Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 349 Heavenly Martial True Qi is Strong, Thunderstrikes Guanyin

On the ruins of the ancient city, Lu Xiaofeng gripped the Thunderclap Sword tightly, while Li Xunhuan held the throwing knife in his hand.

Both of them tensed up, staring intently at the stunningly beautiful girl floating in mid-air.

That's right.

float!

Stone Guanyin managed to float in mid-air for the time being without falling, thanks to her incredibly powerful and profound internal energy cultivation.

Such extraordinary abilities are attributed to the powerful martial arts technique she cultivated, known as the Heavenly Martial Scripture.

This skill is extremely powerful, and it accumulates internal energy at an incredibly fast speed. Once mastered, one's internal energy becomes profound, and every punch and kick possesses immense power.

Even when fighting against opponents of the same level, it feels like a grandmaster bullying a novice.

However, this skill has side effects; the practitioner will suddenly lose all their martial arts power three or four times a year. Moreover, once this skill is practiced, it cannot be stopped; if one tries to switch to another martial art, all their internal energy will immediately backfire.

Even if he doesn't die, his meridians will probably be severed, and he will never be able to practice martial arts again.

With such severe side effects, there are naturally few, if any, practitioners of this skill. However, Shi Guanyin practiced this skill in order to seek revenge.

In doing so, she got what she wanted.

It was this incredibly profound skill and unparalleled strength that made him stand out.

Suddenly, the stone Guanyin moved.

Her figure suddenly lengthened, revealing afterimages, each afterimage's appearance and form exquisite, like a masterpiece created by a great painter who poured his life's work into it.

Mesmerizing.

Unfortunately, Li Xunhuan was a devoted lover.

When a person is completely infatuated with another person, it is tantamount to being heartless when faced with the temptations of others.

Just like Lin Xian'er's unparalleled beauty, which was enough to bewitch men all over the world, even Shangguan Jin Hong, the leader of the Money Gang, couldn't resist having a one-night stand with her.

But Li Xunhuan completely ignored it.

Although comparing Lin Xian'er and Shi Guanyin is quite inappropriate, in Li Xunhuan's eyes, people of all appearances are essentially the same.

Unless that person has Lin Shiyin's face.

Therefore, Li Xunhuan was completely unaffected, and the throwing knife in his hand flew out instantly.

This time he was fully prepared and showed his full strength.

The speed of the throwing knife was incomparable to that of the previous strike.

In the blink of an eye, the throwing knife had already appeared in front of Shi Guanyin's throat.

The three-foot-long protective aura had already been pierced two and a half feet by this flying knife!

In that instant, even the stone Guanyin changed color slightly.

She finally understood what the Little Li Flying Dagger was all about.

For Tianjiao, crossing borders to kill enemies seemed to be commonplace.

Li Xunhuan was such a prodigy.

Even after a decade of neglect, this prodigy's flying knives remained sharp. After returning to the Central Plains and breaking through to the Grandmaster level, he was still able to defeat a Second Flower Grandmaster despite adversity.

Nearly half a year has passed since that incident, and Li Xunhuan's strength has increased again. Naturally, the sharpness of his flying knives has become even more pronounced.

Even though there are two minor realms between them, judging from the current power of this flying knife, it seems to still have the ability to injure Shi Guanyin.

Although it was only an injury and not a chance to kill her, it was still intolerable to Shi Guanyin.

Her stunningly beautiful face must not be damaged in the slightest!

So Shi Guanyin abandoned her attack intentions and retreated, covering more than three zhang in the blink of an eye. At the same time, her true energy roared out to block Xiao Li's flying dagger.

Several afterimages vanished.

The stone Guanyin statue fell to the ground.

And Little Li's Flying Dagger lost all its power and fell onto the sand.

Black Pearl's eyes lit up at the sight, and she shouted, "Release the arrows!"

Numerous cavalrymen immediately drew their bows, and arrows rained down, completely covering the stone Guanyin!

Shi Guanyin neither dodged nor avoided, but simply maintained her three-foot-long protective aura, letting the arrows fly towards her.

These arrows, in the face of that three-foot-long protective aura, were like mere raindrops, weak and easily subdued.

This is the miserable state of an army in the face of a Grandmaster-level expert.

Once the protective energy is unleashed, it is almost impossible to harm the opponent before the true energy of a grandmaster is exhausted.

Facing three days, an ordinary army might be able to exhaust its true energy.

However, when facing a Grandmaster, no matter how much an ordinary army expends its resources, it's useless, because the energy drained by their attacks is nowhere near the Grandmaster's rate of energy recovery.

Only those elite soldiers who have undergone special training can deal with a Grandmaster.

The method of dealing with this issue is still primarily through attrition.

But even these elite soldiers often have an upper limit. Many major countries have trained elite soldiers specifically to deal with martial arts masters, and their strongest achievements are only killing a second-level Grandmaster.

