Chapter 209 – Women disguised as men
Bi Fan discovered several new things after they all discussed their findings.
First, out of the several youngsters who had arrived to participate in this event, some of the contenders had already broken into the Gold Dan layer.
Second, several Lord of the Rings in the Martial Street arenas belonged to the Tong Tian Sect; in fact it was rumored that their numbers were even higher than that of the Hong Sect.
Third, the Hong Sect and the Bai Sheng Palace had a very difficult relationship; so much so that the disciples of these two sects were often known to use these rings to settle their personal disputes.
…. …..
Bi fan naturally felt that the information regarding their competition was the most interesting one amongst the lot.
Bi Fan and his friends seemed rather eager to compete against such powerful youngsters since it would help them in enhancing their own skills.
“Brother Jing Feng, Mo Nan, Ji Ying Lan, you need to focus on increasing your physical strength since it will improve your combat effectiveness, which in turn will increase our chances of winning the treasure. Meanwhile, Brother Wang Zhong and Blue Dragon, you must focus on enhancing your strength, whereas I must focus on breaking into the ‘transformation’ layer.” Bi Fan thoughtfully suggested.
The competition for the Tong Tian Sect’s secret storehouse was likely to be very dangerous, and the danger could increase for them in case their strength wasn’t enough to compete.
“Yes, given our present strength, we may somehow be able to get away in case our enemy had an ‘emerging from the womb’ layer martial artist in their team, but if there is even one Gold Dan layer fighter against us, then we’ll end up in a lot of trouble at our present stage.” Jing Feng added in agreement.
Bi Fan took out two Jungle Python eggs, and handed one to Ji Yang Lan and the other to Mo Nan.
“Brother Ji Ying Lan, Brother Mo Nan, these Jungle Python eggs are for you; try to hatch them as early as possible. They may not be very useful right now, but they’ll surely come in handy later on in life.”
Bi Fan paused for a second, and then continued: “Brother Jing Feng, whenever we get an opportunity in the future, we will all try to work together in finding you a suitable Beast Pet as well.”
As the thought of his Beast Pet crossed his mind, Jing Feng’s face turned a bit unsightly.
“Brothers, I don’t need a new Beast Pet right now….. I still haven’t been able to forget my Spotted Leopard yet.”
Amongst these six youngsters, Ji Ying Lan, Mo Nan, Blue Dragon and Wang Zhong each had a Jungle Python, whereas Bi Fan had tamed a Chimera; Jing Feng was the only one without a Beast Pet at the moment.
Jing Feng was awfully depressed in this regard, and even though everyone was fully aware of it, they really couldn’t do much to ease his pain.
Previously, Bi Fan had offered one of the Jungle Python eggs to Jing Feng, but Jing Feng had refused despite Bi Fan’s persistence. Therefore, Bi Fan had secretly vowed that he would assist Jing Feng in taming a suitable and better Beast Pet later on in the future.
However, finding the right Beast Pet was a matter of chance.
Bi Fan and his friends quickly finished their dinner and then immediately returned to their respective rooms to practice.
Ji Ying Lan, Mo Nan and Jing Feng were focusing their attention of tempering their physical strengths, but since their physical strength was quite poor at the moment, it was easier to see the results.
Wang Zhong and Blue Dragon’s physical strength had already been cultivated to a certain extent, which is why their progress had slowed down, and hence they were focusing their attention primarily on their martial skills and techniques for immediate results.
Bi Fan was mostly focusing his energy on memorizing the skills he had seen earlier, and practicing the prancing tiger fist, the Blood Devil Law, tempering his physical strength, and various other skills which he had learnt, in addition to spending his time in researching the possibility of fusing the ‘Fufeng Double Edged Sword’ skill with the ‘Immortal Finger’…..
Even though he was working quite hard, Bi Fan always felt that he didn’t have enough time.
Moreover, since his research was quite complicated, it was hard for him to concentrate on multiple things at the same time.
Bi Fan was learning several different and advanced techniques at the same time, and didn’t wish to give up on even a single one.
Take the ‘Prancing Tiger’ fist technique for example, Bi Fan had used this skill to defeat an ‘Emerging from the Womb’ layer martial artist named Xuan Yuan Long.
In case Bi Fan was to be able to cultivate his strength to the ‘Emerging from the Womb’ layer, then the Aura surging through his body would easily double-up the power output of this skill.
Therefore it was obviously difficult to abandon and renounce such a skill.
Bi Fan was trying to dedicate as much time to each technique as possible since the deeper his knowledge of a particular skill, the easier it would be to integrate that particular skill with ‘The Immortal Finger’.
And once he was able to fuse all his known skills with ‘The Immortal Finger’, his combat effectiveness would increase multifold.
These thoughts had been constantly acting as a motivational factor for Bi Fan, and had been propelling him to practice even harder.
