I'm a body cultivator, so it's normal for me to destroy a star with one punch, right?

How did you break through in Chapter 142?
Jiangnan base city.

[Jiangnan Waterfront] Villa District.

This is a villa community with a completely "Chinese" style. There are artificial hills, artificial lakes, pavilions, and attics in the community. Each villa is a separate courtyard with an antique style. Combined with the greenery in the community, entering the community really gives you the feeling of traveling back to ancient times.

Even the gatekeeper's office is a separate small attic in an antique style.

A small courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, there is a small "martial arts arena," about 5 meters long and wide. Along one side of the courtyard wall, there is a row of weapon racks, on which are placed various weapons such as knives, guns, swords, clubs, and axes.

A young man dressed in white Hanfu sat cross-legged in the center of the martial arts arena, his body exuding the true essence of martial arts, and his body seemed to be merging with heaven and earth.

It's night.

However, the lights around the training ground illuminated it as if it were daytime.

for a long time.

The young man opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and shook his head with a wry smile, saying, "Failed again..."

"Is it really that difficult to fuse two different martial arts essences?"

This young man is none other than Duanmu Feng, one of the favorites to win the championship in this year's National Youth Martial Arts Competition.

In terms of fame alone.

Of the five, Duanmu Feng and Li Wanqing from Shanghai Base City are the oldest.

Judging from the betting odds for this competition, people are more optimistic about these two winning the championship.

Li Wanqing, a B-level peak lightning-type extraordinary awakener.

He himself is also an extremely skilled martial arts master.

Duanmu Feng was as famous as her, so he naturally had his own special qualities.

The true essence of the martial arts he cultivated was not one, but two...

Sword intent!

as well as……

The essence of wind!

"I can now integrate the essence of wind into my sword intent, making my sword moves more agile and swift... With this sword technique, I single-handedly killed a seventh-grade ferocious beast half a year ago."

"But we can never achieve harmony between man and nature."

At this time.

A middle-aged man walked over.

The middle-aged man was pot-bellied and had no aura of cultivation on him.

It's not that his cultivation level is so high that he has entered the realm of returning to simplicity, but rather that he... really has no cultivation at all.

This person is Duanmu Feng's father.

Duanmu will become rich.

Yes!

It means Duanmu will get rich.

It's hard to imagine how Duanmu Facai's parents could have chosen such a vulgar name from such a sophisticated surname.

However, Duanmu's words were true to his name.

He did indeed make a fortune.

With assets worth hundreds of billions, he is undoubtedly the richest man in Jiangnan.

"Feng'er, Feng'er..."

Panting heavily, Duanmu Facai reached the edge of the training ground and said, "Feng'er, a challenge... Jiang He has challenged you!"

"Oh?"

Duanmu Feng's eyes flickered slightly. He slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, looked up at the night sky at a 45-degree angle, and said, "This matter was within my expectations. I just thought that Jiang He would make me his last challenge target, but I did not expect that he would challenge me before he had even defeated Xu Rulai and Gulisu Ruhe."

Turn around slowly.

Duanmu Feng shook his head and said, "What a pity..."

"Jiang He's strength is still too weak."

"His strength is indeed formidable, and his physical defense is terrifying, but to me... his strength and physical advantages are utterly meaningless. As long as my sword is fast and sharp enough, I can defeat him with just one strike!"

Duanmu Facai said, "Since that's the case, then shall we refuse to fight?"

"It doesn't matter."

Duanmu Feng said, "Since we have nothing else to do, let's just take this opportunity to stretch our muscles. I heard from Director Hong that Jiang He is challenging us on orders, so it would be inappropriate not to accept the challenge."

He held out his hand and said, "Dad, where's the challenge?"

Duanmu Facai: "No challenge."

???

Duanmu Feng: "Didn't you say Jiang He issued a challenge?"

Duanmu Fa took out his phone, handed it over, and said, "Yeah... he sent me a text message, but how did this kid know my private number?"

Duanmu Feng took the phone, opened the text message, and stared at it intently.

The text message was simple and blunt.

It lacked the atmosphere and momentum that Duanmu Feng had imagined when martial arts masters issued a challenge to each other.

"Duanmu Feng, I heard you're pretty awesome?"

"I'll be waiting for you at the martial arts tournament arena. See you there!"

"Rivers and streams".

...............

"Jiang He has issued a challenge to Duanmu Feng?"

Martial Arts Administration Bureau, Director's Office.

Qin Jiuzhou appeared abruptly.

Hong Wanli was startled. He hurriedly turned off the short video playing on his computer, stood up and said, "Yes... He just asked me for Duanmu Feng's contact information. I didn't have it, so I gave him Duanmu Feng's father's phone number."

"Qin Bu... weren't you going to Tianmen Pass? Haven't you left yet?"

Qin Jiuzhou laughed and said, "I was passing through Jiangnan and came to take a look... Since I've run into these two lads having a match, I might as well watch."

With a sweep of his spiritual power, he "saw" Duanmu Feng and Jiang He.

At this moment, Jiang He was sitting cross-legged in the center of the arena of the martial arts tournament.

Meanwhile, Duanmu Feng, dressed in flowing white robes and carrying an alloy longsword, used his movement skills to rush towards the martial arts tournament arena.

