Chapter 59: Severing Your Arm (Part 1)

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  Niu Zhiqiang, Niu Zhenshan's eldest son, is eighteen years old this year. He has entered the Xiantian realm for more than a year, which is even earlier than Cheng Jifeng.

  In previous years, the younger generations of the Niu, Cheng and Zhang families had a martial arts competition. Zhang Zetao and Cheng Jifeng were both defeated by Niu Zhigang.

  Thus, Niu Zhiqiang earned a reputation: the number one junior in Beimang County.

  As soon as Xuantian's voice fell, Niu Zhiqiang had already jumped up from the Niu family watchtower and landed on the martial arts arena.

  Boom!

  Niu Zhiqiang was over two meters tall, with muscles that were unmatched in strength. Even the third master of the Fuwei Gang looked thinner than Niu Zhiqiang by comparison. As he landed on the stage, the entire stage shook once.

  Niú Zhìqiáng was born with a strong and sturdy body, with boundless strength. He was accepted as a disciple by the Bàquán school, which specialized in the practice of fierce and powerful fist techniques. Niú's physique made him well-suited for practicing the Bàquán school's fist techniques, and so he entered the Xiāntiān realm before the age of 17.

  More than a year had passed, and Niu Zhiqiang's cultivation was still at the First Heaven Realm, but his strength was stronger than most of the First Heaven Realm warriors, and he was a top-notch existence.

  For convenience, Niu Zhiqiang's hair was cut to about one inch, wearing a sleeveless singlet, his strong arms were almost as thick as an ordinary person's thigh.

  On both small arms, there were more than ten steel rings on each, connected by a thin silk thread. This was the armguard steel ring, which could be used for defense when put together, and also released to launch a long-range attack. Both hands wore a pair of golden silk woven fist guards, soft but extremely durable, resistant to sword cuts.

  Niú Zhìqiáng's cultivation is boxing, colliding with weapons such as swords and sabers. The fist wrap can protect the fist and also add a golden edge to the fist's energy, releasing an attack like a sword's aura or a saber's edge.

  "You! Huang Tian, you injured my brother at the Tianjian Sect, and I haven't settled the score with you yet. You still dare to come and participate in the junior disciple competition? Your Huang family are all outsiders and bastards, how dare you compete for first place? It's truly a foolish dream! I, Niu Zhiqiang, the number one junior of Beimang County, will let you taste the iron fist of my Baquan Sect today!"

  Niu Zhiqiang stepped onto the stage and pointed at Xuan Tian with a loud and cold tone.

  Xuantian quietly looked at Niu Zhiqiang, his expression calm and unruffled, saying: "Foolish big guy, fighting isn't about who can spout arrogant words to win. Just based on these few sentences of yours, today I'll have to give you some special lessons."

  "You little thing, you're looking for death! Xuan Huang's dominant fist, the beginning of heaven and earth."

  Niu Zhiqiang let out a loud roar, his leg stomped onto the stage, causing the entire stage to shake violently. Niu Zhiqiang's body was like a cannonball, shooting towards Xuan Tian with explosive force. At the same time, his left palm clenched into a fist and punched out at Gu Chen.

  Xuan Huang Boxing - Xuan Jie Lower Grade Martial Skill, Ba Quan Pai's Ultimate Technique.

  The innate true energy burst out from Zhiqiang's body, transformed into fist strength, and shot out from the fist edge. It carried the golden aura of the Golden Silk Fist Wrap, emitting a dazzling fist light.

  In the beginning of heaven and earth, the universe was mysterious and yellow. 'Mysterious Yellow Overlord Fist' is an introductory, initial stage of Xuanji boxing, but it contains the grand momentum of heaven and earth, with extremely powerful and overbearing strength.

  Niu Zhiqiang's fist came flying in, and as he gazed at the dazzling fist light, Xuan Tian felt as if a piece of heaven and earth was pressing down on him.

  Wind Chasing Nine Swords - Whirlwind Style.

