Samuel Carter's cultivation had improved, and he no longer cared about William Carter at all. He stepped forward like lightning, lifted his knee and pulled his wrist, turning his entire leg into a whip. With a move called "Fierce Tiger Swings Its Tail," his whip-like leg lashed toward the side of William Carter's left knee.

So fast! William Carter felt the force of the punch rushing at him and instantly realized the opponent had indeed broken through in cultivation. He bent his knees, lowered his body, dropped his elbow, and raised his palm, shaking his shoulder to lift the whip leg upward, choosing to meet the attack head-on!

If it had been yesterday, he definitely wouldn't have dared to clash head-on with Samuel Carter, but now things were different.

They were both at the third cycle of the Qi Wheel Realm! Who's afraid of whom? William Carter steeled his heart and, with a move called "Lifting the Moon from the Sea Floor," powered upward!

"Bang!"

At the moment their fists collided, three thunderous cracks exploded from William Carter's palm and arm. Samuel Carter suddenly felt as if he had lost his footing, his entire leg jolted as if struck by lightning, flying up and losing balance.

Stepping up the mountain! William Carter seized the momentum and burst forward, powering his ankle to leap up, kicking his opponent squarely in the chest!

Crack! Samuel Carter's breastbone suddenly caved in, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, falling to the ground like a shooting star, making a dull thud like a sack of goods hitting the floor.

In an instant! Mouthful after mouthful of blood gushed from Samuel Carter's mouth like a fountain.

How is this possible! His face was filled with utter disbelief as he looked at William Carter, who stood proudly like a war god. Back when he was at the second cycle of the Qi Wheel Realm, he could knock this loser to the ground with a single punch.

Now that they were both at the third cycle of the Qi Wheel Realm, how could he be beaten so badly by this loser with just one punch?

"Could it be that he took the Vein-Burning Pill?"

Samuel Carter's mind raced. The Vein-Burning Pill was a forbidden drug that, by burning the meridians, could temporarily boost one's cultivation.

Although taking it could increase a cultivator's strength in the short term, this pill would drain the user's potential, causing them to stagnate on the martial path and become a complete cripple.

It had taken him at least two years to go from the second to the third cycle of the Qi Wheel Realm!

This guy gained the strength to fight him overnight—he must have taken the Vein-Burning Pill!

Thinking of this, Samuel Carter braced himself on the ground with both arms and painfully stood up, the pain in his chest making the corners of his eyes twitch. As he retreated, he spat out words like a machine gun: "Loser, you lost your martial soul before and became a cripple, but you were still a cripple with potential!"

"Now that you've taken the Vein-Burning Pill and burned your meridians, you'll become a complete and utter cripple!"

"When the effects of the Vein-Burning Pill wear off, that'll be the day I kill you!"

"Idiot, don't you know only defeated stray dogs bark so loudly?" William Carter sprang forward, thunder exploding from his fist and arm. "Let this punch teach you a lesson—stay away from me in the future!"

Chapter 4: Seven Thunders

Samuel Carter just wanted to throw out a few harsh words, but he never expected William Carter to charge at him so quickly.

It was only at this moment that Samuel Carter suddenly remembered how sharp William Carter used to be before he was crippled! His cultivation might have been ruined, but his edge remained! Now, with his combat power surging, that sharpness hidden beneath the waste had burst forth once again!

Not good! Knowing he couldn't dodge this blow, Samuel Carter quickly crossed his arms in front of his chest to form a cross-shaped shield, preparing to take the hit head-on.

Just as he crossed his arms, a gust of wind suddenly brushed past his ear, and then an old hand suddenly reached out from behind him!

"You little brat! How dare you hurt someone!" A shout, both domineering and angry, erupted along with the sudden appearance of the hand!

Not good! William Carter pulled his arm back, crossing them into a shield, pushing off with both feet to retreat rapidly, using the force of his arms and palms to create a gust of wind as he retreated! At the same time, he watched the sudden new enemy closely.

William Carter looked at the person who had knocked him back—a man with triangular eyes and a mustache curved like a bow, covering his entire mouth. He immediately sneered. Samuel Carter's grandfather! The third elder of the Zheng family, Thomas Carter!

This old man, relying on his status as a family elder, had done plenty of wicked things.

Samuel Carter had come to cause trouble for him many times, most likely at this old man's instigation.

Even though he had been knocked back several meters, Thomas Carter still had no intention of letting William Carter go. He shouted, "Loser, you still want to hurt people!"

With a pressure strong enough to shake heaven and earth, a "whooshing" force swept toward William Carter.

The howling wind was so intense it was almost suffocating.

Not good! There's no way to dodge! This old bastard! William Carter cursed wildly in his heart, mentally cursing every female in Thomas Carter's entire family!

Just as he thought he was about to be hit, a domineering voice suddenly sounded from behind him: "Thomas Carter! The older you get, the more you regress! Attacking William Carter? Why don't you go rob candy from children on the street?"

Then the owner of the voice appeared beside William Carter, and with a single palm strike, knocked back the attacking Thomas Carter. The powerful gusts from the two clashing palm forces made it hard for William Carter to even open his eyes.

Looking at the person standing beside him, with a kindly face and bright eyes—the fourth elder—William Carter respectfully greeted, "Fourth Elder."

After his martial soul was taken, the only elder who still protected him was the fourth elder, James Carter—no one else!