Holy Fist!

Chapter 452 Second in the East, a First-Class School!
The reason why the Tianxia Federation's martial arts tournament can attract so many participants from all over the world is largely due to the forbidden secret weapon, the Water and Fire Immortal Robe. Apart from a few individuals, most participants come specifically for the Water and Fire Immortal Robe.

For example, the Spirit King of the Star God Palace.

The reason he was slightly weaker than the Blade Demon and the Light Eagle was because he lacked a forbidden secret weapon. The Spirit Extinction Star Manifestation Book, while incredibly powerful and said to be able to conjure thirty-nine different stellar transformations, was still only half-forbidden. The Spirit King's participation in the tournament was at least 70% due to the Water and Fire Immortal Robe.

However, this forbidden martial art is now in Bai Xiao's hands.

"Judging from the secret martial arts techniques, the Dragon Elephant Scripture belongs to internal training, pursuing inner strength, while the Water and Fire Immortal Robe belongs to external training, providing terrifying defense. However, the Dragon Elephant Scripture is quite special; it can absorb dragon and elephant-type secret martial arts through the Dragon Heart and Elephant Intent effect, continuously increasing the number of Heavenly Glazed Sacred Dragons and Earthly Glazed Elephant Gods. As a result, the original Glazed Golden Light effect, which was only attached to the body's surface, has been continuously strengthened, now more than double its initial value..."

"When combined with the Xuanwu Thunder Embryo effect, it becomes truly astonishing."

Bai Xiao muttered to himself, his eyes flickering slightly.

He darted away, transforming into a black shadow, tracing a long arc across the mountain peak before plunging into the pool halfway up the mountainside, following the waterfall and spring.

"despair."

When the white owl was only one meter above the water, it suddenly sat cross-legged.

"Crash..."

A pure white, jade-like crystal lotus platform for enlightenment suddenly burst forth from the water.

It just happened to support his body, allowing him to float freely on the water.

"Mastering forbidden martial arts is probably not that easy."

"Let's take a look at this Water and Fire Immortal Robe and see what its effects are."

Bai Xiao swiftly opened the pages of the book in his hand, the forbidden power he had been maintaining in constant suppression relaxing slightly. Instantly, astonishing red and blue light erupted from the front, like a pair of overlapping wings of water and fire gently skimming across the entire pool. On the left half, the water rippled like waves. On the right half, flames raged, burning fiercely. It resembled a spring of ice and fire!

Bai Xiao's body emitted a faint, shimmering golden light, unyielding and ignoring the forbidden phenomenon. He took a deep breath and activated his Pure Heart talent, instantly focusing his attention to its peak. Everything around him seemed to fade away, leaving only the purest ink painting.

At the same time, the Crystal Enlightenment Lotus Platform brings forth the effects of enlightenment.

Like a clear spring, it washed over the white owl's entire body, sweeping away the dust.

"Buzzing..."

Visible to the naked eye, on the mountainside of Qunxiang Mountain, concentric circles of unique ripples spread out, like ripples on a lake, disappearing into the void.

A dual enlightenment, oblivious to the passage of time.

"Shh."

When he woke up, the sky had transformed from pitch black to a blazing sun. Blue skies and white clouds stretched for miles, the sky clear and golden rays of sunlight streaming down.

Around the pool, various animals, seemingly gathered from nowhere, crouched down and listened silently. In the trees, countless birds perched on branches, swaying their heads but making no noise.

Beasts can comprehend the Dao, for the Dao follows the natural way.

The moment the white owl opened its eyes, all the surrounding animals scattered and ran into the depths of the forest, seemingly regaining some of their senses.

"I have heard that in ancient times, a master attained enlightenment."

"The beasts of the mountains and forests all came and prostrated themselves to listen to the teachings, unaware of the passage of time."

He muttered to himself and slowly got up.

"The Grandmaster realm is not out of reach for me."

After winning the martial arts tournament, Bai Xiao set his next goal: to break through to the Grandmaster level! In yesterday's battle, six Grandmasters fought each other with earth-shattering power that could have destroyed the entire coastline.

Every move he made possessed incredible power, as if even heaven and earth obeyed his command, something that no peak sect master could compare to. Even Bai Xiao, whose three of the four attributes had reached the limit below the Grandmaster level and who also possessed four forbidden secret weapons, still could not contend with a Grandmaster.

They merely relied on the power of forbidden secret weapons to constantly restrain and delay.

As for the difference between ordinary peak-level martial arts masters and grandmasters, it's probably unimaginable. Bai Xiao calculated and guessed that there are at most eight, and at least six, living grandmasters in the entire Tianxia Federation. Furthermore, the Tianxia Federation is a top-tier power in the world, and its martial arts world is equally powerful. Globally, only the White Eagle Republic can barely rival the Tianxia Federation. The United Kingdom of Acaso, the Star Glory Federation, and the Saint Luo United States are next in line.

