Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 417 The Scorpion Claw Technique, A Raging River of Blood Sweeps the World
"Follow me closely, and don't look around! Stay within three feet of me, or I might make a move!"

Li Zhaoting secretly told Gongsun Lan about the next steps of the plan. Gongsun Lan asked, "What clues have you found? Something seems off to me."

"Do you remember what you said in Mangshan?"

"What are you saying? Be my concubine?"

"If Gongsun Xiaoniang was killed by Sun Jiang, even if I wipe out the Divine Spear Society, you won't stop me. Instead, you'll cheer for me and fight alongside me!"

"Of course!"

"You can prepare to make your move!"

Li Zhaoting's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he searched for the area with the heaviest corpse energy in the One-Man Hall. He seemed to be running around unintentionally, but in reality, he unknowingly found a secret room.

He flicked his finger and unleashed a burst of sword energy, destroying the door to the secret chamber.

Gongsun Lan glanced down, then hugged the tree and vomited. As one of the four princesses of the Demonic Sect, the infamous female butcher, the Peach Blossom Bee, and the leader of the Red Shoes, Gongsun Lan had killed countless people and done countless things.

Although she had not personally witnessed the battlefield, Gongsun Lan had seen the scenes of bandits looting mountains of corpses and seas of blood several times.

I've never seen such a tragic scene before.

Dozens of "people" were crammed together.

Gongsun Lan couldn't even be sure if these bizarre humanoid creatures could be called "humans"; they were all monsters, monsters pieced together haphazardly.

It seems there was a mischievous child who mixed up a bunch of animal building blocks and then randomly put them together.

The scene was too tragic.

The tragedy was beyond description.

These organisms were experimental failures.

They were thrown into cellars, either drowned by being flooded with river water, burned to death, or starved to death after being locked up for dozens of days, and then burned to ashes. They were once human, but their limbs were replaced with animal parts, their brains were artificially damaged, and they all became alien monsters.

Scenes that should have appeared in science fiction movies and superhero comics were revealed to the two of them.

The ground shook violently in the surrounding area.

The one-man show is gathering disciples.

Xi Xie is extremely sensitive.

He sensed Li Zhaoting's murderous intent.

Although he didn't recognize that "Yan Beifei" was a fake, he knew that the two people had come with ill intentions. Gongsun Lan couldn't possibly be here to investigate a case; she was most likely on a mission from the Demonic Sect.

What task?
Steal the recipe for "Humanoid Dunk".

"Dangke" is an ancient Qiang language word that translates to "living dead," similar to the "zombie" in Central Plains mythology. The so-called orc warriors are just walking corpses who only know how to obey orders and kill enemies. They will not betray, they have no desires, and they are not human at all. With such weapons, how can they not sweep across the world?

Creating orc warriors is impossible with Sun Jiang alone; a one-man show can't do that.

First, Sun Sandian, the head of the Yiguantang, the main hall of the Divine Gun Society, formulated a plan. Second, he made peace with Yiyantang, which was in charge of military force, and Naweitang, which was dedicated to martial arts research. The two families joined forces to provide strong and healthy martial artists as samples. Finally, they needed the help of a skilled physician and the Black-faced Cai family, who had studied orc warriors for decades.

Xi Xie is the representative of the Cai family.

His real name is Cai Xixie.

Sun Jiang initially dismissed this idea, but he had a grudge against Naweitang and they were competing with each other. Furthermore, a prince had privately promised him a high-ranking official position and generous salary whoever could create orc warriors, so he gradually became obsessed with it.

Through repeated cruel experiments, Sun Jiang's humanity was completely erased. Theoretically speaking, Sun Jiang was the beast that was expected to be completely devoid of humanity.

The money he earned as an assassin, which he used to hire maids and servants, was mostly invested in his projects.

Countless people have died as a result.

In the end, there was only one finished product.

That finished product is "Mountain Owl" rust!
A monster resembling "Dr. Lizard"!

A monster that retains a sliver of humanity, moved and moved to tears by Sun Yaohong playing the sheng; a monster that, during its escape, risks its life to climb a cliff to pick a bouquet of flowers for Sun Yaohong.