  Niu Zhiqiang's boxing was fierce and powerful, with an overbearing force. To engage in a hard fight with him would not be wise. Xuan Tian immediately launched the "Whirlwind Style" from his "Chasing Wind Nine Swords", a mysterious technique that uses clever power to break through great strength.

  The Frost Sword flashed out of its scabbard in an instant, and the Dark Heaven sword slashed down. The Frost Sword drew countless circular arcs in mid-air, each arc producing a whirlwind within the swirling shadows. Countless whirlwinds converged to form a massive storm that rotated ceaselessly.

  Niu Zhiqiang's move "Heaven and Earth Opening" was incredibly powerful, capable of shattering even the void in front of him. However, when faced with Xuan Tian's sword move "Whirlwind Style", the repeated whirlwind forces continuously dissolved Niu Zhiqiang's fist strength.

  Niu Zhiqiang's fist entered the storm caused by Xuan Tian Sword Technique, like an iron fist hitting a cotton ball, soft and powerless.

  However, just as Niu Zhiqiang felt soft and weak, Xuan Tian's sword tip was like a spirit snake spitting out its letter, a sword edge burst out and struck the front of Niu Zhiqiang's fist.

  Clang!

  Xuantian's sword tip collided with Niu Zhiqiang's golden silk fist guard, producing a loud, metallic explosion.

  A massive counter-shock force was generated, and Xuan Tian and Niu Zhiqiang both flew backward by ten meters before their bodies stabilized.

  It seems that this move is evenly matched, but the martial artists around the arena are all shocked.

  Niu Zhiqiang's fist strength, how overbearing? How fierce? How powerful?

  Even if it is a congenital double strong master, facing off against Niu Zhiqiang, they would still be at a disadvantage.

  However, Xuantian's one sword was able to rival Niu Zhiqiang's, and although he had borrowed clever strength, it could still be seen that Xuantian's internal power was rich and not inferior to the innate true energy of a first-rank warrior in the Innate Realm.

  This battle is the key to this junior generation's martial arts competition. If Xuan Tian wins, he will win three consecutive matches and secure first place, and there will be no need for further comparison. But if Xuan Tian loses, then the Huang family will have to send out Huang Bocheng.

  Victory or defeat, all depends on this one battle!

  Niu Zhiqiang appeared, Huang Qishan's face was solemn, but seeing Xuantian block Niu Zhiqiang's punch, the two were evenly matched. Huang Qishan's face relaxed a bit, but the outcome was still uncertain, and the anxiety in his heart couldn't be alleviated no matter what.

  As for Niu Zhenshan, Cheng Yuanwu and Zhang Guifeng, the three family heads, their faces were as gloomy as Huang Qishan's. If Niu Zhiqiang loses, they will each have to cede a city to the Huang family, allowing the Huang family's territory to increase exponentially.

  Everyone only saw that Xuan Tian and Niu Zhiqiang were evenly matched in their exchange of moves, but no one expected the shock that was currently in Niu Zhiqiang's heart.

  Not mentioning the previous punch that Niu Zhiqiang threw out, which was as weak as an iron fist hitting a cotton ball. Later, Xuan Tian's sword tip collided with Niu Zhiqiang's fist, and Xuan Tian's sword edge, through the golden silk boxing gloves, like a poisonous snake, drilled into Niu Zhiqiang's fist.

  Although Niu Zhiqiang's innate true energy was concentrated on his fist, blocking 99% of the sword's attack, there was still a thread that broke through, making Niu Zhiqiang feel a sharp pain in his fist.

  "Yin and Yang in harmony!"

  Niu Zhiqiang was shocked in his heart, but his hands didn't slow down at all. With a loud shout, his body pounced on Xuan Tian like a giant bear, and both fists struck out simultaneously, punching out two powerful punches.

  Xuan Huang Ba Quan emphasizes the importance of momentum and dominance, requiring a continuous and relentless attack to unleash its full power.

  "Wind Chasing Nine Swords—Whirlwind Style!"

