Chapter 79: Battle Against the Imperial Rank Warrior, He Lian (Part 2)

"I can't? This time, let's see if you still say I can't!"

At the moment their martial auras collided, He Lian's gray beard fluttered wildly, and his once blood-red eyes were filled with confidence as he loudly declared.

At the same time, He Lian thrust out the palm that had performed the forty-nine gestures.

The moment it was thrust out, this palm overlapped with the martial aura-infused palm that was about to collide with Xiao Bei... Xiao Bei immediately felt that the martial aura power covering this palm was quite substantial!

At the instant when He Lian's two palms overlapped, the martial aura that was about to collide with Xiao Bei surged like a geyser!

In deep thought, Xiao Bei also secretly increased his strength.

The countless martial aura swords all shone even brighter... The martial aura at the tips of the simulated swords had already reached an incredible level.

Moreover, the number of these simulated swords was countless, which meant that if all the martial aura scattered across the sword tips were concentrated, the change and the power would be immense!

On the other side, the old ancestor of the He family, He Lian, finally changed his expression. His arrogant intentions suddenly dimmed, and his previously arrogant face became somewhat panicked!

This was because He Lian realized that his arrogance had led him to a point where he could not retreat, and he would suffer a blow as severe as the one he faced when his lifespan was about to end a few years ago!

This mindset made He Lian's move, in his panic, even more chilling, as he again used his cultivation method to stimulate more power, further depleting his already rapidly waning vitality!

He hoped that this one palm would deliver the strongest blow to Xiao Bei, who had transformed into a robust man in a black robe!

Thus, with this additional power, the manifestation of the martial principle he was expressing became even more powerful... It was a massive palm print!

And it was only a part of a complete palm print!

This incomplete half of a palm print was roughly the shape of half a normal human hand, with none of the five fingers being complete.

The thumb was only about one-third of its full length, and the other four fingers, due to their upward orientation, were even more incomplete, ranging from about one-fifth of their full length depending on their size.

Thus, the entire palm print looked extremely shocking!

One could say, it was a残掌 (residual palm)!

The incomplete and broken appearance gave it a sense of tragic grandeur... The moment the palm print appeared, Xiao Bei was shaken by the indescribable tragic grandeur it emitted!

This was a palm print that only belonged to a true powerhouse!

A broken palm print of a warrior far stronger than himself!

Xiao Bei had never seen a martial artist above the Imperial Rank, but he subconsciously determined that this residual palm technique was absolutely a technique of a martial artist above the Imperial Rank!

He Lian was just an ordinary Imperial Rank warrior, so he couldn't fully express the essence of this technique. If Xiao Bei himself knew the entire technique and could use this cultivation method, the broken palm would definitely have a greater momentum and a more tragic and grand aura...

In any case, He Lian, by performing the forty-nine gestures, managed to create such a powerful effect, which made Xiao Bei somewhat disbelieving... "This is definitely a secret technique, a heaven-defying secret technique. I must obtain this technique!"

Xiao Bei's face under the mask tightened in that instant!

The palm print was already rushing over.

The reason Xiao Bei wanted to obtain this secret technique was because of the power carried by this rushing palm print—despite being used by He Lian, who was a low-level Imperial Rank warrior, this palm print had many additional elements, making it comparable to the attack of Xiao Bei's simulated swords!

If this wasn't a heaven-defying secret technique, then there would be no such powerful cultivation techniques... The simulated swords Xiao Bei used and the palm print collided with a thunderous impact!

"Boom!"

The sound was immense!

With that point as the epicenter, the entire air in the area was violently disturbed by the primordial energy, like a pool of water being stirred by a thick stick, creating a small vortex!

The "sizzling" sound of the air being torn apart clearly showed the magnitude of the explosive force!

Xiao Bei's expression remained unchanged.

After all, this was just an evenly matched collision, and Xiao Bei... had not used his full strength in this collision!

Xiao Bei believed that if he used his full strength, he could definitely defeat He Lian in one move!

On the other side, He Lian, who had thought that this broken palm print would strike and even severely injure Xiao Bei, was now pale, his normally pale face now ashen!

He knew that he was no match for Xiao Bei!

Unless he was willing to further deplete his already rapidly waning vitality, which he had exchanged for his cultivation method, and risk not living another year to become stronger!

With his hands behind his back, Xiao Bei's eyes, visible through the mask, tightly focused on He Lian, who had changed his expression, preparing to make another move... "Hm?"

Suddenly, Xiao Bei sensed three familiar auras approaching.

He recognized these auras because they belonged to the three people who had been drinking "Snow Ridge Tea" in the inn next to him earlier.

The young Imperial Rank warrior who looked to be in his late twenties, and his two middle-aged Imperial Rank warriors dressed in common clothes!

They were indeed heading to the He residence.

However, it was unclear what their intentions were, whether they were here to help He Lian and the He family, or, like Xiao Bei, to challenge the He family!

Xiao Bei, who was not afraid due to his powerful strength, frowned as he noticed the young Imperial Rank warrior's gaze from a distance.

Xiao Bei's frown did not change the young man's expression.

At this moment, Xiao Bei was almost certain that the young man and the two middle-aged Imperial Rank warriors following him were not here to help the old ancestor of the He family, He Lian.

Perhaps, they also had a grudge against the He family.

"Go, all of you, go!"

After the young man and the other two middle-aged Imperial Rank warriors entered the He residence, He Lian quickly shouted at the remaining He family members on the ground.

At the same time, He Lian also urged He Cuo and others nearby to retreat quickly.

One could say, his caution against Xiao Bei was even greater.

He Lian himself, with his eyes slightly bloodshot, watched the robust man that Xiao Bei had transformed into, while also occasionally glancing back at the young Imperial Rank warrior and the other two who had arrived.

"Senior, we did not come here to disturb, but... he..." The young Imperial Rank warrior in his late twenties casually approached Xiao Bei and He Lian and spoke to Xiao Bei.