Chapter Eight: The Seven Skills of Han Chan
Murong Hanchan handed the ice block to Xiaoyao Lang, but Xiaoyao Lang said, "This thing is frozen inside, and its shape is strange, like several threads! Chan'er, melt the ice, and we'll see what it is!" As soon as Murong Hanchan melted the ice, the divine object instantly gathered together and then disappeared from her hand.
Murong Hanchan immediately felt a surge of heat enter her body, spreading throughout her entire being. The heat seemed to sense the cold energy she had been suppressing, growing stronger and stronger, as if trying to devour the cold energy within her body, relentlessly attacking the energy she had been suppressing. Murong Hanchan thought that perhaps this heat energy could remove the cold poison from her body. Having made up her mind, she dispelled her protective energy.
As the energy dissipated, the cold and heat clashed, and she immediately felt that the true energy in her body was so abundant that it was about to exceed the range that her body could bear. She sensed something was wrong and immediately stepped on the water and flew towards the lake.
She channeled her inner energy, unleashing a powerful surge that enveloped her body until the hot and cold energies within her completely merged, ceasing to generate any more energy and leaving no further fluctuations. Only then did she release the released energy in all directions. Instantly, a whirlwind erupted around her. The Xiaoyao Lang group, some seven or eight zhang away, were struck by the energy and instantly sent flying to the ground. The villagers, bewildered, scrambled to their deaths.
Only Xiaoyao Lang cared about Murong Hanchan. He stood up and looked, and saw a blue cloak fluttering in the wind on the lake. Beneath the cloak, a light blue cross-collar ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) was revealed, incredibly vibrant. Then, the beautiful Murong Hanchan appeared on the lake, her feet treading on the water as if on flat ground, each step piercing the ice, her steps light and graceful, a sweet smile on her face, walking towards Xiaoyao Lang.
Murong Hanchan reached the lake. Looking at Xiaoyao Lang's worried face, she said softly, "Brother Xiaoyao! I'm alright! Hmm, look!" After saying that, she happily spun around.
Without a second thought, Xiaoyao Lang pulled her into his arms. He whispered, "Chan'er! You were so scary just now! I was so worried about you, you know?"
Hearing this, Murong Hanchan felt a warmth in her heart and smiled, "Brother Xiaoyao, in that situation just now, if I hadn't stepped into the lake, I would have hurt you. Now, we're all fine!"
Xiaoyao Lang: "Chan'er! What exactly happened just now? You seemed very upset after that strange thing disappeared from your hand?"
Murong Hanchan: "That thing should be the divine object they were talking about. It's inside my body and cured the cold poison in my body. From now on, I will never have to drink animal blood again!" She then revealed a sweet smile.
Xiaoyao Lang released her and said passionately, "Chan'er! You are so beautiful!"
Murong Hanchan said softly, "I know! In your heart, Chan'er will always be the most beautiful! Brother Xiaoyao, can I have this cloak?"
Xiaoyao Lang declared boldly, "I was worried you wouldn't like it!"
She then nestled into Xiaoyao Lang's arms and whispered, "Brother Xiaoyao! You're so good to me!"
Looking at her, so sweet and beautiful, Xiaoyao Lang felt a surge of excitement in his heart, and without realizing it, he kissed her rosy lips again. Seeing this, Murong Hanchan shyly closed her eyes.
Just as their lips were about to touch, the sound of hooves approached, and Xiaoyao Lang stopped. Murong Hanchan opened her eyes. She wanted to know which annoying guy it was. She broke free from Xiaoyao Lang's embrace and saw that it was Shangguan Yanxin and his two subordinates, Long Bailian and Ximo Guang.
Upon seeing this, Shangguan Yanxin laughed loudly, "Hahaha... I never expected to see my little niece here!" He then looked at Murong Hanchan.
Murong Hanchan said boldly, "So what if you see me? Uncle Shangguan came here to find treasure, didn't he?"
Shangguan Yanxin solemnly said, "That's right! I just passed by this place and saw a group of villagers running away in panic, saying that something magical had appeared here, so I came here to take a look."
Murong Hanchan said boldly, "Uncle Shangguan, do you think there's any treasure here? It's a desolate place, with only this lake and the ground beneath your feet."
Xi Moguang: "You brat! All the villagers have run away! Only the two of you are left here. There must be some treasure that you've hidden away!"
