Martialism

Chapter 25's

Young Master Qiu Wufeng was panting. He barely escaped with his life when he was attacked by Ye Lu the Lightning God, Qiao Feng the Shadow Kicker and Lu Baiyun the Heartless Scholar.

He's laughing out loud now. Ye Lu, Qiao Feng and Lu Baiyun were his former subordinates. Yet they had conspired to betray his clan. Last night, the Qiu Martial Clan was slaughtered by these three evil men. Over three hundred of his clan's proteges had all been killed and the rest had surrendered.

He's lucky to get away.

Gu Tianle was now the Grand Master of the Honor Manor and he had high ambitions of dominating the entire fraternity under his leadership.

The Qiu Martial Clan had always been against the Gongsun Martial Clan and Honor Manor. Over the years, there had been bloodshed between the two major martial clans and many were killed.

Only in the past twenty years has the Gongsun Martial Clan overshadowed the Qiu Martial Clan. That was more of a reason to hate Honor Manor.

The Qiu Martial Clan under the leadership of his father Qiu Cang, recruited Ye Lu, Qiao Feng and Lu Baiyun to the Qiu Martial Clan to strengthen the combat power of the Qiu Martial Clan. They were appointed Masters of the White, Black and Yellow Faction.

Ye Lu and Qiao Feng were the ones who had injured Gu Tianle and there was a bitter feud between them. By accepting them, the feud between the two martial clans deepened.

When Gongsun Bai died, Gu Tianle took over the helm of the Honorary Manor as the new Grandmaster, not Gongsun Jing. Gu Tianle proved to be more ruthless than the late Gongsun Bai and his high ambitions were revealed as he became a Grandmaster. Many of the elders and students of the Gongsun Clan who opposed him were instantly killed.

Just when the Qiu Martial Clan was secretly rejoicing over the death of the once powerful Gongsun Bai, they were also betrayed by their own followers!

Gu Tianle had promised Ye Lu and Qiao Feng that if they could bring the Qiu Martial Clan to the House of Honor, he would not only forgive them for their past transgressions, either, he would also promise them great wealth and a position as one of the rulers of the world. Honor Palace!

Of course this offer is very tempting for them!

One would think that the Honor Manor would suffer a great blow upon Gongsun Bai's death. That didn't happen.

Over the years, Gu Tianle had carefully nurtured his reputation as a fearsome warrior and his fame was not under Gongsun Bai; he had gained fame and notoriety for killing Ji Yunzhong, the most famous of all, the former Teacher protege of the Sacred Hex Sect twenty years ago.

Now with the threats from the various unorthodox clans and even heretical sects on the horizon nervous, there was no one else more suited to lead the orthodox fraternity than Gu Tianle himself.

Since the Gongsun Clan had oppressed various orthodox clans over the years, when the Gongsun Clan met its demise, some boxers in the fraternity were willing to come to their aid even though what Gu Tianle was doing was not entirely true.

But who could say that Gu Tianle was completely wrong? He had seized power and had become the Grandmaster of the Honor Manor. What happened to the Gongsun Clan was their internal affair. The orthodox fraternity had never questioned the internal affairs of the various martial clans. It was because all martial clans had their own clan rules and internal punishments. It was generally acknowledged that Gu Tianle was now a Grand Master and what was happening now was an act of asserting his authority for the stability of his government.

In the first month of taking over the leadership of the Honor Manor, Gu Tianle had set up twelve Honor Manor golden halls. Each golden hall had to be led by a master with a second authority after the Grandmaster himself! The criteria of the golden hall were also very strict in Honor Manor, choosing only the best fighters.

Ye Lu and Qiao Feng naturally did not want to become Gu Tianle's enemies because they knew of his vindictive nature. Hence when the Honor Manor had sent them a secret message to bring the Qiu Martial Clan under the influence of the Honor Manor, they had made the decision to accept immediately.

Young Master Qiu punched his fist into the tree truck while shouting loudly, "Ye Lu, Qiao Feng and Lu Baiyun! You traitors! You guys have killed so many members of my clan. If I don't cut you all into pieces. , I won't rest!"

