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"Xu Xiao! Please enlighten me..."

"Hou Yuan..."

"Come at me, kid!"

Hou Yuan accepted Ye Chen's challenge without hesitation...

It would be too embarrassing to be afraid in front of so many disciples!

Besides, the other party is just a disciple in the Qi Refining stage, what does he have to be afraid of?

Hou Yuan was even planning in his mind to slap the other person in the mouth first, not giving him a chance to beg for mercy, just like he taught Lü Luo a lesson, giving him a good beating...

This way, he can once again steal the spotlight from his disciples...

Recalling the exhilarating feeling of being praised by everyone just now, Hou Yuan felt a surge of anticipation...

Their eyes lit up with excitement as they looked up at Ye Chen.

"Kid, don't beg for mercy later..."

Hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh...

"Okay..."

"I hope...you feel the same way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he lightly touched the ground with his toes and vanished from his spot, rushing towards Hou Yuan like a cannonball...

Upon seeing this, Hou Yuan's expression changed slightly, and his demeanor immediately became serious...

This kid seems a bit off!

He sensed something was wrong, but without thinking much of it, he swung his fist and punched...

"Kid, don't get too cocky..."

"Bang!"

"boom--"

A loud bang!

Hou Yuan's gathered spiritual power was shattered by a single punch...

"How is that possible!"

He froze, his face filled with disbelief...

Is this the power that can be unleashed during the Qi Refining stage?

Before he could react, Ye Chen appeared in front of him and punched him in the stomach...

"Bang!"

Hou Yuan flew away like a kite with a broken string...

"Boom—"

With a loud crash, he slammed into the courtyard wall not far away, smashing down an entire section of it...

"So fast..."

The disciples watching the commotion around them all widened their eyes in astonishment...

"Senior Brother Xu's attack was truly swift..."

"I knew it! Hou Yuan was no match for Senior Brother Xu!"

"He sent him flying with just one punch! Senior Brother Xu is truly amazing!"

"Hiss! As expected of Senior Brother Xu, Hou Yuan is in for a rough time now..."

......

"Pfft..."

Hou Yuan struggled to his feet, and the way he looked at Ye Chen changed...

He opened his mouth to say something, but felt a sweet taste in his throat, and then spurted out a mouthful of blood...

"Cough cough cough..."

"How could this happen..."

"Is the eighth level of Qi Refining really that strong?"

Hou Yuan fell into deep thought, starting to question the meaning of life...

He never imagined that he would be sent flying by a single punch from a mere Qi Refining stage disciple...

"hateful..."

Hou Yuan was unwilling to give up. He gritted his teeth and stood up, enduring the pain of his injuries...

A sharp pain shot through his lower abdomen, and his face paled, but he refused to give up...

He felt he must have been careless to allow his opponent to succeed, and he vowed to show no mercy now...

A disciple emerged from the collapsed courtyard wall, his face extremely grim...

"Who did it?"

"My perfectly good cave dwelling, and now one wall has been smashed down..."

"Don't even think about leaving today if you don't pay some spirit stones..."

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on this disciple, their gazes filled with amusement...

Feeling the gazes of the crowd, the disciple was startled at first, then looked up and happened to see Ye Chen not far away, and immediately trembled in fright...

Looking at the injured Hou Yuan, and then at Ye Chen, he immediately understood what had happened...

He was so frightened he could barely speak...

"Senior Brother Xu...it's you...!"

"I didn't know it was you... If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have come out..."

"Look at my foul mouth..."

"Go ahead and smash this wall, it's fine... I... I'll go back inside now."

The disciple immediately slapped himself twice, then turned and ran away in fright, not daring to care about the courtyard wall at all...

Seeing this, the disciples watching the commotion were used to it and didn't think anything was amiss...

"This guy reacted pretty quickly!"

"It's definitely not a wise move to provoke Senior Brother Xu over a wall. If it were me, I would have run away too..."

"If he had been any slower, he might not have been able to leave at all..."

"Right now, the only one who dares to fight Senior Brother Xu is probably Hou Yuan, right?"

"That's because Senior Brother Hou didn't know about Senior Brother Xu's deeds; otherwise, he certainly wouldn't dare to be so arrogant even if he had ten times the courage..."

......

The crowd whispered among themselves...

Hou Yuan vaguely overheard their conversation and gradually sensed that something was amiss...

Especially seeing the fear that the disciple next door had of Ye Chen, there was clearly something wrong.

That disciple was at the eighth level of Qi Refining, the same level as Ye Chen. Logically, he shouldn't be so afraid of him, but he ran away like a mouse seeing a cat...

This shows that the kid in front of us isn't as simple as he seems...

Hou Yuan frowned slightly, his gaze towards Ye Chen becoming more wary, his lower abdomen still throbbing with pain...

Ye Chen glanced at him with a surprised expression, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"I didn't realize you were so tough..."

He didn't use his full strength in that punch, afraid of accidentally killing the person, but it still wasn't weak, yet the opponent was still able to stand up...

Upon hearing this, Hou Yuan's face immediately darkened.

He felt that Ye Chen was blatantly mocking him...

After all, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator is punched away by a Qi Refining cultivator and can't get up, wouldn't they become a useless person?

Whom do you look down on?

Hou Yuan clenched his fists, stared intently at Ye Chen, and roared angrily.

"Kid, don't get too cocky!"

"You think you can beat me?"

"Keep dreaming..."

He roared, suppressing his injuries, and charged straight at Ye Chen...

The disciples watching the commotion all showed a strange expression on their faces...

"Senior Brother Hou is truly... valiant!"

"Doesn't he realize how terrifyingly strong Senior Brother Xu is? How dare he charge forward like that?"

"Is Senior Brother Hou courting death?"

"He's practically asking for it..."

......

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes as he watched Hou Yuan rushing towards him, his expression playful.

"Good timing..."

He was worried the other party might admit defeat, but since they dared to make a move, he wouldn't hold back...

He was determined to avenge Lü Luo...

"Flying Eagle Kick..."

Hou Yuan shouted loudly, suddenly leaped up, and delivered a sweeping kick towards Ye Chen...

A sharp gust of wind swept over them...

"Martial arts?"

A strange look flashed across Ye Chen's face, but he didn't take it to heart and raised his hand to meet the attack with a punch...

Upon seeing this, a sinister smile flashed across Hou Yuan's face...

"This is a Yellow-Rank martial skill! You brat, trying to block it with your bare hands? You're practically asking for death!"

"I'm going to teach you a lesson you won't forget..."

"Let me show you what the Foundation Establishment stage really means!!!"