Condensing Fist Strength

In the southern parts of Yunyue Sect, in a field several hundred miles out.

Jia! Jia! Jia!

A bunch of burly fellows with tough appearances came attacking the green-clothed youngster from all sides. They were riding tall, dark-maned horses.

"Surround this boy!"

"This boy killed four to five of our brothers. Today I must chop him up into eight pieces."

These horse-riding fellows displayed ominous glints in their eyes, as well as wanton murderous intent. It was evident that they were not kind souls.

They were a group of thieves from the nearby area, famed for their viciousness.

This group of thieves was known as the "Ten Vicious Bandits".

In six months, they had massacred three or four small villages, killing all of the men. As for the women, they played with them before slaughtering them. They destroyed everything wherever they went.

The crimes they committed could be said to be too wicked and vicious to be pardoned, hence the name "Ten Vicious Bandits".

Now, the youngster dressed in green clothes seemed indifferent passing through the Ten Vicious Bandits' horses.

There were dozens of Body Tempering horse-mounted thieves, as well as five small Connective Meridian ringleaders. Yet together, they couldn't even brush against the corner of the youngster's clothes.

"Ah!"

A miserable shriek could be heard, following the sound of someone falling off a horse.

One could only see the youngster leap through the air, his leg hooked around one of the thieves' necks.

The horse-mounted thief died on the spot, falling to the ground and sending dust to fly upwards.

"Kill him!"

"Don't worry, the boss is rushing over right now."

The five small Connective Meridian ringleaders felt rather apprehensive toward the youngster's body movements. They hurriedly organized themselves into formation.

However, the youngster's body movements were extraordinarily graceful. At times he was as fast as the wind, while sometimes he was moving soundlessly. He completely duped the group of the infamous Ten Vicious Bandits.

Plop! Plop!

Every couple of breaths, a horse-mounted thief would fall dead.

The group of bandits snarled and roared at this, yet the youngster only slightly furrowed his brows as he shifted his body.

"My [Towering Cloud Step] has already reached the same level of perfection as Le Feng's ability, but how come I still can't reach the astonishing, exploding speed associated with the Bald Bloody Hand from last time?"

The youngster was Chen Yu.

As it turned out, a few days ago he broke through the mid-Connective Meridian stage without the help of the Bloody Lingzhi Mushroom.

Chen Yu still felt that one's foundation was very important. His own cultivation on his Inner Breath was already so-so. If he spoiled things through excessive augmentation, he could throttle his potential to grow in the future.

At the present stage, Chen Yu decided to come out and improve himself through practice as he was nearing the bottleneck for all kinds of techniques.

Amongst these techniques, he wanted to try out the trick to the [Towering Cloud Step] explosion he induced last time.

Chen Yu could remember back then that Tong Yuling was about to be snatched by the Bald Bloody Hand. It would be reasonable to say that saving her would be hard even with the [Towering Cloud Step] perfected.

But at the crucial moment, his heart had suddenly issued a burst of mysterious, vigorous energy, causing his speed to rise dramatically in a split second. He had been almost twice as fast as he usually was!

But later on, he had tried to emulate it many times, but still couldn't find the trick to that burst.

Chen Yu was sure that the trick to that burst was related to the secret of his mysterious heart.

"The boss is here!"

Around him, the horse-mounted thieves suddenly grew excited.

He could see a large scar-faced man dressed in tiger skin. He was riding an incomparably hideous purple-haired horse, wielding a huge gold-banded blade in his hand as he charged over.

"The King of the Ten Vicious Bandits, ranked number 59 on the Murder List."

Information regarding this person surfaced into Chen Yu's mind.

The King of the Ten Vicious Bandits was their chief, his cultivation at the peak of the Connective Meridian stage.

This person had even greater power than the Bald Bloody Hand had. In addition to that, he had many subordinates. The odd purple horse he was riding was also terrifyingly strong and strangely speedy, thus increasing his might.

Chen Yu had taken on this murder mission alone this time. He mainly wanted to sharpen his skills through actual combat and see if he could make a breakthrough.

"Kid, you are brave enough to challenge us Ten Vicious Bandits despite being alone. You are truly courageous!"

The King of the Ten Vicious Bandits looked down at Chen Yu with derision.

His group of Ten Vicious Bandits were greatly flexible and roamed all over the place.

