Volume 8: The Jianghu Chapter 377: Past Life Grudges
"You...you actually know martial arts?" Xie Xiaoyu said in a trembling voice.
Not only is this person very secretive, but he has also mastered a world-shaking and peerless martial art.
How can the Four Lights Magical Skill be taken lightly?
She looked at the young man standing in front of her with high spirits and a smile on his face, and lowered her head for no reason. She felt like she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, and she was so ashamed and angry that she wanted to die.
Because this person not only hid his true abilities, but also laughed at her actions, pretending to be stupid and teasing her from beginning to end. Wasn't it just like watching a joke?
And everything she was proud of could not be compared with the other party.
Just because this man is Li Muchan’s son.
It must be, it must be.
The man in white also saw this scene, with a gleam in his eyes.
The young man changed his previous cynical look, and stood there in the midst of heavy murderous intent, so fearless, so determined, with such momentum and such a look, as if he could fight against thousands of troops alone, and his face was filled with unparalleled confidence, just like... just like Li Muchan back then.
No, he was younger and more energetic than Li Muchan back then, but he didn't have the ambition in Li Muchan's eyes. He was like an eagle eager to spread its wings and soar into the sky.
This kid is definitely not an ordinary person!!!
Xie Xiaoyu lowered her head and whispered, "Just kill me."
She no longer wanted to survive, nor did she want to survive, and she was even more unwilling to lower her posture in front of Li Xiyi.
Li Xiyi didn't say anything, but stretched out his hand and grabbed the knife in mid-air, then he grabbed it, held it, and swung it in one go.
The knife flashed like a silver bottle, cutting off the vines on Xie Xiaoyu's body and unblocking her acupuncture points.
Then, Li Xiyi whispered, "Didn't you just say you wanted to seek revenge on me? How can you do that if you're dead?"
Xie Xiaoyu's body trembled, she seemed a little bit unbelievable, and even unable to accept this result.
But the murderous intent coming from all directions did not allow her to be distracted. She immediately took off the green umbrella beside her and drew her sword to meet the enemy.
At this moment, there were enemies on all sides, and each of these people was fearless and extremely cruel. The man in white was surrounded and could not escape for a while.
Once Li Xiyi took action, his identity was exposed.
"He is indeed Li Muchan's son!"
"Capture him!"
"It's like searching for something without any effort, but it's finally found... Haha... Where are you going?"
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These people were surprised at first and then happy. I am invincible in the world and have unparalleled magical powers. Even if I can't beat the big one, I can always deal with this small one.
In a flash, three sharp swords, two long knives, a fist, a palm and a claw, a total of eight people, attacked Li Xiyi in a very tacit manner.
Although they intended to capture him alive, these people were extremely ruthless. Some used swords to poke the tendons of the feet, some punched the back of the spine, and some grabbed the shoulders with their claws and pressed the chest with their palms, and then blocked the retreat with swords and knives. It was simply a dragnet, with no way to escape.
In such an extremely dangerous situation, Li Xiyi spread his arms and flew into the air.
"What a great Four-Illumination Divine Art."
Amidst the sneers, these people were not surprised but delighted. Their offensive momentum changed rapidly, and they kept holding on to their swords and knives.
Li Xiyi held a single sword in his hand, with the blade horizontal. The sword was in his right hand, but the murderous intent was in his left hand.
"The Buddha has descended to the world!"
This man covered his eyes with a single sword and used the sharp sword to parry the attacks from all around him, but his left palm was secretly raised, and his body rose several feet from the ground, and then hung upside down in the air. While taking a breath, his left palm came out from his sleeve, and it also had a strange glove as thin as a cicada's wing.
At this moment, several swords and knives shot up from the bottom to the sky, trying to seal the man's hands and feet, as if to disable his abilities first.
Unexpectedly, their eyes suddenly blurred, and they seemed to see a strange light shining brightly. Palm shadows fell from the sky, and the powerful palm force simply suppressed their momentum.
"ah!"
"It's the Heavenly Buddha Palm!"
…
Amidst the urgent shouts, several people rushed to fight, but saw layers of palm shadows spreading out in front of them, changing unpredictably, with fierce palm moves and exquisite palm techniques. In just a moment of fighting, the swords in their hands were all shattered.
As the palm shadow fell, the knife light appeared again.
The single sword in Li Xiyi's hand seemed to turn into a white rainbow, flashing by under the moon.
A streak of blood suddenly spread in the air.
The people who were besieging him fell out screaming.
But these were only injuries, not deaths.
Although Li Xiyi appeared calm, his face was slightly pale and sweat was visible on his temples. Fortunately, his hand holding the knife was steady.
There is a difference between killing someone and murdering someone.
With Li Muchan and Shangguan Xiaoxian accompanying him since childhood, and being loved by them in every way, there has never been any shadow in his heart, and he is full of kindness. Although he has some schemes, he has never meant to harm others. This time, when facing the murderous disaster, he only cut the tendons of these people's hands.
"Fool!"
Unexpectedly, although these people managed to escape from Li Xiyi's knife, they could not escape the sword behind them.
