The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

"Want to admit defeat? Then cut off your own feet right now!" Huang Yaoshi said coldly.

Chu Luren didn't understand why he was so obsessed with breaking other people's legs...

"If Huangdao wants to spar, I will gladly oblige. However, there are two things I must clarify first," Chu Luren said.

"Speak!" Huang Yaoshi could hardly contain himself any longer.

"Firstly, my sparring with Island Master Huang was just between the two of us and had nothing to do with the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan. I have no connection with them and it wasn't to save them," Chu Luren said deliberately.

Upon hearing this, the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan, knowing full well that Chu Luren was deliberately saying this to humiliate them, all felt ashamed...

After all, everyone knows that even if they bring Guo Jing and Mu Nianci along, and fight eight against one, the only result will be that they will be buried in the Five Lakes.

Chu Luren said it had nothing to do with them, but he was undoubtedly emphasizing that he had saved them once again, and they were powerless to refute it—Chu Luren certainly didn't act for their sake, but he did interrupt their futile attempt to fight against a rock.

"Secondly... if I were to win by a single move, there would be no need for Island Master Huang to back down. However, I have always admired Island Master Huang's martial arts and the 'Song of the Azure Sea'." Chu Luren hinted... no, this was already an explicit statement.

Furthermore, Chu Luren directly stated the "bet" as "winning by one or two moves," rather than how many moves.

After all, Chu Luren is now Zhou Botong's junior brother, and theoretically his seniority is no less than Huang Yaoshi's. More importantly... he is the second-ranked person on the Heavenly Ranking, and he is not like Jiang Biehe. He can't bring himself to admit defeat.

"What audacity! It's been a year since I last saw you. I haven't seen your kung fu, but your courage and eloquence have certainly grown!" Huang Yaoshi's face darkened, and then he seemingly casually poked at the jade flute in his hand.

A flute sound rang out, produced by the friction of air during the swing.

With a cry like a phoenix's cry, sword energy surged from the jade flute, attacking Chu Luren...

To show respect, Chu Luren snapped his right index finger, and then the Northern Darkness True Qi transformed into the "Six Qi Control" finger force to meet Huang Yaoshi's Jade Flute Sword Qi.

Because the "Northern Darkness Nurturing Kun Skill" incorporated finger-based techniques and the Six Meridian Divine Sword, a unique skill that transforms finger strength into sword energy, its inherent external skills are primarily based on finger strength. Furthermore, the "Controlling Six Qi Finger" also contains elements of the "Flicking Finger Divine Skill."

Chu Luren used this move as a way of showing respect...

Chu Luren's finger strength, in a head-on collision, was naturally no match for the Jade Flute Sword Qi. However, after the collision neutralized each other, it no longer posed much of a threat to Chu Luren.

A slight glint of surprise flashed in Huang Yaoshi's eyes—Chu Luren's performance was far better than he had imagined. Although he was a young man, his progress was far too fast!

However, Huang Yaoshi had no expectation that he could defeat Chu Luren with this casually shown skill. Then, he waved his jade flute repeatedly, slashing and thrusting, practicing swordsmanship with the flute as a sword. At the same time, various sword energies also surged towards Chu Luren through the flute.

While practicing sword moves, the music also played a part, with each move accompanied by its own background music...

The initial "Phoenix Melody" was high-pitched and melodious, followed by "Xiao Shi Riding the Dragon" with its ethereal and otherworldly sound, and "Clear Sounds Beyond the Mountains" with its natural and expansive quality...

And then there are those "golden sounds and jade vibrations," "resonance across pavilions," and "oaring songs in the middle of the stream"—each move, when executed, has an additional effect of sonic power.

It has to be said that this Jade Flute Sword Technique is truly a tool for showing off... cough, it's a powerful tool for creating a character!

Chu Luren initially used his finger strength to lightly counter the attack, but he quickly lost his grip. This was not only due to the difference in internal strength, making a direct confrontation unsuitable, but also because although the "Jade Flute Sword Technique" was inferior to the "Six Meridians Divine Sword" in terms of external sword energy release, it was a true sword technique, not just a method of releasing sword energy. Therefore, the sword energy could change in height, direction, left and right, and was not straightforward.

