Ye Zhenchuan, you'd better watch out!

"Hehe!"

The Martial Maniac let out a burst of wild laughter.

"Refreshing!"

"I like people like you who don't talk nonsense!"

Boom!

He also leaped up and landed heavily on the arena stage.

There were no unnecessary pleasantries or etiquette.

The moment his feet touched the ground,

The Martial Maniac moved!

"Take my punch!"

He roared, his right arm suddenly swelling by a size as veins bulged like coiled dragons.

An incredibly heavy, earthy yellow light instantly enveloped his fist.

Then,

He threw a punch!

Rumble—!

The air was instantly compressed and exploded!

As this punch was thrown,

In Ye Qing's vision, it was as if he saw a towering ancient divine mountain crashing down with a terrifying Aura that suppressed everything.

It smashed straight toward him!

That primordial Aura rushing at him was enough to make the minds of ordinary Soul Transformation or even Void Returning Realm Cultivators collapse!

"Good fist technique."

Ye Qing raised an eyebrow, a trace of appreciation appearing in his eyes.

"Interesting."

The principles within this move were indeed something he hadn't seen before.

Facing this punch that smashed down like a mountain, Ye Qing thought for a moment and neither dodged nor drew his sword.

Instead, he took a step forward.

The Cultivation Technique within his body circulated, and the Prison Suppressing Immortal Body was instantly activated!

Buzz!

Brilliant golden light erupted from his body, painting him like a deity cast from immortal gold and divine iron.

"Since you're a Body Cultivator, let's let our fists do the talking!"

Ye Qing also clenched his fist.

Simple, direct, and brutal!

He met the punch head-on!

...On the opposite side,

The Martial Maniac saw that Ye Qing actually dared not to dodge and chose to clash head-on with him, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"So confident?"

"Does this kid... not know my background?"

He, the Martial Maniac, was the acknowledged number one in Physical Body within the Saint Academy!

The Martial Maniac had once obtained a complete ancient Body Cultivator Legacy.

Therefore, he specialized in cultivating the Physical Body and had long since trained his body to be incredibly tough and hard to withstand.

Ordinary Magic Treasures and Flying Swords couldn't even leave a white mark when striking his body!

Spell Cultivators of the same rank would never dare let him within three feet of them!

"You asked for this!"

"However..."

A thought turned in the Martial Maniac's mind.

"Since this kid is so confident, he must have some skill, but he only has a Nascent Soul cultivation after all. His physique probably isn't that strong!"

"It wouldn't be good if this punch killed him."

"Better hold back some strength."

Thinking of this, at the final moment of the punch, he subconsciously withdrew thirty percent of his power.

He only used seventy percent!

However,

The next moment,

The two fists collided violently in mid-air!

"Boom!!!"

An earth-shattering explosion rang out!

A terrifying airwave erupted from the point of impact, turning into ripples of physical force that spread wildly in all directions!

The defense Formation of the Martial Arts Stage flickered violently, making a creaking sound as if it were overwhelmed.

Then,

A jaw-dropping scene occurred!

"Stomp, stomp, stomp!"

The Martial Maniac, who was originally aggressive and like a divine mountain pressing down,

Actually seemed to have hit an immovable iron wall!

His entire person was repelled by an irresistible giant force and flew backward!

He retreated a full dozen steps, each step leaving a deep footprint on the hard obsidian ground, before he barely managed to steady himself!

On the other hand, Ye Qing

Still stood in his original spot, completely unmoved!

Not even the corners of his clothes were ruffled in the slightest!

"Hmm?"

Ye Qing withdrew his fist, slightly startled, and his brow furrowed.

He looked at the Martial Maniac.

Frowning slightly,

"What is the meaning of this?"

He had seen the Martial Maniac's aggressive approach earlier and had punched back with similar force.

After all, this was a spar between fellow disciples, just to measure their worth.

He didn't want to end the battle right at the start, nor did he intend to cripple the man, so he had also controlled his power, planning to play around and test the waters first.

Who would have thought that this Martial Maniac, despite his rough appearance, would inexplicably withdraw his strength after throwing the punch!

What did this mean?

"Looking down on me?"

Ye Qing found it rather amusing.

Opposite him,

The Martial Maniac shook his somewhat numb arm and heard Ye Qing's words.

He felt a bit embarrassed, but at the same time, his eyes shone as he laughed loudly again:

"Hahahaha!"

"My fault! My fault!"

"I underestimated you!"

"I didn't expect your Physical Body to be so hard! It's even more monstrous than an armored Yao Beast!"

"Good! Excellent!"

The Battle Intent in the Martial Maniac's eyes burned completely, his eyes bright like two balls of fire.

He lowered his stance and gathered power!

"In that case, I won't be polite!"

"Come! Again!"

"This time, I'm going all out!"

As the words fell,

Boom!

The Aura on the Martial Maniac's body erupted completely, with no further reservations!

That terrifying blood Qi belonging to the Ninth Layer of Soul Transformation Stage Peak, and a top-tier Prodigy-level Body Cultivator at that, soared into the sky, dyeing half the heavens red!

