Chapter 582: Chapter 364: Misunderstanding

BANG! BANG!

The other two thugs’ attacks struck Xu Yang. Let alone injuring him, they failed to shake his Protective Gang Yuan in the slightest. The pair felt as if their strikes had slammed into an immovable mountain, and the sheer rebound force nearly shattered their bones.

"This guy’s tough."

"Oh no, he’s a Celestial Essence Second Layer expert! Run!"

Seeing their companion sent flying by a single Palm strike, his fate unknown, the remaining two were terrified out of their wits. From the coercive pressure the opponent emitted, they realized they had hit a wall. This wasn’t a fat sheep to slaughter; this was a Life-Shortening Talisman. Screaming, the two men used the rebound force to retreat rapidly, desperately trying to escape.

"Stay."

Xu Yang threw a backhand Palm strike. His large hand tore through the air, producing a deafening, muffled boom. Just as the man on the right lifted his foot, Xu Yang’s hand, carrying the force of a thunderbolt, tore through his Protective Gang Yuan and slammed heavily into the center of his back.

BANG!

CRACK!

A series of bone-shattering sounds echoed, like a heavy hammer striking a leather drum. The man was instantly sent flying at an extreme speed, violently spewing blood from his mouth. Much like the first attacker, he didn’t even have time to scream. After hitting the ground, he ceased all movement.

"Sir, spare my life!"

The last remaining man was terrified out of his mind, begging for mercy as he fled.

Xu Yang remained silent. He took a single step, his body abruptly vanishing from its spot. When he reappeared, he was already behind the final man, his hand striking out like lightning.

BANG!

This man was even weaker than the previous two. Following a muffled thud, his body simply exploded, sending bone fragments and flesh splattering everywhere. In a matter of moments, Xu Yang had beaten three Celestial Essence First Layer Martial Artists to death, killing each with a single move.

The surging Power of Heaven and Earth calmed down as Xu Yang slowly retracted his hand.

"Too weak!"

He hadn’t even exerted much Force, yet the three Celestial Essence First Layer Martial Artists were already dead. He began looting the corpses. Finding a coin pouch on each body, he stowed them away without checking how many spirit coins they contained. Walking over to the Spiritual Weapon Short Blade dropped to the side, he picked it up and kept it as well.

"Good moves, brother. These blind petty thieves were simply courting death."

A light shout rang out. Xu Yang looked up unhurriedly, only to see Yang Zheng striding down the road with several subordinates in tow. The Treasure Robe from earlier was being held by one subordinate, while two others carried Jade Boxes containing Spirit Medicine.

That was quite a haul! Xu Yang raised an eyebrow, his face suddenly breaking into a bright smile. "If it isn’t Gang Leader Yang."

Yang Zheng paused, taken aback. "You recognize me, brother?"

The man before him had a Cultivation of the Celestial Essence Second Layer, yet Yang Zheng had no recollection of him. Logically speaking, if he had ever crossed paths with such an expert, he wouldn’t have forgotten.

"Gang Leader Yang is truly a busy man with a short memory to not recognize me," Xu Yang said with a smile as he walked over.

"Forgive my poor eyesight, but please give me a hint, brother," Yang Zheng said, cupping his hands in greeting.

Xu Yang revealed a set of pearly white teeth. "The bounty."

The bounty? Doubts were just springing up in Yang Zheng’s mind when his pupils suddenly contracted.

The man who had uttered those words abruptly vanished from his spot, lunging at him like a Fierce Dragon. The opponent’s killing intent surged. His majestic coercive pressure felt like mountains collapsing and the earth splitting, and his physical body tore through the air with a massive roar.

"How bold!" Yang Zheng shouted explosively.

Although he had been on guard, he never expected this man to attack him out of the blue, especially when there seemed to be no enmity between them.

BOOM!

A violent wave of air exploded with Yang Zheng at the center. Wherever the blast swept, dirt and stones were entirely pulverized. Before his subordinates could even recover from the sudden turn of events, they were sent flying by the air wave like bales of hay, letting out bloodcurdling screams.

Blinding Gang Yuan rushed out of his body, rapidly weaving into a wall of Gang Yuan before him like roaring ocean waves. Just as Yang Zheng crossed his arms in front of his chest, the opponent’s fist arrived, tearing through the air like a meteor.

BANG!

A deafening roar resounded as the fist collided with the Gang Yuan. It was like two great mountains crashing into each other, instantly disintegrating everything within a sixty-meter radius.

The screams of Yang Zheng’s subordinates, who only had Bone Marrow Cleansing Cultivation, came to an abrupt halt in midair. Their bodies were torn apart by the terrifying shockwave, bursting into clouds of blood mist.

Yang Zheng rejoiced inwardly that he had managed to block the strike. The opponent’s speed had been as swift and fierce as lightning, and the attack was a sudden ambush. Managing to react so quickly was absolutely no easy feat. However, before his anxious heart could settle, it leaped into his throat once more.

CRACK!

A shattering sound echoed as spiderweb-like cracks rapidly crawled across the propped-up Gang Yuan wall.

Yang Zheng’s expression shifted drastically. He felt a vast, irresistible force transmit from the opposing fist, like a collapsing mountain or a roaring tsunami. The Gang Yuan wall couldn’t hold on for even a single breath before it exploded with a bang, turning into a violent air wave that swept outward.

"What a heavy fist!"

Yang Zheng’s body jolted, his Qi-Blood instantly surging like turbulent waves. He had no choice but to channel all his strength into his arms to continue enduring the overwhelmingly destructive fist.

BANG!

In the next moment, the fist slammed down onto his crossed arms. An incomparably tyrannical force erupted. Yang Zheng felt as if he had been rammed by a frenzied elephant. The fist, heavy beyond measure, seemed intent on shaking him to death right then and there. His internal organs shifted, and his bones and muscles roared under the unbearable strain.