The rust is the only finished product, a guarantee of wealth and honor for Sun Jiang in his later years, while Sun Yaohong embodies Sun Jiang's most insidious and twisted sins.

Sun Jiang sent men to hunt down Tiexiu not to rescue Sun Yaohong, but to kill them.

—Kill him to silence him and prevent future trouble!

The only one they hadn't considered was Sun Yaohong's maid.

The maid risked her life to deliver a message to Gongsun Lan, fabricating a challenge against Li Zhaoting to lure martial arts masters to the Divine Spear Association and uncover the truth.

Although the maid was eliminated in time, Gongsun Lan arrived just before Tiexiu and Sun Yaohong were silenced, accompanied by a highly skilled demonic cult member.

What's even more unexpected is that "Yan Beifei" doesn't play by the rules. He never thought about investigating the case, but instead directly followed the clues based on the corpse's aura and found the experimental site.

With a loud bang, the walls of the Divine Gun Society were shattered by Li Zhaoting, and the evil hidden in the cellars, dungeons and underground passages was completely exposed to the world. The surrounding people were terrified and ran away in panic, and the maids and servants ran away shouting. Xi Xie's reaction was quick, but the speed of assembling troops was ultimately a step too slow!
The sword energy fell, and it was too late.

Sun Jiang's secret was revealed to the world.

The "sticking rod office" will not let him off the hook.

The "prince" would abandon him without hesitation.

Wealth, fame, honor, and dignity were all trampled to pieces. Sun Jiang was furious and his anger was so intense that it materialized on the tip of his spear.

"Yan Beifei! You! Deserve! To! Die!"

Sun Jiang spoke slowly and deliberately, his anger burning.

Groups of gunmen surrounded them one after another.

There is a group called "Sun Family Big Mouth Group": Sun Yao, Sun Nie, Sun Dan, Sun Ken, Sun Jiao;
There is a “Sun Family Food Group”: Sun Flavor, Sun Salty, Sun Sweet, Sun Bitter, Sun Spicy, Sun Bland;
There are the "Seven Tigers of the Sun Family": Sun Huahu, Sun Feihu, Sun Heihu, Sun Honghu, Sun Huanghu, Sun Sehu, and Sun Huhu;

There are "Four Guardians": Sun Jian, Sun Suan, Sun Ke, and Sun Bo!
Before becoming obsessed with orc warriors, Sun Jiang was a hero of exceptional ability, training batch after batch of experts. It was precisely because of his skill in battle and his fierce fighting that he was able to gain a foothold in the area beyond the Great Wall in a short period of time.

Li Zhaoting looked at these people indifferently.

There was no escape, no argument, no obstruction.

Li Zhaoting was waiting for them to assemble.

Everyone who gathered here knew these secrets.

In other words, under these circumstances, anyone willing to help Sun Jiang is worse than a beast.

Gongsun Lan pressed herself against Li Zhaoting's back.

In her entire life, Gongsun Lan had never been so vulnerable. Even when faced with Li Shengnan's sword aura that threatened to destroy everything, she was still able to muster the courage to negotiate terms with Li Shengnan and obtain sufficient benefits in return.

The situation is very different now.

If it were just martial arts masters surrounding her, even facing the Shaolin 108 Arhats Formation, Gongsun Lan would dare to fight them and try to find a flaw in the formation.

The 108 Arhats Formation is made up of people.

These gunmen from the Sharpshooter Society are demons.

Being highly skilled in martial arts doesn't mean you're not afraid of ghosts.

Even someone as powerful as Li Yuanfang was still afraid of ghosts and demons.

Throwing a normal person into Arkham and then opening all the cages—that's exactly what Gongsun Lan felt. To be honest, the fact that Gongsun Lan could muster the courage to stand up and lean on Li Zhaoting was already quite brave.

Sun Jiang glared at Gongsun Lan: "You bitch! You really came here to steal the 'Humanoid Dangke'? You're dreaming! I'll chop you into pieces and make sure you never reincarnate!"

Gongsun Lan roared, "Sun Jiang! I've come to avenge my aunt! You killed my aunt! I'll use your heart and liver to pay tribute to her, I'll tear you to pieces!"

