Urban Martial Saint

A single phrase, ”Every Grass and Tree into a Soldier,” shook the world.

This sentence is easy to understand, which means that every grass and tree can be a soldier. No wonder Fu Qingping took out a piece of deadwood as a weapon, because, in his eyes, deadwood was a weapon; he could casually take grass and trees to use as weapons.

Actually, a peak master can also use grass and trees as weapons. But that situation is entirely different from Fu Qingping’s current situation. They can use grass and trees to kill, but that doesn’t mean that grass and trees in their hands can truly compare with famed instruments. Or they can use grass and trees to kill, but grass and trees in their hands will never match famed instruments. Holding a famed instrument, its power is sure to be far superior to grass and trees.

However, Fu Qingping’s situation now is different; every grass and tree in his hands has the same power as the most powerful weapon. His situation is such that whether he takes a piece of deadwood or the Qingping Sword, the power is the same; this is truly ”Every Grass and Tree into a Soldier!”

”Haven’t you still failed to break through the acme’s shackles? How... how could you possibly do this?” The Immortal Lord’s voice was somewhat trembling; he really couldn’t accept this fact. Because making grass and trees into weapons is something only a beyond peerless master can do.

”Can’t having beyond peerless power happen without breaking through the acme’s shackles?” Fu Qingping slowly raised his head, looking at the full moon in the sky. No one knew what he was thinking, just as no one knew why he constantly needed to look at the horizon.

The Immortal Lord’s expression changed again; he couldn’t understand what Fu Qingping meant by this. But it was already an undeniable fact that Fu Qingping could wield beyond peerless power. It seems that the difficulty of this battle was far greater than he previously imagined.

”Humph, not breaking through acme’s shackles? That means you still don’t count as a beyond peerless master. There’s still a gap in realm between you and me. Want to beat me? Dream on!” The Immortal Lord shouted angrily, suddenly raising his right hand; the long whip rose into the air again, like a black dragon, flying and pouncing toward Fu Qingping.

Fu Qingping shifted slightly to the side, easily countering with the deadwood in his hand, just like before, easily shaking the long whip back again.

”Fifth move!” Fu Qingping called aloud.

The Immortal Lord didn’t respond, gritting his teeth and again swung the long whip toward Fu Qingping. He knew that under the present situation, wanting to kill Fu Qingping within ten moves was utterly impossible, so he simply stopped listening to him. He had to concentrate on fighting Fu Qingping; if careless, he might yet be defeated.

The long whip flew undulating in the air, like an enraged dragon, constantly impacting Fu Qingping. And every time Fu Qingping shook the long whip back, he would step forward and simultaneously call out which move it was. In this way, stepping out four times in succession, he had called out up to the ninth move.

At this moment, everyone at the mountain’s foot held their breath; it was about to be the tenth move. Earlier, the Immortal Lord had said he would kill Fu Qingping within ten moves, while Fu Qingping said he would wound the Immortal Lord within ten moves. Now it was the last move – would the Immortal Lord manage to kill Fu Qingping, or would Fu Qingping manage to wound the Immortal Lord? Everyone watched intently.

Actually, before the battle began, many thought it quite possible the Immortal Lord would kill Fu Qingping within ten moves. But at this point, people could no longer guess who would win. And as for within ten moves, who would hurt whom, people couldn’t even contemplate. In everyone’s guesses, within ten moves, neither had any result; this was the most likely outcome.

Of course, when the time of ten moves arrived, people inevitably felt excited. Who knew if some unexpected miracle might happen in this tenth move?

Under everyone’s gazes, Fu Qingping also took the fifth step, simultaneously softly calling out: ”The Tenth Move, Immortal Lord, be careful!”

With Fu Qingping’s words falling, he suddenly threw the deadwood in his hand. He didn’t throw it toward the Immortal Lord, but rather upward. As the deadwood flew three meters high, the areas above the mountain peak where Fu Qingping stepped were followed by all the grass and trees flying up simultaneously, as if there were strings attached to the deadwood pulling them all up.

At this time, the Immortal Lord’s long whip also rolled over toward Fu Qingping. However, with those grass and trees soaring up, the long whip seemed to hit many longswords, unable to reach Fu Qingping’s side. Of course, some of those grass and trees got knocked away. But concerning the many soaring grass and trees, knocking away those few hardly mattered.

Everyone’s eyes widened; no one had seen such martial arts, nor did they know what had just happened. Why, when Fu Qingping threw the deadwood, did these grass and trees also soar up?