The five countries combined basically represent the entire world of martial arts.

The number of grandmasters is only a little over twenty.

Among them, some grandmasters are unable to act normally due to various reasons. In other words, there may only be a dozen or so grandmasters active in the world, fewer than Bai Xiao had imagined.

"Once one reaches the Grandmaster realm, their power can overshadow an entire martial arts world, making them an uncrowned king. In fact, if it weren't for the Martial Arts Association of the Tianxia Federation, a Grandmaster could directly rule an entire martial arts world. In some countries outside the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a single Grandmaster could even dominate an entire nation. Reaching the Grandmaster level signifies transcendence, possessing unimaginable status and power. The Martial Arts Association has consistently maintained a policy of courting them..."

Bai Xiao thought to himself, his desire for the Grandmaster realm growing ever stronger.

He is now in the mid-stage of the peak of the martial arts school. After last night's fierce battle, Bai Xiao was twice brought to the brink of exhaustion, even fighting against two grandmasters. As the night passed, he read the Water and Fire Immortal Robe and was filled with emotion.

At this moment, he is only one step away from reaching the late stage of the peak of the martial arts style.

"It took a whole day before I finally got the basics of the Water and Fire Immortal Robe."

Bai Xiao snapped out of his daze and quietly looked ahead.

[Skill: Beginner Water and Fire Fairy Robe (1/2000)] +
This is a forbidden secret weapon; even the entry level requires two thousand experience points. This already surpasses the final level of some second-rate secret weapons.

"The consumption of the Water and Fire Immortal Robe is probably more than I imagined."

His gaze sharpened; he didn't choose to directly use the Dark Red editor to allocate skill points. Bai Xiao had never forgotten that he still had an important profession.

Martial Arts School Master!

The third stage, the first-class school, has three conditions in total.

First, the martial arts school owner himself must have reached the pinnacle of his style.

Second, the martial arts school it establishes must have five or more masters of different styles, and besides the school master, at least one of them must have reached the level of a master of a style at the Transcendent Realm.

Third, defeat the three top-tier sect leaders in the martial arts world to make a name for themselves and declare that the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts School has officially reached the level of a top-tier sect in the East!
If the third stage of the martial arts school master profession is completed, the potential point bonus for the Gathering Momentum task will reach 1.7 times, which is a 70% increase.

At this moment, Bai Xiao has accumulated a large number of potential points, and there are even many more that have not yet been confirmed and are being tallied. If all are included, the total will likely exceed a thousand! Even if only 20% of that is from a thousand potential points, that's still over two hundred points.

Therefore, he felt that he should first complete the third stage of the martial arts school master profession before upgrading the forbidden secret weapon, the Water and Fire Immortal Robe, and the spiritual secret weapon.

"I've fulfilled the first requirement, and the second one is barely done as well. Fang Zheng of the Earthly Fiend Fist is indeed a master of the Transcendent Realm, bringing the total number of master masters to over five. Now, only the third requirement remains..."

Bai Xiao lightly touched the ground with his toes and leaped out from the mountainside like a platinum meteor, landing at the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts School at the foot of the mountain in a flash of light.

"The sword demon of the Possa Hidden Sword Pavilion was already defeated by me in the finals of the martial arts tournament, so he should be included. Therefore, I only need to find two more schools of swords; just pick one." He slowly walked out of the courtyard.

At the entrance, two disciples dressed in dragon and elephant fighting uniforms were standing guard.

"Master Pavilion Master!"

"Master Pavilion Master!"

The two disciples were extremely excited and spoke respectfully.

As everyone knows, the final result of the martial arts tournament was that the Dragon Elephant Hall Master was clearly a rising supernova, forcefully stepping into the ranks of peerless powerhouses!
The Blade Demon is known as a half-step Grandmaster. In the Eastern Secret Martial World, his combat power can be said to be the only one who is openly a Grandmaster, second only to Crane Sect!
Now, Bai Xiao has defeated Dao Mo and has clearly taken his place.

The second strongest fighter in the Eastern Martial Arts World!
How could a master like this not inspire awe and reverence in his followers? Bai Xiao had become a role model for all the disciples of the Dragon Elephant Martial Arts School, bordering on fanaticism. "Hmm."

Greetings to the two disciples.

Bai Xiao nodded, then asked.

"Among the Nine Gates of the East, besides Crane Immortal Martial Arts School, Posuo Hidden Knife School, Dragon Bone Fist, and Mountain Moving Fist, what are the top-tier martial arts schools closest to us?"

The two disciples were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other.

Then one person gave a name and a direction.

"call out!"

