Chapter 49: Heroes of the Seven Major Orthodox Sects




The [Three Marvelous Beggars] immediately introduced everyone to one another. All of a sudden, Lei Dashu recalled that many years ago, there was a rumor in the pugilistic fraternity that the previous Sect Chief [Green Bamboo] of the Beggar Sect, a sect that commanded numerous followers all over the fraternity, had for no apparent reason decided to hand over the leadership rein of the Beggar Sect to Young Master Duanfang.

From the looks of it, it appeared that the rumor was true after all.

Therefore upon recalling, Lei Dashu began to take a closer look at Young Master Duanfang for a few moments.

Even though Young Master Duanfang was sitting at the most important position, he was looking uneasy and his eyes were constantly on the lookout as he shifted his body from time to time.

Even though he was extraordinary beholden to look upon, it was obvious he did not have the ability to command the masses.

Lei Dashu began to sigh with regret to himself. “Alas such a pity, to think that Green Bamboo’s chosen…”

All of a sudden, Young Master Duanfang began to kindle his eyebrows and exclaimed, “Why is that, the guests that we have invited are all not here yet?”

The [Three Marvelous Beggars] and all the senior ranking beggars turned ashen and they too, appeared to be very anxious.

[Crazed Beggar] Zhu Liang answered, “We have already sent out the invitations and have already received an affirmative reply. Why they are not here yet, is simply beyond any explanations!”

[Drunken Beggar] at this moment was not looking drunk and was heard solemnly, “Did something happened?”

Young Master Anle patted his old and rustic book, “Is it because the messenger has been discovered by the enemy and they have been met with a mishap…” But he instantly kept quiet when Young Master Duanfang hinted at him by battling with his eyes.

Old Escort Chief Ru who was sitting besides Lei Dashu had witnessed the expressions of the two Young Masters, therefore, he nudged Lei Dashu.

Then it began to dawn upon Lei Dashu and he exclaimed, “Since the sect has important tasks to settle to, we will bid our farewell first.”

And he turned to Old Escort Chief Ru,[The Two Equivocal], Zhan Bai, Murong Hong and the others and said, “Let us go!” And he began marched off.

Wan Er, too had stood up. And she exclaimed, “Lei Dashu, your niece will go with you…”

When Young Master Anle had saw that Lei Dashu and the others were leaving, he quickly rose to stop them, “Magnificent Hero Lei, Brother Zhan, there are still unfinished matters to discuss.”

The [Three Marvelous Beggars] tried to stop Lei Dashu. “No matter what, will Brother Lei stay for the night first and then bid good bye till the next day.”

Judging by Lei Dashu character, once he decided to leave, nothing could stop him.

All of a sudden, [Drunken Beggar began to exclaimed aloud, “Why not stay behind to eat the ‘Beggar Chicken’ and finished this Maotai Wine of mine before leaving. Is it too much to ask?”

Lei Dashu replied, “I appreciated your kindness but I leave it for next time.” With that, he began to take long strides towards the entrance.

[Crazed Beggar] began to shout behind him in a teasing manner. “Mad man Lei, do you look down upon us because the three of us are old beggars?”

Lei Dashu replied loudly, “Alas, why make things difficult for me. For the sake of the three of you, if I refuse to stay, surely I am not a worthy man but…humph!” He paused to hum before raising his voice, “If you ask me to stay here to be noose around the neck by those juniors just because you tempted me with some wine, I would not have such magnanimous!”

The [Three Marvelous Beggars] was suddenly in a tight spot as they sneak a quick glance at the unmoving Young Master Duanfang. They knew that Young Master Duanfang was haughty but he was after all, their Sect Protégé Master. Even though the [Three Marvelous Beggar] commanded a high esteem within the sect, they did not dare to put any blame on him. Therefore, they were stumped for words for quite a while…

Young Master Duanfang who was seated in the most high seat suddenly smirked, “They can come and go as they wished. There are so many heroic fighters who are righteous in the Central Plains Fraternity. We will not miss them since they are counted for nothing. Why then, must everyone force them to stay?”

Lei Dashu turned around and coldly said, “Then may I ask you, who do you think can represent the justice and the righteousness of the Central Plains Fraternity?

[The Two Equivocal] who had kept silence till now also replied coldly, “It seem that we too, must stay behind just to check out who are the ones that represent the justice and the righteousness of the Central Plains Fraternity?”

It was because Young Master Duanfang was secretly in love with Wan’Er. But every time he had the opportunity to be with her, it was always Zhan Bai that stood in the way. But this time, coincidentally, while he was at the peak of his grandeur, he had tried to invited Wan’Er through many means so that he could show off to her his magnificent and at the same time, he could propose to her. A hero should have a beauty to accompany him.

But to think that not only did he not have the chance to propose yet, the heroes of the central plains fraternity that he had sent out to invite with the fraternity invitations, did not arrived too and he had to deal with the unwelcome arrival of Lei Dashu, Zhan Bai and his company.

Moreover, once Wan’Er had caught sight of Zhan Bai, her wondrous filled and bright eyes began to traverse away from him to Zhan Bai. It was like someone had poured a pail of cold water over him and he was soaking wet now.

Young Master Anle was more tactically cunning than Young Master Duanfang. He was terrified that before the alliance could be formed, they could be making new enemies. Therefore he immediately took two steps forward and said, “Let us all not make unnecessary provocations. Actually, it is for a very important reason that Young Master Duanfang has invited all the heroes of the fraternity to this meet. It concerns the survival of all the central plains martial pugilists…”

Young Master Anle was secretly pleased that he got a chance to be a mediator as this gave him the opportunity to increase his status in the eyes of everyone. He continued, “Ever since Nanhai Clan has invaded the Central Plain Martial Fraternity, the entire fraternity is now filled with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. I am sure everyone is clearly aware of this. How many of you have lost your kin and friends? This time round, we, the Four Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity, have allied ourselves with the top martial exponents of the Seven Major Orthodox Sects of the Central Plain.Firstly, our purpose is to fight the Nanhai Clan and to avenge the deaths of all the pugilists in the Martial Fraternity. Secondly, we need to restore the repute of the Central Plains Martial Fraternity…”

Young Master Duanfang gave a loud hum as he interrupted, “As the Protégé Master of the Beggar Sect, I will be the one that will be in charge of this matter.”

This highlighted his haughty yet obviously amateurish mannerism.

Young Master Anle turned ashen on the spot…

Even the elders of the Beggar Sect such as the [Three Marvelous Beggars] was startled and shocked by the outburst shown by Young Master Duanfang.

Young Master Anle tried to put on a smiling face, “That is right! It is true that Young Master Duanfang is in charge of hosting this meet. Naturally, after all the top martial exponents of the Central Plains Martial Fraternity have arrived, we will then decide on who will be in charge of organizing…”

This obviously took out much of Young Master Duanfang’s intentions.

Looking extremely displeased, Young Master Duanfang turned to look at Young Master Anle, “What is the matter? Brother Yun Zheng, didn’t we have an agreement already?”

Young Master Anle smiled, “I am just saying for the time being. But when the various sects and clans have arrived, if there are people with repute and fame that are greater than Brother Sikong, then it is another matter.”

From their conversations, Lei Dashu saw that there was a discord between them. Even though they had not achieved their objective yet, already there was an internal strife over the power sharing. Therefore, he laughed aloud. “From the looks of it, it seems that it is really a memorable great gathering. How could I miss it? I must really have a bird eye view of it! Brother Ru, Older and younger Brothers Equivocal, what do you think?”

Old Escort Chief Ru and the [The Two Equivocal] answered at the same time, “It is a rare gathering. Naturally, we must take a look.”

Lei Dashu turned around to Zhan Bai, Murong Hong and Wan’Er. “Worthy Nephew Zhan and my two worthy nieces, what do you think?”

Because Zhan Bai, Murong Hong and Wan’Er are juniors, they had no objections.

Lei Dashu laughed aloud and turned towards the [Three Marvelous Beggars], “As long as your esteem sect do not drive us away, we will stay!”

The [Three Marvelous Beggars] was feeling with guilt over their bashful and young protégé master. Now that Lei Dashu had agreed to stay, they replied, “Let us get over the triviality. Today, the three of us who are beggars are going to treat Crazy Lei a feast call the ‘Beggar Feast!’.”

And as they said, they bade their followers to prepare the feast.

Old Escort Chief Ru was laughing by the side, “An old man like man has walked from the south to the north and tasted countless dishes, yet in my entire life, I have never tasted something call the Beggar Feast. Not only is this an eye opening for me but it is also something to be rejoice over.”

[Dead Living Man] rolled his eyes and said, “Old man Ru, are you insane as well? They are inviting the Great Hero Lei of the Enoch Hand fame. Did they say they’re inviting you?”　

[Crazed Beggar] asked, “You are Dead Living Man? Or Living Dead Man? I really can’t tell the difference between the two of you. Enough! I know what you mean. Please come, I mean will everyone please come. Or else I will really ignore the two of you as a dead man.”

Everyone started laughing.

The protégé disciples of the Beggar Sect were numerous. With so many hands, more than ten tables of the Beggar Feast were soon laid in no time in the midst of the chatting and laughing. And this included only the tables in the inner hall. How many tables are laid in the courtyard, one can only imagine!

Who could dare to say the beggars were poor? Just this feast alone exceeded that a grand feast in a wealthy household!

Lei Dashu, Old Escort Chief Ru and the [The Two Equivocal] were experienced pugilists that had experienced and witnessed much weirder stuff. Therefore they did not think of it as queer.

But for Zhan Bai was inexperienced in the ways of the pugilist fraternity. Even though Murong Hong and Wan’Er were both from a martial family but [Meteor Hand] Murong Han had been exceeding strict with them and forbade them to go out. Now that they had seen this feast that was even grander than their own residence, they were bewildered and curious.

This Beggar Feast that was mentioned by the [Three Marvelous] was indeed extraordinary!

On each table were eight wondrous dishes of chicken, duck, fish and various meats. This was not queer enough. In the middle of the table was a copper pan. On it was a big chunk of dry yellow mud. There was so much mud on it, how could one eat it?

At this moment, more martial pugilists began to arrive.

First to arrive was Young Master Qilin and the number one beauty in Jiangnan, Jin Caifeng with their entourage. They had tens of top martial exponents with them. Among them were the Twin Ironguards of the Jin Residence, [Iron Wing Bird] Ba Tianhe and [Crouching Iron Back Dragon] Gongsun Chu.

[Iron Wing Bird] left arm appeared to be clinging. It seemed that he had lost the use of his left arm. As for the [Crouching Iron Back Dragon], he had a cloth around his back. It seemed that he had not yet recovered from the sword injury that was caused to his back.

The second arrival was by Young Master Lingfeng, Murong Chengye. He had with him five to six top exponent experts. Among them, was the elderly long hair old man whom Young Master Lingfeng had addressed as Third Uncle Helian. It was the same He Lianying of the [Divine Lord of the Deserts] fame that had injured the [Drunken Beggar] with his finger flickering skill!

[Ultra Boastful Scholar] Zhao Jiuzhou had also come. From his ultra-spirited eyes that seemed to be looking everywhere and his ruddy face, it seemed that the white hair granny’s Soul Seeking Finger had failed to deliver a fatal blow to him.

Third to arrive was Fan Suluan, who had disguised herself in man clothing. With her, were the [Two Righteous Jins] from Mount Manniu. It seemed that her three brothers of the [Fans Three Swords] fame did not arrive with her.

There were others like Fahua Southern Orthodox Sect, [Five Melody Hand] Xiao Tong, [Seven Steps Soul Fatality] Bangui, Shaolin secular disciple [Divine Well Fist] Bu Yunfei and from the Luohan Hall of the Shaolin Monastery, [Tiger Eye Dharma], [Wudang Three Greats], [Kongdong Four Ugliness], [Diancang Twin Swords] and from Kunlun Sect, [The Crane of Mt Heaven] Zhong Ming.

Except for Emei Sect, the rest of the Seven Major Orthodox Sects were all here.

It was really the gathering of all the top exponents! It seemed that this was a force to be reckoned with!
　　
After several bouts of drinking, everyone was already half drunk. These heroes of the pugilist began to boast of their awesome and extraordinary martial abilities and everyone had the intention of finding the Nanhai Clan for vengeance.

Among them, only Zhan Bai was the most sober. It was because he rarely drinks. He was only too aware of the martial prowess of the Nanhai Clan. He thought, “Top notch martial exponents like the [Red Dragon with the Blood Hand] Yao Bingkun, [Divine Cloud Hand] Xiang Chongtian and [Poison Snake Sword] Xu Huanan are all killed by the followers of the Nanhai Clan. Except for a very few that can defend themselves, the rest of them will be just throwing their lives away needlessly…”
　　
Murong Hong, Wan’Er did not drink either but they had their sight upon the yellow mud on the copper pan. They were wondering how do anyone eat that and how?

They did not dare to do experiment first. Only when they saw the others had ripped apart the dry yellow mud and a sweet aroma that smell of chicken flesh was in the air, did they realize that it was a whole chicken that was in it.

So they did exactly what the others were doing and took away the dry yellow mud. And then they used their chopsticks to taste the chicken. Indeed, it was so fragrance and soft. It was the most delicious dish that they had ever tasted in their life!

Wan’Er was still the ever so innocent maiden as she cried out, “Alas! Sister, it is so delicious! I wonder how to make it so?”

[Drunken Beggar] saw that Wan’Er had been so direct. He took a cup of wine before saying, “Maiden, don’t you look down on this Beggar Chicken. A beggar must beg for decades and he has to have a protégé master or else he cannot learn how to cook like this. Today, I will teach maiden how to cook it so that when you reach home, you will know how to cook it yourself.”

He made a gesture with his hands before saying, “As a saying goes, a beggar do not have any capital. But in truth, even if you steal a chicken, you will still need a grain. Therefore you will need a grain. If you see any unguarded chickens from a household and no one is around, all you need to do is to place a grain on your hand. But let me warn you first, do not let the grain dropped to the ground or else you are a stupid thief. Only stupid thieves lose both the grain and the chicken at the same time…”

Everyone roared with laughter.

[Drunken Beggar] exclaimed hurriedly, “Do not laugh! Do not laugh! I am teaching a female protégé disciple!”

Wan’Er was trying her best not to laugh loud.

“When you see the chicken is coming to you for the grain, quickly grab its neck. Only when the chicken has stopped flurrying its wings and did not make a sound, can you move away to a place where there is no one. Then find some yellow mud and covered the chicken and find some woods and dried leaves to roast it. After a decent amount of time have passed, can you open up the mud cover to feast upon this Beggar Chicken!”

Wan’Er eyes were bewildered as she asked, “There is no need to remove the feathers?”

[Drunken Beggar] replied, “No need to remove the feathers.”

Wan’Er eyes grow even wider. “There is no need to kill it?

[Drunken Beggar] replied, “No need to kill it.”

Wan’Er asked, “No need to wash?”

[Drunken Beggar] answered, “There is no time.”

Wan’Er asked, “Them what about the things inside the chicken…”

[Drunken Beggar] replied, “Of course it is roasted with it in there.”

Wan’Er shockingly cried out, “Ah!!! It is so dirty.”

[Drunken Beggar] laughed aloud. “If afraid of dirty, then can’t be qualified as a beggar..”

As he said that, everyone in the hall was roaring with laughter.

All of a sudden, Young Master Duanfang stood up to say loudly, “Silence! Silence! Will everyone please calm down first.”

Everyone paused what they were doing and looked at him.

Young Master Duanfang put on an ‘Alliance Chief’ pose as he delivered his speech, “Today, I am honor to have everyone here and is honored by the praises of everyone that had come from afar to this meet. This is indeed my honor as well as the honor of the entire beggar sect…”

All of a sudden, Zhan Bai hummed coldly and sent droplets of wine flying out of the window. A loud sudden shriek was heard emitting from the wine cup as it raced through the air…

All of a sudden, there was a lot of confusion and cries in the great hall.

It seems that Zhan Bai had used the finger skill ‘Flicking through the Water’ to send the wine droplets out of the window. It was because by now Zhan Bai had fully mastered the mastery in the Soul Binding Secret Manual and his inner strength had improved tremendously. Even a few droplets of wine that he had sent flying out of the window were like shrieking cries as the windforce flurried through the air.

This display of martial power caused many in the hall to be dumbfounded.



Chapter 49 Ended

Chapter 50: The Four Vicious of the Western Region



Immediately afterwards, [Drunken Beggar] and [Crazed Beggar] had sprint through the opened window. Their movements were shades of gray as they dash through the air.

From the outside, there were two thunderous claps of sound and the window frames began to vibrate.

[Drunken Beggar] and [Crazed Beggar] was heard raising their voices thunderously, “Friend, where are you from? How dare you intrude into the ancestral hall of our Grand Beggar Ancestor?

There was a thunderous laughter. This laughter was like a hellish cold breeze. “Didn’t you pugilists from the central plains martial fraternity have declared your submission to us already? How dare you try to be rude to me?”

Everyone that heard it, immediately made haste for the entrance to have a look.

There were four elderly old men outside.

All four of them were ugly to an extreme but they had an extremely haughty and confidence look from their fierce beaming eyes.

By all appearances, they looked extremely steeped in both inner and external martial skills.

Because [Drunken Beggar] and [Crazed Beggar] were the first ones that had dashed out first and they had experienced the palm power of these elderly old men, they felt that their palm powers were amazing powerful and queer. After taking just one blow each, they felt their blood flow on the reverse and their five organs in extreme pain.

[Crazed Beggar] tried to laugh it off by saying. “Since you are bent on making troubles for the Beggar Sect, why don’t you first tell us your names so that we know who you are?”

The tall elderly man with a dragon robe, look with disdain at [Crazed Beggar] and said, “You can’t even recognize the four of us. It is obvious that you beggars are but frogs in a well.”

[Drunken Beggar] added, “It doesn’t matter if it is frogs in the well or frogs in the ocean. At least declare who you are. Unless of course you’re too ashamed of your names to tell us?”

A thin old man with a body posture similar to that of a bird of prey laughed eerily as he stared unearthly at everyone, “My name is not for mortals. When you know my name, is the day you have died.”

[Crazed Beggar] and [Drunken Beggar] answered back at the same time. “The night wind is so strong tonight. Don’t twist your tongue…”

Suddenly the thin old man interrupted, “Eagle of Conglin Plateau.”

The tall and fierce looking old man with the dragon robe added, “The Wolf of Mt. Yin!”

The short and dark looking small frame old man with a swollen injury on his head said, “The Rat of Taicang.”

The old man with a mongol attire said, “Desert Fox.”

[Crazed Beggar] laughed aloud, “After so many twists, so you are all puny animals…”

Even before [Crazed Beggar] could finish, the old man by the pugilist nickname of the [Rat of Taicang] yelled angrily at him, “Beggar, you are courting your own death.”

As the mention of ‘death’, he had already raised up both his palms to strike towards the [Crazed Beggar].

