Novel Full Chapter 66: A Show of Strength!
Chapter 66: A Show of Strength!
“Not good.”
“Protect Young Miss.”
The expressions of the Xi Family martial artists changed instantly when they saw Li Yun charging forward at full speed. Alarmed shouts rang out as they prepared to move.
“Do not act rashly. Young Master Li only intends to demonstrate his strength,” Xi Luo said sharply, waving her hand to stop them. She had already sensed that Li Yun harbored no killing intent.
She then fixed her gaze on Li Yun and called out, “Since Young Master Li wishes to show his strength, then I will exchange a few moves with you. I want to see what gives you the confidence to face a Half Step Xiantian expert.”
Boom.
The moment her words fell, a fierce surge of internal energy burst forth from Xi Luo’s slender body.
“Young Master Li, be careful. Heavenly Thunder Hand,” Xi Luo shouted. Her fair hand became enveloped in a layer of silver light as countless arcs of lightning leaped forth. Accompanied by deafening thunder, the attack rushed straight toward Li Yun with overwhelming force.
“It is Young Miss Xi who should be careful,” Li Yun replied with a confident smile. A brilliant golden radiance erupted from his body, and his palm seemed to turn into pure gold. He then unleashed an equally ferocious palm strike, meeting Xi Luo’s lightning wreathed hand head on.
Bang.
A thunderous explosion echoed through the area, causing everyone’s ears to ring.
A violent wave of energy burst outward from the point of impact, sweeping across the surroundings like a raging storm. The ground within a radius of more than ten meters was violently torn apart, with layers of earth peeled away and flung into the air.
“So strong,” Xi Luo exclaimed inwardly as a terrifying force surged from that golden palm. Her expression shifted as her body trembled, and she was pushed backward. Her feet carved deep tracks into the ground as she slid back several meters before finally coming to a stop.
“How can this be possible? He is clearly only at the fifth level of the Body Tempering Realm, yet he is far stronger than me.”
Shock was written all over Xi Luo’s delicate face, and disbelief flickered in her beautiful eyes.
She had reached the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm at a young age and was recognized as a genius. With such talent came pride. Among her peers, she had always believed that very few could surpass her, or even stand on equal footing with her.
Yet today, she encountered someone who appeared even younger than herself, and she could not withstand a single exchange with him. More importantly, she could clearly feel that Li Yun had held back. If he had not restrained himself, that single strike would have been enough to seriously injure her.
A deep sense of frustration surged within Xi Luo, shaking her confidence and leaving her momentarily dazed.
“What do you think now, Young Miss Xi?” Li Yun asked with a calm smile.
What he had used earlier was nothing more than pure physical strength of Golden Battle Body. After reaching the first stage of the Golden Battle Body Art, he could activate it at will, vastly increasing both his raw power and physical defense.
Li Yun’s physique had always been exceptional compared to others, and cultivating the Golden Battle Body Art had only pushed it to an even higher level.
Normally, a cultivator at the peak of the Body Tempering Realm would possess around ten thousand jin of strength. Yet Li Yun, despite being only at the fifth level of that realm, already possessed comparable strength. After activating the first stage of the Golden Battle Body, his physical power could surge to around twenty thousand jin, a terrifying level for someone at his cultivation.
The first stage of the Golden Battle Body alone granted an additional ten thousand jin of raw strength.
Xi Luo glanced at Li Yun, her cheeks puffing slightly as she spoke with a hint of indignation. “Hmph. Young Master Li, your strength is indeed impressive, and I admit that I am not your opponent. However, in my view, this level of strength is still far from enough to contend with Zhang Feihu, that Half Step Xiantian expert. Moreover, even if you truly can deal with him, so what? I also have my own trump card. I am not afraid of Zhang Feihu.”
“Heh, Young Miss Xi, your trump card should be this bag of Exploding Beast Powder, am I right?” Li Yun said calmly as he flicked the tip of his blade. In a smooth motion, he cut down the small sachet hanging at Xi Luo’s waist, caught it in his hand, and casually weighed it while looking at her with a faint, knowing smile.
Xi Luo’s expression changed at once. “How do you know so much?” she demanded.
“If I can know that Zhang Feihu set up an ambush ahead,” Li Yun replied with an easy smile, “then knowing about something like this is hardly surprising. Young Miss Xi, let me show you the true effect of the trump card you place so much faith in.”
As he spoke, Li Yun made a motion as if he were about to use the Exploding Beast Powder.
“Don’t!” Xi Luo cried out in alarm.
She knew better than anyone how terrifying the consequences of using that powder could be. If it were released carelessly, the outcome would be beyond control.
Clatter. Clatter.
Li Yun ignored her warning. With a simple wave of his hand, countless fine yellow particles spilled out from the sachet. A strange, pungent fragrance spread into the air and drifted rapidly in all directions.
“Damn it.”
“This kid actually dared to use Exploding Beast Powder so recklessly in the Misty Mountains, a place crawling with vicious beasts. Has he gone insane?”
“It’s over. This madman is going to get all of us killed.”
The Xi Family martial artists erupted in shock and fury when they saw what Li Yun had done.
“Li Yun, do you even understand what you are doing?” Xi Luo shouted, her face turning pale as panic crept into her voice. “This will not only kill us, you will not survive either.”
Li Yun merely smiled and said nothing.
Soon, Xi Luo realized that something was not right. Under normal circumstances, once Exploding Beast Powder was released, the vicious beasts within 10 km radius would be affected within a minute, plunging the area into chaos and triggering a small scale beast tide.
But now, more than a minute had already passed.
There was no roar. No tremor. No disturbance.
The surroundings were unnaturally quiet, so calm that it felt eerie, as if what Li Yun had scattered earlier was not Exploding Beast Powder at all, but nothing more than an ordinary scented powder.
“What is going on?”
“Could it be that the Exploding Beast Powder I paid such a high price for is fake?”
Xi Luo was completely at a loss, confusion written all over her delicate face.
Li Yun seemed to see through her thoughts and smiled faintly. “Young Miss Xi, the Exploding Beast Powder you purchased is certainly genuine. However, to activate its effects, there must first be vicious beasts in the surrounding area. Would you not agree?”
“Young Master Li, are you saying…” Xi Luo’s eyes narrowed at once as realization began to dawn.
Li Yun nodded calmly. “Exactly. The vicious beasts in this area have already been driven away. Zhang Feihu learned long ago that you possessed Exploding Beast Powder, so he deliberately cleared out all the beasts nearby. Because of that, your so called trump card has already lost its effectiveness.”
“How insidious,” Xi Luo said through clenched teeth, anger flashing across her face. At the same time, a trace of relief surfaced in her heart. If she had not encountered Li Yun and learned the truth in advance, facing Zhang Feihu directly would have led to certain disaster.
“The Exploding Beast Powder is useless now, and I no longer have any means to confront Zhang Feihu,” Xi Luo thought silently. “If I join forces with this Young Master Li, we might still fall short against a Half Step Xiantian expert, but at least we would have a chance to fight back.”
She quickly composed herself and looked at Li Yun, her eyes bright and focused. “In that case, it seems cooperation is my only option. However, Young Master Li, could you change your request? Aside from the Red Blood Jade Ginseng, I will do everything in my power to satisfy any other condition you set.”