Martial Master

Boom!

Suddenly, an aura erupted from Nian Shuo that was nearly double the strength of before, an astonishing power soaring from his body, directly piercing the clouds.

At the same time, he struck with a punch against the blade light unleashed by Xiao Zhan, and with a resounding boom, Xiao Zhan's blade light rippled with countless waves, as if being struck continuously by immense power, before it suddenly exploded.

"This is the first move!"

Coldly stating these words, Nian Shuo's figure flickered and he abruptly appeared in front of Xiao Zhan, his speed so fast that Xiao Zhan couldn't even react in time.

Bang!

A palm struck Xiao Zhan's chest, causing the protective true energy on Xiao Zhan's body to suddenly fluctuate, like a stone thrown into a lake, creating countless ripples, before bursting apart with a boom.

"Second move!"

Finally, a terrifying force of the fist pierced through, directly shaking into Xiao Zhan's body.

"Third move!"

With the cold voice, Xiao Zhan could no longer withstand it and spat out a mouthful of blood, heavily flying backward.

Crack!

The battle knife in his hand suddenly plunged into the ground, frantically dissipating energy, but still slid for over ten meters before finally stopping, the hard rocky ground scarred with a trench over ten meters long.

Wow!

Spitting out another mouthful of blood, Xiao Zhan's expression was wan, his aura was weak.

"What? Lord Xiao Zhan was actually defeated?"

"What happened? He was fine just a moment ago, how did he suddenly lose?"

"He said three moves, and he really defeated Lord Xiao Zhan in three moves. How did Nian Shuo's strength suddenly increase so much?"

The crowd erupted like an exploded oil pan, bursting into an uproar.

Everyone was stunned, completely unprepared for this scene.

"When did you break through to Half-Step Wuzong?"

Lifting his head, Xiao Zhan's face was pale as he stared intently at Nian Shuo, a hint of gloom in his gaze.

In that instant, the terrifying power that Nian Shuo unleashed completely surpassed his peak late stage Xuan-level true energy; that aura was extremely thick and condensed, clearly the kind of strength only a Half-Step Master could possess.

Xiao Zhan's words shocked the entire venue, everyone staring at Nian Shuo in disbelief.

No one expected that Nian Shuo would be a Half-Step Wuzong level expert.

To know, in the entire Northwest Five Nations, there were hardly any experts at the Wuzong level, the strongest in various powerful nations were generally peak late stage Xuan-level martial artists, just differing in depth of cultivation.

Among them, the strongest was Wei Tianming of the Daliang Kingdom.

Many years ago, he had entered the Half-Step Master realm, but had never broken through to the Fifth Stage Wuzong to become a true Master expert.

Yet even so, he was still regarded as the first person, the top expert of the Northwest Five Nations.

And now, another Half-Step Master expert had emerged, Nian Shuo.

How could the crowd not be shocked, how could they not be astounded?

"Hehe, originally, I didn't want to reveal my cultivation, but your strength indeed exceeded my expectations, forcing me to take it seriously."

Nian Shuo smiled faintly, exuding an aura of authority.

Though still not having entered the true Wuzong realm, a Half-Step Master had already differentiated himself from other Xuan-level martial artists, possessing a higher status.

"Today, I did not come to cause trouble in the Daqi Kingdom, only to kill the murderer of my son, Nian Wuji, Qin Feng and Qin Chen. Now, with Qin Feng dead, there remains only Qin Chen. As long as Qin Chen dies, I will leave this sect and will not say a second word."

"However, if you all wish to obstruct me, then do not blame me for being merciless and causing a massive disturbance in the Daqi Kingdom. At that time, if certain important figures are harmed, do not blame me, Nian, for not giving prior notice."

As his words fell, Nian Shuo's gaze shot toward Zhao Gao, his tone filled with complete threat.

"What do you want to do?"

"Protect His Majesty!"