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The Dazzling New Star of the Heroes of the Martial World
In the Dreaming Medical Pavilion, many injuries from the Martial Arts Community have healed significantly. Fan Buzhao said, "Recently, news from the martial world indicates that the Half-Orc and Half-Insect Army suffered a crushing defeat at Smoke and Rain, Absolute Flower, Eighteen Floors. They have now fled back to Northern Martial Arts. We should take advantage of their weakened state to catch them off guard."
Hua Mulan agreed, saying, "This time, I will tear that despicable lion to pieces to vent my anger."
After some contemplation, Zhuge Kongming stated, "Since everyone believes this is the best time to attack the Half-Orc and Half-Insect Man, we shall set off for Northern Martial Arts to launch an assault on the Half-Orc's stronghold. As for the Half-Insect Man's Insect Peak, we have yet to find a way up there, so we will observe the situation for now." Thus, Zhuge Kongming led many from the Martial Arts Community towards the Northern Martial Arts and the Half-Orc's stronghold.
After leaving Smoke and Rain, Absolute Flower, Eighteen Floors, Yi Zhangzhi returned to his residence in the Martial Bamboo Divine Domain. At this time, Medicine King Sun Simiao was already waiting in the Martial Bamboo Divine Domain. Upon seeing Yi Zhangzhi return, Sun Simiao got straight to the point, saying, "Martial Arts Celebrity Yi Zhangzhi, I have come here with a matter I need your help with."
Seeing that Medicine King Sun Simiao had come alone, Yi Zhangzhi replied, "I understand; it must be that something has happened to Yamada Koji. However, Yamada Koji has an indestructible body; who could possibly capture him?"
Sun Simiao complained, "Isn't it your good brother Yi Junsheng? He used my Yamada Koji as bait and directly threw him to a giant python that swallowed him. Then that giant python turned into a Stone Python. I had to ask Yi Junsheng to buy explosives to blow open the belly of the Stone Python. To my surprise, Yamada Koji turned into stone! I tried hard to pull him out from the belly of the Stone Python, but the petrified Yamada Koji seemed to weigh more than five times his original weight. I was powerless and could only seek your help."
Upon hearing this, Yi Zhangzhi said, "A giant python? Petrification? Could it be an ancient Spirit Python? There is a legend of an ancient python with spiritual powers; its gastric juices can digest many foods that other animals cannot. Your Yamada Koji, being in its belly, is likely in grave danger. When it senses danger, its body automatically petrifies to protect itself. Now that you have blown it apart with explosives and if no one is around when it reverts back to its original form, then this would confirm it is indeed an ancient Spirit Python, and your Yamada Koji may have already been digested."
Horrified by this revelation, Sun Simiao exclaimed, "Then please hurry with me to check the dense forest by the Western Mountain Path!"
"Alright," replied Yi Zhangzhi. The two then set off together towards the Western Mountain Path.
When Zhuge Kongming and the others from the Martial Arts Community arrived in the dense forest of Northern Martial Arts, they prepared to cross through it to attack the stronghold of the Half-Orc, known as the Beast Den. Since all the Half-Orc had retreated back to rest in their den, there were no ambushes within the forest. The group passed through without obstruction and arrived at the entrance of the Beast Den.
Immediately, Hua Mulan called out for battle: "Hey! Half Lion Man, I'm here! Aren't you coming out to greet me?"
As soon as these words left her mouth, everyone in the Martial Arts Community was taken aback. Fan Buzhao remarked, "You were actually disguised as a man; I never would have guessed." Hearing this, Sima Qian approached closely to observe her from head to toe, particularly fascinated by her face.
Suddenly, with a swift motion, Hua Mulan stepped on top of his foot. Startled, he exclaimed "Ouch!" before regaining his senses.
"Have you seen enough?" asked Hua Mulan. "Haven't you ever seen someone disguised as a man? I enjoy walking through the martial world like this; do I need your approval, Sima Qian?"
