Chapter 23

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As Li Xuelong was pummeled by Ye Zhen on the martial arts platform, his bones snapped and cracked, and blood spurted from his nose and mouth. Only then was he kicked away by Ye Zhen.

Bang!

Li Xuelong, with all his limbs broken, fell limply in front of Ma Hui, and his piercing scream finally jolted the shocked crowd back to reality.

Ma Hui was greatly startled by Li Xuelong's pitiful state.

Perhaps it was Li Xuelong's bad luck; his legs were already broken by Ye Zhen. When he was kicked away, his broken legs flailed wildly and, unfortunately, ended up under his body.

Snap!

The white, blood-flecked bone shards pierced through the broken leg, and blood gushed out like a fountain. Li Xuelong's scream abruptly stopped as his eyes rolled back, and he fainted from the pain.

Ma Hui quickly stopped the gushing blood and then roared at Ye Zhen, "Ye Zhen, your hand is too black! How could you be so cruel to a fellow disciple?"

"Am I cruel?" Ye Zhen sneered. "I merely gave him a lesson he'll never forget. On the mountain path earlier, you two were trying to take my life!"

At this point, Ye Zhen had completely torn off the facade.

To be honest, Li Xuelong's current condition was still due to Ye Zhen's restraint. Otherwise, in that situation, if Ye Zhen had let loose, Li Xuelong would have surely died. Ye Zhen still had a good heart and couldn't bring himself to do it, sparing Li Xuelong's life. If it were anyone else, they would have killed Li Xuelong on the spot after nearly being killed by him.

However, even with Ye Zhen's restraint, given Li Xuelong's current state, even with the sect's medicinal herbs, it would take at least half a year to recover. And even if he recovered, with one hand broken, Li Xuelong's achievements would likely be limited to being an outer sect disciple.

At this moment, the outer sect disciples who had been shocked by the fight slowly came to their senses, especially those who had already turned to leave. They regretted missing the most exciting part of the dramatic reversal.

Below the martial arts platform, Feng Haoran looked at Ye Zhen and softly said, "Ye Zhen's cultivation surpasses mine. I need to go and practice hard!" With that, he turned and left.

Shi Tianjia, however, looked at the broken Li Xuelong with a bitter expression. He couldn't believe that in just ten days, Ye Zhen's cultivation had advanced so rapidly.

"Brother Ye, wasn't your hand a bit too heavy..." Li Yuncun, who was witnessing the fight, finally reacted. He had earlier told Li Xuelong to stop at a point, but he never expected Ye Zhen to unleash such astonishing combat power.

"I didn't want to be ambushed and become a cold corpse by Li Xuelong!" With these words, Ye Zhen silenced Li Yuncun, who was about to say more.

"Brother Hui, my hand..." Li Xuelong, regaining consciousness, held up his bloody broken hand and said, "Revenge... you have to... get revenge for me!"

Li Xuelong's words seemed to remind Ma Hui. Under the gaze of the crowd, Ma Hui suddenly jumped onto the martial arts platform and roared at Ye Zhen, "Ye Zhen, come on, have the guts to fight me!"

"Ma Hui, do you have any shame left?"

Looking at the almost mad Ma Hui, Ye Zhen's face was full of contempt. "You, a top-ranked outer sect disciple, want to fight me, a new outer sect disciple for just over ten days. I seriously doubt your face is thicker than this martial arts platform!"

"Ha ha ha..."

The surrounding outer sect disciples burst into laughter, their eyes all fixed on Ma Hui, making his face turn red like Guan Yu's.

Earlier, everyone was thinking whether Ye Zhen's hand was too heavy, but now they understood. Ma Hui and Li Xuelong had deliberately picked on Ye Zhen because he was new, but they had met their match!

Li Xuelong deserved it!

"Ye Zhen, I'll kill you right here on the martial arts platform!" New grudges and old hatred, along with the loss of face, made the enraged Ma Hui charge at Ye Zhen like a madman.

Bang!

Without any hesitation, the enraged Ma Hui was kicked off the martial arts platform by Li Yuncun. "Ma Hui, have you forgotten the sect's rules? If you continue to cause trouble, I will report this to Liu Zhisshi!" Li Yuncun shouted sternly.

Ma Hui seemed to be jolted awake by the kick, and his anger gradually subsided. However, his gaze on Ye Zhen was filled with venom.

"Ye Zhen, you're a coward!"

"Ye Zhen, you're a coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong! Ye Zhen, if you have the guts, fight me openly and fairly. If you don't, you're a bastard!"

"Ma Hui, I've only been in the sect for a few days and haven't even learned any martial techniques. Are you stupid or am I?" Ye Zhen once again showed his contempt for Ma Hui. Standing on the martial arts platform, his expression suddenly turned serious.

"Ma Hui, I was born after my mother's ten months of hard labor. If you call me a bastard, you're insulting my mother. You can insult me, but if you insult my mother, I will not let you off easily!"

"Is that so?" Ma Hui sneered.

Ye Zhen's expression became extremely serious as he bowed to the four directions. "Please, Brother Li, and all the other disciples, bear witness. In three months, I, Ye Zhen, will fight Ma Hui to the death on this martial arts platform!"

Saying this, Ye Zhen's voice thundered, and he roared at Ma Hui, "Ma Hui, in three months, will you accept the challenge?"

"Three months?" Ma Hui licked his lips. "How much can your cultivation improve in three months? Do you think you're Ren Xihua? I have nothing to fear!"

"Good, since you accept, in three months, I will beat you into a bastard!" With these words, Ye Zhen jumped off the martial arts platform and left, leaving a back view for the crowd.

"Boy, you're dead!" Ma Hui clenched his fists tightly.

Li Yuncun on the martial arts platform frowned. "Three months, that's too short. Ma Hui has already condensed several drops of true essence..."

As Ye Zhen left, the surrounding outer sect disciples gradually dispersed.

After the outer sect disciples dispersed, Jin Yuanbao's round figure suddenly appeared, but his face was filled with dejection.

Slap! Slap! Slap!

The dejected Jin Yuanbao fiercely slapped his chubby face.

"You blind fool!"

"You short-sighted rat!"

"Jin Yuanbao, Jin Yuanbao, you consider yourself smart, but today you missed a golden opportunity, you blind fool!"

When he returned from his "bathroom break," Jin Yuanbao was shocked to find that Ye Zhen had won in an incredibly surprising way. He almost regretted it to the point of turning green with envy.

A chance to make a fortune by picking up silver had been missed.

"Ye Zhen is a strange one. I mustn't miss any of his future opportunities!" Jin Yuanbao resolved to himself.

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After leaving the martial arts arena, Ye Zhen did not return to practice but instead headed to the sect's scripture hall. Today's fight made him realize his shortcomings.

He lacked suitable martial techniques and movement skills.

If Li Xuelong hadn't been so arrogant and had used more refined movement skills to engage in a mobile fight, he could have driven Ye Zhen to the brink of despair. Ye Zhen's victory over Li Xuelong was the result of meticulous planning.

Otherwise, with only raw power and no martial techniques or movement skills, Ye Zhen would have been helpless against Li Xuelong, let alone a top-ranked outer sect disciple like Ma Hui.

Therefore, it was necessary to learn martial techniques and movement skills as soon as possible.

At the entrance of the Qi Yun Sect's scripture hall, Ye Zhen smoothly entered the first floor with the white jade token representing his outer sect disciple status.

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