Chapter 27

In the midst of cherry blossoms dancing in the wind, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of promise written there.

The unknown master of internal energy was indeed extraordinary, and the Eagle Claw Fist style was always practiced alongside the Iron Shirt technique, making the body extremely resilient. However, the "Divine Whip" that Chenxin unleashed with all her might, with its blinding speed surpassing the sound barrier and the penetrating dark force, was a rare sight even among the Dan Energy-level martial saints. On this planet, those who could withstand such a blow and still survive were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

The attack and defense speed far exceeded the visual capabilities of ordinary people. To onlookers, it was just a faint flash, like a severely frame-dropped film, and the two had already completed their positioning, evasion, pursuit, and full-force confrontation. In the blink of an eye, the Eagle Claw Fist master was on his knees.

At this moment, the other two hoodie-clad men had already re-encircled Chenxin, who was using the Shrimp Spring Step to maneuver. The sudden death of their comrade seemed to have no effect on them. The most muscular hoodie-clad man's bones crackled as his nearly two-meter-tall body shrank to less than one meter, like a tightly coiled spring, and he lunged at Chenxin.

—The "Inferno Dive" of Sambo Jujitsu!

The other man, whose boxing skills were almost on par with the Eagle Claw master, and perhaps because he was younger, had slightly better physical strength. He now unleashed his ultimate move, exhaling a deep, frog-like sound, using his internal organs to produce the sound, which stimulated his body's potential. His palms moved continuously, like surging waves, using the "Drill Wave" and "Flip Wave" techniques of the Six Harmonies Heart Intent, combined with the close-range combat of the Wudang secret technique "Eagle-Snake Life and Death Struggle."

Chenxin had expended a lot of energy in killing the gray-haired old man with a single fatal blow, but she did not use the "Shrimp Spring Step" to evade the two men's attack.

It had been a long time since she had fought so seriously. Even with three top-notch experts surrounding her, and Brad watching from the side, she was still the stronger one!

A frontal attack! Even without using the energy-draining "Divine Whip," she was confident that she could kill the two fearless experts in a few moves.

Chenxin sidestepped, using the shoulder strike technique combined with the Tai Chi "引进落空" (introducing and making the opponent fall into emptiness) to throw the muscular hoodie-clad man away. She then used the Wing Chun White Crane short-range bridge hand to stick to the other man's extremely skilled "Eagle-Snake Life and Death Struggle."

This opponent, like the Eagle Claw master, was a master of internal energy, and his physical strength was far beyond the norm for his level, which was quite peculiar. But after six or seven more rounds, Chenxin was confident she could suppress his storm-like attacks.

—However, she did not intend to delay for even a second.

As Chenxin's bridge hand engaged, her mouth suddenly opened, emitting a clear, piercing crane cry that seemed to penetrate the heavens! The breath she had secretly swallowed into her abdomen was suddenly expelled under the pressure of her superhuman internal organs, forming a tangible stream of air that shot into the enemy's right eye, like a focused beam of sound, faster than a flash of lightning.

With a faint "pop," the opponent's eyeball burst, and the external force of the air stream penetrated his eye socket, drilling into his brain cavity, splattering inside his skull like a miniature bomb, causing him to bleed from all seven orifices. His body swayed and then fell with a thud.

Emitting a force from the lungs and internal organs, transforming breath into a sword, was something only the pinnacle of martial saints, the Earth Immortals, could achieve. Even with the powerful physical strength of the Dan Energy level, it was very challenging. However, Chenxin had learned this technique from her "teacher," who, using a special breathing method and internal organ cultivation, created the "Dew and Lightning Sword," which could be used at the upper Dan Energy level.

The Buddhist Diamond Sutra says: "All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows, like dew and lightning; they should be regarded as such." Chenxin's teacher borrowed this idea to name the killing technique, indicating the elusive and profound nature of the move, showing a rebellious and unconventional spirit.

After killing this expert, the most muscular hoodie-clad man, who was the weakest in terms of strength, managed to last only three moves against Chenxin before a snake fist's pointed finger pierced his throat.

She retracted her hand immediately, and by the time she turned around, she was already several meters away. The muscular man, with his trachea and major arteries severed, spurted blood far out, struggled a few steps, and then collapsed with a thud.

Chenxin flicked her fingers, and a few drops of blood fell from her flawless, delicate hands. She coldly stared at Brad, who was not far away, and asked, "Why didn't you join in just now? You are clearly stronger than those three. If you had joined, I might not have won so quickly."

In her previous fight with Brad, she had only gained the upper hand due to her superior techniques and speed. Moreover, she knew very well that this "Skinflayer" had not yet revealed his true abilities.

