Chapter 94: I Am the King of Jiangzhou
"It's your turn," sent shivers down the spines of everyone born into the Sun Family.
The Xiao Family merely leaked information that year, yet met with such a fate–forbidden to step into Jiangdong, and with two words 'death', their arms were severed and their eyes blinded...
So, what about Sun Guoting?
On a rainy night eight years ago, Sun Guoting, along with the Yanjing Martial Arts Families, encircled and suppressed the Fang Family.
Overnight, except for Fang Yu and his master, not a single person from the Fang Family survived.
The scene of blood flowing like rivers is something Fang Yu will never forget for the rest of his life, and indeed cannot forget.
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Ji Qiubai speculated that Fang Yu must harbor hatred towards the Sun Family and returning to Jiangzhou would likely mean aiding him against the Sun Family. Now it appears—he thought too much.
Fang Yu, standing on that stage, was like a sovereign.
Even surrounded by enemies, no one dared to come forward to battle!
Martial Arts Fourth Layer, enough to look down upon everyone.
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Within Fang Yu's gaze, Sun Guoting saw a murderous intent. He knew today was probably more perilous than hopeful.
Better to fight desperately than to wait for death!
Sun Guoting clenched his teeth fiercely, looking at Fang Yu with animosity and said:
"Today, this old man will perish together with you!"
The crowd was shocked.
On the platform, Sun Guoting's eyes were bloodshot. As he staggered to his feet, he made a forward lunge gesture.
Whoosh—
"Don't!"
"Master Sun!"
Sun Guoting's two adopted sons shouted frantically from behind!
For the other tycoons watching, they were not worried, but rather in admiration—
"What a powerful aura!"
"Inner Strength! It's Inner Strength!"
"The invisible halo that appears around Master Sun's body is the burst of Inner Strength!"
"This kind of outburst is essentially draining all the Inner Strength from the body and unleashing it in an instant. However, once the Inner Strength is exhausted, at best one's cultivation will drop, at worst the Inner Core will be injured, disabling half a lifetime of cultivation!"
"With this outburst, Master Sun's cultivation is almost at the Martial Arts Fourth Layer! Using this self-destructive method, even Zhao Youdao of Yanjing wouldn't dare to be careless!"
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Hearing the analysis from the knowledgeable, Ji Qiubai's spirit was uplifted, and his eyes sparkled.
Great!
The outcome he most wanted to see was mutual destruction, then he, Ji Qiubai, would be the biggest beneficiary!
From now on, I reign as king in Jiangzhou!
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Yan Hu and Jiang Xiaoxiao, however, looked worried—
"Brother Yu, be careful!"
"Brother-in-law, be careful!"
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Sun Guoting was confident that with this close-range self-destruction method, even if he couldn't kill Fang Yu, he could at least severely injure him.
The distance was too close.
It happened very suddenly, and rapidly.
However—
Just when everyone thought Fang Yu would surely be severely wounded.
Fang Yu remained as if leisurely strolling, composed and indifferent.
He seemed to enter a realm where he was oblivious to everything around him; everything slowed down as if a movie scene was being played in slow motion.
Sun Guoting, in Fang Yu's eyes, was like a tortoise, moving forward slowly.
A surge of joy filled Fang Yu's heart. Could this be the sensory enhancement brought by the Divine Dragon Technique Fourth Layer?
Divine Dragon Technique was truly defying the heavens.
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Watching Sun Guoting attack, Fang Yu shook his head–a pitiful fellow indeed... but the pitiful usually have detestable parts.
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Sun Guoting clenched his teeth and threw a punch in the air towards Fang Yu's face.
The tremendous force, infused within the Inner Strength.
This move, equivalent to the power of a bomb!
Everyone's hearts were gripped.
Why isn't Fang Yu moving?
Does he wish to die?
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Just as Sun Guoting's momentum reached Fang Yu—
Fang Yu moved.
His action was very simple, merely raising his fist.
At the same time, a visible golden light appeared on Fang Yu's fist.
From a side angle, it looked more like a golden gas!
Boom!!!
A loud noise followed, and Sun Guoting was sent flying backward.
The crowd was stupendously shocked.
Amidst the audience, a sharp-eyed spectator exclaimed: "Fifth Layer! That's the Inner Strength of the Fifth Layer! Golden Inner Strength! My heavens!!"
The whole place was in an uproar!
A buzz of discussion ensued.
They suddenly realized they had made a colossal mistake. Be it the Sun Family or the Xiao Family, perhaps they weren't even worth the hair on Fang Yu's leg!
