Chapter 14: The Cold Clan Burns the City, Geng Xiao’s Fiery Fist!

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Today's first update: Chapter 014!
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Uh... is it really that exaggerated?
Yu Le was somewhat surprised.
What he didn’t understand was the significance of a Huangwu Heaven-Blessed wielding their life weapon at 90% burst capacity.
One’s own exertion is a fundamental baseline.
It’s like the principal capital used to leverage stocks in the market.
Like Ling Xiao had previously described when introducing his gear—the Hawk-Eagle Crossbow Cannon—he had to endure a recoil force equivalent to five shi (an ancient weight measure) to wield a weapon capable of threatening even formidable opponents at the Zhenggu realm.
Attacks unleashed through the Hawk-Eagle Crossbow Cannon naturally far exceeded his own output limit as an eighth-tier Pan Shi realm warrior.
This is the principle of leverage.
Using life weapons, equipment, or skills developed through cultivation all act like the fulcrum of a lever, amplifying one’s own strength to deliver massive attacks.
On one end of the fulcrum is the user’s own power; on the other end is the output, geometrically multiplied by the lever’s effect. The greater one’s own strength, the stronger the final output under the lever’s enhancement.
The richer the original capital, the higher the gain per strike.
The advantage of Heaven-Blessed is that their life weapon can raise their own burst capacity limit, increasing the original capital—something non-Heaven-Blessed cultivators like Ling Xiao, who at best reach 100% burst, can’t match.
Assuming equal realms, even if a Huangwu Heaven-Blessed’s burst limit is just 110%, compared to a non-Heaven-Blessed’s 100%, with the same triple leverage, the Heaven-Blessed’s final output would be 330%, while the non-Heaven-Blessed’s would be 300%!
But triple leverage is honestly quite low.
Because an adult male swinging a regular staff can release output seven times their own strength—an increase of 70%.
If the weapon’s material quality improves, the final output becomes even more impressive.
And this is just at the Pan Shi realm; at higher realms, the gap becomes more pronounced.
Therefore, Yu Le’s ability to use his Huangwu weapon at 90% burst capacity is truly a sign of exceptional talent in Ling Xiao’s eyes.
A raw jade!
What Yu Le didn’t know was that while he was restraining his power, the 90% burst was also benefiting from the Heavenly Weapon.
But then again, if they knew Yu Le was Heaven-Blessed, was testing even necessary?
The so-called Xuanwu Heaven-Blessed was a joke.
“Mr. Ling, are you saying I passed the interview outright?” Yu Le asked with a hint of excitement.

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Ling Xiao was about to agree when Su Rui, whose face kept shifting colors beside him, interrupted: “He’s already twenty-nine. If I were a twenty-nine-year-old Pan Shi seventh-tier, my burst ratio would be at this level too. At the end of the day, he’s just a Huangwu Heaven-Blessed!”
Meaning that Yu Le was still young—only twenty-two and already at the Pan Shi eighth tier—so his control over his own strength wasn’t perfect yet.
By the time Su Rui reached Yu Le’s age, he would naturally be stronger.
But the difference in life weapon rank was a solid fact!
Though harsh, Ling Xiao, who had been excited, calmed down upon hearing this.
He said nothing, picked up the registration form, and looked again at Yu Le’s information: “Awakened his life weapon at twenty-six, and it’s been three years now...”
As a non-Heaven-Blessed, Ling Xiao favored someone like Yu Le with a solid foundation.
But some objective facts couldn’t be ignored.
Sensing Ling Xiao’s hesitation, Yu Le smiled slightly: “Mr. Ling, since there are still interviews remaining, I believe we should follow the process. I trust I can join the Burning Sky Squad based on my own ability.”
Compared to Su Rui’s impatience, Yu Le’s composure shone through.
Ling Xiao showed a trace of apology: “Sorry, what Su Rui said was blunt but not without reason. I personally recognize your talent, but my teammates may have other opinions.”
“In that case...”
Ling Xiao looked at the other candidates who had passed the exertion test: “Though you qualified, I intend for Yu Le and Su Rui to compete. You have no advantage, so please leave.”
The gap was too wide; Ling Xiao didn’t want to waste time on them.
In the end, only the two were taken deeper into the Burning Sky Hall.
It resembled a boxing gym!
Yu Le observed the ring at the center and the two sparring figures atop it.
“Team Han is training Xiao Meng again?” Ling Xiao’s expression softened with a smile.
Yu Le didn’t respond much, but Su Rui, as if having stepped on a tail, stomped his foot: “Han? Which Han?”
Ling Xiao glanced at him: “The one you’re imagining.”
Su Rui’s chubby face twitched as he looked at the stern, calm woman on the ring who effortlessly parried the fierce attacks of a man wielding a spear, a trace of fear emerging.
Curious, Yu Le leaned in and lowered his voice: “What about the Han family?”
Su Rui was reluctant to engage but, wanting to show off his knowledge, huffed: “You don’t even know the surname of Burning City?”
Yu Le blinked: “It’s Burning...”
Su Rui: ...
“You don’t mean you don’t know that the lord of Burning City’s surname is Han?”
Yu Le’s eyes widened: “You mean...”
Su Rui sneered: “There’s only one Han family in Burning City!”
Yu Le’s gaze turned to the woman on the ring: “Then she is...”
Su Rui shrugged: “Don’t know. I’ve never seen her. Probably a branch member of the Han family, but it’s rare for a Han family offspring not to hold a key post and instead join a demon hunting squad.”
“Looks like you don’t know many people either~” Yu Le smiled.
This upset Su Rui: “What do you know? The Han family is powerful and influential. Though my Su family is decent, we’re far behind such a grand powerhouse...”
He was about to argue further when the fight on the ring neared its end.
Two icy chains suddenly leapt from the Han woman, and despite the man’s vigorous spear attacks, he was ultimately struck and thrown off the ring by the frost chains.
The man stood, clutching his sore back in pain: “Han, you don’t have to be so ruthless every time, do you?”
The Han woman reined in her terrifying frost power, looking at him indifferently: “Not ruthless enough, you can’t break into the Zhenggu realm.”
The man sighed helplessly.
At that moment, Ling Xiao waved his hand: “Team Geng, Team Han, the candidates have arrived.”
His words caught the attention of three of the four people present.
Yu Le’s gaze swept over the four members of the Burning Sky Squad besides Ling Xiao.
First was the burly man standing with arms crossed beneath the ring, who had just watched the sparring.
His fiery red slicked-back hair was striking, and his mere presence was imposing.
No doubt, combined with his position at the front in the corridor earlier, he was the squad leader of Burning Sky Squad, and the only one Yu Le had known before—the codename “Burning Fist,” Geng Xiao!
The Burning Sky Squad had been founded under his leadership.
Now it was early winter, and Geng Xiao had shed his combat suit, wearing a tactical vest and shorts, revealing coiled muscles beneath and scars considered symbols of a true man.
When Ling Xiao spoke, Geng Xiao’s gaze swept over them, nodding slightly at the two men.
Yu Le smiled back, but Su Rui was so nervous he avoided eye contact.
Also on the ring was the Han woman, now looking down at the two candidates with an extremely indifferent expression—neither pleased nor displeased—and the ordinary-looking man clutching his waist, grimacing as he approached.
There was another person, previously noticed by Yu Le as a young girl, but now she was focused on the computer before her, only a single twitching antenna of hair visible above her head.
“Come, let me introduce you,” Ling Xiao said.

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