22: Chapter 22 Invincible Power! Burial! Explanation? Why didn't you ask me for an explanation!

Arrogant! Domineering! Looking down on everyone! Such wild words instantly ignited the fury of this group of young people, who were already prone to hot-headedness!

Although in their eyes, Lu Qingyun already knew his stamina was failing, and he only wanted to use this method to give his defeat a plausible excuse.

After all, in one-on-one battles, he had almost single-handedly swept through the entire Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, and yet he was now continuing to face them all together with his own strength!

Under these circumstances, even if he failed in the end, no one would dare to question his strength; he could be described as honorable in defeat!

But... even though they seemed to have guessed Lu Qingyun's thoughts, the anger caused by being mocked to their faces was truly unbearable for them!

"Bang——!!" A boy who had just been carried onto a stretcher, his wounds barely healed, rolled over and slammed heavily onto the ground! The sound was extremely dull!

Even so, his eyes remained bloodshot as he stood up with all his might and roared!

"Bring me a blade! I want him to know what the consequences are for daring to say such things!"

The emotion instantly spread to everyone! The crowd was incensed!

"Lu Qingyun, you must bear the consequences of the path you chose yourself." Wang Jincheng looked at his many students, then took one last look at Lu Qingyun and said in a deep voice.

Once the melee began, even he would not be able to intervene in time to save Lu Qingyun. Under such provocative circumstances, if Lu Qingyun were defeated, I fear... his fate would not be good.

Furthermore, this was while his stamina was nearly exhausted. He did not believe that in this short time of less than a minute, Lu Qingyun could recover much stamina.

"Naturally, I know."

"But the path of a martial artist is one where one can only make progress amidst great terror." Lu Qingyun smiled, his sunny smile carrying an inexplicable meaning.

His words sounded as if he wanted to break through his limits in this way. But it was truly... too extreme.

The teacher from No. 7 High School wanted to say something but stopped, eventually choosing to follow Wang Jincheng, the group of teachers from Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, and all the students who had not yet become martial artists, leaving the entire venue. They left the whole arena to that group of teenagers who already possessed a certain amount of power!

That was... a slaughter belonging to martial artists!

"Young Master Li, shall we... maybe leave too? I keep feeling that staying here is too dangerous." Watching those people walking out of the venue, Lu Tianshun shrank his neck and looked around, feeling as if he were looking at a massive graveyard!

For some reason, he had a bad premonition, and his heart was on edge.

"Leave? Why would we leave?"

"Don't tell me you don't want to take this opportunity to kill him?" Xing Lie looked at Lu Qingyun on the high platform without leaving a trace, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes.

In his view, Lu Qingyun was purely seeking death! What breaking through limits? Isn't cultivation just about eating pills and soaking in spiritual baths to increase one's cultivation level? Only those without family, without background, and who have to rely on their own efforts would choose to go all-in!

Little did he know, such a gamble was a death trap with no chance of survival!

"He has already reached his limit, and our school's high-end combat power is currently at its peak state! Taking advantage of this chaotic situation is the best time to kill him! Otherwise, with his talent as an Awakened of the physical body, I fear he will be even harder to kill in the future!"

"If we are the slightest bit careless and let him grow, do you think you will have any path to survival then?" Xing Lie's voice rang in Lu Tianshun's ear, carrying a seductive tone.

He took out a very ordinary jade bottle, handed it to Lu Tianshun, and said: "This is a Blood Explosion Pill; it can significantly increase our strength in a short time. Although there are some side effects, soaking in a medicinal bath afterwards will eliminate them."

"Later, we will wait for the right moment, take this together, and deliver a fatal blow!" Lu Tianshun took it without looking closely. His mind was already filled with the words Xing Lie had just spoken about the Awakened of the physical body!

Having returned from the Xing Family, he naturally knew some information that was not exactly a secret, and had learned of the existence of the Awakened.

But he never expected that the Awakened, whom one felt were high and mighty even after becoming a martial artist, would include Lu Qingyun!

Unreconciled! Anger! Jealousy! Instantly flooded his brain, leaving him with only pure killing intent!

This caused him to instantly wipe away that trace of unease in his heart, and his voice turned cold as he replied: "Good!"

After the unrelated personnel left the venue, the gates slowly closed. Bang! The sound of the complete closure was like a signal!

In an instant, blood and qi flooded the entire venue!

"Kill!!" Someone in the crowd roared.

Immediately, the person closest to Lu Qingyun raised the blade in their hand and slashed at Lu Qingyun!

In the Mortal Shedding Realm, the influence of having a weapon on one's strength is significant! Therefore, after Lu Qingyun voluntarily discarded the long blade in his hand, abandoning the advantage of his own comprehension of sword intent, they did not know how they could lose!!

Clang——!! A crisp, loud sound of metal colliding, vibrating at an extremely low frequency, appeared piercingly sharp!

Under the lights, the scene that unfolded left everyone present stunned.

Because that sword had indeed slashed onto Lu Qingyun's body! But... what it split was only the clothing fabric!

The moment it made contact with his skin, it couldn't even penetrate an inch!

