Urban Martial Saint

Upon learning that it was because of him that Fu Qingping broke through the shackles of the Acme and entered the Beyond The Pinnacle realm, the Immortal Lord was extremely furious. In his days, attempting to reach this realm had exhausted him beyond measure. In a battle with the Corpse Ghost Dragon, he almost lost his life but was unable to force the Corpse Ghost Dragon to display powers of a beyond peerless master and couldn’t grasp the essence of that level. It wasn’t until just before his death that he finally comprehended the acme’s profound state, thoroughly breaking through its shackles.

Yet now, Fu Qingping easily broke through the acme’s shackles by using his hands. How could he accept that? One could say that it was entirely his action that accomplished Fu Qingping, achieving his own opponent. How could he swallow this anger?

”Fu Qingping, you really played a good game!” the Immortal Lord roared through gritted teeth. ”You actually used my hands to break through the acme’s shackles. Hmph, without me, you might never have broken through!”

Fu Qingping smiled noncommittally, looking at the Immortal Lord, said, ”Undying Senior speaks so, do you wish me to be grateful to you?”

”Not for gratitude, but your despicable act certainly doesn’t match your reputation!” the Immortal Lord said aloud, his voice spreading far across, almost everyone on Mount Tai heard him clearly.

Being accused like this, Fu Qingping showed no anger, his face remained calm, saying, ”I broke through the acme’s shackles with my own ability. There is no so-called despicability involved.”

”Hmph, without my all-out effort, would you have broken through?” the Immortal Lord mocked.

”That’s true.” Fu Qingping nodded, looking at the Immortal Lord, said, ”But, Undying Senior shouldn’t forget, it wasn’t I who asked you to go all out, but you who chose to do so voluntarily.”

The Immortal Lord was immediately speechless. Indeed, if he hadn’t given it his all, hadn’t exerted beyond peerless power, he might really have lost to Fu Qingping, and he truly didn’t want to face such a situation. With Fu Qingping saying so now, he had nothing to retort.

”Moreover, my breaking through the acme’s shackles was also at the cost of my life.” Fu Qingping said, ”Ask yourselves, who in the world would dare to directly take Undying Senior’s strikes? Mr. Fu withstood Undying Senior’s strikes and thus achieved this breakthrough. In the end, it was my own battle with life and death that gained this insight. So where is the despicability in that?”

The Immortal Lord gritted his teeth, unable to refute these words. His original intention in striking was to kill Fu Qingping. Who could have thought that Fu Qingping not only survived but also reached beyond the pinnacle, which was entirely unexpected. In the end, it’s because of Fu Qingping’s outstanding talent that he could break through the acme’s shackles under such perilous circumstances!

”Fu Qingping, I’m not in the mood to talk nonsense with you. Since you’ve already broken through the acme’s shackles, right or wrong no longer matters.” The Immortal Lord said deeply, ”Now, you and I are both beyond peerless masters; for us to fight, there is no more talk of unfairness. Fu Qingping, at this stage, let’s have a grand duel!”

”Alright!” Fu Qingping responded loudly, his steps subtly shifting. Like the Immortal Lord, he floated effortlessly, as if his feet were on solid ground, astounding all spectators.

Those at the foot of the mountain could no longer stay calm, gasping in amazement. This battle was becoming more and more interesting. Fu Qingping had broken through the acme’s shackles at this most critical moment. Would there still be a suspense in this duel? One was a long-renowned beyond peerless master, and the other was a newly ascended one. Who would ultimately prevail in this battle?

From halfway up the distant mountainside, a servant from the Sword Saint Sect was also struck with astonishment. He hadn’t expected Fu Qingping to break through the acme’s shackles at this moment, finally understanding what the Third Master had meant earlier. No wonder the Third Master indicated that the Immortal Lord had lost; Fu Qingping’s breakthrough at this time to become a beyond peerless master was something beyond their anticipation. The Third Master truly foresaw with divine clarity, thus the outcome of Fu Qingping and the Immortal Lord’s battle held no suspense, because the Third Master had already indicated that the Immortal Lord had lost!

