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Chapter 212, Section 211: [The Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques]

boom!
The violent gusts of wind generated by the handprint directly collapsed several nearby houses.

The transparent palm print, like the hand of a god, swept up the flying tiles and bricks, and swept towards the terrified Chen Sheng.

But at the moment Chen Sheng was struck, his body suddenly became ethereal, allowing the powerful attack to pass straight through him and crash into a building in the Cao Gang's stronghold.

From inside the collapsed house, a series of piercing screams rang out, clearly indicating numerous deaths and injuries.

At the same time, Chen Sheng's figure reappeared nearby, completely unharmed.

The art of illusion can create illusions in the eyes of others, causing them to make incorrect judgments.

Chen Sheng had mastered the complete set of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Techniques, possessing an extremely rich repertoire of skills, and easily evaded the attack.

"Illusionary or teleportation-type Taoist techniques?"

Seeing this scene, Xiong Ba's eyes gleamed, as if he wanted to see through Chen Sheng completely.

But in his vision, Chen Sheng was still the same lowly henchman at the first level of the Destiny Realm, without any difference.

"No wonder you were able to keep it from me for so long, you do have some tricks up your sleeve."

I thought I could easily take care of you, you ungrateful traitor, with a single blow, but it seems I'll have to put in a bit more effort.

Before he could finish speaking, Xiong Ba struck again with his palm, his entire body transforming into a blur as he instantly attacked Chen Sheng.

The instant he made his move, three-tenths of his true energy transformed into a dense cloud-like mist, surging forth from his acupoints one after another, transforming into ferocious cloud dragons that covered the airspace within a radius of a hundred feet.

The life and death paths within this fruit are inherited in an orderly manner. The life path cultivators have relatively few methods, but the profound martial arts inheritance often has methods to deal with the effects of various strange Taoist techniques.

With a deafening roar, dozens of cloud dragons exploded simultaneously, turning into a series of explosions.

The air vibrated violently in the explosion, blowing off the roofs of nearby buildings. Chen Sheng's phantom was blasted away, and his real figure was forced out by the explosion.

As soon as he saw an opportunity, Xiong Ba pounced on it like a dragon.

Helpless, Chen Sheng could only throw down the Kujo and Takeda he was holding and get entangled in a fistfight with Xiong Ba.

With his frail body at the first level of the Life Dao realm, he engaged in a battle against a third-level expert.

At this moment, more than eighty branded marks within his Yin spirit shimmered with light, and two halos surrounded the back of his head. He used his profound magical power to enhance his Daoist arts on his body, directly enabling the Daoist arts to exert an effect close to the third tier.

The technique of "[Great Strength]" gave him power comparable to that of Xiong Ba.

The [Wind Control] technique is like putting a layer of tough wind armor on the body.

The technique of "[Disintegration]" enhances the destructive power of fists and feet on matter.

The [flame-breathing] technique that he spewed from his mouth from time to time left Xiong Ba Liao struggling to defend himself.

……

With over a dozen Taoist techniques applied, the two fought at a speed so fast that outsiders couldn't even see the details of their battle.

There are often some stereotypical misunderstandings about the methods and characteristics of cultivators of the Life and Destiny paths. People often think that cultivators of the Life path are good at long-range attacks, while cultivators of the Destiny path are good at close combat.

In fact, the higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the faster they can move, and the more difficult it is to maintain a safe distance when fighting.

Therefore, after being empowered by Taoist arts, practitioners of the Daoist path will also possess strong close combat abilities.

When a cultivator of the Dao of Fate reaches the third level, they can continuously absorb external spiritual energy and transform it into their own true energy. Their true energy will never run out, and they don't need to worry about depletion.

Therefore, the martial arts they cultivate at this stage, if activated without regard to the loss of true energy, can possess terrifying effects approaching those of Taoist arts.

If there is a book, it will be long; if there is no book, it will be short.

The fight between the two seemed to last a long time, but in reality, it only took a short while.

The commotion caused by his every move drew the attention of countless people in Linqing City.

Meanwhile, several figures emerged from various locations within the Canal Gang's encampment, standing on rooftops and looking in this direction.

These people were the second-tier cultivators of the Linqing Canal Gang, those elders who had the title but no real power.

They watched Xiong Ba and Chen Sheng fighting in the air, their hearts filled with surprise and uncertainty.

For a moment, he couldn't understand why Chen Sheng was so strong, or why the gang leader would attack him.

But at this very moment, there is an extremely urgent matter that is more important than the reason they started fighting.

Seeing the buildings collapsing in the aftermath of their battle, an elder couldn't help but cry out in distress.

