Martial Arts Overlord - Chapter 26
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Luo Feng!”
Upon noticing Luo Feng, the two students from the Golden Sun Class yelped in surprise.
Luo Feng narrowed his eyes and glared coldly at the duo. From their words earlier, it was clear that they were purposely trying to make things difficult for Li Yuan and Zhao Qin. With that in mind, Luo Feng coldly snorted, “Are you guys Li Tianyang’s b*tches, or Duanmu Yu’s? Or are you guys both?”
“How insolent! Eat my fist!”
The duo had been constantly seeking an opportunity to teach Luo Feng a lesson in order to get on Duanmu Yu and Li Tianyang’s good side. In a fit of fury, the short-statured teen let out a low growl and rocketed forward, hurling his fist towards Luo Feng.
“Careful, Brother Feng!”
Sensing the aggression coming off of the short teen as he rushed towards Luo Feng, Li Yuan warned Luo Feng worriedly.
The short teen’s name was Chen Gang and while he was indeed a bottom-feeder within the Golden Sun Class, he was still someone who possessed the strength of a Level Four Meridian Cycle Boundary.
Luo Feng sent a sidelong glance at the charging Chen Gang, and without so much as a change in his expression, he lifted his palm to hold back his opponent.
The moment Chen Gang locked eyes with Luo Feng, he could immediately sense all the hair on his body standing up straight. He felt as if he was jabbed by a ton of needles and had been completely seen through, causing a deep fear to manifest within Chen Gang.
“Rock Shattering Fist!”
Due to the fear he felt, Chen Gang had unconsciously exerted all his might in his attack, and as such, he had used a far greater force compared to the blow Li Yuan received earlier.
“Just lie down!”
Without budging from his spot, Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed as he spread out his fingers. Although his movement had seemed casual, he had, as a matter of fact, accurately caught Chen Gang’s fist and pushed the latter back!
Kaboom!
A fierce tremor shook the restaurant. Much to Chen Gang’s surprise, he had been caught and viciously slammed into the ground by Luo Feng as if he was a tattered gunny sack. In that instant, he felt as if all his bones had broken as a human-shaped crater formed on the ground, causing Chen Gang to spit a mouthful of blood.
“You’re at the later phase of the Strength Boundary!”
Yang Wu, who was standing at a corner, had been carefully inspecting Luo Feng. Upon the realization, Yang Wu quivered slightly. However, his expression soon changed as he glared viciously at Luo Feng and stated, “Luo Feng, you dare lay your hands on us?! Don’t you even think of leaving the Drunken Deity Restaurant today!”
“You spout too much nonsense!” Luo Feng chuckled pompously. Before Luo Feng had even completed his sentence, Yang Wu shockingly noticed that Luo Feng had vanished from his spot!
“You’d better lie down as well!”
Luo Feng’s cold and emotionless voice thundered from behind Yang Wu. At the same time, a fierce gale blew past him.
‘What amazing speed!’
Yang Wu’s scalp was tingling from the cold rush he experienced. Despite fear settling within his heart, his reaction had not delayed in the slightest. In response, he launched a fist towards the direction of the source of the gust.
Boom!
A fist wind was unleashed, causing the surrounding tables and chairs to be blown away. However, in Yang Wu’s perspective, all he sensed was a terrifying fist sent towards his direction, and with a grunt, he crumpled onto the ground, toppling over like a domino.
Luo Feng grabbed the closest stool he could find, clamped it down on the duo’s back, and placed his foot on top of it.
Yang Wu and Chen Gang were lying side by side face-down. With a mouthful of dirt, the two tried to stand up again, but much to their dismay, the attempt was unsuccessful.
After all, Luo Feng was unbelievably strong, and even when combined, the duo’s strength did not make up half of Luo Feng’s. With anger and fear settling in within them, they turned their head sideways and shouted, “Luo Feng, hurry up and let us go! Harm even a single hair on us, and the consequences would be too much for you to bear!”
“Hahaha… Are you guys threatening me?”
The one thing that Luo Feng hated the most was receiving threats. Luo Feng chuckled heartily, but his expression soon turned dark. With the Tiger Essence Saber in his hands, he sunk it directly into Chen Gang’s left palm, causing fresh blood to erupt from it.
