Chapter 56: Martial Arts Alliance Leader, Breaking Through the Legend
After speaking, Xu Ning charged at Wu Yue with his long axe, his movents swift and decisive.
The two instantly clashed, their weapons eting with a crash.
Xu Ning's axe swung down relentlessly, blow after blow, while Wu Yue dodged constantly, his longsword moving like a serpent, probing for weaknesses and making things difficult for Xu Ning.
Let's end this fight quickly, Xu Ning thought. He swung his axe horizontally in a sweeping arc.
Wu Yue quickly leaped up, landing on Xu Ning's axe shaft, and with another push of his feet, jumped into the air again, his longsword thrusting straight at Xu Ning's head.
"Good!" Xu Ning, seeing this, didn't dodge either. He t the attack head-on, swinging his axe upward.
Wu Yue, falling from the air, had no way to dodge and could only brace himself for a direct clash with Xu Ning.
Clang!
A crisp sound rang out as Wu Yue's longsword snapped in two under the force of the axe.
The axe's attack didn't stop there. It continued its assault toward Wu Yue's chest.
Wu Yue was utterly horrified, but there was no way to dodge in midair. He watched helplessly as the axe grew larger and larger in his vision.
In desperation, Wu Yue threw away the remaining hilt of his sword and struck the long axe with both palms.
Bang—
The terrifying internal force directly knocked Xu Ning's long axe off its course, saving Wu Yue's life.
Wu Yue's face was now filled with shock. The internal force from that single axe was simply terrifying, instantly consuming half of his internal energy to deflect.
At this mont, the axe ca down again, and Wu Yue hurriedly dodged, barely evading.
Finally, after dodging several more strikes, Wu Yue knew he was no match. He stepped back and raised his hand. "I yield. You are the stronger fighter."
The reason why martial arts practitioners were so willing to accept Xu Ning's challenge was largely due to his famous rule in the martial arts world: he never killed anyone. Defeat was not death.
Xu Ning did indeed stop his assault, lowering his axe. "Alliance Leader, you are too kind. It was a good fight."
Wu Yue smiled bitterly, his gaze involuntarily turning to the long axe in Xu Ning's hand. "Your weapon must be a divine weapon. I dare not confront it head-on. That was the deciding factor."
Xu Ning nodded honestly. "Indeed, I had the advantage of equipnt."
If it weren't for the long axe's superior quality, Xu Ning wouldn't have been able to defeat his opponent so quickly. Wu Yue was truly skilled.
Wu Yue nodded, took out a token from his robes, and handed it to Xu Ning. "This is the token of the Martial Arts Alliance Leader. From now on, you are the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, commanding the martial arts world. I acknowledge your superiority."
Xu Ning took it, then held it up in his hand, looking at the surrounding audience. "From today onwards, I will set up an arena here. Whoever defeats will obtain my martial arts techniques and the position of Alliance Leader. The loser only needs to hand over their own technique. This is my challenge to the world."
Afterwards, Wu Yue also handed over his own martial arts technique to Xu Ning as per the rules.
Xu Ning then bought a small courtyard in Martial Arts City and settled down, waiting for challengers to arrive.
Half a month later, Gu Mu returned, looking dejected and downcast.
Xu Ning asked in surprise, "Where have you been? Why do you seem to be in a bad mood? What happened?"
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Gu Mu replied sullenly, "Nothing, Master."
He couldn't really say anything. Not long ago, he had boasted to Wu Dairou that his master was the new Martial Arts Alliance Leader. Instead of being impressed, she had imdiately ignored him and walked away. So he could only return sadly, nursing his wounded pride.
Xu Ning looked at Gu Mu, knowing there was definitely sothing wrong with his disciple, but he was too lazy to ask further. He waved his hand. "Solve your own problems. Don't bring your drama here. Tie Dan! Co here!"
Tie Dan trembled upon hearing his na, quickly lowered his head, and walked over, looking guilty.
Xu Ning imdiately began to scold him for his midnight adventures, listing his cris.
Gu Mu watched from the side, not daring to speak. He quickly took out the remaining few Heavenly Origin Peaches they had stolen and handed them to Xu Ning. "Master, these are for you. A gift."
Xu Ning took them with surprise, took a bite, and then spat them out with a grim expression. "Really awful. Not ripe yet. Why did you pick them before they were ready?"
Gu Mu felt guilty and quickly said, "I'm going back to my room now. Master, do you have a room for ?"
Xu Ning pointed. "No. You sleep with Tie Dan in the stable. It builds character."
