High Martial Arts: Enlightenment after Practices

He raised his right hand, the long spear pointed diagonally at the ground.

In his left hand, the second Water Drop floated above his palm.

Then, he made a move that Jialou couldn't comprehend: he pressed the Water Drop onto the tip of the Liaoyuan Long Spear.

The moment the dark gold Water Drop touched the spear tip, the entire weapon shuddered slightly. The dark gold patterns that had been slowly flowing across the shaft suddenly erupted in a blinding light!

The weight was transferred to the body of the spear.

It didn't increase the spear's overall weight. Instead, it endowed that single "point" at the spear's tip with the Water Drop's ultimate penetration Traits.

Xu Wuyi gripped the spear with both hands and, facing the nine streams of saber light, thrust.

Just one thrust.

The spear shot out like a dragon. Its dark gold tip carved a perfectly straight line through the air, precisely striking the one true attack among the nine streams of saber light.

TSSS—

The same soft sound.

The blood-colored saber light shattered.

The tip of the Curved Saber collided with the spear tip.

Then, starting from the point of impact, the Curved Saber broke apart, inch by inch.

It wasn't shattered by force, but "punctured" apart. The spear tip's ultimate Penetration Power, like a drill bit, tore through the blade's structure with devastating ease.

Jialou could only watch as his weapon disintegrated into fragments before his eyes.

He wanted to let go and retreat, but it was too late.

After puncturing the Curved Saber, the spear tip's momentum didn't falter as it thrust toward his chest.

Jialou roared, his burning wings closing in front of him. The dark red, bloody light solidified into a diamond-shaped shield.

This was his strongest defense, capable of blocking any attack below the Grandmaster Level.

The spear tip struck the shield.

Time seemed to freeze in that instant.

The next second.

A pin-sized hole appeared on the shield's surface.

The hole expanded rapidly as spiderweb-like cracks spread across the entire shield.

CRACK—

The shield shattered.

The spear tip pierced through the wings and into Jialou's chest.

There was no explosion, no flash of fire, only the purest form of penetration.

Jialou looked down at the spear tip buried in his chest, a look of utter disbelief appearing in his dark gold, vertical pupils for the first time.

Xu Wuyi pulled his spear back.

The tip brought a spray of blood beads with it, glinting dark red in the dim light.

Jialou staggered backward. The hole in his chest went straight through; his heart had been completely destroyed.

His burning wings dimmed rapidly. The bloody light dissipated, and his Life Energy receded like a tide.

Jialou opened his mouth, as if to say something, but ultimately no sound came out.

His towering body pitched forward, his grayish-white wings spreading limply on the ground. The light in his dark gold, vertical pupils gradually faded.

The Level 49 Second King, Jialou, was dead.

The entire process took less than three minutes.

In the distance, Tie Zhan and Lu Wenquan, who were locked in a fierce battle, both caught sight of this scene, their hearts shaking with shock.

Tie Zhan knocked his opponent back with a swing of his hammer and laughed heartily. "Good lad! Taking out a level 49 with one spear thrust! That's a feat worth bragging about for three years!"

Lu Wenquan, however, pushed up his glasses. On his tactical tablet, the Energy reading from Xu Wuyi's last thrust made him frown deeply.

'That kind of Penetration Power... it's already beyond the scope of conventional Martial Arts. The combination of the Water Drop and his Spear Technique has produced a qualitative change.'

When the two remaining Feathered People Second Kings saw their captain fall, their expressions changed drastically.

The axe-wielding Feathered Person roared, forcing Tie Zhan back with a horizontal sweep of his Double-Bladed War Axe, then turned to flee.

The Priest-type Feathered Person formed hand seals, its purple Crystal Stone staff erupting with a blinding light as it attempted to cast a teleportation spell.

"Trying to run?"

Tie Zhan gave a savage grin. His war hammer flew from his hand, smashing toward the back of the axe-wielding Feathered Person like a meteor.

Meanwhile, Lu Wenquan clapped his hands together. Twelve silver-white runes interwove in the air to form a sealing barrier, disrupting the spatial fluctuations and causing the teleportation spell to fail.

Xu Wuyi stood with his spear, not immediately joining the pursuit.

His Heart Image already enveloped both opponents; if they found any chance to escape, he would strike.

He looked down at his left hand. The phantom image of a great, dark gold marsh slowly swirled in his palm, the rhythm of its fluctuating weight as steady as a heartbeat.

'The power of "Water Drop" is even greater than I expected.'

'The extreme Compression of Heavy Water, combined with the penetration of my Spear Technique, creates a point-based attack that nothing can withstand.'

'Even the defense of a Level 49 Second King couldn't block this kind of penetration, which concentrates "weight" to the absolute limit.'

'More importantly, the "living" nature of the Heavy Water makes the changes in weight a variable in combat. The enemy can never predict whether the next attack will be light or heavy, direct or deceptive.'

"It seems," Xu Wuyi murmured to himself, "I've chosen the right path."

Two short, tragic cries came from the distance.

Tie Zhan and Lu Wenquan had finished off the remaining two Feathered People Second Kings and were walking back, their blood-stained weapons in hand.

"Three Second Kings, all wiped out." Tie Zhan slung his war hammer over his shoulder and grinned. "Lad, that new move of yours is vicious. One thrust, one hole."

Lu Wenquan walked over to Jialou's corpse and crouched down to examine it. "The captain of the Seventh Blood Wing Guard of the Blood Sacrifice Divine Hall. On the military's internal bounty list, his head is worth eight thousand merit points."

Xu Wuyi gazed at the dark red sky in the distance.

"This is likely just the beginning," he said. "Helos wouldn't send just one small team. More Feathered People will probably show up next."

Tie Zhan spat. "If one comes, we kill one. If a pair comes, we kill them both."

Lu Wenquan stood up and pushed up his glasses. "There are still six mother nests left in our cleanup mission. According to the plan, we still need two more days. The appearance of the Feathered People means our position has been exposed. I suggest we adjust the plan and speed things up."

Xu Wuyi nodded.

He raised his wrist and brought up the tactical map. "The remaining six mother nests are distributed across these three areas. We'll split up. Master Tie Zhan, you take these two. Master Lu, you take these two. I'll handle the last two. After we're done cleaning up, we'll rendezvous at Resource Point Seven."

"Split up?" Tie Zhan frowned. "What if the Feathered People send more men..."

"They just lost three Second Kings. They shouldn't be able to mobilize more forces in such a short time," Xu Wuyi analyzed. "Besides, splitting up is more efficient. We can finish the mission and withdraw sooner."

Lu Wenquan thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "Alright. But everyone must carry an emergency communication talisman. If you encounter a Quasi-Grandmaster level enemy, call for help immediately."

"Deal."

The three of them quickly divided the target coordinates, cleaned up the battlefield, and collected the bodies and equipment of the Feathered People Second Kings. These were also spoils of war, which could be exchanged for military merit and resources.

Xu Wuyi synchronized the last two coordinates on his tactical map with Tie Zhan's and Lu Wenquan's combat terminals.

"The mission timeline is now compressed to one and a half days." He looked at the two of them. "The Feathered People could send reinforcements at any time. We have to be faster than them."

Tie Zhan grinned, twirling the war hammer in his hand. "Don't worry. I'll definitely take care of the two mother nests on my end before noon tomorrow."

Lu Wenquan pushed up his glasses. His tactical tablet had already plotted the optimal route. "The terrain in the area I'm responsible for is relatively simple. I estimate it will take ten hours to clear. But we need to be wary of any detection runes the Feathered People may have set up in this area."

The three said no more, each choosing a direction before their figures shot away.

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