Chapter One: The Grandmaster

  Huaxia, Meicheng, this is a highly commercialized city. In the 21st century, people uphold the notion that time is money, and the footsteps on the streets are always in such a hurry, as if they never have time to stop.

  A beautiful young girl wearing a green short shirt walked into a high-end wine house, and the people in the wine house immediately cast their eyes on this youthful and beautiful girl, not for anything else, but simply because this girl was too beautiful, and her whole body was emitting a kind of youthful vitality.

  "She's so beautiful, even more beautiful than those female stars on TV. She looks like she's only around twenty years old or so. How come I didn't know that Meicheng has such a stunning beauty?"

  Someone let out an exclamation, this is a high-end wine house, and those who can come in here are at least small property owners, they are all successful people in the whole Meicheng.

  A middle-aged man next to him curled his lips and said, "Don't you know who this young lady is? Let me tell you, don't have any ideas about her. Do you know who she is? She's Lin Xiang, the granddaughter of the chairman of Longteng Group. You'd better weigh your own weight."

  "Longteng Group? One of the world's top 500 companies, ranked among the top 100? And one of the few private enterprises in China that made it to the list, no wonder she's so beautiful, and nobody dares to approach her."

  The man sighed in admiration, shook his head slightly, and the eldest sister of the Longteng Group was not someone he could afford to offend. For such a large enterprise, with just a flick of her finger, all his property would vanish into thin air in an instant.

  Lin Xiang entered the private room, opened the window and immediately set up a digital camera that had been prepared in advance to face outside the window. On the screen was a young man wearing a Sun Yat-sen suit. In this era, people who still wear Sun Yat-sen suits have become monsters, so everyone passing by in front of him couldn't help but take a curious glance.

  Not far from the wine building, there is a park. The man sat cross-legged in front of the fountain in the park, his eyes slightly closed, as if an old monk was meditating. People passing by were already used to it, and some even took pictures with their cameras, but the man didn't stop them.

  "It's really strange, how did Yang Yi stay in front of the fountain for three days? And he didn't move at all, just like a monk or a Taoist priest." Lin Xiang blinked her beautiful big eyes, curiously looking at the man below.

  She had been following this man named Yang Yi for more than ten days. Lin Xiang got to know Yang Yi on an ordinary long-distance bus.

  Lin Xiang, although the dragon Teng group's Miss, but she likes adventure, exploration, like holding a camera to run around the country, this time on the way back, got on a long-distance bus, when the bus was halfway, encountered hijackers.

  It was this mysterious Yang Yi who saved the entire car, his slightly thin figure was like a heavenly god, deeply imprinted in Lin Xiang's mind. She thus developed a strong interest in this highly skilled man, but no matter how she thought and tried to get close to him, he only spoke a few words to her, as if he were a block of wood or an ice cube. The only information she got was the man's name, Yang Yi.

  Yang Yi's name was as strange as he was. Suddenly, Yang Yi, who had been sitting quietly in the park for three hours, suddenly opened his eyes and looked thoughtfully in Lin Xiang's direction.

  "Oh no, has he found me?" Lin Xiang hastily closed the window and hid inside the compartment.

  "How could it be found? It's five miles away from the park!"

  Lin Xiang thought it was impossible too, with such a great distance in between, if not for constant observation, how could one possibly discover someone hiding in the private room? So Lin Xiang got up again and quietly looked towards the park, but suddenly found that the park was empty, where was Yang Yi's shadow?

  Just as Lin Xiang was feeling frustrated, in an inconspicuous corner of the park, two ordinary-looking men also had surprised expressions on their faces.

  The two men took out their phones and whispered: "Captain, Yang Yi is lost!"

  Inside a villa, a spacious room was filled with all sorts of precision instruments, and over a dozen people were busy operating the complex equipment. These people were elite members of the Huaxia Security Bureau's Ninth Division, usually an elite team that responded to major emergencies, but today they seemed like they were facing a formidable enemy, hiding in this small villa.

  The team leader hung up the phone and just now a teammate called to say that Yang Yi was lost, he could only sigh.

  "You all come back, no need to follow him anymore, you can't keep up with him anyway."