However, Chu Luren's Six Qi Control Finger technique was only "fully mastered," not yet at the level of being able to control it as easily as an arm and fully utilize the flexible nature of the "White Rainbow Palm Force."

Later, he switched to using his palm force to protect himself at close range, but the impact of the sword energy was still powerful...

Finally, he used the Great Abyss Fist to defend himself and even had an epiphany, which gradually stabilized his position and made him feel less pressured.

"One hundred! That's one hundred moves already!" Huang Rong didn't know if she was really counting seriously or just saying it casually.

Huang Yaoshi's expression hardened further. He gave a cold "snort" and threw the jade flute directly into Lu Chengfeng's arms, clearly expecting him to hold it for him.

Then, Huang Yaoshi's palms trembled, and as his powerful internal energy gradually spread, true energy arose around him. Under the moonlight, some faint pinkish light spots surrounded him, as if he were in a peach grove where flowers were falling.

Compared to when Chu Luren first witnessed the Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm, Huang Yaoshi seemed more serious this time, even gathering his strength for quite some time...

"Is this the 'divine skill' that Zhou Botong taught you? This Taoist style of non-action and seemingly tranquil fist technique can actually stop me?" Huang Yaoshi said disdainfully.

It wasn't that he held Taoism in any particular contempt; the teachings of Peach Blossom Island combined Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, and Mohism. However, this didn't stop Huang Yaoshi from looking down on everyone. Perhaps this is the mindset of someone who has become disillusioned with life after hitting too many walls.

Huang Yaoshi could naturally see that the "Great Abyss Fist" in the "Endless Return to the Void Scripture" had the shadow of the Old Urchin's "Empty Bright Fist".

"Be careful! This is not just the 'Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm'!" Huang Rong immediately warned.

Ignoring his daughter's favoritism, Huang Yaoshi has already taken action against Chu Luren, no longer just testing him from a distance with the "Jade Flute Sword Technique".

The "Jade Flute Swordplay" was once Huang Yaoshi's signature move in his youth, but now his most proficient technique is no longer the "Jade Flute Swordplay." For him, this move is nothing more than a way to enhance his image—in terms of the style of his attack, it's a long-range attack with background music, maximizing the effect.

Huang Yaoshi then lunged at Chu Luren—it must be said that, like Ouyang Feng, the Western Poison, Huang Yaoshi's appearance wasn't exactly impressive when he unleashed his true skills.

Although not as outrageous as Ouyang Feng's imitation of a toad, Huang Yaoshi, when he got serious, used both hands and feet, completely unlike his previous graceful use of the "Jade Flute Sword Technique"!

Previously, Huang Yaoshi was surrounded by falling petals, but now there was also a hidden force of swirling winds – this was a combination of the "Falling Petals Divine Sword Palm" and the "Whirlwind Sweeping Leaves Leg".

Unlike the ingenuity of "Ambidextrous Fighting Technique," this is just a common martial arts combination, only the way it's combined is very clever.

On the one hand, one is a palm technique and the other is a leg technique, with little overlap in their meridians. On the other hand, Huang Yaoshi's two skills are actually coordinated in terms of moves; they are not just random moves, but rather contain the principles of Qimen Dunjia!

Although there is only one dantian, so it cannot achieve the effect of "two Huang Yaoshi", this kind of interlocking attack is still very troublesome to encounter.

but……

Encountering the "Ambidextrous Fighting Technique" is like meeting your nemesis!

This "Eastern Heretic's Ultimate Technique," which combines palm strikes and leg kicks, can leave one person flustered, but it becomes much easier for two people to counter it together...

Chapter 319 Fighting the Eastern Heretic

In the courtyard of Guiyun Manor, under the moonlight, one could see a shower of peach blossoms falling and a whirlwind rising.

Two completely different yet complementary palm and leg techniques, subtly incorporating the art of divination, attacked Chu Luren!

A palm strike comes, its power like falling petals, seemingly elegant and beautiful, yet actually chillingly murderous. After the palm strike, there will inevitably be a kick, each kick generating a force like a whirlwind, fierce and with an extremely wide range...