[Crazed Beggar] raised his voice to answer back. “Come on!” And he used a stance named the ‘Four Directional Alms’ to receive the incoming blows.

There was a thunderous clap and [Crazed Beggar] was knocked back five steps backward!

Everyone was stunned. It was because not only was the [Crazed Beggar] an elder of the Beggar Sect but his martial power was ranked among the top three beggar elders! His martial abilities ranked him as a top exponent! But who would expect he could be knocked back five steps by a thin and short old man who called himself the [Rat of Taicang]?

In truth, even though the juniors did not know the martial depth of these old men but the elders knew and were secretly stunned.

It was because their names had since faded from the pugilist fraternity for the past two or three decades. But thirty years ago, their names were infamously renowned throughout the entire martial fraternity as the top exponents of the Unorthodox Sect!

From the looks of it, it seemed that these four Heretic Devils had already allied themselves with the Nanhai Clan.

It seemed that Nanhai Clan had intangibly increased their power and influence with them as their allies. Moreover, judging from their past actions thirty years ago, these four Heretic Devils were even more vicious, more cunning and more cruel than the Nanhai Clan! Even the deeds of the Nanhai Clan could not hold a candle to them. It seemed that the fates of the pugilists in the central plains martial fraternity had now been sealed and one could only imagine what the four Heretic Devils would do to them.

The older pugilists began to react nervously secretly by clutching their fists and furrowing their eyes…

Just as the pugilists and even [Crazed Beggar] began to stare bewildered at the thin and short old man martial depth, the [Rat of Taicang] took another step and waved at the crowd, shouting, “Who is that fellow that use green beans to welcome us just now? Quickly, come out and prepare for your death!”

So it seemed that his swollen head was injured by Zhan Bai when he threw the wine droplets out of the window. But the [Rat of Taicang] had mistaken that Zhan Bai had used green beans as a projectile.

Zhan Bai smiled and walked out from among the crowd. “I am just a trivial Zhan Bai. But that is not a green bean but some wine and water that I have thrown out of the window.”

The [Rat of Taichang] could tell that Zhan Bai was ridiculing him. Therefore he mustered all his palm power to its peak and suddenly launched an attack on Zhan Bai using the back of his palm.

This method of using the back of his palm to attack was completely different from most of the palm methods used by the martial fraternity. But once he had attacked, sharp shrieking windforce began to form and it was obvious the power of this palm force was extraordinary powerful!

It was very obvious that he had been infuriated and wanted Zhan Bai dead. He had increased his strength by many folds as compared to the strength that he had used on [Crazed Beggar].

Zhan Bai had saw that his palm power was extraordinary powerful and was definitely not below that of the [Ocean Three Aegis]. But Zhan Bai had his mind set upon reducing the malevolent air of the opponent so he exercised his Heavenly Subduing Buddha Enoch Hands to seven fold of its power, as he calmly received the incoming with a gentle gesture of his hands.

“Pang!!!!!!”

There was a thunderous resounding clap as the collide and impact of the blows stirred up wind and sand flying everywhere.

But this time, it was the [Rat of Taicang] that was forced back five steps.

As for Zhan Bai, he was like a steady tree, standing on the same spot.

Because the [Rat of Taicang] in his exuberant haste for a swift victory, he launched a more vicious attack towards Zhan Bai. Eager to vengeance his shame, he executed a forbidden martial skill as he channeled all his vital inner strength into it.

Even though he was not a tall guy, measuring only three feet, all of a sudden, his body appeared to be shrunk and his arms growing up to three feet in length! He now looked more like an ape than a rat now!

Because his execution of his inner strength was at its zenith, his eyes began to radiant a brilliant sharp glow that instantly startled everyone!

Zhan Bai was secretly taken aback at this display of soft inner martial arts. One must know that when a master of the inner martial arts could cause his legs and arms to be strong and could even expand their muscles. But he had never heard or heard of anyone that could cause their body to shrink?

As Zhan Bai did not know what kind of powerful martial art was that and how deadly it was, he was fearful and immediately executed his Heavenly Subduing Buddha Enoch Hands to its fullest power as he steadied his footings and concentrated fully on defense…

There were two hundred odds people in this courtyard and everyone was either experienced or accomplished pugilists in the martial fraternity. There was great silence as everyone eyed both Zhan Bai and the [Rat of Taicang] as they awaited this upcoming epic battle.

Just when this titanic clash was about to commence, a shout interrupted the fight.

“Wait!”

The tall and broad build old man who called himself the [Wolf of Mt. Yin] extended his arms in front of the [Rat of Taicang] and hinted something to him with his eyes. And then he turned around to say to everyone. “I am sure that all of you here have heard of the [Four Vicious of the Western Regions]. Tonight, we are representing the Nanhai Clan. If you are willing to show some respects for us and join in alliance with the Nanhai, everything would be peaceful and fine. If not, hehe! If you think we are not worthy of your respect and do not show us any face, then what awaits you will be a miserable ending. So, who among you is your head representative? Say something.”

Even though on the surface, he appeared to be courtesy, he was actually issuing a formal challenge to all the heroes.

Even though Young Master Duanfang was the Sectarian Leader of the Beggar Sect and he was the chief organizer, he could tell that these four old men harbored ill-intentions and that they were forcefully compelling everyone to submit to their will. But since troubles had already arrived, he had no choice but summoned his courage and maintained his posture to say loudly, “I am Young Master Duanfang, the Sectarian Chief of the Beggar Sect. May I know what advise are you offering? I am willing to listen first.”

The [Wolf of Mt. Yin] upon seeing that it was a young handsome man, began to laugh aloud as he pointed to the crowd and questioned Young Master Duanfang, “Can you represent all the people here?”

It was obvious, he was despising him.

Young Master Duanfang’s face began to flush as he turned around to look at everyone. It was because he was not confidence to represent everyone present, especially Leishu. Zhan Bai and many other groups of pugilists.

As he remained rooted on the ground like a dead corpse, the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] spoke out in an eerie voice, “Brother Lang, let us not despise this youth. He is after all, one of the four Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity. Given his renown, he could even use a chicken feather as an arrow.”

When the Eagle of Conglin Plateau had finished, the [Four Vicious of the Western Regions] began to laugh aloud.

This caused Young Master Duanfang to be greatly embarrassed and he was at loss for words.

That Young Master Duanfang and the reputation of the [Four Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity] had been shamed, Young Masters Qilin, Anle and Lingfeng began to react in unison as though they were facing a common enemy.

Young Master Lingfeng was the first to speak as he took two steps in front. “What are your intentions? If you have anything to say, why not be straightforward instead of going around in circles?”

[The Wolf of Mt. Yin] Lang Xiong could not suppressed his mockings as he replied, “Young boy, are you not one of the four famous [Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity?”

Young Master Qilin and Young Master Anle interrupted in unison. “That’s right! The Four Masters of the Martial Fraternity are all here. If you have anything noteworthy things to say, just say it out!”

[The Wolf of Mt. Yin] nodded in succession as he exclaimed, “Great! Great! Since the [Four Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity] are all here, then we won’t beat around the bush anymore. How about it. Let us each perform a little feat. After displaying it, as long as you, the [Four Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity] are able to perform it as well, then we would admit defeat and we go pat our buttocks and leave immediately. But if you are unable to do it, then I want you and all your clan proteges to give up your name in the pugilist fraternity forever and from now onwards, follow our every wishes and bidding. How? Do you dare to take this gambit?”

Young Master Anle who was richer in experience in scheming tactics, smiled and said, “Won’t this gambit a little unfair to the four of you?”

Even though the [Wolf of Mt Yin] Lang Xiong looked like the brawny type but he was actually the most cunning of the four. He could tell that Young Master Anle meant the reverse. However, he continued to act like he lacked tact and replied, “No one will have an advantage over here. Now watch me first!”

With that, he extended out his palm towards a Paulownia Tree that was twenty feet away and the tree toppled over as though a huge axe had suddenly at it!

This “Wood Palm Cutting Blade” skill of the [Wolf of the Mt Yin] had indeed reached an unparalleled level! Moreover it was from a distance of twenty feet and he could still hack the tree down with such awesome power with such a simple posture. Indeed, it was never heard of before.

The truth was he had used a ruse by secretly focusing his entire martial power into his palm while talking to the Four Young Masters. He had pretended to be relaxed and wanted to stun the pugilist heroes with his impressive martial powers.

Among the Four Western Vicious, the [Wolf of Mt Yin] was the most cunning in nature. Even though he looked brawny and was fierce looking like a rough man but in fact, he was the most scheming. Or else, why was he called the [Wolf of Mt Yin]? Yin means cunning and he had a mountain of cunning schemes!

For he had already saw that the in this meet, the Beggar Sect had invited many top martial exponents. Even though the Four Western Vicious, were top epitome fighters but for them to fight against tens of top martial exponents, they were not actually confident. Moreover even if they had the confident, they would still need a considerable amount of time and effort.

Therefore in between the duel between the [Rat of Taichang], the [Crazed Beggar] and Zhan Bai, he had already hatched a plan to use the skills that they had acquired while on Devil Island to impress and cowed the pugilist heroes over to their side. In this way, the efforts expended would be small yet there would be reaping returns!

That was why he halted the fight between the enraged [Rat of Taichang] and Zhan Bai, incited the emotions of the Four Martial Young Masters and displayed the “Wood Palm Cutting Blade” skill, one of the several epitome skills which he had painstakingly trained for thirty years on the Devil Island, to frighten the pugilist heroes into submission. In this way, for the least amount of effort, he could have the best desirable results!

Lang Xiong smiled and said to the Four Young Masters, “It is but a small display and not worthy of a heroic feat. It is a bit of a embarrassment but it is now your turn.”

And he kept grinning coldly non-stop after he had spoken for he had observed that none of the Four Young Masters had that level of martial power to perform this feat.

The Four Young Masters were caught unprepared. They had never expected that the [Wolf of Mt Yin] would challenge them on this in the first place and moreover, they really did not have the martial power. Therefore they glanced at one another and for a time, did not say anything.

[The Wolf of Mt Yin] grinned and said, “If the four of you are too gentleman and did not want to come forth now, then, can consider that I have by the narrowest of luck has won this round. Let us then, go for the second round.”

Among the Four Young Masters, Young Master Anle was the scheming type, Young Master Qilin was deep and shrew, Young Master Duanfang was the gloomy type, only Young Master Lingfeng was haughty and hot temper.

As Young Master Lingfeng had saw that all the other three Young Masters did not dare to say anything, even though he really did not have the confident of felling the tree with a palm strike but he was not willing to let others despise him. Therefore, he took a broad step forward and exclaimed, “Even though I, Lingfeng is not talented but I am willing to compare my “Wood Palm Cutting Blade” skill.”

[The Wolf of Mt Yin] laughed aloud and with a despising look, began to mock, “Please come forth then.”

Young Master Lingfeng took a deep breath as he postured himself into a horse stance and channeled all his martial power into his palms. Just when he was about to be readied to strike at the tree that was several yard away, someone shouted, “Please hold.”

It was the [Ultra Boastful Scholar] Zhao Jiuzhou that stopped Young Master Lingfeng as he step forth and as he bowed with his hands to the [Wolf of Mt Yin], he said, “I have just witnessed the tremendous display of your “Wood Palm Cutting” skill. As I watched, I become more and more eager to display my skills as well therefore let me take over from the first match then.”

And he did not wait for the [Wolf of Mt Yin] to reply as he swirled his body and then suddenly blasted down a second Paulownia Tree down from a distance of twenty feet with his palm!

Even though the tree branches had been toppled over but the tree truck remained rooted. The palm power of the [Ultra Boastful Scholar] was both swift, clean and sharp!

Therefore, very obviously, from the display, the [Ultra Boastful Scholar] won by a notch higher!

The [Wolf of Mt Yin] was stupefied. He had not expected that the “Wood Palm Cutting Blade” skill that he had so painstaking trained over thirty years on the Devil Island would be so easily accomplished by someone else.

After he had recovered from his stun, he stared and asked, “Just who are you?”

“I am just a normal person. Others call me the [Ultra Boastful Scholar] Zhao Jiuzhou.”

Even though Zhao Jiuzhou had long accomplished his fame in the pugilist fraternity but that was after the [Wolf of Mt Yin] had left the Central Plains. Therefore, Lang Xiong did not recognize him. Therefore after furrowing in deep thoughts for a while, he stared at Zhao Jiuzhou and shouted, “Who can you represent?”

The [Ultra Boastful Scholar] displayed a tit for tat reply, answered, “Then who can you represent?”

The truth was, in actuality, the [Wolf of Mt Yin] cannot represent the Nanhai Clan as well as he did not have any authorization.

[The Wolf of Mt Yin] flew into a rage and raised both his hands, “I will kill you!”

[Ultra Boastful Scholar] began to laugh hilariously, “I am not necessary afraid of you but what you say earlier, do you meant it or what?”

The [Wolf of Mt Yin] shuddered for a while. Even though he was cunning but in front of so many people, how could he retract what he had said earlier about the gambit? He replied venomously, “Consider you guys have won the first round.”

He turned around and said to the [Rat of Taichang], “Brother Fu, why not show off your feats next!”

[The Rat of Taichang] whose real name was Fu Jie without much ado, suddenly shrunk two feet but his arms seemed to extend longer as he spin, as he executed his nerve shrinking heretic skill.

There was a powerful protective windforce around him as the sand and dust whirled thirty yards into the air, shrieking the surrounding with a thunderous clapping.

When the whirlwind had stopped, there was a hole in the ground as deep as a well! But there was no sight of [The Rat of Taichang]!

It seemed that he had dug a hole this deep with only his hands!

Everyone was dumbfounded. What kind of a martial skill was that?

It was a one and only unique martial skill in the martial fraternity!

According to the older martial seniors, it was rumored that [The Rat of Taichang] had only done a single good deed in his entire life and that was how he got his nickname!

That was thirty years ago. There was a Premier He Shen, who was the most corrupted person in history. He not only sold official titles to the highest bidders, he had also engaged in confiscating the wealth of his enemies and the common folks. It was said that his wealth was as much as so much that it exceeded even that of the national treasury by many folds. If his wealth were to redistributed among the entire empire four hundred million people, everyone would get one hundred silver taels! And it excluded his vast treasures of precious jewels and stones!

Even when the people were starving from a prolong famine and were resorting to cannibalism, the corrupted Premier He Shen would rather let the granaries rot and eaten by rats than opening the stores to the starving people!

No one knew what came over to the [Rat of Taichang] as he tunneled through the granary stores and stole all the grain to distribute it to the people, hence saving the people.

This was the only good thing that he had ever done. From then onwards, his fame resounded throughout the entire fraternity and he got the nick of [The Rat of Taichang].

Ever since he had vanished from sight and went to the Devil Island, he had been training hard for the past thirty years. Naturally, this feat of his had since improved by leaps and bounds!

As [The Rat of Taichang] climbed out of the hole, everyone was too dumbfounded for words. He was looking immensely pleased with himself as he said, “Young folks, now it is your turn now.”

Not only were the Four Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity was too dumbfounded for words, everyone else was also taken aback and were silenced into speechlessness.

Even though this martial feat of using the palm as a blade was difficult, a person with a solid foundation of inner strength might be able to forcefully dig through the ground. But to dig a hole as deep as a yard deep, it was clearly impossible!

[The Rat of Taichang] looked at the ashen faces of everyone and he laughed aloud complacently. “If no one wants to step forward, then consider that we have won the second round! Thank you for giving way to us! MuErKeAGang, now it is your turn!”

MuErKeAGang was the name of the old elderly Mongolian, who was also called the [Desert Fox], who was uttered with fear by the merchants and the travelling caravans in the great northern desert. He was holding a bead of Buddhist pearls and just as he took a step forward, he was interrupted by the [Living Dead Man] who replied, “Hold it. Even though we are not capable, but my brother and I would like to compete against this earth digging feat.”

As he said, without waiting for [The Rat of Taichang] and the others to protest, [Dead Living Man] and he had leapted into the air together as he shouted, “Up!”

They had leapt into the air with a flurrying of hands and legs and in a blink of an eye, head down, head up as they somersault in the air as they came slamming down into the ground in a flash of lightning!

There was thunderous earthshaking loud explosion as they crashed headlong into the ground!

As the dust cleared, there was a similar hole to that of [The Rat of Taichang]! As they emerged from the hole, [The Two Equivocal] was not looking flustered. In fact, there was not any dirt on their clothing.

What kind of a martial feat was that? This caused everyone to come forth praising them!



Chapter 50 Ended

Chapter 51: Utter Bloodshed



The [Rat of Taicang] was taken aback and asked, “What martial skill is this?”

[Living Dead Man] flipped his eyes and said, “Since honored sir, yours is the ‘Rat Beating Hole’, our skill is then call the ‘Rat Digging Hole’. If honored sir you are not fully convinced, we can still have another try again.”

For a moment, the [Rat of Taicang] could find no words.

[Desert Fox] MuErKeAGang thundered aloud, “There is no use denying, let me display my feats.”

All of a sudden, he grabbed the one hundred and eight prayer beads around his hands and straightened them into a long thick rod.

One must know that a martial master with superb inner strength was naturally able to cause a rope to be straightened, it was not such a difficult feat at all but this [Desert Fox] was able to cause these beads to be straightened and what are holding these beads were just a piece of weak string! It was naturally much more difficult than just a simple piece of rope!

Even though the [Desert Fox] was not as dramatic as the [Rat of Taicang] and the [Wolf of the Mt Yin], his stratagem was much brilliant.

All of a sudden, the [Desert Fox] reformed the beads into a circle into both of his hands and showed it to the pugilists that were presented and said. “Now you see it.” And he breathed in a gulp of air and all of a sudden he shouted in a loud clanking voice, “Rise!”

And all the one hundred and eight beads flew like shooting stars into the sky above, leaving the empty string straightened like a robe on his hands.

Everyone was aghast and stunned. No one had ever seen someone that was able to send objects flying through the sky just by using vital energies, moreover it were one hundred and eight prayer beads!

Just when everyone was still astounded, the prayer beads that were halfway through the sky flew back into the straightened string again!

What kind of a martial feat was that? It was much closer to the unorthodox craft than was possible to achieve.

The pugilists were too amazed that many were actually murmuring shouts of praises.

[Desert Fox] was extremely pleased with himself as he displayed his feat three more times before he heard a faint laughter. Even though it was extremely faint, it was loud and clear among the noisy crowd.

This completely spoilt the good mood of the [Desert Fox] who suddenly became furious as he heard a belittle laughter which prompted him to shout angrily, “Who is the one that dare to laugh? Why don’t you show out?”

A young handsome young man stepped out, his movements were extremely serene and even though he looked very young, his grace and movement was likened to a seasoned grandmaster.

Everyone looked out and saw that it was Zhan Bai!

