Chapter 22: Humiliation of One's Own Doing

  "Who!" The faces of everyone changed, and they all looked towards the wall of the courtyard.

  Suddenly, under the sunset of the setting sun, a young man in yellow stood on the wall of the courtyard. He was slender and handsome, standing with his hands behind his back, looking quite elegant. His clear face was full of pride.

  Seeing everyone's gaze turn over, the young man in yellow clothes smiled coldly, and his eyes flashed with intense disdain.

  "Are you a disciple of Donghua? Why are you sneaking around and belittling us?" Chen Lie asked in a low, stern voice.

  In recent days, the four factions have met, and most people have also seen disciples of other sects. The young man is wearing the attire of the Donghua faction.

  "Look down on us? A group of frogs in the well who don't know their own limitations!" The young man in yellow robes looked at them with even more disdain, "I'll give you some advice, the Four Sects' gathering will indeed have clashes, including competitions between new disciples. But for people like you, going there would only mean being at the bottom of the heap. You'd better not humiliate yourselves."

  "What did you say?" Chen Lie was furious, and instantly clenched his fists. Fang Qiu's face also turned ugly as he faced Chen Lie.

  "Chen Gang, don't bully others. We from Donghua are guests from afar, but you're being too overbearing, it's almost like turning the guest into the host, haha." A rough voice suddenly rang out.

  As soon as the voice fell, a man wearing the same Donghua faction yellow uniform jumped onto the wall. He was a burly man in his thirties with a thick beard and mustache, looking quite fierce.

  "Tiě tóu, nǐ yě lái le?" That refined youth Chen Gang smiled faintly.

  "Ah, I knew it. You said you were feeling cooped up and wanted to take a walk, so I guessed you'd come looking for the new disciple of the Zhengxuan Sect. And here I am too! You're right, these guys really are ridiculously weak." The iron-headed big man scanned the area with a glance, grinning from ear to ear.

  "They're just being bullied because they're new disciples of the Zhengyuan Sect who aren't skilled enough, what can you do about it? I was thinking of sparring with them, but now it seems pointless, we're not even on the same level, what's there to spar about?"

  Another voice suddenly sounded, and then a sturdy young man in yellow clothes stepped into the courtyard from the open gate.

  "Wang Qiang, you're here too? Haha, we really are on the same wavelength!" Tie Tou burst out laughing.

  "I also wanted to see how the new disciple of Zhengxuan Sect is doing? Now it seems that I've come in vain, wasting my time!" Wang Qiang said with a expressionless face.

  Xia Chen didn't say a word, coldly sizing up these three Donghua Sect disciples.

  Although the three post-heaven disciples didn't show any cultivation on the surface, they all burst out with their true energy to show off their might. They should be at the peak of the first level of post-heaven, and are slightly stronger than Chen Lie's three. Among new disciples, this is extremely rare, no wonder they're so arrogant.

  "A few of you Donghua Sect's fellow practitioners, we didn't even think about sparring with you, let alone sneaking a peek at someone else's cultivation is a very bad thing, please leave, you're not welcome here." Sun Li's face sank.

  "You let us go and we'll leave? You're in charge? The new disciples of your Zhengyuan Sect are not very impressive, but their temper is quite big. It seems I need to teach you what it means to treat guests with courtesy." Chen Gang jumped down from the wall head, sneering and saying.

  "You!" Chen Lie's anger erupted, and he was about to step forward.

  "Chen Lie, don't bother with these people." Xia Chen said, turning his head to look at the three of them, "Please leave immediately!"

  "Cultivation? Do you know what cultivation is?" Chen Gang laughed, "Alright, I'll just treat it as a waste of time and teach you how to cultivate. Let you suffer a bit, it's better than having future disciples of the Zhengyuan Sect go out and lose face."

  "We were originally guests, and if you didn't welcome us as hosts, that's fine. But to actually ask us to leave is truly impolite. It seems we'll have to teach you a lesson on behalf of your sect's seniors." Wang Qiang said calmly.

  "That iron head burst out laughing: 'Can beat people again, this feeling is really good, anyway it's just a exchange of skills, Zhengyuan Sect can't say anything about it.'"

  Xia Chen's eyes turned cold, he had already given these three people a chance to leave, but unexpectedly they didn't know how to appreciate it.

  "Xia Chen, let me handle this. It's not worth your effort to deal with someone like him." Chen Lie said coldly.

  He strode forward with big steps, pointing at the three of them and saying: "Which one of you three will go up first, or are you going up together?"

  "Come on, are you worthy?" Chen Gang sneered, "I alone can take down this group of trash!"

  "Let me come, Chen Gang. I've been practicing my Iron Fist recently and my hands are itching for a good punch. Just in time to find a human sandbag to vent on!" Tie Tou sneered as he walked up, looking at Chen Lie: "Come on, waste, since you're so eager to get beaten, Brother Tie will...".

  He hadn't finished his sentence when Chen Lie suddenly jumped up and with a whooshing sound, kicked him in the head with his right leg, executing a Wind Cloud Kick.

  "Be careful, Iron Head." Chen Gang and Wang Qiang's faces changed at the same time.

  Tie Tou's face also changed color, unexpectedly Chen Lie looked ordinary, but his hands were extremely ruthless. Wanting to dodge was too late, he could only let out a loud roar, raise his arm and forcibly block Chen Lie's fierce kick.

  Bang! The two clashed with fists and feet, although they were both of the same level, but Tie Tou was hastily defending against Chen Lie's powerful kick, which sent him retreating continuously.

  Chen Lie took advantage of the situation and didn't show any mercy, throwing a punch at Tie Tou with extreme ferocity.

