The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

However, even the Vajra Indestructible Force, personally passed down by Gu Santong to Cheng Shifei, could be breached by Dongfang Bubai at times, so Chu Luren was naturally not invincible.

In forty-four moves, Yaoyue landed three punches, two palm strikes, and one kick on Chu Luren's chest and abdomen...

The forty-fourth move struck Chu Luren in the chest, causing him to feel a chill in his heart. He spat out a mouthful of cold blood, which froze upon landing.

"Stop..." Chu Luren wanted to call a halt.

However, Yaoyue pressed her advantage and attacked again!

Not long ago, for a fleeting moment, Yaoyue genuinely considered whether to give birth to a sea turtle or become a human seawater purifier...

Upon discovering this, Yaoyue's killing intent was already set.

I'd rather kill everyone and then commit suicide myself; I'd rather die than end up like that.

"Palace Mistress Yaoyue, please wait! We will definitely find a way..." Huang Rong tried to persuade Yaoyue, but Yaoyue wouldn't listen to any explanations.

"Hmph!" Yaoyue snorted coldly and casually swept her palm towards Huang Rong. Xiao Zhao quickly activated the "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" technique. Yaoyue's palm force was definitely not something she could push away, but she could push Huang Rong away.

Chu Luren could roughly guess what Yaoyue was thinking. He knew that she was serious and if he didn't restrain her, he would really be doomed today.

To some extent, this shows that Yaoyue has truly fallen for him; otherwise, she wouldn't have gone out of her way to kill Chu Luren—if she hadn't been moved by the Eight Winds, she would have simply waited to die.

Seeing that Yaoyue had actually attacked Huang Rong, Chu Luren was furious!

"You woman, don't be so arrogant!"

Chu Luren also became anxious. Despite being beaten by Yaoyue and spitting out a second mouthful of blood, he relied on the Kunyu's unpredictable movement technique and managed to circle around behind Yaoyue in the blink of an eye...

After another epiphany during the storm, Chu Luren's movement techniques could now be described as divine.

Then Chu Luren forcibly grabbed Yaoyue from behind, embracing her tightly around the waist with both arms.

This feeling...

It's like embracing a thousand-year-old iceberg; how can one describe the bone-chilling cold?

This posture makes it difficult for Yue to exert force with her fists and feet, but it is very easy for her to injure Chu Luren with her internal energy.

However, Chu Luren silently adjusted the original true energy of the Heavenly Pool Nurturing Kun Technique to be extremely hot, extremely yang, and extremely agitated, desperately opposing Yaoyue's extremely cold, extremely yin, and extremely still energy—not for victory, but only to completely disrupt Yaoyue's internal energy...

Back then, even when Chu Luren and Lianxing and Xiao Jiujiu joined forces, they couldn't suppress Yaoyue alone. It's true that Chu Luren's martial arts have improved even further now, but the reason he can hold his own is mainly because Yaoyue is much weaker than before.

From the moment it took him over forty moves to finally cough up blood, Chu Luren had already realized this...

Chapter 695 Bitter Battle

Not only was Yaoyue's mind unstable and she was even somewhat possessed by demonic possession, but she also hadn't eaten properly for more than half a month and kept her water intake to a minimum, leaving her body weak.

In this way, although they are stronger than Chu Luren, the gap is no longer insurmountable.

After taking control of Yaoyue from behind, Chu Luren felt a wave of chill creeping towards him. He immediately transformed his inner force into the opposite nature to resist it!

Even so, Chu Luren felt his internal energy gradually waning—he couldn't hold on any longer!

Gradually, Chu Luren's body began to turn bluish-green, and he was on the verge of freezing to death...

However, Chu Luren was naturally unwilling to wait for death. At this moment, he entered a state of enlightenment and, in the blink of an eye, fused the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill with the Tathagata Palm!

Although both are Buddhist martial arts, they are vastly different—the Tathagata Palm emphasizes mental state and is a typical Zen martial art, while the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill is an esoteric Buddhist martial art…

Zen Buddhism, or Chinese Buddhism, emphasizes the Buddha-nature and Buddha-mind. It believes that all sentient beings have Buddha-nature, and that the practice one cultivates is also a manifestation of one's own Buddha-nature. It is considered a branch of Mahayana Buddhism, and its profound martial arts all have high requirements for one's mind and state of mind.

