Chapter 112: She Was Truly Afraid
The entire arena erupted in uproar.
No one dared to believe it.
How on earth was this possible...?
“Could the Ten Thousand Sword Sect really have this many prodigies? That Zhang Yujian from before was one thing, but this guy—he’s a traitor, a low-ranking disciple of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect. Who would have thought he’s at the Grand Ascension Realm level!”
“Luckily, he’s no longer a disciple of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect. Otherwise, the sect might have skyrocketed by now!”
“What’s going on? Such a formidable person, and the Ten Thousand Sword Sect just let him go so easily?”
Cao Renjian had never expected that this traitor before him had already reached the eighth layer of the Grand Ascension Realm’s transformation stage.
This made him start to doubt the elder who had spoken of Lu Ran’s name.
It was precisely that elder who had sent Lu Ran to the Nanling Mountains to die.
“Impossible! Before this, he was nothing but a mere Foundation Establishment stage weakling—a complete waste!”
Seeing the sect leader’s penetrating gaze, the elder from the Ten Thousand Sword Sect immediately panicked.
He was clearly a useless disciple. If he were a prodigy, how could the sect have sent him to die?
But now this man had suddenly transformed into a Grand Ascension Realm prodigy?
“No big deal. Even if he is at the Grand Ascension Realm, so what? He’s still a waste.”
“Junior Brother Zhang can defeat him anytime.”
Xia Meimei said coldly beside them.
Cao Renjian nodded.
It was indeed surprising that Lu Ran had reached the Grand Ascension Realm, but it didn’t change anything.
A waste is always a waste!
Not far away, a man in a black cloak, with a faint glimpse of a linen robe underneath, was staring intently at the arena above.
His eyes were calm as still water, laced with a hint of disdain.
“Just a worthless disciple from my sect, and he dares to challenge me on stage?”
“Do you really think you can compare to me just because you’ve reached the Grand Ascension Realm?”
Zhang Yujian was both furious and scornful. As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately attacked.
He swung his sword with full force!
The sword qi surged forward like a tidal wave, crashing toward Lu Ran as if it could destroy everything in its path. Even the air seemed to still.
He had intended to kill Lu Ran with a single strike!
However, Lu Ran didn’t even glance at him.
Right in the face of Zhang Yujian and his sword qi, Lu Ran simply closed his eyes.
At that moment, Lu Ran’s mind was filled with vivid memories of Zhu Xiaoyuan teaching him how to farm.
It was just the simple act of lifting and lowering a hoe repeatedly.
But each movement echoed with the resonance of the Great Dao.
Lu Ran raised his hands above his head.
Emulating Zhu Xiaoyuan, spiritual energy slowly condensed in his hands, forming a hoe.
In his mind, Zhu Xiaoyuan swung the hoe; in reality, Lu Ran did the same.
As his hoe fell, Zhang Yujian’s tidal wave-like sword qi vanished in an instant.
Zhang Yujian stood opposite Lu Ran, watching his own sword qi disappear, while Lu Ran’s immovable strike with the hoe descended.
That hoe struck as if it landed directly on Zhang Yujian’s face.
The sheer momentum was terrifying.
“No!” Zhang Yujian’s pupils dilated, and he cried out involuntarily.
He was sent flying.
With a heavy thud, the figure of a man collapsed where the young monk Qianchen had been standing, spewing blood.
“Yujian! How is he?” an elder from the Ten Thousand Sword Sect shouted as he rushed to Zhang Yujian’s side.
The elder’s face was filled with anxiety as he trembled, lifting Zhang Yujian in his arms. “Yujian’s entire meridian system... is completely shattered...”
All the meridians severed—wasn’t that a death sentence?
The crowd was stunned.
“What’s going on? Wasn’t Zhang Yujian supposed to be very strong? Lu Ran only used one move to counter him?”
“Aren’t they both at the eighth layer of the Grand Ascension Realm? Why does their strength feel so vastly different?”
“That was a hoe shape that Lu Ran condensed just now, wasn’t it? How could it be a hoe?”
“But I definitely sensed the aura of a powerful cultivator emanating from that hoe!”
“This is bizarre.”
Everyone was discussing the immense power behind that single strike.
They stared at Lu Ran in disbelief, as if this couldn’t possibly be true.
Grand Ascension Realm against Grand Ascension Realm.
Eighth layer facing eighth layer.
Yet with a single move, Lu Ran utterly crushed his opponent.
It was nothing short of a complete massacre.
Lu Ran himself was a bit stunned.
He hadn’t expected to be so formidable.
He didn’t even realize he could send Zhang Yujian flying and cripple him with one strike!
He was utterly shocked.
“No way. Is my master really this terrifying? I was just imitating him, not even copying his form exactly, yet I’m already invincible at the same realm!”
At that moment, Lu Ran truly felt his master’s terrifying power and his own growing confidence.
Looking at his current abilities, he was no longer the useless disciple he once was.
Moreover, Cao Renjian and the others had repeatedly called him a waste—but now, it was clear who the real waste was!
Originally, Cao Renjian had been leisurely seated in the audience, waiting to mock Lu Ran after his defeat.
But the sudden turn of events shocked him so much that he couldn’t help but stand up, staring at the arena.
“This is impossible!”
He stated firmly.
Zhang Yujian was already extremely powerful—how could he be defeated and crippled by this waste in one strike?
Cao Renjian seemed to realize something, sucking in a cold breath.
He turned to look at the person standing behind him.
The middle-aged man spoke coldly, “Stay calm.”
He had also been watching the arena; Lu Ran’s strike was naturally within their sight.
“I think that move had... the Great Dao behind it...” the middle-aged man was uncertain as he glanced toward Qi Ming.
Qi Ming’s face was thoughtful.
“I’m certain this guy has someone we’re looking for backing him up, just don’t knowI'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.