With a muffled sound, Huayue flew out again, but just after landing for a few breaths, he stood up once more.
"Impossible, impossible." Hong Shanba's eyes widened, looking at Huayue as if he had seen a ghost, and then he punched out again.
Huayue was knocked down again, but very soon stood up again.
...
Hong Shanba punched one after another, Huayue was knocked down repeatedly, yet he kept getting up time and time again. His figure wobbled more violently, obviously heavily injured, but his gaze grew clearer, shining with Divine Light, and he stood up ever faster.
Now, it wasn't just Hong Shanba, everyone wore expressions as if they'd seen a ghost, wondering: What is this, is this the legendary unkillable cockroach? How come the more he's hit, the more spirited he seems?
On the contrary, Hong Shanba, after each punch, was panting like an ox, his steps becoming more unstable.
Yue Fanling glanced again at Mu Hanyan, seeing her tranquil and composed smile on her face, along with the intense confidence in her eyes.
Zhao Fanling suddenly realized his daughter seemed different from before, she had changed somehow.
Finally, Hong Shanba punched out once more.
"My turn now!" This time, Huayue didn't fall but dodged that hammer-like fist in the nick of time, countering with a twist and a punch.
Huayue was still the same Huayue as before, and this punch too showed no sign of cultivation, but when it was thrown, it sliced through the air, producing bursts of wind-roaring sounds.
That thin figure seemed to surge with a sharp and compelling glow, pressing the surrounding crowd so much that they almost couldn't breathe.
Bang! Hong Shanba's head tilted back, flying out like a kite with a broken string, along with the sound of chest bones breaking.
The heavy body fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust. Hong Shanba didn't even have time to let out a scream before fainting away.
Huayue knelt on one knee, spewing a mouthful of fresh blood, his fist-covered hand was also dripping with blood.
That punch had exhausted all his strength, even causing his internal organs to displace due to excessive force.
That was a punch thrown with life itself!
Victory!
Finally, the fightback from the brink!
Huayue won just like that!
The crowd was dead silent, everyone was stunned that this weakling actually won; without any cultivation foundation, seemingly just barely a First-level Swordsman, yet he defeated Hong Shanba, who bore Innate Divine Strength with Second-order Swordsman's cultivation, comparable to a Third-tier Swordsman.
Mu Cheng's lips turned a bit pale; though he was a Third-tier Swordsman, just thinking about Huayue's punch made his back cold. If that punch landed on him, probably the outcome wouldn't be any better than Hong Shanba.
Mu Hanyan's smile spread across her face. This was the Huayue she understood.
Don't be fooled by the fact that he currently has no cultivation, yet he's gifted, his physical structure, bones, and meridians are ten times more resilient than ordinary people. Calling him an unkillable cockroach is not an exaggeration.
However, the previous Huayue had only gradually developed his talents after entering the Mu Family for three years, eventually becoming a formidable figure, but now, she simply brought this ahead of time.
Outside the crowd, Mu Hanfeng turned and left, a faint smile appearing on his face, just no one noticed.
Mu Cheng's complexion was now as unsightly as it could be, completely ashen. He couldn't accept this result at all; how was this possible? That frail Huayue clearly had only the strength of a First-level Swordsman, how could he beat his Second-order Swordsman's guard like this?!