Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 492 The Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger Return to the Origin, the Death of Yi Shuihan!
Bai Xiong is a very principled person.

However, no matter how principled a person is, they must show some respect for principles themselves.

From the moment the Flying Camel Clan made up their minds to join the Four Directions City, Bai Xiong was no longer the chieftain of the Flying Camel Clan, but the general and marshal of the Four Directions City.

The rules of the Flying Camel Clan are no greater than the orders of the city lord... and besides, martial arts masters value their own martial arts path and few covet secret manuals.

In Bai Xiong's view, the Five Ultimate Soul-Chasing Manual, passed down through generations, can be seen as a claw technique comparable to the Shaolin Dragon-Capturing Hand, or as five first-class martial arts skills.

With Li Zhaoting's astonishing martial arts skills, how could he possibly care about a secret manual of this level?

If Li Zhaoting can truly gain inspiration, in order not to owe anyone a favor, he will definitely give something in return. A few casual words of advice could benefit Bai Xiong for life.

The only pity is that Li Zhaoting possesses the Heavenly Sword, not the Heavenly Blade, and therefore cannot reproduce the unparalleled swordsmanship described in the dying words of the Flying Camel Clan's ancestors.

Most of the flying camel warriors practiced swordsmanship because of this ancestor's dying words, which ultimately led to them becoming completely unskilled.

Not only did they fail to learn the sword technique, they also lost the sword manual left by their ancestors. In Bai Xiong's words, they turned the sword technique into the "Yue Maiden Sword Technique".

Bai Xiong shook his head in regret.

Li Zhaoting, understanding the implied meaning behind the music, offered suggestions for revision while reviewing the secret manual and illustrations.

The Five Ultimate Soul-Chasing Manual is a set of claw techniques, which are so profound that ordinary people find it difficult to master.

During its transmission, it was broken down by the masters of the Flying Camel Clan into fist techniques, palm techniques, finger techniques, and claw techniques.

The four unique skills, together with the general principles and mental techniques, are collectively known as the Five Ultimate Soul-Chasing Manual, not five martial arts skills.

The finger technique he sold to the Tang family in Hangzhou was Tang Zhuquan's specialty; his fingers moved as fast as the wind, capable of swiftly striking and killing.

His palm and fist techniques are top-notch martial arts skills of the time, comparable to Shaolin Dragon Spin Palm, One Strike Two Scatter Palm, and Paramita Hand, but slightly inferior to the Great Vajra Palm and Mount Sumeru Palm.

Only the claw technique... the claw technique...

Li Zhaoting gasped.

Xiao Feng was skilled in Dragon Claw Hand and Dragon Capture Skill. After mastering the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, his claw techniques became even more ferocious. With a single claw strike, he could dislocate tendons and bones, making him invincible.

He activated the Vajra Transformation, transforming into a Vajra Body. Coupled with his God of War talent, even the martial monk who created the Dragon Claw Hand never imagined that someone in later generations could use the Dragon Claw Hand to such an extent, dominating the world and shaking the ages.

If the Eight Nobles were to include the "Claw Noble," Xiao Feng would be qualified to compete for it, as its destructive power far surpasses bizarre claw techniques like the Great Abandoned Child Capturing Hand.

In Li Zhaoting's view, apart from a few sacred immortals and Buddhas standing at the pinnacle of martial arts, Xiao Feng, in his Vajra Transformation form, is undoubtedly the leader in terms of fist and foot techniques.

The problem is coming.

If Xiao Feng's Dragon Claw Hand is the best among the outer sect disciples, the pinnacle of the era, is there a claw technique that would qualify someone who masters it to be the best among the inner sect disciples?

Claw techniques are primarily external skills, emphasizing finger strength and gripping power, and require extremely high physical fitness. There are very few internal claw techniques, so how can they compete with external ones?
Claw techniques like the "Little Abandoned Wife Grab" are fine for use in the bedroom, but there's only one instance of their effectiveness in actual combat.

Guan Qi!

An indescribable genius, an eccentric, a monster!

There was originally no answer to this question.

Because Xiao Feng was also proficient in the Dragon-Capturing Hand, but he couldn't use ambidextrous fighting, so there was no way to determine a winner.

Until Li Zhaoting saw the Five Great Soul-Chasing Manual.

The claw technique recorded by the ancestors of the Flying Camel Clan follows a path of cultivating both internal and external skills, much like integrating the Dragon Claw Hand and the Dragon Capturing Hand into one, evolving into a brand-new "Dragon Claw".

