Chapter 51: The Tiger Demon Fist

  Wooden prayer beads shot towards him at close range, leaving no time to dodge. Although it was unclear whether the Lingkong body method would work, Shi Sheng did not evade.

  He stood with his feet shoulder-width apart, his waist tense and his internal skeleton crackling with a loud "Ka-cha" sound. He suddenly unleashed the Tiger Fist, letting out a fierce cry as he punched the wooden prayer beads with one hand, while keeping the other hand behind his back.

  "Looking for death!"

  "Dying is not an option, at best a severely injured arm that renders you unable to fight, at worst the arm is completely crippled!"

  "Could it be that this kid has just entered the Sea of Energy Realm? I wonder how much power our Wood Attribute Incantation will have?" The audience erupted into a chorus of sighs and jeers.

  Kuroiwa sneered, as if he had seen the dawn of victory. As long as his fist touched Nenju, he would have already won. He couldn't help but shake his head secretly, thinking that he had known from the start that his opponent was a reckless fool, and there was no need for him to be so cautious in condensing the small fireball in his hand.

  A loud muffled sound!

  The wooden nianjugu hit the fist and slightly shook, then flew out backwards. Shi Sheng seemed to be in a bad mood, his eyes twitched and his mouth twitched, but he took advantage of the momentum of the crashing nianjigu and charged towards Hei Yan.

  "What? What kind of monster is this?" Kuroiwa was taken aback for a moment, but immediately reacted and threw the small fireball in his hand outward.

  Whoosh!

  At almost the same time, Shi Sheng's palm behind him stretched forward, and two small fireballs condensed out of nowhere. The first one collided with the small fireball on Hei Yan, and both burst open, while the second one pierced through the flames and shot towards Hei Yan. Shi Sheng followed closely behind, although he didn't use his Ling Kong body method, his speed was not slow either.

  "Not good!" Hei Yan saw the small fireball shoot towards him, and thought that gathering a fireball to block it was already too late. Immediately, his palm swept out, and a water screen slowly floated out in front of him, but it looked like it was hastily deployed and somewhat thin.

  With a loud crash, the small fireball hit the water curtain above, and immediately a depression appeared. The black rock's face changed, and it quickly controlled its spiritual power to drive the water curtain to resist the small fireball. It didn't have any protective robes; if the fireball touched its body, it would definitely be injured.

  At this moment, Shi made a leap and landed in front of Hei Yan. With a slight raise of his mouth, he revealed an eerie arc, and with one hand clenched into a fist, he charged towards Hei Yan's chest.

  "No, I give up!" Kuroiwa resisted the small fireballs while looking at Ishizaki's terrifying fist in horror, his own nenchaku could be blown away by it, and if he took a hit from that massive body, he'd probably be done for!

  Boom!

  Shi Sheng stumbled, as if his fist was unstable, and finally hit Hei Yan's chest. Although the force was much smaller, Hei Yan's thin figure stumbled backward several steps, and finally sat down on the edge of the arena with a thud, covering his chest with one hand, his face red as he stared at Shi Sheng.

  "You cheated, I admit defeat! You still want to hit me!" Kuroiwa shouted with a toothy grin, as if speaking loudly would cause unbearable pain in his chest.

  "Cough, this junior brother is innocent, I really couldn't control my fist, otherwise if I were to attack with full force, you would have fallen off the stage earlier. You've also seen the power of the flying punch that sent your nunchucks flying just now." Shi Sheng said with an innocent face, and then blinked his eyes.

  "Y-you... *cough*!" Kuroiwa didn't know if he was injured or just choked with rage, but in the end, he couldn't even get a word out.

  "Shi Sheng didn't seriously injure you, so this time it's just normal..." A nearby spectator was about to speak when he was interrupted by an old man on the high platform.