Gu Mu paused, but still went to the side room with a stiff upper lip, accepting his punishnt.
For the rest of the ti, Xu Ning stayed in Martial Arts City, waiting for challengers who ca to test their skills against the new Alliance Leader.
In his spare ti, Xu Ning planted Snow Crystal Fruits and Heavenly Origin Peaches in flowerpots and then upgraded their cultivation, nurturing them.
He hadn't had ti before due to constant travel, but now he finally had the opportunity to settle down and cultivate his garden.
Ti flies. Five years passed in the blink of an eye.
Gu Mu successfully broke through to the Innate Realm in the second year. He had already set off on a long journey to find the enemies who had destroyed his family, seeking his revenge.
anwhile, Xu Ning, through continuous challenges and the large number of cultivation techniques he had acquired over the years, had finally upgraded all four of his core techniques to the Divine Grade of the Mortal Realm.
As a large number of cultivation techniques rged and converged in his mind, a qualitative change occurred instantly. An extrely terrifying and special aura ford in Xu Ning's mind, unlike anything he had ever experienced.
Each character in those evolved cultivation techniques was awe-inspiring and mysterious, seemingly capable of granting the power to beco the supre ruler of the world simply by comprehending even one of them.
Such cultivation techniques were simply not sothing that could appear in the mortal realm. They were beyond legend.
Bang bang bang—
A series of explosive sounds emanated from Xu Ning's body as his internal energy surged and transford.
At the sa ti, the sky was instantly covered by dark clouds, with lightning surging within, far beyond the capital.
Rumble—
Thunder roared in the sky, and a torrential thunderstorm instantly descended over the entire land.
One mont, the sky was clear and blue; the next, a raging thunderstorm had broken out, drenching everything.
Xu Ning opened his eyes, looked out the window, and was sowhat surprised. "Breaking through to the legendary realm, and this is the phenonon? A continent-wide thunderstorm?"
Indeed, thanks to this upgrade in his cultivation technique, Xu Ning had successfully broken through to the legendary realm. He nad this new level the Martial Dao Legend.
At this realm, although his cultivation technique was only one theoretical level above that of a Grandmaster, he could easily defeat any Grandmaster in combat.
Just as easily as the Yingying Monster had taken down that Grandmaster with a single claw years ago.
What Xu Ning didn't know was that this torrential rain covered the entire Great Xuan continent, from the capital to the farthest villages.
After the torrential rain ceased, the sky over Daxuan was filled with colorful clouds for five full days, a phenonon no one had ever witnessed.
The entire Daxuan was shaken. At first, they thought soone had just broken through to the Grandmaster level, which was rare enough.
But when they discovered the entire continent was covered in colorful clouds, they were dumbfounded. No one could understand what was happening or what kind of being could cause such a sign.
As for Xu Ning, he left Martial Arts City the day after his breakthrough.
The martial arts alliance leader was like a fleeting flower—appearing quickly and disappearing just as fast, leaving only a legend behind. No one knew where he had gone.
Xu Ning returned the martial arts alliance leader's token to Wu Yue before leaving, having no further use for it.
A year later, Xu Ning, now in a different form, arrived in Tanyun Village, Weinan County.
Yes, this was where his dream had begun, over a hundred years ago.
More than a hundred years had passed since Xu Ning last left, and everything had changed beyond recognition. The village was different, the people were different.
Even if Xu Ning hadn't changed his appearance, no one here would recognize him. He was a stranger in his own birthplace.
After inquiring about who owned the land where his forr thatched hut had stood, Xu Ning bought it and went there.
Now, the place was overgrown with weeds, with only ruins remaining of the original structure. Ti had taken its toll.
"Xu Ning, you're finally back!" A voice suddenly ca from the ruins, weak but familiar.
Xu Ning was also surprised. "You're still here? After all these years?"
When he left last ti, he couldn't take this ordinary thatched hut with him. It had remained here, abandoned. He hadn't expected to be able to communicate with it this ti. Its consciousness had survived.
"If you had co any later, I would have disappeared completely!" The hut's voice was filled with relief. "I've been waiting."
Xu Ning sighed. "Well! Since you're back, I'll repair you and integrate you into the legendary hut. You'll be part of sothing greater."
"Okay!" The hut's voice was filled with joy and anticipation.
To avoid suspicion, Xu Ning didn't release the legendary hut directly. Instead, he built a temporary shed nearby and began constructing a new hut, layer by layer.
Along the way, the old hut told Xu Ning about what had happened in the village after he left, the lives and deaths of those he had once known.
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