Seeing Zhang Xing'an shatter Long Cheng's right arm with a single punch, and then lift Long Cheng in his hand like he was squeezing a chick, effortlessly...
This visually impactful scene truly shocked many. They had all witnessed Long Cheng's might; even Su Yun, a fellow innate grandmaster, had little power to resist him. But now...
The gap between him and this suddenly appearing middle-aged man seemed even greater than the gap between Su Yun and Long Cheng.
With the advantage of her cultivation techniques, Su Yun's strength was only one level below Long Cheng's.
But now, under Zhang Fan's guidance, Zhang Xing'an had mastered many profound combat methods. Furthermore, due to consuming and refining several "Seven-Layered God Breaking Pills," his strength had increased significantly.
Currently, even facing a true Saint Domain expert, Zhang Xing'an could likely hold on for a few moves. Against a martial artist of Long Cheng's caliber, he could indeed toy with him at will.
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"How is this possible?" When Zhang Xing'an grabbed Long Cheng by the neck and lifted him up, Xu Shichang was so terrified that he jumped directly out of his seat, knocking his alluring secretary, who was in his arms, to the ground.
The secretary lay on the ground, bewildered, not understanding why the usually happy Second Master Xu was behaving like this.
"How could he have become so strong? If he had this kind of strength, he wouldn't have been injured by Zhao Lao San back then..." Xu Shichang muttered to himself.
Suddenly... he thought of someone!
"Zhang Fan..."
"It must be him. Besides him, no one in the Su family has this capability. But how did he achieve it?" After calming down, Xu Shichang felt he didn't understand Zhang Fan well enough.
He only knew that Zhang Fan had been granted the rank of Major General in the Chinese army, but he didn't know the specific reasons why.
"He can elevate the strength of Zhang Xing'an and Su Yun to this level. He must not be an unknown figure in the Chinese martial arts world..."
Although Xu Shichang was not a martial artist, he knew many masters of true energy and could inquire about widely circulated information in the martial arts world.
Therefore, he, who had never cared about martial arts before, began to inquire about Zhang Fan from some martial artists he was on good terms with.
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In the blink of an eye, Zhang Xing'an had captured Long Cheng. This not only shocked many ordinary people around but also surprised the two individuals who had been calmly playing chess and observing by Tianxiu Lake.
"It's incredible. A small Su family has produced two innate grandmasters in succession within a single day."
"Moreover, this man's strength is so terrifying that he has reached at least the level of an invincible grandmaster. He is probably not much different from Elder Mu." The grey-clothed man looked at Zhang Xing'an again, his eyes filled with a hint of awe and seriousness.
Although his own strength had reached the peak of the innate realm, it was precisely because of this that he understood how difficult it was to attain the title of invincible within the innate realm.
In the Chinese martial arts world, the number of innate grandmasters was indeed extremely scarce.
But if one counted the innate grandmasters from all major forces in China, plus those who were unattached, the number of innate grandmasters would exceed a hundred.
Furthermore, because Zhang Fan had previously traded away many spiritual pills of various grades, many martial artists at the peak of true energy with deep foundations had broken through to the innate realm, increasing this number significantly.
However, among these more than a hundred innate grandmasters, those who could truly be called invincible grandmasters were few and far between, countable on one hand.
In fact, before Zhang Fan appeared, the number of invincible grandmasters in the Chinese martial arts world might have been even greater than it was now.
For example, Dragon Tiger Grandmaster of Longhu Mountain, Daoist Wuya of Wuya Mountain, Black Devil Elder of the Black Devil Sect, the old Azure Dragon Siming of the Green Gang, and the leader of Hongmen, Hong Tiansheng, etc. ... these were all invincible grandmasters.
However, due to Zhang Fan's emergence, the first three, who had coveted the spiritual pills in Zhang Fan's possession and laid a trap for him, were all easily killed by Zhang Fan.
The latter two, after obtaining the "Dragon Tiger Heaven Breaking Pill" from Zhang Fan and consuming it, advanced their cultivation further, directly stepping into the Saint Domain realm.
As a result, the Chinese martial arts world had effectively lost five invincible grandmasters.
"Capturing Long Cheng, who had reached the peak of the mid-innate grandmaster stage, with a single move is indeed something only an invincible grandmaster could accomplish."
After hearing the grey-clothed man's words, the old man in white clothes and white hair nodded slightly and continued, "However, if he were wise, he shouldn't pursue this matter further."
The grey-clothed middle-aged man on the side couldn't help but nod. Although the power of an invincible grandmaster inspired awe, the Hongmen of today was not what it used to be.
Not only did the Hongmen now have two Saint Domain experts guarding it, but rumors also circulated that the little princess of Hongmen was engaged to the disciple of the legendary Master Zhang.
With Master Zhang as their backing, even the Green Gang, another super-giant, had to make some concessions in certain matters of interest.
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"Hongmen?" Upon hearing this name, Zhang Xing'an couldn't help but frown.
He wasn't afraid of Hongmen; it was just that sometimes when he chatted with Zhang Fan, he could sense that his son seemed to have a good relationship with Hongmen.
"If you dare to touch me, even if you are an invincible grandmaster, you will definitely pay a heavy price." Long Cheng saw a subtle change in Zhang Xing'an's expression when he heard the name Hongmen, and he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
"Since you are from Hongmen, I will spare your life for now. However, while your death is excused, your crimes will not be entirely absolved!"
"Since you used your right hand to injure my wife, you will leave that right hand here today." Zhang Xing'an's expression remained indifferent.
Hearing Zhang Xing'an's words, Long Cheng's heart, which had just begun to relax slightly, instantly tightened. Leave his right hand?
"No... no, you can't do this." Long Cheng roared desperately. However, with his neck held in Zhang Xing'an's grip, no matter how desperately he struggled, he could only emit low, hoarse growls.
Zhang Xing'an then formed his hand into a blade and slashed down fiercely at Long Cheng's right arm. Instantly, blood gushed out, dyeing the road in front of the construction site a vibrant red.
With the loss of his right arm, Long Cheng's strength would undoubtedly plummet. Perhaps even some early-stage innate grandmasters with extensive combat experience could contend with him.
"Take him and get lost!" He casually threw Long Cheng to Xing Rong, who was standing at a distance, too terrified to utter a word.
To cripple their vice-hall master with a single move and even sever one of his arms with a palm strike, facing such a being, Xing Rong knew that bringing any more people would be useless.
Xing Rong quickly signaled his subordinates, carried the half-dead Long Cheng, and slunk away from the construction site.
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ps: First chapter completed.
I can't finish the second chapter now, I'll write it in the morning. That means there should be three updates tomorrow...