Chapter 614

When Wu Tie returned to the first city of Demon Suppression, the scene was quite grand.

Translation: When Wu Tie returned to Demon-Subduing First City, the scene was quite grand.

Check: "the scene was quite grand" -> "the scene was quite grand". Good.

This time, Xiang Zhuang came to Demon Suppression City with a fleet of considerable size, similar to Wu Tie's fleet, and it was mainly composed of transport ships.

Translation: This time, Xiang Zhang came to Demon-Subduing City with a fleet of considerable size, similar to Wu Tie's fleet, mainly consisting of transport ships.

We need to keep "not small scale" meaning "not small scale" i. e., considerable size. We'll translate as "a fleet of considerable size". Good.

However, Wu Tie ultimately brought three thousand warships, fully loaded with the elite of the Invincible Army and the Five Elements Spirits.

Translation: However, Wu Tie ultimately brought three thousand warships, fully loaded with the elite of the Invincible Army and the Five Elements Spirits.

Meanwhile, under Xiang Zhuang's command, there were only about a hundred warships, and each warship had only three‑tenths of its full crew.

Translation: Meanwhile, under Xiang Zhang's command, there were only about a hundred warships, and each warship's troops were only three-tenths of full strength.

When Wu Tie returned, Xiang Zhuang's warships had already been surrounded by the Invincible Army's fleet; nine Spirit Warships formed a battle array, emitting a tremendous pressure that left the mere hundred warships unable to move at all.

Translation: When Wu Tie returned, the warships under Xiang Zhang's command had already been surrounded by the Invincible Army's fleet; nine Four Spirit Warships formed a battle array, emitting immense pressure, rendering the mere hundred warships utterly immobile.

The fleet could not move; only the hundred‑odd Xiang family youths brought by Xiang Zhuang, plus over two thousand commanders from the Xiang family's vassal lineages, were in the midst of……getting beaten.

Translation: The fleet could not move; only the hundred-odd Xiang Clan descendants brought by Xiang Zhang, along with over two thousand vassal generals of the Xiang Clan, were in the midst of……getting beaten.

We need to keep the ellipsis? The Chinese has "were in the midst of……getting beaten." The ellipsis indicates a pause; we can translate as "were in the midst of……getting beaten." Keep ellipsis? Probably we should keep three dots. We'll output "were in the midst of……getting beaten." Keep the same punctuation.

Over two thousand heavily armored sturdy men were chased across the ground by several times their number of Wu family youths.

Translation: Over two thousand burly men in heavy armor were chased all over the ground by several times their number of Wu Clan youths.

With punches, flying kicks, elbow strikes, and knee thrusts, the over two thousand Xiang family vassal commanders, being a bit slippery, upon first contact realized they were no match for the Wu family youths, and thus slipped and ran all over the place.

Translation: Punches, flying kicks, elbow strikes, knee thrusts; the over-two-thousand Xiang Clan vassal generals, being somewhat slippery, upon first contact realized they were no match for the Wu Clan youths, and thus slipped and ran wildly all over the ground.

We need to keep "upon first contact" meaning "upon first contact". We'll translate as "upon first contact". Good.

Occasionally someone would be knocked to the ground, but relying on their sturdy armor, the Wu family youths did not deal lethal blows; they staggered about, still able to struggle and scramble all over, and amid the loud shouting, the scene was chaotic yet they suffered little harm.

Translation: Occasionally someone was knocked to the ground, but relying on their sturdy armor, the Wu Clan youths did not deal lethal blows; they staggered about, still able to struggle and continue scrambling all over, amidst loud shouting, the situation was messy yet they did not suffer much hardship.

We need to keep "scramble all over" maybe "scramble all over". We'll keep "scramble all over". Good.

As for the hundred‑odd Xiang family youths, each was just like Xiang Zhuang—violent, arrogant, with the attitude of "heaven is eldest, I am second"—seeing Xiang Zhuang knocked down, they immediately rushed forward in a barbaric, head‑on manner.

Translation: As for those hundred-odd Xiang Clan descendants, each was just like Xiang Zhang—violent, arrogant, with the attitude of "heaven is eldest, I am second"—seeing Xiang Zhang knocked down, they immediately rushed forward in a barbaric, head-on manner.

Thus, over a thousand Wu family youths swarmed forward, raining slaps and punches, and the hundred‑odd Xiang family youths all ended up lying down just like Xiang Zhuang.

