The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Upon seeing that Kumārajīva's internal energy... no, it should be said that the Flaming Blade True Qi was so pure and profound, Ichidō also stepped forward.

"Will my uncle be in danger?" Duan Yu asked with some concern.

“Uncle Duan… no, Master Yideng… seems to have made further progress in his martial arts. No matter how powerful Kumārajīva is, he shouldn’t suffer any major losses.” Chu Luren made a cautious assessment.

This is no exaggeration. Chu Luren had previously discovered that Yideng might truly have a Zen Buddhist affinity, or perhaps he was constantly troubled by Ying Gu's affair before becoming a monk.

After becoming a monk, Yideng's Zen aura grew stronger day by day. Although it was not as obvious as Chu Luren's sudden enlightenment, his temperament had indeed begun to change.

"This humble monk, Yideng, has only practiced a few moves of the Six Meridians Divine Sword, and now I have had the pleasure of learning from the Grand Preceptor's superior skills."

When Yideng spoke, he still clasped his hands together, but when he talked about learning from Yideng's superior skills, his left hand was hanging down with only his little finger extended, while his right hand was raised to his face with his thumb extended, as if he were giving a thumbs up...

However, when this "praise" is actually given, few people will be able to receive it—a powerful sword aura, like a storm, surged forth from the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin.

It is the most imposing and majestic of the Six Meridian Divine Swords, the Shaoshang Sword!

Seeing this, Kumārajīva smiled slightly: "Well done!" Then he raised his hand and a scorching hot blade aura surged from his palm. When the two were more than twenty paces apart, their true energy collided and produced a sound like striking metal.

Compared to the Six Meridians Divine Sword, which is only a translucent, five-colored mist, the Flaming Blade is clearly fiery red. Moreover, when wielded by Kumārajīva, the true energy detached from his body has faintly shown blade-like patterns.

The sword and blade energies collided, and the sword energy was directly dispersed. Fortunately, at this moment, Yideng's right hand changed from a "thumbs up" to a "six," extending not only his thumb but also his little finger. A flash of extremely fast sword light swept away the aftershocks of the Flaming Blade.

However, it is already clear that Kumārajīva's Flaming Blade... or rather, Kumārajīva's skill is superior!

The two then showed no intention of approaching each other for close combat, instead engaging in a stalemate using long-range sword and saber energy. In perfect unison, no matter how the sword light danced or the saber gleamed, they managed not to harm the six sticks of incense in the center.

Yideng's Six Meridian Divine Sword technique only mastered three styles: the Shaoshang Sword on his right thumb, the Shangyang Sword on his little finger, and the Shaoze Sword on his left little finger.

Among them, the Shangyang Sword is the fastest, and the Shaoze Sword is the most agile...

At this moment, Shaoshang Sword is the main offensive weapon, Shangyang Sword is the defensive weapon, and Shaoze Sword is used to skillfully strike through the gaps in the incense sticks!

However, after fifty moves, it was still clear that the smoke from the incense in the cauldron had been blown noticeably toward the lamp.

Furthermore, Yideng was clearly showing signs of exhaustion, while Kumārajīva still wore a smile on his face, looking completely at ease.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Abbot Benyin hurriedly shouted, "Kumārajīva! Now you covet our temple's secret manual and have come to our door to bully us. Although we monks have a heart for Buddhism, we cannot tolerate your behavior. Since you want to see the Six Meridians Divine Sword, then take a good look!"

Four senior monks from Tianlong Temple stepped forward and came to Yideng's side. After Kurong chanted a Buddhist prayer, he silently extended his right hand and made a "thumbs up" gesture.

Chu Luren secretly grinned, but he also understood that now was not the time to put on airs. If they really followed the rules of the martial arts world and fought one-on-one, Tianlong Temple would undoubtedly lose.

Having just been scorched by Kumārajīva's flaming palm strike, Ichidō abandoned his other two right-hand swords and began to focus his attack on the Shōzawa sword in his left hand...

