Chapter Thirty-Five: Initial Confrontation

  Bang!

  A low-pitched sound, a dull thud between the double fists, a strong and fierce aura, blowing away all the dust on the ground nearby.

  The two fists collided, and the crowd expected a crushing defeat, but it did not appear. Lin Dong's body was as stable as a boulder, rooted firmly on the ground, and he withstood the punch from Lei Wu, whose strength had reached the ninth level of Tempering the Body.

  "Vroom!"

  The two fists touched and immediately separated, with both figures retreating hastily. Lei Li retreated two steps back, while Lin Dong retreated three steps back. In general, Lei Li's punch did not achieve the effect that everyone had imagined.

  "It actually blocked it..."

  Looking at the Lin Dong who was evenly matched with Lei Li, both the younger generation of the Xie and Lin families had a look of surprise in their eyes. Lei Li's reputation in Qingyang Town was not weak, and according to many people's guesses, this person would likely break through the Ninth Order of Body Tempering within half a year at most, and enter the Earth Yuan realm. At that time, the strength of the Lei family would also rise again.

  In the younger generation of Qingyang Town, Lei Li is undoubtedly the first person, but today, this so-called first person was actually blocked by a younger member of the Lin family who was even younger than him, which made many people's eyes drop.

  Xie Yingying and Xie Ting's faces also changed slightly at this moment, with the former's eyes revealing a serious expression. It seems that Lin Dong, who has recently risen to prominence in the Lin family, indeed has genuine skills.

  Xie Yingying's eyes flashed slightly, and then immediately calmed down. Although Lin Dong had just blocked Lei Wuji's punch, which was unexpected, it didn't mean that he really had the qualifications to rival Lei Wuji.

  No matter what, Lei Li's strength is still at the 9th level of Quan Ti, which is much stronger than Lin Dong's 8th level of Quan Ti. Moreover, in their previous fight, Lin Dong used martial arts, but Lei Li didn't!

  So if it really comes down to a fight, Lin Dong's defeat is inevitable.

  "Nine echoes of Tongbei Fist? Not bad..."

  Lei Li's eyes also showed a hint of surprise as he glanced at Lin Dong, then smiled faintly and slightly curved his palms: "I said why you're so arrogant, it turns out you have some abilities, but next time, you might not be that lucky..."

  As soon as the voice fell, only to see that Lei Li's claws were actually emitting a rich glow, and the fluctuations of Yuan's power were also spreading out. Looking at this, he was actually going to use martial arts against his enemy too.

  Seeing Lei Li's actions, Lin Xia and others who had just shown a happy expression due to Lin Dong's performance suddenly lost the joy on their faces. It seems that Lei Li is going all out this time.

  Lin Dong's face was calm, between the eighth and ninth levels, there was indeed a big gap. Even if he had previously used the tenth form of the Thunder Fist, it would only be enough to match Lei Li's strength, and the latter had obviously also practiced martial arts. With the foundation of the Lei family, his level of martial arts should not be low. If they were to really fight, the opponent's chances of winning might be even higher.

  Of course, Lin Dong also had confidence, even if Lei Wujiang won, it would be a miserable victory!

  "Ah..."

  Lin Dong took a deep breath, his ten fingers lightly dancing. He was actually eager to try out the newly learned Qigong Seal. If he were to use it with full force, how powerful would it be? Although Lin Xiao and Lin Zhen Tian had abandoned this first level of the Qigong Seal, Lin Dong's version had been perfected by Shi Xuan's light shadow, so its power was naturally stronger than theirs when they used it.

  The tense atmosphere in the arena, with swords drawn and bows stretched, attracted many people to gather around, watching the two men with great interest. They also wanted to know if this genius who had recently emerged from the Lin family was capable of challenging Lei Li, a young talent who had gained fame relatively early...

  Lei's palm was slightly curved, his eyes fixed on Lin Dong's gaze gradually surged with a hint of sharpness. The Lei family was considered the most powerful force in Qingyang Town, so when facing the Lin family, an outsider and a nouveau riche, they couldn't help but look down on them. Today, Lin Dong publicly clashed with him, if he didn't thoroughly defeat him, his reputation as the number one young master of Qingyang Town would be somewhat laughable.

