Chapter 771 - 769: Trying Another Solution
Thus, Zhenzi waved her small hand, and suddenly three throwing knives flew out from her sleeve. Chen Tianlong was just lost in thought when suddenly he saw with a "whoosh," the opponent had already launched her hidden weapon.
At the same time, Zhenzi sprung forward, her right hand clenched in a fist, quickly attacking Chen Tianlong.
Chen Tianlong felt a bit frustrated; this woman was fierce, ready to fight the moment she appeared, just like last time at the seafood restaurant when she pulled out a dagger to kill the proprietress without saying a word. Luckily, he was quick-minded and had the Ghost Shadow Step; otherwise, the proprietress would have been dead.
Now, this woman came with the same move, leaving Chen Tianlong unable to defend effectively.
The main issue was that Chen Tianlong could not engage at this moment because he hadn’t determined how to counter-attack — there was a change in plans, and he needed time to adjust.
If Chen Tianlong accepted Zhenzi’s move now, it would surely consume a lot of his Powerful Qi and energy.
So, Chen Tianlong decided not to engage and instead used a Ghost Shadow Step to dodge, but Zhenzi was like a phantom, relentless in her pursuit, making him quite frustrated.
Actually, Zhenzi was thinking of quickly finishing off Chen Tianlong, then wrapping up and going back to prepare her next plan.
Now, watching Chen Tianlong run all over the place, she was also very frustrated, frowning and thinking, "Is this Chen Tianlong really only at Yellow Dao Four-Star strength, and now trying to fool me with that trick of pretending to be weak to deceive a strong foe? So hesitant to make a move, afraid of being exposed?"
However, it wasn’t that Chen Tianlong didn’t intend to attack; he had temporarily changed his strategy and was thinking intensely while escaping.
"Boom..."
Zhenzi grew a bit impatient, swung a palm towards Chen Tianlong’s heel, and a powerful Qi shot towards Chen Tianlong, hitting just behind him. The Powerful Qi Wave rebounded off the ground, and the resultant thrust impacted Chen Tianlong’s back.
At this moment, Chen Tianlong didn’t use any Qi to protect himself but took it head-on.
However, it was a reflective Powerful Qi Flow, which Chen Tianlong could endure. After all, his physique was quite strong, and after practicing the Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique, his muscles became very tightly-knit.
Moreover, Chen Tianlong followed this flow without deliberately resisting, directly falling to the ground.
At this point, he had a sudden insight, lying still, because in such a situation, if he got up, he would undoubtedly suffer another series of relentless attacks from Zhenzi.
So, Chen Tianlong simply lay down for a moment and also had time to think of a plan.
Zhenzi was stunned; how could Chen Tianlong be so fragile, knocked out just like that?
However, after watching for a moment, she felt something was amiss. With Chen Tianlong’s strength, even at Yellow Dao Four-Star, her palm didn’t directly strike him, just a bit of Qi returned. At most, it caused only minor injuries; someone as skilled as Chen Tianlong couldn’t possibly be unconscious. Could he be playing dead?
"Wow..."
At this time, the entire audience erupted in an uproar, discussing with disbelief, as they had never expected Chen Tianlong to be so weak, falling to the ground and unable to rise with just one hit.
Wu Mengting beside him was very worried, her small fist already drenched in sweat.
It could be said that the person most concerned and nervous about Chen Tianlong in the entire arena was her.
Standing discreetly, Lin Wushuang also furrowed her brows, feeling empty inside, thinking, "That dead Chen Tianlong, usually giggling and not serious at all, but now he’s in trouble because of his carelessness. Hmph... you better be okay, you definitely won’t have any problems."
Lin Wushuang was quite comical; she was scolding him one moment and worrying the next, such was her nature, always saying one thing and thinking another, but once her emotions surfaced, they were unstoppable, utterly genuine and deep.
Chen Tianlong lay on the ground, determined not to get up, yet he could still see what was happening behind him because he had activated the Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique. With eyes tightly shut, Chen Tianlong’s mind was still racing, figuring out a solution during this brief pause.
Suddenly, Chen Tianlong’s mind flashed with a function of Li’s Acupuncture, which could inject Powerful Qi into the needle to inflict tremendous damage on someone, essentially a small Powerful Qi Bomb. But its power couldn’t be underestimated, as it would explode on someone’s acupoints or meridians.
For a person’s muscles, an external explosion can only cause certain structural damage, but once entering the body, especially within meridians and acupoints, a small explosion can destroy everything inside the body.
Thinking of this, Chen Tianlong was instantly delighted. According to this principle, if he used a small amount of Powerful Qi, compressed it into a silver needle, and then attacked different acupoints on the opponent’s body with the needle,
such an explosion could perhaps break Zhenzi’s Golden Bell Divine Skill defense?
Clearly, regardless of whether it was feasible, Chen Tianlong had to try; otherwise, his plan couldn’t proceed as intended due to the massive risk involved.
After all, if he used the Soul-Stealing Three Needles and didn’t cause substantial damage to the Golden Bell Divine Skill protection shield, then the Flaming Frenzy Dragon Fist’s second form wouldn’t have much effect either. After all, if the opponent wasn’t injured, using another move of the same power would be like tickling them?
Zhenzi saw what was happening, so even if Chen Tianlong was lying down, she still considered going over to give him a kick. But this action was noticed by the referee, who had to help his compatriot.
So he hurriedly came forward and said, "Miss Zhenzi, Chen Tianlong has already been knocked down. I will start counting down now, and if he can’t get up after ten seconds, he will be considered to have lost."
"Oh... alright."
Zhenzi was furious; she finally found the chance to teach this Chen Tianlong a harsh lesson, pretending to be dead, so she might as well ensure he’s really dead.
But this damn referee prevented it, causing her significant frustration.
"Chen Tianlong, can you hear me? If you’re still conscious, please stand up within ten seconds. Otherwise, it will be considered that you forfeit the match."
Referee Zhang Jie deliberately raised his voice high, intending to wake Chen Tianlong. It must be known that the city government and school had invested much effort into this match, and at such a critical moment, a letdown couldn’t be afforded.
Zhenzi was speechless; this was clearly helping Chen Tianlong, but she wasn’t too concerned about it; at this moment, she had no demands for winning or losing the match.
She just wanted to finish what she had started. Moreover, her opponent being Chen Tianlong, without doubt allowed her to give Hao Ren a good lesson through him.
"One... two... three... four... ahem..."
When Zhang Jie counted to four, Chen Tianlong still hadn’t moved, so he became anxious, purposely coughing twice to delay a bit, giving Chen Tianlong some time to react. After a few seconds, feeling awkward to delay any longer, he continued, "Five... six... seven..."
Hearing this, the entire audience held their breath.
At this moment, everyone was extremely anxious because in just three more seconds, it would mean the high school martial arts competition in the South Sea City would end in failure, only to be mocked and sneered at by foreigners again.