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Below the stage.
Yang Jing stared intently at every move on the stage, his fists unconsciously tightening as his expression grew grave.
'If it were me,' he thought, 'could I do what Chu Yunhai is doing?'
He had just broken through to the Qi Eating Realm with his *Hengjiang Du* and merged his Three True Skills, causing his strength to skyrocket. He figured he could probably block Cui Yuan's assault as well. But his breakthrough was too recent; his control over his Inner Qi hadn't reached a state of perfect harmony. He likely couldn't have managed it with Chu Yunhai's effortless composure.
Yang Jing couldn't help but sigh internally. 'One can never underestimate the heroes of this world.'
Cui Yuan was already powerful enough, yet a huge gap still existed between him and Chu Yunhai.