Murong Hanchan laughed and said, "Uncle Shangguan, your subordinate is really clever; he actually guessed right! The treasure is hidden at the bottom of the lake. Hurry up and send him down to retrieve it!"
Upon hearing this, Xi Moguang looked at Shangguan Yandao and said, "Master! I can't swim, so please have Left Envoy Long go down and retrieve it!"
Xiaoyao Lang chuckled, "Chan'er! This man is truly incredibly stupid. You praised him, and he actually believed it!"
Upon hearing this, Long Bailian said sternly, "You believe what that little brat says?"
Xi Moguang listened in a daze and remained silent.
Shangguan Yanxin immediately said, "Little niece! If you don't hand over the treasure, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Murong Hanchan coldly replied, "I have no treasures, nor have I seen any treasures!"
Xiaoyao Lang feigned ignorance and said, "Yes! This place is so desolate, there's no treasure to be found here."
Shangguan Yanxin was furious: "Since that's how it is, then there's nothing more to say!"
Before he finished speaking, he channeled his energy into his right palm and unleashed a powerful strike at the two men. Seeing this, Murong Hanchan countered with a burst of energy from her right palm, sending Xiaoyao Lang flying several feet away. Immediately afterward, she met Shangguan Yanxin's attack with her left palm. The two men clashed violently, each deeply shaken!
Shangguan Yanxin raised his left palm sharply, and Murong was not far behind. They then met the attack from the left and right, the powerful force causing them to take two steps back.
Shangguan Yanxin: "As expected of Mu Hanchan, who is renowned throughout Dongyue! At such a young age, her internal strength is already so high!"
Murong Hanchan said frankly, "You are not far behind. I have long heard my father say that the Frost Qi of my Murong family is the ultimate Qi, the Xuanhuang Qi of the Heavenly Palace is the strongest Qi, and Uncle Shangguan's Sanqing Guiyuan Qi is the strongest Qi in the martial world!" After saying that, she looked at Shangguan Yanxin.
On the other side, Xiaoyao Lang was in the woods when Long Bailian and Ximo Guang dismounted and walked towards him.
Xiaoyao Lang looked at the two. Long Bailian was about seven feet tall, incredibly strong, and had a fierce appearance. He held a three-foot-long broadsword, its blade sharp and cold. Xi Moguang was short and held an iron chain hammer, about the size of a fist. Xiaoyao Lang thought to himself, "This thing may be small, but if it hits someone, it will leave several holes in their body."
Xiaoyao Lang was a little nervous and said boldly, "What are you doing? You two are respected seniors in the martial arts world. You wouldn't bully a nobody like me, would you?"
Xi Moguang laughed and said, "So what if I bully you? Nobody here knows anyway!"
Looking over, Xiaoyao Lang saw that Long Bailian had already drawn his sword and hurriedly said, "Left Envoy Long, is that right! You are a Left Envoy, after all. You should be a great figure, a true man, a hero. You don't need your big sword to deal with me!"
On the lakeside, Shangguan Yanxin, upon hearing this, laughed loudly and said, "Indeed! Your Murong family's Frost Qi can penetrate the body and transform into profound energy, which is truly exceptional. The Xuanhuang Qi of the Heavenly Pole Palace was so powerful that even the once invincible Flame Emperor Arrow could not penetrate it, proving its strength is undeniable. As for my Three Pure Returning to Origin Qi, although it was developed late, in terms of internal strength, I have dominated the martial world for seven or eight years without encountering an opponent, and its strength is why I am so famous in the martial world!" He finished speaking with a face full of pride.
Upon hearing this, Murong Hanchan arrogantly declared, "It seems that today, the two of the three energies of Dongyue will be decided here!" After saying this, she looked at Shangguan Yanxin with a provocative gaze.
Shangguan Yanxin said, "If you don't have the treasure, as long as you tell me its whereabouts, we can stop here."
Murong Hanchan sneered, "Treasures or not, I have no interest in them. But today we meet in the martial world, and I, your humble niece, wish to witness the Three Pure Ones Returning to Origin Qi. How dare I claim to be the strongest of all Qi!" Provocative, Murong Hanchan coldly regarded him, pointing a finger at Shangguan Yanxin.
Shangguan Yanxin laughed heartily: "Good! Then so be it!"
