Return of the Celestial King

All the martial brothers stared at Qin Tuo with expressions of utter disbelief.

Even Ding Gaoyi was taken aback. His beard trembled slightly as he sized up Qin Tuo.

Geng Cong was stunned for a moment before he sneered.

"No wonder you're so cocky. So you actually have some skill!"

Huang Junchang let out a long sigh of relief. 'I've already revealed who Qin Tuo is,' he thought. 'Surely Geng Cong won't still try to pick a fight now?'

But seeing the cold, inscrutable expression on Qin Tuo's face, Geng Cong only grew more furious.

He continued through gritted teeth:

"Kid, I know you've got some skills, but I'm still going to test them. Let's see who's really stronger!"

Huang Junchang was speechless. He couldn't believe Geng Cong still wanted to fight Qin Tuo. 'Can't he see I'm trying to protect him?'

However, as a Grandmaster himself, Geng Cong was proud and refused to back down.

Besides, he believed Qin Tuo must have used some cheap trick to get the better of Liao Feiying. In a fair fight, the outcome was anyone's guess.

When Qin Tuo ignored him, Geng Cong continued to taunt him.

"What's the matter, kid? Don't have the guts to face me? Afraid I'll humiliate you?"

But Qin Tuo looked completely uninterested in fighting him, not even in the slightest.

Qin Tuo could see that Geng Cong must have some talent to have become a Grandmaster at such a young age.

But that level of strength was nothing in Qin Tuo's eyes.

Even Liao Feiying had been nothing to him, so what was Geng Cong, who was far weaker?

"Do you have any guts, kid? If you're a man, come and fight me properly!"

Geng Cong was furious, feeling completely ignored by Qin Tuo.

Qin Tuo finally responded.

"I've already told you. You're not worthy of fighting me."

Those words utterly enraged Geng Cong.

His face flushed crimson, and he looked so furious steam might as well have been shooting from his nostrils.

The other martial brothers, feeling the injustice done to him, started shouting as well.

"Go, Senior Brother! Teach this arrogant brat a lesson!"

"Yeah! Does he think he can look down on every hero in the world just because he got lucky and killed Liao Feiying? What a joke!"

Ding Gaoyi's face was ice-cold. If Geng Cong didn't teach Qin Tuo a lesson today, their sect would be utterly disgraced.

Without another word, Geng Cong lunged at Qin Tuo, unleashing a flurry of strikes.

His every punch and palm strike was packed with power, clearly intending to overwhelm Qin Tuo and knock him to the ground in one swift assault.

But Qin Tuo remained seated, not moving an inch. With just a slight tilt of his head, he effortlessly neutralized every one of Geng Cong's attacks.

At this, everyone's expression grew solemn. No one dared to even breathe.

A look of astonishment crept into Ding Gaoyi's eyes. He could see that Qin Tuo hadn't even used his full strength, yet he had already worn Geng Cong down to the point of panting.

Suddenly, Qin Tuo struck back!

He landed a heavy slap squarely across Geng Cong's face.

SMACK!

The slap stunned everyone. Geng Cong's mind went completely blank.

Qin Tuo immediately followed up with another slap. The repeated strikes knocked several of Geng Cong's teeth loose, and blood streamed from his mouth.

The martial brothers were now shocked speechless. They never imagined Geng Cong would be defeated so utterly, without a sliver of a chance. He had been completely, one-sidedly crushed!

When Geng Cong came to his senses, his face was deathly pale and his body trembled with rage.

He had never suffered such a great humiliation in his life.

With a beast-like roar, he charged, ready to fight Qin Tuo to the death.

"Senior Brother, don't!"

Huang Junchang cried out in panic, but to no avail.

Even Qin Tuo was starting to get annoyed. He had already shown mercy, but he hadn't expected the guy to be so ungrateful as to still want to throw his life away.

Geng Cong's eyes were bloodshot. As if possessed, he charged forward viciously.

Qin Tuo snorted, his hand shooting out to grab Geng Cong's arm.

Geng Cong was immediately paralyzed by an immense force, unable to move a muscle.

With a slight squeeze from Qin Tuo, everyone heard the sound of bone shattering.

CRACK...

Geng Cong let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

Qin Tuo had completely crushed his arm. The pain was so unbearable he wished for death.

Nearby, the group of martial brothers were all terrified. Their gazes toward Qin Tuo were now filled with deep fear and apprehension.

Through it all, Qin Tuo remained seated, his expression as calm and placid as ever.

And yet, his actions were so ruthless. To cripple Geng Cong's arm without so much as a change in his expression... He was simply too vicious.

A chill went down Huang Junchang's spine. He knew that an irreparable grudge had just been formed.

Qin Tuo casually let go, and Geng Cong collapsed to the floor, convulsing in pain.

Seeing this, Ding Gaoyi slammed his chopsticks down in a fury.

He shot to his feet, unleashing a terrifying killing intent at Qin Tuo without any attempt to hide it.

Seeing their master enraged, the surrounding martial brothers all rolled up their sleeves, ready to fight Qin Tuo.

Qin Tuo's calm expression finally gave way to a hint of impatience.

These people had provoked him time and again. Qin Tuo wouldn't mind taking care of them all.

The moment he saw Qin Tuo's brow furrow, the color drained from Huang Junchang's face.

He knew Qin Tuo was truly angry now. If he struck again, he would show no mercy!

And Huang Junchang knew that against an unrestrained Qin Tuo, everyone in his sect combined probably wouldn't stand a chance.

So, he could only rush to plead with him.

"Mr. Qin, I'm begging you! For my sake, please spare my sect members!"

Hearing this, Qin Tuo gradually calmed down and nodded.

"Fine. I'll do this for you. Otherwise, they'd all be sharing your senior brother's fate right now."

Huang Junchang was immensely grateful and thanked him profusely.

"Yes, thank you for your mercy, Mr. Qin!"

This exchange, however, only made his master, Ding Gaoyi, look even more furious. He felt he was being completely disrespected.

He roared:

"You brat! You've disgraced our sect! Now get out of my sight!"

After roaring at Huang Junchang, he said no more and charged furiously at Qin Tuo.