The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 247 - 59: Qi Dou Qiao Baixuan (Added 51)

Chapter 247: Chapter 59: Qi Dou Qiao Baixuan (Added 51)

Yun Wuyue glanced sideways at Qing Yu for a moment and nodded, "First kill Qiao Baixuan, then compete for the Heavenly Calculation Inheritance."

He didn’t say to let Qing Yu call upon the "Heavenly Calculation and Earthly Measurement," thinking the situation through very thoroughly. The doors of the Stone Hall closed, leaving no way in or out. Once Qiao Baixuan was killed and the Array’s pressure was lifted, allowing the other four to regain their combat strength, were they to fear Gong Ziyu even with five against one?

Just as Yun Wuyue nodded, the figure of Qiao Baixuan atop the stone platform turned nebulous, and when he reappeared, he was right in front of Yun Wuyue.

This movement technique again?!

Qing Yu’s pupils suddenly contracted. This particular movement technique of Qiao Baixuan wasn’t just fast—that was secondary—but it also left no trace, even disrupting Qing Yu’s Void Eye, which could only catch hazy traces.

Qiao Baixuan thrust forward with his Heavenly Destiny Palm, plain and unadorned, seemingly slow but actually exceedingly fast, carrying a rolling momentum like the will of heaven—unavoidable and unstoppable.

Previously, facing this palm strike, Qing Yu had almost been defeated and only managed to counterattack by relying on the superiority of his True Qi.

This time, having the Array’s enhancement, Qiao Baixuan’s True Qi was no less than Qing Yu’s and even put the opponent under suppression. Thus, with this palm strike, Qiao Baixuan was determined to kill, first Yun Wuyue, then Qing Yu.

"Taiyin Qi Gathering."

With a clear shout, Yun Wuyue’s palm radiated with a silvery white light, pure as moonlight, bright as silk. Surrounding light of the moon abruptly appeared, as if a goddess of the Taiyin had descended to the earth.

The palm carrying the momentum of heavenly destiny collided with the Taiyin Moonlight palm, and on impact, Yun Wuyue was shaken so violently that his internals trembled and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth across his smooth skin.

After all, Yun Wuyue was not Qing Yu, or rather, even Qing Yu might not be able to withstand the current Qiao Baixuan empowered by the Array. Qiao Baixuan’s True Qi had even caught up to Qing Yu’s.

However, Qiao Baixuan was also suffering. Though the Heavenly Destiny Palm grievously injured Yun Wuyue, the "Taiyin Qi Gathering" could not dissipate the residual power of the palm force. While Yun Wuyue was injured, traces of an earlier injury in Qiao Baixuan also seemed to resurface.

With the recurrence of his injury, Qiao Baixuan had no time to suppress it. Even though the heavily injured Yun Wuyue was right in front of him, he had no time for a finishing strike.

All because Qing Yu’s sword arrived at that moment.

Previously thinking that Qiao Baixuan would first attack him due to his grave injuries, Qing Yu had failed to react in time to realize Qiao Baixuan’s intent to kill Yun Wuyue first, but if after Yun Wuyue got injured, Qing Yu still did not perceive Qiao Baixuan’s intentions, it would be better for Qing Yu to just slit his own throat.

The ’Eternal Brightness’ sword emitted a white light. Wielding this sword, Qing Yu’s Sword Qi was as sharp as that of Yuan Jianyi. Even with his greatly augmented power, Qiao Baixuan dared not face its edge.

His figure turned nebulous, and he vanished from his spot instantly, evading the sword behind him, reappearing three meters away.

But before he could catch his breath, the ’Eternal Brightness’ was upon him again, the Sword Light following like a shadow, relentlessly pursuing.

Although Qing Yu couldn’t detect Qiao Baixuan’s traces, within this ten-meter space, with his speed, he would instantly close in, leaving no opportunity for Qiao Baixuan to breathe.

Simultaneously, Yun Wuyue slightly suppressed her injuries and the Taiyin Energy rose again, freezing the air, revealing the originally traceless movement technique of Qiao Baixuan. She also realized that without balancing Qiao Baixuan’s ethereal, untraceable movement technique, it would be difficult to harm him.

