"Upper Immortal..."
Smack!
Before Ma Tieshan could voice his plea for mercy, Xu Taiping's palm had already struck his face.
Bam!
Amid the thunderous impact, the skin and flesh on Ma Tieshan's face were whipped to the other side by Xu Taiping's slap.
Then, with another bam, the slap sent Ma Tieshan pitching headfirst to the ground, his head plunging straight into the earth.
Boom!
The ground within more than ten zhang of his head caved in.
"Ma Tieshan!"
"Tieshan!"
At the sight, Du Yuan and Lü Zhu both cried out and rushed over.
Xu Taiping looked at them calmly and said:
"Don't worry. At most, he's suffered some superficial injuries."
By then, Du Yuan and Lü Zhu had also realized that Xu Taiping had controlled the force of his slap extremely well, channeling the vast majority of it into the ground.
Gu Yu, whom they pulled out of the ground, merely had swelling on one side of his face and some superficial injuries.
Both men breathed a sigh of relief at the sight.
Lü Zhu even exclaimed in admiration:
"Your skill truly is superb, Upper Immortal!"
After a brief daze, Ma Tieshan suddenly looked at Xu Taiping as though he were a monster and said:
"Y-your Qi and Blood Power is actually this strong too!"
Dongfang Yuejian stepped beside Xu Taiping and rolled her eyes at Ma Tieshan.
"You frog at the bottom of a well. Upper Immortal Taiping didn't even use a tenth of his Qi and Blood Power, yet he frightened you into this state."
Ma Tieshan's eyes widened. After only an instant's stunned silence, he abruptly dropped to his knees and kowtowed.
"Please give me some guidance, Upper Immortal!"
"Please accept me as your disciple, Upper Immortal!"
The change in Ma Tieshan's attitude left Xu Taiping