The depth of this claw technique is absolutely no less than that of martial arts such as the Mahayana Prajna Palm and the Tathagata Palm.

If you master the claw technique, even if your enemy has supernatural powers to fly to the sky or dive into the earth, they will probably have a hard time escaping the Dragon Claw Lock. What kind of brain could come up with such a unique martial art?

It was neither upright nor unorthodox.

The only word to describe it is "shocking and outrageous".

Li Zhaoting became increasingly shocked as he read on, and when he reached the last three or four pages of the manual, he couldn't help but frown.

These pages are the last words of the Flying Camel Clan's ancestor, recording his proudest and most carefree moments in life.

According to the recollections of the Flying Camel Ancestor, when he was young, he traveled all over the world and had a miraculous encounter in Sichuan, where he saw a wall of immortals left by a senior master from the Wu Zhou period.

He spent half a month meditating in seclusion, from which he comprehended one and a half unique skills, one claw technique, and half a knife technique.

It wasn't that he didn't want to learn more, but rather that the swordsmanship was too profound and mysterious, far exceeding his limits.

Forcing oneself to comprehend something is harmful and not beneficial.

The Flying Camel Ancestor, knowing when to stop, returned to the Western Regions with a set of semi-secret skills, established a tribe there, and used the camel as a totem, hence the name Flying Camel Tribe.

If the Flying Camel Clan's will is true, then Bai Xiong's earlier criticism wasn't just self-aggrandizement; the Flying Camel Clan does indeed possess a skill comparable to the Yue Maiden Sword.

Unfortunately, later generations lacked the comprehension to grasp the essence of the sword. Bai Xiong's swordsmanship was developed by gradually modifying and perfecting these superficial aspects.

Similar to the Killing Blade Technique and the Breaking the Precepts Blade Technique, it is a first-rate sword technique in the martial arts world, neither strong nor weak.

Li Zhaoting smiled and said, "Clan Chief Bai Xiong, please demonstrate a few sword techniques. I want to verify some things."

"Please enlighten me, Master Li."

Bai Xiong swung his knife and slashed at Li Zhaoting's neck.

Li Zhaoting formed a sword with his fingers and attacked, using swordsmanship, but the core technique was the Five Ultimate Soul-Chasing Finger.

Having known Tang Zhuquan for so many years, how could Li Zhaoting possibly hide the exquisite skill of the Five Absolute Soul-Chasing Finger?

With a flick of the finger, a ray of light appears, countering the blade's edge with an attack.

Half an hour later, Bai Xiong went to the study with satisfaction and recorded all his insights into swordsmanship. He then asked the elder to revise and improve the records, compiling them into a sword manual.

Li Zhaoting made a grasping motion with his five fingers, and in a daze, a long dragon coiled up. Upon closer inspection, the dragon's body, tail, scales, whiskers, claws, and eyes were all imbued with sword energy.

Even the "dragon bones" are sword energy.

From heaven to earth, everything is a sword.

Sword River surges with snow, carp leap over the dragon gate, dragon shadows crisscross, dragon claws lock the sun, clouds and dragons lock deep, a single stroke opens the sky!
He truly lived up to his reputation as a warrior from the Wu Zhou period.

He is indeed destined for "martial arts".

The path of martial arts might lead to unparalleled invincibility!

……

The matter of recruiting the flying camel tribe has been settled.

The entire Flying Camel Clan moved to Sifang City, and Bai Xiong was appointed as the Marshal of the Sifang City Army, commanding all the troops. The elders of the Flying Camel Clan each had their own duties, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel of the "Three Provinces and Six Ministries" were given to the elders of the Flying Camel Clan.

Once you've decided to do something, you absolutely cannot procrastinate.

Shangguan Yan has just become the city lord and needs to recruit talents and cultivate his team. Joining him now is like sending charcoal in snowy weather. Once Shangguan Yan stabilizes the situation and gains a firm foothold, it can only be considered icing on the cake.

Adding flowers to brocade is certainly a good thing, but if you want to get an important position, you might as well give up and go to sleep! When opportunity knocks, if you hesitate, you'll be eating shit before it's even hot!

Bai Xiong led the Flying Camel Clan's elite troops into Sifang City in batches. Shangguan Yan personally led a group to welcome them. Li Zhaoting went to rescue Huangfu Changhen based on the address in the letter.

Li Zhaoting and Huangfu Changhen had absolutely no connection and didn't know each other. However, from the perspective of martial arts inheritance, Huangfu Changhen was half a master of Lan Fenghuang. How could Li Zhaoting remain indifferent?
This "luring the tiger away from the mountain" strategy is truly brilliant.

