Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 369 Li Nanxing: Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River

"The crimson cranes tread upon the dusty, noisy palace."

The wondrous performance of the celestial bird's steps and the Dipper.

Who can discern the bones beneath the black and white robes?
When the Heavenly Gate opens, the Underworld is locked away!

"I, Ren Dao'an, respectfully invite the God of War to join the battle!"

Ren Daoan, dressed in a feathered robe and wearing a tall hat, was elegant and his appearance was no less than that of Kumārajīva. In his left hand, he held a black crane carrying a blood-red bell, and in his right hand, he held a jade-red peach wood sword, which gave people a sense of coldness.

As the Imperial Preceptor whom Empress Xiao had won over with high-ranking official positions, generous salaries, and rare treasures, Ren Daoan possessed some extraordinary abilities. Compared to the infamous "Five Evils," he was superior in all aspects except for his slightly weaker martial arts skills.

In the previous battle, which occurred hastily, Ren Daoan did not have time to set up the Heavenly Gate Formation. After the fierce fighting, this place accumulated indescribable blood energy, baleful energy, and filth, which was just right for setting up the formation. It could not trap thousands of troops, but it could trap Wanyan Jue. Greed flashed in Ren Daoan's eyes.

The Heavenly Gate Formation is not a divine technique, but a genuine demonic art, derived from the ancient demonic sects' Heavenly Demon Art and Blood Shadow Demon Art. The so-called accumulation of impure energy is actually the accumulation of blood and qi.

The Blood Shadow Demon Art involves absorbing the blood of others to practice.

The Heavenly Gate Formation uses the battlefield as its body, absorbing the blood of the battlefield to amplify its own combat power.

The more blood is killed, the stronger the Heavenly Gate Formation becomes.

In the original story, Ren Daoan set up the Heavenly Gate Formation to block hundreds of thousands of troops. It wasn't until Mu Guiying took command and invited heroes from all over the country, along with dozens of extraordinary individuals, that the Heavenly Gate Formation was finally broken. This demonstrates the power of the Heavenly Gate Formation.

The Heavenly Gate Formation set up at this moment is a watered-down version, forcibly condensed with blood energy. It cannot withstand the barrage of thousands of troops and arrows, but it can greatly enhance combat power.

Ren Daoan looked at Wanyan Jue arrogantly.

How could Wanyan Jue withstand such provocation? He looked at Ren Daoan with disdain: "Heavenly Gate Formation? It's just a cheap trick. Watch me tear it apart!"

Wanyan Jue spoke lightly, but when he leaped up, he unhesitatingly activated ten layers of power, his whole body enveloped in ten golden rings, ready to unleash the Heaven and Earth Overlord Fist.

Haotian Gangqi is a type of qigong that is extremely yang and strong.

As the saying goes, thunder arises from the extreme of yang. The ultimate yang can attract the thunder of the heavens and also the true fire of the sun. Wanyan Jue clenched his fists, and flames rose from his palms.

When he leaped to the highest point, Wanyan Jue's two arms turned completely blood-red, and raging flames erupted around him. Fist-shaped fireballs slammed into Ren Daoan.

Heaven and Earth Overlord Fist - Fire Rain Cover!
Fists flew like meteors, and flames raged across the sky. The Heavenly Gate Formation was filled with eerie and ghostly energy, and it was most afraid of the raging fire.

Wanyan Jue realized the weakness of the Heavenly Gate Formation. Instead of entering the formation directly, he first launched a series of fierce attacks with the Heaven and Earth Overlord Fist, with raging flames engulfing dozens of feet.

Ren Daoan sneered disdainfully.

The Heavenly Gate Formation could not stop the meteor shower.

The power of the Heaven and Earth Overlord Fist can suppress evil spirits.

However, this small Heavenly Gate Formation is built on the blood, corpses, and malevolent energy of tens of thousands of soldiers, combined with the secret techniques of the Demonic Sect. Unless Wanyan Jue can burn all the corpses and completely evaporate the blood to stop the battle, the formation will remain as stable as a mountain.

In other words, at this moment, Ren Daoan possessed boundless power. He waved his hand and shook the Black Crane Carrying Blood Bell, which jingled and produced a soul-capturing demonic sound.

The secret techniques of the Demonic Sect that Shi Youming, Yan Wuyou, and Xin Shisan obtained by chance were also obtained by Ren Daoan. Moreover, he obtained the complete version, inside and out.

Wanyan Jue snorted coldly, his fists clashing together. One move, "Shaking the Mortal World," unleashed a rolling sound wave that tangible and substantial rushed toward Ren Daoan. He then followed up with another punch, "Wild Whirlwind."

