207: Chapter 87 The Deceptive Zhou Botong

Just as the scene fell into a brief silence because of Meng Li's words, a startling commotion of fighting suddenly came from the distance.

Following it were the voices of the combatants.

"Old Poison, it's only been twenty years and you've already re-mastered your Toad Kung Fu. You truly are impressive!"

"You've made quite some progress yourself!"

"Hehe, that's right. During these years I've been trapped on Peach Blossom Island, I was so bored that I could only delve into Martial Arts. Back then, my strength was insufficient, which allowed you to successfully escape after Senior Brother broke your Toad Kung Fu. Now that my Martial Arts have greatly advanced, I must have a proper fight with you."

Hearing this, Medicine Master Huang's expression changed, and he immediately used his Lightness Skill to rush toward the scene of the fight.

Meng Li and the others also headed there one after another.

Upon arriving, everyone focused their gaze and saw the Old Imp and Ouyang Feng fighting in a tangle. Ouyang Ke and the attendants from White Camel Mountain watched from a distance, not daring to approach.

After fighting for a while, the two exchanged a powerful blow and pulled apart.

Ouyang Feng shook his hands, asking the Old Imp with a grim expression, "What kind of kung fu is this? You can actually perform fist and palm techniques simultaneously."

"The palm technique is fierce and powerful, yet the fist technique contains several types of internal force."

Seeing his opponent suffer a setback, the Old Imp was instantly delighted. "Hehe, never seen it before, have you?"

"This technique is my own creation, called the Two-Handed Fighting Technique. It allows a person to use their mind for two tasks at once, with both hands performing different Martial Arts simultaneously. In battle, it's equivalent to two of me fighting one of you. Just now, my left hand used the Seven Wounds Fist and my right hand used the Great Force Vajra Palm—both are new Martial Arts I've learned."

Two-Handed Fighting Technique, using the mind for two tasks, performing different Martial Arts at the same time, equivalent to two fighting one?

Hearing this information, Medicine Master Huang, Hong Qi, and Ouyang Ke were greatly surprised.

Does such a miraculous martial art actually exist in this world?

If they hadn't seen the Old Imp make Ouyang Feng suffer a real loss just now, they might have found it hard to believe.

As the person involved, Ouyang Feng was even more secretly alarmed. He never expected that the follower by Wang Chongyang's side, a minor character he could have defeated at will back then, could actually grow to the point of contending with him.

It makes no sense, unless...

Thinking of a certain possibility, Ouyang Feng narrowed his eyes and sneered, "A self-created technique? I think you're using Martial Arts from the Nine Yin Manual."

These words instantly caused Medicine Master Huang and Hong Qi to cast their gazes toward the Old Imp.

The Old Imp hurriedly said, "Old Poison, don't talk nonsense! I promised my Senior Brother that even if I learned the Nine Yin Manual, I would never use it."

"I, the Old Imp, am a man of my word."

"The Two-Handed Fighting Technique is my own creation, and the Great Force Vajra Palm and Seven Wounds Fist were exchanged with Brother Meng using the Nine Yin Manual - Upper Volume."

Exchanged using the Nine Yin Manual - Upper Volume?

Ouyang Feng, Medicine Master Huang, Hong Qi, and Ouyang Ke were momentarily stunned.

Such a maneuver was possible?

Then, they all looked toward Meng Li in unison.

Meng Li said calmly, "That is indeed the case."

Medicine Master Huang's eyes flickered. "In that case, you have already learned the Complete Manual of the Nine Yin Manual?"

Meng Li nodded. "Is there a problem?"

Medicine Master Huang: "..."

Hong Qi glanced at Ouyang Ke, stroked his short beard, and smiled. "It seems Ouyang Ke was right after all. Your Martial Arts were already not below mine, and now that you've learned the Complete Manual of the Nine Yin Manual, you will surely reach even greater heights in time."

"By the time of the Hua Shan Sword Conference next year, your Martial Arts will surely surpass this Old Beggar's."

"It seems I really don't need to compete for the title of Number One in the World anymore."

Medicine Master Huang nodded and sighed softly, "Brother Qi is right; the younger generation is truly formidable."

