I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 195 Twenty and a Young Man

"You audacious madman!"

"act recklessly!"

How many years has it been since the Gu family of Xingcheng was provoked like this?

The four elders of the Gu family, Gu Guangming, Gu Guangzhi, Gu Guangbo, and Gu Guangsheng, all of whom belonged to the "Guang" generation, rushed out immediately.

At this moment, under the cold moonlight, a figure completely covered in armor stood brazenly in the dim night.

He carried a long sword on his back, his posture upright, but he had no trace of human life, as if he were a dead thing.

"Hiding your head and tail, dare you reveal your name?"

"My name is Juejian, and tonight I have come to destroy the Gu family."

The telepathic message that rang out again was delivered in a chilling tone, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, only revealing an undisguised, icy killing intent.

"Who sent you?"

Gu Guangming drew his knife, his gaze sharp, his whole being exuding murderous intent: "You dare to cause trouble in our Gu family? I think you're tired of living."

"Why waste words with him? Let's capture him first. I don't believe his words can be harder than the Gu family's blade!"

Gu Guangsheng, who had the most volatile temper, didn't hesitate for a moment before unleashing his ultimate move, slashing fiercely at Ye Qingzhou with his sword.

His feet seemed to tread on waves, his blade aimed with terrifying force, as if a monstrous wave was pushing him forward to attack.

The Gu family's secret martial art, the Tide Flowing Blade Technique, second move: Treading the Tide!

This move, used as a starting stance, has a long and endless follow-up force. The blade's energy accumulates like a tidal wave, with each strike stronger than the last, until the opponent is unable to defend themselves.

Ye Qingzhou adopted a bow stance, leaned forward, and assumed a strange posture of holding a sword with his hand reversed, waiting patiently for the enemy to arrive.

"Haha, you actually thought you could take my Tide-Treading Blade head-on? How utterly foolish!"

Gu Guangsheng was pleased with himself. Tide-Treading was a high-level martial art, and he had already mastered it. Every time he struck his opponent, the power of the next strike would double!

Two cuts double the amount, three cuts triple the amount!

Each strike was stronger than the last, and no matter how skilled the enemy was, they would perish under his blade.

"Fool, take this!"

bang~

Gu Guangsheng stomped on the ground, and the light from his sword reflected the moonlight, surging in like a night tide with overwhelming momentum.

As the blade pierced through the air, the sound of rushing water suddenly arose all around.

The white ribbon, like a leaping splash of water, slashed down fiercely towards Ye Qingzhou's head.

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou manipulated the combat puppet to dodge Gu Guangsheng's blade strike, while simultaneously drawing the sword from his waist.

Clang~

The sword, as black as ink, seemed to devour the moonlight and conceal its sharpness the moment it was drawn from its sheath, leaving only a clanging, sharp sound that echoed through the night sky.

The renowned sword Black Shark is beginning to show its brilliance!

The moment the swords clashed, the white blade slashed vertically, the black sword parried diagonally, sparks flew, and a violent friction sound was heard.

Gu Guangsheng's martial arts mastery was evident. At this moment, his aura was soaring through the heavens and earth. With a single slash, he even stirred up the water vapor of the Xiangjiang River, which pressed down horizontally.

Ye Qingzhou was not to be outdone, and immediately his martial arts true energy erupted, going all out.

Second setting, overclocking mode!

The combat puppet's body is forged from steel and iron, and it can withstand a greater amount of force than Ye Qingzhou's own body.

At this moment, the primordial energy in the puppet's dantian transformed into a surging torrent, flowing endlessly along the alloy muscle bundles, releasing unprecedentedly violent power.

The Black Shark Sword slid rapidly, the shark teeth on the blade vibrating at high speed, rubbing against the weapon in Gu Guangsheng's hand. The violent vibration caused the sword's edge to clash with the blade dozens of times in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, it directly destroyed the internal structure of the blade.

Then, Ye Qingzhou, holding the sword in his right hand, twisted his waist and swung the sword down, cutting the famous sword in Gu Guangsheng's hand in two with a single blow.

"How is that possible!"

"My knife!"

Gu Guangsheng stared at his broken beloved knife, feeling utterly devastated. His prized Tide-Treading move hadn't even been activated before his weapon was slashed by his opponent.

How can we fight like this?

While he was distracted, Ye Qingzhou swung his famous sword Black Shark again, and with a diagonal slash, he cut a deep, bone-revealing sword wound into Gu Guangsheng's body.

In an instant, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and cries of agony echoed through the night sky.

"Guang Sheng!"

"You dare to harm anyone from the Gu family? I won't let you get away with this!"