Wanyan Jue does not have the ability to achieve oneness with heaven and man because he does not need to; his power is too profound.

For Wanyan Jue, skill was a burden.

If Wanyan Jue's body were a bucket and his internal energy were wine, he had already reached the top. Any more and it would spill. The unity of man and nature that ordinary martial artists dream of was of no value to Wanyan Jue.

Wanyan Jue craved release, yearning for a barrage of heavy punches at will. Ren Daoan had calculated everything, knowing that Wanyan Jue was arrogant, reckless, and brainless, but he couldn't have predicted that Wanyan Jue was a warlike, mad beast. His Heaven and Earth Overlord Fist unleashed a furious barrage, his inner energy surging wildly, causing the heavens and earth to tremble.

With his left hand, he wielded the power of a thousand mountains, and with his right hand, he unleashed a torrent of fire. The two fists collided and blasted out a devastating blow that shook the mortal world. The three heavy punches circulated repeatedly. No matter how much Ren Dao'an's power flowed endlessly, and no matter how much blood and qi surged through the Heavenly Gate Formation, they could not harm Wanyan Jue in the slightest.

"Ren Daoan, the Heavenly Gate Formation is very powerful, but you were too slow. This is war, this is a battlefield. Not a moment can be wasted. You must be decisive!"
Do you know why you can't become one of the Five Evils?

You're too cautious and overly careful in your actions!

You only wanted to use the Heavenly Gate Formation to block me, but you didn't expect that during the time I charged into battle, I broke through four of Yelü Hongji's seven-layer defense line, turning the situation upside down.

What can you do if you block me?
What can I do if I can't break the Heavenly Gate Formation?

The key to victory or defeat does not lie with the two of us, but with Yelü Hongji. If you had made your move a quarter of an hour earlier and led those warriors to set up the Heavenly Gate Formation, you might not have been able to defeat me, but you could at least have delayed me for an hour.

Unfortunately, you didn't do that!
You're letting those highly skilled worshippers die!

You fear my Heaven and Earth Overlord Fist!
You're worried about being killed by my heavy punch!

How can this kind of mentality be considered one of the Five Evils?
Do you dare to attack Zhang Sanfeng?
Do you dare to scheme against the Wudang Sect?

Yu He Gan!
Lin Lingsu dares!

They failed; they remain the Five Evils!
But you will fall under the champion's heavy punch!
Don't blame others or complain about your fate!
The reason you failed is...

—Your opponent is Wanyan Jue!
"You're destined to fail if you go against me!"

Wanyan Jue's punches became increasingly arrogant and domineering. In terms of cunning, a hundred Wanyan Jues couldn't compare to Ren Daoan's little finger. In a head-on confrontation, even with the help of the Heavenly Gate Formation, Ren Daoan would surely be defeated.

The two had completely different mindsets.

Wanyan Jue is not good at scheming, but in battle, he is a true fighting champion. His aura soars to the heavens, and his fists shake the universe.

The Heaven and Earth Overlord Fist is unparalleled and invincible.

"Ren Daoan, you've lost!"

Wanyan Jue looked at the battlefield with a smug expression.

Yelü Hongji's meticulously arranged seven-layer defense line was breached by Wanyan Jue, with four layers broken through. The experts suffered heavy losses, and the Imperial Guard was almost completely wiped out. Yelü Nierugu fought a desperate battle against him, and the remaining three layers of defense were quickly breached.

Yelü Hongji looked at the soldiers around him in despair.

The army was defeated like a mountain!
He has completely exhausted his trump cards.

Yelü Hongji drew his sword, intending to commit suicide, but Empress Dowager Xiao angrily said, "Are you going to be a coward? The Song reinforcements are arriving soon, we can flee south!"

Yelü Hongji smiled bitterly: "Mother, the Song people are not so kind. They are only after the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun. They are sitting on the sidelines watching the tigers fight, watching the Liao Dynasty fall into internal strife, watching the Liao warriors die in this ordinary mountain valley, watching my army be defeated and flee, waiting for me to beg them!"

Empress Dowager Xiao shouted, "So what? There is no such thing as an invincible force in this world. Yelü Nierugu rebelled and we lost a battle, but that doesn't mean we can never recover."

The Song people want to reclaim the Yan-Yun region, fine!

However, they will definitely support you. Only if you become emperor can they reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun at the lowest cost. As long as you are still the emperor of Liao, there is hope for a comeback. You must bravely stand up.

He endured hardship and bided his time, concealing his abilities and biding his time!
The Song people needed us to resist the Manchus.