As soon as Shangguan Yanxin finished speaking, his powerful palm struck towards Murong Hanchan. Murong Hanchan retreated into the lake, also gathering her energy and palm, displaying no less of her kingly aura.
The blue cloak swayed in the wind, propelled by the surge of energy, revealing a handsome yet graceful figure, like a dragon. Shangguan Yanxin gathered his energy, maximizing his attack and speed! His palm strikes and counter-attacks were ferocious and domineering!
Murong Hanchan's palm strikes appeared light and swift, yet their power remained undiminished, domineering and unparalleled, each move capable of stirring up waves. Her movements, from striking to withdrawing, were like those of a snake spirit—ruthless, precise, and fierce, lacking nothing.
Although they were on the lake, they moved as if on flat ground, their feet moving freely between different paths. Both were the fastest, the most ruthless, and masters of internal energy.
Two graceful figures moved swiftly across the lake's surface, their back-and-forth exchanges creating the most beautiful and exciting close-quarters combat. While close combat is fundamental to martial arts, and the techniques used are techniques we can all employ, it is precisely because we all know them that the melody of death can be played out.
On the lakeshore, Xi Moguang twirled his halberd, preparing to attack Xiaoyao Lang.
Xiaoyao Lang shouted urgently, "Hey! Wait!!"
Xi Moguang was furious and said impatiently, "What's wrong with you now! Are you going to hit me or not?" As he spoke, he stopped turning the hammer.
Looking at the fighting Murong Hanchan in the lake, Xiaoyao Lang thought to himself: "How could I, a grown man, let my beloved be put in such danger? I'm utterly incompetent. If I let these two join the fight now, and something happens to Murong Hanchan, what kind of man am I!" Anyway, he had cold energy within him, which he could quickly freeze with his willpower, and that should be enough to hold off these two.
Thinking of this, Xiaoyao Lang said to Ximo Guang, "How can we fight? You have a weapon, but I don't. This is completely unfair! I'm too lazy to fight you!"
Xi Moguang thought about it and realized that what he said made sense. How could he fight if it wasn't fair? So he threw down the folding hammer and said, "Is it fair now? I don't have a weapon either, so can I fight now?" After saying that, he raised his fist to strike.
Xiaoyao Lang: "Wait! Hold on!"
Xi Moguang angrily said, "If you don't hit me, I'll go hit that woman!"
Long Bailian, already impatient, shouted, "Xi Moguang, stop wasting your breath on him! Take this!" Instantly, he slashed at Xiaoyao Lang with his sword.
Seeing this, Xiaoyao hurriedly dodged, his blade slashing to the ground, the sharp force sweeping away fallen leaves. He was already drenched in cold sweat. Instantly, the blue dragon soul within him seemed to sense the danger, and in an instant, incomparably cold energy erupted from his entire body. Xiaoyao thought to himself, "The opportunity has come!"
Seeing Long Bailian slashing horizontally again, Xiaoyao Lang rolled over and landed beside him, grabbing his legs with both hands. Long Bailian sheathed his sword and raised it high, preparing to stab Xiaoyao Lang on the ground. Xiaoyao Lang thought for a moment, not caring about that, and attacked Long Bailian's groin instead.
Long Bailian screamed in pain, throwing down his sword and hastily protecting his groin. At this moment, the ice had frozen the two of them. Seeing this, Xi Moguang quickly stepped forward and punched Xiaoyao Lang in the head, but as soon as he punched, the ice instantly spread throughout his body, rendering him unable to move.
In an instant, the three were turned into ice sculptures. Long Bailian and Xi Moguang, both martial artists, instinctively used their internal energy to melt the ice. But Xiaoyao Lang would not let them succeed. He continued to use his will to activate his dragon soul, and the ice thickened until he lost consciousness.
The two had been locked in a fierce battle in the lake for a long time, their lives hanging in the balance, and they had no idea how many moves they had exchanged. In the end, however, they were evenly matched.
Suddenly, Murong Hanchan heard a scream from the shore. Worried about Xiaoyao Lang, she couldn't hide the power of her love. Instantly, her thick brows furrowed, her inner energy surged, and an extreme chill enveloped her, even freezing the lake beneath her feet into a thin layer of ice. Then, she gathered her energy into a sword, wielding two swords simultaneously, and shouted, "Hanchan's Voice: Twin Swords Resonate!"
