Li Ling placed his hand on the hilt of the sword, activated his true energy, and neutralized the hidden force that the Carefree King had added to the sword. Immediately afterward, the sword of the Deadly Sword flashed, and a move of the Golden Sword Intent, "Sword Breaking a Thousand Armies," rushed towards the Carefree King!
Metal is indestructible and fierce in actual combat. Although Li Ling has not yet broken through to the third level of the Metal realm, his skill as a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm is not to be underestimated.
Li Ling unleashed his swordsmanship, and the two clashed again. Just as they were exchanging blows, Zhang Junbao, in coordination with Qin Sirong, severely injured Zhang Qiqiao.
"ah!"
A scream rang out as Qin Sirong pierced Zhang Qiqiao's heart with her sword.
Looking down at the long sword piercing his heart, Zhang Qiqiao's eyes flashed with a complex mix of emotions, including resentment, jealousy, and regret. In the end, he closed his eyes.
On the other side, Benlei withstood over a hundred moves from Yi Tianxing, but in the end, Yi Tianxing shattered all his meridians with a powerful earth-element fist strike, causing him to fall to the ground and die.
At this point, all three disciples of the Carefree King had died, and the surrounding Silver-Clad Guards were no match for Zhang Junbao and Yi Tianxing. With their help, the martial arts practitioners routed the Silver-Clad Guards.
Finally, everyone's attention focused on the carefree king and Li Ling! (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and likely refers to a separate event or code.)
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Chapter 211: Complete the Mission, Then Get Married
"Those two are incredibly fast!" Zhang Junbao exclaimed, watching Li Ling and Xiaoyao Wang exchange blows with lightning speed.
"That's true, but upon closer inspection, there are differences. The lightning intent that the Carefree King comprehended was extremely powerful and yang."
Yi Jifeng's true energy is in harmony with Yin and Yang, and the five elements flow freely. The Yin and Yang and the five elements can change at will and can be integrated into a chaotic realm. He has already comprehended the realm of the eight famous sword styles to an extremely profound level.
Now it all comes down to who has a deeper understanding of their respective martial arts realms!
Having experienced more of the ways of the martial world, Yi Tianxing naturally had excellent eyesight and explained the characteristics of the two people's martial arts to Zhang Junbao.
There is no absolute strongest in the way of martial arts. Whether one comprehends a single law of heaven and earth or comprehends multiple laws of swordsmanship like the Eight Styles of Famous Swords, in the end, one can climb to the peak of martial arts.
Of course, the path of martial arts that comprehends multiple laws has more variations and a greater future than comprehending only one law.
That's exactly right—
After exchanging dozens of blows, Li Ling gradually gained the upper hand. Li Ling's swordsmanship constantly shifted the artistic conception of heaven and earth. His moves were sometimes simple and sharp, and sometimes infinitely varied and unexpected, making it impossible for Xiaoyao Wang to defend against them.
At the same time, Xiaoyao Wang also noticed the deaths of Duopo and Benlei. Now he was also surrounded and was afraid that Yi Tianxing and Zhang Junbao would launch a sneak attack. He also had to spare some energy to defend himself. As a result, he was no match for Li Ling.
After the two exchanged more than a hundred moves, the Carefree King was already struggling to defend himself and could no longer withstand Li Ling's sword techniques.
"ah!"
Finally, the carefree king threw a punch. He had to break through the encirclement, or he would die here today.
"We've been waiting for you, eight swords flying together!"
As if he had expected this, Li Ling unleashed the Eight Swords Flying Together technique. Eight sword energies appeared around him, and in the next moment, the eight swords merged into the Death Sword in his hand, unleashing his strongest move.
"Boom!"
As fist and sword clashed, with a 'whoosh' sound, the purple aura attached to the carefree king's fist shattered.
"Sizzle~"
The sharp sword energy contained in the Deadly Sword shattered the entire arm of the Carefree King. With a 'poof', the sword blade pierced through the Carefree King's protective aura and stabbed into his heart!
"Uh~"
In an instant, everything seemed to stop. The duel between the two had come to an end. Their movements changed from extremely fast to extremely still, and their previously dazzling figures were now revealed.
The carefree king looked at Li Ling with resentment in his eyes. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but Li Ling's sword energy had already shattered his heart meridian. He fell to the ground and died before he could utter a single word.
The once-powerful martial arts master, the carefree king of the Western Regions who had roamed the martial arts world for decades, finally ended his life at this moment!
Seeing this, Yi Tianxing turned and left immediately. He had already realized that Li Ling's martial arts skills far surpassed his own. To fight him would only be a humiliation, so he simply turned and left, not daring to face Li Ling again.
As for face, what does it mean to Yi Tianxing? He knows that if given the chance, Li Ling would definitely not hesitate to teach him a good lesson; that's what his intuition tells him!
"Brother Yi's skills are truly superb; I am ashamed to admit my inferiority!" Zhang Junbao was the first to step forward and exclaim, not noticing Yi Tianxing's departure. "However, when my martial arts have improved in the future, I will definitely come to Brother Yi to learn from him!"
"Alright, I also want to see Brother Junbao's martial arts skills!"
Li Ling knew that this was not Zhang Junbao's peak period yet. The Tai Chi Chuan that would become famous in later generations had not yet been created by him. Although Li Ling had also grasped the essence of Yin and Yang Tai Chi, his understanding was ultimately different from that of Tai Chi Chuan.
Now that he was living in the same era as Zhang Junbao, Li Ling wanted to see the Tai Chi he performed after becoming Zhang Sanfeng.
"That guy still got away."
At this moment, Li Ling realized that Yi Tianxing was nowhere to be found. He looked around but couldn't find him, and could only feel regret in his heart.
At the same time, Li Ling secretly vowed: next time I meet Yi Tianxing, no matter what, I must beat him up first before thinking about anything else.
After killing the Carefree King, Li Ling learned the location of the Heavenly Prison from a former Silver-Clad Guard who had once guarded it. Together, they rescued the martial arts practitioners who had been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison.
Afterwards, the martial arts community celebrated in Lin'an. Li Ling, the leader of the martial arts alliance, was recognized by all the martial arts people at this time. Unlike before when he only had an empty token, at least when Li Ling took out the token of the leader of the martial arts alliance, more people were willing to obey his orders.
Li Ling knew that this was not simply because he had done these martial arts practitioners a favor, but more importantly because his strength made them dare not refuse his request.
The next morning, apart from those who were too badly injured to continue their journey, the rescued martial arts practitioners were all eager to return to their respective sects. Their sects had been severely damaged by the Carefree King, and it would take considerable effort to restore them.
Those with more serious injuries remained in Lin'an, where Xueyan and Li Ling helped treat their wounds. With the help of these two skilled doctors, most of the martial artists recovered within a month, except for a few who were truly beyond saving, and returned to their sects.
After seeing off all the martial arts figures, Li Ling returned to Mingjian Manor with Xueyan. When Li Ling informed Yi Yun of the situation, the system's voice echoed in Li Ling's mind.