The entire exterior of Lu Qingyun's body presented a very standard and complete brass color! Under the illumination of the light, it even resembled a cast golden Buddha body!

Grandmaster level, Bronze Armor Body!

This brought Lu Qingyun's defensive power to an extremely terrifying level!

Even taking this blow head-on was like being tickled; he didn't suffer the slightest harm!

For a moment, the whole venue fell silent. Then it boiled over even more!

So what if he practiced a martial technique and reached an extraordinary level? They might not be able to defeat him or penetrate his defense alone. But here, there were hundreds of people! And, there were also several experts at the sixth level of the Mortal Shedding Realm!

"Gravity, drop!" An invisible force, under precise control, targeted only Lu Qingyun, binding him firmly in place!

In the crowd, a yellow-haired boy with his right hand raised and a solemn expression gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth.

"Attack! He is controlled by me, he cannot resist!"

Boom——!! A small golden sword, moving at extreme speed, barely visible to the naked eye, streaked through the air like a long golden line, carrying powerful might, and slammed into Lu Qingyun's chest, piercing into his flesh and staining the clothes on his chest red!

[Attacked, HP-12]

Upon seeing that Lu Qingyun had a wound, everyone immediately became excited! Because this was the first time this man before them had been injured in all this time!

"It's Huang Muqing who attacked! With sixth-level Mortal Shedding Realm strength, combined with this special martial technique, she is worthy of being the expert second only to Qing Heng! The two of them, one binding and one attacking, combined, this person has no power to resist!"

Not far from Qing Heng, a girl dressed in yellow with a melon-seed face and an air of heroism between her brows frowned.

The expressions of the two seemed to indicate that they were not as powerful as some people said. Or perhaps... the person they were dealing with now was very unusual!

Seeing Lu Qingyun trapped and injured, some people couldn't hold back any longer. Under Xing Lie's fixed gaze, Lu Tianshun swallowed the so-called Blood Explosion Pill.

Instantly, an exceptionally powerful force swept from his abdomen throughout his whole body, reaching his limbs and bones, as if a single punch would be enough to pierce through any fierce beast!

"Go!" Xing Lie also took a pill, but it was a blood nourishing pill to replenish blood and qi. Then he quietly retreated, waiting for the final result to appear.

And Lu Tianshun, who had eaten that so-called Blood Explosion Pill, could no longer care about Xing Lie on the side. In his eyes, only one target remained, which was to tear the trapped figure on the platform to shreds!

He stepped forward, and a faint smell of rotting flesh emanated from his body; his physical body was cracking!

But this price allowed the strength he possessed at this moment to nearly reach the peak of the sixth level of the Mortal Shedding Realm!

"Pity, if this trash had a little bit of talent, after using the drug to raise himself to the second level of the Mortal Shedding Realm, he would be able to break through to the late stage of the Mortal Shedding Realm in one go!"

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On the outskirts of the crowd, Xing Li had a trace of disdain in his eyes.

It was as if he was looking at a defective product that was about to be sent for destruction.

"Tear apart... Tear apart..."

A voice kept ringing in Lu Tianshun's mind as he pushed aside everything blocking his way ahead.

His movements were extremely violent and his strength was immense, causing the unprepared crowd to fall to one side.

But when they saw that abnormal figure, the curses they were about to shout got stuck in their throats, and they could only silently ask themselves a question in their hearts.

"Since when did a monster with a build like the Stone Ape appear in our school?"

Clang—!

Clang—!!

Lu Qingyun stood where he was, letting the gravity press down on him.

Under the pressure of the gravity and the attacks of that small golden sword, he discovered that the experience acquisition rate for his Bronze Armor Body was actually exceptionally high!

Unfortunately, the strength of these two seemed far too weak.

They couldn't use their abilities for very long; after just a dozen or so attacks, the small golden sword had already gone completely limp and powerless.

Huang Muqing and Qing Heng, who was not far away, exchanged a glance, both reading shock and helplessness in each other's eyes!

They didn't understand what kind of monster they were facing!

Clearly, by joining forces, they could defeat even a powerhouse at the late stage of the Mortal Shedding Realm!

Yet they couldn't do anything to the monster in front of them at all!

Putting forth all their strength, they could barely break through his defense, but the damage seemed equivalent to... a massage?

They read exactly this from Lu Qingyun's enjoying expression!

Just as they were about to give up for now and let the other students attack, Lu Qingyun suddenly turned in a certain direction.

A flash of surprise crossed his face, which was immediately replaced by an extremely sorrowful expression.

"My foolish little brother, why are you so stupid?"

Boom—!!

A mountain-moving, peak-shaking fist intent surged from Lu Qingyun's body. That heavy, mountain-like aura instantly dispersed the extra gravity around him!

In the next instant, Lu Qingyun shot out like a cannonball, his fist colliding with the roaring Lu Tianshun!

Instantly, the flesh on Lu Tianshun's right arm exploded!

The bones in his arm cracked inch by inch, creating an extremely horrifying scene!

Such a bloody scene was a first since Lu Qingyun started his challenge!

