Defeated Liu Hong

  Liu Hong did not expect that Liu Bo's secret method was not to stimulate the body's potential, but rather the most difficult martial art of the Liu family, Breaking Heaven Strike. Unable to defeat Liu Bo for a long time, Liu Hong had no choice but to use his own secret method to stimulate his body's potential, and applied it to "Duan Jin Zhi".

  The power of the "Duan Jin Zhi" has increased several times after being infused with the secret method, and it has already exceeded the realm of ordinary first-class martial skills. Liu Bo fell into a disadvantage again. Under such pressure, Liu Bo's potential was fully activated, his mind became clear and his footwork became more agile, barely dodging the powerful thrusts of Duan Jin Zhi one after another, making the onlookers watch in awe.

  In such a one-sided match, Liu Bo made some progress, but he only managed to hold on for a few moves before he began to struggle, his right shoulder and left leg were both swept by Liu Hong's finger force, and his outer garment was stained with blood.

  Liu Bo, due to the pain on his body, detached from his spiritual state. Although he was reluctant to give up this opportunity for rapid progress, there was no other way; this was during combat and it could only be so. In order to regain the upper hand, Liu Bo elevated his Breaking Heaven Strike to its second level, complementing his physical movements.

  The second strike of Breaking Heaven combined with his footwork, has already achieved the effect of a second-rate footwork. Now his footwork speed has increased again, in Liu Hong's view, it has completely exceeded the limit of the Qi Refining stage. Liu Hong used a secret method to stimulate his potential and launched the power of "Duan Jin Zhi", which had reached its limit, even an ordinary cultivator who had just entered the Condensing Spirit period would not be his opponent. But even with such power, he still couldn't defeat Liu Bo in the trial, instead, he was once again dominated by Liu Bo. Liu Hong consecutively launched over a dozen moves, none of which touched even a corner of Liu Bo's clothes, all of which were avoided one by one. With his further understanding from the previous trial, Liu Bo's footwork became more and more mysterious and light, responding to it was effortless.

  Liu Hong's heart was growing increasingly anxious, this secret method of unleashing potential power, when used for a short time, did not cause too much damage to the body, and after resting for a period of time, everything would be fine. However, if used for an extended period, it would overdraw from the body's foundation, leaving behind enormous hidden dangers.

  Concentrating all his energy, Liu Hong exerted his utmost effort to display his martial skills. Every move he made was a powerful technique from the "Duan Jin Zhi" style, forcing Liu Bo into a difficult position where he could hardly counterattack. Unfortunately, however, he still failed to inflict any injury on Liu Bo.

  Liu Hong felt that his potential had been exhausted to the warning line, and if he continued to exhaust it, he would harm his foundation. Even if he could persist, he still wouldn't be able to win. He couldn't help but face reality, stop attacking, and say regretfully: "Your movement skills have already reached the extreme of the Qi Refining Realm, my 'Duan Jin Zhi' is also helpless, I lost. Hope you can continue to create miracles."

  "I also just relied on my body technique and barely dodged, in terms of strength I am far from being a match for Big Brother Liu Hong." Liu Bo said sincerely.

  Liu Bo's victory surprised everyone. Although Liu Bo had performed exceptionally well before, compared to Liu Hong who had been practicing for nearly ten years and was about to advance to the ninth layer of Qi Refining, there should still be a huge gap. The current result, however, led everyone to believe that Liu Bo's physical skills in the Qi Refining realm had reached an extreme, but his true strength was still not highly regarded by others.

  Liu Bo first challenged and won, Liu Qing was overjoyed and full of confidence for his next challenge.

  Liu Qing chose Liu Lin as his opponent. Liu Lin was the youngest of the four family members, and had only been practicing Qi for nine years. According to reliable sources, he should be the weakest among them, so naturally Liu Qing chose him as his opponent.

  After the two men fought, the situation was the same as before, Liu Qing was clearly at a disadvantage, and he was suppressed by Liu Lin to the point where he had almost no power to fight back.

  Liu Qing was at the eighth level of Qi cultivation, far surpassing Liu Bo's true energy cultivation. Additionally, Liu Lin's accumulation of true energy was slightly shallower than Liu Hong's. As a result, the pressure Liu Qing faced was somewhat alleviated compared to what Liu Bo had endured in the previous match. After Liu Qing unleashed his "Falling Star Sword" and infused it with the power of the stars, he gradually turned the completely unfavorable situation around, causing the battle between the two to become increasingly intense and evenly matched.

  These several people who have been cultivating their families for many years have entered the realm of practicing Qi for nine layers, but because they cannot break through to the condensing spirit period, apart from increasing the accumulation of true energy, each person has cultivated different secret techniques. Liu Lin cultivated a set of swordsmanship secret techniques, like Liu Hong's "Duan Jin Zhi", which is also a secret technique that only those with condensed spirit cultivation are qualified to cultivate. The power of this secret technique is not as grand as Liu Hong's "Duan Jin Zhi", but it is more economical in terms of true energy consumption, allowing Liu Lin to maintain a longer combat time.

  Liu Lin's display of this sword technique immediately suppressed Liu Qing again, putting Liu Qing in a situation where he was on the verge of defeat at any moment.

  Liu Qing, despite being in a precarious situation, still stubbornly resisted while continuing to sense the stars in the sky, attempting to bring down the stellar power of the second star.

  Liu Qing has made rapid progress since he was able to bring down the star power, and now he can bring down up to three stars' power. However, there is also a temporary shortcoming that cannot be overcome for the time being, which is that it is not possible to bring down the power of three stars at the same time, but only one by one. This process takes a long time, and if you can't withstand your opponent's attack during this process, you won't be able to achieve the maximum power of bringing down three stars.

  Liu Qing did not disappoint as the second genius of the younger generation in the Liu Manor. Not only was he gifted, but his will was also firm and unyielding. Under the immense pressure from Liu Lin, he stubbornly withstood the attack and drew down the power of the second star. His "Falling Star Sword" infused with the power of two stars, its might instantly increased, surpassing the power of Liu Lin's Concentrated Spirit Period sword technique.

  The situation was at a stalemate again. Liu Qing's swordsmanship, with the support of star power, consumed very little of his own true energy. Although his realm was slightly lower, his swordsmanship was unfolding, with stars shining everywhere, and his offensive was like a tide, as if endless.

  As time went on, Liu Lin's pressure grew greater. The Condensed Mind Phase sword technique he was using, although relatively lower in true energy consumption compared to Liu Hong's "Golden Finger", still couldn't be sustained for long periods of time since he hadn't yet reached the Condensed Mind Phase.

  Liu Qing's "Falling Star Sword" was becoming more and more smooth, after his efforts to communicate, the star power of the third star finally came down.

  With the blessing of three-star power, Liu Qing's swordsmanship instantly increased several times in power, and instead suppressed Liu Lin to a disadvantage. If Liu Lin didn't have any other tricks up his sleeve, defeat was imminent.

  The few people who were raised by the family, each had a method to stimulate their potential. Liu Lin was no exception. Now that he couldn't defeat Liu Qing with his normal martial skills, he could only go all out and use the secret method to stimulate his potential for one last try.