Chapter 22

"Stop!"

Yang Lingqing was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, shouting with all her might.

In such a situation, if Long Chen killed Bai Shidong, and the old ancestor of the Yang family did not protect Long Chen, Long Chen would surely die. If the old ancestor of the Yang family insisted on protecting Long Chen, the result would be a bloodbath between the Bai and Yang families, with even more casualties!

Thinking of the consequences, Yang Lingqing was startled. However, Long Chen had even used the ninth finger of the Wind Demon Nine Fingers, which shocked her to the extreme.

The Wind Demon Nine Fingers was the strongest technique in the Yang family, aside from the Dragon Seal. Even reaching the seventh level of the Dragon Vein Realm might not allow one to master the Wind Demon Nine Fingers completely. Even Yang Wu had only practiced up to the eighth finger.

Most importantly, Yang Lingqing knew that Long Chen had obtained the Wind Demon Nine Fingers just a few days ago.

In fact, the Wind Demon Nine Fingers was what Long Chen practiced in the Martial Scripture Hall after the family assembly. He found this move to be quite effective during his battle with Yang Lingyue, so he practiced it while learning the Dragon Seal.

Long Chen had only just touched the tip of the iceberg of the mysterious Dragon Jade, but even this small part had already brought him boundless benefits.

This amazing person, Long Chen, had truly made Yang Lingqing bow in admiration.

But now was not the time for reflection. As Long Chen was about to kill Bai Shidong with one finger, and Bai Shidong was so scared that he lost control of his bladder, everyone gasped in shock, their hearts surging with waves of emotion!

At this moment, the originally demonic Long Chen suddenly lost all his fierce aura.

The overwhelming power of the ninth finger of the Wind Demon Nine Fingers was instantly retracted, and the overwhelming momentum disappeared. Long Chen, as if nothing had happened, lightly floated past Bai Shidong, turned around, and kicked him in the buttocks, sending Bai Shidong flying and landing on his face.

Such a change left everyone around staring at him in shock, completely silent.

Long Chen leisurely walked to Yang Lingqing's side and said, "I know I'm handsome, but you don't have to stare so intently, do you? Remember, we are cousins, so don't have any ideas about me."

As he spoke, he laughed with a hint of pride.

At this moment, Bai Zhixing and Bai Shidong gradually got up from the ground.

One had blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, the other had tears streaming from his crotch.

Both of them stared at Long Chen in a daze. Their previous arrogance had now turned into fear, especially Bai Shidong. Although he was not injured, he had just been to the gates of death. Now, looking at Long Chen, his eyes were like those of a rat seeing a cat, and he had no idea how much of a fool he had made of himself...

Long Chen smiled at him, grateful for his bringing the Dream Spirit Herb. Bai Shidong did not know that the Dream Spirit Herb was now in Long Chen's hands.

"I hope you don't end up like Yang Zhan, committing suicide..."

At this moment, everyone else was stunned, their impression of Long Chen taking a 180-degree turn. In their hearts, Long Chen had truly become one of the top young experts in Baiyang Town.

The two middle-aged men also had extremely serious expressions. They looked at Long Chen with admiration and said, "To be able to use the last finger of the Yang family's Wind Demon Nine Fingers at this realm, and to control it so freely, this young man is definitely a genius among geniuses in terms of combat techniques..."

"In the young generation of Baiyang Town, apart from the three young men at the seventh level of the Dragon Vein Realm, he is the most powerful. Moreover, he is four to five years younger than them. This young man has a limitless future. It's a pity that we used to think he was just a playboy, but we didn't expect him to be so deeply hidden, with extraordinary talent and the ability to endure..."

The two middle-aged men knew how great Long Chen's future would be. They smiled bitterly at each other and said, "In the future, when he comes to our shop, I'll give him a 30% discount!"

Long Chen did not know what the two middle-aged men were discussing. Having obtained the Dream Spirit Herb, he naturally wanted to leave as soon as possible.

Taking advantage of the crowd not fully recovering, this was the best time. However, just as he turned to leave with Yang Lingqing, a cold male voice suddenly came from behind.

"You... want to just leave like this?"

Long Chen turned around and saw Bai Shiji, who was handsome, walking over with a group of family guards. His eyes were dark as he stared at Long Chen, and his seventh-level true qi was evident.

Glancing at the miserable state of Bai Zhixing and Bai Shidong, Bai Shiji said coldly, "Two useless people, disgracing the Bai family. Take them away."

The guards behind him quickly responded, and Bai Shidong and Bai Zhixing did not dare to stay any longer.

After they were taken away, Bai Shiji turned to Long Chen, sized him up for a moment, and then said coolly, "Because of the constraints of the two family heads, there has been little conflict between the young generations of our families. However, today you started this, openly beating and humiliating people from my Bai family. As a member of the Bai family, I can only make you stay today. If you dare to deal with people from our Bai family, you must be prepared to bear the same consequences..."

Before Bai Shiji could finish, Long Chen interrupted him with a loud laugh, "What are you talking about? I can't understand what you're saying. What do you mean by the same consequences? Sir, could you please speak in plain language?"

