Martialism

Chapter 38's

The forest was at the foot of the majestic Calm Mountains.

But Nangong Le was not wanting to enjoy the scenery.

The normally quiet forest was filled with the cries of the injured and an incredible evil air was everywhere. Dozens of dead and wounded fighters are everywhere!

At this moment, his friends were in great danger and he could only grit his teeth with his Overwhelming Divine Skill as he watched them fight and fall!

He had just been injured by Zuo Tianyi.

As for Gongsun Jing, she was severely injured by Zuo Tianyi and she was fighting for her life other than him!

Nangong Le thought that by bringing his friends to the Quiet Clan, they would be safe. But the rest of the Honor Manor, consisting of some of the most powerful warriors in the fraternity actually waited and raided the Quiet Mountains!

Even his friend, Reverend Ling Kongquan had just been injured by the Heartless Scholar and closed his eyes as mediation as he tried to recuperate from the deep wounds!

And now Qiu Wufeng was fighting for his life against Lu Baiyun the Heartless Scholar!

Nangong Le hurriedly said to Reverend Ling Kongquan, "Brother Kongquan, I have dragged you and your protege into this. Sorry…"

Reverend Ling Kongquan laughed with his eyes closed, "The Quiet Clan proteges are all from orthodox clans and all are not afraid of death…"

Priest Bai Chongzhen, the protege leader of the Traverse Clan coughed up blood as he added, "The proteges of the Traverse Clan are also not afraid of death!"

Hearing this, all the proteges of the Traverse Clan shouted, "The proteges of the Traverse Clan are not afraid of death!"

The Traverse clan is one of the seven major orthodox clans in the martial fraternity and is located in the Western Brotherhood. When they received word that Honor Manor was invading the Western Brotherhood, they refused to deploy orthodox fighters.

This action enraged the Honor Manor and the Traverse Clan was one of the first clans to be attacked by the powerful Honor Manor and accused of betraying the true martial code of the alliance!

Bai Chongzhen's Imam then fled with her dozens of surviving proteges to the Quiet Clan where they had regrouped.

For a time, the Tranquil Clan and the Traverse had held back the Honor Manor until the warriors from the Virtuous Clan began to join in the attack.

Reverend Bai Chongzhen looked sadly at the dozens of proteges from the two clans who had been killed by the Honor Manor as well as the many volunteer heroes of the Western Brotherhood who had voluntarily fought for their cause.

He muttered sadly, "I don't have any wine to toast to the fallen heroes."

They were now surrounded and outnumbered by hundreds of fighters from the Honor Manor. Most of their fighters on their side were injured or too weak to fight.

The wounded and the weak were now forced to watch the ongoing battle as it transformed into several personalized dueling groups!

It was as if an invisible line had been drawn between the fighters and the wounded!

Zuo Tianyi who had just fatally stabbed Nangong Le with his long sword grinned, "Nangong Le, you are not dead yet! Do you dare to fight me again, or do any of you dare to fight with me?"

Nangong Le laughed weakly, "If you want to catch me, come here first! Or wait for me to take a short breath first and then I'll challenge you!"

To Nangong Le and Zuo Tianyi's surprise, Gongsun Jing had opened her eyes as she bellowed hatefully to Zuo Tianyi, "You vile beast. I'll kill you …"

Zuo Tianyi hummed coldly as he directed his gaze to the fight.

Qiu Wufeng fought like a rampage against the Heartless Scholar who seemed to be playing tricks on him. Heartless Scholar was Qiu Wufeng's former mentor, becoming an enemy who had killed most of his clan and trapped him!

Ji Lingfeng was fighting with Jue Yuan the Monk mercilessly.

He was having a hard time fighting Jue Yuan! Only his incredible speed had prevented Jue Yuan from hitting him, but the constant movement had reduced his already shaky strength even as he exchanged blows with Jue Yuan!

Jue Yuan laughed, "Do you still have the strength to use the Aspire Divine Hands? I was careful last time. But now that I know that you are the Sacred Girl of the Sacred Hex Sect and can only train in Sacred Merger Skills, I I am no longer afraid of your Aspire Divine Hand. Compared to that foolish young Yi Ping, your martial power is not strong enough! Why don't you give up and marry me?"

Ji Lingfeng hummed coldly, "A monk can get married? Shameless!"

Jue Yuan had refrained from using his strength and his deathly attitude. That was because part of the condition for Virtuous Palace to join the Honor Manor was that they wanted Holy Maiden Ji Lingfeng alive.