Seeing her wielding two swords, her cloak billowing with her movements, and her cold gaze sending chills down one's spine. Meanwhile, his inner energy had been pushed to its limit, with no further room for maneuver. With the sword drawing ever closer, he had no choice but to fight desperately.
Murong Hanchan's movements were so swift they seemed illusory, her twin swords moving with lightning speed. Shangguan Yanxin had already sensed the oppressive aura of death, an aura he had never felt before, one that threatened to kill him.
He thought Ling Xueyan's swordsmanship should be about speed, but he was wrong. The swordsmanship he was facing now was the one that could truly produce the melody of death.
The two figures clashed, and in the blink of an eye, a single exchange had passed, leaving Shangguan Yanxin with several sword wounds. Murong Hanchan, without turning her head, thrust her swords again, then leaped into the air, spinning, and uttered once more: "Hanchan's voice is heard, but her sword is nowhere to be found!"
In an instant, unparalleled sword energy, like a torrential rain breaking through the sky, pierced through Shangguan Yanxin.
Seeing this, Shangguan Yanxin realized that he had no way to dodge such a move, let alone retaliate. Immediately, he unleashed his full power, channeling the Three Pure Ones' Primordial Qi to protect himself.
At this moment, no matter how dense and powerful Murong Hanchan's swords were, they were like mud oxen entering the sea when they struck the Three Pure Ones' Qi Shield.
Seeing this, Murong Hanchan, wielding her twin swords with immense power, leaned down and thrust them diagonally towards Shangguan Yanxin. However, as the swords broke through his defenses, no matter how much force she continued to replenish, it was all neutralized by the Three Pure Ones Returning to Origin Qi.
Enraged, Murong Hanchan leaped into the air once more, simultaneously spinning her twin swords (all sword rotations are achieved by rotating the hand, like spinning a stick, not by the sword's own rotation. The swordsman rotates the sword to rapidly infuse energy into its blade) upwards. She then combined her two swords into one and casually uttered, "Hanchan's Twin Swords Sky-Piercing Slash!"
Instantly, the surrounding air currents surged violently, and a massive, 28-foot-long sword, formed from concentrated qi, appeared in mid-air, carrying unparalleled power. As Murong Hanchan's body descended, the sword cleaved down with overwhelming force, causing a three-foot-high wave to rise from the lake, and echoing sounds reverberated through the deep mountains: "Three Pure Ones Return to Origin Qi - Break!"
Shangguan Yanxin was immediately struck by the force, spitting out blood. In the blink of an eye, Murong Hanchan's twin swords reappeared in her hands. She held the single blade horizontally in her left hand, and in the blink of an eye, the cold blade was already against Shangguan Yanxin's neck.
At the critical moment, Shangguan Yanxin weakly said, "Murong~niece, no matter...no matter what...you are still my...my Shangguan family's~future daughter-in-law. If you kill...kill me, how can I face you...your father!" As he spoke, Shangguan Yanxin's body slowly sank into the lake.
Murong Hanchan sheathed her sword, grabbed his collar with one hand, flew to the lake shore, and threw him to the ground. She said sternly, "I said that as long as your son's martial arts surpass mine, I will marry him; if he can't, tell him to find someone else."
After saying that, he hurriedly went to find Xiaoyao Lang. Shangguan Yanxin saw his departing figure, his blue cloak floating afterward, his graceful figure exuding the aura of a king.
Who says women have no reputation?
The twin swords flowed together in the cold moonlight.
These three moves alone demonstrate the aura of a king.
The rankings deserve to be displayed in the Emperor's Palace!
Murong Hanchan found Xiaoyao Lang and saw that the three of them had been frozen into small icebergs. She quickly used her inner strength to melt them, thinking that even if her inner strength was deep, it would take at least half an hour to melt so much ice.
Driven by her will, the crimson dragon soul within her seemed to sense something, and an extremely hot aura instantly arose. Murong Hanchan was overjoyed and hurriedly channeled her true energy to guide and activate it, and flames instantly erupted from her palms.
Now she fully understood that what she had obtained that morning was a divine object. The divine object, upon entering her body, not only completely neutralized the cold poison within, but also resided within her body. Therefore, she could now use the Frost Qi without any restraint!
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