124: Battle Ku He! Breakthrough Grandmaster! Martial Power Ranking

Chapter 124: Battling Ku He! Breaking Through to Great Grandmaster! Second in Martial Prowess! (33)

Li Chang'an stood with his hands behind his back, but the True Qi emanating from his body forcefully cut off the water curtain in front of Ku He.

From a distance, it looked as if he had parted the waterfall's curtain for Ku He.

Name: Ku He

Age: 65 years old

Realm: Great Grandmaster

Talent: Martial Dao (Ninth Grade)

Abilities: Magic (Eighth Grade), Command (Sixth Grade), Preaching (Sixth Grade)

Emotion: 0

Notes: Ranked 5th in martial prowess in this World

His talents were all in the Martial Dao, and he dedicated his life to spreading the Dao Method, a devout Cultivator who lifelong believed in the Temple.

The gap between Great Grandmasters was not large, but the precise System still distinguished between them.

If any two of the Four Grandmasters fought one-on-one, the outcome would be difficult to predict.

No Great Grandmaster was confident in killing another Great Grandmaster alone; if a Great Grandmaster fled with all his might, he would be difficult to pursue.

That is why Emperor Qing planned a twenty-year grand scheme, solely to eliminate the Great Grandmasters of Northern Qi and Eastern Yi City.

Seeing Li Chang'an's precise control of True Qi from several zhang away, Ku He was utterly astonished!

He could feel that Li Chang'an's True Qi was released from Acupoints in his body, a peculiar method he couldn't achieve.

"Wait, old man, I'll come out and compete with you!"

Ku He had completely destroyed his reclusive spot the last time he fought Wu Zhu, so he learned his lesson this time.

"Hiss!"

Just as Ku He was about to emerge from the waterfall, a Shaoze Sword Qi suddenly rushed towards him!

The vast Six Meridian Divine Sword came head-on, and Ku He instantly moved his True Qi, causing the surrounding Origin Qi to condense into a Qi shield around him.

The Sword Qi shot onto the Qi shield, was deflected and dispersed, once again shattering the cave where Ku He lived in seclusion to Cultivate.

Ku He was ambushed and then had his cave destroyed, which inevitably ignited his anger.

"Young man, you actually ambushed me! How can you be so disrespectful to martial ethics!"

Li Chang'an saw Ku He's Qi shield and showed a look of joy, "As expected of the Great Grandmaster with the strongest defense, he can directly block the Six Meridian Divine Sword!"

Ku He's True Qi shield instantly vanished into thin air, and then he slowly flew out from the waterfall.

"Six Meridian Divine Sword, what a majestic name!"

"Your martial art actually combines Ye Liuyun's True Qi externalization and Si Gu Jian's Killing Intent Sword Intent."

True Qi externalization, all Four Grandmasters could achieve it.

But the farthest True Qi externalization, and used as the primary offensive method, was only Ye Liuyun's Liuyun Loose Hand.

"Do you truly have real skill, or have you just learned some flashy Moves? Let this old man test the quality of your Great Grandmaster status!"

As he spoke, Ku He pushed out with one hand, and a giant palm print smashed towards where Li Chang'an stood.

"Boom!"

Trees were broken! Rocks were crushed! The ground was even smashed a zhang deep!

The hundred-zhang area around Li Chang'an became a large pit, a mess, with dust flying everywhere!

This was the power of a Great Grandmaster!

If there were an army with low cultivation here, Ku He could kill over a thousand people with one palm strike!

This kind of large-scale damage was completely different from Wu Zhu's method of inflicting damage.

When Li Chang'an read the original work in his previous life, he once compared the Human Race Great Grandmasters to Universe battleships.

Electromagnetic cannons, nuclear warheads, antimatter weapons emerged endlessly, one warhead destroying millions of battleships, or even directly destroying planets.

And Wu Zhu was like a water droplet, exquisitely precise internally, without flaws, although he could only smash battleships one by one, he could still eliminate millions of battleships!

