"You're impressive, but you've targeted the wrong person." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly. "Old man, do you believe that I can break your Void Finger with my finger strength without using any weapons?"
"Hehe, our Xu family's Void Finger, while not considered the most outstanding finger technique in the martial arts world, is not something that just anyone can break." The old man sneered, "Young man, you're still too arrogant. Fine, today I'll send you on your way and let you know that there are always people more powerful than you."
After the old man finished speaking, he roared and pointed forward with one finger. Buzz... The red light transformed into a streak of light, burning and distorting the surrounding air as it struck towards Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen remained standing there motionless, his expression still indifferent, as if the streak of light before him was nothing.
Suddenly, he raised his head and pointed forward into the air with his right hand.
With just a casual flick of the finger, there was no gathering of qi, and not even a slight fluctuation of true qi.
However, the moment the finger was pointed out, everything around it was magnified infinitely, and a chilling finger intent burst forth, instantly condensing into a sky full of killing intent.
With a hiss, a pale white light tore through the void, meeting the old man's Void Finger.
In an instant, the Void Finger was shattered as easily as if it were dry and withered. Even as the Void Finger was destroyed, Ye Xingchen's finger still had undiminished momentum and attacked the old man.
The old man's pupils contracted, and he swayed his robes, causing his entire body to billow without wind, as he attempted to mobilize his protective qi to block the finger strike.
The old man was incredibly strong and quick-witted; in almost half a breath, he activated his protective aura.
Ye Xingchen's finger struck his protective aura heavily.
The old man made hand seals and frantically channeled his true energy into his protective aura. With a crack, his feet sank into the ground.
He even roared, pushing his power to its limit.
However... with a crack, a crack appeared on the pale yellow protective aura.
Then the crack suddenly widened, like a glass dome shattering, crack...
His protective aura shattered, and a finger-like force pierced through his chest...
Boom... The old man's upper body instantly turned to ashes. He didn't even have time to scream before his upper body disappeared from sight. A moment later, with a thud, a corpse with only the lower half fell to the ground.
Ye Xingchen maintained his pointing gesture, which seemed casual but possessed immense power.
Wang Jun stood there dumbfounded. He was standing far too close to the old man, and the power of Ye Xingchen's finger strike had splattered the old man's blood all over his head and face.
He didn't realize what was happening until the old man disappeared from the scene.
The sticky feeling on his face made him instinctively touch it, and then he reached out and saw that his hand was covered in sticky blood.
Only now did a terrified scream escape Wang Jun's lips.
His lewd face was filled with fear; even though he had seen a lot, the scene before him still terrified him.
A perfectly healthy person just vanished right before his eyes with a "poof"? This was more terrifying than any horror story he had ever heard.
"You'd better shut up, or I can't guarantee what I might do next." Ye Xingchen gave him a cold glance.
Wang Jun covered his mouth, forcefully silencing his scream. He swallowed hard and looked at Ye Xingchen in horror.
"Now, take me to see Huang Shih-hao, immediately, or you will suffer the same fate as him," Ye Xingchen said calmly.
"I'll take you there." Wang Jun deflated like a punctured balloon, no longer showing any resistance, because he knew that even if he resisted, it wouldn't make much difference.
The old man from before was an elder of the Xu family, with the strength of a half-step Celestial Phenomenon. To ordinary people, he was almost like a god. But so what? Ye Xingchen in front of us can no longer be called human. This guy is simply a god of death.
He led Ye Xingchen to a private room on the top floor.
Two bodyguards stood outside the private room. When they saw Wang Jun approaching, they bowed slightly to him.
Wang Jun gritted his teeth, strode forward, and suddenly a dagger appeared in his right hand. Before the two bodyguards could react, he stabbed one of them in the abdomen with lightning speed.
The other bodyguard stared in astonishment at everything. He instinctively reached for his waist to draw his gun, but Wang Jun was faster. Before he could even pull out his gun, Wang Jun plunged a dagger into his neck.
Blood gushed out, the warm blood splashing onto Wang Jun's hands, but he was completely unaware.
Wang Jun suddenly plunged the knife several inches deeper until the bodyguard breathed his last, then dropped the dagger to the ground.
"Are you surrendering?" Ye Xingchen looked at Wang Jun in surprise.
“That’s right.” Wang Jun gritted his teeth: “This bodyguard is Huang San’s confidant, used to protect his son, so he must be killed.”
"What do you want?" Ye Xingchen said with a smile, "You really believe I can take care of Huang San? I'm just an outsider, while he's the local bigwig."
“I believe you can handle him, based on the strength you’ve shown.” Wang Jun raised his head: “I don’t want anything else, I just want to survive after the upheaval in Jinling.”
"Is that all you ask for? Why don't you suggest something else?" Ye Xingchen smiled slightly.
“This…” Wang Jun hesitated for a moment, then resolutely looked up and said, “If possible, I hope that I can still have a place in Jinling.”
“Okay, but it’s not enough for you to exchange just these two people.” Ye Xingchen shook his head.
“You said that if you don’t see Huang Shihao’s head by tomorrow, the entire Shengshi Chamber of Commerce will be in chaos.” Wang Jun said, “I believe you mean what you say, you’re not the kind of person who jokes.”
"After the Shengshi Chamber of Commerce is destroyed tomorrow, I can lead you to clean up Huang San's lair. I've been with him for ten years and know everything about him."
“That works. If that’s the case, then you have enough leverage to talk to me.” Ye Xingchen smiled and said, “Huang San’s two subordinates are really quite extraordinary.”
"Zhang Hu acted decisively, fleeing the mainland to protect himself. As for you, you directly sought refuge with someone else. Not bad, not bad."
“You’ve just arrived in Nanjing. Although I don’t know what you’re going to do, I’m sure it’s something big and exciting,” Wang Jun said. “I don’t have any other abilities, and I know that being loyal to you is useless, because you don’t need people like me around you.”
“But you’re in Nanjing, so someone has to do the dirty and hard work, right? I’m the most suitable person for that.”
Ye Xingchen nodded slowly. "Very good. You've fought for everything. You can go now. What happens next is none of your business."
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