This palm technique not only includes the "Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm," which is inherently elusive, but also occasionally includes the "Orchid Flicking Acupoint Hand," which allows for the interchange of fingers and palm.

Of Huang Yaoshi's martial arts skills, apart from "Finger Flicking Skill," none can compare to Toad Stance, Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, or One-Finger Divine Skill...

As for "Finger Flicking Skill", compared to "One Finger Divine Skill", it is closer to the technique of hidden weapons. It is not advantageous to use it to fight head-on with an opponent of the same level.

However, the alternating moves of "Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm" and "Orchid Finger Flicking Hand", and the coordination between "Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm" and "Whirlwind Sweeping Leaf Kick", make this Eastern Heretic's unique skill, which is not considered a martial art, no weaker than the other unique skills, and even surpass them in terms of exquisiteness!

When Chu Luren first saw it, he was amazed. When Huang Yaoshi was far away, it was just a "scenery". But when he got close and Huang Yaoshi actually attacked with his palms and legs, he felt that the sky was filled with "petals".

The vast majority are pink "peach blossoms," with a very few "orchids" that are even more pinkish-red...

Of course, in reality, it's all externally projected true energy; the appearance is just what it looks like.

The reason why there seem to be so many "peach blossoms" is because some are real and some are fake. If you guess wrong when defending against them, you will either waste your internal energy and expose your weaknesses, or you will be hit hard by the Falling Petal Palm!

Of course, what needs to be resisted is not the "peach blossoms" themselves, but the palm force of Huang Yaoshi that brings these "peach blossoms" to life.

The force of a single peach blossom petal in a palm strike was negligible to Chu Luren. Only when Huang Yaoshi truly struck with his palm did clusters of petals rise up, forcing Chu Luren to be cautious.

The orchids hidden inside are even more insidious. This is the finger force of the "Orchid Finger Technique," which attacks the enemy's acupoints by following their weaknesses. The method is completely different from the "Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm," and the way to defend against it is also different. It can be said that if you defend for too long, you will lose. If Chu Luren did not have the "Return to the Void Protective Force," he would probably be in a panic.

However, in reality, Huang Yaoshi's Orchid Finger Flicking Technique is not very useful when encountering Chu Luren. This little bit of finger force cannot reach Chu Luren's acupoints and will be swallowed up by the Returning Void Protective Force!

If we only consider the physical skills, Huang Yaoshi's martial arts are actually quite beautiful. His movements are graceful, like a dance. His palm and finger strength, though not as fierce and powerful as the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms or as abundant and powerful as the One-Finger Divine Skill, have their own exquisite aspects. They are varied and equally sharp in injuring the enemy!

However, adding legwork immediately diminishes the aesthetic appeal—after all, using both hands and feet inevitably creates a sense of urgency.

At the same time, the power and threat of the moves have been further enhanced!

Chu Luren could also feel that not only was the whirlwind leg force like a knife cutting and an axe slashing when it came, but also... the palm force, which was originally like falling petals, became even more turbulent after it was mixed with the leg force.

It was as if a gale had suddenly swept through the peach grove, and the "petals" were no longer moving at five centimeters per second, but rather like a sudden storm, sweeping straight toward Chu Luren!

But then Huang Yaoshi struck with a palm and then with a kick, six palms and six kicks in one set, each round faster than the last. If he hadn't learned the "Three-Part Return to Origin Qi" before, even though his strength was no worse than it is now when he "enlightened as a Golden Immortal," he would probably have been at a loss for what to do.

However, Chu Luren is now using "Three-Part Returning to Origin Qi" against Huang Yaoshi, which is equivalent to the two of them working together. Even if both of them are weaker, it is easier to break down such a complex coordinated move.

Huang Yaoshi's "Eastern Heretic's Ultimate Skill" can easily overwhelm an opponent when facing them, but it is much easier to counter with "Three-Part Return to Origin Qi" or "Ambidextrous Fighting Technique".

