Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1783: One Punch Sends the Earth King Flying! Earth King Stunned (Part 2)
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The entire second floor of the Ten Thousand Treasures Hall fell into a deathly silence!
You could hear a pin drop!
Everyone widened their eyes and mouths in disbelief, looking at the figure in the green robe slowly retracting his fist on the stage, then at the scene of devastation in the wall’s ruins.
Sect Realm… punched an Earth King Realm away with one strike?!
How is this possible?!
After a brief silence, there was an uproar and exclamations like a volcanic eruption!
“Oh my god! What did I just see?!”
“One punch! Just one punch!”
“Lu Chensong was blown away?! He is at the Second Realm of Earth King!”
“Is this Gu Sheng really in the Sect Realm?!”
Even the two experienced Tantai Family elders on the stage couldn’t hide their shock, looking at Gu Sheng with eyes full of seriousness and inquiry.
In a corner of the crowd, the disguised Tantai Xueling’s lips slightly curved up, a hint of comprehension flashing in her cold eyes.
Near the stage, Tantai Xuefei seemed unsurprised, even leisurely tidying her red cuff.
Gu Sheng stood at the center of the stage, calmly sweeping his gaze over the ruins, speaking lightly, his voice clearly echoing throughout the Martial Arts Arena.
“A genius of the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land? Second Realm of Earth King? Just so-so.”
He paused, then continued.
“Remember to prepare the stake; I will send someone to collect it.”
Having said that, he turned, ready to step off the stage.
He never intended to take Lu Chensong’s life. This opportunity allowed him to establish his might in Central Province, gain fame, and win great resources without completely offending the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land; it was a win-win strategy. A Sect Realm defeating an Earth King Realm was enough to make him famous while leaving the opponent some leeway.
However, things didn’t end as smoothly as he wished.
“Boom!”
The collapsed ruins suddenly exploded! Rubble flew everywhere!
A figure, covered in dust, clothes torn, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, with a face twisted in anger, staggered up from the ruins—it was Lu Chensong!
His left ribs were noticeably sunken, evidently broken, with internal organs also jarred, but the powerful Life Force of the Earth King Realm prevented him from losing combat capability.
At this moment, Lu Chensong’s complexion was unspeakably ugly, his eyes filled with humiliation, rage, and a touch of incredulous madness! He stared intensely at Gu Sheng, who was ready to leave the stage, feeling his face burn, as if whipped by countless gazes!
Who was he? He was the young master of the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land—a powerful figure in the Earth King Realm! Yet now, in the sight of all, he was punched away by an East Desolation Sect Realm whose cultivation was far inferior, made to look so pathetic!
This was simply a great disgrace, trampling all his pride and dignity underfoot!
“No! Impossible! I was just careless! He ambushed me! Yes! He ambushed me while I was unprepared!”
Lu Chensong frantically made excuses for himself, the strong feeling of shame and anger almost breaking his sanity.
He absolutely couldn’t accept being defeated by a Sect Realm! If this matter spread, he would become the laughingstock of the entire Wanxiang Imperial City, unable to raise his head ever again!
“Gu! Qing! Yun!”
Lu Chensong let out a roar like a wounded beast, his eyes instantly bloodshot.
“You stop right there!!”
The True Qi within him surged wildly, forcibly suppressing his injuries. With a sudden tremor, his figure soared from the ruins, landing back on the stage, blocking Gu Sheng’s way!
The killing intent around him surged with tangible force, even more intense and frenzied than before!
He couldn’t afford to lose face! He must kill Gu Sheng! Use Gu Sheng’s blood to wash away this disgrace! Otherwise, his life was over!
“Ambush! You succeeded because of an ambush just now!”
Lu Chensong pointed at Gu Sheng, shouting hoarsely, trying to save face.
“If I hadn’t been momentarily careless, how could I let a lowly ant like you succeed?! Have some guts and fight me fair and square!”
His baseless accusations immediately drew boos and disdain from the spectators below.
