Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

"It's him, it's him... Why!"

Seeing Qing Shuangtai's agitation, Cui Luohan comforted him, "It may not be Chao Yizhu. If he wanted to hide it, why would he use his ultimate move? If he is fearless, why would he hide his face? The contradiction is puzzling."

"But who would know how to use his techniques?"

"After I have examined these people, I will accompany you to the beacon tower to assess the troops."

"Thank you very much, Cuiluohan."

After more than a month of pursuit and escape, the Death Forbidden Strike finally reached its climax, with four Golden Lion Coins being decided by martial arts.

Mara, through spiritual transmission, commanded the Desire Realm to seize the Golden Lion Coin to open the Heavenly Road. To this end, the Ten Destructions of Destiny overturned the plan devised by Forgotten Worldly Fate to cooperate with Heavenly Capital and prepared to launch a strong attack on Heavenly Capital.

Just then, a notice was posted at the public pavilion: "Bet on Lion Coins with Lion Coins".

The notice, posted by Old Dog, summons other people who possess Golden Lion Coins to come and settle the score through martial arts.

Old Dog held a golden lion coin in his hand. Years ago, he was sent by Time City to retrieve the lost time, just as Hen Qian Gu was slaughtering the royal guards.

Old Dog rescued Jiang Hui, the last guard, from Hen Qiangu's blade.

Jiang Hui was critically injured and beyond cure. Before dying, he entrusted Lao Gou to deliver a letter and a Golden Lion Coin to Dugu Du, the poison queen of Tushan, and asked Lao Gou to destroy the Golden Lion Coin.

It was there that the old dog adopted the young Peach.

Later, in order to track down the whereabouts of the other Golden Lion coins, Old Dog participated in the first Death Curse.

Fifty years later, the Death Curse was restarted. He had no interest in fighting anymore, but he had to keep his promise.

In the woods next to the pavilion, the old dog lay on a tree branch and said to Little Peach, who was lying under the tree, "Annoying, so annoying. After I get the Golden Lion Coin back, I'll go find you some magic pills."

Little Peach raised her head: "Awoo~"

"You mean that Qi Luosheng? He went to Time City to guard the tree for me."

"Ow~"

"You miss him? Little Peach, you have me, how can you think about anyone else!"

"Ow~"

"Alright, someone's coming. If he's a fraudster, I'll kill him."

Next to the public pavilion, a five- or six-zhang-tall iron pole was erected, with a plate on top containing the old dog's gold lion coin.

Xuan Ding Nu Hang, one of the Three Venerables of Cleansing Sins, tossed a golden lion coin into the plate.

Clang.

Suddenly, the barking of dogs arose all around, and a flash of light appeared from the deep forest.

"Fake goods? You're trying to fool a ghost."

Knowing his attack had been exposed, Xuan Ding Nu Hang decided to use force to win, unleashing his palm strike towards the location of the blade.

The blade flashed forward instead of retreating, continuously spinning and attacking.

Although Xuan Ding Nu Hang changed his moves extremely quickly, he couldn't catch the momentum of the blade's light and was instantly fatally struck by three blades.

"Ah~~"

With a scream, Xuan Ding Nu Hang turned into smoke, his power returning to Chi Hui Ci Hang, who was also one of the Three Venerables of Cleansing Sins.

The old dog emerged from the depths of the woods: "Anyone else coming to their death?"

With a crisp clink, a gold lion coin rolled into the plate.

"All my life I've been drunk on the heights of the heavens, unafraid of sinking into oblivion, I remain steadfast. The moon's shadow follows the light, the sword points at the moon, the sword's light covers the shadow, the moon seeks the sword."

A burly man with blond hair and wearing a fur-trimmed coat walked over.

"Still not in a state of madness?"

"So you still remember! I'm here, old dog. Do you dare to bet?"

His arrogant demeanor and cold, sharp eyes revealed his unwavering ambition to succeed.

The old dog lightly shook its bone knife: "I'll play along."

Crazy and unruly drew a crescent-shaped blade bound with animal hair, threw his head back and laughed wildly: "Come on!"

"Wait a minute."

Huang Quan and Qing Haichao walked over at the same time. With a wave of their hands, two crisp sounds rang out, and the last two gold lion coins were collected.

"Hmm? Four people in two groups, come on, choose your targets."

Qing Haichao lifted his feather cloak and said coldly, "Naturally, it is the Pursuit of Death and the Enemy of Life, my opponent, the Northern Dog!"

"Hahahaha~"

The old dog laughed so hard he shook his whole body: "Come on, let's fight!"

Huang Quan and Dian Bu Luan naturally became rivals. One was indifferent, and the other was arrogant. In an instant, killing intent arose from them.

Luo Hou stood silently outside the pavilion, his hands clasped behind his back.

Zui Guangyin is hailed as one of the four great one-on-one princes, possessing a time-based sword technique that can be described as a cheat code. However, he has already given the Water Condensation Pearl to Qing Haichao. With his deep foundation and the Rain Whale Vein, Uncle Da has a considerable chance of winning the Golden Lion Coin.

