nChapter 13: Amazing the World with a Single Brilliant Feat

nTranslator:

/ KurazyTolanzuraytor Editor: Lucas

nDuan Ling Tian’s eyes shone with a cold light as he flew upwards.

nAs Li Jie’s body was dropping down, his fists mercilessly struck Li Jie’s back exactly on his backbone….

nKa!

nKacha!!

nEar-piercing sounds of bones breaking sounded continuously.

nInstantly, Li Jie was blasted up towards the sky once more. His head swung backwards and his shrill scream stopped abruptly, then he blacked out.

n“Bang!”

nDuan Ling Tian made use of the counterforce and firmly dropped to the ground.

nHe raised his right arm just in time to catch Li Jie’s falling body.

nHe looked like an undefeatable war god.

nHeaving a sigh of relief, the corners of Duan Ling Tian’s mouth curled up slightly, turning into a warm smile.

nHe had finally won, and it was all thanks to the Paralyzation Inscription on his ring.

nParalyzation Inscription was the inscription that Duan Ling Tian prepared a month ago. Once released, it will cause the target to experience a split second of paralyzation, causing all the accumulated energy in the body to dissipate.

nThat was the reason why Li Jie had lost to Duan Ling Tian.

n“This….”

nAll around the Martial Arts Practice Hall, every one of the Li family disciples were struck dumb. They all took a large amount of time to regain their senses.

nThey found the events that had unfolded before their eyes extremely hard to believe!

nNoticing Seventh Elder flying over in rage, the corners of Duan Ling Tian’s mouth flashed with a cold smile.

nExerting force with his hand, he threw Li Jie towards Li Kun.

n“Duan Ling Tian!”

nLi Kun caught Li Jie. When he looked at Duan Ling Tian, his eyes were filled with killing intent.

nOnly when Li Rou arrived and stood beside Duan Ling Tian did he withdraw his gaze due to a slight sense of fear.

n“Tian, are you alright?”

nLi Rou took out her handkerchief and wiped the sweat off Duan Ling Tian’s forehead. Her face flashed with slight worry.

n“Mom, I’m fine.”

nDuan Ling Tian’s heart felt warm. He lightly smiled while he shook head.

nHe was fine, but someone else wasn’t….

n“Grand Elder!”

nLi Kun suddenly shouted with a voice full of grief. Holding Li Jie in his arms, he turned around and rushed toward the platform to meet the Li Family higher ups that were currently descending.

nAmong these higher ups, Sixth Elder Li Ping’s face was the ugliest while Fifth Elder on the hand had an expression of self-satisfaction.

nGrand Elder Li Huo checked Li Jie’s injuries and his face slowly turned grim.

n“Kid, Li Jie’s backbone is almost completely shattered. Even a Grade Seven Gold Injury Pill won’t save him. Don’t you think you were a tad bit too merciless? You have basically destroyed Li Jie’s life.”

nLi Huo said heavily as he raised his head to look at the approaching Li Rou and her son. His gaze was fixed upon Duan Ling Tian.

nLi Jie was the youth that the Li family had the highest hopes for amongst the Li family disciples.

nBut now he had come to a premature end. This was a great loss to the Li family.

n“What?!”

nAfter hearing what Grand Elder Li Huo had said, Li Kun’s face severely distorted and his body started shaking as if he had been struck by lightning.

nHe didn’t expect his son to be injured so severely by Duan Ling Tian….

nBackbone almost completely shattered?

nEven a Grade Seven Gold Injury Pill was unable to save him?

n“I want you dead!”

nLi Kun bellowed, then his figure flashed as he madly flew towards Duan Ling Tian and attacked with rage!

nAt the top of his head, four ancient mammoth silhouettes developed.

nLi Rou, who was on guard against Li Kun, instantly had six ancient mammoth silhouettes develop above her head, forcing Li Kun back in a single exchange.

n“Li Kun, if you try to attack my son again, I will kill you!”

