A Martial God's Bloodline

Battle skills! In the world of bloodsoul, not all cultivators were able to cultivate battle skills. Some may spend their entire lives without touching upon it, or in some cases, they might only manage to learn some lower-ranked ones.

The Herculean Palm was popular amongst the mercenary community and was one of the more well-received lower-rank battle techniques. The lowest Yellow Rank Primary battle skill was able to raise it by at least two or three times.

"Hidden Black Palm! That's the Li clan's special Yellow Rank advanced battle skill! It has the effect of producing coldness! One blow makes you feel as though you're enveloped in ten thousand years' worth of ice!"

One of the people who knew about the technique exclaimed in surprise—a clear indication of the sheer awe produced by Li Yue's display of the Hidden Black Palm.

In accordance with what had been said, everyone felt an instant drop in temperature and could feel the power of the Hidden Black Palm.

Li Ye's expression turned solemn. The Hidden Black Palm was on a whole other level compared to Li Tianwu's Darting Thunder Fist!

After all, the Darting Thunder Fist was only a Yellow Rank Intermediate skill. It may even be said that its power was barely more than that of the Herculean Palm, save for the sound effects of rumbling thunder that accompanied the Darting Thunder Fist.

"Trash! Don't think that you are capable of changing your fortunes! In the eyes of mine, you're still the coward that crawled out of our clan! Trash!"

Repeated use of the word 'trash' soured Li Ye's expression even more. Although he was not the exact same person that experienced what happened in the past, the amalgamation of memories enabled him to understand his previous soul's angry snarl!

That angry snarl came from the Li clan's original worthless young master, notwithstanding the dissipation of his soul some days ago!

"SHUT UP!"

Li Ye's eyes turned blood red all of a sudden. A strange ray of light immediately penetrated Li Yue's eyes!

Then, a cracking sound was heard!

Li Yue's palm landed on Li Ye's shoulder and at that exact moment came a crisp cracking sound that resulted from broken bones. Everyone could then see a layer of ice forming over the attacked limb!

"The Hidden Black Palm is terrifying! That youngster's doomed!"

A glimmer of decisiveness appeared in the eyes of a big man from amongst the crowd. He wanted to make an attack but the next second, a startling discovery made him drop his original intention.

"Ah?"

Everyone noticed the same thing—although Li Yue snapped Li Ye's hand, he did not proceed with the attack. On the contrary, he covered his head with his hands and seemed to be in pain.

"Brother Li! What happened today?"

Yuwen Tianhua and Wu Wenhao were bewildered! Everyone was fine up until then. Why was Li Yue grasping his head like that? Was he possessed?

Over on the battle end of things, Li Ye bit down hard on his own lip. The bone in his left arm was broken and a layer of ice had spread to his shoulders, but neither became the subject of his attention. His mind was more focused on the pained expression of the head-clutching Li Yue. Looking at his sufferable situation sent joy into Li Ye's heart!

"My bloodpupils' illusionary technique has worked on him!"

In reality, bloodpupils' strength would not have much of an effect on martial cultivators who had strong willpower. It was out of the question for it to affect someone like Li Yue, whose state was above that of Level Four. Chances of it succeeding against such opponents were practically zero.

Even if the Dream Heart Sutra enhanced such illusionary techniques, the enhancement was superficial. It may take effect against mercenaries and lower-level cultivators who have low willpower but it could not stand a chance against stronger ones.

However, Li Yue seemed to have suffered the impact.

The bloodpupils' illusionary technique did affect him but only for a brief moment. Li Yue's originally agonized look turned calm once more, seemingly free of the illusionary technique's shackles.

No one knew what Li Yue saw but there was still some amount of fear in Li Yue's eyes. Li Ye, on the other hand, had an expression that was chock full of murderous intent!

"LI YE! What did you do to me just now?"

Instinct told him that whatever happened earlier was connected to Li Ye. Would Li Ye admit to it, though? Illusionary techniques were the most esoteric in the world of bloodsoul. Perhaps no one within Wu Prefecture City itself knew about their existence at all.

"What do you mean 'what did I do to you'? OH! You mean the miserable little boohoo session that just happened? Isn't it because you lost your sanity for a moment?"

"AGH! I'll kill you!"

Li Yue delivered a sudden explosive punch. His expression was fierce and he looked exactly like an evil spirit.

The velocity of his palm was like a sharp blade that sliced through the air. A punch from someone at Martial Spirit Level Seven could shatter the strongest of granite into a million pieces, let alone a human body!

Facing that attack, Li Ye calmed himself down. He knew that he was no match in terms of strength but had better reflexes than his opponent. He dodged his body sideways and eluded the punch.

His face, however, was caught in the gust of wind produced by the punch, leaving him with a large and bleeding gash on his face.

An opening was present, though it could not be determined whether it was because of Li Yue's anger. Li Ye seized the moment and aimed a hammer-like punch without the slightest hesitation. Following the punch, there was a loud scream and Li Yue—who was four states above Li Ye—was sent flying by that one punch.

