Chapter 56 Encounter and Blockade (Part 2)

"So you're not weak after all, no wonder you're so arrogant!"

Seeing "Old Four" sent flying with a slap, Master Moyang was first stunned, then grew even more ferocious. With a wave of his hand and an air of commanding the situation, he said, "But your luck ends here!"

Finished speaking, he turned to the stall owner beside him: "Finish this quickly, we have important business to attend to!"

"Mm."

The stall owner nodded and stepped forward.

Boom!

Before he even struck, his aura burst forth, vast as mountains and seas, unfathomable. Closing one's eyes to sense it, one could clearly perceive over a dozen acupoints on his body absorbing spiritual energy, shining like stars.

"An Acupoint Opening expert?"

Zhang Xuan was startled.

The sixth level of martial arts, Acupoint Opening, involves opening the body's acupoints to actively absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, refining it for one's own use. Reaching this level greatly increases both strength and reaction speed, and in Hongtian Academy, it qualifies as an elder-level figure!

A con artist at this level was somewhat unexpected.

"Scared now? If you're scared, kneel down and apologize immediately, and compensate us for the losses you've caused! Otherwise, you'll only end up dead!"

Seeing his shock, the stall owner thought he was intimidated by his strength. With a long roar, he strode forward like a deity ruling over life and death.

"Kneel and apologize? Compensate your losses?" Zhang Xuan shook his head. "I'm not so idle as to apologize and pay damages to a con artist. If you have such a hobby, you can kneel to me and make up for the losses from your sneak attack today. Then I might consider letting you off."

"What did you say?"

"Has this kid lost his mind?"

Master Moyang, the stall owner, and the others all felt this kid must be crazy.

With so many of us, including an Acupoint Opening expert, and you, a mere youth, still want us to kneel?

What kind of act is that?

And compensate for the sneak attack? What losses do you have? Our Old Four is still stuck headfirst in the ground. If anyone has losses, it's us, alright?

"Don't waste words with him, just kill him!"

Master Moyang waved his hand.

"Mm." The stall owner nodded, said no more, stamped his foot, spread his five fingers, and lunged at Zhang Xuan.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Before he even got close, the wind howled, like an eagle swooping on a rabbit, giving an overwhelming sense of superiority and irresistibility.

"That's Old Two's martial technique, 'Eagle Soaring Ten Thousand Miles'!"

"Even among mortal-grade mid-tier techniques, this one is formidable. Isn't it overkill to use it against a kid?"

"Heh, no such thing as overkill. That kid sent Old Four flying with a slap, so he's got some skill. But now that he's up against Old Two's Eagle Soaring Ten Thousand Miles, his luck runs out!"

...

Seeing the stall owner unleash such a powerful move, everyone nodded inwardly.

Eagle Soaring Ten Thousand Miles ranked high among mortal-grade mid-tier techniques. Once executed, it was majestic, like a hawk swooping on a rabbit, giving a sense of swallowing mountains and rivers, leaving no room for counterattack.

Even their leader, "Master Moyang," would have to avoid its edge and not dare to face it head-on.

"Eagle Soaring Ten Thousand Miles?"

As the opponent executed the technique, a book appeared in Zhang Xuan's mind, densely recording the stall owner's life story and weaknesses.

With a sweep of his mind, he imprinted these details, and a strange expression crossed his face.

Whoosh!

Time didn't allow for much thought; the stall owner, having executed the technique, was already upon him.

Martial techniques allow one to better utilize the body's strength, reaching a higher level.

As an Acupoint Opening expert who had opened over a dozen acupoints, the stall owner was already strong. With the addition of a mortal-grade mid-tier martial technique, his momentum was overwhelming, his aura soaring.

"Die!"

A ferocious smile bloomed on his face like a brilliant flower. But before the flower could fully blossom, his eyes suddenly contracted, and he let out a ghostly shriek: "Ah..."

A piercing scream tore through the night, as if a dog's ear had been crushed by a millstone—utterly miserable.

"What's wrong?"

Master Moyang and the others had expected Zhang Xuan to be killed on the spot by Old Two's mighty move. Instead, they heard the latter's miserable cry. They hurriedly looked over, and what they saw made their backs twitch, nearly fainting.

The youth, seemingly unfazed by the stall owner's imposing charge, simply lifted his foot and kicked him right in his manhood. "Crack!" The sound of eggs breaking made everyone involuntarily wince.

Swish!

The next moment, without pause, the stall owner flew off like a kicked ball, plastered against a nearby wall in the shape of a "大" character. He might have become a "太" character, but now it seemed he would never have the chance again.

"Impressive!"

Seeing that a single kick had sent the stall owner—an Acupoint Opening expert executing a martial technique—flying, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but nod.

Although his physical body was much stronger than the opponent's, the latter was skilled in martial techniques and fast. Crippling him would have required considerable effort, at least dozens of moves. But with the Library of Heaven's Path, seeing through the opponent's flaws and weaknesses made it simple. One kick... eggs and balls shattered; the mighty Acupoint Opening expert was as good as dead.

"This kid is strange. Attack together!"

Seeing Zhang Xuan slap Old Four flying and kick Old Two into losing his "two," Master Moyang, even if slow, realized the youth was no simpleton. His earlier contempt turned to gravity.

Clatter!

Hearing his command, the remaining few, though sweating and feeling weak in the crotch, dared not disobey and surrounded him.

"Attack!"

With a roar, the remaining men rushed forward, unleashing various powerful attacks without restraint.

True qi churned, energy shot in all directions.

These men, like Old Four before, were all peak Fifth Layer Martial Artist, Strength Accumulation experts.

Though they were many, for Zhang Xuan, who could see through others' weaknesses at any time and possessed combat power at the peak of Acupoint Opening, they were nothing.

"Wait, why are only these attacking?"

Blocking their attacks, Zhang Xuan suddenly paused.

Among them, the stall owner, only the second-in-command, had reached Acupoint Opening. The fake "Master Moyang" must be even stronger. Why wasn't he attacking with the others?

If he had joined the attack, it might have been hard for me to handle...

Just as he was wondering, he saw a figure already dozens of meters away, shouting as he ran: "Kill him, I'll be back soon..."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, the attacking men all staggered.

No need to guess—the boss, seeing the situation turn bad, had abandoned them and fled...

"Shameless!"

Zhang Xuan and the several "shills" all snorted in unison.

One moment righteous and imposing, the next turning tail and fleeing, even abandoning his own men. No wonder the Liuzhu Kingdom's wanted notice had failed to catch him—he was utterly shameless!