  "But captain, we..."

  "Come back and obey orders!"

  The captain's face was slightly serious, took out the phone and dialed a mysterious call: "Director, it has been confirmed that Yang Yi has arrived in Meicheng and has been here for three days."

  "Alright, don't act rashly, figure out his goal, best to take him down with one move, if not possible, can solve it on the spot, absolutely cannot let him cause huge harm!"

  "Yes, Director!"

  He hung up the phone, and the captain's expression seemed a bit despondent. All of this was like a dream, just one month ago, the dangerous person they were pursuing with all their might was still a trusted subordinate under his command.

  A month ago, a major event occurred in Japan. The founder of the famous Yamamoto Group was assassinated. Not only was he a businessman, but also a public figure with great reputation within Japan and closely related to Japanese politics. His death almost caused an earthquake in Japan's political arena, even shocking the whole world.

  And all of this has something to do with Yang Yi.

  The 9th Unit of the Security Bureau was ordered to carry out a mission in Nihon, which was a secret mission. However, after Yang Yi arrived in Nihon, he took advantage of the 9th Unit's approach to Yamamoto and killed him in one move, and also managed to escape successfully under the siege of several colleagues from the 9th Unit.

  But that's not all, Yang Yi seemed to have gone mad, crazily assassinating various people in Neon, but if investigated carefully, it would be found that these people were all involved in a full-scale invasion war decades ago.

  Neon's domestic even dispatched the ace agent duo, Sakura, these two people are said to have never lost their hands, combat power can be rated as "terror" level, but in the end they were found dead on the dock, from then on Yang Yi's name secretly spread throughout the country, shocking reputation, and was rated as "god" level.

  Ordinary people have ordinary combat power, trained special forces or agents are high-level, some martial arts masters are also high-level, and above the high-level is the terror level. Those who reach the terror level are all domestic top agents with fierce combat power.

  And the god level is truly a human-shaped beast, standing at the pinnacle of human power, and there are no more than ten such people in the world.

  It can be said that no matter where Yang Yi goes, he will be evaluated as a top-level terrorist figure. Even if the people of Security Department 9 discover him, they cannot act rashly. For a god-level character, if there is no absolute guarantee of killing him, then absolutely do not take action. Otherwise, even a country would have a headache because of it.

  "Captain, Yang is almost god-like, with his methods, he must have known that we've also arrived, so why is he still staying here?"

  The captain gazed into the void, his right hand slightly trembling as if muttering to himself: "Because there's still a god-level in Meishan!"

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  In a courtyard, Yang Yi stood quietly inside the yard, a gentle breeze blew by, and a leaf floated gently down.

  "Whoosh"

  Yang moved, just like a ferocious wild beast, his whole body bursting out with fierce energy. His fists shook in the void, and the air seemed to be shaken open, like water, and one could even see layer upon layer of ripples.

  "Perfect, this is the level of a national martial arts master, can perfectly control one's own qi and blood, condense but not release, once released it cannot be retrieved, just like moving mountains and seas! Unfortunately, when I was young my qi and blood were not supplemented strongly enough, now even if I supplement again it's too late, otherwise my power would have been several times stronger!"

  Yang Yi slightly shook his head, a hint of regret in his eyes.

  She quietly walked into the house, under the dim yellow light, a memorial tablet was placed.

  Yang Yi pulled out a piece of paper from his bosom, on which were densely packed names, each with a red line struck through it. Yang Yi set the paper ablaze and watched as it burned to ashes, then knelt before the memorial tablet: "Uncle, I have avenged your great injustice for you; all those who killed your loved ones are dead now - not one of the names on the list you gave us back then is still alive."

  This spirit tablet is the spirit tablet of Yang Yiyun's adoptive father.

  Yang Yi still clearly remembers that when he was a child, his adoptive father raised them, from one to thirteen, all with the surname Yang, and Yang Yi was the first, so he was called Yang Yi.

  The master taught them martial arts, cultivating various killing methods from a young age, and fostering their ruthless emotions, but treating them like his own sons. Later, the master sent away five of them, saying they were unqualified, leaving only eight, among whom was Yang Yi.

