Chapter 173: The Duel with Tie Kuangtu (Part II)

"Tie Kuangtu, return my master's life to me!"

Huaikong raised both hands, attacking Tie Kuangtu as if his hands were burning with flames.

Nearby, Huaimie was just about to draw the Greedy Wolf and Heaven's Blade blades from his back, but he was stopped by Divine Wood.

"This battle is Huaikong's first since mastering the Iron Refining Hand. Di Shitian has given instructions that you cannot intervene; you must let Huaikong master the Iron Refining Hand through combat."

Upon hearing that it was Di Shitian's instruction, Huaimie had no choice but to stop where he was and watch Huaikong battle Tie Kuangtu.

Meanwhile, Duan Fengyun, who was observing from the shadows, saw Huaimie carrying the Greedy Wolf and Heaven's Blade blades and instantly understood Di Shitian's intentions.

It turned out that Di Shitian was dissatisfied with Pojun's strength and wanted a stronger Huaimie to master the Greedy Wolf and Heaven Blade blades to ensure his dragon-slaying plan would be foolproof.

After thinking about it briefly, Duan Fengyun refocused his attention on the great battle between Huaikong and Tie Kuangtu.

Tie Kuangtu still looked down on Huaikong's strength, but when Huaikong's scorching palms struck his battle armor, his expression changed drastically.

"What kind of evil technique is this? Why does the Heavenly Tribulation Battle Armor show signs of melting where you attacked it?"

Huaikong laughed:

"Tie Kuangtu, this is the Iron Refining Hand passed down through generations of the Iron Gate!

This is a technique I went through all sorts of hardships to master just to deal with you.

Today, I will help you take off your Heavenly Tribulation Battle Armor.

Go to hell, Tie Kuangtu."

As Huaikong's anger continued to rise, the flames on his hands grew higher and higher, and the scorching heat radiating from his palms became increasingly intense.

A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree.

Tie Kuangtu had heard of the martial art known as the Iron Refining Hand, which was why he did not believe Huaikong could master it in such a short time.

However, the scorching heat radiating from Huaikong's palms forced Tie Kuangtu to take this opponent seriously.

Tie Kuangtu immediately transformed into his Iron Spider form, and the Heaven Net Kill on his back stabbed toward Huaikong like two poisonous stingers.

Huaikong used his right hand to knock one stinger aside, then pulled with all his might to rip the other one off.

Having reached the highest realm of the Iron Refining Hand, Huaikong directly refined the iron stinger in his hand into a long spear.

Huaikong picked up the long spear and began to duel with Tie Kuangtu.

The long spear, filled with the scorching True Qi of the Iron Refining Hand, was like a flaming fire-spear.

Wherever Tie Kuangtu was struck by the spear, marks were left behind.

However, the temperature in Huaikong's hands was simply too high, and the spear melted away before long.

Huaikong threw the melted spear to the ground and attacked Tie Kuangtu with his palms once more.

Tie Kuangtu was in extreme pain under Huaikong's incredibly scorching palm wind.

Tie Kuangtu knew that if this continued, he would surely die under Huaikong's Iron Refining Hand.

So he resorted to his old tricks, throwing two smoke bombs again, hoping to take the opportunity to escape.

Huaimie, standing to the side, had been guarding against this move all along.

"Shenmu, you have seen Huaikong's first battle; you can go and report back to Di Shitian.

From now on, I, Huaimie, will avenge our master."

Huaimie leaped forward and arrived in front of Tie Kuangtu.

He drew the Greedy Wolf and Heaven Blade blades and pointed them at Tie Kuangtu, saying:

"Tie Kuangtu, you aren't leaving today."

Then he shouted:

"Huaikong, you should let your big brother have a turn.

Just watching you fight has made your big brother impatient."

Tie Kuangtu looked at Huaimie, who was blocking his path, and said:

"Huaimie, you have also learned the Iron Refining Hand?"

Tie Kuangtu did not believe that in such a short time, the brothers Huaikong and Huaimie could actually master what was known as one of the ten most difficult martial arts in the martial arts world.

Huaimie laughed:

"To deal with you, I don't need the Iron Refining Hand at all.

Today, I will let you taste the power of my Sha Po Lang."

Seeing Huaikong leave and realizing that Huaimie had not learned the Iron Refining Hand, Tie Kuangtu felt much more at ease.

Without the Iron Refining Hand, he did not take Huaimie seriously at all.

Huaimie saw the disdain in Tie Kuangtu's eyes and swung his blades to attack him.

