Chapter 2: The Martial Arts Arena Qin Yu Xian

  The sky is already bright. A few rays of sunlight shine through the iron gate and cast several mottled shadows on the ground.

  In the dark room, it was still as damp and dark as ever. If one listened carefully, they could hear a steady, long breath hidden in the silence.

  That breathing sound came from Qin Hao.

  At this time, Qin Hao was sitting cross-legged on the bed. His eyes were tightly closed, his left hand formed a strange seal, and his right palm was flat and placed on his abdomen.

  His chest was rising and falling slightly with his breathing, and when his nostrils flared, a faint white mist could be seen swirling around his nose and mouth before being drawn in as thin threads that gradually merged into his body.

  That white gas entered Qin Hao's body and circulated tirelessly in the meridians throughout his body, slowly nourishing the meridians, bones, and flesh...

  After a moment, the white airflow finally disappeared completely. Qin Hao's eyes suddenly opened at this moment, and in the dark pupils, there seemed to be a few strands of dark red light flashing by, which was extremely dazzling in the dark room. As Qin Hao slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, those few strands of light suddenly dissipated, and everything returned to normal.

  Qin Hao felt the subtle energy flowing slowly inside his body, a satisfied smile spreading across his face. It had been three days since he was thrown in here.

  For the past three days, except for mealtimes when someone came to deliver food, no one had disturbed him. He also got a chance to be undisturbed. During these three days, except for meal times, he spent all his time practicing. And during this period, he also became familiar with and mastered the mysterious energy in his body.

  Although he can't be considered fierce now, he was once a martial arts master and has countless experiences of fighting against enemies, all of which are beneficial to him. As for the flaws in his kung fu skills, he had long since found a way to resolve them, and with time, he will surely break through the shackles and rise to the top again...

  "Ouch!"

  The old iron gate was opened, and a screeching friction sound was emitted between the pushes. A large patch of sunlight shot in from outside the door, shining directly on Qin Hao's face.

  Qin Hao raised his right palm to block the light in front of his eyes, and his eyes narrowed slightly. Between the gaps, he could vaguely see a man standing beside him. However, having stayed in the dark for many days made it possible for him to only roughly make out the guy's outline, but not his facial features clearly.

  After a moment, Qin Hao finally got used to that dazzling light. During this time, the man just stood by, not saying a word.

  Qin Hao carefully sized him up, and finally confirmed that he was the same green-clad man who had locked him in here three days ago. In fact, Qin Hao had seen him several times before, because it was often this guy who locked him in here...

  The man's name was Qin Fenglin, the captain of the family's elite guard, and he usually followed Qin Feng, the head of the Qin family, by his side, with a not low status in the family.

  This man was also unlucky, a proud family elite guard captain, because Qin Hao caused trouble several times, he often had to run to this place to serve as a temporary "prison officer".

  Thinking of this, Qin Hao couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the guy, who had been plagued by bad luck in recent years.

  Qin Hao walked towards the door and stopped halfway, turned sideways with a smile: "Captain Qin, you've had a lot of trouble these years."

  Qin Fenglin was extremely surprised to hear this. He had a lot of questions: after staying in the dark room for three days, everyone would be somewhat haggard when they came out, and even those with stronger spirits would be at least a little tired.

  From the moment he went in, he had been sizing up Qin Hao and found that apart from his dirty clothes, his spirit was very good. At that time, he secretly thought: This young master has been locked up many times to develop resistance? Now this master who is usually locked up tightly and comes out with a bad temper still says sorry to him?

  Qin Fenglin felt that even seeing a ghost in broad daylight wasn't as shocking, but he said with a serious tone: "There's no need to say this. Qin Hao, you should also think carefully, the master of the house isn't easy-going! You should let him worry less."

  The next sentence Qin Fenglin was just casual, he didn't think that with these few sentences, he could make Qin Hao suddenly enlightened.

  "Uh-huh, Captain Qin, I know what to do now. I won't bother you again, and I won't come back to this isolation room."

  Qin Hao finished speaking and waved his hand, walking quickly away, leaving Qin Fenglin standing in place staring blankly at Qin Hao's back.

