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Chapter 244 The Ring Appears

Chapter 244 The Ring Appears

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Chapter 244 The Ring Appears

Are they also from the Yuan family?

The man approached from afar, showing no sign of stopping. Xilin remained still, watching him draw closer. Suddenly, Xilin's pupils contracted, and he slightly turned his head to look at a large tree beside the man. The next moment, a woman appeared on the tree trunk.

The woman had short, ear-length hair, and although her eyes were smiling, they were sharp. Just one look from her gave people an invisible pressure. A tiger-tooth knife was stuck in her leather ankle boot.

Needless to say, everyone knew that this woman was not easy to deal with. The sound of her landing on the tree at such a speed was almost the same as the sound of a leaf falling onto the tree trunk. If Ribero had not seen the woman appear on the tree trunk with his own eyes, he would have had a hard time noticing her based on his hearing alone.

The woman, with a slight smile in her eyes, crossed her arms and looked at Xilin and the others below the tree. Clearly, she was also one of the previous graduates.

"Xingyao, no wonder you ran this way, so your brother is here." The woman said, glancing at Yuan Xingming standing behind Xilin.

Yuan Xingyao didn't speak, but glanced at Yuan Xingming, who was hiding behind Xilin and watching him. Yuan Xingyao's attention then returned to Xilin.

Peter, hiding behind Xilin, peeked out and said to Yuan Xingyao, "Hey, Second Brother Yuan, can't you just pretend you didn't see us?"

Yuan Xingming remained silent. He knew his brother's personality all too well. Now that they had run into them, how could he possibly let them off the hook? They had no choice but to fight!

Seeing that Yuan Xingyao ignored him, Peller looked at the woman standing in the tree with a pitiful expression: "Sister Sula, please have mercy!"

  

Sula lightly stomped her foot, causing the tiger-tooth knife tucked in her boot to spring into the air. She gripped the knife between her fingers and looked at Peter, laughing, "Your Highness Peter, I'm truly sorry, but I can't break the rules, or I'll get my salary docked. You know, the fixed allowance we students receive isn't even enough to buy the door to one of your cars. If I lose another one, I'll have to resort to robbery."

Knowing that this battle was inevitable, Peller, Yuan Xingming, and Ulagano retreated simultaneously. As they retreated, Yuan Xingming grabbed Teita by the collar and pulled him back, leaving the battlefield to Xilin, Libero, Tietou, and Weilai.

Wei Lai glanced at Xi Lin and the others who were still standing in the same spot, then looked back at Yuan Xingming and the others who had retreated to a distance and hid behind a big tree, before running over as well.

"Aren't you going to fight?!" Yuan Xingming and the other two looked on in surprise. Generally speaking, aren't people who participate in the Fifth Entrance Examination of the First Affiliated Hospital quite enthusiastic?

Wei Lai shook his head and squeezed Peter inside, "Could you please make some room for me?"

That left only Xilin, Libero, and Tie Tou on that side.

Suddenly remembering something, Yuan Xingming mustered his courage and ran up to Xilin again, nudging him and whispering, "Don't take those two things out unless absolutely necessary!"

After saying that, Yuan Xingming slipped back behind the tree as if his pants were on fire, and together with Peter and the others watched the situation develop over there.

The "two things" Yuan Xingming referred to were the Hellfire Razer K and the knife. After all, it was his brother. Yuan Xingming trusted Xilin's abilities, so he was well aware of the destructive power those two items in Xilin's possession could cause.

In truth, even if Yuan Xingming hadn't mentioned it, Xilin wouldn't have expected to use those two items. He had been looking forward to fighting against the Yuan family for a long time.

Sula twirled the tiger-tooth knife in his hand. His figure flashed as he rushed towards Ribero and Ironhead.

Before taking the test, Ribero knew that if they continued in this manner, they had no chance of winning against these previous graduates.

So before Sura jumped over, spikes began to sprout from Libero's body, dark, hard material quickly appeared on his skin, and three rows of bony plates popped out from his back, the tips of which were like sword blades.

Ironhead, while lacking the bone plates of Ribero, possessed a metallic sheen throughout, exhibiting a solidified, metallic-like appearance.

"An alien?" When Sura touched the bony plate on Libero's back, she twisted in mid-air, her toes touching a piece of the bony plate. Using the force, she spun around, and a steel claw popped out from her wrist, covering Sura's fingers like a glove.

laugh--

Sura grabbed the largest bone plate on Libero's back with his steel claws and swung his arm.

Libero was slammed into the ground.

After landing a successful blow, Sura did not continue to attack Ribero. She dodged Ironhead's punch, and her steel claws made a screeching sound on Ironhead's body, accompanied by sparks from the friction of metal. Ironhead was left with only some shallow scratches.

Sura rolled over and lay sprawled on the tree trunk. He looked at the steel claw, which had become dull, and flung it away. The claw had been damaged when it grabbed the bone plate on Libero's back, and with the wear and tear on Ironhead's body, it was no longer usable.

It's truly remarkable that these two half-humans have come this far.

Sula smiled and continued charging towards Ironhead.

On the other side, Xilin and Yuan Xingyao also started fighting.

The Hara family members prefer to use their palms when fighting alone, a conclusion Xilin drew from Harano. A fist strikes the surface, but a palm strike penetrates deep; only by applying palm techniques to that level can one achieve the power to injure deep within.

Xilin had learned some conclusions about the lethality of palm strikes from Yuanye, but Yuanye's health was already poor at the time, and what Yuanye taught Xilin were mostly modified techniques for health preservation.

In terms of speed, Xilin is no less than Yuan Xingyao. Therefore, in the initial exchange, Yuan Xingyao did not find a suitable opportunity to attack. However, this does not mean that Yuan Xingyao lacks speed.

