"Xiao Chen of the Xiao family!"
"Boom!"
On the stage, the young man wore a black high-collared long robe, his black hair draped over his shoulders, and his skin somewhat tanned. Beneath his sword-like eyebrows were a pair of eyes full of determination and resolve. He spoke a few words lightly, which seemed insignificant, but they exploded in everyone's ears like a heavy bomb.
"Xiao Chen!" The first to react was Xiao Changfeng, who couldn't help but stand up, staring at Xiao Chen on the stage with a face full of incredulity. When he first saw Xiao Chen, he felt the figure was very familiar, but he couldn't be sure. Now, he dared to confirm it—the young man on the stage was his son, whom he had missed for three years! He's actually alive!
"Xiao Chen?" The Xiao family elders and disciples were stunned, their eyes full of disbelief as they looked at the figure. No one dared to believe Xiao Chen was still alive.
Xiao Ling exclaimed, "Is... is he really Brother Xiao Chen?"
"He... he turned out to be Xiao Chen? No wonder he recognized me earlier! The more I look, the more he seems like him," Uncle Liu said, his face full of shock.
"Xiao Chen? He turned out to be Xiao Chen? That's impossible, right? Didn't Xiao Chen die three years ago? The Xiao family searched for so long without any news," a cultivator exclaimed in shock.
"Could he be an impostor? Xiao Chen was a waste who couldn't cultivate true essence. Even if he's still alive, would he dare to step onto the stage? Isn't that courting death? I think he's an impostor."
"I think so too. I've seen Xiao Chen before, and he didn't look like this. Xiao Chen was weak and fragile, and he wasn't this tanned."
The cultivators around the stage started discussing fervently. Everyone was shocked by Xiao Chen's sudden appearance, but most didn't believe he was the real Xiao Chen, because in their minds, Xiao Chen was just a waste who couldn't cultivate true essence, someone even ordinary people could defeat, let alone Wang Yufeng.
"Xiao Chen? The waste from the Xiao family back then? Isn't he dead? The Heavenly Dao Sect was wiped out overnight, and he disappeared. How did he suddenly appear now?" Wang family elder Wang Kongyuan said in surprise.
Wang He was equally shocked, frowning, "Is he really Xiao Chen? Where did he disappear to in these three years?"
Wang family young master Wang Xuan sneered, "So what if it's him? He's just a waste. Does he think he's not a waste just because he carries a sword? Ridiculous."
On the stage, Wang Yufeng, who had been stunned for a long time, came to his senses and sneered disdainfully, "Xiao Chen, so you're still alive. Disappearing for three years, I didn't expect a waste like you to dare step onto the stage. You must have seen it just now, right? Xiao Kui and Xiao Ling were both knocked off the stage by me with a single punch."
Xiao Chen's expression remained calm, and his eyes showed no hint of panic. He quietly watched everything, ignoring Wang Yufeng, and seemed to blend into nature, giving off a mysterious vibe.
"What? Are you too scared to speak?" Wang Yufeng sneered, his disdainful gaze undisguised.
Xiao Chen still didn't speak, his expression calm, his eyes determined, but he looked at Wang Yufeng as if watching a clown perform.
"Xiao Chen, this guy is so arrogant!" the ancient white tiger transmitted its thoughts, clearly displeased.
"He's eerily calm," Xiao Changfeng said with a frown, seemingly sensing something.
"Is he really Xiao Chen? Just now he jumped onto the stage, which is five feet high. Without cultivation, it's impossible to get up there," Xiao Yunfeng said in shock, still unable to believe this person was Xiao Chen.
"You brat, are you tired of living?" Seeing that Xiao Chen was completely ignoring him, Wang Yufeng got angry. His face darkened as he shouted angrily, stomping on the stage and rushing towards Xiao Chen with a punch.
Xiao Chen's expression remained calm, as if he didn't see Wang Yufeng's punch coming, his body unmoving.
If Xiao Chen had moved, it would have been fine. But by not moving, he made everyone's faces change drastically. Everyone thought Xiao Chen couldn't dodge.
"It seems he really is Xiao Chen. Without any true essence, he can't avoid Wang Yufeng's attack," a cultivator shook his head.
"It's over! The Xiao family seems doomed."
"Xiao Chen, dodge!" Xiao Kui couldn't help but shout.
"No, Xiao Chen is definitely not simple! His body..." Uncle Liu said, his face full of shock, recalling how hitting Xiao Chen's body earlier felt like hitting an iron plate.
"Bang!"
From the moment Wang Yufeng launched his attack to the moment he hit Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen didn't move an inch. With a muffled sound, everyone except the Wang family members closed their eyes, not daring to watch.
"This... how is this possible?" Wang Yufeng said in shock, his face contorted in pain. His almost full-strength punch landed on Xiao Chen's chest, yet Xiao Chen didn't move at all, looking at him calmly. Moreover, Wang Yufeng's fist bones were about to crack from the punch.
