The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 193 - 5 Victory

Chapter 193: Chapter 5 Victory

To be cowardly or not, Qing Yu wasn’t concerned with that for now—he only wanted to press his victory, kill Ning Bukong, and obtain his Martial Arts Inheritance.

The palm strike roared like a dragon, and the air, before Qing Yu’s mighty palm force, was instantaneously crushed.

Sudden Onrise.

It was the fastest technique among the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, aimed straight at Ning Bukong’s chest.

However, Ning Bukong’s reaction was entirely beyond Qing Yu’s expectation. This Martial Arts version of the Mage actually stood his ground and counter-attacked. Paired palms met head-on, colliding with Qing Yu’s extremely yang-infused Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.

"Hiss—"

As the palms met, Qing Yu felt an invisible Fire Power penetrate his protective "Innate Gang Qi," scorching his palms and turning his entire hand’s skin suddenly to a charred yellow.

"Wuming Divine Skill!"

Qing Yu identified the technique hidden within Ning Bukong’s palm.

Ning Bukong’s West City Fire Department was known for Divine Skills commonly accompanied by bright flames, tangible fire, which was easy to avoid. However, the "Wuming Divine Skill" cultivated an invisible, colorless Fire of Ignorance—striking without warning, unseen regardless of whether it flew high to hit a bird or sank deep to catch a fish. Those ordinarily hit would surely see their internal organs wither and their skin char, a truly fearsome and overpowering skill.

But facing the formidable "Wuming Divine Skill," Qing Yu was not alarmed; rather, he was elated.

"Ning Bukong, you’ve run out of tricks! Hahahaha..."

Accompanied by laughter, Qing Yu pushed his True Qi to the limit, disregarding the invisible and colorless Fire of Ignorance scorching his body, and with every palm strike imbued with full force, the sound of the air exploding like a dragon’s roar continued unremittingly, each technique clashing with Ning Bukong.

The "Wuming Divine Skill" had an exceptional power, yet it had a significant drawback: it heavily consumed True Qi. If one’s True Qi was in any way insufficient, the Fire of Ignorance would backlash and burn the cultivator to death. The only way to escape this fate was to harmonize with the Dao naturally, drawing limitless Qi from the world, or to possess a technique like Qing Yu’s that allowed for rapid returning energy, ensuring a never-ending cycle of True Qi, nearly impossible to exhaust.

Without either, even the founder of "Wuming Divine Skill" could not avoid this shortcoming and would suffer from the Fire of Ignorance’s backlash, burning to death.

Ning Bukong had not reached the Realm of Dao and natural harmony nor did he possess a rapid returning energy technique. Moreover, after a fierce battle with Qing Yu and not at his peak True Qi, using "Wuming Divine Skill" was tantamount to setting himself ablaze—seeking his own death. If this wasn’t being out of tricks, then what was?

If his enemy sought death, how could Qing Yu not lend a hand? His Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms carried the true essence of "abundance without end," continuously pushing Ning Bukong to use "Wuming Divine Skill," step by step, towards a fiery pit.

However, the enemy would not necessarily cooperate with your plans, especially a cunning and ruthless person like Ning Bukong—how could he not know that if he didn’t die by Qing Yu’s palms, he would perish from the explosion of the Fire of Ignorance and burn to death?

"Die!"

A succinct and sinister word. Ning Bukong spoke for the first time, encapsulating endless brutality and resolve.

Four "Fire Dragons" were thrown, detonating at close range, with both enemy and ally within the blast radius.

Not only that, Ning Bukong flicked his sleeve, and two wooden sticks slipped out, the West City Fire Department’s Divine Skill "Wood Thunderclap" contained within. Fire hidden within wood, a force to shatter a thousand troops. The exploding wooden splinters were unlike the Circulating Fire that could be diverted by the "Circulating Fire Power," spraying towards both Qing Yu and Ning Bukong himself.

