Chapter 187 Chapter Eight: Battle of the Royal Road

Ba Fenghan turned around like a whirlwind, straightened his back and stretched his shoulders, and immediately gave birth to a strong aura of a man in charge, impossible for a thousand troops to break through, and controlled the enemy's cavalry from a distance. It turned into more than a dozen riders galloping towards him, all reining in their horses. Although the Tie Le people were good at killing the enemy immediately, but with a master like Ba Fenghan ready to fight, no one dared to fight him immediately. One after another, Ba Fenghan's momentum became stronger immediately, he let out a deep drink, and took a step forward.

The one who came was Qu Ao, headed by Tiele people of the Qing Dynasty, including his three apprentices, Chang Shumou, Hua Lingzi and Geng Gehu'er. Ba Fenghan's act of blocking the way was completely beyond their expectation. In fact, Ba Fenghan's escape from the situation that should have been inevitable just now had dealt a serious blow to Qu Ao's confidence, so he had to find a place to meditate before he dared to come to Fuqian's appointment . But Ba Fenghan intercepted the attack alone at this time, everyone would be amazed at his self-confidence and toughness, it is unfathomable.

Only in terms of momentum, Ba Fenghan got the upper hand and took the initiative. The war horses stood up one hundred steps away from Ba Fenghan, neighing and resounding through the long street. Qu Ao really wanted to look left and right, searching for the traces of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, in case the two hid in the sidelines and made a surprise attack, but he found that he couldn't take his attention away from the approaching enemy at all, and was deeply afraid that this might happen. Distraction will likely be the cause of failure. No matter how much he didn't want to admit it, Ba Fenghan had indeed become a rival worthy of him.

Qu Aofei got off his horse, and shouted in a deep voice: "Lead the horse! Stand next to me!" The eldest uncle behind was puzzled and said: "Master, why should you pay attention to him, let us clean him up!" At this time, Ba Fenghan came to fifty paces away, his aura continued unabated, his burning eyes fixed on Qu Ao. Qu Ao secretly sighed in his heart, although Chang Shumou got his true biography, he can be ranked among the first-class masters, but he is still not as good as Ba Fenghan, Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong, who are talented young masters, and cannot see through the subtleties.

If Qu Ao avoided fighting instead of fighting, he would leave a lingering shadow in his mind, which would be detrimental to the upcoming duel with Fu Qian.The most powerful thing is that the opponent is only blocking the way alone, and that kind of domineering power will create an indelible impression in his heart.The next time we meet again, he will lose psychologically. The most worrying thing is that under the influence of energy, if I retreat and advance, my elder uncle and others may not be able to stop him; when we fight again at that time, I will be passively controlled. There is also a deeper concern, that if he retreats and does not fight, he will appear very courageous and demeanor.It is clear that he dared to fight him only when he had the upper hand on the Tianjin Bridge just now.After weighing it over and over again, Qu Ao knew in his heart that Ba Fenghan had forced him into a situation where he could not fight.

He is a figure at the master level, he has never encountered any scene before, and said coldly: "Don't say too much, let me kill this son first." After speaking, put aside all distracting thoughts, gather your mind, and stride towards the enemy. Chang Shumou and the others exchanged glances, and they all saw the helplessness in each other's hearts. Ba Fenghan was indeed a fearsome figure who could make his opponents fear him. The two masters stood still at the same time when they were twenty steps apart. Ba Fenghan's face became extremely cold, he looked up to the sky and said with a long smile: "Qu Ao, you are vainly called Tie Le's martial arts master, but you can only deal with us under the situation of bullying the few, such actions are not afraid to teach the world Do people laugh at you?"

Qu Ao's face was as cold as ice, and he said with a sneer: "I chased and killed you three boys alone that day, but who is the most and who is the few? Just to prevent you from fleeing as usual, I made some arrangements! If you can't see it that way, kid, it's best not to come out, so as not to embarrass yourself." Ba Fenghan smiled and said: "Because you haven't figured out our strength before, did someone Ba make a mistake?" As soon as the two came on stage, they fought each other, because they both found that the other party had no gaps in the confrontation, so they tried to verbally attack each other's momentum and confidence.

