Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

boom--!
A surge of innate qi instantly enveloped Yan San and the other members of the Ximen Hall's top rank.

Protect your body with protective energy!

This is the power of the 'domain field' protection.

"Who the hell dares to kill my lion!"

The young man who was sitting suddenly stood up and turned to look at the tall and imposing Ouyang the Hero.

"Dong Yue! Haven't you fucking caused enough trouble yet?"

Master Ouyang, carrying a heavy machine gun, walked over unhurriedly.

His appearance was already very unique; he was tall and imposing, and he was carrying a heavy machine gun.

Walking down the street at this moment, one would stand out very much.

For a while,
All eyes were drawn to Master Ouyang, and no one noticed Chen Jie.

The young man, known as Dong Yue, couldn't help but burst into laughter upon seeing the great hero Ouyang:

"Ouyang Da Sha, so it's you, you bastard?"

"I knew it! Who the hell dared to kill my lion? Turns out it's you, you big idiot bear! Weren't you in Nanchang? How come you have time to come back to Wenzhou?"

"Damn it, you killed my lion as soon as you got back. Brother-in-law, you're putting me in a really difficult position."

"Where's Xiaoxiao? This girl is the one I arranged to marry when she was little. She ran off to Nanchang with you. Has she come back this time?"

"But it's good that you're back this time. I'll go back and discuss it with the old man and get the marriage arranged, so that nothing goes wrong."

Upon hearing this, Master Ouyang's expression changed drastically, and he coldly snorted:

"Dong Yue, if you bring up my little sister again, believe me, I'll fucking shoot you dead."

Dong Yue was clearly no pushover.

He smiled calmly and said dismissively:

"It was an arranged marriage between my parents and a matchmaker. Xiaoxiao and I were betrothed since we were little."

"Alright, I'll give you face today and not hold it against you."

"I hope you, you big clumsy bear, will mind your own business. When the tomb of the founding emperor was opened, it was for the martial arts community, not the imperial court."

“These lackeys of the imperial court, Xi Mentang, dare to come to Wenzhou City. I will kill them all today.”

"I want to give Ximen Tang a warning: the sacred martial arts land of Jiangnan will absolutely not be allowed to be touched by the imperial court's lackeys."

"If I see any of Ximen Tang's men, I'll kill them all, whether it's one or two!"

Upon hearing this, Master Ouyang narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly:

"Your Dong family wasn't like this before. Now you've suddenly become so arrogant and domineering. Has your ancestor come out of seclusion?"

"Ha ha--!"

Dong Yue laughed wildly, his eyes radiating an arrogant disdain for everyone.

"That's right, our Dong family patriarch has emerged from seclusion!"

"With the opening of the ancient tomb of the founding emperor this time, our Dong family is determined to obtain it!"

"I'm not afraid to tell you, our ancestor said that we should gather together the forces of the Green Gang, Taiping, Hongmen, and others to create the number one alliance in the world!"

"Don't blame me for not reminding you, our ancestor has already broken through the shackles of martial arts and achieved the position of [Martial Saint]!"

"The throne of the Great Qian Dynasty will belong to our Dong family—haha!"

As Dong Yue burst into loud laughter, silence fell over the surroundings.

hiss--!
Everyone around was completely stunned when they heard the news.

Martial Saint!

Everyone was so shocked by the news that they were speechless.

Dong Wanqing!
The previous head of the Dong family in the Jiangnan martial arts world, and also the previous leader of the Jiangnan martial arts alliance!

in addition,

He was the junior brother of the previous generation of "Sword Master Jingyun" in the Great Qian Dynasty.

Even Li Aoshuang and Guan Qilin had to address Dong Wanqing as "Shishu" (a term of respect for a senior martial arts master).

Fifty years ago, Dong Wanqing was already famous throughout the land and in charge of the martial arts world in Jiangnan.

He retired from the martial arts world thirty years ago, moved overseas, and secluded himself for cultivation.

His martial arts talent was extremely high, even comparable to the previous generation's 'Sword Master of the Clouds', but he was very low-key.

No one expected that this powerful figure, who had retired from the martial arts world, would actually return.

