Chapter 22 - Abyssal Heaven
Fingers
"No!" Yang Lingqing roared hoarsely,
panicking like an ant on a hot wok.
If Long Chen killed Bai Shidong and
the Yang patriarch refused to
protect Long Chen, he would die.
And if the Yang patriarch chose to
protect Long Chen, then both
families would fight and there
Would be even more casualties!
Yang Lingqing was terrified when
she thought about the
consequences, but she was mostly
shocked that Long Chen had used
the ninth finger in the Typhoon Nine
Fingers.
Other than the Dragon Seal itself,
the Typhoon Nine Fingers was the
Yang family's most poweful
technique. Even attaining the
Seventh Draconic Stage might not
be enough to cultivate the Typhoon
Nine Fingers completely. Yang Wu
himself could only reach the eighth
finger.
Most importantly, Yang Lingqing
knew that Long Chen had only
gotten access to it a few days ago.
Long Chen had gone to the Martial
Scroll Palace to study the technique
after the Family Meeting. He'd been
impressed by the technique during
his duel with Yang Lingyue and
decided to cultivate the Typhoon
Nine Fingers while he studied the
Dragon Seal.
Long Chen had only touched the tip
of the iceberg when it came to the
mysterious dragon jade pendant.
However, this had already benefited
him immensely.
Yang Lingqing was completely
impressed by Long Chen's
inexplicable achievement.
But it was not the time to reflect
since Long Chen was about to kill
Bai Shidong in one finger attack and
that Bai Shidong had already wet his
pants. The spectators gasped as a
large wave rose in their hearts!
Long Chen loomed over them as
frightening as the devil but all of a
sudden, all killing intent
disappeared from Long Chen.
The tsunami-like power of the Ninth
Typhoon Finger disappeared in a
flash, the immense aura
disappearing without a trace. Long
Chen floated past Bai Shidong as if
he were an innocent bystander,
then kicked his bottom hard. Bai
Shidong flew back and fell
pathetically.
The unexpected twist of events
made the jaws of the spectators
drop to the floor. It was completely
silent.
Long Chen swaggered up to Yang
Lingqing. When he noticed her
shock, he said, "I know l'm
handsome but you don't have to
stare at me like that, do you? You
must know that we're cousins, so
don't get any wrong ideas."
He grinned.
Bai Zhixing and Bai Shidong slowly
crawled on the ground.
One was bleeding from the corner
of her mouth, the other was still
wetting his pants.
Both of them stared stupidly at
Long Chen, their initial arrogance
replaced by fear. Bai Shidong was
especially affected. Although he
wasn't hurt, he had almost crossed
death's door. He stared at Long
Chen like a mouse staring at a cat.
He didn't even think about how he'd
just embarrassed himself ...
Long Chen grinned at him because
he was grateful that Bai Shidong
had brought Dream Lingzhi
Mushroom with him. Bai Shidong
didn't know that Long Chen had
already taken the mushroom. "I
hope you don't kill yourself like that
idiot, Yang Zhan ..."
Everyone stared at Long Chen in a
daze, their impression of him taking
a 180-degree turn. Long Chen had
cemented himself as one of the
best fighters amongst Baiyang
Town's younger generation.
The two middle-aged mnen were
solemn as they looked at Long Chen
with respect in their eyes and said,
"He can already unleash the last
finger of the Yang family's Typhoon
Nine Fingers, and his control is such
that he can even retract the finger
easily. Just based on combat
technique alone, this young man is
the elite of elites ...
"He's the best among the youth of
Baiyang Town, apart from the three
youths in the Seventh Draconic
Stage. Plus, he's at least four or five
years younger than them. This boy's
future is bright. It's a pity we all
used to think he was some spoiled
brat; it's a surprise he hid his talents
So welL. He's both talented and
good at biding his time
I
They knew the great future Long
Chen was facing and laughed dryly.
"If he Comes to our shop in the
future, he gets a thirty percent
discount!"
Long Chen didn't know about their
conversation. Now that he had
gotten the Dream Lingzhi
MushrOom, he wanted to leave as
SOon as possible.
The spectators had not come to
their senses yet so it was his best
chance to leave. As he turned away,
holding Yang Lingqing, a man's voice
boomed coldly behind him. "You ...
where do you think you're going?"
Long Chen turned. The handsome
Bai Shiji was striding over, escorted
by a group of family guards. His
eyes, filled with darkness, were
fixed on Long Chen. The aura of a
Seventh Draconic Stage martial
artist rolled off him.
Turning to look at the dismal state
of both Bai Zhixing and Bai Shidong,
Bai Shiji instructed coldly, "Two
useless pieces of trash
embarrassing the Bai family name.
Guards, take them away."