At this moment, Kumārajīva laughed and chanted a Buddhist mantra. Then he unleashed a powerful palm strike—the blade energy was exceptionally large, reaching about five or six meters!

And it's five or six meters wide...

The incense, which had been carefully maintained, was suddenly ignited by the scorching heat of the blade. Instead of burning slowly, the entire incense burned simultaneously, instantly producing a large amount of smoke.

The smoke was swirled by the Flame Blade, making the Flame Blade's palm strike appear as if it were a real flaming blade twenty or thirty paces long, instantly sweeping towards the six members of the Heavenly Dragon Temple...

Chu Luren was also dumbfounded at this moment—although Kumārajīva was not on the list because he came from Tibet, this should be the strength of the real top ten of the Heavenly Ranking, right?

As for Master Yideng...

The eighth mile was ultimately enhanced by the "Emperor of Dali," but now that Master Yideng has become a monk, he has been able to see through his past mental obstacles, and it is believed that he will be able to make further progress in the future.

Tianlong Temple finally managed to overpower Kumārajīva with its sword formation—of course, this sword formation was obviously inferior to the true formations of Wudang and Quanzhen, as it was merely a disassembled version of the Six Meridians Divine Sword, and Yideng was unable to exert his full strength within it.

After Kumārajīva charged into the six-person formation, the Six Meridians Sword Formation's coordination was clearly limited...

And just then, the Blood Saber Ancestor drew his blade menacingly and said, "The Dali monks are utterly shameless, trying to bully the weak with numbers? Grand Preceptor, I'll help you!"

Blood Blade Ancestor appeared to be about to join the battle, and as he lunged forward, he was indeed heading in the direction of the battle. However, at the last moment, he twisted his waist, turning towards Chu Luren from an uncanny angle...

No, to be precise, it was aimed at Duan Yu, who was standing next to Chu Luren!

Chapter Twenty-Five: Entanglement

Not only did the Blood Saber Ancestor make a move, but he also used a trick. He seemed to be joining the battle and supporting Kumārajīva, but in reality, he pounced on Duan Yu!

I don't know if they recognized the prince of Dali, or if they could tell from Ku Rong's attitude just now that he was important.

"Watch out!" Chu Luren shoved Duan Yu aside.

Whether from the perspective of having learned the One-Finger Divine Skill, Six-Meridian Divine Sword, or Innate Skill from others, or from the relationship between Chu Luren and Duan Yu, it is natural that they would not allow the Blood Saber Ancestor to run rampant at this time.

The moment Chu Luren pushed Duan Yu away, he also entered a state of enlightenment—using the fragments created by the fusion of "Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission" and "Ventriloquism"!

Although pushing Duan Yu away caused a moment's delay, Chu Luren had already taken a step further in his previous enlightenment and was able to swim through the void with Kun, still managing to narrowly avoid the Blood Saber Ancestor's slash.

"Hmm?" Blood Blade Ancestor was taken aback when he saw this, then showed a very interested expression and even licked his blade.

Chu Luren breathed a slight sigh of relief—at least it proved that the guy's knife wasn't poisoned...

"Boy, your movement technique is not bad. How about becoming my grand-disciple?" Blood Blade Ancestor said with a sinister smile.

Chu Luren sighed regretfully: If Yue Laosan were here...

If Yue Laosan heard what Blood Saber Ancestor said, he probably wouldn't need any provocation to fight him to the death.

"That depends on your ability," Chu Luren said, feigning disdain.

Blood Blade Ancestor was not a person who appreciated talent; he was merely interested in the man's movement technique. Upon hearing this, he snorted angrily and attacked again.

The Blood Saber Ancestor's skills all came from the Blood Saber Sect's "Blood Saber Manual," making him arguably the most famous Blood Saber of the past twenty years...

Because twenty years ago, that even more famous blood-stained blade had already entered the Valley of Villains!

