Chapter 9

As long as one progresses step by step, anyone can learn 'Nen.' This means that the cultivation of Nen ability has no barriers. As long as one masters the method of cultivation, anyone can learn 'Nen.'

However, Nen is profound and vast. Learning it is not difficult, but mastering it is.

Luo was not an impulsive person. There were two reasons why he responded to Malzar's provocation. One was that he wanted to test the effect of 'Kurou,' and the other was that he could sense the 'Ki' Malzar emitted from his body was extremely minimal, still within the realm of an ordinary person.

The result of the test was that Luo easily caught the punch that looked powerful. He was quite satisfied, but Malzar was very unhappy.

"Brat, go to hell!"

Malzar was unwilling to think about why his full-force punch was easily blocked. In front of everyone, he only felt unbearable humiliation and wanted to pound Luo into minced meat.

Human thoughts can endow themselves with ideas far beyond their capabilities. For example, at this moment, although Malzar's strength was indeed strong, the idea of pounding Luo into minced meat with one punch was absolutely impossible.

However, when the purest malice is put into action, it can sometimes push one to their limits.

At this moment, the malice that surged from the depths of Malzar's heart turned into a killing intent. He genuinely wanted to kill Luo. Perhaps he still regarded Luo as an outsider, so he did not care about one of the iron rules of Meteor Street.

If this punch filled with killing intent landed, it could indeed harm Luo, who had a thin layer of 'Ki' covering his upper body.

Luo sensed the danger. This was a clear contrast. The first punch, which seemed to be full force, was not that impressive, but the second punch Malzar threw contained a feeling that made Luo very uncomfortable.

Is it because... he wants to take my life?

In this extremely dangerous situation, Luo fell into deep thought, as if time had stopped.

He was thinking about why the dispute caused by a single middle finger would make the other person want to kill him. Was it because this was Meteor Street? Or was the man in front of him extremely brutal?

Then, when the other person wanted to kill him, what level of retaliation should he take?

An eye for an eye?

Around them, about eighty residents of Meteor Street were watching the commotion. When they saw Malzar seemingly lose his mind and want to kill that pretty boy, they all showed excitement.

"Luo!" Machi staggered a few steps and steadied herself. Seeing that Luo had no reaction to Malzar's punch filled with killing intent, she became anxious.

At this moment, she did not realize why she was anxious for Luo, whom she had only known for a short time. Perhaps it was because Luo still owed her a lot of meal money, or perhaps she thought Luo had not yet brought her the value she expected.

Luo's thoughts reached a conclusion in less than 0.5 seconds.

The other person indeed wanted to kill him, there was no doubt about that, but he did not plan to retaliate in kind.

Because the other person was just an ordinary person, his conclusion was based on dealing with an ordinary person.

He gave two options: one, to endure the punch and then cripple the other person; two, to let the other person off if they stopped.

Even if one day he had to, in a situation where he had no choice, make his hands bloody with the blood of his own kind, at the very least, the motive for such a result should not be now.

To decide life and death over a cheap and terrible dispute would undoubtedly devalue one's thoughts.

It's like... in the absence of tools, to eat delicious food, one would not hesitate to handle the ingredients with bare hands, which would be stained with a strong fishy smell and cause many small cuts on the hands.

But the result would be to dig out a pile of feces, which would be very unpleasant.

"Stop."

Luo raised his head, facing the fist that carried the wind, his eyes cold.

Tongue—uttering the thought.

When Malzar met Luo's cold, deep gaze, a bone-chilling coldness suddenly invaded his entire body.

In a short moment, he came to a conclusion: if he did not control his inner anger, when the fist reached its destination... he would die!

Thus, this inexplicable conclusion made Malzar, who did not want to die, forcibly stop his punch. At this moment, the fist was only a few centimeters from Luo's eyes, and throughout, Luo calmly stared at the fist, his expression unchanged.

Because they were close, Luo could see that Malzar's fist was trembling slightly, and this tremor was continuously intensifying.

The lingering sound of just "stop" was like a large hammer relentlessly striking a bell, producing a terrifying noise that muddled Malzar's thoughts.

"Am... I afraid?" Malzar's face was blank. He stopped his punch but did not pull it back, and the trembling of his body became more and more obvious.

Unable to understand the reason for his fear, but feeling a sense of relief after a near-death experience, this contradictory feeling was like a saw continuously cutting through steel, producing a sharp, unpleasant sound, making him very uncomfortable.

This is 'Nen,' the unbridgeable gap between superhumans and ordinary people. Just a word or a glance can bring an ordinary person to their death.

"Oh, Uncle is so obedient, it's a pity I don't have any candy, or I would reward you with one."

Luo's cold expression gradually softened, and he put on a playful smile. He released the hand that caught Malzar's right fist and lightly leaped onto Malzar's extended, muscular arm. Then, he bent his knees, bringing his eyes level with Malzar's.

Looking at Luo's smiling face, Malzar's eyes rapidly fluttered, and sweat beads trickled down his forehead to his cheeks.

The reason for the fear was not hard to understand, and the answer should be simple: the child in front of him, who looked only about ten years old, was extremely dangerous, and he could not afford to provoke him.

"Uncle."

Luo reached out and patted Malzar's head, lowering his voice and smiling. "Don't appear in front of us again, okay?"

Malzar's face twitched slightly, his mouth slowly opening and closing, but he could not utter a complete sentence.

The surrounding residents of Meteor Street were all shocked. A moment ago, Malzar's punch was determined, clearly intent on killing Luo, but when Luo said "stop," Malzar immediately stopped his punch and did not move.

The most absurd thing was that Luo treated Malzar like a pet, lightly patting his head, but Malzar did not react at all.

Considering the situation, this scene was very strange, like Little Red Riding Hood boldly patting the head of a giant bear that was a hundred times more ferocious than the Big Bad Wolf, but the giant bear did not tear Little Red Riding Hood apart.

They roughly knew Malzar's character, so they could not understand this scene. Did that pretty boy do something?

Machi could not understand either. Given Malzar's character, how could he obediently listen to Luo and immediately stop his actions in a fit of rage, let alone allow someone to humiliate him by patting his head? She suppressed the rising doubts in her heart and walked over.

"What did you do?" Machi put away the thin thread, her face full of doubt.

"Uncle, if you don't speak, I'll take it as your agreement."

Luo reached out and patted Malzar's cheek again, then jumped down, looking at Machi and smiling. "He just suddenly stopped moving, I don't know why."

"Do I look stupid to you?" Machi glared at Luo.

"Ha..." Luo's lips twitched, and he laughed slightly awkwardly.

"Um... can I move now?" Malzar really wanted to find a place to hide. He looked at Luo cautiously, wanting to leave quickly, and mustered the courage to say this difficult sentence.

Luo looked up at him, thought for a moment, and said indifferently, "Before we leave, just keep this pose."

Machi's brows furrowed, her doubts growing. She glanced at Luo and then at Malzar, who seemed to be suppressing his fear, and suddenly said, "He is very afraid of you."

Luo smiled but did not speak. He roughly knew the reason for the other person's state, which was the result of 'Nen.'

"You told him not to move, so he won't move." Machi suddenly cracked her knuckles, her face calm.

Luo shrugged and said, "You can say that. Let's not bother with him and go to the landfill quickly."

"Okay, I understand."

Machi nodded slightly, and her small body suddenly leaped. She delivered a flying kick to Malzar's right cheek, and with a dull thud, she sent the tall and muscular Malzar flying about a meter away.

"..." Luo subconsciously opened his mouth, staring blankly at the little girl who exuded a cold aura.

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