Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
Zhuo Tianyou rejected Liu Meimei.
A doctor had rushed over from the Lord Governor’s Mansion and offered him a bottle of cold-relief potion. After Zhuo Tianyou had consumed all of the medicine, his symptoms were cured.
“You are such a cute girl, Meimei. You are the first person who’s ever told me that paying respects to ancestors cures illnesses!”
Zhuo Tianyou teased her. His heart softened when he saw Liu Meimei pout. He replied, “Sure. Take me home one day.”
Liu Meimei smiled, her eyes narrowing into two crescents.
At this moment, a warrior in white hurried over. He took a glance at Liu Meimei and whispered to Zhuo Tianyou’s ear, “The Lord Governor wants to see you.”
“What happened?”
“I’m not sure about the details, my lord. I only know that an arrogant man named Liu Dongdong has sounded the Heroes’ Drum and said that he wants a single combat with you! The man is from the Liu family of Black Street, and I believe that he has mentioned your full name.”
“…”
Zhuo Tianyou fell silent. He turned to look at Liu Meimei, wondering how she could be related to this Liu Dongdong.
Liu Meimei’s eyelashes danced as she smiled. She said, “Hey, are you going to take me to the streets? I’ll wait for you at the main gate!”
Before Zhuo Tianyou could reply, the girl had already walked away cheerfully, her long hair swaying behind her.
The white warrior frowned. ‘Who is this wild girl? So insolent!’ he thought.
“Who do you think you are to give orders to the junior Lord Governor? You only have the right to ask me!”
…
Zhuo Tianyou tidied his attire and went to the main hall of the Lord Governor’s Mansion.
It was solemn and magnificent.
Two lines of white warriors stood in the courtyard with swords in their hands. All of them had reached the Fish Dive State.
In the center of the main hall, the Lord Governor was studying a painting on the wall with his hands folded behind him.
In the painting, a ferocious tiger was howling at the mountains.
“You have to accept the challenge and defeat him in combat!” the Lord Governor said, as though it was a military order.
Zhuo Tianyou acknowledged the order and walked away.
A woman strode out of the inner room of the main hall. She gazed on as Zhuo Tianyou walked farther away and sighed.
“Does he know about us?”
“Yes. But he doesn’t want you to be his step-mother. He wants you to be his wife!”
“Hai, this boy…”
The woman sighed. She tried hard to suppress a smile, but there was a curl in the corner of her lips.
The Lord Governor said, “Stay in the room. I’ll be back later.”
“Where are you going?”
“Someone sounded the Heroes’ Drum and called out Tianyou to single combat. I’m going there to take a look,” the Lord Governor said. Then, he left.
At the gate of the mansion, a carriage was waiting for the governor. He would be well-guarded by armed white warriors.
Meanwhile, along Scorpion Street, the main street of the city, the chief general Jun Wushuang had cleared the area and demarcated the combat field in front of the Heroes’ Drum.
Liu Dongdong was sitting in the field with bare arms and crossed legs. His eyes were closed.
His eight packs were moving visibly beneath his skin.
The fall winds were blowing, and an unlucky leaf fell on his abdomen.
With a crash, the leaf immediately shattered into pieces.
Everyone around him was dumbfounded.
He broke a leaf with his muscles!
That’s enough evidence for his incredible physical cultivation abilities.
“Clop, clop, clop…”
It was the approaching trot of horses.
Zhuo Tianyou had arrived at the street.
He was dressed in white with a sword slung across his back. Liu Meimei was sitting at his side. Her beauty was beyond words.
Suddenly, a frosty look welled up in Liu Dongdong’s eyes.
Zhuo Tianyou smelled jealousy in the air.
He looked at Liu Meimei and then turned to Liu Dongdong, who was glaring fiercely back at him. Then, Zhuo Tianyou smiled.
“Let’s get started!”
Zhuo Tianyou leaped off his horse, his white robe rustling in the breeze. He was graceful and handsome, and the ladies in the crowd welcomed him warmly with cheers and screams.
Liu Dongdong was a ruthless and quiet man. Without any hesitation, he charged towards his opponent.
He had fought in Black Street for years. He had even come to blows with warriors of the Liu family many times. Hence, he was a true man who knew how to wield a weapon, a man who had cut down lives.
The first punch of his came with clear murderous intent. Everyone around the field was surprised.