  "It seems that Qin Hao is a bit different from others." Qin Fenglin supported his chin with his hand, full of doubts.

  Qin Hao rushed out of the room and ran back, seeing that his servants and maids were all a little afraid. After all, Qin Hao's temper was terrifying every time he came out of the confinement room.

  Qin Hao didn't say much to them, he ordered a few servants to fetch several buckets of water, and after washing away the sweat and stench that had accumulated on his body over the past few days, he changed into clean clothes and headed straight for the martial arts arena.

  The martial arts arena is a circular open space, with a platform about four zhang wide built in the middle using black rocks for family members to practice against each other. The surrounding area is extremely spacious, with nearly a hundred wooden stakes scattered on the east side and several hundred stone pedestals placed on the west side. Generally, family members would come here to temper their martial skills, train their physical strength, and engage in competitions.

  As soon as Qin Hao entered the martial arts arena, he heard a crisp sound.

  "Flat-stage martial skill: Fragmented Golden Three-Link Breaker, renowned for its powerful attacking strength. When mastered to the peak, it can shatter gold and crush stones, with an exceptionally fierce and violent power..."

  Qin Hao followed the sound and found that Qin Yuxian was explaining martial skills to the younger generation of the family. In the Qin family, most people practiced martial arts on their own, and occasional explanations were demonstrated by outstanding young disciples. With Qin Yuxian having the strength of Jingxuan's tenth peak at the age of 14, he indeed had this qualification.

  Qin Hao picked up a chair and sat down quietly in a corner, carefully sizing up Qin Yuxian who was standing nearby with a serious expression.

  Today's Qin Yuxian, wearing a red sporty outfit, looks like a blooming flower, with great visual impact. Her long black hair, which reaches her shoulders, is tied back with a blue silk ribbon, and the ends gently brush against her shoulders as she moves, making her look even more elegant. Her sparkling eyes are exceptionally charming, and there's a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, clearly indicating that she has just exercised.

  Although she is still an unripe girl, that perfect face paired with a budding figure does have some moving charm.

  Her icy expression seemed to add a thorn to this beauty, making people dare not get too close. At this time, she had already entered the state, her expression was exceptionally focused.

  "The Shattered Golden Three-Link Break can be seen as an evolution of the basic martial skill 'Upper Step Charging Fist', mainly focusing on the rotation of the mysterious energy at the moment of impact and the instantaneous explosion." As soon as the words fell, Qin Yuxian's right palm stretched out flat. Qin Hao clearly saw that on her crystal-like jade palm, there was a dazzling deep red glow being released from the center of her palm, the brightness of which was increasing continuously, covering an increasingly wider range.

  In an instant, the red light enveloped Qin Yuxian's right palm, and the entire palm shone with an extraordinary brilliance. Qin Hao could even see that at that moment, Qin Yuxian's palm became slightly transparent, and the meridians in her palm, as well as the flow of vital energy within them, were clearly visible.

  Mystical transformation. Qin Hao was somewhat moved. He didn't think this girl could achieve such a level.

  People who have just condensed the Xuan Qi successfully, their realm is in the Xuan condensation stage. At this stage, the power of Xuan Qi inside the body is not high and flows slowly, it can only gather to certain parts of the body such as hands, feet, knees, elbows, and its effect is also very limited, either increasing the speed of striking or enhancing the power of attacking. Such a warrior's threat is not great. Even if they reach the peak of Xuan condensation at the tenth level, their power will not be too high.

  But if it continues to strengthen and reaches the Lingxuan boundary, the mysterious energy has a spiritual nature, and can also be released externally to harm people. When attacking, it can condense into a sharp sword, and when defending, it can transform into a solid shield, making its power astonishing.

  And the mysterious transformation is a threshold between the condensed mystery and the spiritual mystery. If one reaches the peak of the tenth level of the condensed mystery, and several parts of the body can also be transformed, then it represents that this person can break through that barrier at any time and reach the realm of spiritual mystery.

  A 14-year-old Lingxuan strongman is a shocking figure wherever he goes.

