117: Let's go together, I'm in a hurry.

Although Zhang Kuang felt a trace of apprehension towards Li Qing's unpredictable methods, what filled him more was the fury of being humiliated and the pride of being a powerful expert.

"Hmph, trying to wear me down with a war of attrition?"

Li Qing looked at him, sneering inwardly.

"This Grand Princess is a bit of a nuisance!"

"Seems she needs a lesson!"

Li Qing thought to himself.

"Li Qing!"

Zhang Kuang pointed his Fangtian Huaji at Li Qing, his voice booming like a bell.

"I don't care what sorcery you used to kill Lin Tianyu."

"But under my Zhang Kuang's 'Army-Breaking Huaji', all evil tricks will be exposed!"

"I am a Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artist, there is a world of difference between us!"

"If you know what's good for you, kneel and beg for mercy now, sever your own arms, and I might spare your life!"

He tried to shake Li Qing's spirit with his words and the pressure of his Realm.

However, Li Qing merely looked at him calmly, as if watching a clown.

"Are you done?"

"If I remember correctly, Wang Teng was also in the Meridian Opening Realm!"

Damn it!

It was that same dismissive tone again, as if he regarded everything with contempt.

Zhang Kuang's face instantly flushed a purplish-red.

"You're asking for death!"

He roared, no longer wasting words.

The Yuan Power within his body surged madly into the Fangtian Huaji in his hand.

*Hum!*

The Fangtian Huaji emitted a violent hum. On its blade, a sharp Protective Aura, half a foot long, flickered, radiating a terrifying Aura that could tear everything apart.

"Army-Breaking First Form, Sweep Away a Thousand Armies!"

Gripping the halberd with both hands, he unleashed a mighty horizontal sweep.

A massive, crescent-moon-shaped halberd light detached from the weapon and, with a piercing shriek through the air, shot towards Li Qing's waist!

This strike was fast, precise, and vicious!

It sealed off all of Li Qing's escape routes!

The full-force strike of an Initial Stage Meridian Opening Realm expert was far more powerful than any ordinary Condensing Essence Realm attack!

The audience below the stage subconsciously held their breath.

They wanted to see how Li Qing would respond to this earth-shattering blow.

Would he stand still like before?

On the viewing platform, a flash of satisfaction crossed Grand Princess Xia Qingyue's eyes.

She knew Zhang Kuang's strength well.

Even a fellow Initial Stage Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artist wouldn't dare to take this "Sweep Away a Thousand Armies" head-on.

That Li Qing was dead for sure!

However, at the moment the crescent halberd light was about to strike Li Qing...

Li Qing finally moved.

He neither dodged nor blocked.

He simply, slowly, raised his right hand.

Then, towards that sharp halberd light, he gently pointed a single finger.

There was no Yuan Power fluctuation.

No awe-inspiring Aura.

Just that simple, unadorned finger.

"What is he doing?"

"Trying to block the halberd light with his finger? Is he insane?"

Everyone was stunned by Li Qing's action.

Even Zhang Kuang wore a look of bewilderment.

However, the next second...

A scene that made everyone's eyes nearly pop out of their sockets occurred.

It was seen that the moment Li Qing's seemingly ordinary finger touched the crescent halberd light...

*Pop!*

A soft sound.

That terrifying halberd light, capable of splitting mountains and cleaving rocks, actually vanished without a trace like a burst bubble.

It disappeared without a trace.

As if it had never existed.

...

The entire world once again fell into an eerie silence.

"This... this is impossible!"

The confidence and arrogance on Zhang Kuang's face were instantly replaced by boundless terror.

His proud, full-power strike... was actually, actually defused so effortlessly by the other party with a single finger?

Was this fucking a dream?

"I told you."

Li Qing retracted his finger, looked at him, and said indifferently.

"Your strength is too weak."

"Impossible!"

"Impossible!" Zhang Kuang exclaimed in utter shock.

"Now, it's my turn."

The moment his words fell, Li Qing's figure vanished from his original spot.

Zhang Kuang's pupils contracted sharply.

So fast!

He didn't even see the other's movement!

A deadly sense of crisis surged wildly from the depths of his heart.

Without thinking, he immediately crossed the Fangtian Huaji in front of his chest, channeling all his Yuan Power to form a thick Protective Aura around his body.

However, it was too late.

A hand had already appeared silently before him at some unknown time.

Then, gently, it pressed against the Fangtian Huaji in his hands.

*Thud!*

A muffled sound.

Zhang Kuang felt an irresistible, terrifying force instantly travel through the Fangtian Huaji and spread throughout his entire body.

The divine weapon in his hand emitted a mournful cry, directly flying out of his grip and hurtling away.

The Protective Aura around his body shattered instantly as if made of paper.

Immediately after, that hand imprinted onto his chest.

*Crack! Crack! Crack!*

A series of dense bone-crunching sounds rang out clearly.

Zhang Kuang's rib bones shattered inch by inch.

His body, like a ball emptied of all strength, slumped weakly to his knees on the ground.

*Pfft...*

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but what he spat out was only blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.

His eyes were filled with unwillingness, incomprehension, and boundless fear.

Until his death, he couldn't understand.

Why?

Why could a Middle Stage Condensing Essence Realm Martial Artist be so powerful?

Li Qing withdrew his hand, not even bothering to glance at him again.

Initial Stage Meridian Opening Realm?

Before his current terrifying strength of five hundred thousand jin, what difference was there from an ant?

He slowly turned around, his gaze sweeping towards Arenas Three, Four, Five... and all the other arenas where matches had just concluded.

The victors on those arenas all trembled involuntarily upon meeting his gaze, instinctively taking a step back.

Then, Li Qing's plain, yet supremely domineering voice resounded throughout the entire Martial Arena.

"Too slow."

"Taking you on one by one is a waste of time."

"All of you who just advanced from Arena 1..."

He stretched out his hand, pointing at the victors on those arenas.

"Come at me together."

"I'm in a hurry."

*Boom!*

As these words were spoken, the entire Martial Arena erupted in an uproar!

Madness!

This guy was absolutely insane!

He actually wanted to challenge all the victors of Arena 1 alone?

That was nearly a hundred elites who had fought their way out from ten thousand Prodigies!

There were a total of 10 arenas on site.

Each arena had over a hundred previously advanced Prodigies.

Among them were no lack of Meridian Opening Realm experts!

He actually wanted to single-handedly challenge the current Arena 5?

What arrogance was this!

Did he have to be so overbearing???

On the viewing platform.

Grand Princess Xia Qingyue "shot" up from her seat.

Her stunningly beautiful face could no longer maintain composure, now filled with shock and anger.

"Arrogant! The insolence of this brat!"