Distinguished family members all possess secret skills, and the Yuchi Household, as a thousand-year-old bloodline family, naturally possesses them as well. Moreover, due to their great reputation, most of their secret skills are known throughout the world.
The fact that it remains renowned and has stood for a thousand years despite being known throughout the world means that its secret technique is powerful enough to dominate the battlefield even after being known and revealed to the world for a thousand years!
Xu Hu had heard of it long ago, but given his status at the time, he wasn't even qualified to take a look. This was because whenever a military general unleashed such a secret technique, it was when he was fighting desperately against the enemy general. There were very few in the world who could force Yuchi Peng to fight to the death. And when such top military generals fought, they had a large number of personal guards protecting them. As a commoner, he would only be on the periphery of the battlefield, doing the work of a militiaman. He didn't even have the right to get close to the core battlefield.
Now he actually has the chance to force the once-in-a-millennium genius of the Yuchi Household to use his Blood Blade in Eight Directions!!
Xu Hu stretched his limbs, his whole body trembling with excitement. His boundless excitement fueled his fighting spirit, and deep down, he also felt a touch of melancholy.
Previously, I couldn't even look up to this realm, but now I can personally set foot in it and compete with the world's top masters—a naive dream I once had as a child.
Meeting the Lord is truly the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me!
boom!
Without any warning, Yuchi Peng, facing him, unleashed an energy far exceeding the previous one. The powerful secret technique made Yuchi Peng's skin turn as red as if it had been burned, and the exaggerated flow of blood and qi even caused blood to seep uncontrollably from his pores. A huge phantom appeared behind him due to Yuchi Peng's overwhelming blood energy, exuding an ancient and terrifying aura!
Xu Hu squinted, sensing the ferocity and violence of that aura. It was the aura of a demon, strong enough to make billions of living beings submit without hesitation—the aura of a terrifying creature at the top of the food chain!
He had sensed this aura from the ancient insects before, but in terms of primal pressure, the ancient bloodline in Yuchi Peng was a thousand times more ferocious than that of the Ancient Insect!
He had heard his master say that any ancient demon that could support a human family for a thousand years with just a drop of thin bloodline was once the most terrifying existence in this world. If that thing still existed, the fate of the human race would be more miserable than that of ants!
But the Lord said that such a thing may appear in the near future. Before that, we must become strong enough to lead all of humanity to confront those returning ancient beings head-on, or at least survive!
The Lord's vision was something he had never imagined before he came into contact with the new world. Xu Hu never doubted the Lord's words because the Lord had already brought him enough wonders. In Jiangnan today, everyone is living the life that people should live, and everyone has the opportunity to step into the life that was once only available to those born with special bloodlines.
In his eyes, no one in the world could compare to the miracles created by the Lord, so Xu Hu believed the Lord's words a thousand times, ten thousand times!
Therefore, he knew he couldn't afford to lose this battle!
If we can't even defeat a single drop of blood from those ancient demons, how can we face the demons of the future?!
Xu Hu calmed himself down. Facing the overwhelming and terrifying aura, he forcibly steadied his mind. The fighting spirit of the Battle God surged through his body, and a determination from thousands of believers boiled in his blood.
He, Xu Hu, is one of the four Battle God wind, thunder, earth, and fire. He is the faith of millions of warriors, as the lord said, and one of the strongest pillars for humanity to face the ancient times. He will never be afraid of the afterimage produced by a drop of demon blood!
boom!
With the same deafening roar, a surge of energy enveloped Xu Hu. Unlike Yuchi Peng, Xu Hu's broad meridians circulated pure energy, powerful yet profound and peaceful, completely lacking the violent and wild aura of the opponent!
This Yuchi Peng slightly.
Since he entered the Above First Rank, he has used the secret technique of Blood Blade in Eight Directions in All Directions twice. Once was when he faced Wanyan Lie, a famous general of the Ancient Kingdom of Northern Yan, and once was when he was young and faced Murong Yunji. The Yuchi Household has the Heavenly Peng Bloodline. Once activated, the fierce aura can even make the deputy general who has followed him for many years fall into the shadow.
Whenever the secret technique is activated, the members of the Yuchi Household must avoid their own people as much as possible, because this ancient malevolent energy does not distinguish between friend and foe!
Even when he was still a child, the murderous aura he exuded when he activated his secret technique almost caused Murong Yunji, one of the top experts in the world at the time, to lose her hand. If she hadn't been decisive enough, fast enough, and ruthless enough, Yuchi Peng was sure that he could have taken off the Wind King's head in half a quarter of an hour at most!
Because Heavenly Peng's bloodline is overwhelmingly superior to Murong Yunji's Heavenly Wolf bloodline.
Who exactly is this burly man before me? How can he remain so calm in the face of my now fully-developed secret technique?
Back then, when Wanyan Lie faced himself, although he could barely hold his own, he wasn't this composed.
