Fellow Daoist, I gladly accept this heaven-defying opportunity.

"You bastard!"

Wu Changlin's face was ashen as he glared at Wu Zini, who was protecting Xu Mofeng, and shouted angrily, "This brat killed your second uncle, and you're still protecting him?"

Wu Zini, her neck stiff and her eyes unwavering, declared, "I don't care! If you want to harm Brother Xu, kill me first!"

"You...you're going to drive me crazy!"

Wu Changlin was so angry that his fingers trembled, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Wu Zini turned and gripped Xu Mofeng's wrist tightly, her eyes full of certainty: "Brother Xu, don't worry, with me here, my father will definitely not be able to hurt you."

Xu Mofeng: "..."

This affection is truly touching!

Xu Mofeng looked up and stared directly at Wu Changlin, his gaze sweeping over the half-piece of ancient jade. He said in a calm tone, "If I'm not mistaken, you deliberately placed this jade on her to lure Bai Jingyuan here, didn't you?"

Wu Changlin snorted coldly, glancing sideways at Bai Jingyuan with a hint of apprehension: "You do have some insight. I only intended to lure this kid out to eliminate him completely, but I didn't expect to have another one courting death."

It's no wonder he was wary; Bai Jingyuan was like an unkillable cockroach, always managing to escape seemingly insurmountable situations by sheer luck. Keeping him around would only bring trouble sooner or later.

They intended to use the ancient jade to set up a trap and resolve the issue once and for all, but unexpectedly, Xu Mofeng appeared out of nowhere.

"So that means the other half of the ancient jade is with you. Only by combining both pieces can the mystery be solved, right?"

Xu Mofeng slowly drew his long sword, the blade reflecting a cold light. His tone was as casual as if he were chatting about everyday things: "Perfect, saves me from making another trip. I'll take them all today."

"How arrogant!"

Wu Changlin's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and the aura of a seventh-level Golden Core cultivator subtly spread out. "You dared to kill my second brother! Even if Zi Ni protects you, you will surely die today!"

"father!"

Wu Zini quickly spread her arms to shield Xu Mofeng, her voice trembling with anxiety as she turned back, "Brother Xu, you must run! My father is at the seventh level of the Golden Core stage, much stronger than Second Uncle. You can't beat him! I'll hold him off, you run!"

Bai Jingyuan stepped forward, looking at Wu Zini calling him "Brother Xu" repeatedly, his heart filled with bitterness: "Brother Xu, Wu Changlin is eight realms higher than you. No matter how strong his talent is, he can't cross that chasm. You go first, I'll hold him off for a while, as a way of repaying your favor."

He's come to terms with it now.

Wu Zini's heart is no longer with him; he's just a supporting character there to fill a role. It's better to do him a favor and let the two of them be together.

Whether we can win or not, we'll only know after we fight.

Before he finished speaking, his figure blurred, leaving only an afterimage in place. When he reappeared, he was already ten feet in front of Wu Changlin, and his long sword suddenly slashed down!

The golden blade light poured down like a celestial river, accompanied by a fierce gust of wind.

Wu Changlin's eyes narrowed, not daring to be careless. This kid had just killed his second brother, who was at the Golden Core stage. He raised his hand and unleashed a full-force palm strike, his seventh-level Golden Core spiritual power exploding without reservation, and a violent shockwave swept across the entire area.

boom!

The blade light collided with the palm force, and the golden blade light shattered almost instantly.

Xu Mofeng's expression remained unchanged. His wrists flicked, and in a few breaths, he slashed more than a dozen times. Each slash landed precisely on the same point of the palm force, dissolving the overwhelming palm force into nothingness.

"Good heavens..."

The surrounding Wu family martial artists stared wide-eyed.

Before they came, they heard that the one who killed the Second Master was a Foundation Establishment Realm kid, but they took it all as a rumor.

The Foundation Establishment stage and the Golden Core stage are worlds apart; how could anyone possibly defeat someone of a higher level?

