Chapter 2618 - 2682: Clash of Young Powerhouses

The opponent even harbored murderous intent, Li Yifei tossed away the cigarette butt and crushed it with his foot, still as calm as ever, with a touch of pity on his face for Ma Xingyun, who was sitting opposite. This guy’s behavior didn’t seem like he was pretending; rather, this is just the kind of person he is.

Li Yifei had encountered many such people over the years, people who were easily angered and prone to violence. If they had any family background, it was even more unbearable; throw in a few cronies, and they thought they ruled the world. This type generally possessed a misguided confidence, believing themselves to be the center of the universe, and everyone should either flatter them or avoid them.

In Li Yifei’s view, such people are pitiable, completely pathological, leaving one speechless, yet somehow they enjoy themselves, lost in it.

The Li family might have descendants like this, Li Yifei even contemplated establishing a family rule to exile any such spoilt offspring, as they bring no benefit and often tarnish the family name.

Well, such a rule would likely be difficult to establish as it is quite harsh. After all, mediocre people are the majority; truly capable descendants might be scarce. However, the current children in the family, despite their young age, have shown promising traits that reassure Li Yifei. As the saying goes, what a child exhibits at three reflects their lifetime personality.

Thinking too far ahead, Li Yifei squinted his eyes at Ma Xingyun before him, feeling the man’s brashness, irritability, and flamboyance made him seem unreliable, even if he was powerful.

"I’m talking to you!" Ma Xingyun stared at Li Yifei. Noticing Li Yifei’s increasingly dismissive expression, he grew furious, feeling like he might explode, his nostrils flaring, he glared at Li Yifei and snapped, "Do you dare call yourself a young master? Ha! You look like a turtle and call yourself an expert, it’s laughable!"

"Yeah, exactly! He looks timid, his speech isn’t fluent, and he claims to be a young expert? Young master, then you must be the best in the world!" His lackey quickly chimed in to mock Li Yifei.

"He lacks charisma, lacks skill, yet dares to call himself an expert? Pft, what a joke!"

What a mob, indeed a mob. These people’s average intelligence was truly shockingly low. Li Yifei didn’t even get angry—it was pointless to be angry with such people. He looked lazily at the other person and said, "So, what do you want to do?"

Thinking Li Yifei was backing down, Ma Xingyun boasted more arrogantly, "I want to defeat you, to show the world what a real Innate Expert is, to show the true leaders among the young, not someone who has nothing, a loser from a poor background dares call himself an expert. Ha!"

"Haha, young master, someone so insignificant shouldn’t have to trouble you personally. I volunteer to teach him a lesson for you," shouted one of his underlings.

Ma Xingyun laughed even more heartily, extremely pleased with himself.

Li Yifei sighed, "Such a pity, Old Master Ma was once a renowned master, one of Huaxia’s Five Greatest Experts, yet has offspring like you. Truly lamentable."

"What did you say?" Ma Xingyun had heard him clearly and his anger flared instantly. He glared at Li Yifei, nostrils practically emitting steam, and said, "Kid, words could bring disaster, you’d better be careful, or you might lose your life!"

"I said it lightly enough. If Old Man Ma were here, I would probably say more," said Li Yifei disdainfully, his expression finally changing to one of contempt. Hearing this, Ma Xingyun erupted, his aura suddenly bursting forth, pressing against Li Yifei.

Oh? Li Yifei suddenly sensed a powerful aura gathering from all directions in the small village, forming an isolated battlefield encircling them, covering an area approximately thirty to forty meters in range.

This has an effect, Li Yifei noted, deciding to return home to let his brothers study it as well.

"If you want to fight, then hurry up and fight," Li Yifei stated without waiting for Ma Xingyun to speak again.

"Ignorant!" Ma Xingyun said disdainfully, stretching out his arm, "Everyone back off, watch me teach this arrogant kid a lesson!"

With a rustling sound, those underlings immediately retreated, even moving the cars aside. Meanwhile, many villagers in Ma Village peeked over, as if watching a show, most with relaxed expressions, not expecting to lose this confrontation, as it seemed impossible.

Li Yifei stood with his hands behind his back, standing in the formation, his figure appeared diminutive, yet he exuded an aura of standing tall and proud. Many wanted to disdain him, but found Li Yifei’s demeanor suddenly changed. He seemed weak, but was he truly weak?

Until now, Li Yifei hadn’t unleashed his might to counter the opponent, yet he was completely unaffected by the opponent. Thus, the difference between the two seemed already apparent, though Ma Xingyun’s people chose to selectively ignore it.

