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v2c86.2 Fear Not this Night part 2
🕑 Added 2022-01-05 23:50:56 +0000 UTCYingwen sucked in a deep breath as he deflected three rapid spear thrusts, and struck his opponent in the arm. The other man snarled in pain and retreated. His fellows struck back. The plaza was shrouded in smoke and covered in scorch marks. There was blood splattered across the ground. The cultivators of the Azure Hills, once roused to righteous anger, were finally starting to falter.
The difference in power was telling. Even surrounded and outnumbered, the quality of the Shrouded Mountain was beyond what the Azure Hills could muster. The Qi-less air, interfering with their techniques, had been steadily overcome. As the Disciples of the Shrouded Mountain Sect battled, they refined their techniques and perfected their breathing. It almost seemed like the ambient Qi was rising the longer they fought, and that made their abilities easier to control, brought in on a gentle summer breeze.
That was not to say their side were unscathed. Two of five were on their knees and had been pulled into the defensive circle. His brother-disciples were wounded and suffering, but the number of wounds and damage that they had inflicted was disproportionate.
Still, they were on the knife's edge. They would be overwhelmed if things did not change. Yingwen caught his breath and glared at the disciples surrounding him. Those of the Azure Hills that remained standing prowled like wolves, searching for any weakness. Their numbers had been cut drastically by the repeated assaults. The wounds had largely been ones aimed to cripple though. It seemed that even the Azure Hills knew better than to butcher an entire retinue from the Shrouded Mountain Sect.
Everyone was flagging. They could possibly yet pull victory, or what seemed more likely escape this encirclement and flee. Shameful, absolutely shameful.
Yingwen mentally cursed his Young Master. Elder Chongyun and Elder Shenhe were right in their suspicions of the Young Master. There would be a reckoning when they got back to the sect.
There was a small commotion.
Liu Xianghua had refilled her engine. It was cool again, its vents ready for another bout. Xong Gou Ren staggered back to his feet from where he had been slumped against the wall.
Yingwen grimaced. It was time to take a gamble. There was no more lightning from Fenxian. His section had gone silent, so either he was returning to the manor with his quarry or—
It did not bear thinking about.
“Great Heavenly Breakthrough Formation.” Yingwen commanded. His standing brother disciples nodded, their eyes hard and laced with exhaustion. “I will retrieve Fenxian. The rest of you retreat to a more defensible location.” Their bodies flowed immediately into their positions, ready for the signal.
The disciples of the Shrouded Mountain readied themselves, their faces twisted into snarls. The air became charged with their thunderous Qi, blazing like miniature stars. The wrath of the Heavens made manifest. The disparate Qi signatures of the Azure Hills rose to meet them, every element and ability twisting, the ants trying to tackle the Heavens. He could feel Rou Tigu’s eyes especially, the burning yellow slits full of wrath—
The summer wind blew.
“Enough.” A voice said. In truth, it was a command. A command that cut through the ranks of the disciples.
Techniques spluttered and died. Cultivators flinched. Yingwen lost control of his lightning, because all of a sudden there was a mountain standing in the square.
It had been invisible. It hadn’t been there. Yet all this time, he had been in its shadow—
Rou Tigu’s body seemed to collapse in on itself. Her slitted eyes faded back to something more human. Her firm composure melted.
And a bright, hopeful smile spread across her face.
“Master?” she whispered.
“Jin.” His original target, Gou Ren said, collapsing onto Xianghua with relief. The woman’s face went blank as she stared at him with concern.
A hand landed on Tigu’s head. Large and tanned, it ruffled gently through orange hair. Tears gathered in the corners of Tigu’s eyes as she looked up at the person touching her.
He was an unassuming man. Tall as Fenxian. He wore rough, simple clothes that were a copy of Rou Tigu’s own. Tanned, freckled skin, the same tone as Tigu’s. A slight familial resemblance.
He looked like a farm-hand.
Save for the fact that Fenxian was being dragged behind him. There was another one of the Young Master’s targets with the newcomer, but Yingwen’s attention was entirely consumed by the man before him.
He could not properly feel the man’s power. He could only deduce that it was vast, impossibly vast. It extended past his senses, seeming to become one with the very mountains around them.
The man’s eyes softened as he looked upon Rou Tigu. She threw herself forwards, latching onto his side. He patted her back as he nodded his head at Xong Gou Ren.
“It's gonna be okay now.” He whispered to her. The small woman nodded her head and rubbed at her eyes, stepping back with a tired smile on her face.
The man looked at her body. At the bruises and the blood. His face became stone, and he looked back up. His eyes focused directly on Yingwen.
His intent.
It was like the Dueling Peaks had decided to lean, from their positions. That the entire mountain was directly over his head, looking down upon him, and finding him wanting.
The blood drained from Yingwen’s face. One of his brother disciples slammed down to his knees, sweat pouring down his face.
The man took a step towards them.
Yingwen swallowed and stepped back.
The man took another, closing the distance.
Yingwen tried to take another step, and then realised he couldn’t lift his feet. It was if there was a great weight upon his shoulders.
Each step from this man-shaped mountain was quiet, yet in the sudden silence, it was like an avalanche approaching their defensive formation.
A defensive formation that suddenly felt like it provided no defense at all. Instead, it felt like the Shrouded Mountain Sect had all conveniently grouped up, so this man could squish all of them like insects without having to expend more energy.
And then he was in front of Yingwen. He was merely head and shoulders taller, yet it felt like if Yingwen wished to look at the man’s face, he would have to crane his neck to look up at the Heavens.
He was not so foolish. He kept his head lowered deferentially.
“This one greets the Great Expert. This one is Zhou Yingwen.” He said instead, politely greeting his senior first.
The man tossed Fenxian into their circle, apathy filling the movement. The large disciple lay unmoving, but alive. That he was not dead yet was either a good sign…. Or they were all about to be brutally tortured for several years before being allowed to perish. The latter was unfortunately more likely.
“You may call me Rou.” the powerful expert stated.
Rou. Rou Tigu. Yingwen closed his eyes. Family. This powerful Expert’s daughter, most likely. They were all going to die this night, weren’t they?
“You tried to take Tigu’er.” Expert Rou said. His voice was calm. Dangerously so. “You hurt Gou Ren and Yun Ren too.”
It was a statement. One laced with fury. One that if Yingwen tried to lie, he would be destroyed utterly. Experts could tell if one told falsehood in their presence.
“Yes, Great Expert.” He confirmed it.
