Powerful Huang Ming

After figuring out the whole story, Lu Yang and his two fellow disciples stayed where they were, while Zhao Po led the living corpses to Baishui Village and captured Liu San, who was preparing to pack his valuables and escape.

Corpse drivers hold a special status in the desolate state, and Zhao Po is the most orthodox corpse driver. It is appropriate for him to capture people, and there will not be too many obstacles or doubts.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"

Lu Yang flashed a standard eight-tooth smile, "I'll take you to the yamen."

"I already told you I didn't kill anyone!"

"Who says only murderers are punished? Insurance fraud is also a crime, and you even turned the pond into saltwater, killing all the fish. It wouldn't be unfair to charge you with environmental damage as well!"

"Your Great Xia even sentences ghosts?"

Lu Yang revealed a proud smile, "Don't even mention ghosts, even the Sect Master of the Ask Dao Sect and the Minister of Justice, if they commit crimes, they'll still be locked up in jail!"

Zhao Po was taken aback; he had never heard of such a thing before.

Don't the Five Great Immortal Sects have law enforcement authority? How come they can still be arrested?

The Minister of Justice, who is most knowledgeable about the law, still knowingly breaks the law?

Is this a secret known only to disciples of the immortal sects?

Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu also looked at Lu Yang in surprise, as neither of them knew about this matter.

Besides Emperor Xia, all members of the Ministry of Justice, and the senior sister, only Lu Yang knew about this.

"Sentenced? Junior Brother Zhao Po, is this how you completed the mission assigned to you by the sect?"

A cold voice came from above. A person was flying in the air, with an arrogant expression. Beside him was a living corpse shrouded in a black robe.

"Senior Brother Huang Ming?" Zhao Po recognized Huang Ming, who had defeated him and become the sect's number one disciple, at a glance.

Huang Ming and his living corpse slowly descended, looking at Zhao Po with displeasure. "The sect's mission is to completely eliminate the ghosts and monsters, why are you still sparing his life? If you can't bear to kill, then your senior brother will do it for you!"

As he spoke, he suddenly took out a soul-dispelling talisman, intending to strike the drowned ghost.

Zhao Po reacted even faster. He took a large step forward and stood in front of the drowned ghost, preventing Huang Ming from making a move. "Senior Brother Huang, ghosts and monsters are also divided into good and evil. This drowned ghost has not done anything heinous, and its crime does not warrant death!"

"Absurd! I don't care about ghosts or good and evil. I only know that the sect's requirement is to eliminate all ghostly scourges!"

Huang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly. "Zhao Po, are you determined to stop me?"

Just as a conflict was about to erupt, Lu Yang stepped between the two. "Fellow Daoist, we are all fellow disciples, is there any need to make things so tense?"

Huang Ming remained unmoved. "And who are you?"

"My name is Lu Yang of the Ask Dao Sect."

Huang Ming sneered, "So it's you, the Ask Dao Sect disciple who triumphed over the weak at the Qingzhou Grand Ceremony. What, are the Ask Dao Sect people also interfering in the internal affairs of our Corpse Driving Sect?"

"It's my place, an outsider, to lecture my junior brother!"

Upon hearing Huang Ming's words, Man Gu immediately lashed out, but was stopped by Meng Jingzhou.

Meng Jingzhou sensed that this Huang Ming seemed to be very hostile towards them.

Lu Yang's expression remained unchanged, still bearing that "good guy" smile.

"We captured the drowned ghost, so naturally we can do with it however we want. On the contrary, it's rather rude of you to suddenly appear and take the fruit, fellow Daoist."

"Ha, it takes four Golden Core cultivators working together to capture Nascent Soul Middle Stage drowned ghost? You dare to bring that up? If it were me, I could do it all by myself! Some people say you're the best among your generation, but I think you're nothing special."

Lu Yang's smile remained unchanged, "Oh, really? It seems you're quite confident in your cultivation."

"Try it and you'll see."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Yang unleashed the Arhat Fist, punching Huang Ming.

Clang--

The zombie was faster, standing like an iron tower, its arms crossed, blocking Lu Yang's punch.

Lu Yang was slightly surprised. Although this Arhat Fist was not delivered at full strength, it was still not something that an early-stage Golden Core could withstand.

