Chapter 134: Easily Crushing

"Ouch, that hurts!"

Wang Yan threw down her needle and thread, covering her thumb, which was covered in pinpricks, and began to suck on it.

Being a young lady of a noble family is truly not a job for a human; doing these things all day, no wonder they are depressed and do not live long.

Her eyes welled up with tears, and she thought with a bitter face, if this path doesn't work, what other ways are there to make Qi Fengzhang like her? Suddenly, she heard a constant clamor outside, coming from the Outer Courtyard.

"Xiao Yan, what is going on?"

Xiao Yan was her maid, serving her closely by her side.

Xiao Yan walked in with a face full of excitement, "Eldest Miss, someone in our martial arts hall has broken through to Qi and Blood again, and there will be one more person in the Inner Courtyard."

Although she was a frail woman, having been in the martial arts hall for a long time, she knew that Qi and Blood Disciples were high and mighty.

If one were to say that Strength Apprentices were long-term laborers and servants, then after becoming an Inner Courtyard Disciple, one's status was equivalent to being half a son to the old master of the hall.

"Who is it?"

Wang Yan didn't think much of it; no matter how impressive they were, they were still her father's disciple and would still have to work for her family.

"Winged Tiger Zhou You!"

"What, it's him?"

Wang Yan was stunned on the spot.

Zhou You had broken through to Qi and Blood.

The news grew legs and sprouted wings, spreading inside and outside the martial arts hall in a short moment.

The apprentices were shocked, and they counted on their fingers, recalling the time Zhou You joined the martial arts hall.

"The time he has been here doesn't even amount to a fraction of the time I've spent in the Outer Courtyard."

An apprentice from the city shook his head repeatedly, "Can't compare, he was gifted by the heavens."

There were twenty or thirty Outer Courtyard Apprentices; the longest had been there for over ten years, the shortest for five or six, and every one of them had more seniority than Zhou You.

Previously, Zhou You had silently practiced until his strength was pure, leaping to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Xu Ying, which had already surprised everyone greatly.

Now, he had suddenly dropped a bombshell: he had broken through the Qi and Blood barrier.

Before, some people had felt it was a pity for Xu Ying, believing that he had lost out by leaving the hall to help at the trading firm.

The two little brothers that Shen Sijing valued most, Xu Ying and Zhou You, were both at the level of pure strength.

Zhou You had joined recently and lacked seasoning; no matter how one looked at it, Xu Ying had deeper accumulation and was more likely to break through to Qi and Blood.

Logically speaking, it should have been Zhou You who finished his apprenticeship to join the caravan.

Now it seemed that Senior Brother Shen had made the right choice.

The apprentices who had previously had complaints now felt ashamed of their inferiority and held Zhou You's breakthrough in awe.

Inner Courtyard...

Zhang Shiyu felt as if his heart were burning; he could not believe that Zhou You had snatched the lead and broken through to Qi and Blood.

He had personal guidance from Captain Ye and a full supply of unique skills and Secret Medicine, yet he had only just barely touched the threshold.

How could Zhou You have possibly gotten ahead of him... That's right! "Godfather, I heard that Zhou You is hiding a secret method for forced growth, breaking through by consuming his Qi and Blood foundation."

Captain Ye looked at Zhou You with skepticism; his Qi and Blood were abundant, and his eyes were bright—he did not look like someone who had over-consumed himself.

He asked Wang Jianxiong, "Master Wang, is this true?"

"Captain Ye, Master does not know about this matter, but I can answer a little."

Lu Qiang explained, "After the apprentice Xu Ying finished his apprenticeship, he paid a high price to obtain this secret method from Zhou You."

"A few days ago, Xu Ying used the secret method to break through to Qi and Blood and vomited half a liter of blood on the spot."

"Junior Brother Zhou's breakthrough was entirely on his own, and it has nothing to do with any secret method."

As soon as the words fell, "Zhou You, throw two punches."

At this moment, Wang Jianxiong spoke up.

Zhou You had guessed what was happening the moment he saw Zhang Shiyu.

Aside from being treacherous and ungrateful, this guy was also petty and extremely vengeful.

Since he had come knocking today, there was no need to think; it definitely wasn't for a social visit, but for revenge.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Zhou You threw a punch, and faint tiger-spirit patterns appeared on the surface of his fist, expanding into a tiger claw the size of a rice bowl.