Esoteric Buddhism believes that through various methods of practice, one can approach the Buddha. Therefore, its martial arts focus on visualization and hand mudras, emphasizing the need for enlightenment.

At this moment, Chu Luren forcibly merged the two—since he could not cultivate the Dragon Elephant Body anyway, he might as well bring out its "technique" aspect to the extreme!

The first six levels, which were purely for body training, have basically disappeared without a trace; what you obtain are the last six levels...

At this moment, Chu Luren loosened his arms around Yaoyue's waist, and then, just when Yaoyue thought that Chu Luren could no longer hold on, his arms tightened suddenly!

The fingertips were raised significantly towards the chest area, and at the same time, the ten fingers were intertwined, forming a "Light Gathering Buddha Crown Mudra"!

Instantly, Chu Luren's entire body became even hotter, and he gradually began to resist Yaoyue's Bright Jade True Qi...

Originally, the "Buddha's Palm" did not involve hand gestures; at most, it used a Buddhist gesture such as clasping hands as a guide to focus the mind.

However, after merging with the last six levels of the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill", hand seals were immediately formed.

The hand mudras of the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu" transform brute force into extraordinary power. Its essential logic is that after reaching a certain level in Tantric practice, one believes that one has obtained power close to that of the Buddha...

The "Buddha's Palm" uses the most basic martial arts to demonstrate the Buddha's heart and Buddha-nature...

With the fusion of the two, after forming the "Buddha's Palm Seal", the practitioner will have a brief Buddha transformation buff - just like when Zhang Fei uses his ultimate skill, he first deals a burst of damage and then transforms for a period of time.

At this moment, Chu Luren unleashed a move called "Golden Top Buddha Lamp" in conjunction with "Light Gathering at the Buddha's Top Seal." It was not just a palm technique, but his entire being seemed to transform into a "Buddha" radiating Buddhist flames.

When Yaoyue sensed that Chu Luren's strength had loosened slightly, she hesitated instinctively for a moment. Before she could react, the heat behind her intensified!

especially……

In order to form the hand seal, Chu Luren had been tightly holding onto Yaoyue's waist, but at this moment he raised his hands a little higher—after all, the hand seal is normally formed in front of the chest.

Suddenly, Yaoyue felt both ashamed and annoyed...

If Chu Luren had acted this way when he was in a normal and calm state of mind, Yaoyue wouldn't have wavered at all when she smashed his brains out.

However, ever since the storm... no, ever since she set sail, Yaoyue has been constantly having her mindset tested!

In particular, both the Tathagata Palm and the fused "Tathagata Palm Seal" are martial arts that "play mind games".

When that high monk used the six-syllable mantra back then, it could naturally inspire people's Buddha-nature and enlighten evildoers. However, in Chu Luren's hands, it obviously cannot reach such a level; it is just "playing mind games"!

As a result, Chu Luren gained momentum, while Yaoyue's internal energy became chaotic. With their strength waning and ours increasing, the balance of power tilted even more towards Chu Luren.

Just as Yaoyue was gathering her strength and preparing to retaliate, Chu Luren twisted her arm, causing the two to fall to the ground and wrestle and roll around in a struggle.

At this moment, Chu Luren still felt as if he were holding a block of ice, but the difference was that Yaoyue now felt an unusual heat on her back, and her mind began to waver more and more...

Is this what a man's embrace is like?

Chu Luren originally thought he was going to win—after all, if it came down to a physical contest, Yaoyue was obviously no match for Chu Luren.

However, at this moment, Chu Luren's desires suddenly surged, followed by a chain reaction, and the "Buddha's Palm Seal" weakened!

After all, once Chu Luren's desires arise, he cannot maintain his own mind and state of mind, so how can he control the Buddha's palm seal?

Chu Luren was startled—he thought that he had cultivated countless Taoist and Buddhist martial arts, and his temperament should be as firm as a rock. How could he have developed desires just from rolling around?

Liu Sheng Piaoxu can attest to just how strong one's willpower is!

This is definitely not a normal reaction...

