The palm wind was fierce.
The Martial Artists near Qian Wuji changed their expressions drastically, each dodging to the side.
As for Qian Wuji himself, he was completely dumbfounded at the moment.
Although sitting in the eighth position on the Human Ranking meant he had challenged others and been challenged frequently, such a disregard for the rules was rare.
It was a competition between two Earth List Masters!
Even if they wanted to compete, couldn’t they have done it earlier or later?
And who would be so rude as to simply throw their arms up and attack directly?
Xun Liuyi, you are a well-known expert in Jianghu, have you no regard for martial ethics?
But alas, it was too late for words.
He raised his hands, and an invisible inner strength emerged, carrying the sound of wind and thunder, easily catching Zhong Shenxiu’s probing palm.
At the same time, he roared furiously, "If you want to die, I’ll oblige!"
Qian Wuji’s counterattack was relentless as his anger flared.
The mental method he cultivated was the Six Void Limitless Skill of the Six Void Sect, which believed that everything in heaven and earth was composed of six types of void energy: Yin Void, Yang Void, Wind Void, Thunder Void, Water Void, and Fire Void.
If a martial artist could control these six energies, his inner strength would be endless, and he could turn anything into his own weapon!
Of course, this was just a theory, but since it formed the basis of a profound martial skill, it must have some validity.
The major powers had different understandings of the world, reflected in their distinct martial skills, yet all were able to cultivate peerless martial arts.
Because the great way is chaotic and can transform into anything, the martial sects saw only aspects of the great way.
It’s like the blind men feeling the elephant; no one could say the others were wrong, only that their perspectives were incomplete.
Qian Wuji, with extraordinary talent, had already mastered the Wind, Thunder, and Fire Voids. Once he mastered the Water Void, he would be able to use the combined power of Wind, Thunder, Water, and Fire to challenge the refining marrow stage!
In his anger, he unleashed the Wind and Thunder Double Palm!
Both his palms, as if carrying wind and thunder, struck fiercely. He did not hold Xun Liuyi, the lowest-ranked expert on the Human Ranking, in high regard and wished to finish him quickly to watch the grandmasters’ duel.
After all, Xun Liuyi’s previous palm seemed strong but was actually flashy and ineffective, causing embarrassment.
This made Qian Wuji disdain him even more.
Despite his disdain, his Wind and Thunder Double Palm carried two void energies, mutually enhancing each other with tremendous power. The palm, borrowing the power of thunder, struck swiftly at Zhong Shenxiu’s vital points.
Within the palm wind was a malicious thunder force, intended to disperse the opponent’s protective True Qi and inject the Thunder Void’s poisonous force into his body.
Just then, on the lake’s surface, the two grandmasters who were walking on water also finally clashed.
The lake shook, throwing up massive sprays of water that formed a mist-like curtain, obscuring the action within, barely revealing two figures clashing with dreamlike speed.
This left the Martial Artists by the lake quite disappointed; even if they occasionally got a clear view, they couldn’t comprehend the grandmasters’ martial prowess.
Many Martial Artists, therefore, shifted their focus to the massive battle on the Human Ranking involving Zhong Shenxiu.
This was also one of Zhong Shenxiu’s goals—to show off in front of more spectators and earn more Heavenly Show Points.
At that moment, seeing Qian Wuji’s angry strike, his face showed neither sadness nor joy, while the five elements within him took turns circulating.
The spleen-earth nurtures the metal-lungs, the metal-lungs benefit the kidney-water, the kidney-water transforms to liver-wood, the liver-wood shifts to heart-fire!
The Heart Fire Palm of the Five Elements Thief Palm!
And because of the Five Elements Unification, it carried the increased force of five times!
His palm turned a deep red, his eyes catching sight of the swirling vulnerabilities in Qian Wuji’s agitated five energies, he fiercely imprinted his palm against them.
This tactic was pre-planned.
Relying on his lower ranking, his opponent’s underestimation, and the anger he provoked, he aimed to expose his opponent’s vulnerabilities—even if he couldn’t defeat him in one strike, he still aimed to seize the initiative!