Although Wu Zhu had no True Qi and fought simply and unadorned, his overall destructive power was not inferior to Ye Liuyun, who could cleave buildings with a single sword strike.

To Ku He's surprise, Li Chang'an did not dodge, but soared like a bird!

He had a thick True Qi shield around him, and his body surface also emitted a faint blue light!

The True Qi shield was the protective ability of Bei Ming True Energy, and the blue light on his body surface was precisely the Blue Level Futu of the fifth cycle of Muscle!

Ku He couldn't help but exclaim, "What profound True Qi! Your True Qi protection is not much inferior to this old man's Heaven One Path!"

"And your Physical Body seems to have Cultivated a powerful external martial art, truly bizarre to the extreme!"

While he was exclaiming, Li Chang'an had already swiftly moved to his side, then struck out with a palm, directly targeting Ku He's face!

Ku He's True Qi shield instantly sprang out, moving rapidly, brushing past the palm strike.

This palm strike, brushing past Ku He's True Qi shield, actually crackled and produced a large amount of ice shards!

Ku He also felt Li Chang'an's True Qi was bone-chillingly cold, like countless fine ice awls, penetrating everywhere!

"Bang!"

Li Chang'an struck out with both hands, another palm firmly hitting Ku He's True Qi shield.

This palm, however, subtly struck out sparks, and Ku He felt as if he were in a sea of lava, his whole body scorching hot!

After mastering Bei Ming True Energy, the Meridians within the body can nourish and store True Qi, and after proficiency, one becomes immune to all poisons.

After Minor Achievement, True Qi protects the body; after Major Achievement, one can absorb others' True Qi and Origin Qi without side effects.

Now, after Perfection, the True Qi possesses both Yin and Yang, the Yang is as scorching as a furnace, the Yin is several times colder than ice, and it is compatible with all martial arts in the world.

Li Chang'an's True Qi was profound, and his palm techniques were exquisite, greatly exceeding Ku He's expectations.

The two instantly exchanged over a dozen moves; Ku He marveled at the wonder of Li Chang'an's martial arts, and Li Chang'an also felt that Ku He's turtle shell was hard and thick enough.

Battling a Human Race Great Grandmaster was completely different from fighting Wu Zhu.

In just a few breaths, the mountaintop beneath their feet was almost leveled, and Ku He's secluded cave had completely vanished.

Ku He praised, "The younger generation is formidable. In this old man's opinion, you also cannot break this old man's defense..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he noticed a faint white light emanating from Li Chang'an's body, completely different from the blue light during defense!

The previous Blue Level Futu was a powerful Physical Body defense, while the current White Level Futu was sharp and aggressive!

Indeed, Li Chang'an condensed the True Qi around his body into six Acupoints in front of him, and actually used these Acupoints to unleash the Six Meridian Divine Sword!

This sudden change greatly surprised Ku He; seeing the Sword Qi shoot before his eyes, about to completely envelop him, he had no time to escape!

"Young man, such heavy Killing Intent!"

Ku He lightly shouted, then stirred the Origin Qi with both hands, and the True Qi shield around him expanded three times again!

This technique was a method of Western magic!

It was also Ku He's ultimate Move; within the vast True Qi shield around him, the Origin Qi and Acquired True Qi completely merged into one.

The defensive and restorative capabilities of this layer of True Qi shield were the limit that humans in this World could achieve!

Of course, this Move also consumed half of Ku He's True Qi!

Li Chang'an's Six Meridian Sword Qi, as expected, failed to penetrate Ku He's defense, only creating cracks in the True Qi shield!

At this moment, Ku He noticed Li Chang'an smiling strangely, which made Ku He feel uneasy.

In a flash, Li Chang'an suddenly flickered and entered Ku He's thick True Qi shield!

Ku He's eyes widened, momentarily unable to understand Li Chang'an's Move!

Just then, the white light around Li Chang'an's body turned red, and his pores frantically absorbed the Origin Qi and True Qi within the True Qi shield!

Absorbing Origin Qi and Acquired True Qi, this was a crucial ability of the Bei Ming Divine Art!

