Free Web NovelChapter 16: Chapter 16: You Don’t Know Shit
Su Qingliu’s body was sent flying, smashing heavily against the side wall with a dull thud. But her reaction was incredibly fast; she almost instantly leaped back up, her eyes filled with rage.
She couldn’t believe what was happening!
No one had ever dared to slap her face before!
It was driving her insane!
"Chen Xuan!!"
Su Qingliu’s voice was practically a growl, her eyes radiating a dangerous aura. She said icily, "I’ll make you regret this. Today, no one can..."
Her pupils suddenly shrank. All she saw was a flash of an afterimage, and Chen Xuan was on her again, his fists raining down on her like a storm!
"Aaaargh!"
Su Qingliu let out a great shout, recklessly swinging her arms to meet Chen Xuan’s rapid-fire assault.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The impact of their fists and palms created explosive sounds, sending waves of force rippling outwards.
They were like two savage beasts locked in combat.
The entire courtyard was being torn to shreds.
Outside the courtyard, some gang members looked over in astonishment.
’What... what’s going on?’
’Did Squad Leader Su and Squad Leader Chen get into a fight?’
"Miss Xiaohuan, what’s happening?"
Jia Gui asked, his face a mask of shock.
"I don’t know, I have no idea."
The maidservant, Xiaohuan, looked completely bewildered.
Without Squad Leader Su’s summons, she didn’t dare rush in to check.
Within the narrow courtyard, their exchange of blows lasted for dozens of rounds in the blink of an eye.
Su Qingliu was forced back again and again.
But she was completely unafraid, instead roaring furiously, "Enough! Chen Xuan, your strength is nothing special! This ends now!"
CRACK!
Chen Xuan slapped down again, as if he felt no fatigue or pain. He forced Su Qingliu to block once more, and with a BOOM, she was sent flying backward.
Su Qingliu twisted mid-air, forcing herself to stabilize her body.
But the moment she steadied herself, Chen Xuan charged again. With a wild, terrifying power, he crashed into her petite frame like a gigantic beast.
It was a completely reckless, life-or-death fighting style!
Su Qingliu’s face was a mixture of shock and rage, and she could only strike back at top speed to defend herself.
This time, however, Chen Xuan’s impact was even more brutal. With a deafening BOOM, she felt as if every bone in her body was about to shatter. Waves of immense brute force intertwined with Dark Energy washed over her, making her feel as if she had been rammed by a rampaging elephant. A pained groan escaped her lips, blood trickled from her nose and mouth, and it felt like the bones in her arms had been broken.
She simply couldn’t imagine how someone so powerful could exist in this world!
’Innate Divine Strength?’
Now she was a true believer.
However, before she could even react, Chen Xuan had already grabbed a fistful of her hair. He yanked it back without a shred of courtesy and drove his knee, wrapped in a powerful current of air, straight into her forehead.
THUD!
Another dull impact. The blow left Su Qingliu dizzy, her mind roaring and buzzing.
The scene before her eyes began to blur and distort.
’One star, two stars, three stars...’
’One sheep, two sheep, three eyes...’
Then, with a powerful fling, Chen Xuan tossed her aside. Su Qingliu’s body flew through the air like a scarecrow and, with a loud CRACK, slammed into the back wall. The impact was so strong that the entire wall shook violently, nearly crumbling to pieces.
"Su Qingliu, what kind of genius are you supposed to be?"
Finally, Chen Xuan spoke, his tone cold and sharp as a steel needle, piercing straight to the heart.
"You wanted to put me in my place the moment you showed up. You spend all day acting so high and mighty, championing justice for this person and that person, but have you ever stopped to think that we’re part of the underworld?"
"Since when does someone in the underworld have such a strong sense of justice?"
"Down at the docks, people sell their own sons and daughters every day. People are homeless every day. Why don’t you go champion justice for them?"
"If you love upholding justice so much, why not become a constable? What are you doing in the Jianghu?"
"Besides!"
"Did you think I attacked Liu Zifeng and his men because I had nothing better to do? It was because they were going to wipe out my friend and my friend’s entire family! You just hide here all day, what do you know? You don’t know a damn thing!"
Chen Xuan’s expression was frigid, his words completely merciless.
’This is outrageous!’
’After I beat up Liu Zifeng and his men, Elder Ge didn’t even bother to find out the truth and just told me to apologize. That was bad enough. But now another one shows up, wanting to fight for justice on their behalf!’
