Time stood still at that moment.
The Azure Wood Mystic Transformation Sword, fully activated by Mystic Realm Fourth Level Profound Realm expert, stopped just an inch in front of Su Yu's brow with its sharp edge.
It was held firmly between two seemingly ordinary fingers.
still.
Absolute stillness.
The cyan runes flowing along the sword flashed wildly, emitting a resentful hum, yet it could not advance even an inch further.
The official road was deathly silent.
All the Demon Suppression Guard forgot to breathe; their shield formation looked like a laughable toy in the face of this scene.
Zhang He's mind went blank.
He had imagined countless possibilities.
Su Yu drew his sword to parry, Su Yu used his secret treasure, Su Yu dodged in a sorry state...
But he never imagined it would turn out this way.
He used his fingers to catch the full-force attack of a Qi Refinement expert at the Mystic Realm Fourth Level?
This wasn't True Qi, nor was it a secret technique; he couldn't sense any energy fluctuations from those two fingers.
It is pure, physical power.
How is that possible!
"You..."
Beneath the iron mask, the man in the green robe managed to squeeze out a hoarse syllable. He suddenly exerted force in his wrist, pouring all his inner True Qi into the sword.
The cyan sword shone brightly, attempting to break free from the restraints of the two fingers.
However, it was no use.
It was squeezed even tighter, as if suppressed by an invisible mountain.
Su Yu didn't even look at him.
He only slightly increased the pressure on his fingertips.
Click!
A very faint, crisp sound.
On the deathly silent official road, the sound reached everyone's ears clearly.
A crack appeared on the tip of the indestructible cyan sword.
Immediately afterwards, the cracks spread wildly like a spider web.
The man in the green robe trembled violently as an irresistible, terrifying force surged back along the sword and into his meridians.
It's not True Qi, nor is it Sha Qi; it's a pure, tyrannical physical force capable of crushing everything!
The bones in his entire right arm were groaning.
Bang!
Su Yu gently twirled his fingers.
The Azure Wood Mystic Transformation Sword, which embodied the cultivation of the Mystic Realm Fourth Level, shattered on the spot.
They transformed into countless cyan light specks that danced in the sky and dissipated into the air.
The man in the green robe was thrown back a step by the force of the recoil, his right hand, which was holding the sword, fell limply and trembled uncontrollably.
The eyes beneath the iron mask were finally filled with horror and disbelief.
He wanted to back out.
His martial arts instincts screamed wildly, urging him to get away from this monster in human skin immediately, by any means necessary!
But he no longer had the chance.
Su Yu moved, lightly stepping his right foot on the spot.
boom!
The ground beneath his feet suddenly collapsed, the hard bluestone slabs turned to dust, and cracks spread outwards.
His figure had already disappeared from the spot.
The next moment.
He appeared before the man in the green robe.
There are no fancy moves, no dazzling special effects.
A single, extremely simple straight punch was thrown straight at the man in the green robe's chest.
" Azure Wood Protection!"
At the critical moment of life and death, the man in the green robe unleashed his full potential. His remaining True Qi gathered wildly in front of him, transforming into a thick, several-foot-thick, green wooden shield covered with mysterious defensive runes.
This is his most treasured life-saving technique.
Just then, Su Yu's fist arrived without the slightest hesitation.
The Azure Wood Protection, which was said to be able to withstand three full-force blows from the same level, was as fragile as a piece of rotten wood the moment it came into contact with the fist.
It exploded with a bang!
The force of the punches remained undiminished.
It was imprinted heavily on the chest of the man in the green robe.
puff--
A dull, teeth-grinding thud was mixed with the rattling sound of bones shattering.
The blue robe on the man in the blue robe instantly ripped apart, revealing a fine inner armor underneath. However, the inner armor only dented a terrifying fist-shaped mark before losing all its function.
His body bent into a bizarre shrimp shape, and he was sent flying backward by the irresistible force, his feet leaving the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
He crashed into three large trees that were as thick as two people could hug, and finally fell heavily into a thicket of bushes, where he died without a sound.
The iron mask that had been with him for many years shattered in mid-air and fell to the ground, revealing a face twisted and deformed by extreme pain and fear.
All was silent.
The fifty Demon Suppression Guard stood motionless, like fifty stone sculptures.
As they watched the figure slowly retract his fist, a chill ran from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads.
One punch.
Just one punch.
A powerful expert at the Mystic Realm Fourth Level, just like that... gone?
Zhang He's Adam's apple bobbed violently. He tried to swallow, but found his throat extremely dry.
The words Lin Quan had spoken in the council hall kept echoing in his mind.
" Su Yu punched through the chest of that scholar-fox demon."
"Withstood a furious attack from Mystic Realm Fifth Level Peak!"
exaggerate?
No, that's not an exaggeration!
That's modesty! That's the most conservative statement imaginable!
All my previous resentment, jealousy, and desire for revenge seemed so pale, so laughable, so... foolish in the face of this punch.
Thankfully... thankfully I only thought about it in my mind.
Zhang He's back was already completely soaked with cold sweat.
Su Yu lowered his fist and exhaled a breath of stale air.
This was the first time he had gone all out since his Body Refinement had advanced to the Mystic Realm Fourth Level.
It feels... not bad.
He didn't look at his terrified subordinates, but turned around and walked towards the direction where the man in the green robe had fallen.
Cao Yue and Yang Jing exchanged a glance and silently followed, their weapons already sheathed.
Su Yu walked to the bushes.
The assassin from the Duke's Residence was curled up in the human-shaped pit, his chest completely collapsed, and bloody foam mixed with fragments of internal organs kept gushing from his mouth. He was clearly not going to survive.
"What... are you...?"
He used his last bit of strength to ask the question, his voice broken and fragmented.
When he first received this mission, he didn't take it too seriously. In his view, the other party was just a reckless Demon Suppression Guard from Tiannan Commandery.
With my own strength, I could easily resolve this and then go back to collect the reward.
To his surprise, he was completely powerless against Su Yu.
If he had known it would turn out this way, he would never have accepted this mission.
Su Yu slowly squatted down, without answering his meaningless question.
His hand reached directly to the other person's waist and found a storage bag of extraordinary quality.
Just as his fingertips were about to touch the storage bag.
The assassin's body suddenly emitted an extremely unstable, blinding blue light, and his remaining True Qi began to surge wildly in reverse.
He was about to self-destruct!
"Let's... die together!"
A ferocious madness appeared on the assassin's face. He knew he was doomed to die today, and if he could take Su Yu with him before he died, he would have indirectly completed his mission.
In this way Duke's Residence might treat his family well.
Sensing the other party's intention, Su Yu remained calm. His hand movements didn't change at all; he simply changed the direction of the hand that was about to grab the storage bag and gently placed it on the assassin's forehead.