A heart-palpitating sizzling sound rang out.

Everyone present could imagine the scene of this punch hitting a flesh-and-blood body, easily tearing through skin and flesh, sharp as a knife.

Tiger spirit—to master it to this degree at Qi and Blood Stage 1, he is simply a genius. Wang Jianxiong stroked his Grass Gourd carefully and rubbed his beard with satisfaction.

Seeing this, Lu Qiang breathed a sigh of relief; this was settled.

"Captain Ye, you see the situation has changed; is your son still going to fight?"

The implication was that Zhou You was already at Qi and Blood Stage 1, so he should not bring humiliation upon himself.

"Godfather, I request to fight."

Zhang Shiyu was unwilling to give up; he weighed the strength of the enemy and himself and felt he could fight.

He had practiced his punches today, using the soldier-spirit to hammer and hone his techniques, and he estimated he could withstand the tiger-spirit attack with his Thousand Scales Facing the Sun and Ten Thousand Helmets.

Moreover, Zhou You had only just broken through, and his combat experience was still stuck at the Jinli Level.

If this fight really started, the outcome was still unknown!

"Master of the Hall, Zhou You requests to fight."

Wang Jianxiong scolded him playfully, "Quickly change how you address me, call me Master!"

He raised a hand, "I grant you permission to fight."

He did not forget to say to Captain Ye, "It is just a small sparring match, let's avoid any casualties!"

Captain Ye nodded; he had the exact same intention.

The two reached a consensus: there could be a winner and a loser, but absolutely no death or injury; they could intervene and enter the arena if necessary.

Zhou You felt a bit of regret in his heart; it seemed he could only teach him a lesson!

"Please!"

Zhang Shiyu said this one short word, and golden light rippled across the surface of his body.

He unleashed the Hard Qigong Thousand Scales Facing the Sun Ten Thousand Helmets, preparing his defense in advance to place himself in an invincible position.

The Thousand Armies Breaking Evil Fist is a fist of slaughter and conquest; every strike is a killing blow.

Facing Zhou You, he recalled the humiliation deep in his memory, and his intent to kill surged dramatically.

"Corpse Mountain, Sea of Blood, Ghost Crying and God Howling!"

The ultimate technique Zhang Shiyu unleashed was also a triple-layered technique, consisting of Corpse Mountain, Sea of Blood, and Ghost Crying and God Howling respectively.

After the three moves, the ferocious lethality accumulated to its peak.

The targets of the attack were aimed at seven fatal points on Zhou You's body.

"Hehe!"

Zhou You smiled faintly, stretched his body slightly, and dodged away with a Tiger Leap Ravine.

Not a single leaf touched his body; the opponent didn't even touch the corner of his clothes.

He raised a fist, faint tiger evil Qi lingering around it, and struck Zhang Shiyu's back without the slightest hesitation.

Zhang Shiyu sneered, not believing that he could break through his Hard Qigong.

Hmm? The area Zhou You struck had golden light flowing; waves of counter-force traveled to his hand. He had never seen this Hard Qigong before; it was actually a few degrees more powerful than Li Hao's General Unloading Armor Great Cloak.

It seemed this kid had been fed plenty of good things under Captain Ye! But that was as far as it went! The Qi and blood in Zhou You's palms churned, the tiger evil Qi fluctuated accordingly, and in the blink of an eye, it tore and clawed at the opponent's body.

In just a few breaths, he landed ten punches.

Simplifying the complex, he channeled a thousand catties of immense force into a tiny space, and the tiger evil Qi easily tore through the defense of the golden light.

The sharpness of the Qi and blood transformation was unstoppable, displayed to the fullest.

"Lu Qiang, did you teach him this too?" Wang Jianxiong asked in surprise.

Lu Qiang said reservedly, "I only mentioned a word or two; I didn't expect him to take it to heart."

While the master and disciple were talking, the match ended abruptly.

Zhang Shiyu's Hard Qigong was broken, and he was knocked unconscious, caught by Captain Ye in one motion.

Zhou You felt some regret; after all, with Captain Ye present, this was the greatest result he could achieve.

"Master Wang, I've let you see a joke."

Captain Ye glanced at Zhou You, "Congratulations to your sect for adding another talent; prosperity is imminent."

"Captain Ye, go well, I won't see you out."

Wang Jianxiong's tone was indifferent as he twisted the Grass Gourd to see his guests off.

(End of this chapter)