“Sizzle!”
A powerful aura suddenly emanated from that jade-faced beauty. Her cultivation had clearly reached the ninth-level Martial Emperor realm. That aura carried an ethereal charm, making her whole body seem to float lightly.
She stood in the void, her momentum continuously rising. Terrifying pressure swept across two to three hundred li. Clearly, her strength far exceeded that of a half-step Martial Saint.
“So strong!” Everyone felt that immense pressure.
“That He Xuejun defeated Xiao Zihao with just one move. Her strength is unimaginably powerful. She should not lose to Mu Haoran, right?”
“I think so too. But that Mu Haoran… is really too strange. It is hard to say who will win.”
…
The crowd began discussing and speculating.
“That Mu Haoran defeated Xiao Zihao with only one move, but against Hong Yixun, he could not do much to him. At most, with his spear, he has a bit more strength. This He Xuejun is unfathomably deep. She should be able to defeat Mu Haoran.” People from the Ji family whispered, wishing He Xuejun would defeat Mu Haoran in one strike.
“Holy lands have longer histories than the great families and deeper foundations. It will not be easy for Mu Haoran to defeat a genius from a holy land!” Another from the Ji family said.
Apart from Nan Muling, everyone from Holy Heaven Gate also stood on Yaochi Holy Land’s side.
People from Canglong Gate naturally supported Lin Xiao, full of confidence in him.
However, they all remained silent, holding back from showing it.
At the entire scene, even including everyone from Yan State, very few stood on Lin Xiao’s side.
The vast majority naturally sided with He Xuejun, all hoping she would defeat Lin Xiao.
Even Xiao Zihao, who had also been defeated by He Xuejun, hoped she would win.
“Overestimating yourself!”
At this moment, He Xuejun flew forward, standing proudly. Her momentum continued to rise as she gathered power, calmly waiting for Lin Xiao.
“Whoosh!”
Lin Xiao flew out, charging towards her. Power surged wildly within his body. As he flew towards He Xuejun, he responded loudly, “The person who calls others overconfident might be describing themselves!”
“Hmph!”
He Xuejun snorted coldly, no longer bothering with verbal retorts. In her eyes, the opponent was the one overestimating himself. No matter what she said, he would naturally refute it. He dared to say anything. Only by thoroughly defeating him would he understand.
Power surged within He Xuejun. Seeing Lin Xiao already charging within twenty to thirty li, she struck out with a palm in the air.
“Sizzle!”
Unmatched palm force condensed as if into a fairy pool, surging with rolling mist, carrying momentum that could overturn mountains and seas, booming down towards Lin Xiao from the sky.
The fairy pool-like force crossed the void, as if a momentary fairy realm sliced through the air. It was beautiful yet terrifying, stunning yet intimidating.
“That is the palm she used to send Xiao Zihao flying back then!”
“This should be Yaochi Holy Land’s Yaochi Sacred Technique. Truly terrifying!”
The crowd grew alarmed.
Although the momentum of that palm was considerable, its true pressure would only fully erupt upon hitting the opponent. Xiao Zihao had no power to resist against that palm.
“Hmm?” Sensing the incoming force of the attack, even Lin Xiao was slightly surprised. This power was indeed somewhat special.
This power was truly far stronger than Xiao Zihao’s, not too far from filling the gap to Martial Saint strength.
But there was still a distance after all.
The gap between half-step Martial Saint and true Martial Saint was simply too vast.
Roughly estimating the opponent’s power, Lin Xiao mobilised the strength within his body. The aura of fifth-level Martial Emperor erupted, nearly at full power for that level.
He punched out in the air. Terrifying force burst forth, booming towards He Xuejun.
“Boom!”
The two forces collided. The fairy pool exploded. Terrifying fluctuations swept out. Lin Xiao’s fist radiance was unstoppable, instantly shattering the surging fairy pool palm force and striking He Xuejun’s body.
“Pfft!”
He Xuejun spat out a mouthful of blood. Her entire body flew backwards.
“…”
In that instant, many people were stunned. Their faces were full of disbelief. Everyone fell into stunned silence, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
The strongest genius of the same generation from Yaochi Holy Land had actually been defeated by Mu Haoran?
Also defeated in one move?
This time, no one remained calm.
The elders and disciples of Yaochi Holy Land were all dumbfounded.
Even He Xuejun herself was completely stunned.
She had never imagined losing to someone of the same generation, especially someone younger than her.
But how could the opponent’s power be so strong? She had no chance to strike back and was already heavily injured…
“I… wah~” He Xuejun spat another mouthful of blood. She truly could not accept it.
She had thought herself a peerless genius, overwhelmingly powerful, invincible among peers. The opponent was the one overestimating himself, daring to challenge her, daring to speak such arrogant words to her.
Who would have thought that the one overestimating herself would be her…
As a renowned holy land genius beauty, wherever she went, she was surrounded by admirers, the most dazzling figure anywhere.
Now, defeated in one move without even holding out briefly. How could she accept this…
The people from Tianji Holy Land were also speechless, unable to recover for a long time.
Yaochi Holy Land’s level was comparable to their Tianji Holy Land. He Xuejun being heavily injured in one move by the opponent was enough to show that their own generation’s geniuses from Tianji Holy Land were inferior to Mu Haoran.
As holy lands, even if their overall strength was on par with the other eight great families, in terms of individual combat power, they confidently believed themselves superior, somewhat looking down on the eight great families.
Who would have expected that this person was not from the eight great families, yet even stronger than their holy land’s geniuses of the same generation…
This truly shocked them greatly.
The people from Tianji Holy Land were similarly dazed.
“Now do you know who was really overestimating themselves?” At this moment, Lin Xiao looked towards the flying-back He Xuejun and asked.
“You… pfft!” He Xuejun was so angered that she spat another mouthful of blood.
“With just this much strength, you dare to call others overconfident!” Lin Xiao said again.
Then He Xuejun spat yet another mouthful of blood. She truly could not accept it. She was far too furious, which caused her to keep vomiting blood.
“Still finding it hard to accept? But this is the reality. In fact, at this age, not just me, but many others could defeat you. They simply do not wish to fight.”
Lin Xiao knew her mentality was weak and struck directly, “Moreover, next year you will be over twenty-five. In the twenty-five to thirty age group, even more people could defeat you!”
“You…” He Xuejun was ashamed and enraged. Fury attacked her heart. She spat another mouthful of blood. Thick killing intent already filled her eyes.
“Enough!”
At this moment, an old woman from Yaochi Holy Land flew out, catching the backward-flying He Xuejun. She glared viciously at Lin Xiao and said, “So young, yet so vicious and malicious, defeating someone and then crushing their spirit. Do not think that just because someone backs you, this old woman dares not act against you!”
