Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 248 Li Shengnan fights for her life, Lan Fenghuang licks the bag to her heart's content.

For outlaws, notorious bandits, and reckless fools, death is not the greatest punishment.

Those who roam the martial world will all die one day. As long as they don't suffer too much before they die, and are simply slit in the throat with a clean sword, what is there to be afraid of?
To put it bluntly, there's no time for fear; before you even feel fear, you've already passed away.

The greatest punishment for such a person is to destroy his value, to completely trample on the value of his various identities, to turn him from a so-called hero into a clown, and to make his pursuits a joke.

Molten iron has three important roles.

A martial artist, a monk, and the leader of the Azure Dragon Society.

From the monk's perspective, Tieshui's lifelong pursuit of mad Zen proved to be a wrong path, not only failing to gain any benefit but also leaving him with a fatal hidden wound.

From a martial arts perspective, Tieshui's proud Golden Bell Shield, with its eleven levels, was tested to its limit by Li Zhaoting's sword, which pierced through the protective Golden Bell with two strikes.

From the perspective of the leader of the Azure Dragon Society, his schemes and plots were exposed by the inexperienced Duan Yu, his power was about to be completely divided up by the martial arts world of Suzhou, and his most trusted disciple betrayed him without any mercy.

Even from the perspective of a "scheming manipulator," Li Zhaoting could easily fool him with just a few words. He failed to unleash his supposedly deadly fighting technique, which was no less powerful than the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique. He was killed after only using five or six tenths of his martial arts skills. In terms of tactics and intelligence, he was completely crushed by Li Zhaoting.

All identities are failures.

What was once a source of pride has become a pipe dream.

The burly, arrogant man was transformed into a clown on stage.

He had hoped to end his life in a spectacular battle, but Li Zhaoting didn't care to kill him with his own hands. Instead, he used his fist to trigger Tieshui's hidden injuries and killed him with the mental technique that Tieshui had painstakingly cultivated throughout his life.

The backlash from one's own actions is a consequence of one's own karma!
Iron Molten didn't even have time to say his last words, to have a final burst of energy, or to laugh wildly before he died, saying that his whole life was a joke, a laughable and shameful one!
There was no repentance, no correction, no lament, no last words, no wild laughter, no dying man's words were good, nothing but death!

What does it mean to kill someone by destroying their spirit?
This is like killing someone by destroying their spirit!
Destroy your value, erase your existence, turn you into a clown, unable to even defend yourself!
This is the most desperate way to die.

Too ruthless, too vicious, too absolute, leaving no room for compromise.

So right, so good, so perfect, absolutely perfect.

Don't blame Li Zhaoting for being ruthless. When Ximen Muye poisoned the entire inn, young and old, all the branches of the Qinglong Society in Suzhou were destined to be wiped out by Li Zhaoting.

Where is Ximen Muye located?
Ximen Muye is in the underworld.

At the same moment that Duan Yu exposed the identities of Hua Yelai, Gu Daoren, and Tieshui, Li Shengnan and Lan Fenghuang went to the lakeside villa where Ximen Muye lived. Because this guy was covered in poison, no one wanted to come into contact with him. Ximen Muye was happy to live a life of solitude, with his own house and courtyard.

"boom!"

Li Shengnan smashed the door open with a single palm strike.

"You old scoundrel Ximen, come out and face your death!"

"Who dares to defy me!"

Ximen Muye's figure was like a wisp of poisonous smoke, lightly reaching the doorway. This was the Poison Shadowless Movement Technique recorded in the "Hundred Poisons True Scripture," which turned his figure into poisonous smoke.

Not only can it dodge attacks and traverse mountains, but it can also form a protective aura with poisonous smoke. It is a movement technique that combines offense and defense, and is especially suitable for large-scale group battles.

These are common characteristics of masters of poisons.

The more enemies there are, the greater the destructive power.

When Meng Shentong fought Li Shengnan's father, Li Fanshan, he was no match for him. In order to seize the Li family's martial arts manual, he sought cooperation with Ximen Muye.

Ximen Muye poisoned and rendered the Li family members unconscious, and Meng Shentong went on a killing spree, slaughtering the entire Li family.

Just as the mission was about to be accomplished, Ximen Muye shot out a poisoned needle, and Meng Shentong countered with a Vajra Scattered Hand. One was seriously injured, and the other was poisoned. Both were wary of each other and dared not fight each other.

