After a long while, the turbulence subsided and the dust settled.
When they looked closely, Qin Mu and Kuafu stood facing one another.
Qin Mu appeared utterly at ease, his expression without the slightest ripple.
Clearly, after exchanging punches with Great Witch Kuafu using pure physical strength, he had emerged completely unscathed.
Kuafu, on the other hand, wore an expression of utter disbelief.
"What?"
"How could this be?"
"There is actually a living being in the Primordial Wilderness capable of matching the physical body of our Wu Clan?"
Kuafu cried out in shock, his heart churning for a long time without calming.
When he had seen Qin Mu intending to compete with him in physical strength, he had even looked down on him.
After all, the Wu Clan's greatest strength was their physical bodies.
At the same time, the beings of every race present were also dumbfounded, their faces full of incredulity.
"Huh?"
"What is going on?"
"Just who is Fellow Daoist Qin Mu, to be able to compete with a Wu Clan Great Witch in physical strength without falling behind?"
"His origins must be extraordinary!"
"..."
The numerous beings exclaimed in amazement.
They had all witnessed Kuafu's strength earlier.
Even Golden Immortals were no match for him.
Now that Qin Mu could actually fight him to a standstill in terms of physical strength, it naturally left everyone astounded.
"Fellow Daoist Qin Mu is this strong?"
"As expected of a Three Pure Ones' Disciple. His reputation is well deserved."
Yu Ding's eyes widened, his mind buzzing.
Duobao, standing nearby, was likewise stunned by the sight and could not help praising him.
"As expected of Fellow Daoist Qin Mu!"
"This physical body can actually stand shoulder to shoulder with that of a Wu Clan Great Witch."
As everyone stood in shock, Qin Mu looked Kuafu over and pondered inwardly.
Kuafu truly deserves to be called a Great Witch of the Wu Clan.
That punch just now was something an ordinary Golden Immortal could never withstand.
With even the slightest carelessness, one would die and have their Dao dissipate.
Even so, Qin Mu was not intimidated.
After all, he was the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, one of the Ten Perfect Fiends.
After evolving further, he had become the Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass.
Then, after refining and absorbing the Creation Green Lotus Lotus Seed given to him by Hongjun Dao Ancestor—
the Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass had evolved once more, becoming the Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass.
Furthermore, after becoming a Three Pure Ones' Disciple, he had also obtained the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique.
This was a technique inherited from Pangu.
It was profoundly mysterious. Each revolution represented an entirely new realm, and every revolution was stronger than the last.
Upon reaching the seventh revolution, a cultivator could possess the mana of a Saint.
If one could cultivate to the ninth revolution, one could achieve the Creation of Heaven and Earth and attain the supreme Great Dao.
Seeing Qin Mu look at him, a glint flashed through Kuafu's eyes, and the battle intent throughout his body surged even higher.
"Good!"
"Fellow Daoist Qin Mu, your physical body is nearly on par with our Wu Clan's."
"This is satisfying!"
"Again!"
Kuafu threw back his head and roared.
"Boom..."
Immediately afterward, the blood energy around him became even more vigorous, and a terrifying aura enveloped heaven and earth.
Then, Kuafu's body began to expand.
In less than a few breaths, he stood before Qin Mu like a small mountain, blood energy soaring into the sky around him.
His terrifying aura instantly swept outward.
The pressure emanating from Kuafu alone filled the many beings present with fear.
"So... so terrifying!"
"It seems Great Witch Kuafu is getting serious this time."
"Can Fellow Daoist Qin Mu still defeat him?"
"..."
The numerous beings sighed in astonishment.
"Hmm?"
Seeing Kuafu transform into a giant and his power soar, Qin Mu frowned slightly.
"Since that is the case, let us have one final contest!"
The moment his words fell, Qin Mu willed it and directly transformed into his true form.
Boom! Boom!
In an instant, blood energy no weaker than Kuafu's surged forth.
Looking again, Qin Mu's figure had already vanished.
In his place stood a Green Lotus Sword Grass that reached from heaven to earth.
This Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass had thirty-six Sword Leaves ringing sharply.
Chaos sword qi coursed through the veins of every leaf.
At the center, amid the clustered Sword Leaves, bloomed a green lotus.
Green light shimmered from that lotus, and Dao Resonance flowed around it!
"An Innate plant lifeform?"
After seeing Qin Mu's true form, Kuafu's expression darkened. He naturally recognized its extraordinary nature.
At the same time, the other beings nearby were also shocked by Qin Mu's true form.
"Fellow Daoist Qin Mu's true form is actually a plant?"
"What kind of plant is this?"
"Why do I sense a trace of an Innate Demon God's aura from this plant?"
"Could Fellow Daoist Qin Mu's origin actually be an Innate Demon God?"
"How is that possible?"
"..."
The numerous beings cried out in shock, their faces filled with disbelief.
"I never expected Fellow Daoist Qin Mu's true form to be so terrifying."
"Just the aura it emits makes me feel as though it is about to suppress me."
Yu Ding exclaimed inwardly, his eyes full of shock as he looked at Qin Mu.
Duobao was likewise stunned by the scene.
"I have spent thousands of years with Fellow Daoist Qin Mu."
"I never expected his true form to be a plant."
"With such a terrifying aura, even Innate Spiritual Roots may be inferior to it, I fear."
Duobao quietly sighed.
This was also the first time he had seen Qin Mu reveal his true form.
"Battle!"
As everyone stood shocked, Kuafu roared furiously. His enormous figure shot straight toward Qin Mu, his might shaking heaven and earth.
Qin Mu, transformed into the Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass, was not overly alarmed by this.
As Kuafu charged toward him, streams of terrifying sword qi instantly shot out from the sword grass.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Kuafu swung his enormous fists, throwing punches to meet the incoming sword qi.
Amid a series of deafening sonic booms, the sword qi was directly torn apart by Kuafu's fist force.
At that moment, above the Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass that was Qin Mu's true form—
streams of terrifying sword qi condensed.
In the end, they formed an illusory giant sword.
Boom!
The next instant, that phantom giant sword slashed down from above.
Its vast might shook heaven and earth.
Its sword qi was so powerful that nothing could withstand it, as though offense itself had been brought to its ultimate extreme.
"What?"
Seeing that sword cleave down from the sky, Kuafu was greatly shaken. His pupils contracted as an unprecedented sense of danger surged into his heart.
Before Kuafu could think of anything else, the illusory giant sword had already fallen before him.
Bang!
A heaven-shaking roar resounded.
Immediately afterward, Kuafu was sent flying by Qin Mu's slash and crashed heavily onto the ground.
As dust billowed up, the ground was smashed into an enormous crater.
At this sight, all the beings present were dumbstruck, their scalps tingling.
"Huh?"
"Great Witch Kuafu was sent flying by a single sword strike from Fellow Daoist Qin Mu?"
"Such... such a terrifying sword strike!"
"Qin Mu's true form is actually this formidable?"
"..."
As the numerous beings stood stunned, Qin Mu had already dispersed his true form and returned to human shape.
His gaze shifted toward the enormous crater not far away.
At that moment, Kuafu lay limply within the crater, gasping for breath.
"Great Witch Kuafu, thank you for yielding!"
As he watched, Qin Mu cupped his hands and spoke.
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