Flower Stealing Master

Chapter 486: The Heartbroken Palm

Yang Guo had a strange expression on his face, thinking that Brother Eagle also had such a tragic past.

“Who won in the end?” Yang Guo suddenly asked, but he already knew the answer in his heart. Since Senior Dugu left such words in the Sword Tomb, it proved he had never lost in his life. For some reason, Dugu Qiubai was like a god in Yang Guo’s heart, and he couldn’t accept any blemish on this deity.

Upon hearing Yang Guo’s question, Ah Qing immediately looked embarrassed. “Originally, I was slightly better than him, but with that big eagle, he was a bit better than me.”

Since losing his arm, Yang Guo rarely showed a smile. “Don’t you still have your sheep?”

“Hmph!” Ah Qing wrinkled her delicate nose. “It’s because I have to take care of the sheep that I’m slightly worse than them.”

Noticing the smile on Yang Guo’s face, Ah Qing immediately got angry. “I thought you were pitiful for losing an arm, but who knew you would mock me. It turns out that everyone who wields this sword is not a good person.”

Feeling like she was struck in a sore spot, Ah Qing immediately went into a frenzy, brandishing her green bamboo staff. Sword Qi shot towards Yang Guo from afar.

Yang Guo’s expression changed. He quickly raised his sword to defend himself. The Ancient Tomb Sect’s Qinggong was unrivaled in the world, but after Yang Guo switched to practicing with a heavy sword, he had given up the path of agility. With the heavy sword in hand, his defense was nearly invincible. He didn’t need to dodge, he just had to meet the incoming attack with his heavy sword, forcing his opponent to change their move.

Unfortunately, this time Yang Guo was facing a maniac who could release infinite innate Sword Qi. He worried that passively blocking would damage his Black Iron Sword, so he had to actively attack the incoming Sword Qi with his heavy sword.

The Black Iron Sword was too heavy. After blocking dozens of moves, Yang Guo’s arm gradually went numb, and his moves started to become sluggish. Eventually, he gave up swinging it and simply stood it in front of him, channeling his internal energy into the sword to withstand the endless Sword Qi.

Before long, Yang Guo keenly felt a tremor from the Black Iron Sword. He knew that continuously enduring such bombardment was damaging the sword. If this continued, the sword might not hold up.

Nowadays, Yang Guo had no family left; besides the Divine Eagle, he was most attached to this Black Iron Sword. He couldn’t bear to see it damaged and was about to concede, but a surge of resentment arose in his heart.

Guo Jing and Huang Rong not only had a vendetta for killing his father but also for severing his arm. He swore to avenge these grievances. Unfortunately, they were both highly skilled and influential in the martial world. If he didn’t become the Golden Serpent King this time, how could he, being alone and powerless, seek revenge?

And then there was his master… If he became the Golden Serpent King, she would surely hear the news and come to find him…

Thinking of Xiao Longnu, Yang Guo felt a deep sorrow, and a sense of longing surged in his heart.

In the arena, the crowd’s expressions changed because they simultaneously sensed a change in the atmosphere on the stage. Centered on Yang Guo, a desolate aura spread out, quickly filling the entire place.

“This feeling…” Song Qingshu’s expression changed. With his level of cultivation, he naturally sensed a destructive aura rising, which shocked him. “Ah Qing, be careful!”

Almost simultaneously, Yang Guo raised his hand, and the sky-blue Sword Qi in front of him shattered inch by inch. Ah Qing’s eyes narrowed, and she quickly placed the green bamboo staff horizontally in front of her.

With a crack, the bamboo staff shattered into powder. Ah Qing spat out a mouthful of blood and flew off the stage like a broken kite.

“Ah Qing was defeated?”

“What kind of martial art did Yang Guo use?”

“If that destructive move had hit me, wouldn’t I have been smashed to pieces?”

…

Below the stage, thoughts flashed through the minds of the experts, and they were surprised to see Ah Qing flip in midair and stand shakily on the edge of the stage without falling off.

“What is this move called?” Ah Qing wiped the blood from her mouth and looked at Yang Guo in surprise.

“The heartbroken are pained by separation.” For some reason, the poem “On Parting” by Jiang Yan suddenly flashed in Yang Guo’s mind, and he blurted out, “Let’s call it the Heartbroken Palm.”

“Heartbroken Palm? What a strange name.” With Ah Qing’s carefree nature, she naturally couldn’t understand the sorrow hidden in those words. “Alright, I have another move for you to try.”

Ah Qing’s green bamboo staff was destroyed, so she simply spread her hands. As her hands rose from her sides to above her head, blue Sword Qi materialized from the surrounding air, forming a fan-like array that floated above her head. The Sword Qi then converged into a giant blue sword.

Ah Qing made a downward slashing gesture, and the giant blue sword roared towards Yang Guo.

Yang Guo, who had been gathering his strength, saw this and gravely struck out with a palm.

The dark gray Qi of his punch collided with the blue giant sword, creating a massive explosion. The giant sword hovered in the air, seemingly held by an invisible hand, unable to descend.

“Hmm?” Ah Qing made a sound of surprise and waved her other hand, sending another stream of Sword Qi to reinforce the giant sword, making it even more vibrant.

Sweat began to bead on Yang Guo’s temples. Having just comprehended the Heartbroken Palm, he wasn’t very adept at using it. He was already struggling against the giant sword, and now Ah Qing was continuously reinforcing it with more Sword Qi.

He knew he had lost, but at this moment, he couldn’t bring himself to admit defeat.

Having lost his father at a young age and faced many hardships over the years, Yang Guo had developed an extremely stubborn personality. Even when he was almost beaten to death by the Wu brothers as a child, he refused to admit defeat. Now, with his martial arts a hundred times stronger than before, his pride was even greater. Stubborn as a bull, he would rather die on the stage than admit defeat.

Sensing that Yang Guo’s palm strength seemed to increase again, Ah Qing didn’t realize he was at his limit. She thought he was about to counterattack, so she panicked and used all her strength to slash at Yang Guo.

Yang Guo spat out a mouthful of blood and couldn’t hold on any longer. The Qi supporting his punch dissipated, and the blue giant sword split it in two, slashing down like a breaking bamboo.

Watching the approaching giant sword, Yang Guo instinctively closed his eyes and sighed in his heart: ‘Farewell, master…’

Ah Qing then realized that Yang Guo could no longer hold on, but unfortunately, she had gone all out in her excitement, and there was no time to change her move. She could only watch as the giant blue sword slashed towards Yang Guo.

Imagining the imminent scene of flesh and blood flying, Ah Qing instinctively closed her eyes.

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