“Tsk, he is so unsightly. Comparing him to senior Chu Qing is a complete insult!” Said Lu Yan with a deep frown, clearly somewhat upset.
On the stone stage, the bewildered expression on Wei Youxuan’s face only lasted for a few brief moments, before he chuckled as his eyes narrowed slightly, “Are you serious?”
Tong Long had said similar words to him earlier, but had now ended up lying on the ground. To think that Zhou Yuan actually dared to utter such words to him as well. Had this fellow really scrambled his brains due to fear?
Zhou Yuan ignored Wei Youxuan, and instead looked towards Feng Yu and Cheng Yin. He casually pointed at one of them and said, “You will do.”
The person he pointed to was Feng Yu.
When Feng Yu saw this, he shrugged his shoulders with a smile, before he looked at Wei Youxuan and said, “Sorry senior brother Wei. It seems like you won’t be hogging all the limelight.”
Wei Youxuan laughed, seemingly a little helpless as he responded, “Fine, I’ll leave it to you. I will have to worry about staining my hands anyways even if I defeated such an opponent.”
He was clearly under the impression that Zhou Yuan had been scared silly.
With a wave of his hand, he turned around and began walking away.
Feng Yu floated down and landed in front of Zhou Yuan.
“Junior brother Zhou Yuan, do you feel that I am the easiest one to deal with of the three?” Feng Yu wore a fake smile as he stared at Zhou Yuan. The cold glint in his eyes, however, clearly indicated that he was ready to teach the latter a lesson.
Opposite him, Zhou Yuan lifted his eyelids as an indifferent glance was cast at Feng Yu.
Boom!
In the next instance, violent Golden Genesis Qi charged out from Zhou Yuan’s head like a giant golden python, as all seven hundred Genesis Qi stars began to glow dazzlingly in his Qi Dwelling.
Waves of Genesis Qi flooded his limbs and bones, as a terrifying force burst forth.
A fearsome Genesis Qi pressure swept forth, cracking the ground beneath Zhou Yuan’s feet. His figure instantly etherealized as he exploded forward, leaving an after image behind.
The sound sonic boom immediately followed.
The attack was swift and decisive, not a single hint of hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Yuan’s ethereal body appeared in front of Feng Yu. It was only at this moment that the latter came back to his senses, immediately bellowing as the Genesis Qi within his body burst out.
“You ignorant fool, I can’t believe you dared to take the initiative!” Feng Yu’s expression was akin to a brewing storm. His Genesis Qi howled as it gathered at his fist, before he viciously delivered a punch.
Even though the punch was not a Genesis technique, it was packed with robust Genesis Qi. Feng Yu believed that it would be able to push back even someone like Tong Long.
Whoosh!
At the same time, Zhou Yuan also threw his fist forward, blowing away even the air with a rumble.
Two fists packed with powerful Genesis Qi collided, neither using any fancy moves.
BOOM!
The dreadful clash caused the air around them to ripple as a shockwave unfurled. Cracks began to extend on the ground beneath them as wild gales swept forth.
However, the dark expression on Feng Yu’s face changed drastically at this moment. He realized that the Genesis Qi packed within Zhou Yuan’s punch was akin to an unstoppable tsunami, containing enough force to destroy mountains!
The savage power of Zhou Yuan’s attack far exceeded his own!
“Impossible!”
Feng Yu cried out in his heart, his eyes filled with disbelief. He simply refused to believe that Zhou Yuan, who was merely at the third layer Alpha-Origin, would actually possess Genesis Qi that was surpassed his own, him, an elite fifth layer Alpha-Origin expert!
One must know that there were five hundred Genesis Qi stars in his Qi Dwelling!
No matter how shocked he was by this discovery, Zhou Yuan’s Genesis Qi had already begun sweeping over him, easily crushing all of Feng Yu’s Genesis Qi in an instant.
BOOM!
The instant his Genesis Qi crumbled, Zhou Yuan’s fist slammed heavily against his chest.
Feng Yu’s body was sent flying, slamming into a mountain wall. His entire body was wedged into the wall, now completely drenched in blood. Nobody knew if he was even still alive...