“Pah! Have you no shame? In a life-and-death duel, it’s all about skills; who cares if you’re careless or not?”
“Exactly! A loss is a loss; what’s with the excuses?”
“He’s disgraced the Myriad Phenomena Holy Land completely!”
Hearing the ridicule around him, Lu Chensong’s face darkened further, but he couldn’t care less now. He had only one thought—kill Gu Sheng!
“Shut your mouths, all of you!”
He roared, his aura rising crazily again, True Qi running unreservedly within him, several times stronger than before, evidently using even 70-80% of his strength!
“Gu Sheng! Prepare to die!”
His figure abruptly blurred, vanishing like a phantom!
In the next moment, he appeared overhead above Gu Sheng!
“Thousand Peaks Demon Suppression Fist!”
His fists alternately pounded down like a storm! Each punch was infused with massive Earth Element True Qi, transforming into countless enormous fist shadows like small mountains, densely packed, blotting out the sky, bearing down with suppressive terror towards Gu Sheng!
Before the fist shadows arrived, the terrifying pressure already cracked the stage’s ground inch by inch, spreading like a spider web! Within the second and third floors of the Ten Thousand Treasures Hall, a sudden gust raged, causing some Martial Artists with lower cultivation to stagger backward in panic!
This time, Lu Chensong held nothing back, determined to utterly obliterate Gu Sheng!
Just as the all-encompassing fist shadows, containing 70-80% of an Earth King’s True Qi, were about to engulf the entire stage along with Gu Sheng!
Two Tantai Family elders of the Ten Thousand Treasures Hall overhead simultaneously let out a low cry, sealing with both hands, and a vast amount of True Qi surged out, instantly forming a semi-transparent, sturdy barrier around the stage like a giant eggshell!
“Buzz—!”
The barrier’s light flowed, completely isolating the inside and outside of the stage.
The raging wind and dispersed Fist Power clashed against the barrier, causing ripples, yet unable to penetrate, effectively preventing lower cultivation spectators below the stage from getting injured inadvertently.
However, Gu Sheng at the center of the storm, faced with the overwhelming fist shadows raining down like a landslide, remained calm and composed, not even moving a step, showing neither intent to dodge nor to block, standing silently as if what was approaching was not a deadly attack capable of killing an Earth King, but a gentle spring breeze!
Seeing Gu Sheng dare to be so arrogant, utterly disregarding his offensive, Lu Chensong’s anger burned hotter, grinning hideously as he furiously drove his True Qi, increasing the speed and strength of his punches even more! Thousands of earth-colored fist shadows, like storm winds or descending meteors, with destructive momentum, completely engulfed Gu Sheng’s slender figure!
“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!”
The deafening explosions were continuous, echoing madly within the eggshell barrier! The entire stage was filled with dazzling light and chaotic energy currents, making it impossible to see the specific situation inside.
Only the region where Gu Sheng stood was repeatedly bombarded by countless fist shadows, the hard Xuangang Stone ground turned to dust, smoke and dust billowing!
Gu Sheng’s robe fluttered violently in the fierce wind, seemingly about to be torn apart at any moment, yet his figure stood like a rock rooted in mountain peaks, immovable by wind and waves!
The fist shadows, capable of shattering mountains and stones, only caused the air around him to slightly distort, making a dull “thud thud” sound upon impact, unable even to make him take half a step back!
Outside the stage, the two Tantai Family elders maintaining the barrier—one of them flashed a bright light in his eyes, whispering to his companion.
“This child… what a strong physique! This is by no means an ordinary Body Refining Technique; seeing the faintly flowing Glazed Treasure Light on his body surface, could it be the legendary… Glazed Golden Body, beyond the ‘Glazed Heart’?!”
The other elder, upon hearing this, also appeared astonished, nodding slowly, evidently agreeing with this judgment.
Moments later, the power of the fist shadows finally began to weaken, the light and dust slightly dispersing.