One Punch Slays an Innate

The assassin's palm paused slightly.

But he had been following Chu Lingxue for a long time and knew that such an opportunity came once in a thousand years. If he missed today, who knew how long he would have to wait for the next one?

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

Feeling the fierce palm wind behind her, Chu Lingxue revealed a bitter smile. The corner of her eye dimly turned toward the Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall.

Last time, because of her, Lu Yun's qi sea and dantian had been destroyed, leaving him unable to cultivate even now. Yet she still had not escaped 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 can 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 arrive...

Bang!!!

A thunderous boom suddenly resounded between heaven and earth.

In an instant.

The clouds rolled backward, and the void shattered.

A colossal fist appeared out of thin air above the heavens. Like a bolt of lightning, it shot straight toward the assassin.

Immediately after...

The masked assassin seemed 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 apart with a boom, breaking into pieces.

One punch.

An Innate Realm Completion expert... had fallen!

"..."

Chu Lingxue stood there with a face full of shock, her red lips slightly parted and her beautiful eyes wide open.

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

You've got to be kidding?!

This was an Innate Realm Completion expert.

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

Yet just one moment ago.

A dignified Innate Realm Completion expert.

Had been instantly blasted into a pile of dust by a fist that had appeared from nowhere.

Then.

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

Chu Lingxue could even be certain...

Even if her father, Chu Hongxin, had been standing in her place just now, he would have had no way of escaping alive from such a terrifying punch.

Too terrifying!!!

That scene from just now had been permanently etched into her mind. She feared she would never forget it for the rest of her life.

At the same time.

Because Lu Yun had been burning with rage just now, he had directly used a thirty-threefold amplification when throwing his 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 dozens of kilometers, every expert whose cultivation had reached the Innate Realm or above sensed it and rushed here at once. Naturally, this included Lu Xingwen and Du Peng of the Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall.

Not long after.

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

However...

When he saw the assassin on the ground, already reduced to dust, disbelief instantly filled his eyes.

A moment later.

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

Likewise, when they sensed the dust on the ground, nearly all of them were shocked speechless.

In truth.

The sight before them was simply too horrifying.

A dignified Innate Realm Completion expert had been blasted into dust by a casual punch from afar.

From this, one could infer just what terrifying realm the person who had thrown that punch must have reached!

At this moment.

Lu Xingwen stood behind Chu Hongxin. After picking up a pinch of dust 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 more. Your guess is completely correct."

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

Although Lu Xingwen had already guessed it beforehand, 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 same person who injured Yun'er last time."

"He was the one who damaged Yun'er's qi sea and dantian, leaving him unable to cultivate to this day. I never expected him to die here today. This can be considered karmic retribution."

Chu Hongxin snorted coldly. "Junior Brother, there is definitely more to this. A dignified Innate Realm Completion assassin actually bullied the weak time and again. If that Sea-Opening Realm senior had not intervened in time today, Ling Xue would likely already have fallen victim to him."

Lu Xingwen's eyes also showed confusion as he said, "I carefully examined the belongings left behind by this assassin just now. He should have come from another province. It is a pity he did not leave behind a living captive. Otherwise, we could have interrogated him thoroughly and surely found some clues."

Chu Hongxin waved his hand. "Let this matter end here. The person behind this assassin is definitely no simple figure. To be able to invite an Innate Realm Completion expert to willingly serve as an assassin, their background must be formidable. We simply do not know what their true objective is."

"And also... who exactly is the person who acted just now? If he stands on our side, then the people behind the assassin will surely become wary of breaking a rat's nest for fear of the porcelain, and they will not dare act rashly again."

Lu Xingwen nodded.

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

One had to know.

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

At present.

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

In other words.

Even if this person was merely at the Sea-Opening Realm Early Stage, their true strength could still rank at least among the top thirty of humanity.

This was equivalent to standing at the peak of the pyramid.

Chu Hongxin's words were like a stone cast into calm waters, causing the other experts present to reveal shocked expressions.

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

No matter how small a city was.

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

If a Sea-Opening Realm expert had truly appeared here, and if he himself were willing to settle down here, then for every person living here, it would undoubtedly be a cause for immense celebration.

"Alright, today's matter ends here."

"Whoever that senior behind this may be, since he is unwilling to show himself, he is not someone we can casually discuss."

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