Chapter 62: Chapter 61: Breaking Through the Martial Saint (Congratulations to the Satan Lord under the Moonlight!)_1 Chapter 62: Chapter 61: Breaking Through the Martial Saint (Congratulations to the Satan Lord under the Moonlight!)_1 The moon shone bright, stars sparse.
The surroundings of Youjian Martial Arts School had, unbeknownst to anyone, become utterly tranquil.
“It’s the dead of night, be careful with candles and lamps!”
The patrolling watchman, ringing his gong and clapper, slowly made his way down the street.
All the gates of Tri-element City were tightly shut; even the troops guarding them had been replaced with the tougher Ding State Army.
On this night, heaven knows how many were restlessly awake.
A storm is coming—Feng Man Building is filled with tension!
At Youjian Martial Arts School, on the school grounds.
Fang Xi was calmly practicing Mixed Origin True Skill.
As for whether Qing Sang and Qing Mu could escape, he didn’t pay it much mind.
After all, if he was alright, they would definitely be alright.
If he himself couldn’t even protect his own well-being, then why worry about them?
As for being captured to threaten him? He was someone who never succumbed to threats.
“God Merging with Nature, a unity of heaven and man?”
In the midst of his exertions, Fang Xi felt that with each movement of his limbs, his True Strength surged, becoming incredibly lively.
Just one last step, and it would burst forth from his limbs and body, transforming into an even more mysterious power!
Whoosh!
Just then, a figure seemed to emerge directly from the shadows, like a giant python shooting out, muscles on its arms twisted, nails razor-sharp, veins grotesque, like the vicious claws of a beast, launching a surprise attack on Fang Xi!
Bang!
Fang Xi seemed to have anticipated this, pressing down with his right palm to catch the ambush, his Mixed Origin True Skill erupting violently!
Crackle!
In the darkness, a spark of electricity flashed, and the attacker’s figure was suddenly halted.
In a confrontation between masters, this split second delay was enough to decide the victor!
Fang Xi’s left hand formed a fist with fingers together, as if he were the mighty spirit swinging an axe to split mountains, about to strike down—but then abruptly, he stopped, drew a half-circle, and aimed at another spot.
Bang! Bang!
The wall of the courtyard was directly smashed open, revealing a martial teacher over three meters tall with muscles coiled like dragons and skin the color of black iron, who charged out with a roar as his hands crossed over each other, resembling the roar of a wild beast:
“Secret Skill·Ten Thousand Beasts Roar!”
Fang Xi’s abrupt punch landed squarely on the path of the newly appeared figure.
The man’s expression changed rapidly as he crossed his arms in front of his chest.
He then groaned in pain as his arms fractured, revealing ghastly white bones, and he was sent flying back even faster than he had come.
But taking advantage of this, the shadow that initially ambushed Fang Xi leapt away, landing atop the wall with incredible agility; though his stature was quite short, almost like a dwarf’s.
“Sorrowful to a Ghost, Fang Leng?”
The dwarf’s eyes were a venomous green as he uttered spitefully, “Goddamn, gonna need a raise… The intel from the Prefecture Government was all wrong; what kind of Three-step Martial Artist is this? Didn’t you see Old Lion’s arms were broken? This guy is a pinnacle expert of a Fourth-Step Martial Teacher! I’d believe you if you said he was a half-step Grandmaster!”
“I knew, after revealing my identity during the day, this had to come,” Fang Xi said while retracting his hand and standing upright. He looked around: “Come on out, all of you!”
Swish, swish!
Amongst rustling garments, shadows appeared.
Next to the dwarf, another tall figure appeared with golden fur and arms hanging limply in front of him—the “Iron Lion” who had tried to ambush Fang Xi.
Besides them, atop a rooftop stood a tall woman, clad in a purple gown and wielding a pair of mandarin duck blades.
From the direction of the main entrance, a silver-haired, pipe-smoking, one-eyed old man slowly entered: “Sorrowful to a Ghost… you repeatedly break the law and still act so brazenly? Why not step back; swear never to set foot in Tri-element City again, and us old folks will withdraw. How does that sound?”
Even though those daring enough to encircle Sorrowful to a Ghost were all at least Three-step Martial Artists with steel like bones and muscles, high-skilled experts who typically wouldn’t want to fight to the death recklessly, as they too had homes and businesses to consider!
If Fang Leng were merely a Three-step Martial Artist, that would be one thing—but now that his actual strength far exceeded their expectations, they naturally preferred a peaceful resolution.
“Haha… So this is the way of the imperial court, full of sound and fury yet weak at heart,” Fang Xi shook his head. “However… I’m counting on you all for my final step!”
As he spoke, his stature swelled dramatically, muscles bulging, and countless veins writhing like serpents.
By the time the last word fell, Fang Xi was already upon the old man, his hand like a giant fan, descending upon his head.
“Reverse Point Seven Stars!”
The one-eyed old man, while puffing on his pipe, moved with surprising swiftness. His pipe jabbed out, aiming for Fang Xi’s vital points.
As the pipe cleaved through the air, it emitted a terrifying hissing sound.
In an instant, their figures crossed paths.
Puff, puff!
Red points appeared on Fang Xi’s body surface, but his flesh writhed quickly, sealing the wounds on its own.
The old man, however, staggered back, coughing ceaselessly: “Cough, cough… God and Strength Fusion? Truly, a great master of the Fourth-Step Martial Teacher… Let’s go, he’s gone mad, seeking a breakthrough to Grandmaster through a life and death battle. We can’t let him have his way; initiate plan B immediately and send in the Ding State Army!”
As he spoke, he was already retreating frantically.
But Fang Xi was faster, with steps like that of a serpent, he had already reached the one-eyed old man.