The question remains: who is the other party's target?
Sword Casting City, Kucha Kingdom, or Sifang City?

Or perhaps... someone else is using another person to do the dirty work!
Li Zhaoting could only be certain of one thing for the time being: this scheme was not devised by the Invincible Sect Master, but the Invincible Sect Master was definitely involved and would inevitably be at the forefront.

If the Invincible Sect Master were involved...

Li Zhaoting revealed a disdainful sneer.

Too clever by half!
However, you were ultimately one step behind!

Li Zhaoting vanished in a flash.

……

When Li Zhaoting went to rescue Huangfu Changhen, the Invincible Sect Master and Yi Shuihan joined forces to launch a four-pronged ambush.

Dongfang Baishi went to Sifang City to find Gu Mutian and sat down to discuss the Dao with him, hoping to stall Gu Mutian.

Yunfei's "Four Ghosts of the Underworld" led a group of experts to infiltrate the Kingdom of Kucha. The Ghosts of the Underworld were too obvious in personality and appearance, and were recognized as soon as they entered the city.

The ghosts of the underworld are named after "joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness," namely, the joyful ghost, the angry ghost, the sorrowful ghost, and the happy ghost.

Angry ghosts and sorrowful ghosts are easy to disguise; they can simply pretend to be expressionless as if their family members have died. Joyful ghosts and happy ghosts, on the other hand, are always laughing and joking, so they can only disguise themselves as clowns in a theatrical troupe. The theatrical troupes entering the Kingdom of Kucha undergo strict screening, and the joyful ghosts and happy ghosts can be easily identified by taking two roll calls.

In most people's minds, clowns are just entertainers with a very low status. This is a misconception. In fact, clowns have a very high status in opera troupes. If an opera troupe wants to make money, attract customers, and make its performances exciting, the clown is of paramount importance.

If someone impersonates someone of this caliber and reveals even a little bit of their name, they will be exposed.

However, they were just cannon fodder to begin with.

Simply attract the attention of the Kingdom of Kucha.

Yi Shuihan led his men to attack Sword Casting City.

The Invincible Sect Master personally attacked the Flying Camel Clan.

This battle must be quick and decisive.

The first to make a move was Yi Shuihan!

When a demon seed grows to a certain stage, it needs external stimulation as nourishment. In all the world, nothing can stimulate the growth of a demon seed more than the immortal embryo of Cihang Jingzhai.

From beginning to end, Yi Shuihan's goal was to duel with Cheng Huaixiu and plunder Cheng Huaixiu's spiritual essence.

Unfortunately, Yi Shuihan overlooked one thing: Cheng Huaixiu was not good at defending a city.

—Cheng Huaixiu can sense the fluctuations of demonic seeds.

Therefore, she never appeared on the city wall.

Wang Shenglan was the one guarding the city.

The Overlord Spear stood upright on the city wall, its crimson tassel fluttering.

Wang Shenglan held a jade bow, nocked an arrow, aimed at Yi Shuihan, and shot three arrows. Yi Shuihan leaped up, trying to dodge the arrows with his lightness skill, but saw Wang Shenglan draw the bow again, and the arrows came flying through the air.

When you're in mid-air, you can't dodge.

The spiritual power of the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique had no effect on a target dozens of feet away, let alone interfere with the arrows; it could only withstand the attack with its protective qi.

Yi Shuihan swung his palm at the arrow, but Wang Shenglan's previous three arrows were just to lure the enemy. Only after Yi Shuihan flew into the air did he unleash the Phoenix Dance Arrow.

The arrows, rubbing against the air, transformed into shooting stars and fire.

The phoenix spreads its wings, the Southern Ming fire extinguishes all things.

Behind the arrows was a female overlord charging forward with a spear, causing thousands of troops to scatter. Yi Shuihan never dreamed that he would fall into a completely disadvantageous position in just a few moves.

This unscientific!

Why did the situation turn out this way?

Wasn't it said that Wang Shenglan was brainless?

Wang Shenglan isn't brainless, but she's not good at logical analysis and acts rashly and impulsively.

If Wang Shenglan is put in charge of investigating a case, she will do something outrageous and bizarre that will lead her to her own demise.

However, when Wang Shenglan fights, every cell in her body becomes excited. There is no rational analysis, no subtle changes, only absolute martial arts intuition, only the immense strength of a dragon and elephant capable of moving mountains and filling seas.