  One vigorous attack was always Chen Lie's strong point.

  Tie Tou's face turned red with rage, he had just mocked the new disciple of Zhengyuan Sect for being weak and pitiful, but now he was forced to retreat repeatedly, wasn't that a slap in his own face?

  He let out a loud roar, his whiskers trembling with rage, and threw a punch at Chen Lie.

  Bang! The two fists collided fiercely, and after a brief stalemate, they both stumbled back several steps, neither gaining the upper hand.

  "He's also a late-stage cultivator, but he hasn't reached the peak yet. He's also launched a sneak attack first, and can't compare to you, Iron Head, using his full strength!" Chen Gang said coldly.

  This exchange of blows didn't bring Ironhead any advantage, on the contrary, he fell into a disadvantageous position. His and Wang Qiang's faces also turned unsightly.

  "Bastard, you dare to sneak up on me? I'll crush you!" Tie Tou's face turned iron-green as he summoned his true energy and strode forward with massive fists clenched.

  "You said start and I moved, now that we're defeated you say I'm ambushing. Are all of the Donghua faction so shameless?!" Chen Lie cursed, earlier Tie Tou's punch was powerful, making his blood boil, but now, no matter what, he couldn't retreat.

  "Chen Lie, take a rest and let me do it!" Xia Chen patted Chen Lie's shoulder. Chen Lie's strength was slightly inferior to that of the iron-headed man, and if he continued to fight, he would likely be at a disadvantage.

  Chen Lie nodded and stepped back, leaving Xia Chen to take action. It was only natural that he would be flawless.

  "Trash is indeed trash, they've finished their sneak attack and don't dare to fight again. Want to come and have a wheel war?" Wang Qiang sneered.

  Xia Chen said calmly: "You can also switch people or come up together, isn't it said that we are ambushing? This time I'll let you make the first move!"

  "You little brat, I'll take you down first!" Tie Tou's pent-up anger finally found an outlet as he bellowed and threw a punch at Xia Chen with all his might, the force of which created a loud whooshing sound.

  Xia Chen grasped his fist with one hand, his body motionless, as if holding a small, weak fly.

  Wang Qiang and Chen Gang's faces froze instantly, staring at the scene in disbelief. Such a fierce punch was actually caught by Xia Chen with ease?

  "Bastard, let me go!" Tie Tou's face turned red with rage as he strained with all his might to pull back his fist, but it wouldn't budge.

  Xia Chen exerted a slight force on his hand, and immediately, the sound of bones being pinched tightly echoed in the courtyard.

  "Ah! I'm going to die from pain, damn it, let go!" Tie Tou yelled loudly, his left fist flying out towards Xia Chen.

  But his fist had just swung up when a crushing blow landed heavily on his abdomen.

  Tie Tou's mournful cry came to an abrupt end, his mouth agape, eyes bulging out, and he collapsed onto the ground, arching his body like a large shrimp.

  Xia Chen said faintly, "With your cultivation, you dare to come to Zhengxuan Sect for a trial of strength? Are you trying to humiliate Donghua Sect? Since you've come from afar as guests, I'll consider this a small lesson for you. Scram!"

  Chen Gang's sarcastic words were returned verbatim by Xia Chen.

  "Bastard! You dare hit our Donghua gang!" Chen Gang and Wang Qiang's faces instantly turned ferocious, almost simultaneously pouncing on Xia Chen.

  "Are you starting to get shameless?" Xia Chen sneered, his large hands grasping and instantly breaking through the two men's attacks. Then with one swift motion, he lifted them up and flung them out.

  A weight of several hundred kilograms was like a straw man in his hands, as if it were nothing.

  Two dull thuds, Chen Gang and Wang Qiang flew out even faster than they had pounced in, crashing to the ground in a sorry state.

  Two people's eyes were seeing stars, their hearts burning like fire, loudly scolding the one who had just struggled to get up.

  Another huge body flew over and knocked the two to the ground again. Xia Chen once again threw out that iron-headed big man.

  "You refuse a toast only to be punished with another drink. With your kind of people, coming here to spar is just asking for humiliation!" Xia Chen said calmly.

  "You're going down, punk!" The three of them scrambled up from the ground, their faces covered in dust and dirt, and shouted furiously.

  The three of them were the best among the new disciples of Donghua Sect, and they had already broken through to the first level of Houtian. This time, at the gathering of the four sects, they originally wanted to intimidate the new disciples of the other three sects, but unexpectedly, before the formal competition even began, they were beaten by Xia Chen in this small courtyard until they were utterly defeated.

  This is simply a great shame and humiliation; with their proud hearts, how can they bear it?

  Clang! Clang! Clang!

  Three men suddenly drew daggers from their waists at the same time, forming a triangular shape as they charged towards Xia Chen, their bloodshot eyes hinting at madness.

  "Stop!" Sun Li and others shouted in unison, if you can't beat them, use force, these three people are too shameless.

  Xia Chen's expression didn't change, but his eyes turned cold, and he continued to grab with both hands.

  Whoosh! The three men's daggers were knocked flying out of their hands, and then they were tossed aside by Xia Chen, landing on the ground in a miserable heap.

  "Do you want to kill me?" Xia Chen stepped forward, one foot on Chen Gang's chest, and said coldly.

  Chen Gang was just about to get up when Xia Chen trampled him to the ground again. For a moment, he was so humiliated that he almost fainted. Without thinking, he gritted his teeth and said: "You scum, I'd love to chop you into eight pieces! You dare touch one of my hairs, try it, and I'll have the Donghua Sect's cultivators mince you!"

  "Then die!" Xia Chen said calmly, lifting his foot and heavily stepping down without hesitation.