On the stage, Yang Feilong was repelled time and again, but there was no trace of dejection on his face; instead, he became more and more excited.
This gave many people the absurd idea.
"Doesn't this guy have a masochistic tendency?"
"He's clearly being suppressed so badly, and even sustained some injuries, though they are only minor. However, numerous minor injuries can turn into severe ones. Yet, he completely disregards it and seems quite excited. It's truly abnormal!"
"Even at this point, he still refuses to surrender, with no self-awareness at all!"
"Although his talent is exceptional, I really dislike this personality of his, knowing he's no match for the opponent yet refusing to yield!"
"Exactly. Keep in mind that Qin Gang hasn't gone all out yet; his strongest killing move has never been unleashed!"
"After all, it's a sparring match. His killing move is too powerful. If he's not careful, he might severely injure his opponent, or with bad luck, even kill them. So, he naturally wouldn't use it easily!"
Even Fang Qingxue frowned. She could see that Yang Feilong, relying on his strong combat awareness, could still barely hold on. However, as time went by, just as others said, minor injuries would turn into severe ones. Moreover, once Qin Gang unleashed his trump card, Yang Feilong would likely be at least severely injured, because Qin Gang's trump card, once used, could not be withdrawn.
"You are very tenacious, but I think you can concede. Because frequent minor injuries will lead to severe ones, and my strongest trump card has never been used. Once unleashed, you will either die or be severely injured, as I cannot retract it!" Qin Gang's voice rang out.
"Then unleash it. Let me see how powerful your trump card is!" Yang Feilong grinned.
"You..." Hearing Yang Feilong's words, Qin Gang's face showed anger. "You are courting death!"
"Unleash it without hesitation. With me here, he won't die," an elder Fang's voice sounded at this moment. "At most, he'll be severely injured!"
He could vaguely discern that Yang Feilong wanted to use the pressure from his opponent to break through to a higher realm. While it might not succeed, under immense pressure, he might be able to pry open the door to a higher realm. And he knew that these people, despite their displeasure with Yang Feilong and even hostility, would not kill him over this!
"Alright." Hearing Elder Fang's words, Qin Gang also breathed a sigh of relief. With Elder Fang present, he wouldn't be able to kill the opponent, only severely injure him? Then severe injury it is!
Why did this fellow not know his limits? He was clearly no match for him, yet he refused to surrender!
Boom!
The next moment, Qin Gang's long spear erupted.
With a single thrust, it was like a volcanic eruption, sweeping towards Yang Feilong. Hum, the airflow within dozens of meters around them seemed to disappear instantly, turning this area into a vacuum!
Boundless power compressed, surging towards Yang Feilong with terrifying might.
Yang Feilong's expression was extremely solemn.
The power of this spear was immense, likely reaching the late stage of the Heavenly Martial Realm!
It far surpassed his current strength!
Yang Feilong still chose not to use his special abilities, but instead poured all his true qi into his long sword, executing a sword technique he was not very familiar with and rarely used: the "Follow the Heart Swordplay"!
The sword follows the heart!
The "Follow the Heart Swordplay" could be said to have no moves, or it could be said that every move was a sword move!
Yang Feilong rarely used this swordplay because it was his own creation and he was not proficient in it. Many times, he could not execute it smoothly, possibly because his heart was not at ease during many battles.
In the past few years, he had only performed it a few times.
It wasn't that he didn't want to use it, but because he feared that a failed execution might hand the initiative to his opponent. This swordplay was like the legendary Six-Meridian Divine Sword, sometimes working and sometimes not.
But for some reason, at this moment, he particularly wanted to perform this swordplay. Perhaps it was the lightning-like, thunderous spear thrust from Qin Gang that stimulated him. Of course, it could also be because there was no life-threatening danger in this battle; after all, if there were real danger, Elder Fang wouldn't stand by idly!
The sword followed the heart, and the long sword slashed out.
Hum!
A seemingly casual sword strike, yet it instantly unleashed unparalleled power.
Bang!
A terrifying crash.
Qin Gang staggered back several steps!
On the other hand, Yang Feilong coughed up blood and flew backward. He was naturally not dead, but he had sustained no light injuries. The power unleashed by this strike of the "Follow the Heart Swordplay" was formidable, but the opponent's ultimate killing move was also very powerful, comparable to a killing blow from a cultivator in the late Heavenly Martial Realm.
"You are quite good. You managed to withstand my spear thrust and only sustained minor injuries!" Qin Gang looked at Yang Feilong, his eyes flickering with a strange light.
"Thank you, your move was impressive!" Yang Feilong looked at Qin Gang and smiled.
In this move, although he lost, it wasn't because his martial skills were inferior to the opponent's, but because his true qi and the opponent's powerful inner force had too great a disparity. If he could break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, even just the early stage of the sixth level, he wouldn't have been injured by that sword strike. In fact, the opponent might have been injured by the powerful recoil.
Previously, his understanding of the "Follow the Heart Swordplay" was shallow. Now, Yang Feilong's understanding of it had undergone a drastic change.
Starting with the sword, loyal to the sword, viewing the sword as a companion, the heart moves with the will, everything follows the heart!
In addition to gaining a deeper understanding of the "Follow the Heart Swordplay," he also had gains from frantically circulating the Yin Yang Divine Skill. The bottleneck of Qi Refining had loosened slightly. Although this loosening was not much, it had opened the solid door to the sixth level of Qi Refining. In less than half a month, or at most two to three months, he would successfully break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining!
Therefore, the harvest from this battle was immense!
"Do you want to continue fighting? If you fight any longer, you won't just be slightly injured!" Qin Gang looked at Yang Feilong and said coldly.
"Indeed, there is no need to continue fighting!" Hearing this, Yang Feilong nodded.
"Since you concede..." Qin Gang's words were not finished when Yang Feilong's voice rang out again: "To thank you for your help, I've decided to let you lose with dignity!"
"Hm?" Hearing this, Qin Gang was a bit bewildered.
Not only Qin Gang, but everyone present was stunned upon hearing this.
Yang Feilong said he would let his opponent lose with dignity?
This... why does it sound so strange?
The next moment, everyone's expression changed drastically because Yang Feilong's aura suddenly strengthened by a large margin.
"You were hiding your strength before?" Qin Gang looked at Yang Feilong with disbelief.
"Yes!" Yang Feilong grinned. The bottleneck of Qi Refining had loosened, but he hadn't expected the bottleneck of his water and fire abilities to loosen as well. Compared to Qi Refining, breaking through with water and fire abilities was relatively easier, and the speed of their breakthrough had been too rapid; he wasn't in a hurry to break through so quickly.
At this moment, not only Qin Gang but everyone present felt it was absurd. Was this guy sick? He clearly possessed immense strength yet concealed it, not even revealing it when injured?