Chapter 46 Showing off one’s edge
Tang Ren actually put aside his status as an elder and went on stage to fight Liu Xunyi, which was beyond everyone's expectations. Luo Tianjin thought that his sarcasm would make Tang Ren stop, but he didn't expect that it would anger him instead.

"The Tang Clan in Shu has always produced many heroes, and the First Class Room is known for its poisoning skills, but I wonder what kind of poison Master Tang Ren will use on Brother Liu today?" Wudang Elder Gu Yue said with dissatisfaction, "The Tang Clan's poison is unpredictable. Even if Hua Tuo were alive, it would be in vain. Today is a competition, and it would be inappropriate for Master Tang Ren to use poison." Gu Yue's words were obviously biased towards Liu Xunyi and targeting Tang Ren.

Tang Ren sneered and said, "Elder Gu Yue only knows that our Tang Sect's poisoning skills are the best in the world, don't you know that our Tang Sect's martial arts are also the best in the world?"

As soon as Tang Ren said this, many disciples from the six major sects could not help but chuckle. The Tang Sect became famous all over the world by relying on hidden weapons, poisons and light skills. These three things are indeed worthy of the name, but to say that the Tang Sect's martial arts are the best in the world is really a bit shameless, and it is too disrespectful to other martial arts sects.

Tang Ren seemed to see the concerns of Gu Yue and the others, and said: "Please rest assured, I will only spar with Brother Liu openly today, and will never poison him."

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you!" Then he looked at Tang Ren and said, "Master Tang Ren is good at poisoning, but he deliberately avoids it. It would be fair for me to give in." After that, Liu Xunyi pointed the Silver Dragon Sword in his hand at Xu Zhun in the distance and said with a smile, "Thank you, Right Envoy Xu, for lending me the sword. This time, Master Tang Ren did not bring any weapon on stage, so it is not convenient for me to use the sword." After that, Liu Xunyi threw the Silver Dragon Sword into the air and returned it to Xu Zhun in front of everyone's astonished eyes.

"Brother, be careful of his hidden weapons!" Lin Fangda, who was watching the fight, reminded him hastily.

Liu Xunyi nodded gently, then turned around and stood opposite Tang Ren, took the lead in showing his palm gesture, and said: "I dare to ask the owner of the house, Tang Ren, for guidance!"

"Humph!"

Tang Ren was very angry at Liu Xunyi's neither humble nor arrogant attitude. In his opinion, Liu Xunyi's initiative to give up the sword was not a courtesy, but a deliberate humiliation to him.

But Tang Ren snorted coldly, and his right hand suddenly stretched out from his sleeve and punched without warning, directly hitting Liu Xunyi's chest.

Liu Xunyi reacted extremely quickly. When the wind from Tang Ren's fist blew his robe, Liu Xunyi quickly took half a step back, and his whole body instantly moved back three inches, causing Tang Ren's fist to hit empty air two inches in front of his chest. The fist was so powerful that it brought about a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

Everyone thought that Tang Ren's punch would end there, but he didn't expect that at the moment his fist hit the air, his clenched fingers suddenly stretched forward, turning into a blade and stabbing straight at Liu Xunyi. The four sharp and hard nails tore the robe on Liu Xunyi's chest in one go.

Faced with Tang Ren's sudden change of tactics, Liu Xunyi was startled at first, then he quickly raised his heels, and while his toes touched the ground, his body retreated a few points again, so that Tang Ren's blade-like nails could only barely touch Liu Xunyi's muscles, but failed to penetrate.

The two's quick changes of moves and reactions made the spectators nod in admiration.

Liu Xunyi dodged Tang Ren's knife and couldn't help but let out a breath, but unexpectedly, Tang Ren changed his move after that. Just when Liu Xunyi was about to counterattack, four silver needles as thick as hair suddenly shot out from Tang Ren's four fingernails. Before Liu Xunyi could react, the four silver needles had already pierced deeply into his muscles.

After Tang Ren succeeded, he did not want to fight anymore. His four fingers touched Liu Xunyi's chest and then separated. While Liu Xunyi was in pain, he quickly retreated three meters away.

"hiss!"

The piercing pain made Liu Xunyi gasp. He quickly looked down, only to see that the four silver needles on his chest had been deeply embedded in his body. Only four almost imperceptible silver dots could be seen on his pectoral muscles.