Chu Luren's left hand wielded the Guixu system's "Great Abyss Fist" and "Stealing Elixir Style," which involved deflecting force, blocking, and controlling with a siphon effect. His right hand, however, wielded the Beiming system's "Six Qi Finger," a versatile and fierce attack.

It's as if a master of deflecting force and protecting oneself, and a master of finger strength and sword qi techniques, are working together seamlessly to fight an enemy...

After Huang Yaoshi used six palms and six kicks, he used another six palms and six kicks. In the blink of an eye, six rounds and seventy-two moves had passed, but Chu Luren was still not at a disadvantage in his exchanges with him!

Chu Luren also sensed that, apart from the mutual restraint between martial arts, Huang Yaoshi was slightly weaker than Ouyang Feng. If the two were to fight, they would definitely not be able to determine a winner within three hundred moves, but if they were to fight beyond a thousand moves, Huang Yaoshi would certainly not be able to win.

Previously on Peach Blossom Island, when facing Ouyang Feng, Chu Luren could not be defeated, but he could not see any chance of winning, and was even slightly suppressed. If the game dragged on, Chu Luren might not be able to hold on.

And now...

"Father! You've used seventy-two moves again!" Huang Rong shouted from the side, dissatisfied.

Chu Luren countered seventy-two moves, then another seventy-two moves, yet he remained completely at ease!

It should be noted that under the influence of the Three-Part Returning to Origin Qi, Chu Luren's Endless Sea of ​​the North Sea and the Bottomless Abyss of the Returning Void form a self-contained cycle, and his internal energy is hardly depleted in battle. If they were to fight without regard to the cost, Chu Luren might even be confident of victory.

Even though Huang Yaoshi is now over fifty years old, which is the prime of life for a martial artist, and his internal strength is still abundant, compared to Chu Luren, his internal strength is ultimately being depleted, and his physical strength is definitely not as good as Chu Luren's in his twenties!

However, Chu Luren did not intend to use up the fragments of enlightenment or fight thousands of moves just to defeat Huang Yaoshi.

After all, the main purpose this time was to "show off their power." With Jiang Biehe, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, and the Guiyun Manor group, "going toe-to-toe with the Eastern Heretic" would definitely be a valid achievement.

Chu Luren and Huang Yaoshi have no enmity or enmity, and even have some affection for each other. Why should Chu Luren waste his enlightenment fragments and provoke Huang Yaoshi at the same time?

After another seventy-two moves, and seeing that the two had fought for about three hundred moves, Chu Luren deliberately advanced instead of retreating when Huang Yaoshi unleashed his final kick!

He met Huang Yaoshi's whirlwind leaf-sweeping leg directly in the chest.

At the same time, he pointed his finger without regard for the cost, striking Huang Yaoshi's flapping robe sleeve squarely. A muffled thud and the sound of tearing cloth rang out together...

Despite enduring three consecutive kicks from Huang Yaoshi, Chu Luren's right sleeve was ripped apart by a single finger, leaving the area below the elbow torn and pieces of his blue robe falling off.

Huang Yaoshi paused involuntarily—since it was just a "sparring match," and someone had even torn his clothes, there was clearly no room for him to make a move.

Chu Luren slid back three steps and then back three steps. Even with the "Guixu Protective Force," he still suffered some minor injuries from taking Huang Yaoshi's three kicks with his chest wide open.

"Alright!" Chu Luren then gave a pep talk, exhaling the breath that had been stuck in his throat, without showing any sign of injury.

"Thank you for your mercy, Island Master Huang," Chu Luren said, bowing slightly.

Huang Yaoshi's face darkened—in reality, he was not injured at all, while this brat was only slightly injured on the surface... The other person pretended to be injured, while Huang Yaoshi's clothes were torn, leaving him with no way to deny it!

Chapter 320 Displacement is Relative

Lu Chengfeng finally understood why the Chu Lu people were so "likable"...

This "pleasing" approach also requires a certain level of martial arts skill to work with!

"Father, let me mend your clothes." Having achieved her goal, Huang Rong smiled and her eyes crinkled as she eagerly stepped forward to fawn over Huang Yaoshi.

Huang Yaoshi remained silent, gave a soft snort, and turned away, this time not even glancing at his daughter.