Chapter 20: I Am Naturally Low-Key

Boom!

A sudden rumble echoed from the cloud ship, abruptly shattering the quiet of the night.

The loud noise startled everyone on the ship awake from their sleep. Curiosity piqued, people quickly stepped out of their rooms, glancing in the direction from which the sound had come.

"What happened?"

"No idea. Could it be an earthquake?"

"Are you stupid? The cloud ship is flying in the sky. Where would an earthquake come from?"

"Who cares? Let's go check it out…"

In just a few moments, more and more people gathered in the direction of the sound.

At this moment, the most bewildered person was undoubtedly the young master of Giant Elephant City.

Room 16, Area A.

Cang Ming was in a deep sleep, dreaming of a rendezvous with a beautiful woman. Just as they were about to meet in earnest, his door was suddenly kicked open, startling him awake.

"Cang Ming, come out and fight!"

Lin Che stood at the door, his eyes glowing in the darkness like a ghost.

"It's you!"

Cang Ming finally gathered his wits and, with some effort, recognized the dark figure.

A surge of murderous intent quickly filled his thoughts.

"You bastard, I'll kill you!"

His eyes reddened with rage. He leaped out of bed and charged out of the room.

By this time, Lin Che had already made his way to the cloud ship's deck.

"They're fighting!"

Many curious geniuses who had come to spectate immediately understood what was happening when they saw the stance of the two men, their faces all showing expressions of shock.

"You little brat! I let it go last time, but you've come to me this time. Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Cang Ming roared.

Hearing this, a flash of light appeared from the ring on Lin Che's finger, and a common iron sword appeared in his hand, pointed directly at Cang Ming.

"Enough talk. Let's fight!"

"You're too arrogant…"

Cang Ming was nearly driven mad. From a young age, he had only ever bullied others, never had someone come to him like this.

The last time they had clashed, he had chosen to retreat, but that was only because he didn't want to risk mutual destruction.

But that didn't mean he was afraid of the other party.

In fact, Cang Ming believed that if they fought without holding back, his strength was undoubtedly superior.

"It seems I gave you too much face last time. You must have a death wish! Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

Overcome with fury, Cang Ming secretly vowed to beat this guy down until he was like a dead dog lying on the ground, to vent his anger.

"Unyielding Battle Body!"

With this thought, Cang Ming roared, activating his awakened special physique. A layer of earth-yellow light quickly enveloped his body, forming an armor around him.

He then threw a punch.

True Qi surged from his body, forming a powerful fist energy around his iron fist. The power of this punch was overwhelming, causing the air to vibrate faintly.

"Cang Ming is truly powerful. Just the strength of this punch alone places him among the top on this cloud ship, filled with so many geniuses!"

Seeing the power of Cang Ming's punch, enhanced by his Unyielding Battle Body, everyone present was shocked.

At this moment, Lin Che made his move.

With a sound like the whisper of waves, the sword was unsheathed, making a crisp sound. There were no fancy moves. Lin Che simply drew his sword and slashed.

It was a straightforward strike that everyone could clearly see, yet it carried an inexplicable rhythm.

Boom!

A thunderous sound erupted as Lin Che's seemingly ordinary sword collided with Cang Ming's mighty fist energy, resulting in a shocking outcome that no one could have anticipated.

Swoosh!

Cang Ming's robust figure was sent flying ten meters away.

"You… How…"

At this moment, Cang Ming was shaken to his core.

No matter how confident he had been, he could clearly feel that this youth had grown far stronger than when they last clashed.

Before Cang Ming could finish his sentence, Lin Che leaped forward, his figure moving like a swift wind, and struck with his second sword.

Cang Ming's expression changed drastically. He quickly gathered all his strength, crossing his arms to block. In front of him, his True Qi formed a thick armor.

Crash!

However, under this sword strike, the True Qi armor shattered instantly, and Cang Ming was sent flying another ten meters!

Not only that, but blood trickled from the corner of Cang Ming's mouth, a clear sign that the intense shock had caused internal injuries.

Lin Che's two sword strikes were almost identical, and could hardly be called sword techniques. There was no added combat skill; it was simply a matter of swinging the sword.

But as long as the opponent couldn't withstand it, it was the strongest form of attack.

To suppress with momentum, this was the essence of 'momentum'!

"Sword Momentum!"

The observing geniuses, upon seeing this astounding scene, all felt a shudder in their hearts.

Such a young swordsman had actually comprehended Sword Momentum.

How was that even possible?

"The most troublesome thing about the Unyielding Battle Body is its formidable defense. But under this youth's Sword Momentum, even it is reduced to such a pitiful state!"

"The defensive-breaking ability of a sword cultivator is indeed formidable!"

Whispers of discussion filled the air, making these geniuses from various cities more vigilant.

A seemingly ordinary youth was actually a sword cultivator who had comprehended Sword Momentum! This cloud ship was indeed full of hidden talents. It seemed prudent to remain low-key and avoid making enemies.

At this moment, Lin Che could clearly feel that with each strike, his control over Sword Momentum was becoming increasingly effortless.

The Heavenly Maiden hadn't lied. Real combat was indeed the source of progress.

Cang Ming felt like crying but had no tears. He was shocked by Lin Che's powerful Sword Momentum, wondering how in just two days, the youth had become such a threat compared to their last encounter.

He had given up on confronting Lin Che head-on and chose to avoid the brunt of his attacks.

As he darted around in a panic, he meekly said, "Little brother… no, big brother, please stop. We can talk this out…"

"The previous conflict was really a misunderstanding. I shouldn't have had ill intentions toward your maid. I formally apologize now. Can we call it even?"

"Didn't you say earlier that you were going to kill me?" Lin Che asked.

"I was just joking… Ah!"

Boom!

Just as Cang Ming began to speak, Lin Che swung his sword again, a terrifying momentum sweeping forward.

With a loud crash, Cang Ming was sent flying, slamming heavily into the distant ship's hull, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Feeling his control over Sword Momentum advance even further, Lin Che finally sheathed his sword with satisfaction and cast a cold glance at Cang Ming.

"I'm naturally a low-key person, but you went out of your way to oppress me. I had no choice but to fight back. I hope you've learned your lesson and will stop being so arrogant in the future."

Lin Che shook his head, acting as if he didn't want to resort to violence but had been forced to. After leaving these words, he turned and walked away.

The onlookers unconsciously made way for him. If they had respected Lin Che before, after witnessing this battle, they now felt a sense of awe.

They realized that this seemingly harmless youth was not someone to be trifled with.

As they watched Lin Che's departing figure, Cang Ming let out a mournful cry in his heart.

Arrogant?

I went out of my way to oppress you?

I was just sleeping, so who's the one oppressing whom?

"Ah! You've gone too far, you've gone too far…" Cang Ming was so aggrieved he almost cried, inwardly howling in rage.