Fierce Arhat

When Zhang Yunhao and the others arrived at the garden, both the righteous and evil factions were on the verge of fighting. The Fierce Arhat, who was nearly two meters tall, had a voice as loud as thunder.

"Stop the nonsense. You people of the evil path have committed countless sins. You all deserve to die. If you disagree, then fight me!"

Although the Fierce Arhat was a lay disciple of Buddhism, he had a fiery temper, hated evil like it was his enemy, and had lost loved ones to people of the evil path. Therefore, he showed no mercy to the experts of the evil path, wishing he could kill them all.

The experts of the evil path were furious, but no one stepped forward to accept the challenge. The reason was simple: the Fierce Arhat was very strong!

The Fierce Arhat possessed innate divine strength, and a set of Arhat Fist, though not advanced, was incredibly powerful in his hands. Otherwise, the Iron Sword Oddity wouldn't have been defeated so miserably before.

Of course, it wasn't that there were no experts in the evil path who could defeat the Fierce Arhat. The problem was his fiery temper; he might fight desperately mid-battle, leading to mutual destruction. The experts of the evil path naturally weren't willing to risk that, as they were quite selfish.

Just then, a cold snort came from the side: "Is this the hospitality of the Great Hero of Southern Mountain? Letting a few clowns run rampant?"

Everyone couldn't help but turn their heads and saw Huang Lei entering with a group of people. The one who spoke was a tall and imposing man. Many recognized him and were quite surprised. How had Blood Hand Tian Ming's demeanor changed so much? And how dare he question the Great Hero of Southern Mountain?

The Fierce Arhat, who admired the Great Hero of Southern Mountain the most, widened his eyes at this remark and roared, "Blood Hand Tian Ming, who are you calling a clown? And what right do you have to question the Great Hero of Southern Mountain?"

Zhang Yunhao scoffed dismissively, "The Great Hero of Southern Mountain is asking for my help right now. What can I not question?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted. While it was true that both the righteous and evil factions had been invited by the Great Hero of Southern Mountain, this was an invitation, not a plea for help. How could the dignified Great Hero of Southern Mountain beg for assistance? Wasn't he afraid of incurring the Great Hero of Southern Mountain's wrath by speaking like this?

"This guy is truly courting death!"

Everyone sighed. Even the evil faction was shocked by Zhang Yunhao's arrogance. Many decided to stay far away from him to avoid being implicated—the evil faction had never been united, and betraying their own was commonplace.

In fact, although Blood Hand Tian Ming had transformed into Divine Fist Blood Hand, not many outside of Nanyang Prefecture knew about it. The reason was simple: ancient transportation was underdeveloped, and news traveled slowly. This wasn't Zhang Yunhao's previous life where an incident in Antarctica could be seen online immediately.

Besides, these people had been at Roaring Dragon Villa preparing for the important matter of killing Eunuch Cao. They hadn't gone out, so how could they know about the changing tides in the south?

Therefore, no one understood why Tian Ming dared to be so arrogant. The righteous faction, in addition to their confusion, was filled with immense rage. They all glared at Zhang Yunhao and began to curse.

"Who do you think you are, claiming the Great Hero of Southern Mountain asked for your help? Are you worthy?"

"Exactly! Blood Hand Tian Ming, why don't you look in the mirror and see what kind of character you are?"

"Kneel down and beg for mercy right now, or you'll surely die today. No one can protect you!"

Compared to the other righteous individuals, the Fierce Arhat was even more enraged. His muscles tensed, and like a great bear, he strode step by step towards Zhang Yunhao, his voice filled with fury, "Tian Ming, how dare you insult the Great Hero of Southern Mountain? Kneel and repent, or I will kill you."

"With your caliber? It's just a matter of one slap."

Zhang Yunhao disdainfully beckoned with his finger, signaling the Fierce Arhat to come at him. The Fierce Arhat was utterly enraged and completely murderous, abandoning the initial plan of the righteous faction to suppress the evil faction and make them obedient, lest they ruin the major event!

"Tian Ming, you will surely die here today! I will act on behalf of Heaven!"

The Fierce Arhat strode forward, confident that he could kill Blood Hand Tian Ming!

"Fierce Arhat, kill this arrogant fellow. He actually said he could finish you with one slap. His head must have been kicked by a donkey."

The other righteous individuals also sneered. However, Huang Lei and the Righteousness Twin Swords couple were greatly alarmed. Others might not know how powerful Divine Fist Blood Hand was, but they did.

"Let's talk it out properly. We are all doing this for the common people!"

Huang Lei hurriedly tried to intervene, but Raging Fire Mad Saber Lei Jue suddenly blocked her path. The Righteousness Twin Swords were also obstructed by the six burly men under Zhang Yunhao. How could such a good show be allowed to end?

Although Huang Lei was the wife of the Great Hero of Southern Mountain, her prestige among the righteous faction wasn't very high. The Fierce Arhat ignored her and lunged forward, striking Zhang Yunhao's chest with the fierce and intense "Arhat Subduing Tiger" from the Arhat Fist, intending to kill him!

Everyone present knew the Fierce Arhat's strength. The righteous experts sneered, and the evil experts shook their heads, seemingly envisioning Tian Ming being severely injured.

"With such strength, you dare to be arrogant in front of me?"

Just then, Zhang Yunhao let out a cold snort and slapped the Fierce Arhat across the face. This slap didn't use any special techniques, but it was as fierce as thunder. He had struck later, yet his attack reached the Fierce Arhat before the latter's.

With a slap, the Fierce Arhat flew backward, spinning rapidly in the air before crashing heavily onto the ground. His entire side of the face was deformed, several teeth were missing, and his mouth was full of blood.

Not only that, but the Fierce Arhat's head was spinning, and he couldn't get up for a long time, making a complete fool of himself.

Everyone, except for those who already knew Zhang Yunhao's strength, was dumbfounded. The Fierce Arhat had been beaten like this with a single slap. Just how powerful was this Blood Hand Tian Ming?

The experts of the evil path finally understood why Tian Ming was so arrogant. It turned out this fellow's power had greatly increased, giving him the capital to be arrogant. Tsk tsk, to be able to defeat the Fierce Arhat so easily, this strength was probably enough to contend with the Great Hero of Southern Mountain for a few rounds!

"Hahaha, isn't this the Fierce Arhat? Why has he turned into a sick cat now, unable to even crawl?"

"Not a sick cat, but a toothless cat. He'll have to eat like an old lady from now on."

"Tsk tsk, aren't you righteous people so arrogant? How can you not even withstand a single slap?"

The experts of the evil path, who had been silent just moments ago, now taunted and mocked with smugness. The righteous experts were furious and wanted to attack, but they were wary of Tian Ming and could only send a few people to help the Fierce Arhat up.

"Senior Brother, please show some face to your Junior Sister and stop this."

Huang Lei, seeing the escalating tension, was extremely anxious. She knew Zhang Yunhao's strength, and with Raging Fire Mad Saber, who was not much weaker than him, present, if a fight broke out, unless the Great Hero of Southern Mountain arrived, it would surely be a one-sided affair!

Zhang Yunhao was about to speak when, at that moment, a sinister voice came, "Sister-in-law, even if he is your Senior Brother, he has no right to cause trouble in our Roaring Dragon Villa, does he?"