Murong Bo was brimming with confidence. Star Shifting was the treasured art the Murong Family relied on to survive in the martial world, excelling at group battles and defeating the strong with the weak. If an enemy did not understand its mysteries, it was easy for them to be drained of strength and die. Although Song Qingshu's displayed cultivation had been somewhat terrifying, Murong Bo still had complete confidence that he would emerge victorious in the end.
However, he soon found himself unable to smile. No matter how he activated Star Shifting, he could not deflect his opponent's force. Song Qingshu had attacked with nothing more than a simple finger strike, yet that finger contained incomparably sharp and domineering sword qi.
Years ago, Murong Fu had suffered at the hands of Duan Yu's Six Meridian Divine Sword, and Murong Bo had taken note of it. Now, he finally understood why. Star Shifting could redirect the force of all fists and palms under heaven, but it was powerless against incomparably sharp, invisible sword qi.
In the time this had taken, Song Qingshu's finger had drawn even closer to his body. Murong Bo had already missed his best chance to dodge. Left with no choice, he could only unleash his trump card—the Canhe Finger!
The Murong Family was proficient in all martial arts under heaven, but its most profound arts were only two. Star Shifting need not be mentioned for now; the other was the Canhe Finger. Once cultivated to minor mastery, its finger force could strike targets seven or eight zhang away and kill invisibly. In terms of finger force, it surpassed supreme arts such as Shaolin's Formless Tribulation Finger, Maha Finger, Doluoye Finger, and Flower Plucking Finger. It combined the softness of the Flower Plucking Finger, the hardness of the