If it goes beyond this range, it becomes useless. But that guy blew a smoke ring straight from his mouth, piercing through several trees dozens of meters away, and the aftershock even cracked a huge boulder a hundred meters away. If he used his hands to attack instead, who could withstand it? This skill alone shows strength at least around the third rank of the Earth Martial Realm.

All of Aoki City couldn't find a single expert at the third rank of the Earth Martial Realm. If people knew that such a powerful person was just watching over the woodshed for the The Bennett Family, who knows how many eyeballs would pop out in shock.

"Uncle Tian, let me try!" William Bennett didn't hesitate at all, took the pipe, inhaled again and again, imitating Uncle William's moves to blow smoke rings as attacks.

Uncle William didn't say a word, and only took back the pipe after William Bennett got dizzy and fell over after the tenth puff.

Chapter 012: Tenfold Power of the Pipe

"If you want to learn my 'Tenfold Power of the Pipe,' come back when you can take a hundred puffs without collapsing. Otherwise, don't bother asking me." Uncle William snorted and closed his eyes.

"Dad, get a pipe ready for me when we get home," William Bennett said. However, Charles Bennett just shook his head and looked at Uncle William.

"Take it, you're annoying." Uncle William reached behind his back, pulled out a pouch, and tossed it to William Bennett.

"Thank you, Uncle William." William Bennett bowed deeply, but Uncle William ignored him. The father and son left the old house.

"Dad, did you really not know Uncle William was such an extraordinary person?" William Bennett asked.

"I truly didn't. Back then, he came here together with Old Mr. King. After Old Mr. King passed away, he's been guarding the woodshed outside for ten years, never leaving. I always thought, since he was always by Old Mr. King's side...

Could he have been Senior Foster's personal guard? But he never showed any skills. If it weren't for you today, I'd still be in the dark.

Also, do you know why I wanted you to ask Uncle William for his tobacco? Because his tobacco is definitely special, you can't get it anywhere else. If you want to practice, you have to use his tobacco. Otherwise, it'll be a waste of effort with no results," Charles Bennett said.

"Sigh, Uncle William's loyalty is truly beyond words. Guarding this woodshed for ten years without change, he's really guarding Old Prince King's dharma body." William Bennett sighed.

"You need to grow up quickly. The affairs of the The Foster Family still need you, their adopted son, to shoulder them," Charles Bennett said, his eyes burning with determination.

"I understand. But the The Foster Family's grudge probably involves a lot of people. Without great strength, there's no way to 'carry' it," William Bennett said, his expression more serious than ever.

"Don't get involved until you reach the peak of the Heaven Martial Realm. Otherwise, Old Prince King is a living example. It's not that we don't want revenge, but we want revenge we can be sure of. Because the enemy is too strong, too terrifying," Charles Bennett said.

"This grudge must be avenged." William Bennett's eyes were bright and especially clear.

While William Bennett was training hard, the second elder Jonathan Bennett brought his son David Bennett to the clan leader's residence, the "Tianhao Mansion."

"Clan leader! That scoundrel Charles Bennett is really something else. Is he the clan leader or are you? Today, in front of over a thousand clansmen, he was so partial—it's outrageous," Jonathan Bennett said angrily.

"No matter, he won't last much longer anyway," Robert Bennett said with a gloomy face.

"That's right, with two groups, as long as William Bennett doesn't make the top three, he'll be kicked out directly. He won't become a wood-rank disciple of our The Bennett Family. What face will Charles Bennett have to stay in the elders' council? By then, the elders who didn't 'make it in' will join in. The elders' council will discuss it again, and Charles Bennett will definitely be out. For an elder who's not a council member, getting rid of him will be easy," said the future young clan leader of the The Bennett Family, Thomas Bennett, with a cold look.

"The key problem is that yesterday William Bennett not only defeated Emily Bennett, but also beat the dark horse Richard Bennett.

That kid's brute strength is indeed frightening. If we let him use brute force to get into the wood-rank disciples, our The Bennett Family would really lose face.

What would outsiders think of us? They'd say our The Bennett Family only produces a bunch of muscleheads, only knows brute force. Besides, as David Bennett said, Richard Bennett's strength isn't weak.

Even for David Bennett to beat him, it would take quite a fight. But William Bennett actually used the most basic martial art, the 'Five Step Fist,' to defeat both of them. That kid really has some skill," Jonathan Bennett couldn't help but admit.

"Mm, Tong Tian, how do you want me to help you?" Robert Bennett stared at him and asked.

"To kick William Bennett out completely, we need to make sure both David Bennett and Jason Bennett can defeat him. Then, as long as either David Bennett or Jason Bennett deliberately loses to Emily Bennett, based on the number of matches and points, William Bennett will naturally be eliminated," Jonathan Bennett said. "So, I request the clan leader to open the second floor of our family's 'Martial Arts Pavilion' and let David Bennett pick a suitable martial art. Also, let David Bennett enter the ancestral pool to cleanse his marrow. With this, William Bennett is sure to lose."

"Heh heh, that's quite difficult. High-level martial arts are easy enough, I can approve that as clan leader. But the ancestral pool is sacred ground. It needs the elders' council's approval. There's no time to convene them now," Robert Bennett frowned. Jonathan Bennett knew this guy was just playing hard to get, wanting him to "show some sincerity"—rules, after all!