The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

"System, I want to challenge Ji Dan."

Ji Dan, also known as Prince Ji Dan of Yan, this long-standing leek was ready to be harvested, and Qing Yu had been coveting his Innate Qiankun Skill for a long time.

"Host challenging Ji Dan, Inheritance Space opening..." The mechanical voice of the system rang in his ears.

After that, naturally, was the familiar blurring of vision...

The scene now before him was a towering palace, a majestic expansive square, and a solemn and dignified platform.

"This place should be..." Qing Yu skimmed through the memories of his past life, trying to identify this somewhat familiar setting.

"Xianyang Palace?"

Xianyang Palace, the Imperial Palace of the Qin Empire. In his previous life, Qing Yu had visited Xianyang as a tourist, seeing once the residence of the world's first Emperor. However, at that time, Xianyang Palace had long been mostly destroyed by Xiang Yu, and naturally, Qing Yu had not seen its true original form.

Due to the architectural style of the Qin Dynasty favoring elevated platform designs, Xianyang Palace was characterized by three words—tall, grand, and superior—truly exhibiting the pride of the first Feudal Dynasty.

"Tsk, as the Crown Prince of Yan Kingdom, it's quite... that the most memorable place for him is Xianyang Palace," Qing Yu shook his head with a wry smile.

The Yan Dan in 'Emperor's Legend' did not have the virtuous and glorious image found in other stories, but rather, he was thoroughly contemptible in his deeds.

His entire life was oppressed by Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, with his only victory perhaps being when he fooled Ying Zheng with a Bull Head trick.

According to history, this Prince of Yan was eventually beheaded by his father, King Yan Xi, as an offering to seek peace with Qin Shi Huang.

The fact that his deepest impression was of Xianyang Palace makes evident the depth of his grudge and shadow over Ying Zheng.

Qing Yu turned back and looked towards the young man on the distant staircase platform, and with a slight chuckle said, "Prince Ji Dan of Yan, demonstrate your strength, let me see if you are worthy to be my opponent."

His patronizing words twisted the face of the young man, who was seething with intense Heart Fire. This scene reminded him of the enemy he had sworn to kill in his lifetime.

"You're seeking death!"

The Spiritual Crane Skill was displayed, and Ji Dan's monkey-like arms stretched out elegantly, soaring towards him like a crane.

"Heavenly Fire Burning the World."

Ji Dan, from his high vantage, condensed a powerful surge of Fire Power, unleashing a Li Trigram Meteorology, bombarding the unmoving Qing Yu with fierce Heavenly Fire.

"Too weak."

Qing Yu stood still, two pale golden track wheels appearing around him, spinning continuously. The powerful Fire Power of Heavenly Fire Burning the World struck the track wheels but couldn't budge them in the slightest, instead repelling Ji Dan back into the air.

"Just use Heavenly Shock and Earthly Movement; otherwise, you won't be able to stir my will to battle," Qing Yu said calmly, glancing at the incredulous Ji Dan.

The Six Extremes before the real deal of Innate Qiankun Skill, was equivalent to the might of the genuine Six God Technique, considered a Five Stars Martial Arts. But once the seventh extreme, Heavenly Shock and Earthly Movement, was added, its power was incomparable.

To draw into oneself the Qi of all things from Heaven and Earth, and to unleash the force of Heaven and Earth through one's body, each move's power was Earth-shattering. The more Qi of Heaven and Earth absorbed, the greater the demonstrated power, and theoretically, there was no limit to its might, officially recognized as the Martial Arts with the greatest destructive power.

Although theoretical matters often don't align with reality - after all, many Martial Arts theoretically have no limits - but Heavenly Shock and Earthly Movement was indeed tremendously powerful.

"Don't be so arrogant!"

Qing Yu genuinely offered advice, but Ji Dan was having none of it. He gathered his Power, and his movements commenced once more, palm force after palm force thrusting out, each strike as rapid as thunder, domineering in a manner unlike any other.

Thunder Moves Nine Heavens.

Another one of the six wonders of Qiankun's strength.

