Martialism

Chapter 46's

Yi Ping could feel a painful sensation in his heart as he struggled to walk. He broke out in a cold sweat as soon as he walked out of Yixian's sight.

He thought of Yixian, Lie Qing and Lele simultaneously. He thought of Lele's parting words, “Yi Ping, Youxue and Lingfeng, remember the Heavenly Star Formation I have taught you. It is also effective with only three people ..”

Although he was in pain but he smiled fondly as he thought, “Lele .. and you told us a few days ago in the Grand Hall of Longevity that the Celestial Star Formation requires a minimum of five … Can't you tell three and five apart? Then I consider three. If it doesn't work out, then I go back and settle the score with you. You are like a little girl .. “

The Heavenly Star Formation does require a minimum of three. Lele tried to drag everyone to practice the Heavenly Star Formation that he learned with great difficulty in the Heavenly Annihilation Star Formation.

What Yi Ping and the others did not know, Lele had overcome the Divine Disaster when he was very young with the help of the Jade Emperor. The actual activity time is very little. Overall he was no more than twenty, spending most of his time in sleep to save the little bit of strength he had after the Divine Disaster. He was actually very lonely and had no one to talk to…

He walked hastily as he did not want Yixian, Lie Qing and Lele to see this scene.

Lingfeng and Youxue were shocked.

Lingfeng quickly said, “Yi Ping, what's up? You ... have not fully recovered from your internal injuries? Unfortunately, it was a negligence .. nobody could recover their internal strength so quickly. Don't tell me, you forcibly used internal force when you shouldn't.”

Youxue helped support Yi Ping as she looked at him with the same anxiety, “You ... are you okay?”

Yi Ping smiled weakly, “I don't know. I'll be fine. I have no internal injuries. It's just..only my heart experiences discomfort..”.

Lingfeng checked her pulse as she lifted the relief sign, “Everything is normal .. if it is a heart problem, then there is nothing I can do to help. Most likely it is an emotional issue. You're a pervert. Stop thinking girls and you'll be fine ..”

Yi Ping smiled bitterly, “Lingfeng, I am really fine now. Succeed!”

Lingfeng fell silent as she admonished him gently, “Hmph! So you just pulled my leg. If I don't hit you, then it will be difficult to suppress the anger in my heart .. don't avoid..you are like that. I will teach you a lesson. I still can't believe that you and Lele. I don't know what kind of sweet trick you use to trick the Goddess of Joy but it won't work on me.”.

Yi Ping blushed, “No, I am not Lingfeng ..”

He added, “So you got a reaction from them and not from me?”

Yi Ping quickly said, “Oh no. I still feel a little pain when I think of you, but not so painful when I think of them.”

Lingfeng blushing …

He muttered, “You pervert.. silent.”.

Yi Ping asked, “Lingfeng, what is it? You .... are you okay? Is it because you are being attacked by angry emotions? You should not get angry easily. That's not good for you ..”

Lingfeng gave Yi Ping a kick as she called Youxue, “Saudar Youxue, what are you waiting for? I can't believe that you can listen to all his nonsense and still be so calm?”

Youxue smiled lightly…

Like Yixian and her mother, she had been practicing the Emotionless Rhyme for as long as she remembered. Moreover, Virtuous Palace was a cold and heartless place with a hint of affection for anyone. His only friends were Ding Yun and Xiao Fei, his cousins whom he considered to be his elder brothers.

Of all appearances, Youxue had always been cold and forbidden. It had not changed even when he had escaped from Virtuous Palace.

He is real, full of love in his heart. It's just that he doesn't how to display it.

Her smile might be sweet but it already showed a lot of joy and happiness in her eyes!

He had already given his heart to Yi Ping and vowed to be with him secretly. If Yi Ping could be happy, he would also be happy. Now, he already knew what kind of person Yi Ping was. Time and time again, he had secretly hoped they would return to the Ice Cave where they had spent more than three months together…

Lie Qing and Ding Yun had shared the secret of the Unbeatable Divine Power with him. But it was impossible to eliminate his Divine Virtue Power and replace it with the Unbeatable Divine Power because he had advanced too far ahead. There would be severe consequences if he were to eliminate his martial power; he might even lose his Gold Unbeatable Skill and the Ice Heavenly Tears he had mastered with great difficulty.

