Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

Chapter 2097 - 426: Successful Counter-Strategy 4

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With a piercing sound of a blade cutting through the air, Wang Yue began practicing this sword technique.

Truly living up to its name ”Misfortune,” each move of this technique was fierce and deadly. For an opponent, it was like facing sudden disaster or a calamity out of nowhere.

After practicing non-stop for nearly an hour, Wang Yue had mastered most of this sword technique. Although he couldnʼt yet unleash its full power of twelve times, achieving seven or eight times its strength was definitely no problem.

This was already on par with a complete late-stage Earth-class martial art.

Moreover, Wang Yueʼs vital energy was far purer than that of ordinary warriors. His normal attacks were several times more powerful than those of his peers.

Even if he encountered a master who had perfected an elite Earth-class martial art, he wouldnʼt be at a disadvantage in terms of combat skills. Instead, he would have a significant advantage.

At this level of mastery in sword technique, Wang Yue had reached a bottleneck. To improve further, he could only practice patiently over time, as there was no quick solution.

So, Wang Yue sat down again and began studying the Wind God Leg technique.

At this time, the two young men from the Zhang family had already been sent back to their clan.

In the Zhang familyʼs council hall, the heads of the main lineage and various branches gathered once again. No one spoke, as they all stared at Zhang Jianyuan.

Inside, Zhang Jianyuan was filled with immense anger.

Recently, the Zhang family had faced numerous troubles. First, Zhang Lingfeng was defeated in Jinling. Then, the second patriarch and several skilled fighters disappeared without a trace. Zhang Hong, who was sent there later, likely also betrayed the family—he hadnʼt sent any news since arriving in Jinling. According to secret reports from the Zhang family in Jinling, Zhang Lingfeng had been killed by Wang Yue. Moreover, Zhang Hongʼs family members had also vanished without a sound, their whereabouts unknown. All this indicated that Zhang Hong had betrayed the Zhang family.

As for why Zhang Hong betrayed them, no one knew. But precisely because of this, Jinling seemed even more mysterious and terrifying. For now, the Zhang family dared not send anyone there again.

But even as they tried to stay calm, others wouldnʼt let them. Today, yet another two young people were defeated.

Although these two didnʼt hold as high a status as Zhang Lingfeng, they were still descendants of the main lineage. If the Zhang family ignored this incident, it would lose face.

But if they decided to investigate, they didnʼt know where to start. During the incident, the surveillance cameras in that area stopped working for five minutes, allowing the attacker to disappear without a trace.

Such tactics were unusual, and it was likely that some hidden force behind Jinling was responsible.

They had already analyzed this force and believed it might be some kind of martial arts sanctuary—a place that the Zhang family couldnʼt afford to provoke.

So, in truth, Zhang Jianyuan preferred to back down. As long as they stopped provoking Jinling, perhaps that mysterious martial arts sanctuary wouldnʼt bother the Zhang family anymore.

However, news of what happened in Jinling had already spread within Tianhai. Todayʼs incident had made it known to everyone. If the Zhang family took no action, how could they continue to operate in Tianhai?

Therefore, they needed to come up with a thorough plan of action.

The lower-tier Heavenly rank and the top-tier Earthly rank differ by only one small level, but the difficulty of practicing them is vastly different.

Wang Yue sat from noon until evening, finally managing to fully master the first technique, ”Capturing Wind and Shadows.”

Then he got up and began practicing it in action.

With a slight movement of his legs, he ”glided” out like the wind, appearing dozens of meters away in the blink of an eye. His speed was at least twice as fast as when he didnʼt use lightness techniques.

Wang Yue was overjoyed. He immediately started moving his legs, weaving through space with agility. At first, he was a bit unsteady, but as he practiced more, his movements became smoother and more effortless.

Eventually, with each flash, he even left a afterimage in place. His speed had nearly tripled compared to the beginning.

Moreover, while he had already reached mastery in the Unfortunate Sword Technique, the first technique of the Wind God Leg was only just reaching the beginnerʼs level. If he could perfect it, his speed could increase by seven or eight times.

Although the first technique only involved lightness techniques and footwork without any offensive moves, even at this beginnerʼs level, it could already increase his combat power by more than 30%.

It was foreseeable that if he perfected all three techniques, his combat power could double or even several times over.

This made Wang Yue realize why martial arts sanctuaries were so powerful. Just one lower-tier Heavenly rank technique could bring about such a significant change in someoneʼs abilities, let alone those who mastered multiple Heavenly rank techniques.

Like the Unfortunate Sword Technique, the first technique of the Wind God Leg had temporarily reached a bottleneck. To improve further, he would need to practice patiently.

But Wang Yue didnʼt stop. Instead, he sat down again and began to meditate on the second technique, ”Sturdy Grass in the Wind.”

This second technique was an offensive move. After just a brief analysis, Wang Yue realized its formidable power. When used in combination with the first technique, its effectiveness would be greatly enhanced.

However, before he could fully master this technique, his communicator vibrated, interrupting him.

It was already completely dark outside. Wang Yue wondered who would contact him at this time. After looking at the caller ID, he became even more puzzled.

”Auntie...”

As soon as the call connected, Wang Yue called out, but Huang Yuxiang quickly cut in, ”Yueʼer, how did you end up in Tianhai?”