Lu Tianlang reached out and stopped Lu Feng, his gaze fixed on Su Wuchen. "Very good... You've got guts. Since you won't admit your mistake, I'll play along. Dare to come to the competition stage?"
"Why wouldn't I?"
Su Wuchen sneered.
Lu Tianlang snorted, "You've got some nerve. Then follow me!"
Outer Sect.
Training Ground.
At this moment, two figures appeared on the Training Ground's competition stage.
It was Su Wuchen and Lu Tianlang.
This scene once again drew the attention of some disciples nearby.
"Isn't that Su Wuchen? He was just on the stage this noon. Why is he up there again?"
"Take a closer look. Who is the other figure on the stage?"
"What! Damn, that... that's actually Lu Feng's older brother, Lu Tianlang!"
"The younger brother was beaten, so the older brother naturally has to step up. No wonder Su Wuchen is on the stage again. It turns out Lu Feng went to find Lu Tianlang to avenge him. This is going to be good!"
"Haha, that's right. I just don't know whether Su Wuchen or Lu Tianlang is stronger!"
Now.
Not far from the Training Ground, there was a pavilion.
Inside the pavilion, a young woman in white robes sat on a wooden chair, drinking tea.
"Xiao Hong, why is it so noisy?"
The white-robed woman's face showed a hint of displeasure after being disturbed by the clamor outside.
At this moment, another young woman named "Xiao Hong" walked over from another part of the pavilion.
She smiled and said, "Sister, there's another Outer Sect disciple preparing to compete on the Outer Sect's Training Ground."
"Oh?"
The white-robed woman raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "Did you see which two Outer Sect disciples are sparring?"
Xiao Hong said, "Sister, it's Lu Tianlang, who's tenth on the Outer Sect combat strength ranking, and he's competing with a new disciple who just entered the sect."
"A new disciple?"
The white-robed woman suddenly became interested. "Lu Tianlang is at least a genius, ranked sixth on the Outer Sect combat strength list. How dare a new disciple compete with him?"
Xiao Hong said with a playful face, "Sister, this new disciple is not simple!"
"Oh? What's so special about him?"
The white-robed woman asked.
Xiao Hong continued, "Sister, you don't know, but after this new disciple first entered the sect at noon, he defeated Lu Feng, who was at the third level of the Mortal Martial Realm, with only the first level of the Mortal Martial Realm! This matter has already spread throughout the entire Outer Sect! Do you think he's amazing?"
"What did you say?"
Hearing this, the woman in white immediately stood up from her wooden chair. "You're saying that a newcomer, with only the cultivation of the Mortal Martial Realm First Heaven, defeated Lu Feng, who is at the Mortal Martial Realm Third Heaven?"
"Yes, it's absolutely true!"
Xiao Hong nodded slightly.
The woman in white was stunned for a moment before saying, "Alright! I want to see just who this newcomer is."
Then, she got up and walked to the corridor of the building, looking in the direction of the Training Ground not far away.
On the competition stage.
Lu Tianlang looked at Su Wuchen and sneered, "Kid, you can still consider my offer. Otherwise, if you lose too badly later, no one will help you!"
Su Wuchen looked disdainful. "You should say that to yourself."
"You..."
Lu Tianlang's face turned grim. "Kid, do you know what a terrible price you'll pay for being so arrogant? You..."
"Cut the crap!"
Su Wuchen interrupted Lu Tianlang. "Fight or get lost! Don't waste my time!"
"Good… very good!"
Lu Tianlang felt utterly humiliated and was instantly infuriated. "Since you're courting death, don't blame me for being ruthless! Hmph!"
"Wait!"
Su Wuchen suddenly called out, "I almost forgot, I'm not going to fight you for free!"
"What do you want, then?"
Lu Tianlang frowned.
Su Wuchen said, "Let's make a bet. If you win, you can make me do anything. But if you lose, you have to kneel down and give me all your Spirit Stones. Do you dare?"
Lu Feng, standing below the stage, had a face full of black lines, thinking: "This bastard, he's at it again!"
Hearing Su Wuchen's proposal, Lu Tianlang looked confident and said, "Very well, that's a good bet. I accept!"
Su Wuchen grinned, "Go ahead."
"Take this, Heartbreak Palm!"
Lu Tianlang roared. His tall, burly frame shuddered as he flashed towards Su Wuchen. His right palm opened, and terrifying spirit energy swirled around it. He aimed a palm strike directly at Su Wuchen's heart!
This Heartbreak Palm was a mid-grade Earth Rank Martial Skill, incredibly powerful, comparable to an attack from a cultivator at the fifth level of the Mortal Martial Realm.
