Editor: Anuvrat
A grave loo“ Do you want to make a move? ” Ye Zhong looked at Ye Yu and the two other members indifferently, with a smile that was not a smile on his face.
“ Heh, how can you say we should fight? Young Master Ye is finally going to start practicing Spiritual Secret Arts. Although they are all low-grade Common-level ones, we’re brothers from the same Clan, so we should at least give you some pointers, right? ” Ye Yu had a strange smile on his face.
“ Pointers? ” Hearing this, Ye Zhong nodded his head and said lightly, “ I like the way you say it, so please give me some pointers. ”
Saying so, Ye Zhong slowly walked out of the Spiritual Secret Arts Pavilion under the dumbfounded stares of the crowd. Standing in front of the Spiritual Secret Arts Pavilion, he turned around and smiled, “Come. ”
“ Ye…Ye Zhong’s brain was really damaged?” Many students in the Spiritual Secret Arts Pavilion watched the scene, wondering if they had misjudged Ye Zhong. With Ye Zhong’s usual style, he should’ve thought of a way to escape by now. How dare he take the initiative to provoke Ye Yu? After all, Ye Yu’s cultivation base; Second Layer of Body Tempering , was considered as middle tier among the younger generation of the Feihong Martial House. While Ye Zhong was known as the Trash of Ye Clan, so how could he be Ye Yu’s match?
Ye Zhong’s unexpected actions left Ye Yu and the rest shocked, slowly their expressions turned ugly. They were prepared to step on Ye Zhong today, and they were hoping that Ye Zhong would beg for mercy rather than provoke them like this.
“Aren’t you going to beg for mercy today?” Ye Yu laughed mockingly, “If you really make a move, don’t blame me for being careless, Young Master Ye Zhong.”
“Are you guys going to fight or not?” Ye Zhong frowned. “If you have no guts, then come at me together.”
“No guts …”
Hearing this, Ye Yu and others sneered. After their eyes met, a cold light flashed in each other’s eyes. In the past, they had only mocked Ye Zhong because of his status. Now that Ye Zhong had been stripped of his direct-line descendant and was still seeking death, so …
“Attack!”
A low shout came out from Ye Yu’s mouth, and from his entire body came a light sound of encouragement. At this moment, his skin had a metallic luster; the symbol of the Second Layer of Body Tempering – Flesh Refining Stage.
In the next moment, Ye Yu stomped his foot heavily on the ground and dashed towards Ye Zhong. The other two members of the Ye Clan’s branch family also followed suit, their actions well-coordinated.
There was an uproar from all around. Apparently, they did not expect that they would choose to join forces against a mere Ye Zhong, and the other three who were somewhat reputable figures in Feihong Martial House.
Ye Zhong looked at the three men coming at him and laughed silently. He really needed a few meat targets to test how far he had recovered after cultivating to the Third Layer of Body Tempering.
“Pa—— (*Bump!*)”
(TL note: onomatopoeia describes the sound of light impact)
In the front, Ye Yu struck out with his palm, bringing along a gust of wind that was as sharp as a blade.
Just as the fierce palm attack was about to land on Ye Zhong’s chest, the latter took half a step sideways and slid right past Ye Yu.
“What!?”
This scene caused a wave of surprised exclamations to come from the surrounding crowd. Who would have thought that the legendary Trash of Ye Clan seemed to have some abilities?
The moment Ye Zhong’s body shifted, he took a step to the front of the two men who were following closely behind him and flicked his finger.
“Qiang—— (*Clang!*) “
(TL note: onomatopoeia describes the sound of crash)
Flicked the palm of the person who was on the left with his finger. As his eyebrows twitched in pain, Ye Zhong swung his right foot and kicked him back. He then slapped the other person in the face, spinning in the air and spitting out a mouthful of blood with broken teeth as he hit the ground — both these were at the First Layer of Body Tempering, and Ye Zhong beating them as if bullying a child.
This sudden turn of events caused the surrounding onlookers to be astounded. This trash Ye Zhong actually made two moves, and defeated the two Ye Clan experts[1]s without any effort?
After a while, the surrounding students recovered from their shock and stared at Ye Zhong with a serious expression. The Ye Zhong with legendary Six Yin Meridians was able to defeat those two so easily, he must be at least at the Second Layer of Body Tempering, right?
Thinking of this, many people’s eyes twitched. There were not many among them who had reached this level, right?