Expert Rou looked at him, considered him, and sighed. He appeared fed up, tired, and confused.
“Why?” he demanded. “Did you even have a reason?”
Yingwen glanced up. His mind worked. Loyalty warred with a desire to live. A desire to report back to the Elders of just how far this had spiraled out of control. The Shrouded Mountain Sect needed to know of this shame and this reckless foolishness now more than ever.
He made his choice.
Bowing deeply and showing supplication, Yingwen laid down the truth. “Upon the orders of our Young Master. He claimed Rou Tigu greatly shamed our Sect and that she must be punished. I objected to this course of action, yet he was insistent.”
“Just following orders, huh?” He asked. The pressure increased. Yingwen didn’t know why that was the wrong thing to have said. Following the orders of one’s master was a high virtue. But the man before him clearly did not think much of his response. “And who is your 'Young Master?'”
“Zang Li.” Yingwen replied. The pressure, for a brief moment, released.
“Zang Li?” Expert Rou asked, confused. “The imposter?”
Yingwen’s eyes widened. “Imposter?” he ventured, a new avenue of… not victory, but something that could salvage the situation.
Expert Rou glared at him. “I encountered him attempting to rape a friend. I objected to this, defeated him, and was of the opinion that the Shrouded Mountain Sect could not have had a man that weak and… wicked within their ranks. I thought the Shrouded Mountain Sect would take care of him. It seems I was mistaken.”
The entire world seemed to tense. Yingwen’s knees bent from the pressure.
Yingwen’s mind worked. Zang Li had been defeated in the Azure Hills. He claimed the attack had come out of nowhere. All thought this was the case. But… to hear it from this man, that Zang Li had been defeated for assaulting an ally, and that he had trusted the Shrouded Mountain Sect to take care of things…
It was cowardly what Yingwen was about to do. Most scrolls said he should stand by his Young Master until the end.
…But if he did that, he would be dragging the Shrouded Mountain Sect into open conflict with this expert. There would be resources pushed into the Azure Hills. There was no doubt as to the outcome. The Shrouded Mountain Sect would win and crush the petty sects here. It would not even require too many resources if an Elder was deployed. A single cultivator in the Earth Realm could defeat every cultivator here single handedly.
Their reputation would certainly suffer. It would be known that the Shrouded Mountain Sect was insulted by the Azure Hills. That they had done something so unforgivable even the weak sects had no choice but to object to them.
The Azure Hills were not the problem, but the reaction from the other sects, the ones that mattered, would.
“An imposter? You are likely correct, Great Expert.” Yingwen stated, having weighed both paths and discarding the Young Master. Expert Rou froze, unsure of Yingwen’s angle. “A member of the righteous Shrouded Mountain Sect, doing these things? Unlikely. A foul Demon, or worse, a Fox, a wicked beast, is attempting to bring the Shrouded Mountain Sect into conflict with an expert of your caliber. His technique is powerful and managed to deceive our eyes, but you have shown us the path.” Yingwen lowered his voice. “The Elders were suspicious and bid me keep an eye upon him. It seems their suspicions were correct.”
Expert Rou’s frown deepened. “And this fight?”
“As Guo Daxian said, It was merely a drunken brawl.” He confirmed, before pitching his voice slightly louder, so others could listen in. “Should we be destroyed, the Shrouded Mountain Sect shall come looking for us. Especially with your involvement, it would no longer be a battle between disciples. The Shrouded Mountain Sect was not challenged today.” A master had gotten involved now. Things had escalated, but... perhaps, Yingwen could still save his juniors.
“Just a drunken brawl?” Rou turned to the other members of the Azure Hills, waiting for him to finish.
Several of them looked nervous at the prospect of this escalating.
Tigu’s face twisted. She looked like she wanted to say something, but Guo Daxian’s hand landed on her shoulder.
“Yes, Sir. Just a drunken brawl.” the foreign Young Master said, not looking at Expert Rou but glaring at Yingwen
The girl looked outraged. “He crippled Loud Boy—”
“And if the Shrouded Mountain Sect comes here people are going to get a lot more than hurt.” Daxian muttered, his voice pitching lower.
Tigu’s eyes shot up to a roof, where the Loud Boy was. He looked around at the skortched and destroyed square. He grimaced and nodded to Tigu, agreeing with Daxian. The Young Mistress scowled, crossing her arms.
“As you can see, Great Expert,” Yingwen bowed once more, not quite begging, “ there was no quarrel between the Shrouded Mountain Sect here and the… esteemed experts of the Azure Hills.”
Expert Rou frowned, but his attention was not on them. Instead, it was upon a silvery projection, a rooster, beckoning him.
The man shook his head.
“I don’t like this outcome. But I will accept it for now. Go back to your manor. We’ll talk more in the morning.” He commanded.
“We thank you for your consideration, Great Expert.” Yingwen stated, bowing for a third time that night.
But the man was already gone.
Standing up straight, Yingwen gazed warily at his once-enemies, but they made no move to stop him from leaving.
“Should we make a break for it?” One of his juniors asked nervously.
“So that we may die tired?” Yingwen asked. “We shall await him at the mansion, and we may be able to escape from this with our lives.”
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Why were the Heavens like this? Why did they give him things, only to snatch them away at the last moment? For every lucky break, he received a heaping dose of misfortune.
Lu Ban’s sword rapidly parried the silver blades of moonlight. He had learned early to not get hit by them
It wasn’t fair.
He clenched and unclenched his fist. A small nick on his arm was glowing silver, with luminescent veins trailing up his arm. The bird’s Qi acted like poison. It burned. It disrupted his Qi, but it still wasn’t enough.
His parents, his master, every time things started to get better, this happened.
Poisoned twice over. Antidotes not working properly. Attacked by two Profound level cultivators.
He reached deep and burned some of his Vital Qi, some of his life. Years would be lost.
But it didn’t matter. All that mattered was victory.
Oil and blood erupted in a tide as his opponents recoiled.
Nothing was enough. Nothing could stop him. Nothing could keep him suppressed. He was Lu Ban.
And he would rise to the heavens of this worthless world.
[Blood Arts: Strength of the Feast]
Both Cai Xiulan and the rooster screamed as the wounds on their bodies slashed open further and their blood started to flow towards Lu Ban. The grass around him withered.
He felt the flesh of his face melt slightly as his Blood Art interfered with the body’s natural lightning alignment. Something he would have to fix later. He just needed a bit more time. The shouting had stopped from the square. He had to move quickly.
Lu Ban’s Qi coalesced.
