History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474
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Currently, standing beside Tang Yonghao, he resembled a dark shadow under the sunlight, quiet and tranquil, not attracting the gazes of others in the least.
Seeing Tang Yonghao, Xu Fei and Song Chao both nodded slightly, “Senior Brother Tang, it’s been a long time.”
It was said in the lands of the Fire Domain where the Sacred Sun Clan stood that Tang Yonghao was the number one of the current younger generation.
As a Heavenly Connection Martial Scholar, he had even been praised as the current strongest Martial Scholar.
Leaving the Fire Domain, especially in the Heaven and Water Domains, the martial practitioners of Broad Creed Mountain and Jade Sea City had never admitted this.
But if one said that Tang Yonghao was one of the strongest members of the younger generation, it was basically something that was accepted by the entire world. Even while Broad Creed Mountain and Jade Sea City had an extremely terrible relationship with the Sacred Sun Clan, they still agreed on this point.
Ascending Hovering Island, Tang Yonghao returned their greetings, “Greetings, Senior Brother Xu, Senior Brother Song. It has indeed been a long time.”
His gaze fell on Yan Zhaoge, “Junior Brother Yan, long time no see.”
Yan Zhaoge smiled slightly, “It is rare for Senior Brother Tang to make an appearance.”
Tang Yonghao said, “In breaking through to become a Martial Grandmaster from the Heavenly Connection stage, it is not something that can happen just staying in secluded cultivation all the way. It still requires tempering and accumulation of experience before cultivating to make good use of it.”
The attentions of Sikong Qing, Li Jingwan and the other relatively younger disciples now also fell on Yan Zhaoge and Tang Yonghao, standing opposite each other.
The battle achievements of Yan Zhaoge had been glorious in recent years. Defeating the late outer aura stage Xiao Shen at the mid outer aura stage; defeating the early Xiantian stage Ji Hanru at the late outer aura stage; defeating the mid Xiantian stage Lin Zhou at the early Xiantian stage; defeating the late Xiantian stage Liu Shengfeng at the early Xiantian stage.
All of these feats were shocking to the extreme, his fame shaking the world. Not only were they all level-surpassing battles, he did not lose even a single one of them.
Speaking fairly, even if Infinite Boundless Mountain hadn’t helped to advertise Yan Zhaoge previously, at the current Heavenly Connection Meet, Yan Zhaoge would still be a focal point.
Even if Yan Zhaoge now left the Meet and returned to Broad Creed Mountain just like that, no one would be able to say anything about it.
However, his actual distance from the Heavenly Connection stage was still somewhat large.
Moreover, people had reputations just like trees had shadows. Having achieved his fame long ago, Tang Yonghao was currently at the peak of Heavenly Connection Martial Scholars.
Generally speaking, with Tang Yonghao’s age and cultivation base, he actually already no longer needed to attend this Heavenly Connection Meet.
His power, his talent were both already long known by the entire world.
Moreover, he was currently at the critical moment for breaking through to become a Martial Grandmaster.
However, the Sacred Sun Clan had still dispatched Tang Yonghao over this time, with this mostly being because of Yan Zhaoge.
In the war of the Eastern Tang as well as the fight between Infinite Boundless Mountain and the Heavenly Thunder Hall over Thunderbolt Soul Jade, the Sacred Sun Clan’s face had been damaged.
While in terms of their younger generation, Xiao Shen and Chao Yuanlong had consecutively been defeated at Yan Zhaoge’s hands, and they had all been complete defeats.
Regarding the general situation, the Sacred Sun Clan had to fight on all fronts. For their younger generation disciples, here at the Heavenly Connection Meet was precisely the best place for them to find back their face.
However, Tang Yonghao didn’t have the intention of fighting with Yan Zhaoge as he instead said, “Junior Brother Yan’s rate of improvement is truly shocking. Rising from the inner aura stage to the Xiantian stage within such a short period of time-I was much inferior in this.”
“I look forward to sparring with you at the same cultivation level. Although I might not be able to match up, even if I were defeated, I should be able to have huge gains in the martial dao.”