However, Lu Qingyun did not stop!

Ignoring Lu Tianshun's angry roars, he forcefully ripped off his other thick, blood-congested arm!

"Stop!!"

Huang Muqing's pupils shrank sharply. Her mental strength was stronger than average, so she could clearly see the indifferent killing intent flickering in Lu Qingyun's eyes!

It was as if he was not facing a living person, but rather the corpse of a dead fierce beast, devoid of any emotion!

Therefore, his next action went without saying!

"Smack!"

It was just a simple slap, as if casually swatting an annoying fly.

The small golden sword she had shot out in an attempt to interrupt Lu Qingyun was directly slapped away!

At that moment, Huang Muqing, who was connected to it, instantly turned pale. Her connection to the small golden sword was forcibly severed, and she slumped powerlessly to the ground!

On the other side, Qing Heng also used his maximum strength to drop his condensed gravity, attempting to bind Lu Qingyun.

But to his surprise, under the immense gravity, Lu Qingyun only sank slightly before moving completely as if nothing had happened, freely... slapping downward!

[Killed LV6 Lu Tianshun (Mutated). A temporary LV6 is sometimes even more dangerous than a real LV6! Level EXP +279, Max HP +127, Current Max HP 3,625.]

[Level limit not broken. EXP stored in the EXP pool. Current EXP pool: 5,126!]

Splat!

Flesh and blood flew everywhere!

After killing Lu Tianshun, who already looked like a monster, Lu Qingyun wiped the residue off his hands onto the corpse.

Then, his gaze pierced through the numerous figures and landed on Xing Li on the outskirts.

He flashed him a very friendly smile.

His lips moved slightly without making a sound, but it was very easy to guess.

"You're next."

In Xing Li's eyes, this scene was no different from seeing a ghost!

He, who had originally been confident of victory, was now inwardly cursing Lu Tianshun, Qing Heng, and Huang Muqing!

What "number one and number two powerhouses in the school," what "Awakened who had Awakened special talents."

How could they be so utterly weak when facing someone with a physical talent!

Fear and panic made him roar at this moment, "Quick! This outsider is insane! He's already killed a student of our school! Hurry up and hold him back! I'll go open the doors and get the principal and the others back to subdue him!"

Having said that, he ran straight toward the main doors!

He didn't stop for a single second.

For fear of following in Lu Tianshun's footsteps the very next second!

He possessed the bloodline of the Xing Family, a scion of a great family—how could he die the same way as that commoner!

How could he possibly die in a place like this!

Hold him back!

You useless trash, hold him back for this young master!

At this moment, Xing Li could only pray that those schoolmates could buy him enough time to escape.

He glanced back, and this single glance made him move even faster!

That Lu Qingyun was like a bulldozer; wherever he went, no one could stop him!

His aura was overbearing!

It was completely unlike how someone who had exhausted their physical strength should behave!

He was acting!

This guy had been acting ever since he arrived!

No wonder there didn't seem to be anything wrong with him when he first arrived. He had thought he arrived just in time, not long after the matches started.

Looking at it now, those bouts of weakness and this final so-called "challenging the entire venue alone"...

...step by step, it was all to make it easier to make a move on him!

Rushing to the doors, Xing Li pushed them open!

Sunlight spilled onto his face—warm, hopeful, and full of the breath of freedom and life!

He opened his mouth and shouted at the top of his lungs, "He—mph!!"

In the next instant, a large hand grabbed him by the neck and dragged him back inside with brutal force!

And the doors, which had just been opened a crack, shut with a loud bang!

They were ruthlessly closed!

Closed along with them was the door to survival in Xing Li's heart!

This sudden turn of events caused the expressions of Wang Jincheng and the various teachers waiting outside to change.

Disregarding everything else, they rushed forward and blasted the doors open!

Bang!

As soon as the gymnasium doors were opened, the stench of blood rushing to his nose and the oppressive atmosphere inside made Wang Jincheng's heart skip a beat.

However, when he saw that the familiar faces were all intact, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"What was that about just now? Someone explain this to me."

Hearing this, no one spoke.

They only silently parted to make a path leading straight to the martial arts stage.

This caused Wang Jincheng's heart to tighten once more.

Could it be that Huang Muqing or Qing Heng was dead or crippled?

Or was Lu Qingyun beaten to death?

But the student who had run out to call for help just now wasn't Lu Qingyun.

As Wang Jincheng walked deeper in, he finally saw the scene that made his eyelids twitch wildly!

The good news was that his two star students were fine.

The bad news was that Lu Qingyun was also fine, and... he had killed two students of their school!

And the methods were extremely brutal!

More importantly, one of them—the one who had just run out to call for help—was actually from Jiangcheng's Xing Family!

His gaze instantly turned icy cold, and the natural pressure of a superior furiously swept toward Lu Qingyun!

"Lu Qingyun, you need to give me an explanation!"

Right at that moment, a gentle voice sounded from the entrance, carrying a hint of confusion.

"Oh? Old geezer, why don't you come to me for an explanation?"

"Could it be that you have no ability to teach, but only the ability to bully juniors?"

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