After Su Xin called out Kong Cheng's name, most of the martial artists from the other factions still wore puzzled expressions.
The martial artists who had risen to prominence in this generation had indeed never heard Kong Cheng's name. Only a small number of senior veterans knew of Shaolin Temple's affairs and began explaining them to the others.
According to rumor, Kong Cheng had already committed suicide after suffering a cultivation deviation. No one had expected him to still be alive.
But just as Su Xin had said, Kong Cheng being alive now was no different from being dead.
Yet no one could deny his talent in martial arts.
Back then, Kong Cheng had already suffered a cultivation deviation. Buddhist cultivation methods cultivated the heart and placed the greatest emphasis on one's state of mind; when faced with something like a cultivation deviation, the most likely outcome was to explode and die on the spot.
Yet Kong Cheng had not died. Instead, he had combined his present state of mind with Shaolin Temple's martial arts and carved out an entirely different path. That alone was enough to prove Kong Cheng's strength.
Kong Cheng looked at Su Xin and said flatly, his voice devoid of emotion, "You are right. I should have died long ago. But I owe Shaolin Temple too much, and it is time to repay it. After I kill you today, I will die as well."
As soon as he spoke, Kong Cheng stepped forward, forming a fist seal. Every punch he threw blossomed with golden Buddhist light, yet each one also carried an utterly lifeless aura of death.
At the same time, Xuan Ku and Xuan Zhen charged at Su Xin as well. One pushed the Arhat Fist to its utmost limit, while the other transformed into