It was likely that no one in the martial arts world could withstand Yun Zelin’s move.
Li Miao countered with his “One Slash,” meeting the attack head-on!
When their palms and blades collided, they produced a metallic clang!
Both of their palms had turned a greenish-black color.
That’s right, both of them were “"Jiezi"s,” capable of effortlessly employing various martial arts, and naturally, they would circulate body-hardening techniques within themselves.
A roar erupted, and surging internal energy scattered in all directions.
The surrounding bluestone slabs were ripped up and flew out like fallen leaves.
Before these stone slabs even landed, Li Miao and Yun Zelin had already exchanged more than ten blows in their original positions.
The thunderous roars during their exchange were probably enough to instantly kill ordinary martial artists.
Boom!
Yun Zelin’s strike severed the beams of half the main hall. The Mount Tai Sect’s main hall, affected by the aftermath of their fight, finally could not withstand it and collapsed with a crash.
Yun Zelin instantly appeared outside the door, looking at the ruins.
From within the dust, Li Miao walked out, brushing dust off his shoulder with his left hand.
“Continue,” Li Miao gestured to Yun Zelin.
Before he finished speaking, Yun Zelin had already appeared in front of Li Miao.
After their previous exchange, both sides understood that ordinary martial arts simply could not break through the other’s “Adamantine Body.”
Only by combining internal energy and raw power could the full might of a martial art be unleashed.
When both sides randomly combined martial arts using “"Jiezi",” there was plenty of variation, but the power was greatly reduced, making it difficult to achieve anything significant.
“"Jiezi"” was, of course, not just about using several martial arts together; it was not that simple.
Ignoring one’s disposition and cultivation methods, and pushing the power of each martial art to its extreme, that was the greatest function of “"Jiezi"” at the peak level.
Yun Zelin struck with a palm, which was the original Ming Cult’s ultimate technique, “Great Nine Heavens Palm,” its power even greater than before.
Li Miao also countered with a “Great Nine Heavens Palm.”
They both struck each other’s chests.
This time, there was no sound, nor the grand display of power from before, as if they were just friends greeting each other.
Yet, it was ten times more dangerous than before.
The so-called aftermath was actually due to the two forcibly blending martial arts, where their internal energy could not perfectly match their raw power, causing internal energy to leak out.
However, when they used the original martial arts, their raw power and internal energy became one, and all power was concentrated by “"Jiezi"” into a single point, with not a single trace leaking out.
In terms of lethality, it was far superior to the previous grand and impactful exchanges.
The two, who had previously shown no change in expression, both let out a muffled groan and retreated.
Yun Zelin’s nose and mouth bled as he looked at Li Miao.
A patch of blood slowly seeped through Li Miao’s clothes on his chest.
“Ha, hahahaha! I still have the upper hand!” Yun Zelin laughed loudly.
“Lord Li, your ‘"Jiezi"’ is still incomplete after all!”
Although Yun Zelin seemed to have suffered more, he had actually narrowly won.
Yun Zelin’s bleeding nose and mouth did not mean he was more severely injured; rather, it indicated that Li Miao’s internal energy control was not as focused as Yun Zelin’s.
“Again!”
Yun Zelin roared and charged towards Li Miao.
— — — — — — — —
Inside Tai’an City.
Liu Baiyun and the others had already conducted a rough search of the city, finding a few overlooked Gu Soldiers and incidentally rescuing some civilians trapped under the rubble.
The several individuals handed over the rescued civilians to Jiao Qingfeng, instructing him to handle the aftermath.
After tonight’s events, Jiao Qingfeng had gained some “official prestige” and the composure to deal with matters.
Upon receiving the instructions, he began to lead some able-bodied civilians and gate-guarding soldiers, systematically putting out fires throughout the city.
Currently, the three Sect Leaders stood in the State Office, silently looking at the corpses on the ground.
Those were the disciples of the three sects who had died tonight.