nHer voice was cold and indifferent; it was as if it were coming from the pits of hell.

n“Li Rou!”

nLi Kun’s face was green, but even though he was extremely furious, he did not doubt what Li Rou had said.

n“Grand Elder, you must uphold justice for my son!”

nLi Kun said to Grand Elder Li Huo in a miserable voice. There was a ‘pu tong” sound as he knelt on the ground heavily.

nWhen his youngest son’s arm was crippled, his future looked worrisome.

nIn Li Kun’s heart, he had long ago put all his hopes onto his eldest son, Li Jie.

nBut now, Li Jie’s entire backbone was almost shattered and there was no hope of recovery. His whole life would be spent lying on a bed.

nIn this instant, Li Kun felt his eyes go black. The world seemed dark without any light; it was as if the world was falling down upon him!

n“LI Kun, the family rules state than when the disciples of the family have a battle, besides not being allowed to take one’s life, there are no other limitations so that the disciples may go all out and fight to the best of their abilities. When martial artists battle, injury is unavoidable. Today it’s your son that is lying down there, but what if it was my son? Would you ask Grand Elder to hold your son accountable?”

nLi Rou made a cold humph sound, grunting out of anger.

n“Ninth Elder, you’re arguing irrationally. Your son Duan Ling Tian has already broken one of Li Jie’s arms, and he was bound to win. But instead of showing mercy, he continued attacking and crippled Li Jie….In my opinion, he did it on purpose, and this is against the spirit of unity and friendship between Li family disciples!”

nSixth elder Li Ping’s eyes shone with a cold light.

n“Sixth Elder, what you’re saying is wrong. After Duan Ling Tian broke Li Jie’s arm, he could have admitted defeat. But instead, he didn’t admit defeat because he most probably thought that he still had a chance at victory; he thought that he still had a chance to defeat Duan Ling Tian….Furthermore, you should not forget that Duan Ling Tian is only at the third level of the Body Tempering stage. Even if he was going up against a one-armed fourth level Body Tempering stage opponent, it was still a dangerous affair, and as such he needed to continue attacking to prevent Li Jie from obtaining an opportunity to counterattack, because that would cause him to lose more than he would gain.”

nFifth Elder Li Ting said indifferently. Faced with an argument backed by facts, Li Ping’s face turned grim as he did not have a way to counter this argument.

n“Enough. Stop arguing. In the afternoon, there will be a family emergency meeting to discuss the matter. What’s important now is to take Li Jie back to rest….Seventh Elder, take Li Jie back home.”

nPatriarch Lin Nan Feng frowned.

n“Yes, Patriarch!”

nLi Kun slowly stood up and held Li jie in his arms. His face had a grim expression.

nHis eyes were radiating a shocking killing intent as he fiercely glanced at Duan Ling Tian before leaving.

nDuan Ling Tian smiled indifferently. He made nothing of Li Kun’s glance.

nRegarding what happened today, there was no guilt in his heart.

nNot mentioning his previous life of walking through the battlefield as a mercenary, which made him accustomed to being cruel and cold blooded.

nBut just those merciless remarks that Li Jie had made towards him, if it was his previous life, Li Jie would’ve been dead by now. In his opinion, he had already shown mercy.

nThe Li family higher ups left the Martial Arts Practice Hall one after another.

nBut when these people left, their gazes towards Duan Ling Tian were hostile.

nAfter all, in their opinion, Duan Ling Tian was not part of the main Li family as his surname was not Li.

nOn the other hand, Li Jie was the Li family’s genius martial artist, a future pillar of support for the Li family.

nRegarding this incident, they were more or less biased against Duan Ling Tian.

nThe Li family disciples who surrounded the Martial Arts Practice Hall also dispersed.

nWhat happened today caused them to feel shocked and speechless at the same time.

nLi Jie, their Li family’s martial arts genius, the strongest fourth level Body Tempering stage martial artist in the Li family, actually lost to a third level Body Tempering stage disciple with another surname.

nAshamed, they were truly ashamed!