“How dare you!”
The woman in purple shouted, her mandarin duck blades, though released later, arrived at Fang Xi’s back first.
The dwarf and Iron Lion, one on each side, struck with fists fierce and mighty, aiming for Fang Xi’s vital spots.
Clearly, this was attacking to force defense.
Even if Fang Xi could kill the one-eyed old man, being struck by the three martial artists would most likely result in his death!
“Hiss, hiss!”
At this life-threatening moment, suddenly all four of them heard Fang Xi’s breathing.
The sound was like that of an ancient giant python, or perhaps a thousand-year-old Spirit Turtle, thunderously resonating… Inside the courtyard, the wind howled as if absorbed by Fang Xi, his chest inflated significantly.
“Ha!”
The next moment, a thunderclap exploded in the courtyard instantaneously.
In the rolling sound waves, there seemed to be a terrible force and spirit that made all but the elder stagger momentarily.
It was this slight difference that allowed Fang Xi to move faster by one step, pressing his palm onto the elder’s head, “Secret Skill·Mixed Origin Without Limit!”
Bang!
His palm, like a heaven-overturning seal reversing its course, and like Mount Tai bearing down, pressed on the elder’s head, pushing him inch by inch into the ground!
The elder’s lower half instantly became a blur of flesh and blood, clearly dead.
Only then did Fang Xi turn around, catching the purple-clad woman’s mandarin duck axe in his grip.
“Die!”
But the moment Fang Xi had won only allowed him to catch the woman’s mandarin duck axe, the punches and kicks of the dwarf and the iron lion still hit him!
Clang!
When the punches and kicks, filled with Martial Teacher True Strength, struck Fang Xi’s body, they produced a sound like striking a bronze bell.
“No… what is this?”
The dwarf staggered backward, looking at his own palms, now full of bloody holes, as a terrifying thought suddenly surfaced in his mind, “Gang Qi?”
Under the moonlight, Fang Xi’s clothes at the hit spots were completely torn, revealing his pristine skin.
And on that skin, there was a thin layer of blood-red True Gang!
This True Gang had coalesced only for a moment, and dispersed in an instant, but it was enough to prevent Fang Xi from suffering serious injuries!
“You’ve already broken through to Grandmaster?!”
The sharp voice of the purple-clad woman pierced through the night.
“Not quite there yet… but I’ve found the way,” Fang Xi, with a slight smile, pointed his finger.
The purple-clad woman immediately pulled back her mandarin duck axe to defend, as blade lights like crescent moons densely protected her body.
Even Fang Xi’s finger could only touch three inches from her forehead before having to stop.
But that was already enough!
Martial Saint True Gang can be projected from the body!
A fine blood-red Gang Qi suddenly appeared on Fang Xi’s finger, passed through the forehead of the purple-clad woman, and vanished in a flash.
A red dot appeared on the forehead of the purple-clad woman, her body stiffened, and her vitality dissipated instantly.
“Go!”
The iron lion roared in anger, stepping forward to block Fang Xi.
The dwarf let out a strange cry and turned to flee!
This Sorrowful To A Ghost was too terrifying!
Attacked by their combination, instead of fleeing, he had boldly counterattacked and killed two people!
And even during the battle, he had made a breakthrough to Grandmaster!
“Ding State Army command, level this courtyard!”
Escaping the small martial arts school, the dwarf saw the elite of the Ding State Army, clad in full gear, and the crossbows in their hands made him feel a bit safer.
So what if he were a Grandmaster?
If trapped by an army of martial artists like the Ding State Army, along with the restraints of crossbows and experts, he would still have to die!
The dwarf ran into the midst of the military array, gasping for breath and couldn’t help but feel sad at the thought that the iron lion must have died at the hands of that fierce man to win him a chance to escape.
“Form the Wind Elephant Array, advance!”
In the ranks of the Ding State Army, an officer wearing golden beast-eating armor on his left shoulder immediately gave the order.
Waves of soldiers surged forward, encircling the martial arts school completely.
“Crossbows ready… fire!”
Hisss!
Amidst the sounds of the mechanisms, bolts shot into the courtyard.
“In my carefree swordplay, I’ve shattered the peak of the highest mountain in the Zhongnans!”
A figure with a Black Iron Shield suspended beside him walked out of the yard, holding a golden fine sword, chanting long and melodiously.
The next moment!
A sword light flew out from his hand, slicing evenly through the soldiers in its path like paper, engulfing both the dwarf Martial Teacher and that officer, then disappeared without a trace.
The Ding State Army stood dumbfounded at the scene, and only after the man had left did they let out a terrified shout, “The officer… the officer is dead!”
In the distant darkness.
Fang Xi retracted his Gold Dragon Sword, feeling the majority of his Magic Power drained within his body, but he smiled wryly, “A superior magic weapon really should be used after the later stages of Qi Refining, forcibly using it consumes too much Magic Power…”
“Well, now that I’ve made the breakthrough, I can finally go back to take a look.”
In a flash, his figure disappeared without a trace.
…
In another part of the night.
Bang!
Qing Mu, the idiot, swung his fist with all his might, sending another martial artist flying.
Qing Sang hid behind Qing Mu, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.
Since arriving at night, they had been attacked by mysterious people, and now they were pushed to the brink!
However, at this critical juncture, fireworks burst in the sky outside of the city.
The mysterious attackers surrounding them suddenly all retreated.
Just as Qing Mu and Qing Sang were looking at each other in bewilderment, a carriage came racing down the official road, and a kind-faced old government official stepped down from it.
Seeing the two of them, he immediately smiled and said:
“Young heroes… I represent the officials and noble families of the state, please be at ease, from now on, nobody will dare to harm you…”