He had taken a path that no one had ever walked; harnessing two martial powers at the same time and subtly balancing the two.

The golden rejuvenation pill he consumed was able to cultivate his Divine Virtue Power but caused an imbalance to his Icy Heavenly Tears. This caused his martial growth to greatly slow down and be unable to advance any further. But coincidentally in the Ice Cave, it once again revived the power of its Heavenly Tears.

When he was severely injured, Lie Qing had infused the complicated energy of the Unbeatable Divine Power into him, advancing his Divine Virtue Power to a whole new level. Moreover, Yixian had also given him all the missing parts of the Heavenly Ice Tears when she was severely injured and saved his life. This caused a breakthrough to his Icy Heavenly Tear as well!

He might not have known it yet but his current martial development was almost on par with Yixian, Lie Qing and Lele! What he lacked was their state of divinity to defeat them. In a real fight, martial skills alone were not the only determining factor, the state of a god played a huge role as well in the form of willpower, determination, perception, reflexes, etc, flexibility and how quickly a martial practitioner was able to recover their martial power.

Take Xiao Da as an example, he might be an extremely strong exponent and his martial power was incredible. Even against stronger fighters, Xiao Da could last a long time but he was unlucky to meet Yixian, Lie Qing and Lele who quickly took advantage of his weakness; he was lured into recklessness by the seemingly vulnerable Yixian, a Heavenly Fairy who could hide her evil aura. Lele was even more quick-thinking when he dropped him with a single punch in the most unlikely of places.

That was also why Xiao Shuai and Yuan Shao were difficult opponents to deal with. Their state of divinity was very deep and they would never allow themselves to be lured to self-satisfaction.

Suddenly, Youxue said. “Be careful. There's a guy in front of us.”

Yi Ping and Lingfeng immediately stopped as they observed the darkness.

Youxue said slowly, “You don't have to hide anymore. We know you're there.”

Two girls in a black dress walked out of the darkness!

It was Mei’Er and Yu’Er!

Mei’Er said, “Youxue, how did you find us?”

Yu’Er sighed, “We've tried our best to hide ourselves, yet you can still find us.”

Youxue laughed softly, “Lain times ... next time ... don't use any perfume .. maybe I can't sniff you if it's not.”

But Youxue was still staring at the darkness. Besides Yu’Er and Mei’Er, there are still others…

Mei’Er surprised, “Aduh, I was careless once.”.

Yi Ping was stunned as he stuttered, “Mei’Er, Yu’Er..why are you here?”

Yu’Er walked towards him and looked at him gently, “Are you thinking of escaping like last time?”

She started to sigh softly, “I only heard about the bride who ran away but never heard of her groom.”

Yi Ping sighed, “Yu’Er, come back. Do you know how dangerous this journey is? We won't go sightseeing..”

Suddenly, Yu’Er held her hand gently. “Tiang. You are not only my Master but also my husband. Surely you are not thinking of leaving Mei’Er and me?”

Yi Ping smiled bitterly, “Of course I will not .. I ... never thought to do it.”

Yu’Er said, “Then, shouldn't we skip the joys and sorrows together?”

Mei’Er said, “That's right!”

Yi Ping looked at Yu’Er and Mei’Er, “You all ..”

Suddenly, Yi Ping was stunned to see Ding Yun, Nangong Le, Qiu Wufeng and Gongsun Jing walking towards their gaze.

Gongsun Jing said, “Maiden Ding was right. You will indeed try to face Honor Manor alone. Did you forget that we are still brothers? How can we let you go by yourself?”

Yi Ping smiled bitterly, “Since we are brothers, moreover, I shouldn't involve all of you. It's too dangerous.”

He glanced at Lingfeng before saying, “In addition, it's personal.”

Qiu Wufeng laughed, “Don't forget, I still have a score to settle with Heartless Scholar.”

Gongsun Jing said, “And I also have to solve the problem with Gu Tianle and Honor Manor!”

