I Can Strengthen Infinitely

Chapter 550: Chapter 317: Unrivaled Below the Grandmaster

Hong Tianyun was a renowned swordsman, considered a giant in the Sword Dao. His moves naturally carried immense power. With a flick of his sword, the afterimage of the sword light danced and dazzled, leaving the onlookers momentarily dazzled.

"Ten Thousand Swords Dao. Heaven-reaching Grand Que!" Hong Tianyun shouted lowly, pointing his sword to the sky.

Suddenly, a grand shadow several zhang long appeared, heading straight towards An Dianlian’s Heaven-Burning Buddha Palm.

The blazing fire palm carried infinite heat, as if it could ignite the clouds.

Whoosh!

The Grand Que was entirely black and ancient, with golden patterns on the blade that resembled flowers, shrouded in purplish-golden aura.

Under the eyes of everyone, the Grand Que finally clashed with the giant palm, unleashing an astonishing power.

For every zhang An Dianlian fell, the overwhelming momentum of the Heaven-Burning Buddha Palm increased, with Hong Tianyun holding the sword in one hand and bracing the blade with the other.

Suddenly, the Grand Que pierced through the Great Buddha Palm, directly puncturing from the palm to the back of the hand. An Dianlian ignored it and continued to fall.

When the distance between the two was just over ten zhang, the Great Buddha Palm and Grand Que both underwent significant, obvious changes—the Grand Que bent, and the cracks in the palm of the Great Buddha Palm deepened and lengthened.

In the blink of an eye, the distance over ten zhang was covered, with An Dianlian directly striking Hong Tianyun’s sword edge with his palm.

The entire sword shattered instantly, turning into countless fragments scattered across the river’s surface.

Hong Tianyun hurriedly continued his hand-to-hand combat with An Dianlian. An Dianlian, descending from the sky, had a natural advantage. If Hong Tianyun couldn’t actively counter to offset some of An Dianlian’s Palm Force, he couldn’t withstand the remaining Heaven-Burning Buddha Palm.

Bam!

Their palms collided, and a thin stream of blood instantly seeped from Hong Tianyun’s mouth.

In a hasty exchange, he inevitably suffered a loss.

Although he took the initiative to receive one of An Dianlian’s palms, the crowd saw Hong Tianyun continuously suppressed by An Dianlian, ultimately crashing into a guard ship on the river, breaking through from the top layer all the way to the cabin.

The Great Buddha Palm also struck the ship, instantly causing the entire vessel to shatter and disintegrate with a mass of flames falling into the water.

Boom!

The splash rose like a pillar, soaring over two zhang high, making quite an impact.

Nearby, no matter if they were the imperial soldiers, palace eunuchs, or members of the Eunuch Slaying Alliance, everyone’s eyes widened in this moment.

In the center of the river, despite being in the water, the blazing fire raged across the Yunchuan River’s surface, and a shocking sight unfolded.

Beneath the flames, ice began to form, fire above ice, ice below fire, creating a rare and strange scene for a while.

Amidst the blazing fire, An and Hong were nowhere to be seen, forcing the others to fight their own battles. After all, on so many ships, aside from the main eunuchs, there were also many minor eunuchs. These eunuchs, who usually acted with impunity, even held official positions locally, wielding power, which long discontented the righteous people of the world.

Wudang Sheng, holding back anger, picked up a weapon from the ground and rushed towards the court’s dogs following An Dianlian.

On more than ten ships, cries echoed, swords clashed, occasionally sending someone into the river, swept away by the dark currents below, unknown to where.

Ka-ka-ka!

Amidst the river’s fire, a massive emergence of Palm Qi and fist shadows stirred the flames from casual burning to roaring whirlwinds.

In the fiery whirlwind, two figures fought fiercely, with each palm strike wielding immense power, shattering the already frozen river ice into floating chunks drifting in the river.

Hong Tianyun, sweating profusely, found An Dianlian’s Nine Yin Internal Power extremely tricky. Whenever you exchanged moves with him, the Nine Yin Internal Power would seep into your body endlessly.

