Chapter 135: Chapter 97: Jiang Che’s Strength Is Exposed
Jiang Che’s entire body pulsed with an incredibly potent Qi Blood, his aura immense. He was clearly in the Iron Skin Realm!
"You’ve... you’ve reached the Iron Skin Realm!" Luo Kun exclaimed in delight.
He knew Jiang Che had an Innate Iron Body and was destined for great things.
He had just assumed it would take several more years to break through to the Iron Skin Realm.
Yet he had never imagined Jiang Che wouldn’t be much slower than Gong Yulei!
"Brother!" Jiang Ling called out, waving with a smile.
She hadn’t yet had a breakthrough in her Qi Blood cultivation, so she didn’t know what the Iron Skin Realm signified.
But hearing her master, she could tell it was something amazing, and that made her happy.
Jiang Che smiled and nodded, then strode toward the crowd.
With the duel imminent, he had no intention of hiding his strength. Thus, he immediately displayed the Qi Blood of the Iron Skin Realm.
Gong Yulei’s pupils contracted as a tremor of shock ran through him.
The Qi Blood he had just managed to stabilize was nearly thrown into chaos again.
He quickly took a deep breath, and only then did he manage to settle it once more.
Lin Xue’er was also completely shocked, unable to fathom how Jiang Che had managed it!
"Top Grade Exotic Beast Meat! It must be because of the Top Grade Exotic Beast Meat!" someone from the White Cloud Martial Arts Hall said.
Everyone then recalled that Jiang Che had previously assisted the Government Office in solving a case and had been rewarded with Top Grade Exotic Beast Meat.
No wonder...
The crowd’s shock subsided slightly, but it was replaced by a great deal of envy and jealousy.
"Gong Yulei! You’re finally here!" Niu Yan boomed upon seeing Jiang Che.
"Huh?" The members of the White Cloud Martial Arts Hall were all taken aback.
Why was this man calling Jiang Che by Gong Yulei’s name?
"That’s Jiang Che!"
"Yeah, isn’t that Jiang Che?"
"What’s with this guy? Why is he calling people by the wrong name?"
The disciples of the White Cloud Martial Arts Hall began to mutter amongst themselves.
"So your name is Jiang Che! You lied to me?!" Niu Yan roared.
"So what if I did? You’re the one who’s stupid enough to be so easily fooled," Jiang Che said with a laugh.
"You little brat!"
Niu Yan immediately executed Gale Fist and lunged forward to attack.
"AH!"
Jiang Ling let out a terrified scream.
The big man looked incredibly strong, and she was afraid Jiang Che would get hurt.
Luo Kun was also startled and lunged forward, about to block Niu Yan.
’Even Gong Yulei was injured in a single move. Jiang Che just entered the Iron Skin Realm; even if he isn’t any weaker than Gong Yulei, he’s no match for Niu Yan!’
’If he gets crippled, it’ll be all over!’
But before he could get close, Li Hong once again blocked his path.
"Old Luo, the kids are having a little competition. Let’s not interfere, shall we?"
The disciples of the White Cloud Martial Arts Hall were instantly filled with worry.
Although most of them weren’t close to him, and many were even jealous of his good fortune, he was still one of their own.
’They had finally produced an Iron Skin Realm cultivator, and now he was about to be injured by Niu Yan. What could be done?’
Gong Yulei looked at Jiang Che, his eyes filled with schadenfreude.
’He knew how strong Niu Yan was!’
’That man was far beyond what a typical Iron Skin Realm practitioner could handle!’
’Even I couldn’t stop him. What makes Jiang Che think he stands a chance?’
’He’ll probably be crippled on the spot.’
Lin Xue’er also let out a cold sneer.
She hadn’t forgotten the lecture Jiang Che had given her, calling her efforts "playing house."
’Who does he think he is? Just some lowlife who struck it lucky!’
’How dare he lecture me?’
Now, seeing that Jiang Che was about to be humiliated, her heart filled with glee! Even her breathing grew ragged.
BANG!
Suddenly, a massive dark figure shot out like a cannonball!
BOOM!
The dark figure slammed heavily against the courtyard wall, shattering the brickwork, and continued to tumble out into the street.
It only came to a halt after crashing into the courtyard wall of a house across the street.
Li Hong’s expression changed instantly. He pushed off the ground and rushed over.
A sudden silence fell over the scene.
What had just happened was too incredible to believe.
At first, no one could process what had happened.
They looked at Jiang Che, standing completely unharmed in the courtyard.
Then, through the hole in the wall, they looked at Niu Yan, who had collapsed onto the street.
It slowly began to dawn on them what had just happened.
Every single person turned in unison to look at the placid-faced Jiang Che.
The incredibly powerful and arrogant Niu Yan...
...had been sent flying by a single kick?
Was this really someone who had just broken through to the Iron Skin Realm?
Gong Yulei’s eyes were wide.
His eyes were filled with shock, confusion, and utter bewilderment.
He didn’t understand.
Before this duel, he had been the prodigy who broke through to the Iron Skin Realm in less than a year.
Why, then, did today first bring Niu Yan, who could send him flying with a single punch...
...and then Jiang Che, who had always been at the bottom of the class, who actually sent Niu Yan flying with a single kick??
’Then what did that make him?’
He suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his head, and the Qi Blood he had just stabilized began to run rampant.
He quickly closed his eyes and began to meditate to prevent a Qi deviation.
At the side, after the initial shock, Lin Xue’er slowly came back to her senses.
Now, she completely understood that Jiang Che wasn’t just lucky.
He had been hiding his true strength all along!
She also finally understood why Jiang Che had considered their exchange to be "playing house."
Even Niu Yan was sent flying by a single kick from him.
’Compared to that, if their little gathering wasn’t playing house, what was it?!’
However, even though she understood this, she still couldn’t swallow her indignation.
’Why... Why him!’
She clenched her fists tightly, her heart filled with suffocating frustration, anger, and jealousy.
Her once-pretty face was now faintly twisted and hideous.
"Is that really Jiang Che? Could he be an imposter?" someone from the White Cloud Martial Arts Hall said in disbelief.
"Yeah... He’s too strong. How could he have improved so quickly?" someone else chimed in.
Upon hearing this, a sliver of hope suddenly sparked in Lin Xue’er’s heart.
’Yes! He must be an imposter! There’s no way Jiang Che is this strong!’
In her heart, she knew it was obviously Jiang Che himself, but at that moment, resentment and jealousy had robbed her of her reason.