Meng Shentong stole the incomplete scroll of the Asura Yin Sha Gong, while Ximen Muye stole the Hundred Poisons True Scripture. The two found secluded places to cultivate their martial arts, each harboring a deep desire to kill the other.

Upon hearing that someone had come to provoke him, Ximen Muye assumed it was Meng Shentong who had come looking for him. However, he was surprised to find a bright and beautiful young woman. Ximen Muye frowned.

In recent days, Li Shengnan has stirred up countless troubles in the martial arts world, making her a troublesome dragon in the sea. However, she has only revealed her name and has not disclosed her background.

Apart from Li Zhaoting, only Yu Luosha knew about her background; it was impossible for outsiders to verify it.

There aren't many people in the world with the surname Li, but Ximen Muye never expected that the two of them hadn't been completely wiped out back then.

Ximen Muye was very confident in his poison skills, and Meng Shentong was even more confident in his ability to kill and set fires. Who would have thought that a pregnant woman would run away from the Li family?

This brings us to the formidable foe that the Four Constables faced together for the first time: the terrifying General Ling Luoshi.

Ling Luoshi has a famous saying: "The younger the child, the more you should cut them. Haven't you heard some stories? Although we suffered the calamity of being wiped out, a child escaped the net. One day, he will master martial arts and avenge his family. I will not let such an absurd thing happen. I will nip it in the bud!"
Then, the dead child was his son!
Simon Muye asked, "Who are you?"

Li Shengnan sneered, "Old thief Ximen, do you still remember Li Fanshan? I've come to take your life!"

"Are you a surviving member of the Li family?"

Ximen Muye stared in disbelief, his face filled with horror. Shocked by the news, he danced wildly, and just as his hand was about to fall, he unleashed a deadly poisonous blade.

Without even this much self-control, how could Ximen Muye have become a master of poisons? How could he have engaged in open and covert struggles with Meng Shentong, stabbing each other in the back for over a decade?
Putting aside other things, Ximen Muye's daily research into rare and highly toxic substances, requiring extremely precise drug ratios, involved weighing drugs time and time again, which was a more mentally demanding experience than fishing.

A calm mind leads to calm hands.

A steady hand is essential for a fatal strike.

Ximen Muye comprehended martial arts through poison techniques, mastering the Blood-Dissolving Blade and Bone-Corroding Palm, two poisonous arts. His entire body was covered in poison, and his mastery of poison techniques surpassed even Ding Chunqiu's.

Ding Chunqiu majored in the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered School, while Ximen Muye practiced poison-based martial arts from beginning to end. The poison had long since penetrated into his bone marrow, affecting his muscles and bones.

Martial artists should be full of energy and vigor, and even at eighty years old, they should still have white hair and a youthful face.

Ximen Muye was thin, with gray hair and a face full of wrinkles. He did not have the demeanor of a senior master.
Her appearance is far, far inferior to Ding Chunqiu's.

However, this is the standard demeanor of a master of poisons and an elder of a poison sect. If Ximen Muye could return to his original state and regain his youthful appearance, he could use poisons to step into the supreme path and become the king of all poisons in the martial world.

Ximen Muye didn't have that talent; he could only hone his basic poison skills to perfection, using his expressions to deceive the enemy and then unleash deadly poison blades.

Lan Fenghuang also knows the Blood-Transforming Blade and the Bone-Corroding Palm, but she is more than ten times weaker than Ximen Muye.

The two sides are not even in the same league.

Lan Fenghuang's blade aura could be withstood with true qi, while Ximen Muye's blade aura could turn a person into a skeleton in one strike. Even someone as strong as Li Shengnan dared not take the Blood-Transforming Poison Blade head-on.

Li Shengnan is the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect, and sneak attacks and backstabbing are commonplace for her. How could she be deceived by Ximen Muye?

He drew his sword, and the sword energy rained down.

The blades and sword energy clashed fiercely.

Ximen Muye was enveloped in a protective aura of poisonous energy, which was condensed from decades of arduous cultivation. This aura could defend against sword cuts and thrusts, and could also be used to injure people with hidden arrows.

You cannot engage in close combat, you cannot trade blows, you cannot form a siege formation, and you certainly cannot wait for the enemy to tire themselves out.

