A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 101 The Ring of Stars

At midnight, the dampness left by the rain still lingered in every open corner of the buildings in Nianjiangnan.

The sweltering heat had driven the insects to chirp tirelessly.

When both sides stood in the courtyard, the followers from various factions around them unconsciously began to retreat.

Yan Du was the one who made the first move.

The lights shining from all directions made the entire courtyard quite bright, and the water seemed to reflect light, but all this light did nothing to help the onlookers catch a glimpse of Yan Du.

In many people's view, the tall, thick-haired, sparse-browed East Kaliman's figure flickered in the air in front of him and then disappeared into thin air. When he reappeared, he was already in front of Guan Luoyang.

Only a handful of people, like Situ Dianluo and Haral, could clearly see the situation on the field and distinguish every action in the battle.

Their hearing and vision can easily distinguish the turbulence of the airflow, and they can even see the trajectory of the air in the courtyard, which was originally relatively calm, suddenly boiling wildly.

Yan Du's powerful body pushed aside the air, and amidst the violent air explosion, an exceptionally sharp screech soared at the forefront.

That was a strange phenomenon caused by Yan Du's palm.

His fingers were tightly clasped together, thrusting forward, breaking through the airflow in front of him layer by layer with his fingertips.

The shockwave generated by the supersonic motion enveloped his palm, forming a visible white cone.

No one would doubt that such a strike could pierce a 20-centimeter-thick cement wall as easily as attacking soft tofu.

Guan Luoyang lowered his eyelids slightly, seeing everything clearly. With a flick of his forearm, he sent his left hand flying out like lightning, striking Yan Du's wrist with the back of his hand and deflecting the stab.

The white cone of air detached from the deflected hand and struck the ground behind him, leaving a shallow crater.

The sharp cries were incessant, and Yan Du's fingertips had already drawn pale streaks in the air.

They cut and stabbed at Guan Luoyang's neck, waist, and other soft, vital areas.

Guan Luoyang either blocked or dodged, taking a slight step back, narrowly missing the extremely dangerous weapon shaped like human hands multiple times, maintaining a state where he was just about to be injured without wasting any energy.

This exquisite control of rhythm is like walking among shrapnel from a violent explosion, giving him ample room to unleash his power within five seconds.

Bang! ! !

The ground suddenly shook.

Guan Luoyang reversed his direction of movement, advancing instead of retreating, taking only a small half-step forward, equivalent to that of a normal adult, and stomping heavily on the ground with the ball of his foot.

In the blink of an eye, his right fist had already struck out with the force of thunder.

Among the Xingyi Five Elements Fist, the Half-Step Collapse Fist is a famous move.

The detailed explanation of Bengquan obtained from Liu Jingtang's notes, while not enough for Guan Luoyang to directly master the fighting style of "Yimu Divine Thunder", was still insufficient.

However, when he combined this mind-power-driven Bengquan (崩拳) with the force-driven Bengquan from the four major training systems, the resulting punch felt even more solid and powerful.

Bengquan (崩拳) belongs to the element of wood, which symbolizes the rapid growth of trees. It originates silently, yet is as powerful as thunder, possessing endless charm.

Yan Du blocked the punch with his arm, but the force of the blow instantly traveled from his arm to his entire body, sending him flying.

The force of a fist made of flesh and blood felt like a strong electric current stimulating the whole body, constantly reverberating in every corner and bringing a needle-like pain.

Even a great white shark escaping by using the water would be stunned and unable to move for a while after being hit by such a punch.

But as soon as Yan Du flew upside down, he twisted his waist and spun around, his arms flailing wildly in mid-air like propellers, releasing the force that had been injected into his body.

He even used his arm to strike with precision, exchanging three consecutive blows with Guan Luoyang, who was chasing after him, in mid-air.

Guan Luoyang's pursuit was thwarted, and he fell from mid-air.

The wild goose flew even faster, passing over most of the courtyard, and crashed into a pillar.

That area was originally designed to resemble a lobby, with red-painted pillars standing outside the door, supporting the corridor. The pillars appeared to be made of wood, and their surfaces even had some mottled and cracked textures.

However, with Yan Du's impact, the thin wooden board painted red shattered, revealing the gray concrete inside.

Immediately following, the concrete broke in half due to the impact, and the thick steel bars deformed and protruded.

"That was a powerful punch!"

Yan Du felt a slight pain in his back, and his eyes reddened slightly from the loss he had just suffered, his fighting spirit burning brightly.

Taking advantage of the rebound from the impact, he thrust his hand back, and the five fingers of the mechanical arm, driven by his willpower, pulled out the thick steel bars from the concrete as if digging into the mud and pulling up a lotus root.

He hurled the steel bar, still covered in a few pieces of concrete, at Guan Luoyang, simultaneously stomping heavily on the base of the pillar with his heel, his body following closely behind the steel bar as he lunged towards Guan Luoyang.

Guan Luoyang's left hand was covered with cyan energy. He fearlessly slapped the steel bars that were rushing towards him at high speed. With one palm, he slapped all the steel bars and the concrete they were wrapped in to the side. When his palm collided with the steel bars, it was louder than the collision between two metals.

He threw out another right-hand punch, which collided with Yan Du's flying palm strike.

