of the battle within the fog, the audience felt as if they had tens of thousands of cat claws scratching at their hearts.
Seeing that everyone was growing impatient, the referee, Zheng Tao, waved his hand, and the dust on the stage instantly disappeared.
Only then could the crowd clearly see the situation on the stage again.
Both fighters were still standing, breathing heavily, no longer as composed as they had been before the battle.
It was evident to everyone that both of them had expended significant energy.
At that moment, the two who had exchanged countless blows in the fog finally stopped and stood facing each other.
The audience saw that the massive Qingyun Arena was in a state of devastation, with countless earthen spikes standing like inverted thorns on the ground.
Many of the earthen spikes had been destroyed, clearly from the fierce battle between the two.
At the same time, they could clearly feel that the entire massive Qingyun Arena seemed to be evenly split into two parts.
One half was as heavy as a mountain, while the other half was as light as the wind.
In this moment of great exhaustion, the power of the Earth Spirit Body and the Wind Spirit Body became evident.
The two were frantically absorbing nutrients from nature to quickly replenish themselves.
Chen Kong, with his feet on the ground, continuously absorbed energy through his feet into his body, replenishing his internal true qi.
Mo Qingkuang, with his white clothes fluttering and bangs moving with the wind, felt the gentle breeze like soft hands massaging his entire body, dissipating fatigue while infusing wind attribute qi into him.
One had to admit, that the Wind Spirit Body looked more elegant than the Earth Spirit Body.
After about ten breaths, the two finally recovered.
Chen Kong stood straight and said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Mo, you are very strong."
Mo Qingkuang shook his head, "No matter how strong, I still couldn't break your defence."
"Heh, it's time to get serious." Chen Kong lowered his eyes, "We've tested enough, let's decide the winner with one move."
As he spoke, he pressed his fingers together, and a mysterious energy fluctuation spread from his body.
The ground beneath his feet quickly began to dry up and decay, eventually turning into sand. The area under his feet looked like a lifeless desert.
Then, the moment he pointed his finger, the sand beneath his feet started to revive, transforming into alkaline soil, then earth, and finally sprouting a thin layer of grass at a visible speed.
Seeing this, Mo Qingkuang's pupils contracted sharply, "The Withering Finger!"
As the first person to obtain the Withering and Flourishing Sutra, he naturally knew the Heavenly-rank martial skill it contained—the Withering Finger!
He hadn't expected that Chen Kong not only mastered the 'Withering and Flourishing Sutra' within a year but also mastered the Withering Finger!
"Heavenly Phenomenon!" The onlookers exclaimed.
"Is this the Heavenly-rank martial skill contained in the Withering and Flourishing Sutra? I've heard it's called the Withering Finger!"
"No way, I need to take on tasks! I need to save up points to exchange for the Withering and Flourishing Sutra!"
The 'Withering and Flourishing Sutra' was priced at ten thousand points, and only Chen Kong, who had earned a large number of points from the battle at the Fallen Leaf King's Tomb, had the capital to exchange for it immediately.
Over the past year, a few others had saved enough points to exchange for the 'Withering and Flourishing Sutra,' but most hadn't progressed far due to talent issues or the short amount of time.
Chen Kong's use of the Withering Finger indicated that his cultivation of the Withering and Flourishing Sutra had reached a significant level!
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