Ao Cheng Family.
Liu Qing and Ao Cheng Nan were still unable to come to terms with what had just happened.
In Dongli City, any youngster around Xiao Huohuo's age who could reach the peak of the Second-rate realm was already considered an astonishing genius.
They could be cherished like a treasure and cultivated with the full strength of the entire lineage without the slightest exaggeration.
Yet the youngster before them had directly crossed the hurdle of being a young prodigy.
He had actually defeated Ao Cheng Qi, a Houtian realm martial artist at the initial stage.
The gap between them was simply unimaginable.
Even after defeating Ao Cheng Qi, Xiao Huohuo still looked completely relaxed. He swept his gaze around the crowd and said flippantly:
"I didn't even use any strength, and this guy went flying."
"Your Ao Cheng Family is the second family in Dongli City, yet you actually like playing these kinds of scammer tricks."
"Let me make this clear first—I don't have money to compensate you."
The two great elders of the Ao Cheng Family who had been sent flying earlier happened to wake up at that moment. Upon hearing Xiao Huohuo's words, they were so furious that their faces flushed red. They spat blood one after another before fainting again.
The sight of the two of them spewing blood and passing out once more was utterly tragic in everyone's eyes.
The group of Ao Cheng Family higher-ups who had attended the gathering—those who had previously regarded Xiao Huohuo as an ant—now looked as though they had seen a monster.
Xiao Huohuo merely swept his gaze lightly over them, yet it made their scalps prickle.
Unable to withstand the shock, the higher-ups feared that Xiao Huohuo's next target would be them. They hurriedly hid inside the main hall.
Most of them were merely Second-rate martial artists. Staying on the field would only add needless trouble to Ao Cheng Nan and the others.
At that moment, besides Xiao Huohuo, only three people remained standing on the field.
Liu Cheng, known as the Longsword Swordsman, had stood to the side with his arms folded, observing ever since Xiao Huohuo entered.
Watching Xiao Huohuo's movements, he revealed a trace of disdain.
His expression was like that of someone watching a child fool around with some third-rate tricks. He frowned and said:
"The people of the Ao Cheng Family are far too useless."
"They can't even subdue this brat who's just fooling around."
A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"That's fine, too. Afterward, I can ask the Ao Cheng Family for a few more benefits."
Up ahead, Ao Cheng Nan seemed to have reached the end of his patience. He pointed at Xiao Huohuo and shouted furiously:
"You insolent whelp!"
"Your talent may be formidable, but in the end, it's still only talent."
"Who knows whether the strength you've honed through that talent is enough for you to run wild in my Ao Cheng Family!"
He glanced at those beside and behind him before saying:
"Brother Liu, Family Head Liu, we'll attack together!"
"Let's capture this youngster together!"
The two agreed at the same time.
Without the slightest hesitation, Ao Cheng Nan and Liu Qing charged toward Xiao Huohuo simultaneously.
The ferocity of their auras was breathtaking.
Ao Cheng Nan's feet moved in strange steps, while the fists in his hands whipped up a fierce wind, sinister and vicious.
That was Ao Cheng Nan's signature ability.
A Yellow Rank High Grade martial technique, Tiger Subduing Fist!
This fist technique was renowned for its ferocity. Ao Cheng Nan had originally followed a forceful martial path, and after obtaining this technique, he was like a tiger that had grown wings. He had leaped to become the strongest person in Dongli City aside from Xiao Zhan.
As he charged in, it seemed as though a Fierce Beast accompanied him, roaring beneath the night sky and sending chills through the heart.
At the same time, a sound tore through the air from the other side.
Liu Qing curved both hands into eagle claws and chopped them toward Xiao Huohuo.
The technique in his hands was the famous Yellow Rank High Grade claw technique of Dongli City—Eagle Claw!
When circulated, it was as swift and fierce as a mighty eagle, its speed impossible to guard against.
Under Liu Qing's twin claws, quite a few First-rate martial artists had lost their lives over the years!