And his enemy’s doom descended.
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Was it the right choice? To leave the Shrouded Mountain guys?
I didn’t know.
They were exhausted and defeated already. Maybe I was too soft. But when I saw them and they just folded over… well… some of the fire faded.
I hesitated. I didn’t want to kill them. I didn’t want to kill anybody. Maybe some of this could be resolved with words still. Maybe not everybody had to die.
I didn’t like the deal I had made. I didn’t want to just let this go. But what could I do right then? If I forced the issue, there would be a war. A war the Azure Hills would lose.
What could I have done? I wasn’t some sort of master negotiator. Nobody was happy with the outcome, but I couldn’t really think about it right now.
I followed the spectral chicken, one of Big D’s techniques, to the blazing fire and the man screaming with rage and hate. His eyes were wild. He had small silver cuts trailing around his body.
But he was familiar looking. Even with his black sclera and red eyes. Even when coated by a miasma of blood and oil.
He was the bastard who had tried to take Meihua, a year ago.
When I had taken him to jail…. Well, I had no real expectation of him living. The sects really didn’t like people impersonating them. I knew, when I delivered him to that jail cell, I would never see him again.
But I was wrong. Even then, I had been stronger. Even then, I had managed to defeat a Young Master of the Shrouded Mountain Sect.
Fire rained down around him. His eyes were wild.
He was the kind of man that couldn’t be reasoned with.
[Blood Arts: Strength of the Feast]
I felt the pulse from the man. Big D and Xiulan both screamed. I felt the grass wither. I felt the ugly, gaping void that he spawned.
And then the eruption of fire that threatened to consume both of them.
He was nothing but a rabid beast, wasn’t he? And every farmer knew what to do with one.
…No farmer ever enjoyed it.
I took a breath.
Do you want me to do it?
No. We’ll do it together.
Everything I had ever run away from. Every piece of cultivator bullshit, all in one person. Attacking my friends, my family. All of it was right here, culminating in this fucking asshole.
I clenched my fist, and felt something like approval. Small arms around my neck. Lips pressed to my forehead.
I stepped into the flames.
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Lu Ban’s attack was to be the end of it.
Instead, oil, blood and fire was dispersed like water droplets being shaken from a leaf.
Between the rooster and the woman, a man stood. A man whose face had haunted Lu Ban’s nightmares for the past year.
Lu Ban’s fingers spasmed. The rooster and the woman turned, looking up at the man.
Rou Jin.
His eyes were cold and hard.
Lu Ban had taken too long. He hadn’t managed to defeat them in time.
He swallowed as the summer breeze, once so gentle, became unbearably hot.
“One chance to surrender.” Rou Jin stated simply.
Lu Ban’s face twisted. At the confidence. At the assurance. At a man with power looking down at him again.
Lu Ban snarled as he concentrated. His defences were prepared. He could possibly escape. He couldn’t fight him now but—
Rou Jin brought back his fist and the world shuddered with anticipation. The earth stilled even as the heavens churned.
Thin, golden cracks appeared. First, they formed from his knuckles, branching out up his arm like a virulent weed, all the way to his shoulder
His eyes were clear and pure, full of resolve.
It crushing. It was suffocating. It was as if the very land itself was staring at him with disgust.
It was a simple punch. The simplest of punches. The foundation of all cultivators, the first thing all warriors learned. His stance was wide and stable. His fist chambered like it was from a training manual.
A technique to be practised and refined. Diligently studied and then abandoned, as a cultivator learned better and more powerful techniques.
Lu Ban did not pause to see what would happen.
He threw himself backwards as fast as his body could carry him.
But there was a whisper on the wind, a chanting sutra from ages long past filling his ears as the gold spread, forming behind Rou Jin.
‘And so the great Ancestor, Shennong, commanded his disciple in the ways of preparing the fields. Till the land. Cut down the trees. Divert the waters—’
[BREAK THE ROCKS]
Feet drew power from the Earth. Hips twisted to refine it in the Core. The Core stabilized and channeled energy to the Shoulder. Shoulder pulled back Arm to condense Qi. Arm lengthened to send forward a Fist.
The Fist became a Blow.
With all the weight of the world behind it.
Rou Jin swung.
Lu Ban was away. Far away, beyond the man’s reach.
But the fist did not have to hit him to strike him.
All five of Lu Ban’s talismans activated. Treasures that each could survive a blow from the power of one in the Earth Realm.
There was a sound like breaking glass as all the talismans attempted to save Lu Ban.
Attempted to.
The earth did not heave. The Heavens did not shatter. There was no devastation at all, save for the clouds in the distance splitting apart.
One moment, Lu Ban was a form in the air, and the next….
He was gone.
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The birds chirped cheerily, the little devils. They were always far too happy this early in the morning.
Ganshi examined the heads of rice growing from his field. The harsh, rocky soil and altitude wasn’t the best for growing the crop, but this year, things seemed to be different.
They were much larger than he was expecting. How had they grown so tall since he last examined them? He had only looked at them last week!
Well, after that fight last night, when the entire village rumbled, it was something welcome! The chickens wouldn’t stop crowing; the fence around the cows had toppled, and the only reason the cows didn’t escape was that they were too terrified to.
“Love, have you seen the size of these earth apples!” His wife asked, her eyes shining. “This is amazing!”
“I have,” Ganshi laughed, loving and sharing the joy his wife found in an unexpected bumper crop.
Indeed, they were twice as fat as they were last year! The rice seemed thrice as lust as last years, and even he himself seemed energized. It seemed everything was growing well.
But it was not just him. His neighbours too raved of their increased yields. So did the men of the next town over. And the next town after that.
It was as if the Entirety of Yellow Rock Plateau had suddenly been blessed by the god of agriculture! Shennong was truly with them this year!
But there was a bit of a concerning story. Apparently, there had been a rockslide on Tianliyu Heights, a few hundred Li to the south, after a great something had impacted there. A couple hundred Li further to the south.
Well it was pretty far away and nobody seemed hurt. Hopefully there wouldn’t be any more of those.
He smiled, and walked to the edge of the plateau. It was always his favourite spot. You could see down across the Azure hills from here, and on a good day, without any mist, sometimes, you could even see the barest tip of the Dueling Peaks, a Thousand Li distant.
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Punch.
That said, kind of a resolution here. Jin isn't happy with the "its just a brawl" excuse. But what else could he do at the moment?
Big thanks to the edit squad here!
