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Chapter 213 Ximen Xing's Confidence
Chapter 213 Ximen Xing's Confidence
The saying that "iron tree blooms" circulated secretly among the students, but only within a very small circle. After a few days, even within that small circle, no one mentioned it anymore, because the battle quickly escalated.
After a period of all-out manhunt, although the number of suspicious individuals who had infiltrated Lianxin City had decreased, their martial arts cultivation had become increasingly profound.
This situation gave Xiao Chong a very bad feeling. In order to save his life and gain an advantage in the upcoming battle, he had no choice but to devote himself to cultivation even more diligently.
Xiao Chong's martial arts level is still at the peak of the warrior level, and he has not been able to break through to the martial master level. The reason is that his fourth life star has not been lit up yet.
Although he hadn't broken through to a higher realm, his cultivation level could still be continuously improved. After chewing on various pills that could enhance his cultivation level like candy every day, he could still feel changes in his cultivation.
Xiao Chong has now opened more than 108 acupoints in his body, and is not far from 180. If it were any other martial artist on the Tianyun Continent, let alone a Martial Master, they could probably challenge for the Grandmaster realm with a little more training.
But Xiao Chong is different. His martial arts training method is very different from others. It is not measured by how many acupoints are opened in the body.
At this moment, all the acupoints in his body were already filled with a vast amount of Yuan energy, but at the same time, new Yuan energy was being generated every day. Xiao Chong's approach to this was simple and brutal: he constantly compressed and condensed this Yuan energy.
After compression and condensation, the Yuan energy will first condense into drops of Yuan liquid, and then form Yuan crystals, filling the various acupoints in his body.
Compared to Yuanli, the biggest advantage of Yuanjing is that even a small piece of Yuanjing, no bigger than a grain of rice, can provide a martial artist with a huge amount of energy.
However, no matter how much Yuan Crystal you have in your body, it won't work if you can't improve your cultivation level. Just like Xiao Chong now, he is naturally no less powerful than an ordinary martial artist, but if he really encounters a grandmaster-level martial artist who is a level higher, then the only way out is to run away.
Grandmaster-level martial artists are far superior to Xiao Chong in both strength and speed, so even if he wanted to escape, he probably wouldn't have much of a chance.
Therefore, in order to improve his martial arts level as quickly as possible and survive the upcoming fierce battles, Xiao Chong was going all out, seizing every available moment to cultivate frantically.
The air was cool and still, with a howling wind. It was the dead of night, and not a single dog could be heard barking, as if their mouths had been frozen shut by the cold of the winter night.
Xiao Chong sat alone in the courtyard, practicing the fourth level of the "Nine Transformations of the Stars" technique.
Tonight is a full moon, hanging high in the sky, shining on his body, which is only wearing an undergarment, making him look like a quiet stone statue.
The reason he chose to do it in the courtyard rather than inside the house was that he believed it would allow him to better absorb the power of the stars.
A faint wisp of starlight scattered from the night sky and quietly entered Xiao Chong's body, wandering throughout his body.
A feeling of unbearable comfort began to arise in his body, which quickly led him into a state of complete absorption in the world around him, oblivious to everything around him.
……
Inside the Refining Heart City, a pale and thin man in gray clothes, who looked somewhat malnourished, appeared on the street and hurried towards Xiao Chong's residence.
If Xiao Chong or Sheng Chunshui were here, they would definitely recognize that this man in gray was the uninvited guest who appeared at the banquet held after Sheng Chunshui broke through to the Grandmaster level.
The man in gray was named Ximen Xing, a formidable figure sent to Lianxin City by the Martial Elders Association to command the assassin division.
In recent days, the assassination mission of the Martial Elders Association has not progressed smoothly. Not only have many ordinary assassins failed in Lianxin City, but even Sun Kuan, who has never failed and is the most promising candidate to be promoted to the head of a department, has not been spared. This has put Ximen Xing under considerable pressure.
Just as he was feeling uneasy, he received another order from his superiors: eliminate those who sabotage the Southern Wilderness Beast Tide plan!
The one who sabotaged the Southern Wilderness Beast Tide plan? Isn't that the kid with the lotus purple mark on his chest? What was his name again? I think his surname was Xiao, and some people called him Master Xiao back then.
Master Xiao seems to have some skill. Although his cultivation level is only at the Warrior level, the news coming back from the city indicates that Sun Kuan died at his hands.
Since Sun Kuan has been killed, there's no need to mention the others! Ximen Xing felt immense pressure.
After much deliberation, he decided that he would be more confident in taking matters into his own hands. So, after dark, he sneaked into the City of Refining Hearts under the cover of night.
There were naturally assassins in Lianxin City who had entered the city earlier. After questioning these assassins, Ximen Xing quickly determined the direction and rushed to where Xiao Chong was.
Although it was late at night, Lianxin City was still heavily guarded, with people patrolling the streets and alleys from time to time.
But for Ximen Xing, none of this mattered at all. He was a Grandmaster, and avoiding these patrols would be a piece of cake for him. It was just that he had another mission to infiltrate the city tonight, which was why he didn't go on a killing spree.
"To think that I, Ximen Xing, a grandmaster, have been reduced to attacking a samurai, it's truly unpredictable how things turn out."
