Feng Bujue's speed was amazing. In the whole of Thriller Paradise, there were probably less than ten players who could match or even surpass him in terms of speed.
But among the NPCs, there were quite a few who could achieve this kind of speed.
Lin Yan was one of them.
Hidden weapons and Qinggong were martial arts that were very suitable for women to practice. Lin Yan's mastery of these two martial arts was not hard to imagine.
Of course, she had abandoned hidden weapons for many years because she had no use for them.
When she was twenty years old, she could throw things like grass, trees, sand, and stones with the power of hidden weapons. When she was thirty years old, she could take a person's life with just a flick of her finger.
Furthermore, the external skills that she used were all top-tier martial arts. In this regard, she was worlds apart from Yuan Qi.
Using Alliance Master Yuan's killing of Song Wuqi as an example, Yuan Qi's palm strike that broke the tree was actually a very normal palm strike. It was just that his internal energy was very powerful, so it had that kind of power.
However, the skill that Lin Yan used to kill Bao Qi was extremely complicated. That light flick of her finger required so little internal energy that it was negligible. When she attacked, the power was like a gentle breeze. But … in just a moment, that 'gentle breeze' turned into a violent gust of wind. The damage it caused was even greater than Alliance Master Yuan's palm strike.
This … was the power of top-tier martial arts.
Although Yuan Qi's Fated Star Mysterious Art was also a top tier martial art, this was the only 'divine art' he had learned. The rest of his martial arts … especially his external martial arts … were mostly random and unorthodox martial arts that could be found on the streets. Thankfully, Alliance Master Yuan had a lot of combat experience and was not stupid. Over the years, he had merged all these useless martial arts into his own fighting style. Its power was not bad.
But Lin Yan was different. Since she was six years old, Cao Xin had personally taught her the theory of martial arts and various ultimate martial arts. Therefore, whether it was internal energy, external energy, mental cultivation, or martial arts, the first martial arts that Lin Yan learned were all the best and most perfect.
For example, the Qing Gong she was using now — — "Xiao Yao Chi". When she used it, there was not the slightest trace, and it did not take much effort. Not only was it agile and fast, it could also create the illusion of "appearing and disappearing" to the opponent.
Facing such an extremely fast ambush that came with the effect of Blink, naturally, Feng Bujue was unable to evade it.
Brother Jue was also decisive. He immediately activated [Immovable Mountain], which he had hidden in his coat pocket. He wanted to use the effect of the orb to block this attack.
However …
Lin Yan actually understood the rhythm of the orb!
In that split second, Lin Yan flipped her wrist and flicked her jade-like finger, releasing a probing Qi towards Feng Bujue.
Half a second later, the force collided with the mountain-shaped defensive wall.
Seeing this, Lin Yan snorted coldly. Her right leg immediately stopped moving forward, and she retreated a few feet.
Therefore … the orb's effect of "blocking all external attacks for five seconds" was wasted just like that.
"Hmm … That's amazing …" Feng Bujue thought to himself, "Anticipating the enemy's attack, not showing any flaws … Then … What should I do after five seconds …"
This was indeed a very serious problem … In a one on one fight, the "Frenzy" effect of Psycho Poker was useless. This effect could only be reflected when there were two or more attacks. Therefore … [Immovable Mountain] was Brother Jue's only "hard defense" method.
But now, this skill had been exhausted … Next, if Feng Bujue was hit by an attack that he could not evade, he would have to rely on pure defensive power to withstand it.
Given that Lin Yan's speed was faster than him, the situation of "unable to dodge" would probably occur frequently. And if he was continuously attacked by an NPC of this level, the consequences would be self-evident …
"Okay … Looks like there is only one way." In less than five seconds, Feng Bujue came to a conclusion.
Offense was the best defense.
Feng Bujue didn't want to use [Chuck Norris's Razor] before the final, but he didn't want to be killed here either. Therefore, before the force field of the Orb of the Mountain disappeared, Chen Ge made up his mind. He summoned Madman Poker and activated the skill that could only be used once in every scenario — 'Madman'. The cooldown was twenty-four hours in free exploration mode.
In an instant, the black poker cards surged out like a swarm of insects and rushed towards Lin Yan like a tide.
