Cui Zisong was relentlessly attacked by Ye Qiu, beaten without the power to resist, and he completely fainted.
Apart from Fujikawa Ueno, the other eight islanders showed a touch of astonishment, shocked by the strength of Ye Qiu.
They hadn’t expected that Ye Qiu, a Chinese, possessed the power to match them.
Cui Zisong became one of their kind, but in reality he hadn’t caught the attention of these eight men. In the island nation, only those meticulously selected elites were qualified to consume that liquid and gain the strength of a wild beast. Each of these eight men was a king who had come out alive from piles of dead bodies. Such individuals were certainly not comparable to someone like Cui Zisong.
Even though Cui Zisong had gained the strength of a wild beast, they still hadn’t taken him seriously. Although a spark passed through the eyes of the eight, in reality, they didn’t consider Ye Qiu a threat either. At most, Ye Qiu’s strength merited a second glance from them.
The eight men, each an arrogant fellow in his own right, wouldn’t bother to listen to Fujikawa Ueno’s arrangements unless commanded by that person from the island nation.
Looking at Fujikawa Ueno, he suddenly let out a puzzled laugh; no one knew what he was thinking.
"Good skills, truly impressive," Fujikawa Ueno barely glanced at Cui Zisong before he lost interest, now focusing on Ye Qiu. "China really produces heroes one after another. A young man like you, at such an age, with such remarkable kung fu, what a pity, what a pity!"
With a sigh, Fujikawa Ueno’s gaze became filled with regret, but suddenly turned cold, "It’s a pity you are seeking your own death, crawling here in the dead of night. If you came today, don’t think of going back."
As soon as Fujikawa Ueno finished speaking, he shouted loudly, "Surround him."
The eight surrounding men had been itching for a chance to make a move. At Fujikawa’s command, they quickly closed in.
Fujikawa Ueno watched quietly as the eight surrounded Ye Qiu. This young Chinese martial artist was about to die by his hand, and he couldn’t suppress the excitement within him.
Ye Qiu’s skill was recognized during their last martial exchange, marked by Ueno as a martial artist with potential to be eliminated as soon as possible. Unfortunately, during that encounter, he was almost killed by Ye Qiu in retaliation. Ueno had thought that with his improved strength, he would personally end Ye Qiu’s life in a second attempt, but to his surprise, Ye Qiu came to him instead, suggesting that the feeling of danger he had earlier was not due to a threat but rather a prey knocking at his door.
Eliminating Ye Qiu, a person who could potentially threaten his island nation in the future, seemed like a remarkable feat to Fujikawa Ueno. Even if others might not recognize this accomplishment, he had a premonition that if Ye Qiu were allowed to grow, more martial artists from his nation would perish.
Ye Qiu had an exuberant vigor about him, reaching the realm of True Qi at such a young age. Given a few more decades, perhaps he would break through to an even higher realm or beyond, becoming the most terrifying existence then.
Eliminating such a highly potential individual before he had the chance to grow was the most opportune moment.
Now surrounded by eight elite fighters, Ye Qiu knew Fujikawa Ueno had no intention of letting him leave and had already resolved to kill him.
"You must be the black-clothed man who has been attacking martial artists in secret," Ye Qiu said.
Fujikawa Ueno laughed heartily twice but didn’t acknowledge it. As the laughter subsided, he spoke indifferently, "What use is there for a man about to die to know these things? You should just calmly meet your end."
Disregarding his comment, Ye Qiu said, "Do you think these people can stop me? If Ye Qiu wants to leave, even if you are included, you still can’t stop me." Chapters first released on novęlfire.net
"Heh, young man, you have quite the tone. I really want to see how you plan to escape," said Fujikawa Ueno as he waved his hand, and immediately the eight attacked together.
Eight auras erupted violently from all around, making Ye Qiu’s mind tense up.
In a flash, Ye Qiu was locked in by the attack, and as the eight people exerted their strength together, Ye Qiu immediately redirected his True Qi, releasing it throughout his body and forming an invisible protective shield around himself with the True Qi.
The attacks from the eight men all struck the True Qi shield, leaving Ye Qiu unscathed, whereas the eight men were shocked backward, not expecting such an outcome. What had just happened?
Fujikawa Ueno stared intently at the True Qi shield Ye Qiu had just formed, taken aback by its defensive power. Could True Qi really be used in this way?
A joy rose in Fujikawa Ueno’s heart, and he no longer wished to kill Ye Qiu immediately. He shouted loudly, "You guys stand aside for a moment, I’ll handle him."
Fujikawa Ueno wanted to personally experience the True Qi shield that Ye Qiu had just displayed and decided to take action himself.
Ye Qiu was unfazed, equally unafraid of Fujikawa Ueno. This man from the island nation, deep in his concealment, had almost fooled everyone.
If it weren’t for catching a trace on Cui Zisong, he would never have suspected Fujikawa Ueno as the assassin targeting martial artists.
The two men were not facing off for the first time. When Fujikawa Ueno made his move again, he found that his strength had increased. Fortunately, Ye Qiu himself had not been stagnating.
Once again, within the courtyard, the two engaged in combat. This time, compared to the first, their moves were more ruthless, more lethal.
The ground was covered in footprints, their True Qi spilling out and destroying anything that stood in their path, even the incense burner in the center was knocked over.
In a True Qi battle, what mattered were strength and speed. The destructive power formed by their fight raged on. If not for the eight men guarding the surroundings, even the trees in the corners would have been completely broken.
Fujikawa Ueno’s karate was like two knife-hands, slicing at Ye Qiu with an aura of indestructibility.
Initially responding with palm strikes, Ye Qiu’s arm trembled after the collision, injured by Fujikawa Ueno.
Not daring to be careless, Ye Qiu had to use the True Qi shield again. This was exactly what Fujikawa Ueno had been waiting for. He watched every move of Ye Qiu but, unfortunately, the True Qi shield quickly became invisible, so much so that even he couldn’t see it.
"Interesting," Fujikawa Ueno decided to capture Ye Qiu and extract the secrets of cultivating the True Qi shield.
The two men were entangled in combat once more.
The eight men around them had become spectators. As Ye Qiu’s battle with Fujikawa Ueno progressed, the group of eight men began to be moved, for Ye Qiu’s strength had greatly surpassed their senses. They had thought Ye Qiu would be defeated in the next second, but after a long while, he was still standing, fighting Fujikawa Ueno with vigor.
And as Fujikawa Ueno observed this kind of True Qi shield several times, his desire to possess it for himself grew stronger and stronger.
This young man, not much different in age from them, just who was he to contend with Fujikawa Ueno for so long? They could tell that Fujikawa Ueno hadn’t held back in his attacks.
To be on par with a karate master from their island nation, this guy’s strength was indeed something they wanted to test themselves.
At this moment, the desire to battle was not only present in Fujikawa Ueno, but the eight young men surrounding them were also eager to face off against Ye Qiu.