Reverend Liu Qingcheng, the protege master of the Quiet Clan was fighting Xiao Fei.

He too, had a hard time and was fighting for his life. No matter how quickly he changed his attitude and punches, it could not stop Xiao Fei at all.

Xiao Fei hoped to defeat Reverend Liu Qingcheng with little effort but it turned out to take longer than he had anticipated. But he's in no hurry. He knew that Reverend Liu Qingcheng was sweating a lot with his physical and mental strength drained away with every blow he made. So he's not in a hurry.

The reason why Reverend Liu Qingcheng fared better than Xiao Fei expected was because he had advanced in the Doublesome Cluster and was supported by the Calm Spirit. Moreover, his two disciples Yu’Er and Mei’Er were still fighting and no matter what, he refused to be defeated first due to facing rescue measures.

For that simple reason, he had been fighting nonstop for two hours which even caused Xiao Fei's martial power to waver!

Xiao Fei was now sweating a lot as he said coldly, "You are a worthy and better opponent than many of the fighters I met. I'm careless."

However, the reason why Xiao Fei and Xiao Da had stayed put and refused to show their secret techniques was because too many people here and Lie Qing were observing them!

Even if they had to use their secret technique, it would be against the girl with red eyes who was paying close attention to every blow and their horses!

They are aware of it and some of their attention is also on it.

If their opponent was going to kill even Xiao Yuanjia, then he should be a super exponent and they did not take any risks.

The twin brothers of the Eternal Ice Palace, Yu’Er the Jade Sword and Mei’Er the Beautiful Sword were fighting against Xiao Da.

Xiao Da was a very formidable enemy.

It shocked Yu’Er and Mei’Er because she could break their Divine Emerald Skill!

Xiao Da looked at them lustfully and he could barely contain his inner lust as he thought, "There are four beautiful women here. Dad wants a Holy Girl and a girl with red eyes. I guess I should settle for both girls then."

It would actually not take much time for Xiao Da to defeat the twin brother but he took longer than he expected as they seemed to be able to predict his movements and the cold energy of the sword game they were able to negate his evil despair.

Moreover, most of his techniques and punches were meant to kill. Keeping his hands was a much more difficult thing than he had expected.

There were several times he had the chance to give them a heavy blow but he kept his hand. It was because he was afraid of Xiao Shuai, his father. Xiao Shuai had warned everyone who was in the Virtue Palace not to hurt any female protege of the Eternal Ice Palace or else they would face the harshest clan punishment.

And Xiao Shuai was someone who showed no mercy even to his own relatives, including his brothers.

Xiao Da laughed as she swung her sword from left to right, "Why don't you two become my concubines?"

Yu’Er and Mei’Er exclaimed furiously simultaneously, "Dream!"

There were dozens of boxers from both sides who were also watching the duel sharply and were mesmerized by their incredible display of martial arts as they held their breath.

In the future, Qiu Wufeng would be famous for his bravery and have the name of the Brave Windless Swordsman fraternity due to today's battle.

Yuan Shao patiently looked at the fight. It was because of the inevitable victory and he stared intently at a beautiful young girl on the other side who stroked her long hair slowly as if she was just a speculator. This dazzling girl gave him a disturbed feeling, especially due to her red eyes.

Since he had not made her move yet, he had bargained for her time as well. It was because the other girl with silvery-white hair that she fought a few days ago had red eyes as well and she was a very dangerous exponent. Therefore he was waiting for her to make her first move so that she could gauge her strength.

He was also extremely dazzling and obligatory to look at, causing many of the hearts of the warriors to be consumed by the lust for him, weakening their resolve.

Yuan Shao thought, "Is he also waiting for me to make my first move and attack me with a surprise attack?"

When he recalled the horrifying speed movements of the young girl with silver hair, he knew that the distance so far would not delay his opponent from making an attack in all directions.

Zuo Tianyi had finished his duel and was quietly walking towards him. No more fighters from the other side dared to challenge him anymore.

Zuo Tianyi said, "Master Yuan Shao, it looks like Xiao Da needs help. Maybe I should help her…"

Yuan Shao looked at him, saying coldly. "With me around, you don't have to worry too much. If you want to harm one of the proteges of the Eternal Ice Palace, don't blame me for being merciless even if you have the protection of the Honor Manor."

Zuo Tianyi smiled bitterly, "I dare not!"

Yuan Shao asked, "Who's the girl with the red eyes and the black sword on the other side?"

Zuo Tianyi said, "He is Lie Qing."

