Cultivation: Starting from a Fighting Cock

Chapter 107 The Ancestor of the Zhou Family
In the mountains and forests, the camps of the Snake Gang and the Wang Family Martial Arts School were deathly silent and their morale was low.

Seeing Sun Yue's tragic state, many martial artists felt a pang of sympathy. Some said that Zhao Qian was really ruthless, while others were relieved that they were not the ones who died tragically.

Zhou Mu gave Zhao Qian a deep look, and a murderous intent began to rise within him.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Zhao Qian returned to Fairy Su's side, and Fairy Su handed him a Qi and Blood Pill while revealing a faint smile.

Zhao Qian thanked him, took the Qi and Blood Pill, and swallowed it.

The battle just now depleted a lot of his vital energy, and he is in extremely poor condition right now. This vital energy pill can help him recover quickly.

Big Yellow, who was hiding in the shadows, breathed a sigh of relief. "Tsk tsk, the eldest son of the Zhao family is quite capable."

At this point, the two sides have one win and one loss.

The final match, a contest between those at the mid-stage of internal energy cultivation, becomes crucial in determining the winner.

On Zhou Mu's side, he sent out Wang Jingzhi, the senior disciple of the Wang Family Martial Arts School. This man is the nephew of the school master, Wang. He has been practicing martial arts since childhood and has already broken through to the mid-stage of internal strength for half a year.

On Fairy Su's side, it was Tian Chong who went into battle.

Tian Chong was Mu Changchun's most valued disciple. He had above-average martial arts talent and high comprehension. Although he was already fourteen years old when he started learning martial arts, he made rapid progress and developed internal strength by the age of seventeen.

This man was from a poor family and had no money to buy body-tempering medicine. Master Mu valued his talent and repeatedly provided him with medicine for body tempering, treating him as his personal disciple.

After Master Mu's entire family was wiped out, many disciples of the Kaishan Martial Arts School followed Tian Chong's lead and joined the Green Bamboo Gang.

At that time, Tian Chong was still in the early stage of internal strength. He broke through to the middle stage of internal strength more than three months after Master Mu died.

If you do the math, it's been about half a year since Tian Chong broke through to the mid-stage of Inner Strength.

These two are evenly matched.

Soon, the final match began with two loud shouts.

A martial artist at the mid-stage of internal strength can already project their internal strength outwards, and their fist force can travel several meters away, which is completely different from the logic of the previous two matches.

What matters is not how you counter or change your moves, but who has the stronger and more powerful internal strength.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged more than twenty punches. Tree trunks as thick as bowls were broken off one after another in the forest, and the force of the punches even injured several martial artists who were watching nearby.

The two dodged and weaved, using the terrain of the mountains and trees and boulders as cover, and engaged in a fierce chase.

After dozens more rounds, Tian Chong pretended to be losing strength and deliberately created an opening, taking a punch from Wang Jingzhi. He immediately shouted, "I admit defeat!"

This scene was unexpected by everyone, especially the disciples of the Kaishan Martial Arts School, who never imagined that Tian Chong would be defeated like this.

On Su Xianzi's side, the faces of several martial artists who had reached the peak of internal strength all turned gloomy.

The second-in-command of the Green Bamboo Gang roared, "You traitor, Tian Chong!"

Martial artists below the level of mastery of internal strength might not understand what was going on, but the leaders of the Green Bamboo Gang, who were all at the level of mastery of internal strength, and the gang leader Kong Shen, could tell at a glance that Tian Chong had been bribed by the other party and had deliberately lost the match.

Fairy Su's gaze grew increasingly cold; she hadn't expected to raise such an ungrateful child all these years.

"Tian Chong, how dare you do this? Have you forgotten who killed your master's entire family of over thirty people?"

"Senior Brother Tian, ​​why...why did you do this?"

"You're worse than an animal! I'm going to clean house on behalf of my master!"

The disciples of Kaishan Martial Arts School were furious. The disciple most valued by their master had become a traitor, and some even wanted to rush up and kill Tian Chong.

