Hundred Step Divine Fist

Hundred Step Divine Fist, as the name suggested, was a long-range fist technique that could strike from a hundred paces away!

But by all common sense, Martial Artists before the innate realm had no way to attack at a distance. Once acquired true qi left the body, it immediately dissipated. That was why Zhang Yunhao was so interested in this technique. He wanted to know how it worked!

"Getting the Soaring Dragon Swordplay is probably impossible, so I'll take the Hundred Step Divine Fist instead. As long as I grow stronger, I won't need to worry about anything else!"

After a moment of silence, Zhang Yunhao nodded. "All right. But give me the manual first."

"Of course. I've been carrying it with me. I can give it to you now."

Huang Lei's face lit up. She promptly took the Hundred Step Divine Fist manual from her robes and handed it to Zhang Yunhao, then asked eagerly, "Senior Brother, when shall we set out?"

Zhang Yunhao took the manual and thought for a moment. "In three days. I've just subdued those bandits, and I need some time to take care of things. I'll bring six members of the Good Men Gang and Raging Fire Mad Saber with me. Eunuch Cao won't be easy to kill, so I hope your plan is sound."

"Senior Brother, you can rest assured. We've contacted many people in the Jianghu, and we have allies in the court as well. We'll surely kill Eunuch Cao and bring a bright, clear sky back to All Living Beings!"

Huang Lei was a little dissatisfied with the three-day wait, but when she heard Zhang Yunhao would bring so many people, she was overjoyed and hurried to assure him.

"Then that's for the best."

Zhang Yunhao nodded. After they discussed a few more details, Huang Lei took her leave.

"She keeps saying she's doing this for All Living Beings, so why betray us? Is she really that good an actress, or is there something going on that I don't know about?"

Watching Huang Lei's retreating figure, Zhang Yunhao narrowed his eyes slightly. But his attention soon returned to the Hundred Step Divine Fist in his hands. The manual was new, so it must have been copied recently.

"No wonder she was carrying it around. It's a bargaining chip to recruit experts. The Southern Heavenly King really is pitiful, entrusting things to someone like her."

Zhang Yunhao sneered, then opened the manual. As he read, he became absorbed. So that was how it worked! It didn't attack from a distance with true qi, but by striking the air!

The Hundred Step Divine Fist worked by using tremendous strength and a special technique to punch the air outward, forming a blast of force that could injure an enemy. It wasn't as powerful as a direct punch, but it could strike from a distance and had countless ingenious applications.

"This martial art could count as an Earth-grade Martial Art, but it's incomplete. Hmph, Huang Lei really knows how to play her cards—she's giving people a useless martial art and asking them to risk their lives!"

When Zhang Yunhao reached the end, he sneered to himself. The manual contained only the method for circulating true qi, the moves, and the special technique for the Hundred Step Divine Fist. It was missing the most important part: the inner cultivation method!

In fact, the Hundred Step Divine Fist and the Great Strength Dragon Elephant Fist both cultivated true qi to open spirit apertures. Without an inner cultivation method, one couldn't cultivate great strength. Without great strength, even knowing how to use the technique wouldn't let someone punch the air hard enough to injure an enemy!

In other words, the martial art was completely useless to anyone else. No matter how much they trained, they wouldn't be able to unleash the Hundred Step Divine Fist.

Fortunately, Zhang Yunhao was different. The Great Strength Dragon Elephant Skill he cultivated was surely no weaker than the Hundred Step Divine Fist, so the lack of an inner cultivation method didn't matter. The technique itself was all he needed.

"I'm a genius. Three days is plenty of time for me to master this martial art. My dear little junior sister, perhaps your husband will die beneath my Hundred Step Divine Fist!"

Zhang Yunhao sneered. After thinking for a moment, he put the manual away, ground some ink, and wrote a letter with his brush.

To be honest, Zhang Yunhao's calligraphy was quite good. Partly, it was because he had excellent control; partly, it was because he had practiced it specifically.

When he was young, Zhang Yunhao had hoped to develop elegant handwriting, then copy a few poems and make a name for himself as a literary genius. But as he grew older, he abandoned the idea—in this martial world, in these chaotic times, sentimental poets were looked down upon!

Soon, the letter was ready. Zhang Yunhao checked it over, slipped it into an envelope, and sealed it with wax. Then he summoned Scholar Lu and Zhang Dazhuang.

"Scholar Lu, take fifty thousand taels in silver notes and some gold bars to the capital and find the Grand Eunuch Cao Dan. Dazhuang will take men to protect you on the way."

Zhang Yunhao instructed him, "When you meet Cao Dan, tell him I want to accept the imperial amnesty, and give him this letter."

"Accept the imperial amnesty?"

Scholar Lu had waited for this day for longer than he could remember. At the words, he grew so excited that his hands trembled as he took the letter. As for joining the eunuch faction, he didn't care. It was better than being a bandit, wasn't it?

Zhang Yunhao naturally didn't tell Scholar Lu the truth. He stared at him and said, with utmost seriousness, "You must deliver this letter to Cao Dan in person. Be quick. If you lose it or fail to deliver it, you won't need to go on living."

Scholar Lu felt a chill in his heart. He hurriedly nodded like a pecking chicken and said, "Yes, Gang Leader. I swear on my life that I'll deliver this letter to Director Cao."

"Good. You won't be treated unfairly once this is done."

Zhang Yunhao nodded, then turned to Zhang Dazhuang. "Dazhuang, take men and protect Scholar Lu. Whether the Good Men Gang succeeds or fails depends on this."

"Don't worry, Gang Leader. I'll get it done, even if it costs me my life."

Zhang Dazhuang first gave his assurance loudly, then hesitated. "But, Gang Leader, isn't this a bit too sudden? We've only just brought all the bandits under control."

Even a rough man like Zhang Dazhuang thought it was too sudden. In fact, if Scholar Lu hadn't been so excited, he would have raised the same question.

Zhang Yunhao shook his head. "There's been an unexpected change. Just follow orders. Leave tonight. Move quickly, and don't let anyone see you."

"Yes, Gang Leader!"

Though Scholar Lu and Zhang Dazhuang didn't understand, they agreed at once without hesitation, then immediately went out to make preparations.

Next, Zhang Yunhao summoned Raging Fire Mad Saber, Lei Jue. He got straight to the point and told him about Huang Lei's visit, then said, "Old sir, I originally wanted to ask you to deal with someone else. But now we need to kill Eunuch Cao. Are you interested?"

"Eunuch Cao? He won't be easy to kill."

Lei Jue puffed on his dry tobacco and frowned. "The previous Director of the Directorate—Cao Dan's master—once hunted me down. His Pure Yang Virgin Boy Skill made him impervious to blades and spears, and he was skilled at both offense and defense. If his lightness skill hadn't been poor, I might not have escaped."

After a pause, Lei Jue continued, "Cao Dan is even more powerful than his master. His master was killed by Cao Dan himself. He's truly ruthless."

"The Pure Yang Virgin Boy Skill?"

Zhang Yunhao didn't know much about this martial art. "Just how powerful is it?"

"As powerful as it gets. At Cao Dan's current level, his weak point is only the size of a fingernail. It won't be easy to find."

Even Lei Jue looked grave. "More terrifying still, the Pure Yang Virgin Boy Skill has a deadly finishing move."