C19 Testing Him out

"Hold on!"

The middle-aged man surnamed Xu suddenly stood up and shouted at Hengtian.

"Brother Xu..."

Before Su Tianhao could finish his sentence, the middle-aged man surnamed Xu turned his head towards Su Tianhao, cupped his fists and said, "Brother Su, don't worry. Since I have promised you, I will not make things difficult for you."

Without waiting for Su Tianhao to finish speaking, the middle-aged man surnamed Xu turned around and looked at Hengtian, and said in a deep voice, "Young Hero Hengtian, I am Xu Hongkang. May I take the liberty of asking Young Hero a few things?"

"Senior, please speak." Hengtian looked at him indifferently.

"Alright, since you are so straightforward, then I will ask you. May I know where you come from?"

"Sorry, please forgive this junior for not being able to answer your question."

The moment he said that, everyone present frowned. Even Su Gui, who was behind him, frowned and looked at Hengtian, but his words stopped.

However, Xu Hongkang, who was the one who had asked the question, did not get angry when he heard Hengtian's reply. He asked again, "Which expert does the young hero come from?"

"There is no master..."

"How old are you?"

"Sixteen..."

Hiss!

The people present couldn't help but suck in a cold breath. He was so young that even Su Gui, who was standing behind him, looked at Hengtian in shock.

"I have heard of your profound martial arts, young hero. You managed to disable one of the Three Absolutes' disciples with a single finger. Aren't you afraid that the Three Absolutes' ancestor will seek revenge on you someday? I have heard that the Three Absolutes' ancestor is very protective.

But speaking of which, if there is some kind of power behind the Young Hero, it probably won't be afraid of the Three Absolutes Ancestor, right?" Xu Hongkang narrowed his eyes and asked while staring at Hengtian with a deep meaning.

"This junior doesn't know who the ancestor of the Three Absolutes is, but I've never heard of him. Ren Zhongming was the one who started the trouble for this junior, and crippling one of his arms was also a punishment to him. Speaking of which, there's no need to be worried about him. Even if the ancestor of the Three Absolutes comes to seek revenge, this junior will accept it. As for his power, if there was any power behind this junior, then he wouldn't have appeared here today to talk to you, senior."

"I don't know? Hmm, so that's it. That's me, Xu. I was being too suspicious. However, I have a bad habit. I especially like to fight with experts. Since you are so skilled, I wonder if you could teach me a thing or two?" Xu Hongkang stared at Hengtian with a gloomy expression.

Hearing that, Su Gui hurriedly took two steps forward and said: "Uncle Xu, this is too ..."

"You!" Su Tianhao glared at Su Gui and shouted in a deep voice.

Seeing Su Tianhao's scolding, Su Gui could only grit his teeth and retreat to the side.

Hengtian glanced at the crowd, how could he not know what was going on? He immediately said expressionlessly, "Since Senior Xu is so interested, please show mercy."

"Alright, this young man is indeed not ordinary. Such a heroic spirit is worthy of admiration. Then I will... make my move!"

After saying that, Xu Honggang let out a low shout, raised his fists to his chest, and shouted at Hengtian.

Immediately after, Xu Hongkang's two arms that were like iron shook, and the veins on his arms suddenly bulged, as if they were entangled with branches.

Next, Xu Hongkang's vigorous Genuine Qi gushed out, and the black robe on his body fluttered. His entire body emitted an imposing aura that was not angry, and it pounced towards Hengtian who was facing him, as if he was using his aura to crush Hengtian.

Seeing this, the expressions of the people in the hall changed. They narrowed their eyes and looked at Xu Hongkang with different expressions, but they all had different plans in their hearts.

Looking at Hengtian again, his indifferent expression slowly disappeared. He looked at Xu Hongkang with his thick eyebrows slightly wrinkled. Seeing his attitude, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

After that, Hengtian moved his legs slightly and stood firmly like the roots of an old tree. He took a light breath, slowly lowered his head, and looked coldly at Xu Hongkang.

In half a breath's time, Hengtian snorted softly, and then a faint green spiritual energy gradually appeared around his body. It was like a flame that was rising up from the bottom and curling up around his body, as if it was brewing something. It looked quite mysterious.

"This, this is ..."

Everyone's face suddenly changed. The muscles on their faces were twitching, and they all stood up unconsciously.

"Heavenly Supreme Qi!" Su Tianhao said word by word, staring at Hengtian in shock.