Qu Ao said disdainfully: "Why are you talking so much nonsense, since you made up your mind to die, let me fulfill your wish for you." Ba Fenghan showed a confident smile, and said in a calm voice: "Qu Ao, you are not qualified to be someone's real enemy, you can only be a stepping stone for me to challenge Bi Xuan, let's do it!" These words were more powerful than any sharp sword, not only Chang Shumou and others in the distance shouted and cursed, Qu Ao couldn't help but his face changed slightly. If Qu Ao had never been defeated by Bi Xuan, Qu Ao would just treat it as nonsense and not take it to heart.I just hate that the fact is just the opposite, immediately evoking Qu Ao's shame and humiliation that will be unforgettable in his life, and his impeccable confidence was immediately broken.

"Clang"! The Zhanxuan sword was pulled out from its sheath.Ba Fenghan has no other thoughts in his heart, and all thoughts are empty. He heard the noise faintly coming from the Liu Pavilion at the left rear, and the shouting and cursing from Zhang Shumou and others behind Qu Ao, but he didn't hear it, it seemed that there was only himself and the powerful enemy in front of him in the world. After being transformed by He's Bi, the zhenqi of the meridians surged, changing and alternating at a speed many times faster than before, endowing him with infinite fighting strength and confidence.

In Qu Ao's eyes, Ba Fenghan seemed to have suddenly become mighty and tall, and he was taken aback immediately, knowing that the other party's aura surged due to his loss of mind, that's why he had this illusion. With Madara holding each other's hands, their senses are also affected because their spirits are locked together. The sound of drawing the sword echoed in his eardrums like the sound of a war drum. Qu Ao knew something was wrong, so he immediately collected his mind, and the "Nine Transformations of Condensation" instantly rose to its peak state. The cultivation process of his life can be summed up in three words "seven, eight, and nine", which represent his achievements in three stages.

