Chapter 42: Chapter 33: I Am Yangg Yan’s Master (Part 1)
"This is called a hunt, but it’s really about selecting a suitable candidate from among us disciples to be grood as the family’s first heir. If we don’t seize this opportunity, we can forget about ever leading the family in the future!"
The Yangg Family’s hunting party proceeded slowly on horseback. At the very back, the eyes of a young man in black robes glinted, revealing his intense ambition.
"Exactly. We absolutely cannot miss this chance! The two of us are the strongest among all the disciples. If we team up, we’re sure to make a stunning debut. When the ti cos, no matter which of us becos the first heir, the other will still wield supre authority!"
A smirk played on the lips of a blue-robed young man next to the one in black.
"To be honest, we have that good-for-nothing Yangg Jun to thank for this opportunity! Just think about it. Soone who can casually spend over a million taels of silver and auction off a Martial Art like the Yangtze River Triple Wave couldn’t possibly have a low status. And yet that idiot Yangg Jun actually tried to tail and ambush him. He was just asking to die!"
"Heh heh, if it weren’t for idiots like him, who knows when we’d get our chance to shine! My biggest worry right now is that guy, Yangg Yan. If he cos back now to compete for the position of first heir, we might be in for so trouble..."
"You’re overthinking it. Yangg Yan was certainly a figure in the past, but now... without the family’s support or a supply of Elixirs, his Cultivation progress has slowed. I heard he’s only reached the Qi Sea Fourth Layer Mid Stage! He’s nowhere near us at the Fourth Layer Late Stage!"
"Qi Sea Fourth Layer Mid Stage? But he’s the Clan Leader’s son. The Clan Leader has two sons, Yangg Jun and him. With Yangg Jun dead, I’m afraid the Clan Leader might favor him..."
"I didn’t expect you to be so strong yet so timid. What can the Clan Leader even do? All the Elders were present when Yangg Yan left the family. If the Clan Leader really dares to appoint a good-for-nothing who abandoned the family, your father, the Great Elder, and my father, the Second Elder, would surely join forces to impeach him. At that point, he might not even be able to hold on to his position as Clan Leader!"
"That’s true..."
The young n in black and blue robes analyzed the situation with ease, a clear indication that their status within the family was not low.
"Hm? Why has the group up ahead stopped? Let’s go take a look!"
Just as the two were imagining how they would make their stunning debut, the slowly advancing party ca to a halt. They exchanged a look and urged their horses forward.
"What’s going on? Why have we stopped?"
Before they even reached the front, a commanding voice rang out. Then, with the clatter of hooves, a middle-aged man rode over.
Behind the middle-aged man were several Elders. Each one had a condensed aura, their True Qi so tangible it seed corporeal. The slightest movent from them could generate an irresistible force!
Qi Sea Ninth Heaven Sixth Layer Gang Formation Realm!
The middle-aged man’s power was even greater. With but a slight circulation of True Qi, a shimring Golden Light Armor would form on his body, impervious to blades and spears!
Qi Sea Ninth Heaven Seventh Layer Armor Realm!
These n were none other than the Yangg Family Head, Yangg Tiecheng, and the Elders!
"Reporting to the Clan Leader, it looks like there was a recent battle in the canyon ahead... I was afraid it might be dangerous, so I had everyone halt..."
As the middle-aged man finished his question, a young man at the front clasped his fist and replied.
"A battle? The rest of you wait here. The Elders and I will go take a look!" Hearing this, the middle-aged man, Yangg Tiecheng, frowned. He stopped the approaching youths in black and blue robes, then beckoned with his hand and led the Elders forward.
After advancing two or three li, they saw a canyon stretching out before them. This was the location for the hunt: Luoshui Canyon!
They rode forward a short distance and, just as expected, found the canyon in a state of chaos. The trees were scorched and smoking, and the ground was pitted with craters, as if a battle had just taken place.
"It seems the battle just ended. Not long ago!"
Everyone dismounted and proceeded on foot. After observing for a mont, they ca to a conclusion.
Judging by the scorch marks on the trees and the craters in the ground, the destruction must have occurred recently—fifteen minutes ago at most!
In other words, soone might have been fighting here just fifteen minutes ago!
"Hm? Clan Leader, look at these craters..."
Suddenly, an Elder pointed at the marks left on the ground by the battle, his previously composed expression turning deathly pale.
Following his finger, they saw craters in the ground not far away. These craters were all identical in size, their depth and position so uniform they seed to have been made with precise calculations!
Furthermore, each crater had been ford by a single, powerful strike, its surface as smooth as a mirror. Even more shocking was the fact that the area surrounding the craters was completely unscathed. Not even a single blade of grass near the edges had been disturbed!
Logically, creating so many craters should have unleashed a torrent of energy, devastating the surroundings. But these craters looked as if they had been asured out; even the distance between them was equal. An outco like this could only an one thing...
"The combatant’s control over their power is terrifyingly strong!"
Yangg Tiecheng’s expression was grave as he slowly stated his conclusion.
’This was a battle, so no one would have deliberately asured and dug holes in the ground! There is only one explanation for this: one person was chasing while the other fled, and the pursuer must have created these craters using so special Martial Art!’
’To create such uniform craters with a Martial Art... this person’s control over their power is simply monstrous!’
’Once one’s Cultivation reaches a certain Realm, they understand that in battle, stronger isn’t always better. Overwhelming power just wastes stamina. All attacks must have a limit. Only by controlling one’s power to stay within that limit while still being effective at harming the enemy can one be considered a true master!’
’Clearly, the person who made these craters not only achieved this, but did so perfectly!’
"To control power with such precision... their strength must be at least that of a Qi Sect, a First Generation Grandmaster!" another Elder said, his voice laced with lingering fear.
The Qi Sea Eighth Layer Qi Sect, a First Generation Grandmaster. Such power was nearly unrivaled in Luoshui City; even in the entire Divine Wind Empire, they would rank among the very top!
"Quick, look at this hole!" another Elder suddenly exclaid, pointing forward.
Following his finger, the others took one look and their faces turned ashen.
Before them stood a massive boulder, more than ten ters in diater. A finger-sized hole was punched through the top of it. A glimr of light shone through from ti to ti, and with a single glance, they understood that the hole went straight through the entire rock!
’A finger-sized hole... It must have been made with a single finger poke!’
’To pierce through more than ten ters of rock with one finger—and this rock is incredibly hard granite... just how powerful must that finger strike have been?’
’How could such a powerful being exist in Luoshui City?’
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