Suddenly, Qiu Wufeng detected the whereabouts of a living person as he said frantically. "Who is that? Who's so cunning?"

Someone jumped down from the tree above him and sighed, "You haven't changed at all …"

When Qiu Wufeng saw him, he was surprised and said. "Gongsun Jing!"

Indeed, it was Gongsun Jing!

Gongsun Jing smiled bitterly, "I am not a crafty person. It's just you're interrupting my break."

Qiu Wufeng had unsheathed his long sword and said, "The Honor Manor is finally here. Gongsun Jing, you are a despicable person. You have killed my relatives and many of my followers. If I don't kill you today, I'll kill you, not a man. Do you dare to fight with me one on one?"

Gongsun Jing unsheathed her long sword as she said, "There are four things you should know first. First, I'm alone. Second, I'm not from Honor Manor anymore. Third, I am not the one who killed your relatives. . The one who has killed your relatives is you!"

Qiu Wufeng interjected furiously, "It was I who killed my relatives? What rubbish is that? You're talking nonsense!"

Gongsun Jing said bitterly, "You may not, but that's not what everyone is saying right now. Because your affair with your father's mistress was exposed, in your moment of folly, you killed your father. Grand Master of the Qiu Martial Clan but opposed by your elders. Therefore, your faction and those who oppose you broke into a power struggle. Finally, evil cannot prevail over your good and evil deeds revealed by Ye Lu, Qiao Feng and Lu Baiyun who oppose your evil."

Qiu Wufeng was furious, "This is all a lie! I'm going to kill my father!? They're the ones who killed all my relatives!"

Gongsun Jin said coldly, "Do you think that with your little skills you can escape from the fraternity of the top three exponents?"

Qiu Wufeng was astonished. He slowly said, "They intend to make me a scapegoat from the start?"

Gongsun Jing said, "Now you understand …"

Qiu Wufeng smiled bitterly as he said, "No wonder. But it was my luck because I met you alone. I will kill you to vent my frustration!"

Gongsun Jing said, "Wait! Don't you want to hear my first reason?"

Qiu Wufeng said coldly, "You can say it now."

Gongsun Jing said bitterly, "Like you, I am also a fugitive sought by Honor Manor and Gu Tianle."

Qiu Wufeng was surprised, "You're also a fugitive?"

Gongsun Jing said, "Look at my broken clothes. Do I look like I'm lying to you?"

Qiu Wufeng looked at Gongsun Jing carefully. Indeed all the previous jewelry had been lost and he looked tired. He muttered, "What happened?"

Gongsun Jing said, "Gu Tianle is now the Grand Master of the Honor Manor. The coat should be led by me. But since Gu Tianle has become the Grand Master, all of my brothers and elders who have protested were killed by Jue Yuan and him."

He paused before adding, "Like you, I am now a fugitive. My crimes? For killing my brothers …"

Qiu Wufeng lowered his long sword as he said, "To think that the two of us who used to be the most powerful young masters of the martial fraternity will be in this predicament …"

Gongsun Jing said coldly, "Indeed."

Qiu Wufeng asked, "So what are your plans now?"

Gongsun Jing said, "What else? I have a score to settle with Gu Tianle."

Suddenly, there was some evil laughter. "I'm afraid you don't have a chance."

Both Qiu Wufeng and Gongsun Jing looked towards that evil laughter and saw Ye Lu and Qiao Feng!

Ye Lu said, "I have heard that anyone who can capture or kill either Gongsun Jing or Qiu Wufeng will be made one of the Master of the Golden Halls of the Honor Manor. If we kill them both, will we be made masters of the two golden halls?"

Qiao Feng laughed, "We can't let them die until we get what we want."

Gongsun Jing said coldly, "What do you mean?"

Ye Lu said, "Young Master Jing, I have heard that you have always been the smart one. If Young Master Wufeng and you are willing to tell us where you are hiding your clan's martial treasures and riches, we will definitely release you."

Qiu Wufeng bellowed furiously, "Never!"

Gongsun Jing said coldly, "I don't know what you mean."

Qiao Feng took a step forward, "There is the worst fate that is death itself. I'll make you sorry for not telling us what you knew before."

Gongsun Jing glanced at Qiu Wufeng as she said, "You're on my side?"