Comments
Sean Dawson
He could use what he learned not to long ago from the cloudy mountains sect. To protect his people and area was apart of their contract and with their pressure on top of what they did no war?? Like not hard to figure out. But I’m over a year late to this discussion so let’s see what happens. TYFC
Andrew Haynes
Hmm, v2c86.1 seems to be missing.
Guy L.
Read this chapter again with 'You Say Run' playing in the background. FUCKING HYPE
Andrew Fox
"You can call me Rou." I could fucking imagine the hearts of every person present stopping the moment he said that lmao.
BZD
I can’t help but think of the Kangaroo’s from Winnie the Pooh every time I see Rou Tigu.
BZD
Yes
Jan Alexander
Saitama Jin! Haha. Finally the bastard got what he deserved.
Southern Mountains Loose Cultivator
It was indeed at that moment, that Yingwen knew... he clucked up.
SoulofaGremlin
“You can call me Rou”. Can we all appreciate how fucked he was after this one line?
Yong Cho
OOOONNNEEEEE-PPPPUUUNNNNNNCHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Eric Hicks
Yingwen tried to take another step, and then realised he couldn’t lift his feet. It was [does there need to be an as here?] if there was a great weight upon his shoulders.
sinra
KAME-HAME-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Garrett
100% Jin and the Earth Spirit
!~@!@#!
"It almost seemed like the ambient Qi was rising the longer they fought, and that made their abilities easier to control, brought in on a gentle summer breeze." I wonder if this implies their techniques are increasing the ambient Qi, or, implied by "gentle summer breeze", it's actually Jin's presence/Jin getting closer.
Steven Whitfield
The rice seemed thrice as lust(lush)! as last years, and even he himself seemed energized. It seemed everything was growing well.
shaine26
I just noticed the names of Elder Chongyun and Shenhe. Wonder where that came from *wink wink*
ConradVernerN7
These last few chapters have been phenomenal. I've been chomping at the bit for this next chapter.
Robin
Here’s hoping the landslide was Earth-chan turning Lu Ban into a fine smear.
Calico C
I’ve reread this chapter 4-5 times now waiting for the next one. It was just SO well written, and such a fantastic payoff to the build up so far. I love Yingwen’s perspective of events, and I’m glad you chose that character to tell it through
Cinnamon Toast
Just in case you are unaware check every now and then because today’s chapter hasn’t been released yet
Hellnhavoc
One of the best book chapters I’ve read in a while.
Just joined today for these chapters and holy lord am I glad I did. That was phenomenal writing and a perfect reveal of Jin’s strength. Just the perfect amount of loss to make that power reveal all the more satisfying. Am curious how the sects will react to Jin and I’m hella excited for more chapters.
Imspinnennetz
Follow up with threat of boycott by the Azure hill trading company to ensure compliance.
Bryce McIntyre
The reveal of Jin's power was extremely satisfying. He broke through a bunch of wards that can block an earth ranks full powered attack so he must be at least a rank higher than that. And the scripture was a sick addition to the lore.
Deadpan29
On one hand, it’s kind of nice to have Jin back in the middle of the main plot. On the other hand, the POV of various other people reacting to his presence and arrival promises to be very entertaining.
Kyle
I would say at least high Earth or Sky as long as he is on land associated with the Earth Spirit. He seems to have a limit if the Earth Spirit is not present, which resulted in him being tired after the ritual.
James Squibb
So we know that Jin is at least at Earth level, if not above it. I really like how this chapter was formulated. Jin's personality is really well fleshed out. I look forward to the next! The Power levels: Initiate’s realm Profound Realm Spiritual Realm Earth Realm Sky Realm Imperial Realm Heavenly Realm
MrrC
Thinking it would be really funny to have Jin mention casually that he is happy to receive messages from the Shrouded mountain - all they need to do is send messages via the Cloudy Sword Sect to him.
Guilherme Silva
If the last POV is in the South of the capital, he punched him for over 600km.
Tiresome
Comment number 300
sharkattack
Love everything about this. Amazing.
So my man Jin just punched him around 300km? That's Big D energy
GameJunkie999
I wonder what their reaction is going to be when they find out that Jin is a former member of the Cloudy Sword Sect, and is someone still of importance to the Sect.
RJKY
“Hmph. Your power is far below that of my Master’s” Bi De snorted contemptuously. “You are beneath his notice. Look at you, struggling so greatly against just his chicken.” Jin: 'sup.
RJKY
Rou: Remember what Master Bruce Lee said... Also, the Fa Ram peeps when it comes to *their* view of the Cloudy Sword Sect's power level, is gonna get distorted by Jin.
John Brady Anderson
Not only that, but he only runs and jumps, instead of flying like other heroes/cultivators do.
Paerofar
I was profoundly happy with this and think you really did the character of Jin justice here. He isn't a master negotiator or a murder hobo. Thanks so much for this chapter!
Southern Mountains Loose Cultivator
He's definitely created a way for Shrouded Mountain to avoid more fighting while saving face. Shrouded Mountain agrees that obviously the murderous little serial rapist Imposter must've replaced their YM at some point, thanks Jin for avenging him and sparing the innocent disciples he'd misled... Or, once word gets back to the Sect, the refuse to go along with it, and like the elders from the local sects are afraid, send someone to kill Jin and the rest for daring to interfere and stop their Young Master and his cronies from raping and killing whoever they please and a war starts.
Nicodemus Archleone
I am satisfied. Thank you, Casual Farmer.
KoZa
Well, then hopefully theirs were better and your year gets better going forward!
So Yingwen has basically defanged the Shrouded Mountain sect from going after retribution, right? He went along with the "imposter" story and agreed that Lu Ban wasn't actually a Young Master of the sect (even though Jin now knows differently). Excited to see what happens to Loud Boy and Rags
KoZa
Forgot to comment last time, but welcome back! Looking forward to seeing the how this story continues! Hope you had a great break!!!
wearMoniker
I do wonder what the reaction of the Azure Hills elders will be. They likely presumed “the Hidden Master” was a ‘Profound 5’ or *maybe* low Spiritual Realm — which would be ultra strong by local standards. But then he strolls into town and publicly ends the ‘drunken brawl’ with a few words.
Irotroopa
EDIT: Well now that the parent comment's been deleted... Great job, CasualFarmer. That was Catharsis: The Chapter. And I applaud you for making a simple punch so epic.
I hope Jin has the wherewithal to bring Xiulan and/or some Merchant Co. people to his meeting, or at least have them debrief him on Clan politics.
Jon
Great chapter. Thank you!