  Xuantian remained still, his expression unchanged, and launched another "Whirlwind Style" attack. This time, however, Xuantian's sword emerged at an even faster speed, generating a more powerful whirlwind that covered a wider area, creating an even larger storm.

  Niu Zhi's heart skipped a beat, his fist strength was weakened by the whirlwind force, bit by bit, both fists simultaneously struck into the storm, and it seemed like an iron fist hitting cotton, soft and powerless.

  Dong Dong——!

  Niu Zhiqiang had not yet reacted when Xuantian's sword tip struck out twice in succession, stabbing into two fists. Two massive forces surged forth.

  The two men retreated backward again, and this time, a hint of pain was transmitted to both of Niu Zhiqiang's fists.

  "What?! How can this be?!"

  Niu Zhiqiang let out a furious roar and shouted loudly: "San Cai Gui Yuan."

  Xuan Huang Ba Quan, the first move is 'Tian Di Chu Kai', the second move is 'Yin Yang Jiao Tai', the third move is 'San Cai Gui Yuan', one fist is stronger than another.

  This time, Niu Zhiqiang's body didn't move forward, but his body moved slightly, and he clenched his fists to make a fist print, unleashing a punch.

  Boom!

  A loud explosion, a dazzling fist light, shot out from Niu Zhiqiang's fist, and in an instant, it exploded forward, and in a flash, it thundered before Xuan Tian.

  Speed reached the extreme, power also reached the extreme, this move "Three Talents Return to Origin" is a killer move in "Mystic Yellow Dominating Fist", requiring the use of a large amount of innate true energy, only then can the fist aura leave the body for tens of steps, long-distance blasting and killing the target.

  With Niu Zhiqiang's cultivation, 'Three Talents Returning to the Origin' could be used at most twice. This punch almost consumed half of his innate true energy.

  This punch came, Xuan Tian immediately felt the surging power in the fist wind, and couldn't take it head-on.

  And this punch is too fast, the "Whirlwind Style" slowly dissolves the fist's power, but it's already too late. What Leopard Shadow Technique, Spirit Snake Step, and Swimming Dragon Step's lightness, in front of this punch's speed, all seem slow and can't be dodged.

  Huang Qishan sprang up with a 'hiss', his eyes full of astonishment!

  Niu Zhenshan, Cheng Yuanwu and Zhang Guifeng, the three masters, all showed a hint of a smile. This punch, 'Three Talents Returning to the Origin', was something that a martial artist at the Wu Dao realm could not block or dodge. Xuan Tian was almost certainly defeated.

  The warriors around the arena also looked surprised, and they let out sighs one after another. They hoped that the Huang family could defeat the Niu, Cheng, and Zhang families, and that Xuan Tian could turn the tide of the battle. However, Niu Zhiqiang's punch was too fast, too powerful, and too overbearing. Even a first-rank Supreme Realm expert would have trouble blocking it, and out of ten such experts, nine would be unable to withstand it.

  Xuanjie Lower Body Method - Dragon Tiger Step!

  Facing danger, Xuan Tian remained calm and composed, his entire being suddenly bursting with energy, like a dragon or tiger. In an instant, he vanished into thin air, reappearing on the side.

  Boom!

  A loud, earth-shaking explosion sounded as Niu Zhiqiang's fist struck the spot where Xuan Tian was standing. The hard stage shook and a large crater appeared. This punch attack was even more powerful than Xuan Tian's sword strike.

  However, he was still dodged by Xuan Tian using 'Dragon Tiger Step'.

  "It's all over!"

  At the moment when all the martial artists were shocked that Xuan Tian dodged this punch, Xuan Tian's voice sounded coldly.

  In an instant, his figure was like a ghost, the Cold Snow Sword in Xu Tian's hand suddenly disappeared without a trace. However, the next moment, a dazzling sword light slashed towards Niu Zhiqiang's face.

  Absolute Shadow Swordsmanship - Clone Technique!

  "Ah——!"

  Niu Zhiqiang let out a mournful cry, the arm that had just unleashed the "Three Talents Returning to the Origin" was severed at the shoulder by Xuan Tian.

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