The fight between the two was over in a flash.
In fact, the roaring laughter had yet to even die down when Feng Yu’s body was being thrown into the mountain wall...
Wei Youxuan had not even finished his leisurely stroll off the stage.
However, all of the laughter stopped at this moment.
Wei Youxuan's feet froze as well.
Every face in the mountain slowly turned rigid.
Under the illumination of the falling sun, their faces seemed somewhat comical.
In the middle of the stone stage, Zhou Yuan slowly retracted his fists, his expression still impassive as before. He disregarded all of the stares, looked towards the similarly frozen Cheng Ying, as his calm voice echoed across the mountain.
“Get down here, it's your turn.”
Chapter 337 A Single Punch
The entire mountain and its surroundings were deathly silent when Zhou Yuan’s calm voice echoed in the area. There was a somewhat sluggish expression on the faces of every disciple as they stared at the bloody body of Feng Yu, whom had been embedded in the side of a cliff. The only thing in their heads was a soft buzzing noise, clearly unable to return to their senses for a time...
Feng Yu… had been unable to take even a single punch from Zhou Yuan, and ended up being instantly defeated?!
Numerous disciples opened and closed their mouths, but were unable to speak even a single word...
No one had expected such a scene to appear.
They had previously believed Zhou Yuan’s brain had already been scrambled by fear, hence why he no longer dared to challenge Wei Youxuan, but instead chose a weaker opponent in hopes of surviving a little longer, and earn back a tiny bit of the face they had lost.
No one had expected the young man, whom they had all neglected, to so swiftly defeat Feng Yu, who was considered an elite amongst the fifth layer Alpha-Origin, in a single punch.
A disciple’s hoarsely mumbled, “How can this be…”
“How!”
A sharp cry exploded in one of the stone pavilions. One could only watch a stupefied Lu Xuanyin staring at the stone stage, her pretty face twisting somewhat.
She had been waiting to see Zhou Yuan’s miserable figure as he was beaten into the ground, but everything had fallen apart due to his sudden explosion of power, shocking her substantially. She was even beginning to suspect if Feng Yu had been bribed. If not, how could anyone possibly explain how he had been so easily defeated by a single punch?
One must know that he was an expert of the fifth layer Alpha-Origin, while Zhou Yuan was merely at the third layer!
There was a gap of two whole layers between the two. How could that difference in Genesis Qi possibly be filled?
Had Zhou Yuan really grown so strong in a short month? After all, even Lu Xuanyin herself did not have the confidence to defeat Feng Yu in a single punch.
Beside Lu Xuanyin, Xu Yan’s narrowed slightly as he slowly said, “It seems that everyone has underestimated him.”
“His Genesis Qi is extremely robust and strong, and far surpasses an ordinary fifth layer. He’s not simple at all. To have such Genesis Qi at the third layer Alpha-Origin, his foundations must be crazily solid.”
Xu Yan was a purple sash disciple after all, and thus had better insight than Lu Xuanyin. After the instantaneous explosion of power Zhou Yuan had displayed earlier, Xu Yan had managed to gauge that the latter’s Genesis Qi was not something a third layer Alpha-Origin disciples should possess.
Several fortunate encounters were definitely needed to achieve this at the third layer.
In the stone pavilion, Lu Hong’s expression darkened slightly, fury flashing deep within his eyes as they locked onto Zhou Yuan like an eagle. The former had originally planned on stomping all over Shen Taiyuan’s faction today, but as it was about to succeed, Zhou Yuan had swooped in and made a mess.
Zhou Yuan’s thunder like strike also made the mouths of Shen Taiyuan’s disciples hang wide open. They looked to each other, and then rubbed their eyes, a little unable to believe what had just happened.
They were already prepared to accept the most cruel of outcomes, and would never have expected such a sudden twist...
The gazes of numerous disciples looked towards Shen Taiyuan in the stone pavilion. Amazement flitted across his originally expressionless face, before swiftly retreating.
Shen Taiyuan slowly reached his hand forward, grabbing his tea cup and taking two small sips, before turning towards the stunned disciples as he sternly said, “Stop dreaming, shouldn’t all of you hurry up and cheer for Zhou Yuan? Have you not had your fill of being laughed at by others?”