Upon hearing this, Master Ouyang was startled.

Although many people had been secretly speculating before this.

The patriarch of the Dong family returned from overseas. After emerging from seclusion, his cultivation level should be very high, and he may even have broken through to the [Quasi-Saint] realm.

but,

No one could have imagined that he would actually break through to the [Martial Saint] level.

To break the shackles of human martial arts and achieve the status of a martial saint—this kind of talent is terrifying.

Chen Jie, who was not far away, frowned slightly after hearing this.

Martial Saint realm!?
No wonder it was able to shield the energy of Wenzhou Prefecture, preventing his spiritual senses from detecting it.

It turns out that in this world, there really are people who can break free from the constraints of the rules of heaven and earth and become martial saints.

He concealed his aura with a secret technique, and after breaking through to the Martial Saint realm, he did not shatter the void but continued to remain in this world.

What an evil technique!

To know,
Chen Jie activated the resonance of the [Martial Saint Sect] and gained a great deal of knowledge about the power of the Martial Saint.

Any martial artist at the [Martial Saint] level, once they unleash their power, can easily touch the limits of this world, break the shackles of martial arts, and shatter the void.

That patriarch of the Dong family, Dong Wanqing, was actually able to unleash the power of a [Martial Saint] without shattering the void.

The cultivation technique he practices must possess the power to shield himself from the forces of heaven and earth.

this moment,
Chen Jie's mind was constantly racing.

This old fellow has shielded the entire Wenzhou Prefecture from the influence of the heavens and earth; his strength is terrifying.

of course,

The other side has likely set up a presence in Wenzhou Prefecture.

What kind of cultivation method can block the flow of Qi?

He believed that it was by no means easy for anyone in this world to shield themselves from the flow of energy and avoid divine punishment.

the reason is simple,
Even though Chen Jie broke through to the level of a god in the deep sea abyss, he was still protected by divine punishment.

It is no small feat for Dong Wanqing to be able to avoid the lightning punishment and break through to the [Martial Saint] realm.

But soon,

Chen Jie searched his mind for the memories of the Martial Saint and found the reason.

Beast Soul Symbiosis!

Dong Wanqing's breakthrough to the [Martial Saint] realm is fundamentally different from other martial artists at the Martial Saint realm.

It could even be said that he was not a true Martial Saint, but merely possessed the combat power of a Martial Saint.

He merged his divine consciousness with the consciousness of the ferocious beast, forming a symbiotic state.

Simply put, it means using the consciousness of a ferocious beast to make rapid progress in one's own realm.

This is because spiritual awareness and the consciousness of the beast are perfectly combined.

Therefore,
Even though his own strength had reached the limit of martial arts, he avoided divine punishment because of the combination of his divine soul and beast soul.

This is an extremely evil method.

While practicing 'Beast Soul Symbiosis', one's martial arts level can advance by leaps and bounds, but one is also very susceptible to backlash.

If the beast symbiote you are cultivating is severely injured, your spiritual senses will also be severely damaged, and you may even die on the spot.

in addition,

Once the spiritual sense is damaged, it is very difficult to reverse.

While the symbiosis of beast souls can allow combat power to break through to the level of [Martial Saint].

However, while he may break through in terms of combat power, he will be stuck at the [Quasi-Saint] level in terms of cultivation realm, and will never be able to take the final step in his lifetime.

This is also the biggest backlash from cultivating the symbiosis of beast souls.

Quasi-Saint!

This is the limit of cultivating 'Beast Soul Symbiosis'.

Since the creation of the Beast Soul Symbiosis technique, no one has been able to break this constraint.

of course,

It is extremely difficult for any martial artist to cultivate the technique of symbiotic relationship with beast souls.

It requires not only extraordinary perseverance, but also exceptional talent.

Dong Wanqing truly lives up to his reputation as the junior brother of the previous generation's Jingyun Sword Master; his talent is exceptional.

He not only possesses superb swordsmanship, but also cultivates the symbiosis of beast souls.

Cultivating the 'Beast Soul Symbiosis' technique requires equally high standards, demanding not only strong intelligence but also formidable combat power.

