Chapter 103: Can Su Tu be stronger than Xiong Laile?
Su Tu washed up and did his morning exercises before setting off towards the location Wang Nuannuan had sent him.
"The hidden acupoint is truly miraculous. After opening it, the speed of my Qi flow increased by 50%, and the 'light' it generates seems to enhance ordinary Qi."
"It can better help the Qi to break through subsequent acupoints."
As Su Tu walked, he reflected on how he felt during his morning exercises.
The Qi nourished by the hidden acupoint resembled golden light, possessing immense power, several times stronger than ordinary Qi. Moreover, that golden light constantly nourished his physical body at its root.
At the same time, Su Tu noticed that even though he had just broken through the thirteen acupoints yesterday, the next acupoint already felt loose.
This enhancement from the hidden acupoint was greater than Su Tu had imagined.
Having opened just one acupoint already showed such extraordinariness; he wondered what other wonders lay ahead if he continued opening hidden acupoints.
No wonder countless prodigies yearned for body opening locks.
With the support of a hidden acupoint, Su Tu felt it wouldn't be long before he could open all 108 acupoints.
By then, there would be no need to hide his Grotto Heaven Qi Cultivation.
While thinking, Su Tu hurried on his way and soon reached the agreed location.
"Here!!"
Wang Nuannuan saw Su Tu from afar, waved at him, wearing a tracksuit that exuded youthful energy.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting."
Su Tu said apologetically.
"It's okay," Wang Nuannuan said.
She added another sentence in her heart.
"I'm willing to wait for you no matter how long it takes."
Just as Wang Nuannuan was thinking about this, Ma Long appeared with a darkened face, blocking between the two.
"Little Tu, your senior brother is too busy today, so he asked me to take you to Tingfeng Martial Arts Hall for the challenge. Remember, though we martial artists compete in martial arts, we must not be disrespectful."
Ma Long said as a reminder.
"I know, Brother Ma."
"Good, very good. As for the Sequencer at Tingfeng Martial Arts Hall, I know, he hasn't opened a hundred acupoints yet; he's a Tier Three Sequencer. His family fought for this position for him."
"I've seen your combat power, even though you've only opened seventy..."
Ma Long was halfway through his sentence when he froze, looking at Su Tu like he was a monster, his mouth agape and eyes bulging.
"You've opened 93 acupoints??"
"No, the 93rd acupoint still needs some work," Su Tu answered honestly. Although the acupoint felt loose, it hadn't fully opened yet.
But opening acupoints relies on striking while the iron is hot; since it was loose, the next breakthrough would be steady.
Therefore, in Ma Long's eyes, Su Tu was no different from having opened 93 acupoints.
What kind of extraordinary genius was this!!
Could he really not be the illegitimate child of some Daoist Master??
With such talent in heart and spirit, crossing the Sea of Suffering easily, bone-crushing combat power, and breakthroughs in realm that seem as easy as drinking water.
No wonder Li Hu told me to be very patient when taking Su Tu.
If I were to compare myself with such a genius, I might as well bash my head in.
"How exactly do you train?" Ma Long couldn't help but ask.
"Just regular cultivation, practicing my basic skill, honing techniques. Somehow, it just happened like this."
Su Tu said honestly.
Hearing this, Wang Nuannuan's eyes turned starry.
As expected, Su Tu excelled at everything. He's the top of his class in the academy, and a prodigy in martial arts as well.
While Ma Long was growing a black line over his head.
Why did that answer sound so familiar....
Could I also be inexplicably amazing?!?!!?
Ma Long chose to remain silent with a darkened face and led them quickly to the entrance of Tingfeng Martial Arts Hall.
"Brother Ma, what's the process for the challenge?" Su Tu asked. It was his first time participating in a sequencing challenge.
Ma Long replied, "The normal process is to pair up and fight. However, you mustn't be as rude as your senior brother, or you'll earn a bad reputation."
Su Tu immediately thought of Li Hu's fighting style.
It's characterized by giving a brutal thrashing while verbally attacking the opponent's parents—it's both psychological and physical torment.
But Ma Long, who often had a stern face, spoke kindly and comfortably, quite different from Li Hu.
How did these two become friends?
This question... Su Tu found the answer two seconds later.
Ma Long stood at the entrance of Tingfeng Martial Arts Hall and kicked the door open.
The sound was thunderous, like a storm breaking out.
"Where the hell is everyone!? Time for a challenge!!"
The roar echoed throughout the martial arts hall.
Su Tu's mouth twitched slightly.
He remembered Ma Long's earlier advice.
Alright, alright, so this is what you call refined and courteous, a competition among martial artists should not lack decorum.
No wonder you and Brother Hu get along so well.
You two are just too polite.
With his thunderous roar, figures quickly emerged from all directions within the martial arts hall.
The leader was Chen Yuan, who was in a bad mood. Recently, he hadn't accomplished anything significant, and Li Hu had ruined his Paradise plan.
On top of that, Li Hu followed the clues and captured many followers, basking in glory.
Today, they were even holding a big meeting to commend Li Hu, which Chen Yuan didn't want to see, so he took a day off to stay at the Daoist hall.
Little did he know that he'd encounter something like this.
"You again!!!" Chen Yuan's face turned even sourer when he saw Su Tu.
He was well aware of this kid's immense combat power, once slapping his junior brother to death with a single strike.
When Wang Pang applied for challenger status, he was present. With a bit of thought, he understood the intention behind it.
"Hell!! So arrogant!! Daring to challenge our Tingfeng Martial Arts Hall?"
"Do you know who my master is? The renowned Chang Xiao, Beihai Guardian!!"
"Do you know who I am? Li Chang! The third Sequencer, do you know what that means? It's a system that only prodigies have the qualification to enter!"
The shoebill-faced youth standing next to Chen Yuan spoke proudly.
His tone full of pride, his family had recently assigned him the Sequencer status, which he'd been showing off to his brothers for quite some time. Now he finally had the opportunity to boast outside, he'd held it back for too long.
"Su Tu.. don't be excessive, you just got challenger status, and now you're at our Dao Field!"
But hearing this, Chen Yuan quickly covered his junior brother's mouth and looked at Su Tu.
He knew his junior brother well. Without the Li family paying a high price, he wouldn't even enter this system, let alone compare with Su Tu.
Su Tu looked at Chen Yuan, speechless, thinking he hadn't said a word since arriving...
"What do you mean?"
"Oh oh! You're the challenger, huh?" Li Chang suddenly realized, speaking boastfully.
"Senior brother, I'm not afraid of him!"
"Could he be fiercer than Xiong Laile?"
"Recently, when I fought with Xiong Laile, even though he had an Innate Martial Bone, didn't it still take us three hundred rounds? In the end, I showed mercy so as not to damage his Hundred Victories Bone, otherwise, the outcome would have been unknown!"
Li Chang said proudly.
Recently, under his senior brother's leadership, Xiong Laile had been challenging various martial arts halls, aiming to gain sufficient strength before the training camp begins.
He has now opened 105 acupoints, and with the support of his Hundred Victories Bone, he gained quite a reputation.
Su Tu was aware of these things because Xiong Laile always considered himself Su Tu's follower and reported his battle achievements to Su Tu daily.
In Li Chang's eyes, Xiong Laile was already a top-notch prodigy, and since he could fight against Xiong Laile, why should he fear the person in front of him?
Could Su Tu be fiercer than Xiong Laile???