Earlier, the [Desert Fox] had witnessed how Zhan Bai had beaten back the [Rat of Taicang]. Now that he saw Zhan Bai was approaching him, he immediately postured himself defensively by placing his palms in front of his chest in a combat pose.

But Zhan Bai was looking extremely relaxed and smiled serenely, “May I ask how many prayer beads are in your hands right now?”

The [Desert Fox] was slightly taken aback. While he was tensed up, he had never expected Zhan Bai to ask something that was not related to anything out of the blue. But still, his mouth replied, “I have altogether one hundred and eight prayer beads. What can I enlightened you?”

Zhan Bai replied, “I am afraid not.”

Once again, the [Desert Fox] was taken aback and asked, “What do you mean that it is not right? I have these prayer beads for the past fifty years, do you think I do not know how many prayer beads are there?”

Zhan Bai smiled and was in no hurry to reply, “From what I can see, your prayer beads I afraid, do not have one hundred and eight.”

The [Desert Fox] took another look at the prayer beads in his hands and mentally counted again, it was short of ten prayer beads.

The [Desert Fox] was dismayed to discover that the prayer beads that were imbued with his inner energy could have been taken away without him knowing it!

Everyone presented were masters in their own right, were all equally taken aback by this discovery.
[Desert Fox] was enraged and he immediately threw out his prayer beads that sped through the air in a ear-piercing sound towards Zhan Bai!

Zhan Bai raised his palm, intending to knock the prayer beads away with his windforce. But then as his windforce smashed against the prayer beads, the prayer beads swirled around for awhile before resuming again towards Zhan Bai!

It was beyond everyone expectation! Who would expect that the [Desert Fox] prayer beads would have sufficient power to bypass Zhan Bai’s vital energies and his stunning soft martial stance!

It was a lucky thing that Zhan Bai had perfected his ‘Thousand Fragrance Delusion Steps’ and ‘Inconspicuous Changes’ to epitome levels that he managed to dodge those prayer beads in time.

Zhan Bai was secretly taken aback, “What a close shave...”

The [Desert Fox] was even more astonished that Zhan Bai could actually dodge at such a close distance. Moreover he had developed a secret technique, the ‘Life Chasing Divine Pearls’ to subdue the vital energies of the soft martial stances of the inner martial experts, Zhan Bai could actually even have the time to dodge it without any forewarning!?

He thundered, “Young man, you are really something, you can actually dodge my ‘Life Chasing Divine Pearls’. Dare you try another three of my divine pearls?”


He immediately threw three more prayer beads into a star formation and unleashed towards Zhan Bai.

The first time, Zhan Bai did not know that this Mongolian elder was such a terrifying foe that could actually neutralize the vital force and break the inner martial stances and was almost killed. Therefore, this time, he did not dare to use his bare hands to deflect the prayer beads but used the ‘Inconspicuous Changes’ to dodge.

Even though the star formation of these prayer beads distanced from one another at less than three feet, Zhan Bai could still dodge with ease.

All of a sudden, a tender voice called out, “What a despicable person, just because Zhan Gege did not attack, you think you can keep attacking him? Let me let you have the taste of the ‘Life Chasing Divine Pearls’!”

And two ear-piercing sounds sped thunderously towards the [Desert Fox].

[Desert Fox] was aghast and knew the power of these divine pearls, therefore he rolled back using the ‘Eighteen Lifesaving Rolls’ to fall back and to dodge the sudden attack.

He managed rolled out of the way of the two divine pearls but in the process, there were dirt and dust on his face.
　　
　　Everyone turned and saw that it was Wan’Er who had thrown the two ‘Life Chasing Divine Pearls’. But a weird question began to dawn upon everyone, how come the ‘Life Chasing Divine Pearls’ would end up in the hands of Wan’Er?

Actually, just when the [Desert Fox] was displaying his ‘Divine Pearls Repositioning’ earlier, Wan’Er had a sudden inspiration to use her ‘Soul Seeking Finger’ divine skill, to use the intrinsic formula of suction to secretly see if she could catch hold of these prayer beads.

The [Desert Fox] had never expected that while he was displaying his feat, someone else would be also displaying her feat as well.

Only Zhan Bai who had a divine superior sight could see clearly what Wan’Er had done. Therefore he could not resist letting out a faint smile.

After Wan’Er saw that the [Desert Fox] was furiously attacking Zhan Bai and he could not retaliated back, she got worried about his safety. Therefore she interfered by shooting out the two divine pearls.

The [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] who was standing in silence all the while was clearly enraged by Wan’Er and he shouted eerily, “Lass, you are courting your own doom!” And he used his ‘Skeleton Palm’ to lash out at her.


His ‘Skeleton Hands’ was extremely deadly; it was developed by harnessing the ‘Nine Positive Nirvana Fire’ and need decades of painstaking practice to succeed. Moreover, when practicing this type of palm skill, he must also brave the most burning hot furnace and imprinted his palms on it, while using the ‘Three Salamander Fire’ to counter the burning heat.

When he had succeeded in this powerful skill, both of his hands would burn charcoal black hence the name ‘Skeleton Hands’. A hit on a person’s body would cause him to burn and dried up, such as the deadliness of this skill.

It was said that on the Devil Island, there was an active volcano that erupted continuously every year. This molten lava was several times much higher than the best burning furnaces and this [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] spent the last three decades at this active volcano, painstaking practicing this skill.

　　Needless to say, his ‘Skeleton Hands’ had surpassed the old and reached the very pinnacle, even his hands had turned as white as bone and his person himself had almost turned into a corpse.

Wan’Er did not know that how powerful this [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] was and used both her hands to display the ‘Light Leaves drifting stance’ to take his blow.

Even before Wan’Er could take his ‘Skeleton Hands’, she immediately saw a bright red light flashing towards her and felt a hot burning windforce enveloping her entire body. She could feel a burning sensation on her head and she was filled with agony pain.

Wan’Er secretly exclaimed, “Uh oh no…”

She wanted to evade the incoming blow but all her strength had left her, she softened and immediately fainted.

The [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] laughed eerily and his white skeleton hand reached out towards Wan’Er’s face, in the next moment, Wan’Er beautiful face would become a pool of blood…

“Stay your hands!”

A powerful thunderous windforce with a force that seemingly could force down a mountain charged furiously towards the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau].

The [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] was startled and immediately withdrew his attacking stance and immediately executed the ‘Corpse Leaping’ swiftness skill, shoulders unmoving, legs unbending and jumped one yard away to safety.

It was Zhan Bai, instantly he was besides Wan’Er to lift her up. It was like touching a burning furnace and his hand was burnt. He was immediately startled and shocked, suddenly he did not care that even though now Wan’Er was his little aunt in name, he patted on her seven major accupoint on her back to protect her heart, determine not to let the nirvana fire engulfed her heart…

Lei Dashy, Murong Hong, Young Master Lingfeng, Young Master Duanfang, He Lian Ying all rushed forward for they are the ones that were the most concern for Wan’Er.

Lei Dashu upon seeing that Wan’Er was so seriously wounded that he exploded into a rage and executed his ‘Enoch Hands’ epitome skill, causing windforce to exploded around him as he charged towards the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau].

But the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] grinned coldly and raised his ‘Skeleton Hands’ to tenfold martial power and readied for Lei Dashu.

Even before the windforce of the ‘Skeleton Hands’ had reached Lei Dashu, he could already feel a burning sensation on his face. He was secretly startled in his heart, knowing that the opponent incoming palm attacks would be extremely vicious and did not dare to chance contact with it, therefore he turned like a lightning bolt and drifted like the wind five feet away.

Young Master Lingfeng and Murong Hong had also both tried to plunge forward but were forced to retreat due to the weird burning windforce of the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau]’s palms.

Young Master Duanfang displayed his clan uniquely skill, the ‘Origin Finger’ and attack furiously at the ‘San Yang accupoint’ of the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau].

But the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] laughed eerily and executed the ‘Skeleton Hands’ once more and a burning heat wave once again engulfed him; none of his opponents dared to approach him!


The [Wolf of Mt.Yin] upon seeing that so many had surrounded the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau], yelled aloud before he joined the melee with his ‘Wood Palm Cutting Blade’ skill and his first target was Young Master Duanfang.

This [Wolf of Mt.Yin] was the most cunning of the lot, the reason he had picked Young Master Duanfang to attack was because he was the Protégé Leader of the Beggar Sect. If he could bring Young Master Duanfang down, then he could force the Beggar Sect to submit to him.

But the moment he tried to attack Young Master Duanfang, the elders of the Beggar Sect, led by the [Three Marvelous Beggars] began to attack him.

Even the [Rat of Taicang] and the [Desert Fox] joined in the melee fray followed by the rest of the heroes of the martial fraternity. In just a moment, it became very chaotic.

Zhan Bai was still holding Wan’Er slim waist and pressing on her bosom, using the uniquely healing method that was in the Soul Binding Destroyer Manual. He infused non-stop his vital energies into her and at the same time force out the venomous heat from her body.

Therefore even though he was in the midst of a chaotic battle, he was fully focusing only Wan’Er.

As he held Wan’Er and glazed on her delicate face, he began to recall the past; when he was at wits end and had been seriously injured, how Wan’Er mother, the Lady Murong had saved him and took him back to the Baotu Manor, the time when he lay helplessly on that bed…

He began to recall how that evening, he was with Wan’Er and their conversations with one another, how Wan’Er was so innocent and naïve, her curious questions and answers, how her smiles and laughers were so free of troubles and youth, even though he was so miserable at that time, it did indeed bring a warm comfort to him…

He also recalled how Young Master Lingfeng had tried to drive him out of the bed chamber and how Wan’Er had come to his aid and to his defend…

…And how even after the blood letting battles at Baotu Manor had ended, how Wan’Er had braved the possibility of punishment from her father to look for him and put herself at grave dangers away in distant places. How she had come to Xing Long Town and how she had been injured by the Yao Bingkun, the [Red Dragon with the Blood Hand]; how she had risked her life on numerous times for him…and again and again…it was impossible to put into words the feelings and sentiments that he had felt from this sentimental beauty.

“Brother Zhan…young hero…”

A voice, so crystal clear brought him back to his senses and had startled him. He turned around and saw that it was the [Number One Beauty of Jiangnan] Jin Caifeng. When she had come to his side, he did not know but she was looking at Wan’Er and him with her nervous beautiful eyes.

Without waiting for Zhan Bai to reply, Jin Caifeng added, “How is Wan’Er maiden injuries?”

Zhan Bai could see that Jin Caifeng eyes had hints of jealousy but because of the severity of Wan’Er’s injuries, he did not think much about it but replied, furrowing in frustration, “It is very serious…”

All of a sudden, several heart-wrenching and terrible howls interrupted him and both Jin Caifeng and he was startled to discover that many pugilists had succumbed into the pool of blood.

So it seemed that the [Four Vicious] were not only vicious but powerful. There were numerous heroes and martial experts here but none were their match.

Numerous protégés from the Beggar Sect had fallen, two priests of the [Wudang Three Greats] were severely injured, one of the [Diancang Twin Swords] had been killed, [Seven Steps Soul Fatality] Bangui from Fahua Southern Orthodox Sect too had been killed, even the [Divine Well Fist] Bu Yunfei from the Luohall Hall of the Shaolin Monastery had been poisoned by the venomous heat of the ‘Skeleton hands’.

As more and more of the pugilist heroes had been either been wounded or killed, and as the evil and arrogant laughter of the [Four Vicious] filled the air, Zhan Bai grew more and more anxious and furious.

But he was now using his vital energies to treat Wan’Er. He had saw that the painful expressions on Wan’Er delicate face was diminishing and her nose was now perspiring, her heat was slowly retreating. If he stopped treating her now, all his efforts would be gone to waste.

But so many pugilist heroes were getting killed at every moment and yet he could do nothing. Both choices were also about saving people but he can only save only one side…this caused Zhan Bai to be in a very difficult tight spot…



Chapter 51 Ended

Chapter 52: Lord of the Martial Fraternity




Just when Zhan Bai was still hesitating, the [Rat of Taicang] had lashed out against Lei Dashu with three deadly strokes from his ‘Heretic Blending Skill’.

At the same time, the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] had struck down another two pugilists from the Beggar Sect and were laughing aloud as he reached out for the top of Lei Dashu’s head…

Zhan Bai became panicky and quickly handed Wan’Er over to Jin Caifeng and say with great anxiety. “Please take care of her for a while by transferring your vital energies life force into her bosom so that the venomous heat would be forced out…”

At this moment of time, Lei Dashu had forced the [Rat of Taicang] to back off temporary but even after he had shifted and changed his swiftness movement three times, he still could not shake off the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] impeding attacks.

The [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] who had carefully sealed off all the escape positions of Lei Dashu was confident that he could nail him this time therefore he increased his martial power to a few folds and attack furiously while laughing wickedly.

As Zhan Bai was not able to interfere in time, therefore he mustered his internal strength and shouted loudly, “Stay your hands!”

This shout was the accumulation of Zhan Bai’s entire martial power and when he shouted, it was like a thunderbolt that struck; the trees and the leaves were shaken and tens of feet away, even the windows were vibrating! Not only that, it cause a painful ring sensation to the ears of the listeners!

This shout was akin to the monastic shout of the ‘Lion Howling Shouts’. Not only did it stay the hand of the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau], it also caused everyone to stop in their path.

Zhan Bai began to take broad strides to the front and his handsome eyes took a glazing sweeping glance at everyone before he exclaimed in a crystal clear voice, “The four of you, who have called yourself the [Four Vicious from the Western Region] are very vicious indeed. You have killed so many innocents. If you do not stop what you are doing now, then I Zhan Bai will teach you a lesson!”

The [Four Vicious] laughed hilariously for Zhan Bai’s speech amused them. It is obvious that they had looked down on Zhan Bai.

With the [Desert Fox] laughed wickedly, the [Rat of Taicang] laughing coldly and the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] laughing eerily, the three laughter combined seemed like it was orchestrated but it was actually filled with a piercing killing malevolent air!

Only the [Wolf of Mt Yin] did not laugh and he raised his hand to halt the laughter of the other three vicious before facing Zhan Bai to ask, “Are you the Zhan Hero that solo the [Ocean Three Aegis], you who wield the Heartless Precious Sword?

Zhan Bai replied, “I am not worthy of anything but indeed I am the one.”

The [Four Vicious] were all taken aback. Just before they had embarked to the central plains, they had already heard from the accounts of some of the protégé disciples of the Nanhai Clan that there was a top tier exponent in the martial fraternity that had solo the [Ocean Three Aegis].

All four of them had thought that the Heartless Precious Sword Zhan must be an exponent grandmaster and an old man from beyond the fraternity. Never had they expected that Zhan Bai would be this young!

The first time that Zhan Bai had entered the scene and beaten off the [Rat of Taicang] with a blow and when Zhan Bai had reported his name, little had they expected him to be the bane of the Nanhai Clan, the Heartless Precious Sword Zhan Bai!

And the second time, when Zhan Bai had shouted by mustering the ‘Lion Howl’, the other three vicious had continued to pay only scant notice; they just thought that this young man’s internal strength had a good foundation.

But the [Wolf of Mt.Yin] was more attentive and pay closer to stratagems and cunning than the others. For a young man of his age, that dared to be insolent to the [Four Vicious] spoke volumes of his belief in his martial prowess.

The [Wolf of Mt Yin] was taken aback that such a young man was actually the bane of the Nanhai Clan, began to circulate his ‘Wood Palm Cutting Blade’ to seven folds of its martial power and his palm became a sharpened blade and lashed out at Zhan bai!

Zhan Bai raised his Heavenly Subduing Buddha Enoch Hands to six folds of its martial power to accept the incoming attack.

There was a loud clanking pang as the [Wolf of Mt Yin] was knocked five steps backward!
As for Zhan Bai, he was still standing on the same spot like a rock solid mountain.

This time was the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] who had lifted his ‘Skeleton Hands’ to ten folds of the skill martial power and raised both his hands towards Zhan Bai!

A brilliant bright red light ensures and enveloped together with the windforce of the palms of the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau]!

Everyone was startled at the sudden visual display of the martial power of the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau], it was indeed a rare sight to be beholden; no one had ever saw a stunning display of martial power before.

But instead, this stirred Zhan Bai up and he thought, “‘I wonder if my ‘Sacred Hand Enoch’ is still invincible?” Therefore, he mustered the ‘Sacred Hand Enoch’ inner strength to ten folds and greeted the incoming attack with the ‘Radiance Light of the Buddha’.

There was a huge earth shaking thunderclaps as the titanic windforce met first followed by their palms. Dust, sand and wind stirred up even from twenty feet away.

The [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] was knocked back three steps and the hair on his head had become disheveled.

As for Zhan Bai, he too was knocked one step backward, his body was swirling unstable for a second or two and his handsome face was flushing in redness.

While the dust was still settling, the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] had already begun to re-circulate his channels and he was trying hard to suppress the blood in his internal organs from throwing out. He laughed creepily, “Young man, how is the taste of my ‘Skeleton Hands’?”

After Zhan Bai had received the blow from the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau], he could feel that an inferno heat had entered and circulated around his body but he had managed to circulate his vital energies in time and had plunged the heat out of his body. To be sure, he tried to circulate his vital energies again but found no obstruction, therefore he found his confidence.

So when he saw that the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] had called to him insolently, he replied with a smile and laugh to say, “So and so only.”

A weird expression crossed the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau]’s face; he just could not believe that Zhan Bai could take his ‘Skeleton Hands’ in a direct manner and nothing could still happen to him. Therefore, he lifted up a fresh air of vital energy so that he could exclaim, “Do you still dare to take another blow from me again?”

Zhan Bai smiled and answered, “Not just one blow, even ten blows, one hundred blows, I will still dare to take the challenge.”

Even though the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] could feel his vital energies receding but he was after all, a very experienced old pugilist. He had guessed that Zhan Bai must be suppressing his agony and had put up a brave front. Whoever can suppress their pain and endured to the very last moment would be the final victor. Therefore, he too shown no sign of weakness and shouted thunderously, “Great! Let you take one more blow from me!”

But Zhan Bai waved his hand and exclaimed, “Wait a minute.”

With both his hands still on an attacking posture, the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] asked, “So you are now afraid?”

Zhan Bai shown a slight discomfort, “I am just a nobody and I have never been afraid of anything. But I must say something first.”

The [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] replied, “What is it? Speak up.”

Zhan Bai answered, “I have a pact with someone that I cannot interfere in the affairs of the pugilist fraternity, therefore I cannot fight with you…”

The [Rat of Taicang] laughed horribly and interrupted, “You come one big round only to show you are afraid!”

Zhan Bai stared at him for a second and waved his hand with a smile, “I am afraid not.”

[The Wolf of Mt Yin] who was coldly watching from a distance deducted that Zhan Bai must be severely wounded by the ‘Skeleton Hands’ skill of the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] therefore he must be trying to stall for time to recuperate his injuries.