"No, no, no, Miss Tianxin, I don't want to fight you," Brad said, spreading his hands. "Besides, even if I joined, I couldn't fully unleash my power, which wouldn't make much of a difference. You know, if I hurt you... oh, I'm just saying 'if,' Boss definitely wouldn't let me off. Heaven knows, I eat from his hand."

"More importantly..." Brad's gaze shifted to the community street behind Chenxin, and he raised his right hand, palm up, in an exaggerated gesture, as if introducing a star, "Ta-da! Boss has arrived, and he's the main event."

"—Mom!"

A familiar, clear voice rang out from a distance, mixed with worry, affection, and unbreakable family ties. Two pairs of hurried footsteps approached, and Chenxin instinctively wiped her hands and then turned around.

A boy and a girl, both carrying backpacks, ran safely toward Chenxin. Chenxian, from a distance, saw three unfamiliar men lying dead next to her mother, with dark red blood seeping into the concrete, a gruesome sight. The girl was clearly frightened and hesitated for a moment, but quickly sped up toward her mother.

Li Pu was much braver than Chenxian, but he was still a boy not yet fourteen years old. Seeing the bodies lying haphazardly on the ground, he bared his teeth slightly, drew a sharp breath, and his eyes wavered. But he immediately stood beside his sister and adoptive mother, vigilantly watching Brad, who was facing off against Chenxin.

When the girl reached her mother, she suddenly stopped, her eyes brimming with tears, but she bit her lip, determined not to cry.

Did Mom fight someone? And kill them? Was it Dad who brought them? Will that scary man continue to fight Mom? What does Dad want to do to Mom?

Chenxian's mind was in turmoil. She wanted to throw herself into her mother's arms, but her quick thinking made her wonder if doing so would interfere with her mother's fight.

But Chenxin paid no attention to this, as if Brad did not exist. She bent down slightly and gently hugged her daughter, feeling her body trembling slightly.

"Ah..." Chenxin hugged her daughter's small body tightly, as she always did, affectionately ruffling her hair, and said softly but firmly in her ear, "Don't worry."

Then, Chenxin also reached out to the boy standing beside her, who was vigilantly watching Brad, and a rare maternal smile appeared on her exquisite face, "D-boy, come here too."

Li Pu was slightly taken aback but, like Chenxian, he moved to her side, one on each side, and threw himself into his adoptive mother's arms.

The warmth of his adoptive mother's embrace, the unique scent of a woman, and the smooth, delicate skin softer than a girl's, made the boy blush slightly. But the gentle and sincere aura made him, who had never had a mother, feel an indescribable emotion.

"Mom..." Li Pu's voice was very soft, almost inaudible. But a faint dimple appeared on Chenxin's beautiful face—this was the first time the boy had called her "Mom" instead of "Auntie" or "Teacher."

After embracing her daughter and adoptive son without regard for the others, Chenxin slightly raised her head and looked at the man who had walked over with the children.

The man who had trained with her since childhood, one of her two closest childhood friends, and perhaps the most dangerous person in the world.

"Dixia Tianxia..." Chenxin's voice was cold, "No, you should be Phoenix of 'Entangling Fruit Snake' now. What do you want from me?"

Chen Tianxin, Dixia Tianxia, Lian Tianhao, and later nicknamed "Behemoth," were four disciples raised and taught by the same teacher.

"The Teacher," one of the five people ranked at Level 6 in the threat level sequence of the International Criminal Police Organization and the "Last Line of Defense" super-soldier unit of the United States, had achieved the highest realm of Earth martial arts, "Indestructible Body."

—Five out of approximately 6.5 billion. And Lian Tianhao was his most outstanding disciple, the most promising genius to surpass him.

Lian Tianhao was also Chenxin and Dixia Tianxia's closest childhood friend. The young Chen Tianxin, then a beautiful young woman, had been torn between the two outstanding young men and eventually chose Dixia Tianxia, who was more willing to stay by her side.

On her 18th birthday, Dixia Tianxia made a promise to spend a weekend in ancient Athens, Greece. But that day was also the day he betrayed his teacher, bringing in the "Entangling Fruit Snake"-led enemy forces and killing the teacher and Lian Tianhao.

This became her most guilty and painful memory.

Filled with self-reproach and burning anger, she sought out Dixia Tianxia, intending to kill him or be killed by him. But the power of the "Entangling Fruit Snake" was far beyond what she could face alone. So, when she met Dixia Tianxia, she was prepared to die.

Dixia Tianxia narrowly defeated the emotionally unstable Chenxin but did not allow anyone to harm a single hair on her. After this meeting, Chen Tianxin removed the "Tian" character from her name, given by her teacher, and changed her name to Chenxin. She left Europe and gave birth to her daughter Chenxian alone in the United States. When her daughter was seven, they moved to a coastal town in China.

Her daughter met her closest childhood friend.

And perhaps, at this moment, she was "the same."

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