Qing Yu's eyebrows lightly raised, a look of impatience evident in his eyes. Ji Dan's strength was indeed far inferior to his, and Qing Yu really had no interest in playing this cat-and-mouse game.

If not for the fact that Heavenly Shock and Earthly Movement was too powerful and would trigger natural disasters upon unleashing, making it unsuitable to test in reality, he wouldn't bother letting Ji Dan jump around like this.

Alas, Ji Dan just didn't get his hint.

"Doesn't know whether he's alive or dead."

Qing Yu raised his palm and channeled his qi, employing the power of the Five Elements, but these Five Elements were mutually counteracting and contained endless fierce and ominous qi.

"Five Elements Interfere."

In the sky, five-colored lights appeared, only to then vanish, the murderous intent of their counteraction making no distinction between friend and foe, both sides equally struck.

Yet Qing Yu was naturally skilled in qi cultivation and had the Saint and Demon Embryo as his foundation, so he could easily disregard this backlash.

But Ji Dan couldn't handle it.

Five Elements Interfere shattered Thunder Moves Nine Heavens, and Ji Dan, horrified, put his strength into both hands, his qi force surging to deflect the incoming attack.

This move was the Heavenly Cycle from the Innate Qiankun Skill, designed specifically for defense and deflecting attacks, possessing the efficiency of leveraging strength to move much heavier weights.

But as Qing Yu had progressed, he had learned many martial arts techniques for deflecting attacks. With Ji Dan's limited skills, there was no way he could divert even a fraction of the force in Qing Yu's hands.

Heavenly Cycle was broken once more, and the vicious qi of the Five Elements struck Ji Dan's arms as he saw defense, immediately causing blood to spurt and Ji Dan's arm bones to break, his muscles also atrophied due to the sinister energy.

"Give you one last chance: either die or use Heavenly Shock and Earthly Movement," Qing Yu stood with his hands behind his back, his tone light yet carrying an air of impatience.

Ji Dan's weakness had really reached a certain limit. His foundation wasn't even as good as He Fengsa's, whom Qing Yu had killed earlier, barely enough to arouse Qing Yu's spirit for battle.

Hearing the final ultimatum, Ji Dan gritted his teeth, stimulated his True Qi, and drew upon the Heaven and Earth Qi.

Primordial Energy gathered, and Ji Dan leaped into the air, a hurricane swirling around him, forming a giant tornado with him at the core. With injured arms joined, he spun with the wind and launched his attack.

A marble column on the plaza was swept up by the tornado, with the wind force instantly shredding it into fragments and sending them hurtling toward Qing Yu.

The seventh wonder of Qiankun, Sky Shattering Earth Quaking·Wind Breaking Earth.

"Not a bad offensive move," Qing Yu nodded and said, "but that's all there is to it—the martial arts are not bad, but the person using them is unsatisfactory."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qing Yu moved from his spot for the first time, forming a sword with his fingers, a boundless sword momentum creating a tornado of Sword Qi that moved around his body, converging at the tip of Qing Yu's finger, the pinnacle of the hurricane.

He had also unleashed an attack similar to Wind Breaking Earth, confronting Ji Dan's Wind Breaking Earth with a storm of Sword Qi.

The two collided the next moment, their sharp moves meeting head-on, piercing each other.

Then, Ji Dan's hands were shredded by sword energy, eliciting a piercing scream as the Sword Qi hurricane pierced through the tornado, with Qing Yu's fingertip landing on Ji Dan's head, Sword Qi breaking open his skull and emerging from the other side of his body.

Clearly, in this contest of sharpness, Qing Yu's move was the needle's point and Ji Dan's was the wheat awn. They seemed equally sharp, but the material was entirely different.

Qing Yu's foundation was far superior to Ji Dan's. Having been holding back all this time, once he went all out, even without using his strongest technique, he could break through this half-baked Wind Breaking Earth.

"However, the environmental damage caused by Heavenly Shock and Earthly Movement is quite severe. After its use, this place will likely suffer from wind disasters for a while," Qing Yu looked around and muttered to himself.