The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 121 - 118: The Final Preparations

Chapter 121: Chapter 118: The Final Preparations

Lu Qifeng didn’t say much more and just dismissed Qing Yu to return.

"Playing tricks, there must be many behind-the-scenes moves. It seems I need to make several more preparations."

With that thought, Qing Yu recited in his mind, "System, I want to challenge Song Qingshu."

"A two-star villain, Song Qingshu, inheritance beginning, Inheritance Space opening..." The mechanical voice resounded in his mind.

A new month brought a new opportunity to draw a random Character Card, and at the beginning of this month, Qing Yu drew:

Name: Song Qingshu

Realm: Innate Sixth Realm

Item: None

Martial Arts: "Wudang Nine Yang Skill", "Wudang Sword Skill", "Wudang Mian Palm", "Mountain Shattering Iron Palm", "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms"

Evaluation: A qualified spare wheel!

Closing his eyes, Qing Yu, in the next instant, arrived in the vast white Inheritance Space.

Old rules, strike first with "Colorless Transformation."

His figure abruptly vanished, becoming invisible and traceless, catching the newly appeared Song Qingshu off guard. While Song Qingshu looked around in alarm, a piercing chill of sword light had already struck from behind.

Got him, Qing Yu thought to himself as the sword edge neared.

However, in the next moment, Song Qingshu counterattacked with a backhand horizontal slash, fending off the attacking Long Sword with the "Divine Dragon Tail" technique, paying the price with a long gash on his arm. Yet, avoiding a fatally penetrating sword thrust, he certainly came out ahead.

Qing Yu rapidly shifted his position, dodging Song Qingshu’s two successive counterattacks, and distanced himself.

’I was careless.’

Qing Yu looked at the Long Sword in his hand; the previous sword moves had been invisible and without murderous intent. Yet although the sword moves lacked murderous aura, the Long Sword he had used multiple times was imbued with enough of it. He could have concealed it with his True Qi, but facing Song Qingshu—a character not so impressive in the original storyline—Qing Yu had been inadvertently scornful.

’Being smooth-sailing recently has made me arrogant. This is a lesson.’

He nearly got hit by Song Qingshu’s sword moves this time. If he disrespected others in the same way later, it might cost him his life. Qing Yu knew that what had kept him alive until now, avoiding several deadly situations, was overthinking and being cautious. If he lost that, death wouldn’t be far away.

"Thank you for making me realize this," Qing Yu suddenly said to Song Qingshu.

"You’re the first to make me break silence during a fight..."

Before he finished speaking, Qing Yu launched another attack.

The significant distance disappeared in an instant, the Long Sword danced through the air, and, after a long absence, it once again carried a cold and ruthless force. Since cultivating the "Heavenly Person Rebirth Technique", Qing Yu had a calm heart, and his swordsmanship had lost its previous murderous aura. This style of swordplay, while more unpredictable than before, inadvertently lost some of its sharpness.

The sword is an instrument of killing, a swordsmanship lacking murderous intent is not true swordsmanship. If it lacks sharpness, what is the use of holding a sword?

"Colorless Transformation" appeared once more, and Qing Yu’s figure vanished again.

Seeing this, Song Qingshu’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, yet he had no idea how to defend himself.

With one sword strike, a bone-chilling killing intent caused Song Qingshu’s eyes to throb with intense pain. Powerless to dodge due to the opponent’s overwhelming speed, he was ultimately forced to retreat as much as possible.

"Ah—"

With a scream of agony, Song Qingshu covered the bloody hole on his face, his hand continuously striking out with "Dragon in the Field," creating an impenetrable defense in front of him.

Qing Yu remained silent, having cut out any contempt and arrogance from his heart, he would not give Song Qingshu time to react.

Still stringing a blood-red eyeball, Qing Yu did not bother to shake it off, as attacking the enemy was more pressing.

His figure split into several illusions, "Light Transformation."

