162: Your martial arts are no less powerful than those of a Heavenly General! (Ninth update!)

On the arena, the golden-armored general, as soon as he solidified, moved.

Without any unnecessary movements, he shook the Liquean Divine Spear in his hand, twirling it into a spear flower, its tip aiming directly at Chen Pingan's face.

This spear strike was fast, accurate, and ruthless.

Spiritual Qi flowed along the spear shaft, and the sound of it tearing through the air was sharp and piercing.

Chen Pingan's entire body's Qi and blood instantly boiled to their peak.

He planted his feet firmly, not retreating but advancing, his right fist clenched, meeting the spear tip at a tricky angle.

It wasn't a head-on clash, but a redirection of force.

"Clang!"

Fist and spear tip collided, and the sound of metal reverberated throughout the venue.

Chen Pingan swayed slightly, taking half a step back, but the golden-armored general remained motionless, twisting his wrist, and the long spear transformed into a sky full of spear shadows, engulfing Chen Pingan from head to toe.

The spear technique was a pure art of killing.

Every move was refined to the extreme, without any frills, solely for the most efficient taking of an enemy's life.

Chen Pingan was completely pushed into a defensive position.

He brought the defensive stance of Chen Family Fist to its limit, his fists moving like an impenetrable barrier, constantly parrying and deflecting the incoming spear tips.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A dense series of collision sounds was incessant.

Chen Pingan's figure constantly moved and dodged within the spear shadows, narrowly avoiding vital points each time.

He was in a sorry state.

But he was resilient.

The golden-armored general's attacks were like a torrential storm, relentless, almost suffocating him.

Yet, Chen Pingan's defense grew steadier; his movements, his footwork, under immense pressure, not only didn't falter but became more refined and purer.

He was actually using the general's attacks to temper his own martial Dao!

At the edge of the arena, Li Qingyuan's face had turned pale.

Sweat pearls the size of beans rolled down her forehead; maintaining the existence of this general was a massive drain on her spiritual power.

She could feel the spiritual power within her body gushing out like a floodgate had opened.

"Not a heavenly soldier... this is a heavenly general..."

A bitter feeling welled up in her heart.

The beings summoned by the Divine Summoning Art varied greatly in strength.

With her current cultivation, being able to summon a true Clone of a heavenly general was already extremely lucky, but it also meant she couldn't maintain it for long.

She looked at the figure in the arena, struggling under the furious attacks but never falling.

Every punch Chen Pingan threw carried a mountain-shaking force.

And the general's spear technique was profound, each strike containing some ultimate truth of heaven and earth.

Their battle had transcended a mere contest of strength and skill, subtly acquiring a hint of the "Dao."

"I lost."

Li Qingyuan sighed softly in her heart.

She knew very well that she was destined to lose.

Even if she had enough spiritual power, this general might not be able to defeat Chen Pingan.

This man's resilience and Comprehension Ability both exceeded her imagination.

"However, being able to exhaust him to this extent can be considered completing the mission."

Li Qingyuan adjusted her breathing, forcibly squeezing out the last trace of spiritual power, pouring it all into the general.

If she was going to lose, she would lose spectacularly!

The golden-armored general, replenished with spiritual power, intensified its attacks by another three points!

The long spear swept horizontally, creating a golden light curtain, forcing Chen Pingan to block with all his might.

And in this moment of stalemate, a flash of realization crossed Li Qingyuan's mind.

"I'm too fixated on these strange and mysterious spells... Scattering beans to form soldiers, inviting spirits to possess the body, they seem flashy but are not of the Righteous Path. Without a stable Foundation, everything is a castle in the air. After I go back, I must cultivate diligently and prioritize raising my cultivation first."

The battle in the arena had reached its most crucial moment.

Under the general's frantic pressure, Chen Pingan finally found a tiny flaw in the opponent's spear technique.

He no longer simply defended.

"Hmph!"

Chen Pingan let out a low grunt, not dodging or evading, allowing a spear shaft to strike his shoulder. Using this force, he surged forward, instantly closing in on the general.

Inch force, Mountain Collapse!

Boom!

A punch landed squarely on the general's chest armor.

The golden-armored general's body shook violently, and the golden light on it instantly dimmed.

It looked down at the dented armor on its chest, then looked up at Chen Pingan, and for the first time, a human-like surprise appeared on its blurry face.

At that very moment, Li Qingyuan's spiritual power finally ran out.

The golden-armored general's figure began to become transparent, starting from its feet, turning into specks of golden light particles, slowly dissipating.

A moment later, only the panting Chen Pingan remained on the arena.

Li Qingyuan leaned on her knees, gasping for air. She raised her hand and waved it towards the referee.

"I... concede."

She lost wholeheartedly.

Chen Pingan walked up to her, cupped his fists at her, and scratched the back of his head with a simple, honest look.

"Thank you for the match, Student Li. Your summoning technique is too strong; if you had held on a little longer, I probably wouldn't have been able to endure."

Hearing this, Li Qingyuan gave a wry smile.

She shook her head.

"Don't be modest. Even if I could have held on for another quarter of an hour, you still wouldn't have lost."

She looked up, meeting Chen Pingan's gaze directly.

"Because your martial Dao is no longer weaker than that general's just now."

As soon as these words were spoken.

The entire venue was shocked.

Liu Lian in the audience seats suddenly stood up, shouting at the top of his lungs.

"What the heck? A heavenly general? Did she just say heavenly general? I didn't mishear, did I? That golden-armored warrior she summoned, was it a celestial immortal from heaven?"

In the live broadcast room, the bullet comments instantly exploded.

"Holy cow! Holy cow! What did I just hear? Heavenly general? Is it really a heavenly soldier and general from myths and legends?"

"My goodness! This isn't just Immortal Cultivation anymore; this is a battle of immortals!"

"No wonder he's so fierce! So his opponent was an immortal!"

"So... Chen Pingan was just fighting an immortal back and forth, and in the end, he even made the immortal disappear?"

"Hiss! How terrifying! What kind of divine place is this Kunlun Cultivation Academy anyway!"

Billions of viewers, at this moment, went completely wild.