Since he was extremely focused on his practice, time always flew past, and it would be morning before he’d even realize it.
Since Bi Fan wanted to see as many contests as possible, he finished his practice early morning, and was combing his hair when Jing Feng called him out.
Jing Feng and the others were also eager to test themselves out against the other youngsters from the surrounding cities, which is why they had also readied themselves for an early departure.
They finished their breakfast in a hurry, and quickly left the hotel.
They had decided to follow the same strategy as the previous day, and set out in separate directions to allow each person the maximum exposure.
Bi Fan had barely set out when he realized that he was being tracked once again.
Bi Fan didn’t bother himself much with these spies, and he quickly strode out towards the Martial Street. Since Bi Fan and his friends were staying quite close to the Martial Street, it didn’t take him long to reach the area.
Even though Bi Fan had set out early, several others had set out even earlier, and by the time Bi Fan reached the Martial Street, several rings were already busy catering to some young and eager challengers.
Bi Fan quickly glanced around and entered a ring which attracted his interests. He quickly found himself a place to sit, and then started watching the contest carefully.
Bi Fan was secretly watching his followers as well, and had noticed that he was still being followed by a lot of people. However, it seemed that these people belonged to different parties since none of them seemed to communicating with each other, and most of them seemed to be on guard against each other.
The two men fighting inside the ring were fairly strong, and had already reached the peak of the ‘transformation’ layer, which was obvious from the brilliant energy waves their attacks were exuding in the surrounding area.
Moreover, they both seemed to be under the age of twenty, which meant that they both must be amongst the leading figures of their respective cities.
As the competition became more and more exciting, Bi Fan simply couldn’t help cheering loudly; and had soon turned into the most active spectator inside the arena.
Most of the people tracking Bi Fan today weren’t the same people who’d started out after him yesterday.
Most of these people didn’t recognize Bi Fan by face, and were only going by the description they had been given by their comrades. At this point, most of these people had started to wonder if they were following after the right person or not.
The contest was decided soon enough, and since no one immediately rose to the stage to contest the lord, Bi Fan left the arena, and continued forward.
Bi Fan had once again decided to refrain from competing in the rings himself since he didn’t wish to attract more attention than he already had.
Upon entering the next ring, Bi Fan quickly found himself a seat, and was soon joined by a rather handsome looking man. This handsome looking man was also watching the contest very enthusiastically, but his face seemed a little strange…. Almost as if it was too handsome to be a man’s.
Bi Fan couldn’t help but stare at the man’s face for a few moments, but the man realized that someone was staring at his face, and quickly shot Bi Fan a dirty glance in return.
Since Bi Fan didn’t wish to cause any trouble, he immediately looked away, and decided to focus his attention on the contest instead.
Even though the two fighters on the stage weren’t particularly strong, Bi Fan had still decided to watch the match since they were both using very unique weapons; a meteor hammer, and a hook.
“That guy just doesn’t know how to use a meteor hammer! He can’t even beat a hook with his hammer….. and that hook isn’t even being used properly…… what a waste! I’ve never seen such a horrible use of a hammer!”
The man beside Bi Fan passed a comment about the fighting, and even though the man was speaking negatively about the fight, his voice still sounded quite sweet.
Although this person had tried to transform his voice, Bi Fan was immediately able to figure out that it was woman disguised as a man instead of an actual man. Bi Fan quickly sized up the body of this person to confirm his suspicion and then looked away again.
Bi Fan knew well that it wouldn’t be in his best interests to provoke a woman, and therefore he felt that it was best to keep his distance.
Bi Fan felt this glances might have been misunderstood by the woman, and therefore he turned his body slightly away from this woman.
“Boy, you seem further away…. Why are you moving away? I’m not going to eat you.” The woman suddenly became angry.
Bi Fan was left baffled since he had never expected that shifting his buttocks away would enrage this person into accusing him.
Bi Fan didn’t realize how hard it can be to assess a woman’s mind, but decided that it was best to stay away from this woman.
Bi Fan didn’t open his mouth to answer, but that only made this woman angrier.
“Boy, I’m talking to you, why aren’t you answering me?”
Bi Fan pretended to not hear, and continued to watch the contest instead.
The woman got up and approached Bi Fan, and then said in a cold voice: “Boy, I was talking to you, so why weren’t you answering?”
“Ah! Are you talking to me?” Bi Fan asked in a tone of surprise.
“Boy, quit pretending….. do you think that indulging in histrionics will get you a girl’s attention…. Ah! What am I saying?” this woman obviously wasn’t very experienced, and had ran her mouth a little more than she needed to. She seemed rather alarmed and a bit frightened all of a sudden.
“Ha ha…..” Bi Fan couldn’t prevent himself from breaking into laughter.
