Chapter 25: Transcending the Ranks in One Battle

  "Zhuo Shidi, Li Shimai, don't worry, with me here, no trash can turn over, today I will definitely get rid of this scourge." Chu Zhenhai coldly smiled and nodded.

  He bowed to the three Wang Qiang: "A few junior brothers of Donghua Sect, our internal affairs have not been handled well, and we let you see a joke. Please leave first, I guarantee that no one can move a single hair on your body."

  "Thank you...... We're leaving right away, we're leaving right away." The three of Wang Qiang were so scared by Xia Chen that their souls were about to leave their bodies, and upon hearing this, they almost cried and immediately rushed out the door.

  "Can you run?" Xia Chen's eyes flashed with a murderous intent, about to chase and block.

  "Xia Chen, the one I let go, you dare to block me?" Chu Zhen Hai sneered, standing in front of Xia Chen.

  "Who are you to talk like that? Get out!" Xia Chen's icy shout was followed by a swift punch that struck Chu Zhenhai's chest with a loud explosion of air.

  "You're courting death, you little beast!" Chu Zhenhai's face suddenly turned gloomy, as a senior disciple of the Fourth Heaven, he had never been scolded and told to get out by a new junior disciple before.

  His entire body's true energy wildly condensed, a strong aura rose up, meeting Xia Chen's fist, and similarly fiercely striking out with one punch.

  The air burst with a faint crackling sound, this punch, Chu Zhenhai had already used his full strength, and he wanted to beat Xia Chen until his fists were broken and his bones were fractured, only then could he vent the fire in his heart.

  But at the moment when the two fists collided, Chu Zhenhai's fist passed through Xia Chen's fist without any obstruction and hit the empty space. Then, Xia Chen's fist suddenly disappeared in the air.

  This punch was actually just Xia Chen's fist shadow! The degree of realism was indistinguishable from a real punch, and even Chu Zhen Hai couldn't tell the difference.

  Chu Zhenhai's face changed, and the punch he had just thrown hit empty air, equivalent to all his fist strength rebounding back to himself. Suddenly, his blood and energy surged, causing him a great deal of discomfort.

  Xia Chen's feet didn't stop for a moment, taking advantage of Chu Zhenhai's brief pause to adjust his true energy, he quickly circled around the opponent and strode to the door, now extremely close to Wang Qiang and the other two.

  Wang Qiang and the other two heard footsteps behind them, turned their heads to look, and were so frightened that they ran wildly for their lives.

  At this moment, in the eyes of the three people, Xia Chen was an unadulterated devil, impossible to resist.

  "I didn't let you leave, and now you can't." Xia Chen said calmly, drawing out a series of fist shadows as he prepared to strike the three.

  "You dare to move them, I'll kill you today!" Suddenly, a furious roar came from behind Xia Chen, followed by a powerful fist wind that rushed towards him.

  He had just boasted that no one would dare to touch Wang Qiang and his two companions, but before he knew it, Xia Chen's performance gave him a loud and resounding slap in the face.

  Xia Chen's eyebrows furrowed, she hadn't expected Chu Zhenhai to recover so quickly. If she didn't mind his attack, she had a 90% chance of killing Wang Qiang and the other two, but in doing so, she would also be injured, which would not be worth it.

  Xia Chen's left fist drew a circle, smooth and effortless, like Tai Chi, blocking Chu Zhenhai's attack. His right fist was filled with powerful energy, creating three clear and distinct fist shadows that heavily struck the backs of the three men.

  "Ah! Ah! Ah!"

  Blood-curdling screams erupted almost simultaneously, as Wang Qiang, Chen Gang and Tie Tou's mouths spewed forth blood wildly, their faces turned deathly pale, stumbling about, nearly collapsing to the ground.

  However, the three of them also knew that their lives were hanging by a thread at this moment. Under the drive of instinct, they suddenly produced a fierce determination and quickened their pace, disappearing from view in an instant.

  He ran really fast! Xia Chen sneered and didn't pursue again. Even if he couldn't kill the three, he had to make them pay a sufficient price.

  Bang!

  At the same time, Xia Chen's left palm collided with Chu Zhenhai's fist, and a powerful force was instantly transmitted to his hand. This force was extremely strong, even if it were a postnatal triple peak, it would be unbearable.

  That was the full force of Hou Tian's fourfold blow.

  But Xia Chen was not flustered, and with a burst of true energy, he instantly transformed into countless threads of true energy, dispersing the incoming force and resolving it into several strands of equal but weaker power.

  If power is concentrated, Xia Chen cannot catch it, but if it is divided into several paths, Xia Chen can easily resist.

  Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

  Every sound, Xia Chen had to retreat a step back, but after retreating five steps, Xia Chen stood firm. Chu Zhenhai's full-force strike had been completely neutralized by him, and his true energy was circulating smoothly, without suffering any harm.

  If it had been half a month ago, Xia Chen would have definitely not been able to catch this punch, but the training of this half month, although he did not break through the fourth stage of the acquired realm, Xia Chen's true energy control ability reached a rather terrifying degree, as long as it was not a power that differed too greatly, Xia Chen could dissolve it with perfect control.

  This... this can't be!

  Chu Zhenhai's eyes were almost bulging out, his face full of incredulous expressions. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Xia Chen dissolving his attack, he would have thought he was hallucinating.

  Even if it's also a postnatal quadruple, it's not necessarily possible to take this punch with ease. Those below the third rank of postnatal are even more unthinkable. How did Xia Chen do it?

  Zhuo Bufan and Li Yuanyao's faces turned iron-green, equally unbelievable. Although their cultivation was not as good as Xia Chen's, the two had always been very unwilling in their hearts. They thought that after breaking through to the second peak of Tianyi, they could catch up with Xia Chen's footsteps, but now it seems that the gap is getting bigger and bigger instead.

