Awesome (Recommendations Requested)

"I heard you could cultivate now. Tsk, tsk. A piece of trash can actually cultivate. I wonder how much it cost you." Jia Lie'ao's face was full of mockery.

Those faint words immediately drew roaring laughter from the guards behind him.

"I can cultivate. So what? What does it have to do with you?" Lin Qingyun said calmly.

That indifferent attitude made Jia Lie'ao's expression freeze. It felt as if his punch had landed on cotton, soft and utterly powerless.

"You want one thousand gold coins for a bracelet like that?" Lin Qingyun glanced at the Amethyst Bracelet scattered on the ground and said.

"Of course!"

Jia Lie'ao revealed a hint of arrogance.

"I can give you one thousand gold coins."

As he spoke, Lin Qingyun had already taken a black cloth pouch from his Storage Ring. He shook it slightly, and the sound of metal clinking could be heard inside.

"At least you know what's good for you, Lin Qingyun!" Jia Lie'ao laughed even harder, the smug look on his face impossible to hide.

"Brother Qingyun! You..."

Xiao Long looked at Lin Qingyun and wanted to say something, but the words that slipped out got stuck in his throat again.

Jia Lie'ao was powerful, simply not someone they could deal with. But to suffer such treatment in their own territory left him deeply unwilling.

"However, whether you can get these one thousand gold coins depends on whether you have the ability." Lin Qingyun put the pouch filled with gold coins back into his Storage Ring and said with a faint smile.

"What do you mean?" Jia Lie'ao frowned, unable to understand what the former was playing at.

"It's simple. If you want to get something from my hands, you have to show your real ability!"

After saying that, Lin Qingyun took a step forward, stretched out one hand, bent his palm slightly, and made a beckoning gesture. "Come here."

"Haha, Lin Qingyun, you said that yourself." Jia Lie'ao laughed loudly.

But the instant his laughter ended, his expression suddenly turned icy. Toward someone who posed a huge threat to the Jia Lie Family, he did not mind taking this chance to cripple him.

His palm shot out, and faint green Dou Qi instantly covered it.

"Brother Qingyun, hurry and move back!" Xiao Long's expression changed drastically behind him. A Fighter was not someone people like them, who were still in the Dou Qi realm, could deal with.

"Young Master Qingyun, be careful!" The guards at the rear also became tense, stepping forward as if ready to attack.

"All of you, step back!"

Lin Qingyun shouted in a deep voice, and an invisible aura shook the minds of everyone around him.

"Cracking Wind Claw!"

Lin Qingyun shouted inwardly. His palm also shot out, his five fingers slightly bent, and faint green Wind Blades sliced open the surrounding air.

Jia Lie'ao was greatly alarmed. He vaguely sensed a hint of danger, but at this moment he could no longer withdraw his move.

Bang!

The two claws collided. In an instant, Jia Lie'ao's palm turned bright red, several clear claw marks appearing on it. If not for his Dou Qi protecting his body, his entire palm might have been crippled in that instant.

"You're not merely Dou Qi Stage 4!" Jia Lie'ao's heart shook with horror as he retreated several steps.

A trace of fury welled up in his heart. He was a dignified Fighter, yet he had actually been wounded by someone in the Dou Qi realm.

Lin Qingyun did not speak. His steps only shifted, and in a flash he appeared in front of Jia Lie'ao.

"My turn!" A faint cold smile lifted Lin Qingyun's face.

"What are you doing?" Jia Lie'ao's face showed some panic. That ghostly speed instantly made him realize that the person before him was definitely not a weakling merely at the Dou Qi realm.

"What do you think I'm doing?" Lin Qingyun sneered and punched out.

Jia Lie'ao crossed his arms in front of him to block, but in the next instant, his whole body flew straight out and curled up on the ground.

"Young master!"

The guards beside Jia Lie'ao immediately cried out in shock, glaring angrily at Lin Qingyun.

"All of you, get him! Beat him to death!" Jia Lie'ao clutched his chest and struggled to stand.

Having received the order, the guards no longer hesitated. Holding long staffs, they released powerful auras.

"Five Fighter Two Stars!"

Lin Qingyun only swept them with an indifferent glance and did not take them to heart.

Before he could make a move, voices came from behind him.

"Brothers, we're going too! Protect Young Master Qingyun."

Several burly men swarmed forward with iron staffs in hand, blocking in front of Lin Qingyun.

The leading burly man, who seemed to be the squad captain, said, "Young master, leave these men to us!"

A few traces of delight appeared on the burly man's face. Earlier, they had been unable to act and had swallowed their anger. Now they could finally vent the rage in their hearts.

"Much appreciated!" Lin Qingyun nodded, passed between them, and walked up to Jia Lie'ao.

"What are you doing? Don't come over!"

Jia Lie'ao clutched his chest in terror and took several steps back.

"What am I doing? Returning the one thousand gold coins, of course!" Lin Qingyun smiled.

"I don't want them anymore! You don't have to pay for my bracelet!" Jia Lie'ao hurriedly said.

He wanted to keep retreating, but suddenly discovered that there was a stall behind him, blocking his path.

"How can that do? After all, someone from our Xiao Family broke your bracelet. We have to compensate you." Lin Qingyun said firmly.

As he spoke, Lin Qingyun gave Jia Lie'ao no room to refuse and handed the cloth pouch full of gold coins in front of him.

"Then... I..." Jia Lie'ao wore a tearful expression and stretched out both hands, trembling.

Just as those hands were about to touch the money pouch, Lin Qingyun suddenly lifted it and swung it viciously.

