The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

Chapter 351 Starry Night Demoness

"Give me back the King's Cauldron!" After apologizing, Azi came to Chu Luren and stretched out her fair little hand.

"If you don't return it, it's confiscated." Chu Luren had already pocketed it.

"You, you promised to apologize, so give it back to me! A hero should keep his word!" Azi said anxiously.

"I only said I would help you release your acupoints, and that I would return the Divine Wood King Cauldron after apologizing?" Chu Luren definitely wouldn't return it.

Seeing this, Azi became furious and looked at Duan Zhengchun, saying, "Are you my father? Someone is trying to steal my things, and you don't even care?"

"Azi, talk to Lu Ren properly, do you think he'll still take your things and not return them?" Duan Zhengchun was half scolding Azi, and half reminding Chu Lu Ren not to bully children.

Chu Luren then turned to Duan Zhengchun and said, "Uncle Duan, you don't know this, but the Divine Wood King Cauldron is the foremost of the three treasures of the Starry Sky Sect, and it is also Ding Chunqiu's private possession. Don't underestimate this small cauldron; it can attract and control all kinds of poisonous insects, making it an essential item for cultivating the 'Dissolving Power Technique'!"

"What? Azi, you even know the 'Dissolving Power Technique'? How did you get involved with Old Monster Ding?" Upon hearing this, Duan Zhengchun immediately forgot about the small cauldron and didn't even want his daughter to take it back.

Duan Zhengchun originally thought that, given Azi's age, even if she had some connection with the Xingxiu Sect, she should only be an outer disciple.

Qiao Feng, who was standing to the side, was also very knowledgeable. He named all the hidden weapons and poisons that Mu Wanqing had taken from A Zi. They were all unique hidden weapons of the Xingxiu Sect!

Although Ding Chunqiu usually stayed in the Xingxiu Sect's lair, Xingxiu Sect disciples often traveled to the Central Plains.

These people have extremely low moral standards and are even more despicable than ordinary evil sects and demonic cults, which is why they are hated by people in the martial arts world.

As one of the former leaders of the righteous path, Qiao Feng also had some understanding of the martial arts of the Xingxiu Sect.

"Invisible Powder, Carefree Powder, Blissful Thorn, Heart-Piercing Nail..."

"What business is it of yours who I take as my master? You won't support me, but you won't allow others to support me?" Azi said, feigning arrogance.

She makes it sound like she's very grateful to Ding Chunqiu... Actually, Azi stole Ding Chunqiu's Divine Wood King Cauldron, and Ding Chunqiu is now sending his disciples to hunt her down. But since she knows there's no danger, Azi naturally wants to have some fun.

Upon hearing this, Duan Zhengchun and Ruan Xingzhu's expressions darkened, and they felt even more guilty.

"Ding Chunqiu raised you? And you still stole this Divine Wood King Cauldron?" Chu Luren said disdainfully.

"What do you mean I stole it? My master gave it to me, isn't that enough? Give it back to me right now, or my master will definitely..."

Azi still wanted to argue and threaten, but Chu Luren had already exposed her: "Oh? That Old Monster Ding's 'Dissolving Power Technique' has reached the point where it no longer needs poison to maintain itself? I've long heard that the disciples of the Starry Constellation Sect are all sycophants because Old Monster Ding holds the power of life and death..."

It is said that a trusted disciple who practiced the "Dissolving Power Technique" was locked in a stone chamber by Old Monster Ding simply because he was not enthusiastic enough in praising him. Since there were no poisons to refine, his power backfired, tearing his own flesh off piece by piece and screaming for several days before dying.

Now it seems that Old Monster Ding was fooled by a sparrow, and you even stole the Divine Wood King Cauldron..."

Upon hearing this, A Zi's face turned pale. It was unclear whether it was because she heard that Ding Chunqiu was coming or because she heard about the symptoms of the backlash from the "Dissolving Power Technique".

