158: Chapter 158 I deserve a beating!

However, the temperament of this group was ultimately out of place with their surroundings.

Chu Xiao's transcendent indifference, and the peerless beauty of Yuan Muyu and Princess Ji Ziyue, which did not seem to belong to the mortal world.

Li Mu's tense body and his vigilant manner, like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bowstring...

All of this was like a torch lit in the dark of night, incredibly conspicuous.

Soon, they attracted countless gazes.

Just then.

Trouble came knocking on its own.

"Everyone, get the hell out of this Young Master's way! Don't block the road!"

An arrogant shout came from the other end of the street.

The crowd parted to both sides like a receding tide.

Every face bore an expression of fear.

A group of young Cultivators, dressed in luxury and radiating arrogance, sauntered over swaggeringly.

At their head was a young man wearing a purple brocade robe and holding a white jade folding fan.

He had a handsome face, but his eyes carried a hint of wickedness and haughtiness.

At a glance, he was a profligate son whose body had been hollowed out by wine and women.

This group walked straight up to Chu Xiao and the others, blocking their path.

The purple-robed youth at the lead...

...his eyes instantly lit up the moment he saw Yuan Muyu and Princess Ji Ziyue!

That feeling was like a lecherous wolf who hadn't eaten for three days seeing two little white lambs stripped of their wool!

He fanned his jade fan, his gaze scanning the two women's shapely bodies without restraint.

A flippant, lewd smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

"Oh, two beauties. You look very unfamiliar."

His voice was full of superiority.

"What backwater did you come from? Looking at these outfits, are you barbarians from the Eastern Wasteland or the Southern Border?"

"Hahahaha!"

The group of followers behind him immediately burst into uproarious laughter.

Their words were filled with contempt for outsiders.

"Young Lord, look at their inexperienced appearance; they must have just come out of some mountain gully!"

"Exactly! Look at that man, nervous as a quail, it's killing me!"

"For such beauties to stay in those desolate lands is simply a waste of God's gifts!"

The purple-robed youth addressed as Young Lord clearly enjoyed this flattery very much.

The smile on his face became increasingly smug.

His gaze also became more and more explicit.

He even took a direct step forward, reaching out his hand, wanting to tilt Princess Ji Ziyue's chin.

"Little beauty, why not follow this Young Master? I am the Young Lord of the Ziyang Zhao Family, Young Master Zhao Tianyu!"

"As long as you serve me well, I guarantee you'll eat and drink the best in this Tianfeng City, with endless glory and wealth!"

"It's a hundred times better than that godforsaken poor place of yours!"

Presumptuous!

Princess Ji Ziyue's pretty face instantly turned cold!

She was a dignified Princess of the Liuyun Holy Dynasty.

When had she ever suffered such an insult as being flirted with in public?!

An Aura of anger radiated from her body, and she was just about to lash out.

However, Chu Xiao's palm lightly pressed down on her shoulder.

Princess Ji Ziyue was stunned and looked back, only to see Chu Xiao slightly shaking his head at her.

At the same time, Mo Ya, who was off to the side...

...his expression had become extremely awkward and unsightly.

He had just praised the Central Plains to the heavens, only to have some blind fool flirt with Chu Xiao's women in the street the moment they landed.

Wasn't this slapping the face of his Tongtian Pavilion?!

Especially when he saw Young Master Zhao Tianyu's arrogant appearance, he cursed inwardly.

The Ziyang Zhao Family might be a local tyrant in Tianfeng City...

...but in the eyes of his Tongtian Pavilion, they didn't even count as a fart!

He was about to step forward, reveal his identity, and shout these fools down.

However, Chu Xiao's next move...

...made him freeze directly in place.

Chu Xiao completely ignored the overbearing Zhao Family Young Lord before him.

"Mo Ya."

"Didn't you say the Central Plains is a place of outstanding people and hidden talents?"

"How is it that as soon as we land, we run into this kind of green-behind-the-ears trash?"

"The intelligence of your Tongtian Pavilion isn't very accurate."

Boom!!!

These words, though not loud, were like a slap across the faces of everyone present!

The surrounding Cultivators watching the commotion were all dumbfounded!