Using illusion techniques and Qinggong, he created various clones to confuse the enemy’s vision. For Song Qingshu, who had lost an eye, the effect was particularly devastating.

One became seven, stepping through the Heavenly Gang positions and moving in the Dou formation, the Quanzhen Sect’s Zhenjiao Sword Formation, "Heavenly Gang Beidou Formation," began.

Figures interwove as sword winds enveloped Song Qingshu in the middle, leaving bone-deep wounds on his body.

Had it been one of the others who cultivated the "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms," they might have been able to fight quick with slow, or even use One Force Lowering Ten Skills to suppress Qing Yu. But as for Song Qingshu... best not to mention it. Among the inheritors of the Five Extremes Martial Arts in the Golden Book, only the Wu brothers were more inept than he.

With the final sword strike, Qing Yu utilized "Waning Moon Transformation" to bolster his movement. His body taut like a bowstring, power transmitted to his hand, his long sword pierced Song Qingshu’s wildly flailing right hand before thrusting into the center of his chest.

And it wasn’t over yet. Qing Yu let go of the sword handle and raised his hand to strike at the end of the handle; the long sword that was already impaled in Song Qingshu’s body gained new strength, burst out of his back, and flew straight away.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing two-star villain Song Qingshu and acquiring Martial Arts Inheritance: ’Wudang Nine Yang Skill’ (two stars), ’Wudang Sword Skill’ (two stars), ’Wudang Mian Palm’ (two stars), ’Mountain Shattering Iron Palm’ (two stars), ’Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms’ (three stars)."

Listening to the system’s notification, Qing Yu’s face revealed a joyful smile. Although a bit regretful for not learning Zhang Sanfeng’s "Taiji" from Song Qingshu, the spoils were ultimately abundant. Not to mention the "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms" that shone brightly in the Golden Book, the various Martial Arts like "Wudang Nine Yang Skill" were enough for Qing Yu to feel he had made a profit.

These Martial Arts, especially the "Wudang Nine Yang Skill," contained the profound Martial Arts wisdom of the Great Grandmaster Zhang Sanfeng. As for Zhang Sanfeng, a figure who left a deep mark in the real history of his past life, Qing Yu held him in high esteem for a long time. Regrettably, there wasn’t a single work that dared to make Zhang Sanfeng a villain, making it impossible for Qing Yu to obtain his inheritance.

Having discussed the Wudang Martial Arts, Qing Yu then recalled the "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms" transmitted into his mind. How should he put it? A bit disappointing. Not because the name failed to live up to the original’s resounding title of "The World’s Number One Palm." Rather, the Martial Arts lacked the majestic effect of a palm summoning flying dragons.

The moves of "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms" are named after the trigrams in "The Book of Changes," and although many moves include the word "dragon," they actually have nothing to do with dragons. It’s not the kind of skill that, though claimed to be ordinary and unadorned, when executed releases True Qi that transforms into dragons soaring the sky, looking extraordinarily cool. Those are all special effects from TV series, unrelated to the original work.

Moreover, in an ancient era where no one apart from the emperor was allowed to wear bright yellow clothes, to have a palm technique that conjures a dragon with each strike was an outrageous concept. Furthermore, the Beggar Gang was the greatest gang in the world with influence spread across. In this context, the Zhen Bang’s palm technique producing a dragon with every palm strike, my young friend, are you seeking rebellion or what?

Another point of disappointment was that Song Qingshu’s grasp on the "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms" was limited to just being able to perform it; the related Martial Arts Enlightenment was of little use, leaving Qing Yu to rely on his own comprehension.

However, having said all that, Qing Yu was overall content. The "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms" embodied the philosophy of both Confucianism and Daoism, with "Zhou Yi" being one of the Confucian "Four Books and Five Classics," finally providing Qing Yu, a Confucian disciple, with a respectable Martial Art.

Merely having the form, the pseudo "Long Sky Divine Palm" entirely sustained by Qing Yu’s robust True Qi could finally retire.

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