A beatdown

The sixth floor of the Limit Hall.

Yun He brought Luo Feng here, checked that no one was around, and only then breathed a sigh of relief.

He did not want to attract too much attention.

"Brother, what are you doing?" Luo Feng was completely baffled.

"Remember, don't go spreading word about what happens today. I don't like showing off," Yun He warned him.

"Uh." Luo Feng looked deeply suspicious, but still nodded.

"Watch closely!" Yun He walked up to the Punch Strength Tester and switched it on.

Beep!

Standing before the Punching Target, Yun He barely gathered any strength before throwing a punch.

Boom!

The display showed a number: 33,128 kg.

That number nearly scared Luo Feng to death. He had been confused a moment ago, but now his mind went utterly blank.

Advanced War General!?

*!!*

*??*

Luo Feng thought his eyes were playing tricks on him and blinked desperately. He looked again. There was no mistake!

"Brother, y-you..." Luo Feng pointed at Yun He as though he had seen a ghost. For a moment, he nearly questioned everything he knew.

"Hmm, I've improved a little more these past few days." Yun He stroked his chin, thoroughly satisfied with Luo Feng's shock.

"What layer have you reached in the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade?" Yun He turned and asked.

"Th-the third... I-I only figured it out two days ago..." Luo Feng stammered. He still had not recovered from the shock.

"Watch closely. This is the power output of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade's fourth layer," Yun He said, taking a deep breath.

"What!?" Luo Feng cried out.

Crack, crack, crack!

The vertebrae along Yun He's spine rose one after another. His right arm sliced through the air, and in that brief instant, his fist accelerated four times in succession, easily breaking the sound barrier.

Boom!

Accompanied by a sonic boom, his fist slammed into the Punching Target as Luo Feng watched, dumbstruck!

The entire Punching Target shuddered and tipped backward before slowly rebounding.

The thunderous sonic boom echoed throughout the empty sixth-floor training hall.

The display showed a number: 116,203 kg.

Luo Feng was scared senseless!

That punching strength was already close to the threshold of an Intermediate War God!

Standing before him was Brother Yun, who normally kept such a low profile, yet he actually...

An Advanced War General's normal punching strength?

The fourth layer of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade?

An all-out attack comparable to an Intermediate War God's?

Luo Feng sucked in a cold breath. Today's revelations were far, far too much to take!

Just then.

"Didn't you just say you wanted to spar with me? Without using spiritual force, so you wouldn't be bullying me?" Yun He's voice drifted over ominously.

Huh?

*!!!*

Luo Feng jumped, shuddering all over as goosebumps rose on his skin. He hurriedly waved his hands and blurted out, "N-no, no! It was a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"

Was he kidding?

Someone could die!

"Heh. Too late." Yun He chuckled coldly, clenched his fists, and charged.

A misunderstanding?

How could there be so many misunderstandings?

Beat him first, talk later.

"Ah! Brother, I was wrong!..."

"No, no, no! Not the face... Ow!..." Luo Feng immediately covered his head and scurried away.

"Were you doubting my ability?"

"N-no! I wasn't! I wasn't doubting you..."

"Can I protect your family?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Brother, I really was wrong! Ow!... Help!"

Luo Feng's howls rang throughout the sixth-floor training hall.

The next morning, Luo Feng ate breakfast early, then sneaked out with his face bruised and swollen.

When Yun He arrived, Luo Feng was nowhere to be seen.

He had probably learned that his mother had invited Yun He over for breakfast and, too afraid to stay home, fled in a hurry.

Yun He had no idea how Luo Feng had explained the injuries on his face yesterday. In any case, even with twice the courage, he would never dare sell Yun He out.

So Yun He sipped his porridge quite calmly, chatting with Aunt Lan from time to time.

"That Xiao Feng. He so rarely comes home, yet he rushed off first thing in the morning. He said he was going to see a fighter friend and would be gone for two days. So secretive. Who knows what he's actually gone to do? Honestly..." Aunt Lan rambled on.