  Yang Yi was the most talented, and his achievements even surpassed those of his adoptive father. Later, before his death, his adoptive father gave Yang Yi and eight others a list, which included all the enemies who had killed him in battle years ago. After the war ended, these people returned to their country but did not receive the punishment they deserved. Therefore, the adoptive father adopted orphans, taught them martial arts and the art of killing, with the intention of avenging himself through them.

  However, after the godfather's death, the times had changed, and there were no more wars. Everyone wanted to live a peaceful life, except for Yang Yi. The others gave up on the godfather's last words and became ordinary people, living ordinary lives. Only Yang Yi did not forget the godfather's last words, so he entered Security Unit 9, enduring in silence, waiting for an opportunity to one day get close to Yamamoto and fulfill the godfather's last wish.

  "Foster father, I have completed your last wish and avenged you! Originally, the Cherry Blossom Duo was about to kill me, but I broke through at the brink of death and truly reached the pinnacle of martial arts. Afterwards, I killed the Cherry Blossom Duo and came here. The people from the 9th group have been following me, and I've always known. Having completed your task, my only remaining wish is to see if there's still a legendary path after becoming a Grandmaster. So, I must duel with a Grandmaster from Meizhou... whether it's life or death, this is my only wish..."

  Yang Yi sat quietly on the ground, since he reached the realm of Zong Shi, he could control the flow of Qi and blood, and even reverse the flow of Qi and blood, bursting out unparalleled power in an instant. This was his self-created ultimate move after reaching Zong Shi, but it was also a move that would kill three thousand enemies at the cost of injuring himself eight hundred times, reversing the flow of Qi and blood, he would also be severely injured.

  He named his self-created move "Reverse Kill".

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  On the second day, Yang Yi wore a Zhongshan suit and walked spiritedly on the street. It's strange to say that although the Zhongshan suit was once a mainstream attire in China, it's already history, and wearing it now would make one look very rustic. However, when worn by Yang Yi, it seemed as if it were tailor-made for him, leaving passersby in endless praise.

  "Di Garden Villas"

  This is a group of high-end villas for the wealthy, and those who live here are either rich or noble, all being people with great status.

  Yang Yi was walking outside the villa complex when he suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him.

  Yang Yi?

  Yang Yi turned around, still having an impression, he still remembered that it was this girl who had been secretly taking pictures of him from behind these days. With Yang Yi's experience in the Security Bureau for over a decade, he naturally knew, but didn't pay attention to it anyway.

  "How did you end up here? Come on, last time you saved me and I haven't thanked you yet. There's a coffee shop not far from here, let me treat you to a cup of coffee!"

  Lin Xiang looked very happy, pulling Yang Yi's hand, and didn't care whether Yang Yi was willing or not, directly pulling Yang Yi into the nearby coffee shop.

  This is a pretty unique coffee shop, there are not many people inside, it looks very quiet.

  Lin Xiang appeared elegant and refined, looking at Yang Yi's appearance and saying: "Looking at you, you don't seem very old, are you still in college?"

  Yang Yi smiled wryly and shook his head: "No need to thank me for what happened last time, anyone would have lent a hand in that situation."

  Lin Xiang saw Yang Yi mention the last time, her eyes lit up and asked in a hurry: "You're really awesome, last time those were four knife-wielding thugs, they were all easily knocked down by you with bare hands, have you practiced martial arts?"

  "I am a martial artist!"

  Yang Yi thought of his adoptive father, who was originally a well-known martial artist, but later hid his identity. Yang Yi's own martial arts skills were also taught by his adoptive father when he was young.

  "Wow, martial artist, what style are you practicing? Xingyiquan? Baguazhang? Or Tai Chi? I've learned Tai Chi before, you know."

  Lin Xiang started talking and wouldn't stop, in fact Yang Yi had a little bit of everything, who among the masters of Wudao didn't learn from everyone? His adoptive father taught him Bagua, but later in the Safety Nine Group, Yang Yi also learned various martial arts, truly combining them all together to become a master of Wudao.

  Like that, after listening to Lin Xiang's non-stop talking for an hour, Yang Yi stood up and said to Lin Xiang: "Alright, it's getting late, I still have things to do, see you next time. By the way, don't follow me around and take pictures of me again!"

