Chapter 12

With a shout to start the fight, he knew that his opponent was the first-rate martial arts expert of the Yuan-Mongol, the strongest opponent he had ever encountered. Seeing Jiang Chen inhale and exhale deeply, his internal energy surged and burst forth, colliding with the surrounding air, creating ripples and waves.

"Hmm?" A deep hum, the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel was inwardly shocked: This person doesn't look very old, even if he started practicing from the womb, he shouldn't have such profound skills. But as a master of martial arts, seeing this situation, he knew he couldn't let Jiang Chen build up momentum. He immediately raised his hand, and with a whoosh, a palm strike aimed directly at Jiang Chen's head.

In theory, he was a master of a school, while the other party was just a young man in his twenties, a junior. Taking the initiative to attack like this, even if he struck the other party, it was not befitting his status and usual pride. However, seeing the other party's profound and extraordinary skills, he had no choice but to disregard these concerns.

"Come on!" Jiang Chen's martial arts had grown stronger through constant killing. Although the Yuan-Mongol soldiers were elite, they were ultimately just ordinary people. In recent days, he had killed some of the Yuan-Mongol's top experts, but compared to the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel, they were far inferior. At this moment, seeing a powerful enemy approaching, a fighting spirit arose in his heart. He immediately shouted, took a step forward, and with a flip of his hand, a palm strike broke through the air to meet the attack.

The Dharma King of the Golden Wheel's palm force was powerful and incomparably fierce. When he attacked, a strong wind was stirred, causing the surrounding sand and stones to fly, truly formidable!

In contrast, when Jiang Chen attacked, it seemed light and weak, but in reality, his palm force was contained and advanced forward without any sound.

Jiang Chen and the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel, two of the top martial arts experts in the world, were about to clash for the first time!

Even before their hands touched, their palm forces collided, and the surrounding Yuan-Mongol soldiers felt a thunderous boom in their ears, followed by a hurricane that swept through. Many nearby soldiers were instantly thrown away and killed on the spot. Those farther away also heard the thunderous boom, like a bolt from the blue, which frightened them to the core. Even those secretly observing were deeply alarmed.

"Such powerful palm force!" After the first clash, both were shocked. Jiang Chen, surprised, felt a strong force collide with his arm, causing it to become numb and sore. He barely managed to neutralize the fierce palm force, stepped back, and retreated a few steps to prevent the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel from suddenly attacking again.

With a sharp gaze, the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel also did not expect that with his full strength and the tenth level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, Jiang Chen could still calmly receive his palm. He exclaimed in surprise, also greatly astonished. As the top expert of the Yuan-Mongol, since he was defeated by Yang Guo in the Quanzhen Sect sixteen years ago, he had been thinking about avenging that defeat every day for the past sixteen years!

The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill he practiced was the supreme protective skill of the Esoteric School. This skill is divided into thirteen levels. The first level is very easy, and even the most foolish person can master it in one or two years if taught. The second level is twice as difficult as the first, taking three to four years, and the third level is twice as difficult as the second, taking seven to eight years.

The difficulty increases exponentially, and the higher the level, the harder it is to progress. After the fifth level, it often takes more than thirty years of hard work to advance to the next level.

Throughout the generations, the Esoteric School has produced many high monks and extraordinary people, but no one has ever reached the tenth level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill. This skill is progressive, and there is no reason it cannot be mastered. If someone could live for a thousand years, they would eventually reach the thirteenth level. However, human life is limited, and high monks and cultivators in the Esoteric School, in order to reach the seventh or eighth level before the end of their lives, often become overly eager, leading to dangerous situations.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, a high monk in Tibet reached the ninth level and continued to practice diligently. When he reached the tenth level, a heart demon suddenly arose, and he could not control it, dancing wildly for seven days and seven nights before dying from a broken pulse.

The Dharma King of the Golden Wheel was a rare genius. Over the past sixteen years, he practiced diligently and made rapid progress, breaking through the ninth level and reaching the tenth level, truly a historic achievement. Although he could not say that there would be no one to surpass him in the future, he was indeed the first to reach this level. According to the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, each palm strike at this level has the power of ten dragons and ten elephants. He knew that further progress in his life was hopeless, but he was confident that he was invincible in the world. Even reaching the eleventh level would be unnecessary. Thus, he returned to Central China to seek out Yang Guo and avenge his defeat. However, he never expected to encounter Jiang Chen, this killing star, before finding Yang Guo.

A strong enemy, a strong enemy, this was the strongest opponent he had encountered since Ci'en. With the same martial arts, but even deeper skills, he shouted, "What a formidable young man! Tonight, I will teach you a lesson!"