As the supreme martial art of Dongying, the Sha Po Lang had actually been buried by Pojun's lack of understanding.

The Sha Po Lang required an indomitable fighting spirit and a domineering aura that looked down upon the world to truly understand its meaning.

But Pojun was insidious and cunning, and he did not understand the true meaning of the Sha Po Lang at all.

Huaimie was different; as a martial arts fanatic, he possessed the fighting spirit and domineering aura required to practice the Sha Po Lang.

Therefore, not long after obtaining the Sha Po Lang, thanks to his talent and Di Shitian's guidance, his mastery of it had long since surpassed Pojun's.

Holding the blades, with Greedy Wolf in his left hand and Heaven Blade in his right, he attacked Tie Kuangtu with ease.

The Heavenly Tribulation Battle Armor, having just endured the attacks of the Iron Refining Hand, was now suffering attacks from two of the most prominent weapons in the current martial arts world.

Yet, powerful as the Sha Po Lang was, while it did make Tie Kuangtu feel pain when it struck him, it ultimately failed to cause any actual damage to the Heavenly Tribulation Battle Armor.

Tie Kuangtu transformed back into his Iron Spider form, and the two poisonous stingers of the Heaven Net Kill clashed with Huaimie's blades.

And while Huaimie was focused on countering the Heaven Net Kill, Tie Kuangtu suddenly extended another iron stinger from his head.

This was his trump card; he had never used it before, so no one knew he had this move.

"Big brother, watch out!"

Seeing that Tie Kuangtu still had a trump card, Huaikong, who was on the side, hurriedly warned Huaimie.

But Huaimie was currently confronting the Heaven Net Kill and was completely unable to pull away to deal with Tie Kuangtu's attack.

This iron spike of Tie Kuangtu's pierced straight into Huaimie's body, and Huaimie fell straight to the ground.

"Big Brother!"

"Huaimie."

Bai Ling and Huaikong shouted in agony; they had not expected that Huaimie would actually suffer a sneak attack from Tie Kuangtu.

"This Tie Kuangtu is truly too despicable. No, I must go out and teach him a lesson."

Bu Jingyun, crouching in the pile of rocks, could no longer watch; what he hated most was a despicable villain like Tie Kuangtu.

Duan Fengyun held Bu Jingyun back and said:

"Yun, don't be hasty yet.

Haven't you noticed that Shenmu on the side is still so calm?"

Only then did Bu Jingyun notice that Shenmu Luoxian on the side was still as calm and composed as before.

Tie Kuangtu laughed loudly:

"Huaikong, you want to kill me?

Now that I have sent Huaimie to see Tieshen, with them keeping me company, I am not afraid. Hahaha."

Just as Huaikong clenched his fists, preparing to charge down again, he was stopped by Shenmu.

"Shenmu, what is the meaning of this?

Are you here to help us deal with Tie Kuangtu, or to help Tie Kuangtu deal with us?"

Bai Ling was becoming impatient with Shenmu; she kept obstructing them, and Bai Ling did not know what medicine she was selling in her gourd.

Shenmu ignored Bai Ling, instead walking in front of the three of them and shouting at Huaimie:

"Huaimie, stop pretending. If you don't get up, I'm about to be sprayed to death by your junior sister's saliva."

"Hahahaha, worthy of being Shenmu!"

Huaimie, who had originally closed his eyes and lost his vital signs, suddenly leaped up from the ground.

The bottomless wound on his chest healed instantly; if not for the hole in his clothes still being there, one would never be able to tell that Huaimie had suffered a fatal injury.

Seeing this scene, Tie Kuangtu said in disbelief:

"How is this possible? You were clearly pierced in a vital spot by my iron spike; how could you possibly not be dead?

This is impossible!"

And Duan Fengyun, hiding in the pile of rocks, said:

"It seems Huaimie must have received the true teachings of Di Shitian; such a fatal blow is nothing to him.

Now that both brothers Huaikong and Huaimie have joined Di Shitian's camp, our enemy's forces are growing stronger, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for us to defeat Di Shitian."

Nie Feng and the others nodded; indeed, Di Shitian's influence was currently expanding continuously.

Shenmu said to Huaikong and Bai Ling:

"Since Huaimie has already been taken as a disciple by Di Shitian, if he didn't even have this bit of self-healing ability, he would truly be unworthy of Di Shitian's trust in him."

Huaimie laughed loudly at Tie Kuangtu:

"Tie Kuangtu, although I haven't learned the Iron Refining Hand.

But I have been taken as a disciple, and he has even imparted the Sacred Heart Art to me.

