"Hurry up and catch up, don’t dawdle." Li Changlin maintained a steady pace the whole time; he wouldn’t shake off Cheng Dahai but, of course, he wouldn’t let Cheng Dahai catch up to him directly either.
Soon, the three of them reached the mountain top, where Li Changlin found a clearing and stopped.
But when he loosened his grip, he unexpectedly released Cheng Yang.
Having regained his freedom, Cheng Yang was overjoyed and hastily prepared to run toward Ninth Uncle’s side.
However, he had barely taken a step when his foot softened, and he fell to the ground in an embarrassing manner.
After running so hard just now, his legs had long since turned to jelly; how could they support his body weighing over a hundred and sixty or seventy pounds?
"Young Master Cheng, don’t even think about running. Just sit on the ground quietly and don’t move!" Li Changlin laughed heartily and said coldly.
"What a disgrace!" By this time, Cheng Dahai had already stopped in his tracks.
Watching his nephew embarrass himself, his own face was somewhat unable to hang on.
"Cheng Dahai, come on, let me see your strength!" Li Changlin looked up at the other, chuckling.
"Hmph, you’ll know my methods in a moment," Cheng Dahai narrowed his eyes slightly and said coldly.
At this moment, he was already on alert.
From their previous travel, Cheng Dahai had started to feel that Li Changlin wasn’t an easy opponent.
Especially since he was carrying a person and still ran faster than himself.
This situation had already exceeded Cheng Dahai’s understanding.
He knew that some people could challenge opponents at higher levels, and he had this ability as well in his youth.
But for a practitioner at the Middle Threshold Stage of Transformation Realm to challenge someone with half-step into Void Energy, this seemed too incredible to Cheng Dahai no matter how he looked at it.
Yet, the fact was right in front of him.
With just his strength and speed alone, Li Changlin was completely able to stand on equal ground with him.
So, at this moment, Cheng Dahai was also bracing himself up.
Confronted by Li Changlin, a junior, he was taking no chances at all.
"No matter how strong the Middle Threshold Stage is, it couldn’t possibly be a match for half-step into Void Energy. Mr. Li, just wait for your death!" At that moment, Cheng Yang struggled to get up
His eyes filled with bitter venom as he glared at Li Changlin, Cheng Yang’s face looking extremely ferocious.
Li Changlin’s actions had, without a doubt, caused him a great loss of face and a significant embarrassment.
"Come on then, bring it on!" Li Changlin shook his shoulders and his hands also started to sway slightly.
Although he possessed a strength of six thousand pounds, he had never faced a strong enemy like Cheng Dahai.
Half-step into Void Energy, and one’s strength would at least be over four thousand pounds.
This Cheng Dahai was said to be a genius of the previous generation. His strength was probably even more formidable, so naturally, Li Changlin would not underestimate his opponent.
"Hehe, quite brave to let me strike first!" Cheng Dahai looked at Li Changlin with complexity, and laughed coldly.
"What, are you afraid?" Li Changlin’s eyes narrowed slightly. This Cheng Dahai was unexpectedly calm, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.
It was indeed not for nothing that he had been considered a genius of the earlier generation.
"Afraid?" Hearing this, Cheng Dahai suddenly laughed out loud.
Then, with a flash, he really made a move.
Gathering his internal strength in his legs, Cheng Dahai immediately used two thousand pounds of force.
His legs stomped fiercely on the ground, and he leaped like a fish out of water, lunging straight toward where Li Changlin was.
The speed was very fast; Cheng Yang, standing to one side, had almost not seen Cheng Dahai’s figure clearly when his Ninth Uncle had already reached Li Changlin’s proximity.
"Now see if you don’t die this time!" A sinister smile appeared on Cheng Yang’s face, his teeth bared and ready to bite.
"Two thousand jin of force, huh!" Li Changlin’s eyes lit up, and his figure suddenly moved backward with a swift retreat.
However, after only two steps, his body abruptly came to a halt.
Then, with a push of his right leg against the ground, he shot forward like a cannonball, charging directly at Cheng Dahai.
As he swung his arms, the two thousand jin of force rapidly took shape.
At that moment, as Cheng Dahai launched a palm strike, Li Changlin did not dodge but instead activated his right palm and firmly imprinted it on Cheng Dahai’s hand.
"Seeking death!" Nearby, Cheng Yang’s eyes immediately revealed an exhilarated expression upon witnessing the scene.
Li Changlin was merely at the Middle Threshold Stage, how could he possibly contend with Ninth Uncle!
Yet, what shocked Cheng Yang and left him agape soon occurred.
With a loud bang, the bodies of Li Changlin and Cheng Dahai both flew backward and landed on the ground, each retreating five steps.
Not more, not less, both of them retreated exactly five steps.
Seeing this, Cheng Yang was startled and internally screamed impossible!
He had thought that with Ninth Uncle making a move, he would definitely be able to kill Li Changlin in one strike.
However, looking at the current situation, Li Changlin seemed to be evenly matched with Ninth Uncle!
This was illogical, utterly unreasonable!
Cheng Yang, utterly shocked, tugged at his own hair, unwilling to believe what he had just seen.
"Good, very good, you actually managed to block my two thousand jin of force. It seems you must have had some fortunate encounters too. But this time, I will use three thousand jin of force, let’s see how you can fight me then!" This move ended in a draw with Li Changlin, which was somewhat unexpected for Cheng Dahai.
However, he did not have a shred of worry in his heart.
Following that, he continued to make his move!
Cheng Dahai knew that Li Changlin’s movement techniques were formidable, and he must not engage in a protracted fight with him.
But watching Li Changlin’s actions, it seemed as though he wanted a head-to-head confrontation, which exactly suited Cheng Dahai.
So, Cheng Dahai’s upper body slightly leaned back, forming the stance of drawing a bow.
In an instant, he gathered three thousand jin of force, turning his body into a powerful, strung bow.
With a spring of his body, he shot forward violently, his hands raised in a fitting fist, bearing the force of thunderous might, crashing towards the sides of Li Changlin’s forehead.
The sides of the forehead are naturally where the temples are located, one of the human body’s vital points.
If the temples were to be struck, especially with a powerhouse like Cheng Dahai making the blow, Li Changlin’s fate would likely be death or serious injury.
"So that’s how it is, Ninth Uncle only used two thousand jin of force just now!" From the side, Cheng Yang’s eyes blinked rapidly, while his body involuntarily retreated several meters.
Three thousand jin of force, such momentum was too overwhelming.
Although Cheng Dahai’s target wasn’t Cheng Yang, he still felt an immense pressure.
At this moment, Li Changlin also made his move.
As he saw Cheng Dahai’s fists coming at him, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and he too swung his arms in a punching motion.
Their hands collided.
The dull sound echoed overwhelmingly in the surroundings, causing Cheng Yang’s complexion to change drastically, thunderstruck!
Cheng Dahai sneered, his punch energy diffusing out.
In his view, be it in terms of strength or cultivation realm, he completely overpowered Li Changlin.
Thus, with three thousand jin of tremendous force, he expected to crush Li Changlin completely, making him kneel in defeat.