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Ma Lu's newly acquired Heaven and Human Sensing card was undoubtedly the core of the Unity of Heaven and Man card deck.

All other cards in the deck were built around this card.

It was because of this card that Yuan Xiaoyun could avoid the negative effects that random moves might bring, always reaping the benefits of positive effects.

However, his good days had come to an end.

As soon as Ma Lu got his hands on the Heaven and Human Sensing, he couldn't wait to test its effect, but he didn't have any cards with random effects on hand.

Ma Lu could only play a Lightfoot Card, drew two more cards, and then, imitating Yuan Xiaoyun, he didn't look at the cards in his hands but shouted loudly, "Nine Yin Skill!"

The next moment, an Ice Skin Jade Body Technique card flew from his hand, adding 9 points of True Qi to him and putting him in the Ice Skin State again.

This seems ... quite cool like Que!

This move of playing cards without looking, although it had no practical use in actual combat, was extremely stylish. Even if he used it to play basic boxing, it felt like the presence of a great master.

Looking at Yuan Xiaoyun on the other side, his face was already ashen. Discover more content at My Virtual Library Empire

Watching his most beloved card being taken by someone else and then played again in the same manner, no man could endure such provocation.

But before he could get angry, Ma Lu's next hit had already arrived.

— Three Yang Start-up.

With Heaven and Human Sensing in hand, Ma Lu no longer had to worry about his powerful moves being directly copied by the opponent.

He could finally truly initiate attack mode and go all out.

Even before the palm strike reached him, the palm wind had already caused Yuan Xiaoyun's cheeks to sting. Yuan Xiaoyun immediately withdrew the two strange weapons, protecting his chest.

However, after being struck by this palm, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood and staggered three steps backward.

Not only had he lost his 55 points of parry value, but his life points had also slipped from 119 to 56.

Unfortunately, Ma Lu only had one Attack Card, Soul Dream, left in his hand.

This was the starting move of the Soul Severing Spear, with a power of 22 points. With the enhancement of the Chef's Knife, it only inflicted 33 points of damage on Yuan Xiaoyun, leaving him with 23 points of life and unable to finish him in one wave.

Ma Lu slapped a Body Protection Card on himself and ended his turn.

It was Yuan Xiaoyun's turn to draw cards again. Having lost his Heaven and Human Sensing, his strongest martial arts technique, Unity of Heaven and Man, could no longer be used.

The Hundred Faces Thousand Forms he played last round only turned into a Soul Dream back into his hand due to Ma Lu's interference this turn, but fortunately, he still had other martial arts skills.

What's most crucial was that Ma Lu now only had 9 life points, whereas Yuan Xiaoyun had just regained 20 points of life through the Healing State.

He now had 76 points of life, still holding the advantage, but this advantage was minimal under the formidable power of the Innate Pure Yang Palm.

If he couldn't defeat Ma Lu this round, letting him survive until the next, then it was he who would be in danger again.

Yuan Xiaoyun was well aware of this. Thus, he also focused intensely, first casting Soul Dream to knock off 22 parry value points from Ma Lu, just as he was about to continue playing his card, a sigh suddenly echoed in his ears.

"Second Junior Brother, will you continue to repeat the same mistakes?"

When Yuan Xiaoyun looked toward the source of the voice, his expression stiffened. "Eldest Senior Brother."

He hadn't expected Chu Qianyuan to find this place so quickly. Fortunately, there were no other Beggars' Sect Elders or disciples with Chu Qianyuan, just him alone.

This gave Yuan Xiaoyun a glimmer of hope. "Eldest Senior Brother, do you still remember your promise to me?

"You agreed to support me wholeheartedly in becoming the leader of the Beggars' Sect. Now, I am just one step away. Once I clear these few obstacles, we can rule the largest sect under heaven together…"

However, he stopped mid-sentence when he saw the look in Chu Qianyuan's eyes, a mixture of disappointment, pain, and deep remorse.

"Stop this, Second Junior Brother, while there's still time," Chu Qianyuan advised. "If you harm our junior brother again, don't blame me for disregarding our fraternal bond."

"Still time?" Yuan Xiaoyun almost laughed at these words. "You make it sound easy, Eldest Senior Brother. If my identity is exposed, where in the world could I find refuge? Do you expect me to turn into Ren Tongtian, finding a mountain to become a bandit?"

"I don't want to be a robber!" Yuan Xiaoyun declared firmly. "I want to be the leader of the Beggars' Sect and unite the martial arts circles. Before that, I will eliminate the Heavenly Dragon Sect, achieving what even our master couldn't, as long as you continue to support me…"

"Master did not want to wage war against the Heavenly Dragon Sect not because he couldn't beat them, but because he didn't want to see Yuchang County bathed in blood, sending our fellow disciples to die for one person's ambition and desires."

Chu Qianyuan paused, then continued, "Second Junior Brother, you could have directly become the leader of the Beggars' Sect. Why did you have to complicate things, act clever, and let someone steal the Lotus Bowl and harm Great Hero Chu and Ripples Fairy, framing the Heavenly Dragon Sect?

"Sigh, did you ever think that being in this situation now is entirely your own doing, harming others and yourself?"

Perhaps realizing that Chu Qianyuan was not going to side with him, Yuan Xiaoyun's expression of plea changed, and he burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, Chu Qianyuan, what right do you have to accuse me? You were born pure, the master's eldest disciple, famous at a young age, traveling everywhere with justice and creating a big name for yourself in the Jianghu, respected wherever you went.

"Master always wanted to groom you as the next leader of the Beggars' Sect, even willing to pass on the Innate Pure Yang Palm to you, but you simply said you disliked restraint and pushed it all away, living freely.

"You always had choices! But what about me? Born the son of a robber, I never committed any evil, yet all the heroes and legends in the mountains wished to be rid of me with haste!

"Master took pity on me that day on the mountain, hiding me away, then secretly came back to take me to his home and even accepted me as his disciple.

"But until I was twelve, he didn't teach me any profound martial arts, merely telling outsiders that I was slow-witted and advising me to abandon martial arts for scholarly pursuits. Even so, that was the happiest time of my life.

"Later, those remnants from Tongtian Village found me, and only then did I learn about my identity. From that day on, I lived in fear every day, dreaming of my identity being exposed and being hunted down."

"People coaxed me, lured me, threatened me, telling me to inherit the legacy of my cheap old man. Back then I was just a boy, what could I do?

"At first, I was just coveting that Divine Technique, worried they would leak my identity, thinking I could deceive them by agreeing to avenge Ren Tongtian, learn the martial arts first, then kill them to end this threat once and for all.

"But those people were also vigilant, and to this day, someone still hides in the shadows. If I make a move on anyone else, that person will immediately reveal my identity to those involved in that battle.

"Only by eliminating them and those who participated in that battle can I be truly free."