Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 272 - 152: The Opportunity to Reverse Innate, Exchange Competition_3

Ji Jingqiu pondered and said, "Among the few people we dispatched this time, just in terms of combat power, I'm afraid some already possess the strength once held by the Martial Arts Pride, right?"

Federation Martial Arts has a basic benchmark for Group Stars, which is having 90% progress in superior cultivation body paired with great success in superior combat skills.

Such martial artists are well-rounded in cultivation body, combat skills, and Visualization Maps, without any omission, and are entitled to be named the Group Stars of Martial Arts.

But for the Bright Moon martial artists, there is no specific assessment. The only criterion is to overpower the Group Stars martial artists, and it is usually determined jointly by the evaluators of the selection competition.

As for the Martial Arts Pride, it is even more straightforward: either achieve two of the three thresholds or dominate peers in the Great Martial Arts Competition.

Long Qingyang nodded slightly, "This time your team leader is Yan Dongshun. If we are talking about overall combat power alone, he has already matched the performance of the previous generation's Martial Arts Pride."

Full of curiosity, Ji Jingqiu asked, "What is the current situation of the leading young martial artists of this generation in the Federation?"

Long Qingyang sighed with some emotion, "This generation, according to past standards, by rough estimate, could produce at least twenty to thirty Martial Arts Prides."

Ji Jingqiu, his spirit invigorated and his will to fight aflame, asked, "Who are these people?"

Long Qingyang glanced at him, "Haven't you suppressed most of them?"

"Uh..."

Ji Jingqiu was astonished; the conversation turned out to be about Yue Yourong, Yin Wushuang, and others.

"By the end of this year, it is anticipated that the Federation will witness an era dazzling with Group Stars," Long Qingyang said softly, "This generation has Xuanzhen in charge of the dojo, and with you as the final support, all should be worry-free."

"Do you think, Lord Long, that my current combat power is comparable to the Martial Arts Pride?" Ji Jingqiu asked with eager eyes.

After pondering for a moment, Long Qingyang said, "Show me the strongest strike you can muster now."

"Now? Is it suitable here?" Ji Jingqiu looked around.

As soon as the words fell, an invisible fluctuation enveloped him and spread outwards, as if the world around him shifted colors, or as if he had stepped into another realm.

Ji Jingqiu could not be more familiar with this fluctuation.

A complete Circulation Dojo!

Once a Heavenly Master's Circulation Dojo unfolds, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it can transform heaven and earth!

Long Qingyang, brooking no contradiction, said, "Go ahead."

With a solemn expression, Ji Jingqiu stood up and drew his sword after regulating his breath.

This was his first full-force attack since his cultivation body progress had reached the Peak of Postnatal.

After reaching this state, his Formless Dharma Body naturally condensed the Water Moon Law Domain.

The might of the Law Domain was simple: it enhanced the ability to manipulate dharma within the area and increased the power of Divine abilities.

Ji Jingqiu stepped forward, raised his sword, and slashed down.

Without any flamboyant flair, the slash seemed ordinary yet akin to returning to simplicity; the initial silence was abruptly followed by a roaring surge like thunder!

Long Qingyang's hand that was stroking his beard paused slightly.

This blade strike landed in front of him, frozen in mid-air.

Ji Jingqiu felt a sense of emotion within; this was the complete Circulation Dojo, where within the dojo, the rules of heaven and earth are written by the Daoist Master, leaving him with no power to fight back.

Long Qingyang fixed his gaze on the blade in front of him, raised his hand, and pushed aside the long sword, pondering:

"What is the name of the Law Domain you just displayed?"

Ji Jingqiu was somewhat puzzled, "It's Mr. Wan's Water Moon Law Domain, don't you recognize it, Lord Long?"

When he struck with full force just now, the Law Domain, the dojo, and the Unity Spell, he did not miss any of them.

"...Perhaps change its name, let's call it Sea Moon," Long Qingyang said expressionlessly, "If that sounds inelegant, you can also call it 'The Moon Rising Above the Sea.'"

Ji Jingqiu was puzzled, but he did not argue with the elder, simply asking, "Does this strike qualify me to challenge the Martial Arts Pride?"

Long Qingyang thought for a while and said, "When you compete with the youngster from the Sun and Moon Dojo later, try to hold back thirty percent of your strength; don't kill him right away."

Speaking of this, the old man even sighed, but it wasn't clear whether it conveyed nostalgia or:

"Back then, Bai Lu was the same; he never knew how to hold back in his strikes and almost killed a Daoist of the Sun and Moon Dojo. That's what led to our entanglement with the Sun and Moon Dojo which lasted until today; alas, will this cycle of vengeance ever end?"

Ji Jingqiu was stunned.

Why did these words sound so familiar?

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North 7 Crane Star.

Inside an old and run-down hotel.

"I can't stand this anymore, what kind of godforsaken place is this!" A tall, well over two meters, red-haired and bearded young man kicked away the window frame in front of him violently.

With a thunderous boom, the metallic window frame shot directly into the building opposite, creating a massive explosion!

Instantly, alarms blared all around!

"Ross! Mind the impact!"

Inside the room, another young man frowned slightly.

"What does it matter?" said the man known as Ross, with a fierce expression, "There's nobody on the other side anyway. These lowlifes have arranged for us to stay in an abandoned city! They are insulting us! Insulting the mighty Luofeng Ancient Country!"

The other young man fell silent for a moment, then said, "I understand your anger, but conserve and accumulate it, to unleash it in the upcoming exchange competition."

"Of course!" Ross sneered, "Lu Sen, I'll enter the competition first. I want to tear these lowlifes apart! Let them understand the gap between cultivation systems!"

"Do not underestimate the martial artists of this place!" Lu Sen said seriously, "The Martial Arts System of the Federation is not weak!"

Ross scoffed, "At least until now, I haven't seen a single young martial artist who can fight."

Lu Sen replied, "That's normal. I've inquired, the real experts among the young generation of the Federation are either at the Four Guardian Stars or wandering around seeking breakthrough opportunities."

Ross's eyes flickered as he said, "The Federation is unwilling to let us enter the Four Guardian Stars, the message from above is not wrong; they really might have stolen the Secret Treasure of the Ancient God! Their refusal to let us into the Four Guardian Stars is because they fear us taking what belongs to them."