During this, he was not being pursued by the sect's disciples. It was only because the Ten Vicious Bandits were great in numbers and were coming and going without any traces. Even those cultivated to the Visceral Tempering stage would not be able to deal with them.

It was quite rare for a Connective Meridian fellow like the one before them to challenge them, the Ten Vicious Bandits, alone.

Whoosh whoosh!

Chen Yu didn't care. Leaving a couple destroyed figures on the spot, he abruptly increased his speed, travelling back and forth through the group of horse-mounted thieves.

"Ah ah ah…"

At once, sounds of wretched screams broke out in an uninterrupted manner.

One by one, the Ten Vicious Bandits fell to the ground as they perished. It was a chaotic scene.

The speed of the youngster's body movements was honestly strangely rapid. Furthermore, his strength was extraordinary. Regardless of whether it was a horse or a person, they were instantly killed upon collision.

The King of the Ten Vicious Bandits looked on helplessly as two of his Connective Meridian ringleaders were dispatched in a split second.

He was so nimble and forceful!

Only such words were fit to describe the formidity of their opponent.

"Go to hell!"

Astride his purple steed, the King of the Ten Vicious Bandits, along with two of his mid-Connective Meridian ringleaders, attacked Chen Yu from three sides.

Bang bang bang!

The king of the bandits gripped his gold-banded blade as the bizarre horse he rode on pushed forward. The might and force he yielded was awe-inspiring while his blade created a golden-colored wave, its gale piercing ears.

Man and horse forming one, the might of his blade almost reached Visceral Tempering level.

"Fiendish Cloud Fist!"

Chen Yu didn't dodge it. A burst of violent, imperious fiendish qi erupted from his body as his fist suddenly expanded. Under the sunlight, a golden-bronze lustre emerged.

Hu-hua!

His fist, full of terrifying might, gave an ear-deafening explosion noise as a faint dark cloud of fiendish qi formed.

This scene from the fist's might was a sign that the [Fiendish Cloud Fist] was approaching.

"This fellow has quite a perplexing background."

The King of the Ten Vicious Bandits felt his heart shake as he witnessed the wonder of Chen Yu's techniques, which likely exceeded the scope of high-ranking techniques.

So much so that the invisible might from his vicious fist felt stifling on his qi and blood.

"Clank, bang!"

The sound of drums and gongs colliding resonated across the fields as the invisible airwave and gales closed over the horse-mounted thieves. It threw the men off their horses.

The group of bandits grew pale all of a sudden.

To their surprise, there was someone below the level of Visceral Tempering stage able to withstand against the Bandit King, who was one with his horse.

One should know the Bandit King, merged together with his, could fight against one or two Visceral Tempering individuals.

Yet this youngster was only slightly red-faced after receiving a blow.

Whoosh!

His figure flashed past a mid-Connective Meridian ringleader, who immediately fell head first and perished.

The King of the Ten Vicious Bandits paused where he was, shocked.

Bloodstains spilled over the hand he held the gold-banded blade with as the web between his thumb and forefinger cracked open.

In that moment just then, he felt as though he was battling a king of ferocious beasts. He took a beating despite being merged with his horse.

Yet after the attack, the youngster was calm, sweeping and killing the nearby bandits.

Plop! Plop…

The youngster was like the wind as he came and went. He fought recklessly in such an unrivalled manner.

"Retreat, quickly retreat!"

The king of the bandits took a deep breath as he made his decision.

Now Chen Yu had already eliminated more than half of the bandits under the King's command.

Jia! Jia! Jia!

The group of horse-mounted thieves bolted in defeat, stirring up a great wave of dust.

It was hard to imagine the Ten Vicious Bandits, infamous as they were, stuck in a dilemma of being chased and killed by a youngster.

"My subordinates have horses of superior quality and exceptional endurance. No matter how strong this guy is, he won't be able to last long in his pursuit."

The King's mind was somewhat settled.

However, in the next half hour, fear and gloom filled the whole Ten Vicious Bandits.

It was as though the youngster behind them had boundless stamina while he could persist in his pursuit at an incredible speed.

In the end, the King's subordinates lost their helmets and armor as they were slaughtered, almost ninety percent of them were.

"What kind of monster is he?"

Eventually, the Bandit King began to fret, but it was already too late.

The youngster behind had already set his eyes on him. From time to time, he gave him a forceful punch when he caught up.

