The world of martial arts, the immortal swordsman in the mortal realm.

Chapter 179, 194: The Rumors Grow Increasingly Outrageous! Forbidden Medicine

"Lu Chen has arrived in Chang'an!"

"Which land subsidence?"

"Who else could it be? Lu Chen, who, while facing a direct attack from Yin Hou and a sneak attack from behind by Qu Ao, simultaneously parried Yin Hou's attacks and killed Qu Ao with his back without turning around! Lu Chen, who swept across the battlefield with two thousand-pound hammers during the Battle of Mangshan, shattering men and horses wherever he went, and who took Li Mi's head in three moves!"

"This person actually came to Chang'an! Is the news true?"

"It's true! Qu Ao's disciple, Hua Lingzi, saw him in the West Market of Chang'an yesterday."

"Do you know Lu Chen's purpose in coming to Chang'an?"

"For someone like him, power and wealth are easily within his grasp. What else in Chang'an could possibly attract him besides that one treasure?"

"You mean, the Evil Emperor's Relic?"

"The Evil Emperor's Relic has already attracted too much attention. If Lu Chen joins the fray, it will undoubtedly introduce even more variables..."

"The rumors circulating in the martial arts world are mostly exaggerated. I don't believe that Lu Chen really has three heads and six arms. Two thousand-pound hammers, ha, the people of the Central Plains really dare to boast."

"But it is true that Qu Ao and Li Mi died at his hands."

"Send someone to test him. We need to know how much of his strength is actually as rumored."

"Even if Lu Chen's strength is somewhat exaggerated, his strength should not be underestimated. Testing him is extremely risky..."

"So we can't send our own people. Qu Ao's three disciples want to avenge their master, right? The Yin Gui Sect didn't dare to help them and repeatedly refused their requests, so they came to us. Since that's the case, we'll give them some support. Good Mother, use your secret medicine to give them a chance to take revenge."

Which secret medicine?

"Of course, it's the strongest kind."

"What? Qu Ao's three apprentices are quite talented, using that kind of secret medicine..."

“They are indeed talented. But if we don’t help them avenge themselves, they won’t truly submit. What use are such talents? We might as well use them as exploratory stones to test Lu Chen.”

……

evening.

Lu Chen, Dugu Feng, and Wanwan, dressed as a female knight, were dining at the Fujulou Restaurant, the most famous restaurant in Chang'an's West Market, when they discovered that the rumors about Lu Chen had been updated to a completely new version.

"Lu Chen, the Divine Sword Prince, possesses two massive hammers, each weighing 1,200 jin. These hammers are renowned, known as the 'Five Thunder Hammers.' It is said that when he charged into battle, he casually slammed one of his hammers into the ground, and with a deafening boom, all the enemy soldiers within three zhang in front of him were shattered!"

"Is it really that exaggerated? I believe a 1,200-pound hammer, and I believe a single blow can shatter men and horses. But to slam a hammer into the ground and shatter all enemy soldiers and horses within three zhang in front of you? Isn't that a bit too far-fetched?"

"Ha, that's the Five Thunder Hammer! The Divine Sword Prince's true energy is called the Five Thunder Hammer Force, which has an extremely terrifying shock and shattering force. When the heavy hammer strikes the ground, the true energy is conducted along the ground. Within three zhang, anyone whose feet touch the ground will be blasted by the true energy conducted by the ground! Now think about it, isn't the ground particularly good at conducting vibrations?"

"This……"

"It seems so! When a heavy object falls from a height, you can definitely feel a very noticeable shock. If the object is heavy and dense, the impact upon landing can even make your heart skip a beat."

"Yes, yes, and earthquakes too! An earthquake struck somewhere, and if it's even a little strong, you can feel it hundreds of miles away!"

"Right, I'm right, aren't I? The ground is particularly good at transmitting shocks. The Divine Sword Prince took advantage of the ground's ability to transmit shocks to use the Five Thunder Heaven-Shattering Hammer to blast the Five Thunder Heaven-Shattering Force into the ground, attacking the enemy army over a wide area. Now think about it, if the Divine Sword Prince hadn't been able to clear out all the enemy troops within three zhang in front of him with a single hammer blow, how could Li Mi's army have collapsed so easily?"

"Too……"

"But if the true energy is transmitted through the ground, then if I suddenly jump up when the Divine Sword Prince's hammer strikes the ground, without my feet touching the ground, wouldn't I be fine?"

"You clearly don't understand battlefields. On the battlefield, people fight in formation, shoulder to shoulder, where is there room for you to jump? Not to mention cavalry, who can react in time while on horseback? Only a top expert like Li Mi could react in time, not only avoiding being smashed to pieces by the Divine Sword Prince's hammer, but also stabbing him with a spear. It's a pity that the Divine Sword Prince is indestructible!"

"Tsk, if there's one thing that's most enviable about the Divine Sword Prince, it's his indestructible body. If I had that ability, I'd dare to pick up ten courtesans in one night and utterly defeat them..."

"Yes, yes, that's the most enviable thing!"

"I really don't know how the Divine Sword Prince developed such formidable physical strength; he couldn't even break Li Mi..."

