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Those at the grandmaster level and above had sharper vision than the level 5 experts, and they could see things even more clearly.

However, they did not show their findings openly, as it was quite normal for them to exchange a few words with each other, because their strengths were comparable; generally, if one noticed something, so did the other, and they would simply confirm with each other.

But to seek validation from those weaker, with insufficient strength and vision, would be too demeaning... So the fact that Qin Fang had the strength to fight Lei Peng seemed to be noticed only by a few, while many others were still kept in the dark...

At least in their eyes, Qin Fang's seemingly casual steps were full of flaws, and if they swapped places with Lei Peng, they felt they could instantly turn Qin Fang into a sieve.

But in reality...

Obviously, it wasn't necessarily the case!

Even Lei Peng himself felt a remarkably formidable pressure when Qin Fang came at him head on... The kind of pressure one feels when facing an expert of the same level.

"The opponent's strength is not weak! Comparable to Song Qingshan back then!"

Lei Peng immediately thought, and his expression involuntarily became stern.

A year ago, Song Qingshan swept through the Northern Martial World, shaming the young masters of their generation, compelling these haughty youths to practice twice as hard in search of a breakthrough, in order to reclaim the honor and face they had lost.

Lei Peng's strength had improved a lot compared to a year ago, and he felt confident that he could win against Song Qingshan... Unfortunately, he had never encountered Song Qingshan again.

However, the Qin Fang before him suddenly gave Lei Peng the feeling that "I am Song Qingshan," taking him back to the moment when he first faced Song Qingshan...

Only back then, he faced a bitter defeat...

Lei Peng's usually fierce Bear Fist was unable to penetrate Song Qingshan's Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Golden Bell Shield's defense, and it was instead Song Qingshan's powerful Great Strength Eagle Claw Technique that directly caught his throat, leading to Lei Peng's crushing defeat!

"Come on, let me test the results of this year's hard training..."

Although the Martial Arts Tournament was essentially a complete victory for the Northern Martial World, almost sweeping all the young southern experts present.

But in reality, people like Lei Peng felt no excitement at all, because Song Qingshan had not appeared, not to mention any of the highly regarded One of the Four Tiansouthern Showmen...

Even Qin Fang, with strength comparable to Song Qingshan's a year ago, known as the number one of the younger generation, did not appear in the arena of the Martial World's tournament...

With this thought, Lei Peng suddenly felt that he might have been happy too early... Suddenly, he understood the principle that there is always someone better, and there is always a higher mountain.

There's no point in talking about these things anymore; today, Qin Fang and Cai Qing came to thwart his great endeavor to reach grandmaster level... No matter what, Lei Peng must cripple Qin Fang.

After all, Lei Peng's support wasn't just the Lei Family; behind him was the Heavenly Pool Sect, far more powerful than the Lei Family, while the other side was just a declining Cai Family.

Compared to Lei Peng's myriad of thoughts, Qin Fang appeared much calmer.

Lei Peng was indeed very strong, almost comparable to brother Qin Shou, posing quite a threat to Qin Fang, but it seemed that Lei Peng did not give him enough attention. With that slight oversight, Qin Fang knew he had a chance to exploit...

The distance between the two was not very far and their speed was quite fast; in a flash, they had already closed the gap between them, and their bodies were getting closer and closer...

Finally, Qin Fang and Lei Peng's figures overlapped, with their palms finally colliding.

Bang~~

A muffled collision sounded, and then both Qin Fang and Lei Peng were seen rapidly retreating...

Almost in an instant, both men had backed off over a dozen steps...

Evenly matched!

They were actually evenly matched…

Such an outcome made many jaws drop in shock; no one had expected such a result. They all thought Lei Peng could easily repel Qin Fang.

But contrary to expectations, their exchange ended in a draw, neither gaining an upper hand... It was incredible.

Of course, some people saw it coming, revealing faint smiles and nodding slightly... These subtle movements were enough to express their state of mind at that moment.

"I'd heard that Brother Lei was one of the strongest among our generation, but now it seems... he's not that impressive after all? He can't even take down a nobody like me..."

Both of them backed away and didn't continue fighting. They were breathing heavily while speaking, and this time it was Qin Fang who spoke first, his words dripping with direct sarcasm.

In the Northern Martial World, Lei Peng was indeed famous, and his strength was among the top of the young masters. As for Qin Fang, not even a ghost in the Northern Martial World would recognize him, let alone in the Southern Martial Arts World, where not many knew him...

Counting them up, there was only Su Yang, who had retreated from the Wu Family to seclude himself and train hard, hardly ever leaving home, naturally not spreading the word about this matter.

