Chapter 21: Chapter 21: The Grand Might of Spirit Plundering

When they heard that Jiang Chen had actually accepted Ximen Jianren’s challenge.

The crowd couldn’t help but sigh, their words filled with pity.

"This kid is just asking to die."

"What a shame. It’s rare for the Jiang Family to produce a talent, but his Martial Vein was stolen, and now he’s going to be brutalized by Ximen Jianren."

"After this, what face will the Jiang Family have left?"

Meanwhile, Ximen Jianren broke into a wide grin.

His smile was filled with contempt for Jiang Chen.

He clapped his hands and said with a smug smile, "Jiang Chen, since you insist, I’ll do you the favor of teaching a piece of trash like you a lesson."

Ximen Jianren was already considered a genius. Before, both he and Jiang Chen possessed an Eighth-Grade Martial Vein.

Unfortunately, that guy Jiang Chen had no ambition and let his cultivation stagnate.

He had never really considered Jiang Chen an opponent.

Now that they’d met, he couldn’t resist the urge to step on him, a move that would make the Jiang Family lose standing in Hanwu City.

After all, the three major families of Hanwu City were all in competition with one another.

Whether in related industries or financial power.

Even their clan members clashed from time to time. It was a dog-eat-dog world where you either crushed others or got crushed yourself.

None of them had good intentions.

Now that he had a rare opportunity to stomp on the Jiang Family’s reputation, Ximen Jianren had no intention of letting it slip by.

He beckoned to Jiang Chen.

"Trash. Seeing as you’re a cripple, I’ll let you make the first move."

"That way, no one can say I’m bullying you."

His attitude made it obvious he didn’t see Jiang Chen as a threat at all.

It was blatant contempt, a naked insult to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen’s expression remained unchanged.

In his eyes, these people were nothing more than buffoons.

He said coolly, "Since you’ve put it that way, it would be rude of me to refuse."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen took a step forward, closing the distance to Ximen Jianren.

He began to circulate the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique within his body.

The first level of the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique was Qi Stealing, which plundered Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

He simply reached out a hand and grabbed for Ximen Jianren.

"Hmm?"

Ximen Jianren froze for a moment.

’This guy actually dares to fight me?’ He sneered in contempt.

However, he was slightly surprised by Jiang Chen’s outstretched hand.

But he didn’t think much of it.

As Jiang Chen’s hand approached, Ximen Jianren immediately formed a palm with his other hand and pushed it forward flatly.

This palm strike contained the Ximen Family’s Ximen Palm Technique.

It looked ordinary, but its power was immense.

The Ximen Family’s position as one of the three major families in Hanwu City was thanks to this very Ximen Palm Technique, which dominated the region.

No one dared to underestimate the Ximen Palm Technique.

Moreover, when Ximen Jianren saw Jiang Chen’s hand reaching for him, looking so weak and powerless, his disdain grew.

’Trash is trash.’

’It’s embarrassing for me to even have to teach him a lesson.’

However, Jiang Chen was the son of the Jiang Family’s Patriarch. Humiliating someone of his status would be a massive blow to the Jiang Family.

In an instant, their hands met.

Ximen Jianren quickly grabbed Jiang Chen’s hand, intending to use the same method he’d used against Jiang Zuo and snap it outright.

At first, he was quite pleased with himself.

But the next moment, he froze.

Because the moment he grabbed Jiang Chen’s hand, a bizarre suction force emanated from it, wildly pulling at the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi inside his body.

The suction was incredibly strange and swift.

WHOOSH!

In just a single moment, Ximen Jianren felt a third of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in his body vanish.

It was being siphoned away by Jiang Chen through his hand.

His expression changed drastically.

’Dammit, what’s going on?!’

In a panic, he tightened his grip, trying to break Jiang Chen’s arm.

"Huh?"

He froze again. He discovered that he couldn’t budge Jiang Chen’s hand at all.

Jiang Chen’s hand was as solid as if it were forged from steel.

No matter how much strength he used, it was useless.

Furthermore, the suction from Jiang Chen’s hand continued unabated, constantly drawing out his Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

At this rate, if he let Jiang Chen continue for even a few more breaths, he feared all the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in his body would be completely drained.

He had never seen or heard of such a bizarre phenomenon.

Encountering it for the first time, Ximen Jianren knew something was wrong.

He shot a quick glance at Jiang Chen.

To his shock, Jiang Chen’s face was calm. He didn’t seem the least bit worried about being crippled by him, despite being a so-called "waste."

Instead, he possessed a mysterious, unshakeable composure.

’There’s something strange about Jiang Chen.’

Realizing this, he hastily tried to pull his hand back.

Right now, he was the one holding onto Jiang Chen’s hand.

But when he tried to retract it, he was horrified to find that his hand seemed to be glued firmly to Jiang Chen’s.

He couldn’t pull it away no matter what.

"Young Master, beat that piece of trash to death!"

"Cripple him! Let the Jiang Family know how powerful we are!"

At this moment, Ximen Jianren’s men began to cheer for their young master.

Their voices were loud and excited.

A muscle twitched in Ximen Jianren’s face.

’Can’t you people see that your great Young Master is already losing to Jiang Chen?’

But no one noticed.

They all just assumed that Jiang Chen had been subdued by Ximen Jianren.

The two of them stood frozen on the spot in a brief stalemate.

It was as if the scene had been frozen in time.

Then, Ximen Jianren felt his body empty out, and a wave of weakness washed over him.

’This is bad...’

He cried out in his mind.

The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi inside him had been completely devoured by Jiang Chen in an instant.

Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi is the foundation of a Martial Cultivator’s strength. Possessing only a Martial Vein without any Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi makes one nothing but a cripple.

Now, with the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in his body drained by the bizarre suction from Jiang Chen’s hand, Ximen Jianren was practically a cripple. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"No..."

"Impossible..."

He suddenly snapped back to reality and let out a blood-curdling roar.

His eyes were fixed on Jiang Chen in a death stare.

As if he were looking at a ghost.

Fear washed over him.

That was right. Jiang Chen had used his Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique to drain all the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from Ximen Jianren’s body.

This was the greatest advantage of the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique. As long as Jiang Chen had the chance to make physical contact, he could plunder the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi of anyone, no matter who they were.

What’s more, Ximen Jianren had been courting death by grabbing onto Jiang Chen himself.

He had practically handed Jiang Chen the opportunity.

In just a short moment, the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique had drained Ximen Jianren’s Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi dry.

He had lost all his Combat Power.

Jiang Chen, however, was brimming with power.

His cultivation was already higher than Ximen Jianren’s to begin with.

He held an insurmountable advantage in terms of strength.

Now that Ximen Jianren had lost the ability to resist, Jiang Chen reversed his grip and seized Ximen Jianren’s hand.

He ignored his agonizing screams.

And said indifferently, "You like doing things this way, so I’ll return the favor."

He put strength into his grip.

CRACK!

Ximen Jianren’s arm was snapped in two.

"AAGH...!"

Wracked with pain, Ximen Jianren let out another wretched scream.

The onlookers were stunned, staring blankly as Jiang Chen suddenly subdued Ximen Jianren.

Ximen Jianren shrieked in pain.

He even collapsed to his knees on the ground.

His screams were particularly ear-piercing.

"What’s going on?"

"Am I seeing things? Ximen Jianren... was actually defeated by a piece of trash?"

"This isn’t right. Ximen Jianren lost... Can someone tell me if I’m seeing things?"