Governing the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun would take time. During this period, if the Mongol Yuan and Manchu Qing joined forces, the Song people would not be able to resist them. The Song people would need us to resist the Manchu Qing.

There is hope only if you survive!
Live!
Live on, bearing the humiliation and the responsibility!

Empress Dowager Xiao's bold words made Yelü Hongji realize his mistake. He led three or four thousand defeated soldiers and fled south, feeling as if his heart was bleeding.

Such is the nature of life's storms!
Hedong in thirty years and Hexi in thirty years.

Back then, when the Liao army marched south and was at the height of its power, it forced the Song Dynasty to sign the Treaty of Chanyuan, agreeing to pay tribute to the Liao Dynasty every year. Now, the situation has reversed, and Yelü Hongji can only endure it, having no bargaining power.

"I have won! I have won! I have won! I am the rightful heir of the Great Liao, I am the Emperor of Heaven of the Great Liao! Yelü Hongji usurped my throne and deserves to be torn to pieces."

Yelü Nierugu roared to the sky, venting his anger that he had suppressed for twenty years. Looking at Wanyan Jue, who was covered in blood, he subconsciously wanted to back out.

Yelü Xiaocao whispered, "Father, Yelü Hongji has escaped. He went to the Song people for help!"

Yelü Nierugu sneered disdainfully: "The Song people? What can they do besides sending money, silk, and women to the Liao? One charge is enough to defeat them! Who is the Song commander-in-chief? Is it the sixth son of the Yang family?"

Yelü Xiaocao said, "Father, the Song army's commander-in-chief is Yang Yanzhao, and the deputy commander is named Li Nanxing. He is a weak scholar who was promoted by the Song emperor. His son is very powerful. He is known as the Jiazi Tai Sui and is the number one genius in the Central Plains martial arts world. His swordsmanship is superb!"

"Li Nanxing? Trash! Utterly defeated! I was able to defeat him twenty years ago, wiping out his entire army. Now that I am the Mandate of Heaven, who is Li Nanxing to me!"

Yelü Nierugu had a deep memory of Li Nanxing.

This was his greatest achievement in life.

On his first battlefield appearance, he inflicted heavy losses on the previously unstoppable Chu Xiangyu and Li Nanxing, easily annihilating their entire army and gaining immense prestige.

Yelü Nierugu's ability to lead troops in rebellion this time was due to his past victory over Li Nanxing. This achievement was Yelü Nierugu's armor, his most brilliant medal.

Yelü Xiaocao whispered, "Assassination! The Song people have many martial arts masters who are skilled in stealth and assassination!"

Yelü Nierugu nodded. He had originally intended to get rid of Wanyan Jue after he had served his purpose, but now he felt that Wanyan Jue still had some value to him: "Son-in-law, bring me the heads of Li Zhaoting and his wife, and I will give you an extra three thousand soldiers."

Yelü Xiaocao gave Wanyan Jue a wink.

Wanyan Jue shouted, "Father-in-law, rest assured, I can crush Li Zhaoting with one hand!"

Wanyan was not afraid of Li Zhaoting.

At least he's not afraid to fight Li Zhaoting one-on-one.

In Wanyan Jue's mind, Tang Shiwu was the number one genius in the Central Plains martial arts world. His brother-in-law was so exceptionally talented that even an arrogant person like Wanyan Jue was somewhat wary of him.

When Wanyan Jue caused trouble in Dali, he was worried about Yi Jifeng, Li Zhaoting's master. He originally wanted to refine the Poison God to block Yi Jifeng and take the opportunity to cause trouble. Unexpectedly, the Poison God was defeated by Li Zhaoting. With Yi Jifeng's sword aura hanging over Wanyan Jue's head, Wanyan Jue ultimately did not dare to make a move.

Compared to Li Zhaoting, Wanyan Jue was more eager to test Xiao Feng's Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, especially since news of Li Zhaoting's serious injuries had recently spread. Wanyan Jue hoped that Xiao Feng would join the army and test who was the "fist champion".

Yelü Nierugu laughed and said, "My dear son-in-law, I will give you three thousand elite cavalry to lead the troops to capture Yelü Hongji and establish your prestige in the army. This will make it easier for you to command the army."

Wanyan Jue nodded in agreement.

Yelü Nierugu did not intentionally cause trouble. The three thousand elite cavalrymen he gave were a reserve force, consisting of the three thousand cavalrymen under his command who were in the best physical condition. The rest of the soldiers rested on the spot.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war; no further explanation is needed.

Wanyan Jue led his troops south.

At the same time, the two armies of the Song Dynasty were on their backs.

Yang Zongbao and Di Qing were the vanguards of the two routes.

(End of this chapter)