Iron Finger Breaks 27

  Liu Bo wins and advances to the final of the 8th dan division, competing with Liu Qing for the honor of being the first in the 8th dan division.

  "Xiao Bo, I don't want to be taught a lesson by my own brother in front of everyone, let alone by you. So the first place in the Eighth Layer of Qi Cultivation is yours, we can start the challenge match directly." Liu Qing said calmly to Liu Bo.

  "Alright, let's get straight into the challenge." Liu Bo knew his temper and didn't have any more thoughts of yielding, directly agreeing.

  The Liu family's nine-layer Qi training has five members of the same clan, with the youngest being 18-year-old Liu Yan, who has been in the nine-layer Qi training for two years. One is the only woman, Liu Hui, and three are around thirty years old. These four people have been in the nine-layer Qi training for nearly ten years. For ten years, they haven't broken through to the condensation period. If it were before this martial performance, people would still think that these few people lacked talent and accumulation. But now that the news of the Shen Xiao trial has come out, it's natural to guess that these few people should be the family's reserve personnel, who have been slow to advance in order to compete for that one trial quota.

  As they were the personnel specially cultivated by the family, and all of them reached the state of practicing Qi at the ninth level when they were around twenty years old, these four people were naturally extraordinary talents with exceptional gifts, only to have been hiding their abilities in recent years.

  Liu Bo thought with his toes and knew that these four people, who were around thirty years old and still in the ninth layer of Qi training, were all extremely formidable and not to be trifled with. Moreover, among them was Liu Yan, the youngest, who was recognized by the family as the number one genius, and must be even more formidable.

  Liu Bo's goal is now aimed at the last first place, no matter who he competes with first, it will not affect his confidence in winning. After weighing the options, Liu Bo still chose the oldest master and left the one he thought might be the weakest based on the information for his brother Liu Qing to challenge.

  "I want to challenge Liu Hong, and I ask Liu Hong to teach me!" Liu Bo said with a fist.

  "Liu Bo's little brother is incredibly talented, creating miracles today, big brother congratulates you first. As for advice, there's no need to say it, I think you still have a lot in reserve, unfathomable depth, I don't dare to think about letting up." Liu Hong didn't look down on Liu Bo at all.

  Liu Bo knew that this competition would be the most difficult one since he participated in the competition, and it would also be a test of his martial arts skills and a firming of his beliefs.

  Liu Bo wanted to test himself and see how big the gap was between him and a top master of the 9th layer of Qi training, without using his ultimate move. He also wanted to accumulate experience for breaking through each set of martial skills. So Liu Bo held nothing back in the match, he brought out his deepest understanding and highest level of mastery of each set of martial skills.

  Liu Hong is now displaying a set of open and closed, strong and powerful palm techniques. Just in terms of internal energy, each move brings immense pressure to Liu Bo, who can only barely block them, completely at a disadvantage.

  "It's no wonder that he's a genius who has been carefully nurtured by his family for many years. Although he only used ordinary martial skills, he fully demonstrated the subtleties of this set of martial skills in the Qi-refining stage. Just in terms of realm alone, he has already surpassed many family juniors who cultivate high-level martial skills. The real difference between myself and Liu Hong is still in the depth of our true energy. Originally, the total amount of true energy for an ordinary 9th layer Qi-refining expert is about four or five times my own, but now facing Liu Hong, who has intentionally accumulated his true energy over many years at the 9th layer boundary, his true energy depth far exceeds expectations. Now every move Liu Hong makes, I find it hard to resist, it seems that I still need to use body techniques in conjunction with martial skills to try and counter him."

  Liu Bo thought about it and still used the "Fallen Leaf Palm Method" to resist, but he began to use the "Cloud Drifting Mist Surrounding Body Method" in coordination.

  With the coordination of his body method, although he still couldn't withstand Liu Hong's majestic true energy head-on, Liu Hong's moves were all dodged by Liu Bo one by one, and Liu Hong also found it difficult to cause him substantial harm.

  Liu Bo, in the midst of dodging, displayed one by one the ingenious ways of using his body method learned from Liu Ou. Although he couldn't pose a direct threat to Liu Hong, he also restricted his martial skills, completely disrupting the rhythm of Liu Hong's display of martial arts, making each move and the next not smooth, greatly affecting the power of Liu Hong's martial arts.

  "Liu Bo's martial skills combined with his mysterious body technique are indeed difficult to deal with. It seems that I also need to bring out some real skills." Liu Hong prepares to use his ultimate move against the enemy.

  Liu Bo had just turned the tables, but Liu Hong was not going to give him this opportunity. Although Liu Hong couldn't surpass Liu Bo in terms of physical movement, he could still use his martial arts skills to restrict Liu Bo's movements.

  Liu Hong changed into another set of finger techniques and martial arts skills.

  "Hah! Hah!......"

  Liu Hong's finger technique was incredibly powerful, and the true energy he emitted actually caused a massive sonic boom.

  Liu Bo's disadvantage was suddenly turned around again.

  "Ah! 'Duan Jin Zhi'! This is a finger technique that can only be cultivated during the Concentration Period, with the lowest power comparable to a first-class martial skill. How can Liu Hong use it in the Qi Refining Period?"

  "It's really 'Duan Jin Zhi'! My great uncle had once performed this finger technique, I saw it back then."

  "This time Liu Bo is in real danger, this 'Duan Jin Zhi' move not only has the power to cut through metal and stone, but also releases a true energy that can shoot straight for one zhang, completely restricting Liu Bo's movements."

  The onlookers were all discussing and speculating, thinking that Liu Bo's defeat was imminent.

  "I said how can the power be so great, the finger force that is emitted can actually shoot out one zhang far, it turns out that it's a martial skill that can only be cultivated in the concentrated spirit period. This time I must use the Breaking Heaven Strike to coordinate with my body method to display, in order to maintain invincibility, if it still doesn't work, then I must use 'Two Styles Unite'."

  Liu Bo made a decision and immediately launched the first strike of Breaking Heaven, combining his footwork and martial skills to execute it.

  Liu Bo's body technique suddenly increased to the power of a first-class martial skill, and he easily broke free from Liu Hong's suppression. Although such power was not enough to win immediately, it made all of Liu Hong's advantages disappear.

  "Wow! Liu Bo's movement is really fast, and his speed has increased by so much. It will be difficult for Liu Hong to win now."

  "Maybe Liu Bo will create another miracle and defeat Liu Hong."

  Liu Hong continuously displayed several powerful moves from the "Duan Jin Zhi" technique, although temporarily forcing Liu Bo to dodge and leaving him unable to counterattack. However, he ultimately failed to inflict any physical harm on Liu Bo. For a moment, their contest fell into a stalemate once again.

  Liu Hong's "Duan Jin Zhi" was incredibly powerful, but it was a martial skill that could only be used at will during the Condensation Period. Now, relying on his rich accumulation of true energy over the years, Liu Hong could barely use it, but the consumption of his true energy was also extremely rapid.

  "I didn't expect Liu Bo's endurance to be so good, is his current speed not obtained through the activation of a secret method? My own 'Duan Jin Zhi' is quite effective, but it consumes too much true energy, if I continue like this, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on. Now it seems that in order to win the competition, I have no choice but to activate my secret method as well. But this way, the trials ahead will become even more difficult." Liu Hong made up his mind.