At this moment, Xu Hongkang, who was still accumulating his strength, could not help but narrow his eyes. He saw that Hengtian, who was opposite him, had actually formed a circle of spiritual light around his body that wrapped around Hengtian like a light green bubble.

Xu Hongkang frowned, his eyes kept flashing, and then he revealed a fierce expression. He gritted his teeth and shouted, and the Genuine Qi between his iron-like fists condensed as if it was corporeal, bringing with it a strong gust of wind as it smashed towards Hengtian.

Both the spectators and Hengtian looked at Xu Hongkang with a serious expression, especially Hengtian. The moment he heard the crowd say the word "Innate Vigor Qi," his heart skipped a beat.

Obviously, everyone understood wrongly, even though Hengtian did not know what they were talking about.

However, although Hengtian believed that Xu Honggang wouldn't be able to break through the barrier, Xu Honggang was still much stronger than Ren Zhongming. They weren't even on the same level.

As he thought of this, Xu Hongkang's fierce fist had already arrived. However, the spiritual energy around Hengtian's body had already condensed into an origin energy barrier. Xu Hongkang's fierce fist swung over like a hot knife through butter, aiming for Hengtian's chest.

However, what shocked the people in the hall was that when the fierce fist was six inches away from Hengtian's chest, it suddenly stopped. It was as if it was blocked by an invisible wall, and it could no longer move towards Hengtian's body.

Seeing this, Xu Hongkang's eyes flashed, but he did not delay any longer. With a shake of his arm, he suddenly retracted it. With a spin of his feet, he turned around and used the momentum to counter-attack. His iron fist once again struck towards the light green Qi barrier.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The iron fist struck the barrier three times in a row, but there were only ripples on the barrier. There was no other change, and seeing this scene, Xu Hongkang's face quickly darkened to the extreme.

When everyone saw this, their expressions kept changing.

Obviously, it was not that Xu Hongkang was too weak, but that the Qi barrier cast by this seventeen year old youth in front of him was too powerful. At such a young age, he was already at the top of the martial arts world - - the Innate Realm!

Just when everyone was looking at Hengtian and Xu Honggang with a serious expression, suddenly, everyone's expression couldn't help but change.

Hengtian slowly raised his head, and his body began to move, as if he was about to counterattack. Of course, such a move attracted the gazes of extreme anticipation from the crowd. They wanted to see just what kind of shocking ability this seventeen-year-old innate expert in front of them had.

At this moment, Hengtian's heart was extremely unsettled. Although he knew that the Origin Energy Shield that Zi Feng taught him was very powerful, he never thought that the Origin Energy Shield would actually be so powerful.

He has only been cultivating this energy barrier for half a month, yet he was able to block Xu Hongkang, an old martial artist who had been cultivating for more than forty years. This was simply...

However, even though he thought so, Hengtian did not plan to go easy on him. He knew that only by defeating Xu Hongkang would he be able to convince the people in the hall to acknowledge his existence and do his best to answer his questions.

"Humph! Don't be surprised, kid. Your own spiritual energy is not only quality-wise, but also in terms of quantity. In addition to that, the barrier that I taught you is also broken. If even this is broken, then the Spiritual Cultivator will just have to die!"

Hearing that, Hengtian seemed to have understood something. He instantly calmed down and slowly gathered his strength.

Hengtian's body trembled slightly, and he secretly circulated his spiritual energy. The Yuan Qi barrier around his body suddenly expanded, and in a few breaths' time, his spiritual power was like the wind.

After that, Hengtian let out a muffled groan from his throat, and his entire body leaned forward.

Suddenly, an extremely tyrannical force followed his arm and struck Xu Hongkang's body. He was forced to take a few steps back and barely managed to stabilize his body. He raised his head with a struggling expression and looked at Hengtian.

Hengtian raised his arm in an instant and pushed his palm forward. The light green spiritual energy quickly condensed into a palm wind, "Hu!" It struck Xu Hongkang's chest, causing him to retreat.

Puff ~

Xu Hongkang let out a muffled groan, spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Hengtian looked coldly at Xu Hongkang. After struggling on the ground for a few moments, he spat out a few mouthful of blood and fainted.

With a sigh of relief, Hengtian removed the Yuan Qi barrier with a wave of his hand and said lightly to the unconscious Xu Hongkang, "Thank you."