"Kill!!!"

The Martial Maniac roared, turning himself into a fired cannonball.

He charged at Ye Qing once more!

...Meanwhile,

Below the Martial Arts Stage,

Flower Lingering Shadow, who was watching the battle, furrowed her beautiful brows slightly upon seeing this scene.

"This is bad."

She said to Lin Breaking Army beside her:

"The Martial Maniac, that lunatic, is getting carried away!"

"He's actually going all out now!"

"I wonder if True Disciple Ye... can hold out?"

"If things don't look right in a moment, you and I must act immediately to stop the Martial Maniac. I'm afraid he won't be able to control his power!"

Lin Breaking Army's expression was grave as he nodded slightly.

However,

Before they could prepare to step in and separate the Martial Maniac and Ye Qing,

The situation on the stage changed again!

Facing the fully unleashed Martial Maniac charging like a demon,

Ye Qing's expression remained calm.

"Is this your full power?"

"Then I'll add a bit more power as well."

With a thought,

The power within Ye Qing's body also rose accordingly, reaching a level exactly comparable to the Martial Maniac's.

Then, he punched!

"Bang!"

The two collided again!

It was still a straightforward duel of Physical Bodies!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

On the Martial Arts Stage, the Martial Maniac's figure instantly turned into a blur of afterimages!

Like a tireless beast, he roared and charged at Ye Qing again and again, using fists, feet, elbows, and knees.

He used every means possible, each strike containing the terrifying power to split mountains and crack the earth!

However,

Ye Qing was like an immovable divine mountain, or like a boundless ocean.

No matter how the Martial Maniac attacked or struck,

He could take it all effortlessly and with ease!

Even... "Bang!"

The Martial Maniac threw a punch.

Ye Qing raised a hand to parry and struck out with a palm in one smooth motion, hitting the Martial Maniac directly in the chest!

"Pfft!"

The Martial Maniac flew backward again!

"My move actually had such a flaw?"

"Good! Again!"

The Martial Maniac scrambled up, his eyes bloodshot, and switched to an even more tricky and ruthless Martial Skill.

"Angry Dragon Mountain-Shaking Lean!"

"Bang!"

Ye Qing sidestepped slightly and delivered a whip kick.

The Martial Maniac was kicked away!

"Whirlwind Cannon Punch!"

"Heart-Piercing Cross Slash!"

"Great Sun Across the Sky!"

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

Once, twice, three times... ten times!

In the short span of dozens of breaths,

The Martial Maniac had switched through no fewer than ten types of top-tier Martial Skills and combat styles.

But every single time,

Ye Qing could accurately find his flaw in the blink of an eye!

Then, with the same amount of power—and an even more relaxed posture—he would send the Martial Maniac flying!

That feeling... was like an adult playing around with a child!

It was a complete dimensional suppression!

...Seeing this,

Flower Lingering Shadow and Lin Breaking Army below the stage were completely dumbfounded.

The two stood there like wooden chickens for a moment, their mouths slightly agape, questioning their very existence.

"This..."

Flower Lingering Shadow rubbed her eyes and murmured:

"Am I seeing things?"

"The Martial Maniac is famous for having an invincible Physical Body; he's one of the top-ranked among the True Disciples..."

"As a veteran True Disciple, it's one thing if he can't take down a newcomer, but he can't even manage to get in front of that newcomer Ye Qing?"

"Could it be... he's acting?"

"But this acting is too realistic, isn't it?"

Lin Breaking Army also took a deep breath, his eyes full of shock:

"It shouldn't be acting."

"It's that Ye Qing is too strong."

"It seems our new True Disciple is truly extraordinary."

"His combat awareness, techniques, and Physical Body strength are simply inconceivable!"

"To think he could hold his own against a fully unleashed Martial Maniac for so long..."

"I never imagined this new True Disciple would be a rare Body Cultivator. Right now, the two of them can be considered to have fought to a draw!"

"It seems... they are both at the same level. Truly incredible!"

Just as the two were marveling,

On the Martial Arts Stage,

After Ye Qing once again punched the Martial Maniac back,

He stopped his movements, starting to feel a bit bored.

"Is that it?"

"While your strength is decent, your technique is still a bit crude."

After fighting for this long, he had a good grasp of this True Disciple's capabilities.

His Physical Body was indeed good, much stronger than an average Soul Transformation or even Void Returning Realm Cultivator.

But it still wasn't enough.

It was only because some of the martial arts techniques the Martial Maniac occasionally used were quite unique and carried an ancient charm that caught his eye.

Ye Qing had wanted to experience them a bit more.

Otherwise, he would have ended this battle long ago.

As for now... "It's getting a bit uninteresting."

"Let's end this."

Ye Qing shook his head.

The moment the Martial Maniac roared and charged up again,

Ye Qing's gaze sharpened.

The power he had been controlling all along suddenly erupted for an instant!

Not all of it, just a sliver more than before!

The next moment,

"Swish!"

Ye Qing's figure instantly vanished!

