Chapter 460 - 373: Does a Frog in a Well Deserve to Be Humiliated by You?
You’re just a brute who gets by on reckless, raw strength.
The power you have now is just a lucky coincidence.
Do you really think the entire future of Blue Star rests on your shoulders alone?
Let me tell you, you’re dead wrong!
And don’t even think about playing those little games, trying to act all aloof.
I am taking Xia Chengli with me today, no matter what.
If you dare try to stop me, believe me, it won’t be long...
...before you’re knocked from your glorious throne as Blue Star’s strongest, and you’ll fall so hard you’ll be battered and broken beyond recognition."
Qu Yuxiu’s smile had completely vanished.
His expression was frighteningly dark.
He began to speak in a tone of naked threat, his words laced with hostility.
Xia Chengli also keenly sensed the tense atmosphere,
but she had no intention of explaining anything.
Instead, with an innocent smile, she looked at Chu He and said sweetly, "Brother Chu,
it seems like this guy has no respect for you at all.
I think you should teach him a proper lesson, make him kneel before you,
and help him understand why you’re known as the strongest on Blue Star.
But I know you have a good temper, Brother Chu. You’re a gentle and kind person.
So, Qu Yuxiu, you should just leave now. How could you possibly be a match for Brother Chu?
Why stay here and ask for trouble, just to be humiliated?
If Brother Chu really wanted to deal with you, he could take you down in a single move.
Even I could take you down without breaking a sweat."
Xia Chengli’s words, seemingly innocent but secretly barbed,
were like a sharp dagger stabbing straight into Qu Yuxiu’s heart.
Qu Yuxiu’s entire face twisted in an instant,
the muscles twitching uncontrollably.
His body trembled slightly with rage,
and the energy within him began to churn chaotically.
He seemed on the verge of losing control, a violent clash ready to erupt at any moment.
Chu He shot Xia Chengli a strange, half-smiling glance. "You seem pretty eager for us to fight."
"Brother Chu, that’s not what I meant at all."
Xia Chengli batted her big, watery eyes, protesting innocently, "I know your strength like the back of my hand.
This guy is no match for you. What’s the point in watching a one-sided fight?"
She did her best to look cute and playful,
like an Elf girl straight out of a fairy tale.
It had to be said, Xia Chengli was already stunningly beautiful, with delicate, picture-perfect features.
Acting so deliberately cute now, she was devastatingly effective against men.
It would be hard for anyone to see her and not feel their heart stir.
Seeing this, Chu He could only shake his head helplessly, sighing internally, ’This girl and her mischievous schemes.’
Take Qu Yuxiu, standing opposite them right now.
The fires of jealousy burned so fiercely within him they were about to incinerate what little reason he had left.
His eyes were bloodshot with rage as he stared daggers at Chu He,
his hands trembling unconsciously, as if he would lose control at any second.
However, Qu Yuxiu hadn’t completely lost his mind yet.
He knew deep down just how powerful Chu He really was.
Although he was full of verbal disdain and contempt for Chu He,
when faced with the harsh reality, he had to admit that Chu He’s strength was an undeniable fact.
"Fine. Since you’re unwilling to return, I will report this to Master exactly as it happened."
Qu Yuxiu suppressed the rage and bitterness in his heart,
and slowly began to back away, one step at a time.
Each step was incredibly difficult, as if his feet were weighed down by lead.
In fact, just moments ago,
his hand had almost moved uncontrollably to grasp the hilt of his sword,
to draw the sharp blade from its sheath and, like a madman,
run through the utterly detestable Chu He again and again to vent his hatred.
But...
that momentary impulse...
had been brutally suppressed by Chu He’s terrifyingly immense power.
"Chu He, the next time we meet, you’re a dead man.
You’re nothing but a frog in a well, ignorant of the vastness of the world."
Qu Yuxiu roared, gritting his teeth, his voice hoarse and twisted with fury.
"I haven’t done a single thing to provoke you from the very beginning,
yet you’ve humiliated me again and again.
So what if I’m a frog in a well?
So what if I’m ignorant of the world?
Does being a frog in a well mean I deserve to be humiliated by you?"
Chu He frowned, a hint of confusion and annoyance in his eyes.
He truly couldn’t understand why Qu Yuxiu was being so aggressive. "I was going to let your classless remarks slide for Xia Chengli’s sake. But now, it seems there’s no need for that."
Qu Yuxiu had just backed up to the edge of the building’s rooftop.
His heels were already hanging over the edge; one more step back,
and he would plummet into the endless void below.
However, at that critical moment,
Chu He suddenly raised his hand toward Qu Yuxiu, his five fingers slowly spreading open.
In an instant, the gale that had been howling across the rooftop,
was abruptly frozen in place as if by some immense, invisible force.
It stopped dead, and the very air seemed to solidify.
A strong sense of foreboding instantly washed over Qu Yuxiu.
Alarmed, he instinctively tried to bend his knees,
planning to straighten them like a spring to leap away from this dangerous place.
But before his knees could even react,
terrifying waves of energy crushed in on him from all directions like a surging tide.
The force was like an invisible mountain,
instantly enveloping Qu Yuxiu.
He felt as if he were being mercilessly crushed by a heavy road roller.
A series of sickening CRACKS echoed from Qu Yuxiu’s bones,
and his muscles felt like pulverized dough, the pain unbearable.
Blood gushed uncontrollably from his nose, eye sockets, ears, and mouth,
and seeped wildly from every pore of his body.
In less than half a second,
Qu Yuxiu was already drenched in blood, a crimson figure,
and he went limp like a kite with a broken string.
Like a bird that had been shot, he fell straight down from the rooftop of the thirty-plus-story building.
With a loud BANG,
the roof of a small car parked quietly on the street below
was smashed to pieces by Qu Yuxiu’s falling body, sending shards of glass flying everywhere.
The car’s frame was severely mangled, and its alarm immediately blared through the area.
The once bustling and lively street fell instantly silent.
Everyone was stunned speechless by the sudden turn of events.
A moment later, a cacophony of screams erupted from the crowd.
"Oh my God, someone fell from the building!"
A blonde-haired, blue-eyed woman covered her mouth in terror, her eyes wide with disbelief.
"Oh God, is he still alive?"
a young man asked in a trembling voice, his face as pale as a sheet as he subconsciously backed away.
"There’s so much blood... I can’t look. Let’s go, quickly."
A middle-aged woman said, pulling her companion along,
her voice on the verge of tears as she hurried to flee the horrific scene.
"Someone call an ambulance, quick!"
a man in glasses said, remaining relatively calm.
As he spoke, he hastily pulled out his phone, his trembling fingers fumbling to dial for help.
"His hand is still moving, and his eyelids are twitching. I think he’s still alive."
A braver young man cautiously approached Qu Yuxiu,
squatting down to observe his condition, though his eyes also betrayed a hint of fear and unease.
Some people covered their eyes and quickly left,
afraid the gory, terrifying scene would leave them with psychological scars.
Others fumbled for their phones to make a call, their voices laced with panic.
Still others crept forward nervously, observing the person who had fallen from the building from a distance, both curious and afraid.
But Xia Chengli acted as if nothing had happened, skipping over with a grin.
She craned her neck to look at the chaotic scene below and teased, "You actually let him live? You’re too soft-hearted, Brother Chu."