Sun Jiang's expression grew increasingly ferocious, twisted as if he had been trampled by an elephant seven or eight times: "My heart and soul? Gongsun Xiaoniang is right inside my heart, soul, spleen, and stomach!"

"You...you...Sun Jiang!"

Gongsun Lan's hands and feet trembled with anger.

A couple who have shared a bed for twenty-five years!

Do you have even a shred of humanity left?!
The answer is: no!

The truth was ten or a hundred times more tragic than Gongsun Lan had imagined; it could not be described in words, and anything that could describe it could not be called writing.

Xi Xie narrowed his eyes slightly. He suddenly made a horrifying discovery: Gongsun Lan, in her panic, automatically wrapped her arms around the man's waist and leaned against him!
How can this be?

Yan Beifei is devoted to his wife, and even if Jingzhai Fairy tries to seduce him, Yan Beifei will not be tempted!
What gives Gongsun Lan the audacity to do this?
This person is definitely not Yan Beifei!

Just as Xi Xie was about to reveal the truth, Li Zhaoting coldly said, "Is everyone here? What I hate most is chasing people like monkeys pulling a cart. I prefer to gather everyone together and then wipe them out all at once!"

"Yan Beifei, you are too arrogant!"

The four "sharp and mean" guardians attacked simultaneously!

Sun Jian thrust out with a "side-blocking" style spear. If he were to meet the attack with a spear, he would be ambushed while holding a pipa!

Sun Ke used the "Iron Flip Pole" technique as a support, advancing one after another like a snake playing in the wind, relentlessly pursuing the quail.

Sun Suan uses the "dripping water" style to receive the attack, and his spear strike is a reverse lift and flick, followed by a smooth phoenix nod, taking advantage of the attack in the middle, advancing with the riding dragon technique, and retreating with the courage of a warding-off.

Sun Bo unleashed his killing moves in the "Riding the Dragon" style, advancing by parting the grass to find the snake, retreating by blocking and protecting. His sleeves billowed like pear blossoms as he shuttled through the air, surrounded by a cloud of spears.

Four guns, four techniques, four blind spots—they attacked Li Zhaoting.

Li Zhaoting drew his sword!
The Nine Great Soul-Slaying Techniques: Heaven and Earth Are Ruthless!
His footsteps landed heavily, each step creating a deafening roar. A powerful burst of energy, mixed with terrifying force, coalesced into a blackish-brown demonic sword. A rain of crimson sword light rained down, enveloping an area several meters in radius. "Whoosh!"

The four guardians were smashed into rotten watermelons.

Li Zhaoting said, "Is everyone here? I don't have much time, so you can all come at once!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Zhaoting suddenly drew his sword.

The Nine Great Techniques of Soul-Slaying: Demonic Birth in the Sea of ​​Evil!
Sword shadows flew, and streaks of blood-red sword light gushed out from the sword's edge, like a rushing waterfall or an Asura crawling out of a blood pool in hell. The blood energy, baleful energy, demonic energy, and evil energy in the air were stirred up by the sword intent.

This place was already filled with demonic and evil spirits, and even someone as strong as Gongsun Lan was so frightened that she was powerless.

The Nine Great Forms of Soul-Slaying, as the strongest sword technique of the Demonic Sect, absorbs the negative energy of heaven and earth like a black hole when it is used, transforming evil energy, murderous energy, evil energy, poisonous energy, miasma, and even the impurities remaining in the body into sword energy.

Fight evil with evil, fight poison with poison, and two negatives make a positive!
The more intense the negative energy absorbed, the more vast and pure the sword energy becomes. The more profound one's internal strength and the more resolute one's heart, the more righteous one's sword intent and the purer the sword energy.

Those whose internal strength is not solid may be influenced by the demonic nature of swordsmanship and become killing monsters.

Yan Beifei is a good example.

Previously, he was a gifted "demon swordsman" whose swordsmanship was all about killing. After getting married, he returned to simplicity and comprehended the true meaning of two negatives making a positive. His swordsmanship became extremely refined and pure, transforming him from a ruthless and selfless demon into a sword with feelings.

With emotions as a means of support, the demonic nature of the Nine Soul-Slaying Techniques not only does not affect Yan Beifei, but also makes him more courageous in battle. The closer he is to the brink of despair, the more he can muster his fighting spirit to fight back and the more he can unleash his physical potential.