  "Haha, it's really lively here..."

  However, just as the yuan force began to flow in Lei Li's body, a discordant laughter suddenly rang out, and then more than ten figures jumped down from the building next door and walked straight into the field.

  About ten people appeared, all of whom were boys around sixteen or seventeen years old. They all wore the same shirts with a pattern on the chest, and the pattern was embroidered with a large knife dancing like a storm.

  "Mad Blade Martial Arts Hall."

  As soon as he saw these people, Lin Dong was slightly taken aback, and from the patterns on their clothes, he recognized their identities, which were actually those of the Kuangdao Wuguan, who were on par with the Lei and Xie families in Qingyang Town.

  At the forefront of that group of robust young men was a slightly thin-looking youth, whose palms were unusually large and covered with calluses, apparently due to frequent knife practice. At this moment, the youth first glanced at Lei Li sideways, then smiled and gave Lin Dong a thumbs up, saying: "You're Lin Dong from the Lin family, right? You've got guts, not bad."

  "Wu Yun, this is between him and me, mind your own business!" Lei Li glared at the smiling young man, his face slightly darkening as he barked.

  "If you don't mind your own business, are you going to make Qingyang Town your own home?" Wu Yun rolled his eyes and sneered, it was clear that he too had a bad relationship with Lei Li and the others.

  "Haha, Lei Li, you like to fight so much? I'll play with you then, okay?" With a smile, Wu Yun's eyes suddenly gleamed with intensity as he stared at Lei Li, licking his lips.

  When he heard this, Lei Li's face sank again. He wasn't that he couldn't beat Wu Yun, but this guy was notorious for being a rascal and loved to fight like his life depended on it. Once the fight started, it would be endless, just like dealing with a madman. So even if it was him, in general, he didn't really want to get into a physical altercation with this guy.

  "Wu Yun, Brother Lei Li simply didn't want to fight with you, but you're being stubborn and unreasonable. Is this the style of your Kuang Dao Wu Guan?" Xie Yingying said calmly.

  "I don't know if it's the style of the Crazy Blade Sect, but this is indeed my style. If you have any opinions, you can bring them up with me, although I definitely won't accept them." Facing Xie Yunyun's mocking tone, Wu Yun nodded seriously and said.

  Xie Yingying bit her red lips, her cheeks slightly showing a hint of paleness. Today was really not going well for her. First, she met Lin Dong who spoke sharply and without mercy, and now she had encountered someone who seemed like a rascal, making her feel furious.

  Lin Dong couldn't help but smile when he heard Wu Yun's response. He had a somewhat favorable impression of this guy who spoke with some humor.

  Lei's face also twitched, and his complexion was somewhat gloomy.

  "Alright, I'm telling you kids, you've made enough noise, just go back to your own places, this is still a place where business needs to be done."

  Just as the tense atmosphere was disrupted by Wu Yun, a helpless voice came from the building, and everyone looked up to see a middle-aged man standing high above them, with a group of burly men behind him.

  "That's the manager of this trading hall, called Wang Jin, a master from the local domain." Lin Xia said after Lin moved, her heart also relaxed at this moment, since this person came forward, it seems that this farce should end now.

  When he saw Wang Jin's face, Lei Li's eyebrows also furrowed, knowing that today was not a good day to make a move. For now, he could only disperse the fluctuations in his palm and glanced at Lin Dong, saying lightly: "You're lucky today, but don't worry, when the hunt begins, I'll take care of you specially. The slap from Ting Er, since I promised to help her get it back, just wait..."

  "Besides, Wu Yun, when hunting, I will also let you have a good fight, at that time, just don't hide..."

  As soon as the voice fell, Lei Li coldly laughed and turned to leave with Xie Yunyun and others. During this time, he only needed to wait until he broke through to the Earth Yuan realm. At that time, even if Lin Dong and Wu Yun came together, he would be able to easily take care of them.

  Looking at Lei Li's receding back, Lin Dong's eyes also narrowed slightly, the corners of his lips curled up with a hint of an arc, hunting, huh, he actually had some small expectations...

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