Qiu Wufeng said bitterly, "I hate to say this but yes, I am on your side."

Gongsun Jing said solemnly, "Good. The past is the past. We must put aside our differences and fight on the same side."

The reason he said that was because this fight was a critical fight. He did not want to fight Ye Lu and Qiao Feng at the same time, yet he had to guard Qiu Wufeng from his back.

Qiu Wufeng said, "I agree with you."

Qiu Wufeng was also worried about the same thing. Gongsun Jing's words had convinced her more or less even though it was difficult for them to put aside their differences and quarrels for many years.

Qiao Feng said, "Are you done talking? As your seniors, we'll let you attack us first."

Gongsun Jing said, "Thank you!" And he immediately thrust his sword into Qiao Feng.

Qiu Wufeng was also not slow as he immediately raised his sword towards Ye Lu!

Gongsun Jing was a famous swordsman and he had many martial masters when he was in Honor Manor. However, no matter how fast or intrigue his swordplay was, he could not hold his sword against Qiao Feng's powerful wind kick and received a few hard kicks in return!

When the swordplay could not be stabilized, the gap was many and many of his horses became useless. Hence he put aside his sword and used his fist instead.

Qiu Wufeng was a superior swordsman. His windless play of words was famous among the fraternities. Unfortunately, Ye Lu was a former martial master and was too familiar with his swordplay. In less than a hundred blows, he had been hit by a dozen blows by Ye Lu!

Qiu Wufeng and Gongsun Jing fell to the ground at about the same time. They were haggard and had some external injuries.

Ye Lu said coldly, "Are you sure now? We will break every bone in your body and make sure that you live a fate worse than death. Unless of course, you'll tell us what we want to know."

Gongsun Jing laughed out loud as she spewed blood from her mouth, "I'll die rather than tell you anything. A man like you won't keep his word."

Qiao Feng said, "We promise to let the two of you live and go as you please. After all, we have a reputation in the fraternity."

Qiu Wufeng interrupted loudly, "Promise my feet! You have sworn allegiance to me and now you are pursuing my life!"

Qiao Feng said coldly, "That's because you killed your father. That's why!" He raised his leg to kick Qiu Wufeng when suddenly, he saw a young man in white clothes appear calmly.

Qiao Feng and Ye Lu took a step back in surprise!

They were surprised that someone would approach them so quietly until he actually saw them.

Qiao Feng asked, "Who are you?"

Gongsun Jing and Qiu Wufeng instantly recognized Yi Ping!

The noble youth in white clothes said coldly, "I am Yi Ping. We've met before."

Qiao Feng looked at this young man intently, but he could not remember ever seeing such a dashing young man before. He asked, "We've met before?"

Yi Ping said, "In the Heavenly Mountains, we had a fight."

Qiao Feng received a jolt in his head, "It's you!" He immediately attacked him with a few kicks!

He shouted, "Young man, I'll recognize you!"

He does have. He was still bitter about his defeat by anyone in the Heavenly Mountains. This had caused him to lose a great face and caused him to be underestimated by the Heartless Scholar.

Yi Ping said coldly, "Do you want to be defeated by me again?"

Qiao Feng showed no mercy but showed all of his most emblematic techniques. Yi Ping was startled but calmed himself down quickly as he unleashed a barrage of kicks in retaliation.

Trying as hard as Qiao Feng in attacking him, this young man was like an impenetrable wall. He was astonished that this Yi Ping had progressed so quickly in such a short span of time!

After a while, Qiao Feng was surprised by the persistence and force of the young man's kick so he shouted, "Sister Ye, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and help me!"

Ye Lu was surprised. Although they were unorthodox fighters and honor meant nothing to them but to conspire against juniors, they will lose face in the eyes of other exponents in the fraternity!

Qiao Feng shouted desperately, "Brother Ye, what are you waiting for! Hurry along!"

Ye Lu sighed as he reluctantly entered the melee with the famous ‘Lighting God Hands’, lightning-fast, smashing like thunder!

Yi Ping had the upper hand when the Lightning God entered the melee fray. He quickly raised another vital breath and focused his will with ‘Absolut’ Spirit Complicated Formula and used the Divine Horizon Hand against Ye Lu.