Teatime42
Probably fell off during transit right at the end of the trip.
Spartanstoryteller
Come on admit it who else thought “ONE PUUUUNCH” when he split the sky
PaulRovinsky
Minor correction, last chapter ended with Jin carrying Fenxian over his shoulder. This chapter has him dragging Fenxian behind him.
PlasmaticPi
If you don't see the body, they aren't dead.
Derpp
That was awesome!
Should "Well, after the fight last night" be "Well, after the *fright* last night"? Fantastic chapter. Loved it.
A disgruntled nondescript squirrel
I can just imagine a slowly widening cone of verdancy expanding from the punch all the way to a giant fist shaped crater in the distant mountains
Martin
There are so many things I am looking forward to! What happened to Hutton the monkey (Huo Ten) Legendary one punch from Xiulan's and Bi De's POV Post fight discussion with Shrouded mountain disciples in manor What is up with Yun Ren's Fox spirit Follow up with Liu Xianghua and Gou Ren Local sects elders shitting themselves
dangerous mob
i am pretty sure it was just a shock wave, btw great chapter but i long for mass realease :D
STORRM
OOOOONNNNNEEEEE Punch~~~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atxYe-nOa9w i was really expecting the earth to rise up and swallow him, but ONE PUNCH~~~~~ is good to. so him talking to his other half while awake mean hes remembering his dreams now? also is that 1400 Li 700 KM???? how was there even a body if he was hit that hard! i dont even know how to do that maths on the E=mc2 or what ever on that but say 60-100KG 500-700KM from a single contact, idk is that like getting hit by railgun powered by a nuke, the G-force should of liquefied his bones and vaporised his flesh.
Kyle
I have already re-red the chapter 3 times it is so good!
Len
Casualfarmer, i think this line needs to be emphasized more: “Enough.” A voice said. In truth, it was a command. " not sure how to do it here in comments but enough -in my opinion- should be say -if font size is 12 say a 16, bold and all caps-"ENOUGH" and command should be Command all bold. it would lay down more weight on how strong the impact of Jin's appearance has. absolutely, love the chapter though,
SoralTheSol
They can't. Effectively Zang Li just won the Darwin Award, something that even sects respect. The "Too Stupid to Live" award is only handed out to those special few. Example: Targeting the daughter of a hidden master to try and have your way out of petty revenge and think you would live to get away with it.
Will Iam
Achievement unlocked, 4 new techniques are ready, till the land, cut the trees, divert the water and break the rocks
Nicholas Grey
Ironically for Jin, who wished to avoid politics, it is his own involvement, as a “Master” in a “Disciples’ fight”, that will make this political. Especially as he has directly intervened, and killed a Young Master. Weirdly, what might actually salvage this situation all around, from a “Xianxia politics” viewpoint, is the fact that he crushed Zhang Li the previous year. “He offended me and I beat him down and told him never to show his face before me again. And now, he dares lay hands on my Disciples! He was courting death, and it came for him.” - Face all around, even without trying to explain possession or imposters, all the blame falls on Zhang Li, not for kidnapping, but for *personally offending a Master after having previously been spared and warned away*
Daniel Gesualdi
Ok so I thought jin would go wrath of nature on the guy but hitting him with the fist of God and team rocketing him was golden.
JohnJohn2195
Can you imagine big D and lanlan reaction to being one of the few to see jin throw a punch and just like damn i better work out more.
Juli Freixi
Thanks a lot for this amazing chapter Casualfarmer!
totalynotanonymous .
A particularly ugly shrub was said to grow from the impact site. It's fruit seemed unusually small and were described as 'looking like every Tetris piece at once' despite no one knowing what a Tetris piece was.
Seffen
Satisfying chapter. One edit though, it isn't "skortched" but "scorched" pretty sure that was also in the previous chapter. Not sure if this is the right place for edits^^
Arnon Parenti
The best negotiator in the current mix is by far Big d, so Jin should let him lead the talks with the shrouded mountain disciples.
Arnon Parenti
Tigu told him, and he felt the stirring of something wounded waking up when he broke down the general that commands the winter.
Arnon Parenti
No way a single fist from a wandering expert would kill young master Zang, it seems the imposter ran away so he doesn't have to face the judgment of the shrouded mountain sect.
jj
I think Lu Ban's paste
Orluros
The young master should be dead but I guess that the spirit that possesssed him could survive
GNDPOT
Onnnnnnnnneeeeeee punnnnnnnnnch! Hero don’t wanna hear you calling out his name Jin’s not here for fortune and fame
jak8714
I honestly can’t tell if Lu Ban lived through that or not. I mean, on the one hand, it’s clear that Jin was a Gazillion times stronger, and that was one hell of a punch; no way was Lu Ban ready for something like that. On the other hand, those talismans could very well be strong enough to tip the balance, and I’m nervous about that description of something impacting the southern mountains. Was that just the punch, or...?
Cute Otter
glad that little shitstain wont be coming back to haunt jin anymore
Pebble
That was very satisfying. The "[...] as all the talismans attempted to save Lu Ban. Attempted to." part gave me goosebumps. Also, I agree with what others have said already, in that I hope this is the end of Lu Ban. He was an OK antagonist, but if he comes back from this, it would probably feel a bit cheap. It's a big world out there. I'm sure someone else will manage to put their toes under Jin's foot, to be stepped on by him and then claim it was his fault. Now, on to next chapter suggestions. I think the one who should discuss things with the Shrouded Mountain people at the mansion is Xiulan. As was mentioned several times already in the series, Elders should not interfere in fights between disciples, and everyone at the square already agreed to follow that rule in this matter, so Jin should probably sit this one out (he can play up the mysterious Hidden Master part, the less he says or does, the more people's imagination will play him up to them). Xiulan is uniquely positioned to represent both the Azure Hills sects (at least the younger generation), as well as Jin. As the winner of the tournament, she has established herself as the strongest of her generation, and she has earned some goodwill with the other disciples during the fights and in the events in-between fights (plus her reputation from before the tournament). I feel they would be fine letting her speak on their behalf. She's also a friend of Jin and a fellow disciple of Fa Ram, so Jin and the others would probably also be fine letting her speak for them. This would also serve her desire to bring the Azure Hills sects closer together (as this would informally establish her as someone the other disciples defer to). Jin should probably still be there for the discussion, but only to observe. On a somewhat related note, I think it would be awesome if Loud Boy went back to Fa Ram with Tigu. IIRC he has the whole Dragon theme going for him, so I feel like there could be some thematic connection between him and Wa Shi. Maybe he can create a new (and "better") cultivation under Wa Shi's tutelage?
