The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 262 - 74: Three Months

Chapter 262: Chapter 74: Three Months

Time flew by swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

During these three months, the worldly society witnessed a surge of activity, as various powers ceased playing a game of one-upmanship and instead joined the fray collectively.

Firstly, the Demon Path, which had been suppressed by the Righteous path and dared not reveal itself in recent years, after obtaining the "Secret Volume of Heaven Calculation", seemed to have seen some divine mechanism. The Six Demon Sects emerged together, openly confronting the Righteous path.

The Demon Young Master, after first emerging in the battle for the Heavenly Calculation Inheritance, had already attained Divine Origin Realm cultivation. He challenged the peer experts of various sects and, setting aside ’Little Buddha’ Shi Jue, whom he deliberately avoided, he was undefeated against the rest.

Yuan Jianyi of the Sword Palace had not been rumored to have broken through to the Divine Origin Realm, and he himself had yet to make an appearance, making the Demon Young Master’s arrogance seem unsurpassable.

Of course, since the Demon Path dared to emerge, it wasn’t only the solo brilliance of the Demon Young Master. Referred to as the "Taiyin Fairy" by worldly society’s handsome heroes who judge by appearance, Yun Wuyue was also extremely astonishing, having reached the peak of the Innate Stage in her cultivation, likely to be the next to break through to the Divine Origin Realm.

As for another young Divine Origin Realm expert of the Righteous path, Qingxu, he was still lying in bed. Initially, he barely escaped death by relying on a treasured artifact, but such a life-threatening injury was not easy to treat. In order not to leave behind lingering injuries that could harm his potential, Qingxu was still receiving the best treatment at Su Nu Peak.

At the same time, the Esoteric Sect took this opportunity to bare its fangs, attacking various Zen Sect affiliated temples, their comings and goings leaving no trace, making it very difficult to find their whereabouts. The hidden location of the Esoteric Sect remained an unsolved mystery.

The reason Shi Jue did not confront the Demon Young Master was partly due to the actions of the Esoteric Sect. As the most promising disciple of the Great Zen Temple of this generation, having advanced to Divine Origin Realm, he had the strength that a core figure of the various powers in the worldly society would have. He had been busy tracking the Esoteric Sect’s whereabouts these past days.

Moreover, with the misdeeds of the underworld’s rogues, the vile people on the evil path, and the deliberate manipulation by some behind-the-scenes masterminds, this worldly society had begun to show signs of chaos.

And in this moment of impending storm, what was Qing Yu doing?

He was getting beaten up.

At the guardian boss level, in the courtyard of Dragon Guardian Manor.

A lifelike stone dragon, controlled by some force, soared through the air. Every now and then, its stony claws would strike down, leaving a deep claw mark on the courtyard ground.

"Bang—"

Qing Yu was once again sent flying several yards by the claws of the stone dragon, a surge of bloody sweetness welling up in his mouth, a sign of the fresh blood that was rising.

Swiftly adjusting his posture, Qing Yu evaded the stone dragon’s ensuing pursuit, creating several shadows and landing far away.

"Ptooey—"

Without any pretense, Qing Yu spat out the fresh blood that had come up, having been through worse sights than this. Compared to being battered to a bloody pulp by the stone dragon, spitting out some blood was nothing significant, and certainly no time to be concerned with appearances.

Over the past two months, Qing Yu could say he had enacted over twenty different ways to die, having his head blown apart by a palm strike, being pressed against a wall and killed using "Qiankun Great Shifting," with the worst being dragged by the stone dragon over the ground. He couldn’t even bear to think about such a dreadful death.

The hit he had just taken, had it not been for the recent advancement of "Dragon-Elephant Wisdom" to the Ninth Layer, Qing Yu would have already been severely injured.

To be honest, the TV dramas completely understated Zhu Wushi’s strength, even those two devoted sons could barely exchange a few blows with him, yet they still managed to suddenly surge out and stab with a knife. One should realize that if Cheng Shifei hadn’t activated his Golden Body, the three of them tied together could, at best, exchange blows with Cao Zhengchun, but could they fight Zhu Wushi, who had absorbed Cao Zhengchun’s life’s power, and make it look so marvelous?