Hearing his words, Sikong Qing, Li Jingwan, Zhang Yao and the others all found them rather unexpected.
The faces of the other Sacred Sun Clan disciples who had accompanied Tang Yonghao here were all rather gloomy as they sighed inwardly, “At the end of the day, senior apprentice-brother Tang is still acting of his own volition.”
It was instead Xu Fei, Song Chao, Xie Youchan and the others whose expressions were as per usual.
Ah Hu was not a participant of the Heavenly Connection Meet. However, with his age and cultivation base which were actually comparable to that of Xu Fei and the others, he had gotten special permission to ascend Hovering Island alongside Yan Zhaoge.
Grinning slightly, he secretly sent a sound transmission to Yan Zhaoge, “Young Master, rather than saying that this Tang Yonghao is upright, wouldn’t it be that he is pedantic?”
Yan Zhaoge answered calmly, “Some people have their own persistence, just that they are not understood by others, or are perhaps viewed as foolish and pedantic.”
“In the eyes of most of the ordinary masses now, it is generally agreed that it is already no longer right to measure my strength in terms of my age and cultivation base.”
“Even if Tang Yonghao made a move against me, he would also not be labelled as bullying the weak as the strong and not having won properly. At most, people would only say that he lacks confidence in himself, adopting those erroneous views of others and letting go of his position as he lowered himself to be taken in by the views of the ordinary masses.”
“As you say, not making a move now will instead be viewed by many as foolish and pedantic, or perhaps attributed to a blind self-confidence of his.”
Looking at Tang Yonghao, Yan Zhaoge said mildly, “But he himself is clearest what exactly it is that he pursues; why it is that he perseveres.”
“To some, having a clear conscience is the most important. What they are afraid of are not the pointed fingers of others, but rather a shadow being cast over their hearts.”
“From another perspective, perhaps it could be said that he is arrogant or self-indulgent, but as I see it, someone who can persist in his beliefs and live by them, to whatever extent, does deserve some respect.”
Hearing his words, Ah Hu looked like he was in deep thought, “How will he account for it to the Sacred Sun Clan then?”
Before his words had landed, Tang Yonghao turned to look at Xu Fei, “Senior Brother Xu, as similarly-aged Heavenly Connection Martial Scholars, let us exchange pointers.”
Xu Fei laughed straightforwardly, “That’s fine with me.”
The Song Chao by the side suddenly said, “Please let me go first, Senior Brother Xu.”
“When sparring with Senior Brother Tang three years ago in the Heavenly Connection Meet, this Song came out inferior. I have always hoped that I would be able to spar with Senior Brother Tang once more.”
Hearing his words, Xu Fei said, “This is not fair to Senior Brother Tang; this Xu does not have the intention of taking turns to fight him.”
Tang Yonghao’s face was as per normal, “I am not looking down on Senior Brother Song, but can you let me have a battle with Senior Brother Xu first? Because the glory or humiliation of this surpasses my own personal honour.”
Song Chao’s expression was calm, “I have no intentions of us taking turns to fight you, also not wishing to interfere with your match and spoil things for the both of you.”
“One move. The two of us deciding victory and defeat in a single move-how’s that?”
A Sacred Sun Clan disciple behind Tang Yonghao muttered, “It shouldn’t be the Heaven Flooding
Tide, right? That really still is a single move.”
Jade Sea City’s supreme martial art, Heaven Flooding Tide, was analogous to betting all of their strength on a single move, concentrating all the power in their body to erupt in a single instant. It took an extremely huge toll on one’s strength, but its power was also extremely great. It was a method with which Jade Sea City martial practitioners went all out, putting their lives on the line.
Hearing the other party’s words, Ye Zhongzhou and Li Jingwan had angered expressions on their faces.
Song Chao still remained mild and tranquil as he didn’t defend himself, just looking calmly at Tang Yonghao.
“Okay, one move,” After pondering for a moment, Tang Yonghao turned and said apologetically to Xu Fei, “My apologies, Senior Brother Xu.”
