Chapter 110: You Think It’s All Settled Just Because You Say So?

Xia Ming’s expression also changed abruptly.

However, he was not overly shocked.

“Don’t worry. That’s only the most basic hand seal. He isn’t an array master; at most, he’s just a beginner. If he really were an array master, he would have made his move already. How could he have waited until now?”

“He’s just trying to scare us. There’s no need to be afraid. Go on—he’s no match for you!”

Hearing Xia Ming’s words, Hei Sha also calmed down.

Beside him, Bai Sha said, “Little brother, I’ll help you!”

“Big brother, no need. I was careless just now. Dealing with this brat, I’m enough on my own.”

After seeing Li Jiansan’s earlier methods, Hei Sha also became cautious this time.

With a thunderous boom, Hei Sha stared at Li Jiansan, found a tricky angle, and struck fiercely at him.

As Hei Sha’s fist drew near, Li Jiansan shifted lightly beneath his feet, and in an instant, a blur of afterimages flashed past.

“What’s going on? How did that brat disappear?”

A moment ago, Hei Sha had still been watching Li Jiansan, but in the blink of an eye, Li Jiansan’s figure had vanished from before his eyes.

“He’s behind you! Be careful!”

From a distance, Bai Sha spotted Li Jiansan’s figure and immediately shouted.

“What!”

Hei Sha was startled and hurriedly turned around.

Smack!

Li Jiansan’s palm struck Hei Sha’s face hard, leaving behind a clear and unmistakable handprint.

Hei Sha said with a vicious expression, “Brat, you actually hit me!”

“I already hit you. Are you asking whether I dare?”

At Hei Sha’s question, Li Jiansan only smiled with contempt. He was thoroughly impressed by the thought process of these local bumpkins.

“Damn it!”

In a furious rage, Hei Sha spread his hands and lunged at Li Jiansan again.

Boom!

This time, Li Jiansan did not dodge. Instead, he threw a punch straight to meet it.

“Heh, you actually dare to clash with me head-on? You’re courting death!”

Seeing Li Jiansan’s punch coming, Hei Sha’s face showed a look of disdain.

The instant his fist met Li Jiansan’s, however, his expression turned horribly ugly.

“How can your power be this strong? This...”

Crack!

A sharp snapping sound rang out. Hei Sha’s arm was directly broken by Li Jiansan.

“Ah...”

Hei Sha let out a bloodcurdling wail. This was the first time he had ever felt such unbearable agony.

Bai Sha’s face darkened to the extreme. “Brat, you actually crippled my little brother’s arm!”

Crippling an arm was far from the end. Li Jiansan pressed forward with his fist again, and with a thunderous impact, it landed squarely on Hei Sha’s chest.

After that, Hei Sha’s eyes dimmed and lost all focus. His breath slowly faded, and he collapsed to the ground.

One punch.

With a single punch, he had killed Hei Sha, who was at the first level of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Seeing this, Bai Sha and Xia Ming were both stunned.

They never could have imagined that Li Jiansan’s strength would be so terrifying.

In the earlier exchange, Hei Sha had clearly held the overwhelming advantage, but within only a few breaths, he had fallen completely into the disadvantageous position and was ultimately killed outright by Li Jiansan.

It was as if, had Li Jiansan wished it, Hei Sha would not even have had the chance to strike.

At this point, Li Jiansan’s strength had far exceeded their expectations.

Even Xia Ming had begun to feel wary of him.

“Little brother!”

Bai Sha roared, “Brat, you actually killed my second brother! Damn you, today I will tear you to pieces!”

He had not expected that what should have been an easy task for the three of them would now turn into such a disastrous turn of events.

“Thunder Serpent Art!”

Immediately afterward, Bai Sha shouted loudly and made his move against Li Jiansan at once.

He threw a punch, and violent energy burst forth from his fist, like strands of tiny lightning bolts, erupting with dazzling brilliance.

Buzz, buzz!

The tiny bolts of lightning in midair suddenly condensed into little serpents, and after a moment, they gathered once more into a massive python.

The giant python moved with astonishing speed, arriving before Li Jiansan in the blink of an eye.

“Hmph!”

Li Jiansan twisted rapidly, swiftly evading Bai Sha’s attack.

At the same time, his hand changed continuously as he formed seals, condensing spirit imprints.

Very quickly, a dazzling blue seal rapidly formed in his hand.

Buzz!

The blue seal spun with a hum, gathering the terrifying power of heaven and earth as it shot toward Bai Sha.

Bai Sha was only at the second level of the Foundation Establishment stage. Faced with Li Jiansan’s spirit seal attack, he had no ability to fight back at all and was instantly injured by the impact.

“Ah!”

After taking the blow, Bai Sha’s blood and qi churned violently inside him. A sweetness rose in his throat, and pain filled his face. Then he spat out a mouthful of blood.

“Young Master Xia, this brat is rather strange. Let’s attack together!”

With a grim expression, Bai Sha quickly turned back and shouted to Xia Ming.

However, Xia Ming nearby still stood quietly in place, with no intention of making a move at all.

Seeing that Xia Ming had not moved, Bai Sha’s expression changed. “Young Master Xia, think about it. If you don’t act now and I lose, you won’t be able to escape either!”

Hearing Bai Sha’s words, Xia Ming’s body trembled.

Seeing this, Bai Sha shouted, “Young Master Xia, what are you waiting for? Let us join hands—”

Before Bai Sha could finish speaking, Li Jiansan immediately waved a spirit seal at him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several great seals crashed down onto Bai Sha’s body, and terrifying power erupted across him.

“Ah...”

Bai Sha also let out a miserable scream. His face changed color repeatedly, and fear surged violently in his heart.

What kind of attack was this? How could it be so bizarre?

Crack!

At that moment, while terror filled Bai Sha’s heart, several spirit seals fused together. The power erupting from within them instantly shattered Bai Sha’s head, and in the end, his body was blasted into powder as well.

“You actually...”

Seeing Bai Sha’s fate, Xia Ming, after a brief moment of recovery, looked at Li Jiansan in terror.

Li Jiansan’s gaze landed on Xia Ming, startling him into stepping back at once.

“Brat, I underestimated you earlier. You do have some skill. How about this? I can introduce you to the Vermilion Bird Academy in the imperial capital. You can stay by my side and serve as my subordinate. You can also cultivate at the Vermilion Bird Academy. Of course, when I have time, I can guide your training.”

Li Jiansan looked at him. “The Vermilion Bird Academy?”

Seeing Li Jiansan’s reaction, Xia Ming let out a slight sigh of relief and said with a smile, “Yes. You haven’t been to the imperial capital, so you may not know this, but the Vermilion Bird Academy is one of the four major academies in the imperial capital.”

“But you tried to kill me earlier.”

Xia Ming did not care in the slightest. With an air of magnanimity, he said, “It’s fine. I didn’t realize earlier that you actually had such potential. Let’s just let this matter pass.”

“What did you say?”

Seeing that Li Jiansan seemed not to believe him at all, Xia Ming repeated himself.

“It’s fine. No need to get worked up. Didn’t I already say it? We’ll call it even.”

A trace of a smile appeared on Xia Ming’s face, but the smugness and arrogance there could not be concealed. As for what he called “even,” it naturally referred to the matter of sending assassins to kill Li Jiansan.

Li Jiansan said calmly, “You say we’ll call it even?”

“Yes.”

Xia Ming also looked at Li Jiansan.

Li Jiansan said coldly, “Heh, you say we’ll call it even, and you can even let me enter the Vermilion Bird Academy, and even guide my cultivation?”