Based on Qing Yu’s experiences over this period, Zhu Wushi’s martial arts were indeed varied and of profound mastery. Even the physical prowess had, after long-term nourishment by substantial True Qi, become no less than that of a typical body refining master.

In any case, this Iron Gall Divine Marquis, in the Innate Realm, truly lived up to his evaluation as The World’s Number One.

Qing Yu also had his gains, ever since acquiring "Knowledge Gained Through Experience," he had begun to close off his hearing, all for this very day.

Lately, under the pressure of death, Qing Yu had managed to link "Knowledge Gained Through Experience," "Turtle Mirror," and the "Void Eye" bestowed by the practice of the Black Heaven Book, subtly uniting the three as one.

The benefit of their combination enabled Qing Yu’s perception to extend beyond mere eyesight; his intuition was now sharper than ever, granting him a sense of divine clarity.

This advantage manifested in reality like this...

The stone dragon, under Zhu Wushi’s control, once again soared and pounced. Qing Yu did not dodge or defend this time; instead, his eyes were fixed on the stone dragon as it dove down from above, his hand gripping "Eternal Brightness," ready to strike at the right moment.

It’s coming, getting closer.

Now is the time!

A cold glint flashed in Qing Yu’s eyes as he leaped into the air and made a sweeping horizontal slash with his sword.

Sword light flashed, and the dragon’s claw broke, followed by...

Its head severed as well.

Qing Yu didn’t stop there; he stepped onto the stone dragon’s neck where its head had been and leaped again.

A sword coming from the west, Outer Heaven Flying Immortal.

In an instant, he crossed the considerable distance and thrust "Eternal Brightness" into the solid spherical Heavenly Gang Qi Shield.

This was also one of the reasons why Qing Yu said that Zhu Wushi did not display his full strength in the original work. With the enhancement of several hundred years of True Qi, the Heavenly Gang Qi Shield was fully qualified to clash head-on with the "Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill." However, Zhu Wushi had never employed it throughout the fight.

The same scene from two months ago reappeared—if Qing Yu had not improved, then what followed would be the same: his heart pierced by the "Pure Yang Finger."

Of course, it was impossible for Qing Yu not to have made any progress, so this time, the newly invented Pupil Skill that he had used right after beheading the stone dragon once again came into play. He found the weak point in the operation of Zhu Wushi’s Heavenly Gang Qi Shield and pierced through it with his sword.

If it were Cao Zhengchun, he would have been able to operate the Heavenly Gang Qi Shield perfectly, without any discrepancies in thickness. This was not only because Cao Zhengchun specialized in the "Heavenly Gang Child Skill," but also because he was still a child. (Although Qing Yu had absolutely no idea why someone without male parts still counted as a child.)

Zhu Wushi was not Cao Zhengchun, which is why the Heavenly Gang Qi Shield broke.

But breaking the Heavenly Gang Qi Shield didn’t mean Zhu Wushi could be injured. Just as Qing Yu used the "Fire God Shadow" to counter Bai Feng’s Qinggong, some marvelous Martial Arts could have unexpectedly powerful effects.

And Zhu Wushi, who had concentrated on Absorption for twenty years, certainly wasn’t lacking in marvelous Martial Arts.

His hands suddenly flickered with several shadows, shifting unpredictably, as if Zhu Wushi had suddenly mastered the Demon Young Master’s Illusionary Heavenly Demon Hand.

Then, the ethereal hands prepared to clamp onto the "Eternal Brightness" piercing through the air, twisting it to the right.

A simple motion, yet it drained all the Sword Qi from the sword, causing the Outer Heaven Flying Immortal to fall from grace.

"Damn it, Phantom Divine Skill."

Again, it was an ability Zhu Wushi did not utilize in the original work, the "Phantom Divine Skill" with unrivaled defensive and force-dispersing capabilities.