Simon Muye was far more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

Li Shengnan's skill, martial arts, and fighting spirit surpassed Ximen Muye's, but Ximen Muye was adept at using poison, his entire body covered in it—like a dog trying to bite a hedgehog, he couldn't find a way to get a grip. One wanted revenge, the other wanted to eliminate the threat completely; there was no need for unnecessary words or probing, their attacks were deadly from the very first move, each strike aimed at a vital point.

Li Shengnan's moves were as fast as lightning. Her Nine Great Soul-Slaying Techniques were mysterious and exquisite, with moves within moves, endless variations, and unpredictable and elusive attacks. With the experience she had gained over the past period, her swordsmanship had become increasingly fierce and ruthless.

Li Shengnan's figure flashed lightly, transforming into seven or eight phantoms that attacked Ximen Muye from all directions, each using a different martial art. It was as if a dozen hands were simultaneously attacking his vital points, making Ximen Muye tremble with fear.

Her right-hand swordsmanship was swift and ruthless, while her left-hand claw technique was sinister and vicious. It was none other than the Vajra Indestructible Great Divine Hand. Once grabbed, Li Shengnan would tear off a piece of flesh, skin and bone, as if she were being devoured alive by a demon.

Ximen Muye slumped off his horse, guarding the gate. His body was covered with a hundred poisonous energy, and his hands formed blades with his palms, using the Blood Transformation Blade to block the sword light and claw shadow. On the field, he could only occupy one or two tenths of the offensive, but he firmly guarded the vital points.

Li Shengnan was worried about being poisoned to death, and Ximen Muye was worried about being torn into dumpling filling by the Great Search God. Neither of them dared to engage in close combat, and could only exchange blows from a distance.

Li Shengnan was proficient in many of the Demonic Sect's unique skills. With a wave of her hand, sword light rained down, claw shadows cascaded down, and finger flicks were like thunder. All sorts of strange and wonderful moves were unleashed at once.

She even learned a portion of Li Zhaoting's finger-flicking sword technique and Cheng Huaixiu's sword-heart enlightenment.

Ximen Muye's one trick is enough to make him a force to be reckoned with. His Hundred Poison Yuan Gang can dissolve most kinds of force, but he dares not take the tricky and unpredictable finger force head-on. He can only use the Corrosive Bone Palm to block the finger force in front of his chest and launch a sneak attack with the Blood Transformation Blade when Li Shengnan takes a breath.

If Li Zhaoting were here, Li Shengnan might ask for help. Lan Fenghuang is here to prevent Ximen Muye from going berserk and spreading the poison indiscriminately.

Li Shengnan would not take the initiative to ask for help.

Blue Phoenix is ​​even less likely to offer her a warm welcome only to be met with indifference.

Seeing that Lan Fenghuang did not make a move, Ximen Muye was slightly relieved. Ximen Muye had inquired and learned that Lan Fenghuang possessed the Golden Silkworm Gu, one of the three great divine Gu of Miao territory, which was enough to bite through the Hundred Poison Yuan Gang and break through his protective poison Yuan.

Ximen Muye didn't know that the most powerful thing about the Golden Silkworm Gu was not that it could bite through the poison essence, but that it could devour the poison essence. The pure poison essence that had been cultivated for decades was the most precious natural treasure in the eyes of the Golden Silkworm Gu. Eating it would allow it to level up.

If it weren't for the Blue Phoenix's suppression, the Golden Silkworm Gu would have rushed up to absorb the poison essence long ago, so why would it remain silent?

"That old scoundrel Ximen is nothing special!"

"If you've got the guts, then break in! Let me see just how capable the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect really is! Li Shengnan, if you want revenge, you'd better go ask your lover for help!"

"Heh! You can still survive three more moves!"

Li Shengnan rushed towards Ximen Muye, who instinctively swung his palm to strike. The Blood-Transforming Blade was aimed at Li Shengnan's neck. Li Shengnan reached out with her left hand, which seemed to be cast in bronze and iron, ignoring the corrosive poison. Her right hand suddenly thrust out with her sword, sacrificing her life for Li Shengnan's, even if it meant mutual destruction.

The Wolf Annihilates the Five Oaths: Humans and Ghosts Walk Together!
This sword technique is an ultimate killing move created by a sage of the Demonic Sect by combining five of the strongest life-or-death moves. Each move is a deadly strike that involves exchanging injury for injury and risking one's life.