Now I possess an undying and indestructible body; what do you have to deal with me?"

Tie Kuangtu said frantically:

"How is this possible!

No one can be undying and indestructible. I don't believe it; Huaimie, you must be lying to me."

Tie Kuangtu raised the Heaven Net Kill on his back and attacked Huaimie like a madman.

"Big Brother, I'm coming to help you."

Huaikong had been terrified by the scene just now; he dared not let Huaimie fight Tie Kuangtu alone anymore.

When dealing with someone like Tie Kuangtu, they did not need to speak of chivalry or morality.

The two brothers fought side by side; Huaimie wielded the Greed Wolf and Heaven Blade to attack Tie Kuangtu's Heaven Net Kill, while Huaikong leaped onto Tie Kuangtu's back, using the Iron Refining Hand to continuously attack Tie Kuangtu's back.

Tie Kuangtu, who was already no match for the two brothers in a one-on-one fight, felt even more powerless when facing their combined attack.

Before long, Tie Kuangtu was beaten back into his battle armor form, falling to the ground and spitting blood.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun in the pile of rocks said:

"Let's go, the battle is over; it's time for us to make an appearance."

Just as Huaikong raised his palm, intending to kill Tie Kuangtu with one strike, a giant golden sword descended from the sky.

"Brother Huaikong, please show mercy."

Duan Fengyun's voice arrived before his person.

Huaimie muttered:

"Duan Fengyun!"

"It is indeed I. Huaimie, long time no see!"

Duan Fengyun and the other three appeared before them.

As for Long Er, Duan Fengyun was worried that if a battle broke out later, blades would have no eyes and he feared hurting Long Er, so he had left Long Er back at the pile of rocks.

The grinning Duan Fengyun also greeted Bai Ling and Shenmu on the side:

"Long time no see, Miss Bai Ling, and the ice beauty Shenmu."

Shenmu Luoxian and Bai Ling saw that the battle was over and also flew over.

"Just after leaving the inn, I sensed that someone was following us.

I never imagined it would be you!"

Shenmu said.

When she had leaped from the inn to pursue Tie Kuangtu, she had sensed someone following them from behind.

Shenmu assumed it was a backup plan arranged by Di Shitian, so she did not pay it any mind; as it turned out, she never imagined it would be Duan Fengyun and the others.

Seeing Duan Fengyun step in to stop him and his brother from killing Tie Kuangtu, Huaimie spoke up to ask:

"Duan Fengyun, what is the meaning of this?

Why must you stop us from killing Tie Kuangtu?"

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"It means nothing.

I simply do not want you to kill Tie Kuangtu; I am protecting Tie Kuangtu's life today."

"What!

Duan Fengyun, what do you mean by this!

Are you trying to make an enemy of us two brothers?"

Huaimie shouted in anger upon hearing this, and the Greedy Wolf and Heavenly Blade in his hands could not help but begin to brandish.

Huaikong held Huaimie back and said:

"Big Brother, do not be impatient; Duan Fengyun must have his reasons for doing this."

Huaikong then looked at Duan Fengyun and said:

"Duan Fengyun, speak.

I know your desire to kill Tie Kuangtu is no less than that of us two brothers.

Why would you block us two brothers today?"

Duan Fengyun laughed:

"Huaikong, you are indeed as quick-witted as ever, unlike your big brother here, with his fiery temper, acting just like a wild ox."

"Duan Fengyun, you!"

Upon hearing Duan Fengyun's assessment of him, Huaimie was about to lose his temper when he was persuaded by Huaikong.

"Duan Fengyun, whatever it is, speak quickly.

If you do not speak now, do not blame us for becoming your opponents today."

Huaikong was also becoming a bit annoyed with Duan Fengyun's chatter.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun immediately put away his playful expression and said with a calm face:

"You heard what your master said that day on Tiexin Island, did you not?

There were three senior and junior brothers; the eldest brother is your master Tieshen, the second brother is that Tie Kuangtu behind you, and the third brother is named Tie Zhi.

By a stroke of luck, we happened to run into your master Tieshen and Tie Kuangtu's junior brother—Tie Zhi.

After we informed Tie Zhi of the events that took place on Tiexin Island that day, Tie Zhi requested that we help him bring Tie Kuangtu before him.

He wants to ask Tie Kuangtu properly what exactly was the reason that led him to commit the act of fratricide.

And since we have an old friend who requires the care of your Uncle-Master Tie Zhi, we promised your Uncle-Master Tie Zhi that we would help him bring Tie Kuangtu before him.

This is the reason we intervened to save Tie Kuangtu."

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