Peerless Martial Expert in the City-Chapter 265 - 268: Impossible!

Even if his strength was said to be invincible beneath the Condensation period, this was by no means an exaggeration!

No wonder he, at such a young age, dared to be so reckless and arrogant!

He truly possessed the capital for arrogance!

After all, he was only twenty years old!

But then...

What of it?

The sneer at the corner of the beardless, young-looking man’s mouth grew thicker. Bone Tempering was just Bone Tempering, even if it was the High Tier of the Bone Tempering Period and he was at the peak, even if he was invincible beneath the Condensation period, in his eyes, it was no different than an ant! He could squash him with a single slap!

The seemingly minor distance between the Condensation and Bone Tempering periods simply couldn’t be accounted for with reason!

From this day forth, the world would no longer have this person!

A fierce killing intent, in an instant, burst from the hitherto calm man—who had always looked no different from an ordinary person—emerging so suddenly that the air around seemed to freeze, becoming tangible strands of sharp killing intent.

Almost in an instant, Lord Hong felt his legs trembling uncontrollably, even breathing had become difficult.

With great effort, he mustered all his cultivation power to confront that terrifying aura, and only then did he feel a slight sense of relief.

Raising his eyes to look at the man who had always stood before him, appearing ordinary but now taking on the form from a fantasy novel, transforming and seeming as large as a mountain, as if filling the entire space of the hall, his gaze revealed a complex expression.

His previous reverence and fear for the man were more due to the legends and the horrifying tales of that realm, but he had never truly felt their specifics, so it wasn’t as direct...

But at this moment, he understood just how correct his caution and choices had been – the man before him was even more terrifying than the legends suggested!

It was only at this moment that he truly comprehended the realm that he had always thought was just a step away from him, realizing just how powerful that realm was!

So powerful that he, a Bone Tempering Peak expert, seemed like a mere insect in front of him!

Xiao Yi also felt this terrifying aura. His body involuntary paused for a moment, but as he reached the man, after a slight delay in his motion, his fist continued without hesitation, aiming for the man’s heart.

At this moment, he had no other choice!

"Seeking death!"

Watching Xiao Yi’s fist nearing his heart, the beardless man’s mouth curled into a sneer, and with a disdainful snort, he lifted his fist leisurely to meet Xiao Yi’s attack head-on.

Die then!

As his fist was thrown, a cruel smirk filled with mockery formed on the lips of the beardless man.

With eighty percent of his energy, even fending off an average Initial Tier individual of the Condensation period was more than sufficient; against a High Tier Bone Tempering, it was like Mount Tai pressing down, destroying the frail as a matter of course!

However, before his monstrous smile could fully spread across his face, his expression froze!

His eyes, full of disbelief, stared at Xiao Yi. They seemed as if they were about to bulge out!

This was impossible!

This simply couldn’t be happening!

How could he possibly possess the strength of the Condensation period!

Accompanied by a faint trail of blood at the corner of his mouth, the beardless man’s mind was blank except for one thought!

"Bang!"

Lord Hong did not see the peculiar expression on the beardless man’s face nor the blood trickling from his mouth. Along with a terrifying explosive sound in the air, Lord Hong felt a massive force being transmitted from the collision between the two men. Even with all his strength, he could not resist, and the formidable power that would terrify an ordinary person now seemed like a small fish caught in an overwhelming ocean wave!

In an instant, he was sent flying by the massive wave, his body crashing hard into the corner of the hall. Blood spurted from his mouth uncontrollably, and his head buzzed.

As the loud explosion resonated, the various pieces of furniture in the hall disintegrated into fragments.

Xiao Yi too was hurled out, crashing heavily into the villa’s walls. The entire building shuddered for a moment before he collapsed heavily onto the ground, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

After a while, Xiao Yi gradually came to his senses. Gazing dazedly at the beardless man who stood in disbelief, observing the blood at his lips, Xiao Yi let out a long breath and a wry smile formed on his face.

He knew... he had succeeded...

The strike just now had successfully taken the opponent by surprise and inflicted serious injury!

