Chapter 273: Breaking the Sound Barrier! The Terror of the Grandmaster!
"Aunt Xiao, take Luo Luo to the living room to entertain her, I'll be right back."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Anyu lightly tapped his toes against the paved ground.
Bang!
The expensive stone tiles under his feet instantly pulverized into dust. Like an arrow released from a divine bowstring, his figure blurred and shot rapidly towards the southwest corner of the Jiangjing Manor. His speed was so terrifying that the human retina couldn't even capture his afterimage.
BOOM!
It was only after Shen Anyu had left the area by several tens of meters that the delayed sound caught up with reality. The original spot emitted the deafening sonic boom of a supersonic fighter jet sweeping low over the earth.
The air exploded. A visible white ring of condensed air pressure expanded outward, kicking up a storm of dust and fallen leaves. The shockwave slammed into the nearby luxury cars, causing the reinforced windows of the Bentley and the Rolls-Royce to buzz and vibrate violently, setting off ear-piercing alarms.
"Hiss…"
Yang Luoluo and Mo both gasped, instinctively raising their arms to shield their faces from the sudden gust of wind. When they lowered their arms, their faces revealed expressions of shock, astonishment, and utter disbelief.
Especially Mo. As a [Martial Arts Grandmaster], she was practically questioning her life.
What did she just see?
Shen Anyu, this Young Master Shen of the Yanxia Shen Family—a top noble of a millennium-old family whom she assumed was pampered and soft—actually broke through the sound barrier directly with the raw power of his [Physical Body]??
A distance of several hundred meters was crossed by Shen Anyu in the blink of an eye. He had completely vanished from their sight before the sound even reached their ears.
Mo's heart hammered against her ribs like a war drum.
One must understand the concept. Even the patriarch of the Yang Family of Jiangnan, an old and venerable [Martial Arts Grandmaster], could not achieve this. He relied on [Internal Qi] to lighten his body and glide, but to brutally tear through the air barrier with sheer muscle density? That was impossible!
"Only powerhouses at the [Heavenly Human / Celestial Human] level... according to the ancient texts, only those land-walking gods can display such incredible physical feats!" Mo thought, her throat going dry.
Could it be that this Young Master Shen of the Yanxia Shen Family is actually a [Martial Dao Grandmaster] who has touched the threshold of the [Heavenly Human] realm?
But he's only in his twenties! How is that scientifically or martially possible?
But even if he wasn't a fully fledged [Heavenly Human], his physical stats must be infinitely close to that legendary boundary.
At this moment, Mo's brain was buzzing with white noise. Colossal waves of shock surged in her heart, washing away her previous arrogance and leaving her utterly terrified.
She realized how close she had been to death. If she had truly offended him yesterday... if he had decided to strike... she wouldn't even have seen his hand move before her head exploded.
Beside her, Yang Luoluo was also shocked to the extreme. However, unlike Mo's existential dread, her reaction was pure, unadulterated admiration.
After reacting, her bright, big eyes widened, shining like stars in the night sky. She grabbed Mo's arm and shook it excitedly.
"Mo, I told you! Senior is really amazing! He's a true master!"
Her pretty and cute doll-like face was full of adoration and excitement, her cheeks flushed with the thrill of witnessing such power.
"I must ask Senior to teach me; I want to learn how to break the sound barrier with my [Physical Body] too! It's so cool!"
[Ding! Detected destiny value +10 from destined heroine Yang Luoluo. Reward: Plundered +30,000 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! Detected destiny value +10 from destined heroine Yang Luoluo. Reward: Plundered +30,000 Destiny Value!]
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Mo stiffly nodded her neck, her movements robotic. Her face still showed a lingering look of horror as she stared blankly in the direction Shen Anyu had disappeared, unable to recover for a long time.
Previously, she revered Shen Anyu and was trembling only because of his background—Shen Anyu's identity as the Young Master of the millennium family, the Yanxia Shen Family. That was a political and financial fear, a fear of the power behind him.
Deep down, Mo, a dignified [Martial Arts Grandmaster] who had trained in winter snows and summer heats for decades, actually looked down on a spoiled young master. She considered him nothing more than a pretty face who relied on pills and bodyguards.
But now?
Having personally witnessed Shen Anyu breaking the sound barrier with his [Physical Body], Mo felt genuine, primal reverence.
The speed of sound is over 340 meters per second. The air resistance at that speed is like hitting a concrete wall. To force a human body, weighing over one hundred pounds, through that barrier requires terrifying density and explosive force.
One must know that even a small bird, if it collides with an airplane in mid-air, can destroy an engine or shatter the cockpit glass of a machine weighing tons!
To be able to break the sound barrier with one's [Physical Body], without the visible protection of [Martial Dao True Essence] or a Qi barrier... such physical strength meant that Shen Anyu was essentially a human-shaped tyrannosaurus. Even if he stood still and let someone shoot him with a sniper rifle, the bullet would likely flatten against his skin.
There was no need for him to use any fancy techniques. Simply crashing into an enemy at that speed would be enough. He could collapse walls, send heavy trucks flying, and cause a human body to explode into a bloody mist upon impact.
Mo's proud identity and strength as a [Martial Arts Grandmaster] were simply not worth mentioning compared to this monster. She felt like an ant that had just realized the "hill" it was standing on was actually a dormant dragon.