Gavriel
Jin; psyching himself up Jin; realizing he could have flicked him to death.... My face hurts from smiling 😆
Ktoffel Genshin
Thank you for the Chapter.
Benjamin Lawton
*points at Lu Ban* lol go explode normie
David Bean
Just awesome. What a chapter. Does Jin know about Earth-Chan though? It seems like he just talked to her. I sure hope we get to see them interacting now.
Demian Buckle
Thank you for the Chapter.
Russel
Even if he did he wouldn't want all out war
silentwolf465
Amazinggggggg
Mantiqore
"Shennong has at times been counted amongst the Three Sovereigns (also known as "Three Kings" or "Three Patrons"), a group of ancient deities or deified kings of prehistoric China. Shennong has been thought to have taught the ancient Chinese not only their practices of agriculture, but also the use of herbal drugs."
Mantiqore
I'm surprised noone looked it up yet, but the name Shennong greatly indicates where Jin's power comes from or will go towards. Pulled from wikipedia:
Sere Maddox
You've gotten me to be offended by proxy with a group of fictional people in your fictional world. I'd say that's art. Well done!
Messe
I don't even know what to say that was an amazing chapter. This is my new favorite chapter the descriptions were amazing.
Sere Maddox
It's possible that Jin might have a word about blacklisting sales of his goods to the Shrouded Mountain Sect. Or putting an exorbitant tax on JUST THEM. Let them come to see why they've been singled out for this honour, and find out that they've deeply offended an Expert and his disciples. For all that Jin just wants to live and let live, he comes from a capitalistic society and knows that economic sanctions can be just as powerful a deterrent as direct physical knockdown.
Mantiqore
Lu Banned
BlissForgotten
Better yet, everyone that was giving Tigu problems for being a bumpkin / rogue cultivator and then announces that they are the Rou's disciple?
FuschiaKnight
Elder Chongyun and Elder Shenhe, eh? I see what you did there, heh, especially since you recently picked up Genshin Impact.
Books McGee
The Azure Hills elders might not have noticed the pervious fight, but I'm going to guess they did notice the mountain appearing out of nowhere and punching a dude out of existence. I suspect the verdant blade sect will be quite polite when they meet.
Joel Bullock
ONE PUUUUUUUUUNCH!!!! Channeling Master Saitama I see. That was the best thing I've read in a while
Christopher Thomas
It seems Jin’s punch sufficiently scattered the fertilizer across the land
RJKY
Jin literally turned his enemy & his five-fold forcefield into dust.
Will mILLER
Because a punch is all you need in a ‘drunken brawl’
NoAriGuy
Man, i hope Lu Bans finally dead from that, dont want a third repeat of him getting his butt kicked XD
Richter Stormstrike
I love how rarely Jin gets involved in battle. It makes everything feel more weighted, more important. Especially since he hates all that 'cultivator bullshit' haha. Looking forward to more shenanigans!
N U
Hey, hey. You know the five talismans that are supposed to protect against Earth level cultivators? The same level that the Shrouded Mountain's clan's Elders are at? They didn't do shit for saving the Young Master. So how many Elders do you wanna toss at the Hidden Master to see if things work out?
Longhaul
*insert one punch joke here*
Ibn Nuh
One punch man makes his reintroduction.
ONE PUUUNNNNCCCHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Well, there's no doubt that Jin is significantly stronger than Earth realm now. No idea how he's going to avoid war with Shrouded Mountain though.
Ace High
Gottem with the chi-yeet
JohnZ
I really hope that Jin would have the chance to learn about everything that Ri Zu managed to overhear. Those bastards need to pay.
PaulRovinsky
Honestly, it feels like an unfired Chekov's gun. Even if Bi De had to save her, and Jin save them, I would have liked to see Xiulan put Jin's comments about fire's effect on grassland to use.
Lurker
lol get Annihilated scrub
Oni
Jin thinks all other Cultivators are potential threats to him, mostly because he has a very poor grasp of how strong he is on the ladder of such things.
Nicholas Grey
"Apparently, there had been a rockslide on Tianliyu Heights, a few hundred Li to the south, after a great something had impacted there. A couple hundred Li further to the south." Is it intended to have "couple of hundred Li to the South" twice?
NeWorlDark
If its any consultation to Jin those guys are probably gonna be killed for letter their young master die
Killer Pickle
Lu Ban better of not survived that, he better if turned into red paste like as if Saitama punched him.
Did I just join patreon and pay you to read this after seeing the 10k monster on Spacebattles? Yes. Yes I did. Please forgive me for only paying for the one month--I hope that the MR tier is a worthwhile sacrifice to make up for this!
St Chef
Was expecting the home run bat sound, the explosion, then the game.
Jeff Fischer
sanjou! hisshou! shijou saikyou
John Brady Anderson
Jin is Saitama from the other direction, not wanting to fight at all but becoming powerful as an unintentional side effect. That is what makes both series so wonderful, they are not stories about people trying to achieve the greatest, most powerful abilities of all time, but what happens when good people achieve those abilities because they desire something else that has power as a consequence.
John Brady Anderson
I do not get that reference
Kamahl
I'm also assuming Lu Ban lives. Only because he thought he was being wronged, and because Jin thinks shrouded mountain is a threat to him. So until conflict coimes from all of SM, I'll think it's not settled yet.
Enochi
The only thing I have to say against this chapter is I do wish we could have gotten to see more of Bi De vs Lu Ban. We only really got a small glimpse of it this chapter and last. Maybe a small snip of his perspective of Jin's arrival next chapter?
op3880
*Jin punching Lu Ban into the Shadow Realm* Universe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csY6_D293r4
Eric
I picture Jin being bald and wearing a yellow suit with a red cape at the end. Also, while I do like rice, I'm not sure if I want it lustful. "The rice seemed thrice as lust as last years"
Adi
He hasn't trained hard enough to lose his hair yet. He still has a way to go.
Hellmo
I think the imposter arc should be finished here. He was defeated, got power up, got defeated again. Repeating this cycle for this character will be too redundant.
Michael Otton
which is exactly the metaphor he's using for how the cultivator sects are decaying getting caught in the trappings and forgetting their fundamentals.
PenguinDLL
Jin "Shennong" Rou :)
Ichypa
I’d be kinda bummed if Lu Ban died, he was a great villain and foil for Jin, and we haven’t even really gotten his backstory that’s been hinted at yet. That said, if this is the last we see of Lu Ban, then I will be content, because what a way to send him off.