Translation: Thus, over a thousand Wu Clan youths surged forward, raining slaps and punches, and all hundred-odd Xiang Clan descendants ended up lying down just like Xiang Zhang.

When Wu Tie arrived, the hundred‑odd Xiang family youths lay sprawled sideways, prone, and on their sides on the ground, with four or five, seven or eight big feet trampling their heads and bodies; they still shouted three parts dissatisfied, four parts unwilling, yelling loudly at the Wu family youths.

We need to keep line 12 exactly as given: "When Wu Tie arrived, the hundred‑odd Xiang family youths lay sprawled sideways, prone, and on their sides on the ground, with four or five, seven or eight big feet trampling their heads and bodies; they still shouted three parts dissatisfied, four parts unwilling, yelling loudly at the Wu family youths."

Translation: When Wu Tie arrived, the hundred-odd Xiang Clan descendants lay sprawled sideways and lengthwise, lying, prone, and on their sides on the ground, with four or five, seven or eight big feet trampling on their heads and bodies; they still shouted in protest, three parts dissatisfied, four parts unwilling, loudly yelling at the Wu Clan youths.

We need to keep "three parts dissatisfied, four parts unwilling" meaning "three parts dissatisfied, four parts unwilling". We'll translate as "three parts dissatisfied, four parts unwilling". Good.

"If you've got the guts, give Lord Xiang a white blade in, red blade out!"

Translation: "If you've got the guts, let Lord Xiang's blade go in white and come out red!"

We need to keep the quoted speech exactly as given but translated. "If you've got the guts, let Lord Xiang's blade go in white and come out red!" Means "If you have the guts, give Lord Xiang a white blade in, red blade out." We'll translate as: "If you've got the guts, let Lord Xiang's blade go in white and come out red!" Good.

"I refuse, I refuse, you all are so many, who dares to face me alone?"

Translation: "I refuse, I refuse, with so many of you, who dares to face me alone?"

We need to keep the tone. "face off one-on-one" means "face off one-on-one". We'll translate as "who dares to face me alone?" Good.

"You bunch of bastards, I've remembered you, I've remembered you…… today, if you've got the guts, take me down, otherwise I'll remember your faces and will exterminate your whole clan sooner or later!"

Translation: "You bunch of bastards, I, young master, have remembered you, remembered you……Today, if you've got the guts to take me down, otherwise I, young master, have memorized your faces, and will sooner or later exterminate your whole clan!"

We need to keep the ellipsis. We'll translate as: "You bunch of bastards, I, young master, have remembered you, remembered you……Today, if you've got the guts to take me down, otherwise I, young master, have memorized your faces, and will sooner or later exterminate your whole clan!"

The Xiang family youths' curses rose to the heavens; who among the Wu family youths fears their verbal threats?

Translation: The Xiang Clan descendants' curses rose to the heavens; who among the Wu Clan youths fears their verbal threats?

The louder they cursed, the harder they were hit with a barrage of punches and slaps, shaking the mountains; many were knocked out with all their teeth flying out, and their bones twisted and deformed from the beating.

Translation: The louder they cursed, the harder they were hit with a barrage of punches and slaps, shaking the mountains; many were beaten until all their teeth flew out, their bones twisted and deformed.

Of course, their armor, the storage rings and bracelets on their hands, boots, helmets, waist sashes, and various hidden charms they carried for self‑defense were all stripped clean by the Wu family youths.

Translation: Of course, their armor, the storage rings and bracelets on their hands, war boots, helmets, waist sashes, and various small secret treasures hidden on their bodies for self-defense were all stripped clean by the Wu Clan youths.

Including Xiang Zhuang himself, the hundred‑odd Xiang family youths were left as clean as newborn babies, each lying on the ground taking the beating.

Translation: Including Xiang Zhang, the hundred-odd Xiang Clan descendants were left as clean as newborns, each one sprawled on the ground taking a beating.

The soldiers of the Invincible Army stamped their feet, shouting loudly with full hearts of joy.

Translation: The soldiers of the Invincible Army stamped their feet, roaring loudly with delight.

Just now Xiang Zhuang kicked and killed an auxiliary soldier of the Invincible Army with one foot—how many soldiers are seething with anger inside?

Translation: Just now, Xiang Zhang kicked and killed a logistics soldier of the Invincible Army with one foot—how many soldiers harbored resentment?

