"Th-this..."
Below the trial platform, Zhou Xie, a martial cultivator from the Lower Realm, stared at the heap of flesh and blood on it, momentarily unable to speak coherently.
Qu Ningshuang's brows were tightly knitted, but her tone was calm:
"He killed a Third Stage Upper Grade demonic beast in a single blow. His cultivation must be above the Dao Integration Realm, at the Heaven-Connecting Realm, and to kill a Third Stage Upper Grade demonic beast without leaking so much as a trace of his aura..."
"His combat strength... is certainly not that of an ordinary Heaven-Connecting Realm powerhouse."
At her words, Zhou Xie's face filled with astonishment. His Adam's apple bobbed as he said:
"To think a Heaven-Connecting Realm powerhouse with such formidable combat strength has emerged among us Lower Realm cultivators."
Qu Ningshuang said in a cool voice:
"Whether he is a Lower Realm cultivator remains to be seen."
As the two spoke, the surrounding cultivators abruptly erupted in an ear-splitting uproar after a brief, deathly silence.
"O-one punch?! He turned a Third Stage Upper Grade demonic beast into pulp with one punch?!"
"What kind of monster is he?! How could a Lower Realm cultivator have such strength?!"
"Impossible! He can't be a cultivator who ascended from the Lower Realm!"
"Right! He must be a heavenly genius secretly nurtured by some aristocratic clan or sect!"
Listening to the discussions below, Chi Fan suddenly gave a sly smile.
"It would certainly be interesting if these sect and aristocratic clan disciples, who normally look down on Lower Realm cultivators, learned your identity today."
Xu Taiping looked up at Chi Fan and asked with some curiosity:
"Brother Chi Fan, could you also be a Cultivators who ascended from the Lower Realm?"
Chi Fan smiled and nodded.
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