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Chapter 368 - 366: The Power of a Punch? Wu Shentong Shows No Martial Morals! (Weekend Bonus)

Chapter 368: Chapter 366: The Power of a Punch? Wu Shentong Shows No Martial Morals! (Weekend Bonus)

(Some book friends cursed me for leaving them hanging, but isn’t that a regular tactic of authors here... emmm... However, let’s forget about it. Author Germ will add an extra Chapter for everyone over the weekend to finish the plot of the martial arts tournament, and start a new case on Monday!)

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Xia Qianyue not interested in the position of Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch?

But she wants to spar with Wu Shentong and claims it’s just for practice.

To outsiders, it looks like she’s putting on an act.

You say no with your lips, but your actions scream yes!

Claiming no interest in the Alliance Hierarch position and yet planning to challenge Wu Shentong?

If you win, wouldn’t the position of Alliance Hierarch still be yours?

Are you going to feign surprise and say something like, "Oh dear, I really didn’t want to be the Hierarch, but since I beat Wu Shentong, I guess I have to take the position"? Is that the plan?

Hypocritical!

Cunning!

Little girl, didn’t know you were so scheming!

A woman with a deep mind!

That’s what the crowd thinks of Xia Qianyue.

However, there was just one person among the spectators who thought, you’re all reading too much into it.

With Silly’s simple mind, she couldn’t think up all that.

She might genuinely not be interested in the position of Alliance Hierarch, but out of respect for the martial arts, she just wants to exchange a few moves with Wu Shentong, that’s all.

Zhang Wei said, you guys are overthinking it.

Silly is really innocent and has no hidden agenda; she speaks nothing but the truth.

But whether it’s the truth or not, Wu Shentong’s goal has been achieved, anyway.

"Good, junior, you’re quite impressive. Since you want to challenge me, let’s begin!"

"I told you, I just wanted to spar a bit, it’s really not a challenge..."

Xia Qianyue felt bitter inside; she had said so many times that it was just martial sparring, not a challenge.

Why didn’t anyone believe her?

Thinking this, she could only sigh, adopting the stance of a martial artist.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Wei felt he had not retreated far enough and immediately ran another 50 meters away from the arena.

At the same time, Huang Tianhong, who had been watching from the sidelines, picked up the unconscious Master Hong and dashed out of the arena.

The Dao Buddha Hermitage Trio also frowned and moved back to the edge of the arena, ending up right next to Zhang Wei.

They even sought cover in a nearby gazebo to watch the fight from there, not feeling safe enough.

"Three masters, what a coincidence, you’re here too!"

After taking their seats in the gazebo, Zhang Wei greeted the trio with a smile.

The faces of the three masters were somewhat embarrassed—it was just a match, and theoretically, they didn’t need to take it so seriously.

But the trio knew very well that Wu Shentong was powerful, their opponent even more terrifying.

They moved back so far as a precaution, even though the other martial artists around looked at them with incomprehension and speechless puzzlement.

They chose to bear it, refraining from arguing back.

After all, who would dare to joke with their own life, right?

They retreated so far precisely because they were afraid!

Now, the Dao Buddha Hermitage Trio had directed their attention to the middle of the arena, a hundred meters away.

The spectators around just glanced at Zhang Wei and the group of four.

"Cowards!" they scorned in their hearts, but that was it.

Next, they wanted to see how Wu Shentong would defeat this little girl.

In their eyes, it was impossible for Wu Shentong to be defeated.

After all, Wu Shentong was the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch with sixty years of martial arts experience, leading the opponent by almost a whole zodiac cycle’s worth of skill, right?

And Xia Qianyue?

Just a tender-faced young girl, no more than 25 years old.

How much combat power could such a young girl have?

Wu Shentong would surely give the newcomer a chance to display her skills before defeating her with one move, displaying the grace of a superior.

This was the speculation of the martial artists watching the match about the outcome.

As for Wu Shentong being defeated?

What a joke!

How could that be possible?

If the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch got beaten by a little girl today...

They wouldn’t be quick to make any rash pledges or eat any crazy things because it was simply impossible!

All spectators were holding their breath, their eyes fixed on the center of the arena.

Wu Shentong and Xia Qianyue were both in position.

The fight began!

Xia Qianyue took her martial stance, while Wu Shentong remained standing with his hands casually clasped behind his back.

This posture was meant both to intimidate the opponent and to demonstrate a master’s composure.