Yuan Shao said, "What clan of proteges did he come from?"

Zuo Tianyi said, "He claims to be from the New Virtue Palace. Where he came from before, I really don't know."

Yuan Shao was surprised, "He's from the New Virtue Palace?"

He quickly regained his composure and asked, "How is his martial level?"

Zuo Tianyi replied coldly, "He's good at using swords, but he can't fight now."

Yuan Shao asked, "Why is that?"

Zuo Tianyi said, "He has no internal strength now, having lost it in a recent fight."

Yuan Shao asked, "Really?!"

Zuo Tianyi smiled, "There is no reason for me to lie to you. We're on the same side now. Even the weakest Honor Manor could take him down at any moment."

Yuan Shao was shocked as he cursed viciously!

It was because they had all fallen in love with his bluffing strategy. The reason why they hesitated was because they were cautious of the Red Eye Clan!

Yuan Shao immediately raised his staff and ran towards Lie Qing!

Lie Qing immediately turned pale as he cursed Zuo Tianyi silently.

He had used half of his Invincible Divine Power in an attempt to save Xiao Youxue. It was because Xiao Youxue and Yi Ping were her benefactors. He had unwittingly caused Xiao Youxue to be severely injured and that was all he could do. Of course, most would not even consider handing over their complicated energy to anyone but Lie Qing would do it for Xiao Youxue!

With half of his Unbeatable Divine Power, it actually meant all of his internal strength. That was because the other half of his Unbeatable Divine Power was his inherent and indelible life force.

He quietly said to himself, "Lie Qing, you're just living on borrowed time. You should be happy that you've come back to life over the last few months. Yi Ping, Youxue... I'm so happy to know you two.. You two may not be alive anymore so what should I live with now?"

As Yuan Shao ran at a shocking speed, Yu’Er and Mei’Er saw him and tried to intercept him as they raised their precious long swords towards him.

Yuan Shao simply raised his finger as he dodged the anger of their beaming cold swords, attacking Yu’Er and Mei’Er as their Divine Emerald Skills were pierced by his Soul Thief Finger!

Both Yu’Er and Mei’Er collapsed to the ground in an instant with screaming cries!

Even as Yuan Shao had struck his twin brother, Ji Lingfeng had flown towards him and raised all of her martial power, releasing the explosive scream power of the Aspire Horizon Hand at him!

Ji Lingfeng was sent flying backwards as she coughed up blood!

The martial power of Yuan Shao's Divine Virtuous Force and his Soul Thief Finger was shocking!

Suddenly, a young man in white clothes ran past and caught Ji Lingfeng in the air!

It was Yi Ping!

Ji Lingfeng smiled as she cried as she muttered weakly, "Yi Ping, is that really you? Are you still alive?"

Yi Ping nodded, "Lingfeng, this is really me. I'm right here!"

Just as Yuan Shao was about to fly into Lie Qing, he suddenly retreated!

It was because an extraordinary beautiful girl in a red dress suddenly intercepted him in midair with her long black scythe!

It's Lele!

Nangong Le and Qiu Wufeng shouted excitedly, "Yi Ping!"

They had also seen a beautiful girl with incredible grandeur that they could not recognize but the fact that she could cause Yuan Shao to retreat gave them hope!

Ding Yun came to help Reverend Liu Qingcheng as he caused Xiao Fei to retreat at the same time as well!

Xiao Fei said coldly, "Yunzi, why are you on their side? Have you forgotten what awaits the traitor?"

Ding Yun replied coldly, "Ding Yunzi is dead. From now on, I'm Ding Yun."

Lie Qing covered her mouth in great disbelief as she cried when she saw Yi Ping!

Yi Ping quietly helped Yu’Er and Mei’Er stand. It was as if Xiao Da was not there.

Xiao Da was hesitant because this young man had a terrifying aura and he was unwilling to take unnecessary risks.

Yi Ping trembled even as he inspected Yu’Er and Mei’Er for internal injuries.

Yu’Er said weakly, "Master, I'm fine. Don't worry about me. You..still alive..I'm so happy…"

Mei’Er was more emotional as she cried in Yi Ping embrace.

Yi Ping bellowed furiously, "Yuan Shao!"

This shout shocked everyone with its explosive power and caused everyone except those with strong internal strength to retreat a few steps, causing many fighters to cover their ears with their hands!

Yi Ping clenched his fists tightly as he looked at Yuan Shao furiously!

He tried to hold back his exploding anger but when he saw the miserable state his friends were in and how close they were to death, he completely lost his composure.

