*Thud...
* A clear thud rang out on the arena, and a figure stumbled backward.
Gu Qianyu!
Upon recognizing the figure, the onlookers were somewhat incredulous.
Although Gu Qianyu had appeared to be on the defensive, Lin Zheyu hadn't found any openings in his attack.
How could he have lost now?
"Damn it, how could I lose? It's all your fault for being such a jinx!" Seeing Gu Qianyu's defeat, Gu Fen glared at Mu Yun and rushed onto the arena.
"Qianyu, are you alright?"
Gu Fen asked with concern as he reached the arena.
"I'm fine, just a slight miscalculation!"
Gu Qianyu sighed, a hint of helplessness on his face.
"Gu Qianyu, you are ultimately no match for me, Lin Zheyu. It's better for you to admit defeat sooner rather than later," Lin Zheyu said arrogantly. "My target is Gu Qing. I won't reach the second level of the Spirit Cave Realm until I defeat him."
"You won't succeed. You'll never know how powerful Gu Qing is!"
"A defeated opponent!"
Glancing at Gu Qianyu, Lin Zheyu turned and left indifferently.
"Qianyu, don't worry about it. You're in the top three. There aren't many geniuses in the entire Nanyun City who are stronger than you!"
"Gu Fen, you don't need to comfort me. I, Gu Qianyu, will be number one!"
"Qianyu, Sister Yun'er is here too. Next to her is her fiancé, Mu Yun. Just now, he said you would definitely lose. If it weren't for his jinx, you might have won. You were just a little bit short of winning!"
Fiancé? Mu Yun?
Hearing this, Gu Qianyu swallowed a pill and said in an unfriendly tone, "Take me to see him."
Standing up, Gu Qianyu's expression had improved considerably.
"Sister Yun'er!"
Arriving beside Mu Yun and Xiao Yun'er, Gu Qianyu stared intently at Xiao Yun'er, wishing he could melt into her body, completely ignoring Mu Yun.
"Qianyu, you did well. You lost with honor!" Xiao Yun'er looked at Gu Qianyu and encouraged him.
"Thank you, Sister Yun'er. Next time, I'll definitely get first place, so those smooth-talking types won't gossip about you."
Gossip about you?
Mu Yun was taken aback, a bitter smile playing on his lips.
"Qian Yu, don't talk nonsense!"
Xiao Yun'er frowned. "This is Mu Yun, the young patriarch of the Mu family, and also my fiancé!"
Hearing Xiao Yun'er say this, Mu Yun frowned again.
This Xiao Yun'er, once is one thing, but twice, three times, she's clearly trying to provoke him.
The way this young man looks at him is full of admiration; he's obviously a boy who likes mature women. Saying this will probably ignite Gu Qian Yu.
"Him? He's not worthy!"
Looking at Mu Yun, Gu Qian Yu said
bluntly , "Although I don't know why he's the young patriarch of the Mu family, looking at him, about the same age as you, Sister Yun'er, and not even having crossed the fifth level of the Spirit Aperture Realm, he's just a piece of trash. How could he be worthy of you?"
An ordinary person would probably have completely exploded upon hearing this.
But Mu Yun remained standing, a smile on his face, as if Gu Qianyu wasn't talking about him at all.
"Heh, I didn't expect him to be such a shameless fellow,"
Gu Fen chimed in with a laugh. "Qianyu, I think it's not shamelessness, it's thin-skinned. He's so embarrassed he doesn't know what to say!"
The two looked at Mu Yun simultaneously, but Mu Yun's gaze was fixed on the match on the stage, showing no sign of listening to their conversation.
Mu Yun was, after all, a nineteen-year-old youth, about to turn twenty, and had nothing in common with these sixteen or seventeen-year-olds.
After all, he was an old monster who had lived a second life; why would he care what these two immature kids were saying?
"Hey! Are you deaf?"
Seeing Mu Yun remain silent, Gu Fen finally couldn't help himself, stepping forward and slapping Mu Yun on the shoulder.
Xiao Yun'er, however, stood there watching the spectacle, showing no intention of intervening.
Gu Fen's palm strike was a full-force attack, utilizing the power of his first-level Spirit Aperture Realm cultivation, a force of nearly 60,000 jin. The power of that strike on Mu Yun's shoulder was unimaginable.
However, surprisingly, Mu Yun showed no reaction whatsoever. Instead, Gu Fen grinned and immediately moved his hand away.
Looking again, Gu Fen found his palm charred black, his fingertips trembling, completely numb.
These little brats could mock him, but bullying him like this was unacceptable!
"Kids, hitting me is wrong!"
Mu Yun waved his hand impatiently. "I have no interest in messing around with you. And let me tell you, I am the young patriarch of the Mu family. Try touching me again!"
Hearing Mu Yun's words, Gu Qianyu and Gu Fen were stunned.
Indeed, Mu Yun was the young patriarch of the Mu family. If they really did something to Mu Yun, the Mu family could kill them, and their own family wouldn't say a word.
After all, the young clan leader is the future of the clan, and his fate is of great importance.
However, a cunning smile immediately appeared on Gu Qianyu's face. Without
a word, Gu Qianyu jumped onto the arena, staring intently at Mu Yun.
"Hey? Isn't that Gu Qianyu? Why is he on the arena again!"
"Yeah, could it be that he's recovered so quickly and wants to challenge Lin Zheyu again?"