Long Chen's "sir" was imitating the tone of a courtesan, his voice somewhat shrill, and his manner and actions were extremely lifelike, causing a burst of laughter from the crowd.

Yang Lingqing temporarily forgot about Bai Shiji's threat, her face turning red and then pale as she pinched Long Chen's arm several times.

Bai Shiji's face twitched. Despite his need to maintain his gentlemanly image, he could not help but look cold and say, "You injured Bai Zhixing with one finger, so I will return the favor with one finger. Let me show you what true finger techniques are..."

Hearing Bai Shiji's words, Yang Lingqing was immediately frightened and quickly pulled on Long Chen's arm, saying, "He is going to use the Netherworld Cave Finger, a high-level yellow-grade combat technique. Let's run first?"

Long Chen looked at Bai Shiji with a calm gaze and said, "You go first, I'll deal with him."

Yang Lingqing became extremely anxious and pleaded, "Chen... Brother, can't I call you Chen Brother? This time, just listen to me. You don't need to confront him when you're not his match. If you get injured internally, the loss will be great..."

Although Yang Lingqing was speaking urgently, Long Chen remained unmoved, his gaze calmly fixed on Bai Shiji, not moving an inch.

"Bai Shiji... If you weren't Bai Zhanxiong's son, I might have run today, but you are. Even if I die, I absolutely cannot run away in front of you!"

Yang Lingqing did not know the determination in Long Chen's heart and was almost on the verge of tears.

At this moment, Lingxi in Long Chen's ear also said, "I think we should run first. You are not his match now. After I refine the Dream Spirit Herb and help you break the restrictions, we can deal with him in the Demon Hunting Competition. It's not too late."

Long Chen actually knew the limits, but his feet seemed nailed to the ground, unable to move even a step.

Seeing Long Chen's fearless attitude, Bai Shiji sneered and took a step toward him. The onlookers behind Long Chen quickly moved back, leaving only Yang Lingqing by his side.

"Bai Shiji is clearly angry. This young man made a big show earlier, but he will face a tragic end when he meets a true expert."

"He is four years younger, yet he dares to stand up to Bai Shiji. If he gets four more years, I bet Bai Shiji won't be his match."

The comments from the onlookers made Bai Shiji even angrier. His seventh-level true qi of the Dragon Vein Realm pressed down on Long Chen, the overwhelming momentum surging like a tidal wave, but Long Chen's feet remained firmly planted, not retreating even a step!

"The seventh level of the Dragon Vein Realm is indeed more than ten times stronger than the sixth level! No wonder I was completely helpless against Yang Yuntian back then!"

Seeing that Long Chen did not retreat even a step, Bai Shiji was slightly surprised but said coldly, "Want to put up a brave front? Let me show you the taste of the Netherworld Cave Finger, and you'll know what regret is..."

He clenched his other fingers into a fist, his index finger hanging down, and his true qi surged. A faint black light began to gather on his index finger. Although faint, the power it contained was ten times stronger than Long Chen's Nine Fingers of the Universe!

"This... is the Bai family's Netherworld Cave Finger? Indeed, its penetrative power is shocking, with the reputation of piercing through heaven and earth..."

Yang Lingqing, seeing this scene, had tears welling up in her eyes. But Long Chen's stubbornness was beyond her imagination, and even Lingxi could not persuade him.

Bai Shiji and Long Chen stared at each other with dark eyes. He admitted that he admired Long Chen for reaching such a realm, but now that he was in Bai Shiji's hands, he would not show any mercy.

The explosive power concentrated on Bai Shiji's Netherworld Cave Finger. He raised his finger, about to strike.

Long Chen's gaze focused, and he also mobilized his true qi, preparing to use his strongest move, the Azure Dragon Seal.

Indeed, since he had time to learn the Wind Demon Nine Fingers, it was because he had already mastered the Azure Dragon Seal, and he was even more proficient with it than the Netherworld Cave Finger!

But Long Chen knew his chances were slim. His true qi was more than twenty times weaker than his opponent's, and his previous advantage, the Starry War Body, was no longer effective against the seventh level of the Dragon Vein Realm.

What Long Chen was fighting for was just his personal pride and indomitable spirit.

The two auras continued to rise, and everyone watched the tense scene with bated breath.

Long Chen's willingness to stand up to Bai Shiji surprised them greatly.

The two middle-aged men were also watching Long Chen, one of them saying, "Can you feel it? The faint aura of the Dragon Seal is emanating from him. If I'm not mistaken, this young man has already started practicing the Dragon Seal and may have achieved some success."

"At the family assembly, he just obtained the Dragon Seal. To achieve this at the sixth level of the Dragon Vein Realm, this young man is truly worthy of respect even in defeat..."

"They are really going to fight..."

Facing the overwhelming pressure from Bai Shiji, Long Chen bit his lip.

"Father, it's not that I'm rash, but my backbone is completely out of my control..."

"It's nailed here, how can I, Long Chen, take a step back?"

At this moment, a female voice sounded.

"Shiji... Why are you fighting with others in the Martial Market?"

{Piaotian Literature}