The punch used was the bread-and-butter of mercenaries—the Herculean Palm! Amazingly, it produced the desired outcome in that particular situation.

At the same time, Li Ye was sent the other way by the strong repelling force. He had to take about ten steps back. After all, one was at peak Level Three and the other was at Level Seven, separated by a total of four states!

Being able to reach such a level was enough for Li Ye to make his name known throughout Wu Prefecture City! Still, there was a huge difference between the present and that of three years past!

"Heavens! Has that trash really changed his fortunes for the better? Does he want to be like his father?"

"This is a piece of trash holding his own against the Li clan prodigy! No matter how this battle turns out, no one will continue to label him a piece of trash anymore!"

"Yeah, if this person is considered trash, then we're worse than trash!"

Everyone who watched the situation felt that something perilous was going to happen.

Yuwen Tianhua and Wu Wenhao were among those who felt that way. Their thoughts were indecipherable but in the blink of an eye, traces of murderous intent were emanating from their bodies.

"What do you think?"

"Peak Martial Spirit Level Four…no, it's probably Level Five already! Even so, how did he do it? That idiot Li Yue may not have the brains but his cultivation and talent are already top-class. You and I both know this fact! Yet he's being bashed so terribly by someone who's lower than us by two states?"

They exchanged glances and saw terror in each other's eyes.

"It's not just that! You and I know Li Yue's strength. We may not be willing to admit it, but he's surpassed both of us after he entered Level Seven. Even if we join forces, we might not be able to defeat him, but the piece of trash has already forced him to this extent!"

"No! That's not what I'm worried about! What I'm worried about is actually… Do you still remember how he was still useless three years ago? These three years, our clans have kept a close watch on him. He didn't even move or do anything, so how could he have suddenly manifested his bloodsoul? How could he even raise himself to such a state?"

That was precisely what puzzled the two of them. Their fear of what happened with that man in the past led the controllers in their clan to keep their eyes on him at all times!

Unfortunately, they were not privy to the fact that Li Ye was actually only at peak Level Three! In their eyes, he had already reached Level Five. If they knew the truth, their expressions at that point may be truly unimaginable!

It was an even duel between trash and prodigy!

Not only was that outcome completely different from what everyone had predicted, it left every single person staring with their mouth agape.

The blow to the chest caused Li Yue to spit out blood and suffer a serious knock. Li Ye was not feeling too good either, with a broken right shoulder blade and coldness crawling into his bones like maggots. His entire body was shaking and after delivering his punch, he staggered back slightly.

He punched his right shoulder and broke the ice covering it.

He looked at his purplish shoulder and lamented in awe, "Such icy coldness!"

Thankfully, only a short period of time had passed. Otherwise, the arm would be rendered useless.

There was no time to be dwelling over that. The retreating Li Yue looked exactly like a rage-filled male lion.

"LI YE! YOU LITTLE B*STARD! You wounded me! You're going to die! You're definitely going to die! I'm going to kill you today! I'm going to kill you!"

Having been spoiled since young with a near-perfect life, Li Yue could not possibly stand the looks of disdain from a piece of trash. Even if he had underestimated his opponent from the outset, he could no longer maintain his dignity after everyone saw what happened.

He had completely lost all reason without the need for Yuwen Tianhua and Wu Wenhao's instigation.

Thump!

Both Li Ye and Li Yue's palm made contact with each other again and Li Ye was unsurprisingly sent flying back. The differences in their states were simply too big!

Li Yue did not seem to have any intention of letting Li Ye go. In the midst of a malevolent smile, he caused ice to form on his palm and began making his attack.

"Crap! The boy isn't going to make it!"

The big man muttered softly and rushed out from the crowd of people. His large palms turned into a dagger and he sliced Li Yue's icy hand free. He then reached out to grab the pale Li Ye before floating back and retreating.

"WHO IS IT! Who dares to spoil my fun!"

Li Yue was fuming, for victory was within his grasp had it not been for the interference!

Li Ye's heart raced and was slightly regretful. His powers were newfound and unmastered. People like Li Yue should not have been provoked.

At the same time, Li Ye turned to look at the big man who saved him. His gratefulness was uttered softly, "Thank you for saving me, Brother. I will not forget you!"

The big man cracked a smile and patted Li Ye's shoulder, saying, "No problem. I was entrusted by someone. That is, if I didn't recognize you wrongly."

Entrusted by someone? Who? Which person in Wu Prefecture City would still care about him?

Aunt Yun? Obviously not. She was merely a frail and weak-minded woman. Who else could it be, then?

Realizing that he was being ignored, Li Yue roared and sent a punch their way. It was layered by a whirlwind of ice.

The big man was not any ordinary person, however. He displayed his full strength and broke the ice with a single strike.

Martial Spirit Level Seven! Li Ye and the crowd were slightly taken aback by it! Judging by the looks of the low-profile big man, his strength clearly did not stop at that level!