"Did none of them break?"

"Is the old Taoist joking?"

"Impossible... Chang Qingzi is an elder of the Wudang Sect, even if he made mistakes, it's impossible for all ten moves to fail, right?!"

"Isn't there still time? Why isn't the old Taoist continuing?!"

...

As the audience was buzzing with discussions, Xu Yishan was watching Lin Feng with a smile, calmly asking, "Lin Feng, tell me, how many wooden beams did Chang Qingzi really break just now?!"

This question from Xu Yishan was meant to test Lin Feng's perception.

Lin Feng looked at Xu Yishan and said calmly, "Given Chang Qingzi's skill, if he allocated his time for regaining energy properly within one minute, making two more moves, he could definitely break all the wooden beams. As it stands, he must have broken eight wooden beams; I just heard eight clear sounds of wood breaking..."

Xu Yishan nodded, "You're right, Chang Qingzi isn't in the Innate Realm, his Inner Strength is only enough to break eight wooden beams, starting from the ninth one, his strength was fading, and by the tenth one, he was almost exhausted, so the ninth beam bent but didn't break, and the tenth one wasn't damaged at all..."

At this point, the ten wooden beams on the platform vibrated almost simultaneously.

Thud thud…

A series of resonant sounds rang out, eight wooden beams broke in unison, while the ninth one merely bent at an angle with a bang, and the last one simply fell down without breaking with a pop.

It was indeed as Xu Yishan said, eight and a half beams broke...

Lin Feng couldn't help but admire Xu Yishan's keen eye, indeed, the older the ginger, the spicier!

"Hiss..." Almost all the onlookers gasped, especially those who had doubted Chang Qingzi's abilities earlier; they were now wide-eyed in surprise, staring at the broken beams, unable to recover for a long time...

"With Chang Qingzi's status, coming out to compete for this two million is already lowering himself; making ten moves was his limit; even if there's time, he definitely wouldn't make more moves to break all the beams... You go up next and try, make just ten moves like Chang Qingzi and see if your Inner Strength can surpass Chang Qingzi's!" Xu Yishan suddenly suggested.

"Is this okay?" Lin Feng hesitated; it wasn't that he didn't dare go on stage, it was just that winning his own prize money seemed a little shameless.

"Fool, haven't you realized yet?" Xu Yishan smiled and shook his head, "Just now, the people from Shaolin and Wudang were praising you, not just to flatter you, they not only want you to take the stage but also have thought of a way to step down graciously for themselves beforehand..."

"Old Xu, what do you mean?" Lin Feng looked at Xu Yishan strangely, not quite understanding.

"You forgot the theme we put on the invitation..." Xu Yishan looked at Lin Feng strangely, "It said to compare the merits of Jianghu martial arts and traditional martial arts; Shaolin and Wudang represent prestigious orthodox sects. They're challenging us; if you don't go on stage, should I go and bully the younger ones?"

Damn... Lin Feng finally realized that Chang Qingzi's move was already a representation of the orthodox sects of China challenging the Hong Sect...

Jeez, can you put more passion into a challenge? It made me think you were just joking around! Lin Feng looked helplessly toward the Wudang Sect's direction and indeed found Chang Qingzi politely signaling him, inviting him to make a move.

Not only the Wudang Sect, but people from other major sects were also watching Lin Feng, aware that since Wudang and Shaolin had just mentioned the Hong Sect's Lin Feng, it's now Lin Feng's turn!

Turns out I'm the last to realize! Lin Feng smiled wryly as he walked up to the platform; meanwhile, the Longfeng Martial Hall's security, under Zhu Xiuyue's direction, replaced the beams with a batch in perfect condition, placing them one meter away in front of Lin Feng...

As Lin Feng took the stage, everyone's gaze turned to him, involuntarily starting to discuss.

"Chang Qingzi is a renowned expert of the Wudang Sect for decades, and he only broke eight beams; it shows how challenging continuous moves are. Lin Feng, while being the youngest leader of the Hong Sect, is still young; how could his amount of Inner Strength possibly surpass Chang Qingzi's? I say Lin Feng won't break more than eight beams..."

"I think so too; no matter how strong Lin Feng is, he can't be stronger than the inner-family experts of the Wudang Sect..."

"However, you all overlooked the fact that Chang Qingzi made ten continuous moves within ten seconds, and in the end, failed to break two beams. If Lin Feng uses a different approach, making intermittent moves, maybe he could break all the beams!"

"Lin Feng shouldn't be so treacherous, right?"

"Who knows... Winning at any cost isn't that the motto of these street gangsters!"

Numerous idle words, along with hundreds of skeptical looks, reached Lin Feng from below the stage...

However, amidst the chaotic discussions, Lin Feng picked up some encouraging voices.

"Boss, go for it!" "Brother Feng, I believe in you..."

These voices naturally came from Zhou Yang, Xiang Wang, and Zhu Xiuyue.

A surge of warmth flowed through his heart, and Lin Feng made a "V" gesture to his supporters behind him.

Then, silence enveloped the entire place, everyone held their breath, carefully watching Lin Feng's every move.

Lin Feng focused his mind and prepared to strike with full force...

Although his cultivation had advanced to half-step Innate, continuously releasing Inner Strength ten times was still quite a burden for Lin Feng.

In fact, Chang Qingzi's cultivation wasn't inferior to Lin Feng's; he had been at half-step Innate years ago.

Therefore, it's almost impossible for Lin Feng to perform better than Chang Qingzi unless, as the audience suggested, he makes intermittent moves. Otherwise, there's little chance of besting Chang Qingzi!

"If I really follow their advice and make intermittent moves to break ten beams, even if I manage to break them all in the end, I might be despised..." Lin Feng thought to himself, "But under the watchful eyes, representing the Hong Sect, if defeated by Wudang, that wouldn't be good either! If I can exert full effort, I'd better give it my all..."

With this resolve, Lin Feng took out a Silver Needle, discreetly used it to prick a certain acupoint on his thigh...

Yin Yang Life Changing Needle, Golden Needle acupuncture technique, unleashing potential! 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Almost instantly upon inserting the Golden Needle, Lin Feng felt an abrupt surge of Inner Strength in one of his meridians, his aura immediately elevated by thirty percent...

Then, under countless astonished eyes, Lin Feng, like Chang Qingzi, stepped and struck, making ten explosive moves within a mere ten seconds!

Bang bang bang bang...

Ten moves, ten wooden beams, all broke into hollow pieces, without exception!