One Punch, Crashing into the Ground! So Ordinary--

Seeing Lu Qingyun and the other two whispering among themselves without ever reaching a conclusion, Ling Mu frowned and spoke directly. "There's no need to waste time trying to persuade me. I can tell that this person has no special constitution. Fighting him would not only be a waste of time—his outcome might even be worse than Lu Ling's."

Previously, even though she had intended to hold back, she had still misjudged both her own strength and her opponent's.

As a result, she had severely injured him. Now, facing a little boy who was clearly not strong, if she crippled him too... that would be rather inappropriate.

After all, her clan had sent her here to build goodwill, not make enemies.

"Elder Lu Ten, you should take me to find a true prodigy capable of defeating me. If there truly isn't one... the alliance may continue, but forget the Marriage Alliance."

As the bearer of the Supreme Hegemon Body, Ling Mu possessed the pride of a Peerless Prodigy.

So what if it was her family's arrangement? If it did not suit her wishes, there was no need to pay it any heed!

Her talent was her foundation!

Lu Feichen's expression did not change upon hearing this.

He did not think there was anything wrong with Ling Mu's words. If they could not keep her, then it simply meant the Lu Family was inadequate; they could blame no one else.

But at the same time, he had absolute confidence in the prodigies within the Ancestral Land!

At worst, they would merely expose a few of them.

Now that the Lu Family and the Ling Family were allied, revealing a little of their hand would not hurt.

Yet just as he was about to agree—

He saw Lu Qingyun walking toward Ling Mu.

His figure stood tall and straight like a sword thrusting into the heavens, his aura steadily surging!

"If I remember correctly, you said before that whoever can defeat you, you'll listen to them?"

Lu Qingyun had not originally intended to provoke such a burden, but things had reached this point. If he did not step forward... his standing in the Lu Family might be shaken because of it.

It was fine if he could not win, but he could not cower!

"Of course."

Ling Mu lifted her head proudly. Her Hegemon Body erupted at full force, no longer suppressing the blood and qi within her as it soared into the skies!

"Good!"

Lu Qingyun did not waste words, uttering only that single word.

Then he stepped forward, his figure flickering like a ghost as he closed in on Ling Mu!

"So fast!" Ling Mu's heart jolted, yet she did not dodge.

Instead, she stared intently at Lu Qingyun in mounting excitement, seizing the opportunity!

Her fist shot out like a dragon. As her blood and qi erupted, it seemed capable of shaking mountains, making even the empty air tremble!

Yet it struck nothing!

"Nothing special—"

The afterimage before her scattered, and one of Lu Qingyun's small hands rested upon Ling Mu's shoulder, giving it a light squeeze.

Boom—!!

She spun and struck, swift as lightning!

But it still hit nothing!

"What kind of speed is this!?"

Ling Mu finally began to panic. She could not understand it—she had no idea how Lu Qingyun had done it!

The gap between her and Lu Qingyun seemed like an uncrossable chasm!

In the distance, Lu Changming and Lu Feichen had long since retreated to one side, standing with their hands behind their backs. Their expressions were calm, yet towering waves had already risen in their hearts!

"Seventeen, you're young and your eyes are good. Look closely—doesn't the movement technique Qingyun just used seem to carry a hint of the Shattered Immortal Art...?"

Lu Feichen swallowed, nudging Lu Changming with his elbow as his voice trembled.

The Shattered Immortal Art was a high-grade movement technique, the very foundation that had allowed him to roam unhindered through the Great Wilderness back when he was still in the True God Realm!

That was why he had recognized its traces at once.

And precisely because of that, he was so utterly shaken!

It was not merely that Lu Qingyun had mastered such a high-grade movement technique at such a young age!

It was also because... from what he had just seen, he had caught traces of more than one movement technique...

Lu Changming silently swallowed a Heart-Protecting Pill and said in an utterly normal tone, "Ten, you really are old and bleary-eyed. Qingyun only used an extremely ordinary movement technique. It was definitely not a fusion of dozens of movement techniques! Mm, that must be it!"

For a moment, both men fell silent.

From the moment Lu Qingyun agreed to this fight, they had no longer worried about its outcome.

Because everyone knew that he was a monster who had reached ten thousand layers of Blood Moving during the Rite of Passage!

Though he possessed no special constitution, at this stage, no special constitution could possibly rival him!

All anyone doubted was his future achievements.

Yet not a single person doubted how powerful he already was!

Even if his opponent was the Supreme Hegemon Body, it was no different!

And yet, in this battle that should have held absolutely no suspense, what had they witnessed?

A true monster—a monster who had forged countless techniques into one body!

"Later, I'll go request an audience with Ancestor together with you."

After a moment of silence, Lu Changming spoke.

Lu Feichen glanced at him. Thinking of Lu Qingyun's heaven-defying performance, he silently nodded as well.

Even if they could not obtain Ancestor's guidance, this display alone would earn them some additional benefits.

Meanwhile, after attacking hundreds of times without landing a single hit, Ling Mu felt utterly stifled.

She possessed all this strength, yet she simply could not hit him!

The crushing disparity in speed left her entire arsenal of strength with no chance to be used!

"No! What kind of fight is it if you just keep dodging?! Though I can't hit you, you can't do anything to me either. This can only count as a draw—you haven't won either!"

Ling Mu's little face was flushed red with anger, though a large part of it was from holding herself back for so long.

In her eyes, Lu Qingyun truly had something exceptional about him—his speed stood head and shoulders above all others!

Even she, a Supreme Hegemon Body with no weaknesses in any aspect, could not keep up with his speed. But in other respects, she refused to believe he could surpass her too!

Being exceptionally outstanding in one area meant every other area would be a weakness!

Perhaps his fists were so feeble that they could not even shake her in the slightest!

"Then I'll make my move."

Lu Qingyun had only intended to use this real battle to test the results of his training these past few days.

Yet the result left him feeling especially bored. This Supreme Hegemon Body, Ling Mu, was no different from a wooden stake without intelligence.

She could be ignored entirely...

Naturally, such an experiment had no effect whatsoever.

Since that was the case, he might as well end this directly!

Lu Qingyun stopped, standing thirty meters away from Ling Mu without making a move.

Ling Mu's eyes immediately lit up. Without hesitation, she gathered all the blood and qi in her body, compressing all the anger that had built up for so long into this single punch before unleashing it!

Bang—!!!

Hm? Why had the sky suddenly gone dark?

Ling Mu's little head was directly pressed into the ground by Lu Qingyun's hand!

The tremendous impact knocked her unconscious in an instant!

Her entire head had been planted into the earth!

Raise his hand, press down—finished in two moves!

Dusting off his hands, Lu Qingyun called to Lu Changming and Lu Feichen, who had made no move in the distance, "Done, time to wrap up! If you don't drag her back soon, she'll really stop breathing!"

"Also, didn't you say she'd listen to me in everything after agreeing? Then pair her up with Lu Ling. As for Lu Ling's side... let her handle it herself."

Having said that, he paid no heed to what came next and turned to return to Ling Jue Hall.

Lu Feichen came to his senses and flashed to Ling Mu's side.

After taking a look, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Good, she's still got half a breath left. As long as she can be saved, it's fine."

Afterward, he was in no hurry to pull Ling Mu out.

Instead, he looked toward Ling Jue Hall, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration!

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