My Martial Dao Has No Bottlenecks

Chapter 196 - 114: First Place (2)

Fists, palms, elbows, knees—his entire body became a weapon as he engaged Shi Yue in the most primal, violent, and direct clash of power!

BANG! BANG! BANG! BOOM—!

The two on the stage were like two Humanoid Fierce Beasts locked in combat. The sound of their Qi Forces colliding was incessant as shattered stones flew and dust billowed.

The terrifying sound of their bodies crashing into each other made the scalps of the audience tingle.

"This is terrifying! Are they even human?"

"Rock Solid City’s Body Refinement truly lives up to its name. Shi Yue’s physique is probably comparable to a primordial Fierce Beast!"

"It’s not surprising that Shi Yue is performing like this; after all, Rock Solid City is famous for its physical defense. But for Liang Cheng of Lin Wu City to clash with him head-on without losing ground?! Just what Realm has he reached with his Hard Skills?"

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty moves had passed, and the two were still evenly matched.

The longer he fought, the more excited Shi Yue became. With a wild roar, the cyan-gray luster on his skin intensified, and faint, rock-like patterns began to appear as his defense and power rose once more.

He threw a punch, its might nearly thirty percent greater than before!

’The Shi Family’s secret technique, the Rock Armor Technique!’

A sharp glint flashed in Liang Cheng’s eyes.

’The probing is over. It’s time to get serious.’

He took a deep breath. Inside his body, nine True Essence Light Groups, as dense as mercury, vibrated in unison. Majestic and vast Broken Wave True Essence instantly surged into his right arm.

He didn’t use any complex moves. He simply compressed and condensed all of his strength—including the Power of his Physique at the Golden Armor Realm Perfection and the Power of his Fierce Bull Force at Perfection—into his right fist.

Before the fist was even thrown, the very air around it began to distort.

At that moment, Shi Yue sensed a fatal threat. He roared, pushing his Rock Armor Technique and Mountain-Suppressing Fist to their absolute limits. The phantom of an earthy-yellow mountain behind him almost solidified as he threw a counter-punch that seemed powerful enough to shatter the sky.

Liang Cheng exhaled sharply and threw his punch.

"Break!"

The punch was simple and unadorned, yet it was as fast as lightning and as heavy as a collapsing mountain!

Fierce Bull Force·Mountain-Breaking Strike

The light blue and earthy yellow glows of True Essence violently collided once more!

But this time, there was no stalemate.

CRACK—!

First, the phantom of the earthy yellow mountain condensed on Shi Yue’s fist shattered with a boom. Then, a cringe-inducing crunch of shattering bone came from his fist and arm, where the rock-like patterns had appeared.

"Argh—!"

Shi Yue screamed in agony. His massive body was sent flying backward like a cannonball, as if he had been struck head-on by a primordial beast, and he crashed violently against the edge of the stage.

Shi Yue collapsed limply to the ground. His right arm was twisted at an unnatural angle, its bones clearly shattered. His chest was caved in, and blood poured ceaselessly from his mouth. Although his Dantian hadn’t been crippled like Fu Lingyun’s, he was still severely injured, had lost all ability to fight, and his Rock Armor Technique had been forcefully broken.

The entire arena fell silent.

Shi Meng was the first to react.

"Rock Solid City concedes!"

Liang Cheng, who had been about to press his attack, stopped abruptly.

’A missed opportunity.’

No one had expected this. In this battle, Liang Cheng had displayed absolute power, domineeringly crushing Shi Yue. He had met hard with hard, broken strength with greater strength, and utterly defeated the prodigy from Rock Solid City—the city lauded for having the greatest defense—in a head-on clash!

Bai Hong and Shen Jun were so excited they could hardly believe what they were seeing.

’We won!’

Fu Chenzhou’s expression was grim. ’Why didn’t Liang Cheng go for a crippling blow and waste Shi Yue? Now, only Cyan Mist City has suffered grievous losses!’

The elderly Alliance Steward gave Liang Cheng a deep look, then announced in a clear voice, "Liang Cheng of Lin Wu City is victorious."

"Shi Yue of Rock Solid City has lost the ability to fight and is eliminated."

"Liang Cheng of Lin Wu City has successfully defended his position. Are there any other challengers?"

His voice echoed, but no one answered.

Cyan Mist City had no one left to send. The remaining disciples from Rock Solid City looked at each other in dismay. If even Shi Yue had been so thoroughly defeated, who else would dare to go up?

The silence was its own answer.

"Since there are no more challengers, I hereby announce that the champion of this three-city grand tournament is—"

"Liang Cheng of Lin Wu City!"

As his voice fell, a brief moment of silence from the Lin Wu City contingent was followed by an earth-shattering roar of celebration!

Shen Jun and Bai Hong pumped their fists fiercely. Lu Mingyuan and the other Patriarchs of the great families rose to their feet in excitement. Han Li, Wang Teng, Yun Jinghong, and the others let out long, jubilant cries!

Thirty years of humiliation, washed away in a single day!

The rest of the proceedings went by quickly.

The remaining disciples from Cyan Mist City and Rock Solid City fought several matches for points to determine second and third place. However, even after receiving brief medical treatment, Shi Yue—in his half-crippled state—still dominated his opponents with the sheer power of his True Essence Realm, securing a strong series of victories.

Finally, the elderly Alliance Steward tallied the results and announced them publicly:

"The final rankings for the three-city grand tournament are as follows—"

"First Place: Lin Wu City!"

"Second Place: Rock Solid City!"

"Last Place: Cyan Mist City!"

"According to these rankings, for the next ten years, the resource shares for the two Spirit Stone Veins, ’Black Prison’ and ’Crimson Flame,’ and the two Medicine Valleys, ’Hundred Herbs’ and ’Cloud Mist,’ will be reallocated.

Lin Wu City will receive forty-five percent of the total share, Rock Solid City will receive thirty percent, and Cyan Mist City will receive twenty-five percent."

"Furthermore, Liang Cheng of Lin Wu City, for his exceptional performance in winning the grand tournament, is granted the qualification of a Main Courtyard Disciple. With this qualification, he may report to the Four Islands Alliance Headquarters in half a year!"

This huge shift in resource allocation meant that for the next decade, Lin Wu City would receive nearly half of all resources. The development of their Martial Dao was bound to experience an explosive surge!

After thirty years of enduring humiliation and bearing a heavy burden, they had finally reached a turning point.

Then again, a twenty-year-old at the True Essence Realm was a rare sight even in the Main Courtyard. Was it really so strange that he had taken first place in the tournament?

Cheers washed over Huiwu Slope like a tidal wave. The thirty years of pent-up frustration felt by the people of Lin Wu City were completely vented in this single moment.

Liang Cheng stood quietly in the center of the stage. Amidst the tsunami of cheers, his expression was serene, showing neither sorrow nor joy.

"Liang Cheng!"

"Senior Brother Liang!"

Below the stage, Han Li, Wang Teng, and the others shouted his name in excitement. Yun Jinghong stood with her sword in her arms, her gaze fixed on the figure on the stage, the battle intent in her eyes still burning bright.

On the high platform, Bai Hong and Shen Jun had already regained their composure. They looked at each other and smiled. Nothing needed to be said. This was the future of Lin Wu City.

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