The Immortal Lord’s expression changed too; he finally understood why Fu Qingping had been circling him earlier. Fu Qingping took these steps, and in the range he moved through, all those grass and trees rose up. It seems likely Fu Qingping had used his power to control these grass and trees as he passed through. Though the Immortal Lord didn’t know how Fu Qingping achieved this, seeing those grass and trees suspended in mid-air shocked him too.

These grass and trees, each seemed like a small sword; the Immortal Lord could even feel the fierce sword qi emanating from them. Having previously fought Fu Qingping, feeling his Sword Slash the World’s power, and now seeing so many grass and trees hover and radiate fierce sword qi, the Immortal Lord could almost guess what Fu Qingping would do next.

But at this moment, wanting to dodge was already completely too late for the Immortal Lord. So many floating grass and trees enclosed him, making it impossible for him to escape. So his first reaction was to throw his long whip and shout: ”Look at my Protective Gang Qi!”

As he spoke, the clothes around the Immortal Lord already rose with no wind. The wide clothes swelled up, like an inflated balloon, gradually bloating, wrapping his body inside.

The Protective Gang Qi of a beyond peerless master is incredibly strong. When the Immortal Lord had just broken out of Wuji, his strength had not completely restored, yet he used this Protective Gang Qi to block Fu Qingping’s newly realized move, Heavenly Punishment. And now, having restored all his strength, using Protective Gang Qi to raise his clothes, the power of this Protective Gang Qi was far stronger than before. The Immortal Lord was confident; even if Fu Qingping used Heavenly Punishment again, he could definitely withstand all of Fu Qingping’s attacks!

Seeing the Immortal Lord use Protective Gang Qi to shield himself, Fu Qingping didn’t rush to strike; he seemed to be waiting for the Immortal Lord to prepare properly. When those clothes stopped expanding, he calmly said, ”Done yet?”

Being asked by Fu Qingping, the Immortal Lord was furious; before making his move, Fu Qingping awaited the Immortal Lord’s preparation, which was a huge insult. Nonetheless, at this moment, the Immortal Lord was angry but dared not be careless. Having suffered previously, this time he learned caution.

”Come on!” The Immortal Lord said in a deep voice, ”Fu Qingping, today I’ll show you how powerful the strength of a beyond peerless master is!”

”Good!” Fu Qingping nodded slowly, quietly watching the Immortal Lord, his eyes growing fierce. Previously when facing the Immortal Lord, he seemed a bit lazy, without any sharpness. But now, his sharpness was exposed all over; he radiated a compelling momentum. His clothes moved without wind, seemingly stirred by some force, rustling loudly. Standing atop the mountain, his appearance was indeed extraordinary!

Fu Qingping extended his hands, raising them in the air. After a moment of building power, Fu Qingping suddenly let out a low cry, fiercely pressing both hands down.

The grass and trees all appeared to be under Fu Qingping’s control. As his hands pressed down, the grass and trees almost simultaneously fell, like a sword rain, all slashing toward the Immortal Lord.

Everyone below was dumbfounded; Fu Qingping being able to control these grass and trees was enough to shock people. But now, the momentum as the grass and trees descended was even more astonishing. These were just ordinary grass and trees; why did they become stronger than famed instruments in Fu Qingping’s hands?

The grass and trees fell together, crashing onto the Immortal Lord’s clothing. The Immortal Lord’s Protective Gang Qi remained powerful, forcibly blocking all this grass and trees, not even a nick on his clothing. The mighty force drove the Immortal Lord’s feet into the stone tablet ground beneath, yet he remained unharmed.

Feeling the impact of that force, the Immortal Lord was deeply shaken. If he hadn’t used Protective Gang Qi to shield himself beforehand, he surely would have been injured. The falling power of this grass and trees had entirely reached the realm of beyond peerless. But Fu Qingping hadn’t even broken through acme’s shackles, how could he accomplish this?

Though inwardly shocked, the Immortal Lord began to laugh heartily: ”Fu Qingping, ten moves are over, it seems we’ve both failed to keep our word!”

”You’re wrong!” As Fu Qingping’s words fell, he let out a soft shout. Immediately, a piece of deadwood fell directly from above the Immortal Lord’s head, hitting his Protective True Qi precisely.

This piece of deadwood’s power was greater than all the previous grass and trees combined. Moreover, the Immortal Lord thought the move had already ended, his Protective Gang Qi slightly relaxed. Plus, being struck by those grass and trees on the Protective Gang Qi previously, the powerful force had churned his blood. When this last piece of deadwood hit, it struck him sweet at the throat, causing a mouthful of blood to surge to the lips; he still ended up suffering an internal injury.