Holy Fist!

Chapter 476 Top-Tier School, Double the Amplification Effect!
Ten minutes later, at Crane Immortal Martial Arts School.

Many martial artists from the Eastern Secret Martial World were anxiously waiting. They discussed among themselves, speculating about who would win and who would lose.

Inside the martial arts school.

The elders and disciples of the Crane Immortal Martial Arts Academy were also discussing in hushed tones, various voices rising and falling. However, they were mostly biased towards the Crane Sect, believing that Liu Heming would win. After all, this was their own master, and the disciples naturally had their own inclinations. Moreover, Bai Xiao had just become a Grandmaster, and the stereotype was that a newcomer could hardly defeat someone who had been immersed in this path for many years; most people thought so. However, among the leaders of the Eastern Nine Gates who were watching the battle, there were some different opinions. Some believed that Bai Xiao of the Dragon Sect could be evenly matched with the Crane Sect.

In short, there are all sorts of opinions, but they are all just speculations.

To find out the truth, we must wait patiently.

In the martial arts arena, Liu Xinzong, dressed in white, had his fists slightly clenched, his breathing rapid, and his palms sweaty—a stark contrast to his usual calm and composed demeanor. From the moment Liu Xinzong entered the Secret Martial Arts world, the headmaster, Liu Heming, had been his role model and his goal. Liu Xinzong had been unconsciously imitating Liu Heming, for example, by wearing white clothes.

In the Eastern Underworld Fighting Tournament, his defeat against Bai Xiao dealt him a significant blow, but not enough to shatter his Dao heart. However, if his role model, Liu Heming of the Crane Sect, were defeated by Bai Xiao, he would truly begin to doubt his own martial arts. Once such an emotion arises, it becomes an obsession.

It will probably take a long time to get through this hurdle.

"Hopefully, the museum owner will win!"

Liu Xinzong prayed silently, believing that Liu Heming of the Crane Sect was invincible.

Just as everyone was looking forward to it.

Suddenly, a white figure swiftly parted the clouds and streaked across the sky. Then, like a shooting star, it crashed into the martial arts school.

"It's... Crane Sect who's back!"

"It's the owner!"

"Hahaha, great! The gym leader won!"

Immediately, the crowd in the courtyard erupted in discussion, and the entire scene became abuzz. The elders and disciples of the Crane Immortal Martial Arts School were beaming with joy. Only a few remained calm, looking at Liu Heming.

An elderly man, dressed in white with white hair, slowly landed on the ground.

It was clear that the fighting uniform was badly damaged, and there were faint traces of blood. There were also traces of blood on the corner of Liu Heming's mouth that had not been wiped clean.

"Could it be..."

The few who remained skeptical thought to themselves.

"I lost."

In the center of the courtyard, surrounded by cheers and jubilation, Liu Heming spoke slowly. His voice was calm, clearly indicating that he had long accepted this reality.

He lost, he lost to Bai Xiao, he lost to Long Zong!
"What!?"

Suddenly, the surroundings fell completely silent.

The group, who had already opened the champagne, froze on the spot, their smiles frozen, and a wave of mixed emotions of joy and sorrow spread rapidly.

"how could be?"

"How could the invincible gym leader be defeated!?"

"It was actually Bai Xiaosheng from the Dragon Clan?"

Many elders and disciples were incredulous, muttering to themselves.

In the center of the crowd, only one figure in white stood motionless, frozen in place like a puppet. Liu Xinzong's mouth was slightly open, his breath caught in his throat.

He seemed to hear a sound coming from the depths of his own heart.

Click.

That was the sound of something breaking.

Soon, news of Bai Xiao of the Dragon Sect defeating Liu Heming of the Crane Sect spread far and wide, and many martial artists outside the Crane Immortal Martial Arts Hall also heard the news.

Immediately, a cacophony of excited discussion erupted.

It was like a boiling teapot, hissing and bubbling, incredibly lively. Even the previous Dark World Fighting Tournament and Martial Arts Competition hadn't reached this level of intensity. Moreover, this situation spread rapidly from Donghai City, quickly spreading throughout the entire Eastern Martial Arts World.