Every time they met, the Bandit King would feel his scalp grow numb. The web between his thumb and forefinger split open a couple times, and he almost couldn't hold onto his gold-banded blade.

Half an hour later, the king of the bandits, in dire straits, escaped into a valley. This was his stronghold, so perhaps he could flee for his life, given that he was familiar with its geography and environment.

Clank!

Chen Yu followed the Bandit King into the depths of the valley and saw some simplistic wooden houses.

The stink of rotten flesh came through.

There were some female corpses near the wooden houses. Their clothes were discolored while their corpses were green and purple. A disgusting yet viscous fluid was leaking from the bodies.

Some of those corpses had almost been dismembered. It was unimaginable how much insult and dishonor they were treated with.

"Ten Vicious Bandits!"

An indescribable fury rose up in Chen Yu's chest.

Thump thump! Thump thump!

A rushed, unyielding pulsing occurred in his heart, springing up an unkempt power.

Swish!

In an instant, the speed of Chen Yu's body movement increased to another level.

A 'swoosh' noise was heard.

A series of fuzzy and incomplete figures flitted across people's eyes.

"This feeling…"

Chen Yu swept through the sky, his body feeling light and graceful. A mysterious energy poured out from his heart, dramatically raising his speed.

In the blink of an eye, he overtook the Bandit King.

How could this be!

The Bandit King's face was pale. He didn't think Chen Yu's speed could increase without foundation.

This messed up his escape plan.

Compelled by the circumstances, the king of the bandits could only use all of his power. He lifted up the gold-banded blade, which gave a gold lustre on its edge.

Fiendish Cloud Fist!

Chen Yu was in the middle of the air and thought he might as well add the might surging from his heart into his fist.

Immediately, a surprising change occurred.

Bang!

Chen Yu's fist whistled like a cloud exploding. He produced a black "Fiendish Qi FIst Silhouette" and this was about the size of a wicker basket.

"Visceral Tempering Stage? How could this be…"

The King of the Bandits felt repressed. His blood, qi and Inner Breath shook from the repression.

That ball of "Fiendish Qi Fist Silhouette" resembled an exploding dark cloud, covering his entire body.

Boom boom!

Though the fist hadn't landed yet, the invisible and overbearing "Fiendish Qi Fist Silhouette" struck the Bandit King through the air.

Wow!

The king of the bandits spat out a mouthful of blood as he was sent flying. Cracking sounds came from his thoracic cavity. 

"What is up with this punch?"

Chen Yu was very stunned. He looked at his own fist.

The punch he had made just then had sent the Bandit King flying just from its "Fiendish Qi Fist Silhouette", inflicting serious damage.

...

This was simply [Fiendish Cloud Fist] perfected, or he could've reached the Visceral Tempering stage to have obtained such great might.

Hu! Hu!

Chen Yu was breathing quite heavily. The mysterious force from his heart withdrew like the tide as his body felt slightly weaker.

"The damage from the fist! You're in the Connective Meridian stage, how could this be…"

The Bandit King glared firmly at Chen Yu. So what if he died in the face of such an exceptional attack?

He only wanted to receive an answer before his death.

Bang!

Chen Yu's figure flashed by as he gave another punch, killing the dying Bandit King.

"I'm not even certain what the answer is."

Chen Yu stood there for a long time, talking and murmuring to himself.

At this moment, he couldn't find the trick to arousing the power from his heart at all, particularly for exhibiting a perfected [Fiendish Cloud Fist] that was out of his level.

According to the description of the [Fiendish Cloud Fist], in general, one needed to be in the Visceral Tempering stage in order to produce a perfected Fiendish Cloud Fist.

However, Chen Yu was seething in anger just then and the unfathomable hidden capability of his mysterious heart had been activated, allowing him to produce a high quality "Fiendish Qi Fist Silhouette".

The might of that "Fiendish Qi Fist Silhouette" was truly dominating. One strike was enough to kill experts like the Bandit King or the Great Fiend.

In the valley, Chen Yu pondered for half an hour and still couldn't find the right feeling.

He thought he might as well sit cross-legged and use the "Fiendish Cloud Mental Technique" to recover.

Yet at the moment he operated his Inner Breath, Chen Yu could feel that something was not quite right.

"Bang!"

The Fiendish Cloud Inner Breath inside his body was like a wild horse that refused to be bridled. It surged like ocean waves, becoming more and more vigorous as he operated it.