"Let’s begin." Li Yifei said the three words indifferently, as if feeling a bit bored, or perhaps urging the opponent. It left Ma Xingyun, who had been brewing for several moments to utter some harsh words, feeling like he punched into thin air. He snorted heavily and said, "Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll oblige you!"

After speaking, Ma Xingyun swung his shoulders back, muscles tensed as the True Qi within him whirled rapidly through his meridians, quickly accumulating and expanding, which elevated his aura a notch.

Indeed, he had a few tricks up his sleeve. Li Yifei opened his eyes, revealing a faint smile. His True Qi was also rotating, and just as Ma Xingyun was about to make a move, Li Yifei’s aura suddenly surged, as if he had ascended from the foot of the mountain to the peak in an instant. With a whoosh, the formidable aura erupted, directly pressing down on Ma Xingyun’s face, body, and those lackeys behind him watching the spectacle.

This aura... Ma Xingyun almost gasped in shock, clearly not expecting Li Yifei to be this formidable. This differed from what he imagined, causing a momentary lapse of attention, taking several seconds to regain his focus. He deflated a breath and coldly remarked, "All appearance without substance!"

Appearance without substance? Li Yifei extended a hand, beckoning with his finger towards the opponent, saying, "Stop talking nonsense, if you want to fight, then fight quickly."

The one who should be impatient is me, the one who should make a move is me! Ma Xingyun shouted in his heart. His palms burst forth with a puff of white breath, a symbol of True Qi exploding out. This was inherited from his grandfather. Ma Guang excelled in using palms, once dubbed the Invincible Iron Palm, supported by his powerful True Qi. The Iron Palms seemed capable of smashing anything under heaven and cultivating them was extremely difficult, complex, and dangerous. A slight mistake could render these hands useless.

That’s why some in Ma Village are disabled, either losing one hand or both hands, showing how dangerous their training method was. Yet Ma Xingyun could cultivate these Iron Palms, demonstrating his talent and effort in cultivation, along with a bit of luck, or else he would never have been able to cultivate the Iron Palms.

Since they are Iron Palms, they are, as the name suggests, as hard as steel hands. With the addition of True Qi, they possess thunderous power.

Displaying his ace right from the start? Li Yifei raised his eyebrows, looking at the Iron Palms of Ma Xingyun opposite him. With his fists gathering force, True Qi flowed from his Dantian, circulating rapidly through the broad meridians in his body. He naturally wasn’t afraid facing the opponent, as he was already strong-bodied.

Since the opponent was fighting under the banner of contention among young prodigies, Li Yifei’s fighting spirit also surged. He wouldn’t fear, naturally. He inhaled tightly, his breath tightening as well, with his fists also gathering force. The opponent had Iron Palms, and his pair of veteran fists could also be called Iron Fists.

Ma Xingyun finished his accumulation, and suddenly charged forward, letting out a loud shout. With several quick steps, he rushed close, his palms dancing, unleashing a series of rapid strikes.

Li Yifei’s feet slightly apart, steady as a mountain. As the opponent’s palm approached, Li Yifei also thrust out a punch, aiming precisely at the incoming palm.

"Arrogant!" Murderous intent flared in Ma Xingyun’s eyes. The opponent unexpectedly didn’t dodge, even retaliated with a punch, infuriating Ma Xingyun. Thus, he exerted full force, seemingly wanting to settle it with one palm, to defeat Li Yifei.

Some of his lackeys already showed signs of jubilation on their faces, as if they could rout Li Yifei any moment. In the next second, he would be sent flying, spewing countless mouthfuls of blood, or under one palm, Li Yifei would be seriously injured and in a wretched state.

But would it really go as these people wished? Li Yifei evidently had given the answer. As the two were about to clash, Li Yifei suddenly stepped forward, activating strength from foot to leg, then to waist. With True Qi rotating, it was as if a world-shattering power surged from within his body. Tremendous force erupted from within, rocketing along with his right fist and speeding up by threefold, instantly striking Ma Xingyun’s palm.

One side was Iron Palm, one side was Iron Fist—the first encounter.

On one side was the renowned in jianghu, famed across the world descendent of a prestigious family, hailed as a gifted prodigy, achieving mastery at an early age. On the other side was someone who hadn’t trained for many years, with an ordinary background but possessed a destined fate, encountering miracles endlessly, seemingly favored by the heavens, creating miracles.

Putting aside other things, both indeed represented the peak power, at least among the younger generation, serving as the cutting-edge power. Their first match was undoubtedly an important event in some people’s eyes, even to Li Yifei himself.

Thus, this punch showed no mercy, thus, he also wanted to defeat the opponent to prove himself.