Chapter 111: Chapter 102: Bow Like Lightning, String Trembling

Li Chengqian walked on waves, remarkably accumulating a breath of True Qi to transverse over ten zhang on the broad water’s surface, a testament to the profound intricacy of his Inner Strength, truly astonishing and outrageous.

With just this flowing Body Technique, he could squeeze into the ranks of elite fighters in the Martial World.

“Hahaha, my Handsome Yama’s boat isn’t one anyone can just get on,” Lu Chengfeng said with a smile, “Wanqing, you step back. I’ll handle him.”

Before the words finished, he surprisingly soared into the air, drawing a two-foot-long short sword from his sleeve, swift as lightning, fierce as thunder, instantly charging towards the enemy.

Bang!

Li Chengqian’s palms shimmered with densely packed Gang Qi, unleashing the Wind and Thunder Thunderbolt Palm, causing sparks to flash in the dark night.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The collision of Lu Chengfeng’s sword and the bare palm emitted the sound of metal clashing, sparks flying like iron being forged.

However, Li Chengqian, rushing with True Qi over the waves, collided violently with Lu Chengfeng, causing his True Qi to stagnate and almost fall.

Yet his adaptability far surpassed that of ordinary people in the Martial World. He suddenly swung a palm, hitting the nearby boat, then, using the force, flipped over, aiming to land on the boat.

Lu Chengfeng’s action was even faster. He suddenly stomped the water’s surface, creating an indentation, leveraging that force, flipped over, and landed on the boat first.

With a “swoosh,” the short sword in his hand transformed into countless light shadows, like venomous snakes, enveloping Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian’s face darkened slightly. Despite his Inner Power Cultivation being more profound and his Martial Arts skills more refined than the opponent’s, the opponent’s nimbleness in adapting and responding surpassed his own.

Surprised, forced by the opponent’s Sword Light, his body once again fell towards the water surface.

Lu Chengfeng, after the clash, already sensed the terrifying aspects of this prodigy from three generations of the Li Family. This person’s mastery of Internal and External Skills surpassed his own, and the Wind and Thunder Thunderbolt Palm was cultivated to a flawless and impeccable state.

The Gang Qi on his palms rippled with wind and thunder, and if allowed to land on the boat, there would be a fierce battle.

By then, Su Wanqing and others would inevitably be affected, and if the small boat were accidentally capsized, he himself might be fine, but others would likely face calamity.

Lu Chengfeng let out a long whistle, and the short sword in his hand, with the Tongyou Sword Intent, executed the most lethal move from the Life-taking Impermanence Sword, unaware of life and death, fate unsecured.

In that moment, the short sword emitted a three-zhang Sword Qi with a hissing sound, and in the next instant, Lu Chengfeng seemed to disappear with his sword into thin air.

An illustrious reputation is never baseless; for Li Chengqian to rise to the seventh rank on the Wind and Cloud List among countless young talents in the vast Central State is truly an extraordinary prodigy.

The Li Family’s Wind and Thunder Thunderbolt Palm wielded by him, akin to a dragon king’s tour, accompanied by storms and thunder, with the might of celestial awe. He walked on water, stirring Surging Waves, then slapped the waves to rise by force, barely avoiding falling into the water.

At this moment, he was also filled with anger. As the top of the younger generation of the Li Family, looking across the same age in the entire Central State, few could rival him. Being pressed repeatedly by the lesser cultivated Handsome Yama, falling into disadvantage, ignited his fury.

Now, unleashing the Wind and Thunder Thunderbolt Palm with full force, unless faced with a top ten prodigy on the Wind and Cloud List, who dares to confront his edge?

However, seeing Lu Chengfeng’s figure disappear in an instant, his expression swiftly changed, angrily shouting. His palms morphed into countless shadows, with Wind and Cloud Gang Qi enveloping him like a net.

“Clang!”

Accompanied by a clear sound, a Sword Light attacked from an extremely strange angle, instantly piercing through the opponent’s Protective Gang Qi, stabbing fiercely.

Thud!

Li Chengqian immediately retreated, yet his right arm was still grazed, leaving a bloody wound, blood instantly gushing out, flesh splitting, even white bone was clearly visible.

He retreated seven steps consecutively on the water, but with each step back, the water submerged him deeper.

At the first step, it submerged only his feet; by the second step, it had already submerged his calves…

Upon taking the seventh step, half of his body was already below the water’s surface.

Fortunately, at this time, Li Xiaoyun and others had already driven the boat over.

“Chengqian, catch this.”

Li Xiaoyun tossed a rope, accurately landing by Li Chengqian’s side, for him to grab, then used the force to pull him into the air, and subsequently flipped back onto the boat.

“You got injured? Seems the Handsome Yama’s Youdu Swordsmanship is indeed impressive.” Li Xiaoyun noticed the wound on Li Chengqian’s arm, his pupils suddenly contracted, “This individual is famed for the Yama Saber across the Martial World, yet didn’t expect the Youdu Swordsmanship to reach such heights.”

Li Chengqian snorted coldly, “Had I not forgoing initiative by walking on waves, with him having the advantage on the boat, how could I be wounded by his hand?”

Li Xiaoyun could clearly tell that his prideful nephew genuinely believed that Handsome Yama’s Martial Arts skills were at least equal to his.

Otherwise, given his usual character, he would have already claimed, this person’s reputation is but a facade, watch me eliminate him with my palm.

