Chapter 34

Lu Zhen's strength was stronger than Su Xin had imagined.

Su Xin guessed that he had already opened more than seventy acupoints and was about to break through to the middle stage of the Postnatal realm!

"Kid, no wonder Dai Chong died at your hands. He died without any regrets," admiration showed in Lu Zhen's eyes.

Although he was currently suppressing Su Xin, Su Xin's defense was as solid as a rock, only slightly at a disadvantage.

Considering Su Xin's current age, Lu Zhen felt no sense of pride.

He had been practicing martial arts for longer than Su Xin's age, yet he had not managed to defeat him after dozens of exchanges, which was not a glorious thing.

By this point in the battle, Lu Zhen's fighting spirit had risen. He roared and thrust his bintie spear forward, the spearhead jabbing five times in a small area, like a dragon emerging from the sea, aiming for Su Xin!

"The Six Harmonies Soul Locking Spear Technique: Dragon Emerges from the Sea!"

The metallic clashing sound of 'zheng zheng' echoed as Su Xin retreated several steps, his hands already numb.

This was the first time he had seen someone bring spear techniques to such a level.

In Su Xin's view, according to the system's evaluation, Lu Zhen's spear technique was at most one-star, even inferior to his advanced Great Mount Meru Sword Technique.

However, Lu Zhen had truly mastered this spear technique, with his proficiency almost reaching 100%.

Su Xin had always slightly overlooked the concept of proficiency, but today he had witnessed the terrifying power of 100% proficiency.

Without considering the difference in internal energy, this one-star level Six Harmonies Soul Locking Spear Technique could completely suppress Su Xin's one-and-a-half-star Great Mount Meru Sword Technique.

Now Su Xin understood why the system had the option of one-time consumables.

A martial technique with 100% proficiency and one with only 5% proficiency were worlds apart.

"Nine Heavens Thunderfall!"

Lu Zhen roared, leaped up, and his bintie spear transformed into a bolt of lightning, striking the ground.

Su Xin dodged, and the spear tip forcefully pierced into the green stone slab on the ground, causing the five-finger-thick slab to shatter!

"An opportunity!"

Su Xin directly threw the heavy greatsword at Lu Zhen and held the thin sword at his waist, charging towards Lu Zhen along the trajectory of the spear.

Lu Zhen dodged the greatsword with a tilt of his head, then immediately retreated, holding the spear with one hand.

An inch longer, an inch stronger; an inch shorter, an inch more dangerous. Those who use long weapons fear nothing more than being approached.

The long spear trembled, but Su Xin clung to it like a leech, forcing Lu Zhen to withdraw the spear and hold it horizontally in front of him.

Even Huang Bingcheng could see that Lu Zhen had made a bad move.

The advantage of long weapons was distance. Now, with the spear held horizontally in front of him, the over-man-high spear could not be fully utilized, and its distance advantage was completely lost. The bintie spear, when swung horizontally, was incredibly clumsy!

But they were not the ones in the fight, how could they understand the pressure Lu Zhen was under?

Jing Wuming's fast sword was the purest killing sword, one strike to kill, one move to defeat the enemy.

Su Xin's sword was poised but not released, the intense killing intent and threat were making Lu Zhen's heart race, as if Su Xin's sword could strike at any moment.

If Su Xin had directly attacked, he would not have been so nervous, but Su Xin had hidden this fatal strike in his hand, which was extremely frustrating.

An unsheathed sword is the strongest sword!

Unable to withstand such intense pressure, Lu Zhen could only choose to defend with the spear.

The roles of attacker and defender were reversed. Su Xin did not waste any time. In a flash, Lu Zhen felt a sharp edge enter his field of vision, and Su Xin's left-hand sword was already thrusting towards his chest at a very strange and precise angle!

Lu Zhen withdrew the spear and retreated, changing his grip to the middle of the bintie spear, and swung it horizontally forward. If this strike hit, the powerful force of the bintie spear would directly crush Su Xin's head!

Huang Bingcheng let out a cry of alarm, while Li Huan breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "The boss has won."

"Huh?" Huang Bingcheng turned back, surprised at Li Huan.

At that moment, as Huang Bingcheng turned back, the outcome of the fight was already decided.

Lu Zhen's spear did not crush Su Xin's head, and Su Xin's sword did not pierce Lu Zhen's chest.

At the last moment, Lu Zhen performed an iron board bridge, bending his body sharply, and the thin sword only grazed his clothes.

Lu Zhen looked at the torn fabric on his chest and smiled bitterly, "Kid, can't you dodge? I said it was to determine the winner, why did you have to go for the kill?

