Su Rong’s gaze fell on Ye Chu. She had witnessed Ye Chu block the guard captain. Though the guard captain was not as powerful as Ye Tian, it still represented Ye Chu’s strength. Su Rong could not help feeling a trace of hope in her heart.
“Why are you looking at him like that?” Zhang Su’er saw Su Rong staring at Ye Chu in a daze and could not help asking curiously.
Seeing Zhang Su’er staring at her with surprise, Su Rong took a deep breath and said softly, “Perhaps Ye Chu can really win this fight!”
Su Rong’s words made the women around her feel strange. Their gazes involuntarily fell on Ye Chu.
At this moment, Ye Chu stepped toward Sha Shan. Sha Shan was panting from continuous attacks. Seeing Ye Chu approach, his expression changed, turning dark and cold.
“Do you think I fear you? Even if your hands are made of steel, you will die today!” Silver needles appeared in Sha Shan’s hand, emitting a black gleam that made one’s heart palpitate.
As the silver needles emerged, the Yao Kingdom crowd’s expressions changed. They had seen the power of the silver needles. Who could block such a weapon?
“Just a few broken needles, and you think you can threaten me? You overestimate yourself too much!” Ye Chu sneered. He finally made his move. His figure left the position it had remained in all this time.
Ye Chu was very fast, like a gust of wind, arriving beside Sha Shan in an instant.
This wind-like speed made Ye Tian suddenly straighten up. His eyes sharpened, pupils widening. The shock in his heart was indescribable. Such speed far exceeded his own! How did he achieve it?
Like Ye Tian, Su Zhengping and the others stared at Ye Chu with burning gazes, waves surging in their hearts.
“Die!” Sha Shan, fearing Ye Chu’s speed, shot the silver needles out fiercely. His face turned sinister as he sought to kill Ye Chu.
But the silver needles did not perform as he imagined. The needles that had defeated even Ye Tian were swept away by Ye Chu with a flick of his sleeve. Ye Chu was unafraid of the evil qi on them that troubled cultivators!
Sha Shan seized the moment Ye Chu blocked the needles to unleash his strongest kick ever. The vigour could split stone and mountain, aimed straight at Ye Chu’s chest. The essence of the Mountain-Cleaving Kick was fully displayed, terrifying and heart-palpitating.
Even Pang Shao, knowing Ye Chu was strong, felt some tension watching this kick!
“That’s enough!” Ye Chu looked at the incoming kick and leaped into the air, spinning. He countered with a kick of his own, not as violent or domineering as Sha Shan’s, nor flashy, just like an ordinary person’s kick landing on Sha Shan’s domineering one.
“Crack…”
A crisp sound of bone fracturing rang out. Sha Shan flew horizontally. His innate-level Mountain-Cleaving Kick was casually crippled by Ye Chu’s kick. His entire leg bent, blood beads seeping from the skin.
“Boom…”
Sha Shan crashed to the ground, shaking it several times.
Everyone present felt their hearts tremble with the ground. Liang Shan widened his eyes. Su Zhengping and Ye Tian straightened abruptly. The onlookers in Yao City all drew sharp breaths.
Zhang Su’er and the other women covered their open mouths with delicate white hands, standing dazed.
Only Pang Shao swallowed, feeling his mouth dry. Damn! Is this his true strength? Casually crippling a seventh-layer conceptual realm practitioner using an innate-level leg technique with one strike! In just one year unseen, his growth is too terrifying!
Pang Shao shivered, thinking he was lucky not to have fought Ye Chu. Otherwise, he would be lying in bed bruised and swollen! The gap between them was even greater than a year ago!
The Sha Kingdom people also stood from their seats, staring in horror at the lazy youth in the arena. Sha Shan’s innate-level leg technique eruption had rivalled eighth-layer conceptual realm power. Yet it was casually crippled by Ye Chu in one strike. How strong was he? Ninth layer? Or innate realm?
“Anyone else want to come up?” Ye Chu toyed with the silver needles caught in his sleeve, smiling, his gaze frivolous toward the Sha Kingdom side.
Such a posture excited the Yao Kingdom side immensely. At this moment, they had forgotten Ye Chu was the scum they had cursed!
Zhang Su’er swallowed and could not help asking Su Rong, “Did you know he was this strong all along? That’s why you said he would win?”
Su Rong smiled bitterly and shook her head. “If I knew, would I have stopped him!”
Zhang Su’er thought so too. But this guy was simply too shocking.
“Heh heh! Surprised, huh!” Pang Shao looked at Ye Tian staring at Ye Chu and said smugly, “He rarely steps up, and you still would not let him. Missed this village, no next shop. Though I am surprised too. He has become this strong. I thought cleaning up this guy would take Ye Chu some effort.”
Hearing Pang Shao, Su Rong and the others focused on him. Ye Tian asked, “You knew Ye Chu was this powerful all along?”
Pang Shao rolled his eyes. “Nonsense! A year ago, he and I caused havoc in the Thirty-Six Caves together. We even snatched a cave master’s wife. Do you think I knew or not?”
Hearing Pang Shao, Su Rong could not help exclaiming, “You really caused havoc in the Thirty-Six Caves?”
“You know about it?” Pang Shao was surprised. Besides their group, few knew, especially in small kingdoms like this.
Seeing Pang Shao and everyone looking at her, Su Rong smiled bitterly. When Ye Chu had mentioned it before, she thought he was bragging. Who knew it was all true! She had even mocked him inwardly back then!
Ye Tian and Ye Chao fell silent. They had thought Ye Chu would transform in these three years. But this transformation was too thorough, from a notorious waste to leaving them far behind in the dust, now far surpassing these so-called young talents.
Ye Tian could not help glancing at his father, wondering what he thought after mocking Ye Chu earlier.
Just as Ye Tian thought, Ye Li watched the arena with a complicated expression, dazed.
“Do you know what Ye Chu has been doing these three years?” Su Rong suddenly asked Pang Shao, surprising him. This woman despised him utterly, usually avoiding him, let alone speaking to him voluntarily. Yet now she asked him a question.
“I know some, but more I do not!” Pang Shao shrugged. “Perhaps His Highness knows more!”
“His Highness?” The group was puzzled.
Pang Shao offered no further explanation, just chuckled smugly and stepped toward Sha Shan. This guy had beaten him. Now he could finally settle the score properly.
Seeing Pang Shao actually attack Sha Shan, slapping him hard. The Sha Kingdom people raged, glaring at Pang Shao and shouting, “Stop!”
Pang Shao ignored them, continuing to slap Sha Shan fiercely, kicking him repeatedly. “Damn it, you dared hit this young master. Today this young master will kick you to death!”
“Court death!” The Sha Kingdom people fumed. “Daring to harm Sha Shan, we will kill you!”
Ye Chu glanced at Pang Shao, seeing him shrink his neck. This made Ye Chu scorn him. “Spineless! Since I stepped up for you, beat him as you wish. Is such a small fry worth tying your hands?”
Pang Shao chuckled. “With your words, I am reassured!”
With that, his kicks grew even harder.
“Stop!” The Sha Kingdom people finally could not hold back and stood up, glaring at Pang Shao.
Ye Chu blocked them, saying calmly, “My friend is just beating one of yours. No need for such alarm. Whoever steps up will end like Sha Shan!”
His voice was not loud, but utterly domineering. This made Ye Tian and the others glance sideways at Ye Chu!
Zhang Su’er and the other women turned their beautiful eyes, unable to believe this seemingly lazy youth could show such contempt for all heroes!