An auxiliary soldier, though merely a supplement to the Invincible Army's regular forces, is essentially a menial laborer in the military, yet still a comrade of the Invincible Army.

Translation: Auxiliary soldiers, although merely supplements to the Invincible Army's regular forces, akin to laborers in the military, are still comrades of the Invincible Army.

You, an outsider commander with no ties to the Invincible Army, actually kicked to death one of its comrades with a single foot?

Translation: You, an external commander with no ties to the Invincible Army, actually kicked to death a comrade of the Invincible Army?

The soldiers are seething with anger inside.

Translation: The soldiers harbored resentment.

Xiang Zhuang's arrogance and domineering nature, his ruthlessness and decisiveness, are all etched in the soldiers' hearts.

Translation: Xiang Zhang's arrogance and domineering nature, his ruthlessness and decisiveness, the soldiers kept in mind.

Such an arrogant and overbearing Xiang Zhuang, pressed to the ground by his own chief, receives a brutal beating; likewise, the equally arrogant and overbearing Xiang family commanders are likewise pressed down and beaten; moreover, the deputy generals and officers that Xiang Zhuang brought, flopping about like frantic ducks, are chased by their own generals all over the ground and likewise get beaten!

Translation: Such arrogant and overbearing Xiang Zhang, pressed to the ground by his own chief, received a brutal beating; likewise the equally arrogant and overbearing Xiang Clan commanders were likewise pressed to the ground and beaten; moreover, those deputy generals and officers brought by Xiang Zhang, flopping about like startled ducks, were chased by their own generals all over the ground, likewise getting beaten.

Damn, that's exhilarating!

Translation: Damn, that was exhilarating!

We need to keep the expletive: "Damn, that was exhilarating!" The Chinese includes a censored expletive "damn". We'll translate as "Damn". Could also be "Damn it". We'll keep "Damn, that was exhilarating!" Good.

The morale of the Invincible Army rose high.

Translation: The morale of the Invincible Army rose high.

The Invincible Army's resolve coalesced.

Translation: The cohesion of the Invincible Army solidified.

The soldiers of the Invincible Army surged with blood and vigor, each individual excited to the point of feeling a faint bloodlust and killing intent rising within them; their unified shouts and roars caused this subtle, weak bloodlust and killing intent to blend together, gradually transforming into the army's spirit.

Translation: The soldiers of the Invincible Army surged with vital energy, each individual excitedly feeling a faint blood and lethal energy rising throughout their bodies; their unified shouts caused this subtle, weak blood and lethal energy to blend together, gradually transforming into an army spirit.

With a booming ''dong'' sound, the earth trembled slightly, and Wu Tie fell like a meteor, crashing heavily to the ground.

Translation: With a "Boom!" the earth shuddered slightly, Wu Tie fell like a meteorite, crashing heavily to the ground.

A snort ''heng''!

Translation: "Hmph!"

Wu Tie's eyes flashed with strange light as he let out a low hum.

Translation: Wu Tie's eyes flashed with strange light, he let out a low hum.

A soft hum fell into the ears of the over two thousand Xiang family vassal commanders running all over the ground, sounding like a thunderclap in their ears, bursting their seven orifices with blood, darkening their vision, and nearly blowing their divine embryos out of their bodies.

Translation: A soft hum fell into the ears of the over-two-thousand Xiang Clan vassal generals running wildly all over the ground, like a thunderclap exploding in their ears, causing them to bleed from the seven apertures, their vision suddenly darkening, their divine embryos nearly blasted out of their bodies.

The movements of over two thousand people froze simultaneously; the

Translation: The movements of over two thousand people froze simultaneously; the Wu Clan youths swarmed up, grabbing these commanders with seven hands and eight feet, pressing them to the ground, then raining down blows on their heads and faces, making them wail incessantly.

Boom!

Translation: "Boom!"

Another loud bang rang out; on the Four Spirits warship, the gilded throne belonging to Wu Tie was carried down by several Wu family youths and slammed heavily onto the ground.

Translation: Another loud boom, on the Four Spirit Warship, the gilt throne belonging to Wu Tie was lifted down by several Wu Clan youths and slammed heavily onto the ground.

Wu Tie sat on the throne, golden sword at his side, and snorted coldly: "I heard someone killed my soldiers? Who has the guts? Bring them here so I can see!"

