Hades, the Urban Legend

Chapter 626: Chapter 629: Removing the Eye Patch

Li Dun shook his head. "It was named by a master during the early days of the country's founding. The exact meaning is no longer traceable. I've pondered its meaning before, but none of the explanations seemed to make sense. It was probably just a whim of that senior at the time. Anyway, we've gotten used to it, so we kept using it."

Yang Chen smiled indifferently, not commenting further.

Finally, they arrived at an available training room. Somehow, the news had leaked, and many soldiers from the training base knew that the regiment commander was going to spar with the legendary 'Hades' who had returned from overseas. People quickly gathered inside the training room.

Fortunately, the room was large enough. Even with dozens of soldiers standing around the ring, it wasn't too crowded.

Li Dun took it seriously. Before stepping onto the ring, he took off his jacket and stretched his muscles and bones, then faced Yang Chen with a solemn expression.

Yang Chen was actually very casual, but to avoid making Li Dun feel disrespected, he pretended to stretch and even secretly yawned.

Li Dun assumed a starting stance. The moment he was about to move, his entire aura changed dramatically, like a sleeping lion that suddenly woke up, exuding an overwhelming momentum!

Yang Chen frowned slightly. This guy must have killed many people on the battlefield. His killing intent had transformed into a fierce aura.

Clearly, Li Dun was also an internal energy master. Otherwise, merely practicing hard qigong wouldn't make him a formidable figure in Yanjing at such a young age, becoming one of the "Double Kings."

Although Yang Chen didn't know which school or sect Li Dun's internal energy belonged to, he could sense it was an extremely fierce method. At this moment, when Li Dun activated his energy, it felt as if the air itself was becoming agitated!

Seeing Yang Chen remain motionless, a cold glint flashed in Li Dun's eyes. "Excuse me!"

In an instant, Li Dun's body vanished from its original position. His speed was almost comparable to the time Yang Chen encountered that master from Takamagahara on the cruise ship.

The surrounding soldiers cheered loudly. Although they had heard of Yang Chen's reputation, they had never met him before and thought it was just a name. They believed their commander was in a completely different league.

Li Dun's explosive power drew cheers from everyone!

Yang Chen subtly shifted a foot. It seemed unintentional, but as soon as he steadied himself, Li Dun's punch had already grazed his chest, hitting empty air!

Li Dun didn't expect this punch to land. His entire arm, extended about a meter in front of Yang Chen, suddenly emitted a burst of explosive energy!

A muffled sound echoed through the air, deafening!

Yang Chen couldn't help but be slightly surprised. True qi projection?

He hadn't carefully examined Li Dun's cultivation before. Now it seemed he had just stepped into the innate realm. Although it was still superficial, just this level alone made him no less capable than Yun Miao and Yang Lie. In terms of combat flexibility and skill, he was even higher!

No wonder he was called one of the "Double Kings" of Yanjing. Even the Yan Huang Iron Brigade didn't have a true innate master until now. Li Dun must have recently broken through this threshold. Otherwise, Yun Miao wouldn't have said that innate masters were nearly extinct.

Despite these thoughts, Yang Chen had to respect Li Dun's efforts. Feeling the scorching qi approaching, Yang Chen knew he wouldn't be harmed even if hit directly, but he still waved his hand, deflecting the energy away.

Li Dun didn't expect his fierce sudden force to be so easily neutralized by Yang Chen. His fighting spirit surged, and he launched a barrage of invisible punches at Yang Chen's face!

Yang Chen's hands were already in front of him. Each punch's landing point seemed prearranged, and the air was filled with cracking sounds like beans popping.

To the soldiers' amazement, it seemed as if Li Dun was jumping around attacking Yang Chen from all sides, while Yang Chen remained motionless, only shifting direction to block.

For Yang Chen, this battle's significance was merely to make a friend of Li Dun. It held no other interest.

When he first returned to the country, Li Dun at this level might have posed a challenge in an unsealed state. But now, even "unsealing" wasn't as impressive.

Yang Chen was more interested in dealing with Yan Sanniang and Ling Xuzi from Hongmeng. To handle Li Dun, he didn't need to lift a finger.

However, Yang Chen couldn't defeat Li Dun too easily. With so many people watching, instantly defeating him would severely damage his authority. So, Yang Chen let Li Dun attack for a while, helping him push his limits and improve his skills.

Gradually, Li Dun's innate qi spread to the extreme, looking like a flame enveloping Yang Chen. The temperature in the entire hundred-square-meter training room rose!

The more intense it became, the more terrifying Yang Chen appeared to the soldiers!

From start to finish, Yang Chen remained unmoved. No matter what move Li Dun used, Yang Chen intercepted it effortlessly!

Finally, Li Dun leapt back, landing over ten meters away from Yang Chen, breathing heavily with sweat streaming down his face. A satisfied smile appeared.

"Although I knew you were strong, I didn't expect you to be this strong," Li Dun wiped the sweat from his face. "It's been a long time since I removed it, but today, I can take it off without hesitation."

Remove? Remove what?

Yang Chen was puzzled by Li Dun's cryptic words.

The surrounding soldiers gasped, knowing what Li Dun meant by "removing."

Li Dun was about to remove his eye patch!

This young man always wore an eye patch over his right eye, resembling a pirate. Yang Chen had assumed it was due to an injury on the battlefield that caused blindness. Unexpectedly, the eye patch was worn deliberately to conceal something!

"My right eye had issues when I was five. It went blind, and no medical examination could determine the cause. Medicine and surgery were helpless. Finally, a master pointed my grandfather in the right direction, and I was sent to a senior living Buddha of the Tibetan Secret Sect for treatment. That living Buddha, who later became my master, taught me everything I know," Li Dun said as he removed the eye patch and threw it aside.

His previously closed right eye slowly opened.

Black! Completely black!

Yang Chen realized that Li Dun's right eye had no iris, just a total "black hole," with no clue what was inside!

"My right eye never fully recovered, but after treatment with some of my master's secret formulas, it underwent a transformation. I regained my sight, but it also brought something else."

As soon as Li Dun finished speaking, Yang Chen sensed something approaching his waist!

Almost instinctively, Yang Chen shifted sideways, but it was a bit late. A fist grazed his waist, the true qi tearing a slight rip in his shirt!

For the first time, Yang Chen got hit, even if it was just his clothes!

At the same time, Li Dun, who had been over ten meters away, had only just disappeared from sight!

Yang Chen was genuinely surprised this time. The one who had spoken earlier was just Li Dun's afterimage?!

Li Dun's speed and strength had undergone a qualitative leap after revealing that strange right eye!

Yang Chen, who could create afterimages himself, knew that speed alone wasn't enough to use this technique effectively in combat. Even afterimages had different levels.

Li Dun's afterimage almost deceived him, requiring extremely robust physical attributes because the atmospheric pressure endured while moving at such speed wasn't something mere "strength" could withstand!

If the single-eyed Li Dun was an early innate master, the transformed Li Dun could easily qualify as a mid-level innate master, becoming a truly competent innate expert!

In the end, it was mostly because Yang Chen wasn't prepared for such a move.

After successfully landing a hit, Li Dun smiled. "My right eye is too unique, so unless it's a matter of life and death, I won't use it. Using it hinders my true progress. But now, I won't hold back!"