Martial Sage from the Vajra Skill

Chapter 316: Chapter 179: Shock

"You..."

Xu Yang’s words—’insignificant buffoon’—caused Su Zhe to completely lose his composure.

Last year, the Su Family had been in turmoil. He, full of ambition, planned to make a name for himself in the Outer Disciple grand competition and save his family from ruin.

First, he challenged Xu Yang to build up hype, then he planned to defeat those ranked above him in the grand competition.

But he never imagined that he wouldn’t be able to defeat a single person from the Ten Heroes List, becoming what Jiang Fan called an "insignificant buffoon who bullies the weak and fears the strong."

"Sharp-tongued. Draw your weapon!"

Su Zhe took a deep breath, suppressed the killing intent in his heart, and drew the sword from his waist.

Although he desperately wanted to kill Xu Yang, there were too many important figures around. He had to maintain the demeanor of a disciple from a prominent family.

Xu Yang shook his head. "I don’t need a weapon to fight you. Make your move. You’ve challenged me several times; let me see if you have real skill or if you’re just a useless windbag."

Su Zhe was furious. "No weapon it is, then! Stop your boasting. Watch me defeat you in ten moves."

The aura of Gang Qi Perfection erupted from his body. The silver longsword in his hand hummed and vibrated as Gang Qi poured into the blade like a tidal wave.

The sword’s light pulsed erratically, shimmering with a red glow.

Su Zhe swept his sword horizontally, and a wave of Sword Qi, shaped like a crimson moon, burst forth.

"They’re fighting! I wonder who’s stronger!"

The disciples watching below the stage instantly grew excited, their eyes glued to the two figures on the platform.

"Of course it’s Su Zhe. His character isn’t great, and he only bullies the weak and fears the strong, but at least his ranking on the Ten Heroes List is higher than Xu Yang’s."

"The Ten Heroes ranking is rarely wrong. Not everyone is a Lu Ren, capable of rewriting the Ten Heroes List."

"Su Zhe is the Young Master Su, after all. How could he possibly lose to Xu Yang? As long as Xu Yang can last ten moves, Su Zhe will be the one who loses face."

...

On the stage, at the same moment he unleashed the Sword Qi, Su Zhe also moved.

His figure seemed to transform into a streak of sword light, abruptly vanishing from his spot. The sound of tearing air pierced the eardrums.

At the same time, Xu Yang also moved.

He extended a finger and gently tapped forward, striking the incoming Sword Qi with perfect accuracy.

TING!

CRACK!

Like metal striking metal, a cracking sound rang out as dense cracks spiderwebbed across the Sword Qi.

Before everyone’s wide eyes, this Sword Qi, powerful enough to pierce gold and shatter stone, exploded like a bubble, its turbulent Force letting out a roar.

Su Zhe’s pupils contracted violently, and his rushing figure came to an abrupt halt.

One finger. Xu Yang had used just one finger to shatter his Sword Qi. And he had done it with his physical body, without even using his Gang Qi.

GASP!

The entire arena was filled with the sound of gasps, everyone stunned by that single finger.

"Is his finger made of metal? The Sword Qi couldn’t even break his skin?" someone asked, their face a mask of disbelief.

When Su Zhe had unleashed his Sword Qi, they all thought Xu Yang would dodge or counter with his own externalized Gang Qi. They never expected him to simply point a finger and shatter it.

"His physical body..."

Lu Ren’s eyes went wide with shock. He stared intently at Xu Yang’s finger, trying to see if it was injured, but he found it was as smooth as jade, without even a white mark.

"Haha... you’re all fools, aren’t you? Did you really think Xu Yang was trash? He trained with Lu Ren, but in the Martial Arts Examination, it was Lu Ren who lost! Did you really think the man who could defeat Lu Ren would lose to you in ten moves?"

Sun Tao laughed loudly, feeling a sense of relief wash over him, a comfortable feeling spreading through his entire body.

’His Junior Brother Xu is finally showing his true strength.’

’What’s ninth on the Ten Heroes List? Just a useless figurehead. If he weren’t keeping a low profile, he could even suppress Li Chuyang.’

’When my Junior Brother Xu achieved Marrow Cleansing, people like Li Chuyang and Du Chuan were still struggling with the Marrow Cleansing bottleneck.’

’All these insignificant buffoons, they really thought my Junior Brother Xu was trash.’

"How is this possible..." In the stands, Su Man, who had been waiting for Su Zhe to defeat Xu Yang in ten moves, stared with wide eyes.

’Isn’t Xu Yang just a country bumpkin? Isn’t he tenth of the Ten Heroes? How can he be this powerful?’

’Did Su Zhe hold back?’

’Otherwise, how could his Sword Qi not even be able to break Xu Yang’s skin?’

"What?"

Yuan Gang also stood up, his face filled with shock.

He had thought that if Xu Yang could last ten moves against Su Zhe, he would have lived up to his name as one of the Ten Heroes. He never imagined the scene before him would be so astonishing.

Now, the question wasn’t whether Xu Yang could last ten moves, but whether Su Zhe could.

He was this terrifying without even using Gang Qi. If he were to use his Gang Qi, the result would be unimaginable.

In an instant, a wave of regret flooded his heart. From the looks of it, Xu Yang was about to rewrite the Ten Heroes ranking, just like Lu Ren.

"Great Success Pure Essence Gold-Splitting Finger!"

On the high platform, Ding Yuan saw the secret behind Xu Yang’s finger attack.

He had also cultivated the Pure Essence Gold-Splitting Finger. This Finger Technique was often sold on the black market, and many had cultivated it, but those who could achieve Great Success were few and far between.

"With the Pure Essence Gold-Splitting Finger at the Great Success stage, shattering a stream of Sword Qi is nothing remarkable."

Du Qingpu nodded and said, "Brother Li still has the best eye, seeing through this Xu Yang’s methods so early on."

Li Songhe secretly shook his head. ’These people still haven’t realized that Xu Yang has already undergone Marrow Cleansing.’

’How would I know he’d reached Great Success with the Pure Essence Gold-Splitting Finger? I only started paying attention because he walked past me the other day and I realized he’d already undergone Marrow Cleansing.’

"Good eye, my ass."

A disdainful voice spoke up. It was Elder Huoyun. "Don’t you all know? He’s the one who made the Ten Heroes List. If he had a ’good eye,’ he wouldn’t have ranked Xu Yang behind Su Zhe."

Li Songhe grew annoyed. "Huoyun, if you kept your mouth shut, no one would mistake you for a mute."

On the stage, Xu Yang’s slightly lazy voice sounded out: "Trash. Is your Sword Qi for cutting tofu? So weak and powerless. You bark like a dog every day, and this is all the skill you have?"