The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

Jashu's hand pressed against his forehead, his left shielding his left eye, leaving only his right eye exposed, radiating a wolf-like gleam. He bellowed, "Attack now!"

From beneath the night sky, a figure clad in a black robe appeared, catching everyone's attention.

"Thud—"

Qing Yu's brow slightly raised as a Golden Bell Shield appeared around him, blocking the finger strength that emerged out of nowhere from behind.

"Failing your ambush, you decide to resort to a sneak attack?"

This black-robed person was Jashu's accomplice, lying in wait in the distant mountains. Seeing Qing Yu act, he had stealthily approached this place.

The finger strength that had attacked Qing Yu from behind was precisely this person's handiwork.

Qing Yu stood within the Golden Bell Shield, a divine light flashing in his eyes, as if to see through the black hood and glimpse the true face of the man in the black robe.

"Showing your tail while hiding your head, and you carefully concealed the trajectory of that finger strength. It seems you are quite a significant figure."

The man in the black robe ignored Qing Yu's words. His robe fluttering, he darted through the air, launching finger strengths along arcane trajectories, sealing off all of Qing Yu's routes of retreat.

Evidently, the black-robed person didn't want to reveal any information and refused to speak.

Seeing the black-robed person act, Jashu's curved blade emanated a tremendous Blade Energy, chopping towards Qing Yu, whose routes of retreat had been sealed.

Blade Energy and finger strength, both launched in attack, intent on claiming Qing Yu's life.

Qing Yu, facing danger, remained calm and collected. His Sword Light swept across, the Greedy Wolf Sword unleashing a storm of sword light, blasting at the Blade Energy slicing towards him. At the same time, his body shifted to the side in flight, treating the incoming finger strengths as if they were nothing, flying toward the left.

The dozen or so finger strengths that struck Qing Yu all dissipated without effect, like a mud cow entering the sea.

Return to Nothing.

Qing Yu simultaneously produced several opposing Qi Forces that neutralized these apparently identical yet inherently different finger strengths, breaking free from the attack.

"Boom—"

The storm of sword light clashed with the Blade Energy, scattering sword and blade energies in all directions, the resulting gusts flicking at Qing Yu's clothes and white hair, causing them to dance in the night sky.

Beneath that dancing white hair, Qing Yu's gaze held an unprecedented brightness as he mysteriously stated, "The finger strength seems ordinary, but within it lies a hundred turns of differentiated Qi Force. Mastering Star Calculation, hmm... It must be Ziwei Doushu. Only with it could you have manipulated the Greedy Wolf Star Power that day, infusing it into Jashu's body.

Sir, your identity, I have completely discerned. In the world, those who can mask their foundations without revealing the slightest in my presence, apart from the Strongest, number no more than ten.

Those proficient in Ziwei Doushu, there is only one."

Sword Qi flew in every direction, striking at the man in the black robe, "Bo Tianzhi, the Divine Calculator Baili Shensuan, will you continue to hide?"

Upon hearing Qing Yu's words, the man in the black robe still remained silent. However, his outstretched right hand's fingers twinkled with starlight. A myriad of intricate finger strengths shot out, striking the Sword Qi and instantly transforming—soft or hard, swift or slow—absorbing and countering, breaking the Sword Qi into a scatter of fragments.

"Mystical Heavenly Light Finger, it seems my guess was not wrong," Qing Yu said with a slight smile, the sword slanted across his back.

Bo Tianzhi, the Divine Calculator Baili Shensuan, a renowned figure in worldly society for divinations, from princes and generals to the common folk, each had the chance to ask for his fortunes to be told.

Yet these people had no idea that Baili Shensuan was in fact a follower of Elder Shiming, and his strength was not merely as he had always displayed—a True Pill, but rather Divine Communication.

"The worldly society always says Daoist Qingyu is a master of Yi Skill, something which Baili did not believe. Today, I see the rumors are not unfounded."

