Chapter 169: The Astonishing Zhang Meng

Zhang Meng, standing nearby, was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself, *Damn it, haven't you two been fighting this whole time?*

At that moment, Ji Xiaorui let out a loud cry: "Alrighty then!"

With that, her expression tightened, and she gathered all her strength into a single punch.

On her small, slender fist, a faintly distinct dragon-shaped qi condensed, appearing significantly stronger than before.

"Roar!" A dragon's roar echoed through the air. Then came a muffled "Bang!" and the burly, massive man standing right in front of her was sent flying by Ji Xiaorui's punch.

With a loud crash, the man flew seven or eight meters, tracing a graceful arc in the air before crashing heavily onto the roof of a car, denting the entire roof inward.

Everyone couldn't help but gasp in shock. They never expected this little girl, who looked no older than an elementary school student, to unleash such terrifying power.

A brawl of this scale had already drawn a crowd of onlookers who stopped to watch.

Just moments before, they had been feeling indignant in their hearts. With so many grown men bullying a mere schoolchild, what had this society come to? Was there no decency left?

Yet at this very moment, watching a full-grown, husky man get batted away like a playground ball by that same schoolchild, everyone was left speechless.

*Sigh, are kids born in the 2010s really this powerful now...*

*Times are truly... progressing, aren't they...*

Zhang Meng, who had been standing aside leisurely smoking a cigarette, watched this scene unfold, causing the cigarette to slip straight out of his mouth and drop to the ground. "Holy crap, this little girl is practically a hydraulic jack..."

Ji Xiaorui was also ecstatic upon unleashing such formidable power with her Ascending Dragon Fist. She stared at her own fists in utter disbelief, hardly daring to believe that a punch of such destructive might had actually come from her own hands.

As Lin Le witnessed this, an internal sigh of admiration rose in his heart. The Ascending Dragon Fist truly lived up to its reputation as a supreme martial art of the inner sect, capable of elevating Ji Xiaorui's overall combat strength by leaps and bounds!

Of course, this was also inseparable from Ji Xiaorui's innate comprehension. It seemed he really needed to focus on nurturing this little disciple of his from now on; who knows, she might actually achieve quite remarkable accomplishments one day!

By this time, the men from the Divine Elixir Sect were swarming toward Ji Xiaorui once again. Having just witnessed her formidable strength, these individuals now wore ferocious expressions, turning exceptionally vicious.

Barrel-sized fists rained down directly toward Ji Xiaorui.

Since her first strike had hit the mark, Ji Xiaorui was currently riding a wave of excitement. Growing bolder with every clash, she hollered like Bruce Lee, continually hurling her small fists at the burly men.

"Roar, roar, roar!" Dragon roars rang out one after another, and streams of white primordial qi burst forth from the crowd.

"Bang, bang, bang!" With a series of muffled thuds, several hefty men were sent flying backward as if they had been hit head-on by a speeding car.

Ji Xiaorui's movements were exceptionally agile. She darted rapidly among the burly men, leaping up and down just like a monkey pumped full of adrenaline...

"Damn, it's Kick-Ass!" an exclamation rose from the onlookers. It seemed Ji Xiaorui's fighting style reminded them of the purple-haired young girl from the movie *Kick-Ass*.

Originally, a few bulky men had been standing aside to watch the battle, but seeing how difficult Ji Xiaorui was to handle, they too rushed forward at Zhang Meng's bellowed command.

In an instant, Ji Xiaorui found herself tightly surrounded right in the center of the mob of large men.

Ji Xiaorui's petite figure and youthful, doll-like face formed a sharp, striking contrast with the hulking, thick-skinned men surrounding her.

A foreign tourist passing by paused to witness this scene and let out an exclamation of awe, "Oh! Kung fu! Chinese kung fu!"

Without missing a beat, the tourist pulled out a smartphone and snapped a few selfies with the battle raging behind him.

Lin Le wanted to see how Ji Xiaorui would handle the situation next, but unfortunately, he no longer had the chance. Because Ji Xiaorui's small frame was now completely engulfed within the encirclement of those bulky men, resembling someone dropped into a massive water vat where even the top of her head could no longer be seen...