Judging from Dong Wanqing's breakthrough to the level of a Martial Saint.

He must have cultivated symbiotic relationships with more than one ferocious beast.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to break through to the level of Martial Saint while still at the Quasi-Saint level.

"Ouyang, you big bear, I don't have time to deal with you right now. Get the hell out of my way!" "I'll kill all these bastards from Ximen Hall first, then I'll settle the score with you!"

Dong Yue waved his hand, signaling Ouyang the Hero to leave.

Next,
He let out a wild laugh at the Ximen Tang Tianzi group members kneeling on the ground.

Ouch——!
next moment,
A large lizard at his feet swaggered over to Yan San and the others.

Armored Monitor Lizard!

This is a variant of the monitor lizard, possessing the armor of a crocodile while also being as agile as a lizard.

A nauseating, fishy stench quickly filled the air.

Dong Yue sat in the chair, and ever since the armored giant lizard appeared, he had gone completely mad.

Clearly, this armored giant lizard is different from the lion from before; it is a ferocious beast he cultivated using the 'Beast Soul Symbiosis' technique.

The Dong family became the number one martial arts family in Jiangnan because of the 'Beast Soul Symbiosis' mental cultivation technique.

Dong Yue is the eldest young master of the Dong family, so naturally he has also cultivated.

at this time,

On the main street of the East Gate of Wenzhou Prefecture, many江湖人 (jianghu people) hated the arrogant and domineering Dong Yue.

However, no one dared to speak up and stop it.

No one dared to offend the Dong family, and even less dared to provoke the eldest son of the Dong family, a madman.

In particular, he just said that the Dong family patriarch has already achieved the title of "Martial Saint" and wants to create the number one alliance in the world.

Everyone living in Wenzhou Prefecture knows very well that the old man Dong Wanqing dotes on his eldest grandson.

Although his eldest grandson was arrogant, domineering, and committed all sorts of evil deeds.

but,

Dong Wanqing is extremely protective of his own; anyone who dares to bully his eldest grandson will be severely punished.

If the Dong family were to become enraged, the entire martial arts world would be plunged into bloodshed.

Now that Dong Wanqing has emerged from seclusion and broken through to the [Martial Saint] realm, it seems she is preparing to head directly north.

His appetite is enormous; he actually wants the 'sky' of the Great Qian Dynasty!
Under these circumstances, who would dare to provoke the Dong family?

"It seems the Dong family really wants to unify the martial arts world; they've recently imprisoned the King of Min in a dungeon."

"That old guy Dong Wanqing has terrifying talent; he actually broke through to the [Martial Saint] realm."

"The Dong family members have very strange personalities, are unpredictable, and are extremely violent and cruel."

"This lizard's armor is said to be able to withstand bullet attacks; it's Dong Yue's 'Beast Soul Symbiosis' beast."

"Let's retreat first, so as not to provoke that bastard Dong Yue."

"This guy is a psychopath. He loves to have lions tear people apart alive and have a lot of people watch. Half a month ago, he killed more than a dozen people here."

"Don't worry, the Dong family will get their comeuppance. Those who do many evil deeds will surely perish. Someone will definitely deal with them."

"Who dares to deal with the Dong family? No, I should say who has the ability to deal with them? The King of Min's power is strong enough, right? I didn't expect him to be suppressed by the Dong family so firmly."

“It won’t be easy to deal with Dong Yue. Did you see his ‘Armored Giant Lizard’? Its combat power is comparable to the late stage of the Marrow Transformation Realm, and it contains a deadly poison.”

"Keep your voice down. If the Dong family hears us, we'll be in deep trouble."

"—"

There was a lot of discussion around, and many people were angry but helpless.

They could only discuss it in whispers behind the scenes; they couldn't possibly step forward to stop it.

of course,

Other martial arts figures are equally cruel and perverse, filled with hatred for the imperial court and government.

They all roared with excitement when they saw Dong Yue's 'armored giant lizard' come out.

Such a scene of brutal killing is rarely seen.

To be honest, don't be fooled by Dong Yue's arrogance and disregard for everyone.

but,

His martial arts talent is extremely high, even far surpassing that of other young masters of his generation.