Ding Yun said quietly, “Have you forgotten what you promised me in the valley? As your wife, shouldn't I follow you everywhere?”

Nangong Le laughed out loud, “True, right. I can't stand Zuo Tianyi hurting me. I'll hit him.”

Gongsun Jing whispered, “When did Zuo Tianyi hurt you? You think it's too personal, right?”

Nangong Le whispered, “I can't stand his arrogance and for betraying us.”

Yi Ping sighed, “I think everyone's mind is round. There is no point in urging further.”

Ding Yun smiled, “That's right.”

Youxue smiled at Ding Yun, “I know you must be here ..”

Ding Yun walked calmly to Youxue, “The Virtuous Palace will not let us go, wherever we go and you are like my little sister and my only relative.”

Xiao Youxue nodded slowly.

Ding Yun sighed silently, “No matter how bad Xiao Shuai is, I cannot let the two of you fight. I don't want you to live in regret for the rest of your life ..”

Suddenly, he froze when he realized that Yi Ping was staring at him.

Ding Yun asked, “Is something wrong?”

Yi Ping blush, “No .. erm ..”

Yi Ping quickly tried to switch to another topic by saying, “One, two, three. There seem to be nine of us. Is it good for us to form a Heavenly Star Formation?”

Qiu Wufeng smiled the most bitterly, “I have seen many formations but this Heavenly Star Formation is too difficult ..”

Gongsun Jing nodded. Although he listened as Lele guided all of them, he could not keep up with his movements. He was happy that he was injured and was unable to participate in the exercises. It was because Lele was gently reprimanding everyone nonstop.

Yi Ping said, “Let's decide who is in the Inner Star Formation and who is in the Outer Star Formation ..”

But before he could finish, everyone started walking quickly, leaving Yi Ping in a daze!

The Sky Star Formation consisted of three groups with each group consisting of three to five participants.

The first group in the Heavenly Star Formation, assuming there were only three, formed the Inner Star Formation. The second group and the third group formed the Space Star Formation.

Usually the leader of each group is also a better fighter than the other two. This is to ensure that the leader will take care of the other two and force the opponent to be trapped by the leader.

If the opponent thinks that they have a better chance of getting rid of the weaker fighters in the formation first, then they make a big mistake. That was because the entire Heavenly Star Formation was an alluring sword formation to lure opponents into attacking weaker warriors in the formation!

Lele said, “In the nine-circle formation, the Inner Star Formation ideally consists of Yi Ping as the leader, along with Yu’Er and Mei’Er. The second Outer Star Formation ideally consists of a Heavenly Fairy, Lie Qing and me. And of course the leader is me.”

Lie Qing and Yixian exchanged glances…

Lele immediately noticed it when he hurriedly said, “Because I know the entire layout of the Heavenly Star Formation, I will naturally become the leader so that nothing is wrong.”

Yi Ping took a slow breath as he muttered, “Since I don't know anything about the Heavenly Star Formation, wouldn't it be a great disaster if I were a leader?”

Suddenly, Yi Ping was silent as he could feel the killing evil intent coming from Lele!

Lele cleared his throat lightly, the third Outer Star Formation “ ideally consists of Youxue, Yun and Lingfeng. Lingfeng should be the leader of the third Outer Star Formation ..”

Lingfeng surprised. His martial skills were below Youxue and Ding Yun.

Ding Yun was close to Lele and he gathered his courage to ask, “Saudari Le, this is absurd. Shouldn't Youxue be the leader?”

Lele explained, “Lingfeng has the best speed skills in the group. Its role is to attract and distract the opponent. Moreover, he was the most intelligent and his reaction was also speed. He will be an excellent leader and tactician for the third. Outer Star Formation.”

Lingfeng smiling alluring, “I'm very flattered.”

Youxue silently smiled. It was because he knew that Lingfeng was insinuating.

Other than him, Lie Qing also tried hard not to laugh out loud because he was thinking. “It's really very funny. I don't think who's the leader, who's in which group really makes a lot of difference. The role in the form is what makes the difference. But the way he deployed us is really very interesting.”

