Crushing

Boom!

Chen Ziyu threw a punch. A fierce surge of spiritual power suddenly erupted from his fist, and savage force swept outward, sending all the surrounding tables and chairs flying.

This move was none other than the Yellow-rank eighth-grade martial skill, the Vajra Mountain Breaking Fist!

Roar!

As that punch hurtled toward Lu Changsheng, the Dragon Elephant Spirit within Lu Changsheng's chest suddenly opened its eyes, releasing a resounding dragon-elephant roar.

"A mere Half-step Divine Palace Realm does not warrant the use of Dragon Elephant Power!"

Lu Changsheng remained calm and composed. He did not circulate Dragon Elephant Power; instead, he clenched his fist as streams of violent Lightning Power emerged.

This was the Wind Thunder Fist!

Boom!

Lu Changsheng launched a punch. Though this simple strike contained no flashy movements, the instant his fist met the air, it seemed as though lightning tore through the void!

Bang—

Under countless watching eyes, the two fists collided fiercely with a muffled boom. Chen Ziyu's expression abruptly changed!

He only felt a violent fist force crashing toward him, instantly scattering his fist intent. Then the lightning-infused power of the punch sent searing pain through his arm!

"How is this possible?!"

Chen Ziyu's pupils contracted.

How could this brat's fist power possibly be stronger than his own?!

Pfft!

Yet before Chen Ziyu could make any response, the might of the Wind Thunder Fist crushed down upon him. He spewed blood wildly and was blasted several zhang backward, smashing the tables and chairs behind him into pieces!

"This..."

At the sight, Zhou Qingtian and all the Zhou Family elders stood dumbstruck. The entire hall fell so silent one could hear a pin drop.

Clearly, this outcome had exceeded everyone's expectations!

"Damn it!"

Chen Ziyu staggered to his feet and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face turning incomparably grim.

I was too careless!

Chen Ziyu secretly gritted his teeth.

He possessed the strength of the Half-step Divine Palace Realm. How could he lose to someone merely at the eighth level of Core Condensation Realm?!

Thus, he naturally blamed this defeat on his own carelessness.

If he had not been careless, how could he have lost to this brat?

At that thought, a cold killing intent surfaced in Chen Ziyu's eyes. He had to grind this brat beneath his feet and wash away his shame!

"Great Grade Heavenly Sword Art!"

Boom!

Chen Ziyu let out a fierce shout, and his body suddenly trembled. Vast spiritual power surged up behind him like a rushing flood. Then the powerful spiritual energy swiftly converged, forming an enormous azure sword that floated high above his head.

Hiss!

"What powerful sword qi!"

Everyone in the hall from the Zhou Family drew in a cold breath, shock appearing on their faces.

The azure sword qi continuously hummed, releasing terrifying sword qi that made everyone's skin prickle with faint pain.

At this moment, everyone turned their eyes toward Lu Changsheng. They wanted to know how he would withstand Chen Ziyu's killing move.

"Hmph! This time, let's see how you block my sword!"

Chen Ziyu sneered coldly.

"Slash!"

The moment his words fell, Chen Ziyu drove the azure sword above his head, unleashing incomparably sharp sword qi as it viciously slashed down at Lu Changsheng!

Boom!

Before the massive azure sword even fell, the floor of the hall had already been involuntarily torn apart!

Facing the azure giant sword, Lu Changsheng remained unhurried. He gently raised his palm, and a ripple slowly spread outward, making the void undulate like water.

"Raging Waves Palm!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Lu Changsheng gave a low shout and struck out with five consecutive palm strikes.

Five Layered Palms!

Each palm layered atop the last, multiplying the might of the Raging Waves Palm severalfold as powerful palm force erupted.

"Still not enough!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Ten Layered Palms!

Ten palm forces stacked together, instantly condensing into a huge invisible palm print in midair. This invisible palm force contained astonishingly powerful energy fluctuations, and Lu Changsheng then directly struck out with his palm.

"Break for me!"

The invisible palm print formed by the ten-layered Raging Waves Palm slammed viciously into the azure giant sword.

Bang!

Two astonishing forces collided violently. The invisible palm print stirred up towering waves, which crashed incessantly against the sword!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Each wave rose higher than the last. Under the impact of those palm-force waves, the azure giant sword began to tremble violently!

"What?!"

Chen Ziyu's expression was filled with horror.

Beneath the battering of the palm-force waves, the radiance of that azure sword rapidly dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then, the invisible palm print struck heavily against the sword.

Crack~

A faint cracking sound rang out. At last, beneath Chen Ziyu's nearly horrified gaze, it shattered completely!

Bang!

Pfft!

As the light sword shattered, Chen Ziyu spewed another mouthful of blood. Powerful palm might swept outward, blasting him away and sending him crashing heavily into a supporting pillar.

Uproar!

At this moment, the entire hall erupted in commotion. Zhou Qingtian and the Zhou Family elders all revealed utterly shocked expressions.

Even faced with such a powerful sword technique from Chen Ziyu, Lu Changsheng had still defeated it!

And this time, he had thoroughly defeated Chen Ziyu!

Among the crowd, only Zhou Zhirou was not particularly surprised. She merely wore an expression of having expected it all along. After all, she knew very well that this junior disciple had defeated an expert at the first level of Divine Palace Realm while only at the eighth level of Core Condensation Realm!

"Excellent! With this young friend aiding our Zhou Family, there is hope for our decisive battle against the Qin Family in three days!"

The First Elder was beside himself with excitement.

"Yes! This time, it is all thanks to the young miss for bringing such a genius youth to our Zhou Family!"

The other elders echoed one after another.

Meanwhile, Chen Ziyu slipped away while no one was paying attention, like a stray dog with its tail between its legs.

"Young friend, since you are willing to fight for our Zhou Family, we naturally cannot treat you unfairly. If you have any requests, feel free to state them. My Zhou Family will do its utmost to fulfill them."

Zhou Qingtian spoke sincerely.

"Patriarch Zhou, you jest. I have no requests."

Lu Changsheng smiled faintly.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingtian and the others were deeply moved. They recalled how Chen Ziyu had taken the opportunity earlier to demand an enormous fortune from them, whereas Lu Changsheng now sought nothing at all.

In comparison, Lu Changsheng's character was undoubtedly far superior. At the very least, he would not use this opportunity to open his mouth like a lion.

Zhou Zhirou was also moved in her heart. She had not expected Junior Disciple Lu to help her so much.

She secretly rejoiced that she had saved Junior Disciple Lu back then.

"Good! Since that is the case, spread the news at once: my Zhou Family has gained an excellent son-in-law, who will represent our Zhou Family in the final showdown against the Qin Family three days from now!"

Zhou Qingtian said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Everyone nodded in unison.