People of Green Ram Palace

Seeing Wen Xu make his move, Chu Canglan smiled faintly, seemingly unconcerned by the other's arrogance. He struck openly and grandly, employing a martial art entirely different from the one before.

His right hand formed an orchid-finger gesture, middle finger and thumb meeting. A vortex spiraled around his fingertips as an endless stream of pale-white spiritual energy poured into it from the void. A point of light radiated in all directions, incomparably brilliant and dazzling. Wherever its glow reached, force surged like vast blue waves.

"One of Great Snow Ridge's ultimate arts, the Hidden Edge Finger. Brother Chu truly possesses learning that plumbs heaven and man."

Wen Xu's round face remained unchanged, his eyes slightly glazed. He clapped his hands and sighed in admiration. Added to the Cold Heaven Ice Soul Sword, Twilight Cold Finger, and the renowned Great Snow Ridge Ice Soul Divine Skill that Chu Canglan had displayed earlier, Chu Canglan alone commanded several ultimate arts. His extraordinary talent was clearly no empty boast.

These were not like the assorted acquired martial arts Xiang Yang had cultivated in the past. Once any one of them reached profound mastery, it was enough to advance into an innate, even heaven-and-man-level supreme art. Their power was beyond measure.

"The Hidden Edge Finger was created by the third-generation Mountain Lord after exchanging techniques with a master of finger arts. Its edge is concealed within the fingertips, its force endlessly renewing itself in cycles. Combined with the Snow Ridge Ice Soul Divine Skill, its power is second only to the Cold Heaven Ice Soul Sword."

An expert spoke softly, seemingly clearing up his companion's doubts. His tone also carried a trace of disbelief. Chu Canglan's martial arts were likely already the finest in Snow Ridge today. The position of Mountain Lord was surely