At this time, Yang Qi's clothes were torn, but there was no bloodstain. On the contrary, there were a few bloodstains on Gu Xingnan's body, but these bloodstains were very shallow and would not affect him at all.
"What a strong body! I clearly have the upper hand, but I can't even beat him." Gu Xingnan stared at Yang Qi not far away, his face gloomy and somewhat scary.
In the brief fight, Gu Xingnan relied on his profound cultivation to have the upper hand, but after Yang Qi blocked his attack, the remaining power was unable to break Yang Qi's physical defense. On the contrary, some of the remaining power fell on his body, leaving some blood marks.
Therefore, although Gu Xingnan seemed to have the upper hand in the fight between the two sides, in fact, he was struggling more than Yang Qi. After all, he was not a cultivator who also practiced physical cultivation.
"It is rumored that Yang Qi also practices physical cultivation. I didn't expect that his body is stronger than that of the physical cultivation practitioners."
The strength of Yang Qi's body was beyond Gu Xingnan's expectations. Although he was able to gain some advantages by relying on his deep Yuan power, it was not so easy to defeat Yang Qi.
Although Gu Xingnan could rely on his deep energy to hold Yang Qi back when Liu Ren arrived, an eight-star martial master at the peak of his power would be beyond the ability of Xuankong Snake and Yang Qi to deal with. By then, Yang Qi and Xuankong Snake would surely die.
But this was not what Gu Xingnan wanted. As one of the top geniuses of his generation, Gu Xingnan had his own pride. Relying on his cultivation that was one major realm beyond his, he was unable to defeat Yang Qi. This was something he could not accept.
"Yang Qi." Gu Xingnan looked at Yang Qi and said coldly, "Although I don't want to admit it, your strength is indeed beyond my expectations."
"You're not bad either."
Yang Qi smiled coldly. Gu Xingnan's strength was even slightly stronger than his. Among all the geniuses he had met, Gu Xingnan was the strongest one. If it were not for his tough and strong body, Yang Qi would never be Gu Xingnan's opponent.
"If I give you more, I won't be your opponent, but unfortunately, you don't stand a chance." Gu Xingnan sneered and continued, "Originally, I never planned to use this martial art, but it's worth it to kill you."
Martial arts
Yang Qi was stunned. In fact, Gu Xingnan had already displayed martial arts at the Martial King level before. After all, Wuzhou Academy was not a sect specializing in swordsmanship, so it was impossible for it to have too many martial arts at the Martial King level related to swordsmanship. Moreover, the more martial arts are practiced, the more powerful they become. Although the martial arts at the Martial King level have different powers, the difference is not too big.
Martial arts like Yuan Jian Dian simply cannot be created by a practitioner at the Martial King level. Although Yuan Jian Dian belongs to the Martial King level of martial arts, it is extremely difficult to practice. Almost only Martial King powerhouses can practice it to the perfect level. As for practitioners below the Martial King level, those who can practice it to the perfect level are rare.
Martial arts of the level of Yuan Jian Dian were not available in the Wu Zhou Academy. Even if it did, it would be impossible for Gu Xingnan to practice it to perfection!
Whoosh~
Before Yang Qi could think about it, Gu Xingnan's figure flashed and instantly turned into a stream of light, rushing towards Yang Qi. The long sword shook and turned into a sharp sword light, slashing towards Yang Qi.
The sword light streaked across the sky, and in an instant, an extremely domineering force pressed towards Yang Qi, as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was breaking apart.
"How could it be? Such a strong power."
Feeling the terrifying power contained in the sword light, Yang Qi's face changed, and he raised the sword in his hand, which turned into a huge sea of green flowers to meet the oncoming sword light.
Snap!
The sword light fell, and the sea of flowers shattered. The entire sea of flowers was directly pierced by the violent and sharp sword light. Then, the sword light continued to have its power and fiercely slashed at Yang Qi.
Bang!
With a muffled bang, Yang Qi's body was directly chopped away by the sword, bright red blood splattered, and a huge sword mark appeared on his chest.
"So strong?"
Yang Qi suppressed the surging blood in his body and his face solemnly looked. The martial arts displayed by Gu Xingnan were obviously much stronger than the martial king level martial arts he had just displayed. Just one sword strike had injured him seriously.
"It's clearly just a martial arts skill at the Martial King level, but it has such power. Could it be..."
Yang Qi had seen many martial arts at the Martial King level, including the Tyrant Sword Art and the Heavenly Origin Sword Art, which were both martial arts at the Martial King level, and they were relatively powerful martial arts at the Martial King level. The martial arts displayed by Gu Xingnan were obviously weaker, but the power it unleashed was slightly stronger.
“No wonder Gu Xingnan was able to mobilize so many practitioners. Although I have long known that the Martial King-level expert from the Wu Zhou Academy values Gu Xingnan, I did not expect that he would value him to this extent and spend so much effort to help him deduce martial arts at the Martial King level!” Yang Qi’s pupils shrank, and a thought flashed through his mind.
The power of the martial arts displayed by Gu Xingnan was so strong because this martial art was deduced with the help of a powerful Martial King, and Gu Xingnan himself comprehended and created it!
To some extent, this martial art can be considered as a martial art created by Gu Xingnan himself!
Generally, martial arts are at the highest level when they are cultivated to perfection, but in fact, there is a perfect level above perfection. Because martial arts are passed down by predecessors, they retain some of their understanding, and it is impossible for the younger generation to fully comprehend perfection. Therefore, it is almost impossible to make further progress after martial arts are cultivated to perfection.
If you want to practice a martial art to perfection, it is impossible to practice martial arts created by others. Only martial arts created by yourself can reach perfection and bring the power of martial arts to perfection. Because that martial art is the most suitable for you!
Just like when Yang Qi was a martial master, under the guidance of Lin Qingyu, he merged the Green Lotus Sword Art and the Yuan Sword Art, thus increasing the power of the Yuan Sword Art. In addition to the increase in power due to the fusion of the two martial arts, the new martial arts after the fusion can barely be considered as Yang Qi's own creation, which can restore the power of the martial arts to perfection.
"I didn't expect that you could get a Martial King to help you create a Martial King-level martial art of your own." Yang Qi looked at Gu Xingnan not far away, with a solemn look on his face.
It is not easy to create one's own martial arts, especially for someone like Gu Xingnan, who created martial arts that are higher than his own level.
If Gu Xingnan was left alone to create, he would not be able to do it. Only with the guidance of a martial arts master step by step could he create his own martial arts. Even with the guidance of a martial arts master, the process would still be extremely energy-consuming and time-consuming. Even a direct disciple might not have such treatment.
Yang Qi only knew that Gu Xingnan had a special status in Wu Zhou Academy and was valued by the Martial King. But now, he understood how much the Martial King valued Gu Xingnan, even above his personal disciples. Perhaps it was for this reason that Gu Xingnan, who was only a three-star Martial Lord, could easily mobilize five- and six-star Martial Lords, or even high-level Martial Lords! (To be continued)