Whose sword?
Xie Xiaoyu's sword.
This man's swordsmanship was ruthless and sinister. The sword light flashed like a fan, leaving a bloody wound on the throats of those people.
Xie Xiaoyu looked around at the enemies with a fierce look in his eyes and said angrily, "You are the son of those two people, how can you have such a kind heart at this moment? Don't you know that only by killing them all can we eliminate future troubles?"
Li Xiyi did not say anything, but just smiled helplessly. Li Muchan never told him that he had to be cruel and ruthless. He just taught the two brothers how to identify the good and evil in people's hearts and know the ways of attack and defense.
Attacking to the extreme is invincible, and defending to the extreme is also invincible.
Rather than blindly attacking, he prefers to defend, using defense instead of attacking. That's why he acquired the Four Illuminations Divine Art, just to be invincible and break all kinds of martial arts without having to attack.
In contrast, his elder brother Shangguan Shisan was just the opposite. He had mastered the Mingyu Gong, and before he made any move, he had already built up his momentum. This was all due to his endless and boundless internal energy, which allowed him to reach the pinnacle of attack.
The two of them just glanced at each other, and seeing the murderous intent all around them, they tacitly put aside their past grudges, stood close to each other, back to back, and constantly changed the position of their feet, attacking together with their swords and knives.
Although Li Xiyi has acquired the Four Illuminations Divine Art, his foundation is still shallow and his skills have not yet reached perfection. Moreover, there are masters lurking in the dark, so he has to be on guard.
Unexpectedly, although it was the first time for the two to cooperate, their advance and retreat, attack and defense were seamless. One of them used the secret sword of the magic sect, and the other's sword changed its momentum, which had turned into the eight consecutive moves of the Ruyi Heavenly Demon. With the sword and the knife combined, they were able to fight against many strong opponents without being at a disadvantage.
"Well, it turns out that a tiger father will have a dog son."
The mysterious man in the forest spoke again, then emerged from the darkness and stood under the moonlight.
For a moment, whether it was Li Xiyi and his companions or the underworld forces watching in the dark, they all looked in the direction of the sound, their eyes suddenly fixed.
But under the bright moonlight, a tall figure in a blood-red cloak was standing proudly on the top of a towering old tree. The cloak behind him was flying like flames, as if he wanted to enter the high-hanging bright moon and stand above the nine heavens.
"Yes, very good."
The man looked down from above, clapped his hands and laughed, his laughter full of emotion.
In the moonlight, everyone could only see wisps of red hair fluttering in the wind under the cloak, and half of a young face was vaguely visible under the deep hood.
On the other half of the face hidden in the darkness, a pair of dark eyes were looking at Li Xiyi from afar.
This person looked at Li Xiyi, but there was some indescribable meaning in his eyes. He seemed to be stunned for a moment in a trance, as if he saw someone from the past through this body.
Just as this person appeared , Xie Xiaoyu bit her red lips tightly, pulled out a token from her lapel, and angrily shouted, "Since you are related to the Zhu family, do you recognize this token? I now order you to retreat immediately."
The moonlight shone down, illuminating an extremely delicate jade plaque with cloud patterns engraved on it, and the word "Zhu" was even included in it.
The mysterious man smiled. "This token won't work on me. By the way, I'll tell you something: the owner of this token may be in dire straits right now. I'll take care of him later."
Xie Xiaoyu was completely moved. "You... the owner of this token is... "
The mysterious man's shoulders shook as he laughed non-stop, "Haha, when he dies, he'll be nothing, just a pile of rotten meat."
While they were chatting and laughing, they suddenly heard a clear sword chant, and the sky and earth were instantly filled with endless cold sword energy, which made people shudder and feel fear.
The man in white held a long sword in his hand, and the already bright sword light suddenly increased. The six-foot sword body actually grew longer, and the silver light flickered on the tip of the sword. He hid his body and covered the blade. In the blink of an eye, the sword light had cut through the night like a meteor, flying across the shallow stream and across the stream beach.
The sword energy broke through the air, and wherever it passed, rocks were broken and rivers were blocked. A shocking cut mark was like a straight ink line, extending straight out to the big tree under the feet of the mysterious man.
The fearless enemies beside the man in white were standing there motionless until half a breath later, when bloodstains suddenly appeared all over their bodies, followed by a burst of thick blood mist, and they were dead.
Facing this sword, the mysterious man's eyes suddenly froze, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then his feet suddenly sank, and the old tree under his feet was crushed into powder and broken into pieces.
In the exploding dust, this man stepped onto the ground, and a ball of red true energy like thunder and fire was visibly overflowing from his body out of thin air. It looked like the red sun and its color was like flowing fire. He did not dodge or evade, and let the sharp sword energy come upon him.
"boom!"
When the noise died down, everyone took a closer look and was shocked.
But the mysterious man stood as before, with energy flowing through his body, and he was not hurt at all.
The man in white held a sword in his hand. His originally spotless white clothes had been dyed bright red by the blood rain. However, he remained unmoved. He just stared at the mysterious man's actions, looking at the domineering, powerful and unparalleled true energy, and a solemn look appeared on his face for the first time.
