Okay, I have enough of that pointless GJ vs. YG debate. I won't even bother reading that huge thread anymore. We all know that no clear winner will be found and the conversation will drag for ages without any conclusions, at least until Jin Yong himself writes the fourth edition of LOCH or ROCH.
So.. let's discuss about HR vs. XLN
Without any doubts, both are considered the best female fighters in the entire Condor Trilogy (arguable with some speculation if one is to consider Guo Xiang at her peak and LYC at her peak are better than these two women).
Some said XLN's martial arts at her peak is higher than HR by a slight margin, but HR will win the fight because she has the intellegence to help her.
XLN knows the Ancient Tomb Swordplay, QZ Swordplay, L-R technique, The Jade Heart Manual, parts of 9-Yin, unsurpassed lightness of kung fu, jade bee needles technique, and can control her bees.
Her weakness is her intellegence and simple mind
HR knows Peach Blossom Kung Fu, Full 9-Yin, Dog Beating Stick Techniques, Arts of formation and strategy, ursurpassed brain power (second to none in the trilogy), and her special protection body vest.
Her weakness is her complex mind which led to her inability to learn L-R technique.
Okay... let the battle begin !