Chapter 20: Defeating the Enemy Once Again

  With just one move, Qin Shouzhong, who was at the fifth level of the Refining Body stage, was defeated without any resistance and fainted on the spot. The scene fell silent, and it took a long time for the thousands of White Stone Town residents to come back to their senses. When they looked at Du Feiyun again, everyone's eyes had changed.

  "This Du Fei Yun, when did he become so formidable? How could he be so bold and decisive? With one move, he severely injured the young master of the Qin family, rendering him unconscious. Doesn't he fear that the head of the Qin family, Qin Wan Nian, will fly into a rage on the spot?"

  People's speculation was not unreasonable, because at this time, Qin Wannian, who had been sitting in the pavilion drinking tea and watching the competition, suddenly stood up and shouted loudly: "You little beast, you dare to hurt people, today I, Qin Wannian, will not let you go!"

  Before his voice had fallen, Qin Wannian's figure flashed over a distance of tens of feet and landed on the stage in an instant. With a stretch of his left hand, he sent a golden energy beam crashing down towards Du Feiyun's head.

  Fierce and unmatched golden energy, like a sharp sword, tore through the air with a piercing howl, captivating the hearts of all. Looking at his stance, Qin Wannian was furious and intended to kill Du Feiyun!

  Indeed, the second son Qin Shouyi is still missing to this day. This matter also has something to do with Du Feiyun and his sister. If there was no lack of evidence, Qin Wannian would have thought of killing Du Feiyun and his sister to vent his anger long ago. Today, he can take advantage of the opportunity to release all the resentment in his heart.

  A golden sword aura approached, and Du Feiyun suddenly felt as if he was facing a great enemy. His muscles tensed up, and his eyes narrowed slightly. Qin Wannian was a Refining Qi cultivator, and with a wave of his hand, he released such a fierce and sharp energy that Du Feiyun could not avoid it, and he was about to fall into danger.

  With a soft whoosh, the golden sword energy was less than a foot away from Du Fei Yun's face when a burly figure in black robes suddenly appeared beside him, reached out and grabbed the golden sword energy, crushing it with one hand.

  "Qin Wannian, as a dignified master of the house, you actually laid hands on a junior, where is your face?"

  The person who spoke was naturally Liu Xiangtian. It was he who had intervened at the critical moment and parried Qin Wanyan's attack.

  Du Fei Yun, who had been standing still all along, let out a subtle breath under his calm expression. He had gambled correctly again, just as he had when he took action to teach Liu Heng a lesson earlier - he had anticipated that the astute Liu Xiang Tian would weigh the pros and cons and make the correct decision, because he was now the only hope for the Liu family.

  "Hum! At such a young age, you're already so ruthless and cruel. If this child is not eliminated, he will surely become a great scourge to White Stone Town!" As the master of a noble family, being scolded by Liu Xiangtian in front of everyone, losing face, Qin Wannian's anger surged greatly.

  "You speak ill, and you have only yourself to blame! If there's anyone to blame, it can only be the younger generation of the Qin family for not being skilled enough!" Although Liu Xiangtian was also angry at Du Feiyun for injuring his son, he couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction when he saw Du Feiyun knock Qin Shouzheng unconscious with one palm.

  "Good! Good! Good!" Qin Wannian's anger turned to laughter, and with one hand pointing at Du Feiyun, he said fiercely: "Is it that the younger generation of my Qin family is not skilled enough? Well, then don't blame me for being ruthless and merciless later on!"

  Indeed, Qin Shouzhong was just the weakest among the young masters of the Qin family. The other five youngsters were not simple either.

  “Cough, cough...” A coughing sound came, and Liu Zhanggui, with a smiling face like Buddha, walked up to the two family heads, bowed his hands, and said with a forced smile: “Liu Mou has been entrusted by the three family heads to preside over the clan competition conference. I hope the two family heads can give some face and not delay the proceedings of the clan competition conference. At the same time, please ask the young masters of each family to restrain themselves, follow the rules of the conference, and don't cause any loss of life!

  "Hmph!" The two household heads glared at each other in anger, simultaneously letting out a cold snort, and then each turned to leave the stage.

  Next came the second trial, followed by the third, fourth...

  A whole time passed, and the seven matches finally came to an end. Seven young men were eliminated, leaving behind Du Fei Yun and six others who advanced smoothly. Among these seven matches, there were also cultivators of the sixth and seventh layers of the Refining Body stage competing against each other, as well as many dazzling and brilliant martial techniques on display, and even some heart-moving, ultimate secret methods revealed. However, no one was able to defeat their opponent in an instant with a single move like Du Fei Yun did.

  The seven victorious young men once again stepped onto the stage for the draw, this time not only did the younger generation of the Bai family glare at Du Fei Yun with anger, but also the younger generation of the Qin family stared at him fiercely, all praying to be paired with Du Fei Yun to try and defeat him, to avenge their brothers and wash away their shame.

