Chapter 667: Duel at the Street Corner

Bully blocking the door, stinky water splashing the wall.

When Li Yan arrived, this was the scene he saw.

A group of commoners had already gathered, pointing and watching the excitement.

They had seen this kind of scene many times.

The thugs had countless ways to disgust people.

"Cursing the street," "lying in a coffin," "self-mutilation by pouring hot oil," "opening a dung channel"...

Anyway, whatever made you uncomfortable, they would do it.

And many times, you really couldn't do anything about these people.

If you reported it to the government, they would at most be thrown into jail, beaten severely, and locked up for a few days.

After coming out, these thugs would instead be praised and carry out even more disgusting revenge.

Even if you were rich and powerful, you might not be able to afford to provoke them.

There was once an overbearing wealthy merchant who, seeing a gang member come to his door to self-mutilate and extort money, ordered his servants to beat him to death. He thought he could sleep soundly afterward, but it was only the beginning of a nightmare.

First, there were more rats and flies in the shop, then someone splashed feces at the door at night.

There were also gang members drawing life-and-death lots, coming to the shop every few days to disgust him with their lives, making him almost close the shop.

This is the barefoot not fearing the one wearing shoes.

In the end, the wealthy merchant could only admit his bad luck and invite people to set up a banquet to make peace.

Li Yan wasn't surprised at all by the things these bastards did.

What surprised him was that although Zhang Tiankui was considered a high-level expert in the Mystic Sect, he still hadn't changed this hoodlum habit.

At the same time, Lu San and the others also came to the window.

"Bah, playing this game with us!"

Sha Lifei cursed and directly picked up his divine fire gun.

"Sigh, don't, don't!"

The old manager of the Jinzhou Chamber of Commerce was sweating on his forehead and hurriedly stopped him, advising: "He's just a low-life; you don't need to argue with him. Don't look at how wildly he's acting, but he wouldn't dare enter the gate of this guild hall. Let me handle this matter."

"The fire in the Hou residence alley last night—if you all fight, they will definitely pin the hat on Li Li Shaoxia. The Jinghai Gang is deeply involved with the naval camp. If the army is dispatched to make arrests, there will be no room for maneuver..."

In just a few sentences, he analyzed the pros and cons clearly.

To tell the truth, compared to the Zhang Tiankui outside, the old shopkeeper was more afraid of Li Yan and his group.

He had read the intelligence and knew it very well.

Zhang Tiankui would at most do some sordid things, but once the Twelve Yuan Chen moved, that meant countless dead.

Chang'an, Yunyang, Chongqing, Chengdu, Luoyang...

These people were all living old masters who had crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

The Jinzhou Chamber of Commerce intended to make friends, but they couldn't afford to provoke such big trouble.

Sha Lifei naturally saw the old manager's thoughts and said happily: "Manager, don't worry, we are staying at the Chamber of Commerce, how could we implicate you? But it's too late to say this. Look, Young Brother Yan is already back. Given his temper, the idiot below is going to be unlucky."

The old manager looked out and was helpless.

It seemed that today's matter would be difficult to resolve peacefully.

Just as Sha Lifei said, Li Yan, who was in the crowd, was already prepared to take action.

In the martial world, human hearts are poisonous, and mouths are no better.

The other party used this low-life method to force them to show themselves.

If they ignored it, they would immediately release all kinds of unsightly rumors to ruin the reputation of their Twelve Yuan Chen.

This is the martial world; everyone wants to make a name for themselves. There are benefits, but there is no lack of trouble.

However, just as Li Yan was about to take action, his heart stirred again, and he looked at Hundred-Household Wang beside him.

Recalling the previous conversation, Li Yan reached into his bosom, gripped the Twelve Yuan Chen flower coins, and secretly tapped them with his consciousness.

Such sets of flower coins are very rare.

They had obtained one set each by chance at the opening cellar assemblies of Mount Huashan and Mount Qingcheng.

The two sets of flower coins, woven with knot-tying secret methods, clashed with yin and yang, and with the set of magic artifacts, they would form a special resonance.

Tapping here, the other flower coins would also feel the vibration.

Although the distance range was limited, it had become their secret device for passing information.

*Tap~ tap-tap~*

Inside the guild hall window, following Li Yan's tapping, the others also reached into their bosoms.

The code they used was designed by Wang Daoxuan; although simple, it could clearly convey meaning.

Li Yan's signal was very simple: take action, suppress the person.

