Martial Arts Showdown: My Wife Asked Me to Be the Champion

Chapter 172 Lian Ni Chang: When Xu Qingya comes to collect his money, I'll ambush him.

Dingjun Mountain, Mingyue Gorge.

Ouyang Ting escorted a large amount of treasure through the canyon in a grand procession. Compared to the greedy Huo Xiu, Ouyang Ting's lifelong dream was not money, but fame.

Huo Xiu made money because he liked money, he liked the feel of counting banknotes, he liked the sound of gold and silver, and he liked the sight of glittering jewels. He simply liked money.

Ouyang Ting made money to gain fame, to be renowned while alive, and to leave behind unparalleled martial arts skills and a lasting reputation in the history of the martial arts world after his death.

Huo Xiu handed the money over to Ouyang Ting with peace of mind. The price for this deal was Huo Xiu's boxing manual!

Ouyang Ting needed five masters skilled in martial arts to study martial arts, and the master of boxing was Huo Xiu, whom he knew best. This deal was very worthwhile.

Huo Xiu needed someone who wasn't greedy to escort the jewelry, and Ouyang Ting needed a boxing manual from a master who wouldn't cheat or rob someone. The two hit it off and reached a deal.

Ahead lay the White-Haired Witch's Bright Moon Village. Ouyang Ting wasn't worried; Huo Xiu had provided some assistance when Bright Moon Village was built, and Lian Ni Chang owed him a favor.

Given Lian Ni Chang's personality, no matter how much gold and silver jewelry Ouyang Ting escorted, as long as this matter was mentioned, she could easily get through it and then wipe the favor clean.

Thinking of this, Ouyang Ting felt somewhat smug.

Just as he relaxed his guard slightly, the sound of gongs rang out all around, followed by deafening shouts of battle, and hundreds of henchmen surrounded the white-haired witch, blocking her way.

Lian Ni Chang, the "White-Haired Witch," wields a long sword and wears a mask. Her signature silver hair flutters in the wind, and her god-like yet demonic aura makes Ouyang Ting extremely uncomfortable.

"Ouyang Ting, I'm not going to waste time with the pleasantries! Leave this shipment here, and you can sell it through the counterfeit store!"

What if I say "no"?

"Then you'll stay with us!"

"Lian Ni Chang, you owe me a favor when I built the mountain stronghold, and I'm going to get it back!"

"Ouyang Ting, what nonsense are you spouting? I owe a favor to Huo Xiu, the richest man in the Central Plains. What does that have to do with you? It has even less to do with the Green Robe Pavilion!"

"Are you trying to double-cross me?"

"If I don't rob, what will I eat? Am I supposed to let my hundreds of brothers go hungry?"

"Then we'll see what you're capable of!"

Ouyang Ting wasn't known for his good temper. He was arrogant, conceited, and self-important, even after joining the Twelve Constellations.

It is also the "head of the four auspicious creatures"!

"call!"

Ouyang Ting delivered a powerful punch to Lian Ni Chang.

Lian Ni Chang smiled coldly, thinking to herself that after being Bei Tang Xin Er for so long, it was finally time for "Lian Ni Chang" to loosen up her muscles. With a flash of cold light, her sword was drawn.

Nine Soul-Stealing Techniques: Heaven and Earth Are Ruthless!

As the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect and a disciple carefully nurtured by the Demonic Sect Leader Yu Luosha, Lian Ni Chang naturally knew the Demonic Sect's direct lineage sword techniques. With a single step, the sound of her inner energy erupting, mixed with an extremely terrifying air blast, hurtled towards Ouyang Ting. The sword's edge was surrounded by blood-red energy, condensing into a blood-red sword light.

This sword technique was originally named "Myriad Wonders and Nine Great Forms of Soul-Stealing Techniques". It has moves within moves and endless variations, which can be transformed into 729 moves. The strange and unpredictable attacks and the exquisite and meticulous moves are even better than Wudang Liangyi Sword Technique and Bashan Huifeng Wuliu Sword Technique. However, the sword technique is too complicated and the difficulty of learning it is extremely high. It is also easy to end up with a messy but not proficient style, so few people practice it.

Coincidentally, the previous leader was skilled in swordsmanship and refined this sword technique into nine moves, discarding all fancy variations and retaining only the most essential killing moves.

It is somewhat similar to the "Five Divine Swords of Hengshan", which integrates the essence of a series of sword techniques into a single move.

The entry-level difficulty remains very high, but its growth potential is increased several times over. How much power it can unleash depends entirely on the user's talent. At its peak, it is in no way inferior to the legendary Heavenly Crippled Kick, making it one of the martial arts techniques with the highest growth potential in the Demonic Sect. Its sword light is like blood, and its aura...

