262: Still one-hit kill

Sun Mang's Sky-Rending Spiral Kill, unleashed in anger, was his ultimate hidden skill, a Profound Rank High-Grade Dou Technique!

Fully utilized by an Eight-Star Dou Ling Expert, its power was sufficient to pierce through metal and stone and tear apart steel!

Even an ordinary Nine-Star Dou Ling facing this move would need to concentrate and respond carefully, daring not to be careless in the slightest.

Before the gasps of alarm from the stands had even faded, the two terrifying azure spiral wind drills, tearing through the air, roared and slammed toward Jiang Donghua.

The fierce gale even blew the hair on his forehead backward!

Everyone held their breath, anticipating an earth-shattering collision!

However, what everyone—including Xie Ying, Absolute Han, and the Duty Elder on the platform—had utterly failed to anticipate was that in the face of this terrifying, furious strike, Jiang Donghua couldn't even be bothered to fully raise his eyelids.

He merely raised his right arm with extreme casualness, and the moment it lifted, the arm was covered in a thick, cold, metallic silver sheen.

That was not flesh and blood, but a divine weapon forged from refined steel!

His movement didn't look fast, yet he arrived first, meeting the two spiral wind drills, capable of crushing everything, with flawless precision.

At the same time, he lightly uttered three words.

"Heavenly Stellar Overlord Fist."

There was no earth-shattering charging, no complex, flashy moves; it was simply a straightforward, unadorned punch thrown out!

"Bang!!!!!"

A massive sound, utterly dull yet echoing throughout the entire arena, suddenly exploded!

The imagined stalemate did not occur; there wasn't even any explosion of rampant energy!

Under the gaze of countless shocked eyes.

The two violent and ferocious azure spiral wind drills, the instant they met the silver fist, were like fragile glass encountering a heavy hammer; they couldn't last even a second before emitting a mournful groan of overload and shattering into pieces!

They transformed into scattered, chaotic azure light particles, dissipating everywhere!

And that silver fist, after crushing the two Profound Rank High-Grade Dou Techniques with devastating force, continued its terrifying momentum, slamming squarely onto Sun Mang's arms, which he had hastily crossed in front of his chest to block!

"Crack!"

A clear, teeth-grinding sound of bone cracking rang out!

"Ugh Ah—!"

Sun Mang's eyes instantly bulged, his face filled with extreme pain and disbelief, feeling an utterly irresistible, overwhelming surge of immense power rushing violently into his body through his arms, as if his internal organs had all been shaken out of place!

His body flew backward completely out of control, like a massive boulder hurled by a catapult!

His speed was faster than when he had attacked!

He was violently thrown toward the area outside the platform!

Seeing Sun Mang about to crash heavily onto the ground in an extremely wretched state, potentially worsening his injuries.

In that flash of lightning, the figure of the Duty Elder, who had been closely monitoring the battle at the edge of the platform, suddenly flickered.

He appeared ghost-like in Sun Mang's trajectory, gently pressing and guiding with his palm. A soft force neutralized most of the terrifying impact, and he steadily caught Sun Mang and placed him on the ground.

Even so, Sun Mang, now on the ground, still had a face as pale as paper; he felt a sweetness in his throat, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of fresh blood. His arms hung limply, clearly broken.

He looked up at the figure still standing calmly on the platform, his eyes filled with shock, terror, and deep bewilderment.

He hadn't even seen how the opponent had thrown the punch!

His strongest Dou Technique, cultivated over many years, was actually like paper mache in front of his opponent?!

The entire arena fell into a deathly silence!

Not a sound could be heard!

Everyone was completely stunned by this scene that utterly exceeded all imagination!

From Sun Mang's furious attack to Jiang Donghua casually sending him flying and heavily injuring him with one punch, the entire process took less than a second!

The strong ranking list thirteenth-place Eight-Star Dou Ling Expert couldn't even withstand a single move?!

This was no longer a gap in strength; this was outright crushing!

A complete, utter, and suspense-free crushing!

After the brief silence.

"Boss is awesome!!!"

"Donghua Pavilion is invincible!"

"Did you see that! This is the strength of our leader!"

The audience area, led by the New Students of the Donghua Pavilion, instantly erupted into earth-shattering cheers and shouts!

All the New Students were red-faced with excitement, pumping their fists. All their previous worry and tension transformed into incomparable pride and fanaticism!

Jiang Donghua used this simplest, most brutal, and most shocking method to declare his absolute strength to the entire Inner Academy!

Meanwhile, the Senior Students who had been wildly mocking and ridiculing him earlier were now all like ducks whose necks had been strangled; their mouths were open, but they couldn't make a sound, their faces showing only shock and stupefaction.

On the platform, the arrogance and cold smiles on Xie Ying and Absolute Han's faces had long since vanished, replaced by unprecedented solemnity and shock!

Below the platform, Sun Mang, caught by the Elder, spat blood wretchedly.

This scene was like cold reality, slapping Xie Ying and Absolute Han, who were still standing by the ring, hard across the face.

These two top experts on the strong ranking list exchanged glances, both seeing unprecedented alarm and seriousness in the other's eyes.

Such a powerful, almost heaven-defying punch had instantly killed and sent flying the Eight-Star Dou Ling Sun Mang!

They asked themselves, and neither of them could achieve such a feat!

They knew Sun Mang's strength; he was definitely not weak. If it were them, even if they could win, it would be absolutely impossible to do it so casually, deciding the outcome in one move!

A chill involuntarily rose from the depths of their hearts, instantly causing all their previous arrogance and contempt to vanish into thin air.

Their expressions became extremely ugly, alternating between green and white, finally swelling up to the color of a pig's liver.

This was the manifestation of shame, indignation, shock, and a hint of subtle fear all intertwined.

Go up and fight him alone?

Wouldn't that just be seeking humiliation and following in Sun Mang's footsteps?

But if they didn't go up, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, where would the strong ranking third place and eighth place save face?

Just moments ago, they had confidently sworn to teach the opponent a lesson!

Just as the two were caught between a rock and a hard place, unable to advance or retreat, Jiang Donghua's calm voice sounded again. As if seeing through their predicament, he proactively offered them a way out.

"Seniors, you can still come up and challenge me together now."

Hearing this, the words were no longer an insult to Xie Ying and Absolute Han, but instead became the only option they had left to save a shred of face!

The two immediately seized the opportunity without hesitation!

Absolute Han was the first to let out a cold snort, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart and regaining some of his momentum.

"Hmph! Since you insist, we shall satisfy your arrogance!"

Xie Ying also chimed in with a gloomy expression.

"As you wish! We hope you don't regret it!"

As their voices fell, the two figures moved almost simultaneously, appearing like two ghosts instantly on the platform, positioning themselves left and right, forming a standoff against Jiang Donghua!

There was no longer any hesitation or reservation!