Inside the tavern, the teenager's voice was deafening.
Huang Wenshan looked at the teenager in front of him. The words the teenager spoke were ones he heard when he became an inspector.
Only, he never took them to heart, dismissing them as words used by Duke Jing'an to deceive children.
Yet now, with Yu Hong standing before him, he realized someone actually took those words as faith!
Huang Wenshan had always been proud of his status as the Ye Family's chief tributor, because it meant that one of the Ten Gate Valves, the Ye Family, was his background.
But now, standing before Yu Hong, he could no longer be proud.
For when Yu Hong was willing to sacrifice himself for fairness and justice, the world's number one became his background!
"It's a pity..."
Huang Wenshan suddenly stepped forward and pointed a finger at Yu Hong!
Facing Chai Jie's attack earlier, Yu Hong at least managed to summon force to protect himself.
Now facing Huang Wenshan, Yu Hong didn't even have time to blink.
The opponent's finger seemed magical, capable of absorbing and devouring all his 'essence, qi, spirit,' even including his Life Force!
"Tao Power...."
Only this thought could flash through Yu Hong's mind.
The next moment, a golden palm blocked before him, shielding him from Huang Wenshan's finger.
The fingertip met the center of the palm, their collision silent, yet Yu Hong sensed a thunderous force spreading around, snapping several pillars of the tavern!
It was naturally Ye Qin who saved Yu Hong, his body glowing like Yu Hong's earlier, but his golden light was resilient, harmonious, imbued with an eternal essence unlike pure force.
Divine Skills — [Indestructible]!
Suddenly, five Huang Wenshans appeared around Ye Qin and Yu Hong, attacking from different directions.
Divine Skills — [Illusion Moon]!
The air within a foot of Yu Hong's body instantly solidified, enveloped in a pure golden barrier.
The [Indestructible] divine skills could only shield oneself; Ye Qin combined two divine skills to protect Yu Hong at the same time.
Five Huang Wenshans, be it finger, palm, or fist, brought fierce twisting winds engulfed with chilling devouring power, fiercely pounding the golden barrier!
Five heavy thuds sounded, like a giant hammer striking a golden bell repeatedly.
The golden barrier violently fluctuated, rippling with visible pale golden waves, each ripple holding terrifying counterforce, instantly pulverizing the already unstable tables, screens, bowls, and dishes nearby!
The wooden floor, as though plowed dry earth, shattered and rolled, large planks uplifted by the force, crashing into surrounding walls like bombs, leaving pits.
The five Huang Wenshan figures alternated between reality and illusion, their steps as eerie as phantoms, each fingertip targeting the seemingly fragile barrier edge, twisting the air in mournful screams!
Seeing two martial arts masters starting their confrontation, Chai Jie promptly retreated with Earth Spirit Gang's members, fleeing the tavern.
Successfully escaping the tavern, Chai Jie glanced back with lingering fear.
"Survived...."
It seemed Huang Wenshan ultimately didn't plan to kill Yu Hong, likely wanting to capture him like Ye Qin.
Otherwise, Huang Wenshan would have slain them immediately, and Chai Jie doubted he and others could escape the tavern.
"Gang Leader, what to do now?"
Xu Qi came over to ask, "Should we flee?"
"Flee?"
Chai Jie glanced at Xu Qi, eyes fierce.
Here lay his decades of work, his lifetime's effort; how could he flee?
"Evacuate everyone from this district, clear the area, quickly!"
Chai Jie issued the command.
He didn't plan to flee, but to do something useful.
Huang Wenshan didn't want the situation to escalate, and Ye Qin and Ding Hong likely didn't want innocents hurt either.
Thus, regardless of who won, what Chai Jie did was useful at this moment.
Earth Spirit Gang's members quickly dispersed, driving away the crowd and clearing the streets.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thunderous blasts constantly erupted from within the tavern.
The entire street's ground trembled repeatedly, inside the tavern, dust rose in clouds, bricks shattered, flying.
Moments later, the two-story tavern suddenly collapsed—
The massive roof, along with bricks, broken beams, tables, chairs, decorations... like the sky falling, engulfed with ten thousand tons of force, crashed down with a roar!
Dust clouds like the raging waves of a Furious Sea instantly swept across the entire space, obscuring all light and suffocating.
Splintered wood, bricks, and tiles fell like hailstones and bullets.
Ye Qin spread his arms, golden light rapidly expanding, forming a larger and thicker semicircular shield, protecting himself and Yu Hong.
"Clang! Boom! Crack! Bang!"
Countless heavy objects slammed into the golden shield, making teeth-gritting collision noises.
The dust hadn't settled when sharp "hiss hiss" sounds came from the front.
A gray shadow breached the swirling dust pillar, like a grim reaper, five fingers formed into claws, fingertips entwined with a dark and thick black current. That current seemed alive, emitting a subtle but extremely dangerous screech, directly targeting the weakest point of the shimmering golden barrier—
The location where Yu Hong was!
Anger flashed in Ye Qin's eyes as he swiftly turned, shielding Yu Hong behind him.
Meanwhile, sounds like a blade piercing tough leather echoed, Huang Wenshan's Tao Power, enhanced by divine skills, tore through the golden barrier, clawing at Ye Qin's dantian.
Ye Qin's body shook violently, blood oozing from his mouth.
Five bloody holes appeared on his abdomen, invaded by force into his meridians, internal qi-blood surged, organs felt as if pierced by thousands of fine needles, causing immense pain!