From Beast Abilities to Sect Grand Master

Next day.

In the sparring area.

All the disciples were seated on the bench, eager to watch the remaining two matches.

As expected, it was between Qing Feng sect and Storm Fist Thunder sect.

Whoever won both matches would be the winner and get to be allocated more resources.

The Emperor and the concubine sat side by side at the stage as usual.

Sect masters and the peak lords sat beside them on both sides.

While everyone's focus was on the combatants entering the sparring area, Li Fei stole a glance at Tan Kun and nodded to him.

She then turned to Emperor Quan Shi and said, "Your majesty, I've prepared some incense to keep everyone refreshed. Would it be all right to ask my helpers to place them around the spectators?"

"Li Fei, you are so caring of my subjects." The Emperor smiled and turned to the eunuch beside him.

"You go and test if the incense is safe, if it is, let them bring it out."

"Yes, your majesty," the eunuch bowed and quickly went to work.

…

The first match was Zhang Xi against Lai Ming, one of the twin brothers.

Both were Foundation Establishment Level, so everyone anticipated it to be an even match.

Zhang Xi stood in a forward stance with her right hand in front of her.

Cracking his knuckles, Lai Ming vowed to defeat Zhang Xi this time.

He closed his fingers and shaped his hands like a crane's head.

"Match begins on my count, one, two and three! Begin!"

The judge shouted and began the match.

Zhang Xi lunged at Lai Ming with a punch to his head.

Boom.

Her fist was so fast it created a sonic boom.

Lai Ming's hair flew back from the gust of wind from the fist.

He quickly used his crane strike, lifted his hand, and hit Zhang Xi's wrist.

This made Zhang Xi's punch miss his head by an inch, only able to slice Lai Ming's cheek open with a cut.

Zhang Xi followed with an uppercut with her left hand towards Lai Ming's chin.

Thud.

Lai Ming used his other hand and pecked at Zhang Xi's neck.

To his surprise, Zhang Xi didn't block and took the hit.

But it did not do any damage as her skin was tough as steel.

He then saw Zhang Xi's punch coming closer and closer.

Bam!

It hit his chin and sent him flying up into the air.

Zhang Xi then gave him a forward kick.

Thud.

The kick hit as Lai Ming had no way to dodge and sent him tumbling across the dirt ground.

"Uncouth."

"Didn't expect such a fight without any technicalities."

"What did you expect from Physique Cultivators?"

The spectators weren't impressed with what they saw from Zhang Xi.

In their minds, that was just brute force making use of the fact that Physique Cultivators could withstand blows.

Where was the beauty and Dao in all of that?

Cough!

Lai Ming coughed out blood and it splattered onto the ground.

He wiped his mouth and stood up.

After thinking for a few moments, he opened his robe, revealing a metallic contraption on his chest.

He punched hard on the middle of the contraption, making it give out a whirling sound.

Tack.

Tack.

Thirteen sounds could be heard.

Lai Ming cried out and his Qi suddenly flowed outward, making his body glow.

His cultivation level seemed to have gone to the next level in an instant.

The Thirteen Ghost Acupoint Strike!

Zhang Xi figured the contraption on his chest must have some mechanics on the back to perform the Thirteen Ghost Acupoint Strike.

The Storm Fist Thunder sect had come up with it to neutralize the downside of the twins needing to be together to perform the Thirteen Ghost Acupoint Strike.

But she had no time to ponder.

The only way for her now was to wait until the Thirteen Ghost Acupoint Strike was gone.

Thud.

Lai Ming lunged at Zhang Xi, and he was in front of her in the blink of an eye.

His speed was two times faster now.

With his crane strike, now glowing white with Qi engulfing his hand, he pecked onto her shoulder, and this time it went into her flesh.

Zhang Xi endured the pain, twisted her body, and gave Lai Ming a roundhouse kick on the back of his head.

Thud.

It made Lai Ming stunned for a moment, enough for her to jump away from him to safety.

This gave her time to recuperate.

Her wounds slowly sealed up within thirty seconds.

"Hmph. Physique Cultivators, that is just like cheating."

"If I didn't know better, I would think of them as dark cultivators."

"Heard they couldn't get any disciples and had to get a menial disciple as a desperate measure."

When Zhang Xi heard the murmurs of the crowd, she felt anger.

She thought about all the sacrifices and training they had to go through as Physique Cultivators.

Enduring pain that would otherwise be impossible for others.

She'd witnessed how many seniors before her had died in pursuit of Physique Cultivation.

And for them to be disparaged like this made her angry.

Lin Fan looked on and was rooting for Zhang Xi.

He knew exactly what it felt like.

Lai Ming, seeing that Zhang Xi's wound had recovered, lunged at her again.

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With both of his hands coming down at her, a white glow in the form of two cranes shot at Zhang Xi.

The cranes gave an oppressive aura to her, and she couldn't move.

"Argh."

She took the blow on her shoulders, and it hit her acupoint, rendering her hands useless.

She used her legs and kicked Lai Ming's chest, trying to get him away.

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It hit, but he only took a few steps back.

Zhang Xi quickly used her Qi to try and break through the lock on her acupoints.

She was nearly done when Lai Ming came at her again.

This time Lai Ming pecked at her neck.

Thud!

She had no choice but to take it on.

With Lai Ming's hand at her neck, she made use of it to jump up and gave him a drop kick.

The force allowed her to get far away from Lai Ming.

A trail of blood dripped onto the ground as she stopped on the edge of the sparring area.

Disciples from Yi Mei sect clenched their hands to their chests.

They couldn't bear to look at how Zhang Xi was with damage to her neck.

Cough.

Zhang Xi started to use all her Qi and let her neck regenerate.

Lai Ming wasn't looking too good as well.

The effects of the Thirteen Ghost Acupoint Strike were starting to wear off.