Is This Trash? What the Hell Kind of Joke Is That?!

At the seventh level of the Spirit Martial Realm, a martial cultivator could crush someone at Spirit Martial Tier Three to death with one hand!

Although Li Ye had progressed rapidly lately, he was only at the peak of Spirit Martial Tier Three. Facing such a terrifying aura head-on now, he immediately felt an immense pressure that nearly suffocated him.

Unlike Li Haoran and Li Tianwu from before, Li Yue was a rising genius of the Li Family. Some even vaguely hailed him as another Li Kainian. Throughout Wuzhou City, he was a renowned figure!

In contrast, Li Ye had been nothing more than a massive joke back then—a piece of trash!

"This is the strength of one of the strongest among the Li Family's younger generation?"

Li Ye suppressed the faint pride that had begun to grow within him. He realized that he still had a long, long road ahead! Forget following that letter to find Li Kainian, his father—even the Li Family of this tiny Wuzhou City was beyond his ability to contend with right now!

Yet Li Yue's strength did not discourage him. Instead, it stirred the hot blood in his heart even more!

"I have more advantages than they do! Whether it's the Vampire physique or the Moon Dream Heart Sutra! As long as I am given time, surpassing them is nothing but an established fact!"

At that moment, nearly everyone in the tavern looked at Li Ye with sympathy.

"That's Li Kainian's son! I never expected that after all these years, he'd still be in Wuzhou City. I thought he had left this place."

"Yeah. Speaking of Li Kainian back then, he was Wuzhou City's peerless prodigy. He beat every expert of his generation and even the older generation throughout Wuzhou City until they cried for their fathers and mothers, laying the foundation for the Li Family's position today in one stroke. Who would have thought that such an incomparably brilliant figure would give birth to a son who was actually a..."

"Shh! Stop talking! No matter what, Li Kainian did many people in Wuzhou City favors back then. Since this is his son, say a little less."

Those hushed discussions all entered Li Ye's ears.

To be honest, although he was not truly that trashy young master, hearing those words still made him feel quite miserable.

"Trash! If you kneel and kowtow to me three times right now, then for the sake of us sharing the same bloodline, I'll spare your life today! Otherwise... hmph!"

In Li Yue's eyes, Li Ye was merely a trash who could not cultivate. The reason he had not acted yet was not because he was merciful. He simply wanted to toy with him in front of so many people.

That contemptuous gaze was painfully glaring. It was as though making Li Ye kowtow three times was some heaven-sent gift, without the slightest trace of kinship. His eyes even resembled those of someone looking at a mangy stray dog by the roadside, filled with disgust and scorn.

In his mind, that cowardly piece of trash from back then would definitely kneel with an unwilling but helpless expression, just as he had in the past. But he was wrong—terribly wrong!

"Li Yue! You're still just as arrogant as before, acting as though you're invincible under heaven? Laughable! It seems that lesson back then was still not enough to clear your head! No, I should say your head must have been kicked by a donkey long ago! You want me to kneel and kowtow to you? Who do you think you are? Forget you—even the Grand Elder you rely on is not qualified to make me kneel and kowtow!"

Under countless stunned gazes, Li Ye sneered. He looked at Li Yue as though he were looking at a clown, instantly sending him into a thunderous rage!

"You're courting death! If you want to die, I'll grant your wish! This time, you won't be as lucky as before, with that bitch backing you up!"

Ignoring Li Yue's nearly crazed, savage expression, Li Ye gave a cold laugh. "Li Yue, what the hell are you? You're nothing but a petty man intoxicated by success! If your grandfather weren't the Grand Elder, would you have your status today? The Li Family's number one genius?"

Thinking of Li Yue's smug expression from earlier, Li Ye wanted to laugh. "Pah! Shameless beyond all reason!"

"Courting death!"

In fury, Li Yue slammed a palm onto the sandalwood table before him. The hard sandalwood table shattered into pieces, while the wine and dishes atop it flew everywhere.

That move alone made many of the people around him secretly shudder. Several people present could smash a sandalwood table, but to do so as effortlessly as Li Yue—even Yu Wen Tianhua and Wu Wenhao might not necessarily be capable of it!

This alone showed that although Li Yue was arrogant, he truly possessed the capital to be arrogant!

Not only was he born into the Li Family, one of the Three Great Families, he was also one of the top geniuses among the Li Family's younger generation, a figure who could stir the winds and clouds throughout Wuzhou City!

At that moment, Li Yue struck out with his palm. Murderous intent flashed in his eyes; he actually intended to kill Li Ye on the spot.

Facing this genius who could stir the winds and clouds in Wuzhou City, Li Ye might have spoken lightly with disdain, but inwardly he remained extremely cautious!

After all, he was confident that he would not fall into the disadvantage when exchanging moves with an expert at Spirit Martial Tier Five. But against someone at Spirit Martial Tier Six, he had little chance. Much less against someone who had entered the seventh level of the Spirit Martial Realm, stepping into the ranks of high-level Spirit Martial experts in one leap.

