Translated by: Novellise
On the morning of that day, the Hall of the Eight Extremities issued an order for all the disciples to return.
At that moment, all the disciples of the Eight Extremities, regardless of their identity or location, dropped everything and rushed to the main hall in Cangzhou.
Even some of the military leaders from the Hall of the Eight Extremities showed great interest in the matter.
In a short time, the entire martial world was stirred up, and martial artists from all over gathered to witness Luyuan's battle!
Three days later...
Inside the Eight Extremities Hall, the crowd was huge.
The audience seats were already filled with martial artists who had come from all directions, showing off their formidable strength.
There were even several martial arts masters sitting among the spectators.
Luyuan stood calmly on the sparring stage.
Facing him was a middle-aged man dressed in a black martial arts robe.
The man had a determined face and a robust physique.
This man was none other than the current hall master of the Eight Extremities Hall, Wu Zhong!
"Your strength is not bad, but your understanding of martial intent is lacking. Let your senior hall master come." Luyuan shook his head.
Although Wu Zhong was a low-level martial arts master, he had not even grasped martial intent, making him no match for Luyuan.
However, Wu Zhong refused to back down.
In less than three rounds, he was sent flying by Luyuan.
Seeing this, the disciples of the Eight Extremities were furious and took turns to challenge him.
Among the disciples who stepped onto the stage were military warriors with two stars on their shoulders and special forces soldiers who had spent years on missions in the borderlands.
But in the face of his absolute power, they were like chickens and dogs, unable to withstand a single blow.
At that moment, Luyuan appeared in everyone's eyes as an invincible demon king, powerful enough to drive people to despair.
The disciples of the Eight Extremities, who had boasted about teaching Luyuan a lesson and toasting him with champagne at halftime, were now devastated, as if they had suffered a devastating blow.
"Could it be that our Eight Extremities Hall has truly become devoid of talent?"
At that moment, the martial arts conviction of all the Eight Extremities disciples wavered!
"No!"
"Our Eight Extremities Hall has not lost yet!"
Just as all the Eight Extremities disciples were doubting their lives, Wu Zhong's eyes turned red as he roared hoarsely.
He turned towards the backyard, then suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud.
"As a sinner, Wu Zhong is incapable of bringing shame to Cangzhou Hall!"
"I implore the Senior Hall Master to appear and restore the prestige of our Eight Extremities Hall!"
"Senior Hall Master?"
Upon hearing this title, which had rarely been mentioned in twenty years, all the Eight Extremities disciples were thunderstruck. Even the expressions of other martial artists changed dramatically.
The Hall of Eight Extremities was known as a lineage with two Grandmasters, but only the older generation of martial artists knew that the former Hall Master, Wu Hongsheng, was the true pillar of the Hall of Eight Extremities!
He was a legendary figure in the martial world.
It was said that Wu Hongsheng had extraordinary talents since childhood.
By the age of ten, he had attained great strength, and by the age of thirty, he had become a martial arts master.
With only a pair of iron fists, he roamed the north and south.
He was known throughout the martial arts world as 'God Fist'.
This reputation was not just a title, but one he had earned with his fists and kicks!
Wu Hongsheng's fame spread far and wide, and he was appointed chief martial arts instructor by the royal family, basking in unparalleled glory.
Later, he entered the Shaolin Temple three times, challenging the Eighteen Bronze Men, but always failing at the Writing Pavilion.
However, instead of giving up, Wu Hongsheng became even braver.
By the age of fifty, he had successfully risen to the rank of martial arts grandmaster!
But no one expected that at the peak of his life, Wu Hongsheng would suddenly encounter an unforeseen event.
As if he had been struck by an unprecedented blow.
From then on, he became discouraged and retreated into seclusion.
For twenty years, he did not set foot outside his backyard.
The reason Luyuan chose to visit the Hall of the Eight Extremities this time was to witness the behaviour of this legendary figure.
Wu Zhong's roar brought back the long forgotten memories of many Eight Extremities disciples.