"I heard from my uncle who works in the Jingzhao Alliance that there has never been such a hard-hitting martial art in the martial arts world. Even the three great masters can only protect their bodies with their internal energy. It is impossible for them to withstand the heavy blows of a master like Li Mi with their vital points."

"So the Divine Sword Prince is born invincible?"

"It must be so."

"Wouldn't that make someone a born god?"

"Anyone who can swing a 1,200-pound sledgehammer is a god!"

"Speaking of which, isn't the Divine Sword Master skilled with a sword? Why is he using a 1200-pound hammer?"

"Ha, when martial arts reach the level of the Divine Sword Master, the hammer is the sword, and the sword is the hammer. How could we novice martial artists possibly understand the realm of top masters?"

"Too……"

Fujulou has three floors.

In a side room, Wanwan listened to several rich young men with mediocre martial arts skills talking loudly in the next room on the same floor. She laughed so hard that she lay on the table, one hand on her belly and the other fist pounding the table.

Dugu Feng, also leaning on Lu Chen's shoulder, laughed so hard she couldn't straighten up.

Lu Chen also looked helpless.

Unexpectedly, the rumors became increasingly outrageous as they spread.

The two hammers, which weigh less than 800 jin (400 kg) together, were first rumored to weigh 800 jin each, then 1000 jin, and now the version has been updated to 1200 jin, and they even have an exclusive title: "Five Thunder Hammers".

Even his martial arts technique has become the "Five Thunderbolts Heaven-Shattering Force"...

If this keeps spreading, who knows what kind of weird version it will become?

People might even build a temple for him and deify him, worshipping him to ward off evil spirits.

"Alright, stop laughing, let's eat and then go home."

Looking at Dugu Feng and Wanwan, who were still laughing, Lu Chen urged them on expressionlessly.

They managed to suppress their laughter, but when they saw Lu Chen, they couldn't help but burst out laughing again.

Lu Chen shook his head helplessly, took a sip of wine to moisten his throat, and picked up his chopsticks to eat heartily.

Dugu Feng and Wanwan laughed for a while before picking up their chopsticks.

"The rumors are getting more and more outrageous. What's even more outrageous is that some people actually believe them..."

"There's nothing we can do about it. That's how rumors are. The more they're passed on, the more bizarre they become."

"Brother Lu is practically being talked about like a deity!"

"That's true. Even we've been rumored to be guardian fairies..."

Yes, Dugu Feng and Wanwan are indeed mentioned in the rumors. During the Battle of Mangshan, they followed Lu Chen in charging and breaking through the enemy lines. Although their brilliance was not as dazzling as Lu Chen's, they were always by his side and were highly skilled in martial arts, so they gradually became known as Lu Chen's left and right protectors.

As Lu Chen was continuously mythologized, Wanwan and Dugu Feng naturally benefited from the fame and were also associated with being called fairies.

Who knows, when someone builds a temple and statues for Lu Chen in the future, they might also place statues of Dugu Feng and Wanwan charging on horseback next to them.

……

After a satisfying meal, it was already dusk when we left Fujiulou Restaurant.

Lu Chen and his two companions chatted as they walked down the street toward Yuema Bridge.

Just as we reached the head of the Yuema Bridge, a man in white strode towards us from the other side and shouted sharply:
"Lu Chen, do you still recognize me?"

Lu Chen frowned, staring at the man in white, sensing that something was wrong with his aura.

The person possessed two opposing auras, one cold and one hot, giving people a very strange feeling, like the opposition of light and darkness.

The two opposing forces collided continuously, unleashing an extremely explosive and powerful force.

But that power was extremely unstable, giving one a sense of...

It felt like it could explode at any moment.

Even if it doesn't explode, each collision of the cold and hot energies continuously depletes the white-robed man's vital energy, making it seem like he will soon die from exhaustion.

Of course, Lu Chen and the other two also recognized the man in white at this time.

It was none other than Chang Shumou, the chief disciple of Fei Ying Qu Ao.

At this moment, Chang Shumou seemed to be a little out of his mind, and he only had eyes for Lu Chen. Even though he had worked with Wanwan before and had even acted together to deceive Fang Zetao, he did not recognize Wanwan next to Lu Chen.

Of course, it could also be because Wanwan was dressed as a female knight-errant at the time, with a completely different temperament, and she also concealed her aura and covered her face with a heavy veil, which prevented Changshu from giving her up.

"Lu Chen, my master is waiting for you underground!"

With a roar, Chang Shumou waved his hands, and two iron shields with sharp serrated edges spun and flew towards him. Although the speed of their flight was not too fast, like two butterflies fluttering side by side, the sound of the iron shields cutting through the air was like thunder.

This single action caused Dugu Feng to raise an eyebrow, greatly surprised.

She once single-handedly intercepted Chang Shumou and Qu Ao's three disciples at Manqing Courtyard, and she was well aware of Chang Shumou's martial arts skills.

But how long has it been? How could Changshu Mou's skill have advanced to such a level?
Compared to that night at Manqing Courtyard, she was so much stronger that she was practically unrecognizable, almost like a "mini Qu Ao".

