"Bang!" Ou Yang Zhi Hua's palm wind struck the stone pillar at the edge of the school field, and the pillar split into four or five pieces.

  At the same time, Lin Ming had arrived at Zhang Guanyu's side in an instant, his hand rising and falling, a ruthless palm print landing on Zhang Guanyu's back.

  It's all over!

  Lin Ming's true yuan entered Zhang Guanyu's body, and since Zhang Guanyu had completely lost his resistance at this time, the true yuan spread rapidly throughout Zhang Guanyu's meridians without any obstruction. The originally sealed meridians were shattered by the fierce true yuan, including the many acupoints on the meridians, which were also completely destroyed!

  Zhang Guanyu let out a low grunt and fell into a dead faint!

  The sudden change of events made everyone in the scene take a deep breath, Lin Ming actually ignored Ouyang Qianhua's order, and he even broke through Ouyang Qianhua's interception with force, and slapped Zhang Guanyu on the body.

  Doesn't this mean Lin Ming's speed is even faster than Ouyang Qianhua?

  "Even Ouyang Yifei can't stop Lin Ming, he's too terrifying!"

  "Ouyang Dianhua is a personally taught disciple of the elder, absolutely not an ordinary condensing pulse martial artist, while Lin Mingcai is just at the easy tendon phase..."

  People whispered to each other in a low voice with Yuan transmission sound, and looked at Lin Ming's figure filled with reverence and even fear.

  With one palm, all future troubles were eliminated. Lin Ming calmly picked up the Thunderfire Pearl beside Zhang Guanyu's body. Although it was his first time seeing this thing, Lin Ming could roughly guess its function. This should be a lethal hidden weapon.

  As he gazed at the Thunderbolt Evil Fire Bead, Lin Ming could feel a gaze behind him, like an arrow shooting onto his body. He calmly turned around and met Ouyang Yanyu's face, which was as calm as water.

  Ouyang Qianhua had never been so angry as he was today, Lin Ming's disregard for his orders had already set him ablaze with anger, what he could not accept most was that his full-strength attack to stop Lin Ming was actually shaken off by Lin Ming in an instant. As a result, the attack fell empty, which made him lose face greatly!

  He was a martial artist in the Condensing Pulse stage, now twenty-four years old, and also a direct disciple of the Seven Mysteries Valley elder. Lin Ming was just a quasi-core disciple, only fifteen years old, with cultivation at the beginning of the Easy Tendon stage. He was actually defeated by Lin Ming, his palm strike missed, and he watched with his eyes wide open as this little kid gave Zhang Guanyu a heavy blow under his nose. Nine years older than Lin Ming! What a waste of life!

  What credibility does he have left?

  He was not particularly talented to begin with, and became a direct disciple of the elder only because he had an uncle-nephew relationship with one of the three elders. What he couldn't stand most was people whispering behind his back, "This Ou Yang Di Hua is just relying on connections to become a core disciple, without any real abilities."

  "Good! You're very good! You actually disobeyed my orders. In the face of Zhang Guanyu's loss of resistance, you still used excessive force! Just for this point alone, I can abolish you!" Ouyang Dihua clenched her fists, her eyes as if they could swallow Lin Mingsheng alive.

  Lin Ming's face was expressionless, and he flashed the Thunderfire Pearl in his hand. With a straightforward tone, he said: "Seven Mysteries Envoy, I think you should recognize this thing, right? Zhang Guanyu wanted to use it against me. I don't know if this is allowed by the rules of the decisive battle, but let's just say it is. This thing seems to be refined by the Great Sect, and its power can be imagined. Is this what you mean by losing resistance?"

  "Does the Seventh Master mean for me to stick my neck out and wait for Zhang Guanyu to severely injure me before taking action against him? Sorry, I'm not that noble. Besides, with so many important people around here, this thing is too powerful, throwing it out would be bad if it hurts anyone, right?"

  "Throwing this thing doesn't use much true yuan, as long as Zhang Guanyu still has a breath of life, he will throw it out at any time. So I must knock him unconscious - just knock him unconscious, my previous palm was not heavy-handed, and I'm deeply sorry for accidentally ruining Zhang Gongzi's hand earlier, I was also forced to do so."