Gu Guangming and Gu Guangzhi drew their swords simultaneously, attacking Ye Qingzhou from the left and right, hoping to rescue their brothers from his blade.

Swish~ Swish~

Two dazzling blades of energy crashed down upon us, accompanied by a wave of misty vapor.

"Playing with water in front of me? Ridiculous..."

Ye Qingzhou neither dodged nor evaded, but took the blow himself. The sword energy impacted the combat puppet's body and was immediately absorbed and transformed, instead gaining even more sword energy power.

For Ye Qingzhou, who had already studied the incomplete "Tai Xuan Jade Book", the fluctuations of the Gu family's flowing sword energy were no secret to him.

Sword Qi Slash!

Ye Qingzhou's sudden sword strike cleaved Gu Guangsheng in two from head to toe. The surging sword energy was like the waters of a great river, flowing to the sea and never to return.

Rumble~

The sword energy, undiminished in its momentum, headed straight for the Gu family mansion, like a torrent of water, destroying houses and buildings along its path. It possessed the power to crush cities and fortresses, causing the sounds of collapses echoing throughout the Gu family mansion.

After the loud bang, Gu Guangsheng collapsed to the ground and could not get up.

Martial arts masters possess extremely strong vitality; even if they are decapitated, they can be brought back to life if they receive timely treatment.

Ye Qingzhou's sword not only severed Gu Guangsheng's head but also shattered his brain, completely destroying his internal organs and severing all his life force.

Due to underestimating his opponent and being careless, Gu Guangsheng, a martial arts master at the first level of the Ascension Realm, died!

The master-level expert of the Gu family in Xingcheng has lost another member!

"Guang Sheng!"

"No!"

"You dare kill a member of the Gu family? Today I will tear you to pieces!"

Gu Guangming, Gu Guangzhi, and Gu Guangbo were all furious with each other. Although they were only cousins, they had practiced martial arts together since childhood and were all members of the "Guang" generation in the family. Their relationship was even closer than that of blood brothers!

It should be noted that in the Gu family of Xingcheng, only those with outstanding martial arts talent can inherit the "character" in the family genealogy, thereby inheriting the family's martial arts legacy. They only need to practice martial arts every day and enjoy various privileges, but they do not need to worry about mundane matters such as the management of the family business.

For example, Gu Changqing's father, Gu Tingwei, was nominally the head of the family, but in reality, he wasn't even ranked in the "character" generation; his status was merely that of a high-ranking butler.

Not only are they busy with mundane affairs every day, but when faced with major events, they can only seek the support of Gu Guangming and a few other clan elders, otherwise they cannot accomplish anything.

Unfortunately, the ancestors of the Gu family established this system to ensure that the family prioritized martial prowess, respected martial skills, and used force to protect the Gu family's power from decline.

However, after so many years of implementation, it has now turned into the clan elders relying on their military power to arbitrarily interfere in clan affairs, acting arbitrarily and brutally, wantonly encroaching on the interests of the clan, causing the Gu family's power to decline and making enemies everywhere.

After killing Gu Guangsheng with a single sword strike, Ye Qingzhou once again transmitted his thoughts, his tone extremely disdainful: "It's truly laughable that the martial arts world of Dongji Kingdom is controlled by weakling masters like you."

Underestimating the enemy, being careless, arrogant and reckless.

This is Ye Qingzhou's assessment of Gu Guangsheng, a lousy master. His martial arts family name is undeserved; his cultivation and realm are entirely built up by the family's rare resources and accumulated experience, making him extremely weak in actual combat.

A martial arts genius among ordinary people, whose aptitude and talent far surpass Gu Guangsheng's.

The reason they cannot become masters is simply because they lack rare treasures and martial arts techniques, especially the mental cultivation method, which has blocked countless exceptionally talented individuals.

"You are parasites in the martial arts world."

Ye Qingzhou said coldly.

"Shut up! You madman!"

"How dare you humiliate the Gu family of Xingcheng! You deserve to die a thousand deaths to atone for this crime!"

As Gu Guangming and Gu Guangzhi cursed each other, they had already brandished their knives and rushed to Ye Qingzhou's side, attacking from both sides, intending to kill Ye Qingzhou and avenge their deceased cousin.

At this moment, Gu Changqing and Gu Changheng also arrived at the scene. When they saw the corpse that had been split in two on the ground, and the internal organs scattered in the scarlet blood, their faces turned extremely pale.

"Second Brother, Fifth Uncle is dead!"

"I'm not blind."

Gu Changqing gripped the famous sword, Taoguang, at his waist, his anger rising in his chest. His gaze was fixed on Ye Qingzhou, but he wondered which powerful enemy of the Gu family had come to attack.