"Two guests, please follow me."
At this moment, a calm, indifferent voice broke Mo's trance.
Aunt Xiao, Shen Anyu's head of guards and the chief housekeeper of the manor, appeared silently beside them. She smiled politely at Yang Luoluo and Mo, her eyes crinkling slightly. She was very satisfied with their shocked expressions; it was only natural for people to be awed by her Young Master.
As for what Shen Anyu went to do in such a hurry? She never inquired. She only acted according to Shen Anyu's instructions. Never overstepping, never speaking too much, never making her own decisions. This absolute loyalty and discipline were why Shen Anyu trusted her with the entire estate.
When Mo saw Aunt Xiao suddenly appear, her expression immediately changed again.
Her pupils constricted. If Aunt Xiao hadn't spoken, Mo wouldn't have even noticed her presence. She stood there like a ghost, her breathing and heartbeat completely synchronized with the environment. Unfathomable.
This calm middle-aged woman in a housekeeper's uniform... her aura was deep and vast like the ocean. Her cultivation strength was far above Mo's own!
"Another [Martial Dao Grandmaster]?" Mo thought, her mind reeling. "And likely a High-Rank Grandmaster!"
Is this the strength and foundation of the Yanxia Shen Family?
Previously, she had thought that even if the Yanxia Shen Family was stronger than the Yang Family of Jiangnan, the gap wouldn't be insurmountable. But now? A dignified [Grandmaster], a figure who would be a revered elder in any other family, was merely a guard-like subordinate here. A housekeeper!
This completely made her understand the terrifying weight of the Yanxia Shen Family! Not to mention that Young Master Shen, who possessed a physique comparable to the legendary [Heavenly Human]!
"I was a frog in a well," Mo thought bitterly. "Staying in Jiangnan for too long, unaware of the true dragons hidden in the world's top families."
Mo sighed in her heart. She lowered her head, completely removing any trace of arrogance from her posture. With a humble tone, she gently pulled Yang Luoluo and said:
"Young Miss, let's pay our respects to this Grandmaster."
She bowed deeply, a junior paying respects to a senior.
"I am Mo Hanmei of the Yang Family. Greetings, Grandmaster!"
Yang Luoluo, realizing the situation, also smiled and hurriedly cupped her fists in a proper martial salute, saying:
"I am Yang Luoluo of the Yang Family!"
Aunt Xiao calmly accepted Mo Hanmei's salute, acknowledging the hierarchy of strength. However, she deftly stepped aside to avoid Yang Luoluo's bow, smiling gently as she said:
"Miss Luo Luo, you are a distinguished guest of my Young Master. There is no need for such formality."
Aunt Xiao looked at Yang Luoluo. Her pretty and cute face, her vibrant youthful aura, and her impressive figure... Without surprise, Aunt Xiao categorized her as another candidate for the Young Master's harem. How could a servant accept a bow from a potential future mistress?
Although there were quite a few candidates for Young Master's wife in the Golden House, none of them could be offended.
Mo Hanmei's eyes flashed. She immediately guessed the implication behind Aunt Xiao's refusal. She didn't know whether to be happy about a potential windfall for the Yang Family or to worry if Young Master Shen would play with her Young Miss's feelings. But such matters were not for a bodyguard to decide; she could only report the truth to the Old Master later.
Yang Luoluo didn't notice these subtle social cues. Carefree as always, she blinked and asked:
"Aunt Xiao, where did Senior rush off to? Is there an emergency?"
Aunt Xiao smiled professionally and said:
"The Young Master naturally has his own matters to attend to. As a subordinate, I never inquire about his movements."
"Miss Luo Luo, please follow me; let's wait in the living room. I have prepared some tea."
While Aunt Xiao was taking Yang Luoluo and Mo Hanmei to the living room for entertainment, on the other side of the manor, the atmosphere was far more tense.
Shen Anyu's speed had finally slowed down.
It wasn't that he couldn't withstand the high-speed movement; the power of the [God-Level Steel Body] increased linearly with Shen Anyu's progression. By now, his skin was tough enough that even heavy sniper rifle bullets couldn't penetrate it. He could naturally withstand the massive air pressure of breaking the sound barrier without even feeling discomfort.
He slowed down because he had reached his destination.
This place was located in the underground sector of the southwest corner of the Jiangjing Manor.
It was Shen Anyu's super-sized safe vault. It was built to resemble the vault of a national bank headquarters, entirely made of reinforced concrete meters thick, with an inner layer of military-grade alloy steel sandwiching shock-absorbing materials. The vault door itself was a circular slab of alloy metal over a meter thick, designed to withstand even several tons of TNT explosives without buckling.
Coupled with numerous elite bodyguards patrolling the perimeter and guards above the [Innate Realm] stationed at the checkpoints, the security was supposed to be airtight. Theoretically, not even a fly could enter this estate, let alone sneak into the deepest level of this vault.
But now, the impossible had happened. A small thief had actually broken in.
"Young Master…"
The few elite guards who followed Shen Anyu into the open vault had pale faces, trembling with fear. They looked at the empty shelves where dozens of heavy gold bricks used to be, sweating profusely as they awaited their punishment...
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