CHAPTER 49: CHAPTER 49 THE GIANT

Thunderbolt Palm?

The strongest Innate Martial King overseas?

Hearing the information Elder Liang shared, Jia Feng instantly furrowed his brows.

Who Wang Tong was and just how powerful he might be, Jia Feng didn’t know.

But the weight of the four words "Innate Martial King" was crystal clear to him. Not to mention that Wang Tong, as an Innate Martial King, was hailed as the strongest overseas, so his power was beyond imagination.

"Elder Liang, in your opinion, does Mr. Ye really have no chance at all?" Jia Feng thought for a moment and asked.

"Difficult! Extremely difficult! Incredibly difficult!"

Elder Liang lamented deeply, "That young man, so accomplished at such a young age, being able to withstand one strike from Lei Ming, proves he is indeed a rare martial arts prodigy. But the martial path doesn’t rely solely on talent – it requires experience, wisdom, and the profound Inner Strength cultivated over time! From these aspects, that young man named Ye has less than a five-percent chance of surviving the Thunderbolt Palm!"

As he spoke, Elder Liang sighed heavily.

After all, in his eyes, in this modern era where China’s martial arts were in decline, the emergence of a prodigy like Ye Fei was already a miracle.

But Lei Ming was undeniably at the Peak of Hua Realm and, on top of that, was the most powerful Innate Martial King overseas, the disciple of Wang Tong.

All signs pointed to one inevitable outcome for Ye Fei’s confrontation with Lei Ming: defeat!

"Five percent?"

Even Jia Feng, who was known for being calm and collected, couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath when he heard Elder Liang’s evaluation.

As for Bai Que, who was filled with a desire to kill Ye Fei, he immediately growled in excitement, "Kill him! Kill him! Then kill Hee Ming and Guo Wenyuan! Yuntai will finally belong to me, Bai Que, alone!"

At the same moment, Lei Ming’s Thunderbolt Palm was finally prepared. He roared furiously, "Kid, your death has arrived!"

Before his words fully landed, they saw Lei Ming’s palms start to tremble, and threads of Inner Strength, like bolts of lightning, gathered on his palms, striking out towards Ye Fei.

The power contained in this single strike was apparent to everyone present. If Ye Fei were hit head-on, he would likely meet instant death.

"Dodge quickly!" Below the ring, Youu Cancan screamed in horror as she watched the scene unfold.

But Ye Fei only smiled faintly. Reaching out with a single finger, he calmly said, "Interesting, but not enough!"

Boom!

A deafening explosion resounded as Ye Fei’s finger and Lei Ming’s palms collided forcefully, causing the surrounding air to ripple and tremble.

"Hahaha! Struggling before death! Using a single finger to block Master Lei’s Thunderbolt Palm? Ye Fei, you’re seeking your doom!" Bai Que burst into loud laughter as he witnessed the scene.

However, before he could finish laughing, Lei Ming’s entire body abruptly trembled and spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsing to his knees before Ye Fei for the second time.

The sheer terror didn’t end there. At the moment Lei Ming knelt, the ring behind him disintegrated into dust, and the walls crumbled apart, as though struck by a bomb, leaving a massive hole.

Everyone who witnessed the scene instantly froze as if turned to stone.

For a long moment, the entire underground fight arena fell silent, eerily quiet as if they had seen a ghost.

Only Elder Liang was left trembling, mumbling to himself, "Externalized Inner Strength, Innate Martial King? My heavens!"

As for Lei Ming on the stage, his face was filled with horror.

It was not until this moment that he realized the person he was facing was actually a strongman on par with his master, Wang Tian – an Innate Martial King!

"Without achieving the Innate Realm, one remains an ant!"

This was the power of the Innate Martial King, symbolizing the insurmountable gap between the Innate and Acquired realms!

Lei Ming was only one step away from entering the Innate Realm, but that step was a gulf as vast as heaven and earth!

"Unimaginable! Unimaginable! I, Lei Ming, have roamed freely for half my life, and yet I’ve run into an Innate Martial King! And he’s so young, too! My life has been wasted as a mere shadow in the dirt. Dying here is better, much better..."

With a thunderous sound, Lei Ming’s lament ended as his body fell to the ground. It was clear that Ye Fei’s single finger had severed all the vitality in his body, leaving him completely, irrevocably dead!

As everyone looked at Lei Ming’s lifeless body, the deathly silence still lingered, with nearly everyone unable to believe the sight before them, yet unable to deny it.

Be it Lei Ming’s death or the shattered state of the ring, it was unfolding right before their eyes.

Especially Youu Cancan, who had come here with Ye Fei. Her jaw dropped, completely unable to believe that the person who had killed Lei Ming with just one finger was the Ye Fei she knew.

As for Hee Youliang and Dong Youcai, they were so terrified that they collapsed on the ground. Remembering the words they had directed at Ye Fei before he stepped onto the stage, they felt such fright they nearly lost control of their bodily functions.

Ye Fei dusted off a speck of dirt from his sleeve, swept his gaze indifferently across the crowd, and said, "Anyone else want to challenge Yuntai?"

Challenge Yuntai?

The big shots glanced at each other in silence, none daring to respond.

If just Lei Ming alone was enough to render them completely helpless, how could they even think about taking on Ye Fei? This was a man who had obliterated Lei Ming with a single finger!

Challenge Yuntai? That would be tantamount to sending their subordinates to certain death."

Who would dare undertake such a hopeless task?

"I..."

A lone voice suddenly pierced the silence.

The crowd turned to see One-Eyed, the boss from Southern Su Anshan, swallowing hard as he slowly stood up under everyone’s gaze. "I...I, One-Eyed, am willing to return the seafood business from the Wulian County area to Mr. Guo!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the onlookers were filled with disdain for One-Eyed.

He had been the one persistently targeting Guo Wenyuan earlier, and now he was the first to surrender.

Still, upon reflection, it made sense—against someone like Ye Fei, what other option was there but to admit defeat?

In the next moment, the other big shots clambered over each other to offer the territories and assets they had wagered to Guo Wenyuan.

Seeing this unfold, Hee Ming couldn’t stop smiling wide, nearly losing control of his expression.

After all, as part of Yuntai, any benefits Guo Wenyuan gained would certainly include a share for him.

Yet to everyone’s surprise, Guo Wenyuan suddenly stood up and declared, "Everyone! Mr. Ye is a once-in-a-generation Heavenly Person. His aid to me today is my greatest fortune. How could I dare to accept the territories and assets you’ve offered?"

Dare not?

The crowd was taken aback by Guo Wenyuan’s words.

What did he mean by dare not? Was there going to be another fight? But who would dare step forward?

Guo Wenyuan respectfully cupped his hands toward Ye Fei on the stage and said, "I propose that all these territories and assets be placed under Mr. Ye’s name. What do you all think?"

Hiss!

Everyone sucked in a collective breath of cold air.

Giving the territories and assets to Guo Wenyuan posed no real issue—his Guo family was already the strongest in Northern Su, and this would only enhance their power. Moreover, these assets were scattered across various city jurisdictions, and it wasn’t certain if the Guo family could manage them all.

But gifting them to Ye Fei? That was entirely different. The total value of resources surrendered by Su Province’s top players far exceeded what any existing leader held. Even the Guo family, Chen Xing, or Jia Feng were no match.

More importantly, who would dare cross a peerless powerhouse like Ye Fei?

At that moment, everyone looked at Ye Fei with a mixture of awe, respect, and dread. With this turn of events, Ye Fei was no longer merely an unrivaled warrior but had transformed into the ultimate leader of all the Su Province big shots.

A true titan!