The next moment...
All the Eight Extremities disciples knelt down and shouted at the top of their lungs.
"Please, Senior Hall Master, appear and enhance the prestige of our Eight Extremities Hall!"
The roar of the Eight Extremities disciples was deafening, like a landslide or a tsunami, audible even from miles away.
A minute passed, two minutes passed, half an hour passed...
But there was still no movement in the courtyard.
It was only when the disciples of the Eight Extremities were hoarse from shouting, their hearts sinking to the bottom of the valley, that there was a sudden creaking!
The gates of the backyard that had been sealed for twenty years suddenly burst open.
"As a young martial arts master with limitless potential, why do you want to oppress others?"
As the crowd turned to the source of the voice, their hearts trembled.
An elderly man with white hair and black clothes appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
The old man was over sixty, with a weathered face.
But as he moved with a powerful gait, there was still a strong aura of an experienced warrior.
When he appeared, the whole place fell silent and everyone's eyes were drawn to him.
This man was the former hall master of the Eight Extremities Hall, the legendary martial arts grandmaster Wu Hongsheng!
"Younger generation Luyuan, I have met the elder."
Even though Luyuan had come to challenge, he could not neglect proper etiquette.
"I never expected to see such a remarkably talented junior like you in this era of decline. Truly, heroes come from the younger generation."
Wu Hongsheng praised, not hiding his admiration for Luyuan.
But then his tone became extremely harsh.
"But by hurting my Eight Extremities disciples and tarnishing the reputation of our hall, what exactly do you intend to do?"
"I heard that the Eight Extremities Fist is vicious in attacks, and I just wanted to learn from the fist techniques."
Luyuan replied calmly.
Upon hearing this, Wu Hongsheng laughed.
The other martial artists in the audience were also excited.
High-level martial arts were usually not passed down.
Luyuan's attempt to grasp the unrevealed secrets of the Hall of the Eight Extremities was too ambitious.
"Daring! Do you really think that our Eight Extremities Fist has no one competent?"
Wu Hongsheng suddenly stamped his foot.
"Boom!"
The entire area shook.
The solid floor made of special cement was now covered with deep, bottomless cracks, resembling a spider's web.
This display of power from just one foot was terrifying!
Seeing this, the martial artists present couldn't help but gasp in shock.
This was the terrifying aspect of a martial arts grandmaster.
With a single movement of their hands and feet, they could unleash unparalleled power.
The Eight Extremities Fist was known for its fierce and powerful strikes, with the momentum of "shaking the sky with a swing and shaking the earth with a stomp".
At that moment, if Wu Zhong's strike had landed on someone's body, it would have been enough to kill a fully developed internal energy martial artist instantly!
As everyone stood in awe, Wu Hongsheng himself used this power to leap into the air, soaring towards Luyuan like a majestic eagle.
Next, he concentrated the internal energy of his entire body into one point, and his bursting punch was fierce like an angry beast, seemingly capable of collapsing mountains and the earth!
[Fist Intent: Mountain Crumbling!]
But in the next instant, while Wu Hongsheng was in midair, his left hand clenched into a fist once again, and his punch was powerful and incomparable, like a cannonball firing, with the momentum to crush mountains and seas!
As he approached, he swung one leg out of the air like a giant axe, devastating and unstoppable!
At that moment, Wu Hongsheng demonstrated the essence of the Eight Extremities Fist - breaking, digging, shaking, thrusting and leaning - in a most vivid way.
Especially with his casual and fluid execution, it made all the Eight Extremities students see him as a deity and marvel at his skill.
"No wonder he is a legendary figure in the martial world, his moves are extraordinary".
Facing Wu Hongsheng's fierce and unrelenting attacks like a storm, Luyuan was chilled, feeling a long lost sense of danger.
But he wasn't afraid. Instead, he became even more excited.
A true martial artist must stand on the brink of life and death to forge an unyielding and invincible will!
(End of chapter)