181: Chapter 181 Level Soars! The Double Standard System Takes the Crown!

"Soul-Body Unity!?"

These four words were spoken lightly by Mu Susu, but they exploded in everyone's ears like a thunderclap.

On the high platform, the five Dharma Aspect Realm experts looked at each other, all seeing confusion in the other's eyes.

Soul-Body Unity? What is that?

Looking back over the seven hundred years of martial arts development, from the Mortal Shedding Realm to the Dharma Aspect Realm, they knew every realm and every talent system by heart, yet they had never heard of such a term.

The remaining dozen or so Divine Intent experts in the arena were even more confused; they hadn't even heard of it.

Mu Susu did not explain.

A storm raged in her eyes as she stared fixedly at Lu Qingyun, her expression complex to the extreme.

This guy... what exactly is his background?

After the shock, she suppressed the turmoil in her heart and actually had no intention of attacking immediately.

She took a deep look at Lu Qingyun, and her cold voice spread throughout the arena: "If you really want to know the secrets behind this Martial Arts Tournament, I can tell you everything."

"The previous agreement still stands. As long as you yield the heavenly demon stone to me, I still promise you a brilliant future."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole arena was shocked.

What did she mean?

This female demon not only stopped fighting but also wanted to recruit him?

And listening to her tone, she actually knew the secrets of the Martial Arts Tournament?

The Grey-robed Elder on the high platform suddenly frowned, his fingertips unconsciously gripping the armrest.

Lu Qingyun acted as if he hadn't heard.

Promise a future? Tell him secrets? Nonsense.

The championship was within his grasp; wouldn't it be better to take the benefits himself? Why bother making a deal with her?

Without a single word of nonsense, Lu Qingyun stomped his foot and charged straight at her!

"You have a death wish!" Mu Susu was instantly enraged upon seeing this.

She had tried to persuade him kindly and offered enough benefits, yet this guy dared to attack first?

Did he really think she couldn't handle him?

A cold light flashed in her eyes, and she prepared to mobilize that wisp of soul origin from her true form to teach this ignorant native a lesson.

But just at this moment, Lu Qingyun raised his eyes, and his gaze collided with hers.

Those eyes were as deep as an abyss, devoid of any emotion, yet it was as if an ultimate existence that had been sleeping for eternity was slowly opening its eyelids.

Hierarchical Severity!

An unimaginable pressure descended with full force!

Boom—!

Mu Susu felt a "buzz" in her mind, and a fear stemming from her soul's instinct instantly seized her entire body!

Her whole body turned cold, her blood flow froze, and even her soul trembled at this moment, unable to muster a single thought of resistance!

It was like an ant looking at a giant dragon, or a lamb encountering a tiger; it was an absolute suppression engraved at the very foundation of life!

"Ho... how is it possible..." Her mind went blank, leaving only endless horror.

She originated from the deep space, and her life level was inherently superior to these natives.

Moreover, although her soul had not fully recovered, it had still reached a level comparable to the Dharma Aspect Realm!

How could she be scared by the gaze of a native!?

But her body simply wouldn't listen to her, as if fear had been engraved into her instincts, and she didn't even have the strength to lift her hand.

In that brief moment of rigidity, slap—!

A crisp and loud slapping sound echoed throughout the arena!

Lu Qingyun struck out with a light slap; it looked like it didn't have much force, but it landed squarely on Mu Susu's face.

The immense power sent her flying sideways, like a kite with a broken string, crashing straight into the protective barrier at the edge of the arena.

Hum— The protective barrier rippled.

[Ding! Defeated Mu Susu (Ji Qingyan), defeated an opponent of a higher level! Level experience + 134215873, Maximum HP permanently + 5100034!]

[Level up! Current level LV43 — LV48!]

The system prompt sounded.

A golden Divine Intent subconsciously rolled up, caught Mu Susu's body, and sent her outside the arena.

Eliminated!

The whole arena was deathly silent.

You could hear a pin drop.

Everyone, including Lu Qingyun himself, was frozen in place.

Their eyes were wide, and their jaws almost hit the ground!

What the hell!!?

Wasn't it because of the level suppression that he defeated her so easily?

Why did it seem like the reward was calculated based on her true form's level during the settlement?

Damn it! So this is what double standards are!

As expected of my system, awesome—!!

On the other side, everyone present didn't know what had happened.

That female demon who had just killed a second-stage Divine Intent expert with a wave of her hand and tossed a Peak Divine Will expert aside casually, was just slapped off the stage?

And the person who slapped her only used the force of an early-stage Divine Intent expert.

This kind of performance was no different from a newborn monkey slapping an adult man to the ground!

"Is this acting? This is definitely acting!"

"Are you kidding me! One second she was walking sideways, and the next she was slapped flying? Who are you trying to fool!"

"Rigged! It's definitely rigged! These two must be in cahoots, deliberately acting for us to see!"

"So much for the Universe Invincible Tyrannosaurus God of War and the female demon in white; so they teamed up to play us!"

After a brief silence, the whole arena exploded!

Whether it was the remaining Divine Intent experts in the arena, the staff on the high platform, or even the five Dharma Aspect Realm experts, the expressions on their faces were extremely colorful.

Absurd.

Too absurd!

This scene was even more unbelievable than Mu Susu killing a Peak Divine Will expert in seconds.

A monster who could crush a Peak Divine Will expert was eliminated by such a light slap?

Who would believe that if said out loud!

Inside the arena.

Mu Susu, who had already been eliminated, staggered to steady herself. Half of her cheek was slightly flushed, and she was completely dazed.

She blankly raised her hand and touched her face.

It hurt. A stinging pain.

She... she was actually slapped?

And slapped straight out of the arena?

A huge sense of absurdity and humiliation welled up in her heart, but immediately after, there was more confusion and suspicion.

Wrong. Absolutely wrong.

With her soul level, even if this shell hadn't fully adapted, it was impossible to be hit by such a small amount of power.

In that instant just now, she had truly felt fear from the depths of her soul, unable to even muster a thought of resistance, and her body had instinctively frozen.

This was absolutely not because of her soul!

Then, most likely...

"It's this shell..." Mu Susu gritted her teeth, her eyes becoming extremely strange.

The Natural Demon Seed's shell had an instinctive fear of that guy in front of her?

What did this mean? It meant that before she descended, this body had already been "trained" by that guy!

Thinking of this, Mu Susu felt terrible.

"Damn old thing!" She cursed the White-bearded Old Man from the Heavenly Demon Sect eight hundred times in her heart.

Choosing a container! Choosing a container!

And he chose this kind of thing?

He chose a shell that had already been marked and claimed by someone else!?

He caused her to lose all face!

Taking a deep breath, Mu Susu suppressed the monstrous anger in her heart and looked at the figure in the center of the arena, her eyes flickering with uncertainty.

She had lost. But it was only temporary.

As for the heavenly demon stone, apart from her, no one in this world knew its true usage; in Lu Qingyun's hands, it was just a broken stone for nourishing the body.

At worst... she would just snatch it back after the competition ended.