Yi Ping asked, “Isn't the grouping of the second Outer Star Formation excessive? Having the three of you in the group was too unbalanced ..”

Lele chuckled softly, “What do you know? Only then would the Celestial Star Formation be perfect!”

He began drawing a circle on the ground and throwing pebbles on it while showing, “Position stands each of us is a triangle formation, overlapping each other. You can see that even though we are in the same group.but we exactly stand at the same distance from each other on the edge of the circle.”

Yi Ping said, “Then, it is still considered in the same group? Everyone seemed to stand very far away from each other except the Inner Star Formation ..”

Catfish giggled, “That's why it's called a formation so we're not easily recognized!”

He raised his finger and pointed to the circle that was on the ground, “Now, if group two and group three intersect with each other, what do you see now?”

Yi Ping stared at the intersection for a while.

Lele asked, “So, did you see anything?”

Yi Ping smiled bitterly, “I see nothing ..”

Lele said, “Of course you shouldn't see anything. I forgot to give everyone the position number. Try me see ..”

Yi Ping groaned and fell silent for a moment …

Yu’Er and Mei’Er giggled until Yixian stared at them firmly.

Lele exclaimed with passion, “Nah! Now you see? The first numbering is me, the second numbering is Yixian and the third numbering is Lie Qing. The fourth numbering was Lingfeng, the fifth numbering was Youxue and the sixth numbering was Lie Qing. Lingfeng was between Yixian and Lie Qing, Youxue was between Yixian and me while Ding Yun was between Lie Qing and me. Do you see everything perfectly now?”

Yi Ping was surprised, “This. Anyone who tried to attack Lingfeng would be attacked by Yixian and Lie Qing in turn.”.

Lele said, “That's right. Anyone who tried to attack Lingfeng would be attacked and would be caught in a pincer attack. And Lingfeng could further lure the attacker to the Inner Star Formation, trapping and cutting the assailant out of his group. We can lure all our opponents inside, restrain all their moves and at the same time support each other!”

Yi Ping clapped, “Lele, that's brilliant! Then we need not fear the Dark Mono Formation! I had heard that it was a deadly sword formation and I was worried about it. Now I don't have to worry.” anymore.

Catfish beaming excitedly, “Let's practice soon! Let's start with the formation steps first.”

Yi Ping nodded excitedly.

Yixian stared at Youxue silently, Youxue stared at Ding Yun silently and Ding Yun stared at Lie Qing silently. They could only smile bitterly at Yi Ping naivety.

It was because they knew how difficult it was to coordinate everyone as one in a formation in such a short amount of time. The bigger the formation, the harder it was. And moreover, the Heavenly Star Formation seemed to be a high-level formation, requiring nine equally skilled practitioners to be truly effective.

Lele said, “Gongsun Jing, Qiu Wufeng and Nangong are anything, don't stay there and train the Heavenly Star Formation as well.”

Nangong Le smiled bitterly, “But I have not recovered from my injury ... and my name is Nangong Le and not Nangong anything ..”

Lele interjected, “That's why you're in reserve and moreover, you must train twice as hard as chosen or how can you lure an opponent into the Heavenly Star Formation? Now Nangong whatever, are you listening?”

Nangong Le was stunned, “I lured the opponent into the Heavenly Star Formation?”

Lele said, “Since you are not good enough, there is of course a need for someone to distract the opponent and lure them into the Heavenly Star Formation. The rest of us should stick with the formation steps and unless the opponent voluntarily enters it. Heavenly Star Formation, there is naturally a need for someone to lure an opponent into and that someone is you, Nangong whatever.”

Nangong Le stuttered, “Wait, why is the way you say it, I seem to be cannon fodder? And my name is not Nangong anything.”

Lele said, “I don't like someone having the same name as me. Your protege teacher is now my Heavenly Envoy and should even listen to me. Therefore, I have decided to change your name.”

Nangong Le was about to protest when Gongsun Jing stomped her foot!

Qiu Wufeng laughed softly, “Brother Nangong, I will advise you not to protest any further. It will only make your current situation worse.”

Nangong Le sighed, “Now I'm really sorry about joining the Quiet Clan ..”