Little Victory over the Divine Eagle Hero

Dog Beating Staff Technique (Fifth-Rank Staff Technique)

The Dog Beating Staff Technique consists of thirty-six sequences, created by the founding ancestor of the Beggar Sect. Though its name is rustic, its transformations are subtle and its moves ingenious. With a green staff, slightly longer than a sword, one can strike east while feinting west, with unrivaled ferocity.

Attack power increases by 30%. Each activation consumes 11 points of internal energy. Requires a staff-type weapon. When equipped with the Dog Beating Staff, attack power increases by 100%.

"Ding! Dog Beating Staff Technique perfected."

As a master with a special advantage, Tang Xuan immediately elevated this skill to the perfected level.

He opened the skill panel.

Dog Beating Staff Technique (Perfected): Attack power increases by 360%. Each activation consumes 11 points of internal energy. Requires a staff-type weapon. When equipped with the Dog Beating Staff, attack power increases by 100%.

The corners of Tang Xuan's mouth curled into a smile.

Indeed, a fifth-rank ultimate skill!

With a 360% increase in attack power, and an additional 60% boost from Arhat Thousand-Pound Force, his total enhancement reached 420%!

Moreover, the Dog Beating Staff Technique is extremely fierce, with a high frequency of attacks!

If the Dog Beating Staff is in hand, attack power can be increased by an additional 100%!

Yet, the treasured Dog Beating Staff of the Beggar Sect is currently in the hands of the Eastern Beggar Sect’s chief, being used alternately by the chiefs of the Eastern and Western Beggar Sect.

For now, it rests with Qiao Feng, the chief of the Eastern Beggar Sect, and acquiring it is no easy task.

In "The Great Wuxia," equipment is categorized as white, green, blue, purple, and gold.

White is standard gear. Green is sharp weaponry. Blue is already among legendary arms.

The Dog Beating Staff is blue equipment, counted as one of the legendary weapons of the martial world.

Tang Xuan, though without the Dog Beating Staff at the moment, used a tree branch as a short stick to duel with Yang Guo.

Yang Guo also wielded a tree branch as a short stick, employing the Spirit Snake Staff Technique passed down by Ouyang Feng to counter Tang Xuan's moves.

Yet any keen observer could see Tang Xuan held the clear advantage.

Having received the Dog Beating Staff Technique, Tang Xuan immediately achieved perfection in it, his comprehension rivaling that of Hong Qigong.

Yang Guo, though gifted, was still at a disadvantage compared to Tang Xuan's extraordinary talents.

In such a short time, even Yang Guo could not fully integrate the techniques passed down by Ouyang Feng.

Furthermore, Tang Xuan's mastery of the Dog Beating Staff Technique was not merely thorough—it was transcendental!

This staff technique consists of eight key principles: entangle, strike, coil, thrust, lift, lead, seal, and turn!

Tang Xuan employed the "entangle" principle, targeting Yang Guo's lower body, flowing like the Yangtze River, giving Yang Guo no chance to breathe. If one entangle missed, another followed, forming a chain of hooks.

Yang Guo was forced into a flurry of disarray!

Then Tang Xuan used the "coil" principle, moving with his opponent, using force to subdue him. No matter how Yang Guo countered, even drawing upon skills from the Nine Yin Manual, Tang Xuan's branch acted like a resilient vine, winding around a tree, binding it regardless of its thickness.

By this point, Tang Xuan had gained the upper hand. He then used the "turn" principle.

The "turn" principle, opposed to "coil," directly targeted Yang Guo’s vital points. No matter how Yang Guo leaped or dodged, the branch in Tang Xuan’s hand became a circle of staff shadows, enveloping Yang Guo completely!

With this transcendental "turn" principle, Tang Xuan, already dominant, won without contest.

Moreover, among the eight principles of the Dog Beating Staff Technique, he had used only three.

"Admirable!"

Yang Guo, who appeared unrestrained but was actually deeply proud, was forced to utter words of respect.

Had he not witnessed it himself, Yang Guo would have assumed Tang Xuan had spent years immersed in the Dog Beating Staff Technique to reach such mastery!

He was defeated not by the moves themselves, but by his opponent's superior talent and speed of understanding.

Tang Xuan’s martial aptitude was so extraordinary that even Yang Guo began to question his own abilities.

Even Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng had not expected such an outcome. Tang Xuan’s martial talent was so defiant of fate that both old masters stood in awe.

Who would have thought, after a lifetime of rivalry, their contest would end so decisively?

Only Master Xuan Zhi, already accustomed to his student's supernatural abilities, was unsurprised.

"I lost?"

Ouyang Feng, though astounded by Tang Xuan's skill, was unwilling to accept defeat and began to act wildly.

Suddenly, he cried out, gathering his strength and lunging at Hong Qigong, shouting, "Let’s compete again!"

The two had fought for days and nights, both exhausted. Hong Qigong summoned his last ounce of strength to meet Ouyang Feng's attack.

With a resounding crash, their palms collided.

Both men, drained of strength and internal energy, could only forcefully circulate their martial arts to restore and compete in internal power.

It became a contest of internal cultivation!

In an instant, their Nine Yin Manual skills revealed their differences—one practiced in the proper way, the other in reverse—distinct and divergent!

Yet, as extremes meet, they pushed their skills to the utmost, Hong Qigong’s orthodox practice began turning unorthodox, while Ouyang Feng’s reverse practice gradually became orthodox.

They activated their arts several more times, and their internal energies fused as one, blending like milk and water, no longer opposing but harmonizing. It resembled a Taiji diagram, two extremes of yin and yang, circling and embracing, perfectly balanced.

Both burst into hearty laughter, exclaiming, "Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! No need to compete further!"

Hong Qigong shouted, "Old Poison, Ouyang Feng, we’ve traveled different paths but ended up as brothers united!"

At this moment, the two had exhausted their strength and, by forcibly circulating their internal arts, were like lamps extinguished.

Ouyang Feng, in a final flash of clarity, saw his life’s memories pass before him. He laughed heartily with Hong Qigong.

The two died together in an embrace, laughter echoing.

"Amitabha."

Master Xuan Zhi, witnessing this, recited a Buddhist blessing.

Yang Guo cried out, "Father!" and rushed forward, unable to accept that the only person who had truly cared for him was now gone.

Tang Xuan, facing Hong Qigong’s body, offered his gratitude, "Thank you, Elder Hong, for imparting your skills."

They buried Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng atop Mount Hua.

Amidst fierce winds and snow, the three departed together.