Translation: Wu Tie sat arrogantly on the throne, coldly snorting and shouting: "I heard someone killed my soldiers? Who has the gall? Bring them over to have a look!"

Xiang Zhuang had been stripped down to just his underwear, his face covered in blood, bruised and swollen, looking utterly miserable.

Translation: Xiang Zhang had been stripped down to only his underpants, his face bloody, nose swollen and eyes bruised, a sorry sight.

Even so, Xiang Zhuang continued to shout defiantly.

Translation: Even so, Xiang Zhang continued to shout defiantly.

"Do you dare move against me? Do you know who I am? You're finished, you're finished! My Xiang family is not something you can bully at will!"

Translation: "You dare to move against me? Do you know who I am? You're doomed, you're doomed—my Xiang Clan is not something you can bully at will!"

Wu Jin and Wu Yin, the two brothers, strode out from behind Wu Tie, grabbed Xiang Zhuang's shoulders, lifted him up before Wu Tie, then slammed him hard to the ground and kicked his shin fiercely.

Translation: Wu Jin and Wu Yin, the two brothers, strode out from behind Wu Tie, grabbed Xiang Zhang's shoulders, lifted him up to face Wu Tie, then hoisted him and slammed him down hard, simultaneously kicking his shin fiercely.

Xiang Zhuang involuntarily fell to his knees hard, kneeling before Wu Tie.

Translation: Xiang Zhang involuntarily knelt heavily on the ground, kneeling before Wu Tie.

Wu Jin and Wu Yin had both participated in the Fuxi Divine Kingdom's assault on the surface, and having grown up in the Wu ancestral lands, they harbored a deep, bone‑deep hatred for these 'demons' of the surface.

Translation: Wu Jin and Wu Yin both participated in the Fuxi Divine Kingdom's surprise attack on the surface, and having grown up in the Wu Clan's ancestral lands, they harbor a deep-seated hatred for these surface 'demons'.

There is no doubt that Xiang Zhuang is a high‑grade specimen of the surface demons, and he is additionally arrogant, overbearing, and unreasonably brutal.

Translation: Xiang Zhang is undoubtedly a high-grade specimen of these surface demons, and moreover he is so arrogant, so overbearing, so unreasonable and barbaric.

Thus, Wu Jin struck hard, pressing Xiang Zhuang to the ground and then driving an elbow into the back of his head with a loud bang, causing Xiang Zhuang to spit blood and lunge forward, nearly falling flat on his face.

Translation: Therefore, Wu Jin also struck hard; one fellow pressed Xiang Zhang to the ground, then drove an elbow into the back of his head with a tremendous bang, causing Xiang Zhang to spit blood and lunge forward, nearly falling flat in a five-prostration pose.

Xiang Zhuang was also extremely tough; he thrust his hands into the ground and, with difficulty, pushed his upper body up.

Translation: Xiang Zhang, too, is extremely tough; he thrust his hands onto the ground and strained to lift his upper body.

He slightly lifted his head, gazing at Wu Tie sitting more than two zhang away, and with a sharp 'pah' spat a mouthful of blood toward him.

Translation: He slightly raised his head, gazing at Wu Tie seated more than two zhang away, then spat a mouthful of blood toward Wu Tie with a fierce "Pah!"

A flash of green light flickered behind Wu Tie, a gust of wind rose from the flat ground, and the blood Xiang Zhuang had spat flew back entirely onto his face, making his already swollen, distorted visage look even more hideous.

Translation: A flash of green light flickered behind Wu Tie; a gust of wind swept across the flat ground, blowing the blood Xiang Zhang had spat back entirely onto his face, making his swollen, distorted visage all the more ferocious and unsightly.

"Still got some fight, Xiang family? Speak—why did you kill my soldiers?"

Translation: "Still got spirit? Xiang Clan? Speak—why did you kill my soldiers?"

Wu Tie crossed his legs, leaned back on the throne, slightly lifted his head, and gave Xiang Zhuang a cold, arrogant sideways glance.

Translation: Wu Tie crossed his legs, leaned back on the throne, slightly lifted his head, and gave Xiang Zhang a cold, disdainful sideways glance.

Such an attitude, this lofty, looking‑down‑on‑all‑beings demeanor, made Xiang Zhuang burn with rage and tremble with jealousy.

Translation: Such an attitude, this lofty, looking-down-on-all-beings demeanor, made Xiang Zhang seethe with his five organs burning, and even more jealous, making his whole body tremble.

