81: Chapter 81 Entering the Immortal Stele and Hidden Dragon Ranking!

Is it over?

The spectators outside the field all covered their mouths tightly, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Everyone's eyes were wide open, staring fixedly at the corner shrouded in dust.

They were waiting for that White-robed Elder in mid-air to announce the result of the martial arts competition.

However, Chen Shanzhi, in the center of the arena, did not relax his guard in the slightest.

Not only did he not lower his defense, but he also held his hands in front of his chest, his muscles tensed.

His eyes were fixed on the depths of the dust ahead.

Just then!

Barely a few breaths of time had passed!

"Roar!"

A beast-like roar that didn't sound human at all suddenly exploded from within that dust!

The next second.

An ice-blue figure, carrying an Aura several times more terrifying and violent than before...

...charged out from the dust like a phantom!

"I'll kill you! I'm going to kill you!!!"

Tang Liu's hair was disheveled, and his originally clear pupils had now turned completely crimson.

A physical Killing Intent almost froze the air.

His whole person seemed to have completely lost his reason.

Like a frenzied Vicious Beast, he cracked the ground with every step as he lunged madly toward Chen Shanzhi!

"Shit!"

Chen Shanzhi's expression darkened instantly, and he couldn't help but curse.

As expected, in the real world, this Tang Liu actually brought out the Bloodline passive from the game!

Locked-Health Berserk!

In the game settings, once Tang Liu is hit to a near-death health threshold, it forcibly triggers this passive talent.

The cooldown is as long as a month, and after it ends, there's a seven-day period of extreme weakness.

But in this state, he loses his sanity yet gains immunity to pain.

Along with a massive increase in his own attack, defense, and speed.

Facing this kind of mad dog in a Super Armor state...

...the best tactic is actually just one word: kite!

Once his berserk time passes, he'll naturally be like meat on a chopping block.

But...

Chen Shanzhi glanced at the indestructible golden barrier surrounding them, and the corner of his mouth twitched violently.

On a stage like the Martial Arts Arena, which is basically a cage, where was he supposed to kite to?

Swoosh!

Without giving Chen Shanzhi time to think, Tang Liu's crimson figure had already reached his face.

A hand-blade, carrying a sharp whistle that tore through the air, went straight for Chen Shanzhi's throat!

"Can't dodge it!"

Chen Shanzhi's scalp tingled, and he quickly performed a very clumsy roll, barely managing to evade the strike.

Boom!

Tang Liu's hand-blade struck empty air, directly carving a deep groove several inches long into the white jade arena!

The spectators outside the field all gasped when they saw this scene.

They didn't know about any "Locked-Health Berserk"; they only saw Tang Liu in a desperate situation.

They didn't know what Heaven-Defying secret technique he had used.

Not only did he suppress all his injuries, but his strength also surged, and he directly turned the tables, forcing Chen Shanzhi to flee in embarrassment!

"Good! Beautifully done!"

"I knew Tang Liu still had a trump card!"

"Hurry up and kill this dandy!"

The stands erupted once again with deafening cheers.

But Chen Shanzhi at this moment had suffering he couldn't voice.

His only shortcoming was that he hadn't cultivated any movement Martial Skills!

In just a short moment.

Before Tang Liu's inhuman speed.

Chen Shanzhi had already been forced into a corner of the Martial Arts Arena, with no way to evade!

"Die!"

Tang Liu let out a roar that didn't sound human, his crimson eyes full of tyranny.

On his right fist, the ice-blue Protective Aura was compressed to the extreme.

It formed a layer of ice-crystal gauntlet as hard as diamond.

With an Aura that could destroy everything, it smashed directly toward Chen Shanzhi's face!

If there's no way to evade, then don't evade!

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Chen Shanzhi's eyes, and the blood in his body boiled madly at this moment.

He stared fixedly at Tang Liu's fist, which was constantly enlarging in his pupils.

He began to concentrate his mind and calm his breath, preparing to take this blow head-on.

