Wu Pinliang watched Ye Xiao's casual smile and grew even angrier. He believed that Ye Xiao was blatantly disrespecting him. With a thought, the subtle Inner Power True Qi within his body quickly gathered and, under Wu Pinliang's control, dispersed into his limbs.

This was a natural move for a novice Martial Artist because dispersing Inner Power True Qi into the limbs would make their punches more vicious and their running faster. Only by punching painfully and running swiftly could one defeat an opponent more effectively—a well-known truth to everyone.

"Die!" Wu Pinliang roared, and his speed instantly tripled, which to the average eye, was a mere flash.

Jiang Miaoke's heart jumped to her throat upon witnessing this. She knew Ye Xiao was strong, but not exactly how strong. On the other hand, she knew very well how capable Wu Pinliang was. Being part of a prominent family, it was impossible for her not to know something about Martial Artists, and Wu Pinliang could remain in Black Mood only because he was, indeed, a Martial Artist.

Martial Artists were incredibly rare in the world. It was impressive enough if one in a hundred ordinary people had exceptional combat skills, yet among a hundred of such skilled individuals, not even one may be a Martial Artist. And being a Martial Artist didn't mean they were invincible; initially, they would only be at the Yellow Rank Early Stage, slightly stronger than an average person. But reaching the Yellow Rank Middle Stage allowed one to confront and defeat scores of ordinary people without sustaining injuries. However, even a Yellow Rank Peak Martial Artist would seem trivial in front of a true master.

Nevertheless, when a Yellow Rank Middle Stage Martial Artist confronted someone below their rank or an ordinary person, they became an unparalleled master.

Like Wu Pinliang, while only at the Yellow Rank Middle Stage, in Black Mood, he was indeed considered the top Martial Arts master.

In the Martial Arts World, there was an unwritten rule: reaching the Yellow Rank Peak before the age of thirty or the Xuan Rank Early Stage before thirty-five constituted a genius. If one became a high-level Xuan Rank master by about forty-five, they were considered incredibly powerful. Of course, this only applied to ordinary Martial Artists, excluding those who accidentally acquired superior Cultivation Techniques or had unique inheritances and monstrous talents.

Clearly, in the eyes of ordinary people and regular Martial Artists, Wu Pinliang was deemed a Martial Artist of excellent aptitude, having reached the Yellow Rank Middle Stage before even turning twenty-five.

Of course, Ye Xiao was an exception. Not to mention his perception and talent, the mere fact that he practised the Nine Yang Divine Skill—a Heavenly Book's Dragon Skill—was enough to defy fate.

At that moment, Wu Pinliang's speed was like lightning. To outsiders, he appeared as fast as a shooting star closing in on Ye Xiao, and without others noticing, he launched a punch at Ye Xiao's head. This punch was both swift and fierce, and even Martial Artists at the Yellow Rank Middle Stage with strength similar to Wu Pinliang would likely have struggled to dodge.

But was Ye Xiao just an ordinary person? No. Was he a Yellow Rank Middle Stage Martial Artist? No.

He was a master, a monstrous talent who could break through to the Earth Rank in an instance of excitement.

So…

The thunderous fist approached Ye Xiao's head fastly, but here's the important part, it only approached.

'Smack!'

There was the sound of a fist colliding with something, followed by a booming noise as the ground behind Ye Xiao cracked.

Jiang Miaoke was terrified; although she was a young lady of the Jiang family who had seen much, she had never witnessed a real battle between Martial Artists. She had seen Wu Pinliang fight, but never with such extraordinary effects—to think, that floor tile was just half a meter behind Ye Xiao, and Ye Xiao hadn't even stepped on it.

Then, everyone's gaze shifted to Ye Xiao. Initially, everyone at the scene thought Ye Xiao was at a disadvantage, possibly a significant one. But when they saw the positions of Ye Xiao and Wu Pinliang, everyone was stunned and amazed.

At this point, Wu Pinliang still maintained his fierce momentum, while Ye Xiao stood firmly in place, his one hand raised to his cheek. Wu Pinliang's fist was caught in Ye Xiao's palm, and Ye Xiao's other hand was held behind his back; clearly, he had blocked Wu Pinliang's intense attack with just one hand.

Wu Pinliang was also stunned; he had never anticipated that his powerful strike, fueled with Inner Power True Qi, would be so easily blocked by Ye Xiao.

And if that wasn't the highlight, then it was Ye Xiao's gaze. He wasn't even looking at Wu Pinliang, but at Jiang Miaoke standing outside the "ring," who seemed worried.