The guards behind him quickly
obeyed. Bai Shidong and Bai Zhixing
both did not dare stay. After they
were gone, Bai Shiji finally looked at
Long Chen, eyed him from head to
toe, then said flatly, "Because of our
patriarchs' instructions, our families
have almost never fought. However,
you started something today. You've
publicly hurt and humiliated
members of my family so I have no
choice but to ask you to stay. Since
you have the guts to touch us, you
must be prepared to get the same
treatment ..."
Bai Shiji still hadn't finished when
Long Chen's hearty laugh
interrupted him. "What the f**k are
you talking about? I don't quite
understand. "The same treatment'?
Master, could you please speak a
language that we can understand?"
Long Chen said "Master" in a voice
that sounded like a courtesan; his
voice high-pitched and movements
demure, exactly like a p********e.
The spectators erupted in laughter.
Yang Lingqing momentarily forgot
about Bai Shiji's threat, her face
turning green then red in
embarrassment. She pinched his
arm hard several times.
Bai Shiji's face twitched, but he still
had to maintain the airs of an
aristocratic man. His expression
turned icy and he said, "You hurt Bai
Zhixing with your finger. So, I will do
the same. I'll show you what a true
finger technique is ..."
When Yang Lingqing heard Bai Shiji,
she jumped and grabbed Long
Chen's arm hurriedly. "He's going to
use the Abyssal Heaven Fingers,
that's an advanced Yellow-tier
technique! We should run!"
Long Chen eyed Bai Shiji coolly and
said, "You go first, l'll entertain him."
Yang Lingqing panicked and begged,
Brother Chen ... See, I'm calling
you 'brother', alright? Please listen
to me this time, you're not his
match right now. If you injure your
internal organs, you're going to lose
everything ..."
Despite Yang Lingqing's panic, Long
Chen was unmoved. He looked at
Bai Shiji without moving a muscle.
"Bai Shiji ... If you weren't Bai
Zhanxiong's son, I might run today.
But unfortunately, you are. I refuse
to run from you, even if I die!"
Yang Lingqing didn't understand
Long Chen's stubbornness and
almost cried.
Even Ling Xi spoke in his ear. "I think
you should go, you're not ready for
him. Wait until I cultivate the Dream
Lingzhi Mushroom and help you
unlock the seal. It won't be too late
to fight him during the Demon
Hunting Tournament."
Bai Shiji laughed coldly when he saw
Long Chen's stubbornness despite
the threat of death. He approached
slowly. The spectators behind Long
Chen quickly retreated, leaving only
Yang Lingqing next to him.
"Bai Shiji's obviously in a rage. The
kid was impressive just now but in
the face of a true master, this will
only end in tragedy."
"He's four years younger, it's not
easy for him to face Bai Shiji like
this. Give him four more years and I
bet he'll exceed Bai Shiji."
The spectators' comments angered
Bai Shiji further. The Qi of a Seventh
Draconic Stage martial artist
pressed on Long Chen, a powerful
force crashing on him like a tall
wave. However, his feet felt like
they were nailed to the ground, he
did not fall back! The Seventh
Draconic Stage is indeed more than
ten times stronger than the sixth!
So that's why I was so defenseless
when I faced Yang Yuntian that
day!"
Bai Shiji was a little shocked himself
when he saw that Long Chen didn't
fall back even half a step, though he
only smirked. "Stubbornly holding
on? 'll give you a taste of the
Abyssal Heaven Fingers and you'll
regret it all ..."
He curled four fingers, pointed his
index finger down, and Qi erupted
from his body. A faint black light
started to condense on his finger.
The power it contained was ten
times more than Long Chen's ninth
finger had contained! "ls this ... the
Bai family's Abyssal Heaven Fingers?
Its penetrative force is shocking
indeed, some say it can penetrate
heaven and earth..."
Tears welled up in Lingqing's eyes.
Long Chen's stubbornness was
beyond her imagination. Even Ling
Xi couldn't make him move.
Bai Shiji's eyes met Long Chen's
solemn gaze. He admitted to
himself that Long Chen was
behaving in a mnanner worthy of
respect. However, he was in Bai
Shiji's hand, and Bai Shiji would
never show mercy.
An explosive force condensed on Bai
Shiji's Abyssal Heaven Fingers. He
lifted it gently, about to attack.
Long Chen's gaze sharpened and he
mobilized all his Qi to prepare for
his most powerful attack, the Vast
Dragon Seal.
He had had time to study the
Typhoon Nine Fingers because he
had completely mastered the Vast
Dragon Seal, which exceeded Bai
Shiji's understanding of his Abyssal
Heaven Fingers!
But Long Chen knew there wasn't
much hope. His Qi was over twenty
times lesser than Bai Shiji's; and the
Constellation Body was no longer an
advantage. All he had was pride and
an unyielding soul.
Two forces of power heightened
continuously and the spectators
watched them prepare to fight.
They were surprised that Long Chen
dared face Bai Shiji.
The middle aged men looked at
Long Chen and one of them said,
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