At the very moment Chen Shanzhi reached his peak concentration...

...a sudden change occurred!

He suddenly discovered that within his extremely focused vision...

...Tang Liu's originally lightning-fast, unstoppable fist actually began to become slow!

Frame by frame.

It was just like someone had pressed the slow-motion button while watching a movie!

Chen Shanzhi's heart jolted violently.

He didn't know if this was a burst of potential at a moment of life and death...

...or a hidden effect brought by the Nine-Turn Golden Body Art of the Witch God.

But he knew very well that this was his best chance for a killing blow!

"Buzz!"

The eight great apertures in his body let out an overburdened roar.

Chen Shanzhi pushed the first transformation of the Nine-Turn Golden Body Art of the Witch God to its limit!

The dark golden luster that had only been faintly shimmering on the surface of his skin suddenly erupted with dazzling light.

All the golden light spots in his body flickered madly at the same time!

The golden mist that had been wandering between the light spots...

...followed Chen Shanzhi's Meridians and, like a swimming Dragon, drilled directly into his right fist!

In an instant!

Chen Shanzhi's entire right fist seemed to be cast from molten pure gold.

It emitted a terrifying Aura of invincibility!

"Break!"

At the very moment Tang Liu's ice-crystal fist was about to touch the tip of Chen Shanzhi's nose.

The entire audience only felt their vision blur.

Chen Shanzhi, who had been forced into a corner with no way to evade...

...actually tilted his head by an incredibly small margin, just barely dodging it!

And in the eyes of the crowd...

...it looked as if Tang Liu himself, at the last moment of his punch...

...had his body suddenly pause and glitch strangely!

When experts clash, life and death are decided in an instant.

Chen Shanzhi was waiting for this flaw!

Boom!

A blinding golden light, like a golden meteor falling from the nine heavens...

...slammed heavily into Tang Liu's defenseless abdomen!

Crack!

The sound of bones shattering rang out as densely as popping beans.

In that instant, Tang Liu felt as if his internal organs were being run over by a great mountain.

In his crimson eyes, the frenzied tyranny instantly receded.

Replacing it was an extremely strong unwillingness and deep disbelief!

Pfft!

Blood sprayed everywhere.

Tang Liu's body flew backward again like a broken ragdoll.

Bang!

This time, he crashed heavily into the center of the arena, smashing a deep pit into the white jade slabs.

The dust settled.

Tang Liu lay paralyzed at the bottom of the pit like a dead dog.

His bones were shattered, he was bleeding from all seven orifices, and he couldn't get up again.

The berserk state was beaten right back to its original form by a single punch!

Then, a surge of golden light emerged from his body.

Like a cicada cocoon, it wrapped Tang Liu up.

The entire Martial Arts Arena was deathly silent.

Everyone remained in a posture with their mouths wide open, unable to make a sound.

This sudden reversal left everyone stunned.

In this silence where a pin drop could be heard...

Buzz!

Above the sky, the phantom of the immortal stele spanning the horizon suddenly erupted with a roar that echoed through the clouds!

Everyone subconsciously looked up.

On the immortal stele, the originally dense list of matches had disappeared.

In its place were four golden rankings emitting endless pressure!

In the very center of the immortal stele were two ancient characters: [Heaven Ranking].

To its left: [Earth Ranking].

To its right: [Human Ranking].

And below the Human Ranking was clearly written: [hidden dragon ranking].

At this moment, above the hidden dragon ranking, streaks of golden light gathered like swimming Dragons.

Then, under the shocked gaze of everyone present, they condensed into a line of golden characters:

[Great Jiang Calendar Year 69, Martial Artist Chen Shanzhi, with Xuanguan Eight Apertures, defeated the 99th ranked Martial Artist on the hidden dragon ranking, Tang Liu!]

[Considering both are the same age, the winner takes the position! Martial Artist Chen Shanzhi enters the hidden dragon ranking, placed 99th!]