Therefore, he immediately interrupted, “Young man, don’t you worry too much. It is the first time that my swore brothers have returned to the central plains and we have not even stepped into the pugilist fraternity yet. If you have any skills to show off, you may display. It will be considered that you have never interfered in the pugilist fraternity.”

Zhan Bai swept his eyes around and asked, “Does your words represent all four of you?”

The [Desert Fox] replied, “Why not?”

All of a sudden, Zhan Bai let go of a deep sigh, as his breathe reached to the sky above.

The [Four Vicious] was momentarily taken back. Why did Zhan Bai take such a deep sigh?

It was because Zhan Bai had been bottling up his difficulties for a long time therefore he was glad to be rid of the burden for not interfering. With bravado, he looked at them and said, “Alright, well then all four of you can come forward at the same time.”

Once again, the [Four Vicious] was momentarily stunned.

The [Wolf of Mt Yin] could not guess the hidden meaning in Zhan Bai’s speech and suspiciously asked, “Young man, what do you mean just now?”

Zhan Bai answered, “I will solo all four of you.”

This caused the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] to be so enraged that he mustered the ‘Skeleton Hands’ to the highest pinnacle and attacked Zhan Bai.
Zhan Bai shouted, “That is the spirit.” And at the same time he displayed the ‘Demon Slayer’ stroke from the ‘Sacred Hand Enoch’ and clashed his palm onto that of the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau], causing him to be knocked five steps back.

The [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] could feel the agony of his five internal organs. Now only did he realized that not only did Zhan Bai internal strength was still intact, the blow just now was even stronger in impact than the earlier one! Therefore, he secretly thought, “This young man is not an ordinary person…”

At the same time after Zhan Bai had knocked back the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau], he executed the ‘Thunderclaps of the Buddha’ against the [Wolf of Mt Yin].

Upon seeing that Zhan Bai’s thunderclaps blow was too fierce, he did not dare to take the blow directly, instead he evaded it and seek to use his ‘Wood Palm Cutting Blade’ to retaliate back, attacking Zhan Bai from the behind.

Zhan Bai jumped into the air with a push of one of his leg and in the mid-air, displaying the ‘Buddha Lord Descending’ with both hands pushing rows of shadowy imaging blows towards the [Rat of Taicang] and used another leg to kick the [Desert Fox] with the most marvelous movement known as the ‘Reversal of the Lion’.

These four strokes became as one and Zhan Bai had seized the initiative, gaining the upper hand.

Thirty years ago, the [Four Vicious] had already been known throughout the martial fraternity as notorious villains renowned for their martial prowess. Moreover for the past thirty years, they had trained painstaking overseas, thinking that on their return, they would be able to rampage the entire fraternity!

But how could they expect that on this return, they would be fighting so clumsily against Zhan Bai?

More than thirty rounds had passed in a blink of an eye. The five of them were fighting faster and faster. Everyone could only see their images and their protective life force. It was a extremely fierce and earth shaking fight!

There was such a tremendous amount of current in the surroundings that everyone was stepping backwards and leaning against the walls. Everyone was stupefied upon witnessing such an epic battle.

In another blink of an eye, another seventy rounds had passed.

Everyone was nervous and afraid that Zhan Bai might lose, especially the ones that were the most concerned for him.

By the time two hundred rounds had passed, there were signs that the [Four Vicious] internal energies were receding for they were sweating heavily and looking haggard.

The pugilists were not only watching the battle nervously, they were also trying to regain their strength and recuperating their vital energies in the meantime, knowing that another round of treacherous battle was awaiting them.

As for Zhan Bai, he was not getting it much easier. It was a much difficult battle than fighting against the [Ocean Three Aegis]. Except for the long beard elderly man, the other two Ocean Aegis were much weaker than the [Four Vicious].

The [Four Vicious] all had almost the same level of martial power. Even though their martial prowess were still a notch below that of the elderly old man, they were perfectly synergized in their attacks!

The most difficult to deal with were the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] and the [Rat of Taicang]. Even though Zhan Bai was not afraid of the venomous heat created by the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau], he had to plunge the venomous heat with his internal strength at short notice.

The [Rat of Taicang] was most annoying; he could extend, withdrawn his arms and hands at anytime, his skills were also mystifying and cunning. He had to be on constant guard against him at all times.

The [Desert Fox] and the [Wolf of Mt Yin] were not easy to handle as well. The hand blade skill of the [Wolf of Mt Yin] had reached the point of perfection. Every stroke that he had unleashed was able to bring upon a hurricane of mighty windforce, his palm was indeed like a blade! Each time Zhan Bai used his palm to parry him, even though he could knock him back but he could feel intrinsic pain.

As for the [Desert Fox], because his secret projectiles, the divine pearls were specifically created to bypass the force that were created by the inner vital energy stances of the inner martial artists, it was proving to be a huge headache for him as Zhan Bai could only depend upon the ‘Thousand Fragrance Delusion Steps’ and ‘Inconspicuous Change’ to evade his attacks.

So it could be said that this fight, was the hardest fight that Zhan Bai had ever battled!

Even as Zhan Bai was fighting an exhausting battle, the same thing happened to the [Four Vicious] as well; these four top exponents were not having an easy time either.

Among the pugilist heroes presented, quite a few were actually experienced pugilists who had seen much but they had never seen anything like this before; the skills displayed were never seen before and the impact of each and every skill was earth shaking and could shatter rocks and fragmented the mountains!

All of a sudden, the [Wolf of Mt Yin] said something in Mongolian and the [Four Vicious] began to change their attacking stratagem.

Even though Zhan Bai did not understand Mongolian but from the changing attacking tactics, he could understand that there might be a trick. Therefore he decided to focus all his will into a defensive posture.

[The Wolf of Mt Yin] made a sudden tremendous charging attack against Zhan Bai, the force of his charge as sharp as his hand blade. As Zhan Bai did not dare to be careless, he lifted his defense to nine folds of his strength to take the sudden frontal assault.

All of a sudden, as soon as he had charged forward with such tremendous force, the [Wolf of Mt Yin] made a sudden retreat.

Zhan Bai was slightly startled as he struck air when the [Wolf of Mt Yin] made a sudden reversal and all of a sudden, he could sense another incoming attack coming from his back. He made a sudden turn, once again lifting nine folds of his martial power and was about to impact his palm with that of the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau], when he too, suddenly retreated.

Only then did Zhan Bai realized that the [Four Vicious] is trying to deplete his internal strength, once he had been exhausted, they would all attack at the same time.

But Zhan Bai secretly thought, “At least I can catch my breath…”

But before he could finish his thoughts, three prayer beads were throw at him and the rest of the [Four Vicious] suddenly made an encirclement to seal off his retreat!

Zhan Bai was taken aback and he hastily muster three strokes to push back the three other encircling foes but because of the impact that he too had received while pushing them back, this caused his movement swiftness to lose its agility and one of the prayer beads struck him on his left shoulder!

Murong Hong, Jin Caifeng, Wan’Er and Fan Suluan cried out anxiously.

Zhan Bai had used his ‘Inconspicuous Changes’ to dodge the other two prayer beads but could not avoided the third prayer bead. This third prayer bead was so powerful that it flew through his left shoulder, as blood and pieces of his clothing flew in all directions.

And at the very same time when Zhan Bai was injured, the [Wolf of Mt Yin] came from the back silently and struck him with a direct impact with his ‘Wood Palm Cutting Blade’ which knocked Zhan Bai back five to six steps backward.

Zhan Bai started to see a black vision in front and he was feeling the blood in his heart beginning to flow backwards and could feel the blood…and he looked like he could fall anytime…

[The Wolf of Mt Yin] let go of a hilarious laugh as he lifted his hand up like a blade to attack Zhan Bai once again….

As for the rest of the [Four Vicious], they did not remain idle either as they charged in front with their most deadliest skills…

Zhan Bai who was stumbling like he could fall at any time suddenly let go of a great shout and lifted his palm towards the [Desert Fox] and the windforce of the impact of his palm was like a deadly hurricane that sped towards the [Desert Fox].

As the [Desert Fox] was eager to claim the credit for killing Zhan Bai, he was too near to resist the sudden tremendous blow and got struck in his chest! He had not expected that a severely wounded Zhan Bai could still muster so much martial power to execute such a crashing blow!

Unable to resist and parry the stunning impact, the [Desert Fox] was struck in his chest and he threw out blood as he was knocked backwards.

At the same time that Zhan Bai struck the [Desert Fox], like a lightning flash, he had also executed the ‘Cloud bypassing the Peaks’ stroke and caught of the wrist of the [Wolf of Mt Yin] tightly and neutralize this hand cutting blade skill.

Even though Zhan Bai had wanted to solo the [Four Vicious One], he did not want to hurt anyone. He had only wanted to force them to retreat but now because of his merciful heart, he had allowed them inflict two severe wounds on him.

And the [Four Vicious] was indeed ruthless. After they had injured him, they still continued to attack him, intending to tear him to pieces. Therefore Zhan Bai’s will turn murderous and he gave a shout to muster his strength to retaliate…

All of a sudden, there were a series of laughs and several shadowy figures moved like a bow to the scene. Their swiftness skill were too fast and everyone just saw a flash and on the scene were five more people.

Standing in front was a young master with a silver fan and a beautiful maiden that looked like a fairy, in a fine feathery dress. Standing behind them were an old elderly man, an old lady and a fat middle age monk.

When the five of them appeared, everyone was greatly startled and shaken for they were indeed the young master and mistress of the Nanhai Clan the [Divine Dragon Prince], the [Divine Dragon Princess] and the [Ocean Three Aegis].

The [Divine Dragon Prince] flipped around his silver and laughed in a crystal clear voice and asked Zhan Bai, “Is Brother Zhan trying to poke your nose into the affairs of the pugilist fraternity?”

The long bearded elderly man too laughed, “Young man, have you forgotten about our pact?”

To a pugilist knight errant, honor was everything. What they had promised, must be honored especially for a person like Zhan Bai who flushed red with embarrassment. “I have already said so but the four elderly old men have stated that they are not pugilists and moreover they are so ruthless…”

The [Divine Dragon Princess] looked at Zhan Bai with her beautiful eyes and said, “You look like an honest young master but in front of so many people, you can actually joke with your pact. They are not pugilists, why how did their martial skills come from? It is obvious that you are the one that broke your promise and go back on your words. You are such a disgrace to the entire martial fraternity…”

This greatly hurt Zhan Bai like a thousand needles and he could not suppressed his emotions anymore and shouted, “Shut up! If you were not a girl, I would have…”

At this point of time, Zhan Bai had suddenly recalled that he was supposed to honor the pact and no matter what, he had in fact broken it. So what right did he have to beat her? Therefore he shut his mouth.

Wan’Er was still weak and had not fully recovered. When she saw that Zhan Bai’s shoulder was dripping with blood and he was walking unsteadily, she quickly went to his side and her beautiful and jaded hands steadied him, “Zhan Gege! You’re injured, are you alright?”

She was filled with concern and her sentimental love was shown in her expressions.

Zhan Bai was shaken with a sense of touching emotions, as Wan’Er concern for him moved his heart greatly. But in front of so many people, he did not dare to display his feeling opening, therefore he could only try to laugh it off by saying, “Sister Wan, don’t you worry. This degree of injuries does not defer me.”

At this moment, Wan’Er could take a closer look at Zhan Bai’s shoulder and could see the extent of his injuries. She was both surprised and startled for in such a brief period of time, Zhan Bai wounds had not only stopped bleeding and his wounds had actually healed, leaving only a scar! She did not even see him doing any recuperation!

Wan’Er did not know that Zhan Bai had taken the thousand year old ‘Red Sandalwood Flower’ and thought that Zhan Bai had possessed such a great martial strength that he had now attained the golden impervious body, therefore she was very overjoyed and exclaimed aloud, “Zhan Gege! Your injuries have recovered alas!”

Wan’Er was rejoicing in Zhan Bai’s achievement that she hugged his arm tightly. Even her pale white face had a tint of color and her eyes were watery. Her gladness was evidence.

Murong Hong had been engaged to Zhan Bai and was his betrothed. When she saw how intimate her sister was towards Zhan Bai, she had a sudden realization. This was the reason why she had suddenly left home; that was when Wan’Er had heard about her engagement to Zhan Bai. It dawned upon her that Wan’Er had been in love with Zhan Bai for a long time. She was not jealous but she blamed herself for not noticing it much earlier…

Jin Caifeng was feeling regretful. She was worried about Zhan Bai’s injuries and had wanted to go forward to enquire but because she was still holding on to her noble bearings, it stopped her from doing so. And now, it was Wan’Er that was the one that accomplishing all that she wanted to do and had Zhan Bai’s gratefulness, she began to blame herself for lacking that courage…

Fan Suluan was more implicit. When she saw the love that Wan’Er had for Zhan Bai, she felt that what she had done was correct; she was right to conceal her feelings…

As for Young Master Duanfang, he was raging with jealousy as he watched…

Young Master Lingfeng was looking with his eyes wide-opened, his elder sister had already been engaged to Zhan Bai, now what was his younger sister doing?

The [Divine Dragon Princess] interrupted with a sudden cold laugh, “Shameless!”

Even though Wan’Er was weak and pale, she cried out innocently in rage and look at the [Divine Dragon Princess], “Who are you scolding?”

The [Divine Dragon Princess] did not why she had suddenly appeared to be so petty. For someone with a status like her, she supposed to conduct herself with grace. But since she had already opened her mouth, there was no way for her to take it back. When she had heard Wan’Er questioning her, she had unwittingly become enraged and spoke with authority, “Who I am scolding, don’t you fully understand inside your heart?”

Wan’Er was infuriated and lifted her fingers to display the ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ towards the [Divine Dragon Princess]!

But Wan’Er had not recovered from her injuries yet. Even the ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ was powerful but at the moment, it lacked strength, therefore when the [Divine Dragon Princess] lifted her hand against her ‘Soul Seeking Finger’, she was knocked back seven broad strides backward.

The [Divine Dragon Princess] gave a cold laugh before she exclaimed forcefully, “You are courting your own death, I see that you have lived long enough.”

Therefore she lifted out her silky hands in a dazzling display…

“Hold it!”

It was Zhan Bai and he took a broad stride in front, blocking the [Divine Dragon Princess], “Maiden Wan’Er is seriously injured now and has not recovered, so how can you still…”

The Nanhai Dragon Maiden looked at Zhan Bai with her beautiful glaze, still maintaining her attacking posture and asked, “Are you still thinking of interfering?”

Zhan Bai answered, “You don’t have to keep threatening me. You must know it is not an honorable thing to do by attacking the injured and the wounded; moreover it is the acceptable tradition of the martial fraternity. Do you understand this or not?”

The Nanhai Dragon Maiden quickly flustered…

But the Nanhai Young Master, the [Divine Dragon Prince] waved his silver fan and took three steps in front before saying to Zhan Bai, “You are not qualified to meddle in the affairs of the pugilist fraternity be it right or wrong. You can now leave.”

Zhan Bai thought that the [Divine Dragon Prince] wanted to harm Wan’Er. He could choose not to meddle in other affairs but only this matter, he must intervene. He asked, “What do you mean by that just now?”

The [Divine Dragon Prince] smiled and ignored Zhan Bai as he turned to face the rest, “Our clan invaded the martial fraternity has only a good intention to unified the entire martial fraternity so that there will be peace. The various clans and sects have long been fighting with one another over different views and this has caused much bloodshed to happen. But thankfully, there are many pugilists that have seen the light and have decided to join in alliance with our clan.”

“But just as this great accomplishment is about to be completed, there are still some people who harbored wild ambitions and determined to go against our clan. Therefore we will host a grand heroes gathering at the Shaolin Monastery at Mt Song. Those who are against our clan can still choose to come. If you think your martial prowess is greater than that of our clan and if you can prove it, then our clan will therefore disappear permanently from the Central Plains.”

Then he stopped for a while with the pugilist heroes looking at him with bewildered eyes before adding in a complacent manner, “If our clan is victorious against all the other clans and sects, then there is nothing more for you to say, from then on, the entire martial fraternity will be under the leadership of the Nanhai Clan. Anyone who violated the wishes of our clan will be exterminated and destroyed in any viciously manner we like!”

The [Divine Dragon Prince] spoke with great sharpness and with great emphasis as he spoke.

All the pugilist heroes were startled and taken aback. Unless the Nanhai Clan had already the confidence of taking over the entire martial fraternity, they would never have such a bold tenacity to declare and challenge the entire martial fraternity!

If truly the entire martial fraternity would be taken over by the Nanhai Clan, then the fates of all the pugilists would indeed be miserable and unthinkable.

Shaolin secular disciple [Divine Well Fist] Bu Yunfei and the abbot of the Shaolin Luohan Hall, [Tiger Eye Dharma] was the most astonished and was stunned. For the [Divine Dragon Prince to announce so surely to the whole martial fraternity that the heroes gathering would take place at none other than the Shaolin Monastery itself could only mean one thing; that it had been occupied by the Nanhai Clan!

Or else, whether to host such a heroes gathering would be up to the abbot of the Shaolin Monastery. It was impossible for outsiders to decide on behalf of the Shaolin Monastery.

While the pugilists of the martial fraternity were still momentarily stunned, the [Divine Dragon Prince] smiled, ending his solemn expression, “As long as the person is a pugilist hero from the martial fraternity, he will be allowed to participate in this heroes gathering.”

As he spoke, he turned towards Zhan Bai and said, “Only you do not have the qualification to join.” With that, he broke into a laughter and said to the [Ocean Three Aegis] and the [Four Vicious], “Let’s us go now!”

When he had finished muttered, he was already at the other end of the courtyard wall and had disappeared. Following him was the [Eagle of Conglin Plateau] and the [Rat of Taicang] who assisted the injured [Desert Fox] and the [Wolf of Mt Yin] together with the [Ocean Three Aegis] as they made their exit.

Just before the [Divine Dragon Princess] had left, she took a prolonged look at Zhan Bai. Her eyes were filled with emotions of hate and love.

This only caused Zhan Bai’s heart to tremble, for he was tangled with too many passions for him to bear. He was most afraid that a maiden would look at him with such an expression, therefore when the [Divine Dragon Princess] had looked at him with such passionate eyes, he could not resist a shudder and quickly bowed down his head…



Chapter 52 Ended

Chapter 59: The Seven Ultrapowerful Fighters




The white hair old woman of the Ocean Three Aegis made a dramatic appearance with her ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ and instantly wounded two top opponents from the nine major orthodox clans.

The Divine Dragon Princess waved and pointed to the sectarian leaders of the nine major orthodox clans and said, “Get away from here.”

Bowed over by the suffocating presence of the Nanhai Clan, the nine sectarian leaders of the nine orthodox clans took several steps backward.

The Divine Dragon Prince waved his silver fan and pointed at Zhan Bai, “Please hand over the ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’ now.” It was not a request but more like a command.

Zhan Bai smiled and asked, “What right do you have to request that I hand over the ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’ to you?”