"No way, how much improvement could he have made in such a short time
? There must be another reason."
Seeing Gu Qianyu jump onto the arena, a murmur of discussion arose from the crowd.
"Everyone, Juxian Pavilion is a gathering place for geniuses in our Southern Cloud Empire. All of you who come here are extraordinary. Today, a genius has arrived at Juxian Pavilion. However, this genius has only recently arrived in Southern Cloud City and came all the way from Northern Cloud City. Shouldn't we welcome him?"
"A genius?"
"Another genius has arrived, and he's from Northern Cloud City?"
"Gu Qianyu, stop keeping us in suspense. Who is it?"
Seeing the commotion in the crowd, Gu Qianyu chuckled and said, "The young patriarch of the Mu family—Mu Yun!"
As he spoke, Gu Qianyu's gaze fell provocatively on Mu Yun.
"Don't underestimate Young Clan Chief Mu, everyone. I've heard that at only nineteen years old, at the first level of the Spirit Cave Realm, he can already kill a third-level Spirit Cave Realm martial artist. His talent is extraordinary."
"Tch, Gu Qianyu, are you kidding me? Nineteen years old, first level of the Spirit Cave Realm? Genius? What a joke." "
Exactly, in a place like Beiyun City, I'm not bragging, I could take on a whole bunch of second and third-level Spirit Cave Realm martial artists."
"That's right, I really don't know what Clan Chief Mu Qingyu was thinking, appointing this person as Young Clan Chief. It seems the Mu family is doomed."
Hearing Gu Qianyu's words, a burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.
Everyone looked at Mu Yun's face with mockery.
"Hey, everyone, you can't say that. Young Clan Chief Mu is indeed a prodigy. Today, I, Gu Qianyu, am not very talented, but I would like to test Young Clan Chief Mu's abilities. Is that alright?"
Gu Qianyu said, bowing slightly as he looked at Mu Yun.
"Sure, of course!"
Mu Yun smiled slightly and stepped onto the arena.
At this point, to still be able to endure would be truly inhuman.
Stepping onto the arena, looking at Gu Qianyu opposite him, Mu Yun smiled and said, "Young Master Gu, this martial arts competition at the Gathering Immortals Pavilion can't result in death
, can it?" "Don't worry, Clan Chief Mu, no one can die. I'll go easy on you."
Go easy on you?
Fine!
Mu Yun thought to himself, I'll go easy on you too.
The match between the two began.
The reason Gu Qianyu had done so much work was to force Mu Yun onto the stage. Now that he saw Mu Yun on the stage, how could he possibly hold back?
"Doomsday Calamity!"
With a low shout, Gu Qianyu unleashed his ultimate killing technique this time.
During his previous duel with Lin Zheyu, he couldn't use this move because his true energy was too depleted. Otherwise, he wouldn't have lost.
But now, he had fully recovered, and he immediately used this move.
What he wanted was to completely defeat Mu Yun, to make him unable to withstand even one of his moves, and to utterly disgrace the Mu family. Seeing Gu Qianyu's attack, Mu Yun stood motionless. The surrounding crowd was even more bewildered. Surely Mu Yun, even at his worst, could retaliate? Why was he standing still, letting Gu Qianyu defeat him? Clang… Suddenly, a clang rang out, and the scene instantly fell silent. Ah… The next moment, a scream pierced everyone's eardrums, and a figure staggered backward. It was Gu Qianyu. Like Gu Fen, the moment he touched Mu
Yun , his clothes ripped open, and his hands were charred black. What was going on ? Seeing Gu Qianyu 's condition , Mu Yun merely sneered. These past few days, he had been cultivating the Heavenly Thunder Divine Body Technique in Thunder Sound Valley, reaching the third level. His body contained the power of lightning, violent and pervasive throughout. As long as he wanted, the power of lightning would gather throughout his body. Even if Gu Qianyu, a cultivator at the first level of the Spirit Aperture Realm, sharpened his head, he couldn't break through it. "Little friend, do you understand?" "Understand what?" "Do you understand why I'm the young patriarch of the Mu family?" "You..." Mu Yun chuckled, "When you do something wrong, you have to pay the price. Your price..." As he finished speaking, Mu Yun's figure left an afterimage in place. Bang... The next moment, a bang rang out, and Mu Yun's figure had appeared behind Gu Qianyu without anyone noticing. The Heavenly Thunder Divine Body Technique not only possessed the power of lightning but also its speed. "I didn't want to bother with you, but you insisted on causing trouble. Still causing trouble?" Saying this, Mu Yun grabbed Gu Qianyu's collar and threw another punch. Punch after punch, Mu Yun didn't stop at all. Gradually, Gu Qianyu's head had turned into a pig's head. Seeing this scene, the crowd below was already dumbfounded. What's going on? How is this Mu Yun so powerful? Although reaching the first level of the Spirit Cave Realm at nineteen was somewhat low, Gu Qianyu was still ranked first on the Earth Immortal Ranking, among the top three. Yet, he was beaten so badly by Mu Yun that he couldn't even put up a fight. "Now, do you know you were wrong?" "Waaah..." Gu Qianyu opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word. "Mu Yun, that's enough!" In the end, Xiao Yun'er couldn't bear to watch any longer and spoke up to stop him. "Alright!" With that, Mu Yun released his grip, and with a thud, Gu Qianyu fell to the ground, motionless, like a dead dog.