Yu Luosha commented that Yan Beifei's understanding of the Nine Great Soul-Slaying Techniques surpassed that of all the sword masters in the Demonic Sect throughout history, exceeding the limits of swordsmanship and breaking free from the constraints of sword manuals and secret formulas.

The hall was already filled with boundless, endless evil, resentment, malevolent energy, and violent energy. Li Zhaoting didn't need to exert any force; he only needed to sweep his sword horizontally, and it would naturally condense into an indestructible blood-red sword light.

Sun Feihu swung his gun and thrust it towards Li Zhaoting's chest.

Among the seven tigers of the Sun family, his "Asura Spear" was the fastest and most ruthless, making him the most suitable to lead the charge.

Li Zhaoting brushed past him.

He walked past it casually.

The spearhead only pierced a fleeting afterimage.

A crimson sword light pierced through his chest, erupting violently within his body. Blood, flesh, and bone fragments splattered in all directions. Li Zhaoting swung his sword to block the three spears, then formed his left hand into a dragon claw and grabbed at Sun Honghu's ribs. With one claw, he tore through the flesh, grabbed his spine, and pulled out a sheep scorpion.

Li Zhaoting is not a cruel person.

This move was taught to me by my master while he was in disguise!

The pseudonym seems to be called something like "Great Compassion and Mercy"!
Li Zhaoting felt that he was indeed very compassionate, only letting these beasts die without a complete corpse, instead of making them pay for everything they had done!

One step forward, one sword strike, one kill.

A crimson sword light enveloped most of the manor.

Every gesture, every smile, even just raising an eyebrow or twitching the corner of the mouth, can condense sword energy.

Based on the Nine Great Forms of Soul-Slaying, Li Zhaoting's true energy was inexhaustible. Those who were killed by Sun Jiang and the innocent who were tortured to death all came back to life with the Soul-Slaying Sword Intent, and used their last strength to launch revenge.

The Nine Great Techniques of Soul-Slaying: Demons Rampage the World!
The entire manor became an ocean of demons and evil spirits, as if it had fallen into a blood-soaked hell, with blood everywhere, demons everywhere, and wronged ghosts everywhere.

Struggling, exhausted, and sinking in a sea of ​​blood.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'll recognize you as my godfather and my grandfather. I'll be as filial to you as I am to my ancestors. Grandfather, please don't kill me!"

"Crack!"

A human head flew into the air.

"Yan Beifei, I'll fight you to the death!"

"Pfft!"

His head and shoulders were cleaved in two by the sword's edge.

"Let's all join forces! For the sake of the one-man rule, for the sake of the Sun family's legacy, let's fight Yan Beifei to the death!"

"Wow!"

The sword light swirled and circled around the opponent, turning into a tornado. Blood and flesh splattered everywhere, and when the sword light dissipated, the person had become a skeleton.

This is not swordsmanship, it's knife technique.

The butcher's knife for carving up an ox!

The specialty of the desert wind riders.

It can turn a person into a skeleton in an instant.

Li Zhaoting walked towards Sun Jiang and Xi Xie without stopping, his eyes indifferent, so indifferent that he didn't seem alive, but more like a cold judge.

What he held was not a sword, but the judge's pen of life and death.

A sword strike is like a judge's pen lightly erasing a name from the Book of Life and Death.

Gongsun Lan stared blankly at Li Zhaoting, at the invincible sword light, at the magnificent scene of the sword flowing with blood, at the invincible war god who punished evil and promoted good. Her eyes became more and more obsessed, and her fear dissipated by more than half.

No wonder he's the man who can conquer a saintess.

No wonder he was chosen by the cult leader!

Luckily, I'm smart and took the initiative to make the first move!

Of the four princesses, I am destined to be number one!

"Four seven twenty-three has come to learn from us!"

Twenty-three scarred, menacing gunmen stood in front of Li Zhaoting. They were the core guards of the Divine Gun Society. Originally there were twenty-eight of them, but five died in battle to resist foreign invasion, and the remaining twenty-three were seriously wounded. After this battle, the Divine Gun Society gained a foothold outside the Great Wall, and they earned the respect of everyone.

