Dragon Emperor, Martial God
chapter-122

As the Chinese saying goes, ‘Don’t pretend, you’ll end up getting struck by lightning.’

Right now, Cao Shanshan was lamenting her decisions and the grave she dug for herself just because she pretended in front of Ling Yun.

Ling Yun had spent approximately 2 minutes with Li Qingchuan before walking over to see that Tie Xiaohu was still lying on the ground, completely exhausted. His chest rose and fell rapidly as he panted heavily and his intense gaze was fixed on Ling Yun.

He had been kicked and tossed around by Ling Yun nearly 20 times.

For the last few rounds, the time he had spent recuperating on the ground got increasing longer and it got harder and harder for him to get up with every subsequent round. His entire body was aching from abrasions due to the constant friction between his body and the red brick floor after being hurled to the ground again and again. Even his face was injured in several places with blood flowing down his face as he cut a sorry figure.

However, not a trace of fear or humiliation could be seen on his face. He resembled an injured yet ferocious tiger, resting and panting as he glared at Ling Yun while gritting his teeth. He wanted to fight again!

Ling Yun nodded to himself and found Tie Xiaohu’s fighting spirit and willpower extremely admirable. Ling Yun walked over to Tie Xiaohu and looked down at him, “Do you surrender? If you don’t then continue trying to get up!”

“You are indeed very strong, but you want me to surrender? You’re still miles away from it!” Tie Xiaohu replied as he panted for air.

He cracked a smile and placed both of his hands on the ground before struggling to stand back up. He kept losing his balance as his entire body leaned back and forth, but he still managed to stay upright.

Ling Yun smiled and said, “Very well, again!”

Tie Xiaohu stumbled towards Ling Yun. One could even say he dragged himself over. He raised his arm that was already sore beyond belief and he threw another punch at Ling Yun.

In the eyes of others, Ling Yun was just bullying and humiliating Tie Xiaohu at this point. However, Ling Yun knew what he is doing. He was grinding him down, testing him over and over again. Tie Xiaohu was like a piece of precious metal, his true potential could only be released after he had undergone a countless number of tests,

It was once said in an ancient Chinese poem, it takes 3 days to determine the quality of a jade and 7 years to determine the quality of a piece of wood.

Ling Yun was only halfway through with his trials for Tie Xiaohu. He obviously would not let him go this easily.

As the crowd cheered on, Ling Yun raised his left leg and it landed a kick on Tie Xiaohu’s chest.

*Pang!*

Another 7 to 8 meters away! Tie Xiaohu fell backward onto the ground yet again.

“Ah——” Tie Xiaohu let out an angry loud roar after falling to the ground. The roar echoed through the entire school, showing everyone his strength and resilience.

Ling Yun took his time as he sauntered over to him before saying casually, “Stop yelling already, get up if you’re a man!”

“I will get up!” Tie Xiaohu clenched his teeth as he struggled to sit upright. Then, he grabbed onto Ling Yun’s shirt and stood up once again.

“Surrender yet?” Ling Yun gave a faint smile, allowing Tie Xiaohu to hold onto his body while getting up.

“No way!” Tie Xiaohu would rather die than surrender.

Ling Yun nodded in agreement and said, “Very well, let me give you something exciting! Let’s see whether you’ll surrender after this!”

Right as the words left his mouth, Ling Yun grabbed onto Tie Xiaohu’s collar and flung him into the air towards the field. Tie Xiaohu’s body was 4 meters above the ground as he flew over the railing separating the school field and the area where they were fighting. His body looked like it had been fired into the air by a cannon.

He was flying at an unbelievable speed.

As fast as Tie Xiaohu was as he flew through the air, Ling Yun was even faster. Utilizing his Thousand Miles Godly Steps, he leaped over the railing and runs beneath Tie Xiaohu’s flying body towards the field!

Ling Yun had just begun demonstrating 10% of his true potential.

“Damn, what is Ling Yun trying to do?!”

“Truly unbelievable, Ling Yun is just unbelievable. Turns out he was just toying with Tie Xiaohu before this!”

“He’s flying across the field!”

“It’s starting again!”

