346: One Punch

For those ranked within the top thousand, the space automatically assumes they possess the ability to challenge opponents across Realms. Therefore, the System matched Long Yuan with a Martial Ancestor Realm opponent. Tang Chengfeng from Shuntian Academy could be considered a peak expert within the Martial Ancestor Realm. If he were placed in a small place like Fengyang, he would definitely be a dominating figure of an era, but encountering Long Yuan this time was simply rotten luck.

"Aren't you going to use a weapon?" Tang Chengfeng asked suspiciously.

Long Yuan raised his fist, lifted an eyebrow, and said, "To defeat you, one punch is enough!"

"You?! Insolent!" Tang Chengfeng was enraged. He roared and flew into the air, thrusting out a halberd. It was like a Flood Dragon emerging from the sea, carrying streaks of Halberd Light and sweeping a large expanse of yellow sand towards Long Yuan!

"Well done!" Long Yuan praised, throwing out a punch silently. Yet, that heaven-shaking Halberd Light seemed to encounter something terrifying, reversing instantly. In a flash, it flew backward along with the yellow sand. Tang Chengfeng cried out miserably and quickly vanished from the space... To be fair, Tang Chengfeng was definitely a super Genius. Being ranked within the top hundred of the Martial Ancestor Realm, his strength was far beyond that of ordinary people. Moreover, he was extremely vigilant and showed no arrogance, which prevented many unexpected situations. However, he never dreamed that he would be blasted out of the Challenge Space by a single punch. When he woke up, he felt bewildered, thinking it was all a dream. But the prompt from the cloud cabin's intelligent voice System jolted him awake from his confusion: he had indeed been defeated by one punch!

"Impossible! I am a super Genius ranked within the top hundred of the Challenge Space, and I'm one of the top three at Shuntian Academy! Even Chang Xiaotian, the number one in the Academy, couldn't defeat me with a single punch. Who exactly is this Long Yuan?! Is he even more powerful than Chang Sheng?!" Tang Chengfeng muttered to himself, his face showing a look of deep distress.

The blow from this battle was too great, causing his habitually high head to drop. How could he tolerate this?

He had an impulse to immediately re-enter the space and challenge Long Yuan, but after thinking it over, he forcibly restrained himself. A shred of clarity remained in his mind. He knew very well that regardless of the opponent's true strength, being able to blast him out of the space with one punch must have a reason behind it. If he rashly went back in to challenge again, the result would likely be unpredictable, and there was a high chance he would lose again. Therefore, he must first investigate Long Yuan's background and then formulate a strategy to defeat him. This investigation task was nothing to a super aristocratic family descendant like him. He just needed to endure a little longer, and he would definitely wash away this shame later!

He sighed lightly and left the cloud cabin, walking outside... Inside the Challenge Space, the intelligent voice System sounded: "Congratulations, Long Yuan! Your current ranking in the Martial Disciple Realm is eighteenth. Would you like to continue the challenge?"

Long Yuan was stunned upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "Eighteenth place? I didn't expect the System to give me such a high ranking. What is the logic behind this?"

Before challenging Tang Chengfeng, his ranking was eight hundred seventy-sixth. He didn't expect to instantly jump to eighteenth place after successfully challenging across a Realm. Well, this was actually quite normal... Since that's the case, he should continue accumulating Points!

"Continue the challenge!"

"Understood! Since your record in the Martial Disciple Realm is exceptionally outstanding, the opponents matched for you next will all be excellent competitors from the Martial Ancestor Realm. Please prepare yourself..."

"As expected..." Long Yuan thought to himself. The System was now matching him against Martial Ancestor Realm competitors. Although this approach seemed a bit hasty, he liked it!

In the blink of an eye, Long Yuan arrived at a glacial region. The surroundings were freezing, covered in ice and snow, with sparse pine trees. Goose feather snow was falling from the sky... Suddenly, a surge of Qi manifested ahead, and a young woman wearing water-blue battle robes and holding a Longsword abruptly appeared!

"Chu Qingxue? Yingtian Academy, Middle Stage Martial Ancestor..." Long Yuan's gaze swept over her, taking in all the opponent's information.

What he didn't know was that his lightning-fast rate of advancement had already broken the fastest record since the Cloud Challenge Competition was launched. Now, a large wave of people outside had noticed this situation. Many rushed into the viewing stands within the space to watch. Currently, this viewing stand function was free, and whoever entered first could grab a spot. Therefore, many people, upon learning the news, quickly sought out a cloud cabin to enter. These people were often descendants of major powers who owned private cloud cabins, or their elders. Furthermore, some high-ranking officials of the Empire also came to the cloud cabin backend upon hearing the news. They had special privileges to watch via pop-up Light Screens outside the cloud cabins without having to enter the cabin themselves.

"Long Yuan? Fengyang No. 1 High School?"

"Fengyang is a small place, right? This person is still a middle school student, yet he can break the Martial Disciple Realm advancement record?!"

"Indeed! Only 16 years old! His strength is already enough to challenge the Martial Ancestor Realm. He must have some background, right?"

"Quickly order an investigation..."

The big shots behind the scenes communicated secretly, some already ordering their subordinates to quickly investigate Long Yuan... After Chu Qingxue entered and saw the information next to Long Yuan, a wave of anger involuntarily rose in her heart. What was this Challenge Space doing? They actually brought a Late-stage Martial Master to be her opponent!

How much must they look down on her to do something like this?!

She believed her strength was entirely capable of challenging a Martial General across Realms, and she even had a record of defeating a Martial General. Why did the space still underestimate her so much?

Her cold gaze swept over Long Yuan. She found that he was quite pleasing to the eye—in other words, very handsome. But handsome men were only suitable for being kept men, and this old lady didn't need such a Pretty Boy. Oh no, his face was a bit dark, the kind of glossy, good-looking dark. But she was here to earn Points, and the Points gained from defeating someone in a lower Realm were pitifully few. If she accidentally lost, she would suffer a huge loss of reputation and lose a large amount of Points. How infuriating!

"You, your name is Long Yuan, right? Surrender quickly and leave! Otherwise, once we start fighting, I will definitely let you taste death!" Chu Qingxue snorted, her face cold.

Long Yuan's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this. He raised his fist, shook it slightly, and punched out!

"Seeking death! Ice Dragon Transformation!" Chu Qingxue was furious. She had warned the opponent, but he didn't appreciate it and insisted on attacking recklessly. In that case, she couldn't be blamed.

In this glacial region, she possessed a home-field advantage. As she directed the Longsword in her hand, an astonishing coldness instantly surged from all directions. Amidst the swirling ice and snow, it transformed into a blue-and-white Profound Qi Ice Dragon. This Dragon was lifelike, roaring loudly as it charged towards Long Yuan, bringing with it a sky full of ice and snow!

Just as the Ice Dragon was about to reach Long Yuan, it suddenly opened its mouth. An intensely cold energy condensed into hundreds of Ice Spikes, gleaming coldly like Ice Arrows, striking towards Long Yuan at extreme speed!

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