Full-Time Martial Saint

Seeing that Chen Cong had already assumed a starting stance, the "tragic swordsman" opposite him also adopted a strange posture.

Having been at the martial arts academy for over a month, Chen Cong had gained a general understanding of the basics of the martial arts world after a month of intensive study. However, he was now unable to determine the type of martial art his opponent was using based on the opening stance.

However, now is clearly not the time to ponder this, because the opponent, codenamed "Tragic Swordsman," had already charged forward with an extremely strange gait after assuming the starting stance.

Chen Congneng could clearly sense that although the opponent's seemingly chaotic steps, which appeared to dodge left and right, produced a subtle change in aura with each step!

"Is this a movement technique?"

Startled, Chen Cong also used the Spirit Ape Step, lowering his body and rushing forward before the opponent could take a step, forcibly using one of the most powerful moves of Bajiquan – Bajiquan Extreme Entanglement.

He could vaguely discern that the tragic swordsman's martial arts style leaned towards agility and speed, and that even though the opponent's strange stepping method was not a movement technique, it was still very flexible in his dodging and turning.

When facing such an opponent, we must not give them too much room to maneuver.

The Eight Extremes Entanglement is a deadly move condensed from the essence of the word "entanglement" in the Eight Extremes Boxing style. It incorporates the "opening cannon" technique to forcefully break through the opponent's block and parry, using the wrist to entangle the arm and the elbow to attack. If this move is effective, it will cause the opponent to suffer several heavy blows in a short period of time, and even if they do not die, they will be severely injured.

Chen Cong's idea was undoubtedly good, but the opponent's number of matches and winning percentage showed that he was not just putting on an act.

Seeing Chen Cong forcefully break through his block and even try to entangle his arm, the Tragic Swordsman gently pressed down with his right hand. As if he had calculated the moment before Chen Cong's power had fully erupted, he made Chen Cong's hand, which was grabbing his arm, move down slightly, only managing to grab empty air by brushing against his sleeve!

The tragic swordsman skillfully defused Chen Cong's Eight Extremes Entanglement, and with his left middle and index fingers joined together to form a sword, he swiftly thrust it toward Chen Cong's throat!

It's easy to see from the sharp force conveyed by his two fingers that this finger sword move is also a killing move; if it hits, it can instantly kill the opponent.

In close combat, the Tragic Swordsman's move was extremely fast, almost instantly bringing him to Chen Cong's throat.

It was clearly too late to dodge at this moment. In the blink of an eye, Chen Cong's chin suddenly dropped down, and before the opponent's sword finger could shatter his throat, he used his chin and chest bones to clamp the pair of fingers together, and his right arm also swung out with a powerful elbow strike!

The tragic swordsman seemed to have not expected his reaction to be so quick, managing to block the fatal attack while also launching a counterattack.

As Chen Cong's right elbow came crashing down with tremendous force, he leaned back slightly, dodging the counterattack with his head. Just as he was about to strike, the force that had been gripping his fingers suddenly vanished.

Suddenly losing the restraint of this force, his backward-leaning body was inevitably affected, and the connection of forces was briefly halted.

The tragic swordsman's expression changed slightly, and he instinctively raised his arm in front of his chest to block.

As it turned out, his reaction was correct. For two martial arts masters, any slight flaw during a fight can be fatal.

Chen Cong had anticipated that his sudden release of his opponent's fingers would affect his movements, so the moment his horizontal elbow strike was dodged, he followed up with another major killing move of Bajiquan, the Yama Three Points Hand.

The extremely swift moves rained down on the opponent. Although the tragic swordsman had anticipated this and had already blocked with his elbow across his chest, he still couldn't withstand the concentrated burst of power from Chen Cong's minor mastery of fist techniques.

He took several punches, and even with the cushioning from his arm, he could still clearly feel that his ribcage was about to break. His internal organs were also severely shaken, making him look very unwell.

Using the momentum, he retreated, creating distance between himself and Chen Cong. The tragic swordsman slowly steadied himself and said in a deep voice, "You are very strong."

A hint of disappointment flashed in Chen's eyes, followed by a calm reply: "You're not bad either."

That being said, Chen Cong also realized at this moment that he had missed the best opportunity to defeat his opponent.

Having failed to kill his opponent despite using the Eight Extremes Entanglement and Yama's Three Points Hand in succession, he instead allowed the opponent to create distance, making it difficult for him to get close again.

