Chapter 16 A Single Killing Blow (1/2)

His power… seems greater than it was before.

Standing in the crowd, Guild Master Hong Yue of the Sunset Guild swallowed hard. Looking at that youth in the distance, the look of dread in his eyes grew more pronounced.

When the second elder of the Wang family had made his move, he had known that he was in for trouble.

The second elder’s ability was of a similar level as his, and since even he had been so badly beaten by Zhou Donghuang, the second elder of the Wang family would be no exception.

What he did not expect was this: In just one exchange, Zhou Donghuang had killed the second elder of the Wang family whose ability was comparable to his, showing a level of power even more fearsome than he had that day.

Is this Zhou Donghuang really a martial invalid who is unable to manifest his qi?

Even though this assertion came from the lips of Young Mistress Chen Dandan of the Hong family of the prefecture capital, Hong Yue could no longer believe it.

As of now, the only ones present who were clear on this matter were Hong Yue, Granny Lian, and Lin Lan. These three people had witnessed Zhou Donghuang’s abilities.

A mere level-one adept would be no match for Zhou Donghuang.

However, it was different for the others.

Witnessing the second elder of the Wang family make the first move against Zhou Donghuang, but get killed by him instead, everyone including the grand patriarch of the Wang family Wang Yukun was shocked for a while.

“Second Elder!”

Patriarch Red Crane Wang of the Wang family recovered his wits, and his expression changed.

As his attention turned from the corpse on the floor to the youth, his eyes involuntarily showed an expression of incredulity.

Was not Zhou Was not this Zhou Donghuang a martial invalid?

How could a martial invalid kill the second elder of the Wang family?

As for the rest of the members of the Wang family, their expressions had changed completely as well.

Wang Feng, the first young master of the Wang family, was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and thinking of that day when Zhou Donghuang had only maimed one of his arms, he could not help but feel that he had been fortunate.

“This… how is this possible?!”

“He… killed the second elder of the Wang family?!”

…

In the crowd, Qin Fei and the three Zhong siblings were just as shocked. What had just happened was something they could never have imagined in their wildest dreams.

Zhou Donghuang, who was a martial invalid, had killed the second elder of the Wang family, who was a level-one adept?

And it ended in just one exchange, with the second elder having made the opening move?

“Big Brother Donghuang!”

Qin Xiaoyu’s eyes lit up, and her little fists which had been curled up in anxiety now relaxed a little.

“This…”

Qin Zhen, who was standing beside Qin Xiaoyu, had a shocked expression on his face, and there was a look of pure disbelief in his eyes.

The second elder of the Wang family was a level-one adept who was more powerful than him, but he had been killed in an instant at the hands of a youth who was publicly known to be a martial invalid.

Was this youth the same martial invalid that he used to be?

The crowd seethed with excitement!

“My God! Am I dreaming? The second elder of the Wang family, a full level-one adept, dead at the hands of Zhou Donghuang?”

“This Zhou Donghuang, isn’t he a martial invalid? How did he kill a level-one adept? Was he too careless?”

“Careless? They were face to face, and they could see each other’s every move… Zhou Donghuang evaded his attack, and he could not evade Zhou Donghuang’s blow; how could this be carelessness, it’s obviously a difference in ability!”

“When Zhou Donghuang maimed First Young Master Wang Feng’s arm, I felt that he could not possibly be a martial invalid… but even then, I never imagined that he had the ability to kill a level-one adept.”

“He… he is only sixteen years old, and he can kill a level-one adept? Even if he was the most outstanding son of a preeminent family such as the Lin or Hong Families of the prefecture capital, he would still not be able to kill a level-one adept at this age, right?”

…

Looks of shock and disbelief were turned towards Zhou Donghuang, making him the focus of the entire scene.

Zhou Donghuang, a youth of sixteen years, had killed the second elder of the Wang family who was a level-one adept in just a single exchange.

From this day on, Zhou Donghuang would be a legend in Qingshan Town regardless of whether he survived.

“I must be mistaken… I never thought that a little boy like you could have such ability,” Wang Yukun said coldly as he gave Zhou Donghuang a searching look. “If you grew and developed well, your future would be limitless… it’s a pity that you must die at my hands today.

“I consider myself to have lived a worthy life, to be able to kill a prodigy like you in my lifetime.”

As he said this, Wang Yukun stared at Zhou Donghuang suddenly with a bloodthirsty look.

“You intend to kill me all by yourself?”

Zhou Donghuang smiled a brilliant smile, as though he had heard the funniest joke.

“Little boy, since you are in a hurry to die, let me send you on your way!”

Seeing Zhou Donghuang mocking him, Wang Yukun’s expression turned cold. He moved in a flash, and it seemed as if he had turned into a hunting dog, rushing towards Zhou Donghuang.

In the eyes of the gathered onlookers, it seemed that Wang Yukun had become a gust of wind, charging towards Zhou Donghuang and leveling a blow at him.

“Donghuang!”

Lin Lan’s heart was in her mouth.

“Young Master.”

Granny Lian looked at Zhou Donghuang’s back in anticipation.

“Even a mere level-two adept talks about killing me, Zhou Donghuang? Laughable!”

As Wang Yukun was charging towards him, Zhou Donghuang seemed to flicker as he moved to intercept Wang Yukun, and to the gathered onlookers, it looked as though he was moving into the path of the blow.

As a level-two adept, the full force of Wang Yukun’s blow contained the strength of two bulls, and it seemed to rip through the sky and create wind.

“Die!!”

Seeing Zhou Donghuang expose himself, Wang Yukun smiled a savage smile and aimed his blow at Zhou Donghuang’s chest with a roar.