Where Did This Courage Come From?

Boom!!!

The thunderous crash of the rock wall collapsing was like an exploding thunderclap, shattered stones and dust soaring into the sky!

Zhou Qingyan's spotless white robe was smashed deep into an indentation in the bluestone wall. Broken stones rained down in a patter, instantly staining it with gray dust, and several torn gashes could even be vaguely seen.

The entire bluestone plaza fell into dead silence.

The mountain-and-sea roar of clamor from moments ago, the unrestrained mockery, even the confident smile at the Sword Sect Old Ancestor's lips—all of it was utterly shattered by Ye Li's earth-shattering punch!

Every sound froze, as though invisible giant hands had clutched everyone by the throat. Only the faint sound of gravel rolling down remained.

Over ten thousand horrified gazes fixed upon the dust-shrouded area, upon that shocking, terrifying crater.

"Senior Sister Zhou...?"

Disbelieving shock and panic swept over every Sword Sect disciple like an icy tide.

It was simply like a dream—

That Senior Sister Zhou, who was as untouchable as a deity and regarded Dao Evolution Realm Domain Lords as ants, had actually been violently sent flying by a single punch from that man!

"Cough..."

A suppressed cough, laced with pain and disbelief, came from within the dust.

Zhou Qingyan struggled free from the rock wall in which she had been embedded, landing unsteadily on the ground.

Half her cheek swelled red at a visible rate. Scarlet blood trickled down from the corner of her split lips, staining her snowy-white collar with a glaring red.

The longsword known as [Four Seas Divide] remained in her hand, but its blade was trembling faintly. For the first time, her ice-blue eyes no longer held only the indifference of one looking down on ants, but a mixture of searing pain, dizziness, and a trace