Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 105: Letting Go to Act
In summary, the emergence of this Night Challenger stirred up quite a commotion among the martial artists in Iron Cloud City. At first, some people were indifferent, but later on, those who were dismissive found that after facing the Night Challenger, he ceased to make appearances...
Thus, they instead became the "weaklings." Everywhere they went, there would be a group of people pointing and whispering: "Look, that's him! He usually boasts about how amazing he is, but after fighting the Night Challenger, he’s nowhere to be seen..."
Then someone chimed in: "Why isn’t he showing up anymore?"
"Because he doesn't qualify, ha ha!"
"Oh, now I see; what a revelation! I thought he was impressive..."
"Not at all, ha ha ha..."
And so… the embarrassment grew immensely.
With the lessons of the past in mind, the newcomers couldn’t help but perk up. Every day of fighting counted. The more battles they engaged in, the more their popularity would rise…
By the time Chu Yang turned back onto the main street after a few laps, he had transformed into a pale-faced youth with disheveled hair. He bore a mole on his left cheek and, oddly enough, a scar on his right face. He looked quite ugly.
Chu Yang swaggered forward, striding confidently towards his goal for the day. Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted as if they had discovered a new continent: "Wow! Look, it's the Night Challenger..."
"Where? Where?"
"Isn’t that him?"
"Hurry, hurry, let's follow him!"
"It seems like he’s heading to yesterday's Meteor Martial Arts School? Did they manage to hold on?"
"Mm, it’s possible."
"Hey… the betting is on! I bet ten taels that the Meteor Martial Arts School can hold on today; come on, interested parties, hurry up and place your bets..."
"I’ll bet on the Night Challenger, ten taels."
"I'll bet..."
A crowd of onlookers surged forward, chattering excitedly; they flocked around the Night Challenger, marching grandly toward the Meteor Martial Arts School…
Chu Yang gazed up at the sky and marched ahead with big strides; he couldn’t help but find it amusing. He hadn’t expected that his method of perfecting his martial arts would bring so much enjoyment to Iron Cloud City…
Ever since he comprehended the gentle force of water, Chu Yang began contemplating how to apply this gentle force to sword techniques, palm techniques, and fist techniques.
Sword techniques like Gentle Wind Sword and Floating Cloud Sword are all gentle styles. However, it is about the softness of the sword moves, not a soft power. The real question is how to make a rigid sword emit a gentle force akin to water; this was what Chu Yang had to ponder.
It must be soft, yet not gentle. Soft, but with lethality. For this continent that revered strength, it was still an uncharted territory.
The balance of hardness and softness doesn’t mean being mighty like a mountain one moment and gentle like the wind the next; rather, it refers to the transformation of vital energy into each punch and each sword strike; that is true balance!
Chu Yang clearly understood that if he truly achieved this, he would undoubtedly be pioneering a new path for martial arts in the Nine Heavens Continent. Moreover, it would be a technique of immense power for killing and preserving life.
Such a technique, to be integrated into the Nine Heavens Divine Skill, is undoubtedly of unimaginable difficulty.
Only through battle, battle, and constant battle! It is only through fighting that one can gain insights bit by bit and eventually summarize them. Sitting there in meditation… is utterly futile.
Thus, Chu Yang transformed into the Night Challenger, challenging these renowned martial artists. Moreover, Chu Yang’s challenges were purposeful, aiming to challenge two or three people a day. Among them, one would definitely possess a fierce technique, and another would lean towards a more subtle style.
After each battle, Chu Yang would expend considerable effort recalling the fight, trying to find all possible ways to apply the gentle water force in combat. During this period, the mysterious sword soul of the Nine Calamity Sword remained silent, never once appearing.