Xie Xiaoyu also widened her eyes and blurted out, "Martial Arts Zen, Wedding Dress Magic?"
The various forces that were watching the battle secretly also changed their expressions.
Since Li Muchan, there have been several recognized peerless magic skills in the martial arts world, but they only exist in rumors. Unexpectedly, they have now appeared in the world one after another and are rivals to each other.
Everyone was secretly shocked. Everyone knew that this "Wedding Dress Magic Skill" was a royal secret skill that could only be practiced by those with the surname Zhu.
Now that the Zhu family has such an unparalleled strong man, could it be that the Li family is going to relive the old feud with the Zhu family just like the Shen family did back then?
Moreover, the power displayed by this person is by no means ordinary, and the influence he has achieved is extremely profound and simply unfathomable.
The man in white walked around the corpses in front of him and said calmly, "It seems that you have not only inherited that man's almost monstrous ambition, but also his astonishing skills."
The mysterious man smiled and said, "You are wrong. I will be stronger than him and go further than him. What he failed to do, I can do."
He looked at Li Xiyi and said meaningfully, "Under the whole world, only Li Muchan has combined several great magical skills into one, creating the 'Cang Hai Liu He', which has shaken the world and is unprecedented... It's a pity that there has never been a truly invincible person in this world."
The man in white also looked at Li Xiyi. He naturally knew what the other person meant.
Even though Li Muchan possesses unrivaled magical skills, he now has a flaw.
This flaw does not come from within itself, but from external factors, and is even quite fatal.
That's his son.
How many people have been patiently waiting for this moment for many years.
Because a number one in the world who has a wife and children is always easier to deal with than a number one in the world who has no worries and no scruples.
Invincibility was only temporary. They waited for the flaw they wanted, just to break Li Muchan's undefeated myth and bring down the behemoth Tianxia League.
Li Xiyi's expression remained unchanged as he said seriously, "My father will always be invincible."
The mysterious man smiled, as if looking at a child who refused to admit defeat, "He is invincible, but you are not."
Li Xiyi smiled back, "But I will never admit defeat."
The mysterious man gradually restrained his smile. A person who refused to admit defeat might not be worthy of his attention, but a person who possessed the Four Illuminations Magical Skills and was also the young master of the Tianxia Alliance, if such a person refused to admit defeat, he would never underestimate him.
"I know what you're thinking. It's simply about why the Tianxia Alliance didn't come to rescue you." The mysterious man changed the subject, adding with a half-smile, "You have to understand that in today's martial arts world, in the eyes of many, your father is like the Azure Dragon Society back then. Countless people have long wanted to replace him."
Li Xiyi shook his head. "You're wrong. I never thought the Tianxia Alliance would come to save me. My legs are on my body, so why would I need them to save me? Besides, you missed something very important."
The mysterious man raised an eyebrow, "What?"
Li Xiyi asked seriously, "What kind of Kung Fu do you think a person should practice before entering the martial arts world?"
After saying that, he grinned and said, "Goodbye!"
It was fast, really as fast as lightning. Li Xiyi's body flashed, and he turned around and ran, leaving layers of afterimages under the moonlight. It was the body movements and footwork on the Heavenly Buddha Scroll, coupled with the changes of the Four Illuminations Magical Art, and in an instant, only a distant back was left.
The answer is Qinggong.
The mysterious man's cheek twitched. He was about to chase after him, but then he seemed to remember something and retracted his right foot halfway. Then he chuckled softly and said, "As expected, he is Li Muchan's son."
"Should we continue to chase them?" someone behind him asked respectfully.
Without even turning around, the mysterious man said, "Why waste time? Now that his identity has been exposed, the various factions in the martial arts world will surely take action. The Tianqin Sect should also take action... Leave the martial arts world to them. Let's go to the capital and wait for the overall situation to be settled before discussing other matters. Order everyone to retreat."
"yes!"
A figure flashed in the darkness, as fast as a ghost, and was retreating rapidly.
As soon as Li Xiyi left, the presence of Xie Xiaoyu and the man in white seemed insignificant, so there was no need to fight hard.
However, when Li Xiyi was fleeing, the man in white frowned, looked deeply at the mysterious man, and had to grab Xie Xiaoyu and chase after him.
Only after all the strong men had retreated did the mysterious man heave a long sigh, put his hands behind his back, stared at the moon, and murmured, "Brother Li, I'm back to find you."
Having said that, this person's eyes only showed a high will to fight, a cold disregard for the common people, and an endless ambition to surpass everything, to reach the top alone and look down on the world, all of which were fully displayed.
He gazed at the cold moon now at its zenith, his eyes hazy, as if seeing the unrivaled, invincible figure of yesteryear, forever etched in his heart. He whispered, "Time flies! Back then, I longed to be you, but now, I want to replace you, even surpass you... Master, I've already set foot in the Central Plains, and I will definitely avenge your past shame, hahahaha..."
With an arrogant laugh, the man raised his arms and flew into the air, floating away.