A rainbow spans the sky.

Sword shadows flew everywhere, and streaks of blood-red sword light poured down from mid-air, cascading down three thousand feet to form a surging river of blood. It was clearly a sword technique, but it had the power of a boundless ocean and a surging river. In a daze, it felt as if the blood pool in the underworld had collapsed, scattering a soul-stirring rain of blood.

Ouyang Ting moved like a flying dragon, his claws crisscrossing, moving freely amidst the blood and gore. His claws frantically attacked Lian Ni Chang's wrists, displaying the Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand technique!

Dragon Claw Hand, the strongest external grappling technique of Shaolin, has been modified and perfected by generations of high monks in the Disciplinary Hall. Its moves are flawless and can be called an "unbreakable" ultimate skill.

Since this method is an external martial art, it is mostly practiced by high-ranking monks in monasteries. It is used to judge disciples and does not have high requirements for Buddhist teachings. It is mainly used for fighting.

Ouyang Ting was unaware that Shaolin martial arts required Buddhist practice in conjunction with training; he simply liked the word "dragon" and chose to learn Dragon Claw Hand.

The legendary skills like the Twelve Dragon-Capturing Hands and the Shaolin Dragon Whirlwind Palm turned out to be surprisingly effective.

As for the source of the martial arts manuals —

Old Master Murong counted so much money that his hands cramped up!

Lian Ni Chang sneered, "Dragon Claw Hand? Is this your trump card? How disappointing!"

Ouyang Ting's face flushed red, and his composure completely crumbled at this moment. What he could not tolerate most was being looked down upon; this was his "Achilles' heel."

"Lian Ni Chang, since you're so shameless, I'll kill you and burn down your stronghold!"

"Then we'll see what you're capable of!"

Lian Ni Chang flicked her fingers and thrust out another sword.

Nine Soul-Stealing Techniques: Demonic Birth in the Sea of ​​Evil!

As a secret manual of the demonic sect, it is impossible to progress step by step like the righteous martial arts. The demonic sect's martial arts emphasize quick success and instant benefits, converting physical potential into strength as quickly as possible. If you want to progress step by step, the consequence will be that you will be torn apart by your fellow disciples before you can grow up!

The "Nine Forms of Soul-Slaying" can absorb negative energy from the world and transform it into sword energy, eliminating all malevolent, violent, evil, and miasma energy.

Poisonous gas and stagnant energy are both sources of Lian Ni Chang's power. During her attacks, the negative energies cancel each other out, creating a positive effect that benefits her.

The reason why the previous leader was confident in being on par with Tiancanjiao was because they shared the same philosophy: to first absorb negative energy and then transform it into positive energy. This approach may seem like a short-sighted pursuit of quick success, but in reality, it was a continuous effort to solidify their foundation.

The more intense the negative energy absorbed, the purer the sword energy becomes, the more awe-inspiring and vast the sword intent, the more wicked the moves, and the more magnificent the person becomes.

The downside is that it's easy to get obsessed when you first start.

Lian Ni Chang had no such worries.

Based on the Tianshan Heart Method, he practiced the Heavenly Demon Great Method of the Yin Gui Sect and the Dao Heart Demon Seed Great Method of the Evil Extreme Sect. He had long since gone astray and fallen into a state of half-madness. He absorbed negative energy and thus appeared somewhat normal.

Ink can stain a blank sheet of paper, but if I am the inkwell, what can you use to stain me?

Nine Soul-Slaying Techniques: Demons Rampage the World!

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 philosophy of the "Blood River Faction".

The Blood River Sect was originally a demonic sect, but since creating the "One Breath Piercing the Sun and Moon" mental cultivation method, it has gradually transformed from a demonic sect to a righteous one. Decades ago, a great figure who shook the world emerged, and from then on, the name Blood River Divine Sword changed from evil to heroic.

Lian Ni Chang originally didn't understand this much, but after spending a long time by Xu Qingya's side, she was subtly influenced by him and came to understand the true meaning of the Blood River Divine Sword from another perspective. The sword strikes with terrifying power, like the impermanence of death, yet it also displays a righteous spirit.

Nine Soul-Stealing Techniques: An Unforgivable Calamity!

Thousands of sword beams merged into one, surrounding an area of ​​several feet. No matter how Ouyang Ting charged left or right, Lian Ni Chang could easily force him to retreat with a single sword strike.

One step back, and you're back again and again, with no end in sight.

