"Boy, don't be presumptuous."
Seeing Shen Lang make another move, the bald man standing behind Zhao He Xiong Wu let out an angry roar, then quickly rushed forward to shield Zhao He Xiong Wu, throwing a punch at Shen Lang.
What Shen Lang didn't expect was that the short and unassuming bald man was actually quite skilled. He only retreated three steps after exchanging a punch with Shen Lang, unlike Zhao He Xiong Wu who was severely injured and spat blood.
"Boy, you're not bad. In all these years, you're the first one to force me back three steps. State your name."
After exchanging a punch with Shen Lang, the bald man felt his bones crack. His wrist trembled non-stop from the pain, and he could only suppress the agony with immense willpower before shouting at Shen Lang.
"You don't need to know who I am, because you will soon be dead."
Shen Lang looked at the bald man with fierce eyes and roared, "Again."
"Insolent brat, today I will skin you alive and dismember you."
Seeing Shen Lang's ferocity, and sensing he was being suppressed, the bald man flew into a rage. He immediately pushed his strength to eighty percent and threw a furious punch at Shen Lang.
"Hmph—"
Seeing the bald man strike first, Shen Lang sneered and said, "Come on."
With that, Shen Lang also pushed his strength to eighty percent and threw a punch.
The next second, Shen Lang's furious punch and the bald man's furious punch collided violently. However, the bald man's right arm instantly exploded, and he was sent flying backward.
"Okamoto..."
Seeing the bald man's arm shattered by Shen Lang's punch, Zhao He Xiong Wu's expression changed drastically. He never imagined that an unknown kid like Shen Lang would be so terrifyingly powerful.
Although the bald man was unimpressive in appearance and short in stature, his martial arts cultivation was definitely among the top ten of the younger generation in Yang Country. His Iron Fist was known as a meat grinder, and many formidable enemies had died under its blows.
Okamoto Jien Ren's name struck fear into countless martial artists in Yang Country. If it were known that he was so easily defeated by an unknown kid, who knew what people would think.
"Boy, you... are you Earth realm?"
Okamoto Jien Ren was thirty years old. However, with the combined help of many secret arts and mysterious medicinal liquids from the Killing Dao Society in Yang Country, his martial arts cultivation had broken through to the Earth realm a month ago, making him the only thirty-year-old Earth realm expert in Yang Country.
Okamoto Jien Ren had always believed that few among the younger generation could match him. He never expected to be so easily defeated by an unknown kid after arriving in Nanling, and to have an arm shattered so gruesomely.
"What? Earth realm?"
Hearing Okamoto Jien Ren's words, Zhao He Xiong Wu's expression changed dramatically. "Okamoto, you must be mistaken. He's only in his early twenties, how could he be an Earth realm expert?"
"Your Highness, he is definitely Earth realm, otherwise he couldn't have injured me so easily."
Okamoto Jien Ren said with certainty, "He might have also consumed the Killing Dao Society's medicinal liquid, which is why he broke through to Earth realm at such a young age."
"So that's how it is, no wonder you could injure him."
Hearing Okamoto Jien Ren's explanation, Zhao He Xiong Wu looked enlightened. He said to Shen Lang, "Boy, you can break through to Earth realm by consuming medicinal liquid, but that doesn't mean you can act recklessly. You injured my bodyguard and shattered his arm. As atonement, you should also cripple one of your arms."
"Zhao He Xiong Wu, I think your brain isn't working well..."
Hearing Zhao He Xiong Wu's words, Shen Lang sneered and said, "Crippling his arm was just a minor demonstration. From now on, both you and he will die."
"Boy, audacious!"
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Zhao He Xiong Wu roared, "For the sake of this girl, you want to kill me? You're out of your mind! Didn't I just tell you that I am the son of a Prince of Yang Country?"
"So what if you are the son of a Prince of Yang Country? Is your neck made of iron? Will your head not fall off with one cut?"
Shen Lang said gravely, "No matter who it is, anyone who touches my girlfriend will die, regardless of whether they are a prince or an emperor."
"Stubborn fool, Okamoto, kill him."
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Zhao He Xiong Wu was furious and shouted at Okamoto Jien Ren, who was now stemming his bleeding.
"Your Highness, please rest assured. It was just carelessness. I will kill him now."
Hearing Zhao He Xiong Wu's command, Okamoto Jien Ren responded, then walked up to Shen Lang and said, "I underestimated you just now. Now, I will kill you."
"I really didn't expect your girlfriend to be so lucky. After being cut by a dagger laced with wolf venom more than ten times and then pushed from the fourth floor, she's still alive. This truly surprises me."
"But it's alright. After I kill you, we'll deal with her slowly. I guarantee she'll wish she were dead, begging for life but unable to find it, living a fate worse than death."
Okamoto Jien Ren said with a hideous grin that sent shivers down one's spine.
"How beastly. Truly a Yang Country mongrel, your perverted psychology is unimaginable. But since you've said so much, I must kill you."
Facing Okamoto Jien Ren's provocation, Shen Lang roared.
"Hahaha, kill me? Can you do it?"
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Okamoto Jien Ren took out a chemical test tube containing a silver liquid.
"Boy, since you've also consumed the Killing Dao Society's medicinal liquid, you should know what this is, right? That's right, this is Silver One."
Okamoto Jien Ren said smugly, "This small test tube cost me a billion US dollars. However, this small test tube can allow me to break through from early Earth realm directly to mid Earth realm, a whole level advancement."
"A billion US dollars is expensive, but breaking through to mid Earth realm is worth it. Once I reach mid Earth realm, killing you will be a piece of cake."
Okamoto Jien Ren said with great pride.
"Oh, really?"
Seeing Okamoto Jien Ren's smug demeanor and his air of confident victory, Shen Lang sneered and said, "Since you're so confident, I'll wait until you drink it before killing you."
Shen Lang had seen this kind of mysterious medicinal liquid before. Alice had drunk it, and her strength had surged afterwards, even overpowering Gu Qinghan, who was stronger than her at the time.
However, Alice had drunk Bronze One back then, so Shen Lang was curious about the potency of Silver One.
"Hmph, you're so arrogant! Boy, you truly won't shed tears until you see the coffin."
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Okamoto Jien Ren roared, "Your arrogance is infuriating. I will slowly torture you to death later."
Okamoto Jien Ren was a proud son of heaven and always looked down on others. He had never been so disdainfully treated before, and a nameless fire burned within him. He would make Shen Lang pay the price, a price paid in blood.
Fueled by intense anger and hatred, Okamoto Jien Ren opened the stopper of the test tube and drank the entire bottle of silver liquid in one gulp.