The achievements of a Three-Flower Grandmaster are extremely rare.

Shi Guanyin was not only a master of the Three Flowers Sect, but also a practitioner of the Heavenly Martial Scripture, possessing incredibly profound true energy.

Even if she stood still and let the enemy attack her for three days and three nights, it would only be these soldiers who starved to death first, not her who exhausted her true energy first.

However, the cavalry's barrage of arrows was not entirely ineffective.

At least it bought a little time for the two grandmasters on the city wall.

Li Xunhuan's powerful strike, which he had just unleashed, was now powerless.

But Lu Xiaofeng had been preparing for a long time!

Holding the Thunderclap Sword, he has now been taught the Thunderclap Sword Technique by the sword spirit.

That sword technique, combined with the divine weapon in his hand, was enough for him to easily transcend levels and deal with a Second Flower Grandmaster.

However, these sword techniques were insufficient against Shi Guanyin.

Only the unique secret technique within that swordplay might be able to deal with, or even defeat, Shi Guanyin.

However, the biggest drawback of this technique is that it requires a certain amount of preparation time.

Fortunately, Li Xunhuan, Black Pearl, and the cavalrymen worked together to help him secure this point.

Lu Xiaofeng then leaped into the air, and the properties of the Thunderclap Sword caused a dark cloud to gather in the sky.

Thunder rumbled from within the dark clouds.

"Nine Heavens Mystic Fiends, transform into divine thunder, unleashing majestic heavenly might, draw it forth with the sword!"

A dazzling light pierced the heavens and the earth, and a bolt of lightning struck out from the dark clouds, landing on Lu Xiaofeng's Thunderclap Sword, which he held high.

At the same time, a bad premonition rose in Shi Guanyin's heart, and a threat appeared before her.

Without hesitation, she activated the Heavenly Martial Nerve, and her true energy flowed out like a surging river, condensing into a protective aura on her body surface.

The three-foot-long protective aura expanded rapidly in that instant, instantly transforming into a five-foot-thick layer!

Such thickness is rare, even among those internal energy cultivation techniques in the martial arts world that specialize in cultivating internal energy!

It is evident that while the Tianwu Nerve has significant side effects, its positive effects are indeed powerful!
Meanwhile, Lu Xiaofeng had already finished his preparations.

Endless lightning crackled around the Thunderclap Sword. Holding the sword, he seemed like a divine general descending to earth, wielding divine punishment.

The power of the thunder created a suffocating atmosphere that made it difficult for everyone around to breathe.

"This is... the profound essence of the Thunderclap Sword Technique, the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Technique?!"

Li Xunhuan thought to himself.

Because they were going to travel to the Western Regions and might have to face the formidable enemy, the Star Luo Sect, Lu Xiaofeng informed Li Xunhuan of his progress in strength before setting off.

Therefore, Li Xunhuan knew about this move. But this was the first time he had actually witnessed it.

At this moment, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Gathering endless thunder and wielding the power of heaven and earth, Brother Lu, with his cultivation as a One Flower Grandmaster, unleashed an attack that even a Three Flower Grandmaster would not dare to underestimate... The profound meaning of this sword technique is truly exquisite!"

Although his Little Li Flying Dagger was also incredibly powerful.

However, the consumption is simply too great when using it.

His most powerful strike required him to exhaust almost all his energy and spirit to unleash it.

Therefore, with just one strike, he was exhausted and unable to fight any longer.

According to Lu Xiaofeng, this profound technique, although it consumes a great deal of energy, is only a pure consumption of true qi.

If you have enough internal energy, you can actually launch multiple attacks.

"If I hadn't..."

A thought suddenly occurred to Li Xunhuan.

regret!

He was, after all, only human, a martial artist.

Seeing that Lu Xiaofeng, as his junior, had surpassed him in strength, his thoughts were inevitably complicated.

As for the others, their thoughts were simple: pure surprise and fear.

But no matter what they think, at this moment, Lu Xiaofeng is the only hope to deal with Shi Guanyin.

The Thunderclap Sword pointed diagonally downwards, its tip aimed at the Stone Guanyin.

A torrent of violent lightning immediately poured down, crashing down upon the stone Guanyin.

Shi Guanyin immediately adjusted the arrangement of her protective aura, making the protective aura in front of her reach six feet.

With such a thick layer of protective energy, she was confident that she could ignore even an attack from a Three-Flower Grandmaster of the same realm.

But she lacked confidence in the face of that bolt of lightning.

In the blink of an eye, the dazzling lightning was already upon them.

It collided with the six-foot-tall qi, bursting forth with endless brilliance.

The lightning scattered upon impact, transforming into a rain of lightning flowers.

The scene, which unfolded in an instant, was breathtakingly beautiful.

