Martialism

Chapter 24's

Yi Ping continued the attack of dozens of other powerful attacks against Ding Yunzi, who calmly repelled all of his attacks with just one left punch or just one right punch.

He smiled in a cold manner, as if he was a trainer and Yi Ping was a trainee.

Even though Yi Ping attacked him with all his martial power and strength, he was still forced to walk backwards with each strike!

He was at a loss as to why even though he possessed superior strength and techniques, Ding Yunzi could still fend off his attacks easily!

Ding Yunzi had been practicing swords since he was five years old. The precision and timing were so incredible and steady that no matter how fast Yi Ping's sword punches were, he could always strike at the weakest point of his attack and deflect his attacks to one side with just a single sword blow!

Now, Yi Ping had retreated over forty steps and was sweating a lot! Even though his sword arm was in pain and his entire body was trembling, he still persevered with the Absolute Spirit Complexion and forced himself to focus on finding a breakthrough!

As long as he did not give up, he believed that he would have a chance to defeat him. That's because he believes that evil can't win over good!

Just as his vision began to blur and his final strength faltered, the most unlikely thing happened and shocked him!

Ding Yunzi suddenly stumbled with a soft scream as she fell to the ground. He had sprained his left ankle as he took a gentle step forward!

Yi Ping quickly stopped his attack in time when he saw him tripping! He refused to take advantage of her in this situation.

He put his long sword in a downward pose as he said, “I'm waiting for you to wake up first.”

Ding Yunzi did not believe that he would be so unlucky that his ankle sprained at the most unlikely moment!

Her soft eyes immediately filled with tears as she tried to wake up awkwardly. He knew that even if he was given the chance to wake up, his fighting ability was already affected and he would not be able to fight as well as before.

He propped himself up by thrusting his long sword into the ground and pointed the foldable sword at Yi Ping, “You haven't won yet. Even if I stay in the same place, I can still kill you. Why don't you try? again?”

Yi Ping said to her, “I just want to know who the person who killed my wife was. Is that you? Or anyone else?”

Ding Yunzi asked, “Who? You're married?”

Yi Ping said solemnly, “My wife is Shui Yixian.the one who has killed her knows the Penetrating Hands Skill. Who else knows this skill other than Virtuous Palace?”

Ding Yunzi was surprised, “Shui Yixian is your wife and she has died?”

Yi Ping nodded, “That's right ..”

Ding Yunzi asked, “When did he die?”

Yi Ping said, “Five to six months ago, judging by the season..maybe longer.

Ding Yunzi was shocked. It was because he had just seen her three months ago! He said, “That's impossible. Are you kidding me?”

Yi Ping sighed, “I know you all refuse to believe that the Heavenly Fairy is my wife but ..” Suddenly, she froze. It was because he had seen Maiden Xiao and he was covered in blood!

Xiao Youxue was injured as she fought her brother in a quick clash out of desperation. He really wasn't confident at all. But because she was worried about Yi Ping and had an Absolute Spirit Complex Formula to strengthen her fighting spirit, she managed to do the impossible and beat her brother thinly.

Of course, this was also because he had also injured his brother before, had a thousand-year-old silvery-scale armor and he had also mastered the Gold-tight Body Divine Skill!

When he saw the man he liked was talking to Ding Yunzi, there was a great sadness in his heart immediately and his eyes were filled with tears. It was because he was worried about her so much. Instead of finding him in trouble, he was actually talking to Ding Yunzi!

When Yi Ping saw Maiden Xiao, he immediately went to her side and asked gently, “Youxue, are you okay?”

Xiao Youxue trembled in her bloodstained dress!

Yi Ping tried to help him but Xiao Youxue instead looked at him coldly.

For a moment, he didn't know what to do.

Ding Yunzi flinched, “Where is Xiao Yuanjia? Are you...?”

Xiao Youxue exerted all his strength as he said, “He has been defeated by me.”

Ding Yunzi was stunned. He had defeated Xiao Yuanjia alone? That's not possible. Was his victory purely due to his determination or..; he looked at Yi Ping as he thought, “The mental fortitude of Youxue comes from this young man? She likes it?”