“Ahhh!! Ahhh! My hand!”
Chen Gang’s face instantly turned a ghastly pale as he cried out like a pig that was about to be butchered.
“I’ve hurt you, I would like to see the consequences.” Luo Feng continued to hold down the duo, and with his saber in hand, he looked like the God of Death. The icy-cold tone he spoke his words in was enough to cause the duo to perspire in fear.
Yang Wu’s vision darted through the crowd and his expression lightened up suddenly. In an ecstatic tone, he shouted, “Senior Brother Li! Save us!”
Chen Gang followed Yang Wu’s sights and looked towards the same direction. Upon doing so, his expression shifted into one of joy. He rubbed the bloodstain from the corner of his mouth and laughed loudly. “Hahaha… Luo Feng, you’re finished! Just wait for your demise! I’m going to carve you up, piece by piece, until my anger is resolved!”
‘Senior Brother Li?’
Luo Feng turned towards the same direction as well, and his expression turned viciously cold upon doing so.
The person standing within the crowd was none other than Li Yunhao.
At the moment, Li Yunhao was standing helplessly among the crowd.
He had been dining at the Drunken Deity Restaurant as well and witnessed the scene unfold.
The reason he had yet to reveal himself was so that he could have the duo test out Luo Feng’s abilities. However, he had never expected it to turn out the way it did. Furthermore, the killer glare that Luo Feng sent him earlier had frozen his heart solid.
“Li Yunhao, are you about to stand up for these two people?” Luo Feng faced Li Yunhao as he issued the question in a deprecating manner.
“Senior Brother Li, hurry up and teach this savage brat a lesson!” Chen Gang endured the searing pain flaring from his right hand as he shouted the statement. He truly believed that if Li Yunhao were to act, Luo Feng would not be a match for him.
However, Li Yunhao shot a glance at the duo, forced a smile at Luo Feng and said, “I’m only passing by.”
With all that said and done, Li Yunhao left the restaurant without even glancing back.
After all, Luo Feng had already beaten Li Yunhao when he was in the early phase of the Strength Boundary. Now that Luo Feng was already in the later phase of the Strength Boundary, he was capable of defeating two martial artists in the later phase of the Strength Boundary with only a single punch. This was a clear sign that his strength had doubled. Li Yunhao was no fool, and if he were to forcefully make a stand, he would undoubtedly be beaten up.
Chen Gang and Yang Wu stared in shock at Li Yunhao scurrying away.
Try as they might, they could not figure out why Li Yunhao would abandon them in their unfortunate situation.
Furthermore, from the way Li Yunhao was quickly scurrying off, it gave the impression that he was fleeing the scene. This had amplified the dread within them even further.
‘I’m glad that you know your place!’
Luo Feng chuckled coldly. Had Li Yunhao so much as taken a step forward, Luo Feng would not have minded setting another person down.
“Li Yuan, come over.”
Li Yuan and Zhao Qin were completely bewildered by the scene before them. After all, Luo Feng had instantly defeated two Golden Sun Class students! This was an incident that never would have been possible for Luo Feng from the past.
“Brother Feng!” Li Yuan ran over to Luo Feng’s side, then gave Luo Feng a look of reverence. However, from his expression, it was clear that Li Yuan was slightly confused at Luo Feng’s order.
Luo Feng nodded and whacked the two individuals on the floor. He then stated, “Hit them back the way they hit you earlier. Don’t show them any mercy.”
Li Yuan lowered his head and swept his gaze across the two people. There was a trace of fury in his gaze, but at the same time, there was also hesitance.
‘Hitting the students from the Golden Sun Class?’
In the past, he had always been the butt of the Golden Sun Class student’s bullying and ridicule, but even then, this thought had never ever crossed his mind.
“Don’t you dare, Li Yuan!”
Yang Wu and Chen Gang were deathly afraid of Luo Feng, but they held no fear towards Li Yuan. As such, the two threatened Li Yuan as they glared maliciously at him.
Li Yuan took a step back in fear, but after exchanging a glance with Zhao Qin, a newfound hatred manifested in his eyes.
“Ptui! Why would I be afraid of laying my hands on scum like you two!”
Smack!
Li Yuan swung his arm, launching a slap so loud that it was audible the entire restaurant to Chen Gang’s face.