Initially, Hong Tianyun could repel and expel a bit with his own Inner Strength, but the Nine Yin Internal Power would gradually build up within, from nothing to something, from less to more.

As time dragged on, you would easily sense something was amiss.

The Nine Yin Internal Power carried icy energy through your meridians, making your body numb and actions sluggish.

In a battle among experts, even a small error could lead to huge consequences.

As the saying goes, ’a miss by a tiny amount, a loss by a thousand miles,’ Hong Tianyun was acutely aware of how severe the consequences would be if An Dianlian seized the opportunity.

"Nine Yin Roc Claw!" After the Heaven-Burning Buddha Palm, An Dianlian unleashed Nine Yin’s deadliest moves, every strike cruel and vicious, aiming straight for the opponent’s death points.

Having just blocked the Heaven-Burning Buddha Palm, Hong Tianyun’s sword was destroyed. Fortunately, besides achieving swordsman fame, he was also skilled in the palm technique.

Everyone in the martial world knew of Hong Tianyun’s Six Harmonies Pure Yang Palm.

It was precisely with this palm technique that Hong Tianyun temporarily held his own against An Dianlian, who had trained in the Divine Skill ’Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture.’

The two exchanged over three hundred moves, causing the river water to flow backward and then cease, while the others on the ship, martial world or court, continued to fight fiercely, eyes red with thrill.

Looking at this section of the Yunchuan River, it was even stained red by the blood flowing out from the wounds on the corpses, appearing as crimson as red silk, with a scent as fishy as a blood sea.

...

Qin Yuesheng quickly stepped through the air, with every step he planted in the sky, a red cloud formed beneath his foot, supporting him as he advanced.

Thus, he moved as if on solid ground, striding forward with great pace.

Suddenly, the sounds of noisy fighting and occasional booms from a gorge not far below caught Qin Yuesheng’s attention.

He immediately slowed down, lowering his gaze with the Biluo Eye.

In the magnified sight of the Biluo Eye, Qin Yuesheng quickly discerned the situation within the gorge.

And the most striking of all was the battle between Hong Tianyun and An Dianlian.

As a Grandmaster, with the "Martial God Atlas" compiling countless martial arts secrets, Qin Yuesheng’s insight today ranks among the very best in the realm of martial arts under heaven.

He immediately saw through An Dianlian’s background.

"Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture? A member of the Rootless Sect."

He didn’t expect to see someone from the Rootless Sect here, which piqued Qin Yuesheng’s interest. He promptly dropped towards the river, intending to capture An Dianlian for interrogation.

Based on prior knowledge, Qin Yuesheng knew that the Rootless Sect was a significant force parasitizing within the imperial court. Their understanding of Chang’an far surpassed that of the Great Tang officials.

If he could capture this person and extract some information, Qin Yuesheng wouldn’t feel entirely blind when he heads to Chang’an.

Qin Yuesheng swung his arms, with cold mist and ice flowing from his left, and fiery sun surrounding his right, emitting scorching red flames.

As he descended, the sky was instantly torn into two streaks, one red and one blue.

Such a spectacle couldn’t possibly go unnoticed by those fighting on the Yunchuan River.

When they looked up, all they could see was Qin Yuesheng’s god-like, awe-inspiring entrance.

Bang!

The moment Qin Yuesheng landed on the river’s surface, Nine Yin Internal Power spread out omnidirectionally, freezing the five-mile stretch of river, with towering ice pillars piercing upwards, creating a forest of ice.

A ship got too close and was suddenly lifted by several massive ice pillars, piercing through the hull and sending everyone standing on deck flying.

An Dianlian was secretly amazed: "Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture? Who is this person?"

Hong Tianyun’s face also became extremely serious.

Seeing Qin Yuesheng’s extraordinary entrance, his strength must be formidable; whether friend or foe is unclear, causing Hong Tianyun tremendous pressure.