Named "Blood Saber Scripture," the Blood Saber Sect's ultimate martial art, the Blood Saber Sect also considers itself a branch of the Tantric Black Sect. However, in reality, the Blood Saber Sect has long had no connection with the Tantric Black Sect. The so-called "Blood Saber Scripture" is actually composed of two martial arts manuals.

The first is the external martial art "Blood Saber Technique," and the second is the internal martial art "Joyful Zen," which was misinterpreted and practiced in a chaotic manner by the Blood Saber Ancestor.

However, "Blood Blade" once had a successor, who is now the strongest villain in the Valley of Villains, Blood Hand Du Sha!

Both wield blood blades, but because their internal strength and mental states are completely different, Du Sha's blood blade is more domineering and is also known as the "Blood Killing Blade," while the Blood Blade Ancestor's blood blade is more bizarre—it is said to be able to strike from impossible angles.

Regardless of how much of it is self-promotion, at least the Blood Saber Ancestor is indeed a first-rate master in this vast martial arts world, and... what he fears least is others "dodging" his sword techniques!

This time, however, Blood Blade Ancestor's Blood Blade has met its match...

Blood Saber Ancestor was not arrogant enough to think he was invincible. For example, he considered that Lu Zhongyuan, who forced Du Sha into the Valley of Villains, was no match for him.

However, the reason why the Blood Saber Ancestor felt that "Blood Saber" had met its match was because the sword technique that he considered "the most difficult to dodge" was actually dodged repeatedly by a young man whose martial arts were clearly inferior to his own.

With each swing of his sword, Blood Blade Ancestor would unleash two or three blood-red blade phantoms in addition to the main body of the sword, and... his techniques were incredibly varied!

It seems that this guy not only exerts force at bizarre angles, but also has very flexible joints.

However, Chu Luren's Kunyou Void was no ordinary person, especially after this great enlightenment... If the Blood Blade Technique was about striking from an "impossible" angle, then Chu Luren was about dodging from an impossible angle.

The two exchanged thirty blows in a short time, but Blood Blade was still unable to defeat Chu Luren!

Of course, these so-called thirty moves are the thirty moves of the Blood Saber Ancestor. Although Chu Luren did not only dodge and not attack, he only made three or five moves, and it seemed that he did not have any effect on the Blood Saber Ancestor. On the contrary, every time he made a move, he would be flustered because his footwork was disrupted.

Moreover, in the eyes of the Blood Saber Ancestor, his finger strength was too weak and feeble!

Perhaps for most people in the martial arts world, "only dodging and not attacking" is considered a deliberate concession, but for the people of Chu Lu, it is clearly not so.

In terms of performance, he was able to withstand 30 moves against a top-tier expert without being defeated. Considering Chu Luren's age, he was more than qualified to be included in the individual rankings.

Chu Luren even felt that he should be able to enter the Earth Ranking—after all, the Human Ranking was mostly for praising the "masters" behind them, and he didn't have any masters to "manage" for him...

The claim that one can withstand XX moves from a top-tier master is a boast of seasoned veterans... no, it's a marketing tactic of seasoned experts!

However, after about thirty moves, Blood Saber Ancestor, relying on the unpredictable nature of his Blood Saber and his superb internal strength, forced Chu Luren to open a major flaw, causing him to pause a step.

The illusory image of the Kun fish that was originally wrapped... twitched as if it had been electrocuted!

At the same time, the blood-stained blade stabbed again from an angle that made Chu Luren extremely uncomfortable. If he didn't do something, Chu Luren would probably have his arm cut off.

Just as Chu Luren's right middle finger twitched, instinctively wanting to do something, he heard Duan Yu call out from behind, "Brother Chu, be careful!"

It was at this moment that an invisible sword aura passed through Chu Luren's armpit, forcefully shattering the blood-red blade light of the Blood Blade Ancestor. Chu Luren also took the opportunity to create distance.

Duan Yu was also startled, staring in surprise at his own hands...

