The crowd focused their attention and saw that the back of William Newman's fist bore very clear charred marks.

“The sixth level of Qi Refinement may seem only one step above the fifth, but in reality, there’s a fundamental difference. At the sixth level, spiritual power can leak out, and the thunderous force contained within that power can penetrate into the opponent’s body.”

At fourteen years old, The Newman Family’s collateral descendant Benjamin Newman, who had already cultivated to the eighth level of Qi Refinement, looked deeply at William Newman, shook his head, and continued, “With every clash of fists, Charles Newman is able to leave the thunder contained in his spiritual power inside William Newman. The electricity will numb his flesh, make his whole body ache and tingle, and force him to divert some of his focus to resist the lingering thunder’s corrosion inside him.”

“If this continues, it won’t be long before he loses the ability to fight and is left at Charles Newman’s mercy.”

“To pit the third level of Qi Refinement against the sixth, and still insist on a head-on clash, is truly unwise.”

The Newman Family’s guest elder Samuel Woods nodded slightly, cast an appreciative glance at the promising Benjamin Newman, and then said, “William Newman relies on his strong physique. After years of fighting, he’s long been used to meeting force with force, and he’s never really suffered a major loss before. But he doesn’t understand what it means for spiritual power to overflow at the sixth level of Qi Refinement. Today, he’s bound to suffer. His undefeated record… will likely be broken after this battle.”

“To put it bluntly, it’s still because his talent is lacking. If he were at the sixth level of Qi Refinement like Charles Newman, and his spiritual power also had a unique attribute, it would be easy for him to defeat Charles Newman.” Benjamin Newman said.

“Can you feel it?” Charles Newman, with electricity once again crackling from his fist, looked coldly at William Newman, who was still swinging his arm. “The traces of thunder I left in your hand—haven’t they already spread to your arm? How does it feel? That hand of yours must be pretty numb by now, right?”

“A little.” William Newman grinned, clearly in some pain. “But it’s not too bad, it doesn’t affect me much.”

“Still putting on a brave face?” Charles Newman’s expression was excited. After being suppressed for nine years and suffering repeated defeats, he finally saw a glimmer of hope in this fight. “Not much of an effect, huh? Then let’s try a few more times!”

“Bang! Bang! Bang bang bang!”

Charles Newman’s fists were like cannonballs, relentlessly pounding toward William Newman, and William Newman truly didn’t dodge, responding just as forcefully as before.

After ten breaths, Charles Newman was the first to stop, breathing heavily, looking at William Newman with a tiger’s ferocity.

Meanwhile, both of William Newman’s hands were as black as charcoal, with sparks of electricity constantly flying from his arms.

Everyone could see that even the way William Newman swung his arms had become noticeably stiff.

Yet in William Newman’s eyes, there was an unprecedented fighting spirit, like a young wild beast finally awakened, roaring at Charles Newman, “Keep going! Why did you stop? Come on, don’t stop!”

It was as if he was the one with the upper hand.

Chapter 6: Unknown Power!

“Truly reckless!”

Samuel Woods shook his head slightly and muttered to himself, “With a three-level gap, Charles Newman’s physical disadvantage has been completely offset. The overflow of his spiritual power is letting the aftershocks of thunder constantly batter William Newman’s flesh. There’s really no need for this fight to continue, otherwise…”

“If it goes on, William Newman could be seriously injured, maybe even for life.” Benjamin Newman frowned and said, “The clan encourages competition, but not to excess. Mr. Woods, do you think… should we stop their fight?”

“Hmm, if this continues, William Newman will probably suffer a major loss.” Samuel Woods opened his mouth to call out, but suddenly felt a gaze fall on him from afar.

He instinctively looked toward the source of the gaze.

In the southwest corner of the square, Charles Newman’s grandfather Eric Newman had appeared at some point.

Eric Newman stood with his hands behind his back, as if he knew Samuel Woods wanted to call a halt, and was looking at him with deep meaning.

Samuel Woods’s expression shifted slightly. His open mouth made no sound, and he sighed inwardly.

He was a guest elder of the The Newman Family, and it was Eric Newman who had recruited him. He knew very well that David Newman didn’t have much time left, and before long, Eric Newman would take his place.

If he wanted to stay in the The Newman Family, he had to read the situation and know when to act.

“Mr. Woods?” Benjamin Newman called softly, then followed Samuel Woods’s gaze and also saw Eric Newman not far away.

“There are some things that you and I… simply can’t control.” Samuel Woods patted Benjamin Newman on the shoulder and said softly, “Just focus on yourself. I hope you can break through to the ninth level of Qi Refinement soon and catch the attention of Lingyun Sect. You’re only a collateral member of the The Newman Family; only by becoming a disciple of Lingyun Sect will you have a voice in the The Newman Family in the future.”

A trace of disgust appeared on Benjamin Newman’s youthful face, but he nodded rationally and said no more.

On the high platform of the stone hall, David Newman’s face suddenly darkened. He had also noticed his second brother Eric Newman, and keenly realized why Samuel Woods hadn’t called a stop.

“Is it just because I refuse to step down?” David Newman thought bitterly.

“Bang bang bang!”

The high-spirited Charles Newman, finally seeing the light of victory, once again charged at William Newman, bits of blue lightning flashing from his fists, constantly pouring into William Newman’s body.