As the Heart Fire Palm struck, Qian Wuji’s face changed instantly.
"Not good, I’ve been tricked! The Five Elements Palm harbors deep strategies; he hadn’t used his real strength earlier, just to make me lower my guard?"
Qian Wuji, having fought countless battles, felt the fierce Heart Fire Palm Power already within his body but did not withdraw his Wind and Thunder Double Palm. Losing the initiative, he adopted a desperate fighting style, making his Wind and Thunder Double Palm even more ferocious, aiming to injure his opponent as he was injured.
The next moment, two figures touched and immediately separated.
Qian Wuji felt a pain in his chest and his vision darkened.
Fortunately, the Six Void Limitless Skill he cultivated emphasized natural balance. The three streams of Void Force within his body circulated, slowly neutralizing the power of the Heart Fire.
"This Five Elements Thief Palm from Xun Liuyi is indeed tricky, but it’s still just common Jianghu fare. How can it compare to the divine skill of our Six Void Sect?"
Qian Wuji remained calm, believing his opponent was more injured than him and would recover slower.
This exchange, in his view, hadn’t put him at a disadvantage!
But the next moment, he saw Zhong Shenxiu’s figure.
Despite being hit by his Wind and Thunder Double Palm, the other seemed unimpeded, wielding Kidney Water in one hand and Heart Fire in the other, launching a fierce offensive with Water and Fire together.
He didn’t know that Zhong Shenxiu had already mastered the Five Elements Unification; Wind Void Force and Thunder Void Force were ferocious, but still suppressed.
At this point, his defence became frantic.
Moreover, having lost the initiative and sustained some injuries, he had no time for treatment.
Any sharp-eyed person could see that this senior brother of the Six Void Sect was now at a disadvantage!
The duel between two Great Grandmasters had also entered its most intense part.
In the void, countless spider-silks fell, like living threadworms, continuously attempting to penetrate Ximen Cuo’s body.
Ximen Cuo roared, his body radiating a golden glow. The spider-silks sizzled upon contact with his body, corroding, yet unable to penetrate.
This Earth List Grandmaster had cultivated the Dead Body Fist to the Golden Corpse Realm, allowing him to transform his body into impregnable golden stone upon exercising his power!
While the spider-silks might trap butterflies and insects, if the prey caught in the trap were birds or fierce beasts, they would simply be torn apart by brute strength.
Under the moonlight, Ximen Cuo’s face blurred, his canine teeth seemingly becoming extraordinarily sharp and his complexion turned bloodless and ferocious. Suddenly breaking free from the net, he punched Hua Miao in the shoulder.
The sound of bones shattering was clearly audible even by the lakeside.
Hua Miao’s figure staggered but used the force of the punch to swiftly retreat into the deeper part of the lakeside.
Only a gentle and weak voice echoed by the lake, "Mr. Ximen has superior fist skills; I admit defeat!"
In this clash on the Earth List, Ximen Cuo clearly had the upper hand!
The match between Zhong Shenxiu and Qian Wuji was also coming to an end.
Using the advantage he had planned from the start, Zhong Shenxiu steadily fought, leveraging his extensive past life experience to gradually wear down Qian Wuji’s stamina, pushing him towards a corner.
After hundreds of exchanges, the opponent had already reached a dead end.
Qian Wuji felt immense resentment yet could only prepare to concede defeat.
But at that moment, he suddenly felt a pain in his waist and a weakness throughout his body—this was the Kidney Water Palm Power that had seeped in like silk over hundreds of moves, now bursting forth all at once.
Disaster had struck like a crumbling mountain!
"He... is he intentionally trying to take my life?"
Qian Wuji was extremely horrified, but it was too late.
Duan Mingyu saw the intense battle reach the critical moment that would decide the winner.
Xun Liuyi struck out with a palm, catching Qian Wuji off guard, hitting a vital spot and sending him flying.
He closed his eyes, knowing this eighth-ranked expert on the Human Ranking List had no more chance of survival.