Lin Le could only hear the continuous roars of dragons echoing from within the crowd, while one burly man after another was sent flying out by Ji Xiaorui. Already, eight or nine men lay sprawled on the ground outside the ring, unable to get back up.

At that moment, a furious roar suddenly erupted from the heart of the encirclement, followed instantly by a powerful burst of explosive force that tore outward from the middle of the crowd.

"Boom!" With a deafening crash, a wave of white qi blasted the surrounding men backward, knocking every single one of them flat onto the ground.

Ji Xiaorui finally emerged triumphantly from the center of the crowd, radiating an imposing aura.

Everyone was stunned by Ji Xiaorui's prowess, and a trace of astonishment flickered across Zhang Meng's face.

He had never imagined that the dozen or so burly men under his command could not even defeat a single elementary school student.

However, the expression on Zhang Meng's face quickly twisted back into a vicious snarl.

"Not bad, little girl. I really underestimated you!" Zhang Meng said with a sinister grin.

"Well, how about it? Now you know how tough I am, don't you? If you don't want to die, get lost in a hurry, otherwise I don't mind loosening your bones for you!" Having cleared out the mob of men, Ji Xiaorui was currently overflowing with confidence and spoke with supreme smugness.

"Hmph, you really don't know the height of heaven or earth. Give you an inch and you take a mile!" Zhang Meng sneered.

"Just wait until you get a taste of the true methods of our Divine Elixir Sect. Let's see if you can still afford to be so arrogant then!"

With those words, Zhang Meng's complexion instantly darkened, and an aura of murderous intent surged through his eyes in an instant.

Simultaneously, the muscles all over his body bulged violently. They swelled up like rolling hills, stretching his clothes taut, while thick veins beneath his skin protruded like winding earthworms. A series of sharp, cracking sounds echoed from his flesh, bones, and tendons.

In merely a split second, Zhang Meng—who had moments ago appeared entirely ordinary—saw his aura skyrocket to the absolute extreme!

"Hmm?!" Lin Le furrowed his brow, deeply startled by the sudden transformation in Zhang Meng.

The opponent's strength previously hovered barely at the peak of the Initial Mastery of Inner Qi. Yet at this moment, the energetic aura emanating from his body was undeniably that of someone possessing the Great Achievement of Inner Qi.

To undergo such a drastic transformation in such a short span of time was truly astonishing!

Though Ji Xiaorui was equally amazed by her opponent's sudden change, she didn't take it too much to heart.

"What's this? Is that all? I actually thought you were about to turn into a Super Saiyan. Color me disappointed!" Ji Xiaorui taunted with a grin.

"Disappointed? Hmph, you won't be saying that in a second!" Zhang Meng sneered.

"Take my punch!"

With an angry roar from the bottom of his lungs, Zhang Meng hurled his solid, oversized fist straight toward Ji Xiaorui.

"Paper tiger!" Ji Xiaorui scoffed coldly.

Without missing a beat, she gathered her internal qi. Upon her petite fist, a dragon-shaped qi instantly converged, and she moved to meet Zhang Meng's incoming fist head-on.

"Xiaorui, no!" Lin Le cried out in alarm.

Given Zhang Meng's current formidable explosive power, even with Ji Xiaorui relying on her newly mastered Ascending Dragon Fist, she was utterly incapable of blocking it. A direct collision like this would undoubtedly result in a devastating defeat!

Ji Xiaorui's reflexes were also exceptionally quick. Hearing Lin Le's urgent warning, she didn't even have to think twice before following his advice.

It was already too late to retract her punch, so Ji Xiaorui hurriedly altered her trajectory mid-swing, swerving her fist sharply to the side.

Her fist grazed past Zhang Meng's fist by a hair's breadth.

"Boom!" The primordial qi on their fists ground against each other, generating a violent friction that let out a thunderous explosion, leaving the air smelling faintly of scorched material.

Only at that moment did Ji Xiaorui truly feel the overwhelming might contained within Zhang Meng's punch. Her heart tightened instantly; thank goodness she listened to her master and didn't take it head-on! The power behind the opponent's strike was unimaginably massive—far beyond anything she could have anticipated. Had she dared to clash with him directly, her arm would surely have been crippled today!