radicalducati 79. Kicked a steel plate
79. Kicked a steel plate
Upon hearing the short man's words, Xiao Yan was shocked: there really is such a confident person in this world.
As expected, the moment the short man spoke, the surrounding crowd erupted in mockery and ridicule. Although their strengths varied, they were all well-versed in the information about the Northwest Region. Each major power possessed a Dou Huang-level expert, and in some cases, more than one or two.
Although the short man had reached the Dou Wang level and was not a weakling in the Ten Thousand Beasts Space, he was definitely not among the top-tier experts, let alone the second strongest person in the Northwest Region after Lu Zhi.
Someone nearby immediately mocked, "You're really dreaming, kid."
"Where did this ugly thing come from? You think you're worthy of being second only to the Northwest Region?"
The latter's mockery clearly struck a chord with the onlookers, who burst into laughter. The fat man selling jade slips tugged at the short man's clothes and said, "Brother, I need to do my business, can you move aside a bit?"
"Don't believe me? You short-sighted fools!" The short man chuckled sinisterly, a hint of anger in his eyes.
Immediately, Xiao Yan sensed the short man's attack. A blur flashed past as the short man moved with near-teleportation speed to stand in front of a bystander. With a "smack," a red mark appeared on the face of the person the short man had just passed.
A loud slap, but everyone except Xiao Yan barely saw the short man's movements before he returned to his seat.
Then the short man leaped up again and slapped another person. The loud slap had barely been heard when he returned to his position.
The third person realized something and tried to grab forward, but it was pointless; he only ended up with a handprint on his face.
Then a series of sounds rang out. No matter what the people around did, the person standing at the front would get slapped. The onlookers realized what was happening and began to back away.
When everyone stepped back, only Xiao Yan remained standing at the front.
The short man felt a surge of secret pleasure as he watched the crowd retreat and the fear in their eyes.
"Is this what it feels like to be strong?"
So when the short man saw Xiao Yan standing alone at the front, completely motionless, a hint of mockery appeared in his eyes, and he said in a shrill voice, "Kid, you've got guts, huh?"
Xiao Yan smiled slightly but remained silent.
This only enraged the short man. "I hate arrogant idiots like you the most! I'll give you ten slaps!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the short man slowly walked towards Xiao Yan, his eyes filled with undisguised disgust.
"This kid's in for a rough time."
"But this ugly monster is just too hateful."
"Keep your voice down. He just insulted us, saying we couldn't even see his movements clearly, and that we wanted to get beaten up."
The short man listened to the whispers around him with satisfaction on his face; he clearly enjoyed the feeling of being feared.
But seeing that Xiao Yan still hadn't made any move, he said with great dissatisfaction, "Kid, I'm in a good mood today. Kneel down and kowtow three times, and this matter will be over."
Xiao Yan frowned as he looked at the short man in front of him and said, "You think you're worthy?"
"Heh, judging by your aura, you're a Dou Huang, but I can still beat a Dou Huang!"
Xiao Yan's aura was not particularly special except for being exceptionally calm. After bathing in the Spirit Pool, the power of absorption was officially used by Xiao Yan, so his aura was not outwardly apparent, and others could only sense a general outline of it.
The short man was incredibly fast; even Xiao Yan felt he couldn't match his speed. So, at this moment, he believed that even if the person in front of him was a Dou Huang, he could easily humiliate him.
Fighting is an unwritten rule in Xiaofang City, so if Xiao Yan gets angry and uses his fighting techniques, it will only cause more trouble.
Without resorting to fighting techniques, the short man was confident that given a little time, he could run away immediately.
So he made his move, and his movements were indeed incredibly fast; those around him couldn't even see the afterimage clearly.
However, although Xiao Yan was slower than the short man, he wasn't much slower, and it wasn't difficult for him to catch the short man's movements, so Xiao Yan caught the short man's hand just in time.
After the short man's hand was grabbed by Xiao Yan, he felt that Xiao Yan's strength was as steady as a mountain, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not move it even an inch.
"Let me go!" the short man struggled, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't free his hand from Xiao Yan's grasp.
Xiao Yan lifted the short man up, suspending him in mid-air. After all, the short man was only 1.4 meters tall, which meant he was just a child who hadn't finished growing in Xiao Yan's eyes.
"Weren't you going to teach me a lesson?" Xiao Yan said jokingly.
"Let me go right now, or the Xuanwen Sect won't let you off the hook!"
The short man's words piqued Xiao Yan's interest, and he asked, "I didn't expect you to have connections with the Xuanwen Sect. What's your name?"
"Young Master Chen Xiao, you'd better let me go right now, or you'll regret it when Lu Zhi comes."
Xiao Yan smiled calmly: "Sorry, I'll kill every single person from the Xuanwen Sect I see."
The short man finally sensed something was wrong and hurriedly asked, "Who are you?"
"I am the opportunistic Xiao Yan you've been talking about!"
Xiao Yan no longer bothered to hide his score; as he grasped Chen Xiao's hand, his exceptionally high score of nearly 190,000 was clearly visible.
"Holy crap, Xiao Yan!"
"It can't be fake, can it?"
"Look at his hand; the score can't be faked!"
"He's quite strong. I wonder who's stronger, him or Lu Zhi."
Having twice topped the rankings, Xiao Yan's apparent identity clearly caused a stir here.
Upon hearing Xiao Yan's name, Chen Xiao's expression changed, and he immediately said, "This is a small market town. Aren't you afraid of being attacked by our friends here if you make a move?"
Xiao Yan smiled upon hearing Chen Xiao's words: "Everyone saw it, you made the first move. Besides, I'll take you away from Xiaofang Market."
Chen Xiao's arrogant behavior had just provoked considerable dissatisfaction, so it was quite gratifying that Xiao Yan had subdued him. Those present quickly made way for Xiao Yan, who seemed to remember something before leaving.
He turned to the man selling the jade slips and said, "I don't have any ability to control magical beasts."
He then left, and the fat man selling jade slips immediately nodded and tossed aside the jade slip containing information about Xiao Yan.
This is Xiao Yan himself! This is the powerful figure who dominates the top of the rankings. He actually saw these things I just made up. Fortunately, Xiao Yan didn't take it to heart. The fat man selling jade slips sighed.
Xiao Yan pulled Chen Xiao away from the small market. After leaving a mark for Xiao Xun'er and the others who were still browsing, he led Chen Xiao to a cave nearby.
Using his battle aura to restrain Chen Xiao, he asked, "Tell me, what is your relationship with Lu Zhi?"