Quartex The System

Chapter 12: Young Master Shen

With one attack from his b.a.r.e fist, this guy had defeated Zhen Yuting and even seriously injured him.

Zhen Yuting was 16 years old and was currently in the Eight Stage of Elementary Realm, he had also cultivated the "Iron Skin" body technique to a high degree.

He had cultivated the to the 3rd level of the Iron Skin body technique and now had a body comparable to that of steel.

Because of this, Zhen Yuting was able to have a very hard and durable body that was even able to withstand attacks from cultivators who had a higher cultivation level than him up to two stages. His defense and offense capabilities allowed him to fight those with a higher cultivation level than him. It was because of this that he was able to become Shen Tang's, right-hand man.

It was simply impossible for anyone who was below the Nascent Realm to seriously injure Zhen Yuting in terms of strength. That was why Shen Tang and his underlings were so stunned when they saw that Zhen Yuting was defeated, just like that, they were confident in his Iron Skin Body Technique.

Even if Zhen Yuting was holding back, his fist wasn't something someone in the Elementary Realm could take lightly. Yet, when this guy and Zhen Yuting's fists collided, Zhen Yuting not only was sent flying but even his arm had shattered.

Shen Tang, seeing that his right-hand man was actually defeated and was even seriously injured, was enraged, his eyes had flickers of flame-spitting out from them and he wanted nothing more than to teach this guy a lesson.

He, who was the Young Master of the Shen Family and grandson of the Family Head Leader, Shen Wuhan, who was at the peak of Spirit Realm and was only half a step away from the Earth Realm, was just ignored and even had his subordinate seriously injured? Did this guy not want to live?

Shen Tang was a very talented genius within Qingwei Town, he had already broken through to the Nascent Realm. With his talent, potential, and his family background, very few people in Qingwei would dare to offend him.

So now that someone had dared to not only ignore him but also seriously injure his right-hand man, he was greatly angered. However, he wasn't dumb. This guy had just defeated Zhen Yuting effortlessly which meant he was at the very least, someone in the Nascent Realm. How else could he have shattered Zhen Yuting's arm?

"Brother Yuting!" Immediately a few of Zhen Yuting's brothers ran over in a hurry, once they saw Zhen Yuting's disfigured bloody and shattered arm they became pale in the face and light-headed, it was truly a sickening scene. They quickly fed him a pill that would help him recover faster and stop the bleeding.

Hearing the hoarse scream of pain that echoed down the streets, many of the residences and those who were in the area came over, in no time at all a small crowd had formed.

"Eh? Isn't that… that's Young Master Shen – from the Shen Family?! The guy on the ground... that's Zhen Yuting! Young Master Shen's right-hand man..." The person paused for a moment. His face cringed when he saw the state of Zhen Yuting's bloodied arm.

"What happened?"

"I witnessed everything with my own eyes, Young Master Shen had told that person over there to stop, however, he ignored him. Zhen Yuting went to teach him a lesson with a sneak attack, but who knew that this guy would retaliate instead, defeating him with just a single punch, even seriously injuring him! Zhen Yuting's right arm snapped like a twig."

"So ruthless?"

"Who dares to make trouble for Young Master Shen in Qingwei Town? Is he looking for death?"

"What? But I heard Zhen Yuting cultivated the Iron Skin Body technique, even reaching a good level in it. I also heard that he could even receive an attack from someone at the peak of Elementary Realm. How could his arm snap like a twig? Was it a lie? Or..."

"Hmm, you are right, he indeed does cultivate the Iron Skin Body technique and can even take an attack unscathed from someone at the peak of Elementary Realm. I saw him receive an attack from basta..." He almost slipped and quickly corrected himself: "I mean, Young Master Lei, who was at the peak of Elementary Realm at that time. Although Zhen Yuting held back a bit, his punch shouldn't be underestimated. This guy should be at a higher realm than Zhen Yuting, which was why he was defeated so easily."

"You never know, there are many crouching tigers and hidden dragons under the heavens, maybe he is one of them?"

"What you say has some truth, who can really know? Let's just watch what happens."

Shen Tang bent down and sent some spiritual energy into Zhen Yuting. After inspecting his wounds Shen Tang's face blackened, he yelled: "So ruthless! You've actually crippled his right arm!"

The nearby crowd gasped in shock: "Crippled?! It looks like this guy is done for. To offend Young Master Shen, his time is limited."

Some people in the crowd who were tired of Shen Tang's tyranny heard this and were now secretly cheering for this stranger.

...

Zhao Yun's eye twitched when he heard the nearby crowd, "Ruthless?" He couldn't deny it though.

