Chinese Martial Arts: My Super Beast Clone

Chapter 90 Forces the Crocodile Dragon to Retreat

Yagyu Shinichi did not continue the pursuit. He stood there, his eyes fixed on Guo Canghai, his expression shifting uncertainly.

In their brief exchange, both sides were testing each other. Guo Canghai's powerful punch, imbued with solid inner energy, was by no means inferior to his own. If it were to truly be a life-or-death struggle here, he wasn't entirely confident of victory.

Moreover, this is a foreign city, where the Guo family's influence is deeply entrenched.

Shinichi Yagyu took a deep breath, suppressing the surging anger in his chest.

"Patriarch Guo, I never expected you to go to such lengths for a young man with no background." Yagyu Shinichi's voice turned icy. "I can never forgive the one who killed my disciple. Are you truly willing to make an enemy of me for his sake?"

Guo Canghai put his hands back behind his back and chuckled.

"Lord Yagyu, you've gone too far afield." He glanced at Lu Zhengchuan beside him. "This old man owes Brother Lu a favor from many years ago. Favors are the hardest to repay, yet they are unavoidable. Besides—"

Guo Canghai drawled, his eyes filled with undisguised contempt: "I'm different from you Japanese. We value propriety, righteousness, integrity, and a sense of shame. We return what we borrow and repay kindness we receive. Unlike jackals and dogs, who, after feasting, will bite back."

This statement was even harsher, directly escalating the issue to a conflict between the two countries.

Shinichi Yagyu had completely given up on arguing with Guo Canghai about this topic. He realized that when it came to witty banter, even ten of him couldn't out-argue this old fox.

He suppressed the urge to draw his sword, softened his tone, and tried to make a final attempt to win him over.

"Patriarch Guo, you seem to have a great prejudice against us Japanese. You should know that I, Yagyu Shinichi, have been in Yangcheng for so many years and have always respected the interests of all the families. Our Black Dragon Society has also always sincerely wanted to be friends with Patriarch Guo. Given the current situation, if our two sides could join forces—"

"Stop." Guo Canghai raised his hand to interrupt him.

He looked at Shinichi Yagyu as if he were a joke.

"Make friends? Yagyu Shinichi, are you really that clueless or just pretending?" Guo Canghai scoffed, pointing at the rubble on the ground. "How can a human and a wolf be friends? I, Guo Canghai, may not be some great hero or valiant man, but I still have these basic principles."

The two became increasingly at odds, and the tension in the air intensified once again.

Yagyu Shinichi knew that with Guo Canghai here to protect Lu Zhengchuan, he had no chance of making a move against the Fuhu Martial Arts School.

If war is forced out, the consequences are unpredictable.

"Very well, very well." Yagyu Shinichi nodded repeatedly, letting out a cold laugh. "Since Patriarch Guo has put it this way, let's see what we're capable of. I want to see if you can protect them for a while, and whether you can protect them forever!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeve and lightly touched the ground with his toes.

He shot up like an arrow, soaring over the two-meter-high courtyard wall and disappearing from everyone's sight.

A master of internal energy transformation comes and goes like the wind, impossible to catch.

"withdraw!"

The Black Dragon Society members present sheathed their samurai swords and, like the receding tide of black water, quickly withdrew from the courtyard of the Tiger-Taming Martial Arts School.

The front yard was deathly silent; everyone was panting heavily, as if they had collapsed from exhaustion.

Guo Canghai withdrew his imposing aura as a Grandmaster of Internal Energy, reverting to his former demeanor as a schoolteacher. He turned to Lu Zhengchuan and sighed, "Brother Lu, this old wolf is not easy to deal with. You'll have to be extra careful in the coming days."

Lu Zhengchuan nodded solemnly: "Thank you for your help, Brother Guo. I will remember this favor."

Guo Canghai waved his hand without saying anything more.

Far away in the desolate forest, the Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon witnessed this scene in its entirety.

He let out a long breath, his tense nerves finally relaxing. His master had been prepared, inviting the Guo family patriarch, a Grandmaster of Internal Energy, so the martial arts school was safe for the time being. His older sister and younger brother were also safe inside the school.

But he knew this wasn't over. Yagyu Shinichi wouldn't let it go so easily.

"Follow them."

Lin Hai had a sudden thought.

Upon receiving the command, the massive body of the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon, which had been lurking in the flowerbed, silently sank down and instantly merged into the soil beneath the ground.

Yesterday's torrential rain left the streets flooded and muddy. Dozens of wooden clogs clattered on the cobblestones.

The Earth-Splitter Crocodile Dragon travels several meters underground.

Lin Hai sat cross-legged in a hut in the wilderness, directing the actions of the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon through a mental connection.

He was now in the wilderness, and the Earth-Splitting Crocodile Dragon was his only means of intervening in the situation within the city. Yagyu Shinichi was a Grandmaster of Internal Energy, and the Crocodile Dragon was previously beyond his ability to deal with, but these ronin from the Black Dragon Society were his prey.

Perhaps because they were in a hurry to get back to the clubhouse, the group moved very fast, and the formation inevitably became longer when turning.

The last Black Dragon Society warrior seemed to slip, staggering and falling three or four steps behind his companion.

The opportunity is here.

Lin Hai had a sudden thought.

The subterranean crocodile dragon exerted force with all four limbs simultaneously, its thick tail whipping violently. Its massive body shot straight towards the surface like an arrow released from a bow.

The Black Dragon Clan member had just straightened up when he suddenly felt the bluestone slab beneath his feet tremble violently.

With a muffled thud, the stone slab shattered. A gaping maw filled with fangs burst from the ground.

Before the samurai could even cry out in alarm, everything went black, and an unbearable pain shot through his waist.

The crocodile dragon's upper and lower jaws snapped shut in an instant, and the enormous bite force severed the human's spine and internal organs.

Half of its body was swallowed into its belly, while the other half fell into the muddy water through its large mouth.

Having succeeded in its attack, the Crocodile Dragon showed no greed, plunging back into its underground burrow and disappearing into the depths. The entire process took less than two seconds.

"what!"

Half of the corpse fell to the ground, and a short, painful scream came from the throat of the upper body before it fell silent.

Several warriors who were walking a dozen steps ahead heard the commotion, turned around, and were so frightened that they slipped and fell into the muddy water, letting out terrified screams.

Murahiro, who was at the front of the column, heard the commotion behind him and immediately rushed back with his samurai sword.

"Spread out! Be on alert!"

He shouted. The surrounding samurai drew their swords and surrounded him, but none dared to get too close.

Arimurabei walked to the pit and looked at the horrific scene on the ground.

The soil on the ground was churned up, and a large section of the stone slab shattered. Only half a mangled, bloody body lay on the ground, intestines and dark red blood mixed with muddy water flowing out.

The ronin who was bitten in two was his subordinate who had followed him for two years. He had the foundation of the Strength Refining Realm and had already begun the Marrow Transformation process. But in just a second or two, he was bitten in two by something.