Just as their fists and palms were about to collide, Yan Du's hand suddenly retracted, his five fingers gripping down, and with unparalleled skill, he pinched Guan Luoyang's fist with the tips of his five fingers.

The palm is tucked in, and the fingertips exert force to grip and pull, penetrating the bones. This is exactly the same as the "Luohan Capturing the Dragon" move in the Luohan Capturing Hand technique.

A few days ago, Guan Luoyang told him about this move. He never expected that he could now use a mechanical arm to perform such a skillful and accurate technique to neutralize the advantage of the Beng Quan.

But this was Guan Luoyang's own move; how could he not have a way to counter it?

Without even thinking, the locked fist, with a slight tremor of the elbow, cracked its bones, sending the sound to the wrist. The hairs on the back of the hand stood on end, and with a violent jerk, the fist twisted and broke free from Yan Du's grip.

Guan Luoyang straightened his back, about to change his Bengquan into Paoquan and unleash a series of powerful hand hammer blows, when he suddenly sensed something unusual to his side and moved his right hand to the side to defend.

Boom!! Crack!!

The steel bars that were hurtling towards them at high speed were deflected by Guan Luoyang's right hand, leaving the sharpest section untouched.

But several thick steel bars came crashing down at the same time, and the remaining middle sections of the bars still struck him. As the steel bars deformed violently, his body swayed slightly.

The sharp cone that shattered the air rapidly magnified in the corner of Guan Luoyang's eye. Green energy rippled beneath Guan Luoyang's feet as he used his full lightness skill to flash away, his body suddenly disappearing from the curved steel bars and going to a distance of twenty meters to his left and behind.

Even so, he had an unusually noticeable scar on the front of his neck.

Yan Du's palm, a combination of piercing, slashing, and cutting, with a sweep of the edge of his palm and fingers, ripped apart the flesh of the two-inch-long horizontal wound in front of Guan Luoyang's throat, causing blood to gush out.

It was just a hair's breadth away from the true spiritual energy emanating from the opponent's palm damaging the trachea and arteries, taking their lives.

"cough!"

Guan Luoyang's neck hairs stood on end, but his eyes remained clear, as if unmoved. He wiped the wound with his left hand and pressed down with his palm to help the muscles close and stop the bleeding.

Ahead, the twisted steel bars, under Yan Du's casual guidance, floated and rotated around his body, stretching into a full arc.

Upon witnessing this scene, Guan Luoyang's mind raced, quickly processing everything that had just happened.

The steel bars that he had originally slapped away with his left hand were driven by an invisible force around Yan Du, circled around behind him, accelerated again, and attacked from his right side.

When they first met, the metallic limbs floating around Yan Du made Guan Luoyang suspect something about his methods.

However, it was quite unexpected that he could still control the metal while fighting with all his might, and use this speed to coordinate with the surprise attack.

The two stances that Yan Du uses most often have been incorporated into the simplest moves, which can be performed without making a sound.

From the very first strike, he had already unleashed the power of "Wild Goose Cutting Winter Wind," and his mid-air spin, including his current manipulation of the thick steel bars, all came from the second stance—"Ringing Star."

After a satellite is launched into space, it will be captured by Earth's gravity again, orbiting in a circular trajectory endlessly.

The Black Spire has launched several commercial satellites in the past.

That was also the time when Yan Du eliminated the original leader and took over the position of chairman.

From the core members at all levels, to the ignorant fans who only know how to watch martial arts competitions, to the bigwigs in the association who seem to have established their own independent factions, everyone is still influenced by his power and revolves around him.

The Star of the Sky is a satellite-based fighting style, and also a power-based combat technique.

First, show it with wonder; then, show it with power!

Buzzing!!!

The trembling and creaking accelerated as several steel bars coiled together.

Yan Du's jaw muscles tightened, his eyes fixed intently on Guan Luoyang. He pushed off with his feet, unleashing a powerful grip on the ground, and suddenly leaped forward, his entire body soaring horizontally into the air.

The steel bars followed his movements, forming a spiral pattern that enveloped him, so fast that it was impossible to discern their exact number.

The rotating, shooting human body and steel bars formed a giant drill bit, hurtling towards Guan Luoyang.

The air itself seemed to be filled with a continuous, booming sound, so fast and intense that it could be heard far beyond Nian Jiangnan.

The unrestrained burst of true spiritual energy was so powerful that it affected the entire power system of the Nianjiangnan region, causing all the bright lights to flicker at that moment.

Those around who witnessed this move involuntarily held their breath. The flickering lights and changing shadows made everyone's faces look somewhat grotesque.

Even people like Situ Dianluo and Haral were no exception.

Such an attack was incredibly fierce and difficult to dodge. If one were to take it head-on, whether one chose to block the steel bars first or strike the wild goose first, the other half of the attack would be unleashed on Guan Luoyang.

That's an absolutely deadly move capable of shattering even steel and iron.

Among the onlookers, no one could have imagined that just one minute into the battle, one side seemed to have unleashed its ultimate technique, while the other side appeared to be in dire straits.

The eyes of people like Sanada Senjun and Situ Dianluo suddenly became clearer.

Honestly, if they were in a long-distance relationship, how would they cope with this blow?

And... Guan Luoyang...

He opened his arms!

(End of this chapter)