Ku He was surprised to find that all of Li Chang'an's pores were frantically absorbing Origin Qi and True Qi!

"Bastard, my True Qi, the Origin Qi I attracted!"

Ku He's strongest Move was precisely to attract powerful Origin Qi, mix it with his own Acquired True Qi, and form a True Qi domain.

The concentration of True Qi and Origin Qi in this domain was extremely high, a manifestation of Ku He's lifelong cultivation.

Inspired by Heaven One Path, Li Chang'an's progress in Cultivating the White Level Futu was incredibly fast.

Recently, he had a new insight: if he placed himself in a space with extremely rich Origin Qi, he would be able to Breakthrough quickly!

And Ku He's True Qi domain, being artificially condensed, was a hundred times more concentrated than the naturally formed one on Da Dong Mountain!

Only Ku He could achieve this, so Li Chang'an specifically came to find him.

"Hahaha! Thank you, Great Master, for helping me Cultivate!"

Li Chang'an's triumphant laughter made Ku He extremely uneasy!

Because the Qi in the True Qi domain was rapidly weakening!

On Li Chang'an's feet, the Acupoints that had not yet been fully formed were now shooting out True Qi one by one!

The seven hundred and twenty Acupoints required for Cultivating the White Level Futu were being rapidly opened at a terrifying speed!

Li Chang'an had three objectives in challenging Ku He.

Firstly, to have his first battle with a Human Race Great Grandmaster and enhance his understanding of martial arts.

Secondly, to steal or seize Ku He's strongest True Qi domain and truly Breakthrough to Great Grandmaster!

Thirdly, in his capacity as the ruler of Western Qin, to reach a deterrence agreement with Ku He, so that Northern Qi could not hinder Western Qin's rise.

Ku He wanted to withdraw the True Qi domain, but found that he was completely unable to do so.

Thus, he could only use the methods of Western magic, like Li Chang'an, to re-absorb his own True Qi domain.

But his speed, compared to Li Chang'an's Bei Ming Divine Art, was still far inferior!

"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss..."

In just a few breaths, all of Li Chang'an's remaining Acupoints were opened, and his control over True Qi reached its peak!

Ku He noticed that the white light around Li Chang'an's body gradually merged into one, shimmering with a sacred glow!

The sixth cycle of Muscle, White Level Futu, was completed!

Now, Li Chang'an, whether in total True Qi or True Qi control, had already entered the ranks of Great Grandmasters!

In this World, including Wu Zhu, there were now six Great Grandmasters!

Having broken through to Great Grandmaster, Li Chang'an condensed True Qi in his right palm and struck it towards Ku He's chest.

Ku He also dared not be careless, and both his hands turned into fingers, simultaneously pointing at Li Chang'an's lower abdomen!

Both were within the True Qi domain, fighting with an all-out offense and no defense!

Li Chang'an's goal was simple: he wanted to know how strong his full-power attack was now!

"Boom!"

Both struck each other simultaneously, and the intense True Qi pressure caused the air to emit an earth-shattering roar!

The ground was as if an earthquake had occurred, shaking within a one-mile radius, wild beasts cried out in alarm, and birds took flight!

Li Chang'an and Ku He were simultaneously repelled several zhang, still retreating when they landed on the ground!

Ku He violently spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, feeling two True Qi, one cold and one hot, surging wildly within his body!

His Meridians were alternately cold and hot, his muscles felt as if they were about to fall apart, and his entire body was half chilled and half burning hot.

"Injured again... The injuries from Wu Zhu last time haven't fully healed yet!"

While Ku He inwardly complained, Li Chang'an also wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.

Ku He's full-power strike also pierced through Li Chang'an's protective True Qi, hitting his Physical Body.

Back then, Wu Zhu's iron skewer couldn't penetrate Li Chang'an's skin, so Ku He's bare palm naturally couldn't either.

But Ku He knew magic and had True Qi, so his full-power strike still caused Li Chang'an internal injuries.