With his status as one of the Four Tiansouthern Showmen, boasting about being forced to a draw by an unknown like Qin Fang, whose strength was far inferior to his own, would require an incredibly thick face, and only an idiot would do such a thing, right?

So, in truth, Qin Fang was indeed a nobody, using it to mock Lei Peng was more than fitting...

As he said this, many of the faces in the crowd couldn't help but show some change in expression. Lei Peng's strength was much stronger than many of theirs, and before, they thought they could easily take down Qin Fang. But even Lei Peng couldn't move Qin Fang, which made them feel somewhat embarrassed.

"Is that so? Take a look at your hand before you talk..."

However, Lei Peng did not show any anger at Qin Fang's words, instead, he countered with a chuckle.

At his words, many faces were visibly startled, immediately turning their gaze to the area Lei Peng had indicated, their focus gradually converging on the arm Qin Fang had used during their exchange.

"Eh... you tricked me?"

Qin Fang was slightly taken aback and subconsciously looked at his own arm. He saw an unusual green hue spreading over what had been a normal hand. There was also a distinct chill in his palm and a clear coldness flowing through the meridians in his arm, seemingly trying to spread to other parts of his body.

"How could this be tricking you! It's just that you've seen too little, not even knowing about the Tianchi Secret Technique... Hmph!"

Seeing the faint mist condensing on Qin Fang's arm, Lei Peng finally revealed a smile. This was his true killer move, specifically trained to counter Song Qingshan.

Lei Peng, holding positions of leadership in both the Lei Family and the Heavenly Pool Sect, had the formidable offensive Bear Fist technique from the Lei Family, but the Martial Arts of the Heavenly Pool Sect were also extremely powerful.

If Xingyi Fist was known mainly for its forms, then these long-standing sects were known for their Inner Strength, especially the Heavenly Pool Sect. Since the sect was secluded atop the cold Changbai mountains, the Inner Breath cultivated there was famous for its chilling properties.

Qin Fang was unaware and had only blocked Lei Peng's fierce Bear Fist, but was penetrated by the cold Inner Breath of the Tianchi Secret Technique blended within, which led to his current condition.

"You think you can pose a problem to me like this?"

Qin Fang, however, reacted quickly. Despite his strong powers now, what he truly knew about Martial Arts wasn't much. Even a Grandmaster-level Expert like Cai Pingyuan wouldn't dare claim to be knowledgeable about all sects' Martial Arts, let alone the Inner Strength techniques that were the secret arts of the Heavenly Pool Sect...

These secret techniques were only available for direct disciples of the Tianchi Sect to cultivate, and ordinary sect disciples would not even get the chance to come into contact with them... While Lei Peng was not a disciple of the Heavenly Pool Sect, his uncle Shangguan Tianling was, and the Shangguan Family held significant status within the sect. Passing the secret technique to Lei Peng wouldn't draw any objections from anyone.

"Hmph! You think Tianchi Secret Techniques can be easily cracked?"

Qin Fang's rebuttal was met with deep disdain from Lei Peng, with even Shangguan Tianling behind him displaying deep mockery.

The Tianchi Secret Technique was a legacy of the Heavenly Pool Sect that had been passed down for many years. It was the real secret art of the sect. If it were easy to break, the Heavenly Pool Sect would have fallen long ago into the status of a mere minor sect; it couldn't have remained a renowned major sect until now!

While Lei Peng's current mastery was not yet perfect, Shangguan Tianling was certain that even a Grandmaster-level Expert would struggle with Lei Peng's Tianchi Secret Technique, let alone those below Grandmaster level—it could nearly instantly incapacitate them...

Such incapacitation didn't mean direct death, but meant that the chilling Inner Breath had penetrated the meridians, freezing the normal Inner Breath circulating within, gradually assimilating... until all Inner Breath was completely transformed into this chilling Inner Breath, ultimately causing one's entire cultivation to be lost...

If one were less fortunate, they might even be frozen to death! Such outcomes had occurred several times in the history of the Heavenly Pool Sect and were not exaggerated threats.

From the beginning, Lei Peng intended to completely incapacitate Qin Fang, so his moves were extremely ruthless... The apparent viciousness of the moves was just a smokescreen; the real killer move was hidden within the Tianchi Secret Technique!

Qin Fang was strong, comparable to Song Qingshan a year ago, but this move had been honed by Lei Peng for a year, specifically to counter Song Qingshan. Now, by a twist of fate, it had fallen onto Qin Fang. It was uncertain if Qin Fang was too lucky or simply too unfortunate... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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