Chapter 17

On Mount Wu Lei, there were many training grounds scattered about. These places were where the disciples of the sect frequently went.

"Wang Hai, Zhao Xue!"

Lin Xi appeared at the edge of the training ground and suddenly roared.

Mount Wu Lei was not very large, so it wasn't difficult for Lin Xi to find the traces of a few people. After just a few laps, he immediately discovered the traces of Wang Hai and Zhao Xue. The two stood on the training ground, arms crossed, looking haughty and condescending, instructing some ordinary disciples and enjoying the reverent and admiring gazes of the surrounding Wu Lei Sect disciples.

Wang Hai, Zhao Xue, and Zhang Long were always inseparable, but for some unknown reason, this time only Wang Hai and Zhao Xue were present, and Zhang Long was nowhere to be seen.

"Hmm? Who's calling us!"

On the training ground, Wang Hai and Zhao Xue's ears perked up, and they immediately looked over from the crowd.

When the two saw Lin Xi standing at the edge of the training ground, their eyes immediately lit up:

"Who do you think you are? It's just you, this waste. Humph! To dare call the name of your senior brother directly, showing no manners at all. Was the last lesson not enough? Tell me, do you want us to break your hands or your legs?"

Wang Hai pushed through the crowd and walked over, his eyes revealing a threatening look.

"It's not even been a month, and you're already eager to challenge us? Wang Hai, don't hold back, teach him a harsh lesson."

Zhao Xue stood to the side, coldly saying.

"Ha ha, he actually dares to challenge the two senior brothers. Truly overestimating himself. Senior Brother Wang, teach him a good lesson!"

"That's right! Last time, Junior Brother Meng and Senior Brother Wang were injured by him! Senior Brother Wang, teach him a harsh lesson!"

"There's a good show to watch. He actually dares to challenge two senior brothers. Doesn't he know that the two senior brothers are much stronger than Senior Brother Yue He?"

...

A group of disciples on the training ground immediately looked over with mocking expressions, all eager to see the show. They were all disciples of the second elder, Meng Jun. They had long regarded Meng Jun as the future sect leader and were hoping Lin Xi would be taken down soon.

At the last elder council, Lin Xi injured Meng Shi and Wang Yue He, and the disciples of Meng Jun's faction had been holding their breath. Now, with two powerful core disciples, Wang Hai and Zhao Xue, stepping forward, they felt a great sense of relief!

Lin Xi's ears twitched, and he heard all the mocking words. He then let out a fierce roar:

"Scram! I'm talking to them, what right do you have to speak!"

When he roared, he used the martial arts realm of "Imperial Presence," his gaze sharp, and his whole body exuding an aura of a superior. The disciples on the training ground trembled when his gaze swept over them, all feeling a sense of fear and quickly turning their heads away, not daring to meet Lin Xi's eyes.

Lin Xi's words silenced the entire training ground. He then looked at Wang Hai and Zhao Xue:

"Wang Hai, Zhao Xue, don't speak too soon! A man should be judged anew after three days. If it were twenty days ago, your words might have had some weight. But now, humph, today I will show you what it means for cause and effect to come full circle, and retribution to be swift!"

Lin Xi didn't take them seriously at all and waved his hand:

"Come on, both of you together! Don't bother me one by one!"

"Looking for death!"

The two were instantly enraged upon hearing these words, their lungs almost bursting with anger. No one had ever dared to look down on them like this.

"Want to die? That's easy, come on, let me beat you half to death!"

As Lin Xi spoke, he stomped his foot and shot forward like an arrow from a bow, rushing toward the two.

"Rubbish!"

Wang Hai was so angry he couldn't control himself. His body moved, and he charged out like a raging bear.

"Wang Hai, don't kill him. Leave him a breath, let me teach him a lesson too!"

Zhao Xue, with a cold expression, shouted at the charging Wang Hai. In his eyes, Lin Xi was just an ant, easily crushed with a finger.

Zhao Xue was now only worried that Wang Hai's punch would be too heavy and kill him outright.

"This kid is the young sect leader, and he has the third elder's protection. Killing him would be troublesome. — But if he really dies, it might be a great deed. The second elder would be very happy and might even reward us. With him to take the blame, even the third elder can't do anything to us."

Thinking this, Zhao Xue suddenly regretted telling Wang Hai to hold back. At that moment, a deafening sound echoed across the training ground.

Boom!

Lin Xi and Wang Hai collided like two human steel monsters. However, the result of their clash left everyone speechless. Their iron fists met, followed by a piercing scream.

In just one move, Wang Hai was completely defeated. He flew high into the air, like a scarecrow, thrown by an irresistible force.

"Wang Hai, this move is for your sneak attack on me!"

Lin Xi roared like a thunderclap. His body leaped, and he shot up like a cannonball, instantly surpassing Wang Hai. Then he stomped down with a heavy foot.

Boom!

The entire training ground shook for a moment. Wang Hai was hit like a meteor from the sky, Lin Xi's foot stomping on his face, and he fell heavily, his head sinking into the ground.