There's a saying in the martial arts world: "Sword and palm evolve from each other, spear becomes fist, staff and leg become one." After the brief exchange just now, he vaguely realized that the opponent's martial arts moves seemed to be derived from some kind of swordsmanship, and were not within the common martial arts system.

This suggests that the opponent, codenamed "Tragic Swordsman," likely comes from a powerful martial arts faction.

Seeing that his opponent had raised his hand again and was about to attack again, Chen thought it over and made a decision.

The sharp sword finger came at Chen Cong, but he didn't move, showing no intention of dodging or resisting.

The sword abruptly stopped just an inch from Chen Cong's brow. The tragic swordsman frowned slightly as he looked at the motionless Chen Cong: "Why?"

Chen Cong smiled faintly: "Instead of wasting a lot of time on you, it's better to finish early and match with the next opponent."

"Anyway, this is the virtual world, so even if we lose, we won't really die."

Before this round of matchmaking began, he had won more than ten games in a row, which may explain why he was matched with a tough opponent like the Tragic Swordsman right away.

This loss is a good opportunity to end the winning streak and make the opponents we'll be matched with slightly weaker.

"you……"

The tragic swordsman seemed not to have expected that Chen Cong would be so indifferent to winning or losing, and even showed no excitement at meeting a worthy opponent. After only a brief exchange, he saw the difficulty of winning and was able to give up decisively.

"Let's get started, time is precious," Chen Cong said with a slight smile.

He didn't want to waste time fighting the other party, but admitting defeat would deduct double the victory points, so giving up and letting the other party kill him was undoubtedly the best option.

The tragic swordsman watched him quietly, then smiled and withdrew his sword.

"You make me unhappy, and I don't want you to be unhappy either."

"Want to end this? Then just admit defeat."

After saying this, he slowly crossed his arms and stood quietly in place, showing no intention of making a move.

Upon seeing this, Chen Cong frowned, inwardly cursing: This guy is a scoundrel after all...

"Don't want to admit defeat?" Seeing Chen Cong still hesitating, the tragic swordsman suddenly spoke again: "If you don't want to admit defeat, that's fine too. Leave your contact information, and I'll grant your wish."

"By the way, don't even think about giving me a fake contact number, or the consequences will be severe."

Meeting his gaze, Chen Cong narrowed his eyes slightly.

Leaving a fake contact number?

He hadn't really thought about this. Judging from the moves, the other party clearly came from a powerful force with a deep martial arts background. If the Golden Finger's analysis slots weren't full, he would have tried everything to get the other party's contact number just for the strange stepping method of the Tragic Swordsman and the palm and finger martial arts technique derived from swordsmanship.

Furthermore, as the other party just mentioned, there are many special places in the virtual world that require teamwork to explore. Although this guy in front of us is a bit of a show-off, his strength is undeniable, and his knowledge is of great value.

"OK."

After some consideration, Chen decisively gave out his contact number.

The tragic swordsman's face showed a hint of astonishment again. He really couldn't understand why his opponent didn't have any of the arrogance that a quasi-martial artist should have.

"Aren't you going to put up a fight?"

"Resist?" Chen Cong said with a faint smile, "It might take me an hour or even longer to beat you, and the opponents I encounter next will most likely be at the same level."

"If we concede now, we'll only lose 30 victory points at most. We can earn that back and even have some left over after winning just two more games. Once the winning streak ends, the strength of the opponents we'll be matched with will also decrease."

"If you can figure these things out, why bother making things difficult for yourself?"

The tragic swordsman stood there stunned for a long time, then couldn't help but murmur, "You're really quite clear-headed..."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly pointed a finger, sending Chen Cong directly back to the main hall of the Divine Strike Arena.

After the pain from 60% of the pain perception gradually subsided, Chen Cong started a new round of free matching.

Everything went as he had predicted. He was "defeated" by the tragic swordsman, losing 29 points in one go. But in less than forty minutes, he defeated two new opponents and gained 38 points.

Time quickly came to eleven o'clock, and the last match ended. Chen Cong's rank successfully reached Rookie 5-star with 514 victory points. If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely reach Rookie 6-star tomorrow.

After exiting the virtual world, he immediately climbed into bed to sleep. Ning Yuhang had arranged to meet with 16 business owners from Xiangcheng, large and small, who were involved in martial arts-related industries, at the Yuntian Building the next day. This was about his future livelihood, so he had to take it seriously.