In that fleeting moment, he had deliberately concealed his strength, forcefully suppressing his realm down to when he was at the Bone Tempering High Tier, all for the sake of earning a trace of underestimation from his opponent, and then at the critical moment, to deliver the most lethal blow!

Only by doing so could he pave his only path to survival!

Indeed, his choice had proven to be absolutely wise!

The opponent’s power was indeed even more terrifying than he had imagined! Even though it was clear during the encounter that the opponent had held back a part of their power and hadn’t given it their all, at the moment of collision, he almost felt as if all his organs were churning—a force like massive, raging ocean waves, truly horrific!

If he had not resorted to such a ploy, causing his adversary to first look down upon him and thereby hold back, probably only exerting seventy or eighty percent of their strength, then by now, he might have been on his way to report to the King of Hell!

Suppressing a strong urge to vomit blood, he forcefully swallowed the blood that had risen to his throat, Xiao Yi slowly got up from the ground. He knew that this was not the time for him to fall; if he fell at this moment, all his prior efforts would have been in vain!

He gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up with great difficulty, and then a sneer appeared at the corner of his eyes as he looked at the pale-faced man in front of him.

"You... are nothing special after all!"

Xiao Yi extended his middle finger slowly gesturing it towards the man.

"You...!"

On hearing Xiao Yi’s words, the beardless, pale-faced man seemed to snap out of his daze, staring at Xiao Yi standing before him with an expression of disbelief—as if he had seen a ghost!

He was still standing!

How could he possibly still be standing!

Could it be... at his age, his cultivation power was even greater than his own?

His thoughts were in chaos!

A twenty-something young man, a master of the Condensation period, had already shocked him to his core. And now, in the aftermath of his strike, with only eighty percent of his might, the young man had still risen...

"Another round?"

Xiao Yi, containing an incomparable pain within him, smirked sarcastically.

"You must not be spared!"

The beardless, pale-faced man gazed at Xiao Yi for a while, his expression turning grave. His right hand, once again, rose slowly. He had decided that, despite the extreme risk he was currently facing, he needed to eliminate this young man once and for all!

Watching the beardless, pale-faced man as his hand rose slowly.

Xiao Yi’s face suddenly stiffened...

He had not expected that this man, even under such circumstances, would still have the strength to strike...

He had not been suppressed by him!

Both being at the initial tier of Condensation, the disparity was so vast!

A bitter smile played on Xiao Yi’s lips. During their exchange, he had definitively established that the man before him was also a master of the initial tier of the Condensation period...

Blood surged from within, forcing its way to Xiao Yi’s mouth—no matter how hard he tried, he could not contain it, and a string of fresh red blood uncontrolledly spilled from the corner of his mouth...

Could it be that today, right here, I am to meet my end?

For the first time, Xiao Yi felt a sense of despair...

"Ah, I’m a step late! Lin sir, you are sly and despicable. As a master of the Condensation period, to strike at a junior from the Bone Tempering Period, do you have no shame?"

Just as Xiao Yi was succumbing to despair, a resonant voice, tinged with anger, traveled from the distant night sky. Despite seeming to be at least a kilometer away, the sound vibrated in the air. However, as soon as the voice ceased, a burly figure in a filthy monk’s robe appeared at the entrance of the villa.

It was the monk Xiao Yi had met on the street earlier who had instructed him to stay at school.

But now, the monk’s face no longer bore the Maitreya Buddha’s friendly and compassionate smile, nor the dignified presence of a great master!

His face, looking at the beardless, pale-faced man, was filled with anger. The filthy robes billowed without any wind, and his presence, different from the previous beardless, pale-faced man but equally fearsome, emanated all around. A strong will to fight permeated the air, focusing on the beardless, pale-faced man!

"Thud!"

Seeing the sudden appearance of this monk, Xiao Yi could no longer control himself, coughing out fresh blood, then collapsed to the ground with a thump. In that moment of falling, his face revealed a hint of relief.

He knew... he had been saved...(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)