It was because Yi Ping had now returned to the distant past when his mother, Shui Yichi was dying before his eyes. At that time, he was only five years old but he blamed himself for being so weak. Suddenly, he could see the beautiful sight of his beloved mother moving into his vision, as he displayed an incredible demeanor one after another!

Xiao Da, Xiao Fei, Jue Yuan and Zuo Tianyi immediately regrouped behind Yuan Shao.

Nangong Le, Lie Qing, Ding Yun, Lele, Yu’Er, Mei’Er, Qiu Wufeng, Ji Lingfeng and Priest Liu Qingcheng had also gathered behind Yi Ping as they supported each other as they all shouted excitedly, "Yi Ping!"

Lie Qing quietly walked beside Yi Ping and held onto her arm as she said softly, "You're here at last …"

Lie Qing's touch shook and Yi Ping regained his senses. He looked at Lie Qing, Ding Yun, Lele, Yu’Er, Mei’Er and Ji Lingfeng as he softly muttered, "Everything …"

This was the first time Lele had seen Lie Qing but she recognized him. His appearance and red eyes were clearly visible. He wanted to say something to her but Lie Qing seemed to have completely forgotten about anyone except Yi Ping.

The other warriors who were on the side of the Quiet Clan were aroused by Yi Ping. It was as if his presence alone could stir their fighting spirit with an invisible hand and many people who fell or were too weak to move also got up, including Reverend Bai Chongzhen and even Gongsun Jing!

Although most of them were now too weak to fight except for Ding Yun and Lele, Yi Ping was like a gigantic spiritual pillar supporting them as they stood up to challenge their enemies!

The powerful martial cry displayed by Yi Ping and his straight air had even caused the warriors on the side of the Honor Manor to become hesitant, affecting their determination.

Moreover, Yi Ping was recognized as a young fighter who dared to challenge Zuo Tianyi, Jue Yuan and Gu Tianle back to the Honor Manor!

There was a mutter among the warriors who were at the side of the Honor Manor when they asked, "Is he the one who fought Master Gu Tianle in the Honor Manor?"

Yuan Shao had never seen someone who could ignite the fighting spirit of those who fell in such a manner. But he was not worried as he recognized the three newcomers. Not long ago, he had just defeated them. He just wanted to know how their outer wounds healed so quickly?

Ding Yun he could understand because the Divine Virtuous Force had a healing effect. But for the young Yi Ping and the young girl in red? Overall, he remembered stabbing Yi Ping over thirty times!

Did Ding Yun secretly teach them the Power of Divine Virtue?

Yuan Shao could only say coldly, "Good! You're all here. This will save us from a lot of trouble by eliminating you guys elsewhere."

Xiao Da laughed out loud, "I've thought about who it is. It was just a young man, a young girl and Yunzi. Yunzi, have you forgotten all about me?"

Ding Yun's expression was cold and did not reply. But his fingers trembled finely and he was filled with fear and hatred for Xiao Da!

Yuan Shao pointed at Yi Ping as he asked loudly, "He is Yi Ping? And who is this girl here?"

He pointed at the young and beautiful girl in red.

That was when, everyone except Yi Ping and Ding Yun realized no one knew who this charming girl was, even though she was too attractive to not be noticed!

Only Ji Lingfeng recognized him even though she had never seen a Heavenly Envoy without his fearsome mask!

Her red dress, her long black scythe, and her obvious mannerisms had told her that it was a Heavenly Envoy but she had thought that the Heavenly Envoy was an old woman because of her silvery-white hair …

But the fact that he could defeat Yuan Shao, had left some wondering.

Even Lie Qing was now looking at him and was surprised to see that he had the same red eyes as her!

Even Xiao Da and Xiao Fei were attracted to him. Since he was able to make Yuan Shao retreat with a single blow, his martial power could not be underestimated!

Xiao Da looked at him lustfully and smiled.

Moreover, they were reminded of the legends of the Red Eye Clan that their elders had always been reminded of. And today, there are two of them!

Lele swung his heavy long black scythe with one hand and thrust it into the ground calmly as he sighed softly, "Who am I?"

That was when almost everyone watching him was flabbergasted by his martial display!

It was because for him to use a seemingly long black metal scythe, weightlessness was a display of his martial prowess on himself. For him to thrust the sickle blade completely onto the ground was a seemingly impossible thing!

It was a feat that not even Yi Ping and Yuan Shao could achieve even though they had martial power!

