<h4>Chapter 966: Chapter 973: Shi Family (Part 4)</h4>


    Watching the disappearing Ling Chen, the elderly man’s eyes scanned around, searching for Ling Chen’s position. However, Ling Chen was too fast, and his location was unpredictable, making it difficult to guess from which side he wouldunch an attack.


    So fast!


    The observing Shi Su and others were surprised as they watched Ling Chen, not expecting that he indeed had some skill.


    At this moment, leveraging the power of the Nine Yang Qiankun Step, Ling Chen moved swiftly around the elderly man, constantly changing positions. After more than ten seconds, Ling Chen suddenly stopped in his rapid motion, leaning forward andunching straight at the elderly man’s back.


    At the moment of attack, Ling Chen’s single palm transformed into a steel fist, with Hua Realm energy converging and bursting out suddenly, forming a formidable force.


    The characteristic of the Hua Realm is its ability to injure from a distance, with an effective range of about one meter. With the aid of the Nine Yang Qiankun Step, Ling Chen’s move achieved a surprising effect. Before that elderly man could react, the force from the steel fist had already struck his back.


    Instantly, impacted by the force, the elderly man’s body immediately lost bnce, his steps stumbling forward, managing to steady himself just in time to prevent falling to the ground.


    With a sessful hit, Ling Chen’s confidence soared. He had thought the elderly man was formidable, but it turned out that this was the extent of it.


    Actually, this was an oversight on Ling Chen’s part. The Shi Family is in truth a medical family, not an orthodox martial arts family, so their achievements in the martial arts lineage are not as glorious as other martial arts families. As a medical family, having an expert on the Earthly List is already quite an aplishment.


    Moreover, the true strength of the Shi Family does not lie in how many experts they have, but in their influence.


    It’s important to know that over the years, countless martial arts experts have received treatment from the Shi Family. Therefore, those who owe the Shi Family a debt of gratitude are numerous. And that is where the Shi Family’s true prowess lies. If the Shi Family were to face trouble, a rallying call would certainly see arge number of expertsing to assist.


    At this moment, after being taken advantage of by Ling Chen, the elderly man’s previously flushedplexion appeared a bit pale. He turned his head, ring coldly at Ling Chen across from him, and gritted his teeth to take the initiative tounch an attack.


    The elderly man’s offensive was extremely fierce, with each move emphasizing strength, like a tiger’s might, filled with power.


    Facing the elderly man’s attack, Ling Chen repeated his tactics, relying on the power of the Nine Yang Qiankun Step, constantly changing positions to dodge the elderly man’s blows.


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    Against an opponent stronger than himself, Ling Chen’s strategy was very simple, which was to drag it out. After all, he was at the peak of his youth, whereas the opponent was an elderly man, who surely couldn’t match his stamina. As long as he could prolong the fight, once the opponent’s stamina waned, he could easily end the battle.


    The elderly man seemed to have guessed Ling Chen’s intention, but guessing was one thing; dealing with Ling Chen was another.


    The Nine Yang Qiankun Step is Su He’s unique technique, and in the Martial Arts world, it is ranked as a top-tier movement technique. The Shi Family, being a medical family, had no such advanced martial arts to counter it. Therefore, the elderly man could only watch helplessly as Ling Chen moved around, unable to stop him.


    After a round of aggressive attacks, the elderly man hadn’t even touched the corner of Ling Chen’s clothes, and having expended so much energy, he found himself breathless.


    Seeing his elder suffer, Shi Su couldn’t help but frown. Meanwhile, Liu Xi, standing nearby, quietly slipped his hand into his pocket, his eyes fixated on the moving Ling Chen.


    Suddenly, Liu Xi’s wrist flicked, and several gleams of cold light shot through the air, heading straight for Ling Chen’s position.


    Seeing the shes of cold light by his side, Ling Chen’s expression changed slightly. He immediately halted and rushed forward to avoid the stealth attack from the cold light. However, as Liu Xi made his move, the elderly man had already adjusted, closing straight on Ling Chen and blocking his retreat.


    Seeing this situation, Ling Chen had no time to change positions and was forced to confront the attack head-on.


    Bam!


    The two fists collided, followed by a muffled groan, and Ling Chen staggered back four or five steps. Looking again at that elderly man, he had only taken two steps back; in the contest of Hua Realm power, the elderly man was clearly superior.


    Despicable!


    Ling Chen cursed silently, ignoring the turbulent energy within, and quickly began to perform the Nine Yang Qiankun Step again.


    However, during the earlier sh with the elderly man, Ling Chen had already suffered an internal injury. At this moment, his movement speed gradually slowed down.


    Such a good opportunity naturally wouldn’t be missed by the elderly man.


    With fists dancing, the elderly man took a deep breath, gathered all his strength, and quickly caught up with Ling Chen’s pace. At this time, Ling Chen not only had to deal with the elderly man’s fierce offensives but also guard against Liu Xi’s asional flying needles.


    In an instant, Ling Chen was somewhat in a sorry state, his movements no longer as fluid as before.


    "Liu Xi!"


    At this moment, Zhu Xiaozhu, who had been watching the battle from the side, finally noticed Liu Xi’s stealthy attack and couldn’t help but shout angrily, "What are you doing?"


    Liu Xi smiled sheepishly, "Just lending a hand."


    "You despicable!" Zhu Xiaozhu scolded unceremoniously, "They are fighting fairly, who allowed you to break the rules."


    Hearing Zhu Xiaozhu’s words, Shi Su said coldly, "Which side are you on anyway? As long as Ling Chen is dealt with, I don’t care about the means. Liu Xi, don’t mind what Xiaozhu said. As long as you can resolve Ling Chen, I will owe you a big favor."


    With Shi Su’s backing, Liu Xi’s eyes immediately brightened. He slightly raised the corners of his mouth, taking out more than ten flying needles, all mped between his fingers, ready to find an opportune moment to strike.


    Seeing Liu Xi’s actions, Zhu Xiaozhu bit her thin lip, quickly rushed to Liu Xi’s side, and tried to grab the flying needles in his hand. However, Shi Su noticed all of Zhu Xiaozhu’s movements, and before she could snatch them, Shi Su had already pulled her aside by force, holding her tightly.


    "Xiaozhu, if you still consider me your master, just stand still. If you dare to move again, don’t me me for disregarding our master-disciple rtionship." Shi Su scolded coldly.


    Mid-conversation, a sudden scream echoed.


    Shi Su and Zhu Xiaozhu looked over, only to see that Ling Chen had somehow abandoned the elderly man and dashed straight towards Liu Xi.


    Nobody expected Ling Chen’s sudden action.


    Due to his medical background, Liu Xi at best could use a few flying needle techniques, but he was clueless about martial arts. Seeing Ling Chen rush towards him, he stood bewildered, at a loss.


    It wasn’t until Ling Chen’s steel fist reached him that Liu Xi let out a couple of screams.


    With one punch, Ling Chen raised his steel fist and initially wanted to punch a few more times, but saw that after just one punch, Liu Xi fell directly to the ground, motionless and unconscious.


    Tch! Ling Chen sneered. This guy is really fragile, knocked out with just one punch.


    Having dealt with Liu Xi, Ling Chen shifted his gaze back onto the elderly man. Feeling Ling Chen’s sharp gaze, for some reason, a shiver of unease crept into the elderly man’s heart.