  "Drink." Qin Yuxian's soft cry interrupted Qin Hao's thoughts. She saw her clenching her fists and quickly punching three punches at a wooden stake behind her, the connection between the three punches was extremely fast, and they all went to the same position on the wooden stake.

  "Bump."

  The interval between the three punches is extremely small, and the three hitting sounds are superimposed on each other, gathering into a loud roar.

  Then the wooden stake rolled out of the deeply buried sand and fell heavily to a distant place under everyone's gaze.

  When the log stops rolling, the fist prints on top will punch through the log.

  The scene made the people in the field gasp, and their eyes looking at Qin Yu Xian were undisguised admiration. That was black iron wood as hard as rock, not an ordinary wooden stake, which had been punched into this state by those delicate palms with just three punches. If the target of the punch was the chest... The hearts of the crowd were filled with a burning fire, and being able to learn such martial skills was too great a temptation for them.

  "Everyone, please practice on your own now. You all understand the route of Xuan Qi circulation when using martial skills. From now on, it depends on each of your abilities."

  As soon as the voice fell, more than a hundred young men surrounding Qin Yuxian dispersed and went to find their own places to practice. After the crowd dispersed, Qin Hao, who was still sitting in the corner, suddenly became extremely conspicuous.

  Qin Yuxian also noticed Qin Hao, her eyes swept over him and then moved away, her small face calm as still water, without a hint of change, as if Qin Hao was no different from a wooden stake.

  Observing Qin Yuxian's reaction, Qin Hao felt quite helpless. It was just his nature and he didn't show much disappointment. To figure out the reason for Qin Yuxian's change wasn't something that could be done in a short time, but patience was one thing he didn't lack.

  Two hours passed quickly.

  Qin Hao and Qin Yuxian remained exceptionally calm, but the more than 100 young clan members scattered around couldn't hold it in.

  Who doesn't know that Qin Hao often causes trouble as soon as he arrives at the martial arts arena? Especially when he sees Qin Yuxian, he easily loses his temper.

  Everyone knows Qin Hao's experience, and most people have sympathy for him in their hearts. No one will look down on him. The children of the Qin family all know that they can withstand the wind only by huddling together.

  The Qin family occupies one of the three major families in Tianlang City. However, the other two families are united and watching with envy. Therefore, from a young age, the children of the Qin family know that unity is important, and discord among family members rarely occurs in the Qin family. Those who have unusual thoughts are also suppressed by Qin Feng, the head of the Qin family, and assigned to manage small industries in remote mountainous areas.

  But even so, most people in the venue still hope Qin Hao can leave.

  The reason is none other than the development of the event was simply too frightening.

  For two hours, Qin Hao stared at Qin Yu Xian doing nothing, for a full two hours. Qin Hao was locked up for three days and as soon as he came out, he rushed to the martial arts arena. Normally, this brother and sister were not close, and three days ago, it was Qin Yu Xian who ordered Qin Hao to be locked up...

  These things linked together make many people feel a sour toothache. What kind of conflict will erupt later? No one can predict.

  Qin Hao felt an unusual sense of puzzlement in his heart.

  His clansmen looked at him with an eerie gaze, their eyes scanning up and down his body. But he was now focused on Qin Yu Xian, so he didn't bother to pay attention to them.

  After a while, Qin Hao noticed that there was indeed a young man who seemed to be holding back from approaching him.

  Qin Hao recognized the man as his elder cousin, Qin Shan. Qin Shan was almost dragging his feet, his pace slow, as if he was being led to the execution ground, looking very unwilling in his heart. But no matter how unwilling he was, and no matter how long the road was, there would still come a time when it had to be walked, and Qin Shan eventually arrived at Qin Hao's side.

  He didn't want to get involved in this matter at first, but he had no choice. He was Qin Haotang's elder brother and the only one who might be able to resolve this situation.

  He walked to Qin Hao's side, and suddenly "unexpectedly" discovered Qin Hao's existence. He then revealed a "surprised" smile: "Huh? Qin Hao, didn't expect you're here too."