Yuan Shao was a little surprised like everyone. His scythe seemed to pierce the ground like tofu. One should know that the ground was only covered with a thin layer of soil, underneath it was only hardened soil and filled with rocky debris. Moreover, its sickle blade curved, making it even harder.

Yuan Shao, Xiao Da, Xiao Fei, Zuo Tianyi, Jue Yuan and Lu Baiyun immediately knew that his internal strength was at the peak and was extremely strong.

They simply did not know how he could do it even though his age was still young for internal strength unlike martial power, it could only cultivate slowly.

Take for example Yi Ping, his internal strength could be developed through Divine Revelation, an intricate formula to circulate complicated energy but his powerful martial power came from the Aspire Prayer which enhanced his martial power.

Internal strength and martial power were therefore related, it was not the same. How strong one's martial power might be can be relied upon on the foundation of a practitioner's internal strength but it was also somewhat related to the strength of a martial skill as well.

Yi Ping Divine Horizon Hand, the Aspire Horizon Hand required a foundation of internal strength for decades before he could wield these powerful horses. The martial power of the Aspire Horizon Hand came from the Aspire Prayer which drew its strength from the complicated energy of the practitioner.

Practitioners like Lele and Shui Yixian might look less martial power in their attacks and appear weaker but it is just an illusion. It was because they were internal martial arts practitioners while Yi Ping focused on his martial power.

Practitioners like Yuan Shao were all-rounders, all-around fighters, switching between martial power to use sword techniques and internal strength to use the Soul Thief Finger while Zuo Tianyi's limitless swordplay at higher levels actually required a combination of the two, he said, especially on staging sword energy.

While everyone was still dumbfounded, Yuan Shao, Xiao Da and Xiao Fei immediately observed her fingernails, her hair ornaments, her long sleeves, her dress, her sword sheath and her footwear. There was not a single area they saved!

It was not because they were lustful but because they were looking for hidden weapons and secret projectiles!

They had observed that he had short nails and that meant he could also become an expert in unarmed combat!

While Lu Baiyun, Zuo Tianyi, Jue Yuan and many of his opponents were also staring at him, they were quickly blown away by his eyes and forgot that he was actually their enemy!

In a short time, Zuo Tianyi, Lu Baiyun and Jue Yuan were filled with lust, just as they were filled with lust for Lie Qing.

Lele sighed softly, "Who am I? I am the Heavenly Envoy."

He deliberately waited for his words to be absorbed as he added, "The Heavenly Saint is naturally from the Heavenly Palace. I am the Goddess of Joy. Since you are all in front of me, hurry up and bow before me with full condolences!"

At the mention of the Heavenly Palace, dozens of warriors from both sides were suddenly paralyzed in fear!

Although some people in the fraternity could confirm that the Heavenly Palace was real, but there were many terrifying rumors about the Heavenly Palace!

No one had ever lived to return from the Heavenly Mountains!

Although Honor Manor and Virtuous Palace knew that they were going to attack Celestial Palace, most thought that it was just an excuse for a punitive attack against the unorthodox clans of the Western Brotherhood.

It was the terrifying invisible hand of the Heavenly Palace in the Western Brotherhood that had prevented the different orthodox and unorthodox clans in the fraternity from openly fighting each other. That was also the reason why most of the unorthodox clans also came from the Western Brotherhood!

Even Yuan Shao's face twitched just by mentioning the Heavenly Palace!

As Lele quietly felt elated due to the shock and unease of his opponents, Yi Ping stepped forward and said. "She's a Lele and she's not a Goddess."

This shocked Lele and he secretly scolded her in his heart despite her high level of divinity!

That's because in a fraternity, boxers rarely reveal their real names and only use their brotherly names. But Yi Ping obviously did not know that. Girls like Lele, Ji Lingfeng, Lie Qing, Shui Yixian and Xiao Youxue were willing to tell him their real names just because they liked him!

The catfish painstakingly set up a stunning scene to win a battle of psychology so that they could win or at least break even over their deadly enemy. It was because there were only three of them who could fight while their enemies numbered in the tens!

Ji Lingfeng sighed softly. He almost kicked Yi Ping as he sighed in silence, "You stupid pig!"

The only person on Yi Ping's side who didn't care was Lie Qing because he had already given up on his fate and was grateful for the time borrowed. There was only loyal affection in his eyes for Yi Ping …

Even before Lele could recover from her shock, Yi Ping said. "You can all come to me at the same time!"

He almost fainted from shock, as almost everyone was also shocked by his bold statement, including their opponents!