The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 266: Guo Jing succeeds, Ma Yu steps out.
Guo Jing's transformation lasted three days and three nights.

When the last day came, the outer skin on his body peeled off like a snake, not only tearing his outer clothes, but also turning into a red balloon that wrapped him up completely.

There were red and white auras tumbling and entangled inside, appearing and disappearing, bright and dark.

In the evening, the setting sun illuminates the sky into a magnificent scene of colorful lights.

In the ice house.
Under the gaze of Xu Xingchen and Taoist Ma Yu, the red balloon began to bulge outwards, and then shrank back, as if there was a giant inside who was exhaling and inhaling heavily.

After doing this several times, the Qi in the balloon becomes chaotic and intense.

Bang!
Suddenly, the balloon burst, and violent wind poured out from it, hitting the walls of the igloo in all directions, and then turned back to form a vortex like underwater turbulence, stirring and lingering everywhere, and lasting for a long time.

In the midst of these turbulent energy flows, Xu Xingchen and Ma Yu's bodies remained motionless, only their clothes were fluttering and rustling.

Guo Jing, who had successfully broken through the realm, sat there naked with his strong body. His originally rough and dark yellow skin had become as white as jade, as if he had become a different person.

The long black hair fluttered wildly in the turbulence, and the eyes under the thick eyebrows suddenly opened, with a bright light bursting out.

A long whistle sounded in the ears of Xu Xingchen and Ma Yu. Guo Jing stretched out his strong and powerful arms, and in an instant, he threw eight punches in all directions, so fast that it seemed as if he had eight arms.

Puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff puff!

Amid the muffled sound of the air exploding, eight white fist shadows continuously hit the wall of the igloo about ten feet away.

Click! Click! click
The ice broke and ice chips flew everywhere. Eight huge holes immediately appeared on the ice wall. The hot wind outside passed through those holes and blew in mightily.

Afterwards, more sounds of ice cracking were heard. Starting from the eight holes, countless cracks spread out around like a spider web.

This ice house, which had stood firm for three days and three nights under the scorching summer sun, had already become extremely fragile. Now, after being tossed around by Guo Jing, who had successfully broken through the realm, it immediately collapsed.

Crackling!

Broken ice fell like raindrops. Xu Xingchen and Ma Yu smiled at each other. Instead of blocking, they shook their bodies and appeared on the grass outside.

"Ah, what's going on? Where did the ice come from?"

Guo Jing, who had just woken up, had not yet figured out the situation around him before he was hit by ice cubes falling from the sky. He screamed and tried to block it in panic.

When the igloo completely collapsed into a pile of snow-white, crystal-clear ice lumps, Guo Jing finally revealed his figure, naked and with a dazed look on his face.

Xu Xingchen looked up and down at his disciple whose skin had turned white, and felt that this boy was still a little silly and could not be a gentleman like Yujiao.

He shook his head, threw the package in his hand over, and said, "Jing'er, don't be stunned, put on your clothes first!"

Guo Jing took the package and looked down, only to then realize his current situation. He scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and said in a silly voice, "Yes, Master!"

After he changed his clothes, he asked about the ice lumps on the ground. Xu Xingchen said a few brief words. Although his tone was light, he felt the master's painstaking efforts and couldn't help but express his gratitude again.

Afterwards, Xu Xingchen introduced Ma Yu's identity to Guo Jing and asked Guo Jing to greet him.

Ma Yu couldn't help but praise Guo Jing a few words, saying that he was a young genius, rare in the world. Guo Jing, who had a simple personality, blushed and was a little at a loss when he heard this.

Seeing his reaction, Ma Yu was surprised and thought: "A normal boy would be lively and simple-minded. Even if he is well-educated, he would be happy when I praise him. But this boy behaved like this, he must be honest and simple by nature."

After the two sides greeted each other, Xu Xingchen turned around and said to Ma Yu what he had kept in his heart for the past three days: "Master Ma, I have admired Quanzhen Sect for a long time. I know that Master Chongyang's martial arts were once the best in the world."

"Now, even though Master Chongyang has passed away, Quanzhen Sect is still the largest sect in the world. The disciples in the sect are outstanding and there are many masters. In particular, you, the Seven Quanzhen Sons, have been famous in the martial arts world for decades."

"Three days ago, when I first met you, Taoist priest, I wanted to ask you for some martial arts advice, but my disciple was in the process of breaking through the realm at that time, so I couldn't ask."

"Now, my disciple has completed the breakthrough. I wonder if you can teach me a thing or two?"

Ever since Ma Yu began to have doubts about the inner strength that Guo Jing was practicing, he couldn't help but have the idea of testing it out. However, testing other people's martial arts for no reason was a big taboo in the martial arts world, so he couldn't bring it up.

Now, when he heard his young master Guo Jing propose the idea of a competition, it was exactly what he wanted and he agreed immediately.

"Brother Xu's martial arts are mysterious and wonderful. I would also like to see them for myself!"