’I didn’t even do anything wrong!’
’Liu Zifeng and the others were going to use the people from Rat Alley to threaten me, and I’m just supposed to cower and take it?’
’Cower my ass!’
’It was one thing when I didn’t have any power!’
’But now that I’m strong, I still have to put up with this?’
’Then what was the point of all my cultivation?’
’What’s the use of living forever if I have to live like this!’
’Dammit!’
Overwhelming humiliation flooded Su Qingliu’s heart, causing her to tremble uncontrollably. The feeling of being wronged was so intense that she coughed up another mouthful of blood. Her Spirit was pushed to its absolute limit, and she fainted on the spot.
[You have defeated and humiliated a genius girl, forcing her to recognize reality. +900 retribution points!]
A line of text appeared before him.
"Trash!"
Chen Xuan’s expression was cold as he turned and walked away.
’She couldn’t even handle that?’
’A greenhouse flower will always be a greenhouse flower!’
’Send you to the slums, and you wouldn’t even last three days.’
’Still, this trip wasn’t a total waste!’
’I actually managed to get a secret manual!’
’And a high-grade one at that!’
"Squad Leader Chen, inside..."
The maidservant, Xiaohuan, hurried over, her voice anxious as she asked tentatively.
"It’s nothing. Your Squad Leader Su wasn’t feeling well and has fallen asleep for now. You should go find a doctor for her right away!"
Chen Xuan replied nonchalantly.
"Fallen asleep?"
Xiaohuan’s face went blank.
Nearby, Jia Gui and the others were completely dumbfounded.
’Don’t tell me she was beaten unconscious?’
’After all, the commotion just now was terrifying.’
Chen Xuan quickly left the premises.
After leaving, he didn’t dare return to his own residence. Instead, he hastily fled the area and found an inn near the docks to hide out in for the time being.
After all, Su Qingliu was the Gang Leader’s personal disciple.
’I beat her, and I beat her that badly.’
’If the Gang Leader gets angry, won’t I be in for a world of hurt?’
’So, it’s best to lie low for now.’
’I can show my face again once I’m sure things have blown over!’
「Inside the room.」
Chen Xuan sat cross-legged on the bed and immediately took out the [Blast Palm] manual to examine it carefully.
Blast Palm. It was actually a Middle-Grade Lower martial art!
The minimum requirement to practice this martial art was to have a preliminary grasp of Dark Energy. If one tried to force the cultivation of this technique without reaching the Dark Energy level, not only would there be no benefit, but it would also damage one’s internal organs, causing them to vomit blood and suffer severe injuries.
Once this technique was mastered, when one unleashed their force, it would be like an explosion—utterly devastating and unstoppable!
’Retribution points, add points to Blast Palm!’
Chen Xuan immediately recited in his mind.
[Ding! You have consumed 1000 retribution points. You begin studying Blast Palm. Your Blast Palm cultivation has entered 10x speed and is in progress... Finding it not enough, you add another 600 points. Your Blast Palm begins to cultivate at sixteen times the normal human speed...]
[Congratulations, Host. Your Blast Palm has reached the Minor Success Realm!]
[Your Cultivation has reached the Dark Energy Third Layer!]
[Comment: This cultivation session is equivalent to six years of effort for an ordinary person!]
BOOM!
Countless insights and movements instantly flooded into Chen Xuan’s mind in a dense, overwhelming torrent.
It was accompanied by waves of warm power.
His entire body, from the inside out, was once again strengthened.
"Dark Energy Third Layer?"
Chen Xuan leaped to his feet and began practicing a few sets of fist techniques in the room, creating a series of CRACKLING sounds as the air itself seemed to explode.
’A Middle-Grade martial art, as expected!’
’The feeling is completely different!’
Every punch and every move was filled with power.
If a palm strike he threw before was like a bullet from a handgun,
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The resulting blast was widespread and ferocious.
Even a casual slap could create an explosive sound.
’If I run into Su Qingliu again, I could probably slap her so hard she’d get embedded in a wall, impossible to pry out.’
’I wonder if the Red Sand Gang will put out a warrant for my arrest over this? If they do, I guess I’ll have no choice but to wander the Jianghu!’
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Chen Xuan walked to the window and peered cautiously outside.
To be honest, he really didn’t want to leave so easily.
Because if he left, it would be incredibly difficult to get his hands on other advanced secret manuals in the future.