"That's not all, it was a sneak attack, which makes it even more unacceptable!"
"Isn't this a bit of a waste of talent? No, I need to give those idiots in the assassin department a good talking-to when I get back!"
Struggling with these thoughts all the way, after dodging several patrol teams, Ximen Xing finally arrived at Xiao Chong's residence.
……
Dense starlight rained down from the sky, like joyful fish leaping into water, gently entering Xiao Chong's body.
At first, the star power was scattered in tiny specks, then it became wispy strands, and finally, as time went by, the star power gradually accelerated, like river water crashing against a dam, constantly washing over Xiao Chong's body.
Although the winter night was bitterly cold, Xiao Chong felt as if a fire had been lit in his heart, making him feel restless and unbearable.
I haven't felt this way in a long time!
He practiced diligently every day during this period, but each time the results were minimal.
Another breakthrough is about to happen, I need to hurry up and put in another effort!
Sensing this welcome change, Xiao Chong's eyebrows twitched slightly. He then took off all his clothes and shouted in his heart, "Let the star power come even more fiercely!"
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Ximen Xing had already quietly slipped into the courtyard. In the moonlight, he saw a young man with his upper body bare, sitting in the middle of the courtyard, seemingly cultivating, despite the freezing weather.
By the moonlight, he could clearly recognize that the young man was the Master Xiao he was looking for.
"Master? Has the title of master become so worthless? Any random kid can be called a master. It seems these so-called aristocratic families aren't all that great after all!"
"And with the weather so cold outside, which master practices martial arts shirtless in the courtyard? Aren't they afraid of catching a cold and developing an incurable disease?"
"But that's for the best. Now that you're a master, wouldn't it be fair for me, as a grandmaster, to kill you without ruining my reputation?"
Thinking about this, Ximen Xing, who had been feeling somewhat conflicted, finally felt a little better.
He muttered a few words to himself, channeled his inner energy, and gently raised his fist.
The two were now less than ten feet apart. Within this distance, he was absolutely certain that he could kill the master in front of him, who was only at the Martial Warrior level, with a single punch from a distance.
But just as Ximen Xing raised his fist, seemingly about to unleash his inner energy, he stopped again.
This was by no means a sudden act of compassion on his part; rather, he had discovered something strange: it seemed as if a sliver of light in the night sky was penetrating the master's body.
"What kind of cultivation technique is this? I've never heard of such a strange and unusual thing in the Tianyun Continent before. Could it be a new peerless divine skill created by the Clan Alliance?"
"Hmm, let's wait and see what happens. Killing him is as easy as killing a chicken, a piece of cake. If we can capture him and extract some valuable information from him, then this trip won't have been in vain."
Ximen Xing was drawn to the strange phenomenon occurring on Xiao Chong and began to change his plans, his eyes fixed on Xiao Chong.
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Xiao Chong was currently fully engaged in practicing the "Nine Transformations of the Stars" technique and had no idea that a formidable enemy had appeared in the courtyard.
Attracted by the "Nine Transformations of the Stars" technique, the star power began to accelerate, and more and more star power was projected onto Xiao Chong's body, penetrating into his body through his pores.
Xiao Chong felt the heat in his heart growing stronger and stronger, gradually becoming unbearable. At this moment, he wanted to stop, but his star power was completely out of his control, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
The starlight continues to fall...
The intense heat gradually reached its peak, making my body feel like it was about to explode at any moment...
I feel increasingly painful...
boom……
Finally, the star map in my mind lit up again, this time it was Tianquan Star.
As the star Tianquan on the star map lit up, the fourth star of the Big Dipper suddenly shone brightly in the sky, and rich starlight poured down from the night sky, continuously entering Xiao Chong's body, making him look like a god bathed in holy light.
I've finally broken through to the Martial Master realm!
A cool sensation washed over him, and the heat receded like a tide. Xiao Chong gently opened his eyes, feeling his body brimming with power.
Upon entering the Martial Master realm, not only did his Yuan Power increase significantly, but his divine sense also became more sensitive. Therefore, as soon as Xiao Chong opened his eyes, he immediately noticed Ximen Xing.
“I recognize this man in gray! Isn’t he the one who discovered the lotus purple mark on my body that day? He even tried to take me away back then.”
"You dared to peek at my youth while I was cultivating my divine skills? That's quite improper of you! Perfect timing, now that I've mastered my skills, I'll test you out first!"
Feeling the chill on his body, Xiao Chong grabbed his shirt and threw it on haphazardly. With lightning speed, he leaped high into the air and punched the gray-clad man.
"It really is a new cultivation technique, and it seems your cultivation level has improved, breaking through to the Martial Master realm. But does being a Martial Master mean you can just attack anyone? Even as a Grandmaster, I'm embarrassed to make the first move, so what gives you the right to be so arrogant?"
Ximen Xing was very annoyed, so he raised his fist to meet the attack without any politeness.
However, due to the haste of the event, he was still a step too slow.
"Hmph! A mere martial arts master, thinking he's something special! Well then, let me show you that even the slowest grandmaster is no match for a mere martial arts master!"
Ximen Xing was not only frustrated but also indignant. He was convinced that his punch would strike first despite being delayed, turning his opponent into a pile of minced meat.
boom!
With a deafening roar, the two fists finally collided without any fancy moves.