"Haha, Taoist Master Ma is such a straightforward person!" Xu Xingchen laughed loudly and threw a grilled, golden-yellow, two-foot-long fish to Guo Jing. "Jing'er, go to the side and eat something to replenish your energy. You can also watch the competition between Master Ma and you."

"Yes, Master!" Guo Jing took the grilled fish with both hands and immediately ran to a big tree not far away. He ate the grilled fish voraciously while looking over here. After three days and three nights of transformation, his physical strength was greatly consumed. The remaining internal strength was also wasted at the moment of breaking through the realm. Now he needed a lot of food to replenish his physical strength.

"Brother Xu, please!"

"Master Ma, please!"

Xu Xingchen and Ma Yu stood facing each other in the open space beside the pond, three meters apart!

Neither of them had any intention of drawing their swords, and in just a moment, they quickly engaged in combat.

Ma Yu's palms flew, and a set of palm techniques, "Walk on the Frost and Break the Ice", were complex and varied, exquisite and mysterious. With a shake, seven or eight palm prints appeared in the air. With a shake, those palm prints were like carp leaping in the waves, agile and carrying the penetrating power to break the ice.

Xu Xingchen's fists and palms moved back and forth, and every move and every style adhered to the concept of "heavy sword without edge, great skill without effort", with great force and power, and amazing power.

bang bang bang bang
As fists and palms crossed, strong bodies collided with each other, and the sound that erupted was as dull as thunder.

After more than a dozen moves, both of them found that the other's martial arts were extremely complicated. If they wanted to determine the winner in this regard, it would probably take a long time.

However, martial arts is not only the skill of changing moves, but also the competition of tyrannical strength.

As a result, the two men began to gradually increase their strength, and the sounds of their fists and palms colliding became more and more violent and intense.

As the fight went on, Ma Yu's expression gradually became solemn.

Although he had already learned from the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan that Guo Jing's eighth master not only had unfathomable martial arts skills, but also had the secret of maintaining his youth, looking like a young man in his early twenties ten years ago, and ten years later, his appearance had not changed much.

Therefore, when he learned that the young man in front of him was Guo Jing's master, he did not show too much surprise.

But in his subconscious, he still felt a bit of imperceptible contempt for this young face.

Therefore, at the beginning of the competition, he acted extremely relaxed, and even had the intention of giving some advice to the younger generation.

But after dozens of moves, he began to feel the pressure and felt that his opponent was unfathomable. Even though his strength was growing stronger and his moves were becoming more and more exquisite, his opponent was still like a bottomless lake with no bottom to be seen.

On the other hand, the power exerted by Xu Xingchen continued to increase as Ma Yu's martial arts level increased.

No matter how the two fought, his strength was always one level higher than Ma Yu's, bringing more and more pressure to Ma Yu.

Xu Xingchen has experienced two worlds, and the martial arts he learned are the most advanced and unique skills in those two worlds. In addition, he is naturally intelligent and has extremely rich combat experience. Therefore, his application of martial arts moves has already reached a superb level.

The "Snow-Walking and Ice-Breaking Palm" technique performed by Ma Yu was extremely exquisite and mysterious, but in Xu Xingchen's eyes, it was easy to see through its origins, changes in the backhand, and even some flaws and loopholes, which were also seen clearly.

Of course, if this set of palm techniques was performed by the person who was once the best in the world, its power would be a different story. But in Ma Yu's hands, it could not pose any threat to Xu Xingchen at all.

In terms of moves, Xu Xingchen had nothing to look forward to. The reason why he wanted to ask Ma Yu for advice was that he wanted to see the power of breaking through the realm three times.

He had experienced the power of breaking through the realm once and twice on the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, especially the transformation after breaking through the realm twice, which really surprised him.

But it was limited to surprise. As for the power, it was not satisfactory, so it is better not to mention it.
He learned from the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan that a warrior who has broken through the realm once is considered a master, and can be regarded as a third-rate figure in the martial arts world.

A warrior who breaks through the realm twice is a second-rate master; a warrior who breaks through the realm three times is a true first-rate master.

The gap between first-rate masters, second-rate masters and third-rate masters is huge.

If the gap between a third-rate master and a second-rate master is two or three times, then the gap between a second-rate master and a first-rate master is more than five or six times.

Moreover, the difficulty of each breakthrough increases linearly and cannot be measured in miles.

According to the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, out of a hundred people who practice martial arts, ten can become third-rate masters who break through once; then out of a hundred third-rate masters, only one or two can become masters who break through twice; as for first-rate masters, there is only one in a thousand second-rate masters, so the difficulty of breaking through can be imagined.

Therefore, the top masters in the world have high gold content, are sufficient, and have strong deterrent power.

Any sect or gang that has first-class masters is a very prominent and famous sect in the martial arts world. If one does not want to be bound by the sect, one can also become a guest of honor of the princes of the Song and Jin dynasties and enjoy countless wealth and glory.

As the headmaster of Quanzhen Sect, the largest sect in the world, Ma Yu has profound and unparalleled skills and martial arts that are few and far between.

Xu Xingchen wanted to get a glimpse of the true power of the third breakthrough from him, which was also related to his future improvement of the Nine Yang Divine Art.
(End of this chapter)