Chapter 235: How Could It Possibly Fly?

Ye Xuan never expected in his wildest dreams that Lin Jian’s Power would be this strong, his Speed this fast, and that he could actually spot his openings. Thus, as Ye Xuan was sent flying backward, a look of sheer disbelief washed over his face.

However, he was a Grandmaster, after all. His Inner Power Cultivation was truly terrifying. Under the balance of his own Qi aura, he actually managed to land steadily on his feet!

Although Lin Jian’s strike was a heavy punch, the vast majority of its impact had been dispersed by Ye Xuan’s True Qi. As a result, his chest merely throbbed with a dull ache; he hadn’t actually suffered any internal injuries!

"A Power Awakener? Very well, it seems I’ve still underestimated you!" Ye Xuan paused for a split second before charging forward once again.

This time, driven by the Qi surging around his body, his long robes fluttered wildly. If one looked closely, they could see that every single hair on his palms was standing on end like tiny barbs!

Naturally, he hadn’t grown spikes on his hands. Instead, this was Qi Condensation gathering in his palms, ready to unleash an invisible force!

For the first time, Lin Jian’s Thought perceived the wind generated by the palm strikes. Like hunting knives, two blades of True Qi had formed beneath Ye Xuan’s hands. These blades of True Qi were invisible to the naked eye. Yet, under the gaze of Thought, they were as clear as day, looking like special effects straight out of a movie!

"A Qi Refiner is truly remarkable!" Lin Jian thought in amazement.

However, he had no intention of taking Ye Xuan’s Palm Blade head-on. Just as Ye Xuan charged at him, Lin Jian slightly bent his knees, and then...

SWOOSH!

Like a flash of light or a fleeting shadow, Ye Xuan was horrified to find that Lin Jian had vanished from his spot. In the very next second, Ye Xuan’s body was sent flying into the air once again!

The reaction speed of his brain simply couldn’t keep up with the speed of Lin Jian’s attack! That was right; these were two entirely different realms of Speed. He saw Lin Jian twitch from his original spot, but the signal his brain processed only registered that slight movement—it hadn’t even told him to brace for impact or dodge yet. After all, a human’s reaction time had its physical limits! At this moment, Lin Jian’s Speed had completely surpassed Ye Xuan’s ability to react!

With his second punch, Lin Jian shattered the True Qi defenses once again. This time, the blow landed directly on Ye Xuan’s shoulder. Lin Jian still pulled his punches; otherwise, he didn’t believe Ye Xuan could have withstood the full force of the strike!

WHOOSH!

Ye Xuan landed back on the ground, staggering backward several steps as a solemn look settled into his eyes.

His opponent’s speed was far too fast. To think that he, a Grandmaster, had suffered two consecutive hits under the sheer velocity of this young man’s attacks! Fortunately, his True Qi defenses dispersed much of the impact. Without it, such high-speed strikes would have undoubtedly shattered his ribs!

"Mr. Ye, you are no match for me!"

Lin Jian cupped his hands in a respectful salute. He didn’t want to fight anymore; he had successfully tested the capabilities of a Grandmaster!

In truth, the only difference between an advanced Grandmaster and an ordinary Grandmaster was that the former could execute Qi Flow outside their body, while the latter was limited to internal circulation. Upon fully reaching the Grandmaster Realm, not only did the Dantian possess a larger capacity and thicker True Qi, but the Qi also surged freely through the entire body. The True Qi could be manifested into invisible weapons for combat!

The easiest way to understand this was: an advanced Grandmaster could knock down or kill you from several meters away. An ordinary Grandmaster could not do that.

"No match for you? I wouldn’t be so sure!" Ye Xuan clearly had a stubborn streak. The moment the words left his mouth, he launched a third assault!

Lin Jian was left momentarily speechless, but he truly didn’t want to keep fighting. As he took a light step backward, his entire body suddenly lifted off the ground! He leaped over three meters into the air, hovering there as he said, "Mr. Ye, you can’t hit me, but I can hit you. Therefore, you are no match for me!"

SCREECH!

Ye Xuan slammed the brakes on his charge. His mouth fell slightly open, and he pointed up at Lin Jian, completely speechless!

Lin Jian was standing in mid-air. He was levitating.

This... This... This was impossible!

He was utterly dumbfounded, his brain completely short-circuiting! How could a human possibly levitate in mid-air? It was impossible for humans to break free from gravity. Even the world’s top Qi Refiners, even the most ancient Huaxia Cultivators—none of them could achieve mid-air levitation! It defied the very laws of physics!

"Mr. Ye, shall we continue our previous conversation?" Lin Jian asked with a cheerful chuckle.

***

Meanwhile, back at the Ye Family Manor, Ye had already woken up. However, he was nursing a splitting headache and flying into a furious rage.

"I don’t care what his background is, or how powerful his family is! If I don’t make him suffer, I, Ye Yuanhang, swear I am not a man!"

Ye Yuanhang was truly livid. He was a leader in the Chinese Association; when had he ever taken a beating? Yet now, he had actually been knocked unconscious by his niece’s boyfriend. He was so furious he wished he could slap his niece across the face.

Elder Ye watched his eldest son with a trace of confusion. In his mind, his eldest son had always been mature, steady, and full of strategic wisdom. Now, however, he suddenly realized that this son of his didn’t seem as flawless as he had always imagined.

Furthermore, although San was prone to eccentric ramblings, he would never spout nonsense when it came to matters of life and death. Could it be true that his eldest son would really meet a grim fate within a year?

"Wait, the best way to verify this is to have Li Tiekou cast a hexagram for him!" Elder Ye thought. As this realization struck him, the old man abruptly stood up from the sofa.