Lu Chengfeng sheathed his sword behind him, stood proudly at the stern, his coat fluttering in the night breeze. That earlier sword was meant to be a sure hit, yet unexpectedly, it caused only a minor injury.

This scion of the Li Family was indeed extraordinary, no matter the Internal and External Skills cultivation, or the adaptability during combat, all could be termed outstanding, far from ordinary.

His Inner Power and Swordsmanship were inferior to the opponent. If not for the refinement bestowed by a Half-Step Celestial Human, superior understanding in Martial Arts, with a view much heightened than before, he might not have matched the opponent.

He felt a chill in his heart, realizing that the seventh position on the Wind and Cloud List already possessed such prowess. It was hard to fathom what kind of unparalleled prodigies the top three must be.

“The Handsome Yama truly lives up to his name, being able to injure my nephew Chengqian. What a pity, what a pity that today you will be buried in this Yu Belt River.” Li Xiaoyun ordered Li Chengqian to step back for treatment, then shouted towards Lu Chengfeng.

As he spoke, he signaled for the fishing boats to speed up and approach.

He was much older than Li Chengqian, though not as gifted as his nephew, decades of hard cultivation were not in vain, having already cultivated the Wind and Thunder Thunderbolt Palm to the Twenty-Fifth Layer Realm.

Even if the Handsome Yama’s martial arts skills were impressive, two fists can’t fight four hands, today’s situation had long been predetermined.

If Li Chungen hadn’t ordered not to take his life, Li Xiaoyun was confident he could kill him on this Long River.

His intimidating words were just to wear down his opponent’s will, to apply more pressure on the enemy.

However, Lu Chengfeng burst into laughter, “I laugh at you all for being unaware of your impending doom, and you still dare to boast here.”

With that, he suddenly put his fingers in his mouth, and a sharp whistle echoed in the night sky, resounding in all directions like an owl’s cry.

Almost at the moment the whistle sounded, the fishermen on those twenty-some small fishing boats simultaneously leaped into the water.

It all happened so suddenly that the pursuers from the Li Family had no idea what was happening before they noticed the small boats under them starting to sway violently.

Then with a splash, a large hole opened at the bottom of the boat, and waves of water immediately surged into the boat.

“Oh no, the boat is leaking!”

“There’s something wrong with those boatmen…”

“We’ve been tricked, we’re all tricked!”

Almost all the small boats were punctured, then began to sink towards the bottom, and the pursuers on the boats were all in panic.

Wearing armor, when falling into the water, it was almost a sure death.

The Yu Belt River’s surface was wide, and the depths were unfathomable. If someone was not skilled in swimming and fell in the middle of the river, survival was impossible.

“Ah… ah…”

“Help! Help!”

The sound of people falling into the water kept echoing, some struggled to remove their armor, but how could they do so in the water.

Although some people were skilled in swimming, wearing armor made it extremely difficult to battle the waves.

What made them even more terrified was that at this time, the night’s winds and waves were getting stronger, the surface of the water was surging, making their hope for survival even slimmer.

Puchi!

Li Xiaoyun slapped the boatman on his boat, causing his brains to burst. After all, he was an expert who had refined the True Intent of the Martial Path, detecting the boatman’s anomaly in an instant.

Even though that boatman had jumped into the water, he was still killed by him underwater.

“Good, good, very good!”

“I didn’t expect you, Handsome Yama, to have this move up your sleeve, truly good planning, good scheming.”

Li Xiaoyun and Li Chengqian’s faces turned extremely grim, with over twenty small boats punctured. Other than the one they were on, everyone else fell into the water, not knowing how many would survive.

What was thought to be a certain successful pursuit had unexpectedly turned into such a passive situation in an instant.

Even if the mission was completed, losing so many elite forces, how could they explain themselves upon returning?!

“Hahaha, there are many more things you didn’t expect?” Lu Chengfeng stood on the boat laughing, but his eyes were filled with coldness.

Li Xiaoyun’s expression suddenly changed, looking towards the opposite shore of the river, he saw five large ships riding the waves approaching.

Because it was night and there were no lights on the ship, he didn’t notice it until now, but the five ships were already just a few dozen yards away.

“Big Brother, Second Brother, you’re just in time!” Lu Chengfeng howled toward the sky.

“Hahaha, good thing we’re not late.” On the large ship riding the waves, a traveler dressed ascetic holding a Precepts Saber stood at the bow, using the Lion’s Roar Inner Power to shout, his voice like thunder spreading in all directions.

Beside him was a man wearing silver armor, carrying a bow and arrow, holding a steel spear. This man’s face was handsome but wrapped in a black bandage on one eye, making him look terrifying and grim.

This was the second in command of the Three Immortals Mountain, known in the Martial World as the One-Eyed Mountain Eagle, whose archery secret technique could pierce a throat from a hundred yards away, causing many to tremble with fear at his name.

He stood at the bow of the ship without saying a word, but silently drew his bow and arrow.

The next moment the bow was like a full moon, and after releasing a sharp buzz, a cold iron arrow ripped through the night wind, producing a sharp whistle in the air, shooting towards Li Xiaoyun.

“Dare to bully my Three Immortals Mountain brother, I’ll make sure none of you return.”

Before one arrow fell, the second in command One-Eyed Mountain Eagle’s Treasure Bow had fitted two more iron arrows.

In the darkness of the night, the bow was like a thunderbolt string, alarmed!

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