Yao Bilian turned her head away, unable to bear the sight of Mu Jinyu's tragic fate, yet she also awaited the news of his death.
"Ah?!"
A scream suddenly erupted.
Yao Bilian's heart tightened, and a scene automatically formed in her mind.
Mu Jinyu was severely injured and bathed in blood under the bearded man's attack, emitting a desperate cry of pain.
However...
This scream, why didn't it quite sound like Mu Jinyu?
Instead, did it sound a bit like that bearded uncle?
Just as Yao Bilian felt something was amiss.
The people around her all exclaimed in astonishment, "How is this possible?"
"My God, he is also a Master of Energy Transformation?!"
"..."
Hearing this, Yao Bilian's curiosity peaked, and she quickly turned back to look towards Mu Jinyu.
Mu Jinyu was still standing there unharmed.
Not even a corner of his clothes had been damaged.
Meanwhile, the bearded man who had attacked him, intending a fatal blow, now had one arm broken, blood flowing freely, forming a small pool on the ground.
He knelt on the ground, looking up at Mu Jinyu, his eyes filled with horror and unwillingness!
In his attack just now, the bearded man thought he could kill Mu Jinyu in one move, but who would have thought his attack wouldn't faze Mu Jinyu in the slightest, yet Mu Jinyu's counterattack broke his arm, forcing him to the ground.
This strength, this technique, was truly the mark of a Master of Energy Transformation!
He regretted having attacked Mu Jinyu rashly; he should have let someone else lead. Now, with an arm missing and meridians damaged, he would no longer have a chance at the Divine Realm!
Everyone was shockingly staring at Mu Jinyu, astonished by his skill.
Only Yao Liangbi felt something was off.
He was a master at the peak of Energy Transformation, though he admitted that faced with the bearded man's attack, he too could dodge and counterattack, but he could not do it like Mu Jinyu did.
Without even dodging, facing an attack by a fellow Master of Energy Transformation, he could automatically neutralize it!
This must be more than just the skill of a great master at the peak of Energy Transformation!
And, when Mu Jinyu first appeared, they all could not discern his cultivation level, merely assuming that for someone his age, possessing Dark Energy would have been quite good.
But what if his strength was far greater than theirs, which is why they could not discern it?
Such as...
Could Mu Jinyu actually be in the Divine Realm?!
This thought startled Yao Liangbi all of a sudden.
Then he quickly shook his head, casting this unrealistic idea out of his mind!
"How could that be? A Divine Realm warrior who is only seventeen or eighteen years old, that's impossible!"
Yao Liangbi comforted himself inwardly.
He knew of those superiors on the Divine Rankings, aside from those who do not take disciples, the other mentors, like Ye Wushuang, whose disciples aren't even at the peak of Energy Transformation until at least twenty-five years old?
Even so, they are considered prodigies, making their masters like Ye Wushuang proud of them.
Now suddenly facing a big change, most of them might need help from their masters possibly before reaching thirty to step into the Divine Realm!
Mu Jinyu, just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth, also stepping into the Divine Realm?
He dared not even imagine!
Yao Liangbi dismissed the thought, thinking that although Mu Jinyu seemed extraordinary, he truly could not compare with Ye Chen, whom he had once met.
The disciple of Ye Wushuang, now that was a true favored child of heaven!
At this moment!
Everyone else also came to their senses, suppressing their shock and awe, shouting, "Even if this kid is a Master of Energy Transformation, so what? We have a group of grandmasters here, are we afraid of him?!"
"Exactly!"
"Attack! To death!"
The people of Jiangnan's Seven Great Martial Art Families roared in unison, gathering their Qi energy, and advanced towards Mu Jinyu for the kill!
"Boom!"
A person lifted their palm and exerted energy, and between the bursts of vigorous qi, a huge boulder not far from Mu Jinyu exploded suddenly, turning into countless stone chips and fragments shooting everywhere!
Mu Jinyu watched their moves, his impatience growing increasingly intense.