"What? The Great Art of Dissolving Power is so dangerous? Azi! You must not cultivate it anymore. Come back to Dali with me and ask... Master Yideng for help to remove the remaining toxins!" Duan Zhengchun made the decision directly.

"No need! Once I've mastered this divine skill, I won't be afraid of Ding Chunqiu! As long as I defeat him, I'll be the leader of the Xingxiu Sect, and then I'll make him my junior brother!" Azi said with mysterious confidence.

"You..." Duan Zhengchun was furious, but when he thought about how he had never raised his daughter, he felt guilty but was unwilling to say anything too harsh.

“Deer people, aren’t you going to seek revenge on Ding Chunqiu? Azi can help you… Azi, you should also listen to me and stay with your Brother Chu and Brother Qiao. Ding Chunqiu won’t be able to hurt you!” Duan Zhengchun said seriously.

After learning that Ding Chunqiu might hunt down A Zi, Duan Zhengchun became worried about A Zi's safety, and he had one more reason to kill Ding Chunqiu.

Upon hearing this, Azi pouted and said, "People from the Central Plains really love to brag. If the real Old Monster Ding were here, would you think we were bullying me?"

Upon hearing this, Duan Zhengchun smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, I am not some nobody in the martial arts world. I am also the Prince of Zhennan of Dali. If I take you back to Dali, would Ding Chunqiu dare to take another step south?"

"Prince Zhennan, does that mean I'm still a princess?" Azi's eyes darted around, her mind already racing with thoughts of exploiting the common people.

“That’s right… but you must not abuse your power.” Duan Zhengchun thought of A Zi’s personality and became somewhat uncertain.

“Since my brother-in-law is a prince consort, he can’t be an ordinary person, right?” Azi said, then looked at Azhu and Qiao Feng. Now she only knew this one older sister.

A'Zhu and Qiao Feng had long been sworn to be together through thick and thin. Although she was shy upon hearing this, she did not deny it!

Qiao Feng chuckled sheepishly, but A'Zhu's eyes lit up as she asked, "Sister A'Zi, do you know who's second on the Heavenly Ranking?" She then glanced at Chu Luren.

However, just as Chu Luren was standing tall and proud, A Zi directly said, "Qiao Feng! It's the Northern Qiao Feng!"

Chu Luren: ...

You've lost internet access!

Ah Zhu, you definitely did it on purpose!

"So my brother-in-law is the famous Qiao Feng of the North. No wonder he could recognize my hidden weapon. Since he has already recognized it, can I..." Azi wanted to go back.

Qiao Feng replied, "The Starry Constellation Sect's tricks are dangerous and vicious; it's better not to use them."

"Hmph." Azi said, glancing at Chu Luren, her eyes darting around, "Then this one... wouldn't happen to be Young Master Murong, would he?"

"No, I already told you my surname is Chu, don't pretend you forgot!" Chu Luren said with a sneer.

"I knew it wasn't him. How could Murong, who is on par with the famous Qiao Feng of the North, snatch a little girl's things and not return them?" Azi scolded two people at once, including Qiao Feng in the insults.

"You flatter me," Murong Jiu said, bowing slightly.

Azi: ? ? ?

Ah Zi had only mentioned it casually, but unexpectedly someone actually responded. And this person is...

Ignoring the attention-seeker, Chu Luren went straight to A Zi and asked, "Do you know who is currently ranked second on the Heavenly Ranking?"

"Iron-Blooded Marquis?" Azi tilted her head, then suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "Chu... Ah! You're Chu Taisui! Are you second on the Heavenly Ranking? Whose back door did you get in through?"

Azi really didn't know about this. After all, Xingxiu Sea was far from the Central Plains and even more isolated than Dali. In addition, after she escaped, she traveled in the martial arts world in great secrecy, so the news was very delayed!

At this moment, Ah Zi's mind was already fast-forwarding to the scene where she led Qiao Feng and Chu Luren to beat Ding Chunqiu to a pulp and force him to acknowledge her as his senior brother... no, to acknowledge her as his ancestor!

