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P.S.: Dear readers, I'm heading back to my hometown for the Chinese New Year today. The journey will take a while, and I'll be busy once I get home, so there will probably only be two chapters. Wishing you all a happy new year and a joyous family reunion...
Chapter 180 Shocking Xiong Ba, Am I the Joker?
Seeing Xiong Ba enter Qixia Town with a disdainful look, You Ru was startled.
She had also heard that Chen Yan was amiable on the surface, but he would show no mercy to those who broke the rules.
Worried, he quickly took a few steps to catch up with Xiong Ba: "Father, how... how do you plan to test Master Chen?"
Xiong Ba sneered: "The rumors about that kid in the martial arts world are very mysterious. They say that he has impressed countless top figures in the martial arts world. Anything can be fake, but a top master cannot fake it."
I'm going to go see what kind of people those who were impressed by him really are.
If those who are impressed by him are all fools, then this damned Master Chen is naturally worthless.
If the person he admires is truly...
Ha, those who are truly impressed by him can't possibly be genuine.
"Mud Bodhisattva is the greatest fortune teller in the world, and his predictions have never been wrong. He predicted that my success and failure would both be due to Feng Yun, so my future life is destined to be like that. If I'm going to fail, it can only be at the hands of Feng Yun, and no one else can pose a threat to me!"
Done.
Xiong Ba strode towards Chen Yan's fortune-telling shop.
You Ruo followed closely behind, her face full of worry.
When Xiong Ba passed by the fortune-telling shop, he did not choose to go in, but instead glanced inside.
I spotted Chen Yan leisurely playing with the birds.
Unconsciously, he felt even more contempt for Chen Yan.
You're just a young man in your early twenties, so lazy and unambitious. How dare you be called a celestial master?
present.
He sneered, skipped the fortune-telling shop, and headed towards the Tongfu Inn next door.
They wanted to test the truth of those top experts who were rumored to have been impressed by Chen Yan, in order to expose the disguise of Chen Yan's lies.
Step inside Tongfu Inn.
It wasn't mealtime, and only a few people were scattered around the inn.
Xiong Ba swept his tiger-like eyes and spotted a beautiful young woman teaching two children to write on a wooden table.
Sitting next to them was an old man with white hair and a white beard.
Suddenly, an idea came to him.
With a flick of his finger, he threw a copper coin at the little boy.
He only used one-tenth of his strength in this attack.
If there were truly top-tier experts in this inn who had been impressed by Chen Yan, they would certainly be able to intercept this copper coin.
As he played the coins, he also kept an eye on the reactions of everyone in the inn.
He saw a woman in palace attire making shoes with her back to him, and an old man with a bushy beard drinking alone, with a yellow mongrel lying beside him.
The woman in palace attire and the bearded old man seemed completely unaware of the copper coins he had struck with only a fraction of his power, and the others were equally oblivious. Xiong Ba couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
This is what people have passed down.
Tongfu Inn, which supposedly houses many top experts impressed by Chen Yan, is indeed living up to its reputation.
No one could detect the copper coin he produced with only one-tenth of his power, and no one could stop him.
This proves that the rumors about Master Chen in the martial arts world are all false.
Those top experts who were impressed by him were fake.
His supposed omniscience is obviously fake...
And this happened at this time.
An unexpected scene unfolded.
Just as the copper coin was about to hit the little boy who was concentrating on writing, the unremarkable white-haired old man sitting next to the boy, dressed in a simple jacket and square-toed cloth shoes, lazily stretched and then slowly extended two fingers forward to gently pinch the coin.
His series of movements were originally very slow, but for some reason, he easily and skillfully held the copper coin containing a layer of Xiong Ba's power between his index and middle fingers.
It's as easy and effortless as using chopsticks for everyday meals.
Xiong Ba narrowed his eyes slightly.
I finally became interested and admired it.
Yes,
The fact that he could catch a copper coin containing one-tenth of his own power with such ease meant that the old man with white hair and a white beard could be considered a grandmaster, no matter how small...
but.
Grandmasters may seem high and mighty to others, but in his eyes, they are nothing more than clay chickens and earthenware dogs, not worth a second glance.
Think of this.
Xiong Ba stepped forward, looking down at him, and said in a commanding tone, "This is a copper coin that I accidentally dropped. Give it back."
Zhang Sanfeng was already over a hundred years old, but he looked no more than sixty or seventy. He had a friendly smile and was as amiable as an old neighbor sitting at the village entrance chatting.
He still held the copper coin between his right index and middle fingers.
He stretched out his hand toward Xiong Ba.
He smiled and said, "Brother, the copper coin is right here in my finger. If you want it, come and take it yourself."
Xiong Ba was slightly angry, but also somewhat amused and exasperated.
This old guy.
Could it be that he thought the one-tenth of his power when he threw out the copper coin was his full strength?
"Fine, I'll give you a little warning, old man, so you won't continue to swindle people with that fortune-telling brat."
Deceiving others is one thing, but deceiving my daughter You Ruo and making me, the leader of this gang, travel all this way is just asking for trouble.
Think of this.
Xiong Ba also extended his right hand.
He pinched the coin between his thumb and forefinger, exerted half his strength, and tried to take it back.
But then something shocking happened.
Even with half his strength, he couldn't budge the copper coin that the white-bearded old man opposite him was holding so easily between his index and middle fingers.
"Hiss! This old guy is pretty strong! Could he be at the peak of the Grandmaster realm?!"
Xiong Ba's face became more solemn.
Use 70% of your strength.
Eighty percent of the strength.
Ninety percent of its full potential.
100% of his power...!
Finally, despite his best efforts, he still couldn't move the copper coin that the white-haired old man could easily hold between his index and middle fingers by an inch!
"Him! Him! Him! Could he be a peak expert of the Celestial Realm?!"
At this moment, Xiong Ba was utterly horrified.
Cold sweat poured down my back, soaking my clothes.
Above the Grandmaster realm lies the pinnacle of the Celestial Realm!
Throughout the entire Nine Provinces Continent, there are more than two people who can be clearly identified as being at the pinnacle of the Celestial Realm. Even he himself is still one step away from reaching it. The smiling old man in front of him is actually at the pinnacle of the Celestial Realm.
How could this not leave him incredulous and utterly shocked?
Looking up, his eyes were filled with terror as he stared at Zhang Sanfeng.
"You really want this copper coin that badly? Here you go."
Zhang Sanfeng remained smiling, releasing his middle and index fingers that were holding the copper coin. At the same time, an invisible aura surged out, slamming hard into Xiong Ba's chest.
It caused him a sharp pain in his chest, almost causing him to spit out blood, and he staggered back seven or eight steps.
"Be kinder in the future, and don't bully children."
Zhang Sanfeng's tone became calm, his eyes clear as water, yet carrying a piercing light that made people feel awe and unable to look directly at him.
Xiong Ba was startled and dared not meet Zhang Sanfeng's gaze. He shifted his eyes slightly away, gritted his teeth, and slowly nodded.
"Get out of the way and don't interfere with my making shoes."
Just as Xiong Ba was filled with shock and anger because of Zhang Sanfeng, an extremely cold voice came from beside him again.
At the same time, an extremely powerful Grandmaster aura erupted.
The aura was extremely cold and biting.
Even the mighty Xiong Ba was caught off guard and his body trembled slightly, causing him to involuntarily take a few steps back!