To remember their fallen brothers, they still used the name "Four Seven" as a sign of their deep loyalty!
Do you know what Sun Jiang did?

"I just saw it!"

"You still want to stop me?"

"For the Sharpshooter Society, I would gladly die a thousand deaths!"

"Pah! A bunch of mad dogs aiding and abetting evil!"

Li Zhaoting's blood aura grew increasingly dense. He used the Nine Great Forms of Soul-Slaying, yet it possessed the power of the Blood River Divine Sword. Both of them were unique skills where two negatives made a positive.

The Nine Great Soul-Slaying Techniques: Blood Spreads Across the Mountains and Rivers!
All life between heaven and earth is nothing but death. As for the various forms of death, whether they come from nature or not, they all boil down to the word "killing." Heaven punishes man, and this is called "killing."

An aura existing between heaven and earth, devoid of ruthlessness, is called malevolent energy; when applied to humans, it is called killing intent.

Although this aura is domineering, it is wielded with intention and the sword is pure. It can be guided to the right path, using the sword to embody benevolence and chivalry, helping the weak and vulnerable, and thus becoming a force for good.

This is the Blood River Divine Sword, and also the Soul-Slaying Sword Technique.

Behind Li Zhaoting, a vast sea of ​​blood emanated, like a thousand-foot waterfall or an inverted Milky Way. Drops of water shot out from the rolling river, each drop containing the wailing of wronged souls and ghosts, which condensed into the sword energy of revenge.

The river of blood surged forth, sweeping across the land.

Twenty-three people were swallowed by the river of blood.

Sun Jiang and Xi Xie were now completely defenseless.

Li Zhaoting dragged his sword as he walked up to the two men.

Gongsun Lan followed Li Zhaoting closely. With Li Zhaoting's encouragement, Gongsun Lan's courage surged, her fear vanished, and only resentment towards Sun Jiang remained.

“You are using the Demonic Sect’s swordsmanship. Your demonic sword is purer than that of the Demonic Sect leader. But I can tell that you are not Yan Beifei. You are… Li Zhaoting!”

Xi Xie calmly looked at Li Zhaoting.

Li Zhaoting handed the sword to Gongsun Lan.

This sword was bought on the way here, costing two qian of silver. It's just an ordinary cast iron sword.

Li Zhaoting fought with this sword as if riding a different horse in front of Lao Jiu. The Purple Rose Soft Sword wrapped around his waist was like a child whose candy had been stolen, protesting to Li Zhaoting and eagerly joining the battle.

The battle against Xi Xie.

Xi Xie was also a swordsman.

Xi Xie practices... the evil sword, the soft sword!
Li Zhaoting did not answer Xi Xie's question. Instead, he gently swung his sword at his waist, drawing the Ziwei Soft Sword. The iconic sword spoke volumes without words.

"Xi Xie, which dish do you want to become?"

Of all the evils committed by the Divine Gun Society, the number one is naturally the head of the main hall, Sun Sandian. The second is not Sun Jiang, the head of the One-Word Hall, or Sun Chuyan, the head of the Nawei Hall, but this sinister Xi Xie. He was sent by the Black-Faced Cai family to assist in the research. This person accounts for at least 30% of the many sins of the Divine Gun Society and the tragedy of Sun Yaohong's life!

Especially the agonizing torture inflicted on Sun Yaohong.

Sun Yaohong is too perfect.

She was stunningly beautiful, incredibly talented, pure and kind, and resolute. She was perfect from birth, so perfect that it aroused envy and made people want to destroy her.

That's exactly what Xi Xie did.

In terms of martial arts, Xi Xie is inferior to Gong Jiu. However, in terms of sheer aberration, even if you add Gong Jiu and Di Qinglin together and multiply by ten, they still wouldn't be as wicked as Xi Xie.

What this guy did is an eyesore when written down; it makes people resent their fast reading speed, and by the time they realize what they've read, it's already too late.

Zhao Shirong and Lei Chun's experiences were nothing more than an appetizer to Sun Yaohong. Their ruthlessness was so extreme that Di Qinglin would think he was a saint!
(End of this chapter)