Chapter 195: Chapter 195 The Strength of the Xu Family
Two days later, Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang arrived on an island in the Southern Ocean.
Fifty years after the Xu Family was expelled to the overseas, they did not stray far from their homeland but chose to root and survive in the Southern Ocean.
Although the Xu Family suffered heavy losses at the time, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. With their status as the foremost Martial Arts Family in the Divine Continent Martial World, it was easy for them to establish a foothold overseas.
Over the past fifty-plus years, although the island nominally belonged to a certain archipelago nation, it had practically become the private land of the Xu Family.
To exaggerate a bit, the Xu Family proclaimed kingship over the island and formed a nation of their own.
Moreover, the Xu Family’s influence across the whole of the Southern Ocean was immense, already occupying a pivotal position in Southeast Asia.
Two days ago, Xu Xingzhou called Yang Fei, expressing the Xu Family elders’ desire to meet with Yang Fei, after which Yang Fei asked for the whereabouts of Xu Family Headquarters and declared his intention to pay a visit.
At the time, Xu Xingzhou was evidently making the call under the surveillance of his clanspeople, yet he still took the risk of advising Yang Fei that it would be better to meet outside the island.
Yang Fei even heard a rebuke come through the phone at that time.
But Yang Fei, confident in his great skills and courage, had already planned the visit to the Xu Family in his mind. He had originally planned to wait until his strength recovered enough to face the Innate Realm without fear. However, now that he was with Qin Yanyang, and the two of them together were not afraid to confront anyone at the Innate Realm, coupled with the fact they were not far from the Southern Ocean, and he had other ideas in mind, he decided to take a look at Xu Family Headquarters.
Qin Yanyang had been targeted and nearly lost her life. While Yang Fei might not show it, he was already furiously enraged inside.
While he worked hard to recover his strength, he decided to accelerate the pace of increasing his overall power.
He must take down the Xu Family.
At the same time, he had another plan, that is, once his strength recovered to a certain level, to make another trip to the Zhu Family.
After completely healing Zhu Tianshou, this person would be able to break through to the Innate Realm. By then, even if he himself was still not able to face the Innate Realm alone, he could arrange for someone to help Qin Yanyang take her revenge in advance.
In any case, the person who came to kill Qin Yanyang this time must die!
It doesn’t take two days to travel from the vicinity of Yun City to the Southern Ocean, and Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang had rested for a day in Yun City before they came over.
Although it was just for a short day, Yang Fei again administered acupuncture to Qin Yanyang, and afterwards, they practiced together.
Yang Fei clearly felt that his strength had increased slightly. If after the last loss of control, his combat power had barely reached fifty percent, then now, his combat power had stabilized at fifty percent, and even reached fifty-five percent.
As for Qin Yanyang, thanks to Yang Fei’s repeated acupuncture treatments, combined with the excellent healing effects during their joint practice, even without uniting with Yang Fei, her own strength had also recovered to around sixty percent.
Facing an opponent on their own, Yang Fei was confident he could face someone of the Unique Tier without dying.
Qin Yanyang also said that with her current condition, she could handle fighting someone at the Energy Transformation Seventh Rank.
With their strengths, they would indeed have no fear going elsewhere, but coming to Xu Family Headquarters was a bit of a risk.
However, with the achievement of jointly repelling a martial artist at the Innate Realm, both of them felt an unprecedented strong confidence in their hearts, so regarding going to Xu Family Headquarters, Yang Fei was not afraid, and so was Qin Yanyang.
"Is that old man from the Xu Family really still alive?" Qin Yanyang asked as they landed on the island.
Yang Fei nodded, "Xu Mao and Xu Xingzhou shouldn’t deceive me, and there’s no need to lie to an outsider about such matters."
Qin Yanyang said, "Not necessarily. The situation of the Xu Family is different. Without a National Guardian Level martial artist, it would be very difficult to maintain their current splendor. Having a National Guardian Level alive is akin to the significance of a nuclear weapon to a country, a form of deterrence."
