Chapter 750: Chapter 751: Crippling the Gu Family’s Second Young Master with a Single Palm

The Gu Family’s cultivation technique has a special trait, and that is its incredible speed!

While some techniques require circulating inner strength throughout the body for an attack, the Gu Family’s technique doesn’t require such trouble; it can omit that step entirely!

This is why he was able to strike at Liu Zixuan’s side in the blink of an eye.

Witnessing this terrifying strike, the crowd secretly praised the strength of the Gu Family’s technique, while also feeling a bit of sympathy for Liu Zixuan.

You could offend anyone, why offend the genius young master of such a terrifying family? Isn’t this courting death?

For a moment, everyone was ready to turn away and leave.

In their view, with Gu Wenqiu’s strike, the life-and-death duel had officially come to an end!

Bam!

Clang!

Two consecutive sounds echoed from the arena, causing those who hadn’t prepared to turn away to widen their eyes.

Those who were ready to leave turned back towards the sound, their expressions changing abruptly!

They thought that in the next scene, Liu Zixuan would be knocked down by Gu Wenqiu’s punch and immediately beg the second young master of the Gu Family to spare his life. Gu Wenqiu might, with his great magnanimity as the genius young master of a large family, let Liu Zixuan off in front of the crowd, earning countless admiration!

At the very least, Liu Zixuan might refuse to beg and be killed instantly by the second young master of the Gu Family!

These were the only two possibilities they considered.

But the scene before them was entirely different from what they imagined.

The one lying on the ground, with someone stepping on him, wasn’t Liu Zixuan; it was Gu Wenqiu!

"What... what exactly is going on?"

"The genius young master of the Gu Family was defeated?"

The crowd muttered incredulously, eyes widened.

"Why... why?" Not only were they astounded, but the same confusion showed on Gu Wenqiu’s face as he lay beneath Liu Zixuan’s foot!

Just a moment ago, he clearly watched his fist land on Liu Zixuan. Confident in both his speed and power, Gu Wenqiu was sure. Yet, the punch hit only air!

Not only did Liu Zixuan avoid being hit, he countered with a move that knocked Gu Wenqiu to the ground!

With merely a wave of his hand!

Who could believe that?

In terms of realm, they were equal, so logically, the victory should have belonged to Gu Wenqiu, blessed with the unique technique of the Gu Family.

Liu Zixuan looked down on Gu Wenqiu, smirking, "Why keep asking why? You lost, which just means you’re not skilled!"

"No, impossible! I have mastered every technique of the Gu Family!" Gu Wenqiu continued to argue.

Liu Zixuan chuckled sarcastically, "Then that proves all Gu Family techniques are trash!"

"This... this is way too arrogant!"

"What is this kid’s status that he dares to call Gu Family’s technique trash in front of everyone!"

"He must not know the heights of heaven and earth; the Gu Family is a superpower among the Eight Great Powers!"

Hearing Liu Zixuan’s words, the martial artists below the platform were taken aback.

Liu Zixuan paid no mind, his eyes flashing with sharpness, locking onto Gu Wenqiu, "You struck twice earlier; for fairness, I owe you two strikes. I’ve already struck once, so here comes the second!"

"Do you truly dare to kill me?" Gu Wenqiu suddenly panicked, not out of anger, but fear welling up inside him, for in Liu Zixuan’s eyes he saw pure murderous intent!

"Why would I need to discuss killing you?"

Liu Zixuan slammed his right foot hard onto the ground, launching Gu Wenqiu up with powerful qi. Before he could react, Liu Zixuan’s right hand delivered a blow to his chest!

Bang!

Gu Wenqiu soared, flying off the platform, pausing mid-air for a second before crashing heavily to the ground, spewing a mist of blood from his mouth before he hit.

Splurt!

Upon landing, his body instantly weakened, bleeding from all seven orifices.

Liu Zixuan’s palm strike didn’t take Gu Wenqiu’s life, but it was even more devastating.

Because it shattered Gu Wenqiu’s dantian directly!

The dantian’s the most crucial part for a martial artist; with it destroyed, techniques lost, meridians ruptured—virtually a cripple!

"He actually crippled the second young master of the Gu Family!"

"Young man, you should leave quickly; lots of Gu Family members came today! If they find out you crippled their second young master, they won’t let you off!"

"Leaving now is probably too late; with the Gu Family’s terrifying strength, you won’t escape even to the ends of the earth!"

The crowd surrounding Liu Zixuan began murmuring and pointing at him.

Liu Zixuan slowly turned, leaping down from the platform, raising his folding fan as a breeze brushed past his hair, declaring, "I, Liu Zixuan, fear no revenge when I kill!"

Not only did he not flee, but he deliberately announced his name!

What courage this requires.

What dominance this displays!

The Ghost Market managers simply went about their duty, retrieving money from Gu Wenqiu, taking their share, and handing the rest to Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan casually tossed the money to the stall owner from earlier.

"Is this... enough to buy your whip?"

"Yes! More than enough!" The stall owner, already overwhelmed by Liu Zixuan’s imposing figure, couldn’t help wishing he were a woman, so he could marry Liu Zixuan.

After stowing the whip away, he gently waved his folding fan and casually walked aside.

This lone figure etched deeply into the minds of every martial artist present!

Liu Zixuan, an extraordinary existence unafraid of the Eight Great Powers!

"If I recall, the young man who once caused a scene in the Willow Association and pushed back the Willow Association Sect Leader was Liu Zixuan!"

"I heard about that too; little did I expect him to show up in the Ghost Market!"

"The Mandarin Duck Pavilion contest later will surely be something to watch..."

Even after Liu Zixuan left, talk about him continued for quite some time.

Before long, Liu Zixuan found himself unknowingly at the entrance of the Celestial Secret Pavilion. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Your legend seems to follow you everywhere." The owner of Celestial Secret Pavilion, Old Qiu, remarked meaningfully to Liu Zixuan with a smile.

Liu Zixuan slowly lifted his head, smiling, "Old Qiu, you’ve learned to jest too?"

With that, the two entered the Celestial Secret Pavilion, identical in its layout to the ones in Ghost Wood City and Celestial Capital. Familiar setting, familiar scent, familiar faces.

Old Qiu poured Liu Zixuan a cup of hot tea, "This journey, the Gu Family’s Vice Patriarch also came."

"So what?" Liu Zixuan replied calmly, smiling.

"The Gu Family might ease up for the Willow Association’s patriarch’s sake, but Gu Wenqiu’s brother might not..."