The moment their fists connected, Elder Gong’s complexion underwent a dramatic change.
Just a second before, he had thought that he could kill this reckless young man with a single punch.
But in the next second, he understood why Zhou Yu had remained expressionless from beginning to end.
The young man’s punching power was terrifyingly strong.
In that instant, Elder Gong felt as if he were not facing a young man in his twenties, but rather a practitioner of the Body Refining Saint Realm.
And not just any ordinary one.
At the very least, it was a terrifying expert above the Mid-Holy Realm of the Body Refining Saint Realm.
At this moment, Elder Gong realized that he was no match for Zhou Yu.
His immediate reaction was to retreat.
However, the terrifying force transmitted from Zhou Yu’s fist was like floodwaters bursting through a dam, pouring into his body.
His meridians were as fragile as noodles, snapping instantly.
Elder Gong sprayed out a mouthful of blood, flying backward.
His body smashed harshly against the wall behind him, his entire figure indented into it.
The entire banquet hall fell into a stunned silence.
The crowd looked on in shock, nearly forgetting to breathe.
The Luo siblings were dumbfounded as well.
Their visit to Yu City was well-researched; investigations showed that the most powerful expert in Yu City was merely at the Great Innate Realm.
Therefore, they had specially selected a top expert from their family at the Great Innate Peak.
They had thought that with Elder Gong’s strength, coupled with the prestige of the Luo Family, this trip would be a walkover, a simple there and back affair.
Yet they hadn’t expected that upon arriving in Yu City, they would be thoroughly shocked by Zhou Yu, who appeared to be not even thirty years old.
At this time, Luo Zhengxuan was completely bewildered.
Just as Luo Zhengxuan was still struggling to react, a face appeared before him.
The two were so close that Luo Zhengxuan could clearly see the cold sneer on Zhou Yu’s face.
He was so frightened that his whole body jolted, and without thinking, he tried to retreat quickly.
However, Zhou Yu did not give him such an opportunity.
Zhou Yu reached out his hand and instantly grabbed Luo Zhengxuan’s shoulder.
Luo Zhengxuan felt as though he was clamped by an iron hoop, and instantly lost the strength to resist.
"What... what do you want to do?" Luo Zhengxuan exclaimed in alarm and anger.
"What do I want to do?"
"Didn’t you say that you wanted to cripple my limbs?"
"I’m just doing as you said."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yu’s palm surged with Nether Fire True Qi, which rushed into Luo Zhengxuan’s body.
Luo Zhengxuan let out a piercing scream.
The meridians in his four limbs were directly burned away.
Afterward, Zhou Yu discarded him to the side like trash.
Luo Zhengxuan’s bodyguards rushed forward trying to help him up, but found that his limbs were as limp as noodles, devoid of sensation.
Zhou Yu then turned his gaze towards Luo Zhengfang.
At this moment, Luo Zhengfang had already been scared witless.
Gone was the brazen arrogance from her face.
"You... you... what do you want to do?"
She sat on the ground, continuously scooting back.
However, just then, Zhou Yu’s gaze suddenly shifted towards the back, in the direction of the banquet hall’s exit.
"Wu Mingde, where are you heading?"
Everyone was taken aback and followed Zhou Yu’s gaze.
They saw a middle-aged man at the entrance of the banquet hall trying to leave sneakily.
Many locals in Yu City immediately recognized the man.
He was none other than the master of the Mingde Martial Arts School, Wu Mingde.
Wu Mingde stiffened, and though the door was right in front of him, he no longer had the courage to take another step.
He knew he could not escape now that Zhou Yu had set his sights on him.
Wu Mingde took a deep breath, slowly turned around, and forced a smile on his face.
Zhou Yu looked on with a smile that was not quite a smile.
"Martial Arts Master Wu, ever since I arrived here, I noticed you hiding in the crowd; first, you were excited, then enraged, and now you’re trying to leave stealthily. What is it? Have you done something guilty?"
Zhou Yu had been disciplining Luo Zhengxuan, but his Divine Sense had been enveloping the entire banquet hall at all times.
Wu Mingde, upon hearing Luo Zhengxuan instruct Elder Gong to deal with him, couldn’t have been more thrilled.
And when Elder Gong was defeated, Wu Mingde was so scared he nearly wet himself, turning to leave immediately, sneaking off.
If he was without guilt, then ghosts would truly be witnessing the spectacle.
As Zhou Yu’s gaze bore into him, Wu Mingde’s face became extremely unnatural. Just as he was about to speak—
Suddenly, Luo Zhengfang shouted furiously:
"It was him who, right in front of me, said that the most beautiful woman tonight was this cheap... the woman behind you."
"I was provoked by him and that’s why I targeted that woman. I... didn’t do it on purpose."
As soon as Luo Zhengfang spoke out, Zhou Yu immediately understood.
The first time he came to Yu City, he had killed Wu Mingde’s foster son. Wu Mingde had since been harboring a grudge, scheming against him, only to have his plans foiled, losing billions in assets in the process.
Wu Mingde held a grudge in his heart.
Today, seeing him appear here, he wanted to use the Luo Family against him.
Wu Mingde’s eye for the main chance had pegged Luo Zhengfang, a woman lacking in brains, leading to the subsequent events.
Of course, Wu Mingde was not about to take his defeat lying down.
He argued strenuously.
"Mr. Zhou, I sincerely complimented Miss Song, I just didn’t expect Luo Zhengfang to be so narrow-minded. I’m truly wronged here."
Zhou Yu let out a cold chuckle.
"Do you think I would believe you?"
Zhou Yu strode towards Wu Mingde.
He knew all too well about Zhou Yu’s strength and that he was no match for Zhou Yu.
He showed a look of pleading for mercy.
"Mr. Zhou, I give in. I’m willing to pay to avoid disaster."