Note: Radiant Prince Huang Jie will be changed to World Illuminating Young Master, in line with the World Illuminating Peak, the World Illuminating Lord, as well as the other three Young Masters
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 169: Worthy of their name
HSSB169: Worthy of their name
As a leading figure of Jade Sea City’s younger generation, the Seven Seas Young Master Song Chao of the Four Young Masters also had his own arrogance and confidence.
He truly intended to clash with Tang Yonghao in a test of their abilities.
If not for the fact that Tang Yonghao and Xu Fei would definitely be having a match, Song Chao would definitely want to fight it out with Tang Yonghao to properly see who was better.
And now, he also didn’t want to take advantage of Tang Yonghao.
If his clash with Tang Yonghao took too much of a toll on him, it would severely influence his match with Xu Fei. Just this alone could put Tang Yonghao at a disadvantage.
Many a times, a battle between experts did not require many moves.
Song Chao was of no mind to take advantage of Tang Yonghao, even more so definitely not intending to use a technique like the Heaven Flooding Tide like that Sacred Sun Clan disciple had said.
Seeing that Tang Yonghao had agreed to it, Song Chao nodded, “Please.”
Saying thus, he hit out with a palm towards Tang Yonghao, his aura-qi surging as it formed an illusory heaven and earth.
As a Heavenly Connection Martial Scholar, the illusory heaven and earth formed of Song Chao’s aura-qi was even more tangible and solidified than that of Xiantian Martial Scholars.
Not only Tang Yonghao who was facing it straight on, even Yan Zhaoge and the other spectators seemed to see giant waves that surged up to the heavens sweeping their way.
Before their eyes was a dense, boundless sea, the sounds of great waves ceaseless by their ears, the ocean howling as mountains collapsed.
Faced with this scene, Tang Yonghao lined up his index and middle fingers to form a sword as he stabbed outwards with a stance of momentum that could part the sea.
A golden sword-light that resembled a rising sun blazed into existence, its aura blazing with the warmth of the sun as it instantly enveloped everyone within.
The Sacred Sun Clan’s direct lineage martial art, one of the Seven Great Sun Arts, the Divine Sword of Dawn!
Yan Zhaoge’s gaze flickered as he raised his head slightly and looked above him.
Above him, the all-encompassing sky of clouds dispersed as sunlight faintly penetrated through the cloud layer, descending below.
As Tang Yonghao pointed, the light exploded outwards and expanded as though some powerful existence was being nurtured within, the sunlight from the overhead sky frenziedly coalescing at Tang Yonghao’s fingertip!
In that instant, the light became more and more abundant as it seemed to come together to form a slowly rising morning sun.
The light golden morning sun emanated infinite heat as there seemed to have vaguely appeared two suns between the heavens and the earth, one in the sky overhead, the other right before their eyes.
The sword-light was originally like the sunrise at dawn, soft but not weak, bright but not intense.
However, as the sunlight came into contact and clashed head-on with the large sea formed of Song Chao’s aura-qi, it instantly became incomparably bright and piercing, resembling fine threads of needle-like rays as a rain of light suddenly exploded outwards, dispersing into the surroundings.
As each of the golden needles of light came into contact with the surrounding sea tide, violent, intense explosions occurred.
Continuous, unceasing explosions! Infinite, neverending explosions!
Billions of golden threads of light exploded as they collided with the massive, boundless sea!
The sea resembled dark clouds that had been dispersed by the sun as it churned in evasion, shattering and separating, finally transforming into an infinite amount of water droplets like the descent of a tempestuous storm.
Then, as each water droplet was once again pricked by a golden needle, they broke apart in quick succession, till they had finally vanished completely without a trace!
It was like the stagnant water after a storm completely evaporating away as it was illuminated by the sun’s rays.
Tang Yonghao retracted his stance, saying sincerely to Song Chao as he looked at him, “Senior Brother Song, thank you for going easy.”
Song Chao indeed hadn’t taken advantage of him. Speaking accurately, the depletion of both of their aura-qis and stamina had been low to the point of being negligible, as it was more of a clash of the changes in their techniques as well as their comprehension and understanding of concepts of the martial dao.