However, it seemed Li Chang'an's injuries were lighter than Ku He's.

Ku He said coldly, "Young man, you are also injured. Let's stop here."

"If I run away with all my might, you won't be able to catch me. If you want to kill me, you won't be able to either."

Li Chang'an had broken through to Great Grandmaster with the help of Ku He's divine skill, and had also tested his strongest attack power. The mission of this trip was successfully completed.

Ku He saw Li Chang'an smile slightly, and inwardly cried out, 'Not good.'

Indeed, Li Chang'an's feet moved as if riding the wind, and he rushed towards Ku He again!

Li Chang'an's Sword Qi crisscrossed in his hands, and his palm winds were fierce, overwhelmingly smashing towards Ku He.

Ku He cursed inwardly, 'This kid just wants to beat me into a pathetic retreat; even if he can't kill me, he wants to annoy me!'

Young people are truly impetuous!

Dust rose from the ground again; Li Chang'an pursued Ku He, traversing dozens of li by treading on birds and water, beating Ku He until he had no power to retaliate.

"Ku He, listen up, I am the ruler of Western Qin. In the future, when Western Qin rises, let the strength below Great Grandmaster decide the outcome."

"If you dare to interfere, I will beat you until you can't lift your head again!"

Li Chang'an said, then stopped pursuing. Ku He fled with all his might, not retaliating at all, and indeed, he couldn't be caught.

However, Li Chang'an had only just broken through to Great Grandmaster; his Muscle still had the seventh cycle, Black Grade F Tu, left to Cultivate.

It wouldn't be long before Li Chang'an possessed the power to kill a Great Grandmaster alone!

As of now, Li Chang'an was no longer afraid of any Great Grandmaster!

Having been in the Qing Yu Nian World for less than twenty years, Li Chang'an finally possessed the ability to determine the World's pattern.

[Your martial prowess ranking has risen to 2nd in this World!]

Indeed, chasing and beating Ku He had its benefits; although neither could kill the other, the one chasing was definitely stronger than the one fleeing!

With his strength greatly increased again, Li Chang'an couldn't help but feel a little arrogant, after all, this was a Great Grandmaster in the Joy of Life World!

"If I return to the capital now and fight Emperor Qing, in the end, he will only be able to flee in a sorry state!"

"However, if I want to do that, I'll have to wait until my injuries recover."

"Even though I am injured now, no Great Grandmaster can kill me, because my escape ability is even stronger than Ku He's!"

The first in martial prowess in this World was still Wu Zhu, who had no battle effects, and the System should have included his laser eyes in his combat power.

Li Chang'an caressed his chest, popped two Millennium Ginseng Pills, and flew leisurely towards Shangjing City, humming a tune.

Southern Qing.

In Guangxin Palace.

"Your Highness, rumors are rampant in the capital, all saying that Fan Xian is the son of His Majesty and Ye Qingmei!"

"The Supervisory Council has not refuted the rumors, nor have they arrested anyone. No parties have reacted, which indicates that this matter might be true!"

Li Yunrui heard the Female Official's report and immediately lost her sanity.

"What! Fan Xian is Ye Qingmei's son, the son of Ye Qingmei and His Majesty!"

Li Yunrui cried and laughed, completely falling into madness!

"No wonder His Majesty wants to hand the Imperial Treasury to Fan Xian! Even if Wan'er manages it, it's only temporary!"

"I found it strange, what is Fan Xian? Why would His Majesty repeatedly hurt my heart for him!"

"So that's it! So that's it! His Majesty wants to return the Imperial Treasury to its rightful owner!"

"Bai Ling! Prepare the carriage to leave the palace! Go find Li Chengze, I want to kill Fan Xian!"

The Female Official Bai Ling was flustered and quickly advised, "Your Highness, you are still under house arrest!"

Li Yunrui grabbed the Female Official by her collar and said, "Are you afraid of defying the imperial decree? I am not!"

"Let my Emperor brother come and kill me then!"

"As long as I'm not dead, I will definitely kill Fan Xian!"