Against a kid, you’ve got to let me show off a little, don’t you?

So even facing the person who had seriously injured his grandchild, Wu Shentong was still contemptuous.

"Little girl, I’ll let you make the first move!"

He said this while slowly extending his right hand with a "come hit me" gesture.

"I’ll just stand here, take your move as a special favor to a junior!"

"This, this isn’t right..."

Xia Qianyue withdrew her stance while scratching her head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Girl, what’s there to be embarrassed about? If the Martial Alliance Leader is letting you have one move, what about it?"

"Indeed, don’t be ungracious. The Martial Alliance Leader has said it himself, just listen to him!"

"Hurry up, hurry up! We still have to continue after you’re done with your challenge!"

However, the martial artists on the side couldn’t bear it any longer and started to ridicule her one after another.

"Oh!" Seeing that everyone was saying so, Xia Qianyue could only agree.

She assumed the stance once again, while concentrating and gathering energy, as the source of qi within her body continuously converged into her fist.

"Here I come!"

"Come on, girl!"

Up to this point, Wu Shentong had not realized the danger and still maintained his composure.

Because he was confident that with his Star Shift and Constellation Rotation technique, he could dissolve any attack.

The so-called concession of one move was also because he had the strength to spare!

However, Xia Qianyue did not think of this point; she simply thought that the elderly gentleman before her was being too polite.

She thought it over; she shouldn’t be too overbearing, so she decided to test the waters with half her full strength.

With that in mind, she channeled half her body’s power into her fist, and then dashed forward.

Wu Shentong saw a blur before his eyes as a figure tore through the air and arrived in front of him, raising a fist with extreme speed.

"Hmph, somewhat capable!"

He sneered, but he had already prepared a countermeasure in his mind.

Saying I would let you have one move was a ruse.

I had already employed Star Shift and Constellation Rotation, shifting my meridians out of place, while my body was ready to diffuse the force.

No matter how powerful your punch, its force would ultimately be absorbed by my body and channel into the ground of the martial arena beneath my feet.

Saying I would let you have one move, but how could Wu Shentong truly concede to an enemy?

This was the enemy who had severely injured his grandson; he certainly would not hold back.

This apparent concession was nothing more than confidence in his own reliance.

Star Shift and Constellation Rotation were that miraculous.

So when Xia Qianyue punched, Wu Shentong lightly raised his hand, aligning his palm with her fist.

Come on, come on, hit me!

This punch, I’ll stand still and take it, not only to display the presence of an expert to gain some reputation but also to show you Wu Shentong’s methods.

Hehe, no matter how you slice it, I win!

At the critical moment, fist and flesh collided in an instant.

A force like a landslide or tsunami erupted from the center of his palm, madly pouring into his body.

Wu Shentong’s originally composed face suddenly changed colour at the instant of the fist and palm meeting.

What the hell!

What kind of power is this, what the hell is this!

He felt an immense force entering through his palm, like a floodgate opening, assaulting his meridians, blood vessels, and even his bones.

His entire arm, the skin splintered inch by inch, blood vessels burst, and blood spattered.

The overwhelming force of the punch, following his right arm, transferred directly into his body and began to wreak havoc.

He exerted himself fully to operate Star Shift and Constellation Rotation, trying to diffuse all of that power.

But Star Shift and Constellation Rotation were like trying to douse a house fire with a cup of water; the force was so strong that he struggled to deflect even half of it.

Even so, the ground beneath his feet began to crack, and the entire martial arena threatened to collapse under the impact of that single strike, shaking violently as if struck by a powerful earthquake.

And the remaining undiffused half of the force continued to ravage his internal organs.

Pfft!

In the end, Wu Shentong spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his body flying rapidly backward.

He actually put distance between himself and Xia Qianyue on his own, and desperately sought to extract himself from the aftermath of that one move.

If he didn’t get out, he would die!

But to outsiders, it looked like Xia Qianyue had thrown Wu Shentong with a single punch.

So the onlookers all around were completely flabbergasted.

Wu Shentong retreated, flying back a distance of 50 steps, continuing to stumble backward several steps upon landing, before he could finally stop.

"You..." He lifted his still functioning left hand, pointing forward, but with his organs damaged, another mouthful of old blood spurted out.

Pfft—

Wu Shentong was in a miserable state.

"This..."

The onlookers around were dumbfounded.

Was this the old Alliance Hierarch Wu Shentong, actually injured internally by a punch from a young girl?

