Chapter 290 — Deserted by Family and Friends (Part 2)

Everyone present—not only Shen Miaotu and Wang Renping, but even Yang Ce—was greatly alarmed. Was this Tian Long still human? Had his body of hardened martial training truly reached such a level?

Yet in the face of this sudden turn, Yang Ce showed not the slightest fear or confusion. With a faint flick of his wrist, a flying needle had already dropped into his hand, and just as Tian Long spread his arms to seize him, Yang Ce flung the needle at him.

"Pat..." The flying needle struck Tian Long at the neck—then dropped harmlessly to the ground.

"Boy, you can throw hidden weapons too? Not bad, not bad at all?" Tian Long had not expected Yang Ce to know the art of the flying dart either, and secretly counted himself lucky. Had he not, in his fury, channeled his qi in advance, he might well have fallen to this whelp's trick! The notion of toying with Yang Ce was at once put aside. It seemed this boy really did have some skill. At the thought, Tian Long's eyes grew redder still, the muscles of his body bulging further, enough even to burst his shirt.

For a moment Yang Ce was truly stunned! His flying needle, which had never failed him, had no effect on Tian Long whatsoever! It had not even pierced his skin, let alone reach an acupoint! Yang Ce knew the force with which he threw his needles was fierce and swift—not merely human skin, but wood and glass too, could be pierced with ease! And yet the strange thing had happened before his very eyes: his needle had been stopped dead and fallen to the ground!