Chapter 57 - One Punch Does It (2/2)

“Rescue is unlikely to do any good. Lin Hu is determined to consolidate power in the Jiang Bei region. If we stand up right now, we will be the first faction to be eliminated.”

Miss Lu’s eyes dimmed as she lamented helplessly in her mind.

She had been very optimistic about the outcome of this year’s tournament and didn’t have a shred of doubt that they would emerge victoriously. However, the arrival of Lin Hu had completely ruined her plan.

Lin Hu was not what she really afraid of; it was the power behind Lin Hu, the power that had even more clout than all the factions at the table combined.

“It appears that I had been living under a rock all the while.” Miss Lu lamented.

Many audience members were thinking the same thing:

“This boy is a nut job, if he wanted to court death, then let him.”

A’Xiu was so distressed by the situation that she might break down into tears at any moment.

Suddenly, Lin Hu said thinly:

“I am looking for a Master, not just anyone whose last name is Chen. But of course, I will oblige if you really wanted to fight me. But I warn you; it’s going to hurt a lot.”

Chen Fan was unfazed by the water-walking and near invincible martial arts grandmaster. He rubbed his nose and said lightly:

“If you are looking for Master Chen who had defeated your brother, then you are looking at him right now.”

Everyone was taken aback by what they have heard.

“What did he say? Did he say that he is Master Chen?”

The business tyc.o.o.ns sitting on the platform were also shocked by the revelation.

“For real?”

Lin Hu was stunned and didn’t speak a word for a while.

Chen Fan said again, “Your brother, Linbao’s martial arts were laughable. I scared him with just one move, and he spun his tail, so I had to follow up with another one. ”

Chen Fan ignored the severe expression on Lin Hu’s face and continued: “I thought your teacher Lei Qianjue would come to avenge him, so I had prepared a few coups de grace just in case, but since it’s only you, I guess I didn’t have to prepare after all.

“Nonetheless, you have quite a creative mind. I have never thought of walking on water before, good for you!”

He had been mulling over the technique Lin Hu had used to walk on water and therefore was late to reply to Lin Hu’s challenge.

Although Chen Fan was impressed by the water-walking skill when he first laid eyes on it, once he thought it through, he realized that it was just a gimmick and lacked practical use.

Zhou Tianhao finally gathered himself and jumped out of his armchair.

“Master Chen, you are finally here!

“Master Chen, please teach Lin Hu a lesson on behalf of all the residence of Jiang Bei region.”

At first, the audiences couldn’t believe what they had heard, but after a while, they had finally come to terms with the fact that the young boy really was Master Chen.

He was the one who had defeated Linbao and caused the racket that spurred the overseas grandmaster to come to China and seek revenge.

So shocked was Xu Ao that he could only gap at Che Fan.

“Chen… Is Chen Fan, Master Chen? How is that possible?”

He had looked into all the details of Chen Fan’s background and found out that other than being a solid fighter, he was nothing extraordinary. He found it hard to believe that underneath Chen Fan’s ordinary appearance was a mighty, lightning-wielding grandmaster.

Xu Ao wagered that Linbao’s power should not be too far than Lin Hu. If Chen Fan could so easily defeat Linbao, how powerful exactly was the boy?

Yang Li and her friends stood with their mouth open in sheer surprise. None of them could form a word. After a while, A’Xiu seemed to have remembered something, and she shouted:

“No wonder Boss Zhang called him Master Chen. I thought that’s just some weird custom of the Chu Zhou City.

“So you really are Master Chen.”

A’Xiu gazed at the powerful Master Chen who smirked casually at his deadly opponent. She conceded that she was wrong about this boy.

“So it IS you!”

Lin Hu murmured to himself. Then he shouted with a booming voice.

“I don’t give a d.a.m.n about who you are!

“You have defeated my brother and humiliated my sect! I will avenge my brother today!”

Before his voice faced, he stomped the ground as his body surged in size. All the while, a white mist formed around his burgeoning frame. He reached out both arms and brushed the mist with surprising deft fingers. In a blink, the shapeless mist had formed many thin threads.

The threads lanced about around Lin Hu. They were so sharp that they could pierce through metal with ease. If one such thread landed on a human body, it would almost definitely kill the person outright.

The surprised look on Fourth Uncle evaporated and was replaced by grave concerns.

“He had unleashed Internal Force and formed Qi threads. This was the infamous coupe de grace of the Hong Sect.”

“Thousand Trickeries! ”

Chen Fan smiled light-heartedly and then said:

“You have just reached the Perfected state, so in theory, you wouldn’t be able to project your internal force outward just yet. I bet you are using a Secret Art of your sect.

“Fine, fine. I guess I will show you the real power of Martial Arts.” Chen Fan lifted both hands and closed his fingers. It was as if he had grabbed hold of the very fabric of time and s.p.a.ce.

“True Martial Thirty-Six Forms”

“First Form: Skyfall Hammer!”