Instead of weakening against Qiao Feng and Ye Lu's combined attacks, Yi Ping was fighting even fiercer than before!

They were surprised that Yi Ping could use his hands against Ye Lu, his feet against Qiao Feng at the same time without breaking a sweat!

While Yi Ping had calmed down, Ye Lu and Qiao Feng were sweating and panting. They had received several blows and had used most of their vital strength and they still could not hit him even once!

Yi Ping has used ‘Resolute Strength Recite’ and ‘Unfaltering Recite’ from ‘Absolute Spirits Complex Formula’ formula to improve its firmness and speed. The stronger the opponent, the stronger he is!

Ye Lu had never expected this young man to be so strong! Qiao Feng and him were one of the top exponents of the martial fraternity and they had fought countless powerful exponents together, including the Heavenly Elves. Even Gu Tianle had once been severely injured by them. Yet this young man was able to restrain them easily. That was absolutely incredible!

Ye Lu shouted, "This young man may not be able to withstand our martial power at the same time!"

Qiao Feng immediately understood his intention and he raised the martial power in both his hands. "That's right! No matter how strong he is, he will break his bones if he tries to withstand our full strength!"

There was a slightly visible blue and yellow flame that seemed to radiate from his shoulder as his hand became dozens of shadow palms as it shot towards Ye Lu and Qiao Feng as the three clashed against each other!

Ye Lu and Qiao Feng could not take the strength from this stance that was greater than their martial power so they were both thrown back to the ground violently!

Although ‘Hand Asper Continuum Horizon’ is the second tier of ‘Divine Horizon Attitude’, it is no stronger than the first line ‘Horizon’ Asper Hand. That was because the second stance actually split the martial power evenly between the shadow palms.

Qiao Feng looked in disbelief! He did not believe that he would lose to this young man once more!

Ye Lu was famous for his Lightning God Hand and was known for his speed attacks. At that moment, he had counterattacked with two dozen quick fists but he was still repulsed and overwhelmed by over a dozen extra attacks by Yi Ping!

Together with Qiao Feng, they had unleashed all of their martial power as their own attacks split into dozens of punches and shadow kicks. But Yi Ping could still block and counterattack with over a dozen extra attacks from them!

Yi Ping said coldly, "Now get lost!"

Ye Lu and Qiao Feng got up awkwardly as they looked at Yi Ping hatefully. They could still fight and yet use all of their secret techniques.

Qiu Wufeng was stunned as he said, "You're going to let them go? This criminal killed my clan's protege. You can't let them go!"

Gongsun Jing was silent. He was known as the kindhearted Gongsun Jing but in his heart, he knew these two criminals deserved to die.

Ye Lu immediately said to Yi Ping, "Young hero, since you already said we can leave and we are not your enemies, you should respect what you just said. Just because we're not against you doesn't mean we're afraid of you. We still have some techniques and tricks up our sleeves that we have yet to reveal. So, don't force us."

Qiao Feng warned Yi Ping, "Other times, you won't be that lucky. When I become one of the rulers of the Honor Manor, I will definitely look for you. But today, you can take them both away. But it is just so for today. You can't protect them all the time."

Yi Ping hummed coldly, "I think you're just trying to save your honor."

Ye Lu said coldly, "Not at all. We have seen you with the Heavenly Elf. The martial skills of the Eternal Ice Palace were known throughout the fraternity. Knowing that we were defeated by the Eternal Ice Palace was not a dishonorable thing. Goodbye bye!"

Soon Ye Lu and Qiao Feng left. It's like they've never been here!

Qiu Wufeng and Gongsun Jing bowed with their hands to Yi Ping, "Thank you for saving my life."

Gongsun Jing said, "Why did you come to help us? Are we not enemies?"

Qiu Wufeng sneered, "Maybe he saved you just to kill you personally."

Gongsun Jing was shocked as she took a step back.

Yi Ping said, "I was just passing by when I heard the sound of fighting. Out of curiosity, I came to see him. I recognize you, Young Master Gongsun Jing. My feud is between your father and me."

