"Kid, lie down!" Stephen Walker soared over like a giant bird, swooping down from above, his five fingers curved like hooks, energy radiating and swirling, resembling the talons of an eagle striking at a gray wolf.

Chapter 0009: Astonishing Everyone

Facing Stephen Walker's soaring eagle strike, James Walker's mind quickly calmed down.

His body, amidst the violent waves of energy, was like a reef at the bottom of the sea—unmoved despite the raging undercurrents. Just as the force was about to strike him, he suddenly twisted, gliding like a fish, spiraling continuously. As the opponent soared like an eagle, he responded with "the fish glides in shallow waters."

Energy waves rolled and surged, qi rampaged everywhere. Stephen Walker's momentum was fierce and overwhelming, repeatedly clawing down with hands shaped like eagle talons, layers of claw shadows pressing down like mountains, determined to capture James Walker in one fell swoop.

Everyone saw that in the center of the arena, Stephen Walker looked like a giant eagle soaring in the air, swooping down again and again with an unimaginable ferocity.

Meanwhile, James Walker was like a fish swimming through the waves of energy. Facing the eagle's claws, he repeatedly encountered danger, but each time, at the very last moment, he dodged away, causing Stephen Walker to waste his qi again and again, all to no avail.

It wasn't that the eagle wasn't powerful and agile, but that the fish was simply too cunning and slippery.

"This kid, how can his movements be so agile? Just how tough must his body be to perform the ever-changing Fish-Dragon Body Technique to such an extreme?"

Everyone who witnessed this exchange was shocked.

The "Fish-Dragon Body Technique" that James Walker displayed was a top-tier movement technique of the Yang family. Most experts had learned it, but to perform it at this level—even sixth or seventh-level experts would find it difficult, as it demanded so much from the body.

Like James Walker, twisting at will, his bones and muscles instantly hard as iron, then as tough as a bowstring, then suddenly as soft as cotton candy—hard as steel, springy as a bow, soft as cotton... Very few people could reach such a realm.

"Good, good, good..." David Walker's eyes were filled with delight. At this moment, his two eldest sons on stretchers beside him had also regained consciousness. Though they still had traces of "shadow poison" in their bodies, their minds were clear. Watching the battle between James Walker and Stephen Walker, their eyes were filled with shock.

"Father, wasn't third brother's qi sea destroyed?" the eldest brother asked with difficulty.

"Your third brother had a fortuitous encounter—something extraordinary," David Walker replied. "This time, fate has not abandoned our branch. Just when all seemed lost, a glimmer of hope appeared."

"Even though third brother had a stroke of luck, the gap between fifth-level and sixth-level qi techniques is huge. Will he..."

"No matter. Your third brother's breath is long, his qi is abundant and nearly endless. Stephen Walker keeps attacking fiercely, but if the fight drags on, his offense will falter and his qi will be depleted. At worst, your third brother can force a draw." David Walker's gaze was sharp as a torch.

If David Walker could see this, Stephen Walker himself felt it even more acutely. He had unleashed his berserk qi technique to teach James Walker a lesson, but kept missing, and now found himself in a dilemma. His qi was being rapidly consumed, and if this continued, he was truly at risk of defeat.

If a sixth-level was defeated by a fifth-level, he would lose all face and never be able to hold his head up again.

"Kill!"

He went all out again, biting his tongue so that a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, turning into a blood arrow that shot above his head. Under the force of his qi, it exploded with a bang, enveloping his whole body in a mist of blood, the scent of blood spreading all around.

Within the blood mist, his attack power suddenly doubled. The qi between his eagle-claw fingers formed iron hook-like nails, three feet long. When he struck the ground, deep furrows were gouged out.

"Crimson Blood Qi Technique!"

Seeing this, the Yang family experts all stood up. "He was actually forced to use the Crimson Blood Qi Technique! This technique twists the meridians and burns the qi sea, damaging one's cultivation. It should never be used unless absolutely necessary."

"A fifth-level forcing a sixth-level to this point—even among geniuses, I've never seen such a genius."

"David Walker has truly turned misfortune into blessing, to have such a son. If the Elders' Council finds out, they'll surely nurture him heavily," thought some of the neutral Yang family experts.

"This is the end. Once the Crimson Blood Qi Technique is unleashed, James Walker is sure to lose."

A murderous glint flashed in John Walker's eyes. Seeing James Walker so outstanding, he was moved to kill. If James Walker continued to grow like this, the consequences would be unimaginable.

However, as soon as his killing intent arose, David Walker's gaze locked onto him like a shadow, making him dare not act rashly.

"James Walker, lie down for me!"

A furious roar erupted in the arena. Stephen Walker, having unleashed the Crimson Blood Qi Technique, descended from the air, his clothes billowing, five iron-hooked fingers gleaming silver, radiating an aura that completely restrained James Walker's movements, forcing James Walker to confront him head-on.

"Let's do this!"

At this moment, James Walker forgot all about honor and disgrace, knowing that life and death would be decided in an instant. He frantically channeled his qi, even connecting with that thunderous giant elephant, and threw a punch to collide with the eagle claw.

Crackling!