Down the mountain, a few from the Sword Saint Sect had already left. The servant, although eager to see the outcome of the battle, dared not linger lest he lose track of the Third Master and the others. With regret, he had to descend and follow closely behind the Third Master. However, on the way, he kept pondering in his mind how Fu Qingping would defeat the Immortal Lord.

Fu Qingping, a master who just broke through the acme shackles to become beyond the pinnacle, how could he defeat The Immortal Lord who had transcended acme for over a hundred years?

No one paid attention to the departure of the few members from the Sword Saint Sect here; everyone’s focus was entirely on the mountaintop. At this moment, The Immortal Lord was surrounded by a shroud of black energy, enveloping him, making him look even more sinister. Opposite him, Fu Qingping’s white sword shadow continually expanded, growing to a length of ten feet, coiling around him like a mighty dragon.

The power of beyond the pinnacle was completely demonstrated in both. Not to mention other things, merely their standing in the void was enough to shake the world.

The energy amassed by The Immortal Lord now was visibly stronger than before. The black energy intensified, engulfing him, making him appear like a Demon King. The Immortal Lord’s appearance gradually began to alter; patterns started to emerge on his arms, sprawling and winding across them like tattoos. When these patterns fully covered his arms, they looked like scale armor, resembling the scale armor found on pythons. Thus, after these patterns densely formed, his arms appeared like two snakes, which was particularly eerie.

Though the people at the foot of the mountain were all peak masters, none had witnessed such a scenario. Seeing The Immortal Lord’s transformation, everyone couldn’t help but continuously exclaim.

However, Fu Qingping, facing The Immortal Lord, maintained composure. The sword shadow revolving around him spun even faster. Initially, everyone could discern the sword shadow’s figure, but as time went on, all they saw was a white ring wrapping around Fu Qingping, its form indiscernible to anyone.

Undoubtedly, both were accumulating power, preparing to clash with their strongest forces. The ensuing battle would surpass human comprehension and redefine people’s understanding of the martial path.

This situation persisted for about five minutes until finally, enveloped in black energy, The Immortal Lord seemingly completed his power accumulation, letting out a roar as he extended both arms, reaching towards Fu Qingping.

Witnessing this, everyone was dumbfounded. The Immortal Lord was still about ten meters away from Fu Qingping; he reached out both hands without advancing. What did this imply? From such a distance, could his palm wind even reach Fu Qingping? Even if it could, would the diminished power from such a range affect Fu Qingping?

However, confronting The Immortal Lord’s technique, Fu Qingping dared not be careless. With a soft call, the white ring that had been circling him suddenly halted, and the white sword shadow reappeared. Fu Qingping’s right hand formed a sword finger, sweeping towards The Immortal Lord’s hands from afar. The white sword shadow seemed linked to Fu Qingping’s sword finger, as it transformed into a three-foot-long dragon, howling towards The Immortal Lord’s arms.

At this moment, The Immortal Lord’s hands abruptly moved. Thick black energy had already enveloped his arms, and now this energy, as if attracted, simultaneously surged forwards, transforming into two black long snakes with gaping mouths lunging towards the white sword shadow.

This situation left everyone at the mountain’s base astounded. Though they could project their inner strength and even visualize their power manifest using famed instruments, none could produce such a spectacle. Especially this transformation of power into sword shadows and long snakes was beyond their imagination. Indeed, the techniques of a beyond the pinnacle master were extraordinary!

Seeing The Immortal Lord’s hands form two long snakes, Fu Qingping let out a low call, and the sword shadow soared into the air, evading the snakes’ mouths. Then, the sword shadow descended again, directly aiming to slice through one of the snakes, seemingly intending to sever it.

The two snakes, displaying remarkable agility, twisted in mid-air to dodge the sword shadow’s attack and pursued it. The sword shadow would not allow itself to be bitten by the snakes and immediately ascended into the air to dodge their attack. However, the other snake rushed down from above, combining with the previous one to encircle the sword shadow.

The sword shadow let out a shriek, rapidly increasing its speed and breaking out of the encirclement of the two snakes. The two snakes were relentless, chasing after it. A white sword shadow, two black snakes clashed in mid-air, leaving everyone at the foot of the mountain dumbfounded.