Physical enlightenment begins with Xingyi Quan

Chapter 71 The Decisive Strike (Please subscribe!!!)

After leaving Tingtao Pavilion, Chen Jianghe did not return directly to Xingyi Martial Arts School.

He strolled slowly along the main street of the outer city, seemingly casually, but in reality, with each step he took, his blood and qi were quietly circulating, capturing every slight movement within a radius of thirty feet.

After reaching the Transformation Realm, his perception of his surroundings improved significantly.

He could hear a distant breath, suppressing anger and murderous intent.

Lei Zhenshan.

They arrived as expected.

Chen Jianghe remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he felt icy cold.

Xiao Qing's invitation tonight, ostensibly a recruitment ploy, is actually a test, and more likely a trap.

It was no coincidence that he had just left Tingtao Pavilion and was immediately pursued by others.

Zhao Wuji and Xiao Qing are using Lei Zhenshan as a tool to probe his weaknesses, or even eliminate him directly.

"Very well," Chen Jianghe muttered to himself, a cold glint in his eyes. "Perfect for testing my strength now."

He turned and stopped walking along the main street, instead turning into a narrow alley.

The alley was flanked by towering courtyard walls, their plaster mottled and covered in moss. The moonlight was sparse, making it an ideal place to kill and bury the dead.

Chen Jianghe swept past the alley entrance, his body nimbly flipping upwards, and silently landing in the shadow of the eaves.

He lowered his body, his breathing became extremely shallow, and his gaze swept towards the alley entrance.

Three breaths later.

A burly figure stepped into the alleyway.

Lei Zhenshan.

He was dressed only in a dark brown short-sleeved shirt tonight, his arms were bulging with muscles, and his eyes were bloodshot as he scanned every corner of the dimly lit alley.

"You little beast..." Lei Zhenshan's hoarse voice echoed in the narrow alley, "You think you can hide in this rat hole and I won't find you?"

He walked slowly forward, and with each step he took, the bluestone slab made a slight "click" sound, which was the unconscious release of energy by a martial artist at the peak of the Transformation Realm.

"Lei Xiao is my most prized disciple... I taught him for fifteen years... fifteen years!"

Lei Zhenshan's voice grew lower and lower, yet colder and colder: "He entered my school at the age of eight, practiced standing meditation for three years, Ming Jin for five years, An Jin for seven years... Last winter, he finally touched the threshold of Hua Jin. I even passed on to him the mental technique of the final move of the Zhen Lei Palm, 'Thunderous Might'... I originally planned to formally pass on the position of master to him once he reached Hua Jin..."

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He stopped in the middle of the alley, slowly raised his head, and looked towards the eaves where Chen Jianghe was hiding. The killing intent in his eyes was almost tangible: "But you...you little beast! One punch! Just one punch! You ruined fifteen years of his hard work! You destroyed his future prospects!"

"Today..." Lei Zhenshan took a deep breath, his aura exploding outwards, "I will tear out your tendons, peel your skin, and rip out your heart to appease the spirit of my disciple in heaven!"

Before he finished speaking, his palms suddenly turned purplish-red, with faint lightning crackling in their center!

Thunder Palm Ultimate Technique - Thunder Force!

However, just as his aura reached its peak, Chen Jianghe moved in the shadow of a corner of the eaves!

It's not about running away or hiding, but about taking the initiative!

He moved like an owl pouncing on its prey, suddenly flipping down from the three-zhang-high eaves. While still in mid-air, his right hand had already pulled out a bag of lime powder from his pocket. With a flick of his thumb, the bag burst open!

"laugh--!"

Lime powder was thrown directly at Lei Zhenshan's face!

"A mere trick!" Lei Zhenshan sneered, slapping his left palm horizontally to scatter all the lime powder!

But he never expected that Chen Jianghe's pounce was just a feint!

While in mid-air, he suddenly twisted his waist and hips, his body spinning rapidly like a top. Taking advantage of the downward momentum, he flung out three black iron caltrops with his right hand!

The barbed wire was no bigger than a fingernail, with sharp edges, and gleamed with a dark blue luster under the moonlight—it was coated with poison!