But the danger hidden within this beauty is something that no master of the Three Flowers Sect dares to touch.

However, although the power of this thunder was strong, it was only manifested for a very short time.

In just a few breaths, the lightning had dissipated.

At this moment, the six-foot-long protective aura in front of Shi Guanyin was also worn down to only one foot.

Even so, she ultimately succumbed to the attack.

Shi Guanyin's lips curled slightly, revealing a smile that could captivate any man: "The power of thunder is indeed formidable, but it is nothing to worry about before me!"

"is it?"

Lu Xiaofeng pointed his sword straight at the sky, and lightning burst forth from the rolling dark clouds. In an instant, another bolt of lightning struck down and wrapped around the Thunderclap Sword.

"If that's the case, then come and take my second sword!"

"what?!"

Shi Guanyin never expected that such a mysterious and powerful move could unleash a second attack in such a short time.

She immediately activated the Heavenly Martial Nerve with all her might, causing her internal energy to surge and the protective aura in front of her to rapidly expand.

However, while the initial preparation for the Divine Sword Thunder Control Technique does require some time, once the preparation is complete, it doesn't require much additional preparation time.

Shi Guanyin's protective aura had only expanded to five feet when Lu Xiaofeng's second bolt of lightning roared in.

In that instant, Shi Guanyin realized something was wrong.

She previously possessed six feet of inner energy, but five feet were destroyed by the opponent's single thunderous strike.

Now that she is only five feet tall, does that mean that the opponent's lightning can already break through her defenses?
Theoretically, the five-foot-long protective aura and the lightning should collide and annihilate each other. Even if the opponent could break through the defense of the five-foot-long protective aura, they would not be able to harm her.

But Shi Guanyin didn't think so.

She was thinking that even if most of the power of that lightning was destroyed, leaving only a tiny trace, it was still possible.

But if it rushes right in front of you, it will still damage your flawless face and diminish your beauty!
Therefore, Shi Guanyin retreated again without hesitation, while circulating her true qi within her body, constantly transforming it into protective qi to enhance her defense.

Although the collision between the thunder and the qi lasted only a very short time, it was enough for Shi Guanyin to retreat several feet, allowing her internal energy to transform into a thin layer of qi.

In such a dangerous situation, this thin layer of protective energy became the key to victory or defeat in the struggle between the two sides.

After the overwhelming power of thunder had further eroded the five-foot-long protective aura, this thin layer became Shi Guanyin's last line of defense, blocking the remaining power.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng immediately pointed his sword at the sky.

And then, the dark clouds in the sky flashed with lightning.

It seems another bolt of lightning is about to strike.

Upon seeing this, Shi Guanyin's expression finally changed drastically.

It was a simple math problem. The first lightning bolt destroyed five feet of protective energy, leaving one foot. In that extremely short time, Shi Guanyin condensed four feet of energy, making a total of five feet, before finally defeating the second lightning bolt.

Right now, there's only this thin layer in front of her, and in the same amount of time, she can only condense four feet of it.

What would happen if we faced a third bolt of lightning at this moment?

The answer is that all the protective energy was destroyed.

And she will face a thunderous rebuke.

Upon realizing this possibility, Shi Guanyin did not hesitate and immediately turned and fled.

Her lightness skill was already superb, but at this moment she was unleashing two hundred percent of her potential, and her speed was much faster than before.

In the blink of an eye, her figure completely disappeared from everyone's sight.

Seeing this, Black Pearl cried out urgently, "Lu Xiaofeng, hurry and make your move! Don't let her get away!"

Lu Xiaofeng landed on the city wall, his steps faltered, and he almost fell.

His face was pale as he leaned on the Thunderclap Sword, saying, "I want to too, but... I'm too weak..."

Black Pearl then realized the situation and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I thought..."

"It's nothing..." Lu Xiaofeng shook his head, "It's normal that you were anxious because you didn't know the reasons. That Shi Guanyin is indeed powerful; it's already excellent that you were able to repel her..."

It turns out that although this move is incredibly powerful, it also consumes an extremely terrifying amount of true energy.

After the two bolts of lightning struck, Lu Xiaofeng had almost no true energy left in his body.

What seemed like he was about to condense a third bolt of lightning was actually just a bluff to scare the opponent.

Of course, he also has a way to condense a third bolt of lightning, which is to contact the power of the sword spirit.

But this is Lu Xiaofeng's final killing move.

He certainly wouldn't forget that there were people from the Eastern Depot on his way back to the Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention, he has already revealed the Thunderclap Sword, and the Star Luo Sect will probably get the news soon.

The sword spirit power, with its cooldown period of several months, will be a major trump card for him in the face of these crises.

It should not be used lightly.

In addition...

"I hope things will go more smoothly on Brother Chu's end..." Lu Xiaofeng thought to himself, looking into the distance.

(End of this chapter)