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"Stepfather!"
Sun Guoting's sworn sons screamed as they ran over, trying to forcibly catch Sun Guoting. However, the force was too powerful, and it sent them flying too.
The three men fell to the ground.
Pu—
Sun Guoting spit out a mouthful of fresh blood into the air, like from a water tap.
The bright red blood, densely splattered the floor, as if someone had poured a bucket of water.
Fear was the only thing left in Sun Guoting's eyes.
How could he be so strong?
Even by self-destructing, he couldn't withstand a single move.
It was too terrifying!
"Brother Yu is so domineering! When Brother Yu steps out, who dares to compete? To unify the martial world, for all eternity!" Yan Hu kept flattering behind him,
Fang Yu, hearing this, couldn't help but cast a white glance towards Yan Hu—
"Don't talk nonsense; I'm not Ding Chunqiu!"
"Hehe." Yan Hu scratched the back of his head, feeling a bit embarrassed.
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Meanwhile.
Sun Guoting finally caught his breath.
He lay slanted over the body of his sworn son, looking at Fang Yu with eyes filled with terror.
"You... you... you, weren't you Martial Arts Fourth Layer?" Sun Guoting asked with a shocked face.
Fang Yu looked at the dying Sun Guoting and glanced around.
The people of the Sun Family didn't dare to rush forward.
Inside and out, Ji Qiubai's men were watching everyone one-on-one, ready to chop down anyone who dared to move.
As the saying goes, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter; no one had expected Sun Guoting to fall!
Fang Yu said with a smile:
"Did I ever say I was at the Martial Arts Fourth Layer?"
Everyone was startled.
Someone in the crowd picked up on this detail.
"He said earlier that he had long since surpassed Martial Arts Fourth Layer! Note, had long since surpassed!"
"Right, that's what he said!"
"How could this be... If that's the case, how strong is he actually?"
"From his performance just now, at least Fifth Layer."
"That makes sense. Looks like his strength should be at Martial Arts Fifth Layer now."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
At that moment, someone in the crowd raised a doubt: "It could also be Sixth Layer or Seventh Layer, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at him with disdain.
"Do you think Martial Arts Sixth Layer is that easy to achieve?"
"That's right, in Yanjing, it's said that there is only one Martial Arts Seventh Layer expert, seems his name is Lu Tianyuan."
"Once you reach above Sixth Layer, the barriers open, and a person's senses and consciousness far exceed those of ordinary people, you could say it's completely breaking human limits."
However, the one who raised the doubt argued defiantly:
"That's because you are ignorant. The world is vast and full of wonders, the immense universe, the boundless galaxy, how do you know that there aren't even more formidable people in this Great Thousand World?"
Everyone was taken aback and rendered speechless.
It's easy to say, but who has seen someone more formidable?
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But regardless, Fang Yu's strength once again shattered everyone's worldview.
Even if he was just at Martial Arts Fifth Layer, that was enough for him to gain a foothold in Yanjing.
Ji Qiubai felt dry-mouthed and even had difficulty breathing... The stronger Fang Yu was, the less likely his plan would succeed.
Now that Sun Guoting had completely lost his ability to resist, what remained was the cleanup.
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Sun Guoting, at his last gasp, had a blank mind.
His gaze also became empty, with terrifying scenes flashing before his eyes.
"Don't come over! Don't come... "
Sun Guoting desperately waved his arms.
"It wasn't me who wanted to kill you... it wasn't me... it was the Zhao Family, the Jin Family... not me..."
Just as he was trying to get up, his breathing became short and rapid, and he collapsed.
Completely lifeless.
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The hall quieted down once again.
Sun Guoting's sworn sons had their eyes red from crying.
Fang Yu did not look at them but turned around, glanced at Ji Qiubai, and said, "This is the result you wanted, right?"
"I—"
"Now that the Sun Family is headless, isn't this the moment for you to eliminate them all? What are you waiting for, do it!" Fang Yu said with a smile.
"Fang Yu, I—" Ji Qiubai was somewhat incoherent.
"I'm telling you to do it!" Fang Yu's voice deepened.
Hearing this, Ji Qiubai steeled his heart, waved his hand, and said, "Take all core personnel away, anyone else, if not obedient, come find me Ji Qiubai... Don't blame me for not warning you, kill one for every one that comes, kill a pair for every two!"
Whoosh!
Upstairs, the thugs who relied on the Sun Family threw away their weapons and scattered in all directions.
Some of the core personnel tried to escape amidst the chaos, only to be controlled one by one by Ji Qiubai's people.