After a long period of thought, in reality, from the moment the man from the Hong family spoke to making a decision, only a few seconds had passed.
Li Chonglou ultimately decided to keep a card up his sleeve. Since there were only two more matches left, winning directly with internal energy would confuse them once more.
With his decision made, Li Chonglou's eyes immediately flashed with brilliance, and he said to Caihong in his mind, "Don't worry, senior, I'll finish this faster."
Before they had experienced life in the bars, everyone in the soul bottle had a desire for reincarnation. But now, even Caihong wished to linger longer in the mortal world. Li Chonglou naturally had to consider his energy.
As soon as the words fell, Li Chonglou initiated the attack.
This time, the aura he unleashed was that of the peak of the fourth layer.
"This kid is indeed hiding his strength! No wonder he could instantly defeat those at the fourth layer. His aura is probably not far from a breakthrough!"
Everyone couldn't help but be astonished. Although he hadn't reached the fifth layer, at his age and with this realm, he could be considered a genius. However, this was the first time they had seen Li Chonglou's face.
This meant he was a genius who had detached himself from their circle in the capital!
How could this not surprise these geniuses who considered themselves extraordinary!
However, in contrast, Wu Long, for some unknown reason, suddenly breathed a deep sigh of relief and murmured, "Fortunately, it's not the fifth layer. Brother Li must have his own secret cultivation techniques."
This outcome was still acceptable to Wu Long, because in his eyes, if he were at this age, he would at least have this strength, and he was confident he could reach even greater heights!
This meant that Li Chonglou's talent was not enough to surpass him! But if it were the strength of the fifth layer, it would be different. Every layer from the third to the fifth was a chasm, and no one dared to guarantee they could cross it smoothly!
This was also why Wu Ying didn't need any famous techniques; just his fifth-layer realm was enough to secure his position as the strongest among the younger generation!
On the stage, Li Chonglou's body turned into a black line, charging towards the man from the Hong family at a speed slightly faster than before.
"This move is useless against my Hong family."
His reaction was completely different from the previous opponents. Facing the fierce attack, the man from the Hong family neither dodged nor parried. Instead, he planted himself firmly, drawing circles with his hands from the inside out.
It was somewhat similar to the starting posture of the Thirteen Forms of Tai Chi, but his horse stance was not the conventional four-level horse stance but the more difficult "living horse stance."
The four-level horse stance also emphasized both offense and defense, but its directionality was limited and required constant adjustments to truly defend all four directions. This adjustment, precisely, was its weakness.
Because from adjustment to solid defense required a certain amount of time. Among ordinary people, this time could be negligible, but among cultivators, every moment was fiercely contested! That sliver of time was enough to decide the outcome of a battle!
But the living horse stance was different. Its stance was not deeply rooted, somewhat resembling the light steps of Xiao Long, who had mastered ancient martial arts, but its center of gravity was more in the lower body. Coupled with its inherent mobility, it combined swiftness and stability.
It sounded simple, but in reality, very few people in the martial world knew how to perform this living step.
It wasn't because it was ineffective, but because it was too difficult to use!
As quick as thought, Li Chonglou had already lunged in front of the man from the Hong family, his fist striking with a fierce wind. Surprise flashed in the eyes of the man from the Hong family, but he calmly shifted his weight, ducking and twisting his waist.
His reaction was incredibly fast!
Before the fist arrived, his body only just began to move, but it was as if a spring was coiled within him. He instantly contracted into a ball, perfectly evading Li Chonglou's punch!
Following this, a whip-like leg kick was delivered. The man from the Hong family's expression finally changed, and he quickly brought his hands to his chest for defense.
Bang!
A sound echoed, but most of the force had been absorbed by the man from the Hong family. An attack at almost full fourth-layer strength only made him retreat several steps, and he stabilized himself with a somersault.
"As expected of the most talented generation."
Li Chonglou couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. After all, this was a young man in his early twenties, even a few years younger than Chen Peiyue! Yet, the strength he displayed was beyond comparison.
Although in terms of realm and internal energy, they could still contend, with the secret techniques being unleashed, Li Chonglou estimated that only Chen Peiyue, who had learned many of her trump cards, could still barely fight back.
If it were in Yue Hai, he wouldn't even have had the chance to unleash his pulse-hidden abilities!
"However, I still need the points."
Li Chonglou's gaze suddenly turned serious. The aura of the peak of the fourth layer erupted like a vast ocean, and a gust of wind directly swept across the area below the stage.
"My god, what kind of mastery of aura control is this?"
"This guy is definitely not an ordinary person!"
As this aura erupted, the crowd below the stage immediately changed their expressions again. The application of aura was indeed divided into different levels.
The most basic was undoubtedly that of Yi De Fa, who could only release it purely, without even knowing how to utilize it.
A slightly more advanced level was the ability to use one's aura to create a sense of pressure against those weaker than oneself, which was a psychological impact.
Deeper still was the actual psychological impact, being able to directly attack the opponent with aura. Most people were at this stage.
Further up was the ability to influence the surrounding environment, but this was not what Li Chonglou was displaying. The difference between the two was whether this influence could cause harmful attacks to people around.
The wind that was now blowing around undoubtedly made everyone feel the threat!
Even Wu Long couldn't help but swallow nervously.
Is this Brother Li's true strength? So powerful!
On stage, what outsiders didn't know was that the man from the Hong family, as Li Chonglou's target, was under far greater pressure than they were!
At least twice the threat!
"How did this guy do it?"
Even the man from the Hong family, who considered himself of noble origin, dared not show any disrespect towards Li Chonglou at this moment! With just this aura alone, he was enough to be counted among true powerhouses!
And what no one knew was that two people in the audience showed strange looks of confusion. One was Wu Ying in the audience, and the other was Uncle Quan on stage.
They even exchanged glances tacitly, but there were no other anomalies.
On stage, after releasing his aura, Li Chonglou once again charged towards the man from the Hong family. This time, his speed remained unchanged, but the man from the Hong family, under the influence of his aura, clearly showed a delayed reaction.
"Damn it, it can be used like this?"
By the time the man from the Hong family reacted, Li Chonglou was already in front of him.
The edge of the stage was less than three meters behind him. How could the man from the Hong family not know Li Chonglou's intention!