But the scene before them left them no choice but to believe it.

The blue-robed youth's sword light was like a golden rainbow piercing the sun, and the power of each strike was equivalent to six or seven times that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment level ten cultivator. He forcefully withstood the full force of the patriarch's palm strike at the seventh level of the Golden Core realm!

The difference of one major realm plus seven minor realms is not genius, it's monster!

Bai Jingyuan was completely mesmerized.

He thought he had figured out Xu Mofeng's true abilities, but now he realized that Xu Mofeng had never shown his true skills.

"Kid, stop."

Wu Changlin's expression shifted slightly, and his tone softened: "If you are willing to submit to the Wu family, I will betroth Zi Ni to you and take you as my son-in-law. I will also share the secret of the ancient jade with you, how about that?"

He was genuinely moved by the talent.

Based on that move just now, this young man's combat prowess and comprehension are nothing short of monstrous. If we could recruit him into the Wu family, ten Wu Changmings wouldn't be as good as one of him.

"Father! Are you telling the truth?!"

Wu Zini was both surprised and delighted, and her eyes lit up immediately.

Bai Jingyuan, standing to the side, was filled with bitterness. He had been pursued by the Wu family for so long, and even when he and Wu Zini were in love, Wu Changlin had never tried to recruit him.

Xu Mofeng killed the second master of the Wu family, yet he was still chosen as their son-in-law... This is the difference between him and a true genius. No wonder Wu Zini was tempted; her defeat was not unjust.

Xu Mofeng seemed not to hear, his long sword moving without stopping, the sword strikes becoming increasingly fierce.

Wu Changlin's face darkened completely: "You're asking for it! Do you really think I can't handle you?"

"Jade Buddha's Palm Print!"

He waved both palms simultaneously, and his immense spiritual power condensed into two enormous white jade palm prints. The palm lines were clear, and the aura was terrifying, several times stronger than what Wu Changming had used before.

Xu Mofeng was caught between two palms with no way to dodge, and he took the blow head-on, flying backward.

"Brother Xu!"

Wu Zini cried out and rushed forward to shield him, while Bai Jingyuan also stepped forward to protect him with a solemn expression.

Xu Mofeng's face was slightly pale, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, making him look somewhat disheveled.

Wu Zini's eyes reddened, and she pleaded in a tearful voice, "Brother Xu, please promise my father. If we join the Wu family, we can be together, won't that be better?"

Bai Jingyuan also whispered, "Brother Xu, the difference in cultivation level is too great, don't force yourself. Don't worry about me, protect yourself first."

Xu Mofeng raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes thoughtful.

"You're right, being eight levels below is indeed a stretch."

"Then let's break through."

"……what?"

The moment those words were spoken, the entire room fell silent.

Everyone stood there, stunned, not understanding what was going on.

Before everyone could react, Xu Mofeng took out a high-grade spirit stone, crushed it with a pinch of his fingertip, and a surge of spiritual energy flowed into his body. The next second, a powerful aura soared into the sky!

Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Breakthrough Success!

His Purple-Gold True Qi had already reached the fifth level, and his internal strength was almost liquefied. He was only a thin layer away from the Golden Core realm, and now he took the opportunity to break through it, which was a natural outcome.

This is not finished.

He then took out a Golden Core Advancement Pill, tilted his head back, and swallowed it.

The aura of the newly stabilized first level of the Golden Core stage surged once again!

Golden Core Stage Two!

Once he had caught his breath, Xu Mofeng took a deep breath, looked at Wu Changlin, and said calmly, "Now, that's about it."

Everyone in the Wu family, Wu Zini, Bai Jingyuan, and even Wu Changlin himself stared wide-eyed, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground.

In just a few breaths, he jumped two levels from the tenth level of Foundation Establishment to the second level of Golden Core.

Is such a breakthrough even possible?!

This is outrageous!