Tang Meng and Xue Meining shriek at the same time, whereas Cao Shanshan and Li Qingchuan were completely jaw-dropped as they witnessed the insane scene unfolding before their eyes in utter disbelief.

Even someone as brave as Tie Xiaohu would be terrified if his body suddenly got flung into the air. However, he kept his eyes open throughout and was completely stunned when he saw Ling Yun catching up beneath him on foot.

“This… Is it possible that this is potential of Ling Yun’s true capabilities?!” Tie Xiaohu was absolutely mortified. He knew that he was probably not worthy enough to be Ling Yun’s servant, let alone his opponent!

On the other end, the Green Dragon Gang members were all in a daze as they stared blankly at Ling Yun’s silhouette. They could not help but wonder what they had gotten themselves into.

As they were watching Ling Yun humiliate Tie Xiaohu again and again, a few of them were so close to joining in the fight and helping out Tie Xiaohu. But now, they knew that even 20 more Tie Xiaohus still would not be enough to take Ling Yun down, let alone a few of them.

Tie Xiaohu’s body flew 20 meters towards the field horizontally. His body began to lose momentum the moment he reached the tracks. If he fell to the ground, it was almost certain that he will not be able to get up this time!

Obviously, Ling Yun was not about to let him fall. By the time Xiaohu’s body was at the height of Ling Yun’s chest, Ling Yun reached his hand out at lightning speed and flung Tie Xiaohu high up into the air again in the direction of the tracks!

He flung him even higher and further this time!

A faint smile appeared on Ling Yun’s face as he looked at an absolutely terrified Tie Xiaohu flying in mid-air.

Fly as much as you want. Over 190 pounds, I can probably use you for some strength training!

He did not even bother to ask if Tie Xiaohu wanted to surrender before dashing after Tie Xiaohu again. Every time Tie Xiaohu fell to the height of Ling Yun’s chest, he would toss him into the air again!

Tie Xiaohu’s towering figure arced across the tracks gracefully. For every time that Ling Yun tossed him into the air, Tie Xiaohu got sent into another wave of shock. However, his fears and worries were unnecessary since he was never going to hit the ground.

There were three classes having their physical education lessons in the field at that time. As one would expect, all of them had been completely stunned by the scene unfolding before them as they stood still with their feet rooted to the ground. Their gaze followed Ling Yun and Tie Xiaohu’s silhouette as they unknowingly drooled all over the grass.

One could say that this scene was even more exciting than Ling Yun running laps while carrying a sandbag last week! Mhmm, exciting, truly exciting!

“Monster, he’s definitely a monster! Little Ning, why on earth would you have him as your boyfriend!”

Li Qingchuan gawked at Ling Yun dashing across the tracks in disbelief as he utters those words. He was either asking Xue Meining a question or mumbling to himself. Subconsciously, it was as if he had lost all confidence in his fight with Ling Yun for Xue Meining’s heart; Consciously, he had no choice but to admit the fact that Ling Yun was indeed Xue Meining’s boyfriend!

Regardless of whether Tie Xiaohu was surrendering, Li Qingchuan conceded wholeheartedly.

He did not expect Xue Meining to reply him in her state of shock. “I don’t know either. He… How on earth is he doing that?”

Tang Meng even began to drool as he thought to himself.

Jesus. What kind of insane strength and speed is this, Boss?

An ordinary person would not even be able to toss a basketball this far and high! Even if they did manage to do it, they certainly would not be able to catch it!

Cao Shanshan, who had an understanding of all things mysterious in the world, was also extremely shaken. This was the first time she began drawing connections between Ling Yun and those people whom she knew!

“Ling Yun has definitely experienced some earth-shattering incident and got them to impart their knowledge to him! Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to attain such power and reach this state!”

Right now, the weird expression had disappeared from Cao Shanshan’s face without a trace. Her beautiful eyes began to glimmer with excitement as her lashes trembled endlessly. It was as if she has seen the light!

“I’m sorry, Little Ning. Even though you got ahead of me, for a Ling Yun like this, I must fight for him no matter what!”

