The Capturing Dragon Sect was hardly one of those minor factions in the Shu Yun Kingdom; it was, in fact, the most mysterious sect across the entire Eastern Continent...
Three hundred years ago, a peerless prodigy named Huangfu Yun burst onto the scene. He reached the Martial Saint physique at a tender age, and in his later years, he famously subdued a Celestial Dragon with his bare hands, thereby founding the Capturing Dragon Sect. With his immense power, he propelled the sect into the ranks of the Top Ten Sects of the entire Eastern Continent...
The Top Ten Sects of the Eastern Continent—just how formidable was that power? Never mind the White Cloud Manor; even if the Tang Clan, the White Cloud Manor, and the Sky Sword Gate were combined, they wouldn't stand a chance of entering the top ten...
Yet, despite being one of the Top Ten Sects, Huangfu Yun did not take on numerous disciples. Rumor held that he accepted only three, and further stipulated that each disciple could take on a maximum of three pupils. Due to this sparse lineage and the lack of a fixed mountain gate, the Capturing Dragon Sect had always been synonymous with mystery...
However, in that era of tumultuous change, everyone knew that the members of the Capturing Dragon Sect were masters. Beyond Huangfu Yun, who had surpassed the Martial Saint realm, his three disciples had all attained the Martial Saint level. Such terrifying combat strength was enough to awe all rivals...
One should remember that a single Martial Saint could single-handedly contend against an army of ten thousand men...
Yet, legends whispered of a duel between Huangfu Yun and Xuanyuan Jue, the founding emperor of the Tian Yuan Empire. Following that duel, Huangfu Yun vanished completely from the public eye; whether he lived or died remained unknown. However, Xuanyuan Jue, that peerless genius, single-handedly established the mighty Tian Yuan Empire...
The Xuanyuan family thus became the undisputed foremost clan across the entire Eastern Continent, perhaps even the entire Dou Hun Continent...
Regardless of whether Huangfu Yun won or lost that battle, simply having fought the powerful founding emperor of the Tian Yuan Empire was sufficient proof of his prowess. After that event, the Capturing Dragon Sect retreated into seclusion...
In the years since, no word of them had been heard. Nevertheless, the ultimate profound techniques of the Capturing Dragon Sect remained highly coveted, and this Dragon Roar Fist was one of them...
The ability to unleash a dragon's roar through mere fist force—only one lineage in the world possessed such a skill. Even if these onlookers had never witnessed it firsthand, they absolutely knew of this world-shaking martial art...
Rumor claimed that Huangfu Yun once used this single strike to (Read the full text novel at .1.(1.m.W.en.x.ue.W.ang) execute a Martial Saint...
A martial art that had vanished for hundreds of years suddenly appearing at the martial examination of a minor state like the Shu Yun Kingdom—how could this not cause astonishment...
"I truly never expected anyone to still recognize the ultimate skill of my Sect..." The black-faced, burly man showed a flicker of surprise upon hearing these two call out the name of his technique. While the Capturing Dragon Sect was powerful in its day, three centuries had passed; he never imagined someone would still recognize it after three hundred years...
"It is rumored that disciples of the Capturing Dragon Sect are forbidden from descending the mountain until they reach the Grandmaster realm. You are merely at the Martial Master level; how do you appear here?" one of the men who had earlier intended to attack the black-faced man asked again, once the latter acknowledged the skill's name...
"That was a rule from three hundred years ago..." The black-faced man merely snorted, his tall frame already lunging toward that man...
In the blink of an eye, the black-faced man stood before the other...
"Thunder Dragon's Fleeting Shadow?" Seeing the black-faced man’s marvelous footwork, someone nearby immediately exclaimed in shock...
It wasn't that these people possessed vast knowledge, but the Capturing Dragon Sect had been too famous in its prime. Even if it was mysterious, like modern movie stars, people eventually learned familiar movements, certain habits—the most profound skills of the Capturing Dragon Sect would certainly have been leaked...
The black-faced man paid no mind to the others' astonishment. He simply thrust out a grasping hand, clamping down on the man’s wrist. With a swift pull, his other hand shot directly toward the man’s head...
The man tried to struggle, but he felt the opposing sect’s true qi—when had it invaded his body?—like an invisible suction force, anchoring him rigidly, making movement impossible...
Th-this... Is this the Capturing Dragon Hand of the Capturing Dragon Sect?
The thought of this peerless technique, renowned across the Dou Hun Continent, flooded the man’s mind. Immediately afterward, his head throbbed with intense pain, and consciousness vanished in an instant...
The crowd, however, only saw the black-faced man clap his hand against the man’s head, knocking him instantly unconscious...
Legend held that the founding patriarch of the Capturing Dragon Sect subdued a Celestial Dragon with this very move. Though the black-faced man’s cultivation was vastly inferior to Huangfu Yun’s, knocking this Martial Master out was still effortless—and in fact, the black-faced man had held back; otherwise, that palm strike would have shattered his skull...
Witnessing the black-faced man instantly subdue two Martial Masters of the same realm shocked the remaining spectators. Was this the ultimate skill of the Capturing Dragon Sect? Among peers, they seemed utterly invincible...
"Let's all attack together! Defeat him first, otherwise, none of us can match him!" someone shouted...
The others paused, recalling the terrifying power of the black-faced man’s previous attack, and instantly decided this was the best course of action. They rushed toward the black-faced man, and even the four Martial Masters Ye Jingyu had sensed lurking among the crowd charged toward him...
"Despicable..." At that moment, among the contestants below the stage who had not yet competed, a slender young man dressed in silver-white martial attire spoke with intense indignation...
"Bu Yue, this is the power of numbers. The reason the Xuanyuan family became the continent’s foremost family wasn't solely because Xuanyuan Jue was formidable, but because of how many people they commanded. This is momentum (shi). If our Capturing Dragon Sect wishes to rise, we must possess strong momentum. Do you understand?" beside the young man, a figure who appeared to be around thirty years old spoke calmly, yet his voice carried a profound, aged resonance...
"I understand, Master," the man named Bu Yue replied respectfully, once more directing his gaze toward the platform...
By now, everyone on the stage had launched their assault against the black-faced man. Naturally, minor skirmishes broke out among the attackers; everyone sought an opportunity to strike ruthlessly...
After all, among those present, everyone else was an enemy...
Facing the siege, the black-faced man remained undaunted. Though only a Martial Master, he wielded the great ultimate skills of the Capturing Dragon Sect with formidable might. Before long, he had defeated three more opponents. However, he was struck by the combined force of several Martial Masters and sustained injuries, his footwork growing visibly erratic. It seemed he could not hold out much longer...