He was arrogant, but he certainly had the right to be arrogant.

Helpless, Master Ouyang approached Chen Jie and whispered:

"Let's go! We can't afford to offend the Dong family!"

"Even if the other three major families in the Jiangnan martial arts world join forces, they still can't afford to offend the Dong family. This bastard's ancestor is even more terrifying. I'm afraid no one in the entire Daqian Dynasty would dare to provoke him."

"Ah Jie, don't be impulsive. There are some people we can't afford to offend, so we must know how to behave."

"The world is a dangerous place; don't try to fight a losing battle with an egg."

"I need to hurry inside, lest my temper get the better of me and I lose control and cause a lot of trouble for the Ouyang family."

"Dong Yue may seem carefree, but his overall strength is much greater than mine. He is ranked second among the top ten young martial arts masters."

but,

To Ouyang's surprise, Chen Jie seemed to have no intention of leaving at all.

in addition,

Chen Jie's aura was completely different from before.

"Dude, don't act rashly!"

"That bastard Dong Yue killed people from the imperial court. It has nothing to do with us. If we offend the Dong family, it could bring us annihilation."

Seeing that Chen Jie's aura was becoming increasingly violent, Master Ouyang quickly gave him a warning.

He was terrified that Chen Jie would take direct action and bring disaster upon himself.

but,

What Chen Jie said next completely stunned Ouyang, leaving him speechless for a long time.

"I've rarely meddled in matters of the martial arts world; that's my fault!"

"I originally thought that with the Great Qian Dynasty facing external enemies, the major sects and families of the martial arts world would unite against the common enemy."

"But now I realize how terribly wrong I was!"

“Everyone thinks the Dong family is terrifying, that offending them will cause a lot of trouble, and that they will suffer bloody retaliation.”

"But today I'm going to let everyone in the martial world know that messing with me will cause even more trouble!"

"Because my surname is Chen, and my given name is Jie! I come from—Ximentang!"

boom--!
next moment,
A terrifying pressure enveloped the surroundings.

at this time,

On the main street of the East Gate of Wenzhou Prefecture, many martial arts practitioners couldn't bear to watch the bloody massacre that was about to unfold, and they couldn't help but disperse and retreat.

At that very moment, a crimson light suddenly appeared in the sky.

A phantom image of a dragon claw appeared, sealing off the heavens and the earth!

Ouch——!
Immediately afterwards, a dragon's roar resounded throughout the entire Wenzhou Prefecture.

A five-clawed red dragon soared into the sky!

With a single claw, it can seal the heavens and earth, and slay gods and destroy Buddhas!
This is the Dragon Might Dharma Form of 'Dragon Claw Hand', the true ultimate skill of the [Martial Saint].

Once the dragon claw is unleashed, who can contend with it!

Dong Yue sat in the chair, glanced up at the dragon claw manifestation in the sky, and curled his lip in disdain, saying:

"Hmph! Playing tricks, what bastard isn't afraid of death and wants to meddle in other people's business?"

"Dare to oppose the Dong family? I'll slaughter their entire clan!"

Boom!

The power of the Dragon Claw technique descended from the sky, unleashing a terrifying dragon's might.

The armored monitor lizard sensed a life-or-death crisis and let out a piercing scream in fright.

It raised its head and roared, then pushed off with its feet and tried to flee into the distance.

What happened next left everyone breathless.

Click——!
The dragon claw phantom in the air clenched down, instantly immobilizing the armored giant lizard's body.

It struggled fiercely, trying to roar and break free from its confinement.

but,

It can't be done.

An invisible force grasped it instantly.

A piercing sound of bones cracking rang out.

This ferocious armored giant lizard was instantly crushed by a single claw.

Before it could even let out a scream, it was crushed into dust by the dragon claw in mid-air.

A blood mist filled the surroundings, slowly solidifying into a large character – Qian!

This is the battle flag with the character "乾" from Ximentang!

hiss--!
Everyone who saw this couldn't help but gasp.

Ouyang Daxia's mind was buzzing incessantly.

Prince Qian – Chen Jie!
These four words exploded in his mind! (End of Chapter)