Wizard: I crush legends with martial arts.

Chapter 88 The Ring of Fighting Qi

Mia continued, "In the legends, Linoa was an anomaly, with a rather eccentric temperament. Because of their extremely long lifespans, elves have very low desires for love and reproduction, but Linoa desperately wanted to get married. She had sworn an oath to only marry the strongest who could defeat her, but no one in the elven race could defeat her. So, she broadened her search for husbands to include other races, specifically seeking out strong warriors of various races to challenge. However, she traveled all over the continent but still couldn't find anyone who could defeat her in a duel. This was met with strong opposition from the elves, and ultimately, she was captured by the elven elders and brought back to Gratris."

Alphonse was stunned. It sounded like a willful and rebellious little girl who disregarded the rules and acted recklessly everywhere. As a result, she was beaten and punished by her elders. But she was still not giving up. Unable to break free from the shackles of the Elven race, she deliberately taught her cultivation methods to outsiders, thus cultivating a potential enemy for the Elven race.

It's probably a case of knocking on a stick whether there are dates or not.

Is this a way of protesting against the conservative and rule-bound elves?

Alphonse could imagine how deep the resentment of an old, ear-shaped elven chieftain desperate to get married could be.

Moreover, this old woman was a legendary swordswoman.

Perhaps her rebellion was not merely a dissatisfaction with her personal fate, but also a questioning and challenge to the entire elven tradition.

"So, you strive to become stronger so that you can once again venture into the elven kingdom of Gratlis, see your mother again, and reunite with her, right?"

"Yes." Mia nodded; this was her deepest obsession.

"When you and your daughter came to our village, why was Uncle still injured?" Alphonse couldn't remember Mia's father's name, so he only referred to him as "Uncle." "Since Linoa didn't cause you any trouble, he should have had a chance to receive treatment, right?"

"When we passed through Bozak, we clashed with the tiger-tribe orcs. My father had no choice but to take me and flee all the way into Bastian." Mia's eyes revealed deep resentment.

"How is Uncle now?" Alphonse asked tentatively.

Mia said sadly, "Although my father's injuries were healed, he was always worried about my mother, and then he fell ill and passed away a few years later."

"Have you considered seeking revenge against the tiger-tribe orcs?" Alphonse asked again.

Mia scoffed. "Those orcs were long gone!"

He let out another long sigh, "Later, I had nowhere to go, so I went to the lady's village to inquire, and that's how I came to Hanfengling."

Alphonse nodded. Given Mia's personality, once she had enough strength, she would definitely seek revenge immediately. The reason she didn't go to the Elf Kingdom was because she wasn't strong enough yet; she couldn't even get past Linoa.

People come to Coldwind Territory not only to repay a debt of gratitude, but also mostly to find a peaceful place to cultivate in seclusion.

He patted her arm to comfort her.

There's no way to reach her shoulder; she's too tall now.

"One day, I'll accompany you to storm the Elf Kingdom, capture the Elf Queen, and give her a good beating! We'll teach her that it's wrong to break up other people's families!"

Mia chuckled. "You always like to make promises to people, like to Tessie, and like to me. You humans have a limited amount of time, and your lives are short. It's not a good thing to keep saying 'someday' all the time."

Halfway through her sentence, she seemed to realize something was amiss, and her expression turned serious. "However, with your cultivation speed, you might be able to advance to the Legendary level in the future, and then your lifespan won't be so short anymore; thank you anyway! But I hope even more to take revenge with my own hands!"

Her words, however, made Alphonse take note.

Can ascending to legendary status alter life forms and extend lifespan?

That's great news!

In my previous life, cultivating internal energy could slightly extend one's lifespan, but at most, one could live to be a little over a hundred years old.

The ultimate goal of martial arts is to shatter the void.

What kind of world lies beyond the void remains unknown.

Alphonse knew that someone had once traversed the void.

One of them is Guan Qi, the seventh holy master of the Seven Holy Alliance of Mitian and a disciple of the extraordinary Yan Kuangtu.

He defeated the siege of many masters in the capital city in full view of everyone and soared into the sky.

The other person was Yan Kuangtu. Among his belongings, Alphonse saw the handwritten words he had carved on the stone wall.

Before ascending to immortality, he set up a secret realm with mechanisms, inscribed all his knowledge on the stone wall, leaving it for a destined person to inherit, before breaking through the void and departing.

In his previous life, when Alphonse was still Yan Beifei, the "Demon Lord of Youdu," he had already reached the realm of "Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and Five Qi Converging at the Origin," but he could only draw upon the power of heaven and earth and could not break through the void.

In this other world, if things were to be different, Alphonse would naturally hope to live a longer life.

The allure of immortality was irresistible even to Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China, so how could Alphonse be any different?

Seeing Alphonse lost in thought, Mia couldn't help but ask, "You've already seen what sixth-tier battle aura looks like, what else do you need me to do?"

Alphonse then came to his senses. "I need to examine you more closely. Don't resist, relax."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and reached out.

Mia's face darkened as she watched Alphonse's hands grope her. She took a step back to avoid him. "You promise first that you won't have any bad intentions towards me!"

Alphonse curled his lip impatiently. "Looking like this, who would be interested in you?"

Mia's expression darkened further, but she knew she didn't look good in this state, so she snorted sullenly and bit her lower lip.

Alphonse placed a hand on her chest.

The touch felt quite unusual, so I pressed it again.

It has absolutely no softness; it's very firm and taut, like touching a rock covered with a cloth.

Mia's face was completely flushed, and her pointed ears were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

I felt my face burning hot, like it was on fire.

I've never been touched like this by a man since I was old enough to understand.

But it wasn't appropriate for him to reprimand Alphonse.

I had no choice but to endure it.

Alphonse wasn't trying to take advantage of the situation.

The core of fighting spirit is in the heart, which is directly accessible, making it more intuitive than probing for true qi from the dantian.

As soon as his true energy entered Mia's heart meridian, Alphonse noticed something was wrong.

Around Mia's heart, there were three rings of energy that were still slowly rotating. However, one of the rings was not very stable and some energy was leaking out, making it feel particularly violent.

"Do all battle aura form a ring like this, encircling the heart?"

Upon hearing Alphonse's question, Mia knew that he did not intend to take advantage of her.

(End of this chapter)