"Yi Shuihan, I've disliked you for a long time and didn't intend to pay you any attention. But since you bastard have delivered yourself to my door, I'll give you three hundred steel spears!"

"Damn it! Wang Shenglan! How dare you... how dare you ruin my plans again! I swear, I'll drain your life force and use your life... ah!"

Yi Shuihan's roar was interrupted by thunder and fire.

A phoenix soars as the bow is drawn, and lightning flashes as the spear is wielded.

Every move Wang Shenglan made was accompanied by thunder and fire. Yi Shuihan's martial arts were basically driven by the demonic seed, with hatred as the source of power. Faced with the bombardment of thunder and fire, he could only retreat.

"You think you can conquer Sword Forging City?"

"Wang Shenglan, I...I..."

"Can't you even give a proper last message? I heard you found your father. What a pity. The only last message you left for your father was half a sentence of angry complaint."

Wang Shenglan's left eye blazed with flames, like a phoenix spreading its wings; his right eye flashed with lightning, the spear's edge condensing into thunderclouds.

Overlord Spear Technique - A Thousand Armies Repel!

The thunder and fire formed a spiral of lightning and fire, like a giant drill, spinning and piercing towards Yi Shuihan. The speed was so fast that even Wang Shenglan was somewhat shocked.

The Overlord Spear is not known for its speed, but this spear strike was even faster than the Rain of Pear Blossoms Spear. With a flash of lightning and fire, the spearhead had already pierced the chest.

Faced with Wang Shenglan's extremely domineering spear light, all kinds of mental powers, mental interference, and mental illusions were rendered ineffective. No matter how clever the strategy, it could not fool a "brute" whose brain was only filled with muscles.

Yi Shuihan only has one last card left.

The Four Directions Mysterious Technique!

To make up for Yi Shuihan's shortcomings, Dongfang Baishi taught him the Dongfeng Xuan Gong and guided him in cultivating the Beidian Xuan Gong. He taught him almost everything he could, except for the Xuan Gong integration.

With a whirlwind in his left hand and lightning in his right, Yi Shuihan desperately urged the Sky-Piercing Sword. With a loud bang, the sword was shattered by the Overlord Spear. Yi Shuihan was forced back more than ten steps, his tiger's mouth was cracked, his arms trembled, and his face turned pale.

Wang Shenglan used the momentum to her advantage, pulling back the spear, flicking it upwards, and spinning in one smooth motion. Her toes touched the ground as she spun rapidly, gathering power in the spearhead, which then ignited and sparked.

Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear Technique - Phoenixes Nodding Randomly!
Wang Shenglan wasn't that calculating; she just found Yi Shuihan extremely annoying. Seeing Yi Shuihan was like seeing Jia Shifang—she felt a deep-seated loathing for him.

Wang Shenglan kept Li Zhaoting's words in mind: trust your intuition, your intuition must be right!

The Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear is a spear technique created by Tong Yuan, the "Spear God" during the Three Kingdoms period. Its status among spear techniques is roughly equivalent to that of Luohan Fist, Wudang Cotton Palm, and Taizu Long Fist.

This set of spear techniques includes all the basic methods. In later generations, those who specialize in spears, regardless of gender, will use the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix spear technique to build their foundation. Wang Shenglan is no exception.

With a long spear in hand, a golden phoenix suddenly appears.

Hundreds of spear beams, like wildfire, condensed into a tangible golden phoenix, which swooped down and grabbed at Yi Shuihan, filling half the sky with spear shadows.

Thanks to the miraculous effects of the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique, Yi Shuihan's martial arts skills improved rapidly, almost like progressing by leaps and bounds. However, his opponent was Wang Shenglan, who specialized in body cultivation, was all muscle, single-minded, and immune to illusions.

No matter how much Yi Shuihan activated the spiritual power of the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique, Wang Shenglan was completely immune.

Wang Shenglan had no negative emotions.

Emotions such as greed and jealousy are completely absent.

The only emotion that could be called negative was anger towards Yi Shuihan. If anger was amplified, Wang Shenglan's power would continue to increase. The only way to eliminate anger was to let Wang Shenglan get what she wanted.

That is to say—kill Yi Shuihan!

The most feared by martial artists who cultivate their spirit is a muscular brute.

Wang Shenglan happens to be the strongest muscle-bound brute.

If he were a descendant of the Demonic Image Sect, skilled in manipulating matter with his spirit, and using his Yang Spirit to draw upon the primordial energy of heaven and earth to clash with Wang Shenglan, he might have a slight chance of winning.

