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A chess piece falls onto the board.
On the cruise ship, two elderly n from the Jin City National Martial Arts Research Association are engaging in a ga of chess.
These two elders are towering figures in the national martial arts world, their strength has reached the level of quasi-grandmasters.
The elder on the left has silvery white hair and wears a Tang suit, yet his eyes are bright and sharp, even more so than those of many young people.
The elder with silvery white hair is the current sect leader of the Xingyi Sect and also a director of the National Martial Arts Research Association, Hua Jiufeng.
Opposite him is another elder, bald and shiny, rotund like a Maitreya Buddha, his squinted eyes showing a smile.
This bald elder’s identity is equally significant; he is Zhang Wunian, a successor of Wudang Tai Chi, known by his Daoist na Cang Yun.
As Cang Yun Daoist places a chess piece, he smiles and glances across: "Heh, this young fellow seems to be from your Xingyi Sect, quite crafty."
"Clearly, he already gathered all the tokens yet pretends to be eliminated, stirring up so many people, tut tut."
"Seems quite unlike soone you could teach."
With a pop, Hua Jiufeng places a white piece: "Cang Yun old Taoist, sounds like you have hidden anings in your words?"
"Heh, I’m praising you. You’re the most composed and asured person. I’ve known you for over thirty years, and since your youth, you’ve had this calm deanor, as if the sky could fall and you’d remain unmoved."
"Your disciple is quite spirited and unconventional, haha."
Hua Jiufeng hums lightly.
"This lad is a bit unruly, but he has decent talent; perhaps this year there’s hope."
"Cang Yun old Taoist, I haven’t seen your disciple."
"Just one is here, it’s normal not to see him. Let’s not ntion him; this year he’s just arranged to accompany the race and gain so experience."
"Speaking of which, in the Southeast Division, I still see promising talents; several major martial arts academies have so foundation, not to ntion a national martial arts family seems to be making an appearance this ti."
"But being stirred by your disciple like this, heh, the final outco is hard to say."
Hua Jiufeng hums lightly.
"The cycle of feng shui turns; in such chaos, those who remain should be the cream of the crop, isn’t that our purpose?"
"Heh, aren’t you afraid that too few qualified people will be left to continue the tournant, that would be quite amusing."
"Those truly capable will certainly reach the end."
Hua Jiufeng resolutely drops a piece.
"You lost."
"I lost? Heh, indeed." Cang Yun Daoist drops the piece in his hand, glancing at the clock on the wall.
"About ti to turn the ship around."
The cruise ship makes a wide turn on the vast sea, then heads back toward the previous island.
anwhile, the island is already in chaos.
Li Feng didn’t join in the heat of the battle; while fighting rages on the island, Li Feng directly dives into the sea from a coastal spot.
Li Feng swims on the surface as if lying on the ocean, with minimal body movent, his breath carried by the rise and fall of the waves.
His whole body like a devilfish, swimming close to the surface, leaving no trace from afar.
Li Feng approaches a lifeboat over three hundred ters offshore silently; four people are staying on this lifeboat, compared to the intense fighting on the island, they are lazily sunbathing, lulling to sleep.
"Hey, keep your spirits up, don’t fall asleep, don’t let anyone find an opening."
"I’m watching; it’s calm on the sea, the nearest lifeboats are hundreds of ters away. If there’s any disturbance, how could I not see it?"
"So boring, wish I brought a deck of cards; could at least play so gas to pass the ti."
"Grumble, grumble."
One person clutches his growling stomach: "Look at the sun, it’s past noon already, it’s afternoon, my stomach’s growling, but this preliminary seems endless."
"Humph, looking at this ss, might go until sunset before ending, and you’re just hungry; those guys on the island aren’t just hungry, fighting consus a lot of energy."
Thinking of this, the person furrows his brow.
In a ring fight, irrespective of how it’s fought, there’s an end; a preliminary has no ti limit at all, and with two or three thousand in a lee, it’s beyond personal strength.
"Alright, worrying here is pointless, just keep watch over the boat...!" Before finishing his words, a hand erges from the sea, directly gripping the edge of the boat.
"Who!"
The speaker startles and leaps up, but before steadying, Li Feng shakes the lifeboat gripping the railing.
The lifeboat, being small, shakes violently.
The four on board lose their balance, staggering.
Not being long-term seafarers, it’s hard to remain stable on the boat; though not complete novices, these people aren’t used to such sways.
Li Feng, leveraging the boat’s movent, leaps from the sea onto the boat.
"Kid, we’re from Yue Family Martial Arts Hall, leave now, or else...!"
"Zhang Gang, stop wasting words; dares to pluck the tiger’s whiskers of our Yue Family Martial Arts Hall, humph, just passing ti with him since we’re bored."
Behind, soone cracks his fingers noisily, bored indeed.
No point in talking.
Li Feng just ca up, how could he jump off; Yue Family Martial Arts Hall?
Formidable, isn’t it?
Li Feng throws two tokens, using them as hidden weapons, while delivering a backspin kick.
The unsuspecting Yue Family Martial Arts Hall disciple behind is kicked in the face, tumbling.
With a splash, he falls into the sea.
One strike successfully.
Li Feng rushes forward, raising a fist against another; swaying boat keeps the opponent from counterattacking, standing even is difficult.
Li Feng punches the person off the boat.
Everything happens in a flash; as Li Feng succeeds, the remaining two disciples from Yue Family Martial Arts Hall glower at him.
"Attack together."
As they leap towards him, Li Feng smirks, shaking the boat which sways.
"What the heck."
Splash, splash.
Weaklings.
On land, they might stand a chance in a few rounds; here on the lifeboat, they can’t manifest even a third of their strength.
"Kid, I’ve morized your face; you’ll face us after offending Yue Family Martial Arts Hall."
Li Feng scoffs, takes the lifeboat paddle, ready to leave.
Just then, an unexpected change occurs.
Another hand erges from the opposite side of the boat, gripping the edge.
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