Everyone knows the background of Prince An 'Huo Xiong'; which of the many noble houses of the Qingqiu Divine Kingdom is unaware of it?

Translation: Who among the many generals of the Qingqiu Divine Kingdom is unaware of the origins of Prince An 'Huo Xiong'?

'Huo Xiong' was merely the son of a military household from a small, remote town called Hua Chong City; he spent decades in the army, rising only to the rank of a minor commandant. To Xiang Zhuang, who comes from a top‑tier military lineage, Wu Tie is nothing more than a pig or dog.

Translation: 'Huo Xiong' was merely a military household from a small town, Flower Insect City, in a remote backwater; after decades of service in the army, he was only a lowly colonel, and to Xiang Zhang, whose lineage comes from a top-tier noble house, Wu Tie is nothing but a pig or dog.

Yet in just a few short years, fortunes shifted dramatically; Wu Tie rose like a rocket, from commandant to commander of Da Ze Prefecture, then to lord of Yu Prefecture, then to supreme commander of the capital's armed forces. After the previous dynasty fell and the new one arose, he astonishingly became Prince An, lord of the fertile lands of the Nine Provinces!

Translation: Yet in just a few short years, with shifting fortunes, Wu Tie rose like a rocket, from colonel to Chief Commander of Great Marsh Prefecture, then to Duke of Yu Prefecture, then to Supreme Commander of the Imperial City Military Command; after the previous dynasty fell and the new one arose, he unexpectedly became Prince An, lord of the fertile lands of the Nine Provinces!

The Xiang family, as it stands today, has merely been granted a marquisate!

Translation: The Xiang Clan, as it stands today, has merely been granted a princely title!

Although the Xiang family's fief is ten or more times larger in area than Wu Tie's, when it comes to revenue, population, prosperity and so on, Wu Tie's Nine‑Province domain far surpasses the Xiang family's hundred‑odd prefectures.

Translation: Although the Xiang Clan's fief is over ten times larger in area than Wu Tie's, when it comes to revenue, population, prosperity, and so on, Wu Tie's Nine Provinces fief far surpasses the Xiang Clan's hundred-odd prefectures.

Moreover, in personal strength, Wu Tie even wields a national‑treasure artifact; even the mighty Four Spirits warship, a battlefield weapon capable of razing cities and pulling out strongholds, is left in his hands by Ling Qingqing.

Translation: Moreover, in personal strength, Wu Tie actually wields the National Divine Artifact; even the Four Spirit Warships, such formidable battlefield weapons capable of razing cities and strongholds, Linghu Qingqing allows him to keep them in his hands.

On what basis? On what basis!

Translation: On what basis? On what basis!

He Xiangzhao, why can't he have such good luck? He Xiangzhao, why can't he become a prince, possess the most affluent fiefdom under heaven, hold the state's divine artifact, and wield mighty power to strike down all directions?

"Prince An... you're nothing but a lowborn from a military household, your troops are the lowest of the low—what does it matter if I kill one of you?" Xiang Zhao's blood surged with a violent, tyrannical force, turning into raging demonic fire that shot straight to his head, and he hysterically shouted at Wu Tie.

"I killed your troops—what can you do? What can you do to me? Dare you do anything to me? I, Xiang Zhao, one of the current Five Tigers of the Xiang family, the current head of the Xiang family, my own grandfather—I am..."

Wu Tie waved his right hand, and the God‑Beating Whip shot out from his sleeve; a flash of purple light passed, with a booming 'Bang!' Xiang Zhao was instantly reduced to the tiniest particles, which then vanished in an instant, turning into countless strands of the purest heavenly‑earth primordial energy that returned to heaven and earth.

The God‑Beating Whip was forged by Wu Tie using the two supreme treasures, the Black Heaven Cauldron and the Seven‑Treasure Ruyi, into which he fused countless heavenly and earthly treasures, plus untold numbers of obscure, priceless rarities he obtained by dubious means, tempered at great cost with stellar‑essence.

The rank of the God‑Beating Whip even surpasses the Canghai Divine Pearl; it is Wu Tie's currently strongest and most potent supreme treasure divine weapon.

Not to mention that Xiang Zhao was merely a high‑level Tai‑cang realm cultivator; even if he were a half‑step into the Divine‑Manifest realm, given his current state—he wasn't even wearing proper armor, just as naked as a newborn baby—a light strike of the whip would surely kill him.

