What is the level of Dongfang Bubai's martial arts? If you look at the entire book "Swordsman", he is indeed the ceiling of combat power, and should be better than the old and weak Feng Qingyang. However, if we compare Dongfang Invincible with the masters in "The Condor Trilogy", it would be a bit confusing.
In "The Swordsman", Dongfang Bubai has been living in the legend of Jianghu for the first 90% of the chapters, and he only fought once in the final decisive battle of Heimuya. In other words, Dongfang Undefeated's actual combat record is only a duel against the three masters of Renwoxing, Xiang Wentian and Linghu Chong. It is also true that Linghu Chong, Xiang Wentian and Ren Woxing combined cannot defeat Dongfang Bubai.
The problem lies in the martial arts level of Linghu Chong, Xiang Wentian and Ren Woxing. What is their approximate level in "The Condor Trilogy"?
Although Linghu Chong is the male protagonist of "The Swordsman", his martial arts skills are not comparable to those of Yang Guo, Guo Jing, Zhang Wuji. At the end of "Swordsman", Linghu Chong, who has achieved great martial arts skills, met Lauderno . His first reaction was to run back to the house to get the sword. Linghu Chong, who has no sword, is unsure about challenging Laudno? How does this compare with Yang Guo and Guo Jing? After Yang Guo and Guo Jing became great masters in martial arts, wouldn't it be possible to defeat Lauderno with just one move? At the end of the divine eagle, Yang Guo killed Nimoxing with one move with his bare hands.
In addition, Linghu Chong has not mastered the Dugu Nine Swords, the Broken Palm Style cannot even be broken by Ren Woxing's palm technique, and he has never used the Broken Qi Style from the beginning to the end. If Linghu Chong was placed in "The Condor Trilogy", with a sword in his hand he could rival Xiao Longnu. If he didn't have a sword in his hand, there's no telling whether Linghu Chong would win.
What is the level of Xiang Wentian’s martial arts? Let’s take a look at Xiang Wentian’s performance when he comes on the field.
There was a man holding a shield in his left hand and wielding a sword in his right hand, but he was a figure from the Demon Cult. This man unfolded his underground sword skills, rolled close to Xiang Wentian's feet, and slashed his lower body with the sword. Xiang Wentian's iron chain hit the shield twice, but it couldn't hurt him.
Xiang Wentian, the majestic messenger of light of the Sun and Moon God Sect, was actually helpless against an unknown disciple of the Demon Sect. Xiang Wentian was left helpless with a set of underground knives that were not even suitable for use on the table. Not only that, Xiang Wentian was also unable to defeat two ordinary disciples of the Hengshan Sect. Xiang Wentian's actual performance in "The Swordsman" is not only inferior to the Mingjiao's Xiaoyao Erxian Yang Xiao, Fan Yao, but is even far behind the Golden Retriever Lion King Xie Xun.
Many readers may be dissatisfied and think that the author underestimated Xiang Wentian. Then let’s take a look at another description in "Swordsman": "The Taoist's sword was as powerful as the wind, and he struck three swords in a row, forcing Xiang Wentian to be unable to fight back. Linghu Chong looked at it for a while, and saw Xiang Wentian swinging his iron chain far away If you are not as agile as one-handed movement, you will inevitably fail over time. "Let's just say that in "The Condor Trilogy", Xiang Wentian is probably at the level of King Yin Ye.
Among the three Linghu Chong, Ren Woxing, and Xiang Wentian, the one with the strongest overall strength is Ren Woxing. What is the level of Ren Woxing's martial arts? With Wudang sect Chongxu Taoist , it can be connected to "The Condor Trilogy". Ren Woxing could not beat Master Fang Zheng, and he was suppressed in all aspects of internal strength, palm skills, sword skills, and light skills. Likewise, he couldn't defeat Taoist Master Chongxu. What is the level of Taoist Chongxu? He has not mastered Tai Chi Sword, and he cannot achieve the state of "win with no moves", let alone the wooden sword state of "intention without force".
Taoist Master Chongxu's swordsmanship is not as good as Yu Lianzhou, but should be comparable to Yin Liting. Let me do it, to put it bluntly, it is the middle level of Wudang Seven Heroes , almost the same as Zhang Songxi .
Compared with the Wudang Seven Heroes in " Eternal Dragon Sword ", Taoist Priest Chongxu has no other advantages except that he is a little older. Zhang Sanfeng 's seven apprentices are all extremely talented and can even create their own martial arts. Even so, the four Wudang Heroes combined could not withstand Zhang Wuji's thirty moves.
In other words, Linghu Chong, Xiang Wentian, and Ren Woxing teamed up. If placed in "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon", that is, Xiao Longnu, Yin Yewang, and Yin Liting joined forces. Dongfang Bubai defeated the three of them. It can only be said that he has reached the edge level of the Five Jue. Just like Qiu Qianren, it is impossible to be stronger than the Five Jue. What is the concept of Wujue? A master who can create his own martial arts and create a sect. What kind of unique martial arts has Dongfang Bubai created? One does not.
So, if Dongfang Invincible is placed in the "Condor Trilogy", what is the approximate level of martial arts? It should be Zhou Zhiruo who has just learned part of the "Nine Yin Manual". His moves are weird and his speed is extremely fast.
Yang Xiao, Yin Tianzheng and others all caught up and saw Zhou Zhiruo flying towards the east like a red cloud. Her lightness skills were as good as those of the Green-winged Bat King Wei Yixiao.
"Like a red cloud", the same sentence, Jin Yong is also used to describe the speed of Dongfang Bubai's movement. Everyone knows the level of Zhou Zhiruo's martial arts, and he can be defeated more easily than the woman in yellow shirt. Zhou Zhiruo's time of practicing "Nine Yin Manual" is too short, and his attainments in "Nine Yin White Bone Claw" may not be as good as Mei Chaofeng's.
In fact, this also reflects the "degeneration of martial arts" from the side. In "The Swordsman", the internal strength has been greatly weakened, and the moves have returned to the top of the martial arts. Linghu Chong was able to defeat a bunch of masters without any internal strength, which was unimaginable in the "Condor Trilogy". No inner strength? Sorry, the sword in your hand shattered when touched, making it impossible to fight. The two ultimate martial arts in "The Swordsman", the Dugu Nine Swords and the Sunflower Book, all require the use of weapons, which is more than one level worse than the Nine Yins and Nine Yangs in "The Condor Trilogy".