Sima Qian immediately explained, saying, "Ruhua, do not misunderstand. The reason I am observing your face is that you are too beautiful; I am deeply attracted to your appearance. I, Sima Qian, have decided to pursue you, Ruhua." As soon as Sima Qian spoke these words, it drew the dissatisfaction of many in the Martial Arts Community. Fan Buzhao said, "Sima Qian, you are being too direct and too hypocritical. Everyone knows you are a participant in Murong Manor's Martial Arts Tournament for Marriage; the person you like is Sister Murong. Now seeing you so quickly shift your affections to Ruhua is quite something."
Sima Qian retorted, "It is true that I am a participant in Murong Manor's Martial Arts Tournament for Marriage and that I previously liked Sister Murong, but Sister Murong does not like me. Moreover, there is only one Sister Murong; does that mean everyone participating in the Martial Arts Tournament for Marriage cannot like anyone else if they cannot have Sister Murong? Fan Buzhao, you clearly also have your eyes on Ruhua, which is why you are saying this; your intentions are suspect."
Hua Mulan spoke up again, "Alright, stop arguing here. The most important thing now is how to breach the Beast Den. The Half-Orc has tightly sealed the entrance; what should we do?"
Zhuge Kongming drew his sword and unleashed a wave of sword energy to slash at the entrance of the Beast Den. The ground shook instantly, and several stones fell from above the entrance; however, the entrance remained unscathed. At this moment, Hua Mulan struck again with her palm but still could not break through the entrance. Just when everyone was at a loss for what to do, a voice from inside the cave called out, "Beautiful lady! Right now, this lion cannot wait to come out and welcome you in so we can enjoy ourselves together. However, I am too injured to move freely and can only ask you to wait outside for now. Once my injuries improve, I will be the first to greet you, Half-Orc! Hahaha."
Hua Mulan grew increasingly angry and struck the entrance again to vent her frustration at being teased by the Half Lion Man. The voice from inside continued, "Beautiful lady! Why get so angry? Women age easily when they are angry; not only will you age but also become less beautiful. By then, if you wish to be with me, I might just reject you." Hearing this made Hua Mulan furious beyond measure. Sima Qian was even angrier: "Damn Half Lion Man! Come out and fight me one-on-one; I will make sure you have no place to be buried."
The Half Lion Man laughed heartily and replied, "You think you can compete with me for a beauty? You are not even qualified. Besides, how could a beauty possibly like someone as obscure as you? I am different; I am the second-in-command of the Half-Orc tribe—second only to one and above ten thousand—my status is noble. How could a beauty choose you over me? Hahaha."
Sima Qian was completely enraged by these words and struck the entrance with his spear again, causing another tremor and more stones to fall before returning to silence. He struck again with the intent to break through the entrance. Zhuge Kongming intervened and said, "It seems that the Half-Orc will not come out to fight us, and we cannot break through this Taoist Sect's defenses either. I suggest we retreat for now and come up with a plan." Just as everyone was about to return to the Central Plains Martial Arts World, Bao Qing led his disciples over and said, "Let me try this door." After speaking, Bao Qing gathered his energy and struck the entrance with a powerful palm; there was a loud explosion as the entrance shattered instantly.
Sima Qian and Hua Mulan rushed in first, eager to kill the lecherous beast Half Lion Man. Soon after, everyone else entered as well but found no Half-Orc inside—only an empty cave. Hua Mulan frantically searched for any trace of the Half Lion Man while Sima Qian was furious beyond control, wildly swinging his spear and destroying everything inside the cave. Bao Qing observed this empty cave and said, "It seems that the Half-Orc left this place long ago."
Hua Mulan replied, "But just now we heard that lion's voice; it couldn't have left so quickly."
