Chapter : 11 : Xiao Ming Vs Xiao Zhan : ( Part : 4 ) :
"You are strong Xiao Ming . You are far stronger than all these weaklings present here watching us right now . "
As soon as this words fell the crowd pel silent for a moment before erupting .
" How dare he ! How dare he call us weak . "
" Who does he think he is ! I will show him how weak I am . "
" Arrogance ! He has too much arrogance in him . "
" Yeah ! Even if we are not strong enough to fight him that does not give him the permission to insult us . "
" I can't believe that someone like him is actually the grandson of one of the clan elder's . "
" That's it ! I don't care anymore Xiao Ming must defeat him . "
" Go Xiao Ming ! Beat the arrogance out of him we are all supporting you . "
" Xiao Ming ! Teach him some lessons for us . "
Such words were common among the crowd as no one liked how Xiao Zhan talked about them being weaklings .
Even if Xiao Zhan was indeed second strongest in their generation of new cultivators but that does not give him the right to insult them .
The way he dismissed them was truly infuriating and one could take such insults even if they are weak .
Consequently support for Xiao Ming also started to increase as now everyone who were angered by Xiao Zhan's words wanted Xiao Ming to defeat him .
Even if they understood that Xiao Ming might not be able to win still they wanted him to give some very good punches to Xiao Zhan's face .
Location Change : VIP Seats :
At this moment just as the battle between Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhan was becoming even more intense the discussion among the elder in the VIP seat was also very engaging .
Throughout the course of the battle the 4th elder was wearing a satisfied expression on his face .
He was very proud about his grandsons performance in the fight often speaking out about how strong his strikes were .
And as for Xiao Ming he was just delaying the inhabitable after all he was doing was dodging .
And no matter how efficiently he dodged it's only a matter of time before he gets hit by Xiao Zhan's strong punches .
And once he gets hit a few times it would be over for him .
" Hahaha ! Hahaha ! Great job Xiao Zhan ! You make me proud my boy . " - the fourth elder's voice was filled with joy as he gave a glance at the second and fifth elder .
" So ! What do you think second elder ? I said my grandson was a genius afterall . " - he asked with a expression that said he was always right .
" Yes ! your grandson is indeed a genius . "
" His fighting style is aggressive giving very less opportunity for his enemy to strike back . " - Xiao Peng said his eyes focused on the battle down below .
" Moreover he has reached the complete Qi sensing stage a rare achievement for someone of his age he is indeed a genius of our Clan . " - hearing this Xiao Fu's expression brighted even more .
But just as he was about to continue to praise his own grandson the fifth elder spoke up .
" But Xiao Ming has also done spectacularly in this match . " - she said as she looked at Xiao Ming deflecting and dodging Xiao Zhan's relentless attacks .
" The way he uses the evading fist technique it clearly shows that he has put much of his efforts into it . " - she said clearly impressed .
However the fourth elder Xiao Fu seemed discontent with Xiao Mei's assessment .
" And what if he is good at dodging ? At the end of the day he can't even strike back against my grandson's attacks .So I say it's pretty useless . " - Xiao Fu said .
' This woman always interferes when I am in a good mood . ' - Xiao Fu thought to himself bitterly .
' And what so interesting about this boy who only knows how to dodge attack and run away like a coward . '
- Xiao Fu didn't see anything special about Xiao Ming .
Yes the boy has indeed learned the evading fist technique to some good extent but that's all there was to this boy .
"The evading fist technique is only a mid yellow grade technique and the technique Xiao Zhan is using is an mid blue grade technique . They are not even on the same level fifth elder . " - Xiao Fu said with indignation as he couldn't understand the fifth elder's logic of praising Xiao Ming .
" Fourth elder you say that Xiao Zhan is using a mid blue grade technique and Xiao Ming is using a mid yellow grade technique . " - Xiao Mei turned to look at at Xiao Fu and asked .
" Then why hasn't Xiao Zhan able to win so far ? "
" After all with his body conditioning and a powerful mid blue grade technique the fact that Xiao Zhan can't win quickly against a much weaker opponent doesn't make sense now does it fourth elder ." - she asked as a smile forming on her face .
Hearing no answers from Xiao Fu the smile on Xiao Mei's face got even bigger as she continued to speak .
" So is it Xiao Ming who is stronger than you give him cradit for or is it Xiao Zhan isn't strong enough to properly use his advantages . " - her question laid the facts out in open and pushed the fourth elder on a though spot .
" Why you ! " - Xiao Fu's face was now red with embarrassment and anger towards Xiao Mei .
If he admitted that Xiao Ming was able to fight so long using a mid yellow grade technique against Xiao Zhan who was using a mid blue grade technique then it would contradict his own words stating that Xiao Ming was nothing special .
And if he said that it was the second reason then it would prove that Xiao Zhan who was not able to defeat an opponent who was using a weaker cultivation technique would mean Xiao Zhan was weaker than he proclaimed .
So it was now either he accepts that Xiao Ming is stronger than he thought or Xiao Zhan who is weaker than he said.
That means no matter which answer he gives it's he who will get humiliated at the end .
At this moment the 4th elder was so angry that he really thought of officially complaining about her in the next clan meeting .
