Boom!

On the martial arts stage, a tremendous sound rang out.

Tian Qi, whose strength was inferior to Ran Hui’s, was once again sent flying, struggling to steady himself at the edge of the arena, a savage expression giving way to a smile.

“This…”

Everyone was dumbstruck.

Since the match began, the two had already exchanged dozens of moves.

The fourth-grade Wushi Tiegu Sect disciple was at a disadvantage and had been bombarded multiple times, yet he still hadn’t fallen!

Just how had this body been tempered!

Both being high-grade Wushi, Tian Qi fell behind Ran Hui by three tiers in realm. Even with martial technique enhancement, it was very difficult to gain the upper hand.

But don’t forget.

He had also been constantly tempering in the Tempering Tower.

Though he couldn’t compare to monsters like Xiao Zuiji and the others, his physical body was not weak!

Ran Hui could attack him, but wanting to injure him was absolutely not something that could be accomplished in a short time.

All disciples who had tempered on the first floor of the Tempering Tower shared one greatest advantage—they were very durable!

“Let’s see how long you can hold out!”

Ran Hui charged forward again, his fist condensed with spiritual energy ruthlessly bombarding.

Tian Qi couldn’t dodge and could only slightly adjust his position, using both arms to receive the attack, explosively retreating to another side to avoid being knocked out of the arena.

Swish! Swish!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Ran Hui pursued, bombarding like a torrential storm.

Dense fist shadows flickered across the martial arts stage, air waves coming one after another!

Holy Spring Sect’s high-ranking members recovered a bit of comfort.

Since the start of battle, this was the first time a disciple was pressing a Tiegu Sect disciple, and though the opponent was struggling to hold on, defeat was only a matter of time.

Indeed.

It was a matter of time.

But the key question was—how much time?

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Ran Hui continued his frenzied bombardment while Tian Qi could only passively defend, retreating again and again.

“This is somewhat troublesome.” Ma Yunteng said.

Wang Donglin said: “Holy Spring Sect is after all a sect with deep foundations. Their core disciples’ strength is very formidable. It’s reasonable for a Tiegu Sect disciple to be unable to withstand and lose.”

Having won over sixty matches, losing one was inconsequential.

Wrong!

Tian Qi, who was defending, didn’t want to lose.

He wanted to extend the winning streak for Tiegu Sect before the Sect Master and his fellow disciples!

Boom!

Ran Hui finished another set of his Thirty-Six Path Heaven Reaching Fist, once again pummeling Tian Qi to the edge of the martial arts stage, then pursued to press his advantage.

Swish swish swish!

Tian Qi steadied himself, executing Cloud Striding Steps, evading his opponent’s moves and escaping the danger zone.

“Damn it!” Ran Hui turned to pursue, once again launching a dazzling bombardment, the fury in his eyes intensifying.

His power was clearly superior—after over a hundred moves, forget knocking him down, he couldn’t even knock him off the stage. This was truly infuriating!

Boom!

Tian Qi again endured the violent bombardment. Though he could still stand on the martial arts stage, he could no longer suppress a mouthful of blood from spraying out.

“He can’t hold on anymore!”

“If the Tiegu Sect disciple doesn’t lose, I’ll eat shit right here!”

“He’s been passive from the very beginning, completely unable to counterattack!”

The martial artists from various forces began discussing.

Actually, this scene was what they wanted to see—yet for over sixty matches, it had been all Tiegu Sect pressing Holy Spring Sect.

“Alliance Leader Qin, the Tiegu Sect disciple should lose, right?” The Sect Master of Long Blade Sect asked cautiously.

Holy Spring Sect disciples’ consecutive defeats made him afraid to gloat easily, lest the result slap him hard across the face again.

Qin Haoran said indifferently: “Being beaten without any ability to fight back—if he can still win this, the sun will rise from the west!”

Shen Tong and the alliance bosses laughed without restraint.

Holy Spring Sect had already lost so many matches—even if they truly won one it was inconsequential, yet they could find amusement and joy from it. What a bunch of hopeless idiots.

…

Boom!

Boom!