  "Even if I did overdo it, Zhang Gongzi and I had already signed a life-and-death contract, with handprints and all. We agreed not to hold each other accountable for injuries or deaths. Surely, Master Ouyang hasn't forgotten?"

  Lin Mingzhen finished speaking a sentence, Ouyang Qianhua was almost trembling with anger.

  Wasn't that palm strike just now a bit too heavy-handed?

  Ouyang Yuhua didn't understand the mystery of Lin Ming's palm, but he could be sure that with the decisiveness and ruthlessness of this guy in front of him, Zhang Guanyu must have been seriously injured by that palm.

  Furthermore, he had already crippled Zhang Guanyu's right hand and completely smashed it into a pulp of flesh and bone. There was no heavenly material or earthly treasure that could reconnect severed limbs, so it was fundamentally incurable. It seemed that Zhang Guanyu's path in the martial arts had come to an end here.

  Zhang Guanyu is a person who takes pride too seriously and cannot tolerate failure, let alone a failure of this magnitude!

  His martial arts spirit will probably be completely crushed and he won't be able to recover from this blow!

  Zhang Guanyu's life is over.

  However, Lin Ming had made such a heavy move, but he was not in the wrong. Zhang Guanyu had struck first, wanting to kill Lin Ming, and this Thunderfire Pearl was the evidence.

  According to the rules of the Seventh Imperial Guard, killing an opponent in battle or intentionally maiming them when they have lost the ability to resist will result in punishment.

  But Lin Ming, at the moment, neither killed his opponent nor crippled him when he lost the ability to resist, which belongs to justifiable defense and did not violate any rules. This almost drove Ouyang Dihua crazy.

  Not only that, but they also signed a life-and-death contract before the battle, and Ou Yang Zhi Hua couldn't pick out any flaws in Lin Ming.

  So, he couldn't take action against Lin Ming. Moreover, he was already 24 years old, while Lin Ming was only 15 years old. If he relied on his cultivation to bully the younger one without reason, it would be unjustifiable. Furthermore, thinking of Lin Ming's ghostly speed, Ouyang Yuxin also felt uncertain in her heart. If she could suppress him with absolute strength, that would be fine, but if she couldn't subdue him within a few moves, he might really die from frustration! The nine-year age gap was indeed a significant advantage!

  But he can't just let it go today, otherwise his dignity will be swept away!

  The atmosphere was heavy for a moment, and anyone could see the sparks flying between Ouyang Qiuhua and Lin Ming. The two future Seven Xuan Masters and the current Seven Xuan Master were at odds!

  Of course, no matter how you look at it, Lin Ming is now in a disadvantaged position.

  "Lin Ming is in trouble... Ou Yang Yuhua is not someone to be trifled with, even the master of the Seventh Rank Wu Fang has to show her three parts respect."

  "Young people are so reckless, Lin Ming hasn't even grown up yet and he's already offended Ouyang Dihua, it's going to be tough for him in the future."

  Don't underestimate Lin Ming, look at those enemies of Lin Ming. Zhang Cang, Zhu Yan, Zhang Guanyu... weren't they all taken down by Lin Ming? Zhang Cang and Zhu Yan were too weak. Let's not mention that for now, but in terms of foundation and personal strength, wasn't Zhang Guanyu top-notch in both aspects?

  In fact, there is another enemy who didn't dare say it, and that is the tenth prince Yang Zhen.

  Yang Zhen was also tightly suppressed by Lin Ming, now he can only smile and fawn in front of Lin Ming, not daring to tear his face. Looking at those who tore their faces, such as Zhang Cang, Zhu Yan, and Zhang Guanyu, they all ended up badly. It's still better for the tenth prince Yang Zhenming to be wise and play Tai Chi with Lin Ming first.

  The people present had different attitudes. Some were worried about Lin Ming, while more of them had a mentality of gloating over others' misfortunes, and couldn't wait to see Lin Ming being toyed with by Ouyang Dianhua until he was dead.

