Savage Fire Spear Technique and Sun and Moon Blades

"Wu Xun was born simple-minded, and on top of that his legs are crippled. That girl Zhong Xiu may look ugly, but she's actually proud and aloof—she definitely won't agree to it." The pale-faced man shook his head as he spoke.

"Not willing? Heh, since she's already in our Wu Family, does she think she has a choice? If you leave her to me, I'll make her fall in line soon enough." Wu Tong heard this and let out a sinister laugh.

"You think I haven't considered force? But back then, Zhong Xiu didn't come to our Wu Family alone—there was someone else who escorted her. Afterwards, I had people look into it. That person is young, but he has some connection to the Jin Family." The pale-faced man sighed.

"What? Connected to the Jin Family? If that's the case, then let this matter drop. Don't bother with the girl anymore. If this gets exposed and stirs up the Jin Family, we might not even be able to keep that thing. As for the claim that the Zhong Family's ancestor was a Bloodline Warrior, that was just something the Zhong Family themselves said. Who knows if it's true or false? It might just be them trying to save face. Even if it is true, everyone knows that while descendants of Bloodline Warriors have a slightly higher chance of awakening the same bloodline, it still requires special secret methods and large amounts of rare medicinal ingredients to make it happen. Comparing the two, for our Wu Family, that thing is far more important and practical." The Wu Family head was startled at first, then immediately changed his stance and made a new decision.

The pale-faced man naturally had no objections.

The brocade-clad man, though somewhat reluctant, nodded as well.

After discussing a few other matters, they each left the Council Hall.

"Father, what's the name of that brat who came with the ugly girl? What's his connection to the Jin Family?" The arrogant young man followed the pale-faced man back to another room and couldn't help asking.

"Oh, you mean that young man named Shi Mu? He doesn't have a direct blood relation to the Jin Family—he's just a distant relative by marriage. However, his nominal mother is a very formidable figure. If we can avoid provoking her, it's best not to."

"Nominal mother?" The arrogant young man was confused.

"Yes, it's Jin Zhen. Her name is only one character different from the Jin girl you fancy, but she's her aunt. Their strength is worlds apart—she's on the same level as your uncle. This woman is rarely known to outsiders, but she's in charge of all the Jin Family's medicinal herb business and holds great power within the family. What's the matter, Hua'er? Are you that concerned about Shi Mu?"

"I heard that after the ugly girl left, she ran back to Shi Mu's place. I'm not interested in her at all, but she was technically betrothed to me once. Now she's gone to another man—if outsiders find out, won't I lose face? Father, I want to teach him a good lesson!" The arrogant young man Wu Hua snorted in reply.

"Heh, stupid son, it seems you've forgotten what I taught you before. Aren't you trying to win over Jin Yuzhen by befriending many Jin Family disciples? It's inconvenient for the Wu Family to make a move against this brat, but if someone from the Jin Family themselves does it, that has nothing to do with us." The pale-faced man was taken aback at first, then pointed out with a doting expression.

"Thank you, Father. I know what to do." Wu Hua's spirits lifted immediately.

"You two were defeated by someone from a small gang in just a few moves?" On a training ground covering about an acre, a young man in white robes stared coldly at the two men in their twenties before him.

One of the two held a spear in one hand, the other had a whip coiled around his waist. Though they had changed into blue clothes, they were none other than the two Turbid Water Gang experts who had been instantly defeated by Shi Mu during the recent battle between the Turbid Water Gang and the Black Fox Society. Now they were drenched in sweat, clearly terrified of the young man before them.

"W-Wang Junior Brother, how did you find out about this?" The spear-wielding young man stammered.

"Hmph, if I hadn't happened to overhear others in the martial hall discussing it, were you two planning to keep this hidden forever and let the reputation of Jingang Martial Hall be ruined?" The white-robed young man snorted and replied coldly.

"Of course not. It's just that we lost too badly this time. We planned to learn some proper martial arts from the instructors first before challenging that 'Fierce Fist' again." The young man with the whip wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and came up with a quick excuse.

"Oh? So you're saying you really lost to that person in a very short time? Tell me exactly how the fight went." The white-robed young man showed some interest.

"Yes, Wang Junior Brother. It was like this. The one who fought 'Fierce Fist' first wasn't us, but the Turbid Water Gang's leader. He..." The two young men, as if granted amnesty, hurriedly began to recount the events.

"In the end, at the critical moment, it was only because Boss Yu conceded that I escaped disaster. If that kick of his had landed solidly, I probably wouldn't have been able to stand up again."

"This 'Fierce Fist' can shatter your wooden spear with a single thrown stick, then drag Senior Brother Li over with a single pull. It seems he's either trained his body-tempering technique to the tenth layer or above, or he's born with divine strength. No wonder you two were no match for him." After hearing the account, the white-robed young man's expression softened slightly.