What did they just see?

This "barbarian" from out of town actually dared... to publicly ignore the Young Lord of the Ziyang Zhao Family?!

He even dared... to mock the other party as green-behind-the-ears trash?!

Insane!

This barbarian must be insane!

And the smile on Young Master Zhao Tianyu's face, at this moment...

...completely froze.

His face instantly turned the color of pig liver!

Growing up in this Tianfeng City, he was always the one bullying others.

When had he ever been so publicly humiliated?!

Especially since the other party was a "barbarian" who, in his eyes, was like an ant!

A total humiliation!

This was an absolute humiliation!

A grim Killing Intent suddenly erupted from his eyes!

The temperature of the surrounding air plummeted!

"You... very well!"

Young Master Zhao Tianyu squeezed out three words through gritted teeth, the muscles on his face twitching slightly, appearing incredibly hideous.

"I gave you face, didn't I?"

The white jade folding fan in his hand was crushed to pieces with a 'snap'!

He pointed at Chu Xiao and let out a hysterical roar: "Break his legs for me!!"

"As for those two women, seize them and bring them back to the manor! Today, this Young Master will let them know what it means to wish for life but be unable to live, and wish for death but be unable to die!!"

Young Master Zhao Tianyu's roar exploded on the long street like a thunderclap!

In this Tianfeng City, he, Young Master Zhao Tianyu, was the sky! He was the law!

Following his command, the several Soul Transformation Realm guards behind him instantly wore cruel smiles!

"Yes! Young Lord!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several powerful Auras erupted, and spiritual power surged wildly within their bodies like boiling lava!

The way they looked at Chu Xiao was full of mockery!

A mere barbarian from out of town dared to provoke their Ziyang Zhao Family in Tianfeng City?

He simply didn't know how the word 'death' was written!

"Kid, in your next life, keep your eyes peeled!"

A guard grinned cruelly, his figure moving like lightning, his five fingers forming a claw, bringing a foul wind as he viciously grabbed toward Chu Xiao's shoulder!

This claw was powerful and heavy!

He could already imagine that in the next second, this ignorant barbarian's bones would shatter, and he would be kneeling on the ground wailing in pain!

At this moment, the Cultivators watching from both sides of the street all gasped, their faces showing unbearable pity.

It's over!

This young man from out of town is completely finished!

Offending a Devil King like Young Master Zhao Tianyu, the end result will definitely be more painful than death!

Princess Ji Ziyue and Yuan Muyu's faces turned pale.

The spiritual power in their bodies was about to surge subconsciously!

Even knowing they were no match, they could never watch Chu Xiao be insulted!

Li Mu, following at the very back, had his pupils shrink even more.

He gripped his sword hilt, a sharp Sword Intent almost impossible to suppress, ready to soar into the sky!

However, at this critical moment!

Just as the attacks of those guards were about to land on him!

Chu Xiao's voice rang out softly.

"Don't want your hands anymore?"

However, the moment this light sentence reached everyone's ears...

...a bizarre scene occurred!

Time seemed to have been paused at this moment!

Those aggressive, cruelly smiling guards pouncing toward Chu Xiao...

...their figures suddenly froze in mid-air!

The cruel smiles on their faces solidified.

The contempt in their eyes also solidified.

Their entire beings remained in that forward-lunging posture, motionless.

It was as if they had turned into statues!

And Young Master Zhao Tianyu, the instigator, also had the ferocity and rage on his face freeze at the same time!

He only felt an irresistible, terrifying power suddenly descend!

It firmly imprisoned him in place!

Let alone moving a finger, he couldn't even move his eyeballs in the slightest!

The spiritual power in his body was like a frozen river, completely silent, unable to be mobilized at all!

What's going on?!

What happened?!

Young Master Zhao Tianyu's mind instantly went blank.

A chill rushed from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head!

What kind of Cultivation Technique is this?!

However, this was only the beginning!

In the next second, under the gaze of hundreds of shocked eyes on the long street...

...Young Master Zhao Tianyu's hand, which had just crushed the fan, actually lifted uncontrollably and then slowly moved toward his own face.

"No... don't..."

Young Master Zhao Tianyu was screaming frantically in his mind!

