Thunder Blade Lei Lie

In the corner, a burly man with a scar on his face couldn't hold back. He slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

"Kid, don't be so arrogant!"

"I'm a True Meridian Realm martial artist, that's more than enough to kill you!"

He shouted fiercely, but his feet were as if nailed to the ground, not daring to move forward an inch.

Everyone saw it – the kid drank the "Blazing Fire Brew" as if it were plain water.

Who the hell would dare go first?

Whoever goes first, dies first.

Shen Che let out a cold laugh, too lazy to even look at the scarred face anymore.

He could feel stronger auras lurking in the shadows.

Since Bai Huaying, the eldest son of the White King's Mansion, had set up this trap, there had to be more behind it.

Just as the standoff continued.

The heavy wooden door of the inn was pushed open with a bang.

A burly, iron-tower-like middle-aged man in purple robes strode in.

Each of his steps felt like it landed on someone's heartbeat, heavy and powerful.

A scorching, domineering aura instantly filled the entire hall as he entered.

Bai Fengling felt his breath catch, as if an invisible hand had gripped his throat.

He had the illusion that this man in front of him could crush him as easily as crushing an ant.

In the hall, an elder who seemed quite knowledgeable dropped his wine cup with a "clang" upon seeing the newcomer.

"Thunder... Thunder Blade, Lei Lie!"

"Thirty-first on the Earth Ranking, why is he here!"

An Earth Ranking expert!

Shen Che was also slightly surprised; he had heard of this name.

A top expert of the Great Sun Kingdom, a standout among Primordial Qi Realm cultivators.

Legend had it that he was originally a genius from the Thunder Blade Sect, but when his master refused to teach him the sect's ultimate technique, the "Thunder Blade Secret Manual," he angrily killed his master and betrayed the sect.

The Thunder Blade Sect issued a bounty on him, but he ended up killing over a dozen of their experts in retaliation.

Since then, he had become a lone wolf, carving out his own path with his domineering blade techniques, becoming one of the strongest individuals below the innate level.

Elder Bai's face turned pale. He forced himself to stand and cupped his hands towards Lei Lie.

"Esteemed Lei Lie, we are from the White King's Mansion, and this is the son of Prince Bai."

"We hope you will show consideration for the Prince's reputation..."

"Prince Bai?"

Lei Lie grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, his laughter full of mockery.

"What is he? Who is he?"

"When I, Lei Lie, kill someone, I only look at the price. Whoever pays more, I'll help them."

"Never mind his son, even if Prince Bai himself stood here, if the price is right, I'd still cut him down!"

Elder Bai was rendered speechless by his words, his old face turning a shade of liver-red.

Lei Lie ignored him, sitting down at a neighboring table with his legs spread wide, and poured himself a bowl of wine.

His gaze fell upon Shen Che.

"I heard you single-handedly took down Zhang Kuangfeng and his thousands of men."

"Quite interesting."

He downed the wine in the bowl and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.

"Kid, I'll give you a chance."

"The client I'm working for is willing to pay double the reward that Bai Fengling offered."

"You stop now, take the money, and leave. We'll pretend this never happened."

Double the reward!

That was wealth far exceeding the value of a Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Bai Fengling's heart suddenly leaped into his throat.

Elder Bai also looked at Shen Che nervously, afraid he might waver.

Shen Che picked up the wine pot and poured wine into his empty teacup.

"I'm not that kind of person."

He raised his cup and gave Lei Lie a distant toast.

"I took the money, so I have to finish the job. That's the rule."

Lei Lie looked at him and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Good! Well said!"

His laughter stopped, and his expression turned playful.

"Actually, I was just being polite with you."

"Even if you had agreed, I would have had to fight you today."

Lei Lie stuck out his tongue and licked his dry lips, exuding a fanatical desire to fight.

"Damn it, it's been a long time since I've met an opponent as interesting as you. My hands are itching."

The other assassins in the inn didn't look nervous upon hearing this; instead, their faces lit up with excitement.

A battle between Earth Ranking experts!

This was a show that couldn't be seen even if you paid for it.

Lei Lie slowly stood up.

"Kid, let me see if your newly emerged hard bone is harder, or if my fists are harder!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

The bluestone slabs beneath Lei Lie's feet cracked inch by inch.

He left a faint afterimage in his original spot.

His speed was so fast it was difficult for the naked eye to follow.

A scorching gust of wind rushed towards him, accompanied by a piercing sonic boom.

A fist the size of a casserole dish had already reached Shen Che.

The power of this punch was more than a notch stronger than that of Yan Hong and the others from before.

This was the true combat power at the extreme of the Primordial Qi Realm!

Facing Lei Lie's earth-shattering punch, Shen Che moved forward instead of retreating.

He also raised his fist.

No outward Qi release, no flashy lights.

Just an ordinary, simple punch.

Nearly 400,000 jin of pure physical strength was unleashed without reservation.

Two disproportionately sized fists, one large and one small, collided fiercely in the center of the inn's main hall.

BOOM--!

The sound was not like flesh hitting flesh, but more like two celestial meteorites colliding head-on.

A visible wave of white energy exploded outwards from the two of them.

Everyone's eardrums in the inn buzzed, temporarily losing their hearing.

A few martial artists standing nearby were directly blown away by the shockwave, spitting blood.

Tables, chairs, and benches, under the impact of the energy wave, didn't even have time to shatter; they simply turned into dust.

The bluestone floor beneath their feet cracked into fierce fissures like a spiderweb.

The entire inn trembled violently from this world-shattering blow, as if it would fall apart at any moment.

On Lei Lie's fist, a violent purple Raging Thunder Qi, like a maggot clinging to bone, surged up Shen Che's arm, intending to shred his internal organs.

"Raging Thunder Qi! Kid, die for me!"

A cruel grin spread across Lei Lie's face.

But the next moment, the smile froze.

Within Shen Che's body, an even more condensed and domineering force erupted.

Vajra Zen Fist - Zen Thunder!

The purple thunder that had invaded his body was like a mouse encountering a cat; it was instantly crushed by this hidden force and dissipated into nothingness.

An irresistible, massive force rebounded.

Lei Lie's body felt like it had been hit head-on by a prehistoric behemoth.

"Pfft!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body was sent flying backward uncontrollably.

CRASH!

He smashed through the inn's thick wall, creating a large hole.

He flew out of the inn and slammed heavily onto the street, plowing a deep gully tens of meters long before finally stopping.

An eerie silence fell upon the inn and the area outside.

Everyone was stunned.

That was Lei Lie of the Thunder Blade, ranked thirty-first on the Earth Ranking!

A top expert from the Great Sun Kingdom!

And he was just... sent flying by a single punch from an unknown young man?