Chapter 352 Poison Skills

After learning that she was the Princess of Dali and that she could get in touch with Qiao Feng, Murong Fu, and Chu Taisui, A Zi became incredibly arrogant.

Fortunately, the matter of the Divine Wood King Cauldron was not mentioned again. Instead, they urged Qiao Feng and Chu Luren to quickly take her to become the founder of the Starry Sky Sect...

Originally, Chu Luren just came to see Uncle Duan to check on him and see how he was doing, and whether Hua Wuque had intervened to bring him justice...

Chu Luren had no intention of staying at Xiaojing Lake for long, but Mu Wanqing kept recognizing sisters one after another, so he had no choice but to stay for another day.

Wang Yuyan has not officially acknowledged her status as a princess, but with the sudden addition of two sisters, she also joined in the fun.

"Sister Wang, you are truly like a celestial being. I wish you were my sister too." Azi had already noticed something and said this on purpose.

A'Zhu had already noticed this—after all, the tone Duan Zhengchun used when speaking to Wang Yuyan was definitely not the same as when speaking to unfamiliar young people!

"Azi is talking nonsense again," Wang Yuyan said, embarrassed.

"Haha, what are you talking about?" Duan Zhengchun walked over and saw the four girls chatting. He looked very pleased. Ruan Xingzhu was also standing beside him.

Mu Wanqing seemed to disapprove of his satisfaction, so she deliberately said in front of Ruan Xingzhu, "Father, we just calculated that Yu Yan is only one month younger than me, A Zhu is six months older than me, A Zi is six months younger than Yu Yan... If I remember correctly, Zhong Ling is three months younger than A Zi... Isn't that a coincidence?"

Duan Zhengchun: ...

Ruan Xingzhu smiled kindly.

Leaving aside Duan Zhengchun's disheveled state, Chu Luren and Qiao Feng didn't join the group of sisters in the fun. Instead, they began to study the "Divine Wood King Cauldron" and the "Soft Silk Net".

After all, they were both from the Xingxiu Sect. Later, the two of them still had to deal with Ding Chunqiu. In terms of martial arts, the two of them were enough to take down Old Monster Ding, but that guy had too many evil methods, so it was better to know more about him.

Qiao Feng had already torn the strange net apart with his bare hands and discovered that the outer layer of the ropes was just a fine, soft and tough hemp, while the toughest and most important part inside was a silkworm thread!

How fine is silk?

However, this single silk thread provides over 90% of the toughness, which is why it couldn't be torn at first.

"This silk is so tough and almost transparent that it would be hard to see with the naked eye under the blazing sun. It can withstand weapons and fire, but it is afraid of water... This must be the legendary Snow Silkworm Silk! It is said that Old Monster Ding has a Soft Silk Rope, one of the three treasures of the Starry Sky Sect, which is entirely woven from this Snow Silkworm Silk... Little Azi's fishing net must have used a small amount of Snow Silkworm Silk, which is already a rare treasure." Qiao Feng exclaimed in amazement.

Ding Laoguai never entrusted his disciples with the Soft Silk Rope; Qiao Feng had only ever heard rumors about it.

Moreover, while Chu Luren was talking to Qiao Feng, he reached into the Divine Wood King Cauldron and felt around its inner wall, while his other hand was writing and drawing on a piece of paper...

Not long after, he finished writing "The Great Art of Dissolving Power"!

only……

"This 'Dissolving Power Technique' is incomplete. If one were to actually practice it, once one reaches a high level, unless one obtains the part that integrates countless kinds of deadly poisons, there is a risk of sudden death from poisoning!" Chu Luren said.

"Not surprising. Ding Chunqiu has always been selfish and self-serving. The Xingxiu Sect is called a sect, but there is not a trace of master-disciple affection among its members. How could he have left all the contents in the cauldron?" Qiao Feng shook his head with a sneer.

This mockery was naturally directed at Ding Chunqiu. Qiao Feng then said admiringly, "Second Brother's martial arts skills are indeed becoming more and more profound. He has even seen through the limitations of his skills with just a few glances."