Seven and eight refer to two innate miraculous skills he created himself called "Seven Turns of the Mad Wave" and "20% Off the Storm Tide". Ordinary martial arts practitioners can be called masters if they can practice their luck to the point where they can send and receive freely. But if you want to surpass others, you must seek changes in it to defeat the enemy. The way to change lies in the practice of the acupuncture points in the body as the hub of meridians, the difficulty of which cannot be compared with that of ordinary Qi training.To be able to use the acupoints as the source of controlling the transmission of zhenqi is the realm of a first-class master. Qu Ao is a genius in martial arts. At the age of 23, he successfully practiced seven acupoints and created the "Seven Turns of the Wild Wave", but it took ten years to practice one more acupoint, which is "Twenty Folds in the Storm". .One can imagine the hardships. By the age of forty-one, the acupoints of the whole body can be controlled at will, and it is called "Ningzhen Nine Changes". Endless meaning.Only at this point has he achieved great martial arts, and he has the heart to challenge Bi Xuan. "Puff puff!" Ba Fenghan took three steps forward in a row, each step made a heavy and powerful sound, and the ground seemed to shake along with it. If this battle had happened before he was defeated by Bi Xuan, Na Qu Ao would have allowed the opponent to take the initiative to attack, so as to take advantage of the opponent's momentum and confidence to reach the peak, and then defeat him in one fell swoop with a thunderous momentum. If there is no enemy, then the other party will be hit irreparably, giving birth to a sense of frustration that will never be able to defeat oneself, and it is easy to clean up the other party at that time. But this time is different. Qu Ao no longer had such arrogance and self-confidence, he leaned up from the ground, and swung his sword obliquely more than ten steps away, attacking the young opponent who was about to sweep away thousands of troops. He wants to make the most of the "Nine Transformations of Condensation", and then cooperate with the seamless "Thirteen Forms of Eagle Transformation", let the opponent's aura climb to a new peak, and make a full attack. But Ba Fenghan stopped abruptly the moment Qu Ao jumped off the ground. Already in the air, Qu Ao's face changed again, because Ba Fenghan was able to accurately grasp the timing of his leap, and see through his intentions and methods. This seemed impossible, but Ba Fenghan was able to do it. Only now did he understand why on the Tianjin Bridge just now, even though Wan Hou shot with all his strength, he still couldn't help Ba Fenghan for a while, and he also knew that he really made a fatal mistake, that is, underestimating his opponent. The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. If he changes his tactics or retreats, he will only be trapped in a place of eternal doom. Qu Ao flew over Ba Fenghan's head, simplified the complexity, and grabbed Ba Fenghan's head with his right hand. This grab doesn't seem to be very surprising, but the momentum is so strong that people don't dare to touch it head-on.The most frightening thing is that it simultaneously contains five kinds of real energy emanating from each finger, namely sucking, stabbing, unloading, sealing, and cutting. It is unpredictable and difficult to defend against.Ba Fenghan's eyes sparkled.With a long laugh, the Zhanxuan sword moved upwards obliquely following the footwork of the horizontal movement. Five explosions sounded in succession, and when the sword claws touched each other, Qu Ao, at a speed too fast to be seen by the naked eye, successively used five fingers to press, hit, sweep, stab, chop and other exquisite techniques, hitting and chopping. Xuanjian. Ba Fenghan snorted, staggered and fell two steps sideways, but Qu Ao jumped two feet up, hovered in the air like a flying eagle, and organized the second round of offensive. Chang Shumou and others over there saw that Ba Fenghan's spirit was frustrated and he was at a disadvantage, they burst into applause immediately. But Qu Ao knew it by himself. He was really afraid of Ba Fenghan's brilliant eyesight and unpredictable strategic changes, so he went all out, hoping to injure the enemy in one fell swoop, then the only question left was how long the opponent would last. Who would have thought that Ba Fenghan's true energy would undergo five changes in a row, and he would block his Nine Condensed Transformations without giving up a single step, and would take a step back to get away before he was about to catch his sword edge, causing his There is no way to continue to follow, so I have to jump into the air, instead of taking advantage of the situation to fight. This grasping is really the accumulation of Qu Ao's lifelong skills and wisdom, if Ba Fenghan can't be hurt, it will hit his confidence hard, it is hard to estimate. He couldn't understand why Ba Fenghan's internal swordsmanship had improved so much in just a few days. Ba Fenghan at the bottom circulated the zhenqi in his body that had been greatly improved by Heshibi's ability, and immediately dissipated the zhenqi of Qu Ao's invasion, Zhuo stood still, waiting for Qu Ao's second round of attack. Qu Ao suddenly accelerated, gliding down at a height of three feet with the strength of an eagle fighting a rabbit. His hands turned into thousands of shadows of claws, and his energy surged wildly, covering the ground with a radius of three feet around Ba Fenghan as the center, so all the onlookers knew that this was an incomparably mighty move that forced the opponent to fight hard and not be able to dodge. Strong tricks. Although Ba Fenghan almost vomited blood due to qigong rolling just now, but because of his physical changes, his foundation has been re-established at this time, and the true qi in his body has climbed to the peak