Clan Rules
If you can't withstand this attack, you'll die!
Guan Chong held nothing back, letting out a roar and unleashing twelve percent of his power. He pulled back his feet and arched his body forward, resembling the starting stance of a roc spreading its wings, yet with subtle differences. His face instantly turned yellow, tinged with red, like the finest cinnabar glazed tile. His entire body seemed to have been coated with a layer of glazed lacquer, becoming incredibly smooth.
"The Heaven-Encompassing Earth-Netting Great Silk Coiling!"
A large amount of True Qi leaked out, wrapping around Guan Chong's arms like golden rings in Iron Wire Fist, and interlocking with his hands as he moved them, forming a net.
This is not one of the Innate Twelve Coils entanglements, but rather the Innate Great Silk Coiling that is formed by fusing the twelve entanglements into one. It is an ultimate move above Guan Chong moves and Guan Chong's trump card to seal the show.
This Guan Chong alone demonstrates that Innate Twelve Coils Entanglement Techniques to a high level. This net, formed by intertwined True Qi, is said to be able to withstand the power of dragons and elephants. Even if a celestial dragon comes, it can trap it and prevent it from escaping.
For the past six months Si Ming had been cramming on various martial arts techniques and had a basic understanding of the ultimate moves of the Innate Twelve Coils. However, he remained unmoved. He rose into the air, swung his left arm, unleashed his divine power, and his palm struck down like the collapse of the heavens!
"The Supreme Softness Transforms into Hardness; the Boundless Great Sea!"
Upon Guan Chong, Guan Chong was about to retort, "There is no such move in the Water Moon Precious Mirror," but he was horrified to find that he was speechless.
When Si Ming's punch came down, it shattered the air below, creating ripples and surging air currents.
Centered on Guan Chong, the surrounding air was rapidly compressed outwards, even the air in his chest and lungs was forced out, giving him a feeling of suffocation.
At that moment, Guan Chong finally understood what power truly meant.
His Innate Great Silk Coiling could ensnare the Heavenly Dragon, but it couldn't ensnare this punch.
The moment the two sides made contact, the True Qi net was torn to shreds, even reverting to pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
He tried to escape, but found himself enveloped by an immense force, as if he were at the bottom of the ocean. The enormous water pressure rendered him unable to move, and his body sank uncontrollably. The wind pressure from the force of the punch alone caused his legs to sink into the ground, as if he had become a pillar, being crushed into the ground by a pile driver.
If this palm strike lands, Guan Chong will likely be literally "beaten into mincemeat."
However, just as Si Ming's left palm was less than an inch from Guan Chong's chest, his right hand drew an arc, like drifting clouds and smoke, and struck the back of his left hand, dispersing the force. Then, he managed to pull his left hand back, stopping it less than half an inch away.
However, Guan Chong still couldn't escape his fate.
Si Ming controlled his physical force, but not his residual force. His left fist unleashed a powerful gust of wind that struck Guan Chong's chest.
Then, everyone saw that Guan Chong's body arched backward, forming a hump, while his head stretched forward, his neck stretched long, like a duck waiting to be slaughtered, his eyes bulging outward as if they were about to fall out of their sockets.
In addition, blood was seeping from Guan Chong's eyes, nose and mouth, his facial muscles were contorted and his expression became extremely ferocious, like a sinner about to fall into hell.
The scene fell silent instantly. Everyone held their breath, not understanding what had just happened, let alone comprehending Guan Chong's feelings before he lost consciousness.
With a thud, Guan Chong to the ground, motionless, his body twisted irregularly, his face contorted like a vengeful ghost.
Si Ming let out a long breath, stopped the Divine Sight Illusory Observation Art, glanced at the "corpse" on the ground, shook his head helplessly, squatted down, intending to do something one last time to close the other's eyes, at least so that it wouldn't die with its eyes open, but when he touched it, he found that there was still a trace of breath in the other's body, faint and elusive, like a candle flickering in the wind.
"Wow, it's still alive after all that, it's got amazing resilience."