Just like the name of this sword technique, it ultimately leads to an irrecoverable state. Ouyang Ting felt as if he had fallen into an endless sea of ​​suffering, with countless wronged souls and vengeful ghosts entangled with him, gnawing and shouting for revenge. He was unable to move or shake his arms until he was gnawed into a skeleton by these wronged ghosts, and then he fell into the Avici Hell, never to be able to rise again.

"Clang!"

Lian Ni Chang sheathed her sword.

The disciples of Qingyi Tower surrendered without hesitation.

The henchmen swarmed forward and pulled the cart away.

A stunningly beautiful woman, whose beauty could topple kingdoms, knelt on the ground: "Thank you, Chieftain, for avenging me. From this day forward, Ling Ji swears to serve you to the death!"

This woman was named Fang Lingji. Her family was a prominent clan in Jiangnan. When she was four years old, her mother took her to Suzhou to visit relatives. On their way back, all three hundred members of the Fang family were murdered.

Enemies must be eliminated completely, so she and her mother began their life on the run. During this time, Fang Lingji's mother discovered the identity of her enemy, but Ouyang Ting's martial arts skills were too high and his power too great. How could two helpless and vulnerable women possibly seek revenge on Ouyang Ting?

Fang Lingji's mother died of depression.

In despair, Fang Lingji met Lian Nishang, and the two made a gentleman's pact: if Lian Nishang could avenge Fang Lingji within three years, Fang Lingji would be loyal to Lian Nishang for all eternity; if not, Lian Nishang must pass on her martial arts skills to her and do everything in her power to help Fang Lingji take revenge, even at the cost of her life, to kill Ouyang Ting.

This agreement has no binding force.

Fang Lingji originally only kept it as a memento, not expecting Lian Nishang to help her take revenge. Unexpectedly, Lian Nishang really killed Ouyang Ting. Since that's the case, Fang Lingji naturally wouldn't break her promise and was willing to follow her.

In fact, Lian Ni Chang originally planned to treat Ouyang Ting as her "graduation project". She first planned to divide and destroy Ouyang Ting's forces, drive Ouyang Ting into a corner, and then let Fang Ling Ji stab him with the final blow to complete the revenge. Unexpectedly, fate played a trick on her, and Ouyang Ting took the initiative to deliver himself to her door. No matter how big the world is, Xu Qingya's interests are the most important!

Let's put the "graduation project" aside for now.

Killing Ouyang Ting is the most important thing.

As for Fang Lingji, she was Lian Nishang's carefully cultivated assistant, similar to Qin Nanqin. When Lian Nishang was using the alias Beitang Xin'er, Fang Lingji handled all the affairs of Mingyue Mountain Village. She could also occasionally act as a substitute to complete the disguise game. Now that Lian Nishang has helped her take revenge, Fang Lingji has completely settled down, which is a pretty good result.

Fang Lingji reminded her, "Chief, this amount of money is too large; we can't keep it all!"

Lian Ni Chang laughed and said, "Don't worry! Xu Qingya will definitely come to get the money back. When that happens, I'll have a good fight with Xu Qingya and give him the money to help the brothers get a better future. It's just a pity that Xu Qingya has too many wives and concubines, so it's inconvenient to use his beauty to seduce them."

Fang Lingji's face darkened. She thought to herself, "You think you can hide these things from others? I saw everything when I was your stand-in. How can you say such things?"

Lian Ni Chang sneered. These things were all done by Bei Tang Xin Er. What did it have to do with Lian Ni Chang?

Fang Lingji: You're amazing! You're right about everything!

Lian Ni Chang said, "Ling Ji, Ouyang Ting has gotten involved with Qingyi Tower. Xu Qingya won't let him off the hook. I'll try to get you the mission to investigate and confiscate the Ouyang family's property!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Lingji was overjoyed.

In the past, in order to expand his power, Ouyang Ting ruthlessly killed more than 300 members of the Fang family, committing murder and robbery, turning Fang Lingji from a wealthy young lady into a homeless dog.

What goes around comes around. Now, it is the Ouyang family that has been destroyed and wiped out. How could Fang Lingji miss this opportunity?

Even if it means using a seductive charm or whispering sweet nothings in someone's ear, I have to fight for this task. If I can't personally search and confiscate the Ouyang family's property, I'll always feel empty inside.

Seeing Fang Lingji's expression, Lian Nishang guessed her thoughts and warned, "If you dare to use your beauty on Xu Qingya, I'll sell you out to Lingnan!"

Fang Lingji smiled faintly and remained silent.

In fact, when it comes to using a beauty trap, Fang Lingji is far more cunning than Lian Ni Chang.

