Chapter : 13 : Xiao Ming Vs Xiao Zhan ( Part : 6 ) :
" We are just getting started ."
As soon as those words fell the tention in the area rose to a new level .
The crowd was shocked the seniors were shocked .
Even fourth and fifth elders looked shocked at Xiao Ming's audacity at such a situation .
At this moment some even started to believe that Xiao Ming had lost his mind .
At a corner of the training ground Xiao Yun and her followers were sitting in a group watching the battle in detail .
The various young cultivators following Xiao Yun were esthetic at watching the battle between Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhan .
At first they didn't know whom to support .
There was no way they would support Xiao Zhan especially after the incident some time ago .
And as for Xiao Ming they didn't know who he was.
Many of them even criticized Xiao Ming's way of fighting - questioning how he would win if all he does is dodging and running around the field .
However at this time Xiao Yun personally supported and praised Xiao Ming's way of fighting .
This shocked everyone in her surrounding as Xiao Yun almost never praised anyone .
Xiao Yun then explained how there was a difference between Xiao Ming's and Xiao Zhan's situation including the lack of resources for Xiao Ming compared to Xiao Zhan .
This was the point that many of people present there understood very well .
After all they were also not from wealthy families and did not have access to the resources like Xiao Zhan .
And now seeing Xiao Ming who was just like them fighting despite all the odds gave them hope and encouragement .
It felt like as if Xiao Ming was someone from their group and somehow was representing them .
So as the battle went on , the support for Xiao Ming increased by each passing seconds .
Then all of a sudden it happened .
A beast like hungry smile appeared on Xiao Zhan's face and after that everything changed rapidly .
They didn't know what happened but the moment that smile appeared on Xiao Zhan's face his power and speed increased dramatically and Xiao Ming who seemed to be on an equal footing till then fell at a disadvantage in a matter of seconds .
Many of them couldn't understand what just happened .
But Xiao Yun had a vague idea about the situation .
' Now this is something new ! Is this some kind of an enhanced semi - Berserk state that father told me about . ' - she thought to herself remembering her father's words .
" Xiao Yun do you understand what's going on with Xiao Zhan ? I mean what kind of power is this . " - at that time a girl who was sitting near Xiao Yun couldn't stop her curiosity anymore and asked .
Hearing this the others in the area also looked at Xiao Yun hoping for an answer .
Seeing everyone's gaze Xiao Yun decided to speak up .
" I am not exactly sure what kind of power this is . But it seems like right now Xiao Zhan is in a semi - berserk state . " - Xiao Yun said but her eyes were still coldly locked on the match .
" Berserk ? what's that ? " - this time another person asked confused.
" Berserk is a high ranking ability that allows a cultivator to draw more Dou Qi power from his or her own body which results in a state where his or her strength surpasses their current cultivation level . "
" This gives them a huge power boost and other benefits often allowing them to overpower someone with similar or above cultivation levels . " - Xiao Yun explained .
Hearing this everyone was at a shock .
Was there truly such a potent ability out there that can increase power like this ? This was truly unprecedented .
At this moment such thoughts appeared at everyone's mind present there as they thought how good it would be if they had this ability .
" However this is not a power without any cost . " - Xiao Yun seeing the situation quickly said her voice sharp and cold .
" Those who use this kind of ability can indeed gain a power boost but that power is temporary and after the effects of the Berserk state is gone their bodies will feel the built up pain and the fatigue all at once . " - she said .
Obviously there had to be some catch! After all how can such a power be given for free without any cost .
" There are even more disadvantages to this kind of abilities . " - she continued to say .
" But the biggest risk would be that control over this kind of power is very difficult and most people lose control often leading to catastrophic consequences in middle of a battle . " - she said her face grim .
Hearing this everyone felt a chill go down there spine as now this power felt more like a curse then gift .
" Take my advice don't try to learn this kind of technique just because you want temporary power . " - finally Xiao Yun said giving her advice to which everyone nodded in agreement .
Obviously there would be some who would not listen to her advice but that's not her problem anymore as she has already done what she can do .
" Wait ! you said that Xiao Zhan was in a semi - Berserk state . What does that mean ? " - suddenly someone from the crowd asked once again catching people's curiosity .
" The reason why I said that was because at this moment Xiao Zhan's power has not increased by much at all . " - Xiao Yun said plainly .
Hearing this everyone's eyes widened in disbelief .
Didn't increase by much ?
If that's not a increase then they must be dreaming or you are lying .
" Yes it may sound hard but this is the truth . " - seeing everyone's reaction Xiao Yun wasn't suprised at all because this reaction was very normal .
If not for her position as the current greatest genius of the clan and being the daughter of the clan head she would not have been able to access such information herself either .
So these ordinary clan members who didn't know what a true berserk state is like wouldn't understand it's true power .
" According to what my father told me I am 100% sure that the power one might get from a full Berserk state surpasses everything Xiao Zhan has showed so far ." - she said .
Hearing this everyone who doubted her words before fell silent .
After all the clan head who was the strongest cultivator in the clan certainly wouldn't lie about this , especially not to his own daughter .
With that a pin drop silence filled the area as no one knew what to say anymore .
" Ah ! So ... do you think Xiao Ming can still win ? - suddenly someone asked in a uncertain voice .
