Chapter 343: Opening for Business and Profit: Killing Two Enemies

"He has broken through."

Mao Laoliu was incredibly shocked, counting on his fingers, "He isn't even twenty this year!"

"After learning boxing from Wang Laohu for only a few years, he is already a Martial Master?"

Beside him, Mao Lang stopped his work of dismembering the corpse and said in a muffled voice, "Master, he is stronger than me."

The surrounding Qi and Blood Disciples of the Jiba Martial Arts Hall were dumbfounded; it was the first time they had seen this junior brother admit he was inferior to someone of the same age.

Mao Laoliu sighed, "You can't compare, you just can't. Some people's genius is visible, while others have inner talent that can't be seen. Don't just say I misjudged him; Wang Laohu misjudged him too."

He suddenly gave a sly laugh, "Heh, I'm afraid Wang Laohu's guts are green with regret right now."

"Master!"

Lu Qiang pulled out the spearhead broken off in the flesh, looking at Wang Jianxiong with worried eyes.

He was very concerned about his master's mood, fearing he might be unhappy because of this matter, or even suffer damage to his spirit.

His former junior brother Zhou You had actually overtaken him, becoming a Martial Master who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with their mentor.

If one were to say that Zhou You becoming a holder of the War Order was due to the high regard of Qi Fengzhang, now that he had become a Martial Master, all doubts and mockery could be put to rest; the man had the strength.

Beneath Wang Jianxiong's feet lay the corpse of a Martial Master broken into two pieces; he wiped the blood from his cheek, his gaze indifferent.

"Everyone has their own fate. Zhou You is no longer one of the people in my martial arts hall. Whether he rises to success or falls into ruin, to me, he is no different from a passerby."

He then said, "Lu Jianqing has already entered Dayin Mountain; his future is limitless. How could a mere Martial Master's future compare?"

A sect with a powerful martial artist presiding over it has a very high ceiling. If one continues to stay in Gongliang City, a Martial Master is the limit.

He always believed he had done nothing wrong; Lu Jianqing carried his hopes and regrets.

The other Martial Masters reacted differently, but generally felt fortunate. Zhou You had long since broken with Wang Laohu; otherwise, with two Martial Masters in the Jianxiong Martial Arts Hall, at least half of the martial arts halls in the city would have to close down and yield their market share.

Some also felt that Zhou You's breakthrough before the battle was very dangerous.

From Qi and Blood to Martial Master, whether it is the coordination and proficiency of the physical body, or the replenishment and accumulation of Qi and Blood, all require a transition period.

During this time, although one is already a Martial Master, combat power has not yet formed.

Zhou You was currently in this transition period, and his comprehensive strength was still a bit weaker than a normal Primary Martial Master—well, theoretically, that should be the case.

"Don't wait. He is already a Martial Master; the merit for killing a Martial Master is greater."

The thin Martial Master urged his companion, his gaze eager to try.

He held a Five-Hook Long Staff and wore an inner layer of Iron Armor, simultaneously wielding two Qi and Blood divine weapons, one for offense and one for defense.

The fifty-year-old Martial Master who was being urged also gripped the Iron Whip in his hand.

Zhou You's promotion to Martial Master caused the difficulty to rise sharply, also bringing major variables to a plan that was originally a sure thing.

Killing him while he was not yet familiar with the power of a Martial Master would yield greater results, and the harvest would exceed expectations.

The skin, flesh, and bones of a Martial Master are all excellent materials for refining Qi and Blood divine weapons, and are worth a fortune! In the eyes of the two, Zhou You was still within their grasp.

"Awoo!"

Zhou You's reaction was unexpected; instead of retreating to wait for an opportunity, he lunged forward bravely.

The hair all over his body stood up, each strand like a silver needle; this was a sign of the Silver Tiger Evil manifesting through his body.

One could see his figure flickering, and in the blink of an eye, he split into two lean Hungry Tigers wrapped in silver light, their eyes glowing with blood.

The two Hungry Tigers each faced the thin Martial Master and the fifty-year-old Martial Master, the attack power displayed being at the true Martial Master level.

