extended period before being fully under control. During this stage, the master faces great danger as the gee insect's mentality is unstable; if the master fails to provide adequate sustenance, the ge...Chapter 491 / Chapter 492 Battle (Part II, Part III)

Just as Chen Boxi was circling around Xiao Yu, he suddenly stopped moving his feet and his graceful steps became chaotic.

Xiao Yu had been watching Chen Boxi the whole time. When he saw Chen's steps become disordered, Xiao Yu, who was crouching slightly, shot forward like an arrow toward Chen Boxi.

Xiao Yu's figure was like a tiger descending from the mountain, charging at Chen Bohuang with wind roaring like tigers behind him.

"Intentional Tiger Shape" When Xiao Yu made his move, both Chen Boxi and those around them whispered to themselves.

"No, it's not Intentional Tiger Shape!" At this moment, an elderly man in his sixties standing among the crowd suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing the old man’s words, everyone looked at him. One of the middle-aged men said to the elder, "Mr. Wang, you are a master of Intentional Boxing; although we might be overstepping our bounds by discussing this, it clearly is the Intentional Tiger Shape!"

The old man ignored them and looked at Xiao Yu with a solemn expression on his face. He could tell from Xiao Yu's movements that Xiao Yu’s boxing style was very similar to the Intentional Tiger Shape but wasn’t the same; instead, it was another tiger-like martial art.

Although he couldn't identify which tiger shape this was, he didn't let that stop him from admiring and being amazed by Xiao Yu's mastery of his boxing style at such a young age. As Xiao Yu moved, there were sounds like roars of tigers in the wind.

It was precisely these roars carried by the wind that revealed to him the difference between Xiao Yu’s tiger shape and the Intentional Tiger Shape.

The Intentional Tiger Shape produces a sound similar to a tiger's roar within one's body if executed correctly, not in the air. The roaring wind from Xiao Yu was clearly from his movement.

As he looked at Xiao Yu, despite their differences, he couldn’t help but admire the unique features of Xiao Yu’s boxing style. He wondered to himself, what kind of martial art is this

Seeing Xiao Yu charge toward him, Chen Boxi, who had been slightly flustered because of his misstep, now wore a smug smile on his face and instantly corrected his steps.

The false step he took was intentional; seeing that Xiao Yu was attacking, he immediately adjusted himself.

Seeing the pleased expression on Chen Boxi's face and the sudden smoothness of his movements, Xiao Yu’s face didn’t betray any panic. Instead, he continued to charge forward without changing his posture.

He knew that if he altered his move halfway through, Chen Boxi would certainly seize the opportunity to counterattack. Therefore, Xiao Yu charged ahead without hesitation.

Seeing Xiao Yu charge in, Chen Boxi quickly dodged with his Eight Trigram steps, leaving Xiao Yu empty-handed. As soon as he saw that Xiao Yu had missed, Chen Boxi's feet moved swiftly and both of his palms shot out, aiming at the back of Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu knew that Chen Boxi’s sudden disordered steps were a deception, but it wouldn’t do to continue this indefinitely. Thus, he responded with his own ploy; in the end, they would see whose strategy was superior.

After failing to hit Chen Boxi, Xiao Yu landed without delay. He kicked off from the ground and leaped more than a meter high. When he reached about a meter above the ground, he spread out his arms and rapidly waved them up and down.

With each wave of his arms, Xiao Yu rose another meter into the air; now, he looked like a giant bird stretching its wings, soaring over two meters in height.

"Five Animal Frolics It is Five Animal Frolics! No wonder it resembles Intentional Boxing so much!" Seeing that Xiao Yu had risen more than two meters high with his movements, the old man who spoke earlier nodded to himself and muttered.

Although the elderly man correctly demonstrated Xiao Yu's Five Animal Frolics, he failed to notice that Xiao Yu's practice differed from the current流行的內家功法。當下國術界流傳的五禽戲，是些個內家宗師根據華佗五禽戲改編而成，而蕭煜的不同在於他練習的是正宗的華佗五禽戲，修行出來的不是內勁而是內力。

Brother Xi Chen did not expect that when he saw Xiao Yu's force running out, he attempted to counterattack. However, when his palms reached Xiao Yu’s body, the latter disappeared.

Seeing that Xiao Yu was nowhere to be found, Brother Xi Chen turned around and looked in all directions but saw nothing.

Xiao Yu at this moment was like a bird floating in mid-air motionless.

Xiao Yu's mental state returned once again to the condition he was in when he faced Du Zhiping. His soul seemed detached from his body, observing himself as if he were someone else while revealing the flaws of his crane form.

As Xiao Yu adjusted his movements in mid-air and perfected them, he actually remained suspended for over two seconds. Don’t underestimate these two seconds; they could be crucial in a critical moment.

Xiao Yu then dove down with all his might after adjusting his posture. This was the exact moment when Brother Xi Chen had exhausted his force while searching for Xiao Yu.

Brother Xi Chen searched everywhere for Xiao Yu, but suddenly felt an intense wind from above him. Upon feeling it, he turned around quickly and looked up.