The two worked together with perfect understanding, attacking Xiao Huohuo from both sides.
Xiao Huohuo immediately circulated the spiritual energy within his body, and a rosy red radiance spread across his skin.
His speed instantly became even more ferocious than that of a tiger or leopard.
He twisted aside to evade a punch, then slapped down on the claw strike.
Smack, smack, smack!
In the short span of time, he slapped away the fists and palms several times.
The Eagle Claw he had knocked aside veered off course, its claw wind slashing into the ground.
Three claw marks a full foot deep immediately appeared in the ground.
Xiao Huohuo faced the two of them at once and still handled them with ease.
Liu Cheng, watching this scene from behind, pulled open the black robe covering his body and muttered to himself:
"They're all useless."
Beneath the black robe was a body covered in muscles honed to the extreme. There was not even a trace of excess flesh anywhere on him.
He drew the longsword from his back, swung it in a wide arc, then leaped into the air and stabbed toward Xiao Huohuo.
His movements and body were far more nimble than those of Ao Cheng Nan and Liu Qing.
His aura was also incomparably sharp.
The sword wind came from an extremely treacherous angle, stabbing straight toward Xiao Huohuo's eyes.
The latter hurriedly dodged, but Liu Cheng's attacks did not stop.
Thrust, stab, lift, chop, slice—blow after blow rained down. His sword moves formed an airtight net, every strike aimed at Xiao Huohuo's vital points.
Fists, sword, claws!
Three attacks descended at once. Xiao Huohuo was somewhat flustered at first, but he always managed to evade them with his astonishing agility.
He was like a loach, slipping and weaving beneath the three-way assault.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Several sounds of air being torn apart rang out.
After exchanging blows with the three, Xiao Huohuo dodged left and right and gradually steadied himself.
His arms seemed to be striking countless times at once, leaving behind several afterimages in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that they could not defeat him after attacking for so long, Liu Cheng circulated his internal power.
The tip of his sword swept through the air, carrying a conspicuous strand of Sword Qi.
After knocking back the other two, Xiao Huohuo raised his palm, spiritual energy clinging to it, and slapped straight toward the razor-sharp blade.
Liu Cheng's lips curled into a cold smile.
This move of his, Moon Tribulation Sword Technique, was a Yellow Rank High Grade martial technique.
With his full strength behind it, the sword's edge carried internal power and was incomparably sharp.
Not to mention slapping it—even being lightly grazed by the longsword would make one lose flesh and spurt blood.
For Xiao Huohuo to slap it directly like this, he could forget about keeping that entire palm!
Smack!
Liu Cheng suddenly felt a terrifying tremor surge through the sword. The shock numbed the web between his thumb and forefinger, and he nearly lost his grip on the weapon.
Xiao Huohuo followed up with an iron fist swung from the backhand, landing in front of the two members of the Ao Cheng Family.
The force of the punch shook outward, forcing the two of them back.
When they stopped to look, the areas on Ao Cheng Nan and Liu Qing's arms struck by Xiao Huohuo had already turned purple-black with bruises.
The three of them all developed the urge to retreat.
Ao Cheng Nan said somewhat fearfully:
"How can this damned youngster be so strong?"
"It's as if iron blocks are bound to his hands. Every time we clash, it makes me feel awful."
The three of them looked darkly at Xiao Huohuo. There was no weapon in his hands.
He must have cultivated some kind of technique.
Moreover, although Xiao Huohuo did not display any obvious martial techniques when he attacked, his reactions were even more exaggerated than those of a tiger or leopard, and the strength in his body was frightening.
He was like a beast born for slaughter, with its battle instincts pushed to the limit.
Even the three of them working together could not take him down. Instead, as the battle continued, they began to feel as though he was suppressing them.
He could face two Houtian realm martial artists at the initial stage and one expert at the intermediate stage simultaneously, yet still remain undefeated...
Just how astonishing was Xiao Huohuo's strength?!
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