This revelation was fatal to Qiao Baixuan. Qing Yu’s Sword Light grew rapidly faster, targeting Qiao Baixuan’s vital points directly, rendering his miraculous movement technique ineffective in front of Qing Yu.

Qiao Baixuan tried to shift positions several times, but each time he was only halfway there when Qing Yu intercepted him. With no other choice, he had to disregard his injuries and turn to duel Qing Yu.

Palm shadows fluttered, and sword light surged. The figures of the two combatants flashed around the stone hall, each strike aiming to kill the other.

During the fray, an unlucky soul from the Demon Path even lost a foot to Qing Yu’s Sword Qi, falling to the ground and wailing continuously.

"Boom—"

Qiao Baixuan’s double pupils shifted, spotting an opening on Qing Yu, and the Heavenly Destiny Palm fiercely struck Qing Yu’s left shoulder.

The "Innate Gang Qi" appeared, automatically defending against the attack.

However, the "Innate Gang Qi," which had always been infallible, was instantly shattered under the Heavenly Destiny Palm this time.

The Heavenly Destiny Palm hit the Protective Gang Qi; the bizarre palm force, following a certain pattern, dispersed the "Innate Gang Qi," preventing it from forming.

Fortunately, since Qing Yu had previously seen that Qiao Baixuan’s True Qi had been strengthened by the Array, the True Qi field of the Taiyi Splitting Light Sword could no longer affect him. Therefore, Qing Yu did not use the Qi Dual Flow technique with the Taiyi Splitting Light Sword. After Qiao Baixuan broke through one layer of Protective Gang Qi without reaching Qing Yu, a second layer of Gang Qi reflected his palm force back at him.

"Taiyin Refining Form."

Taking advantage of the moment Qiao Baixuan was repelled by the Gang Qi, Yun Wuyue quickly unleashed a palm strike. The Taiyin Energy surged into Qiao Baixuan’s muscles and bones, dissolving flesh and transforming bone, causing his body to emit a strange pale blue color.

"Ah—"

The pain of his flesh and bones dissolving made Qiao Baixuan howl. His True Qi suddenly contracted and then explosively expanded, blasting Yun Wuyue, who was attacking from behind, away and also preventing Qing Yu from closing in to increase his advantage.

"Damn, it’s hard to recover true energy now!" Qing Yu cursed inwardly.

The intense fight just now had greatly depleted his True Qi. Qing Yu had wanted to quickly recover energy using the "Qi Dual Flow," but he found that the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi here was completely controlled by the Array and could not be absorbed by him at all.

Feeling True Qi depletion for the first time in a while made Qing Yu, who had never worried about losing True Qi, feel ill at ease.

After repelling Qing Yu and Yun Wuyue, Qiao Baixuan, clutching his chest, caught his breath rapidly, soothing the intense pain from the disintegration caused by the Taiyin Energy. He looked at Qing Yu with a fierce grin and said, "With the Great Formation empowering me, my True Qi is endless. You stand no chance against me."

"Is that really the case?"

Not showing the expected anxious expression, Qing Yu also smiled like Qiao Baixuan, "If the Array’s Primordial Energy is truly endless, then why wasn’t it affecting us before we entered the stone hall?"

Hearing this, Qiao Baixuan’s pupils suddenly narrowed, obviously hit by the truth of the statement.

"It’s because all the Primordial Energy was gathered here in this stone hall, right? That’s why Demon Young Master and his group arrived here early, but despite their frantic and wild attacking for quite some time, they still have not broken through the stone hall’s door. Because the door is supported by all the Primordial Energy of the Ziwei Constellation," Qing Yu said lightly.

"Now I feel the suppression from the Great Formation has weakened compared to before. Just wait a little while longer, and we might be able to exert our full strength."

The slowly revealed truths caused Qiao Baixuan’s complexion to gradually darken, and finally, he couldn’t hold back and said, "Then I’ll kill you before the suppression of the Great Formation becomes ineffective."

Gathering all his power, Qiao Baixuan concentrated his Power in his palm. The Heavenly Destiny Palm struck again, with the full force of the Heavenly Destiny, crushing toward Qing Yu, aiming directly at his life.

It was at that moment that a glint appeared in Qing Yu’s eyes, "Here it comes!"