"Woah!" As he fell, Xuan Li tried his best to regain control of his body by twisting through the air adroitly. Though his mind was still befuddled as to how he got knocked into the air, he knew that Jin Hennessy had something to do with it.
"You old drunk! I'll beat you to a bloody pulp!" Xuan Li allowed his anger to cloud his judgment. Due to the humiliation that he suffered, he wasn't able to grasp the full extent of Jin Hennessy's abilities. Obviously, Dam Son was already aware of his unfathomable strength, also, Sugar Bun was starting to realize this. Xuan Li was the only one who refused to acknowledge it. Thus he summoned his Guide apace, moreover, getting ready to launch a follow-up assault.
[Basic Word Fu Script: Flowering Wave] (Activated) -10(MAPL)
Xuan Li hurriedly assimilated with his most accustomed Word Fu Script. Using its amplified gifts, he commenced his attack. "Guiding Water Stance, 3rd Form. Aerial Roundhouse!"
A frightful amount of twirling wetness comprised of countless moist flowers was unleashed downwards at Jin Hennessy. Their intense radiance almost rivalled that of the sunrays.
"See if you can get away from my Aerial Roundhouse Kick!" Xuan Li thought that the elder would be finished if contacted directly with his attack. However, he was only deluding himself.
Perceiving the vicious wetness pouring down at him, Jin Hennessy didn't pull off any huge tricks. All he did was kept his right leg raised; bent the proximal phalanx incorporating his big toe by 92 degrees. He waited until Xuan Li was closer to release the amplified tension in his big toe.
"Damn brat! You dare challenge me directly? I'll use this toe of mine to teach you some discipline." As soon as Jin Hennessy's toe clicked ahead, Xuan Li felt an invisible force blasted through his Guiding Water Stance and then shot past his face.
"Huh, you missed me, old drunk!" Xuan Li was about to charge Jin Hennessy again, but Dam Son along with the aid of Sugar Bun hurriedly stopped him from doing something foolish.
"Xuan Li, don't!" They clamped onto him tightly until he could no longer move.
"You two! What the hell do you think you're doing? Let go of me!" He tried to escape but to no avail.
Sugar Bun warned him again. "Xuan Li stop! If you continue you would only be seeking your death."
"What nonsense are you talking about, fat ass? I almost had that geezer if you didn't stop me."
"No, you didn't." Dam Son brought something shocking to Xuan Li's attention. "Look up there."
"Why? Huh…?" Having no other choice but to look above, Xuan Li discovered a horrifying scenery. "No way! How can something like that be possible?" His lips trembled as he tried his best to remain calm.
What transformed Xuan Li's rumbustious demeanour into a tired puppy was due to the traumatising discovery in the sky. Within the vastly dense clouds above, a huge toe-shaped orifice was present.
"It can't be! Then that invisible force which brushed past my face earlier… could it have been the cause of that large aperture in the sky? But it is so far away. How come that geezer accomplish something so unreal without the aid of a Guide?"
"Never mind that. You should apologize to the old master immediately." Sugar Bun gave Xuan Li reasonable advice. "If the old drunk hadn't intentionally misdirected his attack then it would have been you soaring above those clouds with your body in pieces."
"Huh?" It was then that Xuan Li realized he had stumbled over a true Word Fu Master. He didn't even rise to his feet to apologize but crawled on all fours over to where Jin Hennessy was poised to ask for forgiveness.
"Please accept this stupid one's apology, great elder. I have eyes but failed to recognize your esteemed greatness. Please forgive me." Xuan Li kowtowed several times by bashing his forehead onto the ground. "Please forgive me, elder! Please forgive me!"
"That's enough out of you!" Jin Hennessy used his toe to prevent Xuan Li from bashing his forehead further. Afterwards, he boasted about his expert Word Fu. "Wah-ha-ha! What's important is that you now understand how mighty I am. Those clouds above might be artificial, but no one aside from me could have hit them successfully from this distance. Count yourself lucky that I spared your existence. Not many youngsters get to challenge me and live to tell a tale about it. Now that I've put you into your place, get the hell off my mountain!"
Jin Hennessy slightly stamped the ground with his toes. The rebound force he generated caused Xuan Li along with Dam Son and Sugar Bun to be lifted above. Whilst in mid-air, Jin Hennessy kicked all 3 of their rumps towards the exit point of his mountain.
"Don't let me catch you, runts, up here ever again!" Jin Hennessy turned around; motioning his feet towards his liquor shed. "There got to be a secret stash inside somewhere. Because of those damn brats' interruption, I couldn't find it."
Just as Jin Hennessy was about to re-enter his liquor shed, he sensed multiple disruptive presences approaching him from behind coupled with bothersome voices.
"Esteemed elder!"
"Mister!"
"Old drunk!"
Upon directing his head towards the entrance, Jin Hennessy discovered 3 pesky runts intruding. "You bastards! Didn't I just kick you brats from my mountain? Why have you crawled back here like cockroaches?"
Dam Son stepped forward, saying. "Mister, please consider being our Word Fu Master!"
Xuan Li added. "Yes, esteemed elder. Would you please accept us as your pupils?"
Sugar Bun joined in. "We'll do anything you asked, old drunk. Please help us out!"
Perceiving the begging eyes of the persistent trio, Jin Hennessy felt no contrition. He resolutely refused them. "Nonsense! Why would I sacrifice my precious retirement to teach a bunch of low talented brats? I will only say this once more. Get the hell off my mountain!"
An invisible force blasted the pesky trio towards the mountain's exit again. "Wow! He sent us this far using only his breath???" The more they saw Jin Hennessy's natural abilities, the more they were willing to become his disciples.
"Old man, please reconsider!"
"What?" Jin Hennessy was shocked to see Dam Son clinging onto his legs like a spoiled child. "Dam Son, you disgraceful wretch! When did you become like this?"
"Please, mister. We know that your Word Fu is really great. There is no harm in teaching us a few techniques, right?"
"No harm…?" After shaking loose of Dam Son's grasp, Jin Hennessy told him along with his classmates. "Listen here you brats. I will never; absolutely will not accept any of you as my student. Aside from me, there are plenty of capable teachers scattered across this academy. Run along and go find one of them."
"We refuse!" Dam Son held his ground against Jin Hennessy.
"Since when have you become this bold? Should I discipline you as I did your mouthy friend over there?" Jin Hennessy singled out Xuan Li with his big toe.
Due to his fears, Xuan Li tried dodging the powerful toe that was aiming at him. "That toe is dangerous."
"If you understand how dangerous it is, why aren't you leaving?"
"Ahm…" Xuan Li was speechless. His body was telling him to run as far as possible away from Jin Hennessy, but his mind was too interested in learning a new form of Word Fu.