"Witchcraft …" Unexpectedly, after seeing Brother Jue's trump card, Lin Yan still didn't give up. "… Even if it's witchcraft, I'm not afraid!"
Then, she straightened her back and closed her eyes. She gathered qi from her dantian and pushed her palms to her sides.
At that moment, the qi that Lin Yan released let out a cry like a crane crying in the sky.
In the span of a breath, two strange dark green lights swam out of his palms. They circled around his body and protected his body in a round and thick Real Qi shield.
Chi chi chi chi —
The black Psycho Poker cards rushed toward Lin Yan like a storm, but they were all blocked by the qi shield and couldn't get close.
"Ha … Very good." Just as the attack and defense were in a stalemate, Cao Xin's voice came from outside the battlefield.
Somehow, he had followed them to the commentator's … no, to the spectator's seat.
"This [Black Tortoise Force] … has seventy percent of my power. It's more than enough to defend against this spell." Cao Xin's comment made Lin Yan calm down.
"Eunuch Cao …" Feng Bujue still had time to talk to him. "… The [Black Tortoise Force] you mentioned is one of the 'Twelve Martial Arts That Can Dominate the Martial Arts World', right?"
"Not at all." Cao Xin replied, "The [Black Tortoise Force] is one of the four mantras of the [Divine Art of Four Symbols]. Strictly speaking, it's not a martial art, but a quarter of a martial art."
"Tsk … You win." Feng Bujue snorted and then said, "By the way … Eunuch Cao, why are you here? Do you want to lend Miss Lin a hand? "
"No, I'm not helping anyone," Cao Xin replied calmly. "I'm here because … the battle over there is interesting, but I'm more interested in the battle between my disciple and you, Master Feng."
"Even if I kill your disciple, you're still going to stand by and do nothing?" Feng Bujue's expression turned cold as he looked at Cao Xin.
"Hmph …" Cao Xin snorted. "If Lin Yan really dies here, it only means … she's not that strong."
"This is a plan that you've been planning for decades … She's the 'Martial Arts World Master' who single-handedly raised you!" Feng Bujue reminded him in a serious tone.
Cao Xin shook his head and replied in a deep voice, "Master Feng, what do you think the 'Martial Arts World Master' is? If you want to help someone one-on-one … then don't do anything. If you call a few hundred people like Yuan Qi to boost your morale … What's the difference between you and a hooligan? " He paused for half a second and continued, "Moreover … today's battle is Lin Yan's battle for revenge, and it's also her final test to become the Martial Arts World Master … Even if I wanted to help, Lin Yan wouldn't agree."
"That's right!" Lin Yan, who was surrounded by the black energy vortex, said, "Feng Bujue, do you really think you can kill me?"
"You … don't seem to understand the situation …" Feng Bujue shook his head two seconds later and said, "Eunuch Cao, I've already said this much. Don't you understand?"
Cao Xin's expression changed when he heard this. He suddenly realized that Feng Bujue wasn't trying to test him. Instead, he was trying to say, 'I can already kill her. Are you really not going to do anything about it?'
"No …" But Cao Xin still didn't believe it. Lin Yan was trained by him. How could she be defeated so easily? "… That's impossible. You're bluffing!"
"I thought about it again and again …" As he spoke, Feng Bujue took out Bi An from his inventory and placed Immovable Mountain, which had just entered cooldown, into the leather pocket of the slingshot. "That's when I made up my mind …"
"Slingshot?" Cao Xin saw this and was suspicious. Although he didn't believe that Lin Yan could kill Lin Yan with such a thing, he still felt uneasy.
"Let me …" Feng Bujue quickly aimed at the target. The Psycho Poker in his hand disappeared when he placed the slingshot. At that moment, the black energy disappeared … and Lin Yan was exposed in front of Bi An's crosshairs. "… Let me send you on your last journey."
…
Autumn.
Waning autumn.
Forty years ago, it was the same waning autumn.
Night.
Long night.
Five years after the Sword Duel in Chang Lin, it was a cold night.
That night, the autumn wind was like scissors, and the clouds were thick.
A group of people with swords and knives broke into a house in the middle of the night.
