Chapter Thirty-Eight: Advancement

  Today is the third watch...

  Zhang Chong only felt a white light flashing above his head, with endless pressure pouring into his body. His body was like a small boat in a stormy sea, unable to control its shape at all, let alone exert the "Shen Xing Bai Bian" technique.

  His hands trembled slightly, and the majestic Fang Hongjin in front of him gave him endless pressure, making his eyes turn red.

  "Bang ~~" In the critical moment, a golden light flashed in front of him, and a golden armored warrior stood between Zhang Chong and Fang Hongjin.

  Jia Shi's hand held a golden long sword of the same kind, swinging his arm to block Fang Hongjin's ghostly knife.

  At the moment when the swords clashed, the golden light dimmed instantly. At the same time, the golden long sword was directly split into two sides. Where the knife edge pointed down, the arm of the armored warrior was also cut off directly.

  But Jiashi seemed to feel no pain at all, still maintaining his defensive posture, standing in front of Zhang Chong, allowing the ghostly knife that flew down to split his body open.

  His chest suddenly revealed a huge and terrifying wound, but at the same time, Fang Hongjin's ghostly knife also slowed down due to this move, and its momentum was no longer as strong as before.

  His body was massive, but extremely agile. After the knife was blocked, he immediately made a half-turn and kicked his left leg swiftly at the armored soldier.

  "Bang~~~" Another loud noise, Zhang Chong and the golden armored guard were shaken out at the same time, their figures fluttering like fallen leaves in the wind.

  The power of one kick was so overwhelming. In an instant, all the intense battles on the arena were overshadowed by Fang Hongjin's move.

  "This Fang Hongjin is extremely powerful, looking at his cultivation, it should be the Vajra Demon Body, and his domain is also very strong. With this person's strength, it's indeed possible for him to suppress everyone in the arena and win first place."

  The old man didn't expect the second round of competition, and in this last segment of time, a bright spot actually appeared. At that moment, he was watching with great interest on one side, while commenting on the other.

  "Hmm, to be able to reach such a level of skill by the age of 20 or under is indeed very possible. I think he's even stronger than the champion of the previous Genius Tournament. Lu Zhang, this move was quite good, but unfortunately, he caught Fang Hongjin's attention. But losing like this isn't shameful either." Ma Zhang also chimed in from the side.

  "It's not necessarily the case, look at Zhang Chong that kid, it seems he hasn't lost yet." Lu Changlao hadn't spoken for a long time, but now his words made the other two people both startled.

  This also made their eyes focus back on the competition arena again.

  Zhang Chong's body was tilted and skewed in mid-air, flying towards the outside of the arena. However, upon closer observation, it could be seen that his body was making small adjustments to its angle, although extremely slight, yet constantly changing.

  In Zhang Chong's body, a great force surged back and forth, causing unbearable pain all over his body. This great force struck his body, sending him flying far away like an arrow off the string, unable to control his movements in the slightest.

  "I won't fall out~~" Zhang Chong's heart said, he gritted his teeth and desperately urged the "Shen Xing Bai Bian" technique in his heart, trying to convert that huge force inside his body into his own use.

  His body, at this moment, became unusually sensitive, fully sensing the power of heaven and earth around him, and then, countered with the force inside his body, and merged into one.

  His body was constantly swaying, with extremely small movements, constantly changing.

  "Divine Movement Hundred Variations" 24th Style: "Falling Flowers Drifting Away"

  Shen Lao's eyes were sharp and he immediately called out the name of this move, his eyes also filled with surprise, no matter what, he couldn't have expected that someone with a refined body at the second level could actually execute the 24th move.

  It seems that this cultivation of the body method is indeed extraordinary.

  Fang Hongjin could have caught up with Zhang Ye if he had chased after him with all his might, but instead, he stood there, curiously looking at his opponent.

  He came prepared this time and had done his research. The people he was staring at were all above the fourth level of Body Refining, while his opponent was only a Body Refining cultivator, someone who wouldn't normally catch his attention.

  However, he never expected that among the group of people who had just been mixed up in the battle, only he escaped his own attack. He also wanted to see if this heavy body would have a chance to regain control over its shape and return to the arena.

  Zhang Zhong's spirit was highly concentrated at this moment, his thoughts were all on the movement of his body, and the 24th style that Listening Wind had demonstrated to him before, he had not yet refined it, but in this critical moment, it came out naturally, making it seem like a flowing cloud.

  And he could also clearly feel that his figure, which had flown out suddenly, had slowed down a bit.

  The Twenty-Fifth Style: "Drunken House Listening to the Wind"

  As soon as he saw the twenty-fourth move was effective, his body didn't stop for a moment. The twenty-fifth move immediately followed, and his body began to swing violently, like a drunkard, swaying back and forth. Amidst this transformation, wisps of white mist-like heavenly energy slowly seeped into his body from all directions.

  At last, his body was completely frozen in place just as he was about to crash into the outer edge of the arena.

  At this time, Zhang Chong's face had also turned pale. The sudden change in his movement had consumed a great deal of his energy. At this moment, if someone were to lightly kick him again, he would likely fall out.

  "It's over～"

  Just as he was standing firm, he heard a clear ring, and at the same time, the words came that the trial was over.

  He ended up staying on the field.

  Fang Hongjin stood not far away, smiling and looking at him, stretching out his hands and gently clapping twice.

  As for this, Zhang Chong didn't take it seriously at all.

  "You little stinker, I was hiding safely and you attacked me without asking what's going on! Luckily, I have a lot of good fortune and a strong life, otherwise, after holding out for so long, I wouldn't even have gotten 10 crystal stones. Wouldn't that be losing both the general and the soldiers?!" As he thought about this, he couldn't help but feel heartache over those paper talismans he had thrown out - all of which were actually crystal stones!

  At this moment, he completely ignored Fang Hongjin's kindness and went straight downstairs to his own room. What he needed to do now was to rest well and hurry up to refine more [Golden Armor Talismans]. These Golden Armor Guards were not only capable of chopping people but also fearless in taking knives for themselves at critical moments, truly a good thing.

  Fang Hongjin did not expect Zhang Chong to have such an attitude towards him. After all, those who can participate in the Genius War are all young geniuses from various fields, future strongmen. If they can make some powerful friends here, their future path will be even smoother.

  His strength is so strong that it can be seen that not only the disciples who participated, but also people like Shenchang Lao will want to get along with him.

  However, Zhang Chong didn't appreciate it and simply walked away on his own.

  "This kid is really interesting." Fang Hongjin laughed and also walked down from the testing arena.

  In just three days, the first round of eliminations was completed and 1,000 people advanced to the second round. It has to be said that this year's Genius Competition is exceptionally talented, with a significant leap in strength compared to previous years.

  However, what people are talking about is not just those emerging talents, but also Zhang Chong.

  Zhang Chong, with his Refining Body stage strength, advanced to the second stage of the trial and can be said to be the first strong Refining Body cultivator in these 500 years.

  To know, the last time a Body Refining stage strongman advanced, was still in the Five Hundred Years' War of the Genius. That strongman, has now become the first sect of the Demon Clan, the Sect Master of the Demon King Sect, and currently the number one strongman of the Demon Clan.

  However, as for whether Zhang Chong can advance to the next round, everyone is unanimously pessimistic.