Changes, One Punch Is All It Takes!

Haoyue Branch Temple.

At this moment, countless knights and warriors stood where they were, seeming to be pondering something.

Nalan Shu sat in one of the front seats. Across from him was a muscular middle-aged man who looked at Nalan Shu with a provocative expression, seemingly saying something.

He was the Warrior Branch Temple Master of Kuangsha City and an old acquaintance of Nalan Shu's.

At the competitors' seats to one side, sitting across from Li Xin was a pretty girl in distinctive crimson armor. Two shield plates were connected to her wrists. Her eyes were closed, as though nothing here could stir even the slightest interest in her.

The girl was not much shorter than Li Xin. Though she was only fifteen, she was already nearing 1.7 meters tall. Her black ponytail was neat and crisp, and judging from her face alone, she seemed very gentle.

But was that really the case?

Li Xin watched the girl and sensed the extremely unusual aura around her. It was a truly dense aura of bloodshed. Even though Li Xin had killed Magic Beasts and demons before, she could not help feeling some pressure.

That made Li Xin even more wary of her.

This girl was Wang Yuanyuan, who possessed the Giant Spirit God Bloodline.

I wonder how my little brother is doing. At this point, we can probably only rely on him. If it were me against this girl, I could hold on, but I would probably lose within two exchanges.

Li Xin assessed the situation inwardly, deep in thought.

Then, the next moment, Wang Yuanyuan opened her eyes and looked at Li Xin. "Has your competitor not arrived yet?"

"Mm. I don't know what he's doing. We can't reach him." Li Xin shook her head.

"Maybe he's scared." Wang Yuanyuan shook her head. She did not say much else, nor did she mean to mock him. She simply admired the strong. As for the weak, she could not even be bothered to look at them. Why would she disdain them?

"My little brother?" Naturally, Li Xin did not believe Ye Ling would be afraid. She knew him well and knew he was definitely not someone who would fear any of this.

But...

Had something happened to him?

"Hall Master Nalan, shouldn't we begin?"

"The time has already been delayed for so long. Delaying it any further would just waste time. Even if you knights can keep your composure, we can't."

The Haoyue Hall Master looked at Nalan Shu as he spoke, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. The enemy had surrendered before the battle even began—what a boost to morale!

A good thing!

A very good thing!

Nalan Shu fell silent for a moment, helplessness flashing through his eyes.

He sighed. It was time to lose face.

He did not blame Ye Ling. He was simply helpless.

"Beg—" Just as Nalan Shu was about to speak, the doors of the Kuangsha Branch Temple suddenly opened in the distance. A figure walked in and said, "Uncle Nalan, sorry to keep you waiting."

The newcomer was Ye Ling.

Ye Ling quickly walked inside. When they saw him, everyone from the Warrior Branch Temple present could not help being stunned.

There was no other reason.

He was too young.

Well, although Ye Ling's mindset was rather mature, his actual age meant that his face still carried a trace of childishness, making him seem rather unusual.

However, they soon began to laugh. Ye Ling might look unusual, but his age was right there for all to see.

How strong could he possibly be?

Although the age limit for this battle was ten to twenty, everyone besides Ye Ling was over fifteen. Ye Ling was far too young compared to them.

"Not bad. Though he looks rather young, he should be quite talented. Especially that body of his—it seems he temporarily enhanced his External Spiritual Power." Unlike the others from the Warrior Branch Temple, Wang Yuanyuan did not laugh. She merely began evaluating Ye Ling.

In the end, another thought came to her. Ye Ling was likely to be the most troublesome of these opponents.

"What were you doing?"

"You almost didn't make it?" Li Xin curiously asked Ye Ling as he approached.

Then, she looked at Ye Ling in surprise, reaching out to touch his arm and giving it two careful squeezes.

Mm.

It was rather hard.

It could not be seen from afar, but upon closer inspection, one could discover that Ye Ling's entire body was covered in muscle.

And it was not the kind of muscle that could be trained. It was muscle brimming with Spiritual Energy and vitality.

Even Fifth Rank Nalan Shu did not have that.

Oh, right. Nalan Shu weighed three or four hundred jin, and it was all fat. If not for his cultivation, he probably would not even be able to walk.

This state was brought about by awakening the Golden Dragon King bloodline. Ye Ling could not return to his original state for the time being.

"I was cultivating just now and broke through a bottleneck. Then I ended up like this," Ye Ling explained.

After Ye Ling arrived, Nalan Shu and the others nodded, then looked toward the Lord of Kuangsha City. The two announced the start of the match.

Ye Ling's opponent was a somewhat older-looking warrior. His strength was roughly on par with Li Xin's, though slightly inferior to hers.

Aside from Wang Yuanyuan, he was the strongest warrior of the Kuangsha Branch Temple and had previously been its star competitor.

When they saw Ye Ling matched against him, the countless Mad Sand Warriors could not help smiling.

He had a bit of a grudge against Li Xin. During the previous competition, he had nearly defeated her, but Li Xin had turned the tables and beaten him without even summoning Rose, since summoning was not allowed in this kind of match.

"You're Li Xin's little brother, right? I've heard about you for a long time. This time, you can finally take part in this kind of duel. I'm going to defeat you, and then when I face Li Xin later, I'll defeat her too."

That was what he said.

Ye Ling nodded, signaling for him to come over. He did not even take out the Angel Sacred Sword, standing barehanded and completely unprotected.

Seeing this, the man could not help feeling enraged. Was this not far too arrogant?

In an instant, he flew into a rage.

He charged at Ye Ling.

Gripping his greatsword, he swung it at Ye Ling.

However, Ye Ling clearly had no intention of dragging things out. From what he had just seen, there was only one person here who could truly be his opponent.

Mm, Wang Yuanyuan alone.

Thus, facing the slashing greatsword, Ye Ling did not hesitate. He swiftly dodged the strike, then turned sideways and punched the man's abdomen.

Mm, the result was obvious. The man could not withstand it and collapsed to the ground, dropping his greatsword.

What a miserable star competitor.

Seeing this, the countless warriors were all left stunned, unsure what to say.

What the hell was that?

This little brother was stronger than his sister?

"Looks like he's even stronger than I thought." Wang Yuanyuan looked toward the arena, a smile flashing in her eyes. Now this was going to be fun!

Winning or losing was another matter. Fighting a strong opponent was what mattered!