106: Chapter 106 Blood-Burning Spirit Pill
In stark contrast to Li Sen's gloom, there was excitement on the side of Chu Feng's small group.
Tang Yanrou quietly loosened her tightly clenched hands, a look of relief appearing on her stunningly beautiful face, and she whispered to herself: "As expected... truly worthy of being mine..."
Her subsequent words were drowned out by the surrounding clamor, but her eyes were filled with reflected glory.
Tang An, Senior Brother Zhao Tieshan, Fang Li, and the others were so excited they could hardly contain themselves, exchanging excited glances with one another.
They were not only thrilled by Chu Feng's powerful performance but even more so because of the betting pool!
Chu Feng's astonishing odds of one to ten!
The Spirit Stones they had gritted their teeth to bet on Chu Feng were about to increase tenfold!
This was not just a sudden increase in wealth, but the greatest affirmation of their judgment and decisiveness!
Tang An was already calculating how to use this massive sum of wealth and the prestige brought by Chu Feng's victory to further expand the influence of their emerging circle.
Just as everyone thought Song Ming's defeat was certain and that Chu Feng was about to win with overwhelming force.
"Chu Feng!! You have thoroughly enraged me!!" A roar filled with resentment and madness erupted from the center of the three Dragons surrounding him.
Song Ming, who had been in a desperate situation, suddenly had an unnatural flush on his face, his eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, and his expression was manic.
He gritted his teeth fiercely, and a Spirit Pill the size of a glass marble, jet-black as ink, appeared in his palm!
"That is... the 'Blood-Burning Spirit Pill'?!" A knowledgeable Disciple off the Dueling Platform exclaimed in shock.
"The Blood-Burning Spirit Pill? A Profound Rank High Grade forbidden Medicinal Pill? After taking it, one can burn their essence blood in a short time, overdraw their potential, and forcibly raise their strength by one small Realm, but after the medicinal effect wears off, one will suffer severe damage to their Origin Qi, their Foundation will be damaged, and their cultivation might even regress!"
"Song Ming has truly been driven insane!!!"
Under the horrified gaze of the crowd.
A flash of heartache and determination crossed Song Ming's face, and then he shoved the black Medicinal Pill into his mouth without hesitation and gulped it down!
"Gulp."
Once the Medicinal Pill entered his stomach, it was as if a drop of cold water had been dripped into boiling oil.
"Boom!!!"
A violent, chaotic, and terrifying energy filled with the scent of blood suddenly erupted from Song Ming's Dantian!
His body trembled violently, and the veins on his skin bulged, writhing like Dragons.
His complexion instantly turned from pale to blood-red, then quickly faded, becoming an eerie paleness, with only his eyes remaining crimson as blood, as if they were about to drip blood!
"Argh!!"
Song Ming let out a painful roar that did not sound human, and the Aura around his body, which had previously been somewhat withered, climbed steadily like a volcanic eruption!
The violent spiritual power overflowed uncontrollably, forming a visible cyan air wave that blew his tattered robes until they snapped, like a waving battle flag.
His hunched and disheveled body suddenly straightened, even growing slightly taller, and a tyrannical, brutal, and oppressive Aura swept out, actually forcing the Jade Dragon, Water Dragon, and Fire Dragon surrounding him to pause slightly!
Foundation Establishment Peak... Foundation Establishment Completion Stage!
In an instant, with the help of the forbidden power of the "Blood-Burning Spirit Pill," Song Ming forcibly crossed that threshold, temporarily raising his own strength to the level of the Foundation Establishment Completion Stage!
Although this increase was full of instability and brutality, with endless future consequences, at this moment, the pressure he exuded had truly reached the Peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm!
Outside the Dueling Platform, there was an uproar!
"Foundation Establishment Completion Stage! Song Ming has forcibly raised himself to the Foundation Establishment Completion Stage!"
"The Blood-Burning Spirit Pill... he is truly risking his life!"
"Chu Feng is in danger!"
Those Disciples who had bet on Song Ming to win, as if they had grasped a life-saving straw, erupted into fanatical cheers and shouts once again, the noise shaking the heavens.
A look of morbid excitement and anticipation appeared on Li Sen's gloomy face: "Good! Song Ming, kill him for me! Kill him!!"
On the side of Chu Feng's small group, the atmosphere became tense once again.
Tang Yanrou's brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed once more, her beautiful eyes filled with worry.
Senior Brother Zhao Tieshan and the others also had grave expressions, the joy they had felt just moments ago having been washed away.
"Chu Feng, your arrogance ends here! Next, prepare to feel despair!!"
