Chapter 353: 【153】Who dares to claim to be the strongest? Let him come out and fight me_6
Wang Longhu looked at Zhang Yuanying and asked, "Is this Jiang Xuanhe?"
"Yes, his strength is remarkable. You must not underestimate him. Jiang Xuanhe is currently ranked the fifth most powerful in the world. The Heaven and Earth Alliance once sent people to assassinate him, and more than ten people couldn’t last five moves," Zhang Yuanying nodded solemnly.
At this moment, they were facing the strongest person in the White Lotus Society, someone comparable to the Alliance Leader of the Heaven and Earth Alliance.
"Kill this guy and rescue Jiang Tianzhen, and this matter will be concluded, right? Just wait," Wang Longhu calmly placed the ice in his hand on the ground.
Then he strode across the iron bridge, heading towards Jiang Xuanhe.
Previously, at the summit of Mount Fuji, he drank with the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader and gauged his strength with just three moves.
At that time, Wang Longhu’s strength was only 11.89 points, but now with a limit of 20 points, facing such superhuman levels, what could Jiang Xuanhe possibly use to counter Wang Longhu?
With each step, Wang Longhu’s energy, focus, and spirit intensified rapidly.
The momentum was like a bonfire continuously adding fuel, the fire growing ever more vigorous.
Before even approaching Jiang Xuanhe, the momentum emanating from him had already pressured Jiang Xuanhe to the extent that a drop of cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
Using momentum to intimidate was a very common tactic before Martial Artists engaged in a fight.
Invisibly, it could make the opponent lose nerve before the battle began, thus forcing them into a passive stance, fighting timidly and far from peak performance.
As a Gang Qi Grandmaster himself, Jiang Xuanhe naturally understood this principle.
If he allowed Wang Longhu’s momentum to continue building, his own moves would be suppressed by thirty percent.
So he took a step forward, his body light and airy, lunging to attack Wang Longhu face-on, pointing with two fingers.
In an instant, a ’Gang Sword’ thrust out, aiming directly at Wang Longhu’s Jingming acupuncture point at the inner corner of his eye.
The sharpness was blinding, like a blade coming at him.
Wang Longhu narrowed his eyes slightly, the thunderous roar inside his body, every bone under his control began to vibrate madly.
Confronting Jiang Xuanhe’s White Lotus Thirty-Six Qi Swords, Wang Longhu reached out to grab it.
Using his own Gang Qi to clash and erode Jiang Xuanhe’s Gang Sword.
Jiang Xuanhe’s three-foot Gang Sword gradually dispersed, and when it finally landed on Wang Longhu’s palm, its power had waned to the extreme.
It could barely leave two superficial scratch marks on Wang Longhu’s palm.
"Is this the strength of the White Lotus Saint Emperor? That’s all?" Wang Longhu sneered coldly, gripping Jiang Xuanhe’s two fingers and suddenly snapping them forward.
The sound of bones breaking resonated, Jiang Xuanhe’s face turned ashen, and his fingers were thoroughly broken by Wang Longhu.
"You dare!" Jiang Xuanhe raged, thrusting out his other hand’s two fingers with fury, the Gang Sword fiercely stabbing the temples located one inch behind Wang Longhu’s outer eye corner.
This point is fragile; if struck, it could cause light dizziness and deafness, while severe cases could lead to unconsciousness or even death.
Even in ordinary adult fights, hitting someone’s temple with a fist poses risks of instantaneous death, let alone from a Gang Qi Grandmaster like Jiang Xuanhe.
Wang Longhu’s temples concaved inward upon Jiang Xuanhe’s strike.
Jiang Xuanhe’s face lit up with joy, thinking this deadly point strike would be fatal for anybody, let alone this young man.
Assumedly, the brain should have been shaken to pieces by his Gang Qi.
But in the next second, Jiang Xuanhe’s smile froze on his face.
His fingers merely pushed Wang Longhu’s temple down by half a centimeter before a powerful force rebounded, pushing Jiang Xuanhe’s fingers away.
Conversely, Wang Longhu remained unaffected in the slightest.
This alone demonstrated how formidable Wang Longhu’s physique was; even the elasticity of his muscles, bones, and skin was enough to match Jiang Xuanhe’s might.
"What?!"
Jiang Xuanhe’s expression changed dramatically, as Wang Longhu’s temple was like a drum, his Gang Sword couldn’t pierce it but was instead rebounded.
The strength and toughness of this muscle and bone were something Jiang Xuanhe had never encountered in East Asia throughout his martial arts practice.
