I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 135: Who is actually guiding whom?

"Hahaha, that was great! Let's do it again!"

Gu Mingye thrust his spear straight forward, his feet clad in golden combat boots, and with a single movement, he moved with the speed of a galloping horse.

Seeing the unique characteristics of his special martial art, "Wild Horse Galloping Through the Sky," its power was greatly enhanced under the blessing of his "Iron Bones" and "Burning Heart."

As a result, every thrust of Gu Mingye's spear could unleash 120% of its power.

The overwhelming power traveled along the gun barrel to the tip, and the movements combined both strength and flexibility, showcasing extremely exquisite fighting skills and demonstrating Gu Mingye's honed combat abilities.

"Watch out for your gun!"

Wind Force, Advanced Martial Skill, Leading the Way!

This is a martial art that combines movement with spear techniques. Gu Mingye charged forward with great speed, and despite being at a disadvantage, he still resolutely adopted an attacking stance with no intention of advancing.

Ding~

Ye Qingzhou parried with his sword, the spine of the Xuanjian sword curving like a bowstring stretched to its fullest extent, absorbing and dissipating all the violent force from the Yelong spear.

Then, Ye Qingzhou's body became as light as a feather, as if it were cotton, completely unaffected by force, making Gu Mingye's attack seem like a mud ox sinking into the sea, almost causing him to lose his balance.

"Is it a technique for shifting force and reducing load?"

Gu Mingye sheathed his gun, quickly regained his balance, straightened his back, and tensed his muscles to gather strength, once again poised to strike.

With sinew as the string, the bow is like a full moon, and the spear is shot out like a crossbow arrow.

In the blink of an eye, the offensive resumed.

"Let's see how you deflect and redirect the force of this shot!"

Boom~

With a stomp of his foot, Gu Mingye shattered the ground beneath his feet. Using the force of the recoil, the power of the Yelong Spear in his hand intensified, heading straight for Ye Qingzhou.

Mountainous terrain, advanced martial arts techniques, conquering thousands of passes!

With a thrust of his spear, Ye Qingzhou seemed to see the desolate and bleak autumn scenery of the frontier.

All that could be seen was endless yellow sand, wild geese flying in the setting sun, the autumn wind fading away, and parting songs lingering in the ears. Then came golden warhorses, traversing thousands of mountains and rivers, drinking blood at the edge of the setting sun, their radiant moon reflecting a tender embrace.

The vast and profound essence of martial arts arrived with a thunderous roar from the trembling spear tip. This strike was powerful and heavy, as heavy as Mount Tai.

Even though he was just one person, Ye Qingzhou felt as if he saw a thousand troops rushing towards him, about to crush his inner world.

"What a beautiful scene! What great fighting spirit!"

Ye Qingzhou sensed the opponent's intense spirit and unwavering will in that shot, so he became slightly more serious.

First gear!

Thunderous power, a dragon in awe!

Rumble~

Ye Qingzhou's extremely pure martial arts true energy instantly transformed into a surging thunder. After changing his internal energy into martial arts true energy, the increase was not as significant as before, but it still directly doubled all of Ye Qingzhou's attributes.

At this moment, he was bathed in lightning, floating like a cloud and moving like a startled dragon!

Strong against strong, attack against attack.

The spearhead clashed fiercely with the sword, instantly creating a powerful gust of wind that swept in all directions, stirring up large clouds of dust and forcing the onlookers to move away once again.

At the same time, two other people heard the noise and came over.

"Who is Gu Mingye fighting?"

"Senior Xiao, Senior Chen!"

The visitors were Xiao Hongyi and Chen Zhuo, both key members of the Central South University Martial Arts Club Team One, ranking second and third respectively.

Both of them are professional martial artists, and both have reached the third level. They have already passed the professional seventh level assessment and are preparing to condense their own true qi martial armor.

Upon seeing the two arrive, Yuan Zhiyi immediately became nervous and earnestly replied, "It's Ye Qingzhou from Linjiang No. 1 Middle School."

"Linjiang No.1 Middle School?"

"High school student?"

Xiao Hongyi and Chen Zhuo were quite surprised. They were so engrossed in training that they were unaware that Linjiang No.1 Middle School and Zhicheng Middle School had come to visit and try out for the training.

Li Zhiang, who ranked fourth in Nanjing University's first team, walked up to the two with a smile and greeted them, "You're here too."

"What exactly is going on?"

"Is Gu Mingye so free? He actually has the time to play coaching games with high school students?"

Xiao Hongyi and Chen Zhuo were both puzzled. After all, the competition among prestigious universities is fierce. Central South University wanted to improve its national ranking, while none of the top-ranked universities wanted their ranking to fall.