Zhuge Kongming said, "There is only one explanation: there must be a mechanism here; the Half Lion Man must have escaped through it. What we need to do is find that mechanism." So everyone began searching for mechanisms within the cave but found nothing after searching for a long time. Zhuge Kongming added, "It seems we need to ask Heroic Blade Eighteen Vengeances at Dreaming Medical Pavilion about the whereabouts of the Half-Orc. Heroic Blade Eighteen Vengeances is the author of 'Record of Strange Tales from the Jianghu,' and he has quite a grudge against the Half-Orc; he will surely know where it has fled."
Bao Qing said, "In that case, let us leave this place for now. Once we have accurate information, we can attack again." Thus everyone left the Beast Den.
Sun Simiao brought Yi Zhangzhi into a dense forest beside Western Mountain Path. After searching thoroughly without finding any petrified giant python or even remnants of where Stone Python had been blown up. Yi Zhangzhi remarked, "It seems that giant python was Spirit Python; Spirit Python eats anyone it sees. Sun Simiao, if you want to save your Yamada Koji, you'll have to pay quite a price. You should go ahead as bait at that cave entrance; once the giant python appears, I will try to subdue it. But you need to be very careful; otherwise, if you're swallowed by the giant python, your Yamada Koji will be completely hopeless."
Sun Simiao asked in confusion, "Why is that?"
Yi Zhangzhi replied, "Because the Spirit Python has a characteristic where after swallowing a prey, the previously swallowed prey will be digested immediately. If you leave during this time and the Spirit Python consumes other food, your Yamada Koji will also be digested. There is only a slim hope left; you should walk to the cave entrance."
Sun Simiao followed Yi Zhangzhi's advice and slowly walked to the entrance of the cave. Moments later, the Spirit Python lunged out and opened its mouth wide, preparing to swallow Sun Simiao, who was standing at the entrance. Seeing this, Sun Simiao was alarmed and ran away. However, just like last time, Sun Simiao's speed was not fast enough and he was caught by the Spirit Python, which began to swallow him slowly. To save Sun Simiao, Yi Zhangzhi quickly struck out a palm towards the Spirit Python. The Spirit Python was too focused on swallowing its prey to notice the impending danger and was hit by the palm energy, allowing Sun Simiao to escape. After being struck by Yi Zhangzhi's palm, the Spirit Python's body began to petrify, and in an instant, the entire giant python had completely turned into a Stone Python. Sun Simiao prepared to use explosives to blow it apart and then asked Yi Zhangzhi to pull out Yamada Koji. At this moment, Yi Zhangzhi said, "Do not use explosives to blow apart the Spirit Python; if you do that, even if you pull out the petrified Yamada Koji, you will not be able to restore him to his original state."
Zhuge Kongming and others from the Martial Arts Community arrived at the Dreaming Medical Pavilion in search of Heroic Blade Eighteen Vengeances. Hua Mulan addressed Heroic Blade Eighteen Vengeances, "Please tell me where I can find the Half-Orc."
Heroic Blade Eighteen Vengeances replied, "I'm afraid I cannot disclose that!"
Hua Mulan gripped her sword hilt and prepared to draw her sword, saying, "Heroic Blade Eighteen Vengeances, are you protecting the Half-Orc?"
At that moment, a swordsman dressed in red and green arrived at the Dreaming Medical Pavilion; it was none other than Hate Blade Swordsman. Without saying a word, he drew his sword, and a wave of sword energy quietly surged towards Hua Mulan.
Tension filled the air. In the dense forest, would Yi Zhangzhi find a way to rescue Yamada Koji? Inside the Dreaming Medical Pavilion, chaos erupted; why was Heroic Blade Eighteen Vengeances unwilling to reveal the location of the Half-Orc? What changes would Hate Blade Swordsman's appearance bring? What actions would Zhuge Kongming and others from the Martial Arts Community take against Heroic Blade Eighteen Vengeances?
To find out more details, please continue reading Chapter 53 of The Dazzling New Star of the Heroes of the Martial World: Revenge.
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