Boom!
Xu Qingyang sprang into motion, a powerful aura erupting from him like a ferocious beast.
He immediately threw a punch, its radiance surging like a sea, blazing with immense power.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In an instant!
The charging tiger silhouette Xu Pan had unleashed shattered outright, scattering into countless fragments of light.
Then Xu Qingyang's savage punch slammed into Xu Pan, shattering his dantian. He spat blood and flew backward.
At that moment, Xu Qingying, Xu Jinhong, and the experts Xu Pan had brought all widened their eyes at the sight, unable to keep from sucking in a breath of cold air.
"Heavens!"
"Am I seeing things?"
"Xu Qingyang actually obliterated Xu Pan's Eight Extremes Leaping Tiger Fist with one punch, and he even destroyed Xu Pan's dantian! How did he do that?"
"Didn't the Sword Martial Soul he awakened yesterday disappear? How could he have such power?"
Xu Qingying stared at Xu Qingyang's proud, upright figure, her heart reeling with shock. Then a trace of bewilderment crossed her face, and she wondered inwardly, Brother, why have you suddenly become so powerful?
Xu Jinhong, however, watched Xu Qingyang with a smile. How could someone capable of making an immortal tea like Slow Yangzhou Tea possibly have lost his awakened Sword Martial Soul?
"If my guess is right, Brother Qingyang must have done this deliberately to test everyone in the Xu Family!"
"Thank goodness I stood on Brother Qingyang's side. Otherwise, my losses would have been unimaginable!"
The next moment.
Xu Pan lay on the ground after being hurled backward. Feeling the excruciating pain in his body and discovering that his dantian had been destroyed, he was both shocked and furious!
He had seen Xu Qingyang's Sword Martial Soul disappear with his own eyes. How could Xu Qingyang still possess such strength?
He couldn't understand!
He simply couldn't understand!
Then Xu Pan roared, "Whatever the reason for your strength, you dared to destroy my dantian today! You're dead!"
"Heh!"
At those words, Xu Qingyang chuckled. "You fool. With your dantian destroyed, you'll never be able to cultivate again, yet you still dare threaten me? How laughable!"
As his words fell, Xu Qingyang struck with his palm. In an instant, Xu Pan was sent flying straight out of the pavilion.
"Get lost!"
Xu Qingyang shouted, "Xu Pan, if you want revenge, why don't you have your grandfather come find me?"
"Hmph!"
Xu Pan landed with his face bruised and swollen. Then he slowly raised his head, snorted, and snarled, "Xu Qingyang, just you wait! My grandfather will avenge me!"
Afterward, the men Xu Pan had brought carried him away. Xu Qingyang merely smiled faintly, clearly paying no heed to his words.
Three breaths later.
Xu Qingying and Xu Jinhong took deep breaths and came before Xu Qingying. At that moment, Xu Qingying looked at the two of them, smiled, and said, "Don't look at me like that!"
Xu Qingying fell silent for a moment before asking, "Brother, how did you become so powerful? You could even destroy Xu Pan's dantian when he's at the fifth level of Foundation Establishment!"
Xu Qingyang glanced at Xu Qingying, then turned to Xu Jinhong and sighed. "Little sister, Brother Jinhong, I know you're curious about the strength I showed when dealing with Xu Pan, but I can't tell you right now!"
"When the time is right, I'll naturally tell you!"
"We understand!"
Upon hearing that, Xu Qingying and Xu Jinhong exchanged a glance, then nodded as they spoke.
Half an hour later.
After Xu Qingying and Xu Jinhong left one after the other, Xu Qingyang stepped out of the pavilion. Looking in a certain direction, he said with the ghost of a smile, "Now it's time to break off my engagement to Su Zilian of the Su Family!"
Just then, however, Xu Jinhong returned and appeared before Xu Qingyang. Cupping his hands, he said, "Young Master!"
"Brother Jinhong, you just left. Why have you come back?"
Xu Qingyang frowned and asked in bewilderment.
Xu Jinhong said, "Young Master, I just received word that your fiancée, Miss Su Zilian, has arrived at our Su Family!"
"The patriarch asked me to tell you to go to the council hall. It seems she wants to break off the engagement!"
Hearing this, a trace of surprise appeared on Xu Qingyang's face, and he couldn't help sighing. It seems news of my Sword Martial Soul's disappearance has already reached the Su Family.
"I understand!"
Xu Qingyang spoke calmly.
I was planning to go to the Su Family to break off the engagement myself. Now it seems I won't have to go to all that trouble.
A short while later.
Xu Qingyang headed toward the council hall.
Inside a magnificent pavilion glittering with gold, Xu Taichong stood with his hands behind his back, staring darkly at Xu Pan before him. His face brimmed with fury and murderous intent.
"Pan'er, which damned dog destroyed your dantian?"
As Xu Taichong's voice rang out, even the air inside the pavilion seemed to freeze.
"Grandfather, it was that dog Xu Qingyang!"
Xu Pan shouted through gritted teeth.
At those words.
Xu Taichong first froze, then shook his head. Staring at Xu Pan in disbelief, he said, "Xu Qingyang has already lost his Sword Martial Soul. He's nothing but a cripple. How could he possibly destroy your dantian?"
Hearing this, Xu Pan immediately grew anxious and said agitatedly, "Grandfather, please believe me! It really was Xu Qingyang!"
"I felt that the punch he threw must have had the strength of the sixth level of Foundation Establishment!"
Xu Taichong still shook his head at Xu Pan's words. If someone said Xu Qingyang had killed a chicken, he would believe it. But that a single punch from him possessed sixth-level Foundation Establishment strength? He truly found that hard to believe.
Seeing that his grandfather didn't believe him, Xu Pan gritted his teeth, then took out an Echo Stone. "Grandfather, my entire fight with Xu Qingyang was recorded in this Echo Stone!"
Xu Taichong narrowed his eyes slightly, then took the Echo Stone from Xu Pan and briefly examined it. At once, his face darkened.
"Pan'er, it really was Xu Qingyang who destroyed your dantian!"
"But he clearly lost his Sword Martial Soul! Why does he still possess strength comparable to the seventh level of Foundation Establishment?"
Suddenly, as though something had occurred to him, a gleam flashed in Xu Pan's eyes. He said urgently, "Grandfather, I suspect Xu Qingyang must have obtained some heaven-defying opportunity to become like this!"
"If we can seize it from Xu Qingyang, not only could my dantian recover, but I could even advance further!"
Hearing this, Xu Taichong's gloomy expression vanished, replaced by excitement. "Pan'er, don't celebrate too soon. If Xu Qingyang really has obtained some opportunity, your grandfather will certainly seize it for you!"
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