Seeing this, Ouyang Feng's heart sank to the bottom, but he felt more unwilling than anything. At the same time, he lost the desire to continue fighting with the Old Imp. He directly stopped and said, "The title of Number One in the World is won through competition. There's still nearly a year until the Hua Shan Sword Conference. For you two to admit defeat now is a bit too early."

Hong Qi said, "Who said I've admitted defeat? I'm just making an observation based on the situation."

"Who wins and who loses will be decided at the summit of Mount Hua next year."

Medicine Master Huang looked directly at the Old Imp. "Old Imp, you and I still have unfinished business."

The Old Imp laughed and said, "Sure. I've learned many powerful Martial Arts from Brother Meng. I still have many I didn't use while fighting Old Poison just now; I'll just use them on you."

Medicine Master Huang could see from the Old Imp's exchange with Ouyang Feng that his Martial Arts were no longer below his own. If they truly fought, he wasn't very confident in taking him down. He didn't want to fight to the death with the Old Imp, so he advised kindly, "Botong, I've told you before: give me the manual to burn as an offering to my Late Wife, and I will let you leave immediately."

"Now that you've come out of the cave, where do you plan to go?"

The Old Imp said, "I'm tired of living on your crummy island. I want to go wander elsewhere."

Hearing this, Medicine Master Huang reached out his hand. "Fine, give me the manual."

The Old Imp's eyes darted around as he said, "I left it in the cave. If you want it, go get it yourself."

Medicine Master Huang said, "Fine, come with me. If it's true, I'll immediately have someone prepare a boat to send you away."

The Old Imp, however, said, "No need. The manual is right there; you can just go get it yourself. I'm leaving now."

With that, he prepared to depart.

Medicine Master Huang immediately moved to block him.

The Old Imp instantly used the Two-Handed Fighting Technique to perform the Martial Arts he had exchanged from Meng Li to deal with Medicine Master Huang.

Medicine Master Huang fought him for a while, feeling as if it were one against two, and thought it was strange. At the same time, he recognized some of the novel Martial Arts the Old Imp was using—Meng Li had used them before as well. Only then did he completely believe that the Old Imp and Meng Li had made an exchange.

Soon, the two each displayed their ultimate skills, parrying and counter-attacking, exchanging hundreds of moves back and forth.

Gradually, the Old Imp began to feel a bit strained.

The Two-Handed Fighting Technique was indeed a miraculous skill, allowing a person to create a situation of one becoming two, greatly increasing their combat power.

But it also had deficiencies: first, using the mind for two tasks caused mental energy consumption to increase significantly, making it unsuitable for prolonged battles. Second, the boost to combat power was limited; although it allowed a person to perform two Martial Arts simultaneously, it couldn't change the total amount of Internal Energy. In a battle of attrition, it wasn't very useful.

The Old Imp's current strength and foundation were not inferior to Medicine Master Huang's, but he didn't plan to fight to the bitter end.

After fighting for a while and seeing no way to win, he pulled away and waved his hand. "No more fighting, no more fighting."

Medicine Master Huang said, "Then hand over the manual."

The Old Imp scratched his head and pointed at Meng Li, who was watching the show from the side. "He's learned the Complete Manual of the Nine Yin Manual. Why don't you go ask him for it?"

Meng Li's mouth twitched.

This Old Imp really is a troublemaker sometimes!

In this stage of the original story, he had also set up Guo Jing, exposing the fact that the other had learned the Complete Manual of the Nine Yin Manual and even adding fuel to the fire.

Guo Jing's "cheating" was thus exposed, making Medicine Master Huang furious and once again driving a wedge between the young lovers.

That wasn't all; later when leaving, the Old Imp insisted on taking a ceremonial boat that hadn't been repaired. As a result, the boat had problems halfway, causing Guo Jing and Hong Qi to almost end up as shark food.

Meng Li didn't expect that even while just watching the show, he would get dragged into the mess.

Seeing the fire directed his way, he looked at Medicine Master Huang and smiled. "Island Master Huang, you wish to burn the Nine Yin Manual for your Esteemed Wife to comfort her soul in heaven."

"In my view, this matter is not difficult."

"Oh? I would like to hear the details."