At this moment, a secret doubt crept into his mind: 'Could it be you? Ye Qingzhou…'

Ding~

Ding~

Ye Qingzhou parried with his sword, his body twisting and bending at an incredible angle, calmly blocking the attacks from Gu Guangming and Gu Guangzhi.

"Your knives are too slow."

Within the five internal organs, the five vital energies converge.

The opponent's martial arts true energy was like water that could penetrate everywhere, trying to infiltrate and damage Ye Qingzhou's internal organs, but it was absorbed and transformed by the combat puppet, which instead increased the power of Ye Qingzhou's moves.

clang~clang~

clang~clang~

The three clashed with swords, exchanging dozens of blows in the blink of an eye. Ye Qingzhou controlled the combat puppet, deliberately only defending and not attacking, in order to use the attacks of the two to build up his strength.

Combat puppets have limited energy reserves. It would be foolish to engage in a war of attrition with a martial arts master who theoretically has unlimited true energy. The best strategy is to kill them with a single blow.

Gu Guangming and Gu Guangzhi, unable to break through the defenses, grew increasingly alarmed as the battle raged on.

"What happened?"

"This person has been hit by so many of our hidden attacks; the accumulated sword energy within him should have reached its limit, causing his qi and blood to collapse. Why is he still acting like nothing happened, lively and energetic?"

"This is completely illogical!"

The Gu family's undercurrents are seemingly ordinary on the surface, but in reality, they are turbulent and treacherous.

The sword energy, accompanying the attack, will continuously seep into the internal organs in secret. After accumulating to a certain extent, it will erupt like a torrent, tearing apart the enemy's flesh and blood like mercury spilling onto the ground.

However, after dozens of blows, the enemy in front of him remained as steady as Mount Tai, showing no signs of being about to give up.

As the power accumulating within its body grew, the combat puppet's aura suddenly surged, becoming impossible to suppress, and it emitted a wave of energy like a raging sea.

"not good!"

"We've been tricked!"

The Gu family's "Tide Flowing Blade Technique" includes a martial art called Listening to the Tide, which allows one to sense the fluctuations of true energy within an opponent's body.

Unfortunately, their martial arts skills were clearly not up to par, only at the beginner level. That's why they were interfered with by Ye Qingzhou's Yin Mirage Dragon and couldn't detect the clues in advance.

Danger!

Gu Guangming and Gu Guangzhi's instinct for danger instantly made their hair stand on end, and on a whim, they felt a great disaster was about to befall them.

But it was too late.

"This move was created specifically for you."

Second gear!

Explosive Mode!

The pent-up power burst forth in an instant. With the help of the combat puppet's astonishing endurance limit, Ye Qingzhou suddenly unleashed an ultra-fast sword technique that he had previously only been able to imagine.

bang~

Ye Qingzhou took a step forward, and the ground beneath his feet immediately cracked open, allowing him to once again enter the realm of superhuman speed.

The armor on the battle puppet rubbed violently against the air, shooting out scorching flames.

Secret Sword, a super-level martial skill, Divine Edge Shadow!

A technique never before seen in the world has descended upon humanity for the first time.

A blade of lightning speed, vanishing without a trace.

A strike at twenty times the speed of sound is incredibly fast and can be described as astonishing. In the "Lunyu" (a collection of ancient Chinese texts), twenty is "weak crown," meaning the weakest person in the world.

At such sword speed, even a mere master is nothing more than a weakling.

One sword!

Without a sound or a shadow, only a flash of light, and both man and knife shattered.

Rumble~

The location where Gu Guangming and Gu Guangzhi were standing seemed to have been hit by a cruise missile, raising clouds of dust and sand. When the dust settled, the two figures were nowhere to be seen.

When Gu Guangbo and Gu Changqing came to their senses, all they saw were blades and human fragments scattered on the ground. The fate of Gu Guangming and Gu Guangzhi was predictable.

"It's your turn."

Ye Qingzhou was emitting wisps of smoke as he performed a maneuver at twenty times the speed of sound. His outer armor had suffered severe wear and tear, with several charred marks appearing on it.

Fortunately, the internal organs of the combat puppets were all sourced from the King of Snipers and were refined and strengthened by the Six Ding Divine Fire; otherwise, they really wouldn't have been able to withstand the powerful inertia.

Even so, the internal organs and delicate organs such as the eyes still suffered some damage and needed to be repaired after the battle.

"Super...Super-level martial arts technique!"

Gu Guangbo was beginning to suspect that the enemy before him might be a true disciple of some martial saint.

