Yu Tianheng was toppled by irresistible brute force, his head driven straight into the ground as he lost consciousness, looking for all the world like an aged mountain ginseng root.
Everyone watching was stunned speechless by the unexpected sight, frozen where they stood.
How could this happen...
Was this really Yu Tianheng, who had always swept through his peers without a single rival?
Someone had actually kicked him dead like a stray dog by the roadside without even using a Martial Soul?
Who on earth was this young man calling himself Lin Huo? Just how terrifying was his Soul Power cultivation?
Having dealt with the troublemaking Yu Tianheng in a single encounter, Lin Huo idly clapped the dust off his hands. His effortless, casual manner made it seem as though he had merely disposed of an insignificant piece of trash.
To Lin Huo as he was now, a mere Soul Grandmaster did not even qualify to play the part of a speed bump.
"The annoying fellow has been dealt with. Now we can get back to our business."
Seeing Lin Huo walk over to her with a smile, the still-dazed Ye Lingling snapped back to her senses as though waking from a dream.
The strange flutter in her heart, coupled with Lin Huo's domineering ease as he subdued Yu Tianheng between smiles and casual words, brought an involuntary blush to Ye Lingling's cheeks.
She nodded shyly, then left the Training Ground shoulder to shoulder with Lin Huo.
Only after the two had gone far away did Dugu Yan and the others finally regain their wits.
Seeing Yu Tianheng still playing ginseng in the ground, Osler, Yu Feng, and the others feared he would suffocate to death if they waited any longer. They hurried forward and pulled him out.
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