If it had been a life or death battle, it could not have been decided from that single clash of theirs-in fact, far from it.
Retracting his palm, Song Chao sighed, “I still lost to you by a move.”
Shaking his head, he turned and left, directly moving to the boundary of Hovering Island whereupon he sat down cross-legged. This clearly signalled that he had become a spectator with no further intention of continuing to participate in the upcoming parts of the Heavenly Connection Meet.
Tang Yonghao cupped his hands towards him, then turned to look at Xu Fei, “Senior Brother Xu has waited for a long time. By Senior Brother Song’s allowance, the match between you and me can progress as intended. Not having been fatigued, I have no need for rest. We can begin immediately.”
Xu Fei had a leather bag within his hands from which emanated the fragrant aroma of wine. While Tang Yonghao and Song Chao had clashed, he had been chugging it down merrily.
Now, raising his head and gulping down the last of that strong wine, he attached the leather bag back by his waist and reached out to wipe his mouth before smiling, “While you only exchanged a single move with Senior Brother Song, I have managed to see several things from it, having especially gained an understanding of your current cultivation.”
“You are an upright person; I will not take advantage of you.”
Saying thus, Xu Fei pushed out forward with his palm.
As he did so, his aura enveloped the surrounding area like the great firmament, the great earth carrying the Eight Extremities.
His fist technique looked artless and rustic, even seeming a little simple and clumsy. However, the majestic force seemed to contain within it infinite laws and profundities!
As this palm hit out, the eyes of all the Xiantian Martial Scholars here lit up.
As the entire world knew, while Xu Fei had a heroic personality unlike his Master Shi Tie, in terms of martial cultivation, he was the same as Shi Tie, fully devoted to a single martial art, obtaining everything from it.
Unlike Shi Tie who cultivated the Vajra Body, Xu Fei’s choice was another of the Eight Extreme Arts, the Great Heaven Earth Sword.
Many years like a single day, Xu Fei did not cultivate in any of Broad Creed Mountain’s other supreme martial arts, and was fully devoted to the Great Heaven Earth Sword; his attainment in it was indisputably the number one amongst Martial Scholars, even surpassing many Martial Grandmaster experts of the clan.
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br /> But today, while Xu Fei had not executed the techniques of the Great Heaven Earth Sword, the concept of and principles behind his palm move were actually along the same line as the Great Heaven Earth Sword, yet were also dissimilar.
It was not simply changing sword-intent into fist-momentum or changing a sword technique into a palm technique. It was even more not executing a sword technique with a palm technique.
With their discerning eyes, Yan Zhaoge and the others could all tell that while Xu Fei’s palm technique was still somewhat primitive and crude, it had clearly been based off the Great Heaven Earth Sword, preserving its essence and discarding its impurities, causing it to change.
This was a whole new martial art, a martial art wholly self-created by Xu Fei!
While it still looked to be incomplete, its potential was shocking.
Ah Hu mumbled to himself, “If Brother Fei continues with improving his palm techniques, refining them till major completion, Broad Creed Mountain might have Nine Extreme Arts in the future.”
Retracting his palm, Xu Fei looked at Tang Yonghao, laughing straightforwardly, “Some small thing that I’ve thought up in my leisure; I have let everyone see its unworthiness. While it is still insufficient to enter your eyes, Senior Brother Tang, with the palm and the sword originating from the same part of the martial dao, I can combine and execute them simultaneously.”
Tang Yonghao nodded earnestly, “Many thanks for your reminder, Senior Brother Xu.”
The two cupped their fists as they faced each other. Then, with a wave of his hand, a sword of golden light appeared within Tang Yonghao’s hand. Its light was blazing yet not piercing to the eye, resembling the newly emerged morning sun.
Xu Fei reached out behind him and made a drawing action. A black broadsword flew out of its scabbard and landed in his hands, a plain, dull sword-light flashing for a moment before disappearing as a dragon’s roar resounded.
One executing the Great Heaven Earth Sword and the other the Divine Sword of Dawn, they instantly clashed.