Chapter 209 – Women disguised as men
Bi Fan discovered several new things after they all discussed their findings.
First, out of the several youngsters who had arrived to participate in this event, some of the contenders had already broken into the Gold Dan layer.
Second, several Lord of the Rings in the Martial Street arenas belonged to the Tong Tian Sect; in fact it was rumored that their numbers were even higher than that of the Hong Sect.
Third, the Hong Sect and the Bai Sheng Palace had a very difficult relationship; so much so that the disciples of these two sects were often known to use these rings to settle their personal disputes.
…. …..
Bi fan naturally felt that the information regarding their competition was the most interesting one amongst the lot.
Bi Fan and his friends seemed rather eager to compete against such powerful youngsters since it would help them in enhancing their own skills.
“Brother Jing Feng, Mo Nan, Ji Ying Lan, you need to focus on increasing your physical strength since it will improve your combat effectiveness, which in turn will increase our chances of winning the treasure. Meanwhile, Brother Wang Zhong and Blue Dragon, you must focus on enhancing your strength, whereas I must focus on breaking into the ‘transformation’ layer.” Bi Fan thoughtfully suggested.
The competition for the Tong Tian Sect’s secret storehouse was likely to be very dangerous, and the danger could increase for them in case their strength wasn’t enough to compete.
“Yes, given our present strength, we may somehow be able to get away in case our enemy had an ‘emerging from the womb’ layer martial artist in their team, but if there is even one Gold Dan layer fighter against us, then we’ll end up in a lot of trouble at our present stage.” Jing Feng added in agreement.
Bi Fan took out two Jungle Python eggs, and handed one to Ji Yang Lan and the other to Mo Nan.
“Brother Ji Ying Lan, Brother Mo Nan, these Jungle Python eggs are for you; try to hatch them as early as possible. They may not be very useful right now, but they’ll surely come in handy later on in life.”
Bi Fan paused for a second, and then continued: “Brother Jing Feng, whenever we get an opportunity in the future, we will all try to work together in finding you a suitable Beast Pet as well.”
As the thought of his Beast Pet crossed his mind, Jing Feng’s face turned a bit unsightly.
“Brothers, I don’t need a new Beast Pet right now….. I still haven’t been able to forget my Spotted Leopard yet.”
Amongst these six youngsters, Ji Ying Lan, Mo Nan, Blue Dragon and Wang Zhong each had a Jungle Python, whereas Bi Fan had tamed a Chimera; Jing Feng was the only one without a Beast Pet at the moment.
Jing Feng was awfully depressed in this regard, and even though everyone was fully aware of it, they really couldn’t do much to ease his pain.
Previously, Bi Fan had offered one of the Jungle Python eggs to Jing Feng, but Jing Feng had refused despite Bi Fan’s persistence. Therefore, Bi Fan had secretly vowed that he would assist Jing Feng in taming a suitable and better Beast Pet later on in the future.
However, finding the right Beast Pet was a matter of chance.
Bi Fan and his friends quickly finished their dinner and then immediately returned to their respective rooms to practice.
Ji Ying Lan, Mo Nan and Jing Feng were focusing their attention of tempering their physical strengths, but since their physical strength was quite poor at the moment, it was easier to see the results.
Wang Zhong and Blue Dragon’s physical strength had already been cultivated to a certain extent, which is why their progress had slowed down, and hence they were focusing their attention primarily on their martial skills and techniques for immediate results.
Bi Fan was mostly focusing his energy on memorizing the skills he had seen earlier, and practicing the prancing tiger fist, the Blood Devil Law, tempering his physical strength, and various other skills which he had learnt, in addition to spending his time in researching the possibility of fusing the ‘Fufeng Double Edged Sword’ skill with the ‘Immortal Finger’…..
Even though he was working quite hard, Bi Fan always felt that he didn’t have enough time.
Moreover, since his research was quite complicated, it was hard for him to concentrate on multiple things at the same time.
Bi Fan was learning several different and advanced techniques at the same time, and didn’t wish to give up on even a single one.
Take the ‘Prancing Tiger’ fist technique for example, Bi Fan had used this skill to defeat an ‘Emerging from the Womb’ layer martial artist named Xuan Yuan Long.
In case Bi Fan was to be able to cultivate his strength to the ‘Emerging from the Womb’ layer, then the Aura surging through his body would easily double-up the power output of this skill.
Therefore it was obviously difficult to abandon and renounce such a skill.
Bi Fan was trying to dedicate as much time to each technique as possible since the deeper his knowledge of a particular skill, the easier it would be to integrate that particular skill with ‘The Immortal Finger’.
And once he was able to fuse all his known skills with ‘The Immortal Finger’, his combat effectiveness would increase multifold.
These thoughts had been constantly acting as a motivational factor for Bi Fan, and had been propelling him to practice even harder.
