In the martial arts arena, Lu Yang stood with his hands behind his back, the red tassel of his sword hilt swaying in the wind, a faint smile on his lips, as if he had already fully grasped the outcome of the battle.
In stark contrast to Lu Yang was Peach Blossom Leaf, who was treating this as a dire situation.T/his chapter is updat/ed by nov(ê(l)biin.c/o/m
The Golden Core gave her the confidence to challenge Lu Yang, but it was only confidence. She wasn’t sure if her Golden Core could defeat Lu Yang.
“Invincible Core, how can I defeat Peach Blossom Leaf?” Lu Yang felt it necessary to show Peach Blossom Leaf the power of his Golden Core.
Invincible Core quickly gave a brief and effective answer.
“Use the Arhat Fist.”
Lu Yang suddenly realized that he had this powerful technique.
The Lu Family’s Arhat Fist was notorious for causing baldness in those it hit, especially effective against females.
Seeing the confident smile on Lu Yang’s face, Peach Blossom Leaf seemed to realize something, and her face suddenly turned pale.
“Senior Brother Lu, we are fellow disciples, please don’t use the Arhat Fist!”
“...Alright.” Lu Yang thought for a moment and agreed; after all, they were all from the same sect, and there was no need to go to such extremes.
“Arhat Fist? Is it the one from Buddhism that, when perfected, can transform one into an Arhat?” Below the arena, the senior brothers and sisters whispered among themselves, not understanding why Peach Blossom Leaf was so afraid of the Arhat Fist.
“It should be. As far as I know, there is no other Arhat Fist in the world.”
“Although the Arhat Fist is incredibly powerful, with Peach Blossom Leaf’s talent, she shouldn’t be this afraid, should she?”
“I don’t know.”
Even the knowledgeable senior brothers and sisters couldn’t understand the inside story.
Qin Yanyan was equally puzzled and asked Eldest Senior Sister, “Sister, do you know why?”
She and Li Haoran were father and daughter in their past lives, and her mother had not yet married into the family, so she and Li Haoran were of the same generation.
Since Yun Zhi was Li Haoran’s senior sister, calling her sister shouldn’t be a problem.
Qin Yanyan thought she saw a faint smile on Yun Zhi’s face, “Compared to ordinary Arhat Fists, Lu Yang’s Arhat Fist causes hair loss.”
“What?” Qin Yanyan was stunned, thinking she had misheard.
She had never heard of such a fist technique.
Is this the talent of the top young generation?
On the arena, Lu Yang held his long sword, its light flickering like twinkling stars.
Peach Blossom Leaf opened her red paper umbrella, which gently rotated, causing ripples in the space.
Lu Yang was surprised to find that the surrounding spectators had disappeared, and the arena beneath his feet had expanded infinitely with no boundaries.
Realizing that he had fallen into Peach Blossom Leaf’s illusion, he knew that if he believed the arena was truly boundless and fought carelessly, he might accidentally fall out and lose the match.
But if it was an illusion, how could both Peach Blossom Leafs feel so real in combat?
Eldest Senior Sister, who had been watching, nodded slightly, finding Peach Blossom Leaf’s Golden Core quite interesting. It was another type of Golden Core that had never existed in history.
“One of them must be fake!” Lu Yang made a judgment. His long sword danced, the sword light like a dragon, stabbing towards one of the Peach Blossom Leafs.
Lu Yang’s clone also attacked the other Peach Blossom Leaf.
“Break!”
Lu Yang shouted, using the Break Word Technique. Both Peach Blossom Leafs felt a flash of white light and a cold sensation on their necks.
The Qingfeng Sword was placed against their throats.
Lu Yang frowned. Even until the end of the battle, he couldn’t tell which one was the real Peach Blossom Leaf.
He had no choice but to use absolute strength to defeat both Peach Blossom Leafs.
Lu Yang had a bold guess in his mind.
“So, Senior Brother Lu, did you figure it out?” Peach Blossom Leaf wasn’t annoyed despite losing. With Lu Yang’s technique, she knew she couldn’t win.
“A Golden Core with the ability to switch between reality and illusion?”
Peach Blossom Leaf’s mouth opened slightly, not expecting Lu Yang to guess so closely.
“Pretty much. This is a completely new type of Golden Core.”
“When I use illusions, the biggest problem is that people can probe which one is real and which one is fake.”
“My Golden Core avoids this problem.”
“For example, just now, both clones could be real, or both could be fake. The key lies in how the opponent perceives it.”
“If you believe both are real, then both are real. If you believe both are fake, then both are fake.”
“Senior Brother Lu, you were constantly uncertain about which was real and which was fake, continually probing. You didn’t make a decisive judgment, so both were real versions of me.”
“The only way is for you to decide that one is real and the other is fake, then fully attack the one you believe to be real. Only then would the illusion break.”
“This is my Golden Core, the Reality-Illusion Core.”
“Junior Brother.”
Lu Yang looked up and realized that Eldest Senior Sister had also been watching.
Lu Yang jumped off the stage and stood obediently in front of Eldest Senior Sister, wearing a flattering smile, “Eldest Senior Sister, you’re back.”
Qin Yanyan was surprised. It was the first time she had seen Lu Yang so well-behaved.
(End of the chapter)