Zhao Qian also found it incredible; he had never realized Tian Chong was this kind of person.

In the arena, Tian Chong clutched his chest, trying his best to explain that he was not a traitor, but simply couldn't beat Wang Jingzhi. Zhou Mu, however, spoke calmly: "Tian Chong, come over here."

After a slight hesitation, Tian Chong obediently walked to Zhou Mu's side. He didn't argue anymore, but simply lowered his head, not daring to look at Su Xianzi and the group of fellow disciples from the Kaishan Martial Arts School.

Zhou Mu said to Tian Chong, "No need to pretend, be more generous. Following me, Zhou Mu, will give you a brighter future."

"Yes, Young Master Zhou."

Tian Chong bowed respectfully to Zhou Mu, confirming his identity as a traitor.

On Su Xianzi's side, everyone was furious and wished they could chop Tian Chong into mincemeat and feed him to the dogs.

"Su Qing, Chief Kong, the battle is over. This spirit fruit belongs to me, Zhou Mu. You two won't object, will you?"

Zhou Mu smiled and gestured for Chief Wang to go and pick the spiritual fruit.

Fairy Su glanced at Kong Shen, who immediately understood and pounced like a tiger, charging towards Wang Heng, the leader of the Roaring Serpent Gang.

"Do it!"

The second-in-command shouted behind him and was the first to grab a weapon and charge at the Snake Gang members.

A great battle was about to break out. The shouts of the Green Bamboo Gang and the disciples of Kaishan Martial Arts School shook the heavens, disregarding any gentleman's agreement.

"Su Qing, you're asking for death!"

Zhou Mu's face was extremely ugly. He thought that only he would do such a shameless thing. Well done, Su Qing!

Kong Shen knocked Wang Heng away with two punches, and the head of the Wang Family Martial Arts School immediately came forward to join forces with Wang Heng to fight against Kong Shen.

On Zhou Mu's side, the Snake Gang and the Wang Family Martial Arts School both made their moves, creating a chaotic scene. Someone recklessly rushed towards the spiritual fruit and had both legs severed by a single strike.

The Azure Flame Rabbit squeaked and swiftly unleashed five streaks of azure flame, killing four warriors from the Roaring Serpent Gang.

Zhou Mu also joined the fray. He was extremely ruthless, attacking vital points with every move. He was practically a killing machine. In no time, more than a dozen martial artists lost their lives at his hands.

Fairy Su used her magic "Fire Serpent Transformation" to conjure a two-zhang-long fire serpent that wreaked havoc in the mountains and forests, and soon found Zhou Mu.

Zhou Mu grabbed an enemy and used his body to block the fire snake's attack, while he rushed towards Fairy Su.

Together with Wang Jingzhi, they attacked Su Xianzi from both sides.

Zhao Qian and two other martial artists followed Su Xianzi to fight the enemy.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere in the mountains and forests, and screams echoed. Countless eyes were fixed on the spiritual fruit on both sides. Anyone who dared to step forward to pick it would become the target of everyone's hatred.

Kong Shen fought against two experts at the mid-stage of the Qi Refining Realm, yet he still managed to make Wang Zhi and Wang Heng's blood boil and they were extremely exhausted. Fortunately, the blind Taoist intervened and was able to restrain Kong Shen to some extent.

The battle was incredibly fierce. In a short time, forty or fifty lives had been lost, and blood flowed through the mountains and forests, while the shouts of battle grew louder and louder.

In the dim light, Ji Cheng's eyelids twitched.

The scene was too brutal. Some people were chopped off like weeds by the roadside, some had their heads smashed like watermelons by a single punch, and others had their arms twisted into pretzels and their chests dented inwards...

This is a true life-or-death struggle; the slightest mistake could mean certain death.

"cough……"

After exchanging a few blows with Zhou Mu, Zhao Qian's internal energy seeped into his body, causing him to cough up blood.