Qin Jiuzhou became interested and said with a smile, "Let's go take a look." He flashed and disappeared from the office.

When they reappeared, it was already nightfall at the martial arts tournament venue.

Hong Wanli followed.

He scanned the area with his mental energy and discovered the geniuses from the eight major base cities hiding in the shadows. He asked in surprise, "So many people have come... What are these guys doing here?"

Qin Jiuzhou smiled and said, "The duel between Jiang He and Duanmu Feng is a grand event for them, so it's perfectly reasonable for them to come and watch."

Hong Wanli nodded.

The truth is this.

But then...

His eyes widened in confusion.

Why were those people all reeking of alcohol and acting so suspiciously? Some of them were holding lime and bricks, and some even had their pants down and were whispering to the people next to them, "Just do what we agreed on beforehand, and we'll see when the time is right... Be careful to cooperate, be careful not to give that jerk a hard time."

brush!
A whooshing sound rang out.

under night.

Duanmu Feng, dressed in flowing white robes, flew over with a light and graceful figure.

He landed three meters in front of Jiang He, hands behind his back, and said with a faint smile, "The night is long and the waning moon hangs in the sky. It is indeed a good time for you and me to fight. It's a pity that there are no spectators for this battle. No one will be able to witness your defeat by my sword."

He truly deserves the title of "King of Pretentiousness".

It certainly exudes an air of superiority.

Jiang He slowly stood up and laughed, "Are you so confident that you can beat me?"

Duanmu Feng said, "I have seen your battle with Wei Changhai and Li Wanqing. You are indeed very strong. Once you use the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique, there are few people below the Grandmaster level who can match you... It's just a pity that your martial arts moves are too crude. To me, you are full of flaws!"

"Moreover, your swordsmanship, which you are so proud of, is nothing compared to mine... If it were a life-or-death battle, I could kill you with a single sword strike!"

Jiang He was stunned for a moment.

He then burst into laughter and said, "Everyone, come out!"

More than 100 outstanding young people from the eight base cities made their appearance.

Duanmu Feng was also taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "I thought there would be no audience for this battle, but now it seems... wait, what are you doing on the stage?"

Before he could finish speaking, more than a hundred young talents rushed onto the arena. Some threw out lime powder, while others used earth-based extraordinary abilities to suppress Duanmu Feng.

Duanmu Feng's expression changed drastically, and he was about to retaliate...

brush!
Jiang He's figure appeared before him.

A fist the size of a sandbag rapidly magnified in his pupils.

boom!
Jiang He punched Duanmu Feng in the face, sending him flying backward. While in mid-air, he heard a whooshing sound and saw a contestant from Xijiang Base City holding a pair of pants and pulling the waistband over his head.

"I……"

Duanmu Feng gathered his true energy and activated his martial arts intent, preparing to unleash his power!

hum!
Three earth-elemental extraordinary forces struck him in succession, and a ball of water also hit his face...

Wow!

"Come on!"

"I've covered the king of pretentiousness's forehead!"

"Hurry up and attack..."

Even if Duanmu Feng was incredibly powerful, he was utterly powerless against the combined "sneak attack" of over a hundred outstanding young men.

He was covered by a hood and pressed to the ground.

A flurry of punches and kicks ensued.

One of the lame men, in particular, struck Duanmu Feng twice with his crutch, still not satisfied. A flame rose from his palm as he declared, "Let me burn this son of a bitch's hair..."

"Don't, don't, don't..."

Someone advised, "Just beat him up, burning his hair is going too far!"

The lame man jumped up and down, saying, "Don't pull me... wait, I'm not going to burn his hair anymore, I'm going to pee all over his face!"

Duanmu Feng was getting anxious.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

An angry roar erupted from his mouth.

scoff.

The pants on his head were ripped to pieces by the shock!
He jumped up from the ground, pushing his sword intent and wind essence to their limits. In that instant, the power of heaven and earth began to surge wildly towards Duanmu Feng.

"not good!"

"That son of a bitch is about to break through to the Grandmaster realm!"

Someone shouted.

But it is a river.

He jumped off the ring and said, "Brothers, the wind's getting strong... let's get out of here!"

group of people.

They disappeared in the blink of an eye.

In the arena.

Despite being disheveled and covered in footprints on his white Hanfu, Duanmu Feng's aura surged. At this moment, he finally merged his sword intent with the wind's essence, stirring the heavens and earth, and mastering the realm of "unity of heaven and man".

However, he felt no joy whatsoever. Instead, he roared to the sky, "Jianghe... Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!! I will never let you get away with this!"

…………

heaven.

Hong Wanli was dumbfounded.

Qin Jiuzhou couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Interesting...interesting."

"A group beating up Duanmu Feng..."

"These guys really know how to come up with ideas!"

He said, "Wanli... After the martial arts competition ends, find an excuse to send these guys to Tianmen Pass. Now that Tianmen Pass has a firm foothold, letting these young people see the world will benefit their future growth."

brush!
Qin Jiuzhou broke through the void and departed.

Hong Wanli returned to his office, turned on his computer, logged into the Martial Arts Home Forum using his alternate account, "How Lonely is Invincible," and began typing posts with lightning speed!
[Shocking! Duanmu Feng actually broke through to the Grandmaster realm using this method?!]

(End of this chapter)