Chapter 185 – The Overbearing Underdog
(Mustang: Regular Chapter.)
The balloting began; Mo Nan, Jing Feng, Blue Dragon, w.a.n.g Feng and Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu embarked onto the stage to draw their numbers.
The five of them were quite nervous, and also a bit worried.
They knew that there was not much difference in their personal strength and that of their compet.i.tors, which mean that winning each match would be a very difficult task.
Even though w.a.n.g Feng, Blue Dragon, Jing Feng and Mo Nan were friends outside the ring, they didn’t engage in any sort of a conversation this time since they were all on alert due to the compet.i.tion that they were about to face.
The balloting ended very quickly with Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu drawing one and Jing Feng drawing two; Blue Dragon ended up pulling out three, whereas w.a.n.g Feng drew four, and Mo Nan was left with the number five, and a bye in the morning round.
The spectators started discussing all possible scenarios once the balloting results were out.
Many people had already a.n.a.lyzed the situation at hand, and were now beginning to pick their favorites.
Since everyone had a differential opinion and a.s.sessment, the debate on picking a winner was obviously quite fierce.
Jing Feng and Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu were asked to report to the stage for the first fight of the tie-breakers.
“Brother Bi Fan, you’ve fought against Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu… do you think that I can beat her?” Jing Feng asked, unsure of his chances.
“Brother Jing Feng, do you wish to hear the truth, or a lie?” Bi Fan asked.
“The truth; of course.”
“Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu is stronger than you; but I suggest that you force her to consume as much energy as possible, and then abandon the fight prematurely.” Bi Fan suggested.
“Good! I’ll do my best.” Jing Feng nodded.
Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu was surely going to use ‘The Fiend Fright Burst’, plus she also the Green-colored Phoenix for support, so her chances of winning were naturally higher.
Jing Feng straight away launched his best moves once the fight started.
Since Jing Feng was under no pressure to perform well, he was able to cast out his skills to his best ability.
On the other hand, Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu started out with ‘The Fiend Fright Burst’ and ‘The Yin Yang sword’ in an attempt to end the fight as early as possible.
Once ‘The Fiend Fright Burst’ came into play, Jing Feng’s strength started to gradually weaken.
However, Jing Feng knew that he had nothing to lose.
And as result, Jing Feng was fighting with all his strength, and only conserved a small amount of his true strength for emergency usage.
Jing Feng’s energy levels were much deeper than Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu’s, so even though her evil spirits were decreasing Jing Feng’s output, Jing Feng was still able to persist for a long time.
One hour pa.s.sed in an instant and Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu finally started to suppress Jing Feng.
However, she still hadn’t summoned her beast pet yet, which clearly indicated that the Phoenix still hadn’t fully recovered from its injuries.
Even though Jing Feng was struggling to cope up with Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu at this point, he continued to strive hard since he wished to tire her out as much as possible.
Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu had already realized Jing Feng’s intentions, but still couldn’t do anything about it.
Because Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu wouldn’t get any a.s.sistance from any of her compet.i.tors, winning the third place was likely to become a very hard task for her.
The fighting continued for another hour, and Jing Feng’s momentum continued to weaken under the effect of Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu’s inauspicious aura.
“I give up!” Jing Feng finally abandoned the fight, unable to persist any longer, and unwilling to incur any injuries.
Since he knew that he was beaten, he didn’t see any reason to put himself in harm’s way.
Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu seemed very depressed, even though she had won the match. In fact, she punched the air in frustration as she descended down the stage.
Now that Jing Feng and Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu’s contest was over, it was time for Blue Dragon and w.a.n.g Feng to take the stage.
“Brother Blue Dragon and w.a.n.g Feng’s contest is very crucial ah. If Brother Blue Dragon beats Wnag Feng with ease, then I can give him a walkover… and then he’ll be fresh against a tired Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu……” Jing Feng a.n.a.lyzed.
“Yeah, we need to act unanimously if we wish to spearhead Xuan Yuan Xiao Yu. If we wish to beat her, then we’ll need to pick the strongest amongst ourselves, and we’ll have to save ‘his’ energy.” Mo Nan added in agreement.
Bi Fan laughed: “Well, that’s one way to go about it.”
Although there had been no discussion on this subject, w.a.n.g Feng, Mo Nan, Jing Feng and Blue Dragon were all carrying the same idea.
As for Luo Xiao Tian and Ling Xin Ya, since they hated the Wu Ji Sect, they were onboard by default. As long the Wu Ji Sect lost, the Quinyang Sect and the City Sect were willing to partic.i.p.ate unconditionally.
Blue Dragon and w.a.n.g Feng made their salutations, and the contest began.
Both the men started casting out their best skills with their real strengths right from the start since they wished to determine the better fighter, and wanted to preserve their strengths to compete against their common enemy.
w.a.n.g Feng’s challenge was backed by his deep energy levels and profound combat experience.
Even though Blue Dragon’s internal energy wasn’t as strong as w.a.n.g Feng’s, his physical strength was profound enough to give him an edge over w.a.n.g Feng.
Their fierce and powerful fight was attracting a lot of cheers from the stands, and the spectators were really enjoying the show.
“They are both equally strong…. This is going to be very difficult….” Jing Feng observed.
Bi Fan said: “Wrong; Brother Blue Dragon hasn’t used his physical strength yet… once he starts using his combined strength, he’ll gain the upper hand in no time at all.”
“Well, in that case, Brother Blue Dragon is as sick as you are, and I’m not going to waste any energy against him.” Jing Feng laughed.
“Arghhh!” Blue Dragon suddenly revealed his entire strength, and his momentum immediately become extremely overbearing.
w.a.n.g Feng didn’t seem very surprised by it: “… first there was Bi Fan, then Li Qian Xun, and now this guy as well… it seems that physical strength is genuinely very important.”
While w.a.n.g Feng was trying to a.n.a.lyze this fact, Blue Dragon had already launched a violent attack.
“Boom!” the collision of their weapons gave rise to a loud noise, and w.a.n.g Feng was sent repelling.
“Pop pop….” w.a.n.g Feng retreated a few steps to regain his balance.
He had barely regained his footing and Blue Dragon was already upon him again, leaving him with no other option but to face this violent onslaught.
Even though w.a.n.g Feng tried to fight back, things got even worse this time around, and he was sent another seven or eight steps back.
Blue Dragon wasn’t going to easy either, and continued to attack ferociously.
Blue Dragon’s scimitar drifted seamlessly through the air, imposing its master’s will.
The scimitar was so quick in Blue Dragon’s hands, that w.a.n.g Feng was barely able to cope up.
Blue Dragon kept increasing the speed and strength of his attacks, and w.a.n.g Feng was unable to find any room to breathe.
w.a.n.g Feng realized that he wouldn’t be able to defeat Blue Dragon barely a few minutes into the contest, and gave up.
“Blue Dragon, I admit by defeat. And I hope that we have more chances to test our strengths against each other in the future.” w.a.n.g Feng stated sincerely.
“Brother w.a.n.g Feng, thanks for letting me win.” Blue Dragon replied modestly.