Mu Yun sometimes wondered if he was too good-natured. Before, if these guys had dared to act up in front of him, he would have easily subdued them.
But when he calmed down, Mu Yun understood.
One reason was that he had never truly let go of his past life's pride and disdained to argue with these people. Another reason was that he was no longer the powerful figure he once was.
Furthermore, merging with his former self had given him a different personality; his essence had changed.
"Hmph, a mere good-for-nothing from Beiyun City, relying on his status as the young patriarch of the Mu family, thinks he can act so recklessly?"
However, just as Mu Yun stepped off the stage, a disgruntled voice suddenly rang out behind him.
"Take this move from me, Lin Zheyu!"
The instant the voice rang out, a palm strike landed on Mu Yun's back.
Feeling the palm wind on his back, Mu Yun coldly snorted, his shoulder twitched, and he sidestepped the palm.
He flipped his hand and unleashed a merciless palm strike.
With this palm strike, Mu Yun unleashed the power of lightning within his body. Crackling sounds filled the air, and a slightly burnt smell permeated the entire arena.
"Ah..."
A scream followed immediately. Lin Zheyu clutched his charred shoulder, his face deathly pale, staring at Mu Yun like a ghost.
Just who was this guy?!
Was this the power unleashed by a first-level Spirit Aperture Realm martial artist?
That palm strike had shocked Lin Zheyu not only with the peculiar lightning power within Mu Yun, but also with the power that left him utterly powerless to resist.
True power!
He had witnessed the battle between Mu Yun and Gu Qianyu, knowing the formidable strength of Mu Yun's lightning power, so he hadn't acted rashly.
He had made thorough preparations before attacking. He intended
to dodge Mu Yun's lightning power with his true essence, then directly confront Mu Yun and defeat him.
Who would have thought that he would be the one directly confronted?
"Lin Zheyu?" Mu Yun was slightly taken aback upon seeing Lin Zheyu.
It seemed he really did have a face that deserved a beating; otherwise, why did these guys all look like they wanted to kill him?
"First, I don't want trouble, but I'm not afraid of trouble either. After all, I am the young patriarch of the Mu family. Second, anyone else who wants to come, step forward now. But I'm not responsible for their life or death. As for the rules of the Gathering Immortals Pavilion, sorry, I, Mu Yun, am truly not afraid!"
Standing in the center of the arena, Mu Yun looked at the crowd below
. In an instant, those martial artists at the first level of the Spirit Cave Realm all
lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at him. It was a joke; Lin Zheyu and Gu Qianyu, who were ranked second and third respectively, were instantly killed. If they went up, it would be tantamount to courting death.
Unless it was Gu Qing, who had occupied the first place on the Earth Immortal Ranking for three months,
suppressing his realm, perhaps only he could succeed.
"Gu Qing is here!"
"He's here? Perfect, we can teach this arrogant guy a lesson."
"That's right, he really thinks he has no rivals at the first level of the Spirit Cave Realm!"
A series of discussions suddenly arose from the crowd, as everyone parted to make way for a figure approaching from afar.
The newcomer wore a long blue robe, had a fair complexion, and wasn't particularly tall, giving off an approachable vibe.
"Are you Mu Yun?" Gu Qing asked, his voice magnetic as he looked at Mu Yun.
His expression remained unchanged, making it impossible to discern his true emotions.
"It's me!"
"Come up and fight me!"
Without giving Mu Yun a chance to speak, Gu Qing walked towards the arena.
"Fight you? On what grounds!"
"Because I am the Dao Master of the First Dao on the Earth Immortal Ranking. If you want to challenge the Second Dao, you must first cross my Dao. Do you understand?"
"I understand!"
Mu Yun waved his hand and smiled, "But I have no interest in the First or Second Dao, nor in Dao Masters, so I have even less interest in you. If you were a beautiful woman, perhaps I could fight you."
"Didn't you just say that whoever wanted to come, step forward now? Now that I've stepped forward, why are you afraid now?" Gu Qing frowned. He had never seen Mu Yun act so unreasonably.
"Sorry, I've changed my mind. I'm tired now and don't want to fight anymore."
Mu Yun waved his hand, actually turned around, and was really about to leave.
"Stop! What do you take Juxian Pavilion for? A barbarian land like your Beiyun City?" Gu Qing's voice rose a few decibels, and he said coldly, "I forgot, your fiancée from Beiyun City was supposedly captured by Bei Yiwentian, the first disciple of the Saint Pill Sect. Maybe she's already his fiancée now, or maybe she's already thrown herself into someone else's bed after seeing an even stronger genius!"
These words from Gu Qing's mouth caused a silence to fall.
The silence, with eyes fixed on Gu Qing, was broken by a laugh.
It was Mu Yun!
"Hehe... Gu Qing, is it?" Mu Yun smiled and said, "If you said these things to provoke me into fighting you, then congratulations, you've succeeded."
Step by step, Mu Yun stepped onto the arena.
But seeing this scene, Xiao Yun'er felt a sense of crisis.
Things seemed to be spiraling out of control.
"I know you come from Beiyun City, and you've been appointed Young Clan Chief by Clan Chief Mu, but that's not the basis for your arrogance here."
