Urban Seduction: Housewives Club Chapter 2097 - 426: Successful Counter-Strategy 4

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The sharp whistle of a sword slicing through the air rang out as Wang Yue started to train in this sword art.

It fully deserved the label "Misfortune," since every strike in this method came across as brutal and fatal. Any adversary would feel like they were hit by an unexpected catastrophe or disaster from nowhere.

After drilling away for almost an hour without pause, Wang Yue had grasped the majority of this sword art. While he couldn't yet release its maximum force of twelvefold, hitting seven or eight times the power posed no issue at all.

This level matched that of a fully refined late-stage Earth-class martial technique.

On top of that, Wang Yue's inner energy flowed much cleaner than what typical fighters possessed. His regular strikes carried several times the punch of those from his equals.

Should he face off against an expert who had honed a top Earth-class martial technique to perfection, he wouldn't fall short in fighting prowess. In fact, he'd hold a clear upper hand.

Having hit this degree of skill in the sword art, Wang Yue encountered a temporary limit. To push beyond it, only steady, ongoing practice would do, with no shortcuts available.

Thus, Wang Yue settled down once more and turned his focus to the Wind God Leg method.

By now, the pair of Zhang family youths had been returned to their household.

Within the Zhang family's meeting chamber, leaders from the primary branch and side lines assembled anew. Silence hung heavy as everyone fixed their gazes on Zhang Jianyuan.

Deep down, Zhang Jianyuan seethed with furious rage.

Lately, the Zhang household had endured a string of setbacks. It began with Zhang Lingfeng's loss in Jinling. Next came the vanishing of the second elder along with various strong hands. Zhang Hong, dispatched afterward, probably turned traitor too—no updates had come from him since reaching Jinling. Intel from the family's spies in Jinling pointed to Wang Yue as Zhang Lingfeng's killer. Furthermore, Zhang Hong's kin had disappeared quietly, their locations a total mystery. Everything pointed to Zhang Hong's disloyalty to the clan.

No one could say why Zhang Hong had switched sides. Yet this very uncertainty made Jinling appear all the more enigmatic and daunting. For the moment, the Zhang family hesitated to dispatch anyone else there.

Even while they aimed to keep their cool, outsiders refused to give them peace. Just today, two more youngsters had suffered defeat.

Though these two lacked Zhang Lingfeng's prominence, they remained core bloodline heirs. Dismissing the event outright would tarnish the Zhang family's reputation.

Yet pursuing an inquiry left them clueless on how to proceed. Right during the clash, cameras in the vicinity blacked out for five full minutes, letting the assailant vanish completely.

These methods stood out as atypical, hinting at a shadowy power tied to Jinling pulling the strings.

They had already dissected this power and suspected it formed some martial haven—one the Zhang family couldn't risk challenging.

In reality, Zhang Jianyuan leaned toward retreat. If they ceased stirring trouble in Jinling, that elusive martial haven might leave the Zhang family alone going forward.

Still, word of the Jinling fiasco had already circulated through Tianhai. Today's events had broadcast it far and wide. Without a response from the Zhang family, how could they maintain their standing in Tianhai?

As a result, they had to devise a solid strategy forward.

A mere single minor step separates a low-grade Heavenly rank from a peak Earthly rank, yet the gap in training difficulty looms enormous.

Wang Yue remained seated from midday straight through to dusk, at last fully comprehending the opening move, "Capturing Wind and Shadows."

Next, he rose and tested it out in motion.

With a subtle shift in his legs, he swept forward like a gust, covering tens of meters in an instant. His pace doubled at minimum over what he managed without any lightfoot skills.

Thrilled, Wang Yue kept his legs in play, darting nimbly across the area. He wobbled a touch at the start, but with repeated tries, his steps grew fluid and natural.

In time, every dash left a lingering blur behind. His velocity had almost tripled from the outset.

Besides, he had already peaked in the Unfortunate Sword Technique, while this debut Wind God Leg form barely scratched the entry level. Should he refine it completely, his quickness might surge seven or eightfold.

Even though this initial form focused solely on lightfoot work and steps with no attacks built in, its entry-level grasp alone boosted his battle strength by over 30%.

One could easily imagine that mastering all three forms would multiply his fighting ability twofold or beyond.

This insight hit Wang Yue with the reason martial havens wielded such might. A single low-grade Heavenly rank form alone sparked such a massive boost in prowess, to say nothing of those commanding several Heavenly rank arts.

Similar to the Unfortunate Sword Technique, this first Wind God Leg form had hit a short-term ceiling. Further gains demanded patient drilling.

Yet Wang Yue pressed on without halting. He dropped into a seat again and pondered the next form, "Sturdy Grass in the Wind."

This follow-up form served as an assault technique. A quick breakdown showed Wang Yue its awesome might. Paired with the prior form, it would amplify dramatically.

But prior to nailing this form down, his communicator buzzed, breaking his flow.

Night had fully fallen outdoors. Wang Yue puzzled over who might reach out now. Glancing at the screen, his confusion deepened.

"Auntie..."

The moment the line linked up, Wang Yue spoke, only for Huang Yuxiang to interrupt swiftly, "Yue’er, how did you end up in Tianhai?"