Chapter 47: I'm Going to Rise Step by Step

Cheng Yu looked at Fang Yong, feeling quite regretful in her heart.In her expectations, if Jiang Man encountered Fang Yong.

Given their previous conflicts, they would likely engage in a fierce battle.

Moreover, the strength gap between the two wasn't large.

As long as someone got injured.

And Chang Qiwen could also take down another.

Then she could smoothly advance and secure the spot.

Unfortunately, although the fight between Jiang Man and Fang Yong was intense, neither sustained any injuries beyond some energy consumption.

But this was still acceptable.

Now whether she could advance actually depended on this one opportunity.

Winning would firmly secure her the spot.

Anyone could see that Luo Xuan was no longer capable.

So if they won, they wouldn't need to worry about being challenged by Luo Xuan.

Fang Yong looked coldly at Cheng Yu and said, "Are you threatening me?"

"Threatening is too strong a word. I just wanted to say that if you don't want your Young Master Fang reputation to be exposed, perhaps you could try competing with Jiang Man for the spot." Cheng Yu pondered, then spoke again, "I heard that place doesn't even have spirit sources for road construction—a remote backwater where all spirit sources are absorbed by a certain someone, playing the rich young master."

But as she spoke, Cheng Yu placed pill after pill into her mouth, while talismans flickered across her body.

"Think carefully. I'm actually quite generous and can guarantee finding you a respectable job in Lucky Cloud City." Cheng Yu said after swallowing the last pill.

At this moment, blood energy boiled within her body.

This was precisely the Cheng family's Blood Battle Method.

It could continuously stimulate the potential of flesh and blood.

Meanwhile, Fang Yong's body became covered in armor—the Hundred Battles Method.

His eyes narrowed slightly, filled with chilling intent.

Then he took a step forward, a golden dragon humming around him.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared before Cheng Yu.

Striking out with a palm, he brought the golden dragon with him.

Cheng Yu's hidden energy surged—Six Harmonies Palm.

Bang!

The golden dragon shattered.

Then a talisman landed on Fang Yong's palm.

Bang!

The talisman exploded.

Fang Yong covered his palm with spiritual energy, using Six Harmonies Palm for defense.

He then transformed into green smoke, stepping forward while his other hand changed from palm to claw, directly aiming for Cheng Yu's throat.

Seeing this, Cheng Yu rose on her toes and retreated, her sleeves fluttering as she moved back three zhang, then stomped down—Torrent Collapse Technique.

The ground erupted with spikes attacking Fang Yong.

Green smoke flashed, and when Fang Yong reappeared, he was already beside Cheng Yu.

However...

Cheng Yu's Torrent Collapse Technique enhanced by the Blood Battle Method arrived precisely.

A combat method identical to Chang Qiwen's.

Bang!

At this moment, even though Fang Yong had raised his arms to block, the powerful force still made his blood and energy churn violently, nearly causing him to vomit.

Simultaneously, Six Harmonies Palm had already merged.

A palm strike descended.

Bang!

Cheng Yu couldn't dodge in time, directly hit on the shoulder, causing her whole body to retreat.

But Fang Yong didn't stop, appearing before Cheng Yu again.

Dragon Subduing Method.

Boom!

Cheng Yu had no choice but to clash head-on with him.

Then the two quickly disappeared and reappeared, various spells continuously bombarding each other.

Fang Yong showed no intention of keeping distance, continuously closing in.

Trading injury for injury.

Determined to crush her.

"Aren't you considering the consequences of complete disgrace at all? Don't you believe in the aftermath that will follow?" Cheng Yu spoke in a low voice.

Yet Fang Yong's eyes grew even colder:

"You don't understand, you have no idea how I walked this path, so you can't comprehend why threats don't work on me."

No one understood his family situation better than him—his parents were poor, the village suffered from food shortages, and he had younger siblings at home.

When he left the village, he took the entire village's savings of ten years.

Everyone had placed their hopes on him.

Yet...

In Lucky Cloud City, those ten years of savings weren't even worth two months of pocket money for a wealthy disciple.

