Chapter 52 True Power (2/2)

“Time for you to get off the stage. Did you really believe that you could change anything?!” Qi Yue’s evil chuckle rang out at this moment.

Palm-winds struck Zhou Yuan in the face as he suddenly lifted his head. Not even a single trace of panic could be seen, instead, there was only a chillingly icy smile.

“I’ve said it before. Losing yourself to joy is not good at all!”

Boom!

A strange sound suddenly emerged from Zhou Yuan’s body as the surrounding Genesis Qi flooded towards him, causing his Genesis Qi undulations to soar.

Zhou Yuan’s change naturally drew the attention of countless people as shouts filled with disbelief sounded one after another, “Prince Zhou Yuan has also unblocked his sixth meridian channel?!”

“Did he also use the Channel Breaker Art?”

“It’s not the Channel Breaker Art. The Genesis Qi in prince Zhou Yuan’s body is still as vigorous as before and shows no signs of disorder, a sigh of practiced control. Thus, it cannot be the Channel Breaker Art.”

“This can only be achieved if he has truly unblocked his sixth meridian channel.”

“Which is to say that prince Zhou Yuan’s sixth channel has been unblocked long ago and he was concealing his strength!”

“Such cunning. To think that he purposely acted weak to give Qi Yue the impression that victory was in his grasp, giving rise to carelessness!”

“……”

Countless voices could be heard. Everyone was shocked by Zhou Yuan’s sudden explosion of power.

“How is this possible?!” Qi Yue’s pupils also shrank at this moment. He had originally believed that he had forced Zhou Yuan to the end of the rope. Who could have expected the latter to suddenly bare his fangs a split second later?

“Do you really believe that I only unblocked my fifth channel after two months of training in the Black Forest Mountain Range?!” Zhou Yuan let out a chilling chuckle. He had spent all day and all night fighting Genesis Beasts in the Black Forest Mountain Range, plus he had Yaoyao help him inscribe the Thirty Six Beast Channel Opening Rune. It could be said that he had underwent every kind of suffering. Therefore, it was only natural that he had unblocked his sixth meridian channel five days before leaving the mountains.

However, he had concealed this fact all along and only showed the strength of five channels.

“Dragon Tablet Hand, split the earth!”

Zhou Yuan’s counter-attack was exceptionally swift and ferocious. His palm swept out horizontally, Genesis Qi surging along as the air continuously exploded in its wake. Its momentum was practically unstoppable.

Zhou Yuan’s counter-attack made all the airs on Qi Yue’s body stand as a feeling of danger washed over him. He had no time to think and could only desperately squeeze out as much Genesis Qi as he could.

“Galloping Thunder Fist!”

In his haste, Qi Yue threw a punch which smashed intoZhou Yuan’s palm a split second later.

Bang!

A muffled sound echoed. The stone floor beneath both their feet cracked even further as a shockwave unfurled, sweeping up the shattered stone.

As pieces of the floor danced in the air, everyone saw Qi Yue’s body jerk back as it was sent sliding backwards on the ground. When he finally came to a stop, a groan was released as blood emerged from the corner of his mouth.

In contrast, Zhou Yuan had only been pushed half a step back due to his fierce counter-attack.

*Uproar*!

The entire field exploded once again as countless people secretly cheered. Zhou Yuan’s tactic of displaying weakness to the opponent had undoubtedly achieved pretty good results.

“Pretty good and shrewd battle senses.” Several of the sharper individuals present nodded to themselves. Although Qi Yue might seem stronger on paper, he was lacking in battle sense when compared to Zhou Yuan.

Moreover, Zhou Yuan’s fierce attacks were akin to those of a seasoned fighter. Each explosion of power was sure to be effective.

On the stone stage, Qi Yue slowly wiped away the blood at the corner of his mouth as his face faintly twitched. In the end, he breathed in deeply, firmly suppressing the violent rage that was about to overwhelm his rationality.

Qi Yue frostily remarked, “I never imagined that you had already opened your sixth meridian channel!”

Zhou Yuan replied with a faint smile, “Well, I’ve got to keep something up my sleeve, no?”

If he used all of his trump cards from the beginning, he would not have been able to catch Qi Yue off guard. At the very least, Qi Yue had now been injured due to his carelessness.

A pair of cold and dark eyes stared at Zhou Yuan as Qi Yue slowly replied, “Indeed. You have taught me a valuable lesson.”

He closed his eyes and nodded as he continued in a detached voice, “That is why in order to thank you, I will use my greatest power to defeat you. I will rip apart every single one of the trump cards you are so proud of and allow you to have a taste of true despair.”

As his voice faded, Qi Yue slowly lifted his hand, allowing everyone to see the faint green glow that had emerged on it. Light fluctuated indeterminately as it gave off an aura of sharpness that changed one’s expression.

Even the air itself was being ripped to shreds by the green aura.

The expression of some of the more knowledgeable experts present changed as voices of shock rang out, “That is… one of Qi Manor’s top tier Genesis techniques, the Auraflare technique?!”

“Qi Yue has mastered the Auraflare technique?!”

“Not good, things are going to get dangerous for prince Zhou Yuan. Although the Auraflare technique is said to be a low grade Black tier Genesis technique, its power surpasses several mid grade Black tier Genesis techniques!”

“With this technique, Qi Yue is practically invincible amongst those below the Qi Nourishing stage!”

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