Chapter 92 - I Am Not Interested in Men
“What do you mean?”
Murong Yunhai observed Loong Chen extending three fingers, a puzzled expression creasing his forehead.
“I can defeat you in three moves,” Loong Chen stated calmly.
Murong Yunhai's face darkened further at the audacious claim.
“Such shameless boasting! Prepare to meet your end!” Murong Yunhai roared angrily, lunging at Loong Chen with a powerful punch.
The air resonated with explosive sounds.
“That's the Astral Fist. Senior Brother Murong has indeed mastered Astral Qi!” exclaimed a few disciples from the Qingyun Dao Temple.
The Astral Fist was a renowned martial technique of the Qingyun Dao Temple, requiring the practitioner to harness the unique Astral Qi of the temple.
Despite having numerous talented disciples, very few had actually succeeded in mastering this skill.
In the current batch of disciples, only the top-ranked prodigy, Chen Jingtian, had managed to cultivate it.
To everyone's surprise, Murong Yunhai had secretly mastered this skill. It was only due to Loong Chen's provocation that he had chosen to reveal it.
Even Chen Jingtian narrowed his eyes as he scrutinized Murong Yunhai. Clearly, Murong Yunhai had concealed his true strength, and there seemed to be more to his actions.
“If you claim you can defeat me in three moves, I'll finish you in one! Prepare to meet your end!” Murong Yunhai bellowed, his fist charged with Astral Qi, creating an illusion of countless invisible blades swirling around it.
Loong Chen sneered and retorted, “World Dominating!”
With an abrupt motion, Loong Chen unleashed the World Dominating technique. His palm crackled with energy, its intensity multiplied by six times.
The energy formed into a lightning-like aura enveloping his fist as he delivered a powerful punch.
The two fists collided, resulting in a deafening explosion.
Amplified sixfold, Loong Chen's punch had reached the level of a Level 5 High Rank Evolver.
The overwhelming power of ceaseless lightning was beyond description.
Murong Yunhai's expression underwent a dramatic change, compelling him to retreat several dozen steps.
The Astral Qi surrounding his fist dissipated, his arm trembled, and a tingling sensation spread throughout his body.
“Senior Brother Murong is unexpectedly in a disadvantageous position in the first round!”
The countenances of the disciples instantly shifted.
Moments ago, Murong Yunhai had persuaded them to lend him credit points, promising an equal split of the hundred thousand credit points upon victory. They had agreed, firmly believing in his superiority over Loong Chen.
From their perspective, Murong Yunhai was undoubtedly more powerful than Loong Chen, and his victory seemed assured.
However, witnessing Murong Yunhai's initial setback ignited their concerns.
They had toiled hard to acquire these credit points.
“I have underestimated you, but now I must take you seriously.”
Murong Yunhai bellowed, emitting an intensely frigid aura.
The chilling energy began to condense into ice crystals, a manifestation of his Ice-type extraordinary talent, which was evidently superior to Murong Yuntian's.
“Second move.”
Loong Chen extended two fingers and spoke deliberately.
Cold air solidified into the shape of a sword, and more ice crystal swords materialized, hovering around Murong Yunhai.
As Murong Yunhai swung his arm, dozens, or perhaps even hundreds, of ice crystal swords simultaneously shot toward Loong Chen.
It was akin to countless archers releasing thousands of arrows in unison, sealing off all potential escape routes for Loong Chen.
“Earth Superpower, Earth Protection.”
Loong Chen raised a hand, and suddenly, an earthen yellow barrier emerged from the ground, obstructing his path.
Numerous ice crystal swords rained down upon the shields, transforming into icy fragments that littered the ground. However, the shields appeared unscathed.
“You've been defeated.”
Loong Chen declared calmly before his form suddenly vanished.
In the blink of an eye, he materialized right in front of Murong Yunhai, startling him.
“Brother, watch out! He possesses spatial talents!” Murong Yuntian urgently warned, but Murong Yunhai found himself at a loss for words.
Loong Chen had already closed in on him, and there was no time for caution.
Loong Chen paid no heed to Murong Yunhai's astonishment; his fist struck Murong Yunhai's abdomen.
“Ice Armor Protection!”
In a desperate attempt, Murong Yunhai hastily employed his ice extraordinary talent to create an armor of ice crystals.
However, with a resounding bang, the newly formed ice crystal armor shattered.
Murong Yunhai was sent flying, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a halt and spitting out a bitter mouthful of water.
Loong Chen's punch had forced out all the bile from Murong Yunhai's gallbladder.
“You've lost. Hand over the credit points.”
Loong Chen stated flatly.
“I haven't lost. I can still stand.”
Murong Yunhai refused to concede defeat. He struggled to rise but felt his stomach churn.
He couldn't help but eject a few more mouthfuls of bitter water before collapsing onto the ground.
“That's enough. Qingyun Dao Temple's disciples aren't sore losers. Give him the credit points,” Chen Jingtian's voice intervened at that moment.
“Chen Jingtian, this doesn't concern you.”
Murong Yunhai's tone turned icy. As someone who was perpetually in second place, he had always harbored ambitions to surpass Chen Jingtian.
Naturally, he wasn't inclined to heed Chen Jingtian's words.
“As long as you're a member of Qingyun Dao Temple, it concerns me. I'm the leader this time, and you must obey my orders to credit him!”
Chen Jingtian's impassive visage suddenly revealed a trace of coldness.
Murong Yunhai's already somber expression underwent a swift change. After a brief hesitation, he ultimately transferred all the credit points from the five battle credit bracelets into Loong Chen's bracelet.
Loong Chen examined the 100,000 credit points he had just received, adding them to his previous earnings, amassing a total of over 200,000 credit points.
Upon his return, he needed to investigate the Army Treasury for potential treasures.
“Loong Chen, you managed to defeat Murong Yunhai quite effortlessly. You certainly possess some strength. I'm beginning to take an interest in you.”
At that moment, Chen Jingtian rose from his seat and offered Loong Chen a smile.
The unexpected remark piqued the curiosity of everyone present as they gazed at Chen Jingtian and Loong Chen.
Chen Jingtian was a familiar figure among them, the top disciple of this year's Green Cloud Temple, a standout talent in the younger generation of the Eastern Continent.
Some even speculated that he was a Dragon Rank talent among the younger generation of the Eastern Continent.
Every Dragon Rank genius held tremendous potential, virtually guaranteeing their ascent to greatness as long as they avoided untimely demise.
Chen Jingtian's rank was likely among the top ten of the Dragon Rank, positioning him as the potential future head of the Green Cloud Temple.
His capabilities placed him on par with luminaries such as Dugu Lengyue and Yeh Qianxing.
For Chen Jingtian to express interest in Loong Chen unquestionably constituted the highest recognition of his prowess.
“Sorry, I'm not inclined towards men.”
Yet, Loong Chen regarded Chen Jingtian with a peculiar expression and calmly delivered these words.
Not interested in men?
The revelation left everyone in utter astonishment. No one had anticipated Loong Chen's response.
Evidently, Chen Jingtian's interest in Loong Chen had revolved around his strength and potential, but Loong Chen appeared to have misinterpreted it.
Even Dugu Lengyue, who typically remained composed at Loong Chen's side, couldn't help but twitch her lips.
It seemed that this individual's thought process operated on a different wavelength.
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