  Xia Chen, the stronger you are, the more I want to trample you under my feet! My master has set up a heaven and earth net, today you can't escape your fate, even if we don't kill you, we'll make you a useless person... Zhuo Bufan's eyes burst with furious flames, his heart's jealousy growing wildly.

  Fang Qiu was both shocked and delighted, although he knew that Xia Chen was very strong and had broken through to the third stage of Later Heaven, Chu Zhen Hai was a cultivator at the fourth stage of Later Heaven. How could Xia Chen still keep up with him? This was truly beyond everyone's expectations.

  Xia Chen said lightly: "Chu Zhenhai, is this all you've got? It seems that the Fourth Heaven in two days will be nothing more than this. If you're out of energy, go back and drink some milk, then come back and fight me again."

  "You little beast! I'll kill you." Chu Zhenhai's face turned bright red. When had he ever been subjected to such scathing sarcasm, and from a young and inexperienced new disciple at that?

  He pounced like a fierce tiger, his fists and feet drawing out powerful gusts of wind, no longer holding back, attacking Xia Chen with torrential rain.

  Great timing! Xia Chen's eyes sparkled with excitement. Ever since he received guidance from the mysterious woman and made great progress in his cultivation, Xia Chen had been looking for a powerful opponent to test himself against. Chu Zhen Hai was one realm higher than him, making him the perfect candidate for a battle.

  Moreover, just now calmly taking Chu Zhenhai's full-strength blow also gave Xia Chen the confidence to surpass his level in battle.

  The sound of table tennis filled the room, the two people moved like the wind, fighting in unison, and everyone retreated to stick close to the wall, lest they be hit by fists and feet.

  Chu Zhenhai's domain exceeded Xia Chen, with a majestic and powerful aura, unleashing his strength to the fullest. Every punch he threw was like a mighty river or ocean, surging forward with an unstoppable momentum, as if a giant was about to engulf Xia Chen completely.

  Xia Chen's strength was no match for his opponent, so he wouldn't confront him head-on. Instead, he kept manipulating the true energy to dissolve the opponent's extremely strong offense one by one. He was like a willow catkin in a stormy wind, dancing with the wind, yet not falling behind at all. Moreover, he sought opportunities to counterattack in the gaps.

  The look of astonishment in everyone's eyes grew thicker, earlier Xia Chen took down Chu Zhenhai's full-strength blow, although shocking, but also not impossible, after all, even if the acquired fourth stage is powerful, it can't directly kill the acquired third stage.

  But now a whole incense stick of time has passed, Chu Zhenhai had already used his full strength, yet he still couldn't get the better of Xia Chen. The two were actually evenly matched, and Xia Chen still looked like he had energy to spare - this was simply unbelievable!

  When did Xia Chen actually become eligible for a cross-level challenge... As they looked at Xia Chen, everyone's minds became dazed.

  Xia Chen's every move, every turn, and every punch was like a demonstration in each of his disciples' dreams, perfect and flawless! Even the most basic techniques, when performed by Xia Chen, seemed to possess a power that could transform the mundane into the extraordinary.

  Chu Zhenhai's offensive made people feel that it was impossible to resist, but Xia Chen simply lightly chopped his hands, blocked or dodged, and easily resolved the attack with simple movements, even borrowing Chu Zhenhai's strength to counterattack, making Chu Zhenhai also flustered.

  The entire courtyard was silent, not just Sun Li and the three of them, Zhuo Bu Fan and Li Yuan Yao were staring intently, even outside the courtyard, there were several pairs of eyes staring at Xia Chen in shock.

  "He appears to be simple, but it's impossible to imitate, because it requires precise control of timing and extremely strict true energy manipulation. Just the threefold cultivation in later life can reach this level, if he grows up, how terrifying will it be..."

  "Master said he has already broken through the third layer of Houtian, I didn't dare to believe it at that time. Now it seems we underestimated him."

  "He's growing so fast, anyone would feel threatened, unfortunately, this person must be eliminated today!"

  Chu Zhenhai was about to vomit blood, his strength was obviously stronger than Xia Chen's, and his skills were much deeper, but no matter how he attacked, he was always easily resolved by Xia Chen, while Xia Chen's occasional counterattacks made him hard to resist.

  Just like a fox facing a hedgehog, it's not only unable to attack effectively, but also risks being pierced by the sharp quills, and is simply helpless.

  As a senior disciple of the Fourth Heaven, he couldn't even take down a new junior for half a day, and his face had already lost its luster. However, seeing Xia Chen becoming more and more relaxed, Chu Zhenhai suddenly felt a surge of powerlessness.

  Was he going to lose to this little beast? No, it was absolutely impossible! Chu Zhenhai's whole body began to tremble.

  "Give me death!" Chu Zhenhai suddenly roared, jumping into the air and pressing down with both palms, using all his strength to strike Xia Chen.

  This is his ultimate move, Mountain Collapse! With one press, the mountain will collapse, and its power is unparalleled.

  But Xia Chen's eyes lit up, this move was extremely powerful, but in Xia Chen's eyes, Chu Zhen Hai only attacked, leaving himself wide open, it was the best opportunity to defeat him.

  With a loud roar, Xia Chen also shot up into the air, his right fist drawing out a clear fist shadow, heavily striking Chu Zhen Hai's abdomen. He grasped the timing extremely accurately, precisely at the greatest weakness of Pressing Mountain Collapse.

  This punch, although launched later, arrived first.

  Chu Zhenhai's face changed greatly, relying on his intuition, he knew that he would be hit by Xia Chen first.

  No! Chu Zhenhai let out a furious roar, but could only watch helplessly as Xia Chen's fist drew closer and closer to him.