Great Strength Steel Claw Art

The Overlord Sect's outer branch academy was fully equipped with all kinds of martial training apparatus.

Naturally, it had no shortage of fighting platforms either.

In fact, the fighting platforms were almost the most popular places in the entire outer branch academy.

Hands itching? Get on the platform!

Fighting over someone's affections? Get on the platform!

A single word of disagreement? Get on the platform!

Brother, have you stepped onto the platform today?

Fighting on the platforms was practically the most frequent daily habit of the Overlord Sect's outer disciples.

Precisely for this reason, the veteran outer disciples were all quite experienced in combat.

Seeing Huo Tianlu and Wei Yi step onto a platform, quite a few people immediately gathered around.

"Huo Tianlu? What's that guy doing here?"

"Who's the one fighting him? He actually dares to get on a platform with Huo Tianlu."

"Seems to be a newcomer."

"Holy shit, this newcomer's got guts, daring to fight a ruthless bastard like Huo Tianlu."

"He probably hasn't heard of Huo Tianlu. If he knew that most people who fight Huo Tianlu end up half-crippled, this newcomer probably wouldn't come here even if you killed him..."

The veteran disciples watching kept chatting and laughing.

Hearing their words, Zhu Ling'er and the others grew even more worried.

"What do we do?"

Zhu Ling'er looked at Liu Huan.

"I... don't know."

Liu Huan looked utterly helpless.

What could she possibly do at this point? If she had a solution, would she have waited until now?

"Junior Sister Zhu, don't worry too much. Since Wei Yi dared to get onto the platform, he must have a way to handle this."

Zhou Heng offered some reassurance.

"But his opponent is Huo Tianlu! Steel Claw Tiger Huo Tianlu! That guy's vicious and blackhearted. He definitely won't let Wei Yi off easily," Pei Qinghe couldn't help interjecting.

When she said that, Zhu Ling'er's face grew even paler.

The others couldn't help glaring fiercely at him.

At the same time, they sighed.

In truth, how could they not understand that themselves?

But Wei Yi had taken their place on the platform. If he really ended up half-crippled and couldn't participate in the inner disciple assessment a month later, they truly wouldn't know how to face him...

"Whatever happens, let's watch the fight first. He won't necessarily lose..."

Zhou Heng sighed helplessly.

Then everyone's eyes turned to the platform ahead.

"Newcomer, do you think you're a match for me?"

On the platform, Huo Tianlu looked at Wei Yi and asked with a mocking expression.

"To be honest, I rather admire your courage."

"But I'm afraid you haven't adjusted to the Overlord Sect yet. This isn't whatever little backwater you came from."

Perhaps because it had been so long since he had met an opponent so eager to "court death," Huo Tianlu was in no hurry to attack.

Instead, he felt rather like a cat toying with a mouse.

"You talk too much."

Wei Yi looked at him as he spoke.

Huo Tianlu's expression immediately shifted slightly despite himself.

"Hmph!"

"You won't shed tears until you see the coffin. You'll have plenty to regret in a moment."

Huo Tianlu narrowed his eyes slightly, his amusement instantly snuffed out by Wei Yi, while a cold, vicious grin spread across his lips.

The True Qi in his body slowly circulated, and he curled all ten fingers slightly.

Steel Claw Tiger!

That was his nickname.

And that nickname came from his pair of ironlike hands.

A formidable presence immediately surged wildly from his body.

At that moment, the impression he gave changed completely.

"Interesting!"

Wei Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, a trace of seriousness appearing in them for the first time.

The Great Martial Master Realm.

A second-stage Great Martial Master!

Yet the imposing presence surrounding Huo Tianlu was far stronger than that of Instructor Xu, a fourth-stage Great Martial Master at True Martial Academy.

He certainly lives up to his reputation as someone who made a name for himself in the Overlord Sect's outer branch academy.

Wei Yi put away his contempt.

He grew serious.

"Come on!"

He circulated the Purple Haze Heart Technique, and surging True Qi immediately poured out of his dantian. Although Wei Yi was currently in the tenth-stage Martial Master Realm, thanks to the Purple Haze Heart Technique, the quantity and purity of his True Qi were in no way inferior to those of an ordinary Great Martial Master.