  Lin Xiang's face turned red for a moment, she thought she had done it very secretly, but unexpectedly Yang Yi already knew.

  Yang Yi walked out of the coffee shop, but his eyes slightly condensed and discovered two suspicious people lurking around the coffee shop.

  "These people aren't from the Ninth Group, they're not following me."

  Yang Yi was once an elite of Security Team 9 and immediately made a judgment.

  "These people are monitoring Lin Xiang, her grandfather is the chairman of Longteng Group, someone dares to have ideas about her!"

  A fierce glint flashed in Yang's eyes, and Lin Xiang also thought she was quite cute, but he wouldn't allow her to come to any harm. So he quietly approached the suspicious pair.

  Bang

  These two people were completely unaware of Yang Yi's sudden move, and their reactions were also very quick. They immediately pulled out two handguns from their bosoms.

  "Huh? Got a gun?"

  Yang raised an eyebrow, and a hint of murderous intent appeared on his cold face. It's very difficult for ordinary people in China to get their hands on guns, even gangs find it hard. China has strict control over firearms. The fact that these two have guns means they're not simple.

  "Whoosh whoosh"

  Two men were just about to point at Yang Yi, but in the blink of an eye, their hands loosened and their guns were suddenly snatched away by Yang Yi, with a speed so fast that even their eyes couldn't see.

  Yang Yi crushed the two guns into a ball of twisted metal in front of the two people and threw them to the ground, stunning everyone.

  "Tell me, who are you? What's your intention in following Lin Xiang?"

  The two men hesitated for a moment, and Yang suddenly threw a punch at one of them, directly smashing his head into a pulp, killing him instantly.

  Another one was so scared that he stuttered and said, "Don't kill me, I'll tell you, it was Du Chuanjun who told us to monitor Lin Xiang."

  Yang's eyes turned cold: "Are you a Neon person?"

  "Yes, Togawa is the head of the Hua Xia region for the Tohta Corporation. Currently, the Tohta Corporation is having a big business deal with the Ryuteng Corporation and they are having some disagreements, so Togawa asked us to capture Lin Xiang..."

  It's no wonder that the Japanese often resort to despicable tactics when they can't achieve their goals through business means.

  Crack

  Yang Yi lightly broke his opponent's neck. He had no good feelings towards people from Neon Country.

  "It involves the Dongtian Group, and it's also related to Lin Xiang. Forget it, Captain will probably be able to handle this matter!" Yang Yi casually dialed a number and didn't say anything, just directly connected.

  Team 9 sprang into action immediately, and the technician reported back promptly: "Captain, I've located it. The phone signal is coming from a coffee shop outside the Imperial Garden Villa. Captain, the signal has disappeared."

  "Captain, what shall we do? Shall we send someone over?"

  The captain's face was serious and he said in a low voice: "Yang Yi wants to tell us something through this method, of course we have to send someone, and quickly!"

  Yang stared at the time on his phone and muttered, "It should be enough for the captain to find me. Alright, it's going to get lively here, today is no longer suitable for a challenge, I'll come back tomorrow!"

  He turned off his phone and casually took out the SIM card, throwing it away on the side of the road. He knew that if he didn't get rid of this SIM card, those "colleagues" of his would find him soon enough.

  Not long after Yang Yi left, people from Security Team 9 arrived and also found the two corpses around the coffee shop.

  "Captain, after investigation, these two corpses are employees of the Dongtian Group. The lump of scrap metal on the ground has also been inspected and should be two handguns, with fingerprints from both corpses and Yang Yi. These two handguns were twisted into this shape by a powerful force."

  This team member was still looking at the steel ball on the table with some trepidation, and being able to pinch a piece of steel into this shape with one's bare hands was truly terrifying. He was new here, and had previously heard rumors about Yang Yi's reputation, but he didn't quite believe it. However, after seeing the steel ball, he realized that what the team members said was still too modest - Yang Yi could only be described as a monster now. Every single one of these god-level individuals was an unadulterated monster.

  "The captain furrowed his brow and said: 'East Field Group? Investigate, what's going on exactly?'"