If I hadn't dodged, the final result would have been me smashing your head and you killing me with one strike."

Su Xin shook his head, "No, you're wrong. My sword is faster than yours."

Lu Zhen smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Alright, you win. Yongle Fang is yours."

With that, Lu Zhen shouldered his spear and led his men away, but as he turned, he muttered, "Are all the young people nowadays so fierce? Impressive."

"The boss is mighty!" Huang Bingcheng shouted in excitement, and the other gang members joined in.

Before the battle, they had only heard such scenes in storytelling, but today they saw the real thing.

And for them, who were just beginners in martial arts, the fight between Su Xin and Lu Zhen was incredibly exciting.

After the cheers, Huang Bingcheng walked up to Su Xin and asked, "Boss, is that guy really gone? He has six or seven hundred men, enough to swallow us whole. Did he leave just because he lost a fight? Is there some kind of trap?"

"Don't worry. Lu Zhen's goal is simple; he just doesn't want to fight a meaningless battle. I only have a hundred men now, but if Lu Zhen wants to take us down, he would have to lose a lot of men and even end up in a lose-lose situation.

He is a very straightforward and idealistic person, which is why he can only be a major leader. Otherwise, with his strength, he could have competed for the position of third deputy leader of the Green Bamboo Gang.

I don't agree with Lu Zhen's thinking. He treats his men like brothers and takes everything on himself, but in the end, he only raises a bunch of useless people.

If Lu Zhen dies, his men will scatter like rats, and their lives will be even worse than before.

Moreover, by doing this, he is clearly forming a small faction within the Green Bamboo Gang, and the old leader would never promote him.

Given Lu Zhen's character, he can only be a major leader for the rest of his life, and that's only because of his strength and lack of rebellious intentions."

"Old Huang, send people to take over Yongle Fang. I'll go back and rest for a while." Su Xin threw the thin sword to Huang Bingcheng.

The intense collision with the bintie spear had already made Su Xin's hands numb, and even his palms were cracked. Now that the battle was over, he didn't even have the strength to hold the sword.

"Boss, you can trust me with this." Huang Bingcheng patted his chest and had Li Huan escort Su Xin back.

This was a critical moment in the gang war. If a Green Bamboo Gang assassin suddenly appeared, Su Xin would be in trouble given his current state.

Although the probability was extremely low, it couldn't be ignored.

After returning home, Su Xin saw that Xing'er was already asleep, so he didn't disturb her and went to the side room to sleep for the night.

This battle not only gave Su Xin combat experience but also helped him open another acupoint.

"During battle, the flow of blood and qi accelerates, and internal energy is frequently mobilized. In the Postnatal realm, such high-intensity battles can even lead to breakthroughs faster than intense training."

Now Su Xin understood why people like Tiger San Ye, despite their age, had not even broken through to the early Postnatal stage.

One reason was their natural talent, but another was that they had been living a life of luxury for a long time and rarely engaged in combat. Relying solely on intense training naturally led to slow progress.

The next morning, Su Xin was still sleeping when he heard urgent knocking on the door and could faintly hear Huang Bingcheng's voice.

Su Xin glanced at the sky; it was just beginning to dawn. If it wasn't something serious, Huang Bingcheng definitely wouldn't come to wake him up at this time.

Putting on his clothes and opening the door, he saw Huang Bingcheng with dark circles under his eyes. Seeing Su Xin, he quickly said, "Boss, something's happened! Our men got into a fight with Tang Taihe!"

Su Xin frowned, "What exactly happened? Take your time and tell me, who is this Tang Taihe?"

Huang Bingcheng took a deep breath and slowly recounted the events.

Tang Taihe was a minor leader under Tiger San Ye, one of Tiger San Ye's more favored subordinates, with over two hundred men under his command.

After Su Xin left, Huang Bingcheng and his men dispersed to take over the entire Yongle Fang territory.

A few of the men tried to take over the territory near Shunyi Fang but found that it had already been occupied by Tang Taihe and his men.

The territory they had fought hard to win from Lu Zhen was not going to be taken over by someone else just like that.

The few men went to reason with them, but were beaten up by Tang Taihe and detained.

After hearing the news, Huang Bingcheng didn't dare tell Li Huan, fearing his violent temper would lead to more killings, so he came to find Su Xin.

Tang Taihe himself was not a big deal, but he had Tiger San Ye backing him, which made the situation serious.

After listening to Huang Bingcheng's account, a cold smile appeared on Su Xin's face.

He wasn't going to let anyone treat him like a pushover.

"Old Huang, don't worry about the territory for now. Gather all our men. I want to see what kind of person this favored minor leader of my godfather is."

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