Trampling the Leader of the Blood Blade Gang! (Seeking collections, seeking follow-up reads!)

"Hah!"

Xu Laosan let out a sharp shout, his sturdy figure like a wall as he slammed violently toward Qin Annian.

He had no desire to lay a hand on someone from the Security Bureau.

However.

Qin Annian was being so tactless, actively wading into this quagmire.

Now, Xu Laosan could not afford to care about much else.

He certainly could not just watch Qin Annian "wreak havoc" here.

"Drive this greenhorn out, then pay some compensation."

"If the Security Bureau doesn't want the Old District to fall into chaos, they naturally won't pursue this too deeply."

This was the tacit understanding he had always maintained with the Security Bureau.

Now.

The one who had crossed the line was this naive Peace Officer!

The members of the Blood Blade Gang did not see him acting subserviently in front of the big shots at the Security Bureau.

But if he showed even a hint of cowardice here.

He would be the one to suffer the backlash.

Xu Laosan told himself this was a last resort.

In reality.

Qin Annian watched Xu Laosan dare to attack a Peace Officer, and he understood the mindset of these gang thugs.

"Have you been the local tyrant here for too long?"

"Do you really think you're someone important?"

He had been worried that Xu Laosan would shamelessly flee.

Which would have left him no chance to verify his hypothesis.

Now.

Seeing Xu Laosan take the initiative to attack.

Qin Annian took a deep breath, his feet rooting into the ground as if they had grown there.

"Get out!"

Xu Laosan bellowed, thrusting his hands forward.

He attempted to use brute force to expel Qin Annian from the Old District.

Boom!

Qin Annian clenched his fist and thrust it forward.

In his eyes.

This movement, devoid of any technique and relying solely on raw strength, was riddled with openings!

However.

"I also want to know."

"Just how high the strength of my physical body has reached."

Boom!

He did not retreat, instead swinging his fist forward.

Although.

Qin Annian did not use any martial arts, relying only on his physical strength.

Yet, to the gang members, and even to Xu Laosan.

This punching motion actually possessed a sense of beauty!

It was nothing like Xu Laosan, who charged like a wild bull.

This was the result of his consciousness being elevated to that of a Grandmaster of Fist Techniques, ingrained into his body's instinctual habits of force generation.

Every muscle, every movement, was subconsciously adjusted to perfection.

Therefore.

A casual punch carried the momentum of "a heavy sword without an edge, great skill appearing clumsy."

Although there was a significant gap in Life Development Power.

Relying on this technique, he could surpass him in combat effectiveness!

Boom!

Qin Annian's fist collided with the palm Xu Laosan had thrust forward.

A wave of air rippled outward into the surroundings.

It forced the Blood Blade Gang members, who were encircling them with clubs in hand, to instinctively raise their arms to shield their eyes.

"How is this possible?"

Xu Laosan retreated with a face full of shock, staring fixedly at Qin Annian with an incredibly grim expression.

The arm hanging at his side was positioned at a highly unnatural angle.

His palm was flushed red and swollen.

His five fingers were twitching uncontrollably.

"My current Life Development Power has already reached 21.8."

"It's enough to rival some of the veteran first-stage Peace Officers at the Security Bureau."

"This kid is so young, could his Life Development Power actually exceed mine?!"

He shook his head violently, driving the thought from his mind.

"Absolutely impossible!"

"It must be that he has practiced some secret technique capable of briefly stimulating his physical vitality."

Xu Laosan took a sharp breath, his muscles bulging incessantly.

"I'm going all out now!"

"If I happen to injure you anywhere, I apologize in advance."

Even now.

Xu Laosan did not want to offend the Security Bureau too deeply.

As soon as his words fell.

He launched himself toward Qin Annian like a cannonball.

This time.

Xu Laosan utilized the martial art that had made him famous.

"Blood-Breaking Blade!"

Of course.

He did not draw a blade, but instead used his palm as one.

Xu Laosan did not want to escalate the situation just yet.

