Chapter 681 - 679: Extremely Terrifying

Seeing that Xiaotian was just a boy,

many people felt a little helpless. It seemed Jiang Chen had no one left, forcing him to send a boy out to die.

Even Patriarch Zuo, Zuo Dongxing, mocked Xiaotian, yelling at him to go home and drink his milk.

Clearly, the boyish-looking Xiaotian held no intimidating presence in anyone’s eyes.

After all, Xiaotian had always hidden his Cultivation, not wanting to stir up trouble.

But now that the enemy had come right to their door, Xiaotian naturally had to act.

He chuckled softly.

Xiaotian adjusted his straw hat, setting it squarely on his head.

Then, he grinned. "As for your Zuo Family... this is the end of the line."

"From this day forward, there will be no Zuo Family in the Tang Kingdom."

Hearing Xiaotian’s arrogant words, Zuo Dongxing almost laughed in fury.

’I can’t believe it. Jiang Chen is arrogant enough, but this boy who just stepped out is just as insolent and conceited.’

’He’s not only ignoring me but also daring to threaten the Zuo Family. How utterly ridiculous.’

"You little brat! Since you don’t know your place, I’ll crush you today and give you a taste of the Zuo Family’s might."

Zuo Dongxing laughed in a furious rage.

He stared at the little brat before him as if he were already a dead man.

’A little brat claiming he can annihilate the Zuo Family? That’s the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard.’

Nearby, even Han Yinghua of the Han Family was completely baffled.

’That boy seems to always be with Jiang Chen.’

’But he doesn’t look like he has any special skills. Is Jiang Chen really sending him to his death?’

Han Yinghua had seen Jiang Chen with the boy many times, but she had never seen him make a move. Even at the Artifact Refiner Guild, when the Zuo Family was giving Jiang Chen trouble, the boy hadn’t acted.

Therefore, she concluded the boy was no expert; he was simply concealing his Cultivation.

At best, he was just one of Jiang Chen’s attendants, which was why her face was now filled with confusion.

Even the President of the Alchemist Guild, Ling Yun, was extremely astonished.

’My third uncle told me I must never provoke Jiang Chen.’

’When I see Jiang Chen, I must be respectful.’

’According to my third uncle, there should be an expert by Jiang Chen’s side, but... I can’t see any expert around him.’

Ling Yun was also incredibly puzzled.

Everyone saw Xiaotian as just a boy, so no one believed he could possibly be a threat to Zuo Dongxing.

At that moment, Zuo Dongxing was the first to strike.

He sent a palm strike flying toward Xiaotian.

’I won’t even need my Magical Treasure to deal with him,’ he thought.

As his palm strike flew forward, Xiaotian remained completely motionless.

This made Zuo Dongxing sneer even more.

"Die!"

He squeezed the single word from between his teeth.

His palm descended, landing right on Xiaotian’s small, thin frame.

BOOM!

The entirety of Celestial Water Street shook from the force of Zuo Dongxing’s palm strike.

But... but...

Zuo Dongxing stared in stunned disbelief. Xiaotian was still standing there, a roguish smile on his face, looking at him as if watching a joke unfold.

Even Xiaotian’s straw hat hadn’t moved an inch.

Seeing Zuo Dongxing frozen on the spot as if struck by a Body Fixing Technique,

the crowd of onlookers instantly erupted into an uproar.

"How is that possible?"

"Am I seeing things? Zuo Dongxing landed a palm strike, and that boy didn’t even move."

"Yeah, I saw it too! He really didn’t move! I love that straw hat of his—even the hat didn’t budge!"

The crowd was in shock.

Han Yinghua and Ling Yun’s mouths both fell open in astonishment.

They stared in disbelief as the boy stood there, utterly motionless.

One had to remember, Zuo Dongxing’s Cultivation was at the Peak of Martial Arts Nine Heavens, just a hair’s breadth away from becoming a Martial Emperor Expert.

And yet, a strike from Zuo Dongxing, backed by the power of the Martial Arts Sect Ninth Heaven, had failed to even budge the boy.

What did this mean?

A terrifying truth presented itself.

The boy’s Cultivation was terrifyingly powerful—so powerful that he had to be at least at the Martial Emperor Level.

After all, only a Martial Emperor Expert could possibly withstand a blow from Zuo Dongxing without being knocked back.

The only other possibility was that the boy had used some bizarre Secret Technique to neutralize the force of Zuo Dongxing’s attack.

"This..."

"Impossible..."

After a long moment of stunned silence, Zuo Dongxing’s face flushed red with what seemed to be extreme shame.

’My full-power palm strike couldn’t even budge a boy who was just standing there. If word of this gets out, I’ll be a laughingstock.’

Therefore, he refused to believe that Xiaotian’s Cultivation was profound. Instead, he was convinced that Xiaotian had used a Secret Technique to nullify his power.

Indignant, he immediately summoned a sword into his hand.

This sword was a Supreme-Grade Treasure Artifact he had refined himself, arguably one of the highest-tier Magical Treasures in the entire Tang Kingdom.

It was called the Heaven-Breaking Sword.

He brandished the Heaven-Breaking Sword.

His eyes filled with killing intent as he slashed viciously at Xiaotian.

The slash unleashed a terrifying Sword Intent.

Although the Sword Intent itself wasn’t as astonishing as Jiang Chen’s, in his hands, its destructive power was even more terrifying than Jiang Chen’s had been.

The sword fell.

RRRRIP...

The slash seemed to tear through space itself, about to land on Xiaotian.

In that instant, the crowd gasped.

But Xiaotian simply grinned.

He slowly reached out a hand to meet Zuo Dongxing’s Heaven-Breaking Sword.

WHOOSH!

Finally, under the horrified gazes of the crowd, Xiaotian actually did it—he reached his bare hand right into Zuo Dongxing’s Sword Intent.

It was like a casual, simple grab.

But in the next moment—

VMMMMMM...

Zuo Dongxing discovered that after his Heaven-Breaking Sword met Xiaotian’s palm, it couldn’t move another inch.

It was as if the sword was frozen in place. No matter how much strength he exerted, he couldn’t make it move in the slightest.

"Pathetically weak."

A faint golden light flashed across Xiaotian’s hand.

It seemed to be golden Scale Armor, which vanished in a flash.

Just like that, he had effortlessly caught Zuo Dongxing’s Heaven-Breaking Sword.

"Nice sword. It’s mine now."

Xiaotian, still holding the Heaven-Breaking Sword, gave a gentle pull.

A bizarre scene unfolded. Zuo Dongxing could no longer hold onto his Heaven-Breaking Sword. It flew from his grasp and, a moment later, landed in Xiaotian’s hand.

’What?!’

Zuo Dongxing stared at Xiaotian as if he were seeing a ghost, his eyes filled with utter terror.

He stared at Xiaotian in horror.

Zuo Dongxing knew then that Xiaotian was a master—a fearsome, terrifying master.

He was powerful to an unimaginable degree.

Catching his Heaven-Breaking Sword with one hand, then effortlessly snatching it away...

He had been completely powerless to resist.

Even a fool could see what kind of monster Xiaotian was.

This boy was terrifyingly strong.

STOMP, STOMP, STOMP...

After his sword was taken, Zuo Dongxing’s expression changed drastically. He stumbled back a dozen steps, putting distance between himself and Xiaotian.

He pointed a trembling finger at Xiaotian and shouted in terror, "You... What Level of Cultivation have you reached?"

Holding the Heaven-Breaking Sword, Xiaotian’s lips curled into that same roguish smirk.

"If you’re so curious, I can let you see for yourself..."