Chapter 161 - Division Classes

The cause for Lin Yis certainty was actually quite simple.

It didnt matter whether or not the pretty boy was a coward, or if he didnt wish to cross this exquisite customers path- at the end of the day, he was an employee at the establishment!

The exquisite man, regardless of how much power or authority he had, wouldnt go as far as to kick the pretty boy out of the table, without, at the very least, some sort of tip as compensation for the simple sake of not humiliating him!

Yet the pretty boy left after one look at the man, leaving without even a single word- this only meant that the exquisite man himself was part of the establishment as well.

Having made that confirmation, Lin Yi didnt bother playing games with the exquisite man. It was a simple thing to beat him up, but hed really rather not have to employ violent methods for the sake of solving a problem, especially not when he was inside the enemys bar.

It was true that he could destroy an entire group of attackers, let alone a single man That scenario, however, would expose his capabilities for quite a number of people to see, even if what he revealed wasnt the full extent of what he was capable of. That development would certainly yield high-stakes consequences, and it was why Lin Yi held himself back.

The people he was dealing with were not operating on the same level kids like Zhong Pinliang or Zou Ruoming were playing on, and Lin Yi felt that the people after Chu Mengyao concerned even Chu Pengzhan himself! After all, it wasnt just one man they were dealing with here- it was an entire organization, and a powerful one. What was shown here was but the mere tip of an iceberg.

With all that in mind, Lin Yi decided that hed expose the exquisite man from the start, and have the guy calling the shots reveal himself to Lin Yi so that they could converse directly. He wouldnt have to reveal his capabilities prematurely, and hed be able to investigate who or what exactly the enemy was, too.

Everything Lin Yi had shown to the public, up until this point, was but mere speed, including the gunshot at the bank and the gun hed stolen in the SUV Hed never went as far as to reveal anything else beyond that.

His grip on the exquisite mans arm was also a controlled pressure- hed made sure to use only a little more strength than what the man was capable of, so as to misdirect his interpretation of Lin Yis skill level.

The modern person divided martial arts into four levels, classes. They were Sky, Earth, Mystic, and Golden, with each class split into phases of early, middle, and late.

It was, in actuality, just a generalized division to evaluate those involved in the world of martial arts. Every house trained in different variants of these arts. Two people in the early phase of the golden class, for example, may have a slight difference in their capabilities, even if it wasnt too significant.

It was information Lin Yi had learned from his time in the special ops team; both his old man and shifu never used the division classes.

The old man focused on the betterment of the physical body, known as physical kungfu: he made improvements to the physical body through his own Eastern medicine. Lin Yis shifu, on the other hand, focused on the art of assassination- there was a certain level of physical kungfu required at the start, but the focus was mainly around surprise attacks and speed training.

Old Lins efforts of bettering Lin Yis body placed his ability in somewhere around the late phase of the golden class, although he could very well take down a master in the mystic class if he coupled his physical capabilities with the skillset hed learned from his assassin training

Masters of that level were already very rare in urban settings At least in the war zones Lin Yi had encountered someone of that level, who was a foreigner, too

The Art of Dragon Mastery Lin Yi practiced, on the other hand, was similar to some of the spiritual kungfu of some houses Although, the powerup Lin Yi had gotten from the first stage of that art was yet to have a prominent effect- it wasnt very noticeable as of yet.

After all, his training in that art only provided strengthening and improvement effects, while Old Lins Eastern medicine messed with his bones and flesh, without really touching the organs at all, whereas the Art of Dragon Mastery made changes to the entire body as a whole

From what hed seen, the Art of Dragon Mastery provided an absolute advantage in removing fatigue, along with the ability that allowed Lin Yi to send energy into diseased people

There wasnt much other than that- after all, as powerful as the art seemed, he was still at the first stage.

Yet the most prominent improvement to his body, much to Lin Yis pleasant surprise, was the ability to sense the energy flow inside the exquisite mans body!

It was something hed never experienced before! Hed battled with golden class and even mystic class fighters in the battlefields before, but needed to actively combat the particular opponent before he could make an assessment of how strong he or she was. He wasnt expecting to sense the absorbed energy flowing inside another practitioner after completing just the first stage of the Art of Dragon Mastery!

The exquisite man was probably a spiritual kungfu practitioner, but Lin Yi didnt know the specific type of art he practiced. The energy flow within him was weaker than his- most likely on the early phase of the golden class.

Naturally, there were exceptions.

Taking Wu Chentian, for example- the guy was a physical practitioner, who focused primarily on his hands It was something Lin Yi had managed to sense, but there was no energy flow whatsoever within the practitioners body, and Lin Yi had no means of telling what level he was on It was, however, a possibility that the energy flow within him was so weak that it didnt even register on Lin Yis senses

Ah The exquisite man wasnt expecting Lin Yi to be so spot on- hed ruined his plan entirely!

Hed planned to do something to Chu Mengyao, piss her off to the point where Lin Yi would attack him Hed be able to assess what level Lin Yi was at then, punishing him a little if the guy was beneath him in terms of combative ability, and wait for his boss to make an appearance

From what hed seen, Lin Yi was by no means weaker than him, probably even stronger! There was no point in making any assessments by that point, but calling his boss out wasnt something the exquisite man could decide.

He was in the middle of hesitating when his phone rang.

Fuck, now? The exquisite man was getting pissed- who was calling him at a time like this? He had an arm in Lin Yis hands, the two of them with their swords out already!

Hed be finished if Lin Yi wasnt the honorable type, attacking him when he answered his phone! There was no guarantee that hed win against an opponent of Lin Yis level, and the exquisite man made sure to be careful because of that- one slip up and it could very well be the end for him.

Pick it up- its gotta be your boss if its ringing right now. Lin Yi said with a smile as he let go of the mans arm, evidently unafraid that hed try retaliating.

The exquisite man didnt expect Lin Yi to have just let him go like that- he looked deeply at him before pulling the phone out, making sure to keep his eyes on the opponent the whole time. He could tell from his gut that Lin Yi wasnt as honorable a man as hed set himself up to be.

He glanced at his phone- it was Cihua Bro calling.