ETHAN P OATES
I did the exact same thing.
ETHAN P OATES
Id love to see BI De's reaction to master jins power.
I'm pretty sure he wasn't sent flying so much as rapidly vaporized. I thought the mountain part was just the after effect from being in the way.
ActionKermit
No body, no kill. Lu Ban is alive :v
Adam Rosenberg
Earth-chan
Ricardo
I see Jin has mastered one of Saitama's legendary techniques, the 'Serious Punch'.
Azranova
Definitely worth subscribing to see these last 2 chapters early
Codezulu
acceptable but i require more
John Koor
"He looked around at the skortched and destroyed square." Scorched. Skortched would mean the square was wearing a pair of shorts made to look like a skirt (skort).
Nicholas Grey
Yeah, that was definitely a Hol'up... Also "year's", as in "the rice belonging to last year"
Empty Shelf
Absolutely perfect. Well worth the wait.
ericksond
Jin the Divine Farmer
The Lost Pages
Fabulous chapter. Really liked the way Jin gave the Shrouded Mountain Sect a temporary reprieve. And that he wasn't satisfied with it. I liked how he even gave Lu Ban the chance to surrender. Also loved how the land girl showed up. (Sorry, forgot her name) And now I'm left wondering exactly how strong is Jin?
Melting Sky
His head was certainly dense and hard enough for the task.
Dale Tucker
Serious series: serious punch
Tyrell Facey
Saitama would be proud of that punch
BarbecueSteve
Same. Same.
Some person
It crushing. It was suffocating. It was as if the very land itself was staring at him with disgust. ….. missing a “was” at the start there
Simon Casey
That was awesome! Looking forward to seeing some responses to Jin showing off his power to so many people.
Savyar
He caused a rock slide a thousand li away.
Randall Norman Pick
When one must end it, strike your punches true
Owls
Only if they found out it was him.
Zeta
happy that Jin is realizing his strength. the way you wrote it seems like he could probably wipe the floor with that sect.
Evan
"It was a simple punch. The simplest of punches. The foundation of all cultivators, the first thing all warriors learned. His stance was wide and stable. His fist chambered like it was from a training manual. A technique to be practised and refined. Diligently studied and then abandoned, as a cultivator learned better and more powerful techniques." This is actually what stood out the most for me. Any trained fighter will tell you, foundational techniques are there for a reason. Old Tricks Are the Best Tricks, as they say, and forgetting ones foundations starts one on the fast track to defeat. All the advanced techniques and cool-looking bullshit one can name can, of course, be defeated with the simplest strike landed at the correct time.
I finally fell to the temptation, I subscribed to the patreon. I was not disappointed. Ahh to be saved from one cliff... just to be dangled over another.
Kristoffer .
Same mans
Lomie0
Ch 16 in the note I'd say that was an imperial level punch since only a single realm higher than the talismans might have not been enough. Initiate’s realm Profound Realm Spiritual Realm Earth Realm Sky Realm Imperial Realm Heavenly Realm
Havefeith
Lu Ban: gotta run away Jin Rou: I cast Fist ([Break the Rocks!]) Lu Ban: *is sent flying into a mountain*
georppy
I cast fist
A B
Surely Jin could have found a better tool to use to [Break The Rocks] at Tianlu Heights than the Young Master? /s Lol I love that fight scene
SuperiorFreak
Well, there goes Jins peaceful anonymity. I assume he is going to have countless people knocking on his doors after his ONE PUNCH blessed the land for a thousand Li. I wouldn’t be surprised if he gained the attention of the royal court. I mean, a man who can essentially make any region a lush oasis is definitely someone any government would be interested in.
Gamer Doyle
For those wondering about Zang Li/Lu Ban. It was explained way back in chapter 8 that Lu Ban possessed Zang Li with "The Twilight Cuckoo's Triumph" technique.
Red Bombadil
The Royal Road cliff finally did it: it convinced me to splurge for these advanced chapters. Totally worth it.
taukid
*inhales* ONE PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNCH!
Undead Writer
YES YES YES!!! Love it!! More more more!!
Owls
Considering Lu Ban has been wearing the Young Master like a suit... if it exists, it'd probably break anyway because whatever juju was keeping it from realising before is definitely gone now.
asdo
Jin now one punch man. Bald Jin when
Jeffrey Boser
He did not get weaker, he dumped his Qi into the crystal. He was a battery, and got drained.
Bigred411
Love it man. Thank you!
Bonifacio Mario Peña Jr.
Gotta be honest. Was expecting a "Let them come" instead of "Angry brawl" and for the entire sect to have to face Jin. Only to discover "grandpa don't like bullies."
Dion Crump
Rice might just be three times randier this year
Kilometers
Because he felt weaker as he got further away from the spirit, and it made a road towards him to "make sure he gets home safe" (paraphrased).
St Chef
"Close eye. Trust. Concentrate. Think only tree. Make a perfect picture down to last pine needle. Wipe your mind clean everything but tree. Nothing exists whole world. Only tree. Just trust picture." Now remove that bad apple.
Jeffrey Boser
I do not for the life of me understand why some commenters think that Jin gets his strength from the land spirit. She gets it from Him. His law/dantian is The Living Earth, and his cultivation technique is to circulate his qi into the earth and back.
ONE PUNCH
Initiate’s, Profound, Spiritual, Earth, Sky, Imperial, Heavenly. Five stages to each Realm.
Eric Bloom
Does anyone have the realm tiers handy? This feels like confirmation that when working in harmony with little big sister rou is definitely above earth realm (which is the step above profound I believe?). But how far? One realm? Two? Is there something like a power increase for cultivating a dou of nature? Might explain the rens fighting up weight class so well ?dou of illusion and engineering?
Southern Mountains Loose Cultivator
"Techniques spluttered and died. Cultivators flinched. Yingwen lost control of his lightning, because all of a sudden there was a mountain standing in the square." The disciples of the Shrouded Mountain had eyes, but could not see Mt Tai, courting death!
Xana
Can I have a list of the cultivation realms?
Rockinalice
Jin Cast FIST! It was Super Effective!
Oni
Really hope Casualfarmer posts the meme pic of that when he puts this up on QQ. If only to preempt everyone else doing it. :P
WonderBread459
I really appreciate how Jin’s “Break the Rock” takes its name from a poem. It reminds me of how miracles in dark souls work, where to cast a miracle you recite the scripture and tell its “story”. It really puts Jin in a different league from every other cultivator who simply throws out their moves with a simple name.