" ENOUGH ! You two stop arguing . " - at this moment Xiao Peng finally spoke again .
" No matter what both Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhan has shown extraordinary capabilities in their own rights and are gems of our Clan so its pointless to discuss such things for now . " - he said looking both at Xiao Fu and Xiao Mei .
" Yes ! You are right second elder , I apologize for my behaviour . " - Xiao Mei quickly gave a standing bow and apologized for her behaviour .
" I too spoke to early and would like to apologize for that . " - seeing Xiao Mei apologizing he also followed suit .
" Alright that's enough for now we should focus more on the match below after all this is about our future generation . " - with that the second elder set back on his seat once again as he look down at the battle .
However while he looked at the battle his focus was on Xiao Ming's actions.
" Let's see what you can do young Xiao Ming . "
Location Change : Battle Arena :
As both of the participants made distance they could clearly here the shouts and other voices coming from the audiences .
Both of them could hear the cheers for Xiao Ming and many disapproving shouts for Xiao Zhan's words .
But Xiao Zhan didn't care about his reputation as he felt nothing at the words of the people who he considered weaklings .
Right now his entire focus was on Xiao Ming's actions .
" So what's your decision Xiao Ming ? Ready to give up the fight yet . " - he asked .
On the other side Xiao Ming didn't say anything for sometime .
Then he took his battlestand and said in a deep voice .
" Surrender ? now ? I am afraid we are just getting started . " - with that he made his intentions clear .
" Oh ! Is that so ? " - Xiao Zhan raised an eyebrow in intrigue .
" Then let's see how much you still have left to yourself Xiao Ming . " - with that he once again charged forward towards Xiao Ming with a punch .
" Come and get it . " - Xiao Ming who was now well prepared for Xiao Zhan's aggressive style quickly moved into action .
When Xiao Zhan's punch came he quickly used a slapping technique similar to a Pak Sao to push Xiao Zhan's punch by using his own momentum .
Seeing his attack deflected Xiao Zhan struck again this time using a straight kick which Xiao Ming deflected with a Quan Sao .
Then finding an opportunity Xiao Ming gave an upper cut punch which Xiao Zhan dodged by a sharp bend .
After recovering Xiao Zhan didn't stop as he continued throwing punches and occasionally mixing it with some kicks to get a hold of Xiao Ming .
But Xiao Ming continuously deflected his attacks and made more and more distance .
At the same time Xiao Ming also countered with fast punches in gaps that appeared between Xiao Zhan's continuous attack but most of them missed and the ones that did hit Xiao Zhan did very little impact on him .
However one success that he got by this continuous chain of dodging and small strikes was to get Xiao Zhan irritated .
" Stop running ! Is that all you can do . " - now Xiao Zhan was getting irritated because he clearly felt that he was stronger than Xiao Ming.
And that fact alone made it even more embarrassing that he couldn't finish Xiao Ming in such a long time .
Normally he should have defeated Xiao Ming by now but Xiao Ming's speed and agility made it very difficult to land a direct hit on him .
Moreover it seemed this fellow had no intention of fighting him in a real face to face combat and instead kept running away like a coward .
" Fight me like a real cultivator you coward !!! " - frustrated Xiao Zhan shouted as he once again chaised after Xiao Ming .
The fight continued like this as Xiao Zhan took the offensive and Xiao Ming on the defensive .
Xiao Zhan managed to strike Xiao Ming sometimes but in return was was hit twice as much .
Finding another opportunity Xiao Zhan gave a round horse kick which Xiao Ming barely avoided .
And right at that moment when Xiao Zhan's structure was weak Xiao Ming gave a straight and powerful punch this time using all his strength .
" Ahh ! " - Xiao Zhan who has used all his focus on this offense couldn't defend against this punch and was hit squarely on his stomach .
However this time due to Xiao Ming using all his strength the punch was heavier than the last one and this time managed to push Xiao Zhan back .
Seeing this the crowd roared in cheers chanting Xiao Ming's name .
Finally this arrogant Xiao Zhan got the punch he deserved .
But on the field Xiao Ming was far from being happy because he knew unlike what it seemed he was losing the battle .
While he was only hit once or twice in this entire engagement and struck Xiao Zhan more this doesn't mean he was winning .
No on the contrary despite reciving fewer hits Xiao Ming had received more damage than Xiao Zhan .
And that was not the only problem he was facing .
All this dodging and running around the field , counter attacking and everything else took a toll on his stamina .
As it may not seem like it but the battle has been going on for over half an hour now .
But on the other side Xiao Zhan was not quite tired like himself as it could be seen that he had already recovered from his previous setbacks .
If anything he look even more angry then before .
' I need to go on the offensive myself or find another way to win . Because if this goes on I will definitely lose . ' - he thought to himself as Xiao Zhan looked at him with anger .
But there was something more than anger in Xiao Zhan's eyes .
It was like a beast's hunger for battle .
" Alright ! Xiao Ming you have done it now you made me angry " - Xiao Zhan said as cracked his fingers .
" I give you a chance to withdraw before but since you won't do it the easy way then there is only the hard way . " - as he said that his eyes showed a predatory gaze .
Then a hungry smile appeared on Xiao Zhan's face as he said .
" Let's continue with our game now shall we . "
To Be Continued .