He thought again, “I know that Youxue is at odds with the Eternal Ice Palace. If this Yi Ping was looking for the person who killed his wife, it must be Youxue. But the Celestial Fairy is still alive, so how is Youxue? murdering wife? And if Youxue didn't kill his wife, then why was he looking for Youxue? Maybe he didn't even know that Youxue was the person he was looking for?”

Ding Yunzi looked at Xiao Youxue as she said, “You killed him?”

Xiao Youxue looked at him coldly as he said, “I'm not cruel like you. I treat you as my good sister and you even want to kill me.”

Ding Yunzi said softly, “I got my orders and reason ..”

Xiao Youxue hummed coldly, “So you said that my life is not worth your reasons?”

Ding Yunzi said with the same coldness, “Do you think in your condition, you even have the strength to hold my sword up? However, you can still argue with me.”

Xiao Youxue had already noticed that his ankle was sprained as he said, “You can try but don't let me approach you.”

Ding Yunzi said coldly as he raised his sword, “You really think too much of yourself.”

Yi Ping said, “Since you two know each other, why don't you all sit down and talk first?”

Xiao Youxue looked at Yi Ping, “Have you just forgotten that he tried to kill you?”

Ding Yunzi said, “Yi Ping, do you know who he is?”

Yi Ping asked, “Who ..”

But before he could ask, he was interrupted by a soft carefree laugh.

Yi Ping, Xiao Youxue and Ding Yunzi looked in the direction from where Xiao Youxue had just come and saw Lie Qing!

He looked bright and excited. The air was completely different from a while ago!

As Lie Qing walked towards them, he said. “How about me? Do you mind if I have fun? Three against one, what do you think about your chances of winning?”

Lie Qing blinked at Xiao Youxue who suddenly took a step back!

Xiao Youxue was surprised by Lie Qing's sudden change in aura. It seemed like he had suddenly recovered his internal strength. Moreover, from the looks of it, he had been eavesdropping for quite some time!

Even Ding Yunzi was shocked by his appearance!

Xiao Youxue suddenly asked, “What are you doing with Xiao Yuanjia?”

Xiao Youxue said coldly, “You have killed him? Don't lie to me ..”

Lie Qing immediately felt guilty as he said, “He tried to kill you earlier. I'm just trying to help you ..”

Xiao Youxue said coldly, “But I have already defeated him and there is no reason for you to do that.”

Lie Qing said, “She might become a threat in the future. Do you think if you let go this time, you can actually win it a second time? He already knows all the tricks up your sleeve!”

Ding Yunzi started shaking, “Xiao Yuanjia is now dead.?”.

Xiao Youxue hummed coldly, “So you finally confessed to killing him. Not only did you kill him but you have also sucked him dry from any internal energy.”

Lie Qing dumbfounded, “How do you know?”

Ding Yunzi interrupted coldly, “Your red eyes ..”

Yi Ping was confused. What are they talking about?

The Virtue Palace had a deadly legend passed down by the elders. In the past, there was a red-eye faction within Virtuous Palace. They are masters and they eat their slaves. The masters passed down an imperfect skill, Virtuous Divine Force to their slaves. When their slaves had reached certain achievements in the Virtuous Divine Power, they would be sacrificed to their masters; their blood and complicated energy would be drained by them.

Eventually, the slaves decided to rebel against their masters. After a painstakingly sought victory over their former master, the Xiao Clan emerged as the dominant clan within the Virtue Palace.

Although this was a legend but this story was part of their martial practice and every protege in Virtuous Palace knew this story.

That was why Xiao Youxue was being cautious of Lie Qing. When she saw his aura of excitement, she suspected that the worst had fallen into her brother's hands!

The Virtue Palace, like the majority of clans in the martial fraternity hated exponents who practiced evil skills that drained the practitioners' complicated energy. Virtuous Palace had strict orders to kill anyone with such abilities.

However, it was a legend and over time, this rule had been forgotten. Only when Xiao Youxue and Ding Yunzi saw his red eyes did they recall the legend. But they had not expected that Lie Qing really possessed such an ability!

Yi Ping looked at Lie Qing and asked him, “Are you really practicing such a wicked skill? And exactly as Youxue said?”

Lie Qing was annoyed as he pointed at Ding Yunzi with his sword, “Who is the enemy? That's her! We must unite and fight a common enemy, am I not right to say it?”

