Chapter 25

Translator: Larbre Studio  Editor: Larbre Studio

The black robed teen jumping into action was the best command that he could give. Immediately, the group of green robed men lost all their fear as they drew their weapons and charged towards Xu Yi.

With the master in front and his servants behind, they began a two-pronged pincer attack.

Xu Yi made his move. Ignoring the black robed teen behind him, he took a large stride forward, clearing a few meters in one go. Then, with a shift in his body and a swing of his hammer, he forced his way into the group of green robed men.

Incoming sabre, hammer smash!

Incoming spear, hammer smash!

Incoming arrow, another hammer smash!

There were no special moves, just the simple swing of a hammer!

The copper hammer flew through the air like a spectre, no one was able to stop it, and no one was able to avoid it.

Once again, blood rained down from above as human figures were sent flying into the air.

Before the black robed teen could even lay a finger on Xu Yi, the scene was already clear of any trace of the green robed men.

By the time Xu Yi had decimated all the green robed men, the black robed teen had already jumped through the air and reached attacking distance from Xu Yi’s backside. In his left hand, the three foot long green blade was already going for the back of Xu Yi’s head.

Xu Yi maintained his position. The copper hammer that had just sent the last green robed man flying suddenly changed direction, managing to reach first even though the attack from the blade came earlier. The copper hammer blocked the path of the green blade.

A crisp clang sound came out as the hammer and the blade connected.

Then, the most extraordinary thing happened. The thicker and tougher looking copper hammer was actually sliced into two by the green blade, as though it were simply a slab of tofu.

After cutting through the hammer, the speed of the blade did not slow down in the least. Seeing that it was about to reach Xu Yi’s head, the black robed teen was elated. But at that very moment, Xu Yi’s head managed to back off by three inches, avoiding the fatal blow.

Missing the attack, the black robed teen panicked, and quickly changed his move.

Though he moved quickly, in Xu Yi’s eyes, he was as slow as a snail.

With the difference of only a minor stage in between them, it was as though there was a huge chasm standing in the way of the two.

The black robed teen could rely on the might of his weapon to catch Xu Yi off guard, but the moment Xu Yi’s guard was up, his final advantage was gone as well.

His stab was changed into a slash, but before the blade could make it half an inch, Xu Yi’s body, which was as light as smoke, had already vanished and reappeared behind him. Reaching out and grabbing with his large hands, Xu Yi grabbed the black robed teen tightly at the back of his neck before he could even realize it, and lifted him into the air.

With the black robed teen captured, Xu Yi still did not show any emotion. “Now, it’s time to count your sins,” he coldly stated.

Before he could finish his sentence, a shocking thing happened. The white metal ball in the black robed teen’s right palm suddenly changed shape. A long thin and sharp point emerged from it at lightning speed and was thrust towards Xu Yi’s chest with no warning at all.

Having captured the black robed teen captured by the base of his neck at the Dazhui acupoint, Xu Yi was already confident of his victory. Because he was well aware that as he was captured and pressure was exerted on the Dazhui acupoint, anyone in such a position would lose the ability to retaliate, hence his guard was completely down.

He had never imagined that the black robed teen had such a mysterious treasure in his hands. The metal ball transformed and was thrust toward him without warning, and the white sword that appeared out of nowhere had already pierced through his shirt. If anyone else were in his position, even an expert at the Qi Ocean stage, it would be impossible to avoid.

However, Xu Yi had an amazing sense of perception. As the white sword pierced through his shirt, even before his brain could send an order, his nervous system had automatically kicked in and moved his body.

Using all his might, his shoulder shifted just slightly to the left. In that flash of a moment, he only managed to shift half an inch.

And it was this little movement no more than half an inch of a difference that saved Xu Yi’s life.

With a stabbing sound, the white sword pierced through Xu Yi’s tough as hide skin, narrowly brushed past his heart, and easily burst right through his body.

Little did the black robed teen expect that even with such a silent and unnoticeable attack, Xu Yi would still be able to dodge it. In his fear, he channelled his strength into his palms and was just about to twist the white sword that had pierced Xu Yi’s body. But suddenly, a wave of pain that almost made him unconscious swept over him, overcoming everything.