He wanted to struggle, he wanted to resist!

But his body was like a puppet whose strings had all been cut.

It didn't listen to him at all!

He could only watch as his hand got closer and closer to his face!

Finally...

Slap!!!

A crisp sound of a slap suddenly exploded!

He used his own hand to fiercely slap his own face!

The force of that slap was so great it seemed to use all his strength!

Young Master Zhao Tianyu's head jerked to the side, and half of his face swelled up at a visible speed.

A clear palm print instantly appeared!

Pfft~!

A mouthful of fresh blood, mixed with two broken teeth...

...sprayed wildly from his mouth!

The intense pain made his brain buzz, and he nearly fainted on the spot!

The entire long street instantly fell into a dead silence!

One could hear a pin drop!

All the watching Cultivators were completely dumbfounded!

Their eyes were wide and round, their faces filled with disbelief!

Hitting... himself?

What kind of Divine Ability is this?!

What kind of method is this?!

However, this scene, enough to make everyone's scalp tingle, was far from over!

"Slap!"

"Slap!"

"Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!"

More crisp and dense slapping sounds, like firecrackers during the New Year, rang out frantically on the long street!

Young Master Zhao Tianyu was like a marionette, completely out of his own control!

He used both hands to frantically slap his own face!

Every slap was powerful and heavy!

Every slap was merciless!

In just a few breaths...

...Young Master Zhao Tianyu's originally handsome face was completely unrecognizable, turning into a bloody pig's head!

His nose bone was broken!

His cheekbones had collapsed!

His mouth full of teeth, mixed with blood foam and shredded meat, flew out of his mouth as if they cost nothing!

He wanted to scream, but could only make "wuwuwu" sounds!

He wanted to beg for mercy, but couldn't speak at all!

This scene was too bizarre!

Too terrifying!

This was no longer simple physical torture!

This was publicly trampling Young Master Zhao Tianyu's dignity into the ground in front of the entire city!

Killing is just a nod of the head!

But this scene was true heart-killing!

"Hiss~!!! Who is this guy? So brave?"

"That's the Young Master of the Zhao Family? How does he dare?"

"My god... this young man... just what is his background?!"

After a brief, deathly silence, bursts of cold gasps erupted from the crowd!

Princess Ji Ziyue and Yuan Muyu, the two women whose hearts had been tense...

Could not help but relax after seeing this scene.

They glanced at each other, both seeing a trace of shock in the other's beautiful eyes.

A trace of being caught between laughter and tears.

And... a thick sense of security.

Chu Xiao was always the man who could hold up the sky for you!

Whether in the barren Eastern Wasteland or here in the Central State where experts were as common as clouds!

Li Mu watched with a stiff body, his hands and feet turning cold!

As expected, he hadn't followed the wrong person, had he?

The Saint Preceptor was truly invincible!

As for Mo Ya, who was serving as Chu Xiao's guide, he was now completely frozen.

Cold sweat poured from his forehead, and his entire body felt slightly numb.

This lord was simply too arrogant!

"Audacious scoundrel!!"

Right then, a furious roar suddenly exploded!

Behind Young Master Zhao Tianyu...

A figure came rushing at high speed!

The person was an old man, his eyes wide and bulging as if they were about to split!

Seeing the Young Lord who had been slapped into an unrecognizable state, a monstrous Killing Intent...

Suddenly erupted from his body!

"You dare lay a hand on the Young Lord! Break for me!!!"

Boom!!!

The pressure of the Early Stage Returning Void Realm swept across the scene!

The Cultivators on both sides of the street felt a tightness in their chests; their faces turned pale as they retreated repeatedly. The old man forcibly channeled his full cultivation, spiritual light flashing violently around him.

He let out a roar, and his withered palm suddenly rose, striking out fiercely toward Chu Xiao!

A giant white palm formed instantly,

Pressing down toward Chu Xiao's head with an extremely terrifying Aura!

He wanted to interrupt the opponent's technique!

Save the Young Lord!

He wanted to tear this madman, who dared to humiliate the Zhao family, into ten thousand pieces!

However...

Facing this thunderous strike,

Chu Xiao smiled faintly.