"Though this Li Yue is arrogant and overbearing, his strength truly stands above the rest!"

Seeing Li Yue make his move, many people sighed inwardly.

At the seventh level of the Spirit Martial Realm, he was already a notable figure throughout Wuzhou City! Not to mention, among the younger generation, Li Yue was only seventeen years old! He was much younger than both Wu Wenhao and Yu Wen Tianhua!

Bang!

Li Ye did not dodge at all. Instead, he threw out a punch head-on as well!

Seeing this, even Li Yue's eyes flashed with surprise, though what filled them more was cold mockery!

"Trash! You actually have this much courage? But trash is still trash! Today, I'll teach you a painful lesson! Even if I cannot kill you openly, I'll break all four of your limbs!"

Li Yue still had some misgivings, but his intentions were even more vicious than killing Li Ye outright.

Without question, the gap between Spirit Martial Tier Three and the seventh level of the Spirit Martial Realm was a full four realms. The difference was like that between a newborn infant and a burly, powerful man—utterly incomparable.

Li Ye only felt as though he had punched an iron plate. The tremendous recoil nearly dislocated and fractured his arm, while his entire body was blasted backward. Only after crashing into several tables of guests did he barely manage to steady himself.

"The gap in strength is too great! I'm still no match for him now. Even at night, it won't work!"

In an instant, Xiao Bailian judged the difference between the two sides. He was unafraid of those at Spirit Martial Tier Five, but there was still no small gap between him and the seventh level of the Spirit Martial Realm. Even at night, when the Vampire physique doubled his strength and the first level of the Moon Heart Sutra, New Moon, doubled it again, he still could not make up for that massive disparity.

But while Li Ye was shocked by Li Yue's strength, the entire second floor of the tavern fell into utter silence.

At that moment, Li Yue showed no joy at having sent Li Ye flying with a single palm. Instead, his eyes were wide, filled with horror!

Not only him—the entire tavern, including the Yu Family genius Yu Wen Tianhua and the Wu Family genius Wu Wenhao, had forgotten how to breathe.

After an unknown length of time, someone finally muttered, "Did I see that right? That trash actually flashed with Blood Soul Power just now?"

Almost everyone here was a martial cultivator. Though most were not at high realms, their eyesight remained.

No! An ordinary person could never possibly survive a blow from an expert at the seventh level of the Spirit Martial Realm! Yet Li Ye had merely been forced back dozens of steps! That was enough to leave people horrified beyond measure!

Especially since, in that instant, they had sensed the power of a Blood Soul from Li Ye's body. This plainly signified one thing!

"Trash! You actually condensed a Blood Soul? You can cultivate now?"

Li Yue stared in disbelief, as though a dinosaur had suddenly appeared before him. What made him even less able to believe it was that he could clearly sense a Blood Soul Power from Li Ye that was far from weak!

"Spirit Martial Tier Three! I never expected even a stinking salted fish like you would have a day when you turned over, and you even hid your cultivation until reaching Spirit Martial Tier Three!"

Although Spirit Martial Tier Three was still an ant in Li Yue's eyes, it nonetheless shocked him. Many years ago, even the Lineage's Supreme Elder—the old ancestor with King Tier Innate Realm strength—had declared that trash like Li Ye could never cultivate and would only ever be an ordinary person for his entire life!

Thinking of this, for some reason, a deep fear surged up within Li Yue's heart!

He let out a roar. The calmness from earlier had vanished from his face, and his eyes reddened as he shouted, "Even if you can cultivate, Spirit Martial Tier Three only makes you a slightly stronger ant! Before me, you still have only one road—the road to death!"

This time, Li Yue did not hold back as he had before. He threw out a punch directly, its powerful force blasting the sandalwood tables on both sides into the air and producing a shrill howl that tore through the air!

There was not the slightest fear in Li Ye's eyes. He threw another punch as well, actually choosing to meet force with force once again!

Without question, he was sent flying again. This time, he suffered even worse than before. His whole body smashed through a tavern partition and fell into an elegant private room on the other side.

Yet soon, everyone saw him climb back to his feet. He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and broke into a grin.

"Li Yue, did you not eat last night? Or did you spend all your strength on the girls at Spring Breeze Pavilion? Why are your attacks so soft and limp? You can't even beat trash like me, yet you still have the nerve to call yourself a genius? Pah! I'm embarrassed for you. With this little ability, you're still here blowing your own trumpet? What kind of thing are you!"

Silence! An incomparably profound silence!

The entire tavern instantly fell so quiet one could hear a needle drop. At that moment, everyone's gazes seemed frozen by time itself.

With a clatter, Yu Wen Tianhua failed to hold onto his paper fan, and it slipped from his hand onto the floor of the tavern's second story. That sound shattered the silence at once!

"Did I see that right? That trash just exchanged a punch head-on with that Li Family genius and wasn't beaten to death?"

Several outsiders who were not from Wuzhou City stared in astonishment. This was the trash everyone in Wuzhou City talked about? Damn it, if this was trash, then had their cultivation all been eaten by dogs?! They were simply too ashamed to show their faces!