[The Witch of Mount Hua Shocks the Martial World; Turmoil Sweeps the Wulin]
In recent days, the martial world had been rocked by a sudden upheaval. A shocking battle outside Hangzhou had sent ripples across the jianghu like a boulder crashing into a tranquil lake, stirring up monstrous waves and leaving the entire martial world trembling!
Word had it that on that day, "The Witch of Mount Hua," Annie, and "Twin Swords, Startling as a Swan," Yue Lingshan, had stood by a pier on West Lake and, with peerless prowess, sent hundreds of righteous martial artists tumbling into the water.
Yes, tumbling into the water—the "flowers" were blood blossoms!
According to witnesses, the Witch of Mount Hua had moved like lightning, her palms flashing. The assembled heroes had cried out as one after another was struck into the air, then plunged into the lake like kites with severed strings.
The battle had lasted no more than the time it took to drink a cup of tea, yet the brutal scene remained too painful for anyone to look back on!
It was said that thirty-two people had suffered shattered meridians, their life's martial arts training destroyed and themselves reduced to cripples. More than a hundred others had broken bones and torn muscles, sustaining grave injuries; whether they would recover remained unknown. And over a dozen people had vanished without a trace. Their fates were uncertain, though there was a nine-in-ten chance they had perished in the depths of the lake, food for the fish.
Such a catastrophe was a rare calamity in the martial world, one unseen in decades.
How could an eight-year-old girl, alone, fight hundreds of martial heroes and leave such devastation in her wake? Once the news spread, people throughout the jianghu paled at the mere mention of