If it landed squarely on an opponent's chest, their heart would be shattered on the spot, guaranteeing death.
"What a terrifying palm!"
Lu Feng watched from the crowd below, his excitement soaring. "As expected of Big Brother! He's become even more proficient with the Heartbreak Palm. That strike will surely cripple Su Wuchen!"
Just when he thought as much...
Su Wuchen grinned, "A mere mid-grade Earth Rank Martial Skill? You dare to embarrass yourself with that?"
Su Wuchen's body shook violently!
Boom!
A surge of spiritual energy erupted from within him, sweeping outwards in all directions.
Then.
He took a step forward and threw a punch.
"Flame Fist!"
Boom!
Flame Fist was one of the Su family's most powerful Martial Skills.
Although it was only Earth Rank, the lowest grade.
Su Wuchen was now at the second level of the Mortal Martial Realm. Coupled with the powerful enhancement of his Chaos Overlord Body, the power of this punch might have already rivaled, or even surpassed, the blow of a fifth-level Mortal Martial Realm expert.
Bang——
After the fist and palm collided, a sound of energy impact immediately exploded in the air.
At this moment.
Lu Tianlang's expression changed!
Because he felt an irresistible force surging violently into his palm.
Then.
His body suddenly retreated.
Su Wuchen, however, stood his ground.
Everyone was shocked.
"My god, Lu Tianlang is already at a disadvantage, just like Lu Feng at the start. Su Wuchen is too strong! Just how much strength has he been hiding?"
"Impossible!"
Lu Tianlang was astonished; his face was filled with disbelief.
He hadn't expected Su Wuchen to not only block his palm but also send him flying backward.
Most importantly...
At this moment, Su Wuchen's cultivation was actually at the second level of the Mortal Martial Realm!
"What! Didn't Su Wuchen only have the first level of the Mortal Martial Realm at noon? How did he become the second level now?"
"Yeah, what's going on with this guy? Did he hide his cultivation at noon?"
On the corridor of the building.
The white-clothed woman looked at Xiao Hong beside her and said, "Second level of the Mortal Martial Realm? Wasn't it the first level? What's going on?"
Xiao Hong pouted and shook her head, "Sister, I don't know what's going on either."
On the arena.
Lu Tianlang turned his head and glared at Lu Feng, who was standing below the arena. "You brat, didn't you say he was only at the first level of the Mortal Martial Realm? How did he suddenly become level two? What's going on?"
Lu Feng was also dumbfounded!
He stammered, "Big brother, I don't know either. When this kid fought me at noon, he was indeed only at the first level of the Mortal Martial Realm. Many people can testify to that!"
Lu Tianlang raged, "Then how did he go from the first level of the Mortal Martial Realm to the second level? Don't tell me that in just a few hours, he broke through from the first level to the second level!"
"This… this… I… I…"
Lu Feng spoke incoherently, "Big brother, I don't know what's going on, unless... unless this..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless... unless this kid was deliberately hiding his strength when he fought me, concealing his cultivation and fooling everyone!"
"What did you say!"
Lu Tianlang gnashed his teeth in anger, his face turning ugly. "Even if he's at the second level of the Mortal Martial Realm, how could he possibly withstand a strike from me, who's at the fourth level?"
"This..."
Lu Feng was stumped again.
Because even he didn't know why Su Wuchen possessed such terrifying strength to challenge across levels.
It was simply beyond common sense.
Beyond imagination!
But that was the reality, and he had no choice but to accept and believe it.
"Hey, are you two done chatting?"
Su Wuchen looked at Lu Tianlang and said, "Are we going to fight or not? If not, come over here and kneel down to apologize, then hand over all your Spirit Stones, and get lost!"
Hearing this, Lu Tianlang's face twisted with rage. "Kid, don't think you can boss me around just because you blocked one of my punches!"
"I'm a fourth-level expert in the Mortal Martial Realm. You really think I'm just for show?"
"That's right."
Su Wuchen nodded, first glancing at Lu Feng below the stage, then looking back at Lu Tianlang. "You're just for show, both of you are! Your cultivation looks good, but… useless!"
Hearing this, the Lu Tianlang and Lu Feng brothers' faces turned completely black!
"Kid, you're asking for it!"
Lu Tianlang couldn't take it anymore!
With a surge of movement, he shot toward Su Wuchen, his fist winding up to smash into Su Wuchen's forehead.
Su Wuchen snorted coldly, his body veering to the side, narrowly dodging Lu Tianlang's punch.
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