They wanted to say something, but suddenly felt a give beneath their feet; the whole martial arena, unable to bear the strain any longer, shattered.

Boom!

The martial arena, already full of cracks from the previous blow, collapsed under the pressure.

The commotion was enormous, and many people swiftly moved, rushing toward the edges of the arena, fortunate to escape the repercussions.

When they looked back at the center, they saw Wu Shentong and Xia Qianyue, each standing in the midst of the collapsed field’s rubble, both seemingly fine.

However, Wu Shentong’s trembling legs and the nearly useless right arm made it clear that the previous strike was no laughing matter.

The collapse of the martial arena also served to underline this point.

The onlookers, witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but gasp.

Hiss——

This little girl, her strength is terrifying to such an extent!

"Uh, sorry, I didn’t control my strength, and I destroyed this place!"

All of a sudden, Xia Qianyue lowered her head apologetically, a blush of shame on her face.

This training field doesn’t look cheap, it must have cost the Wu Family a lot of manpower and material resources to build such a big place.

Now that she had smashed it with a single punch, she felt somewhat embarrassed.

Everyone around was stunned.

Is that the issue now?

The problem right now is not that you have just shattered the ground of the training field with your fist—that is the real issue!

Wu Shentong stood in the middle of the field, but he now sensed a problem.

"Young lady, just now... how much strength did you use...?"

"Me?" Xia Qianyue heard the question, pointed at herself, and said with an innocent face, "Just now, I used about fifty percent of my strength..."

"Fifty percent!"

Wu Shentong heard the answer and could not hold back any longer.

Damn it all, with fifty percent of your strength you’re this terrifying.

If you used a hundred percent, wouldn’t I be doomed?

No, that’s not right!

This young girl might have superhuman strength, which his son Wu Yuanzong had also reported.

But what of it? This young girl, despite her impressive strength at such a young age, there are some things that can’t be won with sheer power alone.

Yes!

That would be the intricacy of moves, the experience in combat!

These are things that strength cannot compensate for!

Wu Shentong instantly regained his confidence, thinking, no matter how strong you are, as long as you can’t hit me, it’s fine.

What does it matter if your punch could be lethal, as long as I dodge relying on my experience? There will come a time when you exhaust your strength.

So, the advantage is still on my side!

Wu Shentong suppressed the panic in his heart, tore off the robe on his body with his left hand, removed the strips of cloth, and wound them around his injured right arm.

After stemming the flow of blood and hastily treating the wound, his right arm finally regained some mobility.

"Young lady, come on then. Just now I let you have one move, but this time I will use all my strength!"

"Ah, using all your strength? Then I’ll use mine too!"

Xia Qianyue replied innocently once again.

But upon hearing this, Wu Shentong’s mouth twitched.

Just now, the girl had used only half her strength. Now, according to what she said, she’s going to use full power.

If she hits me... that will be the end of me!

If that’s the case, then I will dodge with all my might and must absolutely avoid being hit!

Thinking this, Wu Shentong tensed the muscles in his legs, lifted his spirits to their utmost, and firmly locked onto his opponent.

His gaze was fixed on Xia Qianyue, ready to react to any movement from her...

Whoosh!

But in the hiss of the air, Xia Qianyue vanished from the spot!

"This... how is this possible!"

Wu Shentong was shocked, his pupils shaking!

Gone!

The little girl before his eyes had disappeared!

No, not gone, but she moved so fast that his naked eyes couldn’t catch her!

Wu Shentong silently thought, good grief, with her physical abilities, she could probably catch bullets barehanded!

Whoosh!

Another hiss, and he sensed a faint disturbance in the air to his right.

A silhouette seemed to teleport out of nowhere, it was Xia Qianyue.

Wu Shentong was just about to react, his leg muscles contracting fiercely, his whole body about to leap up and escape the attack range.

But Xia Qianyue’s fist had already savagely arrived.

A surge of immense danger flooded into his mind.

This feeling was like walking through the mountains when suddenly a huge beast, a good ten feet tall, leaps out!

"This is bad!"

In an instant, Wu Shentong felt the breath of death.

If this punch hit him, he would certainly die without a doubt.

"Hold on a moment!"

In this critical moment, Wu Shentong could not care for anything else, and immediately shouted out.

Xia Qianyue’s fist stopped less than two inches away from Wu Shentong’s right face.

Boom!

The force of the punch surged forward, crushing the collapsed rubble behind Wu Shentong, grinding it as it went.

