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The final match of the 100th Outsider Martial Arts Contest

will begin!

Please take your seats!

FINAL ROUND

-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!

-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!

-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!

-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!

-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!

-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!

-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!

Put in all your energy later

to cheer for Lingyu.

Scream as loud as you can.

-Understood! -Understood!

Lingyu is here.

Lingyu.

I need to tell you something.

Rong Shan. What is it?

Our eight seniors

have left.

Most of them already have their own clans.

We are the only two young ones left in the mountain

to be with Master.

That's why you must take out Zhang Chulan.

If that rascal wins,

the next Chief Celestial Taoist

will be that shameless guy!

THE 100TH CHIEF CELESTIAL TAOIST, ZHANG CHULAN

How could the members of Celestial Taoist Mansion

show their faces then?

Not to worry, Rong Shan.

I will give it my all.

-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!

-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!

THE DAY BEFORE THE FINAL MATCH

Zhang Chulan.

You must win tomorrow.

Ms. Bao.

I've known you for so long.

I've never seen you

worry so much about losing.

I don't know what to do anymore.

I just...

I feel that I...

You feel that you have nowhere else to go, right?

Yes, that's right.

That's impressive!

You immediately guessed the word I couldn't think of.

All of you are impressive.

Everyone I have met is more impressive than me.

Everyone knows where to go.

Everyone knows where to return to.

If I know where I came from

just like everyone else,

I would probably know where to go, wouldn't I?

I wish to go home too.

Zhang Chulan, you're impressive!

How did you know what I was thinking?

How can I not know?

That's because I also have nowhere to go back to.

Do you still remember

the Old Farmer Technique that I taught you?

Yes, I do.

But I can never get my qi right.

I've failed to learn it.

Do it once for me to see.

-Ms. Bao. -Don't talk to me.

Calm your mind.

Mount Longhu!

It has been years since I have come back here.

Chulan.

Mount Longhu is my roots.

This was where I began.

Grandpa.

You have grown so much.

And you have lost weight.

You're skinny now.

You must have had a hard time these years

since I wasn't around.

It's my fault. I'm sorry.

You're supposed to be my grandson.

But I made you suffer.

Do you hate me?

I don't.

I guess you're really a big boy now.

I'm relieved now.

I am a disappointment.

All my life,

I have been hiding.

I even forced you

to be like me.

Chulan.

From today on,

you don't have to hide anymore.

Be brave and do whatever you want to do.

Go and live the kind of life

that you want.

The path is before you.

So just walk it boldly.

I will not stop you anymore.

I won't leave you.

I want to watch you

win this contest.

I want to see you clean up the mess that we old geezers

have left behind too.

And finally, I'm waiting to see you

become an Outsider that is truly strong and powerful!

Not bad.

You have improved.

Ms. Bao.

I must win.

And I will definitely win.

I must win.

-Zhang Chulan is shameless! -Zhang Chulan is shameless!

-Go, Lingyu! Defeat that shameless guy! -Go, Lingyu! Defeat that shameless guy!

-Go, Lingyu! Defeat that shameless guy! -Go, Lingyu! Defeat that shameless guy!

Bring it on.

Show me what you've got.

Today, between you and me,

only one of us

will walk out of this arena.

The final match

of the Outsider Martial Arts Contest.

We have Zhang Lingyu fighting against Zhang Chulan.

Heaven and Earth.

Heaven and Earth.

-Qi as the primordial root. -Qi as the primordial root.

-Through myriads of ordeals, -Through myriads of ordeals,

-I shall prove my dominance! -I shall prove my dominance!

Qi's Form.

QI 24%, QI59%

Very good, Zhang Chulan.

In just a month,

you are able to block the Gold Brilliance Spell.

QI 62%

Especially your technique.

Compared to your clumsiness back then,

you are now completely different.

QI 77%

That's good.

You do have a gift.

Come on.

Show me

if you have improved your Lightning Technique.

Five Elements Yin Lightning.