About a hundred Xiang family youths still struggling and shouting on the ground suddenly stiffened.

They stared, dumbstruck, at the spot where Xiang Zhao had vanished, and they looked at Wu Tie in disbelief.

He was killed!

He really was killed!

One of the current generation's Xiang Family Five Tigers, the youth most beloved by the Xiang ancestors, who had been lavishly nurtured with countless efforts and resources, given special favor in military merits and other areas, barely twenty years old, already held the rank of a first‑grade general and had been ennobled as a third‑grade duke—Xiang Zhao was struck down before their very eyes.

What's worse, the Xiang family is a top‑rank military clan; since the new dynasty's founding, in order to win them over, Linghu Qingqing had just, two months ago, issued an edict bestowing marriage on Xiang Zhao, designating a Linghu clan princess of heavenly beauty and exceptional talent to be his wife.

Xiang Zhao was to become the future consort of the divine nation!

Wu Tie had him killed in public like that… it all started merely because Xiang Zhao had kicked to death an auxiliary soldier of the Invincible Army!

He wasn't even a regular soldier—damn it, just an auxiliary—and to the Xiang youths he was nothing more than a contemptible wretch!

'Prince An Huo Xiong… the Xiang family will never die with you!' a bearded Xiang youth roared wildly, and a surge of astonishing barbaric power burst from within him; a few of the Wu family youths holding him down were accidentally shaken off by a shudder of his body and sent flying.

The bearded man let out a low growl, his body swiftly enveloped in a layer of black‑red gloomy light, while terrifying qi‑blood surged within him like a raging dragon‑elephant, he howled and flung his arms wide as he charged at Wu Tie.

'I'll kill you, kill you… are the brothers of my Wu clan also something that a lowborn lucky prince like you dares to slay?'

The bearded giant's eyes turned blood‑red, his whole body exuding a menacing demonic aura, he howled hysterically and lunged at Wu Tie with his whole body.

Wu Jin and Wu Yin stepped in front of the bearded giant.

Among the Wu family's 120,000 youths, Wu Jin, Wu Yin, and Wu Tong—without a doubt—had received the greatest increase in resources, which Wu Tie poured upon them without sparing anything.

Wu Jin already possessed the Human Emperor's inheritance, and his own potential was terrifyingly strong.

With Wu Tie's resource support, Wu Jin transformed his terrifying potential into combat power in an extremely short span of a few months.

The bearded giant lunged forward, and Wu Jin unleashed a punching blast.

The bearded giant, who had used the Xiang family's secret art to burn his qi‑blood and boost his strength more than tenfold, grunted; he felt that Wu Jin's fist was not a fist but a mountain stretching tens of thousands of li.

An entire mountain range erupted from the void and slammed hard into his chest.

His chest bones shattered completely, the bearded giant spat out mouthfuls of blood, his body remained rigid, his feet planted firmly on the ground, and the punch sent him sliding backward for dozens of li.

Along the way, every soldier of the Invincible Army, every Five‑Elements spirit, and every Wu family youth stepped aside to clear a path for the bearded man.

The bearded man's qi‑blood boiled inside him, terrifying bursts of energy continually erupting from his pores; he was using the Xiang family's combat secret art to continually dispel the terrifying force that Wu Jin's punch had driven into his body.

If there were any obstacle behind him… the bearded man and that obstacle would instantly explode into dust.

Thus his feet dug two deep, long grooves into the ground; after being blown dozens of li away by Wu Jin's punch, the bearded man barely managed to neutralize the blow, opened his mouth and spat out blood profusely, then his body collapsed limp and he could not get up again.

Kill!

This punch of Wu Jin had already revealed his terrifying, overwhelming power.

But the several dozen Xiang family youths who had been pressed to the ground, now like madmen, their eyes blood‑red, broke free of the Wu family youths' restraint and surged forward with killing intent toward Wu Jin.

Good! Let's fight! Wu Jin gave a cold laugh and swung his fist to meet them.

Wu Yin and Wu Tong shouted in unison, shoulder to shoulder, and went to meet those Xiang family youths.

Wu Tie rose to his feet, gripping the God‑Beating Whip… he grinned with a 'hee‑hee' laugh and said: 'Just keep striking… when the time comes, I'll see who dares to be dissatisfied and make them taste my whip… I've long heard of the Xiang family's ill repute, but today I want to see just how formidable you Xiangs really are!'