Just as the surround and kill was about to descend upon him, he suddenly made his move.
An incredibly wild and terrifying qi force surged outward from around Mu Jinyu's body!
"Pfft!"
"Ah!!"
"Bang!!"
The surround and kill by over ten Martial Arts Grandmasters, even if it were a Half-Step Divine Realm martial artist, would not have fared well.
But who could have thought that not only did their ambush fail to work, but Mu Jinyu hadn't even formally made a move yet; merely with his aura, he had pushed them all back simultaneously!
They, including Yao Liangbi among the ten or so people, while in mid-air, were sent flying backward, vomiting blood!
Then they heavily smashed onto the ground!
Producing a series of crisp sounds, as if many of their bones had broken!
"How... how is this possible?!"
As the people fell to the ground, their eyes filled with intense disbelief and fear!
At this moment, the physical pain was far less than the pain of Mu Jinyu crushing their pride and arrogance!
By now, they had all understood that being able to so easily resolve and counterattack under their surround, Mu Jinyu could not possibly just be a Peak Energy Transformation Grandmaster; he must be a God Realm powerhouse!
A character like a Terrestrial Immortal!
A seventeen or eighteen-year-old Terrestrial Immortal at that!
As this thought emerged, despair and sorrow welled up in their hearts.
They felt as if they had truly lived for nothing at their age!
"Thump!"
At that moment, Yao Liangbi was the first to react, immediately climbing up from the ground, then kneeled down before Mu Jinyu, his head heavily knocking against the ground, and he cried out:
"We did not recognize the Immortal Master before us, and have offended you, please spare our lives!"
As he begged for mercy, his heart sighed in lament. He had originally thought that Mu Jinyu, at such a young age, would not be able to surpass Ye Wushuang's disciple Ye Chen!
But now it seemed that Ye Chen was simply no match for this disciple of Mu Shao'ai!
He truly did not know how Mu Shao'ai managed to teach and bring up such a monster like Mu Jinyu!
As Yao Liangbi's plea for mercy rose, the people from Jiangnan's Seven Great Martial Families also came to their senses, immediately kneeling down as well, and started begging for mercy.
"Spare us, Immortal Master, we meant no trouble!"
"Indeed, had we known you were a God Realm powerhouse, we would never dare to make a move against you. Please spare us our lives, considering that we have not caused a serious disaster!"
"..."
Listening to the sounds of everyone knocking their heads in pleading, Mu Jinyu's face was expressionless, unmoved!
He spoke softly, his tone was calm but carried an indescribable authority.
"Originally, in consideration of the ordeal faced by the Land of Divine Continent, I did not wish to create more killing, even if you offended my sect, I would have just driven you away!"
"But you insist on not taking the easy way and choosing the hard, continuously offending me, and now it is too late to admit your mistakes and beg for forgiveness!"
As Mu Jinyu said this, everyone thought that Mu Jinyu was going to kill them; their faces instantly turned pale.
But they did not dare to run away; instead, they banged their heads against the ground desperately, the thudding sound unceasing, as if their heads were shattering!
Yao Bilian, who had been watching from the side, saw her grandfather's forehead bleeding from knocking, her heart was extremely conflicted. She gritted her teeth, ran to the front of Mu Jinyu, then also knelt down with a thud, stretched her hand to embrace Mu Jinyu's leg, and pleaded:
"Immortal Master, please spare my grandfather's life, as long as you spare him, I... I am willing to do anything..."
In Yao Bilian's view, she was, after all, a woman of stunning beauty, Mu Jinyu, although young and at the God Realm, surely couldn't resist her.
At this moment, although she was prepared to sacrifice her body to save her grandfather, she did not feel humiliated at all!
After all, this was a young Immortal Master, having a relationship with him was an extremely honorable thing!
However, just when Yao Bilian thought that Mu Jinyu would not refuse her...
"Slap!"
Mu Jinyu, without hesitation, pulled away her hand and then, without any trace of pity, harshly slapped her across the face!