As the smoke and dust dispersed, everyone looked over and saw Hou Ba's battered figure.
By now, his body had returned to its original form. His bronze skin was covered in sword wounds, a shocking sight.
Hou Ba's chest rose and fell faintly. Blood kept pouring from his mouth, and disbelief still flickered in his eyes.
He had thought that once he successfully rushed in front of his opponent, he could rely on his body, tempered through countless trials, to easily crush her.
But he had never expected that woman to be far less delicate than she appeared, and that she could actually clash head-on with him.
Hou Ba lay on the ground, recalling the scenes of his battle with Ling Qingzhu, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
Up in the sky, Situ Yu's gaze stirred slightly, and a look of admiration flashed in his eyes as he looked at Ling Qingzhu.
"As expected of the successor of Taiqing Palace."
The strength Ling Qingzhu had displayed set off a ripple in the heart of this expert from the Southern Xuan Region.
She had only just entered the Life Profound Realm, yet she had been able to defeat someone at the peak of Minor Accomplishment. Such strength could only be called stunning.
At lower realms, there were many geniuses who could challenge those above their level.
However, starting from the Life Profound Realm, the gap between levels became extremely large, almost impossible to cross.
In the original work, at the Life Death Profound Realm stage, geniuses capable of fighting across realms were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
Those who could do it, aside from the protagonist Lin Dong, were probably only Zhou Tong and Mu Lingshan.
Zhou Tong's ability to fight across realms relied on the power of