Huang Quan is the type who gets stronger the longer the battle goes on, while Dian Bu Luan has some mental issues. In the long run, Huang Quan will inevitably be the one to win.

Luo Hou came here not only to observe, but also to provide protection; he must obtain the four gold lion coins today.

This martial arts duel with a prize has once again attracted the attention of people in the martial arts world. Outside the pavilion, in addition to the organizations and individuals participating in the Death Forbidden Strike, there are also many familiar faces.

On a hilltop not far away stood two figures, one dressed in gold and masked, the other in gold and topped with a tall hat.

The man in the tall hat spoke first: "Qi Taizu?"

"Xi Gong Diaoying, it's been a long time."

"Who killed Hen Qiangu?"

"Right before your eyes lies the Heavenly Capital and the Yellow Springs."

"A name I've never heard of before."

"Really? You'll meet him soon enough."

Neither of them said anything more, each focusing intently on the situation on the field.

The fight has begun.

A stream of turquoise water enveloped Bei Lie Jingtao, constantly shifting and changing with his movements, creating a magnificent tapestry of red and turquoise colors with the setting sun.

First move: Overturning the hand and unleashing a torrent of water.

Qing Haichao raised his right palm, unleashing a surge of true energy. The gentle, yin-like Xuanlang Qi melted into the powerful palm intent, crashing down like a tidal wave.

It can overturn the sea and stir up waves; its power is immense.

The water's essence is profound; the surging waves crash against the shore, churning up thousands of piles of snow outside the Public Pavilion.

Despite having protective qi, the old dog dared not test his strength with his own body. His figure flashed swiftly, and his sword strikes continued unabated.

Bang!

The mad palm clashed with the bone knife, producing a deafening roar that shook the entire earth.

"Ok?"

Qing Haichao had not expected that his earth-shattering palm strike would be blocked, and the force of the bone knife's rebound was no less than his own.

Actually, that's not the case. In terms of sheer palm power, Qing Haichao was undoubtedly superior. However, Lao Gou's bone knife was positioned precisely when Qing Haichao's palm power was about to be unleashed. It appeared as if he had struck out, but in reality, half of his palm power was dissipated in the instant of the block.

Similarly, the bone knife's killing intent vanished in Li's palm.

Qinghai Chao spun around, dispelling the sword energy. He raised both palms simultaneously, and the water element instantly changed, pushing the waves higher and higher, one tide after another, like a thousand peaks rising up, layer upon layer:

"Waves chase the peaks of a thousand autumns, drink!"

"Shadow Strike!"

The old dog raised its blade to counterattack, the bone blade splitting the waves and instantly carving a path. In the blink of an eye, the old dog leaped out of the tidal wave and cleaved the surging tide.

"As expected of the Five Legends, let's go again with Eight Void Waves Strike!"

"Who is afraid of whom?"

Qinghai Chao fully energized himself, using his qi to control the water and attack it. Water flowed all around, and waves rose from all eight directions, turning the area outside the pavilion into a vast ocean.

The vast ocean changed again, giving rise to eight unfathomable yet turbulent and roaring whirlpools, sealing off the old dog from all sides.

The vortex generated a massive suction force, pulling at the figure that the old dog could hardly catch.

Since you're so fast, then we'll make you slow down.

Unexpectedly, the old dog advanced instead of retreating, plunging into the whirlpool.

Qing Haichao was shocked: "Don't go looking for your own death!"

He slowed his hand, about to withdraw his true energy, when the old dog suddenly pounced out of the vortex and stabbed him in the chest with a knife.

"Fleeting Shadow, Transformation, Woof woof!"

Caught off guard, Qing Haichao withdrew his palm to block, and the water flow swept towards the bone knife.

The blade's edge remained completely unaffected, passing right through the water.

Qinghai Chao was in a great hurry. He fell backward and retreated quickly, while the bone knife pursued him inch by inch, never leaving his heart.

Luo Hou frowned. Qing Hai Chao had underestimated his opponent and was suppressed, losing the initiative. He would have to resort to weapons now.

As Qing Haichao retreated rapidly, he suddenly thrust out both palms simultaneously, unleashing both masculine and feminine power, causing a fierce roar to erupt on the field.

The raging waves shot out wildly as if out of control, and the nearby spectators screamed in terror and ran away.

It surges and cleaves the waves for thousands of miles, traversing the mighty river.

For a moment, the old dog was distracted, and Qinghai Chao seized the opportunity to draw out the Rain Whale Vein and wrap his whip around the bone knife.

"Huh? Why are you pulling my knife!"

The old dog channeled his energy into the bone knife, and in an instant, the bone knife was stained with a layer of red, like a light sunset or a blood mist.

The moment the bone knife turned red, a strange and unpredictable force traveled along the blade's edge to the Rain Whale's vein, penetrating directly into the palm of the Sea Tide.

"A mere trick, yet the whale leaps and the dragon roars, drink!"