Gongsun Jing looked touched as she said, "I am no longer master. You can call me Gongsun Jing. If you don't mind a desperate friend like me, I'd like to make friends with you …"

Qiu Wufeng was surprised as he thought, "This Gongsun Jing is very quick to recruit others to his banner. If I was slower than him, then I would lose a lot of prestige and face."

So he quickly interrupted, "Sister Yi Ping, if you don't mind a brother like me, we can even become sworn brothers."

Gongsun Jing lost her composure as she said coldly, "You call yourself a noble? You just interrupted the conversation between the two of us. I will ask Brother Yi Ping if he wants to become my foster brother first!"

Qiu Wufeng said angrily, "I'm the one who suggested it and you're trying to piss me off by suggesting the same thing!"

Yi Ping smiled bitterly as he looked at them before saying, "There's no need to fight about this. If Brother Qiu Wufeng and Brother Gongsun Jing don't mind, we can all become foster brothers. I hope you two will forget about it. Past feuds and get along with each other. I've heard what happened to you and I don't believe a word. At this moment, the two of you must unite against a common enemy and find a way to fix it. Your mistake."

Gongsun Jing and Qiu Wufeng suddenly felt awkward and guilty. They bow their heads in shame …

After some time, Gongsun Jing said. "Sister Yi Ping, you're right. But I have no other friends and with my own abilities, it is impossible for me to challenge Gu Tianle or the entire Honor Manor alone."

He turned to Qiu Wufeng and said, "Brother Wufeng, if there have been breaches in the past, I hope you didn't put it in his heart."

Qiu Wufeng was astonished that the haughty Gongsun Jing would actually apologize to him. He began to stammer as he said, "Please forgive me for my past transgressions as well …"

Yi Ping smiled widely as he patted their shoulders, "That's how. From now on, we are brothers…"

Suddenly, he was interrupted by the terrifying cries of Ye Lu and Qiao Feng who suddenly returned with new wounds!

From the look of it, they had just been attacked when they had just left a moment ago.

Even Qiu Wufeng and Gongsun Jing were shocked by what caused Ye Lu and Qiao Feng to be so frightened. Was there a fighter more terrifying than Yi Ping?

A charming young girl in yellow clothes with no weapons in hand had just appeared.

From the terrified expressions of Ye Lu and Qiao Feng, it was this young girl who caused them to be so frightened!

Qiu Wufeng and Gongsun Jing were moved to look at him.

Qiu Wufeng immediately thought, "That's him? Even though she was veiled at that time in the Heavenly Mountains, I can still recognize her behavior .. She is indeed an amazing beauty …"

Ye Lu and Qiao Feng both shouted as they attacked him at the same time in a desperate attempt to escape.

Ye Lu raised all of his martial power in his fist as he thrust his fist towards him but he only raised his palm and there was a thunderous clapping sound as both hands clashed against each other!

Ye Lu was sent flying backwards as he shouted in pain!

Qiao Feng had raised his powerful legs and attacked him with a powerful kick! But he just lifted his leg to return his kick!

Qiao Feng rolled backwards as his kick missed from him, but there was a violent clash on the ground as his foot kicked the ground!

The strength of his martial power was shocking and terrifying!

Yi Ping gasped, "Youxue …"

Just when Qiao Feng dodged his kick, he immediately turned the other way to escape from it!

But another attractive young girl had quietly appeared as she stared at Qiao Feng with her long sword!

Qiu Wufeng and Gongsun Jing immediately turned green in fear as their legs became soft! It was because they suddenly recognized this young girl was none other than Ding Yunzi, whom they recognized from Virtuous Palace!

Gongsun Jing would never forget that it was she who had beheaded her father in front of him and it was she who caused him to be in this miserable state…

Qiao Feng shouted, "Don't you dare stop me!" He immediately released dozens of secret projectiles on him!

Although he was famous as the Shadow Kicker, few among the martial fraternity knew that his most powerful technique was actually his Shadowless Secret Projectile! It was a secret he did not want to reveal unless he had no choice!

Yi Ping was startled as he shouted, "Yunzi, be careful!"

The secret projectile flew out with a loud screeching sound as it shot out like a meteor shower towards him!

