Promotion to Commander, Summoned by the Madam

In his urgency, Li Xian met the attack with both palms as well, unleashing the "Heaven-Turning Waves" move from the Jade Luo Palm. All the inner force in his body gathered into his palms.

The instant he struck, it resembled a rolling tidal wave crashing against the shore. It swept up the poisonous miasma around them, truly taking on the shape of surging waves.

The two exchanged palms—Zheng Blood Palm's hands were already crippled, so it made little difference whether he used fists or palms. At that moment, their hands collided,

and both revealed looks of shock.

Zheng Blood Palm thought, This brat's martial arts have reached Entry Vehicle. His palm force and mastery of palm techniques actually surpass my Wave-Calming Palm by far! I have cultivated the Wave-Calming Palm for decades, yet have only barely reached Major Accomplishment. How can someone his age possess such attainments?!

Even a prodigy listed on the rankings and guided by a famous master could not possess such attainments, could he?!

Li Xian, meanwhile, felt the sheer power of Zheng Blood Palm's strike. The instant their palms met, force invaded both his arms through his palms, and his bones cracked apart in an instant.

One thread of Zheng Blood Palm's inner force required ten threads of Li Xian's to match.

In that instant, Li Xian understood the reason.

Though inner force stemmed from martial arts, it was born from one's physical body.

Essence Consumption martial artists had undergone an initial bone recasting. Their bodies differed in many ways, and they had also absorbed Heaven and Earth Essence. Thus, the "inner force" they cultivated was naturally far more formidable.

Li Xian endured the excruciating pain and forced Zheng Blood Palm back with a sweeping kick. He then drew his house guard's narrow saber and engaged