While they all believed that now Xiao Ming had no way to win they still wanted to hear Xiao Yun's opinion on the matter .
But to their surprise Xiao Yun did not say anything and simply looked at the match .
Understanding that she had no intentions of answering the question they did not ask her again and quickly shifted their focus on the arena where the battle was getting more and more intense .
' What will you do now Xiao Ming ? ' - Xiao Yun thought to herself as she continued to observe the battle.
Location Change : Battle Arena :
" Crack ! Crack ! " - at this moment both Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhan were engaged in a heated battle at the edge of the arena .
Xiao Zhan was throwing punches after punches making sure that there was no room for Xiao Ming to escape from .
After such a long and irritating battle he had finally cornered Xiao Ming in a position where he can't use his masterful dodging abilities anymore due to the limited space .
And Xiao Zhan intended to take full advantage of this .
As for Xiao Ming he was on the defensive taking hits after hits because he couldn't move around like he was doing before .
It would be an understatement to say that he was in a rough shape because in fact he was on the verge of fainting .
And if not for his last remaining strength and more importantly his will to keep fighting on Xiao Ming would have already fainted by now .
At this point many may think why was he even fighting anymore and not give up .
The answer was simple ? Because he still believed that there was a way to win .
When you look at the picture as a whole it was true that Xiao Ming was taking a beating and was in a very bad shape right now .
But Xiao Zhan wasn't doing good either .
As said before the power that came with the sudden boost helped Xiao Zhan so far .
But it also came at a cost of his own stamina and endurance .
And right now it has already started to show efforts as Xiao Zhan was sweating from top to bottom , his breath heavy and each punch that Xiao Ming landed on him felt far more painful than before .
That meant even Xiao Zhan couldn't go on like this for longer either .
At the end it became a battle of endurance as tobwho will fall first .
Will it be Xiao Ming who was taking the beating right now or will it be Xiao Zhan who was already nearing his limit by exhaustion .
Even the audience understood this by now .
" What's happening ? why is Xiao Zhan suddenly so exhausted ? "
" Oh ! I get it now ! It must be because of that sudden strength boostt he got . "
" What do you mean ? "
" What I mean is that the sudden power boost must have taken it's toll on Xiao Zhan's stamina and endurance that's why he is so tired right now . "
" That's right ! I knew this was the case after all how can he get such a huge strength boost all of a sudden without paying any price . "
" Oh ! I see now . Then Xiao Ming must be waiting for Xiao Zhan to exhaust himself that's why he is still fighting . "
" But still look at Xiao Ming's condition . Do you think he can stay in the fight long enough for Xiao Zhan losses out of exhaustion ? "
" I don't know about that but this match is really getting interesting now .
On the arena both Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhan moved and this time both of them punched each other at the same time pushing each other back .
" Huh ! Huh ! So that's what you are planning . " - Xiao Zhan said as he took in deep breaths .
" But too bad for you I still have a lot of fight left . And that's enough to defeat you . " - although Xiao Zhan said that he knew that it wasn't the truth .
In fact he only had strength for at best two more powerful attacks before his exhaustion sets in .
And Xiao Ming on the other side who was just as much as exhausted as Xiao Zhan knew this fact very well .
He too couldn't hold on much longer and hence understood that the battle had to end in one decisive move .
' I need to end this battle in a single punch or else all of this would be for nothing . ' Xiao Ming thought to himself as he lunched forward with his last remaining strength towards Xiao Zhan .
" So you want to take the offensive now ? He ! He ! Let's see what you have left XIAO MING !!! " - Xiao Zhan at first was surprised by Xiao Ming's sudden decision to attack first instead of defence .
But then the surprise quickly turned into excitement as he too quickly launched himself towards Xiao Ming intending to face him head on .
As everyone looked in suspense both Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhan came close to each other .
Then Xiao Zhan gave a powerful punch meant to end the battle in one move .
' This is my chance . ' - Xiao Ming thought as he used his evading fist technique one last time , narrowly dodging Xiao Zhan's punch .
Now Xiao Zhan's right side was completely open for an attack .
And seeing the opportunity and running out of time Xiao Ming used all his remaining strength to throw one last powerful punch which landed perfectly at Xiao Zhan's right abdomen .
" Ahhh !!! " - Xiao Zhan who was hit by the punch grunted in pain as he was pushed several meters away almost falling to the ground .
But Xiao Zhan with great difficulty stabilized himself and prevented the fall .
" Hahaha ! That was close but it seems you failed at your last punch Xiao Ming because I am still standing . " - Xiao Zhan laughed after stabilizing his footing as he looked at Xiao Ming who didn't answer back .
" It was a good battle and you proved yourself Xiao Ming . " - Xiao Zhan said as he moved to give a last punch .
" But I am still the one to win . " - Xiao Zhan declared .
But Xiao Ming didn't answer back and only gave a small smile that Xiao Zhan considered to be the acceptance of his own defeat .
" Let's end this . " - but just as Xiao Zhan was about to move forward something happened .
" Stop !!! " - a sudden shout came followed by a figure landing on the training ground between Xiao Ming and Xiao Zhan .
" The match is over and the winner is Xiao Ming . "
To Be Continued .