Infinite Awakening: My Exp Doubles Everyday novel Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Sneak Attack

Gu Wuqing charged at Xiang Yu's unprotected back, a menacing smile twisting his features into something almost feral. His knife glinted dangerously as he closed the distance between them. This wasn't just about avenging his humiliation anymore—this was about something far more personal.

The sect's top beauty, Li Yao, was inexplicably obsessed with this useless senior brother. It made no sense! That was the real reason Gu Wuqing had come today, orchestrating this entire confrontation. He had hoped she would witness Xiang Yu's pathetic defeat and finally see him for the worthless trash he truly was. But since his men had failed so spectacularly, he would take matters into his own hands.

She'll forget about him once he's dead, Gu Wuqing thought, his mind racing with delusions of grandeur. Women are such romantics, always fawning over the wrong men. Once he's gone, I'll comfort her. I'll be there for her, and eventually, she'll fall for me instead.

A chuckle escaped his lips at the thought of his imminent victory and future conquest. The sound was disturbing—halfway between glee and madness—as he thrust his knife toward Xiang Yu's exposed back.

But just before the blade could make contact with Xiang Yu's flesh, an overwhelming pressure descended upon the training ground. The very air seemed to become heavy, oppressive, as if the sky itself had fallen. Gu Wuqing found his body instantly slammed against the earth, pinned by an invisible force so powerful it drove the air from his lungs in a painful whoosh.

"Wha—?" he managed to gasp, struggling desperately to lift his head against the crushing pressure. With monumental effort, he raised his chin just enough to see her—Li Yao, hovering gracefully in the air above them, her robes billowing around her like azure clouds.

His eyes widened in shock and terror. She was floating! That could only mean one thing—she had reached at least the Foundation Establishment stage! The realization hit him like a physical blow. He was merely at the fifth stage of Body Refining; the gap between them was like comparing an ant to a mountain.

How is this possible? he silently cursed, cold sweat breaking out across his forehead. The sect genius has hidden her true power this deeply? Everyone knew she had progressed from mortal to peak Qi Refinement in just three months—a feat impressive enough on its own—but Foundation Establishment? What kind of monstrous cultivation speed was this? It was practically cheating!

Li Yao's gaze fell upon him, her beautiful eyes now cold and emotionless as she regarded him like an insect beneath her notice.

"You, a cultivator at the fifth stage of Body Refining, dare to sneak attack a mortal?" Her voice carried the weight of mountain stone, each word falling like a judgment from the heavens.

At that moment, Xiang Yu finally realized what was happening behind him. He spun around, only to be confronted with the shocking sight of Gu Wuqing pressed against the ground mere inches from where he'd been standing, the man's knife still clutched in his trembling hand.

Was he really going to kill me? Xiang Yu thought, genuine bewilderment washing over him. What did I do to deserve this? Dammit! I even went out of my way to be polite!

If even basic courtesy couldn't prevent murder attempts, how was he supposed to survive in this cultivation world? But even more surprising than the attempted murder was the revelation about his junior sister. She was actually at the Foundation Establishment stage? Xiang Yu stared at her suspiciously. No, she was probably hiding even more power than she was letting on. Just how terrifying was Li Yao?

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