Upon hearing the big man's question, Kongwen stepped forward with his staff and replied, "If the benefactor is victorious, nothing will be impossible."
The Dragon's Claw is a rare skill passed down through the Shaolin tradition and has been favored by the Shaolin monks for hundreds of years. It is simple to learn and progress is often rapid, with great power.
Yuan Yin is an exceptional talent in this skill. He has mastered the Dragon's Claw to a high degree while still in his prime, and no one in the monastery, except for the deceased Kongjian, can compare to him in this skill.
With this skill, Yuan Yin is one of the few people in Shaolin who can confidently claim victory over anyone, and Kongwen would certainly agree.
The big man boomed,
"Very well! In that case, I ask for your guidance, Master!''
Having received the abbot's orders and with the honor and disgrace of the Shaolin at stake, Yuan Yin bowed and then roared as he launched himself at the big man.
Yuan Yin's claws were filled with internal energy, and his attack was like a storm of wind and rain. He launched a series of fierce strikes, attacking swiftly.
The big man no longer retreated and dodged, but instead calmly met the attack head-on.
Immediately, there were several loud bangs as fists and claws collided, the sound of internal energy crashing and rubbing against each other echoing throughout the hall!
Wei Yixiao and Yin Tianzheng, who were teaching the crowd defense, were also closely watching the fight. They looked more serious than the six major sects and, although they only exchanged a few words, they could tell that the big man had come to stop the fight and rescue them.
It all depends on this man whether the Ming Cult will still exist tomorrow when the sun rises.
Li Xiu's body has been strengthened to be like stone through the first layer of the Azure Jade Sutra, but Yuan Yin's training in the Dragon Claw Hand has given him calluses on his hands, so tearing wood and breaking stone is just ordinary to him. Therefore, Li Xiu doesn't have much of an advantage in this area.
As for martial arts techniques, Li Xiu needs to hide his identity, so he can't use many of the Shaolin Temple's unique techniques and the Seven Injuries Fist.
Furthermore, it's not possible for Li Xiu to use the Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand like Zhang Wuji does in the movie by using the Heaven and Earth Great Shift to demonstrate it, as it would reveal that he has learned the Heaven and Earth Great Shift and create more problems, affecting future plans if the Ming Cult found out.
However, Li Xiu has noticed something strange while fighting Yuan Yin, but he can't afford to be distracted at the moment, so he puts it aside for now.
Even though he cannot use the Dragon Claw Hand, it does not mean that the Heaven and Earth Great Shift is completely useless. The 36 moves of the Shaolin Dragon Claw Hand are all well known to him, and he has a reaction speed that exceeds that of ordinary people.
As soon as Yuan Yin makes a move, Li Xiu knows what move he will use and where he will attack. He does not know how much faster he is than Yuan Yin, but fighting against him is extremely easy, almost like a joke.
The people in the hall are closely watching the two men's fight and can see some clues.
This big man is truly kind and generous, never attacking but only defending and counterattacking. However, under Yuan Yin's relentless assault, he easily handles it as if it were nothing.
After a dozen moves, this big man has strangely already seen through all of Yuan Yin's moves in the Dragon Claw Hand.
Although Yuan Yin's attack is still fierce and intimidating, it somehow seems like a joke when facing off against the big man. It's more like the big man is guiding Yuan Yin in his attacks, and his punches and kicks are released according to the big man's will. It's bizarre and terrifying!
What's even more strange is that the big man is not using any intricate martial arts techniques during the fight. He is using simple, widely known punches and kicks that are not even worthy of being learned by the other martial arts disciples present.
Yet it is precisely these rough and simple moves that completely overpower the renowned Dragon Claw Hand of Shaolin, giving the big man the aura of a martial arts master.
Everyone else watching thinks that the big man's martial arts has reached an incredible level of sophistication and mystery, but Yuan Yin, who is facing off against him, feels suffocated and uncomfortable.
It's like someone who is happily exhaling but is suddenly muffled and has the remaining dirty air forced back inside them, and thereafter, they have no control over when they can inhale or exhale.
Yuan Yin knows that his martial arts skills are far inferior to the big man's and that the big man could take his life at any moment, but the big man has not yet made a move in order to maintain his dignity.
Yuan Yin sighed and stopped attacking, instead choosing to retreat and perform a bow:
"The gap between our martial arts skills is vast. I am no match for you. Please go ahead and disable my martial arts skills."
The big man laughed boisterously and also performed a bow:
"Master is joking. In just a few dozen moves, I was barely able to hold on against you. If we had continued, I would have lost. I must thank Master for stopping the fight and saving my reputation."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yin couldn't help but feel shame and guilt. He realized that he may have wrongly accused the big man.
Yuan Yin looked at Cheng Kun on the ground and then at the big man before letting out a sigh and attempting to strike his own head with a powerful force.
However, he was stopped halfway by someone.
"Master, why do this? You have trained for decades to develop your incredible skills. It would be a shame to throw them away."
As he spoke, the big man turned to the crowd, his face showing a complex mix of sorrow and anger.
"Today, the Mongols Yuan dynasty have taken over our land, treated us like slaves and livestock. It is already a year of famine, yet they continue to collect taxes, causing millions to starve and mourn throughout the land. The people have suffered for too long."
As he spoke of his anger, the big man couldn't help but wave his hand wildly, pointing forward and back.
"Everyone here is a heroic figure with exceptional martial arts skills. Ordinary people couldn't stand a chance against you. Why not raise your voices and save the people from disaster, easing their suffering?"
"Why waste time fighting amongst ourselves and allowing the Mongols to benefit?"
As the big man spoke with increasing passion and concern for the world, the Six Major Sects fell silent.
"Well said, young brother. Well said...cough, cough..." The White-Brows Eagle King's face turned red with excitement as he agreed, but he couldn't help but be affected by his injuries and broke into a violent fit of coughing.
These words struck a chord with Yin Tianzheng. Although the Ming Cult had originated in Persia, its followers were almost all Han Chinese.
The Ming Cult had always aimed to do good and combat evil, saving the people and resolutely opposing the Yuan dynasty.
Unlike other martial arts sects that sought to dominate the martial arts world and avoid angering the Yuan dynasty, the Ming Cult openly revolted against the Mongols in various places.
They had often been suppressed and hunted by the Yuan dynasty, so they had to be secretive in their actions.
Many of their followers were people who had committed numerous crimes, and they looked down on sects that held power but did nothing with it.
As a result, the Ming Cult and the martial arts world as a whole were at odds, and the friction between them grew.
This is why the Ming Cult became known as the "Demon Cult" in the martial arts world.
As the big man spoke with intense passion and anger, he ignored everything else and pointed at the wounded monk on the ground, shouting with hatred:
"This thief is actually the infamous Cheng Kun, the Primordial Chaos Thunderbolt Hand of the Ming Cult, who has been hiding from the martial arts world for years!"
"He has been undercover at Shaolin for over twenty years, constantly stirring up conflict between the Ming Cult and the Six Major Sects in secret, hoping to use the six sects to wipe out the Ming Cult."
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