Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 210 The Enchanting Two Fingers

The Northern Darkness Divine Art absolutely deserves the title of "divine"!

The longer Jiang Mingzhe immersed himself in this unique skill, the more he felt the value of the word "god".

When Ding Chunqiu taught him, he said: "Internal strength is the foundation, and techniques are the branches and leaves."

Bei Ming has practically perfected the art of internal energy cultivation—

It can absorb other people's internal energy, convert it into its own, and change the attributes of internal energy at will...

These three functions can be combined to create countless playing styles.

Previously, when fighting Li Qiushui, Li Qiushui used her Cold Sleeves to strike several acupoints on Jiang Mingzhe's body. It was thought that the battle was over, but Jiang Mingzhe activated the Absorption Technique in advance. As soon as Li Qiushui's internal energy entered his body, it was absorbed. This effect was no different from a protective divine skill.

The Prajna Palm that Xiao Yuanshan is now unleashing is a skillful and refined technique. Any opponent who doesn't want to give way will have no choice but to fight head-on. Therefore, for Xiao Yuanshan, this fighting style is a dignified and open strategy that uses force to overwhelm others.

Unfortunately, he encountered Jiang Mingzhe, who possessed the Northern Darkness Divine Skill, and directly used his palm force, which he had condensed into a wall of qi, as a tonic for himself.

Xiao Yuanshan pushed his palms out slowly, as if afraid that Jiang Mingzhe would choke if he ate too fast, which was incredibly considerate.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yuanshan's wall-like palm force had already dissipated.

Xiao Yuanshan exclaimed in surprise, "You dissipated my internal energy? Is there any other martial art in the world with such miraculous skill?"

Jiang Mingzhe laughed and said, "Uncle, why don't we go for a drink? I'll tell you all about the interesting aspects of this martial art..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yuanshan burst into laughter: "Haha, I, Xiao, have been hiding in the deep mountains for decades, and I have underestimated the heroes of the world! You are indeed my son's sworn brother. But if I want to kill someone, no one in this world can protect him!"

Jiang Mingzhe frowned and said, "Uncle, why bother..."

Xiao Yuanshan's smile vanished, and he said sternly, "I was worried about hurting you by hitting you too hard, but now it seems I can beat you to a pulp! Take another of my Bo Re Palm moves!"

Bo Re Palm, also known as Prajna Palm, is often written as Bo Re.

He struck out with his palm, exactly the same as the previous one, only this time it was incredibly fast, yet there wasn't a sound of wind breaking through the air!
Jiang Mingzhe frowned and also pushed out a palm, which was A Zi's specialty, the Crimson Silent Palm. The palm strike was silent and contained poison. When the two palms collided, they both trembled.

Xiao Yuanshan felt a slight numbness in his palm, and immediately circulated his inner energy to block it from his body. He shook his head and said, "Hehe, I'm not afraid of poisonous palms! It's inconvenient for you to move around here, so it's like I'm bullying you..."

He leaped back several feet and said arrogantly, "Since you want to stop me from killing, then let's have a fair fight. If you win, why shouldn't I spare their lives?"

Jiang Mingzhe circulated his inner energy and nodded, saying, "Very well, I'll learn from your superior skills, Uncle!"

As he spoke, he twisted his body and sprang up like a venomous snake, his two palms, one open and one hidden, met Xiao Yuanshan's palms with his own. Jiang Mingzhe twisted his waist and turned around, his open palms becoming fists and his hidden palms becoming fingers, striking upwards and hooking downwards.

The fist is the Toad Swallowing the Sky Fist, and the finger is the Scorpion Soul-Destroying Finger.

Xiao Yuanshan dodged the fist by the side, and seeing the man's fingers hooking towards him, he raised his palm and slashed at the man's wrist.

Jiang Mingzhe didn't dodge. He flipped his wrist to make way, and then pressed his thumb against Xiao Yuanshan's tiger's mouth. His Spirit Scorpion Soul-Destroying Finger gesture was extremely strange. The middle three fingers were clenched into a fist, while the thumb and little finger were curled inward, like a crooked "six".

The thumb and little finger are both modeled after the hook of a scorpion's tail. The thumb represents yang and the little finger represents yin. The wrist is turned and yin and yang are transformed. The technique is tricky and secretive, making it extremely difficult for the enemy to defend against.

Other disciples of the Xingxiu Sect who practice this skill must wear sharp iron fingers in the early stages to increase their lethality. Later, as their skill deepens, they grow fingernails, which are often coated with poison.