Song Ming felt the surging, violent power within his body that was almost about to burst his Meridians.
Although this was accompanied by bone-deep pain and the weakness of fading vitality, a twisted pleasure from wielding such great power was even stronger.
He locked his crimson eyes onto Chu Feng, his voice hoarse.
"Do you not know that villains die because they talk too much?"
Chu Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, but he showed no fear; instead, his Battle Intent grew even stronger: "You think a fake Realm forcibly raised by a Medicinal Pill can defeat me? Keep dreaming!"
"You're at death's door and still dare to talk tough! Die!"
Song Ming let out a sharp howl, the bluestone beneath his feet shattered, and his figure transformed into a cyan afterimage invisible to the naked eye, shooting toward Chu Feng at a speed several times faster than before!
The cyan Spirit sword in his hand flickered with sword light, condensing into a point of extreme cold, stabbing straight at Chu Feng's glabella!
The speed was so fast that it actually created a series of sonic boom clouds in the air!
"Well come!" Chu Feng shouted in a low voice, choosing not to clash head-on.
His footwork shifted, his figure like willow catkins in the wind, or perhaps a ghostly phantom, and he began to rapidly dodge and weave along an indescribably mysterious trajectory.
He was incorporating the essence of the Shadow Clone Technique into his movement technique; although he did not split into phantoms again, his movements were unpredictable, making it hard to tell what was real and what was fake.
It actually caused Song Ming's lightning-fast, sure-to-hit sword strike to repeatedly stab at empty air, the tip of the blade always missing by a hair's breadth!
"Boom!!!"
While dodging, Chu Feng's counterattack had already begun.
Five Elements Thunder Spell [Geng Metal Mysterious Thunder].
"Hmph! Petty tricks!"
Song Ming felt a slight tremor in his heart, but relied more on the confidence of his currently surging power.
Instead of retreating, he advanced, opening the five fingers of his left hand and drawing in the air before him; pure, cold ice spiritual power flowed from his fingertips, outlining an ice shield in an instant!
"Mysterious Ice Shield!"
"Bang!!!"
The Geng Metal Mysterious Thunder and the Mysterious Ice Shield collided fiercely in mid-air!
Thunder and ice clashed intensely, emitting a sizzling sound, the purple and blue lights intertwining and exploding, finally annihilating each other simultaneously.
With that single blow, they were evenly matched!
Song Ming's heart sank.
He had originally thought that with the magic power of the Foundation Establishment Completion Stage, it would be enough to crush Chu Feng's Spell.
He had not expected the other party's Thunder Spell to be this strong.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The two shouted in anger almost simultaneously, engaging in battle once again!
For a time, on the Dueling Platform, one could only see two blurry figures moving at a speed invisible to the naked eye, colliding, separating, and colliding again!
Sword light crisscrossed, Spells roared, and afterimages were everywhere.
The Dragon roar of the jade blood sword, the shrill whistle of the cyan magic sword, the explosion of flames, the freezing of ice, the roar of thunder...
A variety of sounds intertwined into a violent symphony.
Most of the time.
It was still Chu Feng on the offensive; sword techniques, Thunder Spells, and Five Elements Spells were used with ease, his attacks like a tide, unpredictable.
While Song Ming, relying on his temporarily raised cultivation and speed, used offense to replace defense, either dodging or clashing head-on; although he looked slightly disheveled, he managed to hold the situation for the moment.
The battle seemed to have fallen into a stalemate once again.
Below the Dueling Platform, the hearts of the watching Disciples were gripped tight again, cheers and shouts rising and falling.
Those who had bet on Song Ming saw hope and roared until they were hoarse.
Those who favored Chu Feng were sweating, nervously watching every thrilling clash on the stage.
Tang Yanrou's hands quietly clenched again.
She looked at Tang An beside her, her voice carrying a trace of imperceptible trembling: "Senior Brother Tang, can Senior Brother Chu... really win?"
Tang An's gaze was locked tightly on the intertwined figures on the stage, his expression calm as he slowly said: "Junior Sister Tang, rest assured. Look carefully; although Song Ming's offensive is fierce, his footwork has become slightly unsteady, and his Aura has also started to become unstable. Those are signs of the Medicinal Pill's backlash and over-exhaustion."
"And Junior Brother Chu... his rhythm has not been disrupted, his breathing is long and steady, clearly he has not used his full strength. The outcome... is actually already decided."
As if to verify Tang An's words, Chu Feng, in the midst of the fierce battle on the stage, suddenly had a flash of chilling cold light in his eyes.
"The warm-up... should end now."
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