"Coco, worrying so much for me? Look, don't worry, I'm fine," Ye Xiao said softly, reassuring Jiang Miaoke.

The moment Ye Xiao spoke, everyone present was even more astonished. Ye Xiao's expression seemed to tell everyone that he hadn't exerted any force in fighting Wu Pinliang and that he was merely toying.

Wu Pinliang immediately felt that he had suffered a great humiliation. He knew that if he couldn't regain his standing today, he would have no face to face Feng Hai in the future, knowing that Feng Hai had just taken this battle very seriously.

"You can go to hell!" Wu Pinliang yelled loudly and suddenly kicked towards Ye Xiao's lower body.

However, Ye Xiao's body remained still, moving only one hand.

Ye Xiao's hand waved lightly, and the previously stable Wu Pinliang suddenly felt the world spinning around him. His kicking foot immediately changed direction, naturally missing its mark.

Ye Xiao suddenly pushed, and Wu Pinliang actually sat down on the ground, his expression as awkward as it could be.

Wu Pinliang fell to the ground but immediately stood up. Ye Xiao had not actually attacked Wu Pinliang until then, so Wu Pinliang hadn't been hurt.

Wu Pinliang tried to hit Ye Xiao again, but just then, a doctor's voice came.

"Enough!"

Wu Pinliang's fist, raised in mid-air, froze because of this remark.

It was Feng Hai who had spoken.

Although Feng Hai did not know martial arts, he knew that Wu Pinliang had never had the upper hand against Ye Xiao, and was even at a disadvantage every time. Wu Pinliang had put all his strength into attacking Ye Xiao, but each time, Ye Xiao barely exerted any effort and still managed to embarrass Feng Hai.

"Young Master Feng!" Wu Pinliang looked at Feng Hai, unharmed and believing he could still fight, perhaps even win.

"You can't beat him." Feng Hai didn't want to say this, but martial arts isn't like other things; those with softer fists would find it hard to beat those with harder fists. Everything depended on real strength; no amount of talking would help without it.

Wu Pinliang, upon hearing Feng Hai, felt deeply ashamed. He knew very well whether he could defeat Ye Xiao, but hearing it from Feng Hai still felt exceptionally harsh.

"Ye Xiao won! Ye Xiao won!" Miaoke's joyful voice suddenly rang out in Black Mood, laughing heartily and turning to the beauty named Qi Xin, "Qi Xin, what do you think? Ye Xiao is not bad, right?"

Qi Xin was stunned at the moment. She knew the methods of Wu Pinliang but hadn't expected that Ye Xiao's skills would be so extraordinary. At least in her view, he was exceptional. The Qi family was famous for martial arts, so Qi Xin understood martial arts far better than Jiang Miaoke. However, throughout the entire encounter, Ye Xiao had not used any Inner Power True Qi, but simply relied on ordinary strength to counter Wu Pinliang's internal power, which truly amazed Qi Xin. The way Ye Xiao played Wu Pinliang in his palm was utterly inconceivable!

Miaoke, cheerful as a bird, approached Ye Xiao, truly delighted. Originally, she had thought that Ye Xiao was going to lose to Wu Pinliang, which would have embarrassed her in front of the people of Black Mood. But Ye Xiao's performance was far beyond her expectations, and it was simply fantastic.

Ye Xiao, smiling, looked at Wu Pinliang and said, "You have a decent foundation, but it's a pity you're too impulsive."

Wu Pinliang, staring at Ye Xiao, almost wanted to swallow him whole.

"What are you looking at? Ye Xiao didn't crush you into the mud, which is already giving you face. If you dare to disrespect again, humph, Ye Xiao will definitely beat you until you won't recognize yourself in the mirror," Miaoke said with a face full of smugness.

Hearing Miaoke's words, Wu Pinliang, though angry, didn't dare say anything. After all, Miaoke was no ordinary person. He could offend Ye Xiao, but he dared not truly offend Miaoke. Although Miaoke usually didn't flaunt her family's power, if she were provoked, who knew what might happen.

Wu Pinliang walked sullenly to Feng Hai's side and didn't make another sound.

Meanwhile, on the dance floor, Miaoke was expressing her admiration for Ye Xiao, and Qi Xin also joined in, clearly hoping to befriend a master like Ye Xiao. Not just Qi Xin, but also some who were initially fence-sitters approached Ye Xiao after witnessing his incredible strength to greet him.

Of course, this made Feng Hai and Wu Pinliang even more upset.

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