One Punch Annihilates an Innate Realm Assassin

The assassin's palm paused slightly.

But he had been tracking Chu Lingxue for a long time. He knew this chance was once in a thousand years; if he missed today, who knew when he would have to wait until next time.

Thus, he hesitated no longer. A fierce glint flashed through his eyes as he raised his right hand and swiftly struck toward Chu Lingxue's delicate body.

Chu Lingxue felt the savage force of the palm wind behind her. A bitter smile appeared on her lips as she cast a desolate glance toward the Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall from the corner of her eye.

Last time, because of her, Lu Yun's sea of qi and dantian had been destroyed, leaving him unable to cultivate even now. Yet she still could not escape this masked assassin's poisonous hand. Lu Yun's heartfelt intentions had all been in vain.

"Hopefully..."

"During this martial artist assessment, Brother Yun's martial talent will be recognized. If he can obtain spiritual medicine to heal his injuries, perhaps he will still have a chance to continue cultivating."

"But... I'll never get to see that day again."

Just as Chu Lingxue slowly closed her eyes and waited for fate to descend...

Bang!!!

A thunderous roar suddenly rang out between heaven and earth.

In an instant.

The clouds rolled backward, and the void shattered.

High above the skies, an incomparably enormous fist appeared out of thin air. Like a bolt of lightning, it shot straight toward the assassin.

Then...

The masked assassin was like a mosquito trapped in amber, instantly frozen where he stood.

But upon closer inspection, one could see that a bowl-sized fist imprint had suddenly appeared over his dantian.

The next second.

Before Chu Lingxue's horrified eyes, the assassin's body exploded and collapsed, breaking into countless pieces.

One punch.

An Innate Realm Completion expert... had fallen!

"..."

Chu Lingxue stood there in utter shock, her red lips slightly parted and her beautiful eyes widened round.

Looking at the assassin, who had already turned into a pile of powder, Chu Lingxue felt as though her entire worldview had been completely overturned.

Was this a joke?!

This was an Innate Realm Completion expert.

Even across all of Tong City, Innate Realm Completion experts could be counted on one's fingers.

Yet just a moment ago.

A dignified Innate Realm Completion expert.

Had actually been smashed into a heap of powder by a fist that appeared out of nowhere.

Then.

Just what realm had the person who threw that punch reached?

Chu Lingxue could even say for certain...

Even if her father, Chu Hongxin, had taken her place just now, he would have had no way to escape alive from such a terrifying punch.

Too terrifying!!!

That scene just now was forever etched into her mind. She feared she would never be able to forget it for the rest of her life.

At the same time.

Because Lu Yun had been burning with rage, he had directly used a thirty-threefold amplification when throwing that punch, instantly raising its destructive power to the Sea-Opening Realm level.

And precisely because of that.

The commotion caused by that punch was simply too great.

Within a radius of dozens of kilometers, every expert whose cultivation had reached the Innate Realm or above sensed it and immediately rushed over at full speed. Naturally, this included Lu Xingwen and Du Peng from the Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall.

Not long afterward.

When everyone encountered advertisements such as "Are You a True Person?", there was no need to pay attention to them. Simply close them, and do not scan codes or send text messages!

Chu Hongxin was the first to arrive. When he saw that his beloved daughter was safe and sound, he first let out a long breath of relief.

However...

When he saw the assassin on the ground, already reduced to powder, disbelief immediately appeared in his eyes.

A moment later.

More than a dozen other Innate Realm experts arrived one after another. Upon seeing Chu Hongxin, they all stepped forward to exchange greetings.

Likewise, when they sensed the powder on the ground, nearly all of them were too shocked to speak.

In truth.

The scene before them was simply too horrifying.

A dignified Innate Realm Completion expert had been turned to powder by a casual punch launched from afar.

From this, one could infer just how terrifying the realm of the person who had thrown that punch must have been?!

At this moment.

Lu Xingwen stood behind Chu Hongxin. After picking up a pinch of powder from the ground and pondering for a long while, he softly said:

"Senior Brother, what do you think?"

"This is probably..."

Chu Hongxin slowly nodded, looked at Lu Xingwen, and said:

"No need to say it. Your guess is completely correct."

"The realm of the person who threw that punch has at least reached Master's level."

Though Lu Xingwen had already guessed as much, he still could not help blurting out:

"Sea-Opening Realm?!"

"Such experts are few and far between on Sky Net Star. Why would one appear here?"

"And also..."

"The assassin who died should be the one who injured Yun'er last time."

"It was he who damaged Yun'er's sea of qi and dantian, leaving him unable to cultivate even now. Who would have thought that he would fall here today? This could be considered karmic retribution."

Chu Hongxin snorted coldly. "Junior Brother, there is definitely more to this matter. A dignified Innate Realm Completion assassin actually bullied the weak time and again. If not for that Sea-Opening Realm senior stepping in at the critical moment today, Lingxue would likely have already fallen victim to his poisonous hand."

Lu Xingwen also revealed a puzzled expression. "I carefully examined the belongings left behind by this assassin just now. He should have been from another province. It's a pity he did not leave behind a living witness. Otherwise, we could have interrogated him properly and surely found some clues."

Chu Hongxin waved his hand. "Let this matter end here. There must be something extraordinary behind this assassin. To be able to invite an Innate Realm Completion expert to willingly serve as an assassin, their background must be no small matter. I just wonder what their true objective is."

"And another thing... who exactly was the person who acted just now? If he stands on our side, then the people behind the assassin will surely be afraid of breaking the mouse trap while trying to catch the rat, and will not dare act rashly in the future."

Lu Xingwen nodded.

His senior brother's analysis was indeed reasonable. No matter what faction it was, once they learned that they might face an expert with Sea-Opening Realm strength, they would certainly have to weigh their own capabilities anew.

One had to know.

Across the entire Sky Net Star Continent, aside from the Four Great Kings, Sea-Opening Realm experts were already fully qualified to become Grand Lords.

So far.

Among all Human Bases, there were only a little over twenty Grand Lords at most.

In other words.

Even if it was merely the Sea-Opening Realm Early Stage, this person's true strength could at minimum rank among the top thirty of humanity.

That was equivalent to standing at the pinnacle of the pyramid.

Chu Hongxin's words were like a stone cast into still waters, causing the other experts present to reveal shock in their eyes.

In this era of spiritual energy resurgence, strength was king!

No matter how small a city was.

As long as it could produce a Sea-Opening Realm expert, it would be qualified to expand in scale, attract outsiders, and become a higher-level Human Base.

If a Sea-Opening Realm expert had truly appeared here, and if he himself was willing to settle down here, then for every person living here, it would undoubtedly be an exceedingly fortunate and joyous event.

"Enough. Let today's matter end here."

"Whoever the senior who acted from behind the scenes may be, since he is unwilling to show himself, he is certainly not someone we can casually discuss."

"The martial artist assessment is imminent. Everyone, please return for now!"