The moment Xu Yi was stabbed by the white sword, an extreme sense of danger swept through him. Without thinking of any consequences, he took action. With his large palm, he grabbed onto the black robed teen’s right wrist that was holding the steel ball, and with his great strength, crushed that hand into pieces.

Xu Yi had a simpler way of dealing with the problem, which was to exert strength and squeeze the hand that was around the black robed teen’s Dazhui acupoint, which would cause him to faint immediately.

But the white ball that was capable of shapeshifting was too mysterious. He feared that even if he knocked out the black robed teen, the white ball could still use the force from his palm, hence he decided to nip the problem in the bud.

Indeed, with the black robed teen’s right wrist broken to pieces, the white sword suddenly shrank back, retreating from Xu Yi’s body and becoming an ordinary metal ball in the black robed teen’s hand.

A narrow sword-wound remained in both in the front and back of Xu Yi’s torso. Although the wound was deep, Xu Yi controlled his muscles, clenching around the wound to prevent the blood from flowing out.

Xu Yi reached out and snatched the metal ball over, then placed it in the tiger skin waist pouch that he had gotten from Elder Feng.

Then, he took hold of the green blade, before forcefully throwing the black robed teen onto the ground. Before he could flip himself around, Xu Yi stepped onto his back, and once again began to recite the laws of the Dayue Imperial Court. “Surrounding and attacking an officer, an offence punishable by decapitation. What else do you have to say for yourself!?”

While trying to resist the overwhelming pain, the black robed teen shouted back, “You bastard! Do you know what kind of trouble you are in? Hurry return the metal ball to me, or else you’ll die a dog’s death!”

The metal ball was mysterious, and Xu Yi had never heard of anything like it. He had suspected that there was more to it than meets the eye. But at this moment, even with his life at stake, the black robed teen was still only thinking about that metal ball. This was enough to show that the metal ball must be some treasure.

Since it was a treasure, with Xu Yi’s personality, how could he possibly return it? Xu Yi even dared to steal Zhou Daogan’s possessions; what else would he not dare to take?

The black robed teen had only just finished shouting, and in a flash of green, his left thumb was sliced off by Xu Yi.

“Just now, you told my Uncle Mu to give you three loud kowtows. Now I want you to give Uncle Mu thirty loud kowtows. I’ll start counting, by the count of three, if you haven’t started, I’ll chop off a finger for every count. If I count your toes, that’s fourteen more to go. After that will be your nose, and then your ears. I do hope you’re stubborn enough to withstand a few more counts, so that I can turn you into a human nugget!”

Against people like the black robed teen, Xu Yi’s heart was as cold as steel.

He released his foot, and began to count.

The black robed teen got up to his feet, struggling not to tremble. He began to shout, “Do you know who I am?! The three thousand brothers of Black Dragon Hall will definitely…”

Before he could say the word definitely, Xu Yi had already counted to four. In another flash of green, his ring finger flew off.

“AH!”

The black robed teen screamed in pain. He then pointed at Xu Yi and continued to bark, “My father will definitely have you chopped into a thousand pieces!”

“Five, six, seven!”

In another few more flashes of green, the black robed teen’s left palm was fingerless.

The black robed teen collapsed to the ground in pain, but Xu Yi ignored him. Flashes of green again, and the black robed teen’s shoes and socks were cut up.

“Wait!”

As Xu Yi was about to say eight, the black robed teen finally gave in and shouted at him to stop.

Having lived a sheltered life, although he had cultivated in the Martial Way, he had never been trained to have a strong will. With his fingers sliced off by Xu Yi one by one, the pain and terror crushed the last shreds of his pride into pieces.

With a thud, the precious young hall master finally knelt down in front of Uncle Mu.

Thud, thud, thud…

Like pattering raindrops in a storm, his forehead frantically banged onto the stone ground. Who knew if it was because he feared that Xu Yi would complain that his kowtows were too light, or if it was because he was venting the unimaginable rage and shame in his heart.