This pair of fists had seen blood!
Zhuo Tianyou’s pupils constricted, and he countered the attack with his palms.
It was a fast-paced close combat. They had made more than ten moves in the blink of an eye.
Zhuo Tianyou’s wrists were getting numb and his hands felt painful. The parts of his body that had been hit were shaking slightly.
Liu Dongdong sneered. “You’ve got a long way to go before you can fight me in close combat!”
Then, he gave Zhuo Tianyou a thumbs-down!
That caused a commotion in the audience. They had started to look at Liu Dongdong more seriously.
The chief general Wushuang secretly admired Liu Dongdong for his extraordinary power. After all, Liu Dongdong was a physical cultivator who had shattered a leaf with his abs. It was clear that he had an upper hand against Zhuo Tianyou in close combat.
In the far distance, Liu Meimei’s eyes had widened in disbelief.
Liu Dongdong had become a martial arts expert within one day. Now, it seemed that his power was comparable to Zhuo Tianyou’s.
What made him progress so fast? Who gave him such strength?!
At this moment, a carriage arrived, surrounded by armed white guards.
“It’s the Lord Governor! I didn’t know he’s coming!” some veterans whispered to one another as they retreated away, frowning.
There had always been enmity between the government and wandering fighters.
The governor lifted up the curtain and watched the combat from his carriage.
“Tianyou is a strong swordsman. The Liu lad will be defeated once Tianyou uses his sword!” the Lord Governor muttered to himself.
He was very confident about Zhuo Tianyou’s sword skills.
That’s because he had learned the skills from the mysterious spaceship, which made him an unconquerable swordsman.
Meanwhile, Zhuo Tianyou had started to realize that he wouldn’t win in close combat.
Suddenly, he drew his sword with a clang.
His sword moved swiftly like a vicious snake, aiming straight at Liu Dongdong’s throat.
Liu Dongdong roared and pointed with his finger.
It was the Yi Yang Finger!
He had learned it from touching the great ancestor.
Hence, when he used the skill, he had to recite, “Please watch over me, Ancestor. Keep me safe. I’m going to use my ultimate skill!”
At the same time, Liu Fan was lying in the coffin in the ancestral temple.
He heard Liu Dongdong’s prayer and opened his eyes.
He soon realized that Liu Dongdong was battling his rival and fighting for a place on the List of Heroes.
That’s important. It would bring glory to the Liu family if he won.
That’s a good thing for him too as the ancestor of the family clan.
He concentrated his mind and sensed that Liu Dongdong wanted to use his ultimate skill!
Moreover, it was the Yi Yang Finger!
“The Love of the Ancestor — the Spell of Over-performance! Go!”
The spell had been cast. At the same time, Liu Dongdong’s finger changed.
Due to his over-performance, a blinding light emitted from Liu Dongdong’s finger. Unable to open his eyes, Zhuo Tianyou paused for a second.
Liu Dongdong seized the opportunity and charged forward with his finger pointing out.
All of his energy was concentrated on his fingertip, and he could feel the heat building up.
A fly flew past and clashed with Liu Dongdong’s fingertip due to the surrounding wind. The poor pest was instantly cooked to death by the heat.
Liu Dongdong continued to advance forward at a high speed. In the next instant, his finger touched Zhuo Tianyou’s sword.
Crack!
The sound came from Zhuo Tianyou’s sword.
The sword was broken into two pieces by Liu Dongdong’s fingertip.
Liu Dongdong didn’t stop. In the next second, his finger created a bloody hole in Zhuo Tianyou’s shoulder.
Horrified, Zhuo Tianyou stepped backward with his hand covering his wound. His eyes were full of terror when he looked at his opponent.
He would have been killed if Liu Dongdong’s finger had hit his forehead!
“Thank you for your mercy!”
“I’ve lost!”
Zhuo Tianyou’s face went pale, but he humbly admitted his defeat.
As expected of the young governor from the Lord Governor’s Mansion, he was indeed a gentleman.
“Please pardon me!”
Liu Dongdong saluted.
He felt excited yet confused.
He didn’t know what had happened a moment ago.
He wondered why his finger had suddenly become so powerful. It was beaming out light and even killed a fly with its heat.
That was totally different from the Yi Yang Finger he had cultivated.
It was almost godlike.