Chapter 319: Chapter 160: The High Mountain of the Martial Dao

Zhao Rui’s words shocked everyone present, from the squad members to even Wang Zhanshan.

He was actually going to take on two at once!

Everyone stared at Zhao Rui in astonishment. He appeared perfectly calm, his eyes clear and bright.

He exuded an air of confidence and composure from the inside out.

A year of military life, followed by half a year as the Chief Instructor, had instilled in him an upright posture and an aura of natural authority.

As they looked at him, their hearts skipped a beat.

In that moment, they suddenly understood the meaning of arrogant dominance!

’This must be the true bearing of a Grandmaster!’

They subconsciously turned to look at the two challengers, Wang Dalong and Cai Zhengyang.

The two wore different expressions. Although Wang Dalong’s gaze was sharp, it held a trace of indignant resentment from being looked down upon, giving him the appearance of someone who was all bark and no bite.

Cai Zhengyang’s expression was far more complex—a mix of irritation and anger, guilt and vexation.

All these emotions converged on his face, making him look exceptionally conflicted.

"Are you going to fight or not?"

Zhao Rui’s cold shout boomed like rolling thunder, reverberating powerfully throughout the entire Martial Arts Arena.

"You’ve gone too far! Zhao Rui, take this!"

Wang Dalong could no longer bear the pressure. Ever since he was young, Zhao Rui had suppressed him at every turn in the Martial Arts Institute.

He had thought that by achieving Great Success with his Divine Skill, he would finally be able to wipe away his past humiliation.

’And after all that, he still looks down on me!’

The dissatisfaction simmering in his heart erupted in an instant. His palms circled at his waist in a fluid motion as True Qi flowed through them. Suddenly, an enormous Dragon-shaped True Qi coalesced into being.

The lifelike dragon’s head roared toward the heavens. Although it made no physical sound, everyone present felt as if they had truly heard a dragon’s cry.

They were all horrified.

"Is that... the true Twenty-Eight Dragon Subduing Palms?"

"He’s actually Gathering Qi into Form and manifesting it as a dragon!"

Wang Zhanshan couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.

"Dragon Battle in the Wilderness!"

Wang Dalong roared, and the massive dragon instantly raised its head, blasting toward Zhao Rui at extreme speed.

This fearsome display gave Cai Zhengyang, who stood beside him, a genuine fright.

’Fuck, they’re all a bunch of sneaky bastards! To think he was holding back a move like that!’

Cai Zhengyang had to hand it to them. ’Why does this group of guys love hiding their big moves so much?’

’Is this level of technique something a True Essence Realm cultivator should even have?’

"A good attack!"

With a casual wave of his hand, Zhao Rui sent a gust of wind to sweep the squad members in front of him aside, clearing a path.

At the same time, his figure flickered. Powerful Qi swirled around him like he was a Celestial God. He formed a hand seal for a Magic Technique and thrust his hands forward.

Instantly, a series of rapidly solidifying ice walls appeared directly in front of him.

The ice walls formed at an incredible speed.

In just a moment, six shimmering, starlit ice walls had taken shape.

The dragon’s head arrived majestically, crashing into the ice walls.

With a CRACK, the first ice wall shattered, followed by the second, the third...

’As expected of an unparalleled martial art that comes with its own sound and light effects. Empowered by Spiritual Qi, it already has seventy percent of the flair you’d see in a TV drama.’

Zhao Rui was slightly impressed. His body flickered, and he reappeared, hovering behind the sixth ice wall. The moment it shattered, he pointed a finger forward.

A beam of black light shot out, piercing straight through the body of the Dragon-shaped True Qi.

It reduced the ferocious, imposing dragon to specks of Spiritual Qi that scattered and dissipated.

Just then, Wang Dalong’s figure lunged forward, striking at him with a palm.

The vast Spiritual Qi in his palm seemed to magnify his hand more than ten times, making it look like a giant cattail fan as it swung toward Zhao Rui.

Zhao Rui retreated and swung his own palm. His entire arm twisted forward like a cracking whip, then came to a sudden halt at his palm, unleashing a massive force that howled through the air.

It collided with Wang Dalong’s Dragon Subduing Palm in an instant.

A deafening BOOM resounded.

The True Qi fluctuations radiated outwards in ripples, like a shockwave.

The squad members watching from below cried out in alarm and scattered.

"You’ve improved. The Dragon Subduing Palm truly lives up to its reputation!"

While Zhao Rui offered praise aloud, he was already gleefully clicking the notification on the system panel in his mind.

’Replicable Martial Arts detected: Twenty-Eight Dragon Subduing Palms. Replicate?’

’Replicate!’

’What’s there to hesitate about? This Palm Technique is just too good to pass up.’

"I won’t let you underestimate me!"

His first move having failed, Wang Dalong launched into a continuous combo. His palms moved like dragons, domineering and unstoppable, as if he were possessed by a natural god of war.

"Majestic heavenly might, seized by thunder! Thunder of all heavens, heed my command! Go!"

Zhao Rui stood firm, unafraid. He executed the Thunder Prayer Step and formed the hand seal for the Thunder-Attracting Sword Technique.

He straightened his fingers into a sword-hand. Boundless Thunder Power surged forth, forming a longsword of crackling lightning that forcefully slashed at the swarm of dragons.

These dragon shapes were merely condensed from True Qi, naturally different from the tangible forms of the Dharma Realm.

Disrupted by the Thunder Power, they all dissolved into ephemeral Spiritual Qi and dispersed.

"Don’t you just stand there. Get over here!"

Since Zhao Rui had said he would take on two, he was going to take on two.

He certainly wasn’t going to let Cai Zhengyang hide in a corner and watch the show.

He directly launched a Fiery Heart-Breaking Palm at him.

A serpent of fire, like a bolt of silk, shot out, radiating scorching heat. It seemed to burn the very air in its path.

"This scorching heat..."

"What kind of Martial Arts is this? The fire is actually real!"

"And those ice walls from before, were they real too?"

The spectating squad members stared blankly, watching in disbelief as the fire serpent suddenly appeared before them.

The appearance of this fire serpent completely overturned their understanding of Martial Arts.

Wang Dalong’s Dragon-shaped True Qi was already frightening enough, but Zhao Rui’s Burning Fire Technique was even more terrifying to behold.

After all, none of them had ever seen a true expert of the Dharma Realm in action.

While everyone was still stunned, Guo Wenru was the first in the group to snap out of it. She shouted with an excited look on her face, "That’s my Flame Palm! That’s my Flame Palm!"