Unfortunately, Yi Shuihan cultivated the most authentic Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique. He used to take pride in its authenticity and thought he could surpass Pang Ban and become the Evil Emperor of the Demonic Sect. Now the situation has reversed, and authenticity has become a regret.

Since the start of the war, Yi Shuihan has been retreating repeatedly, surrounded by spear blossoms, spear shadows, spear gleams, and raging flames, with golden phoenixes crying out, thunder and fire raging, and lightning striking from the sky.

Bao Tianbing, the Holy Maiden of the Invincible Sect, who was sent by the sect leader to assist but actually to monitor, watched the battle scene in shock. The sect leader had said that Yi Shuihan was highly skilled in martial arts, only slightly inferior to himself, and that he should be cautious. Bao Tianbing had come up with nine countermeasures, but she found that they were all useless as soon as she arrived outside the city.

The strategy is aimed at living people.

The dead need no calculation.

Yi Shuihan seems to be nearing the end of his life!
So shocked was Bao Tianbing that he even forgot to run away as quickly as possible, staring dumbfounded at the battle.

Yi Shuihan roared, raged, and howled, his face contorted like a demon, shouting something about "Jia Shifang," seemingly trying to use some kind of evil magic like "inviting a god to possess him," but no matter how much he roared, he was ultimately powerless to reverse the situation.

"No matter who you are! No matter if you are Yi Shuihan or Jia Shifang, today is your death day!"

Three Dharma images materialized behind Wang Shenglan.

Phoenix Dance Arrow, belongs to fire, a golden phoenix flying in the sky.

The Overlord Spear, belonging to the metal element, features a white tiger holding a blade.

The ultimate yang is boundless; from the extreme of yang, thunder arises, and lightning stretches like a long dragon.

Golden Phoenix, Thunder Dragon, White Tiger, the Three Return to One!

Overlord Spear Technique: Break the Dots and Sink the Boats!

Yi Shuihan clutched his head and roared, thinking to himself, "No matter who you are, Jia Shifang or whoever you are, whatever your schemes are, hurry up and use them, or we'll both die!"

Jia Shifang did indeed leave some hidden tricks, hoping to seize Yi Shuihan's body, or to attack Yi Shuihan's mind when Yi Shuihan was practicing martial arts and nearly died, so as to take the opportunity to "resurrect" him.

The method was indeed very mysterious, even Yi Shuihan himself was confused, and he was often suspicious and worried that he was being plotted against. Suspicion is also a negative emotion, which nourishes the demonic seed, stimulates the demonic seed, and enhances strength.

The more this is the case, the greater the doubts become.

The appearance of bizarre and unfamiliar memories in his mind was particularly troubling for Yi Shuihan.

Normally, Yi Shuihan would want to tear his head in half and blast the mastermind behind the scenes into dust, but now he wishes there was an invincible old devil who would save him for whoever it was!
The spiritual world is boundless.

However, there are limits to mental strength.

Compared to Wang Shenglan, Yi Shuihan's foundation was far inferior. In a head-on confrontation, a life-or-death struggle, it was entirely due to Yi Shuihan's luck that he could withstand ten moves with his rudimentary Dongfeng Xuan Gong and Beidian Xuan Gong skills.

After ten moves, Yi Shuihan was powerless to reverse the situation.

I don't want to die... I don't want to die...

Yi Shuihan clutched his head, tearing at his hair, hoping that a peerless old demon was hiding in his mind and would immediately take over his body to block the fatal shot.

"Spare his life!"

A loud shout came from afar.

Yi Shuihan's face lit up with joy, and then...

Blood flowed freely!

Wang Shenglan wouldn't listen to a word of nonsense like "spare his life." Her move was a desperate gamble. Could a broken bowl or a sunken boat ever be put back together? A broken mirror can't be mended, and of course, she couldn't take back her gun, nor did she want to.

"Pfft!"

The Overlord Spear pierced through Yi Shuihan's body, leaving a transparent hole the size of a bucket in his torso. His internal organs, along with his spine, were all shredded by the spear's edge.

A grand ambition, a ruthless hero's aspirations, treacherous schemes, possession of a corpse, the mystery of immortality...

Everything, everything, returns to dust.

Holding Yi Shuihan's body, Dongfang Baishi glared angrily at Wang Shenglan: "Madam Li, I cried out for mercy, why did you insist on killing them all?"

Wang Shenglan sneered: "Hmph! Dongfang Baishi, do we have any friendship? Yi Shuihan attacked Sword Casting City, but was killed because he was outmatched. It was entirely his own fault!"

(End of this chapter)