"Young Master Liu, where are you planning to go?"
Just as Liu Yong was about to turn and flee, Lin Chen suddenly directed his gaze at him, calmly blocking his path. Lin Chen had arrived here earlier and saw that Liu Yong intended to team up with this unknown fellow to deal with Yu Weilian and the others. Naturally, Lin Chen wasn't going to let him leave so easily.
Upon hearing this, Liu Yong's face turned extremely unpleasant as he looked at Lin Chen, swallowing hard several times. The intimidation Lin Chen gave him yesterday hadn't completely faded away; he certainly didn't want to anger this hotshot.
"Since Young Master Lin Chen has matters to discuss with them, I won't stay here to cause trouble," Liu Yong said timidly, looking at Lin Chen.
Zhang Yuan's hand was tightly gripped by Lin Chen. Seeing Liu Yong inexplicably fear this lad in front of him, Zhang Yuan felt bewildered. This boy was just a mere Nirvana Realm Sixth Layer martial artist, yet Liu Yong was afraid, truly a disgrace to his title as one of the "Top Ten Heroes."
Liu Yong feared Lin Chen, but Zhang Yuan did not. With Lin Chen confronting him, seizing his hand, he naturally had to show Lin Chen some resistance and make him realize he had provoked someone he shouldn't. Observing Lin Chen's cultivation, Zhang Yuan concluded Lin Chen was indeed a newcomer.
"Boy, you dare to make a move against me? Truly reckless. Since that's the case, you might as well forget about keeping this hand." Zhang Yuan said, suddenly unleashing a formidable force from his hand.
This power, even a half-step to Creation Realm expert would likely have their hand shattered by it. Zhang Yuan thought that under this exertion of his strength, Lin Chen's hand would undoubtedly be shattered too, leaving him with a broken arm. When Lin Chen howled in agony, Zhang Yuan would then take further action, making Lin Chen kneel and beg for mercy before him.
However, unexpectedly for Zhang Yuan, the force he exerted not only failed to shake off Lin Chen's grip but instead numbed his own arm.
Zhang Yuan was slightly surprised, secretly thinking no wonder Liu Yong feared Lin Chen. It turned out Lin Chen wasn't an ordinary Nirvana Realm Sixth Layer martial artist, exceeding expectations.
Nevertheless, Zhang Yuan still did not take Lin Chen seriously. Since he initially feared that a full-force exertion would kill Lin Chen, he had only used sixty percent of his power. After all, he initially worried Lin Chen's Nirvana Realm Sixth Layer cultivation couldn't withstand even a single blow. However, seeing Lin Chen wasn't ordinary, he increased his strength.
Buzz—
This time, Zhang Yuan used ninety percent of his strength. Judging from the effect of sixty percent, this wasn't enough to kill Lin Chen but would surely severely injure him.
Once again unexpected to Zhang Yuan, even with ninety percent of his strength, he still couldn't break free from Lin Chen's grip, let alone severely injure him.
"How is this possible?!" Zhang Yuan was extremely shocked, finally showing some expression, full of apprehension toward Lin Chen's power.
To know the ninety percent power he unleashed, not to mention a mere Nirvana Realm Sixth Layer, even like Liu Yong and Wan Qiansan from the "Top Ten Heroes," would likely be severely injured under his attack. Yet, Lin Chen remained unharmed. Contrarily, the force he unleashed numbed his own arm.
"Boy, it seems I've underestimated you. But do you think you can be my match?" Zhang Yuan said, having failed to break Lin Chen's grip with ninety percent of his strength. He no longer held back, unleashing his full power, and with his other hand formed a fist, punching towards Lin Chen.
"Haha, with such meager strength, you dare to talk about teaching me a lesson?" Lin Chen coldly laughed, looking at Zhang Yuan. The power Zhang Yuan used to deal with him seemed negligible to Lin Chen.
Zhang Yuan had used his strength several times, yet couldn't shake off Lin Chen's grip. Since Lin Chen had withstood several of his attacks, it was only fair to return the favor.
Crack—
Immediately, Lin Chen tightened his grip on Zhang Yuan's hand, unleashing an incomparably powerful force, directly crushing Zhang Yuan's hand. The sound of bones cracking echoed, and not only that, the immense force spread throughout Zhang Yuan's entire arm, dislocating it completely.
"Argh..." Zhang Yuan screamed, the intense pain causing veins to bulge on his forehead.
Lin Chen casually pulled, redirecting Zhang Yuan's other arm, which was originally poised to strike Lin Chen, so that it instead aimed towards Liu Yong.
Boom—
Liu Yong had no inkling of what was to come; he hadn't expected Zhang Yuan's punch targeted at Lin Chen would be redirected towards him. He wanted to dodge, but Zhang Yuan's massive fist, full of overwhelming power, was already coming.
In an instant, Liu Yong was directly sent flying by Zhang Yuan.
Pfft—
A mouthful of fresh blood spurted from Liu Yong's mouth, feeling as though his chest's ribs were shattered. Zhang Yuan, formerly a Creation Realm expert and a senior student, now had no resistance against Lin Chen, still being used as a tool against Liu Yong.
Liu Yong's cultivation was already inferior to Zhang Yuan's, and with an attack that came without any warning, he had no time to muster spiritual power to resist, leaving him heavily injured and collapsed.
"What was this guy trying to do to you earlier? Something inappropriate?" Lin Chen asked. Upon arriving, he'd seen Zhang Yuan and others surrounding Yu Weilian and Yang Minghui, but wasn't aware of Zhang Yuan's true intent toward them.
"These guys wanted to forcibly take us to the Earth Hall," Yang Minghui replied.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's brows furrowed slightly. Yang Minghui, although not his woman, was a good friend to Lin Chen. As for Yu Weilian, she was indeed Lin Chen's woman, yet Zhang Yuan dared to have designs on her.
With this thought, a blaze of fury ignited within Lin Chen.
"Damn it, touching what's mine? You must have a death wish," Lin Chen said coldly, turning to look at Zhang Yuan, burning with anger.
"Boy, do you know who I am? I'll warn you, I belong to the Zhang Family, and my mother is from the Xu Family, meaning I'm a direct descendant of two of the Eight Great Noble Families in Yunlong City. You dare touch me?"