"Boss, don't fight here!"

This person is too strong; I'm afraid we can't take him down anytime soon. If this continues, the gang will be completely destroyed.

"Noisy, just a petty thief lurking in the gang. This gang leader will soon bring him to his head. There's no need to change battlefields."

As he spoke, Xiong Ba, in the midst of his busy work, slapped his hand back, sending out a cloud dragon that struck the elder, blasting him off the roof and leaving him in a state of unknown death.

At this point, none of the elders dared to offer any further advice.

Clearly, Xiong Ba was extremely domineering and could not tolerate any disobedience or questioning from those around him.

Chen Sheng had been with the Canal Gang for many years and knew Xiong Ba's personality very well. Upon seeing this scene, he immediately burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, the gang leader is indeed impressive and domineering. His ability to manage his subordinates is truly an eye-opener."

Xiong Ba understood the sarcasm in the words, but he sneered indifferently.

"I changed my name to Xiong Ba in my middle age because I felt that domineering was the way to be the strongest in the world."

From then on, I governed the gang with an overbearing approach, and everything went smoothly and to my liking. How could a mere child like you possibly understand the reasons and mysteries behind it?

The two fought, attacking both the enemy and their minds, their physical clashes producing thunderous sounds.

In a short while, Chen Sheng became familiar with the nature of Xiong Ba's true energy and secretly used the [Summoning Clouds] technique.

Nearly half of the surrounding clouds immediately broke free from the opponent's control and retaliated against them.

"How could this be?"

As Xiong Ba exclaimed in surprise, a series of explosions erupted in the clouds in mid-air, engulfing Xiong Ba's figure.

Having gained the upper hand in one move, Chen Sheng did not press his advantage but instead turned and fled towards the sparsely populated eastern part of the city.

The battle just now had left the Cao Gang's territory in ruins. Xiong Ba might not care about this loss, but Chen Sheng regarded the Cao Gang as his own property and did not want to see it razed to the ground.

"You thief, don't try to escape."

As soon as he escaped the explosion, Xiong Ba, dressed in tattered clothes, shouted and chased after Chen Sheng.

On the ground, the elders of the canal gang followed behind him, stepping on the rooftops.

Although Xiong Ba was not a good gang leader, those in the same gang shared common interests, and if he lost, no one would benefit.

As for the mess here, the people from the Six Ministries will clean it up.

In the sky. Seeing that Chen Sheng was moving extremely fast and Xiong Ba could not catch up, he transformed the true energy in his body into wind-elemental energy.

After that, his body seemed to melt into the wind, and his movement speed became faster and faster. He gradually caught up with Chen Sheng after leaving the city.

The two, whose speed increased rapidly, also left the elders, who were moving slowly on the ground, behind.

Looking at the silvery farmland under the moonlight and the shimmering tributary of the canal, Xiong Ba estimated that the distance between the two was about right, and sneered.

"The scenery here is quite beautiful; you've certainly chosen a good place for yourself."

As he spoke, he twisted his legs in mid-air, and a howling wind suddenly swept across the world.

Before he could finish speaking, his body spun several hundred degrees in mid-air, and he kicked out at Chen Sheng while hanging upside down.

call!
The howling wind instantly turned into a hurricane, which then twisted into a tornado, filled with numerous wind blades, all of which swept towards Chen Sheng in front of him.

"Good timing! I've been waiting for the gang leader to use this move."

Having served in the Canal Gang for many years, Chen Sheng was very familiar with the ability of the Three-Part Returning to Origin Qi. Upon seeing this scene, he used a technique he had prepared beforehand: [Borrowing the Wind].

call!
A gentle breeze swirled around Chen Sheng's body. After the tornado swept away the swirling wind, the two forces merged together, and Chen Sheng actually seized control of the tornado from Xiong Ba, turning it around to attack him.

"How is that possible? Just how many Taoist arts do you know? Why do you have so many different techniques?"

When the clouds were manipulated before, Xiong Ba thought that the other party just happened to have a Taoist technique that could counter his martial arts.

However, as the transformation of his true energy into wind was once again suppressed, he was suddenly startled and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.

Faced with the oncoming tornado, he hastily pushed his palms forward, unleashing a massive palm print of true energy, and his body pierced through the opening created by the blast.

However, the hole in the tornado quickly closed up. Although Xiong Ba managed to escape, he was still covered in cuts from the wind blades.

"I don't believe it. How many Taoist arts can you learn at such a young age?"

"Take this—Frostbite Fist!"