Yang Fei chuckled and nodded, "Exactly, and for that reason, the Xu Family wouldn’t use this kind of thing to deceive people. Otherwise, another National Guardian Level would come and test it out and the truth would be known."
Qin Yanyang nodded silently, her expression becoming a bit more solemn.
Yang Fei, sensing her mood, took her hand.
All at once, the faint downheartedness that had just begun to rise in Qin Yanyang’s heart vanished without a trace.
The two exchanged a smile.
At that moment, someone approached from the front: "May I ask if you are Young Master Yang Feiyang?"
Yang Fei smiled and said, "That’s me."
The two had not given specific details about their arrival time, and those waiting for them were only members of the Xu Family responsible for the outer defense. Though they were martial artists, their strength was quite feeble.
Upon receiving Yang Fei’s response, those patrol members immediately contacted the Xu Family’s upper echelons.
"Young Master Yang is a distinguished guest on the island. We’ve failed to meet you at a distance, please forgive us," an overseer said with respect and courtesy as he jogged up to Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang upon receiving instructions from above.
Yang Fei laughed and said, "You are too polite, lead the way."
"Yes, please follow me, and I’ll take you there," the overseer answered.
Following the man, they boarded a vehicle and after about ten minutes, arrived at the island’s highest area.
This was an estate with a Divine Continent ancient architectural style, complete with pavilions, terraces, and lofty halls; ornate gates with octagonal angles. Being here was like traveling through time and space back to the ancient times of the Divine Continent.
"Quite impressive. This environment is simply the abode of immortals," Yang Fei couldn’t help but praise. "The Xu Family know how to enjoy life."
Qin Yanyang nodded and said, "Indeed, if it were me, I’d prefer living in such a place even more. As great as the Divine Continent is, there are too many vying for fame and fortune, which can’t compare with the peace and tranquility here."
"Hahaha, such young distinguished guests, yet you’ve already cultivated a taste for a peaceful and refined residence, I admire that," an elder said.
As they were contemplating this, a hearty and loud voice came from behind the vermilion gate.
The gate opened and several figures appeared in their line of sight.
Leading the group were three elders.
The three had somewhat similar features, each with long beards on their chins, full foreheads, and high temples, their presence grandiose, striding forward like three great mountains pushing their way over, inducing a suffocating sensation in those around them.
The one in the middle had a face full of redness, with a smile on his face; he was the one who had just spoken.
Fanning out beside this person, one had a calm expression, sweeping Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang with a scrutinizing gaze, while the eyes of another emitted two sharp and chilling rays, clearly showing anger.
Behind the three elders followed more than ten people, all of whom were skilled with inner strength at the middle late stage or above, among them several masters of the Energy Transformation Realm.
Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang both silently acknowledged this.
Such a force was indeed an existence at the ceiling level of the Divine Continent Martial World’s martial arts families.
The three leaders were the unique tier existences of the Xu Family, as mentioned by Xu Mao and Xu Xingzhou.
If that legendary predecessor of the Xu Family were still alive, then the Xu Family would have boasted one Innate-level and three Unique Tier existences.
Based on these four individuals alone, the Xu Family’s position was as solid as rock, unshakeable.
If it weren’t for the aberration that emerged from the Zhang Family ten years ago, resulting in two Innate Realm powerhouses at the same time, no martial arts family or sect in the Divine Continent Martial World could match the strength of the Xu Family.
Worthy of being the strongest martial arts family in the Divine Continent fifty years ago, even having faced a united resistance from the martial world of the Divine Continent, its foundation remained exceedingly deep.
Yang Fei’s gaze swept over the people from the other side, and not seeing Xu Mao and Xu Xingzhou among them, his brow slightly furrowed as he asked, "What about my two friends, Xu Mao and Xu Xingzhou? Why aren’t they here?"