  "Captain, I've checked it out. The Dongtian Group and the Longteng Group have a business transaction worth over tens of billions of dollars, but recently the two groups have not been able to reach a satisfactory result on this issue. Through surveillance, both of these Japanese individuals have been secretly following Miss Lin for some time."

  "Captain, furious, said: "Hmph, these little devils, until now they still dare to use such despicable tricks! Although this matter is not under the jurisdiction of our 9th unit, since it involves Longteng Group and Nihon, report to the director immediately!"

  "Right! But captain, are we going to continue investigating Yang Yi's whereabouts? He just appeared at the coffee shop, he must have some purpose, shouldn't we..."

  The words had just been spoken when the captain waved his hand and said: "No need, I already know where he's going!"

  The captain gazed into the void and whispered: "Yang Yi, are you really going to find that person?"

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  The sky had just lit up, and Yang Yi was already practicing martial arts in the courtyard. Every movement of his body was extremely serious, and he was able to make heavy movements seem light as a feather, yet when necessary, even the stone floor would be shattered, while at other times, not even a single leaf would be trampled.

  "Call"

  The intense exercise made Yang sweat profusely, feeling exceptionally refreshed.

  Dressed properly, Yang Yi once again lit an incense stick in front of his adoptive father's memorial tablet.

  "Father, perhaps this is the last time I'll be offering incense to you. However, I must go; it's my only wish now. Perhaps after this trip, I'll go accompany you..."

  He gently closed the courtyard gate and headed straight for the Emperor's Villa Compound.

  Today's villa group is very quiet, and there are no guards at the door. Yang Yi's eyes were sharp and saw the figure hiding behind the house. The corner of his mouth smiled slightly, but he didn't stop, instead walked into the villa group.

  The villa is very large, walking forward for 500 meters, it's a classical Chinese-style villa, the layout looks very clear and elegant, in front of this villa, people will feel refreshed.

  At the gate of the villa, an old man in a Zhongshan suit was standing. The old man looked very lean and thin, with his temples slightly bulging and his face ruddy, looking very spirited.

  Seeing the old man, Yang Yi slightly nodded and bowed his hands: "Old Li!"

  This old Li is exactly the purpose of Yang Yicai's visit today. He is a legendary guard who saved countless leaders of Huaxia in the flames of war back then, and he is also one of the only two martial arts masters in Huaxia at present.

  Li Lao said calmly: "Yang Yi, I already know everything about your situation."

  Yang Yi remained unmoved and said: "I also know about Li Lao's deeds."

  Li Lao was taken aback, then burst out laughing: "Haha, good, good, good! Attack the heart before attacking the person, not bad, not bad. Indeed, a fist fears youth, just looking at this momentum, I'm afraid today this old bone will fall here."

  The conversation between the two was actually a battle, but it was a battle of wits.

  "Li Lao, I'd like to know, what is above a Grandmaster?"

  "Beyond the master is nothingness, a person is just a person, there won't be anything else."

  "But I want to know, and try it myself, if there is still a way beyond the Grandmaster?"

  "Young man, there is no road ahead, above the Master's level, there is no more road..."

  "I still want to try, Old Master Li! This is my only wish, and also the wish of all our martial artists!"

  Two people asked and answered each other, just like they were speaking in Zen language, making others scratch their heads.

  "Call"

  Yang Yi went straight to Li Lao, and without any warning, he was as still as a virgin and as swift as a rabbit, his whole body's energy and blood were stirred up, rolling towards his fist. If you looked closely, Yang Yi's fist seemed to have swollen slightly, this was due to the abundance of energy and blood.

  This punch was so powerful that it even produced a shockwave, extremely ferocious.

  "Good, you've come!"

  Li Lao at this time was like a return to youth, his body became extremely light, and he burst out with an aura that was different from usual, his single foot heavily stomped on the ground.

  Boom

  The ground was shaking as if there had been an earthquake, and the villas were swaying from side to side. This was just one step of Li Lao's.

  "My god, is this still human? It's really too terrifying, could this be what it means to be god-like?"

  "God-like, that's already the limit of human body. Now you can understand why our nine groups have been hiding and not making a move? If such a terrifying person cannot be captured at once, how terrible would the consequences be?"