Even with Jiang Tianzhen, whom he regarded as one of the strongest of his generation, Jiang Xuanhe wasn’t sure if he was capable of this.
Wang Longhu looked at Jiang Xuanhe as if viewing a toy, with a half-smile.
With force exerted by his palm, a surge of Inner Strength flowed into Jiang Xuanhe’s body. The White Lotus Saint Emperor’s leg meridians instantly felt paralyzed, and his tendons went soft.
With a thud, his knees sagged, and he knelt before Wang Longhu without any response.
This scene happened so abruptly that Zhang Yuanying widened her eyes in disbelief.
Even though Jiang Xuanhe had rebelled and usurped, he was still a legitimate White Lotus Saint Emperor, among the top ten experts in the world.
Who in this world could make him kneel? Not even the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader or the emperor could do it.
Yet at this moment, the dramatic scene genuinely unfolded.
The human body contains numerous meridians, these meridians also connect with nerves.
Expert Martial Artists can channel Inner Strength into an opponent’s body to control their movements.
This principle also gives rise to non-combat cooperative engagements among Martial Artists.
In a test of Inner Strength between two Martial Artists, one can quickly tell who is stronger without needing a deadly fight to prove it.
It’s for this reason many foreign fighters perceive martial arts as flashy, impractical routines only suitable for performance, lacking real combat ability.
They fundamentally misunderstand martial arts; Martial Artists of Ming Jin or Dark Force either don’t strike or when they do, it’s lethal.
This is also why genuine martial arts gradually stopped being taught among the masses, fearing reckless individuals might harm others unlawfully.
"How dare you humiliate me!" Jiang Xuanhe raised his head in anger.
As the saying goes, a warrior may die but not suffer humiliation. Even in defeat under Wang Longhu, it must be due to inferior skill.
However, Wang Longhu didn’t kill him but instead made him kneel, triggering Jiang Xuanhe’s wrath.
The Jiang family has historically regarded themselves as a holy emperor, viewing themselves as the true dragon emperors.
"If you die, these gun turrets will start attacking me, right?" Wang Longhu said with a harmless smile.
"I don’t like trouble. Cooperate and have someone open that door to release Jiang Tianzhen. I can spare your life."
Faced with Wang Longhu’s formidable strength, Jiang Xuanhe gave up entirely on the idea of resisting.
He knew he hadn’t forced Wang Longhu to use even a fifth of his power. If the other wanted to kill him, it would be as simple as catching a chick.
Seeing that Wang Longhu really intended to rescue Jiang Tianzhen, Jiang Xuanhe gritted his teeth and said, "What benefits did the Mistress offer you to rescue Jiang Tianzhen? I can offer triple. If you support me as the White Lotus Saint Emperor, I will respect you as superior. We can each take half of the world from the Korean Peninsula. How about it?"
Hearing this, Zhang Yuanying immediately intervened, "Don’t listen to him, he’s lying. Once the White Lotus Society’s godhood plan succeeds, Jiang Xuanhe will use it against you first."
Jiang Xuanhe’s expression shifted subtly as he retorted, "At least I’m more credible than the Mistress. Jiang Tianzhen has his royal ambitions; he would never allow anyone to surpass him. If Jiang Tianzhen is released, he will demand you join the White Lotus Society for him, promising in good faith to meet the Mistress’s offer to you.
I am very sure to warn you, Jiang Tianzhen’s strength is overwhelmingly strong; I can’t even begin to describe it. If you release him, you’ll only be at a loss."
Upon hearing this, Wang Longhu gazed at the massive metal door with fiery eyes, "Rest assured, if Jiang Tianzhen is released, and intends to kill you, I will spare you.
If he is stubborn and refuses to heed me, you may keep the position of White Lotus Saint Emperor. Release him now; I want to see how many masters still exist in this world."
Zhang Yuanying and Jiang Xuanhe both shivered simultaneously, sensing from Wang Longhu’s words a majestic aura of dominance over all beings.
It conveyed a yearning to be unbeaten under the heavens, a desire to be unrivaled.
Wang Longhu showed no concern whatsoever about being outmatched by Jiang Tianzhen; instead, he was brimming with confidence.
He only wanted a battle with Jiang Tianzhen, whom Jiang Xuanhe described as indescribably powerful.
Jiang Xuanhe hesitated, swallowing hard, then after a few seconds, with a dry mouth, he reluctantly shouted towards the nearby, "Open the door, unlock it."