It was a dilapidated house. There was only a woman and a five-year-old girl inside.
The woman was Lin Chang's wife. Five years ago, she was chased out of the Ye family with this title …
She didn't tell anyone that she was pregnant with Lin Chang's child.
She was afraid that if she told others … it would bring more misfortune to the child.
She was a poor person. Like Lin Chang, her parents died early. Other than her husband, she had no other family in this world.
Lin Chang treated her well. Even after he was controlled by the demon, Lin Chang's attitude toward his wife was the same.
Perhaps … this ordinary woman was the last harbor in Lin Chang's heart.
To her, her husband was her everything. She only lived for him and was willing to give up everything for him.
But one day … Lin Chang left home and never returned.
She waited in a daze, but what she got was the news of her husband's death and the hatred of the world.
She wasn't from the martial world and had no family to return to. If not for the child in her womb, she would have followed her husband to the afterlife.
But for the child, she decided to live.
She had to live …
When she was chased out of the Ye family, some of the servants pitied her and gave her some money.
She wandered to a small town and changed her name. She used the money to settle down. She sewed and did laundry for others … She barely made ends meet.
She raised a child without a father and was looked down on and despised by others … Year after year …
But she endured it.
Seeing Lin Yan grow up healthily, she felt that these hardships were nothing.
Unfortunately, five years later, even those days came to an end.
Finally, someone in the martial world heard news about 'Lin Chang's widow'.
In the name of revenge, they barged into the house at night to force the woman to hand over 'Lin Chang's ultimate martial art manual'.
But Lin Chang didn't leave behind any manual …
The woman couldn't give them anything, but those people didn't believe her …
They beat her and tortured her, but to no avail.
This made them even more furious. So, they grabbed the crying child and put a steel knife on her tender neck.
The woman begged them to let the child go. She, who was already covered in bruises, knelt on the ground … and kowtowed desperately to beg.
But she didn't arouse their pity at all …
Finally, she kowtowed and fell into a pool of blood, no longer moving.
Those people finally believed that there was no way to find any peerless martial arts manuals here.
Just as they were about to exterminate the child, a figure flashed in. It only took a second … to end the lives of these people.
…
Under the cherry tree, blood stained the clothes of the beauty.
"Ha …" Lin Yan laughed. When she looked down and saw the bloody hole in her chest, she revealed a sad but beautiful smile.
The moment she fell, Feng Bujue went forward and held her.
He knew that she still had something to say.
"What kind of … person … is … my … father …" She looked at Feng Bujue and asked a strange question.
"He is a hero, the king of the martial arts world," Feng Bujue answered.
"That's … that's great …" Lin Yan's lips were bleeding, but there was relief in her eyes. "Mother … didn't … lie to me …"
When she said that, Lin Yan's hair was turning white, and her youthful face was aging at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Feng … Bujue …" Her voice soon turned old. "Actually … I … don't … want … to … be … the king of the martial arts world …" She stuttered. "I … just … want … to … be … with … my father and mother …"
It was getting harder for her to speak, and some of the words were getting muffled. "When I was young … sometimes I would see … my mother … crying alone … I thought … if only … if only my father was still here …" She coughed out another mouthful of blood, and Feng Bujue could feel her body shaking.
"I hate you …" Lin Yan cried. Tears slid down her wrinkled cheeks. At this moment, she looked even older than her actual age. "I also hate that group of so-called … Martial Arts World … You … You … You … You killed my parents … Wuwu … But I … Wuwu … I can't take revenge …"
Feng Bujue looked at her and listened to her crying. He was speechless.
In the end, he could only sigh helplessly. "You are tired. Go to sleep. When you wake up, you will be reunited with your family."
"Re … really?" Lin Yan seemed to be losing her mind. When she heard that, a trace of anticipation appeared on her dying face.
"Really, I promise," Feng Bujue replied.
"Then … that's … wonderful …" Before Lin Yan could finish the sentence, her eyes lost their focus.
Feng Bujue was silent for a long time before he closed the eyes of the old woman in his embrace.
He laid her body flat on the ground, allowing her to rest in this Burial Ground where cherry blossoms were falling.
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