At this moment, everyone could no longer sit still and rushed towards Xu Hongkang like a swarm of bees. They hurriedly helped him up and checked his pulse. They found that he had only fainted from some internal injuries. After a short period of recuperation, he would be fully recovered. After they all let out a sigh of relief, they looked at Hengtian with complicated expressions.

Su Tianhao looked at Hengtian with a gloomy expression. His heart was already in chaos.

At such an age, he already possessed the strength of an uncle. Judging from the degree of condensation of the Innate Qi, he was probably even stronger than Uncle Chang.

Just as Su Tianhao was lost in his thoughts, Hengtian suddenly said in a soft voice, "Seniors, I did not hold back when I attacked and accidentally injured Senior Xu. I hope you seniors can forgive me."

Hearing that, everyone looked at each other, and the hall fell silent.

At this moment, Su Mei'er and the old man surnamed Chang walked into the hall. Everyone looked over, causing Su Mei'er to feel uncomfortable. She couldn't help but shrink her body and hide behind the old man surnamed Chang.

"Hmm? What are you guys doing? And also, what happened to Brat Xu? Why did he become like this?" Old Man Chang asked Su Tianhao with a gloomy expression.

"Yes... Uncle Chang, Brother Xu suspects that this Young Hero Hengtian is a blade... a member of the Divine Blade Sect, so..." Su Tianhao concluded awkwardly.

Hearing that, Hengtian could not help but frown. He looked at Su Tianhao in the blink of an eye, then looked at the old man surnamed Chang who had an angry expression on his face. He retracted his gaze expressionlessly, and his eyes revealed a hint of thoughtfulness as he muttered to himself, "Divine Blade Sect..."

"So you tested it?"

"This..."

"What a fool!"

The old man with the surname Chang waved his sleeve and walked in front of the crowd. He pointed at Xu Hongkang and said to everyone: "Help him sit down cross-legged."

Hearing that, everyone hurriedly helped Xu Hongkang up and sat him down. The old man with the surname Chang pointed out with one hand, condensed a wave of white true force at the tip of his finger, and tapped onto Xu Hongkang's Baihui acupoint.

Then, he heard Xu Hongkang groan, his eyes trembled, and a few seconds later, he slowly woke up and opened his eyes.

Xu Hongkang opened his listless eyes and looked around. He saw that everyone was looking at him, and then he saw Old Man Chang's somewhat angry expression. He said with a face full of shame, "Elder Chang, I ..."

"Alright, I understand your difficulties. I only hope that you can think about it carefully after this matter." The old man surnamed Chang waved his hand and sighed.

Seeing the old man surnamed Chang acting this way, Xu Hongkang lowered his head slightly and revealed a ashamed expression.

"Big Brother Hengtian, are you... alright?" Su Mei'er looked at Hengtian and asked with concern.

"Thank you for your concern, Miss Su. I am fine."

"Oh, that's good, that's good ..." Su Mei'er muttered to herself.

When he saw Su Mei'er's attitude, the old man surnamed Chang's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but smile. He stroked his beard as he looked at Hengtian and chuckled: "I presume this is young hero Hengtian. This old man is Chang Henkong, and just now, I apologize on his behalf for offending you. I hope that young hero will not take issue with this matter."

"Senior Chang is too serious. I am already feeling guilty for accidentally injuring Senior Xu. How could I tolerate such a thing from Senior Chang?" Hengtian replied.

"With Young Hero Hengtian's words, I am relieved. Oh right, I heard from Xiao'er that Young Hero has come here for some important matters. I wonder if Young Hero can tell me a thing or two. If I can do what I can do, I will definitely do my best to help Young Hero complete it." Chang Henkong said with a solemn expression.

Hearing that, everyone was moved and agreed.

"Thank you, seniors. This junior would like to ask all of you if you know what this painting is?" Hengtian took out a picture from his chest. It was the one he had handed over to Su Gui in L City.

The pupils of the crowd contracted, and even the smiling Chang Henkong's smile disappeared in an instant. His face revealed a serious expression, and the eyes of Xu Hongkang, who had just stood up, lit up with intense hatred.

"This is ..."

Seeing everyone's expression, Hengtian seemed to have some guesses in his heart. He did not say anything, and quietly waited for Chang Henkong's answer.

After a long while, Hengtian saw that Chang Henkong had a complicated expression on his face as he sighed and said faintly, "Dao God Sect!"