Chapter 471: The Shameless Chunyu Yan

Zhang Li’s spine snapped under Lin Xiao’s foot. A miserable, piercing scream erupted from his mouth. His eyes bulged, bloodshot veins spreading across them, his body arched upward into a grotesque shape.

After that scream, Zhang Li no longer had the strength to struggle. He lay on the ground, twitching like a dying fish.

At that moment, Chunyu Yan finally arrived at the arena.

He caught the exact moment Zhang Li’s spine was crushed underfoot. His eyes immediately turned red. His killing intent surged to its peak.

“You little bastard, I’m going to kill you!”

With a furious roar, Chunyu Yan leapt into the air like a great eagle swooping down on its prey. Using the momentum of his leap, he descended toward Lin Xiao at an unparalleled speed.

A palm shot out from his sleeve, carrying immense power. It slashed through the air like lightning, aimed straight at Lin Xiao’s head.

Whoosh!

In an instant, a fierce wind arose.

This strike, unleashed in rage, showcased the terrifying might of Chunyu Yan as a peak-stage Dark Force expert. His palm not only carried internal strength capable of shattering stones and crushing jade, but his qi also locked onto Lin Xiao entirely, leaving him no room to dodge or escape.

It was no exaggeration to say that if this palm landed, even if Lin Xiao’s skull were made of steel, it would be reduced to an unrecognizable heap of scrap.

Crash!

A wave of noise echoed through the spectator stands. Chairs toppled, and countless martial artists stood up in shock, their eyes fixed on Chunyu Yan’s airborne strike.

No one had expected that the sect master of Scarlet City Sect would cast aside his status and, under the eyes of the crowd, launch a violent attack against a young man.

Chunyu Yan had long been a renowned expert. Not only was he the leader of Scarlet City Sect, but he was also the vice-chief of the Southern Martial Alliance, with immense prestige across the southern provinces, revered by tens of thousands.

And yet, such a famed and respected grandmaster had just launched a near-sneak attack on a young man in his twenties.

If not witnessed with their own eyes, no one would have believed such a thing was possible.

The entire venue fell into an eerie silence. Every sound vanished.

“Has Sect Master Chun gone insane?”

“He’s the vice-chief of the Martial Alliance! Just because his disciple lost a fight, he flies into a rage and attacks a young man? Doesn’t he have any shame left?”

“Why aren’t the other top experts stopping him? So the Southern Martial Alliance really is just a plaything for the seven great powers!”

“I used to respect Chunyu Yan as an elder worthy of honor… Now I see he’s no different than his degenerate disciple. Birds of a feather, indeed!”

Chunyu Yan’s image plummeted in the hearts of countless martial artists, becoming utterly vile and contemptible.

Meanwhile, in the front row, seated in grand chairs, Tian Junliang, Wang Zhaotian, and Xue Fanjia all opened their eyes. Their gazes shot across dozens of meters of distance and landed on Chunyu Yan.

Each of their expressions was different.

Tian Junliang’s gaze was calm and indifferent. Wang Zhaotian’s carried a trace of disgust. Xue Fanjia, on the other hand, looked like he was watching a great show, eyes full of amusement.

If anyone in the venue was the most agitated at this moment, it was undoubtedly Chen Lingxin.

Her almond eyes widened. Her cherry lips parted slightly. Her chest heaving as anger flushed her pretty face. She wanted to scream at Chunyu Yan.

But the gap in strength between her and Chunyu Yan was far too vast, and she was also too close to the stage. Faced with the overwhelming, icy aura of Chunyu Yan, she couldn’t even make a sound, let alone curse him out.

Amid her anger, Chen Lingxin was even more worried for Lin Xiao. She made up her mind. If Chunyu Yan injured Lin Xiao, she would charge up to the stage to save him, even if it cost her life.

As for what everyone else was thinking, Lin Xiao was completely unaware.

All his attention was focused on Chunyu Yan.

Sensing the vast, ocean-like qi surrounding Chunyu Yan and the terrifying power contained in that palm, Lin Xiao’s fighting spirit ignited like wildfire.

“Let me see for myself how powerful a so-called peak expert of the southern martial world really is.”

A dazzling light suddenly erupted in Lin Xiao’s faintly glowing red eyes. At the very last moment, his body trembled and shuddered. In that instant—

Boom!

A thunderclap roared from within Lin Xiao’s body. His clothes fluttered without wind. His short hair stood on end like steel needles.

Although Lin Xiao despised Chunyu Yan’s character, he had to admit his cultivation was indeed formidable, no less than that of Lei Qianting from the imperial capital.

That stirred a faint interest in Lin Xiao, and he decided to get serious.

At this moment, under his black training uniform, every inch of Lin Xiao’s muscle, every bone, was flawless. His skin shimmered with a lustrous glow as if a faint radiance flowed across his body.

If his body had been like a furnace before his transformation, then after he was a volcano.

A living, breathing volcano of infinite energy.

His exposed arms were like steel, full of explosive strength and beauty.

This entire transformation took only an instant. As it finished, Lin Xiao’s right arm suddenly lifted from his side, fingers clenched into a tight fist. And he punched upward at Chunyu Yan’s descending palm.

Roar!

A thunderous boom echoed in the air, shaking hearts.

Thunderbolt Fist!

Since Chunyu Yan had decent strength, and since he had come courting death, Lin Xiao had no reason to hold back this time. His strike was merciless.

“Hmm?”

Still airborne, Chunyu Yan’s brows twitched slightly. Lin Xiao’s displayed strength had exceeded his expectations.

Even he could feel the immense threat from that punch.

‘Such strength at such a young age… If left alive, his future is boundless. He must not be allowed to live!’

A sharp glint of killing intent flashed in Chunyu Yan’s eyes. His resolve to kill Lin Xiao grew even stronger.

A prodigy like this—now that he was an enemy—must be destroyed, or he would become a danger in the future.

His momentum didn’t stop. Internal force surged as his palm came crashing down like Mount Tai.

Lin Xiao’s fist and Chunyu Yan’s palm clashed. A thunderous explosion echoed through the entire arena.

The sound wasn’t like flesh colliding with flesh—it was like two thousand-pound war hammers clashing violently.

Amid the shockwave, Lin Xiao’s shoes were silently obliterated. His tall, straight figure sank slightly, and the marble floor beneath his feet shattered, leaving two deep footprints where he stood.

A frigid, forceful internal energy surged from Chunyu Yan’s palm, drilling through Lin Xiao’s fist and into his arm. It clashed violently with Lin Xiao’s own inner strength, wreaking havoc through the muscles and capillaries of his arm.

Despite Lin Xiao’s extraordinarily strong physique, he still couldn’t completely resist the destructive force. It was no wonder Chunyu Yan was considered a peak expert of the southern region.

If Lin Xiao had only been at late-stage Dark Force, this strike might have crippled him instantly.

Even for an ordinary peak Dark Force expert, this blow would’ve been disastrous. The Golden Claw Sect master, whom Lin Xiao had previously defeated, would never have survived it.