Chapter 22: The Tribe's First Comparison

  Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qin Shouzheng gritted his teeth and struggled to get up from the ground despite the severe pain in his back. He secretly circulated his yuan energy to suppress the internal injuries, thinking rapidly about how to deal with Du Feiyun's ghostly movements.

  Although he was seriously injured at the first encounter, Qin Shouzheng would not be discouraged and would not give up easily. He and Du Feiyun were both in the ninth layer of the Refining Body stage, so he still had a chance to make a comeback and defeat Du Feiyun, washing away the shame of his previous defeat before the eyes of everyone!

  Just then, Du Feiyun caught a glimpse of Qin's steward, Qin Er, hurrying to Qin Wannian's side, bowing his head and whispering something in his ear with a look of delight.

  After listening, Qin Wannian suddenly stood up and left quickly with a pleased expression on his face.

  When one's power reaches the late stage of Body Tempering, they will possess abilities that ordinary people cannot imagine, and be able to hear even the slightest sounds within thirty zhang.

  However, the surrounding crowd was in an uproar, with everyone discussing and debating, so Du Fei Yun didn't hear what Qin Er and Qin Wan Nian were saying.

  If he could hear what Qin Er said, I'm afraid he wouldn't even have the heart to continue trying.

  Because of what Qin Er said in Qin Wannian's ear, it turned out that Second Young Master Qin Shouyi had just returned to the Qin family.

  Before Du Feiyun could even think about why Qin Wannian had suddenly left, he sensed a fierce and powerful aura approaching him. He abruptly lifted his head to see a pair of massive fists hurtling towards his face.

  Qin Shouzheng secretly took a deep breath for a moment, suppressing the injuries in his body. Seeing Du Feiyun's distraction, he knew that the opportunity was not to be missed and seized the chance to launch a counterattack.

  Du Feiyun hastily lifted his foot and took two steps to the side, instantly moving his body six feet away, narrowly avoiding the cyan-colored energy that brushed past him.

  Qin Shouzheng saw that his first strike missed, and with a swift rotation of his body, he swiftly turned around, his right leg sweeping horizontally towards Du Feiyun's waist and abdomen.

  Dufei Yun, clad in a white robe, flashed again, his feet treading a floating pace, with a certain rhythm, dodging Qin Shouzheng's attacks to the left and right.

  Qin Shouzheng saw the opportunity to strike, and accelerated his offense even more. With fists and feet flying in unison, he brought forth waves of cyan light, dousing Du Feiyun with a torrent of attacks that came as suddenly and fiercely as a stormy rain.

  For a moment, dark shadows flashed in the field, green light filled the air, and two figures in black and white darted back and forth, their movements swift and indistinguishable.

  On the surface, Qin Zhengyi's momentum was like a rainbow, his ferocious and violent attacking moves were executed flawlessly, while Du Feiyun had no power to fight back, and could only rely on his agile movements to dodge and evade, seemingly at a disadvantage.

  Of course, in the eyes of onlookers, the situation was like this, but in the eyes of Liu Xiangtian and Bai Yusheng, it could be seen that Du Feiyun was actually using Qin Shouzheng as a whetstone to deliberately hone his skills.

  In these two months, Du Fei Yun's strength has advanced by leaps and bounds like a demonic genius, breaking through to the Seventh Layer of Body Refining just one month ago.

  He then took the Shaoyang Pill and absorbed its effects within a month. Under the torment of the Jiulong Ding, he closed his doors to cultivate bitterly for a month, finally filling up the required yuan force inside the Jiulong Ding.

  At the same time, after Jiulongding's uninterrupted torment and plunder, his dantian and meridians had expanded twice as much, becoming even more tenacious than before.

  In just this one month, he broke through again and his strength finally reached the 9th level boundary.

  While his strength increased, his martial arts techniques were practiced to perfection, but his actual combat experience was still a bit shallow, so he wanted to take this opportunity to hone his skills with Qin Shouzheng.

  As a party involved, Qin Shouzheng naturally understood that Du Feiyun was intentionally avoiding him and using him as a whetstone.

  Being despised so much, he naturally felt annoyed in his heart, and his attacks became even more fierce and sharp.

  He was carrying internal injuries and had to explode his greatest strength as soon as possible, in the shortest time to defeat Du Feiyun, only then would he have a chance of winning.

  Otherwise, the longer he dragged on, the more unbearable he became.

  Alas, Du Fei Yun had been dodging and weaving from the start, practicing his ethereal and ghostly movements, never confronting him head-on, and he was completely at a loss as to how to deal with Du Fei Yun.

  The people of Baishi Town, who had gathered to watch, finally got a treat today, witnessing the wonderful duel between two late-stage Body Refining cultivators. They saw Du Feiyun and Qin Shouzheng fighting with all their might, their movements swift and agile, making it hard to distinguish who was winning or losing. The onlookers couldn't help but cheer and shout for the two of them.

  For a whole quarter of an hour, no matter how hard Qin Shouzheng burst out with all his might, he couldn't even touch the corner of Du Feiyun's clothes. His internal energy was gradually exhausted, but he had nothing to show for it.

  Gradually, his speed became slower and slower, his strength grew weaker and weaker, the injuries in his internal organs gradually erupted, and his chest became more and more suffocating, even to the point where he couldn't breathe.

  The onlookers also gradually realized that something was off and they too gradually understood the gap in strength between the two.