Everyone looked at Wu Ba in unison.

That Zhang Tiankui might be low-class, but his skills could not be underestimated.

In terms of martial arts techniques alone, only Wu Ba could steadily suppress him among the group.

On a normal day, Wu Ba would definitely scratch the back of his head with his large hands and giggle foolishly.

However, at this moment, he just remained silent, and his eyes were somewhat cold.

Since leaving Cangzhou, he had always been like this.

Wu Qu was his master, and this big guy had always been suppressing his killing intent.

"Big guy, hold back a little!"

Sha Lifei was a bit worried and hurriedly exhorted.

Wu Ba nodded silently, then strode forward, directly pulled open the window, and leaped down.

*Thud! *

In everyone's line of sight, Wu Ba's iron-tower-like body landed with a crash.

The ground vibrated, and the yellow soil around him rolled.

"Yo, where did this silly boy jump out from!"

Zhang Tiankui tilted his head, spat out the sugarcane dregs in his mouth, and looked to the side, "This is Li Yan?"

Beside him was a middle-aged Confucian scholar shaking a white fan. Hearing this, he hurriedly leaned closer and whispered: "Reporting to Second Master, I heard that Li Yan is not old, just a young boy. This person before us should be the 'Ugly Ox' of the Twelve Yuan Chen."

"Heh, what a crappy name."

Zhang Tiankui gave a sneer; although his face was full of disdain, his eyes had already become solemn.

One look at the move, and you know if it's real.

Zhang Tiankui had an extraordinary physique and unusual talent; he had made a name for himself in Jinmen since he was a child and had encountered many experts from the north and south, so his nature was very arrogant. Even though he had heard that the Twelve Yuan Chen had recently risen to fame in the Mystic Sect martial world, he hadn't taken it to heart.

But encountering Wu Ba, who also had an astonishing physique, he inexplicably felt threatened.

*Swoosh~*

Wu Ba slid his feet and set up his stance.

"Haha."

Zhang Tiankui smiled when he saw this and twisted his neck, the bronze wrestling rings at his neck clinking:

"A little brat from the Bagua Sect... daring to cause trouble in Jinmen?"

Before the words died away, he suddenly lunged forward, clearly intending to sneak an attack.

Most people use their hands when attacking, but as he approached Wu Ba, he suddenly pressed his body down and swept his left leg across the ground.

It was the "Scooping Sand in the Waves" move from his Seventy-Two Dragon-Capturing Wrestling.

This move was very insidious.

If an ordinary martial artist couldn't dodge in time, their lower leg would be kicked and broken directly.

If they dodged, there would be a follow-up move.

Wu Ba was naturally not afraid, sinking his waist and sitting on his horse, pressing his body down, using the "Thousand-Jin Drop," his lower stance as stable as if rooted.

At the same time, he used a "Fierce Tiger Hard Climbing the Mountain" move, grabbing toward Zhang Tiankui's head.

His palms carried wind, and his arm bones cracked and exploded.

However, Zhang Tiankui had long been prepared; he directly swept his leg to feint, twisted his body, and hooked his palm onto Wu Ba's belt.

"Get up, Grandpa!"

Zhang Tiankui let out a violent shout, twisted his waist and horse stance, and the force of the shoulder throw exploded from his spine, joint by joint.

Wu Ba's massive body was actually lifted directly.

Zhang Tiankui studied under the Cangzhou Wrestling King and had surpassed his master; his strength was extremely terrifying.

He had already stepped into the peak of Hua Jin; on a normal day, he played by throwing stone lions.

If this throw landed, no one could withstand it.

Wu Ba was in mid-air, but he wasn't panicked at all, following the momentum to smash his elbow down, the "King of Hell's Three Point Hand" aimed straight at the opponent's ear gate.

"Good boy!"

Feeling the wind pressure by his ear, Zhang Tiankui had no choice but to let go and lean backward.

*Swoosh! *

His scalp grazed the tip of the elbow, bringing up a strand of bloody grey hair.

And after Wu Ba landed, his back heel suddenly flicked up, a rubbing kick aimed straight at the opponent's leg bone.

Zhang Tiankui took the opportunity to pounce and roll forward; when he got up, he had already grabbed a section of a stone pillar.

This was the hitching post at the entrance of the Jinzhou Chamber of Commerce, which he gripped and actually pulled out of the soil by force.

This was Zhang Tiankui's style; clearly, his kung fu was high, but he fought just like a street hoodlum.

