Jin Youxi exclaimed in surprise:
"Is this person really that detestable Kane?"
Liu Weiwei was also puzzled. The contrast with the image from their first encounter with Kane was simply too great.
Soon, the match began.
Kane used his signature martial technique, the Mighty Vajra Fist.
A golden aura shimmered over his body.
It was clear his mastery of the technique had clearly risen to another level.
On the other side, Xiao Ruohan's very first move drew cheers from the live audience.
"Here it comes, here it comes! The White-Haired Dragon Maiden is about to roar!"
"I have zero resistance to white hair!"
"Then you should go join the square dancing tonight!"
"That form-fitting outfit, that slender waist... my eyes aren't enough to take it all in!"
...
They saw Xiao Ruohan assume a stance on the spot and unleash a series of palm strikes.
From the first form of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms all the way to the eighteenth.
She repeated this cycle, continuously executing the palm techniques.
As her palms moved, dark dragon phantoms began to appear around her.
The number of dark dragon phantoms also grew.
Her waist-length white hair swayed and spread out with the movement of the dark dragon phantoms, revealing her icy, frosty face.
For a moment, even Kane couldn't help but stare, mesmerized.
At that moment, the master of the Divine Fist Martial Arts Hall shouted:
"You idiot! What are you spacing out for!"
"Can't you see she's building up her power!"
Scolded by his master, Kane immediately snapped back to attention.
He hurriedly rushed towards Xiao Ruohan.
A massive golden fist phantom smashed forward.
They saw the dark dragon phantoms around Xiao Ruohan begin to devour each other.
Finally, only one enormous dark dragon remained.
She suddenly stepped forward, pushing both palms out in front of her.
The ferocious dark dragon phantom instantly shot forward.
A piercing roar echoed throughout the arena.
Dragon's Roar!
The dark dragon phantom immediately collided with the golden fist phantom.
Kane's fist phantom shattered instantly, and he himself was forced back several steps.
Xiao Ruohan's dark dragon phantom, however, circled back.
It danced and weaved according to her movements.
Then, with another sweep of her palm, the martial phantom charged at Kane once more.
Kane hastily threw a punch to block it.
His fist phantom shattered again.
He retreated several more steps.
Kane was horrified!
"How can she be this strong!"
"Last year, she clearly wasn't my match!"
"This year, she changed her hair color, the color of her martial phantom changed, and suddenly I can't beat her?"
"Could it be that Great Xia martial arts has some other strange secret art?"
He had originally thought that with that leg-raising, instant-k.o. girl gone this year, he should be able to win the provincial championship.
Now it seemed he had thought too much of himself.
Xiao Ruohan needed only three palm strikes to knock Kane off the platform.
She easily secured victory in this match.
Given the strength she had displayed, it was almost certain she would be this year's provincial champion.
Xiao Ruohan felt no particular emotion about defeating Kane.
She had only one goal: at the national tournament, defeat Liu Weiwei.
To let Chen Feng know.
Even without him, she could complete the technique and create the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.
...
After watching the live broadcast of the match, Chen Feng couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"I never expected she would have comprehended the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms to such a miraculous, masterful level."
Liu Weiwei was shocked!
Her own Celestial Cripple Kick had only reached the proficient, skilled level.
She never imagined Xiao Ruohan was already at the miraculous, masterful level.
She immediately felt immense pressure.
Seeing Liu Weiwei's nervousness, Jin Youxi comforted her from the side:
"Junior sister, don't be nervous. After the provincial tournament, there are still three months before the national tournament."
"By then, have Master give you more guidance. You'll definitely be able to break through to the miraculous level too."
Grandpa Jin on the side was also astonished.
He judged Xiao Ruohan to be only in her twenties.
At such a young age, to have comprehended a Heaven-tier technique to the miraculous, masterful level was absolutely worthy of being called a genius.
It was almost certain her future would see her become at least a Martial Venerable-level expert.
Her talent and strength were only slightly inferior to his own granddaughter's.
But then, thinking of Chen Feng's own cultivation level, he suddenly felt that the miraculous, masterful level wasn't all that amazing after all.
He thought to himself:
"Are all the people from Great Xia this extraordinary?"
"It really opens the eyes of a country bumpkin like me from the sticks!"
The final results of the provincial tournament were somewhat unexpected.
Jin Youxi, relying on the Heaven-Man Unity realm of her Tathagata Palm,
coupled with her nearly top-tier martial artist's Qi and Blood cultivation,
won the provincial Advanced Martial Artist tournament championship with no pressure at all.
Liu Weiwei also defeated all her opponents to win the provincial Martial Artist tournament championship.
What surprised Chen Feng the most was Zhao Bing.
This martial fanatic was a bit... unorthodox.
This provincial tournament was full of incidents for him.
He was injured several times and also nearly killed his opponents on several occasions.
He even managed to land a sword strike on a referee.
Because of this, he was warned by the tournament judges and almost disqualified.
But in the end, this guy won the Tian Du province's Top-Tier Martial Artist championship.
He became the biggest dark horse of this provincial tournament.
A city-level tenth-place finisher ended up winning a provincial championship.
This incident instantly went viral online.
With his sudden fame, he quickly attracted the attention of the Dugu family.
As the strongest sword lineage family in Great Xia,
they recognized at a glance how terrifying Zhao Bing's talent in the sword path was.
Furthermore, Zhao Bing's sword technique was exceptionally formidable.
It even had the potential to rival the Dugu Nine Swords.
Members of the Dugu family immediately rushed to the Divine Capital to personally invite Zhao Bing to join them.
However, another piece of news emerged that shocked everyone.
Zhao Bing, facing the Dugu family members and a crowd of news reporters,
declared clearly:
"I have already joined the Chosen Martial Arts Hall and have taken the Great Xia hero Chen Feng as my master."
As soon as this news broke, everyone present was in an uproar.
Recently, the enrollment news for the Chosen Martial Arts Hall had already been quite hot online.
Moreover, all of Chen Feng's disciples were provincial champions.
Even his former disciple who had betrayed him used a technique he taught to win a provincial Martial Artist championship.
Now, unexpectedly, Chen Feng had another Top-Tier Martial Artist disciple surface.
And he too had won a provincial championship.
"Is this for real? Counting it up, Chen Feng's four disciples have actually won four provincial championships."
"Was your sword technique also taught by Chen Feng?"
"One Top-Tier Martial Artist provincial champion, one Advanced Martial Artist provincial champion, two Martial Artist provincial champions."
"Isn't this too overpowered? Leaving no path for other martial arts halls."
"The most infuriating part is, Chen Feng's disciples competed in different provinces. Why not in the same one? I almost got second place."
"I must also become Chen Feng's disciple. The next champion will be me!"
...
As Zhao Bing's interview spread,
the entire internet immediately began heated discussions.
On another front, Chen Feng himself, because his disciples had won championships,
saw his own strength increase substantially this time.
Including Xiao Ruohan, that made four provincial champions.
Each provincial championship added two hundred points of Qi and Blood.
This time, he gained eight hundred points of Qi and Blood in one go.
[Martial Path Level: Martial Master].
[Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, Realm: Heaven-Man Unity].
[Ten Forms Tathagata Palm, Realm: Heaven-Man Unity].
[Celestial Cripple Kick, Realm: Heaven-Man Unity].
[North Profound Divine Skill, Realm: Heaven-Man Unity].
[Seven Ultimates Zither, Realm: Heaven-Man Unity].
[Thirteen Deadly Swords, Realm: Heaven-Man Unity].
[Qi and Blood Value: 3100].
Only one hundred points left, and his Qi and Blood Value would break through to the Grandmaster level.
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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