Chapter 11: Chapter 11: Exhilarating and Satisfying
Liu Zifeng and the two men beside him, shocked and furious, all shot to their feet and looked toward the door.
When they saw Chen Xuan’s face, their eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
Good. Very good!
They had truly underestimated Chen Xuan’s audacity!
He actually dared to show up!
And not only did he show up...
...he was so wild, so arrogant, that he kicked the courtyard gate to pieces.
"Well now, Chen Xuan, you don’t really think that just because you’re cozy with the Left Protector, no one would dare to touch you, do you?"
Liu Zifeng sneered. "Let me tell you something. In the past few years, the Left Protector has abandoned at least eight, if not ten, Squad Leaders. He’s been left in the dust by the Right Protector in their power struggle. Today, you intentionally destroyed the gang’s property. For that alone, I can finish you!"
The two men beside him also started to laugh.
They folded their arms and closed in on Chen Xuan.
’It’s not every day you meet such a brainless idiot in this day and age.’
The atmosphere in the courtyard instantly grew heavy.
But Chen Xuan remained silent.
His eyes were locked on Liu Zifeng. Then, with a stomp of his foot, his entire body shot forward at extreme speed. The bones and tendons all over his body rang in unison, letting out a series of explosive CRACKS.
Like a demonic body of steel.
No words were exchanged!
He immediately attacked with a palm strike of ultimate power.
"You dare!"
Liu Zifeng roared in fury, his eyes bloodshot. He instantly channeled all the strength in his body to its peak, throwing a vicious punch to meet Chen Xuan’s attack.
He never imagined this guy would attack without a single word of disagreement!
’This is outrageous!’
’How fucking dare he be so arrogant!’
"Dragon-Subduing Fist!"
BOOM!
An explosion erupted as Bright Energy and Dark Energy collided.
A terrifying, frenzied shockwave instantly surged out from between the two, sharp as a field of blades. The two men who had been approaching felt their expressions change as a stinging pain prickled their skin.
Then, they witnessed an utterly terrifying scene.
Liu Zifeng, a master at the Second Level of Dark Strength, had actually failed to block Chen Xuan!
The very instant their fist and palm made contact, Liu Zifeng’s wrist bone let out a sharp CRACK! It bent back at an impossible angle, and a blood-curdling scream escaped his lips.
Chen Xuan’s palm strike didn’t lose any momentum. Carrying the weight of a mountain, it slammed into Liu Zifeng’s abdomen like a great iron hammer!
BOOM!
An incredibly terrifying force erupted, sending Liu Zifeng spraying a torrent of blood. His consciousness blurred, the whites of his eyes rolled back, and his entire body was lifted off the ground, curled up like a shrimp.
The clothes on his chest and back were blasted to shreds, revealing the tough, well-tempered skin beneath.
THUD!
Liu Zifeng’s body flew back a good seven or eight meters, smashing into the corner of the wall behind him. He twitched violently, unable to get up.
[Well done. You severely injured a master of the Second Level of Dark Strength to his face. Never waste words when you can use your fists. +700 retribution points!]
A line of text floated into view.
’Holy shit!’
The remaining two men stared with wide eyes, horrified.
They simply couldn’t believe what they were seeing.
’Liu Zifeng was taken down in one move. Is this a fucking dream?’
"Chen Xuan, you—!"
the man in the blue robe shouted hastily.
But Chen Xuan had already twisted his body and turned. Like a ferocious tiger, he erupted with a powerful and terrifying aura and shot toward the blue-robed man.
It was another terrifying, full-power palm strike!
One must remember that when he was at the fourth level of Bright Energy, he had already defeated Fang Li of the Dark Force First Layer!
Now, he was at the Seventh level of Bright Energy!
The force he could generate was about double what it was before.
Although Liu Zifeng’s Dark Energy had also entered his body, his powerful physique had absorbed the blow.
Compared to the minor pain he felt, the injuries Liu Zifeng sustained were undoubtedly far more severe.
"Pear Blossom Storm Fist!"
The blue-robed man cried out in alarm, his fists blurring into countless afterimages, dense and numerous.
Like a torrential downpour, they rained down on Chen Xuan at high speed.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Every single phantom fist contained a powerful and terrifying Dark Energy.
It could penetrate to the bone marrow and was designed to strike internal organs!
An ordinary person would die without a doubt if a single blow landed!
However!
Chen Xuan didn’t even look. His ferocious body charged through, once again delivering a palm strike with his absolute full power.
’No matter how strong or fierce his technique, my one palm strike is all the power I need!’
THWACK!