With his bloodline power secretly circulating as well, this sudden eruption immediately became a formidable presence that spread in every direction.

It was no weaker than Huo Tianlu's!

At this sight, not only did the spectators' eyes widen.

Even Huo Tianlu's expression couldn't help changing slightly.

"You do have some ability. No wonder you're so arrogant."

"But... this level is still far from enough!"

"Kid, take this!"

With an angry shout, Huo Tianlu charged over in an instant. His movement speed was astonishing, both hands attacking simultaneously like claws.

Wei Yi's expression remained unchanged, and he immediately threw a punch.

With a heavy bang, fist met palm, and they proved evenly matched.

Neither was satisfied with this outcome.

"Again!"

An angry shout rang out.

In the blink of an eye, they rapidly exchanged several more moves.

Bang, bang, bang...

A series of dull impacts rang out.

The force of their True Qi surged.

Wei Yi was inwardly startled.

Huo Tianlu's strength truly far exceeded his expectations.

Not only was his cultivation foundation extremely solid, but his combat experience was also exceptionally rich. Wei Yi couldn't gain any advantage in the short term.

By comparison, however, Huo Tianlu's expression was even uglier.

After all, he was a veteran disciple, yet he still couldn't defeat a newcomer like Wei Yi after all this time. To him, that was undoubtedly a loss, as well as a tremendous humiliation.

"Great Strength Steel Claw Art!"

Huo Tianlu suddenly roared, his eyes faintly turning blood-red.

His entire presence abruptly grew savage.

Having failed to defeat Wei Yi for so long, he could no longer be bothered to hold anything back. He directly brought out the trump card that had made his name: his most proficient martial technique-the Great Strength Steel Claw Art.

Great Strength Steel Claw Art!

This wasn't a martial technique of the Overlord Sect, but Huo Tianlu's own inherited family technique.

This martial technique was as high as lower Mystic grade.

Although it was extraordinarily difficult to cultivate, its power was also astonishing.

Through astonishing perseverance, Huo Tianlu had forcibly cultivated this martial technique to the verge of major accomplishment.

What did it mean to bring a Mystic-grade martial technique close to major accomplishment?

Even ordinary Great Martial Masters would find it difficult to withstand.

It was precisely through this martial technique that Huo Tianlu had made such a name for himself in the outer branch academy, becoming the Steel Claw Tiger, one of the Black Tiger Society's three renowned Tiger Generals.

"Kid, take this!"

As he unleashed this martial technique and poured True Qi into his hands, they instantly became exceedingly strange, glowing faintly dark blue-green. Sharp bursts of Qi faintly erupted from them, making them resemble a pair of steel blades.

They came whistling toward him.

Their speed suddenly increased severalfold.

Even Wei Yi was a little slow to react.

Whoosh...

He instantly activated the Blackwater Movement Technique to dodge.

But he was still a step too late. The clothes over Wei Yi's chest tore open, revealing two glaring bloody gashes.

Searing pain!

Wei Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression changing at once. This was the first time he had been injured since his rebirth, and he hadn't expected it to be at Huo Tianlu's hands.

He had to admit, this was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"A very good martial technique."

Wei Yi wasn't angry. Instead, he smiled.

He nodded as he gave his assessment.

"You won't escape your doom today!"

Huo Tianlu, however, wasn't in the mood to joke at all. Instead, his eyes were filled with vicious savagery.

Even as he spoke, he launched another frenzied attack.

His speed was utterly astonishing.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The spectators couldn't make out Huo Tianlu's precise movements at all. They could only see a succession of flickering claw shadows, shifting between solid and illusory, seemingly covering the entire platform. An icy presence weighed on everyone's hearts, and they couldn't help sucking in cold breaths at the sight.

Wei Yi couldn't unleash martial techniques such as the Heart-Crushing Palm and Seven Kills Fist at all.

Only by driving the Blackwater Movement Technique to its utmost could he barely keep from losing.

He had to admit that Huo Tianlu's Great Strength Steel Claw Art was indeed astonishingly powerful.

"Looks like I'll have to go all out too."

His murmur rang out.

Immediately afterward, sword light flashed.

The Qinggang Sword appeared in Wei Yi's hand...