Upon hearing Shen Taiyuan’s scolding, the necks of many disciples involuntarily shrank back. A split second later, their excited cheers began to boom, finally breaking the spell of silence over the mountain.
Their yells also brought the stupefied Lu Yan back to her senses. It was actually a pretty amazing sight to watch how her expression changing rapidly as she felt a burning sensation fill her face.
She had previously taken it as Zhou Yuan being overwhelmed by fear. No one could have expected him to have concealed his strength so deeply.
“How did he do it…” Mumbled Lu Yan as she bit into her lower lip.
Lu Song’s slightly narrowed eyes widened at this moment, a somewhat complicated expression in his eyes as he stared at the youthful figure on the arena. In the end, he let out a long sigh as he softly said, “You look down on him too much, perhaps… elder Miao is more discerning than all of us.”
His words meant that he was already beginning to acknowledge the appraisal given by elder Miao.
Lu Yan could not help but argue, “Grandpa, you’re making a judgement too early… senior brother Chu Qing isn’t…”
This time, however, she was a little smarter and did not finish her sentence. After some silence, she vaguely said, “Zhou Yuan struck too quickly earlier, and even Feng Yu was a little unprepared.”
Her meaning was clear, Zhou Yuan had caught his opponent off guard.
Lu Song shook his head, not speaking any more on the topic. There seemed to be some interest now in his originally bored eyes as he turned all of his attention to the arena.
The originally unsuspenseful match was now finally becoming a little interesting.
...
Wei Youxuan’s feet had stopped on the edge of the stone stage. He slowly turned around, looking towards the youthful figure behind him as the smile on his face slowly faded, replaced by a stormy expression.
“I did not expect that even I would misjudge.” Wei Youxuan’s voice was a little dark.
Everything had been under his control while he finished off Tong Long and Pan Song earlier, and he had been so certain of stomping Shen Taiyuan’s side today. But who could have expected that Zhou Yuan, whom he was least concerned about, would give him such a big ‘surprise’.
The momentum he had created after two consecutive victories had been destroyed by a single punch from Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan’s five fingers slowly relaxed, no change whatsoever to his expression. He continued to ignore Wei Youxuan as his gaze turned towards Cheng Ying.
“I’ve rested enough, how about I accompany you next?” Wei Youxuan’s cold voice sounded.
Zhou Yuan finally tilted his head and glanced at the former, as a mysterious smile appeared on his face, “Don’t be anxious… your turn will come.”
He turned his head towards Cheng Ying and said, “Are you not coming down?”
On the cliffs around them, numerous disciples could not help but swallow as they silently watched this scene. Zhou Yuan was not anxious to fight Wei Youxuan at all. If it was earlier, they may have believed that the former lacked the courage.
But now, how could this possibly be fear. This was obviously an eye for an eye!
Didn’t Wei Youxuan declare earlier that he was going to sweep all of them away by himself?
Since that was the case, Zhou Yuan would use the same method for his counter attack!
It was hard to imagine, but if Zhou Yuan really managed to take on all three of them alone and completely turn around the situation, his name would undoubtedly spread throughout the entire Cangxuan Sect.
With an achievement like this, even Chu Qing’s fanatical fans would have no choice but to admit that Zhou Yuan did possess astonishing talent and potential.
Wei Youxuan was likewise able to guess Zhou Yuan’s aim, causing an unreadable look to appear in his eyes. Moments later, he laughed out loud due to extreme anger as he jabbed his finger at Zhou Yuan.
“Good, good…” They were two short words, but they gave off an endless iciness.
He lifted his head and nodded at Cheng Ying.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Ying took in a deep breath, before his figure floated downwards and landed opposite Zhou Yuan. However, the former’s expression was grave, his eyes tightly glued to the latter.
He cupped his fists together.
“Allow me to experience your abilities.”
There was no longer any trace of the disdain or contempt from earlier, a deep wariness taking their place in Cheng Ying’s eyes.