"I've just seen a lot of things. Besides, Ding Chunqiu's kung fu, though said to be self-created, actually comes from the martial arts of the Xiaoyao Sect," Chu Luren said modestly.

However, it was also true that Chu Luren saw the shadows of the Northern Darkness Divine Art, the Lesser Formless Art, and the White Rainbow Illusion Palm in the Great Art of Dissolving Power...

In terms of sophistication, the "Dissolving Power Technique" is not as advanced as these two internal martial arts techniques of the Free and Unfettered School, but it is also unique and goes far in the direction of unorthodox methods.

The "Northern Darkness Divine Skill" can absorb internal energy because its meridian circulation is the opposite of ordinary martial arts. Of course, its main effect is the circulation of energy through the thirty-six major acupoints. If one's aptitude meets the requirements, one's state of mind is in line with the requirements, and one has accumulated enough Taoist knowledge, one can accumulate internal energy at an extremely fast speed if one can master it.

Ding Chunqiu was clearly not in a good mental state and was unable to master any of the supreme internal skills of the Xiaoyao Sect. However, after killing his master, he obtained the complete "Bei Ming Divine Skill" and, because of his affair with his master's wife, he also obtained parts of "Xiao Wu Xiang Skill" and "Bai Hong Huan Zhang".

Therefore, he created the "Transformation Method" in a unique way. It is not about circulating qi in reverse through the meridians, but about making the true qi present a "negative" nature. It is different from ordinary true qi in essence, and thus exhibits the effect of "transforming qi"!

Not only can it neutralize an opponent's internal energy when their skin is in contact, but it can also neutralize even their remaining energy, rendering their internal strength useless.

More importantly, this "Myriad Transformations True Qi" is completely opposite in nature to ordinary internal force. When internal forces attack each other, it does not show "counterattack" but rather "cancellation".

This kind of true energy cannot be cultivated by oneself; it must be cultivated in conjunction with various poisonous insects—in the understanding of the Chu Lu people, it requires "dual cultivation" with various poisonous insects.

Using toxins to change the nature of internal energy...

This allows for the use of many bizarre methods, such as the most detested "Corpse Poison Technique"—using toxic true energy to instantly turn a living person into a poisonous corpse. The poisonous corpse has a certain degree of mobility, but the key is that it breathes poisonous gas and flows with poisonous blood. If the poison resistance is insufficient, it must be killed from a distance, otherwise one cannot withstand even a wave of poison explosion controlled by the poisonous corpse.

The most frightening and repulsive thing is their method of controlling poisonous corpses.

But frankly, it's not a big deal; it's just temporary, puppet-like control...

The same principle applies to Chu Luren's "Six Qi Finger Control," except that Chu Luren uses finger force outside the body to control and interfere with living people, while "Corpse Poison Technique" can use its special true qi to briefly stimulate corpses!

In Chu Luren's view, there was no essential difference between the two. Chu Luren then used his finger strength to stimulate the meridians and acupoints of the living, while Ding Chunqiu used poison to stimulate the meridians and acupoints of the dead. It is believed that this move was also an idea that Ding Chunqiu derived from the "White Rainbow Palm Force".

The biggest flaw of the "Dissolving Power Technique" is that it requires the constant use of different poisonous insects for cultivation. Because one's own toxic internal energy will constantly mutate, using the same type of poisonous insect forever cannot guarantee safety. Instead, one must frequently replenish with different types of poisonous insects to maintain a dynamic balance of fighting poison with poison.

In this way, the Divine Wood King Cauldron becomes especially important, and is the foremost of the Three Treasures of the Star Constellation!

Furthermore, this "dynamic balance" is not so easy to maintain. The part that Ding Chunqiu left in the "Divine Wood King Cauldron" lacks the balance techniques that come with advanced training, which suggests that he deliberately left something behind.

However, Chu Luren didn't care and prepared to use the "Chaos Technique" to simulate the Vermilion Toad's true energy and try cultivating it...