Although he was stabbed by the silver needle, there was no sign of poisoning. Liu Xunyi looked at Tang Ren with gratitude. He knew that if this battle was a life-and-death fight, the silver needle that stabbed him would definitely be poisoned. If so, he would have died of the poison by now.

Thinking of this, Liu Xunyi could not help but secretly feel annoyed at his carelessness, but when he saw his palms gently flipping to the side, a strong internal force slowly flowed out from Dantian to the chest. Liu Xunyi's face straightened, and a muffled groan came out of his throat. A strong internal force forced the four silver needles out of his body, and four blood stains splashed when the silver needles flew out. Liu Xunyi quickly took action and tapped his chest several times, which stopped the blood flowing out of the needle holes.

Liu Xunyi stared at Tang Ren solemnly and said sincerely, "Thank you for showing mercy."

"It's just a small punishment." Tang Ren said coldly, "Since you have already experienced my power, then take the initiative to admit defeat! Otherwise, I may not be so merciful next time. Even if I don't kill you, I may make you a useless person for the rest of your life."

"Take the enemy by surprise and attack them when they are unprepared. I was careless just now, but I will never make the same mistake twice." Liu Xunyi smiled confidently, "Now that I have stepped onto the ring, I will leave my life and death to fate. Please!"

"I think you won't cry until you see the coffin!"

Tang Ren shouted coldly and took the initiative to attack again. His hands turned into claws like wheels and grabbed Liu Xunyi in turns. The air was whistling sharply due to his constantly waving arms, and extremely sharp hand shadows appeared in the air.

"This is the Tang Sect's unique skill, the Shadowless Hand!"

Liu Xunyi recognized the martial arts used by Tang Ren at a glance, and naturally did not dare to underestimate it. Facing Tang Ren who was chasing him anxiously, Liu Xunyi retreated several steps, and his hands flipped in the air and formed several finger seals. The strong internal force quickly gathered in his palms, like light and floating clouds, lingering between his hands, and Liu Xunyi's momentum became stronger.

When Liu Xunyi's feet were about to retreat to the edge of the ring, he suddenly swung his palms forward. In an instant, thousands of floating clouds condensed into a white energy like a thin cloud. The energy, full of strong internal strength, emitted ripples and headed straight for the overwhelming shadowless hand.

Thousands of hand shadows were quickly shaken into nothingness by the impact of the white energy, and bursts of thunder-like muffled sounds erupted between the two of them.

"What kind of martial arts is Liu Xunyi using? It's like clouds, rain, fog, and wind, so weird." Luo Tianjin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Even though he was well-informed, he was confused by Liu Xunyi's palm. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Deng Changchuan and asked, "Have you seen this kind of palm technique?" Deng Changchuan smiled bitterly and said, "How can I recognize martial arts that even the Palace Master can't recognize? The palm technique performed by Liu Xunyi is also quite strange to me. I have never seen it in the martial arts world."

"Oh!"

Just as everyone was surprised at Liu Xunyi's strange palm technique, his palms had already collided fiercely with Tang Ren's hands. With a loud bang like thunder, Liu Xunyi's palm directly knocked Tang Ren away.

Tang Ren in mid-air roared with unwillingness in his eyes, stretched out his hands which were covered in blood, and quickly groped in his sleeves. In an instant, a silver light appeared in the air, accompanied by the sound of "swoosh, swoosh", and countless silver nails shot towards Liu Xunyi like a storm.

"This is the Tang sect's hidden weapon, the Flying Rain Nail! Be careful, brother!" Lin Fangda exclaimed with worry in his eyes.

"I said never make the same mistake twice."

The Flying Rain Nail's radiation range is the smallest when it leaves Tang Ren's hands, but after it is shot out, as it flies farther and farther, its radiation range becomes wider and wider.

Liu Xunyi would naturally not be stupid enough to resist with bare hands. Instead of retreating, he advanced towards the flying rain nails. Before he was about to be baptized by the flying rain, he kicked his feet hard and a large table was overturned by him. Liu Xunyi quickly kicked the edge of the table, and took advantage of the situation to grab the two legs of the table with both hands, and blocked the huge table in front of himself like a big shield.

