Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 52 Defeat

Chapter 52: Chapter 52 Defeat

"One move! The eldest senior brother was defeated in just one move."

Lan Yi’s face muscles twitched as he watched the scene unfold.

It definitely wasn’t because Lan Xiangyu was weak!

As the heir to the Sea Blue Martial Arts Hall, the opponent’s strength could outmatch ten of him.

"It’s this challenger who is too strong... Hua Wu? He probably already possesses the strength of a Martial Artist... and he looks only a little over twenty..."

The thought alone stirred complex emotions in Lan Yi’s heart.

It was hard to tell whether it was admiration or envy.

Every person learning martial arts dreams of becoming a Martial Artist.

But that is a chasm as vast as the sky!

One could say that Martial Artists and ordinary martial masters were like two different species.

Today, the martial hall was in danger!

"Quick, go and call the Master!"

"Only the Master has the ability to defeat this man now."

Other coaches and disciples started reaching for their phones, some ran towards the buildings at the back.

Their Master—Lan Wangchuan, was a Martial Artist with recognized strength! He had registered with the Martial Artist Association; he just hadn’t passed the assessment and therefore didn’t hold the official title of a Martial Artist.

"No need to call, I am already here."

Suddenly, a calm voice rang out from around them.

A middle-aged man who appeared to be around thirty years old with his hands clasped behind his back stepped into the arena, glanced at Lan Xiangyu, and had people carry him away before turning his attention to Zhong Shenxiu, "Thank you for showing restraint, my friend."

He had indeed shown restraint; otherwise, Lan Xiangyu would have been left with at least a severe concussion.

Even death on the spot was a possibility.

"Master Lan?"

Zhong Shenxiu looked at the man with a slight smile on his face, finally seeing someone worth fighting: "Please enlighten me."

"It would be presumptuous to offer guidance. At such a young age, you have trained your martial skills to such a level. Not only do you have extraordinary talent, but you also must have had an excellent teacher guiding you..."

Lan Wangchuan took up his starting stance: "Sea King Fist, Lan Wangchuan!"

He looked like an ordinary, unkempt person, but once he took up the stance, his body seemed like a furnace, continuously radiating heat.

"What’s going on? It’s so hot."

Luo Xiaoqing lifted her collar and looked around in confusion: "Is there a furnace around?"

"Oh, Lord Qing is giving out benefits."

"I love you, furnace!"

"Be careful, streamer, this isn’t just a furnace. This is Qi-Blood that only a Martial Artist can harness. It is a special quality that one only possesses when they have trained their flesh and tendons to a transcendent level. This Master here is indeed a true expert."

...

Among the barrage of comments, finally, a few knowledgeable ones showed up, expressing that they had truly opened their eyes.

"Such thick, refined Qi-Blood!"

Zhong Shenxiu exclaimed in admiration. For a martial practitioner that focuses on bodily training to reach such a boundless state of Qi-Blood was indeed quite rare.

In the Second Yan Han Empire, such a person would be considered talented. If there were about ten or eight of them, encouraging the explosion of Qi-Blood daily and remaining consistent for a hundred days, it’s probable that a Daoist expert could refine a strand of Gang Qi, known as ’Red Blood Xuan Gang’!

Also known as ’Qi-Blood Yang Gang’, it is a type of human vital energy, and is considered one of the most common forms of Yang Gang Qi.

Of course, after such a long period of explosive cultivation, without the replenishment of Spiritual Medicine, these practitioners would be ruined. Their vitality and Qi-Blood deteriorated, similar to how scholars in legends were drained by fox spirits and ghostly women.

’Although in Yan Han, such practitioners are treated as pigs raised for slaughter, this world is different. Their Qi-Blood is already quite condensed, truly the finest of the fine... in terms of utilization, they are incredibly innovative.’

Zhong Shenxiu looked towards the lower abdomen of Lan Wangchuan.