*Whoosh! *

The hitching post, as thick as a bowl, swept across with the sound of wind.

Wu Ba didn't dodge or evade, crossing his arms to take the hit head-on.

Only a *boom* was heard, and the stone pillar shattered in response.

And amidst the rubble, Wu Ba suddenly stepped forward and elbowed.

Zhang Tiankui hurriedly raised his elbow to respond.

He was already at the peak of Hua Jin, with meticulous control over his force.

However, he couldn't withstand Wu Ba's astonishing divine strength.

People around only heard a muffled sound, and the ground vibrated.

But Zhang Tiankui had already retreated three steps, crashing directly into the courtyard wall of the Jinzhou Guild Hall, pushing spiderweb cracks out of the brick wall.

"Interesting!"

Zhang Tiankui wiped the blood foam from the corner of his mouth and suddenly raised his hand, "Bring the wine!"

"Second Master, catch!"

A thug immediately threw out a horse-skin copper wine pouch.

Zhang Tiankui pulled off the stopper of the wine skin and raised his hand to gulp it down.

In the crowd, Hundred-Household Wang's expression changed slightly, and he whispered: "Li Li Shaoxia, the one surnamed Zhang is going to invite the gods; be careful."

Li Yan frowned and nodded.

He smelled that the wine tasted wrong, with a strong scent of perilla, which was precisely the perilla wine used for offering to the gods.

Not only that, but the wine also had the scent of incense.

This method of inviting gods was not uncommon in the Mystic Sect and martial world, and the methods varied.

Wu Ba originally had an astonishing physique and had awakened his body supernatural ability, cooperating with the Eight Extremes of the Opening Gate, so even he didn't want to resist head-on.

Zhang Tiankui used Spirit Invocation, clearly very confident in his own techniques.

Sure enough, after Zhang Tiankui gulped down a lot of wine, his expression had already become somewhat wrong.

His face was flushed red, his skin took on a bronze color, and the muscles on his arms bulged like the roots of an old tree.

The green dragon tattoo on half his body shimmered with a ghostly light in the sunlight.

"Didn't take the opportunity to sneak an attack?"

Zhang Tiankui's entire body was surging with evil qi at this moment; looking at Wu Ba opposite him, he sneered, "Good, you're an upright and honorable man, but your grandfather here doesn't buy that!"

Seeing this, Li Yan's expression also became solemn.

Generally, the method of inviting gods would affect the spirit.

For example, if one invited the "Guan Saint Emperor" or the "Three Altars Sea Assembly Great God," the voice and tone would change.

This was determined by the nature of the method of inviting gods.

What they invited was naturally not the real "immortals and gods," but a visualization method similar to folk gods. They offered incense devoutly on normal days, and when they needed to invite the gods, they drew out the power within to bless themselves.

The more they possessed both form and spirit, the greater the power.

But there was one exception.

Zhang Tiankui was still able to remain clear-headed, showing that he had cultivated to the essence of this technique.

"Kneel for Grandpa!"

Zhang Tiankui let out a violent shout and stepped forward to charge.

He was shrouded in evil aura, and wherever he passed, the yellow soil and blue bricks exploded into powder under his feet.

Sand and wind rolled, and the momentum was extremely astonishing.

His arms were like a green dragon exploring its claws, suddenly hooking toward Wu Ba's shoulders, which was another typical wrestling move.

Wrestling is a technique that, once practiced well, is no less powerful than any boxing technique.

Just like this shoulder-grabbing technique of Zhang Tiankui's, it could be seen, but it was impossible to dodge.

Wu Ba's shoulders were hooked, so he hurriedly sank his shoulders and shrank his crotch, using a "Tyrant Folding the Reins" move to counter-grab the opponent's wrist.

However, when he grabbed Zhang Tiankui's wrist, he felt as if he had grabbed a red-hot iron tong.

This was the effect of the Divine Striking martial arts.

At this time, Zhang Tiankui's entire body was covered in evil qi that could harm people, like a hedgehog.

"Let go!"

Zhang Tiankui grinned and exerted force, twisting his arm, and the Dragon-Capturing Wrestling stunt "Nine-Bend Twist" followed Wu Ba's tendons and meridians to fold back.

And Wu Ba suddenly changed his move, his elbows shaking like a spirit snake, twisting left and right, as if taking off clothes.

This move, called "Take Off the Robe and Yield the Seat," directly neutralized Zhang Tiankui's capture, took advantage of the momentum to step forward, and leaned sideways against the mountain.