  Lin Ming is formidable, but after all, Ouyang Dihua is the authentic elder of the Seven Mysteries Valley. He's a legendary figure, and with just one order from the Seven Mysteries Decree, it could even lead to a change in the ruler of the land, and Lin Ming wouldn't dare to move against Ouyang Dihua even if he grows to the Condensation Period in the future; otherwise, it would be seeking death.

  While everyone was discussing and gossiping, Bai Jingyun bit her lip and silently stared at Lin Ming. Her eyes were filled with complex emotions.

  There is still half a year... Only half a year left until the day when I finish mourning for three years after my father's death.

  After the mourning period ended, it was also the day Ou Yang Zhi Hua's family came to propose a marriage.

  Bai Jingyun didn't expect at all that her grandfather, who prioritized family interests above everything else, would have the guts to refuse this marriage arrangement, nor did she expect Ouyang Dihua to forget about her.

  Although Ouyang Dihua didn't say a word to him at the banquet today, it was just because the timing wasn't right. Bai Jingyun clearly caught the greed and lust that flashed in Ouyang Dihua's eyes when he looked at him.

  Bai Jingyun had already resigned himself to his fate, but now he saw Lin Ming and Ouyang Qianhua as enemies.

  Her heart suddenly tightened.

  Is it...

  Is there even a 1% chance that Lin Ming can rescue her from the fire pit...

  ……

  On the school grounds, Ouyang Dihua walked step by step towards Lin Ming. With each step he took, his momentum grew stronger, as if his footsteps were trampling on the heartbeat of the crowd, causing their heartbeats to resonate in unison, making them feel extremely uncomfortable.

  "Since I can't take action, I'll force you to surrender!"

  Ouyang Qi's eyes narrowed as he thought, his entire aura suddenly bursting out, wanting to use his momentum to suppress Lin Ming and make him unable to withstand it, forcing him to yield!

  Ouyang Qianhua's Huanhuan Shengong had reached the third peak, only one step away from breaking through to the fourth peak. His aura was much stronger than Zhang Guanyu's. With one step forward, various chaotic illusions surged towards Lin Ming like a tide!

  The people standing around Ouyang Yuxiu couldn't help but retreat one after another, this aura was extremely eerie, and those who were affected by it felt as if they were seeing illusions before their eyes, almost losing control of their minds.

  "Be careful, sir!" A guard saw his master already with a foolish expression, drooling, and immediately wanted to wake him up, but no matter how hard he shook him, it was useless. He had no choice but to carry him on his back and leave the area where Ouyang Yuxi's aura dominated.

  Many of the nobility had very low martial arts attainments, and some didn't even have any. They couldn't withstand Ou Yang's aura at all. Even some practitioners in the Muscle Refining Stage or the Internal Organs Refining Stage were having a hard time. They had to mobilize their entire body's true energy to resist Ou Yang's aura. Some of those with weak attainments didn't care about saving face anymore and simply opened up their movement techniques to run away.

  A warrior from the Seven Mysteries Valley's Condensation Period is indeed powerful!

  They were just affected by the waves and already in such a predicament, while Lin Ming in the arena was the first to bear the brunt, facing unimaginable pressure.

  But when people finally stabilized their minds and consciousness in the chaotic illusion, and cast their eyes on Lin Ming in the center of the arena, they were dumbfounded.

  Lin Ming stood in the center of the arena, his hands clasped behind his back, with a nonchalant expression. The Heavy Profound Soft Silver Spear was held in his arms, and his gaze seemed to be watching Ouyang Dugu play with a monkey.

  In the sixth update, some book friends felt that He Huan Zong was too arrogant and shouldn't have so much power. In fact, if we compare the area under the jurisdiction of Qi Xuan Valley to a country, then Tian Yun Guo can be considered a city. In ancient feudal society, such as during the Ming dynasty, if the Embroidered Uniform Guard went to a local county town and did something arrogant and bullying, I think it's still quite normal.

  In a feudal society, there is still fear of local rebellion, but in this book, it's a world where might makes right, and the status of the Seven Mysteries Valley is solidified. The law gives way to force, of course. This is just my personal opinion, Xuanhuan (mystical fantasy) is originally an empty world, it's impossible for everyone to think it's reasonable, please bear with me, thank you.