Therefore, the martial arts clubs of major universities are constantly competing with each other, creating a martial arts arms race atmosphere, and no one dares to stop.

Like rowing against the current, if you don't move forward, you'll fall behind.

It's important to understand that if we regress, the allocated resources will be significantly reduced.

With fewer resources, cultivation will stagnate, and rankings may continue to fall, creating a vicious cycle.

Li Zhiang shook his head and sighed deeply: "Gu Mingye only challenged Ye Qingzhou because he wanted to improve."

"challenge?"

Xiao Hongyi and Chen Zhuo were both taken aback upon hearing this. They wondered whether they had misheard or whether Li Zhiang had used the wrong word.

The top martial arts club member of Nanjing University challenges a high school student?

Li Zhiang sighed, "I know this sounds unbelievable, but as you can see, Ye Qingzhou is very strong, especially his strength. I estimate that he has at least the strength of a thousand jun (a unit of weight), and he even cracked the force measuring instrument in our school."

Upon learning that the force gauge, which could withstand an impact of up to ten tons, had actually cracked on the spot, Xiao Hongyi and Chen Zhuo felt as if their brains were about to split open.

"Although I know that martial arts are constantly evolving, with each generation stronger than the last, isn't this Ye Qingzhou a little too strong?"

"Gu Mingye has fallen into a disadvantageous position again!"

The three of them turned their attention back to the changing battle situation.

In the fierce struggle, Gu Mingye, who was at the peak of the Fire Realm, was no match for Ye Qingzhou. His strength was far inferior to Ye Qingzhou's, who had only just begun to learn the "Refining Gold in Fire" technique.

Finding himself outmatched, Gu Mingye immediately abandoned his direct attack and switched to using skillful force. The Yelong Spear in his hands was unpredictable, like a dragon playing with a phoenix, with a flurry of spear flowers, trying to use skill to overcome strength.

Forest formations, advanced martial arts techniques, just a cursory glance!

"interesting."

Ye Qingzhou also switched from offense to defense, using a tight sword technique to defend himself completely, demonstrating his superb swordsmanship.

This move once again shocked the three onlookers.

Xiao Hongyi, who also wields a sword and is known for his swordsmanship, couldn't help but exclaim, "Every time Ye Qingzhou parries, he carries a force of deflection and turning, like a prison, locking Gu Mingye's spear technique in place."

"Such swordsmanship is truly divine!"

"Is this a high school student?"

Neither Li Zhiang nor Chen Zhuo knew how to describe it.

It looks like Ye Qingzhou is giving Gu Mingye some pointers.

Is there some mistake?

Or am I still dreaming because I haven't woken up properly today?

clang~ clang~ clang~

Gu Mingye's spear thrust out like a dragon, his true energy vast and boundless, like the Yangtze River rushing to the sea, unstoppable.

But then Ye Qingzhou's sword shadows rose up in a dense array, forming a formidable fortress, or an insurmountable mountain, blocking Gu Mingye's path.

Even if the shadow of the gun transforms into a giant wave, with the force of crashing against the shore and swallowing the sky and earth, it will only end up being shattered to pieces upon hitting the reef, unable to shake the mountain in front of it even slightly.

Even as Ye Qingzhou's sword energy spread out, Gu Mingye instinctively felt a sense of suffocation, as if he were trapped in a quagmire and would be swimming in shallow water if he didn't leave soon.

Ye Qingzhou smiled calmly: "Did you notice?"

The forest's shape resembles a blue dragon.

The aura of the Azure Dragon, solemn and imposing, transformed into a sword array!

As the famous sword Xuanjian turned its blade, the scattered sword energy immediately responded to Ye Qingzhou's call from the sword heart, resonating and rising together, with all swords returning to their origin.

Countless sword energies burst forth like branches breaking through the soil, attempting to completely engulf Gu Mingye, who was trapped within them.

This is a variation of the advanced martial art "Heavenly Net Sword Technique"!

Forest Formation, a high-level martial art, the Senluo Sword Net!

The sword energy was menacing, transforming into a vast, inescapable net.

Gu Mingye was like prey caught in a net, surrounded and intercepted by sword energy, seemingly with nowhere to escape and nowhere to avoid it.

Under the resounding sword energy, Gu Mingye's body was completely shattered and disappeared into particles of light.

"That was close, we almost lost."

Gu Mingye appeared behind Ye Qingzhou without anyone noticing.