Yun He ate breakfast with a smile, occasionally nodding in agreement.

He knew Luo Feng had gone to Kyoto Base City to dispose of the Dragon Egg, Combat Uniform, and other things that could not see the light of day.

Those things were too hot to hold on to. They had been snatched from two War Gods, and Yun He vaguely remembered that they were worth over twenty billion.

A little later, when he had nearly finished eating, he saw the caregiver pushing Luo Hua out for a stroll. Luo Hua smiled and greeted Aunt Lan and Yun He, then had the caregiver wheel him outside.

Yun He frowned slightly as something suddenly occurred to him. Some things seemed to have happened to Luo Hua today, after which he had jumped into a lake to kill himself.

Although a passing fighter had ultimately rescued him and he had been fine, Yun He still did not dare take any chances. Too much could go wrong.

He had only just boasted to Luo Feng yesterday. If something happened to his family today, it would make him look like a complete fool.

He hurriedly finished his last mouthful of porridge, said goodbye, and left.

Gong Xinlan grumbled, "Honestly, everyone's rushing around. How can there be so much to do?"

After leaving Luo Feng's home, Yun He followed from a distance.

But everything was normal. The caregiver wheeled Luo Hua around outside for a while, then brought him home.

What was going on?

Yun He could not make sense of it.

He remembered this happening in the original story.

Had his arrival caused some unknown change?

The so-called butterfly effect?

Yun He began to panic.

His greatest advantage was his familiarity with the plot... Well, one of his advantages for now. After all, he still had that bastard of a system. Although it had fallen silent since last time, he should still leave a place for it.

One of his advantages was knowing the plot. If the plot really changed and triggered a chain reaction...

Yun He felt he would be done for. How would he use that advantage to seek good fortune and avoid danger in the future?

Agitated, Yun He went home and sat for a while. He had no mind to cultivate, so he simply went up to the second-floor balcony, brought over a chair, and sat there keeping watch.

His eyes fixed on Luo Feng's house as he silently prayed, Luo Hua, I'm begging you. Pull yourself together and don't mess things up!

This could turn into a disaster.

Just jump already.

I promise, the moment you jump, I'll scoop you right back out. You'll be perfectly fine.

Yun He sat on the balcony in the cold wind, muttering like a madman.

Finally, as though heaven had answered him, the caregiver wheeled Luo Hua outside again that afternoon.

He's out!

Yun He's eyes lit up, like a paparazzo who had spent half the day lying in wait and finally spotted his target.

The caregiver pushed Luo Hua toward the park beside the residential community.

Yun He followed at a distance, watching closely, every muscle taut. Like a cheetah stalking prey, he did not dare let his guard down.

Not long after entering the park, Luo Hua met a middle-aged couple. He asked the caregiver to wait off to one side, then spoke with the couple alone.

About an hour later, the middle-aged couple left. Luo Hua seemed somewhat depressed. He sent the caregiver away, then wheeled himself to the edge of Viewing Lake and stared blankly at its frozen surface.

Here it comes!

Yun He's eyes shone even brighter.

Suddenly, Luo Hua's gaze settled on the holes children had smashed into the frozen lake.

He stared at those holes in the ice for a long time.

At that moment, Yun He finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt completely reassured. The plot was still unfolding normally.

After thinking it over, Yun He still could not bring himself to stand by and watch Luo Hua jump into a hole in the ice.

After all, he had come to this world alone, and Luo Feng's whole family had treated him well. Luo Hua also called him Brother Yun all the time. In his heart, Yun He had accepted this family as his own.

Shaking his head, he started walking toward Luo Hua.

Just then, Luo Hua pushed his wheelchair forward, tipping himself and the chair into the lake and plunging straight toward a hole in the ice.

"Damn it!"

Yun He's eyes widened. With a sharp cry, he drove his foot against the ground.

Boom!

His foot stamped a round depression into the ground, sending spiderweb cracks spreading around it.

Yun He vanished from the spot in a flash. Only after he had left did a circular white sonic-boom cloud erupt in the air.

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