Chen Gang was shocked at Li Yuan’s action. ‘How dare this trash from the Silver Moon Class lay his hands on me!’
Li Yuan, on the other hand, was invigorated by the slap. With a grin, he turned to Luo Feng and said, “Brother Feng, this feels really good! The face of geniuses is different from ours! They make much louder sounds when we slap them!”
With that, Luo Feng casually took a seat. He poured himself a new cup of tea, and as he sipped it, he stated, “In that case, continue hitting them then. Stop whenever you feel like it.”
Luo Feng looked towards Zhao Qin. He asked with a smile, “Zhao Qin, want to give it a try?”
A flash of enthusiasm lit up within Zhao Qin’s eyes, but upon noticing the various customers surrounding them, her face turned red as she shook her head.
“Haha… You don’t need to do anything. I’ll beat them enough that I’ll make up for your share as well. For their sin of ridiculing you, I’ll beat them until their faces become as swollen as pigs!”
Li Yuan laughed out loud and pulled back his sleeves as he prepared for the ensuing slaughter. At that moment, his plump body was giving off an extremely heroic aura.
“Li Yuan, I only hit you once earlier!” Upon noticing Li Yuan’s expression, Chen Gang was frightened to his wit’s end and shouted out in response.
“It’s too late to beg for mercy now!” Li Yuan chuckled coldly. Following that, he began.
Smack! Smack! Smack!
The sharp rings of slaps constantly reverberated through the Drunken Deity Restaurant.
The surrounding customers stared at the scene in shock, and most of them had already widened their mouths in surprise.
“This Luo Feng fellow is so domineering!”
“Hehe, how else would one dare to make enemies out of Li Tianyang and Duanmu Yu unless they’re domineering? Initially, I thought that Luo Feng was someone who overestimated his abilities, but now, it seems that he does indeed possess the ability to go toe to toe with them. After all, it only took a single punch for him to take care of the two later phase Strength Boundary martial artists!”
“That’s but a small anecdote compared to what I’m about to say. See that saber that he’s carrying? Its name is the Tiger Essence Saber, and from what I heard, it weighs over ten thousand pounds! Luo Feng won it in a tournament against Li Tianyang half a month ago, meaning, his strength is greater than Li Tianyang’s Iron Bone Boundary!”
“Hoho, it seems that he’s not a simple person. Earlier, when Li Yunhao saw him, he looked like a mouse encountering a cat. From what I can tell, he’s probably already faced Luo Feng’s strength first-hand. Li Yunhao was among the Ten Roaming Kings last year, and since Luo Feng was able to beat him, Luo Feng might be able to make a good standing during this year’s Roaming King Tournament. Now that a young expert has suddenly appeared within the Silver Moon Class, I’m truly excited at how he would perform at this years’ tournament…”
“Li Yunhao’s abilities have only earned him a top-twenty spot in the Golden Sun Class, though. Moreover, this Luo Feng person has angered both Li Tianyang and Duanmu Yu. I fear that he might face a lot of friction in the tournament, so much so that making it to top ten would be quite a difficult task.”
“That’s true, but…”
The surrounding customers began to engage in discussions regarding Luo Feng, as he sat domineeringly at the side.
Half an hour later, Luo Feng, Li Yuan, and Zhao Qin left the Drunken Deity Restaurant. Behind them, Chen Gang and Yang Wu were scrawled on the floor. Their faces had swollen so much that they no longer resembled a human, and were glowing bright red.
After leaving the restaurant and saying farewell to Li Yuan and Zhao Qin, Luo Feng returned to the institution.
That night, under the bright moon and the dazzling stars, Luo Feng tested out his Heavy Mountain Blade Technique along with his Roaring Tiger Fist and Leopard Fist. From what he could tell, their strength had increased, and it seemed that his cultivation had improved yet again.
The two wandering dragons formed by his Meridian Cycle within his lungs were bustling with vitality. They were constantly rumbling, and it felt as if they were about to overflow.
From this, Luo Feng had determined that his cultivation was now firmly at the later phase of the Strength Boundary. He was only a step away from reaching the apex, and it would not be long before he made it into the Fifth Meridian Cycle Boundary, the Iron Bone Boundary.
Luo Feng suppressed his aura and took the Crimson Blaze Fruit out.
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