Lightning Palm.

Five Elements Yang Lightning.

Lightning Palm!

You have improved so much in such a short time.

No wonder Master thought so highly of you.

Sure enough, I still prefer

Five Elements Yang Lightning.

It is dignified and upright.

Five Elements Lightning Techniques.

It is called Five Lightnings,

but it is actually Five Elements.

With pure yang and mainly fire,

it is the qi of the heart.

With slight yin in yang

and mainly metal,

it is the qi of the lungs.

With pure yin and mainly water,

it is the qi of the kidneys.

With slight yang in yin

and mainly wood,

it is the qi of the liver.

When the five qi become one,

the technique used is called

Five Elements Lightning Techniques.

Virgins

are full of yang qi.

That's why

they will have qi of the Metal Lungs that is led by the Fire Heart.

So the first to develop

is Five Elements Yang Lightning.

METAL LUNGS, FIRE HEART, WATER KIDNEYS

While those who are not virgins

have lost their primordial energy.

Therefore, their qi of the Wood Liver is led by the Water Kidneys.

That causes their yin qi to develop first.

And that is called Five Elements Yin Lightning.

Each five qi of yin and yang has strengths and weaknesses.

You must focus on one of them to cultivate it.

Zhiwei.

Is Lingyu still hung up on Five Elements Yang Lightning?

Whenever this kid

uses Lightning Technique in public,

he only uses Lightning Palm.

He still can't overcome it.

Even when he's faced with a strong opponent,

he will still risk it by defeating them with Lightning Palm.

Unfortunately,

Lightning Palm belongs to Five Elements Yang Lightning.

No matter how much he yearns for the fairness and openness of yang,

yin is yin.

It is thick and filthy,

but also peculiar and changeable.

When it takes effect,

it is like mercury that leaks from the ground

and fills every gap.

This is the true face of Five Elements Yin Lightning.

That is why Five Elements Yin Lightning is also called

Impure Water Lightning.

IMPURE WATER LIGHTNING

Is that even lightning?

It is sticky and repressive.

It is clearly deadly,

but it also piques your curiosity.

Lingyu,

You must feel terrible using Lightning Technique

in public.

Whatever the reason,

this is who you are now.

Accept it.

Accept who you are now.

Even if you turn into a pig,

you must keep your calm and accept it.

What is this?

No one can help him at this point.

Zhang Chulan.

This is Impure Water Yin Lightning.

It crushes your bones

and burns your heart.

Only cultivation much higher than mine can resist it.

Otherwise, the only defense that can counter it

is your Yang Lightning.

The Heart Lightning.

I can only feel

how powerful you are when I've become stronger.

Frankly, before coming to Mount Longhu,

I never thought

I would be able to reach the final round

and fight with you again.

You are powerful.

Zhuge Qing is powerful.

Wang Ye is also powerful.

Tai Chi Yang Palm.

Everyone is doing their best

to surpass themselves.

I can't stop you all from getting stronger.

But I will do everything I can to get closer to that desire.

Someone told me

that if I want to defeat you all,

I must not see you all as my opponents.

My opponent

is myself who has surpassed the limit.

Zhang Chulan.

You are very different today.

Good.

So you will only show your true colors when you are cornered.

Spirit Master Lingyu.

This attack that I will be using next

was newly invented by myself.

The effects are still not stable yet.

It only lasts for five minutes.

That would suffice.

I will take you out in five minutes.

If you please.

Injecting Lightning Palm into yourself

to trigger your meridians.

Did you seriously think of that?

Rapid Lightning.

Thick and moist.

Sticky.

As if it is dissolving every inch of my bones and muscles.

Five Elements Yin Lightning.

Impure Water.

I remember now.

Grandpa told me about the nature of Five Elements Yin Lightning.

Chulan.

Do you still remember

what are the corresponding Stems-and-Branches of the five organs

that I taught to you?

I remember.

Then let me test you.

What is the corresponding earthly branch of the heart and lungs?

Shen.