Suddenly, Ding Yunzi twisted his folding sword and threw it as a flying sword towards him as he spoke. That was because that was when he was caught off guard and distracted!

There was a thunderous clash as the flying sword spun several times as it hit the black sword of Lie Qing as he raised it to withstand its attack!

Lie Qing was astonished at Ding Yunzi's martial power and the ferocity of his flying sword at this distance even though he was secretly observing the duel between Xiao Youxue and Xiao Yuanjia.

He quickly retreated over ten steps as he tried to fend off the power of the rotating flying sword! But even before he got a pause, Ding Yunzi had raised his other long sword as he leapt forward!

But before he could even take a step forward, Xiao Youxue had raised his long arm upwards, sending a wind-running force that made him retreat!

Yi Ping quickly intercepted Xiao Youxue as he said hurriedly, “Youxue, he lost his mobility ..”

Xiao Youxue said, “Why are you defending him?”

Just when Ding Yunzi had just recovered his footing, Lie Qing leapt forward and charged at him with a lightning sword bow!

Yi Ping saw the attack and he quickly raised his long sword and repelled Lie Qing's attack while saying, “Qing’Er, stop. This is all a misunderstanding..”

Xiao Youxue had attacked Lie Qing with his palm and hit Lie Qing's shoulder as he said, “There is no misunderstanding. He's evil!”

Lie Qing was thrown backwards painfully as a cracking sound rang out from his left shoulder!

He hatefully said, “You hit me!?” If he were not protected by his Impermeable Golden Body Divine Skill, Xiao Youxue would break his left shoulder!

He immediately attacked Xiao Youxue with his long sword but Yi Ping immediately raised his sword to intercept him as he said, “Qing’Er, Youxue does not have any weapons on him.”

Even before Yi Ping realized it, he was fighting Lie Qing, Xiao Youxue and Ding Yunzi at the same time, and so were they!

The fight was so messy. Yi Ping was trying to stop them from hurting each other; the only way to stop them was to fight them and intercept their attacks but at the same time, he was protecting them at the same time!

None of the girls really wanted to hurt Yi Ping so they kept holding hands. It was because they knew that Yi Ping was also trying to protect them. But the more Yi Ping defended the other girls, the more furious they were and the more ruthless their blows became!

Yi Ping shouted, “Stop! Stop!”

But her plea fell on deaf ears as they continued to struggle.

He deflects, blocks, moves back and forth. This was the most difficult fight of his life; he had never felt so rushed and panicked in his life before!

Suddenly, Lie Qing shouted softly as his black sword became dozens of black blurs that spewed out toward Ding Yunzi!

Ding Yunzi shouted in shock, “What kind of swordplay is this?”

Yi Ping immediately displayed his Horizon Swordplay, Shadow Horizon Stance and intercepted Lie Qing's attack!

This attitude of his was his sworn enemy in swordplay.

Lie Qing was surprised, “How do you know this attitude?”

But just as he was panting, Xiao Youxue and Ding Yunzi attacked him simultaneously!

Yi Ping turned around and fended off Ding Yunzi's sword stab as he intercepted Xiao Youxue's attack with his left hand!

Xiao Youxue and Lie Qing suddenly escaped, “Whose side are you on?!”

When Yi Ping heard it, he was stunned for a moment. It was because other people used to say the same sentence to him; he suddenly recalled Ji Lingfeng.

At this crucial moment, he actually let his mind wander. If he were to fight with others, he would never let his concentration disappear. But because he did not really treat Lie Qing, Xiao Youxue or even Ding Yunzi as his enemies; he was distracted when he suddenly thought of Maiden Ji. Moreover, he was already on his threshold and he could not concentrate any further!

Xiao Youxue, Ding Yunzi and Lie Qing had already been lenient and cautious as they fought Yi Ping. But since Yi Ping was suddenly distracted and they did not expect him to not dodge their attacks with his current martial development, they all slashed and struck him at the same time!

Yi Ping shouted loudly as he was slashed and struck by them as he instantly fell to the ground!

The fighting girls immediately froze in their tracks at the same time!

Xiao Youxue said sadly to them, “Why did you two slash at him?”

Lie Qing turned pale as she spoke back and said, “You were the one who hit her the most ..”

Ding Yunzi shook her head while smiling bitterly, “You are all her friends.?”