Gu Qing's voice was already somewhat cold. "The Juxian Pavilion and the Earth Immortal Ranking represent the ranking of genius disciples in Nanyun City; their significance is extraordinary and not something you can defile."
"You will pay the price for your actions."
"Oh! Are you finished?"
"What?"
"I asked you if you're finished? If you're finished… then you can die!"
With a whoosh, Mu Yun's figure disappeared from the spot again.
Bang…
A loud thud suddenly rang out as Mu Yun threw a punch, aimed directly at Gu Qing's face. This punch showed no mercy from Mu Yun.
"What!"
However, after taking the punch head-on, Gu Qing's face turned deathly pale.
He knew Mu Yun had defeated Lin Zheyu and Gu Qianyu, and he knew Mu Yun was difficult to deal with, but he hadn't expected Mu Yun to possess such powerful explosive force.
"Hmph, you're just physically strong!"
*Clang, clang, clang…*
After Gu Qing let out a cold snort, the clanging sound rang out, and a series of metallic flashes appeared on his face.
A multitude of short swords of varying shapes appeared before him.
"This sword formation is enough to keep you from getting close to me."
With a flick of his arm, dozens of short swords shot out simultaneously.
These dozens of short swords were all top-grade mortal weapons, each gleaming coldly and of extraordinary quality.
Gu Qing was confident that Mu Yun's ability to dodge this sword formation was already enough to leave him in a sorry state.
"This is what you call a sword formation?"
With a raised hand, a crackling sound rang out, and in an instant, the dozens of short swords scattered to the ground the moment they touched Mu Yun's body.
Looking down, every single one of the short swords was completely deformed.
Meanwhile, it seemed as if bolts of lightning had gathered around Mu Yun, completely enveloping his body.
"Would you dare repeat what you just said a second time?"
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Gu Qing sneered. "Do you think I really can't do anything to you?"
"You have a way? Too bad you can't use it!"
Mu Yun's figure flashed, and he rushed forward again.
His speed was incredibly fast; the surrounding crowd couldn't even see his trajectory.
But suddenly, he was able to inexplicably appear next to Gu Qing.
This time, Gu Qing didn't have time to react. His body was suddenly paralyzed, and all his true essence became unusable power at this moment.
"Remember next time, watch your words!"
Mu
Yun whispered in Gu Qing's ear. "Oh, sorry, there won't be a next time."
Bang...
Immediately afterwards, a loud bang rang out, and everyone saw Mu Yun's hand form a blade, and he slashed at Gu Qing's chest.
With a thud, Gu Qing's body fell to the ground, instantly dead.
His body surface was intact, but his heart had been pulverized by the terrifying power of lightning.
Mu Yun, at the tenth level of the Physical Body Realm, was capable of killing martial artists at the second and third levels of the Spirit
Aperture Realm. Although Mu Fengyuan and Mu Fengqing were not as strong as Gu Qing and the others, Mu Yun was no longer the same person he was a month ago. Having entered the Spirit Aperture Realm, his power had doubled, and coupled with the power of the Heavenly Thunder Divine Body Technique, no martial artist at the first level of the Spirit Aperture Realm was truly his match.
Dead!
Gu Qing was dead!
The moment Gu Qing fell to the ground, the entire area around the arena erupted in chaos.
What kind of place was the Gathering Immortal Pavilion?
It was a gathering place for geniuses from the entire Southern Cloud Empire, and the Gathering Immortal Pavilion clearly stipulated that killing was forbidden during competitions.
Yet, on his very first day here, Mu Yun had already killed someone.
No one had ever dared to cause trouble in the Gathering Immortal Pavilion before; Mu Yun's actions were utterly audacious.
"Mu Yun, Mu Yun, you killed Gu Qing! My Gu family will not let you get away with this!" Seeing Gu Qing's death, Gu Fen pointed at Mu Yun with trembling fingers and shouted.
"I said I don't want trouble, but I'm not afraid of it either. A foul mouth always has its price to pay. It's just that he was foul-mouthed in the wrong place."
Having lived a second life, meeting Qin Mengyao was arguably the most reassuring thing for Mu Yun.
Qin Mengyao was like his harbor, always giving him a sense of security.
Insulting Qin Mengyao deserved to die!
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh…*
Just as he was speaking, the sound of air being torn apart suddenly rang out, and four figures appeared on the arena.
All four were dressed in black gauze robes, their faces veiled, exuding a sharp aura that enveloped Mu Yun.
"Young Master!"
In an instant, Qingzhi and Qingshuang leaped onto the arena, staring at the four figures around them.
Mu Yun didn't know these four, but they did.
Although the Gathering Immortals Pavilion had strict rules, some people would still break them, and these four were responsible for upholding those rules.
Once someone broke them, the four would immediately strike and kill them without mercy.
"You've broken the rules! I'd like to see who can kill me!"
Hearing Mu Yun's words, Qing Shuang and Qing Zhi could only manage a wry smile.
This master truly doesn't care about his life when it comes to cultivation, and he acts entirely on his whims, utterly reckless.
But now, what should they do?