He didn't end Guan Chong's life himself, but instead handed him over to Si Jingyu to decide his fate. In the end, he was just an outsider.
Si Jingyu didn't stand on ceremony. After thinking for a moment, he ordered his clansmen, "Carry the person back; try your best to save them."
"Young clan leader, he is not only a lackey of the enemy, but also a traitor to our own clan. Letting him die like this is already too good for him. How can we save him?" Most of the clansmen were unwilling.
Si Jingyu said calmly, "Remember, the living are always more valuable than the dead."
Some of the tribesmen, thinking they understood her meaning, showed expressions of sudden realization, and then persuaded their companions to quickly carry the person away.
Meanwhile, after their initial shock, the representatives of the powerful Aristocratic Clan and conglomerates hurriedly raised objections to Si Ming: "Your final punch was extremely powerful and forceful; it's not the martial arts described in the 'Water Moon Precious Mirror' at all."
Si Ming scoffed, "Foolish! Don't you understand the principle of Supreme Softness Transforms into Hardness into strength? Since the 'Water Moon Precious Mirror' is the softest martial art in the world, it can naturally also become the strongest and most powerful."
This was indeed sophistry, but since none of them had read "The Water Moon Precious Mirror," they knew it was illogical and had no way to refute it, so they could only change the subject.
"Are you really the son of the Si Clan patriarch? Why have I never heard of you before?"
"Are you stupid? Which Lineage doesn't have some unspeakable secrets? As a male member of the Si Clan, and someone so powerful, isn't it perfectly reasonable for me to keep them hidden?"
Everyone immediately understood Guan Chong's Guan Chong. Si Ming's words made a lot of sense; large Lineage did indeed have many secrets that could not be exposed. However, it just felt very awkward to hear them coming from Si Ming's mouth.
You're the person involved, why are you speaking like an outsider?
Finally, Si Jingyu stepped forward, showed everyone the Si Clan genealogy, and pointed to her own page, saying, "Everyone, please look, I do indeed have a younger brother; this is not something I made up."
After everyone examined it closely and confirmed it, there were no further objections. Even if the Si Clan wanted to fake it, it was impossible for them to have foreseen this day more than a decade ago and made such a move in advance.
"Alright, since no one objects, I hereby declare the banquet officially open!"
Chapter 278 Family Rules
The Si Clan survived their ancestor's funeral without major incident. Although they would inevitably have to shrink their territory and give up some of their family business in exchange for the support of other Aristocratic Clan, this was a strategic retreat. They could follow their own ideas and discard some unimportant, useless assets, thus retaining the essential ones and avoiding Primal Qi.
However, once the external enemy is gone, internal strife arises, and the warlike nature of humankind is not increased or decreased due to gender differences.
"As the head of the family, instead of setting an example, you knowingly break the law, abuse your Cultivation Method for personal gain, and violate family rules. Your crime is doubly serious. I urge the elders to investigate thoroughly, severely punish those who secretly passed on the martial arts techniques, and disqualify the Cultivation Body from practicing them, so as to uphold the family's honor!"
The hall, which should have been filled with laughter and joy, suddenly fell silent because of one discordant voice.
The speaker was Si Huamu, the eldest sister of Si Jingyue, who was of the same generation. According to the common Lineage rule of primogeniture, she should have inherited the position of clan leader. However, her talents were too mediocre. She was useless in both martial arts and the traditional dance of the Shaman School. In the end, the ancestor spoke up and passed the position of clan leader to Si Jingyue.
Si Huamu held a grudge about this and often contradicted Si Jingyue and her mother, which everyone had long since become accustomed to.
The charge she is currently using to impeach Si Jingyue is Si Ming's "stealing of the 'Water Moon Precious Mirror'", because the person involved has admitted it himself, and even the supporters of the clan leader's lineage cannot refute it or exonerate him.
"Tsk, I knew someone would make a fuss about this. That kid got his way, but dumped all the trouble on us, and now we have to clean up his mess. Would he die if he kept quiet for a second?"
Si Shuiyun complained indignantly.