Zhang Tiankui had invited a spirit into his body at this moment and also did not retreat in the slightest.

*Thud! *

The two bodies collided, and the muffled sound made the onlookers' teeth ache.

Many commoners even widened their eyes in shock.

The two were like two wild beasts, with astonishing destructive power. In a short time, the ground was already pitted and uneven.

What surprised them even more was that Zhang Tiankui of Jinmen couldn't get the slightest advantage in the hands of an outsider.

*Thud! Thud! Thud! *

The battle between the two became increasingly intense.

Zhang Tiankui took advantage of the dust raised from the ground to kill his way over, his arms twisting left and right, using the wrestling killing move "Tiger Pounce Double Gate"...

Wu Ba lowered his body and drilled through the crotch, "Oriole Double Embracing Claws" digging straight into his kidney acupoint...

*Thud! *

The two wrestled and threw each other simultaneously, directly smashing the courtyard wall of the guild hall.

The people around held their breath, but Li Yan in the crowd had already set his heart at ease.

Wu Ba's true terror was his bloodline.

Once he went crazy, he was like a berserker, and his strength and speed could also increase.

Now he was still calm, clearly trying his best to control it.

In a while, I'm afraid I'll have to save this Zhang Tiankui first.

Sure enough, Zhang Tiankui attacked repeatedly, already revealing flaws, and was grabbed by the arm by Wu Ba and thrown directly into the air.

He landed with a swallow-like flip, his feet tripping and retreating, having lost his balance due to Wu Ba's overwhelming strength.

The duel had actually reached a conclusion.

However, a sudden change occurred.

"Silly boy, it's a trap!"

Seeing Wu Ba come up, Zhang Tiankui suddenly pulled off the bronze wrestling ring on his neck, the copper ring buzzing in his palm.

This thing was actually a magic artifact specifically used to cooperate with Divine Striking.

With the injection of evil aura, the copper ring whistled out.

Li Yan's expression changed slightly, and he had already lunged out, preparing to save him.

Wu Ba reacted just in time, smelling the iron scent and instantly leaning back in an iron-plate bridge.

*Swoosh! *

The copper ring grazed the tip of his nose and flew past, followed by a loud *boom* beside him.

It had actually sliced off half the head of the stone lion at the guild hall entrance.

"Roar!"

Wu Ba was clearly also enraged, and after getting up, his waist arched suddenly.

*Crackling*, his spine exploded with sounds like popping beans.

Like a bow shooting an arrow, Wu Ba lunged forward suddenly.

Chop, smash, collapse, lean, thrust, advance...

The "Six Great Openings" of the Eight Extremes exploded in succession, and his speed also increased suddenly.

Zhang Tiankui's expression changed suddenly, and he crossed his arms to take it head-on.

Each collision of fists and elbows sparked the sound of gold and iron clashing.

Under Wu Ba's storm-like attack, the blue bricks under his feet shattered layer by layer, and half the street was trembling.

*Thud! *

Accompanied by Wu Ba's final "Standing Ground Heaven-Piercing Cannon," Zhang Tiankui's defense was completely opened, and his whole person flew out backward.

After crashing into another wall, Zhang Tiankui struggled to get up, black blood flowing from the corners of his mouth.

It was accompanied by the smell of wine and incense; his god-inviting technique had been broken.

"Your grandmother's!"

Seeing Wu Ba approaching aggressively, Zhang Tiankui cursed angrily and closed his eyes.

He was a straightforward man; facing the danger of losing his life, he still wouldn't bow his head.

However, the attack didn't fall.

It was Li Yan who appeared and pacified Wu Ba.

Li Yan patted Wu Ba on the shoulder, then came to Zhang Tiankui's side and raised his hand to help him up.

Zhang Tiankui sneered and twisted his body.

But something that shocked him happened.

No matter what force he used, Li Yan could easily neutralize it with the Undying Seal Technique.

Zhang Tiankui's body was involuntary, and he was helped to stand up.

What kind of kung fu is this...

Zhang Tiankui was shocked in his heart and couldn't help but speak, "Who are you?"

Li Yan smiled indifferently and bowed. "Guanzhong, Li Yan, I have met Gang Leader Zhang."

"Don't!"

Zhang Tiankui said in a deep voice, "I'm not any gang leader."

"Don't worry, you will be soon."

Li Yan whispered:

"Lu Jinghai and Yu Wenhai are dead men!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 668 =====