Fairy Su unleashed a burst of fire talisman, which briefly repelled Zhou Mu and Wang Jingzhi. The Azure Flame Rabbit also worked very hard, jumping onto the tree and continuously unleashing azure flames.

However, it was soon spotted. A martial artist with great internal strength stood on a tree branch in the distance, drew his bow and shot an arrow at it.

The Azure Flame Rabbit let out a strange cry and quickly jumped to the ground, hiding behind Fairy Su.

The mountains and forests were divided into several battlefields.

The most intense battle was between the three experts at the Qi Opening Realm: Kong Shen, Wang Zhi, and Wang Heng. All three used their inner strength to manifest their forms. Kong Shen manifested a white ape phantom in front of him, Wang Zhi manifested a tiger phantom in front of him, and Wang Heng manifested a snake phantom in front of him.

In addition, the blind Taoist priest used magic to interfere with and restrict Kong Shen's movements, causing a violent surge of internal energy to rage in this area. Ordinary martial artists were usually affected and died without even knowing how they died.

Several demonic beasts watched until their mouths went dry, and some were eager to try their skills.

Ji Cheng gestured to them with his eyes not to rush, that the situation was in their favor, and that once the two sides had fought to a standstill, they could reap the benefits.

In any case, no one can pick that spiritual fruit yet; we have to wait for the three experts at the Qi Opening Realm to determine the winner.

Before long, Kong Shen unleashed his true fury. He bravely endured a spell from the blind Taoist priest and managed to deliver a powerful punch that severely injured Wang Heng.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wang Zhi struck Kong Shen on the back of the neck with a palm strike, the force of which quickly destroyed the life force within Kong Shen's body.

Kong Shen roared, dispelling Wang Zhi's palm strike, and pounced on Wang Zhi like a tiger.

Wang Zhi knew things were going badly and quickly retreated, but Kong Shen still managed to scratch five deep, bone-revealing bloody gashes on his arm with a single claw.

The blind Taoist priest unleashed several spells, all of which were blocked by Kong Shen's internal energy.

Immediately afterwards, Kong Shen unleashed his full power, severely injuring Wang Zhi and Wang Heng, who were forced to retreat in defeat.

The two exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with shock. They never imagined that the difference between the mid-stage and late-stage of the Meridian Opening Realm was so vast, like an insurmountable chasm.

Is it a difference in spiritual level, or a difference in the cultivation techniques they practice?
"Wang Zhi, Wang Heng, today is your death day, to appease the spirit of Master Mu in heaven!"

Kong Shen's eyes widened in fury, his killing intent resolute. A long roar silenced the entire Python Mountain.

Everyone was looking toward the battlefield. Was the strongest force about to determine a victor?
Kong Shen suddenly stomped on the ground, and his powerful internal force sent Wang Zhi and Wang Heng flying into the air. He then flew over and unleashed two punches in quick succession.

Despite their combined efforts to defend themselves, Wang Heng and Wang Zhi were still struck so hard that they coughed up blood and were sent flying backward.

The two men turned pale, realizing something was wrong; Kong Shen possessed an invincible aura!

Kong Shen leaped up again, intending to kill Wang Heng and Wang Zhi like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. However, just as he jumped up, his ankle was grabbed by a hand.

"what?"

Kong Shen was shocked. As soon as he turned around, the man grabbed his ankle and slammed him to the ground.

This scene astonished everyone, as a white-haired and bearded martial artist had appeared in the arena at some unknown time.

"You are……"

Kong Shen stood up from the ground and stared intently at the old man in front of him. Although the old man was old, his strong and robust muscles were extremely frightening.

This is clearly a manifestation of cultivating the physical body to its extreme; the person who came is probably a powerful expert at the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm!
"I am Zhou Kuang!"

The old man spoke calmly, introducing himself.

Fairy Su's expression changed, and she exclaimed in surprise, "The Zhou family's patriarch?!"

Upon hearing this, Kong Shen immediately showed a look of fear.

(End of this chapter)