CHAPTER 576: CHAPTER 540 ADAM

"Zhang Daolong was seriously injured by someone?"

Wu Li looked at Qian Kun, somewhat surprised.

Qian Kun nodded gravely, "Yesterday, a white man sneaked into Hua Jian’s training base in South Africa, located Zhang Daolong, and they clashed. Zhang Daolong was seriously injured by the man."

"How is the other party?" asked Wu Li.

Qian Kun, "He left unscathed..."

Wu Li immediately became interested. He had a rough understanding of Zhang Daolong’s strength, which was firmly above Xing Jun. Being dubbed ’Hua Country’s No.1 Internal Expert’ was no idle boast. To seriously injure Zhang Daolong without sustaining any injury... Wu Li could do it after using Heavenly Tilt, but was there someone else who could do the same?

"Do you know who the other party is?" Wu Li asked.

Qian Kun, "Zhang Daolong said it’s very likely the leader of Le Yuan."

"The leader of Le Yuan?" Wu Li was even more surprised.

Qian Kun nodded, "On that bounty list in the Underworld, God of Guns Paul is ranked second, and the leader of Le Yuan is ranked first."

"The influence of Le Yuan is substantial, and they have offended many, so there are quite a few people offering bounties for the leader of Le Yuan. But in truth, no one really knows who Le Yuan’s leader is, what they look like, or what skills they possess. It has been a mystery for years."

Wu Li, "Then why do they suspect it was the leader of Le Yuan?"

Qian Kun, "Because there’s always been a rumor in the Underworld that the leader of Le Yuan is the only one who might possibly defeat Paul. To beat Zhang Daolong while remaining virtually unknown, aside from Le Yuan’s leader, I can’t think of anyone else."

Wu Li, "If it really was Le Yuan’s leader, and he has the strength but chose to go after Zhang Daolong first, why is that? To show off to me?"

Qian Kun nodded, "I’m afraid so."

Wu Li laughed, "If that’s the case, I’ll wait for him to come."

...

As Wu Li and Qian Kun were talking, Zhang Daolong was on a plane returning to Hua Country.

His face was somewhat pale as he looked out the window at the clouds in a daze.

In fact, there were many things he hadn’t told Qian Kun, nor anyone else:

"After ten moves, if you’re not dead, you’re worthy of knowing my name."

"Arrogant!"

...

By the seventh move, Zhang Daolong was struck in the chest by the man’s palm, directly sustaining an inner injury. The man could have killed Zhang Daolong in the next move, but he stopped.

"Your Xingyi Fist is nothing more."

"I won’t kill you. Go back and tell Wu Li I’ll come to test his Xingyi. Tell him to be ready."

...

That’s how Zhang Daolong survived. He also gradually understood why the man had done so: if one talked about the number one Xingyi practitioner of this age, Wu Li was definitely it, and Zhang Daolong’s Xingyi could be considered second in the world. Defeating him was a way to challenge Wu Li!

What was even more important was that through Zhang Daolong, the man wanted to give Wu Li a preview of his strength.

Leaving aside everything else, just that audacity alone qualified him to challenge Wu Li, who was known as World’s No.1!

However, what of Zhang Daolong’s own pride? When had he ever suffered such humiliation? Naturally, he was unwilling to be a messenger, especially in such a disgraceful manner, so in the end he said nothing and chose to return to his country.

...

On December 22, Wu Li was invited to France, Paris.

Chinese Alliance, this was the Chinese power he was meeting with today.

The Chinese Alliance was founded ten years ago, a mutual aid Chinese society with significant influence in the Chinese community in Paris and in the Martial Arts World, as its founder Liu Yunshen was a big name in Martial Arts with students scattered abroad.

At noon, Liu Yunshen, leading a group of the Alliance’s high-level leaders and a number of outstanding disciples, waited outside a restaurant in Chinatown.

Today not a single pedestrian could be seen on the streets of Chinatown, as the Alliance had reserved the entire street.

Closing the street to welcome the world’s top Martial Arts master!

Soon, a luxury bulletproof car arrived and stopped outside the restaurant.

Everyone perked up, knowing that the main guest had arrived.

