Martial Saint with Passives

Xiao Qingge let out a sharp cry, swinging the Suona with enough force to generate gusts of wind. She alternated between horizontal sweeps and downward smashes, her movements broad and unrestrained—a style of pure, ferocious power!

Jiang Che met her attacks head-on with his Gloves. Every collision erupted with dull THUDS and a shower of blinding sparks, a sound that set the teeth of the spectators on edge.

"My heavens... are all the disciples from the Profound Sound Sect this ferocious?"

"That Suona must be made of Profound Iron, right? If that thing smashed into a person..."

"But for this Jiang Che to take so many hits, he must have some real skill!"

The crowd murmured amongst themselves, but on the stage, Jiang Che grew more alarmed with every exchange.

’Xiao Qingge’s strength is not the least bit inferior to Wang Zhenhai, who specializes in the Iron Body technique!’

’Isn’t the Profound Sound Sect supposed to specialize in using sound waves to disrupt the mind?’

’So what’s with this monstrous Strange Power and bludgeoning people with a Suona?’

After a fierce exchange where she failed to gain the upper hand, Xiao Qingge finally laughed heartily. "Just smashing people is no fun! Junior Brother Jiang, why don’t you have a taste of a little tune from your Senior Sister!"

Jiang Che’s heart clenched. ’It’s finally coming!’

Xiao Qingge took a sudden step back, inhaled deeply, and brought the Suona to her lips.

"SKREEEEEE—!!!"

The high-pitched, piercing sound of the Suona, seemingly capable of Tearing the very soul apart, suddenly erupted!

A visible, crimson sound wave, infused with Strength, instantly spread out like a ripple!

Jiang Che bore the brunt of the attack. His head rang with a loud BUZZ, as if he had been struck violently with a heavy sledgehammer!

The Qi Force within his body was thrown into turmoil, and he even felt a wave of dizziness.

This wasn’t just noise; it was a Sound Wave Technique that directly assaulted his Divine Soul and Qi Force!

"How satisfying!" Seeing that Jiang Che only swayed for a moment before steadying himself, the fighting spirit in Xiao Qingge’s eyes fully ignited. "Junior Brother Jiang, I’m about to use my ultimate technique! You should stop holding back too. Use that move you used on Gu Qingxuan!"

The moment the words left her mouth, she puffed up her cheeks once more as the Strength from her entire body surged frantically into the Suona!

"Phoenix’s Cry in the Nine Heavens!!"

"SKREE-DA-REEE—!!!"

A note from the Suona, higher-pitched and more intense than any that had come before, pierced the heavens!

A lifelike phoenix of fire, condensed from crimson sound waves, let out a shriek that could pierce metal and crack stone. Spreading its wings, it rushed toward Jiang Che with the power to burn the heavens and boil the seas!

The sheer power of this technique made everyone in the audience’s scalp tingle and their spirits tremble.

Chen Jiayu’s eyes lit up. He desperately wanted to see Jiang Che’s heaven-shaking, earth-shattering punch with his own eyes again!

Lin Qingyun, however, frowned. He hadn’t personally witnessed the battle between Jiang Che and Gu Qingxuan.

Even he couldn’t possibly withstand such a move, so he didn’t believe Jiang Che could either!

"Alright!"

Jiang Che roared. Facing the oncoming phoenix of sound waves, he unreservedly unleashed the fifteen-fold strike of [True: Infinite Battle Armor]!

He didn’t strike the illusory phoenix. Instead, he threw a vicious punch at the empty air before him!

BOOM!!!

It was as if that single punch had shattered Space itself!

In the path of his fist, the air was instantly compressed and displaced, creating a momentary vacuum!

Immediately after, a violent Fist Force erupted like a volcano, forming an invisible and utterly devastating shockwave!

The sound wave phoenix and the Fist Force shockwave collided head-on!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a single moment of dead silence.

This was followed by an indescribable, chaotic storm of energy that erupted with the two fighters at its epicenter!

Jiang Che stumbled back seven or eight steps before steadying his stance, his ears ringing and his Qi Blood churning.

And yet, Xiao Qingge, on the other side, hadn’t moved an inch.

Only the Profound Iron Suona in her hands trembled violently, emitting waves of residual HUMMING.

The entire arena instantly broke into a commotion.

"What was that? What was that technique Jiang Che used?"

"He actually withstood Xiao Qingge’s Phoenix’s Cry in the Nine Heavens!"

A brilliant light suddenly shone in Chen Jiayu’s eyes.

’Yes, that’s the one! This man’s future accomplishments will definitely not be limited to this!’

Lin Qingyun’s pupils contracted sharply.

’He mentally compared himself and was shocked to realize that he would have to play all his trump cards just to withstand that one blow from Jiang Che!’

Qing Ling was utterly convinced. ’When Jiang Che fought me, he didn’t even need to use this technique!’

’If I had been the one facing that punch from Jiang Che, I would have been severely injured and defeated in an instant!’

"Hahaha! Exhilarating! Absolutely exhilarating!" Xiao Qingge roared with laughter, her eyes filled with the excitement of having met her match. "Junior Brother Jiang, that punch of yours has some real Force! Let’s call it a day here. Another time, I’ll prepare some good wine, and we can have a real, satisfying fight!"

Jiang Che nodded as well. ’If we keep going,’ he thought, ’it’ll be hard to win unless I use the Black Armor.’

Although he was not Xiao Qingge’s match, after this battle, no one dared to question Jiang Che’s strength in the slightest.

Afterward, Chen Jiayu had someone bring out the prizes for the match.

Jiang Che, Xiao Qingge, and Qing Ling each received a bottle of Snow Crystal Milk.

Following that was a banquet that Chen Jiayu had prepared for everyone.

The banquet could only be described as the height of luxury.

All manner of top-grade Treasure Fish and Treasure Shrimp, rare Exotic Beasts, and hundred-year-old Spirit Wine were laid out—nothing was spared.

At the banquet tables, people came one after another to toast Jiang Che, sincerely treating him as a powerful expert worthy of respect.

Qing Ling pulled him aside to down three cups in a row, openly expressing his admiration.

Xiao Qingge was even more in her element, delightedly grabbing everyone she could for drinking contests.

Even the normally quiet and reserved Lin Qingyun was plied with so much alcohol by her that his face turned beet-red.

After a few cups, his personality did a complete one-eighty. He became an incessant chatterbox, spilling stories about everything that had ever happened to him.

Now, everyone even knew about the time he wet the bed at age ten.

Jiang Che was somewhat surprised. ’This guy doesn’t seem so bad after all,’ he thought.

After three rounds of drinks, an idea suddenly struck Jiang Che. He approached Chen Jiayu to ask for news about the "Abyss of Ten Thousand Poisons" or the "Bone-Eroding Orchid."