The Divine Dragon Princess bright watery eyes all of a sudden stared maliciously at him before saying strictly and with great solemn, “Don’t you know that the ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’ belongs to the Nanhai Clan?”

Zhan Bai was taken aback and so were all the pugilist heroes.

Everyone was bewildered. What did the ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’ have to do with the Nanhai Clan?

Zhan Bai lifted his head and smiled bitterly, “Maiden, you must be joking. How could the Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual belong to your ‘Nanhai Clan’…”

But before he could finish, the Divine Dragon Princess looked at him with a beautiful passionate eyes, her eyes were like two piercing arrows that could go through his very heart, that made Zhan Bai so startled that he could not find words and quickly bowed his head.

Amused by Zhan Bai’s embarrassment, the Divine Dragon Princess smiled happily and said, “You must have saw the pictures on the ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’, am I right?”

Zhan Bai began to fluster and replied, “I saw.”

“Do you know who is the person in the pictures is?”

“The Heavenly Enchantress.”

“Then who is the Heavenly Enchantress?”

Zhan Bai was momentarily stunned, “The Heavenly Enchantress is the Heavenly Enchantress, why did you ask who is the Heavenly Enchantress?”

When the Divine Dragon Princess saw the stunned look on Zhan Bai’s face, she could not help but smiled again and replied, “To be frank with you then, the Heavenly Enchantress is the Grand Protégé Mistress of our Nanhai Clan. And depicted on the ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’ is the image of our Grand Protégé Mistress, do then how can we allow it to befall it to the hands of others?”

Zhan Bai lifted his nose and laughed, “I have never heard that before. When did the Heavenly Enchantress became the Grand Protégé Mistress of your clan?”

It turned the faces of the protégés of the Nanhai Clan ashen and a malevolent light was lit, quite a few almost jumped with rage and were about to jump upon Zhan Bai…

But the Divine Dragon Princess made a hand gesture and stopped her clan protégés and turned to Zhan Bai with a displeasure look to say, “My protégé mistress is the Ghastly Pampered Baby Doll and the Ghastly Pampered Baby Doll is the protégé disciple of the Heavenly Enchantress. If the Heavenly Enchantress is not my grand protégé mistress, then who is my grand protégé mistress? Who will recklessly acknowledge their founding grand protégé mistress? If you quietly hand over the Soul Destroyer Scripture over, I will let you go or else, humph, I will kill you and let your corpse withered in the wilderness!”

Now that the Divine Dragon Princess had explained, all the pugilist heroes were greatly startled for till now, they had finally understood that the Nanhai Clan was actually the protégé clan of the Heavenly Enchantress.

But Zhan Bai had a stubborn nature. The more threats he had received, the more he refused to submit. Now that the Divine Dragon Princess had threatened him, he grew more cross and replied coldly, “I just have to repeat once again, you have come too late.”

The Young Master of the Nanhai Clan interrupted, “The Nanhai Clan is like the Gods and will never be late.”

Zhan Bai added, “Just a few days ago, I have destroyed the ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’ right in the eyes of everyone. Therefore even though you may be a eloquence talker, you will still be unable to see this most wondrous book of the fraternity.”

The Divine Dragon Prince waved his silver fan and replied coldly, “Do you think anyone here would believe what you have said?”

Zhan Bai took a quick glance at the pugilist heroes. The truth was, no one would believe that he could actually destroy the Soul Destroyer Scripture. He sighted and said, “It is up to you to believe. The fact is, I have destroyed it.”

The Divine Dragon Princess smiled slightly and said, “I say, young hero Zhan, you have better hand over the scripture for your own good.”

Zhan Bai was closed to boiling point. He had testified again and again yet no one had believed in him. Even if he still had the ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’, he would not hand it over to a murderous clan like the Nanhai Clan.

The Divine Dragon Prince turned solemn and answered with a killing malevolent air, “It seem like we must use force now.” With that, he waved his silver fan and the Ocean Three Aegis and the Four Western Region Vicious took a step forward.

Zhan Bai took a sweeping glance at the seven top exponents of the Nanhai Clan before adding, “Have you forgotten the pact that you have made with me?”

The Divine Dragon Prince was solemn for awhile before he broke into a cold laugh, “If you are afraid, then quickly hand over the secret manual.”

Zhan Bai furrowed for awhile before answering, “I, Zhan Bai, have never the meaning of the word ‘Fear’. It is just that I am a person honor-bounded to keep my words and by our agreement, I cannot fight with a pugilist from the martial fraternity.”

The white hair granny laughed for several bouts before saying, “It doesn’t matter. The Ocean Three Aegis will withdraw the pact.”

The Sealing Abbot too, laughed and said, “Young man, I think you may not be too comfortable with the loss the last time, why not we give you another chance to have another go?”

Eagle of the Conglin Plateau coldly added, “This time we will not let you leave this place alive.”

Zhan Bai furrowed his glance and his inner heart was stirred with emotions…

The Twin Equivocal thought that this was the opportune time for Zhan Bai to cleanse the taint off his honor and immediately stepped forward to say, “Young benevolent master, accept their challenge.”

Actually Zhan Bai was also eager to be rid of the pact therefore he nodded his head and turned to the Ocean Three Aegis to say, “Since the three of you insist, I am obligated to accept it. But will it be the three of you again this time?”

The white hair elderly man gave a thumb up gesture at Zhan Bai and praised, “Young man, you are indeed a heroic…”

But the Divine Dragon Prince was full of malevolent air and he interrupted with a great shout, “The ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’ must be retrieved by the Nanhai Clan at all costs, as acting sectarian leader of the Nanhai Clan, I ordered the Four Vicious to join in the fray too.”

Those that were most concern for Zhan Bai began to secretly shudder and worried. The Divine Dragon Prince was so cunning and this was obvious that it was a trap but who would expect that Zhan Bai would take if off with a smile, “Then indeed I am honor to be able to challenge the seven super exponents of the Nanhai Clan.”

The long beard elderly man who did not put down his thumb yet, praised continuous, “Great, great! I proclaim you as the number one person in the entire martial fraternity!”

The Divine Dragon Prince was not too pleased and flipped his robe and then said coldly, “Elderly senior Chou! Do not inflate the ego of your opponent. All of you go forth now and kill this insolent young man.”

The Nanhai Dragon Princess had seen the malevolent air in her brother’s eyes but in front of the rest of the protégés, it won’t be too good for her to go against him therefore she glanced over the seven elite top exponents and added, “Till the ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’ is obtained.”

No one knew if the Four Vicious and the Ocean Three Aegis fully understood the real meanings in her sentence for they were full of scary malevolent aura now! The long beard elderly man was the first to say, “Today will be an epic battle that have never ever happened in the fraternity, nor will it happen in the future either. Young man, let you be the first to make the move.”

“Wait!”

Before Zhan Bai could reply, Wan’Er had rushed forward and looked at him with a great numbers of tender sentiments before saying, “Bai Gege huh, your little sister will like to lend you a fighting aid.”

Zhan Bai who was so moved that he looked at Wan’Er and said, “Sister Wan, you don’t have to interfere. It is better that I do it myself.” As he said, he lifted his hands to the front of his chest in a fighting stance posture.

Murong Hong flew to the front and said, “These people are too shameless and are using such an ugly wolf pack tactics to win. I am willing to brave life and death with Brother Zhan to oppose them together.”

That the Murong sisters would be so willing to fight shoulder with shoulder with him, Zhan Bai was truly very touched in his heart but he would never allow these two that were most cherished love to risk with him, therefore he could only give a bitter laugh, “Sister Hong, you too don’t need to be involved. Let me fight them alone.”

Jin Caifeng who was standing on the side, was secretly hating herself for not having the courage just like the Murong sisters who had the courage to express their true sentiments and concern for Zhan Bai. Was it her upbringing or her status that was withholding her to step forward?”

When Zhan Bai rejected the Murong sisters to fight alongside with him, all the more, she lacked the courage to step forward…

As for Fan Suluan, she too, had the impulse to go forward but she had suppressed it hard. She thought, “Too many maidens have loved him, why should she need to step forward…”

The Twin Equivocal and Chief Escort Ru were heroic men that were willing to lend their friends a helping hand. Even though they knew that their martial arts were not a match for the Four Vicious or the Ocean Three Aegis, they too, were willing to step forward and to fight alongside with Zhan Bai. They exclaimed together, “We too, are willing to fight alongside with Young Hero Zhan together!”

Only Lei Dashu did not move for he knew that once Zhan Bai decided, no one else could change his mind.

The Four Vicious and the Ocean Three Aegis coldly laughed, “Great! There will be more people that will accompany you on your way to hell.”

Zhan Bai knew that that the rest of the pugilists were simply not the match of the Four Vicious and the Ocean Three Aegis. Also, the more people that were in the melee, the more obstruction there would be and it would hinder him from using all his skills to the utmost. Therefore he tried to smile and said, “There is no need to be sarcastic. I have already said I alone will fight the Four Vicious One and the Ocean Three Aegis.”

He turned around and looked at the Twin Equivocal and Chief Escort Ru, I am grateful to you seniors for your good intentions but this is what I have decided and it will not change. Please step down.”

The Twin Equivocal and Chief Escort Ru shook their heads and reluctantly moved back quietly…

The long beard elderly man raised his thumb and praised continuously, “What a hero! A great hero! What a man…”

Zhan Bai extended out his palms and mustered his vital energies around him and said, “Let start the fight now!”

The old granny who was the most impatiently of the lot took the initiative to attack with her ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ and circulated the power of her skill to ten folds and charged towards Zhan Bai. “Let granny made the first move then!”
But Zhan Bai countered it before she could complete her move by attacking her in split second, forcing her to withdraw her stance. This stroke countering the stroke was as fast as a meteor.

The white hair granny did not expect that Zhan Bai martial skills would improve again. Even before she could complete her full stance, Zhan Bai had countered it and she was forced to withdraw her stance just to prevent a hit.

All of a sudden, another windforce impacted upon Zhan Bai. It came from the Rat of Taicang. But without turning his head around, Zhan Bai hit him on his left shoulder with his palm.

The Sealing Abbot, the Eagle of the Plateau attacked from left and right, followed by the rest of the fighters. All the strokes were as fast as a meteor shower.

In the meantime, the long beard elderly man lifted his ‘Giant Dipper Impasse Hands’ the unrivalled palm martial skill and jumped onto the top of Zhan Bai’s head like a collapsing mountain! These seven ultrapowerful fighters from the Nanhai Clan possessed shocking martial power in their crushing blows, and each blow was ten times greater than the force of a thousand weight force! They were everywhere and it seemed that they had made it impossible for Zhan Bai to avoid their blows.

But what a Zhan Bai! He could still under the meteor showers assault of these seven ultrapowerful fighters pushed them away and at the same time was still able to take one hard blow from the long beard elderly man.

For someone with such unrivalled martial power, the long beard elderly man was forced to take two steps backward.

The long beard old man laughed hilariously, “Such strong martial power in your blow now. Young man, once again, you have made progression in your martial capabilities!” With that he charged into the fray again.

Zhan Bai executed the ‘Thousand Fragrance Delusion Steps’ and ‘Inconspicuous Changes’, his swiftness movement was so fast that he was like a zapping lightning now and at the same time he was using both the ‘Heavenly Subduing Enoch Hands’ and the ‘Thunderclaps of the Buddha Palms’.

These seven ultrapowerful fighters from the Nanhai Clan, the Ocean Three Aegis and the Four Vicious, anyone of them could rampage the entire martial fraternity. And All their moves and stances were impossible to see with the naked eyes. But now these seven ultrapowerful fighters had joined hands to fight against one Zhan Bai, and all of them were fighting with all their might and strength.

The speculators were all greatly astonished and startled in their hearts.

The Divine Dragon Prince had lost his composed state and was clenching his silver fan tightly and he was observing the battle closely.

The beautiful as a fairy, the Nanhai Dragon Princess was looking with bright shining eyes and her expressions were a mixture of gladness and worry. It was obvious that she carried a mixed feeling in her heart…

Murong Hong and Wan’Er were so anxious that they had turned white with ashen…

Even Jin Caifeng and Fan Suluan who appeared to be serene, were actually clenching their hands tightly and they were actually gasping for breath. Their composures were just a brave front.

Among all the seven ultrapowerful fighters, only the long beard elderly man was the most generous of heart and the most modest. He had thought that with his martial accomplishment, he was already the number one fighter in the entire martial world. In all his entire life, he had never met his match. Now that he had met a worthy opponent that could challenge him, this ignited the fires in his heart and his will to fight for supremacy. Therefore by now, he had already put his modest behavior to the winds and lifted his ‘Giant Dipper Impasse Hands’ to the tenth manifolds of its martial power and send a powerful ultrapowerful impasse of forces at the most vulnerable point of Zhan Bai.

Zhan Bai was knocked back by the manifold force of the ‘Giant Dipper Impasse Hands’ that he vomited out the blood in his organs. By a sheer coincident, because Zhan Bai had previously taken the Red Sandalwood Flower, there was blood congestion that remained in his organs. Now that he had throw out the bad blood, his vital energies in his body was able to circulate at even a faster pace and even his internal strength was replenishing all the time! And even the power of his palms had grown by leap and bounds!

So whenever the long beard elderly man made a blow against Zhan Bai, he would feel great agony in his five internal organs, such was the force of Zhan Bai’s blows.

The long beard elderly man flew into a rage. But it was pointless to be enraged for his palm force was not as solid and powerful in depth as Zhan Bai now.

Lei Dashu, the Twin Equivocal, Chief Escort Ru, Murong Hong and Wan’Er slowly became calmer for Zhan Bai was now gaining the upper hand.

The nine orthodox clans, the Four Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity and the rest of the martial pugilists had an eye-opening! Who could imagine such a person in the form of Zhan Bai would appear and could challenge these seven ultrapowerful fighters from the Nanhai Clan alone! It was an impossible feat and an impossible thing!

The Divine Dragon Prince found his heart beating fast. He had thought that as high and as accomplished as Zhan Bai martial skills were, he might be able to solo either the Ocean Three Aegis or the Four Vicious but it would be impossible for him to fight them together. Therefore, the ‘Soul Destroyer Scripture’ would fall into his hands pretty soon and in an easy manner.

But who would have expected that the Ocean Three Aegis and the Four Vicious Ones could not overcome just one Zhan Bai? He was beginning to understand the severity of the situation.


He was afraid that ambition to dominate the entire martial fraternity would be destroyed in the hands of a mere Zhan Bai. Therefore it was understandable for him to shown surprise and anxiety. This in turn increased his malevolent air and he was clenching his silver fan.

All of a sudden, the Divine Dragon Prince said in a clear voice, “From the green woods, a single red dot.”

The Rat of Taicang began to charge first and met force with force with Zhan Bai.

Zhan Bai was bewildered; he did not know why the Rat of Taicang would use such a direct and suicidal method to fight against him?

After the Rat of Taicang had received a blow and was knocked back twenty feet away, the Wolf of Mt Yin used the exact method against Zhan Bai! And the Rat of Taicang had suddenly back off! After knocking back the Wolf of Mt Yin, it was the Desert Fox turn!

All of a sudden, the seven ultrapowerful fighters began to shift their positions and came in from all directions one after another! There were three continuous attacks, four continuous attacks, five continuous attacks, one after one another, each focusing on exhausting Zhan Bai’s internal strength!

By now, all the martial pugilists began to understand what was being muttered by the Divine Dragon Prince.

Even all the seven ultrapowerful fighters palm power and martial power were not as strong as Zhan Bai; after receiving a blow, they would beginning to feel a little dazzled and their vital energies would be shattered but this tactics actually gave them the time to revitalize and recuperate their internal strength!

But as for Zhan Bai, he did not even have the time to breathe as they came one after another! Even though Zhan Bai might be an iron man, he could not take such a suicidal and fierce attack one after another!

Everyone instantly understood that the ultrapowerful fighters intended to exhausted Zhan Bai internal strength through this method and let Zhan Bai died of sheer exhaustion while alive!

Wan’Er who loved Zhan Bai and was the most concern about him, could not resist exclaiming loudly, “What kind of a fighting method is this?”

Murong Hong who was watching with teary eyes, scolded them, “Utterly shameless!”

The Divine Dragon Prince was waving his fan happily and looking pleased, “The winner takes all, the vanquished nothing. Have you not heard that only the victor is the hero? Do you think there is only one way to fight a war? Ha ha ha…”

Wan’Er was so enraged that she kicked the ground and turned towards her sister to say, “Elder sister, let us lend a helping hand.”

Murong Hong nodded her head but before the Murong sisters could make a move, the Nanhai Dragon Princess had already blocked them. With cold heartless expression, she coldly said in a sharp precise voice, “All of you stay here quietly, anyone else who dare to make a move to the front, I will let them die without even a burial ground.”

Murong Hong replied coldly, “Not necessary.”

Wan’Er was already anxious for Zhan Bai, and used her ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ divine skill first at the Nanhai Dragon Princess.

“You are courting your own death,” Answered the Nanhai Dragon Princess as she raised her hands and impacted Wan’Er, sending her flying backward more than ten feet away!

Murong Hong cried out angrily, “I will fight with you with my life…”

All of a sudden, Zhan Bai let out a most horrible scream and then there was a huge impact that exploded…



Chapter 59 Ended

Chapter 60: The Most Epic Duel





Zhan Bai had just sent the Rat of Taicang flying ten feet away but not before the Rat of Taicang had impacted heavily upon Zhan Bai!

This impact was the result of all the might and martial power of the Rat of Taicang, therefore Zhan Bai became wobbling and could not stand straight!

There was a shriek from Wan’Er who had tried to rush forward to aid Zhan Bai but she was knocked back by the Nanhai Dragon Princess and was knocked down.

This distract Zhan Bai and he was getting panicky about Wan’Er, therefore he mustered all his martial power and circulate the Heavenly Subduing Enoch Hands in a furious blow and dealt at the next attacker, which was the Wolf of Mt Yin such a powerful blow that he sent him flying more than thirty feet away at which he collapsed onto the ground, vomiting blood!

At the same time, Zhan Bai was also knocked back backwards. Without waiting for Zhan Bai to grasp another breathe, the Sealing Abbot mustered all his martial power and jumped into the air, his blows were like a collapsing mountain as he mustered up his ‘Epic Toad Skill’ into a surrounding protective lifeforce as he attacked Zhan Bai!

But because Zhan Bai was extremely concerned for the wellbeing of Wan’Er and that the Ocean Three Aegis and the Four Vicious were too ruthless and venomous in their attack, that he summoned all his martial power into this hit and broke through the lifeforce of the Sealing Abbot and sent the fat and overweight Sealing Abbot flying through the air like a ball more than forty feet away!

The pugilist heroes were stunned into silence and barely breathe as they broke into a cold sweat. Was it even possible for Zhan Bai palm blows to be this impossible powerful?