"This is... the Six Meridians Divine Sword?" Before Duan Yu could be surprised for long, the Blood Blade Ancestor had already turned dark and lunged at him.

Meanwhile, Duan Yu also moved his hands in quick succession, unleashing the "Finger-to-Finger Strike" technique. His right hand unleashed the Shaoshang Sword, Shangyang Sword, Zhongchong Sword, Guanchong Sword, and Shaochong Sword in succession, while his left hand's little finger moved slightly, causing the Shaoze Sword Qi to flow continuously!

Even though the Blood Saber Ancestor used all the power of his Blood Saber, he still couldn't get close to Duan Yu and was forced to defend himself!

Originally, the Blood Saber Ancestor attacked Duan Yu because he saw that Duan Yu had a close relationship with the Dali Duan family and hoped to take the opportunity to disrupt the Six Monks of Tianlong—this should be more useful than directly supporting Kumārajīva.

However, he encountered Chu Luren along the way, which piqued his interest in Chu Luren's movement technique, which "matched well with the Blood Blade." Since he wasn't working for Kumārajīva, he naturally prioritized his own affairs and wanted to capture Chu Luren.

As a result, Duan Yu unintentionally activated the Six Meridians Divine Sword technique he had previously mastered. Furthermore, due to the "chain reaction" of the Northern Darkness Divine Art, Duan Yu naturally cultivated the Northern Darkness True Qi. When using the Six Meridians Divine Sword, its power was considerable, not only preventing Blood Blade from being distracted, but even causing Kumārajīva to momentarily lose focus...

Seeing that Blood Saber Ancestor was completely at a disadvantage, Chu Luren was filled with excitement and tension. He wanted to cooperate with Duan Yu to get rid of this notorious lecherous villain in the martial arts world today!

Just as Blood Saber Ancestor had parried a sword strike and his arm was still unsteady, Chu Luren secretly flicked his right middle finger...

Blood Saber Ancestor was unaware of what had happened. He only felt a strange internal force "pulsating" in his right arm, and when he tried to swing his saber again, he was three points slower.

At this moment, Duan Yu's right hand was already "giving a thumbs up" to him. Blood Saber Ancestor was terrified and thought to himself: My life is over!

Chapter Twenty-Six: Failed to Like

Pulse Summoning is a new martial art created by Chu Luren by fusing "Vitality Finger" and "Six Meridian Divine Sword".

When Chu Luren first saw the name, he almost jumped out of his skin. If it was some kind of juggling act like summoning a bottle of beverage, or a broadcast exercise like "The Times Are Calling," that would be terrible—this had happened before!

However, as it turns out, the result of this fusion wasn't a disaster after all...

However, it did not take the Six Meridian Divine Sword as its main body, and largely maintained the nature of "Vitality Finger".

Unlike the direct lethality of the invisible sword energy of the Six Meridians Divine Sword, it is still a finger-force, and also a finger-force that is mainly for interference.

However, by absorbing the Six Meridians Divine Sword and utilizing different meridians, the "sword energy" exhibits different characteristics, making "Pulse Summoning" more controllable on top of the Vitality Finger!

The power of the Vitality Finger, once it lies dormant within the enemy's body, will cause the opponent's internal energy to become overly active, increasing its uncontrollability, and in severe cases, causing the energy to circulate in the wrong direction.

The "Pulse Summoning" technique embodies its controllability...

Even after the finger energy has been latent in the opponent's body, Chu Luren can still trigger the corresponding latent finger energy by "flicking" his own meridians, creating resonance and making some reactions!

Of course, there are significant limitations in both the incubation period and the spatial distance between them.

Moreover, its direct lethality was not obvious. In the eyes of the Blood Saber Ancestor, it fell into the category of "weak and powerless". Furthermore, because the Blood Saber Ancestor's internal energy, in terms of both quality and quantity, far surpassed that of Chu Luren, the effect of "Kun Swimming in the Void" was not significant.

However, Chu Luren's finger strikes were not entirely ineffective.