He suddenly felt light on his feet; before he even realized it, his body had left the ground and was flying backward.

"Damn you!" Yang Zheng roared furiously.

Naturally, this wasn’t the full extent of his abilities. However, caught off guard, he hadn’t had the time to unleash even half of his skills before being sent flying by a single punch. Now that he had recovered his wits, anger burned fiercely within him.

Striking the void with his Gang Yuan, he halted his backward momentum. Tapping his toes against the empty air, his Martial Dao Imagery rose behind him as he charged back at an even faster speed. Propelled by the Power of Heaven and Earth, his body became an arrow released from the bowstring, tearing through the air to strike at Xu Yang. Before he even arrived, his tyrannical aura was already crashing into Xu Yang like stormy seas.

"You’re the one who deserves to die," Xu Yang said, sharp light glinting in his eyes.

Having blasted Yang Zheng away with a single punch, his mind settled. He, too, had many techniques he hadn’t yet had the chance to display.

BOOM!

A thunderous roar resonated from within his body as the Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength violently sprang into motion. His Combat Power was amplified by 1.6 times!

A formidable aura swept out, surging like raging waves. Xu Yang’s entire body emitted a dazzling light, his hair wildly dancing in the wind. The roaring power exploded into visible ripples around him. Facing the incoming Yang Zheng, he charged forward without the slightest hesitation.

ROAR!

A bellow sounded behind him as a ferocious giant tortoise manifested, its majestic coercive pressure blotting out the sky and covering the earth.

The two had yet to clash, but their auras were already crossing swords. The ground rumbled, torn open into terrifying fissures by their clashing energies. Xu Yang’s figure was like lightning. Gliding low over the ground like a violent gale, he closed the distance to Yang Zheng in a flash and threw a punch that tore through the air.

Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Fist!

Moreover, it was a Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Fist near the stage of Great Success!

Under the dual amplification of the Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength and the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture, this punch unleashed Mountain-Shattering and Mountain-Breaking might—fierce and unimaginably heavy. Before the fist even landed, the astonishing fist pressure made Yang Zheng feel as though a massive boulder was pressing down on his chest, causing ripples to form across his Protective Gang Yuan. The aura of the punch he had originally thrown with all his might instantly weakened by a fraction as a subconscious fear sprouted within him.

BANG!

As the two fists collided, a deafening, muffled explosion rang out. Within a sixty-meter radius, everything was reduced to dust. Smoke and debris shot into the sky as visible shockwaves rippled outward, churning the earth into waves of mud.

Yang Zheng’s Fist Gang shattered. His bones and muscles roared, and his face flushed a deep red. He felt an incredibly overwhelming and tyrannical Force transmit from the opposing fist, nearly shattering every bone in his body. His fist first flared with pain before losing all sensation, leaving behind only numbness.

Unable to hold back a muffled grunt as the utterly destructive Fist Force erupted, he had no choice but to take large strides backward to dissipate the force.

THUD! THUD! THUD!

He retreated several steps in a row. With every step he took, the ground trembled, leaving footprints half a foot deep. Looking at his fist, the area that had clashed with his opponent had caved in. His skin and flesh were split, his bones were fractured, and his entire arm hung limply, impossible to lift.

"Just who are you?!" Yang Zheng demanded, caught between shock and fury.

The opponent’s aura clearly showed that he had only recently entered the Celestial Essence Second Layer, yet the Combat Power he unleashed was actually stronger than that of an expert like Yang Zheng, who had cultivated in the Celestial Essence Second Layer Realm for many years. With such Combat Power and talent, Yang Zheng was certain he had never offended someone like this. He had zero impression of him.

Yet, judging by the opponent’s demeanor, this wasn’t a robbery for wealth, but a vendetta for revenge.

"Weren’t you offering a bounty for my capture? Now that I’m standing right in front of you, you don’t recognize me?"

Xu Yang’s battle intent surged. This was his first fight since his Cultivation broke through to the Celestial Essence Second Layer and he mastered the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture. His battle blood was practically boiling. Yang Zheng was a strong enough opponent. The stimulation to his fighting spirit gave him a hearty, exhilarating sense of satisfaction. With power rushing through his body, all he wanted was to fight a grand battle.

Letting out an explosive shout, he strode forward, catching up to the retreating Yang Zheng to throw another heavy punch.

BOOM!

The power of the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture was like a landslide and tsunami, and the Martial Dao Imagery shook the heavens and earth. Xu Yang’s bones and muscles roared as he madly poured strength into his fist.

Yang Zheng’s expression paled drastically. From the previous punch, he already knew the terror of the man before him and didn’t dare clash with him head-on again. As the thunderous punch struck toward him, he quickly shifted his body sideways.

CRACK!

Although the fist only grazed past his body, he still felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His body violently trembled as his Protective Gang Yuan shattered in response.

"Brother, it’s a misunderstanding!" Yang Zheng cried out.

He finally realized who the man in front of him was—the Pill Master who had killed Xie Jin, an Elder of his Fuhu Gang! The only issue was that, contrary to his intelligence, the opponent did not have Celestial Essence First Level Cultivation, but had already broken through to the Celestial Essence Second Layer! His terrifying Combat Power was absolutely incomparable to that of ordinary Martial Artists. He was enough to rival those geniuses in the Celestial Strategy Academy, specifically the ones ranked in the top ten, or perhaps he was even a monster straight out of the Academy.

"There’s no misunderstanding. Are you not the Gang Leader of the Fuhu Gang? Was the wanted bounty issued by someone else?"

Refusing to give his opponent breathing room, Xu Yang chased after him like a shadow, throwing another punch wrapped in the force of a thunderbolt.

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