Chapter 42

Inside Fu Chen’s soul,

“Impossible! This is impossible. How could he comprehend a new stance out of nowhere? I know he has found a clue but it shouldn’t be enough to comprehend the new stance.”

“His talent isn’t high. So, why?”

Ysla bites her nail as she kept questioning herself. When Fu Chen asked her to stop the system’s functions, she was frustrated thinking that Fu Chen was simply overestimating himself, and soon realize the need for the system.

But, that wasn’t the case. Now, not only he has proven that he could comprehend something that was beyond his talent, but he has also grown stronger.

That means he might not need the system’s function to defeat Zhu Tan.

……

“Elder Zhu, what do you mean by the fourth stance? Aren’t there only three stances in Roaring Tiger Stance?” One of the elders asked him with confusion.

Elder Zhu shook his head and said “What you read was the copy of the martial art that was kept in the library. Because I had perfected the three stances, I felt something was missing in it.”

“So, I asked the sect master about it. I found out that there was actually the fourth stance and only when someone realizes the missing point of three stances, one could comprehend the fourth stance.”

“Because the page where the fourth stance was written was torn apart. So, I couldn’t find it. But, I did remember the name of the fourth stance. Ultimate Red Beast.”

“When it is comprehended, it forms a red spiritual armor around the cultivator’s body and not only his offense and defense are increased but also the movement.”

“The problem was none of the three stances were related to the movements. So, I never understood how.”

“So. now do you understand?” Elder Wei who was simply resting on the wall asked.

“Yes!” Elder Zhu nodded his head and stared at Fu Chen. At this moment, he no longer had any kind of hatred or maliciousness for Fu Chen. He only had admiration.

First, Second, and Third Stances were copied by him. But, the fourth?

He didn’t copy it. How can he even copy when no one else has ever practiced it before. He knows what this means. Fu Chen isn’t just talented because of his Eye Talent.

He realized Fu Chen was just more than that. At this moment, his aura started leaking out of him. Before even he could realize it, he was creating armor around him.

This armor was the same as Fu Chen’s. When it appeared, his Martial Spirit suddenly came out of his body and opened its mouth. It was a Tiger as well. The red flaming tiger.

Seeing this, every elder instantly backed off while Elder Zhu instantly sat down and ran his cultivation technique. An enormous amount of spiritual qi burst inside him and inside his dantian, a small golden ball of energy appeared.

“His Martial Spirit was triggered.” Elder Wei commented.

“What do you mean, Elder Wei?” One of the outer-court elders who didn’t understand his words asked.

“Martial Spirit is key for cultivation to access the door of cultivation. Without the Martial Spirit, no matter how much you work or how much sacrifice, you can never walk on the path of cultivation.”

“But, that’s not all it does. Martial Spirit also guides us in our path. Each Martial Spirit is the soul of an ancient being who was born with an Innate Ability. We inherit those abilities down the line but what makes them so special is that they can easily misguide you from your path.”

“Elder Zhu’s martial spirit was a tiger and Roaring Tiger Stance was a perfect path for him. Unfortunately, he could never complete it so his Martial Art could never trigger its hidden potential and slowly drifted him away from his path.”

“That’s why he didn’t reach the Golden Core Realm despite being elder for such a long time. But, now seeing a possibility, his mind was able to capture those moments that disciple Fu Chen showed him and comprehend the final form of Roaring Tiger Stance.”

“And, that triggered his Martial Spirit which is now pushing him to the Golden Core Realm. It seems we are going to have a new addition to Inner-Court.”

Elder Wei explained as everyone kept their eyes on him. But, Elder Wei was looking somewhere else. He was looking at Fu Chen. His eyes narrowed a little as he muttered “So, what kind of path will you walk?”

On the Battle Arena,

Fu Chen smashed Zhu Tan’s head on the ground, but the moment, he relaxed, two strange arms caught him and threw him away.

Bang! Bang!

Fu Chen instantly released energy combustion from his foot when he realized he was getting out of the arena.

Thud!

