While Others Cultivate, I LVL UP In My Sleep Using The Dungeon System

Chapter 519 - Fire Spear Skills

Adam's response was confident and wasn't particularly provocative, but it angered his opponent who seemed to care greatly about his image and felt mocked in front of such a large audience.

Staying calm, not wanting to display what he was feeling, he glared at Adam, clearly intending to severely injure him in their battle that prohibited killing and dealing permanent injuries when avoidable.

However, with such things being subjective, getting away with injuring one's opponent was very easy, which was why they examined participants before they could take part.

Unfortunately for him, Adam enjoyed crushing arrogant little brats like him the most.

"You may begin!" 

As soon as the Branch Master commenced the battles, the entire arena fell silent, with most of the observers' eyes glued onto the stage Adam was standing on.

"Liao Wei! I Gong Yunru will crush you here and now in front of everyone watching," he bellowed as he burst towards Adam, who just smiled and remained where he stood.

Before getting onto the stage, all the participants were given the option of borrowing a weapon from their weapon rack, but they were all ordinary metal weapons that didn't have any special attributes.

Giving those that brought their own weapon a clear advantage, but the Martial Arts Union tested them all and gauged whether it would give someone an unfair advantage in the battle.

Gong Yunru had come to the Martial Arts Union with his own weapon, which was the Flaming Dragon Spear, which matched with his fire elemental affinity and spear skills, made him a force to be reckoned with.

While Adam, who sought to learn as much as possible from every one of his opponents, picked up a heavy metal spear from the weapon rack provided and was planning to copy all of his opponent's moves.

With his perceptivity, combat prowess and the Mind Ring, copying his opponent's fighting styles and skills should be easy.

Streaming energy into his Mind Ring and focusing on Gong Yunru, Adam entered a focused battle trance as his opponent launched himself towards him using something similar to the Burst Movement Skill.

The explosive burst of fire energy that he released from his feet propelled him forward as he thrust his spear forwards with incredible speed and force.

As he did so, Gong Yunru's spear ignited and was coated in bright orange flames.

Fire Spear Thrust.

One of the fundamental skills in his Fire Spear arsenal that he unleashed onto Adam with his full power, aiming to take him down in a single flashy and powerful attack. Allowing him to not only showboat, but also conserve his strength for battles to come.

However, unlike what he was expecting, Adam didn't even move from where he stood and thrust his own spear towards his opponent's, seemingly seeking a direct collision.

Adam's spear thrust appeared to be flimsy and weak when compared to Gong Yunru's, but as they collided, Gong Yunru and everyone that was watching was shocked by the result.

Adam, who was wielding a lower quality spear, had used less power and didn't seem to be skilled in the spear had been able to find the weak point in his opponent's attack and exploit it.

Striking at the weak point of the attack, he ended up deflecting it upwards as a powerful torrent of flames was unleashed from Gong Yunru's spear into the air.

With his spear aimed upwards, Gong Yunru's abdomen was left wide open for Adam who had closed the distance between them.

Always keeping his opponents at least one metre away from him, Gong Yunru was too slow to react and was also too shocked to think as Adam strike his stomach with his spear, swinging it like a baseball bat.

Knocked off balance and launched sliding backwards, Gong Yunru was winded and felt like vomiting after the strike he endured, but he stood straight and laughed.

"Is that all you've got? Hahahaha,"

Those that were skilled and had understood what had occurred would know just how much of an exceptional fighter Adam was, but the battle had just started and they couldn't be sure about anything yet.

Outwardly, with Adam suppressing his true power, Gong Yunru appeared to be the more powerful cultivator, but Adam was unpredictable and skilled, so it was too early to conclude who would come out as the victor.

Adam didn't bother to respond to his opponent's taunt as he stood there and awaited his next attack, interested to see what else he was capable of.

Fire Spear Skills were interesting and something Adam hadn't personally implemented in combat, despite giving Wayde some tips on using his fire elemental affinity through his weaponry.

And it was something that he could definitely improve on and continue to learn about, with him always seeking new knowledge.

Enraged and unwilling to lose with his reputation and the national tournament at stake, Gong Yunru began streaming large amounts of fire energy around his body and spear.

Adam's movements had been too precise and perfect, and he was too calm, for his previous counter to have been an accident. And such an opponent couldn't be underestimated.

Despite being someone that loved basking in glory and the recognition of others, first and foremost, Gong Yunru was a fighter and one that was experienced at that.

So he no longer planned on using his simple attacks, as he used an unusual movement technique that was similar to the Ghost Steps in the fact that they involved a series of rapid movements that created afterimages.

It was slightly subpar, but its main purpose wasn't to create an illusion, but to close the gap between himself and the opponent, then unleash a flurry of rapid spear strikes that were hard to see coming.

Adam was impressed by how skilled his opponent was, and although he was quite arrogant, he truly did have the potential to win the regional tournament, from what Adam had gauged from the other participants.

But unfortunately for him and everyone else taking part, Adam had come to win and there was no way they could defeat him, even though he was suppressing his power.

And in the process, he would copy and improve all of his opponent's skills, improving while making his way to the national Martial Arts Union Tournament.