n“I used to think that Li Jie was formidable, but I never expected him to be so weak!

n“Duan Ling Tian is only at the third level of the Body Tempering stage and he could defeat Li Jie. Once he steps into level nine Body Tempering stage, will anyone under the Core Formation stage be a match for him?”

n“I really wonder what fortuitous gain Duan Ling Tian had to be able to complete such a metamorphosis in a single month and amaze the world with a single brilliant feat!”

n……

nThe topic of conversation between the Li family disciples quickly moved towards Duan Ling Tian.

nThe previously unknown Duan Ling Tian became the hot topic within the Li family for a time.

nAs the Li family disciples left one by one, there were only four people left in the enormous Martial Arts Practice Hall.

nDuan Ling Tian, Li Rou, Ke Er, and Fifth Elder Li Ting.

n“Mom, what’s wrong?”

nSuddenly, Duan Ling Tian noticed that his mother had an ugly expression.

n“Kid, you really are young and arrogant. You crippled Li Jie. Of course it was satisfying for you, but you didn’t think of the consequences….Li Jie is the family’s youth genius, and as such the family has placed enormous hope in him. In the afternoon, the family meeting is said to be a discussion about today’s incident, but it will actually be a discussion on to how to punish you. Tell me, why wouldn’t your mom be worried?”

nLi Ting shook his head and sighed.

nIn his opinion, Duan Ling Tian was like a newborn calf that was not afraid of the tiger; he was too fearless and dared to do anything.

n“Grand Elder still needs my help. With his status in the Li Family, as long as he speaks for me, everyone else has to give him some face, right?”

nSaid Duan Ling Tian unconcerned.

n“If you think like this, then you’re wrong. Grand Elder has always differentiated between public and private matters. This is the reason why all the members of the Li family respect him so much. The identity of a Grade Nine Alchemist is not enough to cause everyone to respect him so wholeheartedly.”

nLi Ting shook his head.

nDuan Ling Tian slightly frowned. He didn’t expect that his secret weapon would become useless so easily.

nWhen they returned home, although Li Rou’s expression seemed better, there were still signs of worry.

nThe young girl was quiet, not daring to talk as she feared it would agitate Li Rou.

n“Mom, don’t worry. I have a method to solve this problem. Nothing will happen to me.”

nDuan Ling Tian, who was pondering throughout the journey back home, finally laughed.

n“What method do you have?”

nLi Rou obviously did not believe him.

n“Mom, what you’re worried about is that the Li family elders will be biased towards Li Jie and punish me, right? You can be at ease; I have a method to make them biased towards me.”

nDuan Ling Tian’s smile was mysterious and full of confidence.

n“What method?”

nAsked Li Rou curiously.

nThe young girl on the side glanced over with a face full of anticipation.

n“Let me go get some things ready. I will tell you two when we have lunch at noon.”

nDuan Ling Tian returned to his room as soon as he finished speaking.

nAfter he left, the two women looked at each other with helpless expressions.

n“Ke Er, do you know what method Tian is talking about?”

nLi Rou asked the young girl.

n“Ke Er doesn’t know either.”

nThe young girl shook her head lightly.

n“That stinking brat, he’s getting more and more mysterious lately.”

nLi Rou’s eyes slightly squinted, then she laughed helplessly.

nAfter eating lunch, Duan Ling Tian took a hundred silver in bills and thirty silver coins from his mother before taking the young girl out alone, leaving the Li family estate.

nThe Li family disciples that saw this scene were all speechless.

n“Doesn’t he know what his circumstances are? He’s still in the mood to leisurely go shopping?”

n“He isn’t preparing to run away because he’s worried that the family will punish him after the family meeting, right?”

n“Are you kidding? He’s the son of the Ninth Elder; just like how a monk may run but the temple can’t, even if he wants to run, he has nowhere to go….”

n“He really is something! After the family meeting today, if nothing happens to him, I will certainly make him my idol and ask him to be my boss!”

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