"Exactly, Junior Brother. Fierce Fist never shows his true face. As soon as he appeared, he became the Black Fox Society's top expert, with many records of defeating strong opponents. But in the last half year, he seems to have grown even stronger. Not long ago, even Feng Jun, the famous expert from Tianlu Martial Hall, had seven or eight ribs broken by his fists in a one-on-one fight and is still bedridden recovering." Senior Brother Li quickly chimed in.

"Feng Jun was also defeated by Fierce Fist? He barely missed being recruited into Kaiyuan Martial Academy back then, but now his body-tempering technique has reached the tenth layer, and he practices the extremely overbearing external hard skill, Iron Garment Body. Even so, he was injured to the point of being bedridden by a direct clash. I'm even more interested in this secretive fellow." The white-robed young man laughed instead of getting angry.

"Wang Junior Brother, do you mean..." The two exchanged glances, and one asked cautiously.

"I don't care what method you use. Arrange a meeting with this person. I want to have a proper match with him and see if he can withstand my Blazing Fire Spear Technique." The white-robed young man replied without hesitation.

"This..."

"Alright, we'll do our best to arrange it." The spear-wielding young man hesitated, but Senior Brother Li agreed without a second thought.

Only then did the white-robed young man leave satisfied.

"Senior Brother Li, are we really going to arrange a meeting with Fierce Fist?" The spear-wielding young man complained to his companion once the youth was far away.

"You know Wang Junior Brother's temper. If we hadn't agreed, he would have turned on us and beaten us up on the spot. Forget it. At most, we'll send a message to the Black Fox Society. Whether Fierce Fist agrees or not is out of our hands." Senior Brother Li said with a sly look.

"Yeah, I was being foolish. If Fierce Fist doesn't agree, Wang Junior Brother will definitely go to the Black Fox Society himself, and that will avenge us. With Wang Junior Brother's skill, even if Fierce Fist has brute strength, he's no match." The spear-wielding young man suddenly understood.

"Exactly. The Blazing Fire Spear Technique is one of the few acquired martial skills that can unleash great power even at the martial apprentice level. That Fierce Fist definitely can't withstand it." Senior Brother Li sneered.

With that, the two left the martial hall in high spirits.

Shi Mu naturally had no idea that his alter ego "Fierce Fist" had been targeted again.

But even if he had received the news, he probably wouldn't have paid it much mind. After all, since he had donned the silver mask half a year ago, this kind of thing had happened several times already.

That Feng Jun from Tianlu Martial Hall had been provoked by some minor force into challenging him, and Shi Mu had unceremoniously shattered his protective hard skill with three punches from Crushing Stone Fist, leaving him bedridden for over half a month.

As for why he had taken on the identity of "Fierce Fist," the reason was actually quite simple.

Not long after he first arrived at Flowing Wind Martial Hall, Feng Li and Gao Yuan, who were also training there, accidentally saw his nearly perfected Crushing Stone Fist. They immediately approached him excitedly and eventually reached an agreement for him to take over the identity of the original Black Fox Society top expert "Fierce Fist," who had just died of illness, to prevent the Black Fox Society from being wiped out by other forces.

In return, Shi Mu received a large sum of silver, which replenished his nearly depleted funds caused by the heavy expenses of medicinal baths.

Now, he had once again entered Feng City and, in his true appearance, arrived at a shabby street under the Black Fox Society's control.

The street was only about thirty zhang long, with few shops on either side.

But Shi Mu appeared in one of them, marked by a hanging iron hammer sign. He looked expectantly at a muscular man with bronze skin and a bare upper torso.

The man was holding a blueprint, staring at it wide-eyed. After a moment, his brows furrowed.

"What's the matter? Can't even Master Ma forge this pair of weapons?" Shi Mu couldn't help asking.

"This pair of weapons is ingeniously designed. Forging them will take considerable effort, but given enough time, I think I can manage to craft them bit by bit. The only problem is that the cold iron material required here is very precious. I only have a small piece here. Can we substitute it with another material?" The muscular man finally looked up from the blueprint, thought for a moment, and replied.

"No. This pair of Sun and Moon Blades is very important to me. Even if I can't have them forged to cut through metal and jade, I absolutely don't want them to shatter on first contact with another weapon. I won't cut corners on materials. How about this—I'll add another five hundred taels of silver. Collect more cold iron from other blacksmith shops for me, and make sure you forge them completely. As for the deadline, no later than one month." Shi Mu said decisively.

(These past few days, Wang Yu has been attending annual meetings in Shanghai. Early this morning, he flew to another city to handle other matters and only checked into a hotel late at night. He really didn't have much time to write. On top of that, his health isn't great right now. He just forced himself to write a chapter for everyone, but he can't hold on any longer. So today, there will only be one update!)