Then, two words gently escaped his lips.

"Kneel down."

His voice was still very light and calm.

Yet it seemed to contain the most unquestionable supreme decree between heaven and earth!

Words spoken, laws followed!

Boom!!!

The giant white palm that carried monstrous power and was striking toward Chu Xiao instantly shattered!

As for the old man himself, after his move was broken, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his whole body trembling violently!

He felt his legs instantly lose all their strength!

His knees buckled!

Thud~!!!

A loud crash!

This old man with profound cultivation, who was considered a local powerhouse in Tianfeng City, knelt straight down on the ground just like that!

The ground was smashed into two deep pits by the terrifying force contained in his knees.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

Next, as if by a chain reaction,

Those guards who were still imprisoned in mid-air also fell from the sky in unison, like dumplings into a pot, kneeling neatly behind the grey-robed old man!

Each of their faces was deathly pale, their bodies trembling violently; their eyes held nothing but fear!

At this point, the entire long street had completely turned into a dead zone!

All sounds had vanished.

All breathing had stopped.

Only the rhythmic slapping sounds of Young Master Zhao Tianyu's self-mutilation remained,

Along with his indistinct whimpering.

The brains of all the spectating Cultivators had completely stalled!

If Young Master Zhao Tianyu being controlled to slap himself earlier only made them feel eerie and afraid,

Then now, a living Old Ancestor of the Returning Void Realm...

Being pressured to kneel in public by a single sentence...

This was simply too exaggerated!

Too inconceivable.

Having done all this, Chu Xiao smiled faintly!

He paid no more attention to the Zhao family members who were like stray dogs.

He turned around, took the jade-like hands of Princess Ji Ziyue and Yuan Muyu, a soft smile appearing on his face as he said softly: "Let's go, we'll find a restaurant."

"Don't let this trash affect our mood for eating."

After saying that, he pulled the two women along and, accompanied by Li Mu and Mo Ya, stepped forward.

Whoosh~!!!

The crowd of onlookers in front of them instantly retreated to both sides, voluntarily clearing a path.

Everyone subconsciously lowered their heads, not daring to meet Chu Xiao's gaze!

Just like that, Chu Xiao's group slowly departed.

Behind them,

They left a street full of kneeling Zhao family experts,

And that Zhao family Young Lord who had already slapped himself into a total faint, a bloody mess,

No longer in human shape.

And... the deathly silence of an entire long street.

Not until Chu Xiao's figure disappeared at the end of the street,

Did the oppressive atmosphere finally break!

Boom!!!

The entire long street instantly boiled over!

"Heavens! What did I just see?! The Ziyang Zhao Family... has kicked a steel plate!"

"Steel plate? You call this a steel plate?! This is a fucking Reincarnation of a Great Power, isn't it?"

"That person... just who is that young man in white?! When did such a terrifying existence appear in the Central State?!"

Countless exclamations and discussions spread crazily from this spot toward the entire Tianfeng City!

It was foreseeable that today's events would sweep through the city like a storm!

Sure enough, in less than an hour, the news had become known to the whole city!

"Have you heard? That Devil King of the Zhao family was flirting with women on the long street and ended up being crippled!"

"More than just crippled! I heard he was controlled by a Divine Ability to slap himself hundreds of times; his face was beaten to a pulp!"

"The most terrifying part is that even the Zhao family's Returning Void Realm Enshrined Elder was suppressed by a single sentence and knelt in the street! He's still kneeling there now!"

For a moment, the entire Tianfeng City was shaken!

Countless curiosity-seekers flocked from all directions to the scene, pointing and discussing the Zhao family guards who were still kneeling on the ground, their faces pale and their bodies shaking like sieves.

The Ziyang Zhao Family's face was completely lost on this day!

...

Inside the discussion hall of the Ziyang Zhao Family estate.

"Outrageous!!!"

A roar accompanied by terrifying pressure exploded!

In the center of the hall, a middle-aged man wearing brocade robes with a majestic face now had bloodshot eyes,

His entire body emitting a monstrous Killing Intent!

He was none other than the Family Head of the Ziyang Zhao Family, a Late Stage Returning Void Realm expert—Family Head Zhao Longyuan!