  "Hmph, this kid is ruthless. Black Rock has already conceded, yet he still wants to hit him again. It's clear that it's malicious intent. Let's call it a foul, what do you think, esteemed elders?" Beside Elder Xiao, an elderly man in black robes calmly spoke up. This person was none other than Song Ming, the Law Enforcement Elder of Tianxuan Sect, a position of great power and authority.

  "It's really unfair, Kuroiwa clearly made a sneak attack, and that's not even considered a foul, but that kid is just teaching him a lesson and that's already considered a foul!"

  "Hei Yan that waste, even if he wins this time, he can't even rank in the top ten, but with one sentence from Song Lao, Hei Yan will be promoted!"

  "Shh, keep your voice down, Hei Yan is Song Lao's disciple, it's only right that they stick up for each other!" The person finished speaking, and the surrounding disciples curled their lips in disdain, but could do nothing about it. After all, this new guy Shi Sheng didn't have any backing.

  At this time, Xiao Lao's half-closed eyes slightly opened, and he said calmly: "Hehe, interesting. The cultivator is trying out the martial arts routine of the Wulin people. It seems to be a rare top-notch martial art."

  "It's a pity, though - this kid clearly hasn't mastered his skills yet and didn't exert the power he should have. He even almost lost control in the end, but fortunately, he didn't hurt any of his fellow disciples. What do you all think?"

  Xiao Lao Lao, although belittling Shi Sheng's lack of skill, did not directly excuse him, but discerning people could see that he was intentionally protecting Shi Sheng. Song Lao Lao couldn't help but furrow his brow.

  "Heh heh, Elder Xiao's words are not wrong. This child used martial arts techniques to turn defeat into victory, indeed not bad. Although his skills are not refined and he couldn't control himself at the end, it's understandable!" Another elder smiled and said.

  "It's just a martial arts routine for the likes of you, only useful for close combat against these low-level disciples. Once you reach the Yuanhe realm, you can fight in mid-air, and no matter how skilled your martial arts are, you'll be killed without a doubt." A middle-aged man said with some disdain.

  "Heh heh, Elder Tao is right!" Elder Xiao chuckled: "However, at least for now among the same rank, this child has a bit of an advantage. Alright, everyone bring out your opinions, does this child count as breaking the rules or advancing to become a candidate?"

  "Natural Promotion Candidate!"

  "I have no opinion!"

  "I agree with Elder Xiao!"

  There were five elders in total, three of whom agreed with Elder Xiao's opinion. In the end, only Elder Song was left, who couldn't help but shrug his shoulders: "It's just a test for low-ranking disciples, since Elder Xiao has spoken up, let's consider him as having passed!"

  "Good!" Xiao Changlao smiled slightly and nodded at the attendant disciple below, who let out a sigh of relief and waved his hand at Shi Sheng and the other.

  "This match, Ishi will advance to the second round of the candidates if he wins. If Kuroiwa loses, he'll take a short break and then continue competing with other losers. If he wins again, he can still advance to the second round of the candidates, but if he loses once more, he'll be eliminated directly!" The executor's disciple instructed.

  Shi Sheng didn't say anything, and walked down to the stage, intentionally or unintentionally glancing at Song Lao, although he didn't dare to speak out against him, but in his heart, he secretly remembered it. He casually sat down on a chair, while Hei Yan let out a cold hum, hung his head in shame and walked off the stage, sitting not far from Shi Sheng.

  At this moment, the first round is almost over, with only three arenas left undecided, but it won't take long to see the outcome. The next round will be a replay to determine the second-round candidates. The replay has nothing to do with Shi Sheng, who can't help but close his eyes and lean back, seemingly meditating.

  It didn't take long for all the arenas to have winners and losers. All the losers, including Hei Yan, drew lots again to choose their opponents. Each of them walked up to the arena according to their numbers. With a command from Liu Chang Lao, they began fighting. Shi Sheng noticed several figures on the scene. (End of this chapter, next chapter will be more exciting!)

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