No one knew what he had to face.

No one understood how hard he had to work just to keep up with those people.

At first, he could only clean the Old Courtyard, fortunately discovering the training ground there.

Since then, he cultivated day and night, constantly improving himself.

The more he thought about these things, the fiercer his punches became.

Having worked so hard for so many years, with qualification right before his eyes, how could he be threatened?

If he yielded to threats, what would the village's ten years of savings and all these years of toiling from dawn to dusk mean?

Only failure gets threatened, while success is the sharp blade that cuts through all threats.

At this moment, Fang Yong's conviction reached its peak, as if an invisible flame burned around him.

Talismans surged around Cheng Yu, combined with the Blood Battle Method, intending to shatter everything: "If this continues, even if you win, we'll both be severely injured.

"In the end, you'll still lose to Luo Xuan, and you'll gain nothing."

"Is that so?" Fang Yong's voice was low, "If I can't get what I fight desperately for, can I get it through your charity?

"You don't even dare to take the Blood Demon Pill, don't dare to risk your life—what makes you think you can compete with me?"

At this moment, Fang Yong charged toward Cheng Yu.

Meanwhile, the talisman attacks had already formed, like countless blades attacking Fang Yong.

Boom!

Talismans continuously attacked, while Fang Yong shattered the attacks with punch after punch.

Still, some talismans sliced across his arms, cheeks, and shoulders.

He remained unmoved.

Instead advancing at the fastest speed possible.

But Cheng Yu employed various spells.

Preventing Fang Yong from approaching.

Yet midway, Fang Yong's footsteps suddenly changed.

He took one step, shattered the attacks, took another step, crushed the palm techniques ahead.

Each step grew heavier than the last, each step more steady than the previous.

As if he were walking step by step toward higher ground.

"It's useless, give up. You can't go any further." Cheng Yu spoke in a low voice.

Yet Fang Yong's steps grew increasingly determined, his eyes containing only the conviction to advance courageously.

"I will go further, I will advance step by step, I will rise step by step straight to the azure clouds."

Fang Yong used his body to break through Cheng Yu's numerous attacks.

In an instant, he appeared before her.

Before Cheng Yu could react, he threw a punch.

Bang!

The fist heavily struck Cheng Yu's face.

With a loud bang.

Cheng Yu flew out.

Finally landing heavily outside the formation, rolling several times.

Fang Yong watched his opponent fall, as if lifting a heavy burden from himself.

The burst of power left him somewhat weakened, his vision blurry.

He seemed on the verge of losing consciousness at any moment, but he didn't dare.

His physical injuries made it even harder to endure. In his dazed state, he heard the announcement of his advancement.

Yet he still didn't dare relax in the slightest.

He understood better than anyone how arduous this journey had been.

No one had ever understood him. Perhaps if they knew who he used to be, they would understand who he is now.

At this moment, Fang Yong placed a pill in his mouth and returned to his position, awaiting Luo Xuan's challenge.

Zhao Leming was somewhat surprised: "Fang Yong is stronger than I thought."

Fu Yidan also nodded: "Indeed, he has mastered numerous spells thoroughly. Not only that, his final technique is quite extraordinary. It seems he truly has an inheritance."

"Who is more severely injured between him and Luo Xuan?" Zhao Leming asked.

"Hard to say, they're about the same. But Luo Xuan has very little chance of winning." Fu Yidan considered carefully, "Fang Yong is fighting with his life on the line—this is what makes people from poor backgrounds so difficult to deal with, they truly don't value their lives.

"Nowadays, few wealthy disciples would choose to risk their lives."

Zhao Leming nodded, agreeing with the other's words.

Then he had the next match prepared.

Jiang Man was also surprised by Fang Yong's performance.

Especially the final technique—Rising Straight to the Azure Clouds.

So did he obtain the Azure Cloud Art?

In this battle, although evenly matched on paper, he fought with the momentum of a true prodigy.

On the field, Jiang Man looked at Luo Xuan's pale face and said, "Miss Luo, do you wish to fight me?"