He could sense that the other’s Qi-Blood converged there, forming a node that resembled a sphere.

"This was certainly not a Primordial Pill, otherwise, Zhong Shenxiu would have knelt straight away.

However, it was precisely because of the presence of this blood pill that the Acquired Martial Artists of this world could burst forth with power comparable to or even surpassing that of Innate Martial Practitioners!

"The strength of a Martial Artist is actually about mastering the power of Qi-Blood and completing the Embrace Elixir, usually condensing it in the lower abdomen, and fiercely erupting during times of crisis."

Lan Wangchuan laughed loudly, "Didn’t your teacher teach you this?"

Before his words had finished, Zhong Shenxiu sensed the blood pill within this person’s body violently shake, then suddenly explode, transforming into an even more magnificent force of Qi-Blood, merging into his limbs and bones.

Clang!

Lan Wangchuan stretched out his arms, his right hand raised high, the major sinews in his body trembled, emitting a sound like drawing a strong bow.

After the blood pill erupted, he became like a frenzied demon, as if an ancient ferocious beast had revived.

Thud!

The ground where Lan Wangchuan had been standing now showed a small pit, and he himself was leaving behind a trail of afterimages, having already appeared in front of Zhong Shenxiu, his palm smashing down like the Sky Flipping Seal.

’Is this the Martial Arts of this world?’

’When it strikes, it is astonishing!’

Zhong Shenxiu inwardly gave a praise, with just this move, he was certain that those martial masters who swelled like pigs with surging Qi-Blood would be slaughtered like chickens and ducks against this Lan Wangchuan.

After all, this was a skill crystal sharpened out of a closed off minor world with no way to enter the path or advance forward, combined with the rich experience and will that the martial masters gained from life and death battles!

’It’s just that, I too was once such a martial master.’

Within Zhong Shenxiu, the White Bone True Qi quickly circulated, his joints bursting out with explosive sounds, his right hand struck out with unmatched fierceness, it was the White Bone Grappling Hand!

Ssh ssh!

Amidst the tearing sound through air, two figures collided fiercely.

Immediately after, there were even more intense explosions and collisions!

Bang bang!

Elbows, shoulders, shins...

The two martial masters, moving faster than the eye could decipher, pulled up a series of afterimages, various parts of their bodies striking with incredible velocity, each hit accompanied by the terrifying sound of air bursting.

Below the stage, everyone was dumbstruck.

Especially Luo Xiaoqing.

She never knew that the neighbor next door was so strong!

’The times I disturbed him before, he didn’t even strike back at me, his temper must really be that good.’

Luo Xiaoqing thought somewhat sourly, ’If he had struck me, would my head have exploded?’

Just imagining that kind of death, she felt a chill.

At this moment, a winner was decided on the stage.

The two figures separated as soon as they touched.

Lan Wangchuan looked at the five finger holes on his shoulder, each hole continuously oozing blood, and couldn’t help but give a wry smile, "I lost!"

"Master!"

A crowd rushed over, supporting him and bustling to stop the bleeding and bandage the wounds.

Although Lan Wangchuan’s face was pale, he still maintained his elegant demeanor and sighed, "Such a fierce claw technique, the Sea King Fist concedes defeat. I don’t know where you hail from? If you have any demands, please lay them out!"

With these words, he knew the reputation of the Sea Blue Martial Arts Hall was in his own hands now, but there was nothing he could do.

"White Bone Grappling Hand, Hua Wu!"

Zhong Shenxiu spoke loudly, "I was just dining over at Sea Star Pavilion, and I didn’t have any money on me, this lady here paid for me, so if you settle the meal bill for me, we’re even."

At the side, Lan Xiangyu, who had just woken up, almost passed out again upon hearing these words, "That’s it?! Do you know that Sea Star Pavilion is also owned by us?"

He felt so wronged!

If he had known it would be like this, he would have closed the restaurant earlier! To avoid attracting this disaster!

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