Having already one formidable opponent in An Dianlian, if Qin Yuesheng were also an enemy, Hong Tianyun would have no choice but to abandon the eunuch killing mission and escape to survive.

"Someone from the Rootless Sect?" Qin Yuesheng leisurely approached, looking at An Dianlian who had stopped his hand.

"Who are you?" An Dianlian asked suspiciously.

Qin Yuesheng reached out, wielding the Mystical Heaven and Earth, enveloping An Dianlian.

Hong Tianyun felt relieved as he realized from the stance that Qin Yuesheng also had grudges against the eunuch faction.

An Dianlian certainly wouldn’t let Qin Yuesheng take him down without a fight, preparing to counterattack, yet he didn’t expect the young man he encountered to be a rare Grandmaster.

When An Dianlian’s Nine Yin Rakshasa Claw reached out, it was shattered by the Mystical Heaven and Earth in an instant, and An Dianlian was caught, being dragged straight towards Qin Yuesheng.

"What kind of power is this!" An Dianlian was anxious, and immediately summoned the fire within him, manifesting the figure of a giant Buddha.

"Heaven-Burning Buddha Palm!" The blazing giant Buddha smacked down towards Qin Yuesheng.

"Good timing." Newly stepping into the Grandmaster Realm, Qin Yuesheng, eager to test his skills, wanted nothing more than sparring.

When the Heaven-Burning Buddha Palm descended, a resplendent Golden Bell emerged on his body, ready to withstand An Dianlian’s palm.

Bang!

The Buddha Palm struck heavily on the Golden Bell Shield, resonating with a metallic clang. Amidst the blazing fire, the ice beneath Qin Yuesheng’s feet began to melt into water, yet the Golden Bell remained unperturbed, showing no sign of being affected.

"Is that all? Just this?" Qin Yuesheng waved his hand, inundating the surroundings with Nine Yin Internal Power; the flames were extinguished instantly, rendering An Dianlian’s move null and void.

"What, what?!"

In Qin Yuesheng’s grasp, An Dianlian’s face betrayed complete and utter shock.

He couldn’t believe that his move was so effortlessly neutralized.

He was at the Tenth Layer of the Internal Power Realm, achieving such a feat should only be possible by... by...

"Grandmaster!" An Dianlian exclaimed involuntarily.

Grandmaster, aside from a Grandmaster, An Dianlian couldn’t think of anyone else capable of such ease.

Having caught An Dianlian, Qin Yuesheng ascended into the air, departing on the Carefree Heavenly Travel Skill. The Yunchuan River was too noisy, and those people were still immersed in a bloodthirsty frenzy. Qin Yuesheng had no interest in finding out their reasons for fighting; his own matters were more pressing.

Noticing An Dianlian being taken away, Hong Tianyun felt both resentment and relief.

The resentment came from the fact that An Dianlian, a Ten Regular Guard, got away; relief, because without assurance of defeating An Dianlian, he was spared from further battle, leaving An Dianlian’s men destined to never leave this place.

...

Landing on a mountain ten miles east of the Yunchuan River, Qin Yuesheng put An Dianlian down. Given his current strength, even if An Dianlian ran three thousand yards, he couldn’t escape from Qin Yuesheng’s grasp, hence Qin Yuesheng managed him indifferently, without concern.

Knowing his opponent was a Grandmaster, An Dianlian’s thoughts of resistance vanished completely.

Seeing Qin Yuesheng didn’t kill him immediately indicated he was still useful to the other, prompting An Dianlian to lower his stance and ask, "Senior, why have you brought me here, may I ask?"

Qin Yuesheng replied, "You call me Senior?"

"Grandmaster Realm – ninety percent of martial artists spend their entire lives unable to touch the threshold. You, being a Grandmaster, enjoy 300-year longevity, thus I rightfully address you as Senior." responded An Dianlian.

"I brought you here to inquire about matters regarding the Rootless Sect and Chang’an. Reveal everything you know about these two, every secret."