But Zhan Bai was also forced to take three steps back from the great counterforce of the impact and he could barely stand on his ground…

At the same time when Zhan Bai had simultaneously took the blows from the Wolf of Mt Yin and the Sealing Abbot, Murong Hong, Twin Equivocal and the Chief Escort Ru tried to rush in front to lend Zhan Bai a helping hand but how could they be a match for the Nanhai Dragon Princess who had sent them all stumbling back with just a wave of her silky hand?

Lei Dashu was busy trying to save Wan’Er by helping her to treat her injuries. Even though his wild hair and eyes were looking on anxiously, he could not save Wan’Er and rushed to the front to help the others at the same time…

The thunderclaps made by the continuous assaults of the palm forces of the Ocean Three Aegis and Four Vicious continued unabated as loud as thunderbolts and fury storms, shaking the entire place like an earthquake as sand, dust, stones began to roar with frightening howl for each of the ultrapowerful fighters had the power of a thousand Newton of force in their blows!

One must know that the Ocean Three Aegis and the Four Vicious were not ordinary fighters and even the top martial exponents of the martial fraternity did not have their level of martial expertise. High as Zhan Bai martial level was, he could not stand their continuous assaults and he was now wobbling unsteadily now.

At the same time, the seven ultrapowerful fighters took turns resting and recuperating for their next attack.

The Divine Dragon Prince who was standing besides the ultrapowerful fighters when they retreated was also giving them a red pill that could instantly treated their injuries and they could join back the battle almost at once!

This red pill was called the divine specialty pill of the Nanhai Clan, called the ‘Dragon and the Tiger Strength Pill’. An ordinary person who consumed it could find his strength and power increased by many manifolds and must find a person to fight or else he could not be able to calm down. Taken by a person who was a martial pugilist, if he circulated his internal force, the power of this pill would manifest in an even more rapid pace and he must find a person to fight and to expend all the excess energy or else the sheer power of this pill would overcome them.

Zhan Bai felt his palms were burning hot, his arms were numbered and his blood circulations were in a confusing state as he was accepted blows after blows in a non-stop manner!

Once again in a split second of the time, Zhan Bai had took the blows and sent the Sealing Abbot, the Eagle of the Plateau, the Rat of Taicang and the Wolf of Mt Yin flying backwards before the white hair granny looked at him with a bloodshot eyes and laughed creepily, “Young man, see if you can take this stroke from me.”

When she had finished speaking, she had used all her martial power that she could ever mustered in her entire life to power her ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ divine skill and took aim at Zhan Bai as her finger skills broke through the air like a hurricane!

At the same time, the long beard elderly man, the Desert Fox, the Rat of Taicang, the Wolf of Mt Ying joined forces with their palm force that were like a towering mountain began to close down all around Zhan Bai! They were forcing Zhan Bai to accept the full impact of the white hair granny ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’!

Zhan Bai was sweating and his hair was in a mess as he watched angrily, using the ‘Thousand Delusion Steps’ to avoid the four ultrapowerful fighters but the white hair granny ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ was simply too agile and quick that Zhan Bai was forced to lift his Heavenly Subduing Enoch Hands to its peak and with the ‘Buddha Mediating Thoughts’ to accept the blow.

There was a huge thunderclap and explosion as the white hair granny was sent flying ten feet away. She vomited blood in the mid-air and when she landed on the ground, she did not move again.

But the Divine Dragon Prince rushed forward and put three ‘Dragon and Tiger Strength Pill’ into her mouth and infused internal energy at her back and then the white hair granny began to grasp for air twice and with a great shriek, rejoined to attack Zhan Bai…

At the same time, the Desert Fox too, had rejoined the battle!

Zhan Bai who had earlier took the blow from the ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ divine skill of the white hair granny found his palm was now mortally wounded for the ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ was a type of extremely deadly finger skill that would break the protective force of the martial experts’ internal force, thereby injuring them.

Therefore Zhan Bai could only feel that the heart of his palm was burning hot with pain and he knew that his palm had been wounded and he thought, “Oh no!...”

He did not have the time to inspect his palm when the Desert Fox attacked him with his divine pearls!

Zhan Bai who had felt his right palm burning with agony pain could not muster any martial power.

This delighted the Desert Fox as he thought he had an opportunity to kill Zhan Bai as Zhan Bai could only use his left hand to take both his incoming blows!

This twofold attack from the Desert Fox was brilliant, he had shot Zhan Bai with the divine pearls, forcing him to dodge and to divert his internal power away it as he made his way close to him with two outstretched hands and all his martial power that he could muster…

But Zhan Bai kicked the Desert Fox instead of accepting the incoming blows. This kick was so stunning that the Desert Fox was kicked thirty to forty feet away and when he landed, he looked like he was certain to be dead!

The Divine Dragon Prince caught hold of the Desert Fox and fed him with three ‘Dragon and Tiger Strength Pill’ but when he let go of the Desert Fox, the Desert Fox wobbled as he took a few steps forward and fell down dead!

The Divine Dragon Prince turned white with ashen as he shouted solemnly, “The mountains and the rivers blockade!”

This was obviously a command for the remaining ultrapowerful fighters to change their tactics.

The Ocean Three Aegis and now the Three Vicious were attacking Zhan Bai with even more fury than before as they attacked Zhan Bai one after another in a non stop manner as hurricanes of windforce stormed him like a shooting meteor!

Zhan Bai who was injured in his right palm and was so exhausted that his martial power had declined by half.

Zhan Bai lifted his entire martial power and managed to knock back the Wolf of Mt Yin and the Eagle of the Plateau. But because he had overtly exerted his remaining strength, his organs could not withstand the sudden rush of adrenalin and blood spat out of his mouth!

The white hair granny saw that as an opportunity, as she lifted her right hand into the ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ while her left hand into the ‘Cleaving Cut’, as she executed two killing strokes upon Zhan Bai.

Zhan Bai did not dared to take her ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ anymore and instead, he tried to evade it. But he could not avoid her ‘Cleaving Cut’ as he tried to parry it with his left hand. There was a huge impact as the windforce knocked the white hair granny five steps backwards.

As for Zhan Bai, he was left wobbling. And right behind me, was the windforce of the Sealing Monk!

What a Zhan Bai. In this crisis, he still retained his sanity as he turned around and trained his left palm to meet the on slaughter charge of the Sealing Abbot which sent the Sealing Abbot flying backwards more than thirty feet away while himself was pushed back three steps away and he vomited out blood!

The long beard old man gave a sudden shout, “Young man, take another blow from me!” As he lifted his ‘Giant Dipper Impasse Hands’ to its zenith and his palm was like a giant mountain waving and collapsing upon Zhan Bai!

This attack was simple too fierce and because there were exponents all around Zhan Bai, he was forced to accept the incoming blow with the ‘Radiance of the Buddha’ as he raised this skill to its zenith to counter it.

There was a thunderous clanking of explosion as though a huge earthquake had just struck as trees broke everywhere and the grasses uproot itself, sending a huge column of dust and sand everywhere!

The long beard elderly man was thrown backward in five big steps as he vomited out fresh blood!

Zhan Bai stood on the ground and he suppressed himself, thus he did not thrown out blood as well. But when he accepted the incoming blow from the long beard elderly man, he had forgotten about the injuries done to his right hand and had used the ‘Radiance of the Buddha’ with it. Now he felt agonizing pain as he broke into continuous cold sweat!

The Eagle of the Plateau and the Wolf of Mt Yin seized the chance to executed their killing master strokes as they came left and right.

Zhan Bai’s eyes turned black as he saw blurred images coming at him. With a great shout, he plunged both his hands in front.

The Eagle of the Plateau was knocked back ten big steps backward but the ‘Wood Blade Skill’ of the Wolf of Mt Yin had instead cut upon the left shoulder of Zhan Bai!

Zhan Bai was knocked back and he wobbled unsteadily as he vomited out blood.

Two fists were hard to deal with four hands and a hero could not fight against so many. Who would say a strong hero could not fall?

But Zhan Bai did not fall.

The Wolf of Mt Yin was extremely pleased as he laughed hilariously as he shouted, “Now you die!” as he sliced through the air with his ‘Wood Blade Skill’.

Many among the pugilists grasped aloud. This heart stopping duel was simple too heart pounding for everyone to bear and only till now, did the silence broke among many of the pugilists as the Wolf of Mt Yin slashed against Zhan Bai causing many among the pugilists to turn white with ashen…

But Zhan Bai did not evade the incoming blow, instead he plunge forward in a startling speed and used his shoulder to impact headlong into the chest of the Wolf of Mt Yin!

The Wolf of Mt Yin was stunned with disbelief that Zhan Bai could actually use this method as the Wolf of Mt Yin screamed in agony as he threw out blood. And he dropped onto the ground, never to pick himself out.

The Divine Dragon Prince had rushed to the side of the Wolf of Mt Yin and tried to feed him the ‘Dragon and Tiger Strength Pill’ but the Wolf of Mt Yin could never open his mouth ever again.

The Divine Dragon Prince flew into a rage as he shouted, “The secret flower formation surrounding the village.”


Zhan Bai who had injured his right hand and broke his left shoulder, was startled and thought, “This time, I am finally finished…”

The Sealing Abbot attacked with his ‘Epic Toad Skill’ as the skill pierced through the air coming after Zhan Bai who evaded with his ‘Thousands Delusion Steps’.

Zhan Bai knew that if he could not harden his heart, he would surely die. Therefore after narrowly evading the Sealing Abbot epic skills, he quickly lifted his leg into a kick and kicked the head of the Sealing Abbot which instantly broke his head and he died instantly.

The Sealing Abbot in his lifetime had killed countless number of people with his hands; he had not expected himself to die from a kick.

The Ocean Three Aegis and the Four Vicious were ultrapowerful fighters. Anyone of them could dominate a region easily. Who could expect them to have such difficulty in weeding out just a single Zhan Bai? And now, only Two Aegis and Two Vicious were left.

But this caused the remaining Two Aegis and the Two Vicious to be even more enraged as they fought like berserkers against the heavily injured Zhan Bai!

All the pugilists presented were veterans of the martial fraternity and even though they been through countless battles, they had never seen a battle as heart wrenching and fierce as this one but none of the pugilists dared to step forward to help Zhan Bai for even if they had the courage to do so, they would be stopped by the Nanhai Dragon Princess and the Divine Dragon Prince.

Only Murong Hong, the Twin Equivocal and Chief Escort Ru had on countless number of times tried to rush forward to aid Zhan Bai but were beaten back by the Nanhai Dragon Princess.

Wan’Er, who after being patiently treated by Lei Dashu had regained her consciousness. When she saw that Zhan Bai was bitterly engaged in such a cold hearted, heart wrenching battle, her heart cried out in pain as she plunged forward panicky again.

But the Nanhai Dragon Princess exclaimed sternly, “Young lass, you better be honest on the side,” as she waved her hand towards Wan’Er. As she sent Wan’Er flying backward five steps behind.

Because Wan’Er was anxious, her ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ epic skill was naturally at its peak as she plunged forward again with her most powerful skill.

But the Nanhai Dragon Princess was the direct protégé of the Ghastly Pampered Baby Doll and her martial level was in the same notch as the Cuicui, and was several notches higher than Wan’Er could imagine.

Even before Wan’Er’s ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ windforce could even reach her, the Nanhai Dragon Princess replied, “Young lass, you are courting your own death.” As she evaded Wan’Er attack and lifted her dress to strike Wan’Er on her right shoulder.

This evade stroke, countering stroke stance was so astonishing fast that the onlookers were paralyzed with shock at this instant display!

Even though the Nanhai Dragon Princess had gently lifted her dress to display the ‘Iron Sleeve Skill’, the resultant force was enough to break Wan’Er shoulder into pieces!

Wan’Er was startled and did not dare to confront her directly as she displayed her ‘Walking in the Air Miracle’ to avoid the critical strike.

But this ‘Iron Sleeve Skill’ was also a feign, just when Wan’Er narrowed evaded the critical strike, Wan’Er was struck in her chest by the right hand of the Nanhai Dragon Princess who sent her walking ten big steps backward.

Wan’Er was white with ashen and her eyes were in tears as she knew that she was unable to step forward to help her Zhan Gege.

As for Zhan Bai, he was near conscious and his mouth was full of blood, his handsome face was extremely pale but he was still fighting with all his strength!

He had just managed to knock back the long beard elderly man into taking five steps backward when he began to wobble uncontrollably and cough out several bouts of fresh blood!

When the dust and wind had settled, the long beard elderly man was looking at him with a pair of piercing eyes as though he was waiting for Zhan Bai to collapse…

But Zhan Bai did not fall.

The long beard elderly old man could not resist an urge to lift his thumb and praised, “Young man, you are indeed the number one person in the entire martial fraternity.”

Zhan Bai used his shoulder to wipe away the blood in his mouth before replying, “Old senior, you praise overtly.”

The long beard elderly man who also had blood in his mouth replied, “In my entire life, I have never been impressed by anyone before. Therefore I will never praise my opponents but today, I have to say a fair statement. For a young man of your age, to be able to attain such a feat in your martial level, not only are you the number one fighter in the entire martial fraternity, to say you are the ‘Warrior God’, is more fitting for you!”


Zhan Bai laughed bitterly, “I did not dare to accept the honor.”

The long beard elderly man stroked his beard and added, “The classic says if you can win ten wise men in wits, you’re a genius. If you can win one hundred men, you are a hero but a million men are not equaled to a sage and a sage is not equal to a god. I am not bullshitting but anyone of the Ocean Three Aegis and the Four Vicious have the courage and strength of ten thousands but the seven of us combined could not win against you. Young man, if you are not a god, what are you?...”

Even the haughty white hair granny, the rebellious Rat of Taicang and the Eagle of the Plateau were showing a grudge respect for Zhan Bai in their eyes.

The Nanhai Dragon Princess took a quick glance at Zhan Bai and her eyes were weird and wondrous…

The Divine Dragon Prince sensed something was amiss, flipped over his sleeves and took out a golden dragon dagger that glowed with a brilliant golden light, lifted it up and shouted almightily, “The Golden Dragon is here! Two Aegis and the Two Vicious, hurry and kill Zhan Bai on the spot. If you dare to be soft and merciful, you be punished in the most severe manner!”

The long beard elderly man expressions instantly changed and he looked at the ‘Golden Dragon Dagger’ that was held high by the Divine Dragon Prince, before he sighed deeply before turning back to face Zhan Bai, “Young man, be prepare to take my challenge! It looks like if we can’t determine the dead and the alive today, we cannot stop fighting.”

As he said, his palms became huge and manifolds of martial power surrounded his palm. The veins on his hands were like countless number of green snakes, it was indeed a scary look!

All of a sudden, Wan’Er cried out, “Wait…”




Chapter 60 Ended

Chapter 61: The One and Only Warrior-God




The long beard elderly man stopped his huge palms in mid air and glazed coldly at Wan’Er but did not say anything.

Wan’Er began to point at all the pugilists presented and exclaimed, “All of you! The famous Four Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity! The upright and honorable sectarian leaders of the nine orthodox clans! The heroes of the Beggar Sect! How can you bear to see the Hero Zhan who is fighting for all of you here throw away his life for all of you and yet you are doing nothing?”

Her words sent a cold shiver down the spine in all the pugilist heroes but still, they did nothing, none of them offered a helping hand.

Wan’Er added, “You are all afraid to die yet if Hero Zhan would to die today, all of you will not live either…”

All of a sudden, the pugilist heroes began to stir and murmured. Suddenly they began to realize the situation they were in and that Zhan Bai was fighting to keep the Nanhai Clan out so that the martial clans from the martial fraternity would be preserved.

The Divine Dragon Prince did not expect that mere words from Wan’Er would be able to stir the cowardice pugilists. Therefore he shouted, “Stand where you are! Anyone that dared to make a move forward will be killed!”

His voice was as loud as thunder.

All the pugilist heroes took a sudden step backward…

“You are all cowards! Flee then! I will fight them myself…” As Wan’Er flew towards the Nanhai Dragon Princess like a speeding wind with her ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ but all of a sudden, she changed direction and plunge forward towards the Divine Dragon Prince!

The astute smart Wan’Er saw that it was the ‘Golden Dragon Dagger’ that the Divine Dragon Prince was holding that had a hold on the ultrapowerful fighters of the Nanhai Clan. That was why she feigned an attack on the Nanhai Dragon Princess but went for the Divine Dragon Prince instead with all her remaining martial power!

She had thought of killing the Divine Dragon Prince with her fingers and seized the ‘Golden Dragon Dagger’.

Instead, she had severely underestimated the martial levels of the Nanhai Divine brother and sister as the Nanhai Dragon Princess said, “Lass, you are really tired of living.” As she caught up with Wan’Er and struck Wan’Er down with her sleeve!

This hit knocked Wan’Er more than ten feet away and she instantly fainted on the spot.

But there were numerous roar and the pugilist heroes began to charge forward, one after another.

The Divine Dragon Prince kept his ‘Golden Dragon Dagger’ and joined hands with the Nanhai Dragon Princess to fight the pugilist heroes.

All of a sudden, there were three continuous earth shaking loud thunderclaps that sent those that were weak in their martial skills tumbling onto the ground!

Everyone was shocked and stunned. When they had regained their footing, they had saw that it was caused by the long beard elderly man, whose real name was Chou Ru Hai, who had been coerced by the command of the ‘Golden Dragon Dagger’ to used up all his internal strength, martial power that he had carefully cumulated over the past one hundred years to accumulate into these three blows.

Zhan Bai had taken the three blows forcefully…

And bow both of them were facing one another, their expressions were as solid as stone. They were staring at one another as though they were waiting for one another to fall…

Everyone could have noticed. The long beard elderly man and Zhan Bai had battled throughout the night and both of them had already thrown up bouts of blood and both were several injured. Therefore those three blows must have used up all the remaining vital energies that they could have possibly mustered.

These three blows determined life and death, victor and the vanquished.

But no one could tell who was the victor yet as they stared at one another expressionlessly.

This wait that lasted a moment was like waiting for ten years!

And then finally, Zhan Bai began to wobble…

And then it was the long beard elderly man that wobbled…

And then there was a loud crash that caused everyone to jump up as the long beard elderly man collapsed. It caused everyone to be startled with joy.

And then, Zhan Bai took two steps back as he vomited out bouts of blood. He took a longing sympathy look at the long beard elderly man before he murmured, “Hopefully, I did not kill you…old man…”

With that, his eyes were filled with tears as he turned around and walked away.

His love ones, his fiancée, his friends, his closest friend, his enemies, even Lei Dashu, he did not take a single look at anyone of them as he walked away.

His head was bowed down and he was staggering. Whoever he had staggered to, he would gently tapped against their shoulder but did not say a single word.

Anyone could see that, this meaningless and bloody fight had deeply hurt the honestly and the soul of this upright young hero.

Therefore, everyone could only watch as he staggered silently out.