Rumble!

All the way to the wall dozens of meters away, everything was turned to dust under the force of her punch, through the air.

He couldn’t take it any longer!

He couldn’t hold back anymore!

Wu Shentong, along with the onlookers around him, after witnessing this scene, couldn’t even take a sharp intake of breath, but instead roared in their hearts.

Are you even human?

Are you cheating or what?

If you’re using cheats, don’t come out to challenge others, isn’t this cheating?

"So, did I win?" Xia Qianyue asked dumbly and adorably after retracting her fist.

"You..."

Wu Shentong didn’t dare to speak, and couldn’t make a sound for a long time.

"Well, the spar is over then!"

After thinking it over, Xia Qianyue didn’t plan to continue fighting and turned directly to leave.

"This little girl..."

Seeing Xia Qianyue preparing to leave, Wu Shentong’s heart involuntarily hardened.

Today, he had been pushed to such an extent that he was utterly humiliated!

He was the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch, number one in the martial world, even the top in the world.

Yet, he had been toyed with by a little girl, which was an absolute disgrace.

Unbearable!

Absolutely unbearable!

The hatred for his own failure, the vengeance for his grandson, all of it was stimulating him.

Wu Shentong was filled with gloom; his gaze suddenly turned fierce, and he swiftly raised his left hand, fingers together, stabbing forward.

"Silly, that old man is sneak attacking you, get him!"

But Wu Shentong’s movements couldn’t escape a certain person’s eyes.

He had been staring at the opponent from beginning to end.

Practically the moment Wu Shentong made his move, Zhang Wei shouted a warning from the sidelines.

"You’re sneak attacking, that’s against martial morals!"

Xia Qianyue almost subconsciously reacted, spinning to deliver a kick, a horizontal sweep rolling over.

Crack snap!

The sound of breaking bones rang out as Wu Shentong’s left-hand fingers were swept by her foot and broke instantly.

Argh—

A pained scream escaped, Wu Shentong, despite sixty years of martial training, had never experienced such pain before.

They say each finger is connected to the heart, and now with his right hand already disabled, his left hand’s fingers were continuously kicked and broken.

Pain!

Such pain!

"Ah, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to..."

Seeing the "old grandfather" in front of her cry, Xia Qianyue was immediately overwhelmed with sympathy and hurriedly apologized.

"Silly, why apologize? This old guy disregards martial morals, tricks you, sneaks attacks, bullying you, a young comrade in her twenties, just shameless!"

Zhang Wei quickly ran over, took Xia Qianyue by the arm, and said, "Let’s hurry up and leave, don’t play with him anymore!"

They bolted and slipped away!

Zhang Wei took Xia Qianyue and ran straight out of the Wu Family Manor.

All the spectators on the scene watched the two leave, not daring to stop them.

Are you kidding?

With that girl so terrifying, who would dare to intervene?

However, as Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue left, everyone’s gaze shifted to Wu Shentong.

Now that the fight had ended, at least in everyone’s eyes, the outcome had been decided.

Wu Shentong had lost, thoroughly lost!

Whether in terms of martial ethics or martial strength, he was defeated by that little girl.

So, the position of the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch...

"Cough cough, that little girl left on her own, which is considered forfeiting. I never admitted defeat from the beginning to the end, so the position of the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch is still mine!"

"Moreover, since the arena is damaged, the subsequent competitions can’t continue. Whenever the arena is repaired, if you all still want to challenge me, you’re welcome to do so!"

Wu Shentong quickly dropped these words and immediately ran towards the manor without looking back.

What the hell!

A big fat hell!

You really are utterly shameless!

All these eyes have seen you lose.

Yet you not only refuse to admit it but also accuse the little girl of leaving midway, claiming she voluntarily forfeited?

And that’s not all, today was supposed to be open for challenges, and now you’re using the excuse of a broken arena to avoid further competition and just skedaddle?

Is there anyone more shameless than you?

All the martial artists watching began to complain in unison.

They complained, but they couldn’t do anything about Wu Shentong.

After all, he was still nominally the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it’s getting late, and our Wu Family Manor will not detain you any longer!"

After Wu Shentong disappeared, Wu Yuanzong came out and greeted everyone with cupped hands.

What he implied was: The contest is over today, you all should head back from where you came, don’t even think about staying overnight in our Wu Family Manor, ha, we don’t welcome you!

Even more directly: Get the hell out!