novelapdf Chapter 56: Crushing Sword Qi with Bare Hands!
Chapter 56: Crushing Sword Qi with Bare Hands!
The hall of the Shen family's birthday banquet was a mess, with overturned tables and chairs scattered about.
The floor was covered with shards of broken glass and spilled liquor, completely destroying the festive atmosphere.
The guests huddled in a corner of the banquet hall, looking at each other in bewilderment.
His face was filled with disbelief and deep-seated terror; he didn't even dare to breathe.
Guest A swallowed hard, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
"This is too exaggerated... What was that just now? Was that sword energy?"
"Am I dreaming? Does such a thing really exist in this world?"
Guest B kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, his face full of shock.
"I've really seen something today! Just now, this guy casually swung his hand and sent Xu Yunfeng flying more than ten meters away!"
"This is no ordinary person! What kind of trouble has the Shen family gotten into?"
Just as the entire hall fell silent, a tall, slender figure walked against the light from the entrance of the banquet hall.
Lu Jingchen walked calmly and unhurriedly into the messy hall.
He casually made a grabbing motion in the air with his right hand, the movement so light and effortless, as if he were merely brushing away a speck of dust.
In the close-up shot, Lu Jingchen gently squeezed his palm.
The sword energy that lingered in the air, still carrying a sharp and murderous aura, shattered instantly in his palm.
It turned into tiny specks of light and dissipated into the air without even causing a ripple.
Lu Jingchen walked straight to Xia Wanxing's side, his originally cold gaze softening instantly.
He looked at the girl, whose eyes were red and who was still trembling slightly, and spoke in a firm yet gentle tone.
Lu Jingchen smiled and said, "Wanxing, don't worry."
"With me here today, no one can hurt you in the slightest."
Looking at the person in front of her, Xia Wanxing's pent-up fear and grievances from the past half-day burst forth instantly.
She grabbed Lu Jingchen's arm, tears instantly streaming down her face, and choked out, "Brother..."
Not far away, the Yu family man holding a long sword instantly turned extremely sinister.
He stared intently at Lu Jingchen, his eyes practically overflowing with murderous intent.
The sword-wielding man laughed in fury, his voice filled with ruthlessness: "Boy, do you know what nonsense you're spouting?"
"So far, no one has dared to stop the people the Yu family wants to take away!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Jingchen tilted his head dismissively, his tone nonchalant.
"Is that so? Is your family very powerful? I've never heard of them."
The man with the sword instantly turned ashen-faced, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
His eyes flashed with murderous intent, and his entire aura instantly turned cold and chilling.
The sword-wielding man let out a deafening roar: "You're asking for death!"
He suddenly gripped the sword with both hands, channeling all the evil energy within him into the blade.
He swung his sword fiercely at Lu Jingchen, unleashing a sharp sword aura that was visible to the naked eye. With the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, it aimed directly at Lu Jingchen's face.
Xia Wanxing exclaimed in surprise and, without thinking, stepped in front of Lu Jingchen.
Lu Jingchen remained motionless, only gently extending two fingers.
He casually pinched the sword energy that was rushing towards him.
A crisp cracking sound rang out.
That sharp sword energy, powerful enough to shatter a solid wood dining table, was actually crushed to pieces by Lu Jingchen's bare hands.
Not even a ripple could reach him.
Lu Jingchen patted off non-existent dust from his hands and looked coldly at the sword-wielding man.
"I don't care what kind of bullshit agreement you have with Wanxing's father."
"In short, with me here, you can't take this person away."
The guests were all stunned; their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Crushing sword energy with bare hands? What kind of godlike feat is that?!
Xu Yunfeng, who was huddled in the corner, suddenly stopped, his hand covering his chest, and he froze.
He finally understood just how powerful and influential the person he had been mocking was.
At this moment, he was filled with remorse and wished he could disappear into the ground.
The man with the sword felt he had been insulted like never before.
An intense, overwhelming killing intent erupted from his body, causing the temperature in the banquet hall to plummet.
The sword-wielding man let out a beast-like roar: "Arrogant brat!"
He flashed away, leaving only a blur in his wake.
He and his sword transformed into a streak of black light, charging towards Lu Jingchen like a madman.
With this sword strike, he unleashed his full power, clearly intending to kill Lu Jingchen on the spot.
Lu Jingchen remained standing in the same spot, his expression calm, without even moving a step.