Cynsye
I feel like Jin turned him into a fertiliser bomb that improved the area he splatted into.
Nim
NGL, this one kinda got me in the feels.
dragonslaver
I think the crop thingy is because earth-chan connected back to the region.
dragonslaver
Didn't they fail? I think it's written that they "tried" but failed to keep him safe?
Elias A Rosado
Also: I loved the recreation of the "Killer Move: Serious Series, Serious Punch"
Will Iam
Love the chapter. Just a correction, lust to lush when talking about the rice.
Elias A Rosado
Now, will you bow to the expected trope of "He survives from the skin of his teeth and comes back much later" or will you once again subvert expectations and have him remain dead and gone?
Xodarap4
Jin Punched Lu Ban over 1200 LI while enhancing crops that for away.
Russell Todd
*Chapter Spoiler Warning* Ok, so defensive talismans activated and he disappeared. I hope that means he's actually dead and we get some confirmation of that. Cuz the trope of the bad guy being a cockroach is just so ingrained as a trope, that I don't trust like that without explicit proof. I don't want to find out later that he had a sixth talisman that teleported him home after the first five were expended.
RottenTangerine
Since it never says Lu Ban died, itll be some real bullshit if he comes back to life somehow after all of that. I doubt he will but some clarification would be nice! Wonderful chapter as a whole though!
Whale A
That's the most prosaic "I cast fist" I've ever read. Well done.
Eric Bloom
The rice seemed thrice as *lush* as last years.
Corwin Amber
thanks for the chapter 'It crushing' -> 'It was crushing'
Petru Mereacre
What has it ended so fast this is so good 😅
Eric Bloom
I mean zhang li had a father who is an elder of the shrouded mountain sect. And while there might be those who suspected something was off about zhang I doubt his father will take his death? Disappearance? With good grace.
Ulyik Naramrof
Serious Series! Serious Punch!
Ragav Kumar
This whole time, I've worrying about how Jin was going to handle this. I mean, the whole point is that he didn't want to avoid this kind of thing. Through that hype punch, I just found myself feeling really sad for Jin. Like he said, it's just something that had to be done. I wonder if there's going to be some soul searching for him to process this afterward, or if he'll be able to put some distance from it relatively easily... I can see it going both ways.
Karl
I loved this! Thank you!!! Simplicity brought to the limit hahaha! Take that Lu ban. Definitely looking forward to the next one!
Neuropain
Amazingly satisfying chapter. Looking forward to the aftermath where Jin tries to sort everything out.
good chapter
William H
jeeeeze man! ITS AMAZING!
Beardo
Love this. Thank you for your hard work and happy new years.
gotag
Delighted to see Jin's transformation to Saitama is complete
Tyler Tate
I would love to see a scene where one of the Azure Hills or Shrouded Mountain disciples watch the clouds part in the distance from Jin's punch
Richard David Reily
Awesome chapter! Can't wait for the next.
Chad Hagner
Awesome Chapter! The visual was amazing, the glowing golden cracks and the simple smooth punch. So much better than a 10 chapter fight. Nice writing!
ChanceOfFoxin
I'm so delighted
MrMarauder
So satisfying to 📚📚📚 . Love it!
Some where in the infinite multiverse, a certain heroic cyborg shudders for no discernible reason.
Linkneo5
Amazing! Worth the wait and anticipation.
Nick Youngstrom
I love that the blow breaks only what was meant to, like pruning a tree removing a weed.
Fallme
S A T I S F Y I N G
dragonslaver
Just before the punch.
focus2x
Hey just in case you missed it: " It *was* crushing. It was suffocating"
MockingBird
This was phenomenal. Worth the wait, can't wait till Friday
dragonslaver
One correction: "It WAS crushing."
Kedar
Oh yeah!! Got the old farmers POV!
Luker number 5
It'll be interesting to see what they think up when Jin asks how they're going to apologise.
Alexis Lionel
Gotta say, I needed this. Bad day and all that. But I loved the resolution to everything. It was kinda DBZ with Jin appearing and ending everything, but without the 20 chapters of screaming to power up. Loved that bit at the end, where the farmer's excited about the increased crop yields. It's so obviously a result of Jin but leaving the reveal of how far away that was from where Jin punched was great! And in a final, and kind of irony here. I am looking forward to the mansion scene and seeing how that works out. We the readers do know that the Young Master was possessed by a Demonic Cultivator, but the Shrouded Mountain doesn't know. But that technique he used at the end, could that be the key point if revealed that leads those people to realize that fact? Or will it be that whatever blood marker thingie that's used to track valuable sect members didn't break or something? That's a common trope of Xianxia, that valuable sect members have a stele or marker that's keyed to them, especially the young masters. So it breaks when they die.
Patrick Hoke
Yo holy shit that man done got ***yote.***
Sassy
Lu Ban? More like Lu Gone lmao
Raymond Alderman
"He's a farmer! All he can do is a simple punch!"
Noah
He did vaporize Lu Ban, didn’t he? One minute Lu Ban was there, and then “he wasn’t.” If I’m reading this right, it’s the best indication of his power we’ve seen so far. According to this chapter, he’s a realm above “Earth” right now at the least, seeing as he just crushed 5 Earth Level talismans with a single punch.
Alexander Dupree
Honestly I think that for all it was a shit situation the compromise was a decent one.
Gardor
Hope you invent a new antagonist, rather than recycling this guy again
Alexander Dupree
He's just a hero for fun.
Alexander Dupree
I love it. Thanks for the chapter.
Argivian
Do not fear the man with 1000 techniques; instead, fear the man who has practiced one technique 1000 times
Chad L.
I look forward to seeing the local elders wet themselves.
kaalveiten
That was a really great moment.
RottenTangerine
Great chapter! And with one punch, Jin managed to devalue the price of many expensive crops due to their tremendous yield.
John O'Connor
Me too.
Jonathan Brewster
I guess I'm still confused as to his true power level. You'd think he would vaporize Lu Ban (Zang Li) with his punch.
J3_Haustkottr
Holy shit. That was amazing.
Summercat
A farmers technique. I sorta called it.
Matt
Jin channeled him some Saitama there.
Sean Ulrich
ONE PUNNNNCCCHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Ask-if-I-like-lemons
Wait. Is Lu Ban the Young Master? I thought it was Zang Li? I'm a bit confused. Where is Zang Li?
on the upside
thanks for the chapter