The zombie roared, its body swelled, and it lunged at Lu Yang.

Instead of fighting the zombie head-on, Lu Yang stomped his right foot on the ground, and his body slid into the ground, appearing behind Huang Ming!

Instead of fighting the zombies, it's better to deal with their master directly!

"Arhat Fist!"

"Yellow Springs Palm!"

As if he had anticipated Lu Yang's move, Huang Ming gathered strength in his palm and turned to deliver a palm strike.

Fist and palm collided, creating ripples. Neither could withstand the power of the blow, and they both retreated. The force of the fist and palm collided and clashed between their bodies. They made the same choice, striking backward, unleashing the combined force of their fist and palm.

Lu Yang narrowed his eyes, a smile of great interest appearing on his face. This was the first time he had encountered an opponent with such rich combat experience.

"How is this possible!" Zhao Po stared at the scene in disbelief. The corpse driver's physique was always below average. He had seen Brother Lu's fist techniques before, but Senior Brother Huang Ming was actually able to exchange blows with Brother Lu.

"You're not in the early stage of Golden Core, are you in Golden Core middle stage?" Lu Yang asked with a smile, recalling what Zhao Po had said, that he and Huang Ming were both in the early stage of Golden Core.

How do you know?

"I used all my strength in that punch. If someone at the early stage of the Golden Core can block it, then all my cultivation has been for nothing."

Huang Ming snorted coldly and did not respond.

He hadn't expected Lu Yang to be so difficult to deal with, or rather, so troublesome.

"My hair!"

Just as Huang Ming was about to make another move, strands of hair fell like snowflakes.

"Combining fist techniques with martial arts?!" Huang Ming quickly made the judgment, not expecting that someone in the Golden Core stage could achieve this.

He didn't care about hair; he only cared about Lu Yang's talent.

"What is the unity of fist techniques?" Zhao Po looked blank, having never heard of this concept before.

Meng Jingzhou stared at Huang Ming, his brows furrowed, but did not answer.

Putting aside his combat experience, Huang Ming's knowledge is unlike anything the Corpse Driving Sect could cultivate, not to mention that he was only recently accepted as a disciple by Sect Master Lu.

Where did this knowledge come from?

Boom--

The two fought again, unleashing a power beyond their current level. Lu Yang attacked with Samadhi True Fire, while Huang Ming countered with Dingmao True Fire. The temperature instantly rose, and the drowning ghost retreated repeatedly.

"The Six Ding and Six Jia True Fire!" Zhao Po exclaimed. Among the 108 kinds of true fire, twelve kinds of true fire are considered a major category, collectively known as the Six Ding and Six Jia True Fire. The Dingmao True Fire is one of these twelve true fires!

Neither the Yellow Spring Palm, which could rival Brother Lu's, nor the Dingmao True Fire, were used by Huang Ming in the sect competition.

Zhao Po knew that Huang Ming hadn't used his full strength in the sect competition, but he only assumed that the living corpse had a trump card. He didn't expect that Huang Ming himself was the one hiding a trump card.

Lu Yang became increasingly interested in Huang Ming's background; the gap between the first and second place in the Corpse Driving Sect was quite large.

Aside from the members of the Five Great Immortal Sects, Lu Yang had never encountered anyone who could fight him to this extent.

The two fought more and more fiercely, unleashing all sorts of magical Divine Ability. Their fists and palms lashed out fiercely, accompanied by thunderous sounds, exchanging blows several times without a clear victor.

Gradually, the outcome became clear. Lu Yang's foundation was more solid, and his aura was more profound. In a war of attrition, no one at the same realm could defeat Lu Yang!

Huang Ming was furious. He had never been defeated since his debut, but he never expected to be defeated here today.

Absolutely not!

Huang Ming's eyes were like a tiger's, exuding a majestic aura. An invisible spiritual force transformed into an arrow, piercing towards Lu Yang!

Lu Yang's mental strength is incredibly powerful, not to mention the Immortal Fairy is also in charge of his mental space. He wouldn't be afraid of a contest of mental strength, even if the Tribulation Transcendence stage came!

A small shield appeared between Lu Yang's eyebrows, blocking the arrow.

The Immortal Fairy suddenly realized. "I understand now, he's not your age, but a great cultivator who has dispersed his cultivation and is rebuilding!"