Three iron caltrops were used to stab Lei Zhenshan in the knees and left ankle!

The angle was tricky, the timing was ruthless, and it was precisely the moment when Lei Zhenshan struck out with his left palm!

Lei Zhenshan's pupils suddenly contracted!

He was ultimately at the peak of the Transformation Realm, and his reaction was astonishingly fast. He pulled his right leg back sharply while pressing down with his right palm to protect his knee and ankle!

"Pfft, pfft!"

Two caltrops were knocked away, but the last one grazed his right trouser leg!

"Sizzle—!"

The dark brown fabric was torn open, and the skin on the outside of the calf was ripped open, with blood seeping out instantly!

The wound wasn't deep, but it burned and stung, and a chilling aura seemed to seep into the tendons and veins through the wound!

poison!

Lei Zhenshan was both shocked and furious. He looked down at the wound on his calf, and when he looked up again, his eyes held not only murderous intent but also a sense of shame and indignation at being bitten by an ant: "Despicable tactics! Li Chengyue of the Xingyi School, is this the kind of lowly scoundrel who only knows how to use lime poison caltrops?!"

Chen Jianghe landed, his figure drifting back three zhang like a willow catkin, and stood at the other end of the alley.

His expression was calm, and he even brushed off the lime powder stuck to his cuffs before looking up at Lei Zhenshan. His voice was flat and emotionless: "Master Lei, in a life-or-death battle, only victory or defeat matters, not the means."

"You—!" Lei Zhenshan trembled with rage. "Fine! Today I'll show you that in the face of absolute power, these underhanded tricks are utterly useless!"

Without another word, his palms blazed with crimson lightning as he charged forward!

With that one step, the entire narrow alleyway trembled!

Chen Jianghe, however, did not retreat but advanced!

He pushed his Shadow Step to its limit, leaving several afterimages in the narrow alley, and charged head-on towards Lei Zhenshan!

The distance between the two rapidly closed by three zhang!

Two zhang!

One foot!

Lei Zhenshan raised his right palm, carrying a destructive aura, ready to strike!

But at that moment, Chen Jianghe suddenly shrank!

He lowered his waist and hips, almost sliding along the ground, narrowly slipping under Lei Zhenshan's palm. At the same time, his right fist, like a drill, went straight up from below, aiming for Lei Zhenshan's lower abdomen!

"You're asking for death!" Lei Zhenshan roared, pressing down with his left palm to block the fist's path!

However, Chen Jianghe's punch was still a feint!

Halfway through his punch, his back suddenly straightened like a bowstring, and he sprang up using the momentum.

His left fist had somehow transformed into a claw, its five fingers like hooks, and with a sharp whooshing sound, it went straight for the groin beneath Lei Zhen Mountain!

This move is insidious and ruthless, devoid of any martial arts demeanor, yet it is the most practical killing move in a life-or-death battle!

Lei Zhenshan's expression changed drastically!

He instinctively squeezed his legs together, and at the same time, his right palm defended, with a burst of lightning energy surging in his palm, about to shatter Chen Jianghe's left hand!

But Chen Jianghe was a fraction faster than him!

"laugh--!"

With his five fingers like hooks, he gripped Lei Zhenshan's crotch fabric tightly!

The fabric is tearing!

Lei Zhenshan groaned, his face turning deathly pale. Although he hadn't been seriously injured, the burning pain and humiliation drove him almost insane!

"Xingyi School... Xingyi School actually teaches such vulgar boxing techniques?!" he roared hoarsely, his voice distorted. "Li Chengyue! You old scoundrel! Are all the disciples you've taught this kind of trash?!"

Chen Jianghe struck successfully and, without pausing, glided away like a fish, widening the distance by another three zhang.

He stopped, shook his left hand, and a few strands of dark brown cloth were still hanging from his fingertips.

"Master Lei," Chen Jianghe spoke slowly, his tone still calm, "there is no inherent good or evil in martial arts; it is good when used correctly, and evil when used incorrectly. You've lived to sixty, surely you understand this principle?"

