Chapter 5: Here It Comes, Here It Comes—it’s Coming!
Friends who often fight know that without training, hitting a moving target is very difficult. This requires strong body coordination. Even if it hits, it’s easy for the position to shift, the strength to disperse, and fail to achieve the goal.
If bare-handed and unarmed, it’s even easier to injure oneself. Finger fractures and wrist sprains are common occurrences.
But Hong Yuan, in his rage, gathered momentum and moved, almost instinctively uniting hand and eye, waist and hips as one, twisting his waist, stomping his leg, carrying a gust of wind, pouring all his fury into one fist, like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, a pouncing kill strike.
Bang!
The heavy fist, powerful and heavy, accurately and flawlessly hit the back of the head of the last sturdy servant woman.
This servant woman with knotted muscles, surpassing even burly men in their prime of life, could not anticipate that among the group of ‘pretty boys’ there would be someone who didn’t follow martial ethics, suddenly launching a vicious sneak attack. She was instantly struck stiff, her head seeming about to explode, the intense pain preventing even a cry of agony, then her feet left the ground as she was launched, crashing heavily into the two servant women running ahead, knocking one to fall and hit the ground headfirst, the other staggering unsteadily.
So satisfying!
The bewilderment of suddenly transmigrating to an unfamiliar world, the anger of being picked over like pigs and dogs, all vented out with this violent punch.
Hong Yuan felt utterly refreshed, every part of his body and mind comfortable. Every cell in his body was cheering and leaping with joy, even the slight throbbing pain from his fist bone was so pleasurable!
Endure?!
Endure what? A real man fights!
Just then, Hong Yuan blinked, and something strange floated up in his vision, rows of pitch-black twisted things like flying mosquitoes dancing…
What the heck?
Hong Yuan was surprised, too focused to look closely, when a sharp shout rang in his ears, a whistling sharp wind coming from above, a overhead strike descending.
It was that staggering servant woman who had already steadied herself, glaring over. One companion smashed to the ground, life or death unknown, another with forehead knocked against the floor, blood smeared all over her face. She was shocked and furious, drawing a quarterstaff with a backhand swing and smashing down with a shout.
It was also because Hong Yuan had never experienced real combat, lacking experience. Otherwise, taking advantage of these two servant women—one fallen, one unsteady—he should have been able to cripple another with fierce attacks.
In this moment of daze, he was about to face a counterattack!
Hong Yuan’s scalp went numb. Suddenly, without reason, a vibrant warm current surged from somewhere in his body, flowing through his limbs and hundred skeletons, even his slightly torn fist warming up, the burning sting instantly gone.
This wasn’t all. A cool, clear, empty qi directly entered the crown of his head. Hong Yuan instantly felt his mind cleared, as if sweeping away much dust from the depths of his heart, suddenly unprecedentedly calm and clear.
A sharp lightning bolt seemed to split through his mind.
Images like ‘Furniture City Dragon’, ‘Tianjin Number One’, ‘I can take on ten’ flashed rapidly through his brain. Hong Yuan lowered his stance and bowed his head!
Whoosh!
A quarterstaff swept by, making his hair fly up and scatter widely. Hong Yuan spun around, already closing in close to the opponent. One hand quickly reached out, grabbing the arm wielding the quarterstaff, the other hand clenched into a fist straight for the opponent’s face.
This burly servant woman also tucked her head, dodging Hong Yuan’s rushing punch while using her head as a hammer, smashing fiercely into his chest.
Hong Yuan raised his knee. The hand gripping her arm yanked hard, making her lunge forward even more fiercely, her footwork scattering, unable to maintain strength.
Bang!
Immediately following, she met Hong Yuan’s raised knee head-on. With one knee strike, a ‘crack’ of the nasal bone breaking sounded. The servant woman let out a miserable scream, vision blurring, ears ringing, swaying unsteadily.
Hong Yuan snatched the quarterstaff from her hand. It felt extremely heavy upon grasping; unknown what wood it was made of, solid to the touch, wrapped with iron hoops at both ends, straight and hard—the kind any man couldn’t resist.
Smack!
The quarterstaff swung in Hong Yuan’s hand, one strike whipping across the opposite servant woman’s face, making the flesh on her face tremble wildly, several rotten teeth flying out. The already unsteady servant woman immediately collapsed to the ground, not dead but limbs convulsing.
Boom!
From outside came clamor, to the colorful-clothed people on the high platform urgently shouting ‘save fire’, turning against the Mother of Virtue and Power, then to Hong Yuan suddenly bursting forth, killing and injuring two sturdy servant women—it was merely a few breaths from start to finish.
Only then did the people in the arena react, each exclaiming in shock and horror, faces filled with terror, then scattering in chaos.
Most fled toward the hall entrance, some overcome by greed, taking the chance to snatch silver notes from others.
“Snatch what? Is silver lacking here? What’s a hundred taels?”
The robbed person roared.
The snatcher also instantly woke up. Right, this Biwu Immortal Realm is so lavish; previously no opportunity, now clearly someone was attacking this place. Why not take advantage of the great chaos to grab a big haul?
Only Yang Lie rolled on the ground, grabbing a fallen quarterstaff, one strike knocking the forehead-bleeding servant woman who was about to stand on her crown of the head.
Thud thud thud!
This Yang Lie struck far more ruthlessly and decisively than Hong Yuan. One strike down without pause, then three more in succession, directly smashing her crown open, killing her on the spot.
Yang Lie didn’t stop, backhand delivering another strike to the convulsing servant woman on the ground, sending her to the heavens.
Only then did he look at Hong Yuan, face full of surprise: “Little brother, Yang thought you were a weak scholar. Unexpectedly, not only is your strength great, your skills are also good. Excellent! Just right to team up with us, to raze this utterly heartless demon’s den!”
“Us?”
Hong Yuan raised his eyebrows, catching the key words, nodding: “Good!”
“Not the time to talk. Must finish quickly before the outside guards arrive! Kill!”
Yang Lie spoke rapidly, killing intent surging, raising the quarterstaff and charging straight for the high platform.
Hong Yuan was just about to move with him when his peripheral vision caught the rows of ‘flying mosquitoes’ floating in his sight, his expression involuntarily stunned.
（Transmigrated here, orphan in a foreign land, trapped in demon’s den… You did not wallow in self-pity, quickly accepted reality, held to your original heart, temperament tempered. Comprehension +1 wisp.）
（Oppressed, rose to fight back, in life and death first stained with blood, mind unblocked. Comprehension +1 wisp.）
（You underwent one medicinal bath, physique improved, foundation slightly solidified. Root Bone +1 thread.）
（Adversity burst, combated strong foe, physique trained. Root Bone +1 thread.）
Hmm?
This is?!
Here it comes!
Late but arrived, it finally came.
Hong Yuan let out a long breath. He had said long ago, how could his ‘transmigration benefit’ be just one physique enhancement? Here came the follow-up.
Suddenly, the rows of small text before his eyes rapidly dissipated, another cluster of flying mosquito small text emerging.
【Blessed Land Dao Master（Gray）: Hong Yuan（18）】
【Root Bone: 2/100】
【Comprehension: 2/100】
【Talent: ①Qi Flows Through the Hundred Skeletons（Muscles and Bones strength improved, body coordination enhanced, Qi and Blood flowing smoothly, filling the body, brief burst strength slightly increased, recovery speed after injury faster.）②Clear Eyes and Penetrating）Night vision（Can see at night, clear discernment several zhang away in darkness, direction sense sharp, observation enhanced in combat, ability to capture attack trajectories improved.）】
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