He had to be very careful, because Feng Yu, who was equally matched to himself, was still embedded in the cliff behind him.
However, he would make sure to give everything he had, and not allow himself to be caught off guard like his predecessor. Thus, he believed he would have the chance to personally confirm if that astonishing Genesis Qi from earlier was a temporary explosion of power after thoroughly suppressing one’s Genesis Qi, or was this Zhou Yuan really so powerful!
Chapter 338 Zhou Yuan’s Strength
When Cheng Ying stood in front of Zhou Yuan, every gaze in the mountain unblinkingly converged towards the two of them. Feng Yu had lost to quickly earlier, practically in the blink of an eye. Before the crowd could react, he had already been crushed.
Hence, they were also dying to get a clearer look this time. Was Zhou Yuan’s previous burst of power temporary, or was he really so powerful?
Cheng Ying was clearly going to give them that answer.
The atmosphere turned tense.
Under the countless watching gazes, Cheng Ying’s eyes were filled with wariness, his gaze tightly glued to Zhou Yuan.
He cast away all his hesitation with a deep breath, as hundreds of Genesis Qi stars in his Qi Dwelling began to glow brightly. Vigorous Genesis Qi circulated within his body, ultimately exploding from the top of his head, before diving down and coiling around his body.
A powerful Genesis Qi pressure unfurled.
Cheng Ying was an expert amongst the fifth layer, and was not the least bit weaker than Feng Yu.
After what had happened to Feng Yu earlier, Cheng Ying was naturally not going to underestimate his opponent and immediately brought out all of his Genesis Qi.
Zhou Yuan’s face barely changed when Cheng Ying summoned his full power, the former’s eyes akin to a deep secret pool.
Rumble!
Under the numerous watching gazes, Cheng Ying decided to strike first to gain the upper hand, and not give Zhou Yuan any chance to attack. Genesis Qi whizzed forth as Cheng Ying’s body shot forth like a shadow.
Cheng Ying’s body zipped past the air, placing his hands together as robust Genesis Qi swept out from his sleeves.
“Owl Shadow Kill!”
A dozen torrents of Genesis Qi shot forth, seemingly forming a giant shadow. The shadow swooped down from the sky like a hunting owl, swift without equal as it pounced towards Zhou Yuan.
Cheng
Ying had used a trump card straight away. From its power, it was obviously no ordinary little Heaven Genesis technique.
The piercing shriek of an owl was heard as the deadly shadow tore through the air. In the end, it slammed into Zhou Yuan, who had not moved a single inch since the beginning.
Bang!
The ground crumbled as dust filled the air.
“Genesis Feather Sword!”
A vicious look flashed in Cheng Ying’s eyes when he saw his attack land. However, he had no intentions of stopping. He clenched both his hands as the Genesis Qi swirling on his palm transformed into dozens of feather like swords.
Unique patterns decorated the swords as they gave off a heart palpitating sharpness.
Ch!
With a jerk of his hands, the feather swords were flung forward, shooting straight into the dust filled air, causing the ground the crack even more.
Boom!
Cheng Ying was merciless, sending attacks raining down like a storm. Wave after wave of astonishing little Heaven Genesis techniques were thrown out one after another, blasting into the dust filled area as quickly as they could.
On the surrounding cliffs, the expressions on the watching disciples changed slightly. Cheng Ying’s decisiveness and ruthlessness had somewhat impressed them.
Cheng Ying had no plans of engaging in a drawn out battle, using basically all of his Genesis Qi the instant he attacked. Genesis Qi transformed into wave after wave of attacks that seemingly filled the sky, before bombarding Zhou Yuan from all directions.
In the face of such a bombardment, many fifth layer disciples would have no choice but to retreat.
What surprised everyone, however, was that Zhou Yuan remained where he stood, eating every single one of the torrential attacks.
A disciple could not help but remark in a low voice, “Isn’t Zhou Yuan being a little too cocky, can’t believe he’s not even trying to dodge…”
“Tch tch, directly taking every attack from Cheng Ying… what is he thinking?”
In one of the stone pavilions, Lu Xuanyin tightly gritted her teeth. “Arrogant bastard!”
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