A sigh echoed. "Youngsters these days are so vicious." A man in a silk robe appeared out of thin air. On his chest hung a metal badge with the character 'Gu' engraved in purple.
"A Gu family expert!"
The flying boat business belonged to the Gu family, so naturally, they stationed experts aboard to quell any unrest or danger.
"You can't kill him." Seeing the black robed man filled with killing intent, the Gu family expert had to say.
"Is the Gu family planning to protect this brat?" Xu Lang asked in a hoarse voice, eyes bloodshot.
"Don't misunderstand, young master Xu. Fighting aboard the flying boat is forbidden. If someone dies here, our reputation will plummet and I'll be the one held responsible. Please show some restraint…" the Gu expert said.
Xu Lang let out a cold laugh filled with rage. He raised his severed arm. "Do you see this? That bastard used some evil art to sneak attack me and crippled my arm."
His tone sharpened, dripping with hatred. "This grudge is irreconcilable. I want him dead."
"Young master Xu, you may settle your debt once you step off the boat. Why make things difficult for this old man?" the Gu expert said helplessly.
He then turned to Li Shenrong. "Young man, you are far too vicious. Apologize to young master Xu." His tone was that of an indifference.
Shen Shou stood to the side with bated breath.
Li Shenrong touched his chin as he replied. "I am vicious or not, it has nothing to do with you." Then he gazed at Xu Lang, speaking with a smile. "As for that trash…. It's his fortune that he lost only an arm. Next time, it'll be his head."
For a moment, everyone fell silent, wondering if they had heard correctly.
"Did I hear wrong? He actually said that to a Gu clan elder."
"His background doesn't seem impressive. Where did he get such arrogance?"
"Offending both a Sacred Sword Ground disciple and the Gu clan… he's courting death."
"Death? He won't even know how he died." Someone sneered.
Hearing Li Shenrong's words, the Gu clan elder's eyes turned sharp. "How bold." He laughed angrily. "It seems my good intentions were wasted."
He glanced at Xu Lang. "Young master Xu, I will no longer interfere."
"Hahaha, kid you brought this upon yourself." Xu Lang laughed menacingly.
The black robed man disappeared from where he stood and appeared right in front of Li Shenrong.
Shen Shou was alarmed as he cried out in fear. "A Dao sovereign!"
The inconspicuous black robed old man was a Dao sovereign which made the spectators gasp in surprise.
A Dao Sovereign could summon wind and rain across hundreds of miles, against such a figure, a mere Heaven Congregation cultivator like Li Shenrong had no chance to survive.
The Gu clan elder watched coldly from the side.
Li Shenrong reacted, calm and unperturbed. He clenched his fist and struck forward. The black robed man's relaxed face changed instantly, an intense threat of death loomed above his head as he quickly made a prompt decision to avoid the punch.
Everything happened too quickly. The spectators only saw the black robed man appearing before Li Shenrong and Li Shenrong punched at him, the next moment the man avoided the strike, retreating quite a distance.
"What are you doing?" Xu Lang frowned.
"What's going on? That feeling was definitely not a mistake." The Dao sovereign expert thought to himself. Then he took action again.
Both side clashed violently, sending out sparks. What surprised everyone was that Li Shenrong's body didn't budge an inch against a dao sovereign. Everyone wondered what kind of cultivation technique was it.
"This kid's strength is abnormal…" The Dao Sovereign's heart sank. From that one exchange, he realized he could not kill Li Shenrong through brute force alone.
He wanted to change his tactics.
He suddenly saw Li Shenrong's fists glowing with strange light. Being too close to Li Shenrong he couldn't retreat so he was forced to block with arms.
The moment Li Shenrong's fists struck his arms, a crisp bone cracking sound echoed, followed by a miserable scream.
The black robbed man's entire body flew out like a ragged doll, his life and death unknown.
"What the fck!" Spectators went into uproar.
"A Dao sovereign defeated just like that? Pinch me real quick, is this true!"
Sending the man flying, Li Shenrong patted dusts from his shoulder as if it was no big deal. Then he walked toward Xu Lang.
Xu Lang woke up from his initial stupor, his anger replaced by fear.
"Wha…what do you want…!"
"That's more like it." Li Shenrong smiled like a harmless young man. "You wanted to kill me, now you ask what do i want?"
"Don't make a mistake. I am from Sacred sword ground. My older brother….."
Before he could finish, Li Shenrong had already suppressed him to the ground. Xu Lang wanted to speak but no sound came out.
"I don't care who you are…. What matters the most is that i never spared my enemies." Li Shenrong said lightly.
"Halt!" Seeing the situation took a turn outside of his expectations the Gu family elder couldn't help but step in.
"No killing on this vessel!" He said sternly.
"Oh? He can kill me but i can't do the same? I still remember someone said he wouldn't interfere." Li Shenrong chuckled.
"Boy," the Gu elder said in a deep voice, "learn when to take a step back. The world is vast. There is no need to stain it with needless blood."
"Sorry to disappoint you but I enjoy bloodshed." Turning his head Li Shenrong pressed down his palm. With a sickening crunch, Xu Lang's body turned into minced flesh. Blood splashed across the deck.
"You…!" The Gu family elder turned livid from anger. Knowing his cultivation was weaker than the black robed man's, he couldn't subdue Li Shenrong. Instead, he pulled out a whistle and blew it sharply.
"That's the disciplinary whistle! He's calling enforcement forces! He's truly enraged!"
"There'll be a show to watch." Some were eager to see the drama.
"Elder, please calm your anger…" Shen Shou rushed forward, trying to plead, but was pushed back by a wall of qi.
His face turned pale. This disaster was beyond anything he could handle. It might even implicate his Shen family. Now they even offended a Gu family elder, if the Gu family holds them accountable, he'll definitely be sacrificed to appease the anger of Sacred sword ground or even his entire Shen family might follow his footsteps.