Chapter 439: Chapter 200: Two Layers of Potential Energy, Spear Intent’s Absolute Kill
Chu Lingguang said lightly.
"Alright."
Qu Qingcheng nodded, his face lit with pleasant surprise.
Ge Jinxiong, however, looked like he wanted to speak but held his tongue. He had personally felt the force of Batu Tieshan’s Qi Power. Since Chu Lingguang had been able to withstand it, he was clearly not the young brat Ge Jinxiong had first thought. He’d previously insulted the young man’s master, calling him a spineless coward, yet now that very same young man had just saved his life.
Gasping for breath, Ge Jinxiong felt deeply ashamed.
"If you want to control this part of South City’s waters, you’ll have to get through me first."
Chu Lingguang planted his Long Spear into the deck and declared proudly.
’I originally wanted to use my Spear Intent and Potential Energy to intimidate them and make them pack up and leave. But I was too young, too idealistic. In a negotiation like this, the only way to truly intimidate someone is to beat them into submission.’
’After taking that full-powered punch from Batu Tieshan, I could tell that while his Qi Power was ferocious, it was an empty show of strength. His bitter fight with Ge Jinxiong had clearly drained him.’
"You damn brat."
Batu Tieshan froze. He hadn’t expected a mere teenager to catch his punch. ’He’s so young,’ he thought. ’He’s probably a Martial Arts Scholar from South City. If the Great Yuan and the Turkic people ever go to war, he’ll definitely be on the front lines. If I can eliminate him today, I’ll be removing a major threat to my people.’
Gripping his Horse-Cutting Saber, he immediately executed the Turkic Saber Technique, slashing toward Chu Lingguang’s vitals.
WHOOSH!
Chu Lingguang didn’t get careless. He stomped his right foot, sending his nine-foot Long Spear flying into his grasp. He executed a Cyan Dragon Emerges from Water Lotus Spear to block the incoming saber, then followed up with an upward thrust from Weeding for Snakes, forcing his opponent to retreat.
Next, he used Black Dragon Tail Swing to defend his flanks, broke through his opponent’s right-side guard, and whipped his Long Spear against Batu Tieshan’s midsection.
At the last second, Batu Tieshan blocked with his Horse-Cutting Saber.
CLANG!
He was sent flying to the left, shattering the ship’s railing and nearly tumbling overboard.
Chu Lingguang’s Spear Technique spun like a wheel. With a feint, he made Batu Tieshan’s saber strike nothing but air. He then raised his nine-foot Long Spear and brought it crashing down on Batu Tieshan’s head with Splitting the Two Mountains of the Riverbank.
BOOM!
Batu Tieshan raised his saber to block.
The immense impact shattered the deck, and Batu Tieshan sank straight through, leaving only his upper body visible, pinned by the splintered planks.
Chu Lingguang’s spear tip aimed directly at the space between Batu Tieshan’s brows.
Even though a six-layered Dharma Aspect and a Qi Power Gang Shield protected the point between Batu Tieshan’s brows, Chu Lingguang knew that a full-force Thrust would shatter both defenses and send him to his death.
A six-layered Dharma Aspect and a Qi Power Gang Shield offered astonishing defense. But Chu Lingguang’s Qi Power was stronger than Batu Tieshan’s. He had also awakened Primitive Power and undergone Washing Marrow, making his Attack Power far greater than Batu Tieshan’s defense. His Long Spear could not only shatter Batu Tieshan’s Dharma Aspect and dissipate his Qi Power, but it could also, right now, take his life with a single thrust.
"Do I need to repeat what Elder Ge said just now?"
Chu Lingguang demanded.
"You..."
Batu Tieshan’s expression was fierce. Humiliated and enraged, he was clearly not ready to submit.
WHOOSH!
Seeing this, Chu Lingguang whipped his spear against the deck. The impact shattered the planks, jolting Batu Tieshan free and into the air. Then, he attacked the airborne man with the Thrusts of the Flying Leaf Lotus Spear.
THUD!
When Batu Tieshan landed, dozens of red dots had appeared on his body. Blood seeped from each one, as if Chu Lingguang had struck him with dozens of spears at once.
’If I wasn’t trying to avoid unnecessary trouble, I could have turned him into a human pincushion. Unfortunately, he has special protections. If I killed him here on the Canal and couldn’t smooth things over, it would cause trouble for Guo Wei.’
"Batu!"
Isiluge shouted.
"I’m not dead yet."
Batu Tieshan stood up, watching Chu Lingguang with a wary eye. As he looked down at his own wounds, his expression grew even more savage. He demanded, "Was that the Flying Leaf Lotus Spear you just used?"
"That’s right. This is an Advanced Spear Skill of the Great Yuan. What’s the matter? Don’t you Turkic people know any?"
Chu Lingguang retorted with a nod.
The Flying Leaf Lotus Spear wasn’t Guo Wei’s exclusive technique. It was just that Guo Wei had mastered its very essence. Whenever anyone mentioned the Flying Leaf Lotus Spear, they couldn’t help but think of him.
"Besides drinking and dancing every day, what spear techniques would these Turkic people know?"
"Go back to your grasslands and drink!"
"A bunch of landlubbers, daring to cause trouble on the Canal."
"Get lost!"
...
The morale of the Shuiyu Gang members soared. They began banging on anything made of iron, shouting in unison for the Turkic people to get lost.
"My older brother, Batu Mu, died to this very spear technique. What’s your name?"
Batu Tieshan demanded.
Chu Lingguang sensed trouble. He was just about to give a vague answer and brush it off when Qu Qingcheng beat him to it, announcing, "He is Chu Lingguang, the top-ranked candidate from South City in this year’s Daoist Examination! This is just him fighting alone. Wait until his master, Guo Wei, gets here! You’ll all be slaughtered to the last man!"
"What? You’re Chu Lingguang."
Batu Tieshan was stunned.
"So Samba died at your hands?"
Isiluge’s eyes went wide.
"Your master is Guo Wei."
Batu Tieshan said through gritted teeth.
They had determined that Batu Mu had died by Guo Wei’s Flying Leaf Lotus Spear. Because of this, Prince Andre had used various methods to pressure the Great Yuan into handing Guo Wei over.
But Mr. Du had deflected all the pressure.
’Left with no other choice, we had to deploy the experts from the Celestial Fragrance Pavilion to assassinate Guo Wei, but even that failed. Now, with the Provincial Martial Arts Examination approaching, the Great Yuan is under strict lockdown. The Celestial Fragrance Pavilion’s people don’t dare make a move, so the assassination has been put on hold. I never expected his disciple to show up here and now, allied with the Shuiyu Gang of all people.’
Chu Lingguang knew this was bad. He glanced over at Qu Qingcheng. ’If that idiot had just given my name, it would have been fine. But he had to mention Guo Wei, too. He was clearly worried I couldn’t handle these Turkic people by myself and decided to namedrop my master.’
