"Yao Lun, what are you doing?!"

Xia Xinqin’s green gauze dress fluttered though there was no wind. A hazy mist coiled around her body as her aura surged, and her voice was frigid with anger.

HSSSS—

With a wave of her hand, Xia Xinqin created a ripple in the void that directly repelled the Celestial Roc Fist.

VMMM—

Xia Xinqin retreated several steps. The Green Jade Long Sword beneath her feet trembled slightly and veered off course.

"Careful—" Xia Xinqin cried out.

She moved to steady Ye Tianling.

’The Green Jade Long Sword has veered off course. Isn’t Ye Tianling, who’s still standing on it, in grave danger?’

But Ye Tianling didn’t look flustered at all. Instead, his gaze was fixed coldly on the Golden-winged Little Roc, Yao Lun.

Yao Lun did not retreat. After that one punch, his eyes grew even more savage.

Xia Xinqin’s intervention made him even more irritable and furious.

"What am I doing? You dare touch the woman I, Yao Lun, have my eye on? There’s only one end for you: death!"

Yao Lun’s eyes were dark, savage, and vicious.

"He’s just a friend of mine from the outside world. Do you have any sense of reason?"

Seeing that Ye Tianling was unharmed, Xia Xinqin relaxed a little and replied coldly.

"So that’s why you didn’t stay in Yunxiao City and ran off to this Luoyun Town. It was to meet with this bumpkin from the outside world! You lowly, worthless slave!"

The Golden-winged Little Roc’s voice grew even colder.

"You— You’re insane! Did I ever agree to be your Daoist partner? Acting so arrogantly, you’re bound to meet with disaster sooner or later!"

Xia Xinqin was trembling, clearly enraged.

"Heh, very good!"

The Golden-winged Little Roc spoke, his gaze ignoring Xia Xinqin and landing directly on Ye Tianling.

"Worthless slave, what kind of skill is hiding behind a woman? I’ve heard that Cultivation in the outside world is simple. Some slaves and criminals can reach the Sword Ancestor Realm in just a few hundred years! Boy, for you to be able to come here from the outside world and even catch my woman’s eye, you must have some ability!

"So, come on, let’s fight! Let’s see if your skill with women is as impressive as your Battle Power!"

The Golden-winged Little Roc’s eyes glittered. Upon learning that the young man before him had descended from the outside world, a wild desire for battle sparked within him.

Of course, it was more than that—it was killing intent. Anyone who dared to get close to Princess Xia Xinqin was challenging his dignity and status!

"Before, I felt this world wasn’t quite right. Now, it is," Ye Tianling said calmly.

He took a step forward, leaving the vicinity of the Green Jade Flying Sword.

"Ah—"

Xia Xinqin, Xia Xinran, and Jiang Xiangning all cried out in alarm, afraid Ye Tianling would fall.

But Ye Tianling simply stood there, in the middle of the void.

This scene made the three of them gasp.

Xia Xinran instinctively covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes suddenly brightening.

’Ye Tianling— he’s standing in the void?’

’He... He really has a Realm?’

’Standing in the void... That... That requires a Cultivation of at least the Sword Soul Realm!’

’He actually has a Realm!’

At that moment, Xia Xinran was stunned.

Jiang Xiangning was also dumbfounded.

As for Xia Xinqin, she had a moment of realization. ’I was probably wrong about him from the very beginning.’

"Normal? What’s normal? What wasn’t normal?"

The Golden-winged Little Roc, Yao Lun, clearly had no idea what Ye Tianling was talking about.

Even Xia Xinqin didn’t understand what Ye Tianling was saying.

"Normal means that finally, some trash has appeared who can withstand a single blow from me. To be honest, your sense of superiority is laughable. From the very beginning, I’ve been watching you all like you’re a joke, understand?

"The truth might hurt your pride, but it is the truth!"

Ye Tianling waved his hand. Xia Xinqin, who was in front of him, was uncontrollably pushed aside by a gentle stream of Energy, completely powerless to resist.

"Damn you! You lowly, worthless member of the Human Race! You have successfully provoked the majesty of the Golden-winged Roc Saint Son! I want you dead!"

He roared in anger and threw a fierce punch.

It was the Celestial Roc Fist again. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

And it was just as savage!

The Battle Power of that strike was nearly four.

And the Golden-winged Little Roc clearly had not yet stepped into the Void Realm; he was only at the Sword Spirit Third Heaven Peak Realm.

To possess such Battle Power at this stage was indeed quite impressive.

His punch carried a world-shaking Fist Intent and astounding Battle Power. It manifested a phantom image of a Golden-winged Roc that merged with the fist’s shadow, blasting forward like a stream of Flowing Light.

However, Ye Tianling didn’t seem to react at all.

In the eyes of Jiang Xiangning and the others, it looked like Ye Tianling had no time to react.

But that was not the case.

VMMMM—

Ye Tianling extended a hand.

The shadow of the Golden-winged Little Roc’s fist struck Ye Tianling’s palm directly.

Then, that incredibly terrifying phantom fist shattered in Ye Tianling’s hand.

There were no ripples, no explosion of Energy.

CRACK—

Ye Tianling squeezed his hand, and the Golden-winged Little Roc’s fist suddenly exploded. Blood splattered everywhere as every bone in his hand was crushed by Ye Tianling’s grip.

"AHHH—"

The Golden-winged Little Roc shrieked. Amid his heart-wrenching roars, he instantly transformed into his Golden-winged Roc form, a humanoid combat body.

BOOM—

A terrifying impact force crushed down on him, but Ye Tianling simply blew out a breath, and the dreadful pressure instantly disintegrated.

"You threw a punch, so I’ll return one," Ye Tianling said lightly.

He clenched his fist lightly, and all the flesh and blood on his palm was shaken away.

"Reincarnation Life and Death Fist!"

Ye Tianling shouted, unleashing the Reincarnation Life and Death Fist for the first time in this new World!

The punch left behind an afterimage.

In that instant, it was as if heaven and earth merged with the Dao. Ye Tianling seemed to have entered a state of Celestial Harmony Dao.

As the punch flew, Heaven and Earth Energy surged forth, manifesting as endless streams of Flowing Light.

Ye Tianling’s hand became blindingly bright in an instant, like the divine radiance of a blazing Fire God.

"Wow—"

At that moment, the Little Fox, Jiang Zhu’er, covered her mouth and cried out in amazement.

"It’s the shun! It’s the shun!"

She was spouting nonsense, but Jiang Xiangning, Xia Xinran, and Xia Xinqin paid her no mind.

Because the brilliant light from the Fist Intent’s energy was so intense it made all three of their eyes ache.

Their hearts had long been seized by shock and awe.

The fist’s Manifestation glowed, and Ye Tianling’s hand shone with an incredibly blinding light.

BOOM—

Like a meteor, it shook the heavens and the earth.

That punch unleashed an indescribable, peerless Power of the Killing Dao. As it flew, the void trembled slightly. Then, the fist struck the Golden-winged Little Roc’s chest.

An expression of utter horror appeared in the Golden-winged Little Roc’s eyes; they nearly bulged out of their sockets.

Cracks began to appear all over his body.

The cracks then spread rapidly, soon covering his entire body.

PSHHH—

In an instant, bright red blood filled the cracks.

Then, with another "POOF!," his entire physical body exploded into fine dust.