Ran Hui and Tian Qi had already fought for over ten minutes, the scene still one attacking, one defending, without the slightest change.

However.

The spectating martial artists were speechless.

The Tiegu Sect disciple had been pummeled for so long and could still hold firm—this was truly durable!

However, defense also consumed spiritual energy. If they continued fighting, he would definitely lose, and might even lose miserably!

Yet.

They overlooked one problem.

Though defense consumed spiritual energy, attacking also consumed spiritual energy—and even more so!

After Ran Hui’s repeated explosive bursts and swinging strikes, the power condensed in his fists had clearly decreased considerably!

“He’s worn down enough. Tian Qi should start counterattacking appropriately.” Jun Changxiao murmured.

Sure enough.

After sensing his opponent’s power decline, Tian Qi relied on Cloud Striding Steps to sometimes receive attacks, sometimes counterattack to probe.

Until he confirmed that his opponent’s spiritual energy had been considerably consumed, he no longer defended like a turtle but launched a true counteroffensive.

“Whoosh whoosh!”

Explosive Fist on his left fist, Mountain Opening Palm on his right fist—relying on the speed of Cloud Striding Steps, he launched a frenzied attack!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

“This…” Everyone was dumbfounded.

That Tiegu Sect disciple who had been pummeled for so long actually still had the strength to launch such a tremendous counteroffensive!

Ran Hui, having grown accustomed to his advantageous position, was caught completely off guard by Tian Qi’s sudden counterattack and could only continuously retreat.

Tian Qi seized the opportunity, the magnificent spiritual energy still stored in his qi cyclone erupting, transforming from passive to active, beginning to launch a fierce attack.

Having consumed considerably through his explosive bursts, Ran Hui immediately couldn’t hold on and could only shift to defense.

However.

Was his physical body as durable as Tian Qi’s?

The answer was—no!

Therefore, after massive consumption, enduring the fist-to-flesh force, he was instantly pummeled into wild retreat.

Originally pressing his opponent, now being pressed by his opponent—the battle’s style suddenly reversed!

“I cannot lose, I must win!”

This was the only thought in Tian Qi’s sea of consciousness, driving him to condense spiritual energy and continuously bombard.

At that moment.

He seemed to fight like a madman!

Only when he felt all the spiritual energy in his body completely consumed, when intense pain transmitted from his physical body, did Tian Qi finally stop and begin gasping for large breaths.

As for Ran Hui, he had already been pummeled unconscious on the ground, his exposed skin covered with dense, bright red fist marks.

“Senior Brother Tian won!” Liu Wanshi shouted.

The Tiegu Sect disciples also cheered jubilantly.

They had originally come to cheer, but in the first several dozen matches, their senior brothers had won too easily—after shouting only two or three times, they had gradually grown calm in their observation.

This match was different. Their senior brother had arduously turned defeat into victory—they had to cheer to celebrate!

Hearing his fellow disciples shouting for him, celebrating for him, a smile surfaced at the corners of Tian Qi’s mouth. Then, forcibly enduring the pain, he dragged his weakened body down from the stage.

However he walked up, so he would walk down!

Though only several dozen meters distance, Tian Qi seemed to walk for a very long time, until he stopped before Jun Changxiao and said: “Sect Master… this disciple has fortunately not failed his mission…”

Before finishing his words, intense pain and weakness instantly surged into his heart, making him unable to support himself any longer, his body falling straight down.

“Junior Brother!”

Su Xiaomo rushed forward first.

Tian Qi was too tired, so tired his eyelids couldn’t even open.

Before losing consciousness, his mouth still wore a smile as he said weakly: “I… I won…”

“You won.”

Jun Changxiao said earnestly: “Everyone saw it!”

Having defeated Ran Hui, who was three grades higher and also a high-grade Wushi, though Tian Qi walked off the stage and lost consciousness, he demonstrated to the world what iron bones clanging meant.

Iron Bones Clanging Sect.

This name might be hard to hear, might be a tongue-twister.

But as proven by Tian Qi, it represented a spirit of never yielding to defeat, never admitting defeat!