Those who could be brought out of their sects to attend the Five Mountains Alliance Meeting were all outstanding disciples, the very roots of their sect’s legacy.
Nearly half of them had died, so how could the three Sect Leaders not be heartbroken and distressed?
Zhou Yingxue, in front of her rival Liu Baiyun, did not want to show weakness; she forced herself to appear calm, but the hand gripping her sword hilt had already turned white.
Liu Baiyun, however, had no time to look at her.
The Mount Hua Sect disciples were the first to guard this State Office. In terms of casualties, the Mount Hua Sect suffered the most.
Deng Boxuan, the softest-tempered among them, could no longer hold back his tears.
These were the roots of the sect’s legacy that he had cultivated for years, hoping they would take over!
Zhang Jingfeng sighed deeply and said, “Everyone, save your sorrow for later.”
“The Commander has already rushed to the Mount Tai Sect to deal with the Right Envoy of Ming Cult, and we are needed to guard that area. If a few Gu worms escape down the mountain, all these disciples will have died in vain.”
Liu Baiyun was the first to nod, and the others also forced themselves to cheer up, heading together towards the Mount Tai Sect.
Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, the few of them dispersed, guarding and searching up the mountain path.
Along the way, they discovered bodies strewn across both sides of the road.
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Xiao Si had now woken up; her spirits were still not great, but she could move freely.
She walked forward, and Wang Hai helped her dissect a corpse. Xiao Si picked up one of the Gu worms and examined it.
“Everyone, there’s no need to be on guard,” Xiao Si said.
“The mother Gu of these Gu worms is already dead, so no more sub-Gu will survive. There’s no need to worry about the events of Tai’an City repeating.”
Upon hearing this, the several Sect Leaders all let out a long sigh of relief.
Zhang Jingfeng, however, frowned: “How could it end so inexplicably?”
“I know the Commander’s martial arts are extraordinary, but he shouldn’t know Witchcraft, right? Otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked us to come and guard.”
“No, this isn’t the Commander’s doing,” Xiao Si said.
“Looking at how these sub-Gu died, they weren’t killed; it’s more like the mother Gu itself died of old age.”
“However, no matter what, the Ming Cult’s scheme has failed, and the disaster of the Gu worms has been resolved. That Plum Blossom Bandit will also surely die at the Commander’s hands.”
“Let’s go up the mountain and see,” Wang Hai said.
In terms of confidence in Li Miao, no one in this world could surpass Wang Hai, not even Li Miao himself.
Even if Li Miao told Wang Hai one day, “Actually, I am the reincarnation of Qin Shi Huang,” Wang Hai would be able to convince himself to believe it.
However, the struggle on the Mount Tai Sect at this moment was not as Wang Hai had imagined.
Yun Zelin and Li Miao stood on opposite sides.
Both were injured and were slowly recovering.
Looking at their injuries, it seemed Li Miao was at a disadvantage.
“Lord Li, how is it? Have I disappointed you?”
“Your incomplete three paths are still not as good as mine!” Yun Zelin laughed loudly.
He was incredibly proud at this moment.
Although he had taken a shortcut and would not live for more than an hour, as long as he could kill Li Miao and obtain Li Miao’s corpse, he was confident he could survive.
At that time, he would be the living martial arts legend in this martial arts world!
Li Miao, however, shrugged his shoulders and said casually, “It’s fine. But, you don’t have to be so quick to gloat.”
“My incompleteness and your reliance on evil ways are pretty much the same.”
“However, my muscles and bones are loosened up. It’s about time I give you a real challenge.”
Li Miao said.
Yun Zelin frowned, looking at Li Miao.
In an instant, his pupils constricted.
He saw Li Miao’s originally jet-black hair slowly turning gray.
Li Miao clenched his fist.
“Hmm, the complete ‘Adamantine Body’ feels pretty good.”
He gestured to Yun Zelin.
“Come, Round Two.”