101 – The Gangsters’ Threat
After leaving the cave, Xia Ping found a clearing nearby.
“Let’s see how strong my body has become.”
Standing in the clearing, Xia Ping clenched his fists, and his muscles vibrated. Thunderous noise rose. It was as if his grip caused the air to explode.
He unleashed a punch, and a loud bang sounded. The strength unleashed by his entire body generated an explosive air flow along with a thunderous rumble.
“My strength did indeed reach the level of more than 20,000 catties.” Xia Ping’s eyes brightened. He felt that his muscles are as strong as steel and full of explosive power.
Even his internal organs have become quite formidable. Just by exhaling, he can generate a strong wind that can punch a hole into a wall.
“Let’s try practicing the Five Form Fist!”
Xia Ping’s figure flashed, and his entire body moved and followed its bent. With the increase of spirit force, his control over his body’s strength appears to have increased substantially, as well.
It feels like spirit force infiltrated every cell of his body, giving him a greater control over his body.
Bang!
In an instant, he began to practice the Five Form Fist — Tiger Fist, Leopard Fist, Dragon Fist, Crane Fist, Snake First, and so on. He performed exquisite footwork and unleashed countless fist strikes.
Indistinct projections of tigers, leopards, dragons, white cranes, venomous snakes, and so on appeared in the air, emitted frenzied auras, and unleashed loud explosions.
The power of his punches is now more than twice as great as before.
Even though the Five Form Fist is a basic fist art, but it reached the supreme realm. Coupled with Xia Ping’s 8th layer Martial Apprentice realm strength, it is enough to tear monstrous beasts apart and split the earth.
“Hoo!”
When Xia Ping finished practicing the Five Form Fist, the clearing was a mess full of holes and crushed rocks.
It’s as if the place was ravaged by heavy artillery fire.
“As expected, the higher realm you reach, the stronger you become, the greater the gap between successive realms is, and the harder it is to break through.” Xia Ping sighed.
Although there is only a difference of one realm between the 7th layer and the 8th layer, but the gap in strength is quite large. It’s even greater than the gap between the 6th layer and the 7th layer.
If you reach the 9th layer Martial Apprentice realm and connect nine meridians and integrate them into one, your strength will grow greatly and the amount of true qi will increase geometrically.
However, it is more difficult to make a breakthrough. Some people spend more than a decade and may still not be able to promote to the 9th layer from the 8th layer.
“However, I consumed three Bloodfruits and thus acquired a tremendous amount of energy, which saved me a lot of effort and resources and spared me the need to slowly absorb the spiritual qi of heaven and earth.” Xia Ping clenched his fists, “So long as I completely refine the energy of the Bloodfruits stored in my body, I will naturally promote to a 9th layer Martial Apprentice.”
This is the advantage of treasures of heaven and earth. For an ordinary martial arts powerhouse, one such treasure is enough to save more than a decade of effort. This is the reason why so many martial arts powerhouses are eager to acquire them.
“Xia Ping, where are you?”
Suddenly, Jiang Yaru’s voice came from the cave. She appears to be quite anxious.
“Hmm?” Xia Ping’s figure flashed, and he left the clearing. After a few jumps, he arrived at the cave and saw Jiang Yaru and them at entrance of the cave.
“What’s wrong? Did something happen?” Xia Ping looked at Jiang Yaru and company. They are neatly dressed now. However, they have grave expressions on their faces, as if something major happened.
Jiang Yaru said in a deep voice, “Little Qin [1] and them went outside to hunt savage beasts for today’s breakfast. But then they found this thing in the jungle along the way.”
She took out a piece of bark that has some words written on it.
Xia Ping looked at it and read: “Xia Ping, contact us at noon. Come to Savage Beast Island’s central mountain range posthaste. Otherwise, the students, including your schoolmates, we captured will be slaughtered. For every minute you are late, we will kill one student.”
These words reveal an intense killing intent that can make your heart palpitate.
“Such words must be written all over Savage Beast Island.” Chu Rong guessed, “The gangsters are probably using this dirty trick to force you out into the open.”
The girls are furious. The gangsters are really despicable. Since they can’t find their whereabouts, they decided to use such a dirty trick. Do they think that they will make such a mistake?
It is entirely conceivable that once they appears in the central mountain range, they will be besieged by the gangsters and die without a burial site.
“Xia Ping, ignore their demands.”
Luo Lan uttered solemnly, “Anyway, the teachers will come back in two days. At that time, when Martial Practitioner realm powerhouses arrive, the gangsters will die without a burial site. Not a single one of them will be able to escape.”
“They are more anxious than we are.”
Some girls remained silent. If they don’t appear, the other students will die. But they aren’t so selfless as to throw their lives away for the sake of the other students.
Xia Ping has a strange look on his face. The gangsters are really stupid. They think they can force him out into the open with this trick. If the gangsters had caught the people he knows well, they may really have forced his hand.
But the people the gangsters caught hate him to the bone. Why should he go rescue them? Anyway, there’s no benefit in saving them. It’s better to let the gangsters kill them.
However, he now itches to try out his skills in combat. The gangsters are the best practice targets at present.
“You wait here while I’ll go play with the gangsters for a while.” Xia Ping said to Jiang Yaru and them.
Jiang Yaru was surprised: “You want to go alone? It’s a trap. Don’t be stupid. If you really go, you will be besieged by the gangsters.”
“Yes, you can’t go. You should know your limit.” Chu Rong said in a deep voice, “To knowingly throw away you’re life, that’s not heroic, but moronic.”
“No, you got me wrong.”
Xia Ping waved his hands: “I’m not going to fall into the gangsters’ trap. I’m just too lazy to wait for two days. I want to destroy them now.”
“If the gangsters continue to live, they will be a nuisance.”
A nuisance?!
Jiang Yaru and company looked at Xia Ping with a speechless look on their faces.
“What are you going to do?” Chu Rong asked curiously.
Xia Ping smiled mysteriously: “First I’ll find a communicator and contact the gangsters. Of course, I’ll have to find a good place. I’m going to give them a large present.”
[1] – Little Qin is Zhu Erqin