  The nine members hiding in the dark all widened their eyes, full of incredulity.

  Of course, in the villa next door, many armed police were also deployed. These armed police were fully armed and looked like they were facing a great enemy. The people in the villa were also shocked to see this battle that did not belong to humans.

  The closest to Li's villa is a large Western-style villa, where more than ten armed police officers are deployed, surrounding the owner of the villa.

  Lin Xiang was among them, blinking her big eyes and looking incredulously at the fight between the two people outside, as if she had even forgotten about filming.

  "Is this Yang Yi? I didn't know he was such a formidable person."

  Lin Xiang was staring blankly at Yang Yi, who was like a whirlwind. The shadow of this man she had only met a few times seemed to have been deeply etched in her heart and could never be erased...

  Yang Yi and Lao Li, two master-level figures, fully unleashed their fists and feet. One punch could smash through the hard wall, and one kick could trample through the hard ground.

  On the ground, within a range of tens of meters, the hard marble surface is densely covered with cracks resembling spider webs, vividly illustrating how terrifying it is that human power has reached its limits.

  Bang

  Yang Yi and Li Lao Ying collided, suddenly retreating backwards, their fists and feet intersecting, exchanging thousands of blows. Both were divine-level figures, both masters of the martial way. The fight just now was also evenly matched, it's not easy for masters to determine victory or defeat.

  "Call"

  Yang Yi lightly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, his eyes calmly gazing at Old Li, and said in a low voice: "Old Li, dueling with you is my only wish. This move is one I created myself, its power is astonishing, and I've named it 'Reversal Kill'!"

  "Revenge kill? Self-created, good, good, good!"

  Li Lao was also unusually excited, in all these years he had never met a martial artist who could exchange blows with him so freely.

  Martial artists are always passionate and enthusiastic. Although Li is no longer young, he remains a standard martial artist.

  "Counterkill!"

  A resolute glint flashed in Yang's eyes as he controlled his vital energy with the power of a Grandmaster.

  Boom

  The blood and gas reversed, the heart stopped in an instant, as if it was about to explode. It's like a high-speed rotating wheel that suddenly stops or even reverses, producing enormous power.

  This force was immeasurable, and Yang Yi's seven orifices all flowed with blood, his appearance ferocious and terrifying, as he punched towards Old Man Li.

  This punch has already transcended the limits, and the air seems to have been compressed to the point where it can no longer produce a sonic boom. This punch has already surpassed the realm of masters, even Li Lao was moved by it.

  Time stood still, two fists collided, Li Lao had already closed his eyes, he clearly knew that the terrifying power on Yang's fist was not something he could withstand.

  Practicing martial arts requires a certain level of enlightenment, either you kill or be killed, there is no other choice. Old Li has long had this kind of enlightenment and does not regret it at all...

  His punch was merely symbolic.

  However, in an instant, a large mouthful of fresh blood spurted out in front of Lao Li. His body did not feel any pain, but instead his fist was imprinted on Yang Yi's body, instantly shattering his ribs and internal organs.

  "You..."

  Li Lao stared at Yang Yi in shock. With his master's observational skills, he naturally knew what was going on. Yang Yi had actually restrained himself at the last moment and didn't hit him.

  Yang Yi's face had turned pale, he smiled wryly and looked towards Li Lao's house, saying faintly: "Captain, a martial artist dying from bullets is the most shameful thing!"

  "So I will never die from bullets!"

  The gate opened and it was the captain of Security Team 9, along with countless members of Team 9 armed to the teeth.

  "Yang one..."

  The captain opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word.

  "Li Lao, the path above the ancestral temple, I still haven't seen it. Perhaps, it really doesn't exist..."

  Yang Yi's body instantly softened, and the color in his eyes also faded away. He never saw whether there was a way above the Sect Master until he died.

  Yang Yi had made up his mind from the start, his life was about to end here, and he would maintain a martial artist's dignity, rather than die under bullets.

  Master Yang Yi is dead, in another world, another brand new Yang Yi will carry the regrets of this life, seeking the ultimate in a vast world that he cannot imagine, where Master, is just the beginning...

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