The onslaught still didn’t cease. Ning Bukong launched a series of moves, leaving his defenses wide open, and Qing Yu’s palms landed unimpeded on his chest. As the sound of his breastbone shattering echoed, Ning Bukong reached out and tightly grasped Qing Yu’s palms; the "Wuming Divine Skill" erupted, invisible and colorless, yet intensely fierce "Fire of Ignorance" filled the surroundings, burning both foe and ally alike.

"Ah—"

The endless sound of agonizing screams filled the air. Qing Yu looked into Ning Bukong’s hollow pupils; although blind, the viciousness on his face seemed to reveal a ruthlessness beyond compare. This man, notorious for his cruelty in the original story, had finally bared his fangs.

The situation reversed, from having an overwhelming advantage to facing mutual destruction. Qing Yu had underestimated Ning Bukong, underestimated the ruthlessness of his heart. Caught off-guard, he had exposed a weakness. Now, Qing Yu was about to face the bitter consequences of his contempt.

However, when it came to ruthlessness, Qing Yu considered himself second to none.

"Ning Bukong, you’re indeed ruthless. But I’m no less so!"

"Ah—"

After the declaration through gritted teeth came an even more exhaustive scream of agony.

Qing Yu shook the Eightfold True Energy in his body that originated from the Taiyi Splitting Light Sword Qi Union Technique, gathering it all at the tips of his arms, and then, with one burst of effort, he exploded forth. The domineering True Qi tore through his arms, and at the cost of both limbs, Qing Yu broke free from Ning Bukong’s grip.

After leaving the range of the "Fire of Ignorance," Qing Yu used "White Dew Deceives Frost" to freeze his wounds, turning the fresh blood into blood-colored frost that covered where his arms had connected to his shoulders.

"Hahahaha······"

Unbearable pain spread throughout his body, piercing his mind, yet Qing Yu still managed to let out a heartily relieved laugh. In the end, he had won.

Ning Bukong, a man who elicited a myriad of feelings in the original story, met the same fate as in the book—consumed by flames, reduced to ashes and smoke.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing the two-star villain Ning Bukong, obtaining items: Fire Dragon (two-star), Phoenix Shuttle (two and a half stars), Heavenly Fire Pearl (two stars), and Martial Arts Inheritance: ’Circulating Fire Power’ (three stars), ’Wood Thunderclap’ (three stars), ’Wuming Divine Skill’ (three stars), ’Fire God Shadow’ (three stars)."

Following that came the usual Martial Arts Enlightenment, not only the martial arts Ning Bukong had learned but also others he hadn’t cultivated, like the "Black Heaven Book." There were even schematics for firearms such as the "Fire Dragon" and "Phoenix Shuttle," techniques for creating firearms Ning Bukong hadn’t even carried on him like "Fierce Yang Arrow," "Poison Ghost Smoke," "Divine Fire Crossbow"······ All of Ning Bukong’s knowledge on crafting firearms was transmitted into Qing Yu’s mind with the Martial Arts Enlightenment.

As his Realm grew, the characters Qing Yu drew became multifaceted rather than just bearing Martial Arts Enlightenment of sheer poverty. Just like the Star Constellation Old Monster before him, his Martial Arts Enlightenment wasn’t merely about martial arts but also encompassed memories of Poison Techniques, raising poisonous insects, and other areas.

Anything that could be paired with Martial Arts, the system would transmit as Martial Arts Enlightenment into Qing Yu’s mind.

However, this time Ning Bukong was too multifaceted; not only did he understand firearms, but he also practiced divination with no small skill. As is well known, the knowledge required for divination is also quite vast.

Then Qing Yu really met with tragedy. Amid the intense pain of burns and both arms being severed, he suffered a flood of memories pouring into him. Under the dual torment of body and mind, Qing Yu promptly lost consciousness. For the first time, he fainted out of the Inheritance Space.

He did not wake up upon exiting, but instead slumped onto a chair and straightaway fell into a deep sleep.

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