Since he was extremely focused on his practice, time always flew past, and it would be morning before he’d even realize it.
Since Bi Fan wanted to see as many contests as possible, he finished his practice early morning, and was combing his hair when Jing Feng called him out.
Jing Feng and the others were also eager to test themselves out against the other youngsters from the surrounding cities, which is why they had also readied themselves for an early departure.
They finished their breakfast in a hurry, and quickly left the hotel.
They had decided to follow the same strategy as the previous day, and set out in separate directions to allow each person the maximum exposure.
Bi Fan had barely set out when he realized that he was being tracked once again.
Bi Fan didn’t bother himself much with these spies, and he quickly strode out towards the Martial Street. Since Bi Fan and his friends were staying quite close to the Martial Street, it didn’t take him long to reach the area.
Even though Bi Fan had set out early, several others had set out even earlier, and by the time Bi Fan reached the Martial Street, several rings were already busy catering to some young and eager challengers.
Bi Fan quickly glanced around and entered a ring which attracted his interests. He quickly found himself a place to sit, and then started watching the contest carefully.
Bi Fan was secretly watching his followers as well, and had noticed that he was still being followed by a lot of people. However, it seemed that these people belonged to different parties since none of them seemed to communicating with each other, and most of them seemed to be on guard against each other.
The two men fighting inside the ring were fairly strong, and had already reached the peak of the ‘transformation’ layer, which was obvious from the brilliant energy waves their attacks were exuding in the surrounding area.
Moreover, they both seemed to be under the age of twenty, which meant that they both must be amongst the leading figures of their respective cities.
As the competition became more and more exciting, Bi Fan simply couldn’t help cheering loudly; and had soon turned into the most active spectator inside the arena.
Most of the people tracking Bi Fan today weren’t the same people who’d started out after him yesterday.
Most of these people didn’t recognize Bi Fan by face, and were only going by the description they had been given by their comrades. At this point, most of these people had started to wonder if they were following after the right person or not.
The contest was decided soon enough, and since no one immediately rose to the stage to contest the lord, Bi Fan left the arena, and continued forward.
Bi Fan had once again decided to refrain from competing in the rings himself since he didn’t wish to attract more attention than he already had.
Upon entering the next ring, Bi Fan quickly found himself a seat, and was soon joined by a rather handsome looking man. This handsome looking man was also watching the contest very enthusiastically, but his face seemed a little strange…. Almost as if it was too handsome to be a man’s.
Bi Fan couldn’t help but stare at the man’s face for a few moments, but the man realized that someone was staring at his face, and quickly shot Bi Fan a dirty glance in return.
Since Bi Fan didn’t wish to cause any trouble, he immediately looked away, and decided to focus his attention on the contest instead.
Even though the two fighters on the stage weren’t particularly strong, Bi Fan had still decided to watch the match since they were both using very unique weapons; a meteor hammer, and a hook.
“That guy just doesn’t know how to use a meteor hammer! He can’t even beat a hook with his hammer….. and that hook isn’t even being used properly…… what a waste! I’ve never seen such a horrible use of a hammer!”
The man beside Bi Fan passed a comment about the fighting, and even though the man was speaking negatively about the fight, his voice still sounded quite sweet.
Although this person had tried to transform his voice, Bi Fan was immediately able to figure out that it was woman disguised as a man instead of an actual man. Bi Fan quickly sized up the body of this person to confirm his suspicion and then looked away again.
Bi Fan knew well that it wouldn’t be in his best interests to provoke a woman, and therefore he felt that it was best to keep his distance.
Bi Fan felt this glances might have been misunderstood by the woman, and therefore he turned his body slightly away from this woman.
“Boy, you seem further away…. Why are you moving away? I’m not going to eat you.” The woman suddenly became angry.
Bi Fan was left baffled since he had never expected that shifting his buttocks away would enrage this person into accusing him.
Bi Fan didn’t realize how hard it can be to assess a woman’s mind, but decided that it was best to stay away from this woman.
Bi Fan didn’t open his mouth to answer, but that only made this woman angrier.
“Boy, I’m talking to you, why aren’t you answering me?”
Bi Fan pretended to not hear, and continued to watch the contest instead.
The woman got up and approached Bi Fan, and then said in a cold voice: “Boy, I was talking to you, so why weren’t you answering?”
“Ah! Are you talking to me?” Bi Fan asked in a tone of surprise.
“Boy, quit pretending….. do you think that indulging in histrionics will get you a girl’s attention…. Ah! What am I saying?” this woman obviously wasn’t very experienced, and had ran her mouth a little more than she needed to. She seemed rather alarmed and a bit frightened all of a sudden.
“Ha ha…..” Bi Fan couldn’t prevent himself from breaking into laughter.