The savage, powerful palm strike shattered all the afterimages on contact. Tinged with a hint of poison, it slammed into the blue-robed man’s chest and abdomen, erupting with a sound like the beating of a drum.
SPURT!
"Aargh!"
The blue-robed man instantly sprayed a mouthful of blood and screamed in agony. Just like Liu Zifeng, his body was sent flying on the spot, smashing into a distant corner and nearly passing out.
[You have severely injured a second Dark Energy master. +700 retribution points!]
The blue-robed man’s strength was even less than Liu Rufeng’s.
At best, he was on the same level as Fang Li!
"You... you... you!"
The last remaining man jumped in fright, his scalp tingling.
He was terrified beyond measure!
’What the fuck just happened?’
’Liu Zifeng and Han Long were taken down in a single move?’
’What happened to kiting him?’
’This is too fucking fast!’
’Why aren’t you guys kiting him anymore?’
’Is this Chen Xuan a monster or something?’
"You’re next!"
Chen Xuan’s voice was ice-cold as he turned and walked directly toward the man.
His internal organs had also been shaken, causing a wave of discomfort.
"Chen Xuan, you can’t do this! Have you forgotten the gang rules? Rule number two: fighting amongst brothers is forbidden!"
"To hell with your fucking rules!"
Chen Xuan suddenly charged, lunging toward the man at high speed.
’You were all fucking ganging up on me, and you expect me to talk about the rules?’
’Do the rules only apply to me?’
’This is what you call kicking over the dog bowl so no one gets to eat!’
The man hurriedly used a Body Technique to dodge, his afterimages a blur as he tried to shake Chen Xuan.
It turned out his Body Technique was indeed effective; Chen Xuan missed him with several consecutive strikes.
The man quickly turned and bolted for the courtyard exit, intending to run out and scream for help.
But Chen Xuan suddenly slammed a palm into the ground with a muffled CRACK! The stone slabs all shattered. He then bent down, grabbed a handful of gravel, and hurled it directly at the man’s fleeing afterimage.
THWAP! THWAP! THWAP! THWAP!
Aaaah!
This time, the man could no longer dodge.
He was instantly hit by three or four stones, drawing blood.
Chen Xuan’s body shot forward right behind him. He grabbed a handful of the man’s hair and, with a vicious tug, forcibly dragged his body back from outside the gate.
Then he delivered a ferocious slap across the man’s face.
SMACK!
The sound was loud, and half a mouthful of teeth flew out.
The man’s screams grew even more shrill!
"Come after me? You want a piece of me? Fuck you!"
Chen Xuan grabbed the man’s head, charged forward, and slammed him headfirst into a nearby wall.
With a CRASH, the wall crumbled, and blood flowed freely.
The man wailed, his body stuck fast in the hole in the wall, on the verge of passing out.
[...+700 retribution points!]
Another line of text appeared.
"Satisfying!"
Chen Xuan let out a long, pent-up breath.
’When dealing with scum, you have to use the most direct, most violent methods!’
’Trying to reason with them is useless.’
’Only a heavy fist will work! You have to strike first!’
’Only then will they not dare to touch you!’
’They’re just gluttons for punishment!’
’There’s no other way but to beat them!’
「At the courtyard gate.」
The disciple who had just led Chen Xuan here now had a roaring in his head. His face was slack-jawed, his body trembled uncontrollably, and his eyes were filled with sheer terror.
The scene before him made him tremble so badly he nearly pissed himself.
’This is... too fucking terrifying!’
"You saw it," Chen Xuan said, looking calmly at the disciple. "I didn’t refuse Squad Leader Liu, nor did I curse at him!"
The disciple shuddered violently. Terrified, his body went limp and collapsed to the ground. He then immediately scrambled to his knees and began kowtowing frantically.
"Spare me! I beg you, spare me, Squad Leader Chen! This lowly one’s mouth was full of dog shit! My attitude before was terrible! I deserve to die, I deserve to die..."
He began frantically slapping his own cheeks.
[You have received a sincere apology from a lackey. +30 retribution points!]
But Chen Xuan couldn’t be bothered with him. He walked straight over to the third man, yanked his head out of the hole in the wall, and said indifferently, "Weren’t you going to kill a few people from the slums for fun? Fine. Go ahead. But let me be clear: if even one person dies—hell, if even a dog dies in the slums—I’ll make your entire family pay with their lives. Do you believe me?"
The man’s face was a mask of terror, and he trembled uncontrollably.
He didn’t dare meet Chen Xuan’s eyes.
"Look in my eyes!"
Chen Xuan roared.
"Answer me!"
"Are you still going or not?"