That's right. It is Shen.

Our ancestors compared

the yang of the heart and lungs

to a fiery monkey.

That's where the term "monkey mind" came from.

There is another name for the monkey mind.

That is "practitioner".

Our ancestors believed

that the more one experiences,

the stronger their heart becomes,

and the easier it is to train the monkey mind.

To achieve the perfect state,

one must understand the meaning of "emptiness".

That is why

the goal of the monkey mind

is to understand emptiness.

Little monkey,

you are still far from reaching

the state of understanding emptiness.

Besides that, the yang of the heart and lungs has another enemy.

It's called the yin of liver and kidneys.

The Five Elements match the Stems-and-Branches.

The liver and kidneys correspond to the yin water.

The yin energy is just like

a pig that is soaked in water.

But it controls our emotions and desires.

Such as greed,

lust, and so on.

Therefore, if this pig

wants to cultivate,

it must keep the percepts,

which is the eight percepts.

But of course,

not all desires

are useless.

Which means, it tells us

what you can do

and what you cannot.

Therefore,

the cultivation goal of this pig

is to become aware.

So they are Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie?

Grandpa.

Isn't this the story of Journey to the West?

That's right.

Wukong and Bajie's yin and yang

don't match.

They oppose each other.

However, only one is destined to succeed.

That's why you mustn't disturb this pig.

Otherwise, when the Water Kidneys go haywire,

everything you have trained

will go down the drain.

Grandpa.

If I tell them that this is what the story

of Journey to the West is about,

do you think my teachers and classmates

will think I am crazy?

They might think that.

Five Elements Yin Lightning.

Lightning of the Water Kidneys.

Grandpa.

I have come to understand it now.

He has really become much stronger.

What's so funny?

I have been lying to myself.

I have lost my virginity.

I can't practice Five Elements Yang Lightning.

But I refused to face it

and got angry at you.

I have hated you once.

I was also jealous of you.

Zhang Chulan.

I'm sorry.

All this time,

the worst person here

is me.

What?

I can't believe Taoist Zhang, who looks celibate,

once had a woman.

After this match,

I guess a lot of girls will be heartbroken.

I had no idea that's how you felt.

Enough with the fuss.

Escaping from your Yin Lightning

used up a lot of my energy.

Rapid Lightning can't last for long either.

But I still want to say one last thing to you.

Stop being

so sharp-tongued.

I have to admit.

Life will be easier

if you are shameless sometimes.

But Zhang Chulan,

I have a piece of advice for you too.

Be more upright.

This is the true face of Zhang Chulan.

Is this that shameless fellow?

Dad.

When did you

discover his disguise?

The Zhang Chulan that you all perceive

is cowardly, despicable, and shameless.

That's what he wanted you all to see.

Someone like that

won't make anyone feel threatened.

But look.

People have now forgotten

that he is the inheritor of the Qi Apotheosis.

Zhang Chulan knows what he wants

and what he should give up.

To do this,

you need certain qualities.

Forbearance, perseverance,

and even ruthlessness.

Who do you think you are?

Ruthless?

He doesn't fit

that description at all.

A few months ago,

Zhang Chulan suddenly came into the Outsiders' World.

I looked into him.

NDT noticed Zhang Chulan

when Zhang Xilin died.

The company deduced

that he wasn't an Outsider.

They thought he was just an ordinary kid.

Have you noticed

the scariest part of that?

Zhang Chulan gave up the techniques his grandfather taught him.

He endured secretly as an ordinary person for 12 years.

No matter how he was bullied or treated,

he never used his abilities.

He never exposed his true powers.

Over ten years of forbearance.

Even if he cultivated in secret,

you can imagine that he wasn't that efficient.

So do you get it now?

You peers

are facing an opponent

who has not cultivated for over ten years.

Impure Water.

Caecilian Lightning!

Little White Worm!

I see.

Is this the opposing power

that was hidden in my body?

Zhang Chulan.

Did you feel it?

Two forces resisting each other.

