I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 1716 - 154: Identity Exposed

Tang Luo, who was deeply immersed in his own world and couldn’t extricate himself, was awakened by a kick. He finally realized he was no longer that lonely planet drifting in the universe.

After awakening, the first physical contact with another person sparked a thrilling sensation, akin to an electric shock.

Blinking away the divine light that pierced into the void, Tang Luo sprang up from the ground like a plank, opened his arms, and accurately embraced the bewildered Yun Xiu.

"Wifey, I’ve missed you so much~"

With all limbs wrapped around Yun Xiu, Tang Luo rubbed his face against her smooth cheeks with his eyes closed, full of grievances.

Perhaps in Yun Xiu’s view, he had only been in seclusion for two years.

And for a Martial Arts Grandmaster, two years really can’t be considered a long separation.

What’s more, Yun Xiu visited the mountain every two days, so naturally she wouldn’t feel the longing of separation.

But he was different. Drifting as a star body in the universe, that loneliness felt like living alone for billions of years.

After merging his consciousness with his soul completely, that yearning blazed like wildfire. At this moment, Tang Luo just wanted to be close to the person dearest to him. As for the residents of Unparalleled City?

They were all grown-ups who should learn to face their fears on their own!

Feeling her husband’s unrestrained affection after waking up, Yun Xiu, laughing and crying at once, could only gently pat the man’s back and softly said: "My lord and husband, I will not go anywhere, but you need to make those people leaning towards the mountain leave first, otherwise we’ll be exposed!"

"Ah! What a hassle~"

Reluctantly letting go of Yun Xiu, Tang Luo stood on the solid mountain ground, his gaze piercing through the storm of Heavenly and Earthly Qi to see the martial artists outside, who were suppressing their fear and moving their Spiritual Power.

Most of them were unfamiliar faces, but seeing their anxious and eager appearances, they seemed even more loyal than his own retainers.

However, such loyalty at this moment wasn’t necessarily a good thing, at least he had seen several of them trying to cross the storm and then being blown away by it.

This scenario, which left everyone bruised, was really frustrating for him!

Tang Luo scratched his chin, contemplating how to resolve the current situation.

In the end, it was the changes in his eyes that caused the trouble. He had always wondered if his bloodline abilities were different from others, with each realm bringing a different change.

He had also suspected whether when he reached the King Realm, his eyes could truly control the Heavenly and Earthly Qi.

Although it was just a suspicion, seeing such a grand spectacle unfold was still surprising to Tang Luo.

Let alone the changes in his eyes were far more than that, what needed to be done now was how to quell the chaos caused by the Qi storm.

Acting upon his thoughts has always been one of Tang Luo’s traits, so he turned his head to Yun Xiu and said, "Help me pinch my face; I’ve forgotten what The Academy’s face looks like."

Hearing this, Yun Xiu roughly understood her husband’s intention, nodded, put on the Immortal Cloud Whisk Soul, and started kneading his face, then used a cloudy curtain to conceal her body and hid to the side.

After Yun Xiu completed everything, Tang Luo then released his control over the Primary Qi. The chaotic and orderly Qi storm lost its eye, suddenly transforming into a hurricane sweeping fiercely in all directions, leaving everyone in the sky tumbling and stumbling.

Once the violent wind had passed, standing atop Red Cloud Mountain was the calm and hands-behind-the-back figure of The Academy’s head, his lips slightly moving.

"Just now, The Academy was merely testing a certain Spirit Art; there is no need for alarm," he said.

His tranquil words spread gently like a breeze in all directions, instantly calming the restlessness of the residents of Unparalleled City.

The Martial Ancestors who had barely managed to steady themselves around Red Cloud Mountain all let out a sigh of relief, showing expressions as though they had survived a great disaster.

Only Xu Changhao, Du Sha, and Shentu Jihui remained vigilant and dared not relax.

As the Flame Sun Sword Master from the venerable Xu Clan, he naturally understood how terrifying the freshly formed storm was, and he was even more aware of the extraordinary control required to disperse it so effortlessly and cleanly.

Even though Tang Luo was Xiehe’s youngest Grandmaster, such a feat was clearly beyond his scope.

The reason why Shentu Jihui had not let down his guard was purely due to Tang Luo’s attire, even though the individual bore the appearance of The Academy’s Principal.

But he vaguely remembered the man from the morning meeting, who was carrying a teaching case and dressed in a white robe; how could he have changed into a black garment in just half a day?

As for Du Sha, who originally knew Tang Luo’s identity well, he should have been the first to relax his vigilance. However, the sight of the man standing with his hands behind his back at the mountain summit gave him a sense of unfamiliarity distinct from the past, prompting his continued wariness.

But as the First Star General of the Marshal Star Pavilion, he felt it necessary to clarify the situation, so he headed straight for the mountain summit.

With Du Sha’s rash action as a precedent, Xu Changhao and Shentu Jihui exchanged a glance and quickly followed suit.

Fortunately, after some communication, both Xu Changhao and Du Sha successively confirmed his identity, alleviating their doubts.

As the municipal hall personnel calmed down and embarked on their duties within the city, the disrupted order was also quickly re-established.

However, following this disturbance, several councilors threw massive fits, lashing out at their subordinates for their ineptitude.

The painstakingly established order, laws, and morals were brutally exposed in their true form within Unparalleled City during just one chaotic test.

If today’s simulated attack by the Principal had been an actual assault, the poor management could have been a fatal flaw.

Perplexed, the councilors launched a thorough top-down investigation to identify the root cause of the initial chaos, and what they found was telling.

Among the original residents of Unparalleled City (namely the Xiling refugees under Tang Luo’s protection), there was little chaos; most had experienced the great floods of Longjiang and knew whom to rely on in a disaster.

Most of them huddled with their families at home, waiting for instructions from the municipal hall; instead, it was the scions of noble families who had later connections with the establishment of Unparalleled City.

The usually genteel stewards, young masters, and young ladies revealed their savage side during the turmoil.

They commanded their household guards and estate warriors to assault the city gates, confront the guards, and used violence to evict residents and compete for the best positions.

What truly inflicted major damage on Unparalleled City wasn’t the storm above, but the hearts of people.

Those noble scions, accustomed to their superiority, would cast aside all manners and decorum when confronted by commoners in their path, swiftly wielding their butchers’ knives.

As if anyone standing before them was doomed, and within less than an hour of chaos, Unparalleled City had over three thousand inhabitants dead.

When the city guards presented the casualty report to the municipal hall, the dark-skinned Shen Dafa’s eyes turned bloodshot with fury, his hands clutching the report trembled with bulging veins.

This group of council members, who oversaw the many affairs of Unparalleled City, finally realized that the rules of Unparalleled City, in the eyes of those aristocratic families, were as trample-able as dirt.

Even more infuriating was that those noble families, who had committed heinous acts within Unparalleled City, had already vanished without a trace.

Beyond the losses suffered by Unparalleled City, many astute spies and members of the Wind Media Organization had taken the chaos as an opportunity to escape from Unparalleled City’s territory, either diving into rivers and streams or scaling ridges, sprinting outward as if their lives depended on it.

Had the members of the Wind Media Department in Unparalleled City seen these people, they would have noticed that the vast majority were associated with the Wind Media Organization under the Dutian Heavenly King’s jurisdiction.

The reason for their excitement was also because they had discovered a significant event.

The left-hand man of the Devil Lord, Gouchen—the Juexiu Demon Cauldron—was none other than Unparalleled City’s Du Sha.

They absolutely must report this news to the Dutian Heavenly King as soon as possible!