Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 147: Pale (Supplementary update by the Cataclysm Master of All Worlds!)

Chapter 147: Chapter 147: Pale (Supplementary update by the Cataclysm Master of All Worlds!)

"Luo Shanshan... is a decent man."

On the platform, Zhong Shenxiu silently gave Master Luo a thumbs up in his heart.

His plan to challenge the Human Ranking had only started after he prepared for vengeance.

But there were difficulties in this too, Jianghu was so vast that finding a person was not easy.

Even if you found a Human Ranking Expert, they might not agree to a duel.

Or you might resort to barbaric measures and find no impartial witness, unable to win fairly and squarely under the public’s gaze. Whether you made it onto the list or not depended on the court’s caprice.

Yet this Luo Shanshan, Master Luo, thoughtfully solved all his problems, truly a decent man.

He just quietly watched the changing expressions of the crowd, as Luo Kongtuo stepped onto the platform.

This Human Ranking Expert had eyes like stars, and his skin had a sickly pallor.

At this moment, as he looked at Zhong Shenxiu, there was no contempt—instead, his expression turned solemn. "My friend... your martial arts are not bad. I’m afraid that distant uncle of mine has set me up."

"Oh? What did he tell you?"

Zhong Shenxiu smiled dismissively and asked.

"He told me you were just a minor Martial Artist from some remote place, not yet undergone blood replacement... that killing you would get me five thousand silver taels and that I would be the next in line for the San Shan Sect... Now it seems, who will take the deer is not yet known."

Luo Kongtuo raised his hands, excitement now showing between his brows. "My ’Plucking Star’ hand, since perfected, has never met a match. Even Qiushui Sword Duan Yi was easily subdued by me... Meeting you today is a fortuitous event."

"Please!"

Zhong Shenxiu gestured with his hand.

Both men stood on the platform, silent and immobile.

Below the stage, Luo Shanshan’s expression shifted constantly.

He hadn’t expected Xun Liuyi’s martial arts to have improved so rapidly, to the point where even a Human Ranking Expert had to take serious precautions!

"Master, relax. Luo Kongtuo has battled throughout the vast regions of Jiangnan, with unparalleled experience, not to mention he’s a Human Ranking Expert... that Xun brat, even if he has broken through the blood replacement barrier, may not be his match."

Nie Rufe consoled him from the side.

Pfft!

At that moment, the two on the stage moved.

Crack!

The platform they stood on groaned under the strain, as the two figures went from utter stillness to extreme motion, clashing fiercely.

With palms flying, they had already probed each other with dozens of moves.

’What a "Plucking Star" hand!’

Zhong Shenxiu admired Luo Kongtuo’s pale hands in his heart.

This Human Ranking Expert had also practiced the art of refining his hands, yet his bare palms were unquestionably superior to even the Medicine Sand Palm Fifth Layer, with ease cutting through metal and stone.

Merely comparing the power of their palms, Shenxiu found himself at a disadvantage.

Not only that, his opponent’s five energies were condensed into one cluster, with very few openings and those vanished in a flash.

Clearly, this was an opponent who had honed his techniques through constant battle, not giving his adversaries any chance to exploit a weakness.

’Human Ranking Experts are indeed not undeserved of their reputation, far more formidable than the cannon-fodder I’ve encountered before...’

Zhong Shenxiu inwardly praised while his hand techniques didn’t fall even slightly behind, incessantly employing the Five Elements Palm Skill—Kidney Water, Lung Metal, Liver Wood, Spleen Earth, Heart Fire—flowing seamlessly, as one, with a smoothness beyond compare, thoroughly neutralizing Luo Kongtuo’s overwhelmingly dominant palm techniques, not allowing him to gain the slightest advantage.

Below the stage.

Meng Tian and the others were all stunned.

"This... this..."

"How is it possible? Xun Liuyi can actually compete with a Human Ranking Expert to this extent, without being at a disadvantage?"

An elderly man with a full white beard tore off his own whiskers in surprise and admiration, "If this child does not die, he will surely be listed on the Human Ranking in the future, renowned throughout the world!"

"Nonsense."

Luo Shanshan’s heart kept sinking, but he forcibly cheered himself up, "A duel between Human Ranking Experts, with ingenious moves beyond comprehension, can you understand them? It may seem evenly matched now, but perhaps in the next moment, my nephew will have won..."

Their martial arts knowledge was shallow; to tell the truth, they could only understand two or three moves out of every ten in the duel above.

And the fighters moved too quickly, by the time they figured out one move, the two had already exchanged dozens more.

The path of martial arts is such that with each slight increase in skill, the combat power becomes boundless.

By reaching the Human Ranking, one already exists in a world entirely separate from that of ninety-nine percent of the common folk of Jianghu.

’No good, if this goes on, I will surely lose without a doubt!’

On the arena, Luo Kongtuo fought with mounting trepidation.

His Star Picking Hand was immensely powerful, capable of reducing even iron armor to rubble, but every strike was intercepted by his opponent’s Five Elements Rotation Palm Technique.

Not only that, each move of his opponent subtly contained a counter-attack, targeting his vulnerabilities, forcing him to reserve a portion of his Inner Strength with every blow.

By this time, Luo Kongtuo realized that his opponent was a formidable enemy like none he had ever encountered! The Five Elements Palm Skill was like a giant millstone, continually eroding his Inner Strength, inching him closer to the cliff of defeat.

’If I continue like this, I will surely be defeated within a hundred moves.’

Luo Kongtuo made up his mind, his Inner Strength circulated, and his hands suddenly turned even paler, as if forged from profound ice, almost allowing one to see the half-transparent blood vessels through the skin.

At the same time, a coldness suddenly erupted.

This was not merely the cold Inner Strength, but also contained a strange and eerie power.

This was the killing move of the Star Picking Hand—Inverse Acquiring Cold Moon!

In Zhong Shenxiu’s perception, Luo Kongtuo’s pale hands seemed to contain some kind of Magic Power, transforming into a black hole, drawing in his gaze, swallowing all life around him.

If it were a regular Martial Artist, such a lapse and subsequent invasion by the cold Inner Strength would surely lead to loss of focus and reveal a significant flaw.

But Zhong Shenxiu was different!

His Spirit was as if tempered through countless trials, and his combat experience was extremely rich.

Moreover, he had cultivated the Five Elements Thief Palm, with the five vital energies within his body interacting and healing dialectically, instantly neutralizing various afflictions and returning to peak condition.

Not only that, he could see that his opponent’s vital energies suddenly became violent; although increased by several degrees, they were no longer concentrated, and several flaws quickly magnified.

’The release of a killing move is also where a flaw lies!’

A realization dawned on Zhong Shenxiu, and a corner of his mouth curved up into a smile that struck terror in Luo Kongtuo’s heart. Suddenly, with a swift move, he dodged the lethal attack of the Star Picking Hand and countered with a palm strike, landing on the back of Luo Kongtuo.

The Five Elements circulated, unleashing fivefold power, transforming into the Kidney Water Palm and striking Luo Kongtuo’s vital gate heavily.

Pfft!

Luo Kongtuo’s corpse flew off the arena and crashed heavily onto the ground, his internal organs shattered, and he died on the spot.

All this happened in the blink of an eye, and by the time the audience on the spectator stands realized what had happened, it was already over.

The expert ranked one hundred and fifth on the Human Ranking, in front of the bloodthirsty arena and under the watchful eyes of thousands, met a tragic defeat and died!

All the glory and wild ambitions that preceded it turned to nothing in an instant!

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