Just then, Chu Luren vaguely guessed the reason.

Mingyu Gong!

It's Yaoyue's "Mingyu Gong" that's going to backfire!

Not only did her inner demons grow, but they also passively made her more alluring. The Mingyu Gong, which seeks tranquility, emitted an aura when it was on the verge of collapse that could even corrupt a true high monk. Naturally, Chu Luren was also somewhat affected.

As soon as Chu Luren weakened, Yaoyue immediately gained the upper hand. Yaoyue quickly regained her senses, muttered a curse to herself, and with a single thought, she swept away all the distracting ideas that had just arisen...

In this way, Chu Luren's Daoist mind and Buddhist nature immediately gained the upper hand, and he also cleared his mind of distractions, suppressing Yaoyue once again.

Then, as Yaoyue felt the burning heat behind her, a thought suddenly occurred to her: This is what a man's embrace is like.

Chu Luren suddenly felt that what he was holding was not solid ice. Although it was still cold, he could always imagine a warm and soft touch. The Tathagata Palm technique weakened...

Yaoyue had the upper hand, then suddenly gasped: "Pah! What am I doing? Calm down, calm down..."

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Countless cycles passed, the two entangled for an unknown amount of time, until they were both on the verge of exhaustion...

The ground combat between Chu Luren and Yaoyue affected an area nearly the size of a football field. The surrounding vegetation was sometimes covered in frost and sometimes scorched yellow, clearly beyond saving.

Even Chu Luren seemed to be hallucinating, as if he heard a series of "cooing" sounds...

Just then, Huang Rong, Xiao Zhao, and Zhao Min's voices came over: "Brother Chu, Palace Mistress Yaoyue, please stop fighting!"

"Little Red is back! She's found the boat!"

"We're trying to find a way to lure the ship over..."

"Right now, I'm carrying one of Princess Zhao Min's hairpins to that ship. With Xiao Hong's intelligence, she'll surely be able to..."

Just as the sounds were getting closer, they suddenly stopped.

Huang Rong, Xiao Zhao, Zhao Min: ...

Are you... fighting?

Chapter 696 Treating You Differently

This was a merchant ship belonging to the Wanqian Trading Company. In fact, the route was still quite a distance from the unnamed island, and the ship had been sailing for most of the day.

Zhao Min's hairpin was quite valuable. A small red bird, seemingly possessed by a spirit, carried this item onto the ship, immediately attracting the captain's attention and even making him somewhat tempted—could there be a treasure somewhere at sea?

Despite some controversy, the Chamber of Commerce's manager didn't want to cause any more trouble, but... in the end, the ship still veered off course.

Of course, they can't leave even if they want to. If they eventually back down and don't dare to get close, Little Red will keep causing trouble—just making "coo coo" noises is usually unbearable for the crew.

Arriving at the nameless island, not only did they not find the treasure, but they also found three beautiful women, which would have been good enough. However... there was also Chu Taisui!

Indeed, as members of countless merchant guilds, they are naturally well-informed about the affairs of the martial arts world. Although they do not mingle in the martial arts world, in the vast martial arts world, these merchants cannot succeed in their trade if they do not have some influence.

With only one little red bird, they couldn't confirm anything yet, but after seeing the golden gall, Chu Luren's identity became obvious!

Even more fortunately, the ship's steward recognized Ling Snake Island—the Ling Snake Island of the Han family in the East China Sea. Its location was not a secret, and the island was a place where they regularly purchased daily necessities. There were also some servants and farmhands on the island.

The business this ship was running, while not entirely shady, wasn't exactly aboveboard either; at least, it wasn't business that had been reported to the Song court...

Therefore, the other party offered to send Chu Taisui to Ling Snake Island instead of taking him with them to dock at the port!

As for whether we can sail away without Chu Tai Sui?

Seeing that Chu Taisui had already reached the ship using his light-footed skills, the steward and the captain said that they, being such upright people, could not do such a thing.

It wasn't that they were afraid of Chu Taisui, but rather that they wanted to help others...

As for why the Chu Lu people from the north were rumored to be in the East Sea, and who the three beautiful women beside Chu Tai Sui were... no one was interested in these questions, nor did they want to ask any further.