"Hong Yun, what are you still staring for? Take this bastard down!" Hong Lin roared.
Hong Yun's eyes flickered. Finally, he grit his teeth. 'I'll risk it all!'
"Wind and Thunder Burst, Gale Roar!"
Wind and Thunder Burst was a Middle-Level Martial Skill with a total of three moves, the first of which was named Gale Roar.
The essence of Gale Roar was its sheer wildness. The user's body would transform into a raging gale, kicking up dust and stones in its untamed, furious path.
"Get lost!"
Hong Yu struck out with his palm!
"SLAP!"
But that simple slap was unbelievably strange, possessing immense force. With a single strike, Hong Yu shattered Hong Yun's imposing Gale Roar, sending Hong Yun himself flying backward.
If not for his extensive combat experience with the Law Enforcement Team, he wouldn't have been able to use the recoil to somersault in mid-air and land steadily. That last blow would have been enough to injure him.
"Hong Yun, have you been eating shit? You can't even handle Hong Yu?" Hong Lin roared.
'Damn it, you were in an even more pathetic state than me just now!'
Hong Yun cursed inwardly but didn't dare say it aloud. With a dark expression, he said, "Quite the character, Hong Yu. No wonder you're so arrogant. I don't know how your cultivation became so strong, but today, this captain will apprehend you and punish you according to clan rules!" With that, Hong Yun attacked again. "Wind and Thunder Burst, Second Form: Thunder Shock Break!"
Thunder Shock Break was a powerful Martial Skill modeled after the power of lightning. The moment it was executed, the rumbling sound of thunder seemed to shake one's eardrums.
Compared to Gale Roar, Thunder Shock Break was clearly far more destructive!
'Hong Yun is using Thunder Shock Break. This time, Hong Yu shouldn't be able to block... No...'
Seeing the sheer power of the attack, Hong Lin's heart pounded, but a cold sneer still formed on his lips as he began to plot how he would deal with Hong Yu after his capture to vent his hatred. But very quickly, his smile froze, replaced by a look of utter horror. 'It can't be, can it?'
The imposing Thunder Shock Break—reputed to be one of the top five most destructive Advanced Martial Skills in the Hong Family—was once again swatted away by Hong Yu with a SLAP, just like swatting a fly!
"How is that possible?"
The corner of Hong Lin's eye twitched.
Hong Yun was even more stunned. He knew the power of Thunder Shock Break all too well. How could he not be shocked when the very attack he was so confident in had been broken so easily by Hong Yu?
"I told you," Hong Yu said calmly. "You're not qualified to punish me."
Hearing Hong Yu's words, Hong Yun's face twitched.
He now regretted his rash decision to help Hong Lin provoke Hong Yu. 'To have such combat power at only fifteen... a talent like that is far beyond my own. If the family finds out I made things difficult for a genius like him, they'll probably make an example out of me just to appease him.'
As this thought crossed his mind, Hong Yun's eyes darted about and a ruthless resolve formed in his heart. 'Rather than let him grow up and come after me later, I should just cripple him right now.'
"Hong Yu is openly resisting the Law Enforcement Team, showing contempt for the clan's laws! All team members, with me! Subdue this defiant traitor!" Hong Yun roared. The ten team members he had brought with him immediately advanced, surrounding Hong Yu.
The Law Enforcement Team was strictly disciplined and hierarchical. They would never disobey their captain's command.
The eleven experts from the Law Enforcement Team closed in on Hong Yu, forming an attack formation as they advanced.
"Brother, be careful!" Yun Mengyao cried out, her heart pounding with fear.
Hong Yu gave her a faint smile. "It's fine. Beating them will be as easy as slaughtering pigs and dogs!"
"ROAR!"
The Profound Skill in his body began to circulate wildly. Being provoked again and again had exhausted Hong Yu's patience.
Bolstered by the Profound Skill, Hong Yu's aura surged. His body shot forward like wind and lightning.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
With three punches, he directly took down three Law Enforcement Team members who were trying to ambush him.
Eleven men. In the blink of an eye, only eight remained!
"All of you, get him!" Hong Yun roared, his eyes bloodshot as he went all in.
The eight men besieged Hong Yu.
Facing their assault, Hong Yu's expression remained unchanged, as calm as ever.
Even at the Peak of the Sixth Layer of the Essence Realm, he was no weaker than a Seventh Layer expert. So what did they expect now that he had broken through to the Late Eighth Layer of the Essence Realm?
He threw a punch, unleashing Fist Force with a power no less than that of the Early Ninth Layer of the Essence Realm.
His Basic Boxing Technique was his most practiced skill, and its power was extraordinary.
"BOOM!"
One punch sent a Law Enforcement Team member flying.
The man's body flew backward and crashed into another team member. With a single, thunderous punch, Hong Yu had dealt with two of them.
"Sweeping Thousand Soldiers!"
As he sent the team member flying, Hong Yu leaned forward and planted one hand on the ground. Pivoting on his palm, his entire body began to spin. A single leg sweep sent three more Law Enforcement Team members flying. But it wasn't over. Hong Yu's movements were as smooth as flowing water; his trials in the Underground Alliance had honed his reflexes and his control over his power to perfection.
He slapped the ground, launching himself high into the air and striking out again with both fists.
"BAM! BAM!"
Two more Law Enforcement Team members were brutally defeated.
The situation had reversed in an instant. Of the eleven men, only two remained!
"You tie him down while I kill this traitor in one blow!" Hong Yun roared, his face contorted in a ferocious snarl. "Third Form: Wind and Thunder Burst!"
A bitter expression crossed the team member's face, but he didn't dare disobey his superior's command. He could only bite the bullet and charge forward.
The result was predictable. He, too, was sent flying by a single palm strike from Hong Yu.
But he remembered Hong Yun's order. As the blow landed, he desperately grabbed onto Hong Yu's arm, trapping him. At the same time, Hong Yun's Wind and Thunder Burst was upon them. With the team member holding him fast, Hong Yu couldn't free his hands. Seeing Hong Yun's attack about to connect, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"Get lost!"
The low roar, imbued with a tyrannical will, sent out a sonic wave.
"PTHOO!"
Under the force of that low roar, Hong Yun's body trembled and his mind went blank for a moment. Hong Yu seized the opportunity, flinging the team member in his grasp into Hong Yun. The two collided and were sent flying together, landing beside Hong Lin. Their bodies convulsed, and then they fainted.
Hong Yu let out a long breath. The constant fighting had consumed a fair bit of his energy. He cast a cool gaze toward Hong Lin.
"Wh-what do you want?"
Hong Lin's voice trembled.
The only reason he had dared to confront Hong Yu before was that he thought Hong Yu had lost his noble status and was weak.
But now, Hong Yu had single-handedly defeated an entire squad from the Law Enforcement Team!
In the face of such strength, Hong Lin's previous composure and cold arrogance had vanished, replaced by nothing but fear.
"What do I want? Weren't you the one who just said you were going to beat me to death or cripple me?"
Hong Yu grabbed Hong Lin by the neck and slowly lifted him up. "I'm not one to cause trouble, but that doesn't mean I'm afraid of it. You said you were going to cripple my arms and legs, didn't you?"
As he spoke, Hong Yu prepared to snap Hong Lin's left hand.
Just then, a cold, rebuking shout suddenly came from outside the courtyard…
"Insolent whelp, stop at once!"