Ding Yunzi twisted his long sword in front of him. The moment the secret projectile hit his sword, it exploded several times with a loud clashing sound one after another as thick green smoke was ejected!

The secret projectile has been coated with poison!

Qiao Feng laughed loudly, "Young girl! You are too inexperienced and underestimate me!"

Yi Ping could not see past the thick smoke as he shouted, "You despicable man!"

But before he could step forward, the thick smoke had been cleared by Ding Yunzi's spinning sword!

Qiao Feng was surprised as he said, "You're not injured?"

Ding Yunzi said coldly, "Do you think I didn't guess your cunning trick?"

Before he could even recover from his shock, he saw a sword sheath flying towards him and hitting his chest!

The speed of the scabbard is truly incredible!

He raised all his martial power and kicked the flying sword sheath just in time. There was a loud cracking sound as he turned pale!

He had not expected this young girl to have such deep internal strength. As soon as he kicked his flying glove, his leg was broken with a violent impact!

Ding Yunzi was actually holding her hand. If he threw his flying sword at him after he kicked his flying scabbard, he would be too tired to dodge his continued attack.

Ye Lu and Qiao Feng gasped for breath as they said quickly at the same time, "Who are you two?! Why have we never heard of such an exponent in the fraternity? Which martial clan did you come from? we're even hostile?"

"You really want to know?"

Ye Lu and Qiao Feng were shocked!

A dazzling young girl in a beautiful pink dress suddenly appeared behind them!

Yi Ping gasped, "Lie Qing …"

Lie Qing smiled kindly, "I can tell you so that the two of you can die peacefully. We're from Virtuous Palace."

Ye Lu and Qiao Feng immediately turned deathly pale as they had heard that Gongsun Bai was killed by the Virtuous Palace…

Ye Lu hurriedly said, "What riot do we have with Virtuous Palace? We never offended Virtuous Palace …"

Lie Qing smiled, "There were no feuds in the past but now there are."

Qiao Feng stammered, "What do you mean?"

Lie Qing pointed at Yi Ping as he said, "Who wants him to save will we kill. Who he's trying to kill, we're gonna let live."

Yi Ping stammered, "You all …"

Lie Qing smiled at Qiu Wufeng and Gongsun Jing as he said, "I've heard that the two of you will be his foster brothers? Really true?"

Qiu Wufeng and Gongsun Jing immediately turned white. It was because they had personally witnessed the martial skills of Virtuous Palace before. And now there are three of them …

Although they were all dazzling and extremely beautiful, Gongsun Jing and Qiu Wufeng were terrified because they knew they were going to die.

Gongsun Jing looked at Ding Yunzi as she said, "I may not be a hero but I am not afraid of death."

Qiu Wufeng smiled bitterly, "Although I am afraid of death but I have nothing now. If I can die with my friends, it's at least better than being a coward."

Yi Ping asked frantically, "Lie Qing, why are you threatening my friends?"

Lie Qing swept her red eyes towards them one by one. Anyone he passed by with his eyes could feel a piercing uneasy feeling that instantly made them tremble!

Ye Lu said, "The five of us fight the three of them. If we join hands, we can win …"

Qiu Wufeng said coldly, "I'd rather see you killed than join hands with you. Don't forget that I have a grudge against you!"

Qiao Feng said, "We must make a decision quickly or we will not survive this …"

But before he could finish, Lie Qing had given him a punch on his forehead and moved swiftly past him and hit Ye Lu on his forehead at the same time!

There were two shocking loud clashing sounds as Qiao Feng and Ye Lu fell dead onto the ground!

His speed was so shocking that Yi Ping, Qiu Wufeng and Gongsun Jing stared in shock!

Yi Ping bellowed furiously, "What did you kill them for!? They're hurt!"

Lie Qing blinked his eyes as he smiled, "I help you to kill all your enemies so that you can become a godly hero."

Xiao Youxue said coldly, "This criminal deserves a fair dessert."

Ding Yunzi asked gently, "Does Young Master Gongsun Jing want to avenge your father now?"

Gongsun Jing immediately said to Yi Ping, "Brother, since we have agreed to swear brother, you must help me avenge my father."

Hearing this, Yi Ping was dumbfounded by the words …