In the battle of Jinluo City, Ye Xingchen broke through the fourth realm and entered the body of a half-saint. Although he almost exhausted all his potential, fortunately, it did not cause his realm to drop.
But at this point, his strength had become a mystery. No one knew which of the four realms of celestial phenomena he was in, nor did anyone know just how strong his foundation was.
For Ye Xingchen now, unless thousands of people forcefully exhaust all his power, dozens or hundreds of people are no different to him.
Dozens more thugs surged out from outside. Ye Xingchen made a gesture with his right hand, gathering his true energy, and then casually flicked his sleeve.
His flick of the sleeve appeared effortless, as if he were casually swatting away flies, yet the power it contained was overwhelming to everyone present.
With a series of screams and groans, another group of people were sent flying, falling haphazardly to the ground.
Ye Xingchen, however, remained unfazed. He said with a smile, "President Wang, your Jiangnan Club has quite a reputation. How come you don't even have a master in such an important place?"
"Does Your Excellency intend to take on our Jiangnan Club single-handedly? I'm sorry, but I will not allow it."
As soon as Ye Xingchen finished speaking, a gray figure flashed by, followed by an old man who walked through the air.
Half a celestial phenomenon.
Ye Xingchen is right. The Jiangnan Club is an extremely important place for the Shengshi Chamber of Commerce.
All the money their chamber of commerce earns every day has to be transferred through this place because some businesses operate in a shady manner, so most of the money they bring in is in cash.
How could they not have a few experts planted in such an important place?
The expert before us is a member of a martial arts family, whom the Shengshi Chamber of Commerce has hired at great expense to serve as a retainer at the Jiangnan Club.
This old man's strength is already at the half-step Celestial Phenomenon level; people at this level are rarely seen in the martial arts world anymore.
Moreover, once they reach this level, they don't pursue worldly money and power, but rather continuous breakthroughs in martial arts.
Generally speaking, it will not be used by people.
Moreover, this old man is only at the half-step Celestial Phenomenon stage at his age, and his aptitude can only be described as above average. If he doesn't work hard, his cultivation level will probably stop here.
But he's willing to be a lackey of the Jiangnan Club, which suggests that the Shengshi Chamber of Commerce offered him a high price.
"Senior Xu, thank you for your trouble." Wang Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief. With this old man here, he felt much more at ease.
This old man is a master who oversees the Jiangnan Club. He never shows his face and only meditates and cultivates in a quiet room. Now that a powerful figure like Ye Xingchen has broken in, if he doesn't come out, no one will be able to control the situation.
"Having accepted a commission, I must be loyal to it." The old man said calmly, "Since I accepted Mr. Huang's invitation and promised to take charge of the Jiangnan Club, I must not break my promise."
The old man raised his head, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. He said coldly, "You are a martial artist, and judging from your strength, you are at least at the Heavenly Realm. Isn't interfering in worldly affairs a violation of the rules?"
"I broke the rules?" Ye Xingchen was surprised by the old man's statement: "You are stationed at the Jiangnan Club, aren't you just a henchman of the underworld boss? Why don't you, a half-step Celestial Elephant, go find a quiet place to cultivate martial arts and influence the heavens and earth?"
"Instead, you go into the secular world to become someone else's lackey. Do you think your actions don't violate the rules?"
"Insolence!" The old man roared in anger. He pointed at Ye Xingchen and said, "I see that you have the strength of the Heavenly Realm at such a young age. It won't be long before you break through to the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm. Your talent is truly remarkable."
"Therefore, I have taken a liking to your talent and do not wish to harm you. If you obediently leave here now, I will not hold your past actions against you. Otherwise, I will cripple all your meridians and render you a cripple."
"The old man really thinks of me." Ye Xingchen laughed heartily, giving a thumbs-up without hiding his sarcasm: "Truly remarkable."
"I have said all I need to say. I hope you don't know what's good for you." The old man stared coldly at Ye Xingchen.
Wang Jun, standing to the side, opened his mouth several times. Ye Xingchen was the person Huang San specifically wanted to kill, and it would be best if he could be kept here.
However, although this old man was a master in their Jiangnan Club, he had a very strange temper and a detached, otherworldly demeanor.
He didn't dare to say much. He just hoped that Ye Xingchen wouldn't back down, otherwise what if the old man really didn't make a move?
However, Ye Xingchen did not disappoint him. Ye Xingchen looked up and grinned, "Then I'm sorry, I've always been this ungrateful."
Upon hearing this, Wang Jun breathed a sigh of relief. Since Ye Xingchen was not afraid of death, that was good. He glanced at Ye Xingchen smugly, thinking that this kid was doomed this time.
Yes, Ye Xingchen is indeed powerful. He took down over a hundred of his men in just a few breaths without even breaking a sweat.
But this Elder Xu is an elder of the Xu family, a martial arts family in Jinling. The Xu family is relatively low-key in Jinling, but the head of the family has already taken vows at the Dawuxiang Temple. If it weren't for the Liang family's connections, how could Elder Xu possibly work for Huang San?
Even if Ye Xingchen is powerful, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for this old man to kill him in a matter of minutes?
"I have never liked to talk much, and I have already said enough to you today." The old man slowly raised his head, his eyes already gleaming.
He raised his right hand in mid-air, his fingertips already stained crimson.
The Void Finger is the Xu family's signature technique. It uses true energy to condense at the fingertips to defend against enemies. When the energy is gathered and released, the power of a single finger can melt metal and cut iron, making it indestructible.
Such power of projecting true energy outwards is something that cannot be cultivated by anyone below the Heavenly Realm level.
"Since you insist on going your own way, then this old man can only send you on your way. Void Finger, break."
As the old man roared, a streak of crimson from his fingertip suddenly transformed into a dotted line, hurtling toward Ye Xingchen.
*Pfft...* This finger pierced through the void, grazing Ye Xingchen's cheek, and the powerful force of the finger penetrated the wall behind Ye Xingchen.
The wall behind Ye Xingchen is a load-bearing wall made of reinforced concrete.
Now there's a hole about the size of a palm in the wall, half a foot deep, with the steel bars inside exposed. Two sections of the steel bars have turned to molten steel, a deep red, as if they've been melted by high temperatures.
"The Void Finger is impressive." Ye Xingchen nodded slightly. The old man's finger strike was indeed powerful. His true energy was condensed and released, and the temperature of the finger reached thousands of degrees in an instant, capable of melting gold and breaking iron.
If this finger were to strike a human body, it would likely leave a huge hole in the body.
"Be careful, I won't hold back with this strike," the old man said in a deep voice. He slowly raised his right hand, bent his middle finger, and brought his index and ring fingers together, revealing a bright red mark at the fingertips.
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