The next second, Bai Xiao's figure vanished instantly, disappearing into the void as if teleporting, leaving only a long white streak in the sky separating the clouds.

It's half past nine in the morning.

One of the Nine Eastern Gates, the Sword Demon Gate, headquarters.

"Zheng!"

"Ta-da!"

Dugu Xing, the sect leader of the Sword Fiend Sect, known as the Heavenly Fiend Sword, was sent flying backward by the palm strike. His footsteps left deep craters in the ground, yet he couldn't stop his momentum. He finally slammed his back against a tall wall, creating a hole, and fell into the forest, stopping only after knocking down countless trees. Half a minute later, the disheveled Dugu Xing returned.

A little blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. He looked down at the deep palm print on his shoulder, and held the Nine Fiends Sword, which had been broken in two by a pair of bare hands.

He exhaled a heavy breath of hot, bloody air.

Hold your fists together.

"Master Bai, your divine power is unparalleled, I am no match for you!"

Lonely Walker and Bai Xiao had only exchanged three blows. The first, the Heavenly Fiend Sword, struck Bai Xiao without causing him any damage. The second, Bai Xiao extended a large hand, pinching the terrifying sword tip that shot towards him like a meteor through the sun with two fingers, remaining completely still. The third, Bai Xiao unleashed a palm strike, slamming it into the sharpest part of the sword blade, breaking it in two, and then smashing it into Lonely Walker's chest.

With a little more effort, Lonely Walker might even perish on the spot.

Even though both of them are masters of their respective peak styles...

But the difference between them is like heaven and earth.

At 10:00 AM, at one of the nine gates in the east, the "Sun-Shielding and Cloud-Destroying Hand" appeared.

"boom!"

Two figures, one incredibly tall, the other of ordinary build.

The man in the black and gold dragon and elephant fighting suit held a downward-pressing position with one hand, cold, silent, and utterly domineering. The figure in yellow, however, had a creaking back, bent like a bowstring. His legs trembled, and his arms struggled to support him, yet he couldn't stop the massive hand from advancing.

"I surrender……"

"As expected of the Dragon Elephant White Owl who defeated the Blade Demon. In the entire Eastern Martial Arts World, in terms of combat power, apart from the Crane Immortal Pavilion Master, you are number one!"

The figure in yellow spoke, acknowledging his defeat.

"You flatter me, Sect Leader Liu."

Bai Xiao slowly retracted his fist and placed his hands behind his back.

One minute later.

As Sect Leader Liu watched the black and gold figure soar into the sky, he took a deep breath, his eyes flickering slightly, without the slightest hint of dissatisfaction.

Even so, he was kicked up to the mountain gate, defeated in a few moves, and lost face.

Because Bai Xiao, the master of the Dragon Elephant Pavilion, is the next Grandmaster seed. As long as he doesn't die, it's just a matter of time before he reaches the Grandmaster realm!

Sect Leader Liu looked up at the sky and muttered to himself.

"After today, the East Nine Gates layout, which has remained unchanged for decades, will be broken. The East Nine Gates, which has been called forty or fifty years, will become the East Ten Gates..."

……

11:00 AM, Dragon Elephant Martial Arts School.

In the courtyard, Bai Xiao stood quietly alone, like a statue.

Completing the third stage of the martial arts school master's career is no longer difficult for him; he can finish it with just a few moves.

Ahead, streams of black information cascaded down like a waterfall.

[Your mission "Gathering Momentum" has completed its third phase!]

You have gained an additional 70% potential point bonus!

Bai Xiao's eyes narrowed, his attention becoming extremely focused.

"Dark red!"

With a thought, he summoned the cheat engine.

Sure enough, the numbers above fluctuated and underwent a significant change.

[Dark Red Modifier]

Potential point: August 932.5

Originally, Bai Xiao had 822 potential points, but now it jumped to 932, an increase of over 100! This made him even more excited about how many potential points he would receive after the Martial Arts Association confirmed the identities of the four peak sect leaders he had killed. Adding the two together, he could easily surpass 1000, or even 1500 potential points.

"This is the first time I've had the opportunity to see a potential point in the four figures."

Bai Xiao took a deep breath, feeling incredibly refreshed, and slowly sat cross-legged. The crimson glow of the modifier faded, and the black information reappeared. He focused his attention, focusing entirely on the martial arts school owner's profession.

Your mission, "Transformation," has completed its third stage!

You have been given one opportunity to choose a job enhancement option!

White Owl slowly exhaled a breath of air.

[Use this job enhancement option?]

"Yes."

Without the slightest hesitation, a thought crossed his mind.

Suddenly, a misty fog enveloped everything, as if some mysterious force was present.

[The following is the job enhancement for the martial arts school master]

(End of this chapter)