Ignoring the blood dripping all over his body, Xiong Ba circulated his internal energy again, transforming it from wind-elemental energy into icy frost-elemental energy.

A deep chill surged through his meridians, and he threw a straight punch forward, a giant fist formed from solidified ice smashing towards Chen Sheng in front of him.

A chilling cold permeated the surroundings, freezing the wheat on the ground into ice sculptures, solidifying the surrounding waters into ice lumps, and freezing everything that came into contact with the cold air into stillness.

Faced with the incoming fist, Chen Sheng calmly activated the [Sleeping in Snow] technique.

While remaining immune to the low temperature, it easily shattered the ice fist with a powerful punch forward.

At this moment, Xiong Ba's gaze became completely solemn, and he said solemnly.

"Hmph, a master like you, who has gone to such lengths to infiltrate my gang, must have some ulterior motive."

Tell me who sent you. If you tell the truth, I might consider sparing your life.

"Heh, let's wait until the gang leader survives before making such grand pronouncements."

During the brief exchange, Xiong Ba had already solidified into an ice armor around his body.

He spread his arms wide, evenly transforming the true energy in his body into three streams of wind, cloud, and frost. He then bent his right thumb and little finger, leaving only his index, middle, and ring fingers together.

The true energy was forced into each of the three fingers, and the three-colored sword energy radiated out from the three fingers, gradually merging into a colorless, thick, short sword energy.

At this moment, the elders of the Canal Gang who had been left behind finally caught up.

Upon seeing the sword energy in Xiong Ba's hand, an elder immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"It's the Three-Point Divine Finger, that's the gang leader's trump card!"

Once this move is used, Fang Yuan, you're dead for sure this time.

This statement, seemingly a compliment to Xiong Ba, also subtly reminded Chen Sheng that his opponent had run out of tricks.

Chen Sheng paid no attention to these people's petty schemes. He simply put his right palm together, poured his magic power into it, and directly activated the [Sword Technique], unleashing a three-foot-long sword beam.

Among the 72 Earthly Fiend Techniques, swordsmanship ranks first in combat ability.

At this moment, Chen Sheng and Xiong Ba's attack methods looked somewhat similar.

Several dozen feet apart, the two looked at each other, their gazes colliding in the air, seemingly sparking a few sparks.

No one gave the order, but at the same moment, the two raised their swords and thrust forward, causing the two sword energies, which contained hidden power, to collide like needles against wheat awns.

boom!
A blinding light shone at the point where the sword tips clashed, and then the light expanded rapidly, transforming into a huge sphere of light with a diameter of tens of feet.

After reaching its maximum volume, the sphere of light exploded with a roar, creating a ring of scorching shockwave that swept across a radius of several miles.

Smoke and dust rose everywhere, and mud surged into the sky.

After the elders of the Canal Gang dodged the shockwave in a sorry state, they could vaguely see a large crater left on the ground by the bright moonlight.

Chen Sheng and Xiong Ba stood on either side of the pit, still with their arms outstretched.

At this moment, Xiong Ba's face showed obvious signs of fatigue.

A third-tier master's true energy is inexhaustible, but that doesn't mean his physical strength and energy are also inexhaustible. After using the Three-Point Divine Finger, he was already tired.

Xiong Ba originally thought that his opponent was also exhausted and that he could call on the elders to gang up on him. However, Chen Sheng, who was still full of energy, once again condensed a sword aura from his palm.

This caused his expression to change drastically.

"How is this possible? How could you possess such profound magical power?"

Before he could remain in shock for long, he immediately looked up to the sky and roared angrily.

"The wind has no form, the clouds have no shape, behold me, the boundless Maha!"

Hurala!
All the true energy within Xiong Ba's body surged out like a tidal wave, transforming into a gigantic tornado that stretched from the sky to the earth.

The tornado spun rapidly, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy from the outside world, and with a terrifying power capable of obliterating most of time and matter, it swept towards Chen Sheng.

But the tornado only lasted for a few breaths before collapsing into a harmless gust of spiritual energy, which then dissipated into the world.

Seeing this, Chen Sheng shook his head with regret.

"Boss, you have really disappointed me."

I have prepared a [Formation] technique and a [Heavenly Vessel] technique to face your final, immeasurable challenge.

Surprisingly, you weren't able to use your ultimate technique.

Chen Sheng leaped to Xiong Ba's side and cast the [Immobilization] spell on his opponent, whose spiritual light had dimmed.

Then he grabbed his body and turned to the elders in the distance who looked astonished.

"From today onwards, I will assume the position of leader of the Linqing Canal Gang. Who among you agrees and who disagrees?"

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(End of this chapter)