The man in the black robe had yet to lift his hood, but his words were an acknowledgement of Qing Yu's speculation.

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There was no helping it; this Divine Calculation from the Human World had not anticipated that Qing Yu's Yi Skill was not inferior to his. Unable to see through Qing Yu's true identity, he narrowed down the scope to ten individuals. Based on the slight traces previously exposed, he managed to guess the identity of the Baili Shensuan.

Whether he acknowledged it or not no longer made any difference.

"However, does Daoist Qingyu not know... if one is too shrewd, it can lead to one's downfall."

His tone took a sharp turn as Baili Shensuan's figure flashed repeatedly in the air, manifesting countless illusions. Fingertips sparkling with starlight, he cast beams of starlight throughout the night sky, forming a Star River that enshrouded Qing Yu within it.

"Daoist, please try to withstand this Star Array of mine," echoed the words of Baili Shensuan among the myriad illusions.

The Star Array contained the essence of Baili Shensuan's Yi Skill, using Finger Strength to simulate the Heavenly Stars, and converting the movement of the Star Constellations to trap and kill within the Star River, one of Baili Shensuan's lethal moves.

Unleashing this killing move directly displayed his unwavering intent to kill.

Earlier, his move was meant for Jashu to loot the array, but now, his strike was meant for concealing his own identity. The intent to kill in each case was as different as heaven and earth.

The Star River enveloped Qing Yu, and every point of starlight had its unique characteristics. Even Qing Yu's Return to Nothing struggled to neutralize them all.

To execute a myriad of ever-changing attacks, and to counter such changing attacks, the difficulty could not be measured in mere Daoist miles. The former only needed to randomly evolve characteristics, while the latter required identifying the nature of each Qi Force to mount a specific counter.

This was also an unavoidable flaw of Return to Nothing.

"Boom—"

The sound of the Golden Bell resounded, countless starry points striking upon the Golden Bell Shield, emitting brilliant and dazzling starlight.

Though Baili Shensuan's Star Array made it difficult to escape, each Finger Strength's power was, in fact, minor for a warrior of the Divinity Realm. The Golden Bell Shield could defend against it.

However, as the star points faded, the golden light of the Golden Bell Shield dimmed.

The most notable feature of the Mystical Heavenly Light Finger was its ability to evolve Qi Force to drain the enemy's True Qi. Although the Finger Strength of the Star Array was weak, it was the perfect move for countering Protective Divine Skill.

Seeing the golden light fade, behind Qing Yu, a point of starlight suddenly brightened enormously. Its position in the Star River belonged to the Greedy Wolf Star; this was truly Baili Shensuan's targeted killing move against Qing Yu.

The starlight surged, the shadow of the Greedy Wolf howled forth, followed by the ferocious, scarred face of Jashu grinning sinisterly.

Using the Star River to block Qing Yu's vision, Jashu had, unbeknownst to when, been accumulating power behind Qing Yu for some time.

"Die!"

The Greedy Wolf shattered the Golden Bell; Blade Energy aimed to slash Qing Yu's waist, but a sword shadow blocked it.

Taking advantage of this moment, Baili Shensuan gathered the starlight, revealing a sharp edge at his fingertips.

"Daoist Qingyu, Baili will see you off."

Like a shooting star, fleeting, yet with brilliance that seemed eternal for an instant. Baili Shensuan finally unleashed his fierce move, aiming directly for Qing Yu's head.

Even for one in the Divinity Realm, if one's head was blown off, death was inevitable. Today, Baili Shensuan would not allow Qing Yu to escape; he was determined to leave Qing Yu's life here.

"Xuanji Star Fate Finger."

Watching that meteor-like Finger Strength penetrate Qing Yu's head, a radiant smile spread across the face under Baili Shensuan's hooded cloak.

But in the next instant, his smile vanished without a trace.

Wisps of rosy clouds spread, blurring Qing Yu's figure. The mist surged towards the heavens, and Qing Yu's figure disappeared without a trace.

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