Cao Shanshan did not bother to conceal her admiration for Ling Yun in her eyes as she secretly laid out a plan.

Target acquired. With a change in her mood, Cao Shanshan finally began to relax her furrowed brows as a vibrant radiance appeared on her beautiful oval-shaped face once again. It was as if she was glowing!

It is alright to make mistakes as long as one learns from it! It is not too late to fix her mistakes!

“Stupid Ling Yun, what an idiot! Why would you hide this from me! Judging by how Xue Meining and Tang Meng are reacting, they probably found out about this a long time ago. Just wait and see how I’ll deal with you guys! Hmm!”

Cao Shanshan’s gaze swept across the area and she managed to catch a glimpse of Tang Meng’s and Xue Meining’s shaken yet knowing expression as she cursed Ling Yun secretly!

Ling Yun was currently running around the track like a maniac. After completing three laps, he came to a sudden realization that Tie Xiaohu had already adjusted to getting tossed around. This kid had his eyes half open as if he was dozing off. He was actually enjoying it!

“Such bravery,” Ling Yun thought to himself. When Ling Yun caught Tie Xiaohu in his hand once again, he did not toss him up immediately, but instead smiled at Tie Xiaohu and asked, “Having fun?”

Tie Xiaohu answers instinctively, “Having fun…”

Ling Yun let out a chuckle as he blinked his eyes at Tie Xiaohu, “You won’t find it fun anymore.”

At the peak of Level Three physique tempering, Ling Yun had already depleted most of the aura within his body after messing about for such a long time. He began to circulate whatever aura that was left in his body according to the cosmic orbits.

Tie Xiaohu’s eyes widen in fear as he noticed something odd with Ling Yun’s expression.

“What are you trying to do?!” he screamed.

If Ling Yun were to ask whether Tie Xiaohu was willing to surrender right now, Tie Xiaohu would definitely surrender without hesitation. Both of them did not even belong on the same level, so what would be the point of Tie Xiaohu refusing to surrender?

Even though Tie Xiaohu had impeccable resilience and willpower, he was not an idiot. He would obviously surrender before a strong opponent who was capable of squishing him like an ant!

A distinct dimple could be seen on Ling Yun’s left cheek as he flashed a smile. However, Ling Yun’s smile was nothing but horrifying in Tie Xiaohu’s eyes.

“I’ll destroy you!” As soon as those words left his mouth, Ling Yun wielded his index and middle fingers as a sword and begin jabbing it into the major fatal acupuncture points all over Tie Xiaohu’s body.

Tie Xiaohu was truly afraid this time. All colors drained from his face as he let out a bloodcurdling scream, “Boss, I really surrender. I surrender a hundred times, no, a thousand times, a million times! I’ll work for you in the future, I’m begging you to spare me!”

Tie Xiaohu had previously trained in the Thirteen Cross Practice that could only be practiced by virgins. Seeing as Ling Yun was about to render all of his training useless, it was no wonder Tie Xiaohu was absolutely terrified!

Ling Yun’s fingers continue jabbing at the points as he chuckles, “It’s too late to surrender! Surrendering isn’t enough!”

Right after Ling Yun was done jabbing him, he tossed the pale-looking Tie Xiaohu into the air once again before quickly taking out his leather needle pouch and removing nine silver needles from it!

By the time Xiaohu began to descend, Ling Yun grabbed onto his body with his left hand and began performing the Nine Needles of the Spiritual Pivot with one hand while running around the track!

The aura within Ling Yun’s body begins burrowing into Tie Xiaohu’s body through the Nine Needles of the Spiritual Pivot. For the sake of Tie Xiaohu being such top-notch material for cultivation, Ling Yun gave his all as he performed the Nine Needles of the Spiritual Pivot nine times in total before finally stopping.

A successful attempt at Tie Xiaohu’s internal cleansing.

Then, Ling Yun casually tossed Tie Xiaohu’s body high up into the sky towards the basketball court.

Among the deafening screams, Tie Xiaohu’s enormous body landed on the highest point of backboard gently with his limbs steadily hanging off the board.

*Ring…*

The school bell signifying the end of the last lesson of the morning began to ring!