Daqian Martial Saint

BOOM!

True Qi surged, roiling around his body.

After Chen Ping’an unleashed a palm strike, his body shifted and he twisted his head to look.

In the distance, Lin Wanying, dragging her heavily injured body, had lit a signal flare for the Qiankun Bureau.

The Qiankun Bureau’s signal flares also varied in quality. The one Lin Wanying had just set off caused a massive commotion, its light searingly bright, producing a remarkable effect even in broad daylight.

This type of flare was specially made by the Daqian Workshop. Its cost was exorbitant, and ordinary Qiankun Guards were not even qualified to carry one.

”A signal flare!”

Cao Yingxiong’s True Qi surged, his fat quivering as he dissipated the force of Chen Ping’an’s palm strike. A sliver of a smile appeared on his incredibly fleshy face.

Once the signal flare was lit, it was bound to draw a reaction from anyone nearby.

It was a special flare from the Qiankun Bureau. As long as someone saw it, reinforcements would surely arrive.

His opponent was strong, able to suppress him soundly. But for the time being, he couldn’t be defeated.

’Next, it’s my opponent who should be anxious!’

’If he can’t defeat me quickly, the only path left for him is to retreat!’

BOOM!

In a flash, the two figures flickered and violently exchanged several more blows. Cao Yingxiong’s entire body of fat trembled as he once again neutralized the force.

”Give up! You may be strong, but you can’t defeat me!” Cao Yingxiong’s True Qi swirled around him. He seized openings whenever he could, trying to disrupt his opponent’s rhythm and confuse his mind.

”If you don’t leave now, once reinforcements arrive, you really won’t be able to escape!”

A glint appeared in Chen Ping’an’s eyes as his moves changed. He listened to Cao Yingxiong’s words but said nothing.

He actually found it a little amusing!

’I’m attacking him, yet not only is Cao Yingxiong not trying to hold me accountable, he’s actually thinking on my behalf, telling me to flee quickly!?’

’When did Cao Yingxiong become so considerate and easy to get along with!?’

Back on Red Maple Mountain, his kind words hadn’t earned him a single concession from Cao Yingxiong. Now, having changed his appearance and identity to launch a ruthless attack, he had somehow drawn out Cao Yingxiong’s ”considerate” side.

’This world... it truly is impossible to understand.’

BOOM!

The two clashed head-on once again. Cao Yingxiong retreated explosively, seizing the chance to prepare a tiger’s roar to disrupt his opponent’s True Qi circulation. While his Tiger’s Roar and Dragon’s Chant couldn’t shake the man’s Vajra Unbreakable Divine Skill, it could at least tie up some of his focus.

That would be enough to win him a moment’s respite.

Cao Yingxiong inhaled and exhaled, his abdomen swelling as he prepared to let out the explosive roar.

’A perfect chance!’

Seeing this, Chen Ping’an’s eyes lit up.

The current situation, the position, the angle, the timing—everything was perfect. He had waited a long time, and finally, such a golden opportunity had arrived.

A faint white light flickered at Chen Ping’an’s fingertip, the essence of sharpness condensing in barely an instant.

Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger, Secret Technique: Xunfeng Finger!

The Xunfeng howled as finger became sword, slicing through the air and stabbing straight toward Cao Yingxiong.

At the same moment, the sound of the Tiger’s Roar and Dragon’s Chant erupted.

”ROAR—!”

Amidst the furious roar, Cao Yingxiong also saw Chen Ping’an’s strike, which had transformed from a palm to a finger.

His opponent’s Finger Technique had been revealed before, during the fight with Lu Shengyang. At that time, he had watched from afar. Although its power was decent, from his perspective, it was nothing special.

The real reason he could kill Lu Shengyang with a single finger strike was the suppression from his superior Martial Arts Realm.

However, Cao Yingxiong had not gotten this far without being exceptional himself. Even though he believed his opponent’s Finger Technique was inferior to his Palm Technique, he still paid it his utmost attention.

Facing such a powerful enemy, he naturally didn’t dare to underestimate him in the slightest.

’You use a Finger Technique? Then I’ll use a Fist Technique.’

’Watch me crush your Finger Technique with my fist!’

Cao Yingxiong’s True Qi churned, and his fleshy fists, as if containing the might of a mountain, shot out to crush the attack.

The whistling Xunfeng and Cao Yingxiong’s fist collided violently.

There was no thunderous explosion as expected. Instead, with a soft SQUELCH, the Finger Power’s gale broke through Cao Yingxiong’s fist.

”What kind of Finger Technique is this!?”

Cao Yingxiong’s expression changed in an instant. The force of this Finger Technique was incredibly bizarre. It hadn’t looked so sharp, yet in actual combat, it possessed such terrifying capability.

His fist hadn’t just failed to crush the attack—it hadn’t even managed to parry it.

The incomparably powerful force instantly pierced through Cao Yingxiong’s fist. His True Qi surged as he desperately tried to defend himself. Even the fat on his body trembled as he attempted to use his unique Force Dissipation Technique to nullify the finger strike’s power.

But...

It was all useless.

Xunfeng Finger! It specialized in breaking Hard Skills! It excelled at piercing a surface from a single point, and its sharp force surpassed the upper limit of Cao Yingxiong’s Force Dissipation Technique.

POP! POP! POP!...

The force erupted. Cao Yingxiong’s fleshy, fat-laden arm exploded in a series of blasts, and a mist of blood filled the air.

”No!” Cao Yingxiong cried out in agony, his body retreating explosively. In that brief moment, he had lost an arm.

Finish him while he’s wounded!

”Cao Yingxiong, die!” Chen Ping’an roared. His figure shot forward as he launched another finger strike.

Searing heat gathered at his fingertip, forming a dazzling, slender beam of fire that shot toward Cao Yingxiong.

Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger, Secret Technique: Departing Fire Finger!

WHOOSH!

Raging flames ignited, and a heatwave billowed outward.

Cao Yingxiong had just lost an arm. Before he had a chance to catch his breath or readjust, another finger strike was already upon him. Furthermore, its power was a cut above that of the Xunfeng Finger. This sequence of moves had already formed a perfect death trap.

Ever since he had killed Lu Shengyang with a single finger strike, Chen Ping’an had been preparing for this very death trap. When he had killed Lu Shengyang, not only had he refrained from using a Secret Technique, he had even deliberately weakened the power of his Three-Point Human Tribulation Finger.