"I used to hear people say that geniuses could achieve breakthroughs in battle as easily as eating and drinking, and I thought it was just a storyteller making things up..."

"This isn't just a genius, this is a monster! No wonder the Second Master died at his hands!"

"If we don't get rid of him today, the Wu family may face annihilation once he grows up!"

The crowd was buzzing with discussion. Wu Changlin stared intently at Xu Mofeng, his eyes filled with both fear and murderous intent.

"So what if you're at the second level of the Golden Core stage? You'll still die!"

Wu Changlin roared and transformed into a black shadow as he pounced forward, his palms flying, instantly unleashing hundreds of palm shadows.

The palm strikes whistled, whipping up a gale that forced everyone to retreat, causing the surrounding trees to tremble and leaves to flutter down.

The power of the seventh level of the Golden Core realm was clearly evident.

A gust of wind whipped Xu Mofeng's robes, and he squinted as he faced the palm strike, his fingertips touching the hilt of his sword.

If the Hallucinogenic Blade's energy were still intact, he could have killed Wu Changlin instantly with a single strike. Unfortunately, he had exhausted himself dealing with Wu Changming earlier, and with his sword-drawing technique alone, he couldn't kill someone five realms above him.

"Then let's use that trick."

He took a deep breath, and a terrifying glint suddenly flashed in his eyes. He swung his golden knife, creating multiple overlapping shadows!

This is his self-created penal sword technique, which he has never shown to anyone since he mastered it.

In an instant, everyone felt the sky darken, a cold wind swept across the ground, ghostly shadows appeared everywhere, and countless mournful howls rang in their ears, as if the deepest hell had descended, making them feel cold all over and their hair stand on end.

boom!

The countless palm strikes vanished instantly under the flash of the blade.

Wu Changlin's pupils contracted sharply. Before he could react, the second blade of light was already upon him.

"May you be condemned to eternal damnation!"

A stunning flash of light pierced the darkness, accompanied by a mournful ghostly howl. Wu Changlin's two palms were cleanly severed, and blood gushed out.

Clang——

Xu Mofeng flicked the blood off his blade and sheathed it.

Behind him, Wu Changlin coughed up a mouthful of blood, his two severed arms hanging out as he fell straight down, already unconscious.

The Wu family patriarch, who was at the seventh level of the Golden Core stage, was thus crippled.

If Xu Mofeng wanted to take his life, he would have lost his head, not his hands.

The entire room fell silent.

Everyone froze on the spot, unable to recover for a long time.

The stunning and terrifying moment of that strike was still replaying in their minds, and they couldn't calm down for a long time.

The lingering force of the blades still lingered in the arena after the light had faded, and a faint smell of blood hung in the air.

After a deathly silence lasting several breaths, one of the Wu family warriors at the front suddenly narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the unconscious Wu Changlin on the ground. His voice trembled like a duck being choked, and he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence:

"The patriarch... has been defeated!"

These words struck everyone like a thunderbolt. The Wu family warriors in the room suddenly woke up as if from a dream, their faces drained of color, leaving only eyes full of horror and suffocating fear.

"The patriarch has truly been defeated! This young man severed both his hands with a single strike!"

"Severely injuring a Golden Core cultivator five major realms above his own... This isn't human, it's a monster that popped out of nowhere!"

"Run! Run!"

Many people were already terrified by Xu Mofeng's cleaving sword that shattered their aura. Before the words were even finished, they turned and ran away. Some even collapsed to the ground with weak legs, crawling and rolling backward.

Are you kidding me?

The so-called suppression of realm and advantage of strength are like paper in front of this young man, and he can be shattered to pieces with a single slash.

Even the patriarch of the Wu family, who had been in charge for many years and was at the seventh level of the Golden Core stage, had become a cripple. What use were these small fry if they stayed behind, except to send people to their deaths and boost their battle records?

In the blink of an eye, most of the Wu family warriors had fled. The few remaining, who were a little braver, stood with their necks hunched against the wall, not daring to even breathe.