When he reappeared, he was already above the Martial Maniac's head!

"Down you go."

Ye Qing said indifferently, striking down with a palm!

"What?!"

The Martial Maniac was shocked and tried to block.

But the speed and power of that palm had completely exceeded his reaction limit!

"Boom!!!"

A loud explosion!

The Martial Maniac was like a falling star, sent crashing off the Martial Arts Stage by this single palm strike!

He smashed heavily into the ground below the stage, creating a huge deep pit!

Dust and smoke rose everywhere.

Flower Lingering Shadow and Lin Breaking Army were instantly stunned, staring at the large pit in speechless silence for a long time.

One move... a one-shot?

So after fighting for so long, Ye Qing had just been playing with him?

A level comparable to the Martial Maniac?

No! That's not right!

This wasn't even the same level at all!

Ye Qing's expression remained calm.

"Alright, fight's over, work's done."

"I'm leaving."

He was about to turn and leave.

Suddenly,

"Clatter!"

The rubble in the deep pit exploded.

A dust-covered figure jumped out of the pit.

It was the Martial Maniac!

Although he looked incredibly disheveled, with bruises and wounds all over his body,

His spirit was excited to the extreme!

His eyes shone as if he had discovered some peerless treasure, his gaze fixed tightly on Ye Qing!

"Exhilarating!!!"

The Martial Maniac laughed toward the sky, his voice hoarse, but his expression was extremely fanatical.

"Too exhilarating!"

"This is the kind of hearty battle I wanted!"

"Ye Qing! You're too strong! This is too great!"

"Come! Don't go! Again!"

"Fighting! Feels! Great!!!"

Ye Qing's footsteps paused, and he looked back at this fool, momentarily speechless.

And just then,

Swish!

A pink figure suddenly flashed, directly and crudely pushing the Martial Maniac aside.

It was Flower Lingering Shadow!

At this moment, an unprecedented strange light was blooming within her beautiful eyes as she stared intently at Ye Qing.

"True Disciple Ye!"

Flower Lingering Shadow took a step forward, her pretty face flushed with excitement, her voice crisp:

"I am Saint Academy True Disciple Flower Lingering Shadow!"

"Seeing your extraordinary skills just now, I'm also itching for a fight!"

"How about a battle with me?"

"The Spells and techniques I practice will definitely not disappoint True Disciple Ye!"

At the same time,

The consistently silent Lin Breaking Army also stepped forward.

"Clang!"

The long spear on his back suddenly unsheathed and was held in his hand, its tip pointing straight at the firmament, its red tassel fluttering, and his Battle Intent soaring!

"True Disciple, Lin Breaking Army!"

"I request a battle!"

Looking at these three True Disciples with their fervent eyes and boiling Battle Intent,

Ye Qing pondered slightly.

To fight, or not to fight?

He thought to himself.

Anyway, he came today to 'measure their worth.' Fighting one is a fight, and fighting several is also a fight.

Fine, fighting a few more True Disciples would allow him to see the capabilities of the others!

Thinking of this,

Ye Qing looked at Flower Lingering Shadow and Lin Breaking Army and nodded:

"In that case, come."

"The two of you, or all three... together!"

The atmosphere on the Martial Arts Stage suddenly froze.

Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, "You all come together,"

Flower Lingering Shadow and Lin Breaking Army were first stunned, then they looked at each other, seeing a hint of amusement in each other's eyes.

At the same time, they also felt it was—

Arrogant!

Simply too arrogant!

They were all Saint Academy True Disciples, all of them prodigies who had fought their way out from among thousands of talents.

Even if you, Ye Qing, just showed strength that crushed the Martial Maniac,

The Martial Maniac was, after all, only a Body Cultivator.

Usually, when he got carried away in a fight, he relied more on brute force!

Furthermore, you, Ye Qing, also seem to be just a Body Cultivator.

But the two of them—one was a Cultivator skilled in Spells, and the other was a Spear Cultivator with peerless offensive power.

If they truly joined forces, it wouldn't be as simple as one plus one equals two!

If you added the Martial Maniac,

Then there would be a thick-skinned Martial Maniac in front to tank the damage.

The sharpness of the three of them joining forces!

Ordinary Void Returning Realm experts would never dare to block them!

Ye Qing was actually so overconfident as to want to take on all three?

"True Disciple Ye, you're looking down on people a bit too much!"

Flower Lingering Shadow narrowed her beautiful eyes and gave a delicate huff.

"Although Senior Brother defeated that big dummy whose head is only filled with muscles, Fellow Daoist Breaking Army and I are no pushovers."

"Attacking together? I'm afraid True Disciple Ye won't be able to handle four hands with two fists when the time comes, and it won't look good if you suffer a major loss!"

"How about let me first experience True Disciple Ye's high-level moves!"

Before her voice had even faded,

Flower Lingering Shadow's figure suddenly blurred, her entire person turning into a sky full of pink flower petals.

They instantly enveloped the entire Martial Arts Stage.

"True Disciple Ye, a Body Cultivator will suffer a great loss against me."

"You better be careful!"