Using the first three moves gives you a chance to survive, but using the last two moves guarantees death. The difference is that one move leaves you with a complete body, while the other leaves you with nothing but bones.

This is an extreme sword technique, one that even a martial arts fanatic like Kumārajīva would avoid from afar.

Only a stubborn, strong-willed, and never-give-up witch like Li Shengnan can unleash her power.

"puff!"

The blade strike landed on Li Shengnan's left palm, but instead of severing her left arm, it bounced back. Ximen Muye was taken aback and was about to retreat when he suddenly felt a pain in his shoulder, and blood spurted out from his shoulder.

"Crack!"

Ximen Muye's left shoulder was pierced by the sword's light, which went straight through his collarbone. His left arm went weak. Just then, the blood-transforming blade light reflected back and grazed the skin of his left arm.

With his way, he also gave his body.

Without hesitation, Ximen Muye slashed with several palms. With a crack, his left arm fell to the ground. From being stabbed to breaking off and then hitting the ground, it took less than two seconds. In those short two seconds, his arm turned into a skeleton.

The Blood-Melting Poison Knife is terrifying beyond measure.

Ximen Muye was horrified. The Blood Transformation Blade's light was all-pervasive, specifically designed to corrode essence and blood. Even if Li Shengnan was proficient in martial arts such as Star Shift, Universe Shift, and Flower Shift, she could not possibly deflect the Blood Transformation Blade.

Upon closer inspection, Li Shengnan was wearing a crystal-clear glove on her left hand, which was none other than the Demonic Sect's secret treasure, the "Indestructible Vajra Great Searching God Hand." It shared the same name as the martial arts technique, and the martial arts glove was a matching piece of equipment, most effective at countering internal energy from a distance.

In the two seconds it took Ximen Muye to save his life by cutting off his arm, Li Shengnan had already channeled her energy back to its source. She reached for his ribs with her left hand, and with a loud bang, her sharp claws tore through his flesh and pulled out Ximen Muye's ribs.

"Crack! Puff!"

Li Shengnan pulled out three ribs.

"call!"

Ximen Muye unleashed a life-or-death attack, his stinking, bone-rotting palm striking Li Shengnan's forehead. Li Shengnan parried with her sword, but the sword was blasted away by the blow.

Using the force of the recoil, Li Shengnan dodged the Corrosive Bone Palm with a series of backward leaps. Before Ximen Muye could increase his strength, the flying sword spun back in mid-air like a boomerang, piercing Ximen Muye's back.

The sword energy attached to the sword exploded the moment it pierced the body, shattering the internal organs.

Ximen Muye's desperate killing move, a terrifying poisonous energy capable of killing all living things within a ten-mile radius, had clearly been condensed, but he no longer had the strength to release it.

"boom!"

Ximen Muye lay on the ground, his eyes wide open in death.

Li Shengnan said nonchalantly, "Phoenix, his poison essence is yours now. We can't let it spread."

"What does this have to do with you?"

"It has nothing to do with me, but it has to do with you."

"What do you mean?"

"Li Zhaoting asked you to come and watch the battle not to help me get revenge, but because Ximen Muye is skilled in using poison, and I'm worried that he might resort to desperate measures and harm innocent civilians."

You must clean up the battlefield as soon as possible and sweep away all the poison. If any civilians are harmed, your position in Li Zhaoting's heart will plummet!
Li Zhaoting's woman can't be just a pretty face.

The vase will be placed at home, on the bookshelf.

The vase was a plaything that Li Zhaoting kept for a while.

They were not his comrades-in-arms who accompanied him through his trials in the martial world.

Don't you want to travel the world with him?
I've said everything I needed to say.

Blue Phoenix, your time is running out.

The poison within Ximen Muye's body will dissipate in the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, causing widespread devastation within a radius of several miles!

Li Shengnan held up two fingers.

There are only twenty seconds left.

Lan Fenghuang pointed to Ximen Muye's corpse.

"Before you could start your babbling, my silkworms were already devouring the poisonous essence. All the pure poisonous essence that Ximen Muye had painstakingly cultivated throughout his life was used to benefit the silkworms!"

　Thank you to the decaying chair for the donation.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)