I Can See Your Combat Power

Chapter 816: Chapter 110: All Beings Are Equal

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No martial artist doesn’t yearn for improvement, and the secret technique combinations that Tang Luo presented undoubtedly tore open a new realm for Longxi’s three teammates, also making them realize that the perspective of a martial arts master on secret techniques was starkly different from theirs.

The trio had completely forgotten their own technique combinations, entangled in Tang Luo’s combinations, wishing the world could start anew.

If they could participate in the third trial once more, even without copying Tang Luo’s combinations, they could produce works many times superior to their previous ones.

Many times, growth happens this quickly. Gathered in Tang Luo’s room for just a short couple of hours, they underwent a profound transformation, now able to look down upon their former selves and naturally believe they had touched the essence of martial arts.

After a long while, the three began to argue about Tang Luo’s combinations, debating endlessly over which set was the strongest.

Tang Luo simply watched them quietly, not interjecting, letting the trio debate because he knew they were at a pivotal moment of enlightenment. If they could clear the fog on their own, they would ascend to a new martial arts realm, but falling into confusion could lead to prolonged bewilderment.

In such a case, forcing growth would be most detrimental; only what they deduced and gained from their own debates would truly nourish their growth, and any words he said could potentially affect their judgment.

The intense debate would eventually cease as time passed and content was exhausted. Only then did the three still unconvinced Longxi teammates turn to Tang Luo with questions, eager to know which was stronger: “Yin-Yang Cycle Divine Fire,” “Four Symbols Ascending Origin Scroll,” or “Heavenly Gang Qiankun Dominant Body.”

“They each have their strengths and weaknesses, it’s hard to say which is the strongest,” Tang Luo shrugged, giving an uncertain answer, which reignited the previously ceased debate. The threesome started a new round of argument.

It wasn’t until nightfall that the three finally calmed down, but through this fervent discussion, each person gained tremendously, as if entering another realm.

“Captain.” Li Xuanba, his voice somewhat hoarse, still stubbornly asked, “Which secret technique combination did you submit?”

Although it was clear that Tang Luo had not chosen the “Heavenly Gang Qiankun Dominant Body” as his submission, Li Xuanba still believed this combination to be extraordinary. Its weakness, he presumed, came from being bound by cultivation level, but he didn’t think Tang Luo would choose the “Four Symbols Ascending Origin Scroll” or “Yin-Yang Cycle Divine Fire” as his third trial’s submission either. This left all three combinations competing closely, another kind of evenly-matched situation?

Cui Haoran and Xiao Ziyu turned their curious gazes toward Tang Luo simultaneously, and seeing the eagerness in their eyes, Tang Luo smiled with satisfaction, “The combinations you saw are not the ones I submitted for the third trial!”

The three were taken aback, for the combinations on the table were, to them, already exceptionally strong, some even achieving perfect synergy between five different secret techniques. How could such combinations not be the optimal ones?

Just how astonishing then was Tang Luo’s final submission?

“Captain, just tell us, you’re killing me with suspense!”

Upon mentioning his submission, pride couldn’t stop from spreading across Tang Luo’s face as he smugly replied, “Hehehe, the combination I submitted is called ‘All Beings Are Equal’!”

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At the main peak of Bifang Mountain, in the Hall of Divine Fire.

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The Arbitrator had already expelled all the competitors from the grand hall and stationed himself outside the Divine Flame Hall.

Inside the hall, only Chen Menglu remained, the crane-haired and white-browed Wei surnamed Grandmaster, and the kind-eyed elderly gentleman, along with the stacked one hundred and sixty-seven participants’ answer sheets.

“Master Chen, this Youth Martial Arts Convention really owes much to you.”

“Grandmaster Bu, you flatter me.” Chen Menglu replied to the old man in a cordial tone, “I just hope you won’t forget the thing you promised Chen.”

The Illusionary Master wasn’t a master affiliated with Martial Saint Mountain. His assistance with Bifang Mountain in conducting these two trials was merely due to an exchange, and the one who made the deal with him was Bifang Mountain’s external sect master, Bu Chun.

“Master Chen, rest assured,” the kindly Bu Chun nodded to Chen Menglu and said, “All research on the Four Imperial Spirit Seals of Bifang Mountain has already been organized by the other two Big Arbitrators. In at most two days, it can be compiled and sent to Xumi Mountain.”

“That is very good.” Chen Menglu nodded, stood up, and expanded the Illusionary Dream Space. A door to the illusionary realm appeared within the Divine Flame Hall, “Please, Grandmaster Bu.”

The Daoist-weathered Bu Chun waved his sleeve, and the rolls of paper floated into his sleeve. The old gentleman, with his hands clasped behind his back, stepped into the door gracefully while praising, “Master Chen’s Illusionary Dream Space has truly become more profound. I didn’t expect you could open a door on Bifang Mountain. That’s truly impressive.”

“Grandmaster, you give me too much praise.” Chen Menglu, neither humble nor arrogant, modestly responded and then stepped in as well.

Inside the Divine Flame Hall, only the dazzling door of the illusionary realm and the guarding Grandmaster was left.

Meanwhile, inside the Illusion Dream Space, the Daoist-weathered Bu Chun was assisting Chen Menglu in creating various phantom spirits.

One could see Grandmaster Bu taking out sheet after sheet from his sleeve and then handing them to Chen Menglu. The master of Illusionary Dream Space first used Spiritual Power to create a common martial fighter form before Bu Chun infused it with secret arts.

Many martial techniques formulated by scions of noble families, due to severe compatibility conflicts, often caused the phantom spirits to collapse. Chen Menglu wouldn’t force it and would treat them as zero-score entries, marking them with a big cross.

And so, one secret art phantom spirit after another was born in Chen Menglu’s hands, while the papers in Grandmaster Bu’s sleeves also decreased one by one.

Another phantom spirit took shape. Chen Menglu took the newly handed over sheet from Grandmaster Bu, but he was stunned upon seeing it. Unlike the dozens of sheets before it, the words “All beings are equal” stood out prominently on the paper, causing him to take a few more glances.

After seeing the composition of this set of secret arts, Chen Menglu’s expression was indeed colorful. He handed the scroll back to Bu Chun, saying, “Grandmaster, please take a look at this set.”

“Oh? What kind of answer sheet could make the Illusionary Master hesitate? I really must take a good look.” The Daoist-weathered Bu Chun took the answer sheet, but after just a glance, he scolded with a laugh, “What a cunning little rascal, doing this, how can others even compete?”

“Grandmaster speaks the truth,” Chen Menglu also said with a bitter smile and a shake of his head, “That’s why I am somewhat hesitant. If we really fulfill this young man’s wish, this set of tactics is nearly unsolvable. But you and I both understand, this isn’t a combination of secret arts that a normal martial artist would cultivate. Yet this young man has used the special properties of the phantom spirit body to turn it into a conventional means of combat, which is really…”