After a long moment, the turmoil subsided and the smoke and dust cleared.
Focusing their eyes, Qin Mu and Kuafu each stood firm.
Qin Mu remained at ease, his expression utterly unruffled.
Clearly, in that exchange of pure physical force with the Great Witch Kuafu, he had come away unscathed.
Kuafu, on the other hand, wore a look of utter disbelief.
"This?"
"How can this be?"
"Could there truly be a living being in the Primordial Wilderness capable of matching my Witch Clan in physical form?"
Kuafu muttered in shock, his heart churning, unable to calm for a long time.
Just moments ago, when he saw Qin Mu wanted to compete with him in physical strength, he had still sneered at the notion.
After all, the greatest strength of the Witch Clan itself was their physical bodies.
Meanwhile, the various clans' living beings present were also stunned, their faces full of incredulity.
"Huh?"
"What's going on here?"
"Just what kind of divine being is Fellow Daoist Qin Mu? He can go toe-to-toe with a Great Witch of the Witch Clan in physical combat without losing ground?"
"His background must be no small matter!"
"..."
The many living beings exclaimed in astonishment.
Earlier, they had all witnessed Kuafu's power.
A Golden Immortal was utterly helpless before him.
Now, that Qin Mu could match him evenly in a contest of physical strength was naturally mind-boggling.
"Fellow Daoist Qin Mu is this strong?"
"Truly, a disciple of the Three Pure Ones lives up to the reputation."
Seeing this, Yu Ding's eyes went wide, his head buzzing.
Beside him, Duobao was also shaken by the sight before him, unable to help but praise:
"As expected of Fellow Daoist Qin Mu!"
"This level of physical toughness can actually stand shoulder to shoulder with a Great Witch of the Witch Clan."
Just as everyone was stunned, Qin Mu sized up Kuafu, thinking to himself:
"Kuafu truly lives up to being a Great Witch of the Witch Clan."
"That punch just now—an ordinary Golden Immortal simply couldn't withstand it."
"One misstep, and they would end up dead, their Dao extinguished."
Thinking this, Qin Mu was not afraid.
After all, he was one of the Ten Perfect Fiends, the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass.
Later, it evolved into the Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass.
And after refining and absorbing the Creation Green Lotus seed given by the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass evolved again, becoming the Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass.
Beyond that, after joining the Three Pure Ones' sect, he also obtained the Nine Revolutions Profound Skill.
This was a method passed down from Pangu.
The skill was profoundly mysterious; each revolution was a new realm, each turn stronger than the last.
When one cultivated to the seventh revolution, the practitioner could possess the dharma power of a Saint.
If one could reach the ninth revolution, they could split heaven and earth and attain the supreme Dao.
Seeing Qin Mu look his way, a gleam of sharp light flashed in Kuafu's eyes, and the fighting spirit throughout his body surged even higher.
"Good!"
"Fellow Daoist Qin Mu's physical body is almost catching up to my Witch Clan's."
"Exciting!"
"Again!"
Kuafu roared up to the heavens.
"Boom..."
Immediately after, the blood energy on his body became even more intense, an aura of terror enveloping heaven and earth.
Then, Kuafu's body began to swell.
In just a few breaths, he stood before Qin Mu like a small mountain, his blood energy surging into the heavens.
A terrifying aura rippled outward instantly.
Even the mere pressure radiating from Kuafu struck fear into the hearts of the many living beings present.
"So... so terrifying!"
"It looks like the Great Witch Kuafu is about to get serious."
"Can Daoist Qin Mu still withstand him?"
"..."
The crowd murmured in awe.
"Oh?"
Qin Mu frowned slightly as he watched Kuafu transform into a giant, his power skyrocketing.
"Since that's the case, let's settle this with an ultimate showdown!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Qin Mu moved his mind and directly reverted to his true form.
"Boom, boom!"
In an instant, a surge of blood energy rivaling Kuafu's rippled outward.
When the onlookers focused their gaze, Qin Mu's figure had vanished.
In its place stood a towering Green Lotus Sword Grass that pierced the heavens and earth.
This Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass had thirty-six sword leaves that clanged with a sharp ring.
On each leaf's veins, Chaotic Sword Qi swirled.
And at the center, surrounded by the sword leaves, a green lotus bloomed.
From that lotus, green light shimmered, and the rhythm of the Dao flowed!
"An innate plant spirit?"
Kuafu's brows knitted deeply as he saw Qin Mu's true form, recognizing its extraordinary nature at once.
Meanwhile, the other living beings nearby were also stunned by Qin Mu's true form.
"Daoist Qin Mu's true form is a plant?"
"What kind of plant is this?"
"Why do I sense a trace of an innate primordial god's aura from this plant?"
"Could Daoist Qin Mu's origin be that of an innate primordial god?"
"How is that possible?"
"..."
The crowd exclaimed in shock, their faces full of disbelief.
"I never imagined Daoist Qin Mu's true form to be so terrifying."
"Just the aura it emits feels like it could suppress me."
Yu Ding muttered inwardly, his eyes wide with astonishment as he looked at Qin Mu.
Duobao, too, was shaken by the sight.
"I've spent over a thousand years alongside Daoist Qin Mu."
"I never knew his true form was a plant."
"With such a fearsome aura, even an Innate Spiritual Root might pale in comparison, don't you think?"
Duobao whispered in amazement.
This was also the first time he had seen Qin Mu reveal his true body.
"Fight!"
Amid the crowd's shock, Kuafu roared, his massive figure charging straight at Qin Mu with earth-shattering momentum.
Seeing this, the transformed Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass showed no great alarm.
As Kuafu attacked, countless terrifying Sword Qi shot forth from the sword grass in an instant.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Kuafu swung his enormous fists, meeting the oncoming Sword Qi head-on.
A series of deafening sonic booms rang out as the Sword Qi was torn apart by Kuafu's fist force.
At that moment, above the Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass that was Qin Mu's true form, countless terrifying Sword Qi condensed.
Finally, they formed a massive, ethereal greatsword.
"Boom!"
The next moment, that illusory giant sword came slashing down from the sky.
Its vast might shook heaven and earth.
The Sword Qi was so strong that nothing could withstand it, as if it had pushed offense to its absolute limit.
"What?"
Seeing this sword descending from the heavens, Kuafu's mind trembled violently, his pupils contracting sharply as an unprecedented sense of crisis surged into his heart.
Before Kuafu could think of anything else, the ethereal giant sword had already reached him.
"Bang!"
A deafening boom rang out.
Immediately after, Kuafu, struck by Qin Mu's sword, was sent flying backward and crashed heavily to the ground.
Dust erupted as the impact carved a massive crater into the earth.
Seeing this, every living being present was dumbfounded, their scalps tingling with shock.
"Huh?"
"Great Witch Kuafu was sent flying by Fellow Daoist Qin Mu's single sword strike?"
"S-such a terrifying sword!"
"Is Qin Mu's true form this formidable?"
"... "
While the crowd was still stunned, Qin Mu dispersed his true form and reverted to human shape.
His gaze shifted, landing on the large crater not far away.
There, Kuafu lay limp in the pit, gasping for breath in great heaves.
"Great Witch Kuafu, you yield," Qin Mu said, cupping his hands in salute.
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