Accompanied by a series of "ding ding ding" sounds like a storm, in the blink of an eye, all the Flying Rain Nails were nailed to the table without a single one falling to the ground. Fortunately, the power of the Flying Rain Nails was not very strong, so most of them failed to penetrate the thick table. Occasionally, three or four "nails were trapped", but they were dodged flexibly by Liu Xunyi behind the table.

When the rain and dust settled, the table top, which was covered with silver nails as densely as rain hitting a sand pit, suddenly flew towards Tang Ren who had just stood firm.

Tang Ren could only see the table covered with stars, but he could not see Liu Xunyi behind the table. He was horrified and subconsciously opened his arms, trying to catch the table. But just as his hands touched the table, the table suddenly "banged" and a hole appeared in it. Before Tang Ren could see the situation clearly, Liu Xunyi's kick went straight through the table and hit Tang Ren heavily in the chest.

Tang Ren groaned, and flew backwards like a kite with its string cut, falling heavily off the stage. The table, which had already been broken into pieces, also scattered around Tang Ren, and the sharp wood chips left small wounds on Tang Ren's body. Although they were not fatal, he looked extremely embarrassed.

"Mr. Tang Ren, thank you for letting me do this!"

Liu Xunyi stood on the stage with his hands behind his back, looking quite unrestrained, forming a sharp contrast with Tang Ren who was in a mess below the stage.

"You don't have to be modest. It's because I am not as skilled as you. I accept the defeat with all my heart." Tang Ren didn't make any excuses for himself. Without waiting for the Tang Sect disciples who rushed up to support him, he stood up on his own initiative, dusted off the dust and sawdust on his body, then slightly bowed to Liu Xunyi, and walked off the field without looking back.

The winner had been decided, but everyone on the sidelines remained silent. After all, Tang Ren had lost this match miserably. Since they were all from the righteous martial arts world and had a long way to go, they naturally shouldn't get too excited, so as not to hurt the Tang Clan's reputation.

Lu Tingxiang stared at Liu Xunyi with sharp eyes, and said with a smile: "Brother Liu is really good at martial arts, Lu admires you!"

"Mr. Lu, you are too kind." Liu Xunyi waved his hand and said, "If it weren't for the mercy shown by the host Tang Ren, I would have been stabbed to death."

"The palm technique you used just now is quite rare. I and the others are curious. I wonder if Brother Liu can..."

"That palm technique is called Xunyun Palm!" Liu Xunyi answered happily, "I learned it by chance."

In fact, this set of "Xunyun Palm" is a martial art created by Liu Xunyi by integrating the palm techniques of various schools, in order to conceal his identity and avoid being misunderstood as stealing someone else's skills. As for what he called "coincidence", it was just a common excuse in the martial arts world.

There are many things in the world, and there are all kinds of opportunities that are hard to come by in the martial arts world, and everyone has long been accustomed to it. Spying on other people's martial arts is a taboo for any martial arts person, so most people will understand when they hear Liu Xunyi's answer, and naturally won't ask more questions.

"Oh!" Lu Tingxiang responded ambiguously. He looked around at Qin Da, Teng Cang and Tang Ren, knowing that among the four great families, only the Jiangnan Lu Mansion had not sent anyone to fight. The competition had come to this point, and it was almost time to see the outcome. Lu Tingxiang didn't want to waste time like this any longer, so in order to avoid any more trouble, he decided to fight in person.

"I……"

But before Lu Tingxiang could finish his words, a panicked and noisy shouting suddenly came from outside Chongwu Academy. The sudden change not only interrupted Lu Tingxiang's thoughts, but also made everyone present excited, and everyone was stunned.

"Oh no! The house is on fire!"

……

　For some reason, some book reviews and comments cannot be displayed, and I cannot see them here, so I cannot reply. Please forgive me! (It should be temporary, I believe it will return to normal soon) In addition, thank you all for your support. I am deeply moved to be able to follow the updates from tens of thousands of words to hundreds of thousands of words, and to travel the world with me. I will do my best to ensure that the content is wonderful and as stable as possible, with more updates. Now this book is in the promotion period. If you recognize me and the blood-stained raincoat, I hope you can help promote it, increase collections and attention, give me more creative motivation, and let me know that with you, I am not alone. Thank you again! I hope that I and this book will live up to your expectations and bring you a sense of comfort in the busy study and work pressure. Thank you again!
　　Respectfully submitted by the Seven-foot Scholar
　　
　
(End of this chapter)