"I understand your ancestors!" Lei Zhenshan was completely enraged, no longer caring about the demeanor of a grandmaster or the dignity of a peak-level expert. At this moment, he only wanted to tear this little beast in front of him to pieces!

"Die!"

His body erupted with thunderous energy, purple-red lightning crackling across his skin. He was like a thunder god descending to earth. With a single step, the bluestone slabs in the alley shattered and flew everywhere!

With both palms striking out simultaneously, the air was scorched and filled with a burnt smell as the wind from their palms passed through. The bricks and stones of the courtyard walls on both sides cracked, and smoke and dust filled the air!

With this strike, he had pushed his life's cultivation to its peak, determined to blast Chen Jianghe and the entire alley into dust!

Chen Jianghe's pupils suddenly contracted.

A full-force attack from a peak-level expert was beyond his ability to withstand!

In a flash, he made a decision.

No retreat, no flash!

He stomped his foot, his body shooting forward like a cannonball into the raging palm wind, while simultaneously his right hand reached into his left sleeve—"Whoosh—!"

A streak of dark light burst forth from the sleeve!

It wasn't a hidden weapon, nor was it a caltrop; it was a three-inch-long, jet-black crossbow bolt!

The crossbow bolts were so fast that they left only a blurry afterimage in the moonlight!

What's even more terrifying is that the timing of the crossbow bolt was perfect—it was exactly the instant Lei Zhenshan pushed out with both palms!

Lei Zhenshan never expected that Chen Jianghe had a crossbow hidden in his sleeve!

He never expected that the crossbow bolt would be so fast and at such a tricky angle!

"Pfft—!"

The jet-black crossbow bolt pierced Lei Zhenshan's right eye with unparalleled precision!

The arrowhead emerged from the back of his head, bringing with it a spray of red and white substance!

"ah!!!"

Lei Zhenshan let out a shrill scream, the power of his palms suddenly collapsed, and he staggered backward as if struck by lightning!

But he was at the peak of the Transformation Realm, and his vitality was terrifyingly strong. Even though his right eye was pierced and his brain was injured, he still did not die immediately!

He covered his right eye tightly with his left hand, blood gushing from between his fingers. His remaining left eye stared intently at Chen Jianghe, filled with endless resentment and madness: "You...beast..."

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Chen Jianghe's face was as cold as iron.

Without the slightest hesitation, as the crossbow bolt was fired, his figure lunged forward like a ghost, his right fist retracted to his waist, his blood and qi surging wildly throughout his body, transforming and condensing into the Five Elements Fist, the Drilling Fist!

The fist struck like a drill, spinning and lunging forward, aiming straight for Lei Zhenshan's left temple!

Lei Zhenshan tried to raise his hand to block, but due to his head injury, his reaction was already a beat slow!

"Bang!!!"

A dull, resounding crash, like the cracking of a melon, echoed through the narrow alley.

Chen Jianghe's punch landed squarely on Lei Zhenshan's left temple!

The force penetrated through the skull!

Lei Zhenshan's enormous head collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye, his left eye socket ruptured, his eyeball burst out, and blood spurted from all seven orifices at the same time!

His massive body swayed, and the last glimmer of light in his left eye quickly faded.

"boom..

"

Lei Zhenshan fell heavily to the ground.

Chen Jianghe slowly withdrew his fist and stood up straight.

He looked down at the corpse at his feet, the former master of Zhenlei Martial Arts School, a peak expert in the Transformation Realm who had dominated Yilin County for decades.

Chen Jianghe squatted down, rummaged in Lei Zhenshan's arms for a moment, and took out two thin booklets.

One book has a deep purple cover and is titled "The Essence of Thunder Palm"; the other is dark gold with four ancient characters on the cover: "Diamond Skill".

He put the two manuals into his pocket, then searched Lei Zhenshan's body and found several five-hundred-tael silver notes.

After finishing these tasks, Chen Jianghe stood up and looked towards the end of the narrow alley, towards the direction of Tingtao Pavilion.

Master and the others... should already be taking action.