"Stinky bald monk, you think you can teach me? You're far from it!" Jiang Chen, unwilling to lose face, saw the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel's palm strikes causing sand and stones to fly, and the surrounding fences and tents being knocked over by his palm wind. He felt that his quick version of the Iron Palm Skill might not be able to surpass such a powerful force, so he moved his body to avoid the first few palms, gathered his strength, and with a roar, countered with several palm strikes.

The Dharma King of the Golden Wheel missed several palm strikes, but seeing Jiang Chen counter, he praised, "Good boy, your lightness skill is excellent." He was a very competitive person and deliberately avoided Jiang Chen's palm strikes, using his lightness skill to dodge.

Jiang Chen, missing several palm strikes, was greatly impressed by the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel's martial arts skills. Although he was not a good person, his martial arts were truly top-notch. He laughed and said, "Stinky bald monk, your lightness skill is also excellent." He then unleashed the Iron Palm Skill.

The Dharma King of the Golden Wheel, seeing Jiang Chen's high martial arts skills, couldn't help but praise him, but was annoyed by being called a "stinky bald monk." He shouted, "You brat, you really deserve a beating!" He then raised his Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill to its full power and unleashed a series of powerful palm strikes.

Knowing that the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel was a formidable opponent, Jiang Chen focused and used the Iron Palm Skill to fight back. Although his skills were quick-learned, his current martial arts level was no less than the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel's, and his internal energy was even deeper, making his palm strikes powerful and versatile. In the first thirty to fifty moves, the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel did not gain any advantage.

In a moment, they had exchanged over fifty moves. Jiang Chen, facing a strong opponent for the first time, gradually became more proficient, feeling a sense of fluidity and agility in his movements. Initially, he followed the sequence, but later, he became more spontaneous, each move carrying immense power.

The Dharma King of the Golden Wheel was increasingly surprised, feeling that each of Jiang Chen's palm strikes contained boundless power. Each time they clashed, it felt like a mountain was pressing down on him. Shocked, he realized that Jiang Chen's internal energy was definitely superior to his own, so he tried to avoid direct contact with Jiang Chen's palms, and if he did touch, he would immediately withdraw.

Seeing that he could suppress a top expert like the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel, Jiang Chen felt a surge of excitement and couldn't help but laugh, "What a thrill! What a thrill!"

Seeing his opponent getting stronger, the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel's anger flared. He stomped his foot, leaped over two zhang high, and with a powerful palm strike, attacked from above in a dragon-like posture.

Jiang Chen, seeing this, did not underestimate his opponent. He immediately pushed his Iron Palm Skill to its limit, his palms glowing red-hot like burning iron, and met the attack head-on.

Their palms clashed, and both bodies shook. The overlapping internal energy waves caused a "crack" sound, and the surrounding fences and tents were shattered by the force. Many Yuan-Mongol soldiers were killed on the spot due to the shockwave.

Jiang Chen, hard-pressed to withstand the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel's Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, felt his blood boil and thought, "The top expert of the Yuan-Mongol, indeed lives up to his reputation!"

His quick-learned Iron Palm Skill was ultimately inferior to the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill in terms of palm force. Although he had killed some Yuan-Mongol experts recently, he had not encountered any special high-level skills worth using. Fortunately, his internal energy was deep, and he managed to withstand most of the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel's palm force. Even so, Jiang Chen felt his body swaying, as if he could fall at any moment. Fortunately, his foundation was stable, and he managed to hold on. He then increased his internal energy, and his palm strikes surged forward like waves. The Dharma King of the Golden Wheel, like a dragon and an elephant, stood firm, seemingly with endless strength. The more Jiang Chen increased his palm force, the more the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel countered.

"The Dharma King of the Golden Wheel's internal energy may not be as deep as mine, but the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill is too powerful. Unfortunately, although my Iron Palm Skill is also a supreme skill, it lacks the power and ferocity. In terms of palm force, I cannot match him." After several attempts to overpower the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel, Jiang Chen felt increasingly exhausted and sighed. His quick-learned skills were indeed inferior to the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel, who had practiced for decades. He decided to use his internal energy to gain the upper hand.

He gathered his internal energy, and with a deep shout, his palm force, which was previously on par with the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel, suddenly increased by a third!

The Dharma King of the Golden Wheel, who was continuously releasing waves of energy, suddenly felt a powerful force surge towards him. Shocked, he quickly retreated. His Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill was incomparably powerful, and only Guo Jing's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms could match it. With full effort, he managed to retreat smoothly, taking three steps back and looking at Jiang Chen in disbelief, "How is this possible?!"

Jiang Chen laughed, "Less talk, stinky bald monk, prepare to die!" Seeing that he had defeated the ultimate boss, the Dharma King of the Golden Wheel, he was overwhelmed with excitement. He raised his hand, and an overwhelming palm force gathered, ready to deliver a fatal blow!

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