317: One palm defeated the enemy, the whole audience was shocked! [Seeking follow-up reading]

Hearing Lin Fan’s words, Su Yan showed no sign of anger. He smiled slightly and said, “Since that’s the case, I won’t be polite!”

As his voice fell, Su Yan slowly extended his hands from his sleeves. His palms were dark gray, and a faint, sharp fluctuation emanated from them.

Vast Qi surged like a rushing tide, spreading out in waves from the arena. The Qi compressed the air, emitting a low hum!

“Be careful!”

A cold glint flashed in Su Yan’s eyes. He stomped his foot on the ground, leaving an afterimage in his original spot, while his body mysteriously vanished. That speed made it difficult for ordinary people to track with their naked eyes.

Lin Fan’s expression was calm. The Qi within his body suddenly roared out, and his right hand abruptly shot out, striking a palm towards the Void Realm beside him.

Just as Lin Fan’s palm struck out, a dark gray palm, imbued with an extremely sharp force, suddenly appeared.

“Bang!”

The two palms met, and a muffled sound resounded in the arena.

Boom!

A powerful Qi surged out from within Lin Fan’s body. The air vibrated, emitting a thunderous sound that shook the heavens and earth!

“Pfft!”

Su Yan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. His body, like a bird with broken wings, instantly flew backward, and with a “thud,” he heavily crashed onto the ground.

Crack, crack, crack!

At the spot where he fell, cracks instantly appeared on the ground, spreading in all directions.

The terrifying aftershock spread out, startling the surrounding spectators, who hastily flew away to dodge.

A few unlucky individuals were struck by the residual Qi and immediately spat blood as they were sent flying!

As for Su Yan, he directly fainted.

In an instant, this part of the world fell into a dead silence.

“Hiss!”

A chorus of gasps echoed one after another.

Everyone around the square looked at Lin Fan with eyes full of awe!

Immediately after, the entire venue erupted in an uproar!

“This… how is this possible?”

“That Su Yan is a strong cultivator at the peak of the Early Stage of Life Profound Realm, yet he was defeated by Lin Fan in one move. This is too exaggerated, isn’t it?”

“What is Lin Fan’s background? How can he be so powerful?!”

“Defeating a strong cultivator at the peak of the Early Stage of Life Profound Realm in one move, even someone at Life Profound Realm Great Accomplishment would find that difficult, wouldn’t they? Could it be that Lin Fan has already reached Perfected Life Profound Realm?”

“Perfected Life Profound Realm—that’s a strength only possessed by the Elders of the Five Great Families!”

“With such a powerful external aid for the Gu Family, this Martial Arts Tournament’s championship will likely belong to the Gu Family…”

In the direction of the Wei Family, Wei Zhen looked at the situation in the arena, his pupils constricting. He said with a solemn tone, “This young man named Lin Fan truly has some strength. He might be quite a troublesome opponent later.”

“He indeed has some skill,” Ghost Spear Chen Luo, who was beside Wei Zhen, also watched the handsome figure in the arena with some surprise.

“According to the information the Family received, Wei Song and Brother Xu Yun disappeared on Xuanling Island. And that Lin Fan, I heard, was invited by Gu Yan of the Gu Family from Xuanling Island. Brother Chen Luo, do you think it might be related to this person?”

Wei Zhen seemed to have suddenly thought of something, his eyes narrowing slightly as he spoke.

Chen Luo’s eyes turned cold, and he chuckled, “If that’s truly the case, the more this young man jumps around now, the more tragic his end will be. My Master is very concerned about that Junior Brother.”

…In the direction of the Su Family, everyone from the Su Family had very grim expressions upon seeing Su Yan defeated by Lin Fan in one move.

Su Yan was already their strongest member of the Su Family. Now that even Su Yan had been defeated, their Su Family would likely be eliminated in the first round of this Martial Arts Tournament.

“Damn it, where did the Gu Family invite such a strong external aid from?!”

A Su Family disciple cursed in a low voice, his face pale.

“Alright, go bring Su Yan back,” the Elder leading the Su Family, whose expression was also not very good, instructed the Su Family disciples.

Immediately, two Su Family disciples stepped forward and brought Su Yan back to the Su Family’s area.

At the same time, the Gu Family, the Song Family, and some surrounding Loose Cultivators all focused their attention on Lin Fan, no longer harboring any contempt.

At the Gu Family’s position, Gu Yuntian shook his head and murmured, “After today, Brother Lin Fan’s reputation will likely resound throughout the entire Tianfeng Sea Region!”

“Even Zhou Qian, the Hand of Qiankun, and Xie Yan, the Little Underworld King, will probably be overshadowed by him.”

In the sky, the Elder from the Shen Tu Family also showed a trace of surprise in his gaze. He took a deep look at Lin Fan before announcing the results of the match.

“First match, Gu Family, Lin Fan wins!”

The battles on the arenas where Gu Yan and Gu Mengqi were fighting had not yet concluded, so Lin Fan’s match was naturally the first one.

Lin Fan cupped his hands to the Elder of the Shen Tu Family in a salute, then turned and returned to the Gu Family’s seats.

“Brother Lin Fan, thank you for your trouble!” The pale-faced Gu Yuntian cupped his hands to Lin Fan in a salute, expressing his gratitude.

Lin Fan smiled faintly and said, “It was merely a small effort, nothing to be troubled about.”

Gu Yuntian smiled wryly upon hearing this and said nothing more.

Not long after Lin Fan finished his battle, Gu Yan’s battle also concluded. Unfortunately, Gu Yan ended it as the loser.

After Gu Yan, Gu Mengqi’s match, however, resulted in her ultimate victory.

At this point, the Gu Family could be considered to have won the first round of the Martial Arts Tournament.

After Gu Mengqi and Gu Yan returned, they also sat beside Lin Fan.

Gu Mengqi said to Lin Fan, “Next will be the match between the Wei Family and the Song Family. We can take this opportunity to learn more about the three members of the Wei Family, especially Ghost Spear Chen Luo.”

Lin Fan nodded slightly, not offering any opinion.

Although he didn't pay much attention to these three, observing them more closely was always beneficial.

Next, as Gu Mengqi had said, under the announcement of the Elder from the Shen Tu Family, a new round of matches began, and the opposing sides were precisely the Wei Family and the Song Family.

Overall, the clash between the two Families, though somewhat exciting, did not produce too many surprises.

Facing Wei Zhen of the Wei Family and Ghost Spear Chen Luo, two relatively powerful individuals, the Song Family, despite their best efforts, ultimately suffered a helpless defeat.

Moreover, they lost with a record of 0:3, which was truly a bit too dismal.

Such a one-sided situation immediately caused another uproar in the arena.

When he heard the Elder from the Shen Tu Family announce the results, Lin Fan, on the spectator stand, also felt two gazes shoot towards him. He looked up slightly and found Wei Zhen and Chen Luo looking at him with eyes full of provocation.

Facing their provocation, Lin Fan’s expression remained very calm, his emotions completely undisturbed.

However, Gu Mengqi and Gu Yan, who were beside him, had a hint of worry in their eyes.

Although Lin Fan was powerful and could guarantee victory against anyone from the Wei Family,

if they, the two women, were unlucky enough to draw Wei Zhen or Chen Luo, then their Gu Family would still lose this Martial Arts Tournament!

Especially Gu Yan, whose strength was the weakest, and who had just lost a match, inevitably felt a lack of confidence.

Lin Fan glanced at the two worried women, shook his head slightly, but said nothing, merely waiting quietly for the second round of matches.