Gu Changqing's expression was equally grave. That sword strike just now was so fast that even he could barely see it; it was ridiculously powerful. "Who exactly are you? Why are you making things difficult for my Gu family!"

"Those who commit many unrighteous acts will naturally suffer calamity; why bother asking further questions?"

Ye Qingzhou manipulated the combat puppet, sword in hand. The Divine Edge Shadowless Sword technique he had just used was a sword move that Ye Qingzhou had been pondering recently.

Its essence lies in the word "fast".

Unfortunately, his physical body simply couldn't withstand such speed; otherwise, it would have been tantamount to suicide.

But the combat puppet is no different. Its body, forged from various high-grade rare metals, is strong enough to withstand such exertion, allowing it to unleash the Divine Edge Shadow Technique at the entry level and kill enemies with lightning speed.

"To die by my sword is an honor for you."

Clang~

Ye Qingzhou leaped into the air, his famous sword Black Shark slicing through the night sky as he attacked Gu Guangbo and Gu Changqing: "Words are useless. Today we will determine who is superior and who is inferior, and we will decide their fate."

"This is outrageous!"

Enraged, Gu Guangbo moved his blade at will, slashing down from mid-air. The blade energy surged like a monstrous wave, instantly unleashing immense power as it crashed against Ye Qingzhou with the force of a tidal wave.

The Tide Flowing Blade Technique, First Form: Raging Tide!

A renowned sword displays its sharpness, while raging waves rise in the sea.

Gu Guangbo, driven by a desire to avenge his brother, no longer cared whether Ye Qingzhou was a successor of the Martial Saint.

Ding~

Ye Qingzhou was forcefully cleaved back to the ground by Gu Guangbo's earth-shattering downward strike.

The ground beneath their feet, unable to withstand the aftershocks of their battle, was blasted into a crater more than ten meters in diameter.

"Evergreen!"

Knowing he was outmatched, Gu Guangbo suppressed Ye Qingzhou with a single strike and immediately called for Gu Changqing to join forces.

"They're here."

The famous sword, Taoguang, drew a dazzling streak of light under the bright moon. Its moves were swift, fierce, and surging, and in the blink of an eye, it had reached Ye Qingzhou's back.

The Fourth Form of the Tide Flowing Sword Technique: Surging Tide!

With a single slash, the sun and moon lost their light, and even ghosts and gods were terrified!

"Heh~"

Ye Qingzhou smiled disdainfully, twisted her sword, and the strong and domineering sword energy instantly transformed into soft silk threads that wrapped around Gu Guangbo's weapon.

Ye Qingzhou pulled him over forcefully, using him as a shield.

Seeing that the blade was about to strike his uncle, Gu Changqing quickly changed his move. In the nick of time, he stomped his left foot heavily, and his figure flew into the air.

He then raised his sword high and slashed down with the momentum.

This strike contained boundless rage, its blade extremely sharp, as if it could even cleave the brilliant starry sky above in two.

A combined attack of wind and fire, a high-level martial art, shattering the Milky Way in fury!

A fierce wind howled, flames surged and torrents roared; with a single strike, the Milky Way collapsed, and raging waves swept across the land.

"Excellent swordsmanship."

Upon seeing this, Ye Qingzhou couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, saying telepathically, "Of all the members of the Gu family, only you are somewhat presentable."

Ding~

Without dodging or avoiding, Ye Qingzhou kicked away the obstructing Gu Guangbo, then raised her sword to parry and take the blow head-on.

The moment the swords clashed, the sword energy transformed into a torrent, seemingly endless, rampaging through the combat puppet's body, threatening to tear apart its meridians and internal organs.

Even an ordinary martial arts master would suffer severe injuries from this devastating strike.

Unfortunately, the combat puppet's physical strength is such that it can withstand attacks from even a grandmaster for a long time, let alone an attack from a mere martial arts master.

Having withstood the powerful blow, Ye Qingzhou remained unmoved, his figure still firmly planted in place: "How can your blade kill someone when it's so weak?"

"Who exactly are you?!"

Gu Changqing was utterly horrified. The formidable enemy before him was someone he had never seen before, someone who could withstand his "Angry Severing the Heavenly River" attack head-on without a scratch. Such a person was either a Grandmaster or a Martial Saint.

When did the Gu family ever provoke a master-level expert?

"you guess?"

Ye Qingzhou smiled coldly and did not answer.

clang~ clang~ clang~

The two clashed with swords, exchanging dozens of blows in an instant, both displaying superhuman combat skills.

Gu Changqing was the number one expert in the Gu family, but at this moment he felt utterly powerless. The powerful enemy before him had a cultivation level that was unfathomable!

(End of this chapter)