When Jiang Mingzhe learned this kung fu, he once suspected that Ding Chunqiu's inspiration for creating this skill came from picking his nose with his little finger.

He tried it out, using the "six" gesture, hooking two fingers together, digging with the little finger and rubbing with the thumb, it was both easy and satisfying.

Xiao Yuanshan reacted quickly, instantly clenching his fist with only his thumb sticking up high as he pressed it upwards.

The two men's thumbs hooked and then collided, causing Jiang Mingzhe to feel a sharp pain in his finger bones. He cried out, "Maha Finger!"

Xiao Yuanshan laughed and said, "You're not very old, but you've seen a lot!"

This finger technique relies entirely on the thumb for power. Jiang Mingzhe once witnessed Kumārajīva use it, employing the ultimate move of the Mahā-Finger technique, "Three Journeys to Hell," which caused Murong Fu to fall into the water. The immense power of this technique left a deep impression on him.

Xiao Yuanshan countered Jiang Mingzhe's Scorpion Finger with finger-to-finger force, then raised his hand and pressed his thumb down towards Jiang Mingzhe's chest.

Jiang Mingzhe slid his left foot and moved his body horizontally. Although the distance he moved was extremely short, the speed was extremely fast, almost like teleportation. At the same time, his left arm bent like a hook, his little finger like a hook tip, and poked at Xiao Yuanshan's neck. His leg also swung like a hook, twisting his waist and swinging back, his toes poking at Xiao Yuanshan's waist. His body was twisted like a pretzel.

This move, "Scorpion's Three Hooks," is a brilliant technique from the Scorpion Finger!

The "Scorpion's Soul-Stealing Technique" is called a finger technique, but it actually emphasizes body movement. It also has a wide variety of leg techniques, and most of its moves have an arc, like a scorpion's tail stabbing out.

Xiao Yuanshan laughed and said, "Is this a skill you learned from scorpions?"

With a raised left hand to block the finger hook and a swung right hand to block the leg hook, he was about to counterattack when Jiang Mingzhe's twisted body suddenly snapped back like a rubber band, his back bent like a hook, and with a whoosh, his elbow slammed out with extremely heavy force.

It turns out that this third hook is the killer move in the "Scorpion's Three Hooks"!
The change was so sudden that even with Xiao Yuanshan's skills, it was difficult for him to dodge it in such a hurry.

Just as Jiang Mingzhe thought he had succeeded and was about to hold back, Xiao Yuanshan suddenly delivered a headbutt. Jiang Mingzhe's bald head struck Xiao Yuanshan's elbow, and he felt as if he had hit a solid wall. The pain made his vision go black, and Xiao Yuanshan also saw stars. He groaned and they both stumbled back several steps.

Jiang Mingzhe rubbed his elbow and grimaced, while Xiao Yuanshan touched his head, feeling the flesh gradually bulge, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Good elbow, but it's no use against my Arhat Iron Head Kung Fu!"

Jiang Mingzhe and Xiao Feng became sworn brothers, so Jiang Mingzhe was a junior to Xiao Yuanshan. He was afraid of losing face in front of his junior, so he refused to let the bump on his head swell up. He used his internal strength to forcefully disperse the blood stasis, shouted loudly, and attacked again.

This time, however, he used a different, incredibly fierce style of boxing, each move a powerful and relentless assault, leaving no room for retreat.

Jiang Mingzhe continued to use the Five Elements Battle Immortal Technique to counter the attacks. After exchanging more than ten blows in an instant, he realized something was wrong. The moves of the Battle Immortal Technique were mostly sinister and unpredictable, emphasizing unpredictability. His opponent's punches were straightforward. As the two fought faster and faster, many of the variations of the Battle Immortal Technique became increasingly difficult to use. He gradually turned to the relatively simple Toad Devouring Heaven Fist to fight his opponent head-on.

Jiang Mingzhe was secretly surprised, thinking that this old Xiao was truly a god of war. This kind of fierce fist technique was so compatible with him that it actually brought the Five Elements Technique that old Ding had painstakingly figured out back to its original form!
Thinking of this, his fighting spirit surged, and with a loud shout, he unleashed the powerful and vigorous Great Vajra Pestle technique, splitting mountains with the pestle, dispelling ignorance and breaking through obstacles, supporting the sky with the pestle, and sweeping away all demons... His vast internal energy was running at full speed as he used all his strength to swing at Old Xiao!

(End of this chapter)