It turned out that when they were about to be defeated, Gu Mingye had already noticed Ye Qingzhou's sword formation and therefore used a high-level Yin-style martial skill in advance, making it impossible for them to catch up.

Gu Mingye left behind a residual image formed from true energy, while he himself used Yin energy to escape and came behind Ye Qingzhou to launch a surprise attack, hoping to turn the tide of the battle.

Thunderous Force, a high-level martial skill, Galloping Horse Breaks the Army!

With a galloping horse treading on thunderous hooves, Gu Mingye, displaying the valor of a general slaying a general, thrust his spear straight into Ye Qingzhou's back.

The spear pierced through Ye Qingzhou's body, cutting right through him.

"Oh no! It's an afterimage!"

Gu Mingye was shocked. The shot seemed to have hit a bubble, without any resistance or feedback. It was clear that it had not hit the target directly and had instead missed.

At that moment, Ye Qingzhou's voice rang in his ears, carrying a hint of approval: "Not bad tactics, but Yin-style mental illusions aren't something only you can use."

With the Wind Dragon, the Fire Dragon, the Mountain Dragon, the Forest Dragon, the Thunder Dragon, and the recently comprehended Yin Dragon, Ye Qingzhou now possesses all six dragons, enough to handle any kind of battle.

The phantom formed by the mirage dragon drifted away with the wind.

Then, the sound of a sword's cry suddenly rang out.

Clang~

The sword flashed and disappeared in an instant, followed by the sound of armor being torn apart. Gu Mingye's combat uniform was ripped open by the sword, and blood splattered like rain.

"Ah~"

A deep, bone-revealing sword wound was slashed across his back. Despite the pain, Gu Mingye refused to retreat; instead, it fueled his fighting spirit to win.

"Take this one last move!"

Fire, advanced martial arts technique, Raging Horse Charges Through the Pass!

At the same time, Gu Mingye combined the two styles, wielding the Yelong Spear in his hand, and simultaneously unleashed the second style of "Nine Battles of the Wilderness," "Burning the City with Blazing Fire."

Anger erupted, transforming into raging torrents of fire that swept towards Ye Qingzhou with the power to burn mountains and boil seas.

"You're too slow."

Speedy!

Ascend to the Dragon!

Ye Qingzhou flashed through the raging sea of ​​fire, and before his mocking voice could reach Gu Mingye's ears, the sword energy had already struck him.

Advanced martial arts technique: sword light splits, seven strikes in an instant!

Gu Mingye was struck by seven swords and immediately collapsed to the ground, but before he lost consciousness, he had a satisfied smile on his face.

Although he was defeated in this battle, it did not diminish his indomitable fighting spirit. On the contrary, under Ye Qingzhou's pressure, his burning passion and martial will were broken and rebuilt.

Once his body recovers, his cultivation and realm will reach new heights.

Ye Qingzhou sheathed his sword and returned to Hexi Terrace with a calm expression.

However, everyone present was still immersed in the battle that had just taken place, and their minds were unable to calm down for a long time.

Of the three onlookers, Chen Zhuo was the first to speak: "Gu Mingye actually lost."

Seeing his friend defeated, Li Zhi'ang showed no sadness or anger, but instead beamed with joy: "Undeterred and ever-growing in the face of adversity, Gu Mingye's strength will surely break through his bottleneck after this defeat, reaching even greater heights. I estimate that in a few years, he'll be able to challenge for the Grandmaster realm."

"Yes, it's really enviable."

As Gu Mingye's old rival for the past three years, Xiao Hongyi naturally saw this point as well, but unfortunately, he could not follow the path that Gu Mingye had taken.

Moreover, losing to a high school student is quite embarrassing.

Gu Mingye, a battle maniac, didn't care, but Xiao Hongyi couldn't get over this mental hurdle: "Sigh, thinking about it this way, although I didn't lose to Ye Qingzhou, I did lose to Gu Mingye. It seems that in the last year, I won't be able to get rid of the label of second place on my head."

At this moment, Yuan Zhiyi and Zeng Jixia, who were also watching from the sidelines, looked at each other in bewilderment.

In their eyes, Gu Mingye was invincible.

The invincible champion of the Nanjing University Martial Arts Club has now been defeated by a high school student, and in a head-on battle, he was defeated only after using all his skills.

Even if you try to find a reason, you can't find one.

After fighting a major battle, Ye Qingzhou's clothes were still intact, and he was spotless, just like a high school student on a picnic at Yuelu Mountain.

Looking at Gu Mingye, he was lying on the ground with his feet in the air, his clothes torn to shreds, and the sword wounds on his body were shocking to behold.

Soon, Li Zhi'ang personally took Gu Mingye to receive treatment.