All of a sudden, there was a wailing cry! The wailing was so blood curling, so sorrowful that those who had heard it felt the sourness of their nose and the pain in their hearts.

Who was wailing so heart wrenching!? Everyone was taken aback to see that it was the white hair granny, Leng Jue Hong.

She had holding the long beard elderly man with trembling hands. The elderly old man who had accompanied her for an entire life time was already long dead. It was like a sharp knife that had just cut open the white hair granny’s heart!

In this moment, time seemed to freeze as she began to recall when she was a young maiden, she was beautiful and her martial level was high. One day, she met someone who had even a higher level of martial skill than her, the young smarting Chou Ru Hai, who was the long beard elderly man.

She had fallen in love with him at first sight and they were betrothed to one another. She also learnt why he had such a weird name for Chou Ru Hai meant ‘Hatred as deep as the ocean.”. That was because he had a deep vendetta to avenge. She helped him to avenge his vendetta and then both of them began to wander the pugilistic fraternity together, crossing many lands and kingdoms. They were fitting and matching in looks and even their martial skills were top notch; they were the envy of countless couples and they flew together in martial bliss for many years, never leaving one another. Ten years of their time was like a day and they were as bliss as the immortals!

But because their martial levels were too high, they were haughty and insolent when they were young and have made many enemies, therefore they did not know that there was a sky beyond the sky; their hearts were only concerned with their own self and not others. Soon, they had lesser and lesser friends and more and more enemies.

In the end, they were pursued by their enemies who had gathered dozens of the best fighters in the central plain martial fraternity.

Therefore they found themselves unable to remain in the central plains and fled overseas where they met the Sealing Abbot who remained friends with them.

The life overseas brought them a serene peace and once again, they could continue to live a life of martial bliss. But then one day, their master the Lord of the Nanhai Clan, decided that he wanted to dominate the central plains.

Because they had taken his rice, they must work to return it one day. Moreover, they were also moved to test their martial skills in the central plain martial fraternity which they had been away from a long time to see if they were really invincible.

Interest and wealth motivated when a person was young, fame and renowned motivated the man when they were older. This was natural and understandable…

But…but now? The happy couple that could fly off like a pair of soaring birds, could no longer fly happily anymore. The long beard elderly man was dead and the white hair granny was grieved beyond comfort!

She thundered, “Zhan fellow! Stand where you are!”

But Zhan Bai did not hear and he continued to stagger out. After accepting three blows from the long beard old man, Zhan Bai vision was dark, his vital energies were shattered, his right hand was mortally wounded, his left shoulder was broken, and he did not believe he could survive the three blows by the long beard elderly old man.

He lived but the long beard elderly old man did not. He was so grieved that he deeply sensed that it was all a needless blood feud; there was absolutely no meaning to it.

He thought, “These crazy bloody massacres, why did it happen?...”

“Is it for fame? Or is it for personal interest? Or it because for the number one wondrous book, the ‘Soul Destroyer Scripture?’…”

He was so mortally grieved that he did not want to be involved with one another. He had only a thought; that was to leave this place, leave the presence of the foolish crowd, leave this bloody ground…

All of a sudden, there was a flurrying windforce that shriek noisy through the air.

Zhan Bai dodged to natural reflex but because he was so mortally wounded, his body was not as agile as before and was struck in his right shoulder, avoiding a direct hit on his chest.

His vision turned completely black and he could no longer hold it anymore and he began to wobble twice before he collapsed heavily onto the ground.

This time round, he had collapsed for real!

A great hero had fallen and he was like a falling meteor!

He was mortally wounded, so mortally hurt in his heart and was so mortally grieved that it caused his heart to stop beating and his vein to stop its pulse. He had totally stepped into the darkness, away from the foolishness, the bloodshed, the confusion…

The killing blow to Zhan Bai was the white hair granny, Leng Jue Hong’s ‘Soul Seeking Fingers’ which she had powered to its zenith!

When she had killed Zhan Bai, she looked stunned for awhile. There was no sense of achievement or gladness nor did she have the joy of overcoming an enemy. Instead, she plunged back to the long beard elderly man and she cried before she too, fell down dead!

She was so grieved for her husband that she had cried herself to the death!

And when she had died, she was tightly hugging her husband’s neck and shoulders.

This sudden turn of event that unfolded was so sudden that everyone who was present was greatly shocked and taken aback.

But a truly great and nice person, a person that lent his lending hands to others, when he had died, would never be lonely. That was because, there would be many who would continue to remember him.

First to fly forward was Murong Hong as she closed into embrace onto Zhan Bai fallen body.

Next was Jin Caifeng, the ‘Jiangnan number one beauty’. This noble maiden that came from a exalted family had been suppressing her love but when Zhan Bai, the one that she had secretly loved died all of a sudden, she could not withheld any longer and flew onto the top of Zhan Bai’s body.

This is her true feeling and what she really felt. It was also the first time that she displayed her feeling in public as well. But her beloved was no longer living.

Murong Hong lifted her teary face and saw this extremely beautiful maiden that had the look of a fairy but she did not felt any jealousy. She had thought that she too, was a pitiful maiden just like her.

Even Fan Suluan could not resist moving forward to the side of Zhan Bai and used her handkerchief to wipe away the blood from his face.

She did not cry but her eyes were tearful as she looked sorrowfully at Zhan Bai. It was as though she had just lost a dear confidant.

It was a luck thing that Wan’Er had fainted or else her cries would be even more heart wrenching!

The Twin Equivocal cried out the loudest for the one that died was their ‘Benevolent young master!’ They had benefited from the gratitude of the Thunder Sword Zhan Yuntian and when their benevolent master had died a wrongful death, they decided to change their names to Living Dead Man and Dead Living Man.

Now that their young benevolent master had died, it sent a great uncontrollable sorrow down their hearts!

Old Escort Chief Ru suppressed his tears and said, “Let don’t grieve first and see if Hero Zhan can be saved.”

When he reached out to feel for Zhan Bai’s breathing, he was greatly startled for Zhan Bai had been dead for quite some time.

Lei Dashu stood motionless on the same spot and muttered, “Worthy nephew, you did not die in vain, you have died honorable and in such heroic manner! You are indeed a worthy son of Zhan Yuntian! You are indeed his very son…” He did not shed any tears even though he was numbed with shock.

Even the pugilist heroes that had gathered began to walk forward towards Zhan Bai’s corpse in solemn silence and respect…

“Get lost!” All of a sudden, there was a shout that interrupted the stunned silence and the heavy atmosphere as everyone turned around and saw that it was the Divine Dragon Prince who had shouted as his killing malevolent air pierced through the air and the Rat of Taicang and the Eagle of the Plateau was seen standing behind him, looking wickedly and as ghastly as a ghost.

The Nanhai Dragon Princess was seen standing alone by the side and looking awkwardly as though it seemed like that she had just cried. But who was she crying for? Only she had the answer in her heart. It was because she had fallen in love with Zhan Bai yet she was unable to express her loss and tears in front of her enemies…

Everyone had already witnessed the martial level of the Divine Dragon Prince and the Two Vicious. Now that Zhan Bai had perished, no one present had the ability to challenge them anymore.

Therefore, their mere presence scared the wits out of the pugilist heroes causing many of them to unconsciously move a few steps backward.

Only the three lovelorn maidens, Murong Hong, Jin Caifeng and Fan Suluan who were crying so woefully.
The Divine Dragon Prince furrowed his eyebrows and then a killing wave of malevolent air arose in him as he raised his hand all of a sudden with a shout.

As the windforce and his shout echoed through the air, the three young maidens were startled into hastily retreating backwards…

Lei Dashu was so enraged by the Divine Dragon Prince action that he thundered out aloud, “What an insolent junior! Let me fight you!” With that, he lifted up both his fists and dashed towards him.

There was a huge thunderclap as Lei Dashu was thoroughly shaken as he took three steps back.

The Divine Dragon Prince was not going to forgive any disrespect to him as he continued to display more strokes against Lei Dashu.

Lei Dashu was not his match as he met the Divine Dragon Prince with three more powerful palm force but was thrown thirty to forty feet away.

The Divine Dragon Prince withdrew his stance and turned his head around to exclaim loudly at the Two Vicious, “Go and search Zhan Bai’s body for the number one most wondrous book.”

Just as the Rat of Taicang and the Eagle of the Plateau was about to search Zhan Bai, a beautiful voice full of hot tears interrupted, “Do not touch him.”

It was the enchanting and beautiful Murong Hong, who was full of grief and sorrows.

Her icy cold expressionless voice angrily said, “Anyone that try to touch him, I will fight him even if I were to give up my life!”

Even though she looked frail and weak but because she was determined to protect her husband body, she had radiated an imposing sacred aura that deterred people from approaching her.

Even the two unorthodox heretic heads were for a moment too startled…

All of a sudden, the Nanhai Dragon Princess with an equal icy and freezing aura, even her words were equally icy as she drifted in front of Murong Hong and angrily said, “Who are you to him? Even after he had died, you are still determined to fight for him?”

Murong Hong’s eyes were brimmed with tears as she faced her enemy. She suppressed hard the will to cry and instead put on her brave front and said in a crystal voice, “He is my husband…”

But even before she could finish, the Nanhai Dragon Princess had turned ashen as she interrupted viciously, “Rubbish!” And she raised her palm into a blow towards Murong Hong.

Murong Hong raised both her hands to intercept the single palm attack but she was jerked by the resultant force and tumbled more than ten steps behind.

As the Divine Dragon Princess knocked Murong Hong away with one of her hands, she had used her other hand to neatly arrange her hair and then she began to feel Zhan Bai’s body with both her silken hands.

This is her first time, her only time, that she had ever touched the body of the opposite sex. This is also her first time that she had fallen in love at first sight and the only man that she had love but now, he was just a dead man.

She began to blush, her face was like drunk, a wondrous affections that she had never had before began to flutter into her as she began to stroke Zhan Bai’s body with nervous trembling hands…

“Sister, is the secret manual on his body or not?”

The Nanhai Dragon Princess woke up from her slumber and lifted her face and saw that it was her brother, the Divine Dragon Prince that had just asked her and she began to blush deeply. She seemed to be in a divine state earlier and had forgotten to search Zhan Bai body for the wondrous book.

Without saying anything, she began to rose up and walked away.

Only after the Divine Dragon Prince had asked, only then did she remember her status. Feeling awkward and embarrassed, she could only walk away.

But the Divine Dragon Prince was persistent and continued to ask, “Is it on his body or not?”

“Nope,” She replied without turning her face around.

“I do not believe,” as the Divine Dragon Prince walked towards Zhan Bai body.

Jin Caifeng stood forward to block the Divine Dragon Prince, “He is already dead. Please do not disturb him anymore or else he cannot rest in peace.” Even though it contains some threats, it was also a pleading. Coming from the mouth of Jin Caifeng, it was extremely moving and enchanting.

The Divine Dragon Prince’s eyes immediately shone for the enticing beauty of Jin Caifeng shone like a brilliant radiance of light.

The Divine Dragon Prince was a flirt and he was extremely lustful. When he was at the Jin Residence, he had ever tried to drug her and had torn all her clothes from her. He had almost succeeded had not for Zhan Bai. Now when he had thought of that lustful scene, the lusts that were inside of him began to grow…

But the attraction of the ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’ was even more enticing than a beauty. The Divine Dragon Prince was indeed a calculated ruler that could outweigh each situation differently. Even though he was lustful but he was not easily bewitched by the temptations of lust.

The ‘Bones Binding Soul Destroyer Sacred Manual’ was a treasure that was so beholden that it could not be found even in a hundred lifetimes but a beauty could be found anywhere.

He smiled to her, “Maiden, I have missed a chance to be with you that night that I still have regrets to this day. But I can honestly say this; your beauty is indeed unparallel.”

Everyone likes someone to sing their praises and Jin Caifeng was no exception and moreover she was a woman.

The Divine Dragon Prince was also a quite handsome and outstanding. Moreover he was smiling and looking at her with such intent eyes. He was actually even more dashing and handsome than Zhan Bai but then, he had a sense of malevolent, unreliable aura around him, causing him to lose out to Zhan Bai in terms of integrity and dependability.

When Jin Caifeng looked at this handsome man that had drugged her and almost lost her chastity to him, she began to blush deeply and her heart began to pound nervously. For a moment, she did not know what to say…

All of a sudden, the Divine Dragon Prince stretched out his hands to touch and grabbed her face as he exclaimed smilingly, “But now I am not interested but when I finish my business, I will look for you…” He was extremely insolent and was belittling her.

Jin Caifeng did not expect that for a man of his status, the Divine Dragon Prince would do such a deplorable act in public. As she was raised in a noble family and her upbringing was such that she had to abide by proper etiquette, how could she stand such disrespect and insolent acts?

Therefore she was so infuriated that she raised her hand and slapped the Divine Dragon Prince tightly on his face.

The Divine Dragon Prince was not guarding against Jin Caifeng and moreover he was a little drunk by her beauty or else, with his martial level, she could never have succeeded in slapping him.

But this slap had greatly provoked and infuriated him as he shouted, “Lass, you are courting your own death!”

He reached out his claws towards Jin Caifeng as swift as lightning and it seemed like he did not think twice on sparing her any mercy as he attacked viciously…




Chapter 61 Ended

Chapter 62: Love that can never change.



Although Cai Caifeng had learnt all the epitome martial skills from her father but she was definitely not the Divine Dragon Prince match!

There was a pressure on her body and darkened fingers began to descend upon her face. She did not resist anymore but closed her eyes to mutter. “Zhan Gege! Wait for me, your little sister will be joining you now! Although we cannot be together in the mortal realms and soar together lovingly but your little sister is willing to suffer and be chained together with you in the netherworld…”

But who would expect when she was waiting for death to arrive and her heart was muttering what was to come after she had died so that she could finally be with Zhan Bai, for a longest time there was no forthcoming strike, so she opened her pair of eyes to take a look!

This look caused her to be stunned!

For the Divine Dragon Prince had back off several yards away and his face was startled and frightened…

In front of her, was an elderly old man and a young maiden who was as beautiful as a heavenly fairy, certainly her looks were not beneath her! The old man was garbed in a priestly robe. At first glance, everyone instantly knew from his attire and aura that he must be a reclusive prominent person!

That beautiful young maiden was wearing a loose dress and her tummy was protruding out. At first glance, she could tell that she was pregnant. She had a clear crystallized face. She did not seem to comb her hair but had let it flow down her shoulders. But she was a natural beauty. The more she did not adorned herself with accessories, the more beautiful her beauty was reflected!

But now her pure and beautiful face was clouded by sadness and melancholy. And her watery crystal eyes were looking unblinking at the dead Zhan Bai!

Jin Caifeng knew instantly that this incomparable beautiful young maiden was the one that had once saved her life before, Liu Cuicui!

Jin Caifeng secretly muttered to herself. “Is she pregnant?…”

The old priest suddenly said. “You have better hurry back home now! Many things await you to be done!”

The Divine Dragon Prince slowly composed himself and angrily said, “Uncle Liu! You want me to return home? Why so? And what is the meaning earlier when Uncle Liu, you had suddenly fend off my blow?”

Only now then did Jin Caifeng know that the old priest had just saved her.

The old priest said. “There are many things that could not be explained in short notice. I can only tell Your Grace something. When the Nanhai Clan leader crossed the ocean, he had unfortunately met with a storm. And now he had perished along with two hundred over men…”

The Divine Dragon Prince interrupted and asked in shock. “Is that really true?”

“Do you think that I, a priest, will tell you any lies?”

The Divine Dragon Prince and the Nanhai Dragon Princess looked at one another and knew that this old priest would never tell them any lies. In great haste and fright, they scrambled away!

The rest of their followers began to follow after them as well!

“And!” The old priest said. “The Devil Island had already been occupied by outside enemies. I hope Your Grace will be fully prepared!”

But by the time the old priest had finished saying, the Divine Dragon Prince and Nanhai Dragon Princess were already tens of yards away.

But the old priest was clearly using the ‘ Thousand Miles Resonant Skill’, he believed that they would have heard him very clearly!

At this moment of time, Lei Dashu had stepped forward to extend a bow with both his hands at the old priest. “If my old eyesight is not failing, are you not the [Silver Fan] Liu Zonghou, Brother Liu?”

Liu Zonghou laughed and gripped Lei Dashu on his arms. “Brother Lei! Excellent eyesight! Just one look and you could tell it is me. I have not stepped into the Central Plains for many years. How are all our friends?”

Lei Dashu sighed and pointed at the numerous corpses in the hall. “It is hard to say it all out in short notice! Brother, so many people have died in front of you. As for the Jiangnan Seven Heroes] only you are the only one left now…”

Just when Lei Dashu was talking to the Liu Zonghou, Liu Cuicui had slowly walked in front of Zhan Bai. She looked at his corpse in stunned silence. She did not say a single word, not even a single tear. She was just standing there, like a sculpture goddess!

But anyone could tell she was terribly upset!

Her sorrows were so great that she had no tears to her grief!

At this moment of time, everyone knew that this old priest was actually the Silver Fan Liu Zonghou of the Jiangnan Seven Heroes fame. So all the pugilists from the Nine Major Orthodox Clans, the Four Aristocracy Family were filled with monument respect for him!

Although he was talking to Lei Dashu now but his eyes were looking at his beloved daughter who was now filled with a great many grievances in her heart.

Although he had become an accomplished priest now and had looked beyond the material world. But this was after all his own daughter so he was still very concerned for her. He walked over to Zhan Bai and asked her. “CuiEr, is this young man the one that you have pledged to be with?”

Cuicui nodded her head. Only now did her tears begin to flow down her cheeks!

Lei Dashu walked to him in great sadness and told him. “Brother Liu, this young man is your alliance brother Thunderous Sword Zhan Yuntian's only descendant!”

Unexpectedly, Liu Zonghou did not express remorse but coldly said to his daughter. “He is already dead, do you still want to marry him then?”

Liu Cuicui firmly nodded her head. Although she did not say anything but her conviction was upon her face.

Everyone could see the conviction on her face.

Liu Zonghou added. “My child! You are still so young! A lifetime of widow is not easy to endure! Listen to your father and…”

Cuicui beautiful face turned bronze green and interrupted her father. “Father, what sort of speech is this? Your daughter has already given my body over to him. I will never change my mind ever in my life. Moreover, your child...your child is now carrying his flesh and blood now!”

Cuicui words stunned Murong Hong, Jin Caifeng and Fan Suluan at the same time! They did not know why Cuicui had become pregnant.

Finally Liu Zonghou sighed. “You silly!…”

Liu Zonghou turned to ask. “I have heard there are several maidens that have pledged themselves to the young man Zhan. I wonder if they are also here?”

Murong Hong moved hurriedly in front and respectfully pay her respects to Liu Zonghou. “Your niece is young hero Zhan’s widow!”

Liu Zonghou was startled while Lei Dashu explained. “She is Murong Hong, your third brother Meteor Hand Murong Han’s eldest daughter!”