When he saw Xiao Yu pouncing at him from the sky, his face changed again. He bent his legs into a horse stance and raised both hands to counter Xiao Yu’s dive.

"Bang..."

The sound of their collision echoed through the air, with Xiao Yu retreating three meters after striking and staring intensely at Brother Xi Chen who was in front of him.

Though Xiao Yu remained stationary, his arms were trembling slightly from the force transmitted through his palms to his arms.

"Puff..."

The opposite side's Brother Xi Chen stood rooted to the spot after exchanging a palm strike with Xiao Yu. The ground beneath him cracked into pieces; his arms hung unnaturally, and his face flushed red as he spewed out blood from his mouth.

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, the spectators and members of Chen’s family were taken aback. Was it over Could Brother Xi Chen have lost to Xiao Yu These people exchanged looks, their expressions showing disbelief. A clan elder who was about to break through to Internal Force had been defeated by a young man

This felt very unreal but the scene just witnessed was real.

With his face turning pale after spewing blood, Brother Xi Chen’s arms hung limply at his sides. He glared menacingly at Xiao Yu. If one looked closely, his legs were trembling slightly as well.

Xiao Yu's unexpected victory left him feeling aggrieved and utterly defeated. Not only had he broken an arm, but the shock waves from the collision also caused internal bleeding; even supporting himself became a challenge for fear of collapsing completely.

Given his level, it would have been difficult to determine a winner within one or two hours if he hadn’t tried to outwit Xiao Yu and fallen into the latter’s trap instead.

Furthermore, he never imagined that Xiao Yu's Five Animal Frolics could allow him to hover in mid-air, leading to his miscalculation of taking on Xiao Yu's full force attack while at a disadvantage from being hit from above.

Initially, he thought that avoiding the strike would have been possible. However, deep down, he didn’t believe Xiao Yu could possess peak level dark energy cultivation due to his medical and martial dual practice background. After all, even his father who was over eighty years old had achieved nothing in martial arts; how much younger was Xiao Yu This oversight led to a significant disadvantage.

Chen Boxi felt increasingly aggrieved the more he thought about it, as if his lungs were about to burst.

"Pfft..."

The grievance Chen Boxi was feeling caused the blood that had already risen slightly to surge up his throat once again. When this happened, his body began to sway unsteadily.

Only when Chen Boxi spat out his second mouthful of blood did the people from Chen's family and those surrounding spectators realize what was happening.

The martial arts hall, which had just become quiet, once again filled with noise. The crowd pointed at Xiao Yu, their faces full of disbelief.

Especially a few middle-aged men and elderly people among the crowd were wearing an expression that was full of disbelief. Their cultivation level was even worse than Chen Boxi’s. If Chen Boxi wasn't this young man's opponent, how could they be At this thought, their faces turned ugly.

After seeing Chen Boxi spitting blood, the people from Chen's family finally reacted and hurried over to support him as he staggered.

"You brat! Daring to hurt our Chen Family elder!" After supporting Chen Boxi, they all glared at Xiao Yu with a ferocious expression and said through gritted teeth.

“Haha… Is this a threat The八卦Palms of the Chen family are nothing but that. Come on! I’m waiting for you!” Upon hearing their words, Xiao Yu laughed loudly and said in a tone filled with arrogance.

"Since you want to die, don't blame others!" After hearing Xiao Yu's arrogant words, everyone from Chen’s family was furious and glared at him darkly.

After the people from Chen's family finished speaking, only two young men stayed behind to support Chen Boxi while the rest dispersed and gradually surrounded Xiao Yu. They had clearly seen how powerful Xiao Yu was in his fight just now, so although they were disdainful of Xiao Yu, they were actually very cautious.

Xiao Yu's mind was also on high alert. Although he had won earlier, his two arms felt numb from the exertion, and thus, when he saw Chen’s family approaching him, he became vigilant.

Even though Xiao Yu was careful, he showed no fear. What did a man have to be afraid of if he wanted to fight Moreover, since Xiao Yu hadn't used his art yet, if the people from Chen's Family attacked, they would certainly pay for it dearly!

"Clap clap clap... Truly a fine family, the Chen Family! The Wang Family of Shape and Intent has finally seen something worthwhile!" As the crowd from Chen's family gradually surrounded Xiao Yu, someone in the surrounding crowd suddenly began to clap and mock them.

The one clapping was an old man who had noticed that Xiao Yu had been using the Five Animals Play. He hadn't expected the Chen Family to want to gang up after their defeat. Although he himself wasn’t a paragon of virtue, such behavior wouldn’t suit him either.

After hearing this elderly man’s mocking words, everyone else also reacted. Their faces showed an odd expression and then they all burst into laughter. This time, the Chen Family had thoroughly lost face.

Their defeat was bad enough, but wanting to gang up on Xiao Yu afterward was even worse. The crowd surrounding them had come only because they heard of what happened at the Chen family earlier in the afternoon and came to see a show. They hadn’t expected that they would actually get to see one.

