After quite a while, the turmoil subsided and the dust settled.
When they looked closely, Qin Mu and Kuafu were each standing in place.
Qin Mu remained calm and composed, without the slightest change in expression.
Clearly, after exchanging punches with Great Witch Kuafu using nothing but pure physical strength, he had not suffered even the slightest injury.
Kuafu, on the other hand, wore a face full of disbelief.
"What?"
"How could this be?"
"How could there be a living being in the Primordial Wilderness capable of matching the physical body of our Witch Clan?"
Kuafu cried out in shock, his heart roiling for a long time without calming.
When he had seen Qin Mu intending to compete with him in physical strength, he had even scoffed at the idea.
After all, the Witch Clan's greatest strength was their physical bodies.
At the same time, the beings of every race present were utterly dumbfounded, their faces filled with incredulity.
"Ah?"
"What's going on?"
"Just who is Daoist Qin Mu? He can compete with a Great Witch of the Witch Clan in physical strength without falling behind?"
"His background must be extraordinary!"
"..."
The many beings exclaimed in amazement.
Earlier, they had all witnessed Kuafu's strength firsthand.
Even Golden Immortals were no match for him.
Yet Qin Mu could now fight him to a draw in a contest of physical bodies. Naturally, this was beyond belief.
"Daoist Qin Mu is this strong?"
"As expected of a disciple of the Three Pure Ones. His reputation is well deserved."
Yu Ding's eyes widened, his mind buzzing.
Duobao, standing nearby, was likewise shaken by the scene before him and could not help exclaiming,
"As expected of Daoist Qin Mu!"
"His physical body can actually stand shoulder to shoulder with that of a Great Witch from the Witch Clan."
While everyone was still stunned, Qin Mu sized Kuafu up and thought to himself,
Kuafu truly deserves to be a Great Witch of the Witch Clan.
An ordinary Golden Immortal would have been unable to withstand that punch.
One slight mistake, and they would have perished, body and soul.
Though he thought this, Qin Mu did not feel intimidated.
After all, he had once been the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, one of the Ten Perfect Fiends.
He later evolved into the Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass.
Then, after refining and absorbing the Creation Green Lotus Seed bestowed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun,
the Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass evolved once again, becoming the Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass.
Moreover, after joining the Three Pure Ones, he had obtained the Nine Revolutions Profound Skill.
This was a technique inherited from Pangu.
Its mysteries were immeasurable. Every revolution represented a new realm, each one stronger than the last.
Upon reaching the seventh revolution, a cultivator could possess the magical power of a Saint.
If one could reach the ninth revolution, one could create heaven and earth and attain the supreme Great Dao.
Seeing Qin Mu looking at him, a sharp gleam flashed through Kuafu's eyes, and the battle intent around him surged even higher.
"Good!"
"Daoist Qin Mu's physical body is nearly on par with our Witch Clan's."
"That's more like it!"
"Again!"
Kuafu threw back his head and roared.
"Boom..."
Immediately afterward, the blood energy around him grew even more vigorous, and a terrifying aura enveloped heaven and earth.
Then Kuafu's body began to expand.
In less than a few breaths, he stood before Qin Mu like a small mountain, blood energy soaring from his body into the sky.
His terrifying aura rippled outward in an instant.
The pressure radiating from Kuafu alone filled the many beings present with fear.
"So... so terrifying!"
"It seems Great Witch Kuafu is finally getting serious."
"Can Daoist Qin Mu still stand against him?"
"..."
The many beings sighed in awe.
"Hm?"
Seeing Kuafu transform into a giant and his strength soar, Qin Mu could not help frowning slightly.
"Since that's the case, let's have an ultimate contest!"
As soon as the words fell, Qin Mu willed it and directly transformed into his true form.
Boom! Boom!
In an instant, blood energy no weaker than Kuafu's surged outward.
Looking again, Qin Mu's figure had already vanished.
In its place appeared an Azure Lotus Sword Grass that reached from heaven to earth.
The Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass had thirty-six Sword Leaves that rang sharply.
Chaos Sword Qi flowed through the veins of every leaf.
At the center, surrounded by the Sword Leaves, bloomed a green lotus.
Azure light shimmered from that green lotus as Dao charm circulated around it!
"An innate plant spirit?"
Upon seeing Qin Mu's true form, Kuafu's expression grew grave. He naturally saw that it was extraordinary.
At the same time, the other beings nearby were also stunned by Qin Mu's true form.
"Daoist Qin Mu's true form is actually a plant?"
"What kind of plant is this?"
"Why do I sense a trace of an innate demon god's aura from this plant?"
"Could Daoist Qin Mu's origin be that of an innate demon god?"
"How is that possible?"
"..."
The many beings cried out in shock, their faces filled with disbelief.
"I never expected Daoist Qin Mu's true form to be so terrifying."
"Just the aura it emits makes me feel as though it is about to suppress me."
Yu Ding exclaimed inwardly, his gaze toward Qin Mu filled with shock.
Duobao was likewise stunned by the sight.
"I have spent thousands of years with Daoist Qin Mu."
"I never expected his true form to be a plant."
"Compared to this terrifying aura, even an Innate Spiritual Root might fall short, wouldn't it?"
Duobao murmured in amazement.
This was also the first time he had seen Qin Mu reveal his true form.
"Fight!"
Just as everyone was stunned, Kuafu roared. His enormous figure shot straight toward Qin Mu, carrying earthshaking force.
Qin Mu, transformed into the Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass, did not show much surprise.
As Kuafu charged at him, terrifying Sword Qi shot forth from the Sword Grass in an instant.
"Bang! Bang! Bang..."
Kuafu swung his enormous fists, meeting the incoming Sword Qi head-on.
Amid a series of deafening sonic booms, Kuafu's fist force tore the Sword Qi apart.
At that moment, above the Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass that Qin Mu had transformed into,
terrifying Sword Qi condensed layer upon layer.
In the end, it formed an illusory giant sword.
Boom!
The next instant, the phantom giant sword slashed down from the sky.
Its mighty force shook heaven and earth.
The Sword Qi was so powerful that nothing could resist it, as though it had brought the art of slaughter to its utmost limit.
"What?"
Seeing the sword cleaving down from the heavens, Kuafu's heart shook violently. His pupils contracted as an unprecedented sense of danger surged into him.
Before Kuafu could think further, the illusory giant sword had already descended before him.
Bang!
A heaven-shaking roar rang out.
Immediately afterward, Kuafu was sent flying by Qin Mu's slash and crashed heavily into the ground.
As dust billowed high, the ground was smashed into a gigantic crater.
At this sight, every being present was dumbfounded, their scalps tingling.
"Ah?"
"Great Witch Kuafu was sent flying by a single sword strike from Daoist Qin Mu?"
"Such... such a terrifying sword strike!"
"Qin Mu's true form is actually this powerful?"
"..."
While the many beings stood frozen in shock, Qin Mu had already dismissed his true form and returned to human shape.
His gaze shifted toward the massive crater not far away.
At that moment, Kuafu lay sprawled weakly within the crater, gasping for breath.
"Great Witch Kuafu, thank you for letting me win!"
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