Just as Dugu Feng was about to draw her sword and step forward to block the two flying shields, two figures suddenly leaped up from both sides of the bridge and swooped down like eagles.

The person who pounced on the left was a beautiful young girl with long hair braided into many small braids, wearing a tight red dress, boldly revealing her pink arms and round navel, and holding two short knives. She was none other than Qu Ao's second disciple, Hua Lingzi.

Her cheeks were flushed as if she were drunk, and her eyes were bloodshot. Like Chang Shumou, her aura was a constant clash between hot and cold energies, bursting out powerful auras that gave people a sense of explosion.

The power with which she lunged and swung her swords at this moment was quite different from that night at Manqing Courtyard. The two short swords unleashed two dazzling blade beams like flames, swiftly slashing at Dugu Feng to Lu Chen's left with the force of breaking iron and shattering rocks.

The person who lunged forward on the right was a handsome young man wielding a long sword; he was none other than Geng Ge Hu'er, Qu Ao's third disciple.

His aura was exactly the same as that of Changshu Mou and Hua Lingzi, and the sword light emanating from his longsword was much stronger than when he used his sword before.

Geng Ge Hu'er's target is Wanwan.

He didn't recognize Wanwan either, only knowing that since she was walking with Lu Chen and carrying a sword, she must be an enemy.

He wanted to keep Wanwan occupied, and even try to kill her quickly so that he could join his senior brother in attacking Lu Chen.

As Hua Lingzi and Geng Gehu'er each grabbed Dugu Feng and Wanwan, the two iron shields roared and flew to Lu Chen's front. They collided violently in mid-air, one shield crashing to the ground, while the other suddenly accelerated, moving at a speed twice as fast as before, circling around and slashing at Lu Chen's neck.

That's a clever move.

An ordinary expert might be caught off guard.

Unfortunately, for Lu Chen, it was just child's play, "somewhat interesting".

Just as the iron shield was about to strike his neck.

He suddenly raised his hand, lightly tapping and flicking the iron shield with his index fingertip. The iron shield instantly turned around and flew back towards Chang Shumou with even greater speed and force than when it came.

Shifting stars.

It's not just a simple shift in the seasons.

After Lu Chen obtained the essence of the Seven Revolutions of Raging Waves and the Heavenly Demon Great Art of using force to counterattack, the version of Shifting Stars had already been updated and iterated, becoming even more powerful.

Seeing that Lu Chen could casually point and deflect the flying shield back, Chang Shumou, even though he was somewhat out of his mind, was still taken aback. The Seven Turns of Mad Waves' counterattack was only to absorb the force of the enemy's attack, store it in the acupoints, and then use his own moves to counterattack. It could not deflect the enemy's moves and weapons back as well!
"Aren't you supposed to be indestructible? Why don't you dare to stand up to me!"

Changshu roared in anger.

You don't even have the right to touch me.

Lu Chen said calmly.

With a piercing roar, Chang Shumou removed the last iron shield from his back, unleashed the unstable, explosive true energy within his body, and hurled it out. The iron shield spun wildly and collided with the reversed iron shield in mid-air, creating a deafening clash of metal.

The iron shield that Chang Shumou threw shattered on the spot, turning into countless fragments that flew like shrapnel, riddling the hard stone railings and bridge surface with holes and sending stones flying everywhere.

Lu Chen's iron shield, however, was only partially shattered, with most of it intact. It didn't even deviate from its direction, only its speed slowed down slightly, but it was still whistling as it flew and slashed at Chang Shumou.

With a sharp cry, Chang Shumou soared into the sky, reaching a height of several meters. He then flipped over, his hands forming eagle claws that created countless claw shadows that enveloped Lu Chen.

Eagle Transformation Thirteen Styles!
As Qu Ao's chief disciple, Chang Shumou had mastered all of Qu Ao's teachings. He knew everything Qu Ao knew, but his skill was far inferior to Qu Ao's. However, at this moment, he was in a strange state, and the power of his Eagle Transformation Thirteen Forms was already six or seven tenths of Qu Ao's.

pity.

Even Qu Ao was no match for Lu Chen, let alone Chang Shumou.
"The disciples of Qu Ao will all die today."

Lu Chen spoke calmly, pointing his fingers like a sword and making a point in the air.

call out--

With a sharp, piercing sound, a sword aura shot out, piercing through Chang Shumou's numerous claw shadows with overwhelming force, and then, with a soft thud, pierced through his brow.

Chang Shumou jerked his head back sharply, and his swooping body was suddenly thrown backward.

His eyes widened in confusion, and the alternating hot and cold energy in his body completely went out of control. Before his body even hit the ground, it exploded with loud bangs, spraying out streaks of blood mist. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen bloody holes were blasted into his body, and his death was a gruesome sight.

Looking at Changshu Mou's dead face, Lu Chen couldn't help but frown slightly.

The bloody holes on Chang Shumou's body were caused by the uncontrolled collision of hot and cold energies. The power of the uncontrolled explosion did not harm others, but it caused internal explosions that injured himself.

So, did Changshu and the other two practice some forbidden demonic art with extremely strong backlash, or did they take some forbidden medicine, all for the sake of revenge?
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