They fought fairly yet lost, but still wanted to gang up This news was bound to spread around the entire island the next morning!

In the martial arts world, trust was paramount. Although there were many people who betrayed their word behind closed doors, no one dared to do it openly.

If Chen's family really did start a fight, they would most likely become a laughingstock in the entire martial arts community the next day. At least on the surface, everyone would avoid them like the plague!

The martial arts world was actually similar to Traditional Chinese Medicine; it valued rules above all else. Since Chen’s family didn’t even intend to follow the most basic of these rules, they were likely going to be shunned from the martial arts community very soon.

Hearing the surrounding people mock him, Chen Boxi's face turned red and white in quick succession. He was ashamed and indignant. In front of so many peers from North City, he had truly lost face. If his family also discarded their honor, they might not even have a place to stand on the island.

"Stop! Let him go!" Upon thinking of this, Chen Boxi shouted at the members of his family who were surrounding Xiao Yu.

The family could ignore the onlookers around them but they couldn’t feign not hearing what Chen Boxi said. Thus, a few people glanced at each other and had a look of helplessness in their eyes.

"You go! Today, our Chen Family will take it!" Chen Boxi spoke to Xiao Yu from a distance as he tried to remain calm. But his resentment could be heard from the slight tremor in his voice.

Chen Boxi knew that today was the day he lost face and when he goes out in public again, people will point at him. He would have never let Xiao Yu leave if it wasn’t for all those who were watching them. Losing to a young man like this was unacceptable.

"I, Xiao Yu, am an expert of Chinese medicine from the Sea’s Ten Thousand Lives Hall. You guys also know why I came here, right It’s because of that so-called unwritten rule. Everyone knows where this rule came from; it is just who has the bigger fist.

"Now, here and now, any martial artist in North City, if you try to make things difficult for a doctor like me for such matters, heh heh… You will have no choice but to accept my challenge! If your family doesn’t want to do it, then come looking for me! I’ll still be staying on this island for another two days and accepting challenges from each of these families. Whichever family loses must agree to this proposal. However, if the family wins, then let’s pretend that I didn’t say anything. As for those who don’t accept my challenge, they will be considered as agreeing with this rule!"

After hearing what Chen Boxi said, a smile appeared on Xiao Yu’s face. But Xiao Yu did not leave; instead, he looked at the people of Chen Family and the surrounding crowd and spoke loudly.

This was too arrogant. He is challenging our entire martial arts community in North City all by himself!

"Yes! We can’t let him get away with this!"

The moment Xiao Yu finished speaking, the chaotic martial arts hall instantly fell silent. The people exchanged glances, not expecting that Xiao Yu would actually say something like this.

A while later, there was a buzz from within the hall as though it had boiled over with all sorts of chatter and discussions.

Although there were different opinions flying around, none of them were in support of Xiao Yu. All their words sounded like criticism against him.

This one statement from Xiao Yu was a challenge to the entire martial arts community in North City. Although it was an unwritten rule, they did not allow someone as young as Xiao Yu to talk about such matters. Furthermore, under this rule, all that could be said was that if someone treated such injuries, then they would just say that I am being magnanimous and not hold it against them.

Moreover, if they were to simply agree with what Xiao Yu had said, that would mean bowing down to the traditional Chinese medicine community. How could these martial artists accept this

Furthermore, if such matters began in North City, then not only would it become a laughingstock of the martial arts community on this island, but even if it spread inland, the entire island might become a laughingstock.

Xiao Yu knew this too. That was why he decided to spend a few more days here to deal with challenges from each household. Since they were unwilling, then he would beat them until they agreed. That was his thought process.

At this moment, it could be said that Xiao Yu alone was challenging the entire martial arts community of North City. And several families had branch halls in North City, so perhaps this matter might even affect the entire island’s traditional Chinese medicine community. No matter what, if Xiao Yu wanted to abolish this rule, he would have to face challenges from the martial arts community.

The people who were surrounding Xiao Yu from Chen Family still felt disgruntled after Chen Boxi stopped them; however, at this moment, they felt much better seeing Xiao Yu’s words. They looked at Xiao Yu as though he was a dead man.

They did not expect that when there was an escape route for him, he would deliberately go into the abyss. What does he think of himself He thinks he is some kind of savior Just thinking about it made them laugh at Xiao Yu. However, this was their chance to take revenge against Chen Family, so they naturally wouldn’t let the opportunity slip through their fingers.

But Xiao Yu didn’t care about those people. He stayed on the island for this matter alone. Although he was only in North City right now, he believed that slowly, these influences would spread and eventually, all of the traditional Chinese medicine community would accept it.

Once his reputation as a violent person spreads, he believes there will be fewer people coming to challenge him. And with just half of the families accepting this matter, he believes the rest wouldn’t care either. After all, it didn’t concern any big matters; it was only about face.ing their pulses, it turned out that something seemed to be protecting their heart meridians from the toxins.He was the abbot of White Cloud Temple on the outskirts of Beijing and called Daoist Priest...