My Ares Son-in-Law

Before he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred!
The cigarette between Xiao Chen's fingers fell silently to the ground, and in the instant the sparks flew, only a blurry afterimage remained of the spot where he had been leaning.

A gust of wind rushed towards him, and a fierce palm strike, like a ghost, was already aimed at Jiang Xueren's heart, carrying a terrifying force capable of crushing metal and stone!
So fast!

Jiang Xueren remained calm despite his initial shock. While his greatest strength lay in hidden weapons, his external martial arts skills were also highly advanced. He immediately lowered his stance, his right fist imbued with powerful internal energy, and charged forward without dodging or evading!

"boom……!"

The dull thud was like the beating of a heavy drum, and a visible shockwave exploded outwards in a ring, swirling up fallen leaves and dust that swept wildly in all directions.

Jiang Xueren's body slid backward uncontrollably several steps, each step leaving shallow marks on the bluestone slab, with gravel flying everywhere under his feet!
Xiao Chen, however, did not retreat an inch, nor did he even flinch.

Is the gap so big?
Jiang Xueren's right arm muscles under the sleeve spasmed uncontrollably, and a tingling, numb pain shot up his arm and down to his shoulder blade, making half of his body slightly numb.

A hint of horror finally flashed across his eyes... This kid's physical strength was actually this formidable?!
Before he could catch his breath, Xiao Chen lightly touched the ground with his toes, and his body shot forward like a cannonball once again! His five fingers curled into claws, the tips of which emitted a pale golden light, tearing through the air with a shrill shriek, aiming straight for Jiang Xueren's throat!
"Hmph!" Jiang Xueren flicked his wrist, and a dart as thin as a cicada's wing appeared between his fingers. The dart was neither gold nor iron, but had a faint, eerie blue light that shimmered within it; it was clearly a poisonous spiritual weapon!

With a flick of his wrist, the dart traced a strange arc, dodging Xiao Chen's claws and instead slashing at his wrist, forcing him to defend!

A glint flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes. Instead of dodging or avoiding, he changed his claw into a grab, his five fingers gripping the dart with the precision of an iron hoop!
"when!"

The clang of metal clashing rang out, and the dart struck Xiao Chen's fingertip hard, causing it to deform slightly, but it failed to leave any mark on his hand!
Xiao Chen's movements were completely unhindered; on the contrary, he used the force of the pull to suddenly unleash his finger strength!

Jiang Xueren felt an overwhelming force coming from the dart, his tiger's mouth trembled violently, and the dart almost flew out of his hand! He was greatly shocked, and took the opportunity to slam his left fist into Xiao Chen's face like a cannonball. The wind of the fist howled, and the momentum was like thunder, forcing him to dodge!

Xiao Chen slightly tilted his head, easily dodging the punch, and then released his grip, taking a half-step back. Jiang Xueren seized this fleeting opening, his feet tapping repeatedly, his figure rapidly retreating more than ten meters, instantly creating distance!

He gripped the dark blue dart again, his aura locked onto Xiao Chen, his true energy surging wildly, preparing to unleash a thunderous strike...

Suddenly, everything in front of me went blank!
Xiao Chen's figure has disappeared!
"Up there!"

His battle instincts kicked in, and Jiang Xueren looked up abruptly. A dark shadow swooped down like an eagle, descending from the sky! The golden light from the five fingers intensified, carrying a power that seemed to tear the heavens and earth apart, and aimed straight for the top of his head!

There is no way to avoid it!

Jiang Xueren's pupils constricted sharply, and almost instinctively, he did a clumsy side roll. A deafening crack echoed behind him! The ancient cypress tree beside him, which required two people to encircle, had its trunk pierced through by those five fingers!
Amidst the flying sawdust, the ancient cypress groaned under the weight, then suddenly cracked open with a huge gash, its branches and leaves falling and sending dust billowing across the ground!
Xiao Chen landed steadily, withdrew his hand, turned around, and locked his cold gaze on Jiang Xueren again without any ripples, as if the earth-shattering grab just now was nothing more than a casual gesture.

"Wait!" Jiang Xueren suddenly shouted, his voice carrying a barely perceptible urgency, "Xiao Chen! Let's make a deal!"

Xiao Chen paused slightly, raising an eyebrow with a hint of amusement.

"Catch this dart!" Jiang Xueren said quickly, his tone urgent yet unwavering. "Just one dart! If you can catch it, all the old grudges between you and the Western Regional Branch will be wiped clean! I, Jiang Xueren, swear this in the name of the branch leader!"

He stared intently at Xiao Chen's reaction, a calculating glint in his eyes... This was his true purpose for appearing today: not to recruit, nor to threaten, but to personally assess just how much value and threat this man named Xiao Chen truly posed! Xiao Chen chuckled, his tone full of disdainful amusement: "I'll give you this opportunity because you managed to withstand one of my attacks without me using a single ounce of my inner strength."

He paused, his eyes suddenly turning cold, sharp as a knife. "Besides, you should thank Su Yu... If it weren't for her sake, based on your actions of threatening the people around me just now, you would already be a cold corpse."

"A word is settled!"

As soon as the word "fixed" was uttered, Jiang Xueren's aura surged dramatically, instantly reaching its peak! His entire right arm transformed into a series of afterimages, almost creating a layered shadow, and the dark blue dart, carrying his life's cultivation, suddenly flew out of his hand!

There was no sound.

The moment the dart leaves your hand, it seems to swallow up all the light and sound around you.

A thin, pale blue line, as thin as a hair, rippled through the void. Wherever it passed, the air twisted into visible ripples, and the pebbles and dust on the ground were lifted into the air by the invisible force field. As soon as they left the ground, they were crushed into dust by the violent airflow!

The dart flew faster and faster, its body violently rubbing against the air, sparking a series of dark blue sparks that crackled and hissed. It carried a destructive poison and a powerful force, its pressure as heavy as Mount Tai pressing down. It focused on one point and instantly struck Xiao Chen's chest!
Xiao Chen didn't even lift his eyelids, his eyes filled with even more mockery. He simply raised his right hand, his five fingers spread wide, and went straight for that thin blue line!

"clang……!!!"

The deafening clang of metal against metal reverberated across the land, like a thunderclap!
The shockwave, visible to the naked eye, spread wildly in a spherical shape, snapping trees within a radius of tens of meters in half.

Branches and leaves flew wildly, and the bluestone pavement cracked wildly like a spider web around Xiao Chen. The cracks spread for more than ten meters before finally collapsing and forming a deep pit with a diameter of more than three meters!

Smoke and dust billowed into the sky, completely engulfing Xiao Chen's figure like a mushroom cloud.

Jiang Xueren held his breath, staring intently at the billowing cloud of smoke, his heart pounding. This dart technique was his trump card, coated with a unique and deadly poison; anyone who touched it would die instantly, and none had ever survived it in past duels.

Although he didn't aim for a vital spot, such a full-force attack at close range, if he takes it head-on... is this kid really going to die here?

The smoke and dust slowly settled.

In the center of the deep pit, a tall figure gradually became clear.

Xiao Chen was suspended in mid-air, three feet above the ground, his right hand gripping the dark blue dart tightly. The dart's original shimmering light had long since faded, and it lay quietly in his palm like a piece of dead iron.

His hand holding the dart had distinct knuckles and was as steady as a rock. There wasn't a trace of blood, not even a hint of red, as if he had just caught not a psionic dart that could pierce steel plates, but just a fallen leaf.

Only his slowly raised eyes, colder than icy iron and sharper than a blade, were fixed intently on Jiang Xueren. (End of Chapter)