The Ten Gates of the East, the Heavenly Gang Society, the Eastern Alliance.

From top-tier schools to second-rate schools, virtually all practitioners of secret martial arts received a piece of news today—a truly shocking piece of news.

Bai Xiao of the Dragon Clan, who had just broken through to the Grandmaster level, challenged Liu Heming of the Crane Clan to a duel at 10:00 AM this morning. In the end, the Dragon Clan defeated the Crane Clan and became the strongest in the East!
The number one in the East, Dragon Sect White Owl!
Therefore, the Longxiang Martial Arts School, which had just been promoted to a first-class school not long ago, also rose in status and was immediately listed as a super first-class school.

It will be ranked alongside Crane Fairy Martial Arts School.

They became the two most transcendent and otherworldly peak schools among the Ten Eastern Gates.

……

10:30 a.m.

Donghai City, Qunxiang Mountain, Longxiang Martial Arts School.

A clear pool in the mountains, a tree on the island that symbolizes enlightenment.

The white owl sat cross-legged, its eyelids lowered, like a silent statue.

Suddenly, streaks of white-gold aura appeared on the horizon, rapidly flying in. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, the light merged into Bai Xiao's body, turning his entire form a lustrous, golden sheen, making him resemble a Buddha.

"Shh!"

Bai Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, his expression calm.

The Dragon-Elephant Avatar overpowering the Crane Immortal Pavilion Master was within his expectations. The Dragon-Elephant True Scripture was his strongest forbidden martial art, possessing incredible power, especially as it continuously absorbed other Dragon-Elephant martial arts, growing stronger with each iteration. Naturally, the Dragon-Elephant Avatar was far superior to any ordinary avatar.

"President Ouyang once discussed with me the relative strengths of Grandmasters."

At the Grandmaster level, there are no ranks, only differences in combat power. The only discernible distinction is whether a Grandmaster has fully developed their forbidden martial art. Based on combat power, Grandmasters can be roughly divided into three stages. The first stage: the forbidden martial art is in its growth phase, and the application of Grandmaster power is not yet mastered. The second stage: the forbidden martial art reaches its complete form, with every move carrying forbidden power. The third stage: the Grandmaster's power grows increasingly stronger, even condensing their own martial arts origin.

Gradually breaking free from the shackles of forbidden martial arts, they create their own unique set of forbidden techniques.

For example, the Crane Immortal Pavilion Master is in the first stage, but he is very close to the second stage. The forbidden secret martial art, the Crane Immortal Scripture, is about to reach its complete form.

Perhaps a breakthrough can be achieved after this battle.

Ouyang Ming, the president of the Martial Arts Association, is in the second stage, and his forbidden martial arts have reached their complete form, with each move carrying forbidden power.

In addition, according to Ouyang Ming.

Within the Martial Arts Association, the two former presidents who had been in seclusion for years were both at the third stage. Similarly, the Grandmaster who had led the Demon Court for nearly a century and who hadn't appeared at the Martial Arts Tournament was also at the third stage. As for the third and sixth seats who returned from the void, they need to be calculated separately; they had fallen from a higher concept back to the Grandmaster level.

Perhaps stronger than a Grandmaster in the third stage, or perhaps their combat strength is only comparable.

It depends on the specific circumstances.

As for Bai Xiao, all six of his secret martial arts were still in their growth stage, but under the massive influx of void energy at the moment of his breakthrough to Grandmaster, they were already quite close to their complete form. When Bai Xiao broke through, the void energy was divided into six, simultaneously enhancing all six forbidden martial arts. If the number of forbidden martial arts were halved, they wouldn't even need a long period of time to mature; they could directly become complete.

Bai Xiao pondered to himself.

Four of my five forbidden clones are comparable to a first-stage Grandmaster. My Dragon-Elephant clone, however, overpowers the Crane Immortal Pavilion Master, definitely reaching the second stage. Add to that the Water-Fire Immortal Robe, permanently residing in my physical body, and my combat power absolutely crushes a second-stage Grandmaster. I just don't know if I can contend with a third-stage Grandmaster! Or perhaps, I am even stronger?
After all, no one has ever been able to master all six forbidden martial arts techniques at the same time.

