157: He is an exception

Nangong Ling’s words immediately caused a stir among the crowd.

What did he mean?

How could the Young Lord of the Nangong Family, Nangong Ling, speak up for Su Changqing?

And with such high praise?

Before the crowd could react, Lin Xuanyi cleaved out with a single sword, his terrifying Sword Intent threatening to destroy everything.

Tu Jie’s Face instantly changed, and he used his long blade to block.

However, Lin Xuanyi’s seemingly simple sword strike contained terrifying Sword Intent; although his Sword Intent was not as powerful as Su Changqing’s, it was still a top-tier existence among the younger generation of the Heavenly Martial Continent.

“Boom!”

Tu Jie was instantly sent flying more than ten meters by this sword before he barely managed to stabilize himself.

“Lin Xuanyi, you… what are you trying to do?”

Tu Jie was furious; when had he ever offended this guy?

To use such an attack right off the bat?

Damn it!

Lin Xuanyi glanced at him indifferently, then said:

“Oh, my hand slipped, my apologies.”

Tu Jie: “?????”

Hand… hand slipped?

A slip of the hand led to the use of Sword Intent?

Does your hand slip like that?

Tu Jie’s entire Face instantly turned black, and he looked completely bewildered.

The people present were not fools; anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Saints and Saintesses of the major Holy Lands in the Heavenly Martial Continent were all in cahoots with Su Changqing.

Though not explicitly stated, they were supporting Su Changqing with their actions.

This puzzled many Prodigy Martial Artists.

Especially those Prodigy Martial Artists from Hidden Families or Loose Cultivators, as they did not yet understand Su Changqing’s talent and combat prowess, so they naturally did not comprehend it.

“Good, good, good, you’re all very good, ganging up on me because there are more of you, is that it?!”

Tu Jie was furious, his entire body filled with a surge of anger.

He hadn’t expected his first stop after descending the mountain to be so humiliating.

Not only was he insulted, but he also lost Face in front of so many people; it was simply a great disgrace.

Just then, a buzzing sound came from the sky outside the Great Hall, and a spirit boat slowly descended; everyone’s gaze turned towards the spirit boat outside the Great Hall.

The next moment, an old and a young figure descended from the spirit boat.

The two figures slowly walked towards the Great Hall.

Outside the Wuji Demon Sect Great Hall, countless Disciples saw this scene and respectfully bowed.

“We greet Saint Su!!”

“We greet Saint Su!”

“……”

The shouts of the Wuji Demon Sect Disciples surged like a tide, their eyes filled with awe.

And the shouts of the countless Wuji Demon Sect Disciples filled the Faces of the Prodigies inside the Great Hall with confusion.

Su Changqing?

Isn’t he the Taixuan Sect Saint?

Why would the Wuji Demon Sect Disciples also hold him in such awe?

This doesn’t make sense!!

Everyone looked surprised.

At this moment, Su Changqing had already entered the Great Hall, and Nangong Ling, Lin Xuanyi, and Wei Ranzhi had already risen, a smile on their Faces.

In an instant.

Everyone immediately felt a massive pressure emanating from Su Changqing; every step he took seemed to carry endless might, pressing down on their hearts.

Tu Jie couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart.

But in front of so many people, he didn’t want to show weakness.

“Saint!”

The moment she saw Su Changqing, Li Muxi’s Face immediately lit up with a smile, her exquisite features like a blossoming flower, incredibly beautiful.

“Who hurt you?”

Su Changqing walked over to Li Muxi and asked indifferently.

Li Muxi didn’t hesitate, pointing with her jade-like hand:

“Him!”

Everyone’s gaze turned to Tu Jie, who immediately stepped forward and pouted:

“It was just a small misunderstanding; since everyone is here, let’s just let it go.”

Although Tu Jie was unclear about Su Changqing’s strength, he had roughly sensed some of it earlier; this person’s combat prowess was probably not beneath his own.

Therefore, he didn’t want to cause any more conflict.

However, Su Changqing looked calmly at Tu Jie, tapped his fingertip, too lazy to waste words with the other party.

“Great Wilderness Heaven Imprisoning Finger!”

“Rumble!”

With a single finger, the entire Great Hall instantly shook violently, trembling immensely.

The terrifying finger technique blasted out; upon seeing this, Tu Jie was instantly terrified, furiously blocking with his blade, his Protective Aura fully unleashed.

However.

Facing Su Changqing’s finger, all of his defenses were like thin paper, completely powerless to resist.

“Pfft!!”

Without the slightest pause, Su Changqing’s finger directly pierced through Tu Jie’s left shoulder, a huge bloody hole gushing with blood; he himself instantly flew backward, his Face pale, filled with terror.

“This… how is this possible?!”

“What kind of strength is this?!”

“……”

He couldn’t believe it; they were clearly both Prodigies of the younger generation, yet he couldn’t even block a casual move from the other party.

If this were to get out, who would believe it?

The Faces of the surrounding Prodigy Martial Artists also changed dramatically.

Such power, if it were them, they wouldn’t be able to resist it either.

“This guy, his strength has improved so much.”

Nangong Ling frowned slightly, thinking to himself.

He had originally thought that with his diligent Cultivation and the resources of the Nangong Family, he would soon be able to catch up to Su Changqing.

He hadn’t expected that not only did he not catch up, but the gap in their strengths grew wider and wider.

Not just Nangong Ling, but Lin Xuanyi and Wei Ranzhi also had the same thought.

Su Changqing’s progress in strength was too fast.

It simply made fellow Martial Artists despair.

Tu Jie instantly felt a sense of death enveloping him, and ignoring his severe injuries, he quickly said:

“Wait… wait, this, this matter was my fault; how about we just let it go? What do you think?”

Tu Jie knew he was no match for Su Changqing and decisively chose to beg for mercy.

Just let it go?

Su Changqing sneered, his eyes filled with a hint of mockery:

“I don’t think so.”

With that, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, a faint killing intent present.

Tu Jie was greatly alarmed and hastily said:

“My, my father is Tu Xiangtian, a Saint Realm Expert; you, you can’t kill me.”

Tu Xiangtian?

Never heard of him.

Su Changqing sneered, pointed a finger, and directly pierced Tu Jie’s right shoulder.

“Ah!!!”

Pain, excruciating pain.

The piercing pain made Tu Jie scream, and all the Martial Artists present couldn’t help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Tsk tsk tsk.

Truly terrifying.

“Holy Maiden Wei… Holy Maiden Wei, this is the Wuji Demon Sect Great Hall; didn’t you say no killing allowed? Quickly, quickly persuade Saint Su for me.”

Tu Jie had no other choice and could only beg Wei Ranzhi.

The arrogance he had just displayed was completely gone from his Face; he was extremely nervous, because he knew that Su Changqing would really kill him.

In the Face of life and death, dignity was nothing.

Wei Ranzhi’s gaze was calm, and she said indifferently:

“Killing is not allowed in the Wuji Demon Sect Great Hall, but Saint Su is an exception.”

Tu Jie: “?????”

Everyone: “?????”

What the hell?

What the hell is this?

Blatant favoritism?

Tu Jie instantly felt his heart turn to ashes, his entire Face pale, without a trace of color.