Chapter 21: Water-Dirt Thunder, Northern Realm Azure Abyss
“Helu, the sword!”
Wu Que shouted, and without a second word, Helu threw her sword directly to Wu Que.
It was evident that Wu Que was truly serious; he had drawn his weapon.
“Come at me!”
Wu Que, sword in hand, prepared to launch an attack.
“Wait.”
However, Yang Huan spoke up to halt them.
Young Master Wuque was a true gentleman, so he halted with a certain grace.
Yang Huan looked at Helu and said, “Sister, may I borrow your sword?”
“Ugh! You scoundrel, who’s your sister?”
“Um… sister, may I borrow your sword?”
“Ugh! Who’s your sister? I won’t lend it!”
Though Yang Huan was handsome, Helu had also undergone professional training.
After all, she was Young Master Wuque’s personal maidservant. She had grown up gazing at his incredibly handsome face, and Yang Huan’s charm didn’t quite work on her.
“No more fighting, no more fighting, it’s unfair, unfair.”
He wouldn’t even lend him a sword, and Yang Huan immediately shouted that it was unfair.
How could the graceful and charming young master Hua endure such an unfair duel?
He immediately said, “Helu, give it to him.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
Helu reluctantly tossed the sword to Yang Huan.
Although Yang Huan was also quite handsome, he had forcibly taken advantage of innocent girls, so Helu had a bias against him.
“Yang Master, can we start now?”
Wu Que still politely asked.
But Yang Huan didn’t answer him; he attacked directly!
A sneak attack!
Anyway, Yang Huan wasn’t exactly a righteous gentleman, so a sneak attack was just that.
With a move called “Rainbow Falling Sun,” he aggressively went after Wu Que.
Wu Que didn’t employ his “Flower-Stepping Moonlit” technique, choosing instead to counter with the “Flower-Stepping Palace Sword Technique.”
Faced with Yang Huan’s thrust, Wu Que swung his sword in a reverse grip, immediately forcing Yang Huan to retreat.
Wu Que immediately closed the distance, thrusting his sword toward Yang Huan’s throat.
The speed was astonishing, leaving people stunned!
This strike, Yang Huan couldn’t evade, and he couldn’t resist it!
However, just as the sword’s edge was less than an inch from Yang Huan’s throat, a black liquid suddenly surged out from within Yang Huan’s body.
That black liquid enveloped Yang Huan’s entire body.
Though it was liquid, it solidly blocked Wu Que’s sword!
Regardless of how much force Wu Que exerted, he couldn’t make the slightest progress.
Wu Que gathered power in his left palm, then slapped it onto the black liquid, causing it to disperse and retrieving his sword.
Immediately after, Wu Que retreated ten steps, treating Yang Huan as a formidable enemy and watching him closely, not daring to let his guard down.
At this moment, the black liquid that had enveloped Yang Huan’s body slowly dissipated.
“What… what is this thing?” Wu Que asked.
The appearance of that black liquid was too eerie.
This martial art, he had never heard of it before, nor seen anything like it.
Yang Huan was quite straightforward, explaining, “Five Thunder Righteous Method is an esoteric technique of the Daoist tradition. The so-called ‘five thunders’ are actually the five types of vital energy.”
“When a person is born, innate vital energy resides within the body. Upon closer examination, it can be categorized into the five elements. The five types of vital energy correspond to the five elements. When all five types of vital energy are emitted simultaneously, it’s called the Five Thunder Righteous Method!”
“However, Yin and Yang’s five types of vital energy have their own strengths and weaknesses, making it difficult for them to rise simultaneously. It must be done with one type prevailing.”
“My Yin Five Thunder technique takes the Kidney Water’s leadership and Liver Wood’s vital energy as dominant, allowing Yin Qi to be the first to emerge. It’s also known as the Water-Dirt Thunder!”
“And this, is the true nature of the Water-Dirt Thunder, murky and impure.”
After hearing Yang Huan’s explanation, Wu Que didn’t quite grasp it all.
Anyway, he understood a part of it. In the end, this thing was called ‘thunder.’
But it seemed more like black ‘water.’
At the same time, from Yang Huan’s sleeves, a large amount of Water-Dirt Thunder surged out, continuously flowing towards the ground and spreading towards the street.
Soon, the Water-Dirt Thunder had almost covered half of the street!
This method was indeed too bizarre for Wu Que.
However, Wu Que wasn’t afraid either. He could tell that Yang Huan’s cultivation wasn’t high, far from his own level.
Although his methods were a bit more diverse and strange, as they say, overwhelming strength can overcome even the toughest situations.
Against such an opponent, overwhelming with power is the way to go!
Thinking so, Wu Que unleashed his body techniques. His speed was astonishing, his form elusive and ghostly, and he appeared behind Yang Huan like a specter.
He fully activated his inner energy from his dantian, gathered strength for a strike, and swung his sword fiercely toward Yang Huan.
However, this strike directly fell short, leaving him striking at air!
Wu Que’s expression changed drastically, and he also sensed something was amiss.
He immediately used his sword horizontally to block.
Clang!
Wu Que blocked Yang Huan’s strike, but the immense force made him unable to withstand it. His legs softened, and he half-knelt on the ground.
“Such a fast sword, such a heavy force!”
“Is this… really the power of the later stages of Postcelestial Realm?”
Wu Que began to doubt life. It shouldn’t be possible!
But he didn’t have time to think further. He exerted a sudden burst of force to drive back Yang Huan, then thrust his sword at Yang Huan.
However, Yang Huan’s body techniques were incredibly agile. He made over a dozen thrusts, yet Yang Huan effortlessly evaded them all.
At this moment, Wu Que finally noticed the issue.
It seemed like everything around him had slowed down…
Thud!
Yang Huan kicked forcefully, landing a solid blow to Wu Que’s chest.
Wu Que activated his inner energy to withstand Yang Huan’s kick, but he only retreated a few steps.
“It seems you’ve realized,” Yang Huan’s mouth curved up, a strange smile on his face.
“It’s not that I’ve become faster; it’s that you’ve become slower. And it’s not that I’ve become stronger; it’s that you’ve become weaker,” Yang Huan explained.
Wu Que showed a wry smile, “This must be the effect of the Water-Dirt Thunder, weakening the enemy while remaining unaffected oneself.”
“This technique is called ‘Northern Realm Azure Abyss.’ Within the area covered by Water-Dirt Thunder, it greedily absorbs the life force of everyone except me. Those who step into the azure abyss will feel their body weakening, bones softening, and muscles numbing.”
“The effect is similar to the Ten Fragrance Muscle-Softening Powder, just a bit slower to take effect and not as intense.”
Yang Huan continued to explain carefully.
Meanwhile, Wu Que’s expression grew increasingly grim.
At this moment, he finally realized that he had encountered the strongest opponent in history!
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