Breaking through to the Grandmaster level using six forbidden techniques, his strength is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

"Furthermore, I suspect that my Grandmaster realm might be different from ordinary Grandmasters, perhaps only having two stages. That is, the Forbidden Secret Martial Art is in the growth stage, and the Forbidden Secret Martial Art is in the complete stage..."

"Once all my forbidden martial arts reach their complete form, I will directly reach the Grandmaster level. This is because the five forbidden arts I obtained through the 'All Rivers Run into the Ocean, Furnace of Heaven and Earth' are extensions of my own martial arts. They never existed in the void; they were born of me, they arose because of me. I don't need to break free from the constraints of these forbidden martial arts, because there is no true origin behind these five forbidden arts; I am their origin..."

Bai Xiao's eyes flickered as he muttered to himself.

"In other words..." "As long as I can upgrade the five forbidden secret martial arts to their complete form, I will directly step into the third stage of the Grandmaster realm! Moreover, it will be the combined power of five Grandmasters at the third stage; I alone will be equivalent to five Grandmasters..."

His breathing rose and fell slightly as he gradually came to his senses.

The surging emotions gradually subsided, and Bai Xiao calmed down.

Looking ahead, black messages slid down.

[Your class "King of Secret Weapons" has been upgraded to +4770 experience!]

Your profession "King of Secret Weapons" has reached LV.2!

The gaze pauses, then quickly moves downwards.

【Class: King of Secret Weapons LV.2 (2970/22000)】

(Extractable)

He took a deep breath and gave the order without hesitation.

"extract!"

Instantly, the mysterious power of the Crimson Modifier descended, transforming into a hazy red glow that completely enveloped the entire class panel.

"Crash..."

Nearly 20,000 experience points were being converted into potential points, flowing out continuously. The numbers in the Dark Red Modifier were jumping wildly.

After a few breaths, everything stopped.

[Dark Red Modifier]

Potential Points: 752.1 → 1398.1

The number of potential points surged by 650, bringing the total storage to 1,400.

And this is still the result of the increase not being doubled.

In a flash, Bai Xiao exited the modifier, his attention returning to the diagrams of air vents before him. These secret techniques, retrieved from the Big Dipper Temple, couldn't be directly cultivated, as they belonged to a different system. However, Bai Xiao didn't need to cultivate them; he only needed to know the new air vent locations in the different diagrams. Bai Xiao's Ninety-Nine Air Vent Secret Technique was created through balanced transformation and enhanced fusion by the Forbidden King. It was the General Principle of Qi, establishing an overall framework.

After that, all that's needed is to continuously fill the pore positions. Therefore, Bai Xiao doesn't need to use the secret technique of balancing and transforming these pore diagrams.

There are a total of 292 new vents in front.

In addition, he already had 123 pores, bringing the total number to over 400, which naturally exceeded the 365 cycles of the body. As a result, the pores in his body could spontaneously expand.

"The ninety-nine air vents and the Dragon Elephant True Scripture complement each other and are indispensable..."

"Then, let's get started."

Bai Xiao had already memorized the location of these air vents, and now he directly unleashed his Grandmaster power, causing a terrifying aura to erupt from his body.

His figure grew taller inch by inch, his muscles bulging, his body radiating a platinum-gold shimmering light, with faint, illusory images of roaring dragons and elephants flashing by. On his imposing and majestic body, one hundred and twenty-three platinum stars echoed each other.

They resonated together, buzzing loudly.

"Break it for me."

With a thought, Bai Xiao unleashed his surging platinum aura, cleansing his body and sweeping over every corner. Compared to his peak as a sect master, Bai Xiao's grandmaster aura was many times stronger. Naturally, the speed at which he broke through the air pores was like lightning.

The crackling sounds blended together, like white electric arcs bouncing.

"Ding ding ding ding ding..."