He could feel that the aura opposite him was like a towering mountain with no end in sight. No matter how high he, the Heavenly Peng, soared, he could not cross its mountain range. The heavy and peaceful feeling was far less impactful than his own aura, but it gave him an extremely dull feeling!
For the first time, Yuchi Peng felt a slight sense of uncertainty.
For the first time, he hesitated.
But that feeling was only for a moment. The pride inherited from the Heavenly Peng Bloodline, the King bloodline that looked down on the world, made him not allow himself to have any unsure illusions!
Without hesitation, Yuchi Peng made his move!
Perhaps he himself didn't even realize that this was the first time he had taken the initiative to act after activating the secret technique.
Because both times the secret technique was activated, the opponent couldn't help but make the first move, because they knew that if they let their momentum grow, they would have no chance at all!
But this time, he couldn't hold back.
This time, he wasn't bare-handed. Yuchi Peng drew his twin blades from his waist. Many people thought he was a reckless general on the battlefield, but few knew that his skills were almost unmatched among his peers. He was truly adept at using short weapons!
The reason why few people know this is that after he became famous, he never had the chance to draw the double blades at his waist. Most of his opponents could be easily crushed by brute force alone. In the capital, the only one who could spar with him was the eldest son of the Hong Household, but that person could only match him in brute force. He could fight for a hundred rounds using only brute force, but if he used technique, the opponent couldn't even last three rounds, which would be even less interesting.
Yuchi Peng couldn't even remember the last time he had used his twin blades in battle, but he still insisted on taking good care of them every day, believing that one day he would encounter an opponent worthy of drawing his blades.
I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
"Well done!" Xu Hu grinned excitedly. His opponent had activated a secret technique, and the speed was unbelievable. His eyes could hardly keep up. In particular, the opponent's double-edged technique and the angle of the attack made Xu Hu, who had honed his martial arts skills for many years, feel extremely threatened!
He channeled energy into his hands, and a set of tiger fingers, evolved from battle qi, appeared on his large fists. Relying on his combat senses, he grabbed at an extremely tricky angle to the left!
Yuchi Peng's eyes lit up. Instead of directly confronting the opponent's tiger finger, he deftly deflected the opponent's attempt to grab his blade with his bare hands and attacked directly under the armpit!
But the burly man Xu Hu was incredibly agile. Using the force of his arm being pushed away, he nimbly retreated to the left flank, quickly closing the distance and grabbing Xu Hu's elbow with his tiger-finger-like hands!
Xu Hu attacked quickly, Yuchi Peng retreated even faster. Just moments before, he had charged forward like a thunderbolt, but now he was incredibly agile enough to stop himself instantly and retreat swiftly, escaping his opponent's grasp. His twin blades once again deflected the opponent's iron fist.
In an instant, both of them realized that their opponent was not only a fierce warrior with wide-ranging and powerful attacks, but also someone with equally profound skills!
However, Xu Hu was not surprised. He had known for many years that the guy in front of him did not rely entirely on his bloodline to crush him. Even when he was a teenager, he paid great attention to technique and was even willing to learn from him, an ordinary person.
With such a thirst for martial arts, how could he possibly be a useless person who relies solely on bloodline?
Yuchi Peng was extremely surprised. The opponent's strength was definitely at the level of a top family. He did not expect that the technique could be so exquisite. Among the bloodline disciples he knew, most of them relied more on their bloodline talent and strength. There were very few who were willing to calm down and hone their skills!
What a worthy opponent!
Yuchi Peng roared excitedly, no longer holding back. With his secret technique activated, his bloodline was fully unleashed, and he transformed into a phantom that distorted space as he charged forward. At this moment, he could no longer worry about whether he would kill this rare and good opponent directly, because if he did not go all out against such an opponent, he might be the one who died today!
Xu Hu responded excitedly, throwing himself into the fight. Since becoming Battle God, this was the first time he had encountered an opponent who could probably take his life. But it was precisely because of this life-or-death situation that the greatest pleasure of fighting was in the battle!
At that moment, neither of them thought about anything else; they only had eyes for each other. No one considered the consequences, no one thought about what would happen if they lost, because neither of them had the energy to think about such things anymore.
Blades and fists flashed, raging like a storm, creating a commotion that even attracted the attention of the disciples on the edge of the battlefield.
More and more soldiers looked in this direction. No one could clearly see the speed of the two men, but more and more soldiers were still drawn to it. This clash of strong individuals, this kind of excitement, was something many people might miss in their lifetime and never have the chance to see again.
Even Yuchi Feihu's side paused briefly to watch the duel that had reached its climax!
For a moment, both sides held their breath. At this moment, Yuchi Hong Lie believed what Feihu earlier. Although he still had absolute confidence in Yuchi Peng, he couldn't help but feel uneasy!
That guy Xu Hu really has the ability to fight Yuchi Peng to the death!!
The author has made quite a few mistakes in the last two chapters, mixing up names and confusing martial artists with fighters, which is really inexcusable. I will spend time tonight revising the beginning. Thank you all for your patience in pointing out the errors!