Published: February 25, 2025
As Tan Yun stepped into the fifth layer of the refining soul realm, he simultaneously activated the primordial divine step.
From previously being able to traverse a distance of a thousand zhang in one leap, it had now increased to fifteen hundred zhang with just a flicker of his figure!
This meant that Tan Yun's speed was a full fifty percent faster than before!
In a panic, the disciple standing on the Flying Sword cried for help. Suddenly, Tan Yun appeared beside him, tossing him toward Crouching Dragon Platform No. 2 with his left hand while simultaneously unleashing a punch powerful enough to shatter low-grade magic weapons, sending it towards Elder Eight in a furious attack!
“Tan Yun, you traitor of the Danmai, today this elder will make you pay!” Elder Eight, Yu Zhang, glared fiercely, unleashing a storm of spiritual power from his right hand as he retaliated against Tan Yun!
He was a formidable opponent at the seventh layer of the refining soul realm, incredibly confident that a single blow could heavily injure Tan Yun!
“Boom!”
At the moment their fists met, a vortex of spiritual power soared a hundred zhang high, erupting like a nebula and causing spider-web-like cracks to spread across the three hundred zhang area around them!
“Crack!”
“Ah... my hand!”
With a clear sound of bone shattering, Yu Zhang’s wrinkled right hand was obliterated by Tan Yun's punch, blood splattering as severed fingers flew in every direction. His entire right arm, unable to withstand the aftermath of Tan Yun's punch, shattered into pieces!
“Why are you, at the fifth layer of the realm, stronger than me!”
Yu Zhang's shrill scream was spine-chilling as his body shot backward like a cannonball!
“Whoosh!”
Tan Yun vanished into thin air and reappeared two hundred zhang away, extending his right hand to firmly grip Yu Zhang's neck, then soaring up to Crouching Dragon Platform No. 1 at three hundred zhang!
“Tan Yun, let me go!”
Yu Zhang gasped for air, his face turning red as he glared at Tan Yun, angrily roaring intermittently!
This scene deeply shocked the nine great chiefs present, over a hundred elders of the nine meridians, and several hundred stewards of the nine meridians!
They never expected that Yu Zhang, at the seventh layer of the refining soul realm, would have no ability to fight back in front of Tan Yun!
The sixty thousand inner sect disciples looked up to Tan Yun with a mix of admiration and fear, exclaiming:
“Heavens! Senior brother Tan has become so powerful!”
“Though I can't see senior brother Tan's realm, I've heard he's at the fifth layer of the refining soul realm! Yet Elder Eight is at the seventh layer! How could he be so easily defeated by senior brother Tan!”
“Yes, yes... Ah! Senior brother Tan is getting stronger and stronger!”
“The strength of senior brother Tan is terrifying!”
“...”
The discussions among the disciples of the nine meridians swirled around them as the current inner sect danmai chief, Li Bicheng, shouted angrily, “Everyone shut up!”
Immediately, the summit fell silent, the oppressive atmosphere causing the disciples to struggle to breathe!
Li Bicheng, at the ninth layer of the refining soul realm, was furious!
Days ago, after Shen Wende left the Danmai, he, being the confidant of Elder Four, Lu Yi, though not the strongest among the inner sect Danmai elders, still ascended to the position of inner sect Danmai chief!
At this moment, the two thousand Danmai disciples on the three Crouching Dragon Platforms looked at Li Bicheng with fear, trembling in their bodies!
Tan Yun looked at the two thousand disciples and said firmly, “There's nothing to be afraid of, just take a deep breath, I’ll handle everything.”
“It’s senior brother Tan!” Over two thousand disciples looked at Tan Yun with gratitude.
“I’m furious! You traitors who betrayed the sect!”
After Li Bicheng roared, he pointed a skinny finger at Tan Yun, gritting his teeth, “Let Elder Eight go!”
With his left hand gripping Yu Zhang's neck, Tan Yun raised an eyebrow, “What if I say no?”