Bang!

The pouch full of gold coins smashed into Jia Lie'ao's head. The whole pouch immediately split apart, golden coins scattering everywhere, accompanied by spurts of blood.

"Young master!"

The five guards of the Jia Lie Family were filled with rage, but they were blocked by the Xiao Family guards and simply could not break away.

"I told you to take it, and you really took it?"

Lin Qingyun half-crouched, smiling as he looked at Jia Lie'ao, whose head was broken and bleeding.

"You're courting death!"

Jia Lie'ao's eyes almost spat fire as he roared and swung his fist.

But that fist was easily caught by Lin Qingyun.

Looking at the face gradually drawing closer, he panicked.

"What do you want?"

Jia Lie'ao raised his head, his voice trembling as well.

"What do you think?"

Lin Qingyun narrowed his eyes slightly and carefully looked him up and down.

"If you want money, I can give it to you. Anything is fine. My father is the clan leader of the Jia Lie Family. You can't touch me!" Jia Lie'ao said in terror.

"Oh, now you're threatening me?" A dangerous smile appeared on Lin Qingyun's face. He slowly lowered his head and spoke beside Jia Lie'ao's ear. "Our two families are enemies to begin with. Among the younger generation, injuring arms and breaking legs in a fight is very normal, don't you think? Young Master Jia Lie'ao!"

The last few words were clearly emphasized, and a chill rose in Jia Lie'ao's heart.

"Which arm should I remove from you?"

Lin Qingyun's voice seemed like a low murmur drifting out from the depths of the Nether Realm.

Jia Lie'ao tried to stand up, but he found that he simply could not move the arm pressing down on his body.

"Mm, the third leg seems pretty good!"

Lin Qingyun's gaze wandered and finally stopped at the former's lower body.

Jia Lie'ao's pupils shrank, and a chill in his heart shot straight to his skull.

"No! No!"

"When a man says no, that means yes, right?" With a trace of laughter, Lin Qingyun raised his hand and grabbed Jia Lie'ao's lower body.

"Mm, a little small. I finally know why you change women so quickly."

Lin Qingyun smiled. He could see the fear in the former's eyes, and his voice was trembling.

"If you keep shaking, I won't be able to crush it!"

"You... you're a devil!"

With that faint cold wind blowing past his ear, Jia Lie'ao could no longer endure it.

"Don't talk nonsense. I... am just a small, pure young man."

Lin Qingyun smiled, and at that moment, his hand suddenly exerted force.

Crack!

Bang!

It sounded like an eggshell breaking, and also like the bursting sound of a balloon exploding.

When Lin Qingyun's hand left, Jia Lie'ao had already fainted. Only blood from his lower body soaked through his clothes.

"All of you, step back!"

Returning to Xiao Long's side, Lin Qingyun shouted in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

"Haha, let's fight again next time!"

"Let's go, let's go!"

The Xiao Family guards laughed loudly as they returned behind Lin Qingyun.

"What did you do to my young master?" A guard who seemed to be the leader supported Jia Lie'ao's body and said angrily.

And when he saw the blood flowing from the former's lower body, his heart turned ice-cold, already forming a guess.

"Just as you thought. Balls exploded!"

Lin Qingyun made an exaggerated exploding gesture and smiled faintly.

"Let's go!"

Lin Qingyun turned back and said to Xiao Long.

"Mm, thank you, Brother Qingyun!"

Xiao Long nodded, but the expression with which he looked at Lin Qingyun was somewhat complicated.

Without anyone noticing, someone who had been unable to cultivate had surpassed him in strength.

"Brother Qingyun, you're amazing!" The young girl beside him also cast him a worshipful gaze.

"Brother Qingyun, you're already a Fighter now, right? It's only been a little over two months since your last strength test. How did you do it?" Xiao Long asked.

"I just trained and trained, and then broke through, didn't I?" Lin Qingyun smiled.

Although he did not mind displaying his strength and hiding things was not his style, there were some secrets he definitely would not say.

Before he knew it, they had reached the entrance of the Marketplace. Lin Qingyun said a word, then walked out first.

Following this street to its end, one could see a massive palace-like building.

Mite'er Auction House, the largest auction venue in Wutan City, also belonged to the wealthiest clan in the Jia Ma Empire: the Miteer Clan.

Within the Jia Ma Empire, when it came to wealth, the Miteer Clan was probably second to none.

The Miteer Clan had a long history and had already developed in the Jia Ma Empire for several hundred years. Its connections could be described as tangled and complex. According to some rumors, this filthy-rich clan also seemed to have countless ties with the Jia Ma Empire's imperial family.

In the empire, the Miteer Clan, the Nalan Family, and the Mu Family were jointly known as the Jia Ma Three Giants. In the empire's business world, military world, and many other circles, they all had a hand, so their influence could not be called small.

Therefore, with a powerful background like the Miteer Clan as its backing, even though this place was far from the Imperial Capital, and even though the auction house's profits were enough to make people drool, no one dared to have designs on them.

This was not his first time here. He even came in and out often, so the moment Lin Qingyun reached the entrance, he was spotted by a sharp-eyed guard and respectfully invited to the lounge by a maidservant.

This room was connected to the treasure appraisal room beside it.

Suddenly, Lin Qingyun's expression shook.

Through the crystal separating them, he saw a slightly bloated Black-robed person in the treasure appraisal room.

I always feel like writing it this way is a little off. I can't say exactly what's unreasonable about it. His strength is this exaggerated, yet no one has many questions, though I suppose it still makes sense. Sigh, I hope everyone won't take it too seriously.