Just now, he had finished listening to the report from a servant with a trembling voice.

His only son, Young Master Zhao Tianyu, had been crippled in the street!

His family's Returning Void Realm Enshrined Elder had been suppressed by a word and knelt in public!

"A barbarian from out of town... has turned the world upside down!!"

Zhao Longyuan was shaking with rage, his face completely flushed!

"On my Tianfeng City's turf, to dare insult my Zhao family like this! Does he really think I, Zhao Longyuan, am made of clay?!"

Humiliation!

This was a supreme humiliation that the Ziyang Zhao Family had never experienced in all its years established in Tianfeng City!

"Family Head! This matter absolutely cannot be left at that!"

"That scoundrel must be torn into ten thousand pieces to wash away our Zhao family's shame!"

Below the hall, the various Zhao family Elders were also filled with righteous indignation and murderous intent.

"Pass down my order!"

Zhao Longyuan suddenly turned around, his voice deafening, echoing through the entire estate!

"Lock down the city! Close all teleportation arrays! Entry allowed, no exit!"

"Mobilize all of the Zhao family's power; dig three feet into the ground if you must to find those barbarians for me!"

"I want to pull out their tendons, skin them alive, and annihilate their Divine Souls!!!"

Boom!!!

With Zhao Longyuan's command, the Zhao family quickly got busy!

Streaks of light soared into the sky from the Zhao family estate, enveloping the entire Tianfeng City!

The atmosphere in the city instantly became tense to the extreme, filled with suspicion and fear!

...

However, in stark contrast to the oppressive atmosphere of the gathering storm outside,

Inside the Heaven-grade private box on the top floor of the Moon-Gazing Pavilion—the most prestigious and top-tier restaurant in Tianfeng City—it was a scene of leisure and comfort.

Chu Xiao leaned back on a soft couch, holding a cup of steaming spiritual tea.

The tea was emerald green, with what seemed like dots of starlight within it.

It was precisely the Moon-Gazing Pavilion's signature Ice-Heart Jade Dew; with one sip, one would feel refreshed and their mind clear.

"Brother Chu Xiao, look at those people flying around in the sky like headless flies, it's really fun."

Princess Ji Ziyue leaned by the window, her pair of lively beautiful eyes looking curiously at those Zhao family Cultivators outside who were in a hurry and full of murderous intent, her face full of playfulness.

Yuan Muyu, standing to the side, also couldn't help but smile, saying softly: "They probably won't imagine that we are right here in the most conspicuous place, even if they turn the whole city upside down."

Li Mu sat upright, not even daring to breathe loudly.

He looked at the streaks of Zhao family experts outside, each emitting a powerful Aura.

He felt his scalp go numb.

But when he saw the white-clothed figure in front of him leisurely sipping tea, his hanging heart inexplicably settled down again.

With the Saint Preceptor here, so what if the sky falls?

Only Mo Ya was truly like sitting on pins and needles, restless.

Cold sweat was thick on his forehead, and his face looked worse than if he were crying.

His intestines were nearly green with regret.

Oh my god!

What sin did he commit to bring this calamitous star to Tianfeng City?!

Just after landing, he had offended the local tyrant to death!

Now great, the whole city is under martial law!

The matter seems to have gotten a bit out of hand!

He stole a glance at Chu Xiao, only to see the other party still looking calm and unruffled as if it had nothing to do with him.

For a moment, his heart felt chilled.

This lord is truly lawless!

He didn't dare think more, quietly fishing out a jade talisman from his bosom and, with a flicker of Divine Thought, quickly reported everything that happened here to the Tongtian Pavilion.

Pavilion Master! Please think of something quickly!

Just as Mo Ya was burning with anxiety.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

The door to the private box was gently knocked.

Li Mu and Mo Ya's hearts instantly jumped into their throats!

Who?!

The Zhao family people found them this quickly?!

However, before they could react, the door was slowly pushed open.

A graceful figure walked in.

The newcomer was a beautiful woman who looked to be about thirty years old, wearing a luxurious palace dress that outlined her mature and plump figure to perfection.

With every frown and smile, she emitted an astonishing charm.