Blue Phoenix Chapter 39 – The Final Eight

Looking at Cheung Chan Tin’s martial arts attack, it was impossible for Gao Yan not to feel a rush of adrenaline. Their friendship was obvious to the onlookers, and neither expressed an intent of seriously harming the other, but it would be impossible for them to get through the fight unscathed.

The Qi Thorns on top of Cheung Chan Tin’s knuckles looked exactly like knuckle dusters made from energy, and they were moving towards Gao Yan at a frightening speed, aiming for his head, ready to pummel into his jaw with the force of a thousand suns.

Gao Yan moved back slightly to increase the time before the impact. In his hand, a swirl of qi was spinning around turning itself into a great ball of qi. As the ball reached palm-size, it suddenly started to flatten itself and transformed into a shield, which Gao Yan hoisted forth as he rushed towards Cheung Chan Tin.

A loud bang resounded, reverberating through the air as the Qi Knuckle Dusters hit against Gao Yan’s protective shield. Both young men stumbled back while contending hard to keep their balance.

Cracks appeared all over Gao Yan’s Qi Shield. He hid it beneath a sleeve, as his arm was stuck in a strange shape. Cheung Chan Tin did not look to be in any better condition. A small line of blood was dripping down the corner of his mouth.

Although both of the young men were battered, neither seemed ready to forfeit and slowly got back into position. This time Cheung Chan Tin took a defensive stance, while Gao Yan was getting ready to attack.

Gao Yan and Cheung Chan Tin had grown up in a part of town where only the strong survived. These children grew up with nothing but their fists and kicks as their style of fighting. Naturally, a lack of rules and a formless style followed this growth.

The skills these two youngsters had learned attested to exactly that type of fighting. Gao Yan mustered forth the same knuckle dusters on his fists. Like Cheung Chan Tin, the formed qi possessed the same slightly gray shine of low purity.

Everyone observing the scene held their breath, as

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