Chapter 21: You're quite capable, kid!

  " Soul-snatching Finger" Yue Cheng didn't dare let the bodyguards with clubs get close to him, his own physical defense wasn't as strong as a Dou Qi master's, and he hadn't yet refined his protective armor, so he could only attack from a distance. With a thousand years of combat experience, Yue Cheng was now taking action for the first time, but he wasn't some inexperienced young whippersnapper.

  The stick-wielding bodyguard who was attacking Yue Cheng suddenly saw a strand of green light shoot out from Yue Cheng's hand and couldn't help but take a fright, hastily retreating his figure to narrowly avoid Yue Cheng's soul-snatching finger. The long stick in his hand shook once more before launching another attack at Yue Cheng.

  "Hiss" Yue Cheng's hand seal changed, and a strand of green mist condensed from his fingertips again, shooting towards the Mace Shield. Yue Cheng was still only in the initial stage of opening his spiritual aperture, so facing an opponent with a cultivation level of Dou Shi shouldn't be a problem. However, since his opponent was now a four-star Great Dou Shi, Yue Cheng found it somewhat difficult to handle.

  Su Xiner had always been worried about Yue Cheng, and seeing that Yue Cheng could temporarily hold his own against the opponent, he didn't have time to wonder about it now, so he went all out in attacking the enemy, wanting to extricate himself to go help Yue Cheng.

  Watching Yue Cheng's attack, the onlookers were thoroughly shocked. Who said that the young master of the Yue family was a waste? He could actually contend with a four-star Grandmaster.

  The stick-wielding bodyguard had never encountered such a strange attack from Yue Cheng before, and for a while, he couldn't get close to Yue Cheng's body. In fact, in terms of strength, the stick-wielding bodyguard was several points stronger than Yue Cheng, but under Yue Cheng's rich combat experience and judgment, he was also unable to do anything about Yue Cheng for the time being.

  In an instant, Yue Cheng was already somewhat unable to bear it. Using the Soul Pointing Finger would consume a considerable amount of true energy, and his face had also turned slightly pale. However, Yue Cheng had long since made up his mind that if all else failed, he would have no choice but to mount his sword and escape.

  The stick guard finally caught a breath of opportunity, and the long stick carried a strong aura to quickly split towards Yue Cheng.

  "Blazing Inferno Sphere" Yue Cheng's face sank, his hands quickly changing through several hand seals, his body rapidly retreating to the left side. At the same time, a dense layer of cyan mist spread across his entire body, and a scorching hot fireball appeared between his hands, hurtling towards his opponent.

  With a loud "bang", Yue Cheng was struck by the long stick of the young man, his body flying several meters before crashing to the ground. His chest heaved with True Qi, and a mouthful of blood spurted out uncontrollably. Struggling to get up, he immediately stuffed a Restorative Pellet into his mouth.

  The bodyguard who was attacked by Yue Cheng was directly thrown into the air, and suddenly a scorching fireball exploded in mid-air, causing the bodyguard's body to plummet from the air under the impact of the explosion. He had already been blown to the point where he was unrecognizable, his entire body a mess of blood and flesh. It seemed that even if he didn't die, he would be seriously injured.

  The Blazing Inferno Sphere is the most powerful attack in the Hunyuan True Classic, condensed from the supreme true fire. This was also Yue Cheng's last resort; otherwise, he wouldn't have risked his life to fight Huang Zhiliang. The Blazing Inferno Sphere did not disappoint him, but using it once had already consumed all of his true energy. Adding to that, he had suffered a serious injury, and now Yue Cheng no longer had the ability to fight.

  Watching the stickman bodyguard being severely injured at Yue Cheng's hands, no one knew if he could survive. The onlookers were all stunned. It was only then that Huang Zhi Liang realized that Yue Cheng was no longer the good-for-nothing he used to bully at will. The current Yue Cheng was no longer someone he could afford to provoke.

  Watching his companion's downfall, the bodyguard who was facing Su Xiner had lost the will to fight and quickly helped Huang Zhi Liang up during a brief opening and retreated, the fact was already clear, it was better to prioritize protecting the young master first.

  "Brother-in-law, are you okay?" Su Xiner quickly ran to Yue Cheng's side, looking at the blood on the corner of his mouth and his pale face, and couldn't help but be startled.

  "I'm fine, quickly take me to Uncle Feng's place." After taking a Rejuvenation Pill, Yue Cheng slowly regained his breath. The Huang family would not let the matter rest after being injured by him, and he no longer had the ability to fight again. It was safer to go to the Yue family's armory for now.

  "Good." Su Xiner hastily supported Yue Cheng as they walked towards the Yue family's military equipment shop, fortunately it wasn't far from here.

  "Hey, what's wrong?" Yue Zifeng saw Su Xiner and Yue Cheng from afar at the entrance of the store, feeling that something was off about them. He quickly ran over and was startled by the bloodstains on Yue Cheng's body and mouth corner.

  "Uncle Peak, don't worry about it inside, I just got a little hurt and that's all," Yu Cheng said softly to Yu Zifeng.

  Yue Zifeng quickly supported Yue Cheng into the secret room of the Yue family's military equipment store, and then Su Xiner told Yue Zifeng about the outcome of the matter.

  "Yue Cheng, you've actually taken down a four-star Grandmaster?" Yue Zifeng looked at Yue Cheng with some disbelief, although he knew more about Yue Cheng's affairs than anyone else in the Yue family, but even he couldn't believe it for the moment.

  "Fortunately, I'm not too badly hurt, and there's no period of time that can't be recovered from." Yue Cheng said with a bitter smile to Yue Zifeng. It seems that some things won't be able to be hidden in the Yue family for much longer, and the Huang family will definitely come knocking on their door.

  "You little scamp, your dad will definitely be overjoyed if he finds out." Yue Zifeng laughed loudly. The Huang family had always been bullying the Yue family, and this time it was the Yue family's turn to vent their anger. Although the Yue family had declined, they wouldn't be much worse off than the Huang family when facing them. What made him happiest was that Yue Cheng was no longer a useless waste of space.

  "Uncle Peak, take me back first, my injuries need to be closed off. Also, get more materials for refining third-grade elixirs for me. After I recover from my injuries, I'll help you refine a batch of third-grade elixirs." Yue Cheng said to Yue Zifeng.

  "That's good, you take care of your injury first. I was just looking for you to refine the pill. Last time your father took a lot of gold coins from me, now it's even hard for me to buy medicine materials. Don't worry about the Huang family, the Yue family is not afraid of them."

  In the closed mountain cave behind the big house of the Yue family, Yue Cheng sat cross-legged, his whole body shrouded in a thick layer of green mist. As he breathed, a faint turbid air slowly diffused out from his body, and Yue Cheng's face also gradually regained a hint of rosiness.

  This time, Yue Cheng was seriously injured. Fortunately, he didn't hurt his internal organs. In this battle, Yue Cheng finally understood the difference between fighting energy and his own true energy. If his cultivation could enter the mid-term of enlightenment, perhaps he would have the power to truly contend with that staff-wielding bodyguard.

  Seven days later, Yue Cheng's injuries had mostly recovered through his qigong exercises. After the battle seven days ago, Yue Cheng vaguely felt that his cultivation had made a bit of progress.