On the surface of his body, brand new platinum pores lit up, covering his entire body and shimmering faintly. In a short time, Bai Xiao's body had a total of 415 pores, exceeding the number of stars in the heavens.

Instantly, he felt a connection with the heavens and earth. The heavens and earth were like a vast ocean, while the power within Bai Xiao's body was like a lake. The tides rose and fell, creating a dynamic interplay. When the ocean high in the sky, seawater continuously flowed into the lake, causing the water level to rise. At this time, other undiscovered pores within Bai Xiao's body would naturally open. When the tide receded, the opened pores could not close, essentially becoming part of Bai Xiao's control. This cycle repeated itself, increasing the number of pores.

This is why the 365 pores complete the cycle of the universe, and subsequent pores will naturally break through; the cultivator has achieved communication with heaven and earth.

"That is to say."

“Next, the number of stomata I have identified will slowly increase.”

"However, it may take some time to accumulate."

Bai Xiao's eyes flickered as he muttered to himself.

"However, there may be other ways to speed up this process."

With a thought, his desire to become a master and to attain Buddhahood and ancestor involuntarily emerged.

"Ever since I broke through to the Grandmaster level, a continuous stream of inspiration and enlightenment has been converging from all parts of the world and has been stored in this passive state..."

"I originally planned to use this spiritual insight to evolve and transform the Myriad Qi Evaporation Assassination Fist. The Eighth-Turn Tyrant Bird Devouring Star is still enjoying the afterglow of the Dao Evolution Enhancement and is slowly getting stronger. The Ninth Turn has not yet appeared. If I add a massive amount of spiritual insight during this process, I will obtain an extremely terrifying Ninth Turn... It is an evolution based on the original Ninth Turn!"

"However, I can now allocate a small portion of my spiritual insight to enhance the Ninety-Nine Qi Hole Secret Technique, thereby increasing the number of Qi Holes I obtain..."

Bai Xiao pondered to himself.

With a thought, he channeled some of his spiritual light, experimentally integrating it into the ninety-nine pores. Sure enough, the circulation speed of the ninety-nine pores accelerated continuously, as the tides of heaven and earth surged in, and one pore broke through instantly.

Number of pores: 416!

Bai Xiao nodded in satisfaction and then stopped.

The next second, he left behind a small portion of the spiritual light in his heart of the master, and poured the rest of his enlightenment into the Myriad Qi Evaporation Assassination Fist.

【Skill: Myriad Qi Evaporation Assassination Fist Fifth Level (∞/∞)】

In the skill bar, a faint light flickered, and a rich vitality representing transformation gradually gathered. The Myriad Qi Evaporation Assassination Fist underwent a different change.

At this moment, the Myriad Qi Evaporation Assassination Fist has reached its peak. However, Bai Xiao still has the "Breaking the Cocoon and Becoming a Butterfly, Transformation of Dragon and Snake" enhancement effect, which allows him to break through to another level beyond his limit, meaning that after the eighth level, there will be a ninth level!

Bai Xiao enhanced his Myriad Qi Evaporation Assassination Fist to the eighth level through Dao Evolution. After the breakthrough, the effects of Dao Evolution continued, increasing the power and completeness of the Tyrant Bird Devouring Star move. This caused the effect of "Breaking the Cocoon into a Butterfly, Transformation of Dragon and Snake" to be delayed until the effects of Dao Evolution ended.

This transitional phase presented him with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Bai Xiao can invest a large amount of spiritual insight, causing the Myriad Qi Evaporation Assassination Fist to undergo a transformation and evolution, giving birth to a stronger, fiercer, and more powerful Nine Revolutions Killing Move!
He took a deep breath and slowly came to his senses.

Bai Xiao was planning to continue researching the newly developed pore technique.

Suddenly, rows of black information appeared before my eyes, like a waterfall.

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

[You have gained an additional potential point bonus: 100%!]

Ten percent, which means a 100% increase!

[Dark Red Modifier]

Potential Points: 1398.1 → 1644.8

The number of potential points directly reached 1,600, a surge once again.

The next second, more information flashed before my eyes.

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

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

(End of this chapter)