Boom!

Everyone on the training ground was stunned, unable to believe their eyes.

"Senior Brother Wang Hai actually lost!"

"Just one move!..."

"Too fast! How is this possible? He's a peak fifth-level martial artist!"

...

All the Wu Lei Sect disciples present were deeply shocked. The scene of Lin Xi stomping on Wang Hai's face, embedding his entire face into the training ground, left a profound impact on those loyal to the second elder, Meng Jun.

Lin Xi, with his foot on Wang Hai's head, looked like a celestial being, his body exuding a cold and domineering aura that chilled everyone to the bone.

"How... How can this be?!"

Zhao Xue, standing in the back, was completely stunned by the scene, his mind blank, and his ability to think completely lost.

Wang Hai was not Wang Yue He; his cultivation was much higher. His skin was much thicker than Wang Yue He's. A punch on his body would be mostly absorbed, and even Zhao Xue himself couldn't defeat him so quickly!

"Let him go!!"

Zhao Xue roared, feeling a surge of blood rush to his head.

They were all in the same boat, sharing both glory and disgrace. Lin Xi's foot on Wang Hai's head was like a foot on his own. Their faces were completely ruined.

Bang!

Zhao Xue's eyes turned red, and he kicked off with both legs, charging at Lin Xi like a mad bull. He was completely enraged.

"Isn't this what you wanted?"

Lin Xi glanced at the distance, his expression calm and composed.

"Lin Xi, I will kill you! —"

A deep, angry, and ashamed voice came from under Lin Xi's foot. Wang Hai, humiliated so greatly, was completely enraged. He grabbed Lin Xi's ankles with both hands, holding on tightly.

"I told you, a man should be judged anew after three days. You are no match for me now!"

Lin Xi said coldly, stomping down with his foot. With a loud boom, the stone slabs cracked, and dust flew. Wang Hai's body was crushed into the ground like a stone slab.

Freeing himself from Wang Hai, Lin Xi immediately faced Zhao Xue.

"Great Wave Splitting the Sea!"

Zhao Xue's eyes turned red, and he roared, raising his fist high and striking down. The same move, the "Raging Sea Fist," was in a completely different realm in Zhao Xue's hands compared to Wang Yue He's. As Zhao Xue raised his arm, the domineering fist intent pulled the surrounding air, forming a wave-like fist intent that struck down at Lin Xi with the force of a thousand pounds.

In the sea, waves can sometimes rise thousands of feet and, when they crash down, can shatter any ship and even split the sea surface.

Zhao Xue's punch had gathered all his strength, capable of bending and flattening steel. The force of that punch could easily kill a steel-backed sea shark.

Facing Zhao Xue's earth-shattering punch, Lin Xi's eyes flashed, and he immediately used a simple move, "Great Sage Splitting the Sky."

Boom!

The two iron fists collided like two fierce beasts in the air. Zhao Xue thought his strength was already great, but this clash made him realize he was completely wrong. A terrifying force came from Lin Xi.

This force was endless, overwhelming, and destructive. With just one punch, Zhao Xue heard a crack inside his body, feeling as if he had been struck by lightning, his bones almost shattered by the punch.

Martial artists at the Tough Skin stage had bones as hard as iron and skin as tough as leather. However, fists had little muscle and skin to absorb the impact. The fight was about who had the harder bones and greater strength, a straightforward and brutal confrontation with no room for fancy moves.

Without a doubt, in just twenty days, Lin Xi's strength had completely surpassed Zhao Xue, who was at the peak of the Tough Skin stage.

"How is this possible! How can his strength be so great?..."

Zhao Xue was completely dazed, unable to understand why Lin Xi's strength was so immense, like that of an ancient giant beast.

At that moment, he heard a roar:

"Up!"

Zhao Xue's center of gravity was disrupted, and he was immediately thrown into the air.

Lin Xi's punch perfectly embodied the essence of "Great Sage Splitting the Sky," making the opponent hang like a painting. With just one punch, he disrupted Zhao Xue's center of gravity, scattered his stance, and left him suspended in the air. At that moment, Zhao Xue's lower body hung in the air, light and floating, like a painting hanging in the void.

The essence of "hanging like a painting" is exactly this!

However, this move can only be used when one's strength far exceeds the opponent's. This shows that Lin Xi, at the peak of the Iron Bone stage, had completely surpassed Wang Hai and Zhao Xue.

"Go down!"

Lin Xi roared, and then kicked out. Zhao Xue screamed, flying out like a broken kite, rolling in the air, and crashing to the ground, shattering over a dozen stone slabs on the training ground.

Martial arts experts use their entire body as a weapon, not just their hands!

"Whoa!"

The training ground echoed with a collective gasp, and the vast training ground fell silent. All the Wu Lei Sect disciples watching the fight looked at Lin Xi with a mix of fear and shock.

This young sect leader, who had been a waste for six years, now displayed a domineering aura and strength that left everyone in awe!