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Chapter 21 Innate Divine Strength?
"You treacherous villains, how dare you betray the Yang family?"
Inside the Yang residence, Yang Mingche, the captain of the guards in the courtyard, lay on the ground, clutching his arm that had been severed and was bleeding profusely. He glared angrily at the group of people who had surrounded him.
These people were all newly recruited guards by the Yang family.
When the gunshots rang out outside, his attention was drawn to them, and these people took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, severely injuring him and quickly killing the brothers who worked for him.
Fortunately, Yang Mingche reacted quickly and instinctively dodged to the side, which saved him from a fatal blow, but his left arm was still severed.
While dodging, he was struck hard in the chest, causing him to fall heavily to the ground, where he has been unable to catch his breath for a long time.
Yang Mingche was wary of these newly recruited guards, but he did not expect that there were experts at the inner cultivation level hidden among them, and that they would attack so suddenly.
"Is the Yang family very powerful?"
"Starting tomorrow, the Yang family will cease to exist!"
"It's a pity, Brother Che, you won't be able to see this scene!"
With a sinister expression, Yu Cheng gripped his blood-stained longsword and spoke in a chilling tone.
As a Talisman Master of the Divine Talisman Society and a martial arts expert at the Inner Refinement level, he was a spy specially planted in the Yang family by the Divine Talisman Society.
He was part of the plan to seize the city arranged by the Spirit Talisman Official.
Upon receiving the agreed-upon signal from the outside, these undercover agents acted immediately according to the prior agreement.
Before the Yang family guards could react, they launched a sneak attack, which proved highly effective.
"Brother Che, considering how kind you've been to take care of me these past two days, I'll give you a quick death."
Yu Cheng gripped the blood-stained longsword and slashed at Yang Mingche's head.
Infiltrating the Yang family was even simpler than he had anticipated.
Speaking of this, Yu Cheng had to thank Yang Changhui, the fifth master of the Yang family. If the other party hadn't recruited new guards, it wouldn't have been so easy for him to infiltrate the Yang family mansion, let alone infiltrate with so many people from the Divine Talisman Society.
This made their actions much smoother.
The only problem was that these undercover agents did not notice that Yang Changhong had left Yongkang County.
This was not only because they infiltrated the Yang family after Yang Changhong left Yongkang County, but also because of Yang Changhong's personal habits.
It was common for Yang Changhong to stay away from his residence for several days at a time due to matters within the county, and this was not surprising.
It's not unusual to not see any trace of them for two days.
"Ding!"
A piercing metallic clang rang out.
Yu Cheng's blood-stained longsword did not strike Yang Mingche's head, but was blocked by a silver spearhead!
With a flick of his spear, he thrust forward like lightning. Upon seeing this, Yu Cheng hurriedly retreated.
"Whether the Yang family is powerful or not is not for you, a traitorous villain, to decide."
"You are not qualified to destroy the Yang family."
Yang Jian stood with his spear in hand and did not pursue.
He glanced around and saw that the situation inside the mansion was worse than he had expected, with loyal guards suffering heavy casualties.
"Second Young Master!"
Yang Mingche looked at Yang Jian, who was holding a gun, and his eyes flashed with surprise. His face was full of the feeling of surviving a disaster.
He felt very fortunate and grateful to have survived.
Yang Mingche never imagined that one day he would be saved by a good-for-nothing playboy.
"Yang Jian, you've been hiding your true abilities very well."
"So many people in the city thought you were a good-for-nothing playboy, but they never expected you to have such strength."
"It seems the Xu brothers are dead at your hands!"
Yu Cheng took two steps back, holding his knife and watching Yang Jian warily.
The immense force transmitted from the spear, combined with the deflection of the blade and the heart-piercing spear, forced him to evade its edge—something no novice martial artist could accomplish.
Yu Cheng guessed that Yang Jian had already practiced martial arts, but he hadn't told anyone. He even deliberately acted like a spoiled brat to deceive others.
It's not uncommon for ancient and powerful families to have hidden strength, especially given Yang Jian's identity as the second young master.
After all, the struggle for the crown prince position has always been brutal.
When they bare their fangs, they either succeed or are killed.
"But you alone can't save the Yang family."
"You're not qualified."
"Don't interfere, I'm going to kill him myself."
Yu Cheng's eyes turned cold, and his killing intent intensified.
Yang Jian's words just now made him very unhappy. He also disliked martial arts geniuses from aristocratic families, so he wanted to kill Yang Jian himself.
Furthermore, since Yang Jian killed his men, it's perfectly reasonable for him to demand Yang Jian's life in return.
Yu Cheng strode forward, his waist shifted, and his long sword slashed out heavily, transforming into a bloody shadow as it struck Yang Jian.
"Second Young Master, be careful, he is a master of internal cultivation."
"I'll just give you a quick bandage and then I'll come help you."
Yang Mingche quickly spoke up to remind him.
It was Yu Cheng, an expert in internal cultivation, who suddenly launched a sneak attack; otherwise, his situation wouldn't be in such a bad state.
The heavy blow to his chest had left him breathless, and he had only just recovered. He was still not fully healed, and his severed left arm needed simple bandaging to stop the bleeding.
Otherwise, he would bleed to death without the other party even having to lift a finger.
Yang Jian nodded slightly.
He twirled the silver spear in his hand, exerted force with his feet, and unleashed a powerful burst of energy from his body.
This immense force was transmitted to the gun barrel, transforming into a beam of starlight that shot forward.
"Snap!"
The clash of swords and spears produced a piercing roar.
The two sides were locked in a struggle, neither willing to give way.
For a moment, it felt like the two sides were evenly matched.
"Bang!"
The two separated, and Yu Cheng took two steps back, his face looking very unpleasant.
Yu Cheng's hands, gripping the long sword, trembled slightly.
Opposite him, Yang Jian held a gun in one hand, his face cold and unmoving.
The differences between the two are quite obvious.
"Born with superhuman strength?"
"You hid it so well."
Yu Cheng looked at Yang Jian with disbelief in his eyes.
During their initial exchange, he noticed that Yang Jian had not engaged in internal cultivation and was a martial artist at the external cultivation level.
But this level of cultivation was actually comparable to his inner cultivation level, and in terms of strength, Yang Jian was even better.
This reminded Yu Cheng of the situation involving divine power.
Among martial arts practitioners, there are always some with extraordinary talents, and innate superhuman strength is one of them.
Such people have a great advantage when practicing martial arts externally or internally, and their combat power is far superior to those of the same level. It is not uncommon for them to even surpass those who practice internally through external training.
Their physical advantages were on full display at this moment.
"snort!"
Yang Jian snorted coldly and did not answer.
His spear transformed into streaks of light as he launched the first attack.
Having just clashed with his opponent, he had a general idea of his situation.
Although he is at the Inner Refinement level, his Inner Refinement level is not high. His cultivation method is average, his tempering level is not high, and his overall combat strength is very ordinary. In fact, among those at the Inner Refinement level, he is only better than those who have just entered the Inner Refinement level.
After understanding the situation, Yang Jian had no more worries.
When he first saw the guard captain Yang Mingche lying on the ground with a broken arm, he thought that Yu Cheng had defeated Yang Mingche head-on and was far stronger than Yang Mingche.
It now appears that Yu Cheng defeated Yang Mingche by surprise, relying on a sneak attack and numerical superiority.
This was perfect for Yang Jian. People at the external cultivation level couldn't put pressure on him, so he could use this person with a low level of internal cultivation to test his strength and see how powerful he really was.