In the original story, Fang Lingji used her beauty to infiltrate Ouyang Ting's side, gain his trust, and then served him a cup of poisoned wine at the moment when he had completed the construction of the underground palace, summarized the secret manual, and was at the height of his success.

Lian Ni Chang whispered, "Ling Ji, send a message to Yang Yan saying that everything is done!"

Fang Lingji was a little depressed when she heard this. Her chieftain really didn't have any skills when it came to winning favor. Apart from being pretty, all she had left was to be a slave!

Despite being a mountain king, she wanted to be the junior sister. She swung her stick and snatched Xu Qingya up the mountain. They got married that very night. Why all the trouble?

If this continues, I'm afraid I'll become the youngest!

The first building in Qingyi.

Xu Qingya and Huo Xiu stood facing each other.

Huo Xiu did not implement the "Iron Cage Plan." In the face of the two divine weapons, the Iron Cage would be suicidal. To survive, one must rely on one's own true abilities.

Huo Xiu didn't particularly like practicing martial arts. His hobby was money. He spent 80% of his time making money. He engaged in legitimate business as well as murder and robbery. Whether it was money stained with blood or money from a coffin, Huo Xiu liked all kinds of money. How could he have the mind to diligently practice martial arts?

Therefore, Huo Xiu meticulously studied the "Childhood Skills".

For a normal man, practicing virginity training is a very "humiliating" thing, equivalent to voluntarily turning himself into a eunuch and cutting off his family line.

Huo Xiu didn't care about such things.

Huo Xiu doesn't need a wife; money is his wife.

With the foundation of the Boy's Skill, practicing any masculine martial art can be twice as effective, especially Shaolin's unique skills. Coincidentally, there was a black market merchant who sold Shaolin's unique skills on the black market. Even more coincidentally, Huo Xiu had no shortage of money. After buying the manual, Huo Xiu went on a buying spree of elixirs and rare treasures, piling up those useless skills to their peak.

Huo Xiu's training secret can be summed up in just two words.

One-time purchase!

Unlimited spending and resource accumulation!

To some extent, Huo Xiu's path in martial arts is somewhat similar to that of Han Laomo, both of whom obtained unlimited spiritual medicines through various means and then became incredibly strong.

There are very few things in the world that money can't buy: secret manuals, elixirs, divine weapons, and precious armor. Huo Xiu used his wealth to fully arm himself.

He used an entire room full of rare and precious materials to build up the Golden Bell Shield to the eleventh level. You should know that since Bodhidharma created the Golden Bell Shield, throughout history, only a handful of martial monks have been able to reach the eighth or ninth level, and only a handful have reached the tenth level. Even the Thirteen Divine Monks could not reach the eleventh level. It was not that they lacked talent, but that they needed too many resources to break through to the peak.

The resources required to help one Shaolin monk break through the eleventh level of the Golden Bell Shield are enough to train ten master Shaolin monks. No matter how large and powerful Shaolin Temple is, it would never waste resources like this.

That's not all. Huo Xiu also mastered the Shaolin Vajra Indestructible Body Divine Skill, Golden Dragon Body Protection, Buddha Light Body Protection, Dragon Capture Skill, and other unique skills. There were no other secrets to it, just that he was incredibly strong and could fly bricks, relying on spiritual medicine to build up his strength.

Don't talk about combat experience.

For the super-rich of this caliber, there's no need to fight personally; simply staying alive is enough.

In addition to the protective divine skill, there are also three sets of precious armor.

Inside is a silkworm inner armor, the middle layer is a hide armor of exotic sea beasts, and the outside is a golden chainmail. No matter if it is cut by a sword, stabbed by a blade, drowned by water, burned by fire, or sprayed by poisonous water, it can withstand all three pieces of armor. It can be described as extremely heavy.

Finally, any protective technique built upon spiritual herbs must have a weakness. How can this weakness be protected?

The answer is—Turtle Shell Divine Skill!

The secret techniques of the Turtle Taoist of Causeway Bay.

Once you reach the seventh level of mastery, you can defend against acupoint strikes.

The most effective technique in martial arts to counter acupoint sealing!

The Sea Turtle Taoist couldn't resist the power of money, and not only did he offer up a secret manual, but also decades of training experience.

With internal energy cultivation, protective armor, and supernatural powers, the entire body is protected by three layers, making it impervious to swords and spears, and unaffected by water and fire.

Hoshe is the heaviest tortoise in the world!

If described using game stats, in a game where civil officials have three drops of health and military generals have four drops of health, Huo Xiu's health bar can reach fifteen drops, and his defense is maxed out!

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