Uncle Fu was at least a Profound Rank master, yet he was injured and even his phone fell into someone else’s hands.
From the old man’s words, I could tell he came looking for me, and I didn’t seem to have offended any ancient martial arts masters above the Profound Rank.
Wait! Wang Zijie’s master! An Earth Rank master!
Now I finally understand why Scarface had that expression back then. He wanted to see me cripple Wang Zijie so he could take revenge on Wang Zijie’s master!
D@mn! I cursed inwardly. I didn’t expect Zhou Feng’s scheming to be so deep. Perhaps he really has become Scarface! But he’s just a small-time gangster; I didn’t take him seriously.
I’ve never fought an Earth Rank master before, and I don’t know what changes occur when an ancient martial arts cultivator advances from Profound to Level Earth.
But now that I possess the Five Elements Technique, the Nine Revolutions Golden Body, and sword energy emanating from my body, I’m curious to see just how strong this Earth Rank ancient martial arts master really is! Flying is something ancient martial arts practitioners can’t do!
My speed is extremely fast, but the consumption of True Qi is also enormous. However, to conserve strength, I held a spirit stone in each hand, constantly absorbing spiritual energy from them and refining it into True Qi for my own use!
When I flew to the Xia family’s residence, both spirit stones had lost their luster and turned into stone dust.
I landed on the ground. All the Yellow-Rank guards in the house were severely injured, lying on the ground, some even already dead.
These people were all knocked down in one move, either dead or crippled. That old man is truly ruthless!
I wonder how Grandpa and the others are doing. D@mn it! I felt incredibly anxious.
“If that brat is even a minute late, I’ll cripple one of your fingers until he returns!” Suddenly, the old man’s voice reached my ears.
In the hall! I ran straight towards the hall.
“Ah!” Uncle Fu screamed as one of his fingers was twisted off.
Grandpa and Aunt sat on chairs in the hall.
The old man’s eyes were wide with rage as he stared intently at the old man, while Aunt sat silently to the side, her eyes slightly red.
“Let me tell you, if that brat doesn’t return within three quarters of an hour, I’ll wipe out your entire Xia family! Not a single one will be spared!” the old man said fiercely after crippling Uncle Fu’s finger.
Using the Spirit Fox Step, I flashed behind the old man and said coldly, “I’d like to see how you’ll wipe out my entire Xia family!”
“Who goes there!” the old man exclaimed in surprise, turning around to throw a punch.
This punch was incredibly fast, producing a series of whistling sounds, and the entire fist was enveloped in thick white energy.
I felt that if this punch landed on me, even with my Nine Revolutions Golden Body, I would probably suffer some minor injuries.
Using the Spirit Fox Step again, I dodged the punch, helped Uncle Fu up from the ground, and brought him to the old man’s side, making him sit down.
All of this took only a few seconds.
“Uncle Fu, take this pill, and your injury will heal.” I handed Uncle Fu a healing pill.
The old man had already reacted and said to me, “Fellow Daoist, this is a personal grudge between me and the Xia family. I hope you won’t interfere!”
“I am Xia Tian!” I turned around, channeling all my True Qi and simultaneously unleashing my spiritual power as pressure upon the old man.
The old man was startled by my pressure and exclaimed, “You’re Xia Tian?!”
“That’s right. I want to see how a mere Earth-rank expert dares to boast about annihilating my entire Xia family!” I said fiercely, looking at the old man.
Although the old man only threw one punch, I already had a rough idea of his strength. Defeating him wouldn’t be difficult, but why did Long Qingyang, also an Earth-rank expert, give me such completely different feelings? I felt that even three old men wouldn’t be a match for Long Qingyang.
It seems there’s a significant difference between Earth-rank experts in ancient martial arts. As for why I went all out from the start, it was to give this old man a taste of his own medicine!
“You…you’re actually a Earth-rank expert!” the old man exclaimed in surprise, then frowned and said coldly, “Hmph! Even if you’re at the same level as me, I will avenge Zijie!” With that, he unleashed his full power, drawing a longsword and thrusting it at me.
I thought this old man would back down, but he wanted to fight me head-on, which saved me a lot of trouble!
Dare to speak of destroying my Xia family? So what if he’s an Earth-rank expert!
I instantly grasped the black dagger and charged towards the old man’s longsword.
Although I’ve already reached the Nine Revolutions Golden Body realm, this old man is an Earth-rank expert, and his longsword is likely no ordinary weapon. I don’t need to take that risk.
I only play around with those whose strength is far inferior to mine. As soon as our strength is even slightly equal, I’ll go all out. I must never underestimate my opponent! “Clang!” Blades clashed, sparks flew, and both the old man and I landed and staggered backward.
The old man’s longsword was indeed extraordinary; it remained unscathed after clashing with the black dagger. Although the black dagger lacked the support of metal elemental essence, it was still not something ordinary swords could withstand. Being cautious was definitely the right thing to do.
However, the old man’s expression was far more surprised than mine. He seemed very confident in his sword.
“Hmph!” The old man snorted coldly and charged at me again, sword in hand.
I sneered, instantly condensing the surrounding wood-attribute spiritual energy, and unleashed two wind blades towards the old man.
Seeing this, the old man quickly sheathed his sword, twirling it to deflect the two wind blades.
“Condensing Qi and releasing it externally… you really are a Earth-rank cultivator!” the old man exclaimed in surprise.
It seemed he mistook the wind blades for the condensed Qi of an Earth-rank expert, but I had no time to explain to the old man. I instantly used the Spirit Fox Step, flashing to his side and thrusting my dagger towards his chest.
However, the old man’s reaction speed greatly exceeded my expectations; he actually used a strange movement technique to dodge the attack.
After dodging my attack, the old man unleashed a sword qi towards me.
A substantial sword Qi—is this the perk of an Earth-rank expert? But it’s far inferior to the true qi emitted by the golden sword!
I directly swung my black dagger to deflect the sword qi, and then two more wind blades slashed towards the old man.
The old man hurriedly retreated, preparing to raise his sword to parry. I seized the opportunity to cast the Five Thunder Spell. The metallic spiritual energy in the air was scarce, so the Five Thunder Spell didn’t condense quickly, but it was enough to deal with this old man! Five lightning balls transformed into five small blue snakes, hurtling towards the old man.
The old man was shocked and hurriedly swung his sword to defend, but the five lightning snakes attacked from different angles. Although he managed to cut one snake, the electric shock caused him to pause for a moment. In that instant, he couldn’t cut off the remaining lightning bolts, and four struck him.
“Ugh!” The old man groaned, his clothes tattered, his once neatly tied hair now a mess, his face ashen, holding his longsword, half-crouched on the ground.
D@mn! The Five Thunder Spell seemed too weak. He had thought it would kill the old man instantly.
However, this Metal Attribute spell was indeed monstrous. Although its power wasn’t great, it had actually caused the old man’s movements to pause. In a duel between experts, those few seconds of pause could decide the outcome!
“Using high-tech products, huh! I’ll never forgive you!” the old man roared, his hand forming a sword incantation, stroking the sword. Instantly, the longsword emitted a dazzling white light and slashed towards me!
High-tech?
D@mn it! This old man is truly ignorant; this is Five Elements Technique! How foolish!