He landed on the ground and saw two arms extending out of Zhu Tan’s spiritual cloak. These arms weren’t normal. They were made out of his Spiritual Qi which was absurd.

Zhu Tan was doing something that even True Essence Realm cultivators can’t do. But, that doesn’t mean he will stop here. He has just figured out something important.

He is not planning to lose. No matter what, he will defeat Zhu Tan without using the system. His determination was just soaring like a dragon.

At this moment, the blue snake inside his dantian suddenly opened its eyes. Fu Chen got a little shockwave in his mind but the next moment, a smirk appeared on his lips.

‘Ysla, system, thanks for giving me the chance. I know I still need to rely on you. But, here, I must defeat him by myself.’

Bang!

The next moment, he combusts the energy below his foot and threw his body toward Zhu Tan. This time, he was a little prepared but Fu Chen quickly thrusts another combustion and slides up just in front of Zhu Tan.

Before Zhu Tan could realize it, he slams his elbow on his head.

“Gah!”

The strike sends a powerful impact, hampering his brain but he only coughs out a little saliva. Fu Chen knows he can’t be careless even once so he instantly clenches his fist and strikes Zhu Tan’s left cheek.

Bang! Bang! Thud!

At the same time, Zhu Tan also extends Spiritual Qi arm and strikes him. But, instead of destroying him, his arm gets evaporated. Before he could attack again, he got smashed away.

He quickly uses his Spiritual Qi arms to keep himself on the ring and hurriedly gets up but at this moment, Fu Chen was already in front of him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

One strike directly to the nose, another strike to the chest, and another to the head.

Two hands and one leg!

But, that didn’t end there. He quickly grabbed him and slammed him to the ground. But, when he did, Zhu Tan’s spiritual qi arms managed to lower the impact of the damage.

‘Am I losing to him? That trash? No! I won’t accept him.’

Zhu Tan coughed out blood on the ground with his eyes wide open. He couldn’t accept the fact that he just got his ass kicked by Fu Chen. The anger burnt inside of him and started turning his red Spiritual Cloak darker.

Fu Chen instantly realizes and rushes towards him. His speed was top-notch but even so, it couldn’t catch up to him. Because when he appeared in front of Zhu Tan, Zhu Tan was already above him.

Bang!

Zhu Tan covered his fist in dark red spiritual qi and slammed Fu Chen to the ground. But just when he tried to catch him, Fu Chen combusted energy once again and flew away.

But, just as he turned around, Zhu Tan was already above him. He roared and slammed his fist down but Fu Chen simply raised his hand and caught his fist.

Before Zhu Tan could figure out anything, he started melting Zhu Tan’s Spiritual Qi with just a single outburst of his red spiritual qi.

“What is this? How could you have something like this?” Zhu Tan screamed at Fu Chen when he realized his Spiritual Qi was being useless against him.

“Zhu Tan, you used to beat me every time just because you thought you could never work hard like me. Seeing me working hard made you feel shameful but I have always known that hard work will surely pay you back someday.” Fu Chen sneered at him.

“And, THAT DAY WILL NEVER COME FOR YOU.” Zhu Tan released his Spiritual Qi arms and clenched fists. Nearly six fists moved towards Fu Chen but before they could make it near him, a red light burst out of his chest and emerged as an enemy beam.

Bang!

The energy beam struck Zhu Tan towards the sky until he fell. Landing on his chest, he quickly got up. Even though he was injured, his Spiritual Qi was healing him at a rapid rate. But, at this moment, his Spiritual Cloak was only half of its size.

“Fu Chen, you might have gotten stronger but with my almost infinite Spiritual Qi, you can’t defeat me.” At this moment, Zhu Tan admitted that Fu Chen was stronger than him but his trump card was still with him.

“Really Zhu Tan? You thought I was simply holding your hand because I liked it.” Fu Chen smirked at him.

Zhu Tan’s eyes trembled as he turned back. He found that the Spiritual Cloak had reached his waist. His eyes turned red as he shouted “Impossible! I know how much I have used. It’s impossible.”

Clap!

“Thank you for the meal!”

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