  One round of drawing lots ended, Qin's genius young man Qin Shouzheng was very lucky to get a bye and directly entered the next round. The other six people were divided into three groups for a trial match. This time, the order of drawing lots was from old to young, so the oldest Bai Long drew first. When he saw Du Feiyun's name written on the bamboo slip, he suddenly laughed loudly with his head raised, and then looked at Du Feiyun with a cruel smile.

  "Haha, you little mongrel, now you can't escape, right? Don't even think about begging for mercy or admitting defeat. Today, I'll make sure this mongrel knows that being arrogant and domineering comes with a price!"

  The first match, Du Feiyun vs Bai Long!

  The crowd dispersed from the arena, leaving only Bai Long and Du Fei Yun facing off on the stage. The two men stood two zhang apart, staring at each other warily as their auras continued to rise.

  "Hmph! You little mongrel, you defeated Qin Guozhi by ambushing him, that was his own foolishness. Don't think about using the same trick on me, I'll let you know the difference between mid-stage Body Refining and late-stage Body Refining!"

  Bai Long made the starting gesture of Bai Family Fist, looking at Du Fei Yun with full confidence. He thought to himself that he had the strength of seven layers of Refining Body, while Du Fei Yun only had four layers of Refining Body. Even if he had made some progress, in just a few short months, at most he would have advanced to the fifth layer of Refining Body. So, he didn't put Du Fei Yun in his eyes at all.

  "Nonsense!" Du Fei's low, stern voice was accompanied by a sudden flash of movement as he strode forward, his feet seemingly floating across the ground. He charged towards Baidragon with outstretched arms, casting a series of palm silhouettes that enveloped the dragon before him.

  The footwork was like walking on clouds, the palm technique was like flowing water. The ghostly and mysterious movements were so swift and agile that they left people bewildered. When the palm shadow flipped and flew, it made a loud slapping sound. When the footwork flashed by, the powerful energy burst forth in all directions. In an instant, a fierce gust of wind suddenly rose within five feet around Du Fei Yun, shooting out a terrifying blast of energy.

  "Dragon out of water!" White Dragon shouted, his fists suddenly shooting out from his waist, carrying a faint thunderous sound, and in an instant breaking through the three-foot distance, rushing straight at Du Feiyun's chest and abdomen.

  "Boom!" The palms and fists collided violently, instantly producing a deafening explosion that shook the air. The palm and fist shadows vanished in an instant. Both of them burst out with their internal energy, surging wildly towards each other's arms, creating a massive, invisible shockwave that rippled outward.

  The two fists and palms held together for only an instant, the next moment, a crisp crackling sound was heard, followed by the sight of the White Dragon's body flying backwards, thudding onto the stage with a loud crash, rolling out several meters before coming to a stop.

  "Ah!" A shrill, mournful cry suddenly rang out, piercing the eardrums of the onlookers, and everyone shivered as if they had seen a ghost, staring at Du Feiyun who slowly withdrew his palms from the stage.

  Bai Long, crouching at the edge of the stage, curled up like a shrimp, his arms twisted and deformed, blood seeping through his sleeves, his whole body convulsing in agony, his face also twisted and distorted in a terrifying grimace.

  Du Feiyun's hands hung down at his sides as he gazed calmly and serenely at the white dragon not far away, unperturbed by either favor or humiliation.

  "You!! You've already broken through to the 8th layer of the Refining Body realm?!" The white dragon's body shrank and trembled as it raised its head with difficulty, glaring at Du Fei Yun with resentment and shock in its eyes. If Du Fei Yun hadn't reached the 8th layer of the Refining Body realm, how could he have been defeated and heavily injured by a single move? He really couldn't imagine how that foolish and mediocre hybrid could leap four layers in just a few short months and advance to the 8th layer of the Refining Body realm.

  Stillness, suffocating stillness!

  All the onlookers forgot to breathe, their eyes wide with wonder, their mouths agape, staring at Du Fei Yun as if they had seen a ghost. Their minds were reeling in shock. Not just the ordinary people, even Liu Xiang Tian, Old Lady Liu and Qin Wan Nian stood up, their faces filled with astonishment as they stared at Du Fei Yun.

  The contrast is too great! Dufei Yun, who has been silent and bullied by others all along, actually defeated the heavily injured young master of the Bai family with one move. What kind of absurdity is this? Originally, only a mediocre child with four-layer cultivation in the Refining Body period, he actually advanced to the eighth layer of the Refining Body period in just a few months. What kind of monstrous talent is this? Compared to him, Qin Shouzheng's reputation as a teenage genius is simply a joke!

  Was this kid intentionally hiding his strength all along? Was everything before an illusion? Du Feiyun, who had been despised and looked down upon by everyone, overturned everyone's perception in that instant, not only shocking everyone but also making them feel terrified of his endurance and calmness.

  For a moment, many people secretly regretted it in their hearts. Fortunately, they had only gloated over Du Feiyun's misfortune before and hadn't bullied him; otherwise, wouldn't they have ended up with the same miserable fate as Bai Long and Qin Shouzhong?

  "Dufei Yun wins!" Liu Zhanggui quickly stepped onto the stage, loudly announcing the result, and also waking everyone up from their shock.