The one that can no longer resist first

will lose.

But I have reached my limit.

Lingyu.

Can I make a move first?

Sure.

Go ahead.

Alright.

That will be my last move.

Little White Long Worm!

LITTLE WHITE LONG WORM

QI 99%

QI 100%

A Lightning Technique that can be controlled.

This final move is indeed tricky.

No matter how quickly you can react, I doubt you can escape this time.

That's right.

My Little White Worm Lightning Series

can indeed be controlled.

But it is the slowest

while it's being controlled.

Its true nature

is a Tracking Lightning Technique

that can lock on its target.

I want the turn over

the heavens!

The heavens!

Incredible.

Unpredictable.

You used Yang Lightning

in the style of Yin Lightning.

You are far more talented than I am.

If you lose today,

it would only be due to our difference in cultivation.

Zhang Chulan.

You are truly amazing.

You have forced me

to elevate the yin in my body to the maximum

and fully accept my Five Elements Yin Lightning.

That's a first for me.

Zhang Chulan.

You have done a great job.

It was perfect.

But now,

I am going to defeat this perfect you.

Is this the hard difference in strength?

Ms. Bao.

I'm sorry.

This is bad.

Zhang Chulan has lost.

I can't ask the old Taoist now.

What happened to you?

It's me.

It was my first time

mobilizing all the yin in my body.

How ironic.

I was never willing to accept Yin Lightning.

Now that I have fully used Yin Lightning,

I ended up suffering its attack instead.

Is this my punishment from God?

I...

Does this mean I have won?

Lingyu.

Are you still able to continue?

I...

I...

I admit defeat.

Master.

I am sorry.

I never thought I would lose

in such a ridiculous way.

Zhang Lingyu

versus Zhang Chulan.

The winner

is Zhang Chulan.

Ms. Bao.

I will definitely win.

-Play-off! -Play-off!

-Play-off! -Play-off!

-Play-off! -Play-off!

Zhiwei.

What happened

to Lingyu?

Who knows?

Perhaps he ate something wrong for breakfast?

Zhiwei.

Just be honest with me.

This match between Chulan and Lingyu.

One is your favorite disciple.

Another is Huaiyi's grandson.

Who did you wish would win?

Chulan is the grandson of Huaiyi.

Huaiyi had a tough life.

If his grandson

could win the Outsider Martial Arts Contest,

I would be pleased.

I get it now.

Master.

Lingyu.

Do you think that I was mean?

I have let you down.

I can't believe I lost so ridiculously.

I mobilized my qi wrong.

I am a disgrace to you.

I have wasted your years of training me

and the help from other disciples.

Actually,

I drugged you this morning.

You are no longer upright.

You are now

simply straightforward.

Foolishly honest.

This is Waylay Powder,

also called the Immortal Pill.

Even immortals will be doomed once they take it.

Once it is taken,

it will block the flow of qi.

This was in your breakfast.

Dig in.

The dose I gave you

will only take effect

when you exert all your strength.

I see.

What do you mean by "I see"?

Why did you sigh in relief?

You looked as if you could finally be at ease now.

I thought

I made a low-level mistake

and let you down.

But it turns out I was set up by you.

Wrong reaction.

You should be acting like

you were betrayed.

You should be terrified.

Uneasy. Confused.

In despair.

You should be yelling in agony,

"Why did you do that to me, Master?"

That should be your reaction.

But your reaction now

is very disappointing.

Master.

I actually want to ask why you did that.

You could have said so from the get-go

and told me to lose to Zhang Chulan.

Even if I wanted you to lose to him on purpose,

you would have agreed to it without hesitation.

That would be too much to ask of you.

That's why

I'm not eager

to know the reason.

Practitioners

have patience.

It would be too difficult

to use Yin Lightning to perfection

with your character.

I have an instruction for you now.

Tomorrow is the last day

of the Outsider Martial Arts Contest.

If you are asked to make a decision,

you have to make a decision

that you don't usually make.