Chapter 50: Warm-up Exercises

In front of so many disciples, Lu Nong’s face turned pale with rage.

“You’re asking for it now, boy!” he said coldly and then took a step forward. Instantly, the atmosphere changed.

Standing behind Yun Shu, those disciples who were mocking Lu Nong were compelled to take a few steps backward upon feeling enormous pressure.

Lu Nong did nothing else. It was just a step forward.

They suddenly realized that the man they were mocking was Lu Nong, and this might have been a wrong decision. Soon, their excitement wore off, and they started to worry about Yun Shu.

There was mounting tension in the air. Yun Shu’s men started to feel nervous and apprehensive. On the other hand, Huang Sheng and the rest of Lu Nong’s men grinned. His imposing manner had greatly encouraged them. They believed that there was no way for Lu Nong to lose.

Yun Shu was a bit surprised to find out that Lu Nong had indeed reached the seventh level of the Aqua Sky Realm. Yet, he was not afraid at all. To Yun Shu, this was even an excellent opportunity for him to try out the new moves he had just learned.

“Boy, cultivation is not easy, so right here and now, I’ll give you one last chance. If you promise to respect me as your leader and give all your pills to me, I will let you go. What do you think?” Feeling self-assured, Lu Nong’s tone was much calmer now.

In his eyes, due to the gap between their levels, it was utterly impossible for Yun Shu to defeat him. Although the move Yun Shu had shown when he beat up Jia Zi’an looked extremely violent, it was mostly because Jia was unprepared.

If they came face to face, Lu Nong was convinced that Yun Shu could by no means rival him. Now, as he had shown his strength, he was also confident that Yun Shu would soon drop to his knees and beg for mercy.

Lu Nong had even begun to fantasize about owning the precious pills.

“Give me one last chance? Interesting. But unfortunately, old bastard, I don’t want to give you any chances!” replied Yun Shu. At the same time, holding his ugly sword, he lifted his heels and leaped in the air, directly targeting Lu Nong!

Witnessing his bold and outrageous actions, everyone present was left in a daze for a moment. In their eyes, that was a desperate move to save the last of his face.

Indeed, it seemed to be extremely unwise for Yun Shu to launch a direct attack. Facing an enemy stronger than him, he should have chosen a smarter way.

Obviously, Yun Shu didn’t use any elaborate strategies, which was basically seeking for his own death!

In Lu Nong’s eyes, Yun Shu was such an arrogant and stupid young man.

“Reverse Wind Palm!” Lu Nong yelled.

Hundreds of wind blades came out from between his fingers, and they savagely flew toward Yun Shu.

His Reversed Wind Palm was a Rank five Ordinary Level martial art skill. Adding his cultivation, the power was astonishing. In the Valley of Crime, no one but the Elders could handle this move.

Therefore, Lu Nong believed that Yun Shu would either be killed instantly or be at least seriously injured by his one single strike.

However, this move was full of flaws in Yun Shu’s eyes. Recently, he had been cleaving the killing wind every day. The wind blades formed between Lu Nong’s fingers were even weaker than the gentlest blast of the killing wind.

Bang, bang, bang!

Yun Shu simply swung at the wind blades with his ugly sword casually, and they instantly snapped. The blades couldn’t even slow down Yun Shu’s speed at all!

Before Lu Nong comprehended the scene, he saw the sole of a shoe.

“What?”

Bang!

Yun Shu kicked Lu Nong in the face, and the strength threw him away by almost ten meters. Blood came out of his nostrils and mouth, looking extremely embarrassed and disheveled.

It happened too fast, and the audience was still in a daze. It was so quiet that it was even possible to hear a needle dropping.

“Your thick-skinned face hurt my foot.” Yun Shu sneered.

Lu Nong finally realized what had happened. Hearing Yun Shu’s words and under people’s steady gaze, he gnashed his teeth with all his force.

“Kid, you must die today!” Lu Nong roared. His fingers stretched like hooks, he quickly jumped up and fiercely made a mad dash toward Yun Shu.

Yun Shu lifted the sword in his hand and just stood there calmly. Obviously, he was showing his disdain. Lu Nong felt extremely resentful at the blatant disregard. “I’ll snap that crappy sword into pieces!”

Puff!

Lu Nong’s hand fell directly on the tip of that ugly sword. Instead of breaking the sword as he had anticipated, that scrap sword penetrated his palm.

The disciples almost dropped their chins. They could not wrap their heads around what was going on.

“What did you say, old dog?” Yun Shu sneered.

Lu Nong had withdrawn his hand. Looking down at the bleeding palm, he couldn’t believe his eyes.

“How’s this possible? Why is the sword so sharp?” he murmured to himself.

Yun Shu grinned coldly. “Now it’s my turn!”

As Yun Shu spoke, he raised the sword and thrust at Lu Nong.

Lu Nong was now extremely scared of the ugly sword, so he hurriedly retreated. He believed that as long as he could stay away from the reach of the blade, he would be able to defeat the boy.

Seeing Lu Nong retreating, Yun Shu had a faint smile on his face as this was exactly what he wanted. He swung his arm, and suddenly, five streaks of light rushed at Lu Nong.

Spirit Fire Blades!

“So you use fire? It’s not gonna catch me!” Lu Nong shouted.

However…

Boom!

The five fire blades exploded right next to Lu Nong, the heavy smoke instantly devouring him.

“Who told you the blade can only be used for a thrust? Exploding is way faster, isn’t it?” Yun Shu sneered.

At this time, Lu Nong had climbed out of the heavy smoke. Every inch of his skin had turned black, and his hair and ass were still on fire. Even his own men couldn’t recognize him.

What a sharp contrast to his previous confidence!

The spectators could not believe their eyes.

“Is this real? Lu Nong looks so shitty right now…”

“Yes, compared to Senior Brother Yun, Lu Nong is not on the same level at all!”

“Senior Brother Yun won!”

The disciples were totally lost in wonder.

Lu Nong could hear the exclamations around him, causing his entire body to shake with rage.

“Go to hell!” Lu Nong roared and made a dash toward Yun Shu.

“You don’t learn your lesson, do you?” Yun Shu snorted. Reaching out his hand, a spirit fire blade rushed at Lu Nong.

“That’s all you have?” howled Lu Nong.

However…

Bang!

This time, the explosion was even more violent than the last, and a small mushroom cloud rose above the ground.

“Who told you it’s the same move? Don’t you use your brain?” Yun Shu shook his head.

The last fire blade was totally different. He had blended his Life Flame into this super fire blade. Thus, it had way greater power and speed.

However, Lu Nong had no idea what it was.

Puff!

A mouthful of blood gushed out of Lu Nong’s mouth. Kneeling on his knee, the way he stared at Yun Shu was full of bitter hatred.

Yun Shu gripped his sword tighter and quickly exercised his shoulders. “This is the end of the warm-up. Now, let’s start.”

“Warm-up?” the disciples all exclaimed.