Fists and palms could still be dismissed as a sparring match.

Using a weapon would be classified as assaulting a Peace Officer and endangering their life.

Xu Laosan was not prepared to end up on the Federation's wanted list.

He also did not want to abandon the "foundation" he had built up in the Old District of Taiyu City.

Whoosh!

A sharp aura gathered between his palms.

Vaguely.

The air mist coalesced into the shape of a hazy, blood-colored long blade.

Watching this move, which displayed its full might, Qin Annian's expression remained unchanged.

"Too crude."

"Flashy and a waste of energy."

The voice was soft.

Yet it reached Xu Laosan's ears with perfect clarity.

This caused the latter's face to turn as black as the bottom of a pot.

No one had ever looked down on him like this before!

"You're arrogant enough!"

"If it weren't for that Security Bureau skin you're wearing!"

"I would definitely peel your skin off with my own hands!"

This was something.

He had done more than once!

A flicker of murderous intent flashed through Xu Laosan's mind.

However.

The prestige of the Security Bureau made this murderous intent come as quickly as it went.

Qin Annian struck after him, yet arrived first.

This time.

He did not throw a punch.

With his upper body still, he simply raised his right leg.

Leg Technique: Mountain-Splitting Axe.

Although his memory told him that his aptitude for practicing this martial art was quite ordinary.

Yet.

A full year of relentless, non-stop training.

Still allowed him to master this leg technique with proficiency.

During the assessment.

Qin Annian had held back his power.

Here.

He had no such reservations.

BOOM!

The surrounding air distorted.

A sharper, more ferocious aura condensed before the horrified gaze of Xu Laosan.

To him.

Qin Annian's right leg, descending toward him, seemed to have transformed into a massive, razor-sharp axe.

That indomitable momentum made Xu Laosan feel as if he could barely breathe!

So that's it!

He's actually a genius at leg techniques!

Is this what he's relying on to act so recklessly here?

Various thoughts flashed through Xu Laosan's mind.

BOOM!

Qin Annian's leg carved a frigid arc downward, with a faint, blinding radiance seemingly erupting from it.

When his heel collided with the man's palms.

To the gang members watching, it felt as if the very earth had sunk.

Immediately following.

A sky full of dust and debris was kicked up once again.

"Boss!"

"Leader!"

They covered their noses and mouths, waving their hands frantically.

They wanted to blow away the dust cloud that was obstructing their vision.

However.

When the gang members were finally able to see the two clearly.

They stood rooted to the spot like wooden chickens, their brains unable to process what they were seeing.

BANG!

With his hands crossed before his chest and his face flushed crimson from the surge of blood, Xu Laosan's lips were trembling.

And.

As the dust settled.

His left leg, which he had been struggling to keep straight, could not help but buckle.

In the end.

His knee slammed into the ground.

Xu Laosan looked up, gazing at a face so young that he refused to believe the reality before him.

"You?!"

"Your combat power?"

"Are you kidding me?"

In just a single move.

Xu Laosan saw clearly the gap in martial arts skill between himself and Qin Annian.

"This kick."

"How did you manage to land exactly on my weak point?"

Xu Laosan felt the blood and qi inside his body surging chaotically.

He found it difficult to muster even a shred of his strength.

BOOM!

Before Xu Laosan could say anything more.

Qin Annian suddenly vaulted into the air, his right foot stomping down onto Xu Laosan's crossed palms.

In an instant.

The latter's figure flew backward like a tattered rag.

THUD!

His sturdy frame rolled across the ground several times, becoming covered in dirt and dust.

It wasn't until he came to a stop beside the electronic handcuffs that had been knocked away earlier.

That Xu Laosan finally managed to dissipate the force and barely come to a halt.

"Are you going to keep fighting?"

"Or will you put on the handcuffs yourself and come with me?"

Xu Laosan looked up.

He met a pair of calm, pitch-black eyes that stirred an inexplicable rage deep within his heart!

"How dare you humiliate me like this?!"

"You're courting death!"