“Ye Zhong!”
Angry roars rang out from the back. Ye Yu turned around to look at the scene, and his expression turned ferocious. His plan was to slap Ye Zhong away. He never expected Ye Zhong to have such skills.
“Wind Splitting Palm!”
k flashed in Ye Yu’s eyes, and in the next instant, he immediately used his own Attack Spiritual Secret Art. Today, he didn’t want to be the one to fail.
In that instant, a whistling sound tore through the air, and Ye Yu’s speed suddenly reached an extreme. On his right palm, green glints could be vaguely seen.
Many of the surrounding people exclaimed. This is only the second round, and Ye Yu already took out his trump card?
Ye Zhong lifted his head and looked at Ye Yu, who was rushing towards him. His right hand formed a sword sign, and without any intention of dodging the attack, he extended his finger.
“Unreturned Sword!”
A soft growl sounded in Ye Zhong’s mind, and at that moment, he made a sword of wind with his fingers, whistling through the air.
“Peng—— (*Bang!*) “
(TL note: onomatopoeia describes the sound of impact)
The palm and the finger heavily collided with each other, and in that instant, a wave of energy spread out. Ye Yu’s face suddenly flushed red, and his body trembled as he staggered a few steps backwards. With a “pfff” sound, a mouthful of blood sprayed out from Ye Yu’s mouth, and his body fell onto the ground in a sorry state.
With just one move, victory and defeat were decided!
“How is this possible!?” Ye Yu sat on the ground with a lifeless face, showing an expression of disbelief! The trash in his eyes actually crippled him in one move? Then what did he count as? Even inferior than trash?
As for the two who had been knocked down earlier, they too had the expression as they had met ghosts. The two of them were only at the First Layer of Body Tempering, and even if they were defeated, they would still lose. But Ye Yu was the expert at the Second Layer of Body Tempering and had mastered the fierce Spiritual Secret Art, so how could he not withstand a single blow from Ye Zhong!?
Ye Zhong did not have the time to pay any attention to their shock. He stretched out his right hand and stared at them for a moment before letting out a silent laugh. It was just as he had speculated. The combat skills he had previously mastered were now able to unleash a great deal of power. That Unreturned Sword was also able to unleash his current strength to the extreme. If he had activated the Body Protection Talisman and the Swift Movement Talisman, even if he met someone at the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering, he was confident he would be able to put up a fight!
“Impossible, right?”
“Ye Yu and the other two actually lost?”
“Is this still the trash Ye Zhong?”
The onlookers were stunned for a moment, and then all the students cried out. What happened today was beyond their expectations. Compared to Ye Zhong from before, the current Ye Zhong was like a totally different person.
At this moment, the Elder from the Spiritual Secret Arts Pavilion was standing at the side of the entrance as a glint flashed across his eyes. This was not a big deal, but when that kid attacked, his movements were simple and full of destructive power, as if it was forged through a lot of training. Even the Elder himself might not be able to do that.
“Could it be that this was taught to him by some Old Freak?” Very soon, the Elder found the only explanation. But as he thought of this, his gaze towards Ye Zhong grew more serious.
Ye Zhong could not be bothered with the astonishment of the others and left after a moment of consideration.
After confirming his strength, Ye Zhong felt that perhaps he should leave Jiangzhou City, because what was needed to practice the Six Paths Buried Sword Secret Art was no longer Spirit Stones, but a Spirit Herb called the Purple Wood Spirit Root. According to Ye Zhong’s memory, there were rumors of its existence in the southern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
For Ye Zhong, the most important thing at the moment was to train, and everything else was just for the show.
After making up his mind to leave, Ye Zhong prepared to go back to his courtyard and packed up some things.
As he neared his own courtyard, Ye Zhong suddenly frowned. At that moment, he felt faint killing intent. This was the first time since his reincarnation that killing intent was so obvious.
“Has it finally come? Ye Family? Su Clan? Or someone else?”
Even though Ye Zhong could sense the danger, he did not show it. He continued to walk towards his own yard at a leisurely pace.
“This is Young Master Ye Zhong, right?”
Just as Ye Zhong was about to enter the yard, two men in robes appeared in a flash, blocking his path and his escape. Both of them were emitting faint killing intent. Apparently, they had been waiting here for Ye Zhong for a long time …
**Note
1. Yes author consider them as experts but they are just normal members.