When Yuan Xingyao increased his speed, Xilin went into a defensive stance because he knew that Yuan Xingyao's counterattack was coming.

Three-fold palm strike.

The continuous palm shadows, one palm overlapping another, each palm stronger than the last, looked very powerful, but Xilin knew that the Three-Pronged Palm was not a killing move, but a segment extracted from a killing move, and its intention was not to kill.

Yuan Ye had demonstrated that killing move before, though incomplete, as Yuan Ye's physical condition at the time prevented him from executing it fully. However, Xi Lin had learned some of it through the explanation. Therefore, Xi Lin also had a way to deal with the Triple Palm technique sent by Yuan Xingyao.

The technique to break through the Three-Fold Palm is "Drawing a Knife to Cut Water".

There is no knife, nor is there any need to use one.

Xilin shook his arms. As Xilin moved his arms, the airflow around him became unstable. Two strong convection currents caused by his two arms quickly formed a high-speed rotating vortex of airflow, like a sharp blade that appeared out of nowhere, rushing upwards and forcibly cutting through the three stacked hand shadows!

The "Drawing a Knife to Cut Water" technique cannot be used to counter the killing move, but the "Three-Fold Palm" technique extracted from the killing move is not uncountable.

Shirin rarely used these techniques when she was in the Hunter's Guild. Back then, as a hunter, whenever they fought, they used lethal moves. Simple, without fancy techniques, but deadly in one strike.

However, now that he has encountered the Yuan family, Xilin wants to give it a try. He hasn't used "Drawing a Sword to Cut Water" for a long time, but it still feels so familiar now, almost like an instinct. When the three stacked hand shadows were formed, "Drawing a Sword to Cut Water" spontaneously appeared in Xilin's mind.

Because of the appearance of "drawing a sword to cut water," Yuan Xingyao withdrew his palm and paused, looking at Xilin with a strange and questioning gaze. However, he didn't pause for long. Soon, Yuan Xingyao launched his next attack.

Peer, who was hiding behind a tree watching the battle, nudged Yuan Xingming with his elbow and whispered, "Don't you think Xilin is too calm? It's like he already anticipates what move he'll make next. And he even seems to know which moves are lethal and which aren't. I don't know anything about your Yuan family's moves, but I have a feeling that Xilin is very familiar with them. Otherwise, with your brother's abilities, even if he didn't intend to use a lethal move, he wouldn't be unable to find a point of attack."

Yuan Xingming frowned, not answering Peter's question. His thoughts drifted back to the battle on the bar rooftop that day. When Xilin drew his knife to block Goreyo's bullet, Yuan Xingming had briefly glanced at it. Although it was only a fleeting moment, the action of Xilin drawing the knife was somewhat similar to the "drawing a knife to cut water" technique. This was one of the reasons why Yuan Xingming suddenly felt a sense of familiarity at that time. Why only one? Because there was another sense of familiarity that Yuan Xingming still hadn't found the answer to.

"Xingming, do you think... Xilin might be someone's illegitimate child who has been living away from home?" Ulagano said, stroking her chin.

Although many nobles lead decadent lives, they highly value legitimate lineage, especially the four highest-ranking noble families: the Emperor and the Three Kings. Only those of legitimate birth are recognized; those of illegitimate birth are mostly eliminated, and nobles responsible for illegitimate births face severe punishment. Therefore, even though Yuan Xingming enjoys chasing women, there are certain things he's extremely careful about. If he were to accidentally father a child of illegitimate birth, his father would definitely break his legs.

Hearing Ulagano's words, Yuan Xingming kicked him: "Nonsense! We, the legitimate members of the Shangshu Fuji Yuan family, all have proof, while those of illegitimate lineage are erased!"

If Xilin really is someone's illegitimate child in the Yuan family, then Xilin will face elimination by the higher-ups of the Fuji royal family, which is something that Yuan Xingming and the others do not want to see. So everyone stopped bringing up this topic. However, even without bringing it up, Yuan Xingming couldn't help but think about it in that direction.

While Yuan Xingming was struggling with his decision, Yuan Xingyao's surroundings began to change. The distorted airflow refracted the light, and for a moment, Yuan Xingyao's figure became blurred, with gaps appearing, making it impossible to tell where Yuan Xingyao was standing.

A leaf can block the view!

Xilin did not rush to make a move, but stood still with his hands hanging down slightly, waiting quietly.

Suddenly, Xilin made his move, and just as Xilin decided to act, a palm tore through the distorted light and shadow and struck Xilin's side. If he were hit by this palm, Xilin had no doubt that his internal organs would be seriously injured.

It was still a conditioned reflex action; the disturbed arm swept across an arc and suddenly vibrated, delivering a palm strike that bore a striking resemblance to the palm strike that shattered the light and shadow.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Xingming's mental connection snapped.

It's possible that it won't be updated!

If you weren't from the Yuan family, or even a core member, you wouldn't know how to use this move! Even if it's only seven or eight parts similar, but...

Peller looked at Yuan Xingming's clenched fists, exchanged a glance with Ulagano, and sandwiched Yuan Xingming between them to prevent him from doing anything bad in a moment of impulse.

With a loud bang, Xilin and Yuan Xingyao stepped back and stood still. Both of them seemed to be fine, but two seconds later, the sleeves of their clasped arms gradually turned into fragments and scattered.

Coincidentally, Xilin used his left arm, and because of this palm strike, the glove on his hand was also reduced to fragments, with a curled, leaf-shaped green pattern clinging tightly to the knuckle of Xilin's left thumb.

Upon seeing this pattern, Yuan Xingyao lost all will to continue fighting.

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