She simply threw a light punch at the sword-wielding man charging towards her from a distance.
boom!
A deep, muffled bang shook the crystal chandeliers throughout the banquet hall, making them vibrate.
The swordsman's forward momentum suddenly halted, as if he had crashed into an invisible, massive steel wall.
In the close-up shot, his chest caved in instantly, and the clothes on his back were ripped apart by the violent force of the energy.
The sword-wielding man coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string.
It slammed heavily against the wall behind it, leaving a spiderweb-like crack in the surface.
Another member of the Yu family, who had been watching the battle from the sidelines, moved with lightning speed and flashed over in an instant.
He quickly reached out and caught the sword-wielding man as he was sent flying backward, dissipating the violent force.
The man with the sword was now ashen-faced, slumped in his companion's arms, his body convulsing.
He didn't even have the strength to hold a sword, and was completely powerless to fight again.
The male companion slowly raised his head, his gaze as cold as a venomous snake, staring intently at Lu Jingchen.
His male companion suddenly let out a sinister laugh, his tone full of malice: "Very good, your strength is indeed very strong."
"However, do you really think that the Yu family's strength is only this superficial?"
He released the sword-wielding man from his arms and slowly straightened up.
An aura far more violent than before surged forth from his body.
A crackling sound of electricity instantly filled the hall.
His male companion was surrounded by crackling electricity, with countless blue lightning bolts dancing wildly around him.
The lights in the entire banquet hall began to flicker wildly, and the voltage became extremely unstable.
The male companion let out a deafening roar and his hands flew into hand seals.
"Now, I will show you the true strength of the Yu family! Five Directions Thunder Seal!"
He thrust both palms forward with a vengeance, and the raging power of thunder instantly coalesced into an ancient thunder seal.
It blasted towards Lu Jingchen with a terrifying aura that could destroy the world.
Wherever the lightning bolt passed, even the air was torn apart, emitting a piercing explosion.
The guests were terrified and crouched on the ground, covering their heads, fearing they would be affected by the lightning.
Shen Tuohai shielded his wife behind him, his face pale, his heart pounding in his chest.
But Lu Jingchen's eyes remained completely unmoved as he watched the lightning seal hurtling towards him.
He simply raised his hand again and threw a punch at Lei Yin.
When that punch was thrown, the air in the entire hall seemed to freeze instantly.
Time seemed to freeze in that instant, even the wildly dancing Razer snakes paused for a moment.
Lu Jingchen uttered a single word: "Break."
Boom!!!
The deafening explosion instantly reverberated throughout the entire villa.
The terrifying force of the fist instantly pierced through the lightning seal, and the violent lightning exploded.
It turned into countless tiny fragments of light, dissipating into the air without leaving a trace of its power.
The force of that punch, still strong, slammed heavily into his male companion.
Blood gushed from his companion's mouth, and he looked as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer.
He took seven or eight steps back, each step crushing the marble floor tiles beneath his feet.
He clutched his caved-in chest and staggered, barely managing to stay upright.
She stared at Lu Jingchen in disbelief, her eyes filled with a deep-seated terror.
His male companion's voice trembled uncontrollably: "This... what kind of power is this...?"
"You're clearly just an ordinary person, how could you possibly possess such terrifying cultivation..."
Lu Jingchen slowly withdrew his fist and stood with his hands behind his back.
He looked calmly at the two disheveled figures, his aura dominating the entire scene.
His voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly, carrying an arrogant air of looking down on the world.
"And what are your true abilities?"
"With one punch, I can shatter all laws."
The entire banquet hall was deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop.
All the guests stood frozen in place, staring at Lu Jingchen in the center of the room, forgetting even to breathe.
No one expected that this seemingly ordinary young man would possess such extraordinary abilities.
Even the most ruthless characters who can summon wind and thunder cannot withstand a single punch from him.
As Shen Tuohai watched Lu Jingchen's retreating figure, his legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.
He never imagined that the classmate his daughter had casually invited would turn out to be a living god who could save the entire Shen family!
If it weren't for him today, his daughter would probably have been forcibly taken away to be married off in a ghost marriage!
Xia Wanxing stood beside Lu Jingchen, looking at his tall and straight back with eyes full of admiration.
The jade pendant on her chest was still slightly warm, just like the person in front of her, giving her an unprecedented sense of security.
She knew that as long as Lu Jingchen was there, even if the sky fell, someone would hold it up for her.