Zhao Yun squinted his eyes while looking at the squirming Zhen Yuting. Recalling the sensation of Zhen Yuting's bones breaking against his fist made him somewhat nauseous.

He really didn't have any intention in breaking Zhen Yuting's arm like that, only just to repel his sneak attack. How could he have known that his arm was so fragile?

If Zhen Yuting heard his thoughts, he would immediately spit blood. Big brother, it is not that my arm is fragile, but that you are too strong!

Zhao Yun's body felt unfamiliarly foreign to him, although his martial arts were still engraved into him, he still has yet to adapt to his body's newfound strength. Which was the reason for his "Ruthless" strike?

The system had already alerted him of Zhen Yuting's cultivation level. Since there was a two-stage difference between their cultivation, Zhao Yun put more strength behind his punch, but he would never have thought that Zhen Yuting's arm would snap.

"It really is him, Zhen Yuting, and that's... Shen Tang! What is he doing here?" Zhao Yun couldn't help but frown deeply.

He could understand why Zhen Yuting was here and why he even attacked him. From his memories, Zhen Yuting was the "tax collector" and was one of the "bandits" his past self had to be careful of. Every month, this guy not only stole his money and thrashed him to a pulp, but would even take all of his hard-earned herbs he spent tirelessly collecting.

He couldn't do anything about it, a cripple wants to go against a cultivator? What a joke. With power, anything was possible. Even if he reported Zhen Yuting, no one would even do anything about it.

The person who enforced this "Tax" was Shen Tang. It wasn't just his shop that had to pay tax, but anyone in the outer district of Qingwei Town had to pay it. Those that Shen Tang took a liking to were able to pay fewer taxes but those he didn't like paid an absorbant amoung. For those neutral, he didn't care a single bit. This was why many of those in the outer district were displeased with Shen Tang.

However, no one dared to go against the Young Master Shen, who was the well-known genius of the Shen Family. The Shen Family almost had a Grandmaster level figure in their ranks, once the Leader of the Shen Family broke through, who would dare to go against him?

Usually, he focused on cultivating and sent his subordinates to do the menial tasks. So, why was Shen Tang here in person?

"Look! He is taking off his cover."

At this moment, Zhao Yun took off the cover of his hood, slowly revealing his appearance.

The sunlight rays landed on his white hair making it shine ever so slightly, his bright blue eyes looked as if they were purer than the holy water.

Shen Tang saw the unfamiliar figure, and although he knew he had guessed this guy's identity wrong, he was still angered that his right-hand man was defeated so easily, gritting his teeth, he spoke: "Bastard! Since you wish to die I will help you!"

His body disappeared, seemingly vanishing from thin air to the ordinary folk only leaving behind a gust of wind. However, to the cultivators nearby, they could clearly see where Shen Tang was.

With a quick movement, Shen Tang arrived in front of Zhao Yun just a meters away.

"Ding, Half-Step First Stage Nascent Realm detected!" The system sounded next to his ears warning him. His eyes widened in some shock and he felt a chill go down his spine.

"So fast!" Zhao Yun quickly activated his Mystic Eyes once again. To his surprise, he found that there was little effect on Shen Tang's speed than when the Mystic Eyes weren't activated.

The crowd gasped in shock. To these people who lived on the outer district of the Qingwei town which was otherwise known as the poor man's street, they had few encounters with cultivators, and even less so with Nascent Realm Cultivators!

Shen Tang pulled back his arm and closed his five fingers together while spreading out palm: "See how I deal with you!"

Although Zhao Yun was somewhat shocked, he wasn't fl.u.s.tered.

Due to the sparing matches that he would have with the old man on Earth, he had over the years, gained the ability to be quick and decisive when in combat.

With quick thinking, Zhao Yun's feet began to move mysteriously and his body began to spin weirdly. As he recalled the technique he learned from the system, he spoke under his breath: "Water Form Fifth Style - Raging Whirpool!"

His body spun and became more violent with each rotation he made. Raging Whirlpool, it gathered force with every spin that was made becoming more and more violent than the next. Even without the sword, Zhao Yun implemented the feet work involved in this technique with his martial arts.

In the face of this, Shen Tang merely sneered, "Die!"

"Boom!" With a loud boom that was similar to a thunderclap, Zhao Yun's fist struck out and collided against Shen Tang's palm strike. The attack caused the wind to blow outwards causing the dust and dirt to fly about.

"So strong!"

"This is the power of someone in the Nascent Realm?"

"Young Master Shen's cultivation seems to have improved since the last time I have seen him. Indeed a talent, sigh, the other fellow's fate is sealed. He should not have offended the young master."