Liu Zonghou hurriedly said. “Niece you can do away with formalities!” He turned over to Lei Dashu and asked. “She and Brother Zhan’s son has married?”

Lei Dashu was solemn and said. “They have not yet go through the marriage rites but she have already been engaged to Nephew Zhan. I am the matchmaker!”

Murong Hong added. “Moreover my younger sister have also been engaged to young hero Zhan. And I am the matchmaker!”

Liu Zonghou was startled. “There is such a thing? Where is your sister now?”

Murong Hong’s eyes became red and her tears flowed. “She has died! She is lying over there now!” And she pointed her finger at WanEr who was on the ground!

Liu Zonghou walked over to WanEr and examined her pulses. “She have not died yet but because her anxiety and rage have attacked her heart, moreover she suffered serious internal injuries too. That is why she is breathless now.”

Murong Hong and Lei Dashu hurriedly dashed forward and asked at the same time. “Can she still be saved?”

Liu Zonghou did not reply and lifted his hand to pat WanEr on the top of her head!

WanEr was trembling now and her small lips opened, at the same time, Liu Zonghou took a jade pill, crushed it and then hit WanEr three times on her wounds. Suddenly WanEr moaned and opened her eyes!

Just a pat on her head and three hits on her accupoints with a powder medicine could cause the dead to revive, was really so unbelievable! Lei Dashu and Murong Hong immediately helped WanEr up.

Liu Zonghou said. “Don’t let her stand up first. Let her sit down first to resume her normal breathing first, then she will be alright…”

Murong Hong immediately helped her sister to cultivate her breathing.

Lei Dashu asked. “Brother Liu, your physician skills and that jade pill is really profound! I wonder what that jade pill is, it is so wondrous?”

Liu Zonghou said. “It is made from a thousand year lingzi. It can cause flesh to grow from bones and the dead to revive!”

Without waiting for Liu Zonghou to finish, Lei Dashu asked in a hurry. “Then, can you still save Nephew Zhan?”

Liu Zonghou walked over to Zhan Bai and examined his eyes and pulses before shaking his head to say. “He is too seriously injured. Even his heart pulses have been severed, he is hopeless now!”

When he had said to this point. Suddenly he had heard four loud wailing cries.

Cuicui, Murong Hong, Jin Caifeng, Fan Suluan had at the same time cried together.

WanEr had just been revived from the dead and was still dazzled. She opened her eyes to look around and did not know why the other four other maidens were crying?

Liu Zonghou looked at Jin Caifeng and Fan Suluan in bewilderment and asked. “Whose daughters are they? Don’t tell me they have pledged themselves to Nephew Zhan too?”

Lei Dashu tried to suppress the tears in his eyes before saying. “They are not outsiders too.” He pointed at Jin Caifeng and said. “She is Second Brother Jin Jiu’s beloved daughter, Jin Caifeng!” Next he pointed to Fan Suluan and said. “This is youngest Brother, the Conqueror Whip Fan Fei’s daughter, Fan Suluan!”

Jin Caifeng and Fan Suluan had by now knew that Liu Zonghou was their fathers’ sworn brother now and they pay their respects to him at the same time. “Your niece greets respected Uncle Senior!”

Silver Fan Liu Zonghou looked at both Jin Caifeng and Fan Suluan to and forth in bewilderment. They were all as beautiful as heavenly fairies and not inferior to his beloved daughter. He nodded. “My two nieces, you can disperse with formalities!”

He turned around and asked Lei Dashu. “It is good that my brothers have such beautiful daughters, I have heard that my brothers have very famous sons in the Martial Fraternity? I wonder if they are here as well?…”

He did not finished and the Four Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity immediately pay their respects to him and Lei Dashu introduced them one by one to him.

When Liu Zonghou had saw that the Four Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity were all dashing and handsome, he nodded his head approvingly. “Good! Good! Nephews please disperse with the formalities.”

He turned and looked at Lei Dashu. “All the nephews are like dragons among men and the nieces are all as fair as the heavenly fairies. They and them, why are they not engaged to one another? So many girls, why must they have their sights on Brother Zhan’s son? Is there any special reason?”

Lei Dashu forced out a bitter smile. “I don’t know anything about romance! Why don’t you ask them yourself!”

The Four Young Masters of the Martial Fraternity all of a sudden turned very guilty…

At this time, WanEr had woken up from her daze and finally she had understood what was going on. She had truly loved Zhan Bai with all her heart that was why she had even rejected Young Master Duanfang’s proposals, even willing to share Zhan Bai with her sister. At the same time, she was the youngest and she was one who did not minced her words. What she wanted to say, she would say. “Dashu! What is there to know about romance! Who can force themselves to hold back their feelings? Who can decide for others who to love and who not to love huh?”

Lei Dashu doted on WanEr most. Not only did he not feel slight by her but he even laughed while saying to Liu Zonghou. “Maybe this is the best answer!”

Liu Zonghou shook his head and pointed at the five young maidens. “You! You! You! You! You! Do you all want to marry Nephew Zhan!”

WanEr, Murong Hong, Cuicui and Jin Caifeng all nodded their heads. Only Fan Suluan did not say anything nor did she nod her head!

Those that nodded their heads had admitted it so he got hold of the one that did not nod her head and asked. “Only Maiden Fan is most understanding. How can so many girls marry the same man at the same time, there is no logic in it!”

But who would expect Fan Suluan to lift her head, blushing as she said. “Respected Uncle! You have wronged your niece’s intention. Although I cannot marry young hero Zhan but I want to be his friend!”

In this very sad place when Fan Suluan had suddenly said that, Liu Zonghou could not resist laughing. “If it weren’t for that Lake Tongding sudden happening, all of you would be still friends, not only friends, maybe even relatives…”

Before he could finish, Fan Suluan added. “Niece don’t mean this. I just want to be a bosom friend of young hero Zhan, live together, never to be separated!…”

When Fan Suluan had said to the last, her voice became lower and lower and she was blushing.

Liu Zonghou was startled. “Men and women, other than being husband and wife, I am afraid there won’t be such a friend!”

Fan Suluan nodded her head and said. “Niece and young hero Zhan will be such a friend!”

Liu Zonghou looked at this exquisite and exalted face, looked into her bright and shining eyes, her beauty was as handsome as men as well, he began to understand!

The love that was between men and women if it would exceed beyond love to become everlasting deep bonding friendship, that was the most exalted love of all! That was so pure and incomparable! Even though it was like bosom friends but he had understood what she meant by ‘friend’ now!

This affection that had exceeded beyond love and selflessness, to treat Zhan Bai as a bosom friend and not to take his heart, went beyond envy, he had once tried to pursue that before!

But that was not possible to achieve. Because the world would not allow such young men and women to exist! Therefore, he shook his head. “Niece! You seem to have forgot something very important. Nephew Zhan is now dead and your dreams will never be fulfilled!”

Tears were now in her eyes as her eyes look around. But she did not hesitate to say. “I want to bury him and then build a hut besides his grave and accompany him for the rest of my life!”

Liu Zonghou was startled!

This type of pure affection coming from a young and beautiful maiden was unthinkable and caused him to be greatly moved! He was beginning to secretly envy Zhan Bai. For what reason, could he possible cause this girl to pledge her undying affection to him even though he was dead now?

Liu Zonghou sighed several times before he suddenly had an idea. He turned around and said to the other four maidens. “Everything been settled now! Nephew Zhan burial will be conducted by Maiden Fan, the rest of you can go back now!”

But who would expect his very own daughter would step forward and lifted her face to say to him. “Father, how can you say such words! Zhan Gege’s burial and rites naturally must be conducted by me!…”

Even before Cuicui had finished speaking, Murong Hong and WanEr had stepped forward to say. “We sisters have observed the three matchmakers and six witnesses and have married to young hero Zhan. His burial and rites should naturally be for us sisters to handle!”

Liu Zonghou was even more bewildered. For a man that had died, there was still so many forlorn young maidens that would still pledge their hearts to him…This Zhan Bai, in what way was he so special and charismatic?” But because he was determined to stop them so he asked. “After burying Nephew Zhan, what will you do?”

Cuicui, Murong Hong, WanEr said at almost the same time. “I will accompany Fan Jiejie, live in a hut besides his grave and accompany him for my entire life!”

Liu Zonghou forced out a bitter smile and said. “Four maidens guarding a single grave? The world may be big but I afraid it is something very new!…”

But before he could finish, Jin Caifeng had stepped forward and said. “Your silly niece is willing to accompany my four sisters!”

This not only stunned Liu Zonghou but everyone presented as well! Everyone was thinking in their hearts. “Is there really such a thing in this world! Five beautiful beauties forever decided not to marry and are willing to pledge themselves to a dead man grave?…”

Liu Zonghou eyes had a weird light as he looked again at Jin Caifeng, WanEr, Murong Hong, Fan Suluan and his own daughter, all five of them were out of the world beauties. Suddenly he lowered his head and said. “This sort of thing, as a priest I cannot decide anymore. It better to let Nephew Zhan decides it for himself!”

Could a dead man still decide this sort of thing? It was really very unbelievable and difficult to understand!

Just when everyone was feeling strange and wondering, Liu Zonghou walked to Zhan Bai and patted him on his head three times!

Liu Zonghou was very knowledgeable in physician skills. Before he had become a priest, he was known as one of the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan. He was famous for his physician skills and in water techniques. After he had become a priest, his physician skills had advanced even more but it was totally different from an inner martial arts master that could use his Qi to heal.

Majority of the Masters of the Martial Fraternity, had used the method of clearing the life meridians pulses or transference of internal power to treat injuries. But this method of patting a person’s head was never heard before or seen before!

In actuality, when he had pat Zhan Bai, he had utilized the inner Taoist technique using the ‘Supreme Intricate Energy Force’ to clear the wounded person’s channels starting from his head to his heart. No matter how seriously wounded a person had been, he would be able to regain consciousness! And with the jade pill that was made from a thousand years lingzhi, he could be even be revived from the dead. It was much more superior to an inner martial arts of treating the wounded! As the saying goes, to live depends on the individual’s will, by arousing the injured and clearing his most important channels, he has increased the survival rate of the person.

This was the same method that he had saved WanEr, everyone had witnessed it. And now he had announced that he would be saving Zhan Bai, therefore he had attracted the attention of many others and they were now surrounding him now.

At this moment of time, Liu Zonghou had patted on Zhan Bai’s head three times, using his ‘Supreme Intricate Energy Force’ energy techniques and it had now flowed throughout Zhan Bai body.

Zhan Bai had suddenly trembled and his tightly clenched mouth was suddenly opened!

Immediately, Liu Zonghou fed him with the jade pills. Only when he had swallowed the ninth pill, did Zhan Bai give a moan and his eyes were opened!

Everyone gave cries of startled and joy!

Even Lei Dashu raised his hand with his thumb up, praising him. “Brother Liu, you are indeed a miracle man!”

Liu Zonghou laughed heartily. “You have heap too much praises on me! If I have not accidentally found the thousand years old lingzhi in a cave several days ago and made it into these jade pills that can even bring the dead back to life, I afraid that even if an immortal were to descend to the mortal realm, he could not be able to save my Nephew Zhan here!”

Lei Dashu was jolted and asked. “So you mean that just now Brother Liu, you have been intending to save Zhan Bai? So when you are saying you cannot save, you are only pretending!”

This time round, Liu Zonghou did not laugh. And turned around to look at Zhan Bai. “Brother Lei, you are guessed correctly! I have earlier announced that he is hopeless because I wish for him to severe the many love affairs that are plaguing him. But from the situation just now, even if he was dead, he still will be unable to resolve it forever!”

At this moment of time, four beautiful lovely young maidens were now surrounding Zhan Bai. Some were massaging him to make his blood flow resume to normality. Some were helping him to bandage his wounds, some were helping him to clear his accupoint channels…

But Zhan Bai seemed to have just awakened from his dreams, like a blissful prince. Suddenly there were five most beautiful lovely young maidens attending to him, bending down onto the ground, taking care of him, his face was blank and that of bewilderment!

Not to mention Zhan Bai but anyone that had just woke up from the brink of death, from the darkness and when they opened their eyes, if they would to see five beautiful heavenly young maidens attending to him all around him, they too would feel bewilderment and would believe that they were dreaming!

Now that Zhan Bai had slowly recovered from his daze and saw who those five young maidens were, his handsome face turned red. It was obviously he had also saw many people looking at him now, moreover he was being surrounded by five such beautiful young maidens in such a blissful manner, he was totally stunned!

He slowly moved his body and furrowed deeply.

WanEr said. “Zhan Gege! Are you still feeling painful anywhere in your body?”

Murong Hong said. “Bai Gege! Feel around your organs, are you feeling alright?”

Jin Caifeng asked. “Zhan Ge…young hero! How is your injuries?”

Fan Suluan did not say anything but looked lovingly at him with her watery captivating eyes. She was smiling like a flower now but the brims of her eyes were still tearful…

Cuicui gripped Zhan Bai on his shoulders and gently said. “You should rest more! Your injuries are not light…”

The five young maidens were all very attentive and worried for him, all were so tender and sweet!

Zhan Bai shook his head and said. “I am alright now.”

And he rose up with the help of the five young maidens!

He lifted his head to see Lei Dashu and an old priest looking at him.

Suddenly he felt so embarrassed but at the same time could sense that this priest had saved him, therefore he tried to walk towards him to give his appreciation.

Lei Dashu said. “My Nephew Zhan! Hurry and come over here! This priest is your father’s swore brother, the Silver Fan Liu Zonghou, one of the seven heroes of Jiangnan, your Sixth Uncle!”

Liu Zonghou anxiously said. “His injuries have been yet totally recover, is best that he shall not move. It is better that he should rest more…”

But before Liu Zonghou had finished, Zhan Bai had rushed to him, kneel before him and bowed before him. “Sixth Uncle! Your nephew Zhan Bai pays my respect to you!”

Liu Zonghou anxiously replied. “Disperse with the formalities! Disperse with the formalities!”

Although he was saying like that but he was secretly impressed with Zhan Bai and liked him. It was because although the four young masters were his brothers’ sons but they had just bowed their respect with their hands. Although it was a trifle thing but he could see that the four young masters were all haughty and proud. As for Zhan Bai, he was more humbled, frank and respectful. Finally he had beginning to understand a little why all five young maidens had loved Zhan Bai and not the others!

Zhan Bai said. “I have heard that when my father was harmed, Sixth Uncle you are the only one that was willing to help my father then…Your nephew should thanks you with all my heart!”

And he kowtowed three times before he rose up.

The four young masters knew what their fathers had done, therefore they could not help feeling guilty at this time…

The Nine Major Orthodox Clans upon seeing that Liu Zonghou had the ability to bring the dead back to life, immediately asked him to help them to save their protégés.

Liu Zonghou did not hesitate and did his very best to help them.

Zhan Bai had thought it over. Since he had already no need to avenge for his father’s death and he had experienced all the sadness and dying that had happened here. After witnessing the magnificent aura of Liu Zonghou, he rose up on his feet and decided to be a priest too. “Your nephew have already been weary of the material world, I will follow Sixth Uncle to be a priest!”

Liu Zonghou laughed merrily and pointed at the five young maidens. “Anyone can be a priest except for you! Look at all the love debts that you have owed to them!”

When the five young maidens had heard that Zhan Bai intended to be a priest, they were all so startled and when Liu Zonghou pointed at them, they were all suddenly blushing.

When Zhan Bai turned to look at them, his heart knew it was true therefore he furrowed even deeper.

All five of the young maidens were looking at him now, all so lovingly and filled with deep affections. But he was too confused in his heart! He began to think secretly in his heart, not knowing how to handle this. Who would he choose?

Liu Cuicui was now pregnant and looked very fragile now, even her hair was not combed, obviously very pitiful; Murong Hong was now as thin as a fluttering leaf, she was so vulnerable; WanEr was naïve and innocence, all her affections were written on her face; Jin Caifeng was so affectionate with love; Fan Suluan was understanding and her smiles were so moving, it caused him unable to decide…

And now all five young maidens were pouring upon him with a million affections, their tenderness, their feelings were now upon him!

Zhan Bai thought left and right, look at one after another, glance over them nonstop. It was really so hard to decide. Therefore finally he forced himself to harden his heart and shouted aloud, and pulled out the ‘Heartless Precious Sword’ from his back!

The radiate light of the precious sword shone forth causing everyone to be startled! Just now when he was fighting with his enemies, he did not use his sword, so now why had he displayed his sword out now?

Liu Zonghou asked. “Nephew, what are you doing?”

Zhan Bai said. “The ancients have a saying: Use the sword of wisdom to severe the attachment of worldly love. Nephew will like to follow in the example of Uncle to use the sword of wisdom to severe the attachment of worldly love!”

As he said, he waved his sword in front of the five beautiful young maidens and said. “I have appreciated the warm love shown by you five ladies! From now on, we have nothing to do with one another and we will go our separate ways!”

After finishing, he lowered his head and walked away.

Liu Cuicui grasped out and flew to block Zhan Bai. “It is alright not to mind the others but you cannot abandon me alone! Because I having your baby now!”

Zhan Bai was startled. “My baby?…”

Murong Hong and WanEr flew to block him too and exclaimed at the same time. “We sisters are your rightful wives, you cannot abandon us too!”

Fan Suluan flew to him too. “Even if you decide to be a priest but I know that you will not mind the company of a friend, right?”

Jin Caifeng slowly walked to him with her head lowered. “No matter if it is to the ends of heavens or to the far reaches of the ocean, your little sister will always be by your side!

Zhan Bai was stunned! Very stunned!

Liu Zonghou laughed merrily. “Although the sword can be heartless but it can never severe a million affections!”

Zhan Bai stomped his feet and said. “Up to all of you then.” And he forced him to endure the pain in the body as he ran away!

And the five maidens were like his shadows, following in his back!

“My little benefactor!…” The [Taibai Two Brothers] shouted after him and just when they were about to spring, Liu Zonghou caught hold of them and pulled them back. “What are you two doing? Are you thinking of making up for the numbers huh!…”

Everyone started to laugh thunderously.



By now, all the heroes of the Martial Fraternity had bade one another farewell and to attend to their dead.

Lei Dashu pulled Liu Zonghou aside and said. “Us brothers have not met for many years, let us go now and have a hearty drink!”

Liu Zonghou laughed. “But a pity, I am very thirsty now.”

Lei Dashu said. “Even if it is vegetarian wine, I will still toast you thirty jars!”




A few years later in the areas around Lake Tongding, the folks there would often see a handsome young man accompanying by five beautiful and peerless ladies as they made their way in jubilant.

If a man could have five such wives, it was really unimaginable and unbelievable. Even the bliss of an Immortal would not compare to it!

More enviable were that all five of the extraordinary beautiful young ladies were hugging or carrying babies in their embrace as they made merry, it was so admirable!

Of course that was Zhan Bai with his five wives living in seclusion at Lake Tongding!




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