The president of Nanjing University felt as if he had touched an electric wire the moment he heard the news; he was completely numb.

What happened to the promised guidance battle?

So who's guiding whom?

My ace from Nanjing University lost to a high school student?

…………

Back in the group, everyone looked at Ye Qingzhou as if he were a monster.

Xu Yuebing was the first to step forward and ask with concern, "Ye Qingzhou, are you hurt?"

Standing to the side, Leon couldn't help but complain, "Master Ye's clothes aren't even torn, it would be a miracle if he got injured. On the other hand, the number one martial arts club member from Nanjing University seems to be quite badly injured. Master Ye, you really went all out, it hurts just watching it."

Ye Qingzhou remained calm, as if he had casually done something insignificant: "He asked for it and got it. He wanted to use me to hone his martial will. How could he do it without paying a price?"

However, in this battle, Gu Mingye benefited, and Ye Qingzhou also did not lose out.

Ye Qingzhou learned a lot of fire control techniques from Gu Mingye, especially the "Sparkling Fire" move, which was very interesting.

"The idea of ​​releasing martial arts energy as a spark and then igniting it with a technique when needed is really good."

Ye Qingzhou looked at Zeng Jixia and Yuan Zhiyi, who were still in a daze not far away, and called out, "Can we continue our tour?"

"..."

Zeng Jixia and Yuan Zhiyi were startled, but they could only obediently continue to act as guides.

A martial arts prodigy who can even be trampled underfoot by Gu Mingye, he's someone you can't afford to mess with.

Afterwards, Ye Qingzhou visited Qingfeng Gorge with the group.

Standing at the gorge entrance, one can see the clear waters of the two lakes reflecting the green mountains, with pavilions nestled among the lush greenery, creating a picturesque scene. Taking the cable car from Qingfeng Gorge to the mountaintop offers a panoramic view of the mountains ablaze with autumn foliage, a truly unique experience.

The area is lush with trees, vibrant yet orderly, making it a great place to appreciate the power of the forest.

After passing through Qingfeng Gorge, Ye Qingzhou followed the main group to the Yinxin Pagoda.

Standing beside Ye Qingzhou, Zeng Jixia's tone began to fawn as she enthusiastically introduced, "This place is where the relics of some eminent monks of the Pure Land School are buried. The earliest relics came from Brahma. When Brahma passed away, his disciples Ananda and others cremated his body, and there were bones like five-colored pearls, bright and firm, which were called relics. A pagoda was built to enshrine them."

Ye Qingzhou asked curiously, "I've heard that consuming a relic can cause a surge in one's internal energy?"

Zeng Jixia's face trembled, and she said with a forced smile, "It's all just rumors spread by outsiders. These are remains. Who in their right mind would eat them? But relics are indeed quite miraculous. They can form a special mental field that allows martial artists who enter to quickly enter a meditative state and improve their training efficiency."

"I see, that's why eating it has this effect."

Ye Qingzhou's words scared Zeng Jixia half to death again, and she quickly made an excuse to lead everyone to visit the next area.

To prevent Ye Qingzhou from forcibly digging open the pagoda and chewing up the relics inside like candy.

"The White Crane Spring is just ahead."

Zeng Jixia hovered around Ye Qingzhou like a follower, introducing the area: "The mountain is covered with lush trees, and abundant groundwater is filtered through sandstone and flows out here continuously. It is clear, transparent, sweet and cool, and never dries up, regardless of winter or summer."

Afterwards, everyone came to a spring. The spring water was full of vital energy and spiritual charm, and drinking it would be very beneficial.

"The ancients described this spring as 'changing with temperature and weather, its fullness and emptiness remaining the same regardless of drought or flood.' When tea is brewed with the spring water, the rising steam swirls around the rim of the cup, resembling white cranes in flight, hence its reputation as the first fragrant stream in Lushan."

After saying that, Zeng Jixia poured a cup for each of the students from Linjiang No.1 Middle School and Zhicheng No.1 Middle School.

Ye Qingzhou raised his cup and drank it all in one gulp. After the vital energy entered his body, he immediately absorbed and refined it with his innate wood element, removing the "residual poison" of consciousness. Afterward, he felt much more energetic.

"This is great stuff! Can we pack it up?"

Zeng Jixia was speechless again. Of course, that was impossible!

Unfortunately, faced with Ye Qingzhou's "sincere" gaze, Zeng Jixia felt that principles could be adapted to different circumstances.

Finally, Ye Qingzhou left Baihequan with a two-liter mineral water bottle, completely satisfied.

(End of this chapter)