The young ones were nervous, and even a Martial Arts senior like Liu Yunshen felt some excitement.

The car door opened, and Wu Li stepped out of the car.

"Master Wu!"

Liu Yunshen, along with everyone else, stepped forward proactively, greeting him with a smile and clasped fists.

"Chairman Liu."

Wu Li also smiled and performed a fist-and-palm salute, then shook hands with Liu Yunshen.

"Ha ha, with the arrival of the World’s No.1 expert, our place is honored indeed!"

"Chairman Liu is too kind."

"Master Wu, please come inside."

After the pleasantries, Liu Yunshen led Wu Li upstairs.

A group of young members from the Alliance watched Wu Li’s retreating figure, their eyes filled with admiration and longing, yet their feelings were very complex.

Everyone was about the same age, yet the gap between them was like heaven and earth.

On the third floor, they entered a private room, and the group began their meal.

From start to finish, the atmosphere was very good, with everyone flattering Wu Li, talking about his victories, especially the recent one against Paul.

It wasn’t until after the meal, when the group moved to the tearoom for tea, that Liu Yunshen took the initiative to propose that Wu Li represent the Alliance.

Unlike his initial encounters with the Green Gang and the Huaqing Gang, this time Wu Li faced the Alliance, and the other party did not show any intent to test him; they directly expressed their willingness to let Wu Li represent them, and even proposed sending people to join Hua Jian Security.

The reason everything went so smoothly was firstly because the Alliance’s strength was considerably weaker than the Green Gang and the Huaqing Gang, and secondly, Wu Li’s current combat record was frightening enough—where was the Alliance’s right to deliberate?

While everyone was having a lively conversation, Wu Li suddenly ’eh?’ in surprise, looking toward the window.

"Master Wu, what is it?" Liu Yunshen asked.

A smile appeared on Wu Li’s face: "Someone has come."

"Hm?"

Liu Yunshen was somewhat puzzled and gestured to someone sitting by the window. That person immediately got up to look outside, then turned around: "Master Wu, Chairman, indeed someone has come, a Caucasian."

Liu Yunshen and the others exchanged glances, astounded by such perception. This level of sensory ability was simply incredible!

But then again, considering that he was the World’s No.1 expert, everyone felt it made sense.

The World’s No.1 could be as powerful as it was reasonable.

But in fact, if it had been just an ordinary person, Wu Li might not have noticed so easily. The presence of the newcomer was too intense, like a great shark suddenly appearing in a small pond—Wu Li naturally detected it right away.

"A Caucasian?"

Wu Li immediately thought of the mysterious expert who had seriously injured Zhang Daolong, who, according to Zhang, was also Caucasian.

"He really came?"

Wu Li stood up and said to Liu Yunshen and the others, "Gentlemen, there’s no need for you to go down. I’ll go meet this person."

"Master Wu?"

Seeing this, everyone stood up, not quite understanding Wu Li’s intentions.

"The person may be the leader of Le Yuan."

Wu Li’s second statement shocked everyone. The leader of Le Yuan, ranked first on the Underworld’s most-wanted list, shrouded in mystery for so many years, had actually shown up here today?

But upon seeing Wu Li stand up, they understood: because the World’s No.1 was here.

When Wu Li walked out of the restaurant, the newcomer had just stopped walking, seemingly aware that Wu Li would come out at this moment.

Wu Li looked at the other party, who was now quite different from the intense feeling before. At this point, the newcomer’s spirit was retracted to the extreme, nearly imperceptible, like a cold machine.

Clearly, the other party had deliberately exuded ’presence’ to catch Wu Li’s attention.

[God: 158

Power: 172

Body: 175]

[Ultimate Move Type: All-purpose]

These were the System Detection stats. Aside from having an all-purpose ultimate move type, the God, Power, and Body statistics were not as high as Wu Li had imagined. At least by the numbers alone, Wu Li felt that the person did not seem to be the one who could seriously wound Zhang Daolong and escape unscathed.

The newcomer was wearing a white lab coat and glasses – the very leader of Le Yuan.

He looked at Wu Li with a smile on his face.

"Finally, I get to meet you, Wu Li. You can call me—Adam."

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