"How is it possible? He transformed seamlessly upon breaking through; there is actually no transition period." The two enemy Martial Masters were shocked; according to their experience, the transition period could be long or short, but it could never be non-existent.

The levels of Martial Master and Qi and Blood are vastly different, from the physical body to power, it can be called a world-shaking change.

Without familiarization, rashly using newly born power would absolutely lead to disaster.

Yet Zhou You's performance shattered their common sense and cognition.

It was like a newborn baby immediately being able to walk on the ground and speak; he was simply a monster.

With his spirit shaken and his concepts overturned, the direct impact was...

The dagger was as fast as flying electricity, the bright silver line it swept up easily shaving off the iron hooks on the iron staff, and with a cold glint, it wiped toward the thin Martial Master.

This person was as lean as a monkey, and his boxing style was also of the flexible and light variety. He moved his joints to dodge the edge of the dagger, but was stabbed in the shoulder; the Iron Armor was pierced through, penetrating flesh and injuring the bone marrow.

He let out a muffled groan, the iron staff fiercely twisting the dagger, and he stretched his arm around, attempting to crush Zhou You's wrist bone and snatch the dagger.

However, Zhou You was well-prepared, swinging a leg like a sweeping Tiger Tail.

Double Body Tiger Form Fist, after promoting to the Martial Master level, on the basis of one body with two forms, one can also use one mind for two purposes.

One times two is two, two times two is four; this had already doubled to four times the attack power.

The Tiger Tail Kick smashed into the thin Martial Master's chest; the tear in the Iron Armor curled inward, the sharp edges stabbing into the flesh, and the Iron Armor that was originally for defense instead became a sharp weapon that harmed himself.

The sharp dagger, after merging with the latent charm bone, had astonishing sharpness; in one round, it twisted and broke the iron staff—this Qi and Blood divine weapon—and also grazed the thin Martial Master's palm, slicing off four fingers like cutting a cucumber.

The thin Martial Master still wanted to turn around, but was caught by the throat by Zhou You's sudden Hu Zhua, the five fingers exerting force to crush it to pieces.

On the other side...

A white shadow flickered, emerging from the sleeve.

The fifty-year-old Martial Master was already familiar with this, slightly tilting his head to the side, and used the Iron Whip to strike the white shadow squarely.

The surface of the white bone hammer was covered in scars, and there was even a crack running through the main body, sparks flying as it was smashed.

Finally, it could no longer bear the load and was smashed directly to pieces, bone fragments flying all over the sky.

The Iron Whip was like a black snake breaking through the air, striking directly toward the face of this tiger shadow of Zhou You, the torn air wrapping around it like tattered cloth.

The fifty-year-old Martial Master did not blink, remaining unmoved even as bone fragments almost grazed the surface of his eyeballs.

His style was old and resilient; he did not panic when encountering changes, determined to kill Zhou You and complete the plan to breach the city wall.

Suddenly...

Amidst the sky full of bone fragments, a tiny, inconspicuous white dot—originally thought to be just one of countless fragments—suddenly expanded in an instant.

The second bone hammer made from a Martial Master Skull came from the Intermediate Martial Master Ge Er Bu Han.

The twin hammers linked in succession, one after the other; the true killing blow was in the latter.

The bone hammer passed through countless bone fragments, blocked a strike from the Iron Whip, and then spun forward to hit the fifty-year-old martial master in the chest.

Hiss! The fifty-year-old martial master spat out a large mouthful of blood, dyeing his gray-white beard and hair crimson, and his body swayed twice.

"Hungry Tiger Swallows the Sun; I shall use you to inaugurate this new move of mine."

Zhou You exerted force through his four limbs to press close to him, opened his mouth to inhale violently, and the air rapidly swirled, collapsed, compressed, and condensed.

Hungry Tiger Swallows the Sun was finally formed based on the Tiger Roar Jade, combined with insights and excavations of the Hungry Tiger form.

The fifty-year-old martial master's physical body, with his chest as the axis, had his head and limbs twisted and rotated in a counter-clockwise direction, turning into a mass of flesh and bone the size of a human head after a few breaths.

(End of this chapter)