state again.Therefore, even under the attack of the enemy's turbulent waves, the mind is still not moved by the enemy. In the Tianjin Bridge battle earlier, he clearly knew that he was still inferior to Qu Ao in terms of skill, and because Qu Ao's "Thirteen Eagle Transformation Styles" were always good at changing moves, his own sword style couldn't get much better.Therefore, cleverly using verbal means to weaken the opponent's momentum and confidence, and make the opponent feel timid. It's off to a very good start. If it was someone with less courage, he would have to adopt a defensive stance at this time, but Ba Fenghan is very human, he gave a cold shout, and stepped out mysterious footwork, and every step can make the opponent elusive. Every time from an unexpected angle, he hurriedly and unsteadily faced the shadow of the claws scattered in the sky. The sound of claws and swords clashing bursts like the sound of a shower, sometimes dense and sometimes scattered. The sword light was flashing, and in the cold light, Qu Ao was like an unpredictable flying eagle, making various postures in the air, or circling and attacking, or flying sideways and slanting upwards, as if he was completely weightless. Chang Shumou and the others all frowned at this, because they knew that Qu Ao had put in all his strength, even using his ability to press the bottom of the box.But Ba Fenghan is as mighty as a god of heaven, and he uses all tricks to force his way, so that everyone's internal strength and external strength are beyond expectation, and he resists Qu Ao's fierce rainstorm and strong wind from above. offensive. Everyone knows that although he is in a passive position, he has no sign of defeat, and is waiting for the opportunity to counterattack, and that will be the moment of Qu Ao's defeat. Uncle Zhang winked at Brother Geng Hu'er and Hua Lingzi, and took the lead to rush towards the two who were fighting endlessly. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had just rushed to the gate at this time, and saw all the men guarding the gate rushing outside, watching the battle from a distance. Xu Ziling looked at Kou Zhong as his elder uncle Mou who was looting at the side was eager to try, the latter understood and shouted loudly: "Ba Fenghan Qu Ao is here for a decisive battle, who wants to miss the chance!" The sound spread far and wide, not only echoing the long street, but also directly to Tingliu Pavilion. "Peng"! Qu Ao tried his best to break through Ba Fenghan's tight sword net. He could hit the opponent's face and end the fierce battle, but he was blocked by Ba Fenghan's left hand and gave him a reckless slap. Ba Fenghan's whole body was shaken, and at the same time the stone slab shattered, a small mouthful of blood spewed out. Qu Ao was also sent into the air by the counter-shock force, although this palm injured his opponent, he didn't feel any complacency in his heart. The most frightening thing about Ba Fenghan is that he seems to have endless potential, and the more he fights, the more courageous he becomes. Such a long battle is really harmful to him. As soon as Ba Fenghan's internal qi turned, most of the internal injuries had healed, so he quickly launched a counterattack. Qu Ao was indeed worthy of being the leading martial arts master among the Tie Le people. It wasn't until now that Ba Fenghan found an opportunity to counterattack from Qu Ao's fierce offensive that seemed to last indefinitely. The sword glow shrank. Following the momentum of the sword, Ba Fenghan turned into a beam of lightning and shot towards Qu Ao who was still rising. Clothes fluttered in Manqing Court, some rushed out from the gate, some simply jumped over the wall, the first dozen or so people just happened to see Ba ​​Fenghan's sword that could be said to have surpassed the heaven and earth. Qu Aona wanted to know that after Ba Fenghan was wounded, he could still use this earth-shattering and powerful sword move, he knew something was wrong, so he had no choice but to raise his real strength, suppressed the churning blood, and rushed down with all his strength. "boom"! The sound of vigor clashing resounded far and near. Ba Fenghan landed obliquely like a kite with a broken string, he staggered and stood firm like a mountain. Qu Ao circled and flew to the front of his own troops, and then slowly landed. "Zheng"! Zhanxuan sword back to its sheath. Qu Ao's body trembled when he heard the sound, his eyes shot fiercely, staring at Ba Fenghan who was five feet away. The two looked at each other without giving in. At this time, most of the people had arrived on the street, and they were all silent, waiting for the result. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling came to Ba Fenghan's side. Qu Ao's body suddenly shook violently again, and the blood on his face faded away. There was a wave of exclamation from the bystanders. Now everyone knew that Qu Ao had lost, but they didn't know where he was injured. But the answer was revealed instantly, blood oozed from under Qu Ao's left flank. Qu Ao didn't tap acupuncture points to stop the bleeding, first glanced at the three disciples and his subordinates who had turned ashen-faced, and sighed up to the sky: "The hero comes out of a young man, Qumou admires it very much. Now return to Tie Le immediately, and don't set foot again in the rest of your life." Central Plains." This oath waits for Ruo to announce that he himself withdraws from all disputes in the Central Plains. This is where Qu Ao's sophistication comes in. In this way, even Fu Qian and the others who have a deep hatred for the Tiele people cannot openly pursue them due to the rules of the world. After saying that, Qu Ao flew on his horse, and led a group of his men away like a whirlwind. Ba Fenghan and the three were about to leave, when someone among the bystanders laughed and said: "How could Brother Ba just leave like this without any explanation?"