  After all, Qin Shouzheng's fierce and violent attack was like a stormy rain, seemingly unmatched but ultimately falling short, and his movements became slower and more sluggish, his footsteps more hollow, and his face even paler.

  Looking at Du Feiyun, he was still as calm and composed as before, his figure fluttering and wandering in the field, swift as the wind.

  Now, even a fool can see through it and vaguely guess the outcome.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, perhaps Du Feiyun felt that the training was enough and didn't want to waste any more time, so he flashed over to Qin Shouzheng's front, his right palm suddenly appearing on top of Qin Shouzheng's head, letting out a low growl before slapping down with a reverse palm.

  The weak and feeble Qin Shouzheng saw Du Feiyun's palm flashing with crimson light, and a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes. Unexpectedly, he didn't dodge or evade, but instead burst out with cyan light from both fists, charging straight at Du Feiyun's chest.

  He's adopting a mentality of mutual destruction, attempting to exchange one palm strike for the chance to hit Du Fei Yun once, even if he can't defeat him, being able to severely injure him would be worth it.

  After all, having fought with Du Feiyun for so long, apart from the first move, he couldn't even touch a piece of his clothes. How could he bear such great shame?

  A crisp crackling sound was heard, and Qin Shouzheng's shoulder suddenly sank, with fresh blood spurting out instantly.

  A heart-wrenching pain suddenly surged up to Qin Shouzheng's forehead, causing his face to contort and twist, with bulging veins.

  Even if he himself suffered a severe blow, as long as this last blow could hit Du Feiyun, everything would be worth it. So he still held the momentum of going all out and slammed out the last explosive force from his arms.

  Unfortunately, until he fainted, there was still nothing in front of his fists, not even touching Du Feiyun's clothes.

  As he fell onto the ring, closing his eyes at that moment, he only saw a white-robed Du Fei Yun quietly standing behind him.

  Until his mind sank into darkness and he completely fainted, he couldn't figure out why Dou Feiyun possessed such a ghostly movement.

  Why can't he even touch Du Feiyun's clothes, and even if they both get hurt in the fight, he still can't touch him.

  Stillness, silence, lasted for several breaths, unbroken by anyone.

  Everyone watching quietly gazed at Du Fei Yun's figure, replaying the brilliant battle in their minds, their eyes burning with either adoration, envy or respect.

  Before today, no one would have thought that a four-layer cultivator in the Refining Body stage could reach the strength of nine layers within several months. No one would have believed he could defeat Qin Shouzheng, the genius youth from Baishi Town.

  But at this moment, Du Feiyun has done it, under the gaze of everyone, letting all see.

  After a long silence, there was prolonged applause.

  The people of Baishi Town were shocked countless times, and they shouted and vented their excitement and shock to the extreme.

  In a short period of time, Du Fei Yun overturned all the previous evaluations and images in their hearts, completely replaced by respect, worship, fear and other emotions.

  Today, countless people in Baishi Town witnessed a mediocre boy rise like a comet and sweep the scene with his extraordinary talent. They were present to witness his glory.

  There's no doubt that today's events will be etched in their memories for a lifetime. Du Fei Yun's extraordinary talent and deeds will also spread far and wide, even becoming a legend in Baise Town.

  After a long, long time, the cheers finally subsided. Under the gaze of thousands of people, amidst their admiring or respectful or disdainful eyes, Du Fei Yun slowly walked down from the stage.

  Next, two other young men stepped onto the stage to compete. Although both the Qin family youth and the Bai family youth showed impressive strength at the seventh level of Body Tempering, they were overshadowed by the presence of Du Fei Yun and Qin Shou Zheng's outstanding performances earlier.

  A moment later, the trial ended, and Qin's young man lost to Bai Cheng with one move. Next, Bai Cheng will compete with Du Feiyun for the first place, and Qin's young man and Qin Shouzheng will compete for the third place.

  Unfortunately, Qin Shouzheng was seriously injured and fainted, being carried back to the mansion by the Qin family servants, unable to continue the competition. White City also wisely chose to concede defeat to Du Feiyun.

  It's settled then. The final rankings have been revealed: the young man from the Qin family ranked third, White City ranked second, and Du Feiyun naturally took first place without a doubt.

  The host, Liu Zhanggui, quickly took the stage to announce the results of the competition. He then invited the three winners to come on stage to choose their rewards. As Du Feiyun was in first place, he naturally got to choose one of the three treasures first.

  Without a doubt, the treasure he chose was the long-coveted Nine-Leafed Purple Lotus. White City chose the Autumn Water sword, and the young man from the Qin family could only reluctantly take back the "Splitting Boulder Palm" martial technique that the Qin family had brought out.

  The winner's prize has been awarded, and this clan competition has also come to an end. As for the result, it can be said that one family is happy while another is worried.

  Liu Xiangtian's face was now adorned with a warm smile, and his gaze towards Du Feiyun had softened considerably. He even deliberately forgot about the incident of his son being injured.

  Just as everyone was about to leave, Mrs. Liu, beaming with joy, stepped onto the stage with the support of her maid and announced two things.

  The first thing Mrs. Liu announced was that Du Feiyun's wonderful hands had cured her strange illness and saved her life.

  As for the second thing, it is announced that from today on, Du Feiyun and his family of three will officially return to the Liu family.

  When people learned that the mysterious master who had cured the old lady on the medicine-seeking list was this demon-like young man in front of them, exclamations and discussions rose again, and countless eyes of admiration and awe fell on Du Feiyun.