"What?" Wang family young master Wang Xuan was astonished. Wang Yufeng's punch couldn't move Xiao Chen an inch. Despite the powerful punch, Xiao Chen's expression remained unchanged.
"Xiao Chen blocked it? How is this possible?" Wang family disciple Wang Cheng was also shocked. The scene on the stage caused a stir among the Wang family members.
"Hey! Look! Xiao Chen... he blocked it!" A cultivator exclaimed, staring at Xiao Chen on the stage in shock.
"Impossible! Blocking it is one thing, but Xiao Chen didn't even move."
"He's so strong! No, no, I must be seeing things!" Seeing Xiao Chen unscathed, everyone was dumbfounded but still unwilling to believe it.
"Just as I thought! I knew it!" Uncle Liu said, still shocked despite having some guesses earlier.
Below the stage, everyone in the Xiao family could clearly see Wang Yufeng's face twisted in pain, and they were all shocked.
"What... what's going on?" Xiao Yuntian said in shock and confusion.
"How can this be? There's no such thing as someone not feeling pain when hit, but the attacker feels extreme pain. This... this is unheard of," Xiao Kui said, his voice trembling.
"How did Xiao Chen do it?" Xiao Changfeng said in shock. He wasn't referring to how Xiao Chen remained unmoved under Wang Yufeng's attack, but how Xiao Chen managed to cultivate true essence.
No matter what, the Xiao family had searched for Xiao Chen for so long without finding him. Now that Xiao Chen had suddenly appeared, Xiao Changfeng's joy had completely overshadowed his shock.
On the stage, Wang Yufeng endured the bone-cracking pain and asked in horror, "Are you really Xiao Chen?"
"Is this your strength?" Xiao Chen said calmly, then grabbed Wang Yufeng's arm and lightly tossed him, throwing him off the stage like trash, where he landed hard on the ground.
Seeing Wang Yufeng, a mid-fasting period expert, thrown off the stage by Xiao Chen like trash, the entire audience fell silent.
"So... so strong! He threw Wang Yufeng off the stage with his bare hands!" Xiao Kui said in shock, his eyes wide.
"Is he really Brother Xiao Chen? How did he become so strong?" Xiao Ling was equally shocked.
"Three years without seeing him, Xiao Chen has become so powerful. This can't be true, right? Three years ago, he was still a waste!"
"It's unbelievable, totally unexpected. Wang Yufeng was actually thrown off!" The spectators were at a loss for words to describe their shock.
With Wang Yufeng thrown off the stage, the Wang family members' faces turned gloomy. Wang family disciple Wang Cheng immediately shouted coldly, "Let me see how strong this waste is!"
Wang Cheng stomped on the ground, his figure leaping onto the stage like a great roc spreading its wings. He quickly activated his true essence, and as soon as his feet touched the ground, he stomped and charged at Xiao Chen. This time, everyone watched the stage without blinking, unlike before when they closed their eyes.
"Bang!"
Wang Cheng's powerful punch landed with a muffled sound, and everyone was once again shocked, because Xiao Chen easily caught Wang Cheng's punch with one hand, without retreating an inch. Such a powerful force and impact couldn't move Xiao Chen, astonishing everyone.
"Crack!"
"Ah!"
Xiao Chen grabbed Wang Cheng's hand and slightly exerted force, producing the sound of bones cracking. Wang Cheng's face changed, and a sharp pain spread from his fist, causing him to scream in agony and roll on the stage.
"Can't even beat a waste like me, what does that make you? Worse than useless," Xiao Chen said coldly. With that, he lightly kicked Wang Cheng in the abdomen. It seemed like a light kick, but it contained enough power to send Wang Cheng flying off the stage.
"Well said!" The Xiao family members, who had been feeling repressed, couldn't help but cheer. It was too satisfying, too exhilarating.
Hearing Xiao Chen's retort, Xiao Changfeng was deeply moved, his eyes moist. He said emotionally, "Xiao Chen, your father is proud of you!"
"Hiss!"
Xiao Chen hadn't moved an inch since he got on the stage, yet he had managed to knock two Wang family disciples off the platform. This terrifying display of strength made the onlookers gasp in shock.
After dealing with the "trash," Xiao Chen's gaze swept coldly over the Wang family members. "It's not that our Xiao family lacks people; we just didn't want to humiliate your Wang family. But you've gone too far, and now you must face the consequences. Our Xiao family is merciful; since the Wang family injured two of our people, I've injured two of yours. Now we're even."
"You insolent brat!" Xiao Chen's arrogant words infuriated Wang He. Veins bulged on his face as he angrily leapt onto the stage.
"Wang He! Mind your status! Are you not afraid of becoming the laughingstock of Fengyue City for attacking a junior as a senior?" Seeing Wang He about to make a move, Xiao Changfeng slammed the table and shouted angrily. At this moment, the demeanor of the Xiao family head was fully displayed. His words also showed his concern for Xiao Chen.