Chapter 31 – Best Served Warm (2/2)

“It’s funny how much stronger our family’s youngsters are. To me it is a sad thing that a four star Warrior is all your family’s young generation has to offer! Let’s see how many seconds you can last, hopefully you won’t go down quicker than that piece of rubbish did.” Du Xian Hong laughed and beckoned arrogantly.

Ye Zhong did not waste a single second, he wiggled his fingers at lightning speed. Just as Du Xian Hong finished talking there were already seventy-two runes flying around Ye Zhong. They glowed and transformed into a wave under his feet.

High level Spirit stance, Spindrift Steps!

Ye Zhong placed his feet onto the crest of a wave, his body disappearing leaving behind a splashing sound. A blurry flash was now approaching Du Xian Hong and the raging Ye Zhong was not slowing down in the slightest.

“Whoosh!”

In the blink of an eye he was in front of Du Xian Hong’s face, and his fist was covered in a silver texture, held behind his head like an arrow on a drawn bow aimed at his target.

Ye Zhong’s plan to hide his five star cultivation failed completely. Only Warriors who are five stars or higher have the ability to materialise their Qi on any part of their bodies, if his lightning speed wasn’t obvious enough, this materialization would be.

Ye Zhong’s posture resembled a pouncing cheetah, the tensed up muscles all over his body were shaking like they were about to explode. His fist that was breaking through the air, created a loud whistling sound.

‘This is not what a four star Warrior can do,’ Du Yuan Hong’s eyes were wide open, Ye Zhong’s fist was covering more and more of his vision as it approached. He subconsciously raised his guard.

That split second decision might have saved Du Yuan Hong’s life as the fist was deflected, but with had the momentum of a sledgehammer it passed through his guard and landed right between his collarbones.

“Crack!”

Both bones in each of his arms and six of his ribs cracked like twigs as Ye Zhong’s fist powered through leaving a dent in his chest.

The difference between a four star and a five star Warrior was too vast, it was bound to be a one sided slaughter regardless of Ye Zhong’s rage. His ruthlessness and aggression just made it look even more one sided.

“Now you are going to pay. With interest!” Ye Zhong said as he walked slowly towards Du Xian Hong who has been knocked ten yards away by the impact. His face was deathly pale and full of fear as if he was looking at the the grim reaper.

Du Xian Hong‘s confidence was replaced by an immense sense of fear, “Please don’t! I surrender! Just let m…”

“Boom!”

Ye Zhong’s silver fist landed on Xian Hong’s face, torso, upper arms, and thighs. They each carried the weight of a mountain and landed in such a rapid succession that it sounded as if only one punch connected.

He did not hold back. Though most of the audience couldn’t see how it happened, they knew from the silver texture on Ye Zhong’s fist that he was at least a five star Warrior. Though they were not as shocked than the Du family was. A couple of spies were about to be punished and maybe fired.

“So there will be a fight after all! And this Ye Zhong kid has some future ahead of him!”

The crowd was speculating and the people from other big families who came to scout were getting worried. If the Ye family lives through today they might become a threat with young Ye Zhong’s potential to become a condensed prime Warrior in a few years.

Ye Zhong was furious, but he didn’t lose his cool and could still control his bloodlust. Du Xian Hong only had a few unbroken bones in his body which was now bleeding internally. There was a good chance of paralysis but it was fair in a way. If Ye Zhong would have stopped any later he would have taken his opponent’s life. Giving the Du family an excuse for revenge was not the best idea as they brought support with them to the arena.

“Zhong, you can stop now. We are friendly people. Let’s show some respect to our guests! Making the Big Three lose face in front of that many people was not very considerate.” Ye Zheng Qing copied the Du Patriarch’s words and tone. Sometimes revenge is best served warm.

The Ye family were gentle people but they had never been afraid of confrontations, no matter what the obstacles may be.