Throughout the entire Observatory, Shen Bai was the only one who could be so relaxed and at ease in front of Elder Mu.

After finishing his tea and exchanging a few pleasantries with Elder Mu, Shen Bai stated his purpose: "Elder Mu, I want to see exactly what realm I’ve reached."

To Shen Bai, something like a "realm" had long since become just a name.

What he cared about was his actual combat strength.

Although he had fought Long Yan to a standstill, there were many intricacies to that battle.

After all, it had taken place in a dream, so there were many things Shen Bai wasn’t too clear about.

Shen Bai wanted to test himself here, with Elder Mu.

After all, in terms of combat power, Elder Mu was second only to Liu Wufeng.

With Elder Mu’s help, Shen Bai would be able to get a clearer picture.

Elder Mu was rather surprised. He hadn’t expected Shen Bai to come to him to test his combat strength.

However, Elder Mu was very much in favor of the idea.

"For your strength to have reached this level and for you to still have such a clear head about it... Truly impressive," Elder Mu said, making no effort to hide his praise.

He wasn’t like other elders who would suppress their juniors.

As long as Shen Bai did well, he would never be stingy with his praise.

Shen Bai chuckled and asked, "Are we doing it here?"

This was the resource room, not a good place to fight. After all, if anything here were to be damaged, it would be a loss for the Observatory.

Elder Mu shook his head. "Of course not. Let’s go. To the Martial Arts Arena."

Shen Bai nodded in agreement.

Then, the two of them headed toward the Martial Arts Arena.

...

The moment the two of them stepped out, they immediately attracted a great deal of attention.

After all, everyone in the Observatory knew that Shen Bai and Elder Mu had a good relationship.

But no one had ever seen them walk out together like this. And from the path they were taking, it looked like they were headed for the Martial Arts Arena.

The Observatory members exchanged glances, then quietly followed behind.

They were all curious about what the two of them were up to.

Elder Mu glanced back at the group of Observatory juniors, shook his head, and thought nothing of it, letting them follow.

Soon, Shen Bai and Elder Mu arrived at the Martial Arts Arena.

The Martial Arts Arena, aside from its many training rooms for Observatory members, also had numerous fighting rings of various sizes.

These rings were for Observatory members to spar and exchange insights, so they were built with the hardest materials available.

Of course, for Jianghu People and cultivators, these materials were still easy to destroy.

Fortunately, the Observatory spared no expense in this regard.

They would simply repair whatever was destroyed. It made no difference to them if it was just going to be destroyed again.

With his hands clasped behind his back, Elder Mu stood in the center of one of the rings. He looked at Shen Bai, who was a short distance away, and said, "Come on. Let me see what you’re really made of."

To be honest, he was also very curious.

Although Long Yan wasn’t among the strongest of the Observatory’s Landlords, he was, at the very least, in a realm higher than the Meridian Realm.

Elder Mu hadn’t seen the fight in the dream. Even though both Long Yan and he had mentioned it afterward, Elder Mu could only glean so much from their descriptions.

So he was now also very curious about what level Shen Bai was truly on.

The surrounding Observatory members exchanged looks, all seeing the same surprise reflected in each other’s eyes.

A murmur of discussion gradually spread through the Martial Arts Arena.

"So Shen Bai is going to fight Elder Mu."

"Is Shen Bai planning to use Elder Mu to test his true combat power?"

"This is going to be a good fight."

"I wonder how a fight between Shen Bai and Elder Mu will turn out. If you ask me, Shen Bai is still no match for Elder Mu."

"Of course not, but we’ll get to see something amazing."

Shen Bai’s true strength was a mystery to many members of the Observatory.

After all, they had rarely seen Shen Bai in action with their own eyes. They only ever heard the results after he had already resolved a crisis.

Of course, those results were more than enough to shock them.

Now that they had a chance to see Shen Bai fight, everyone was excited.

"Elder Mu, you’d better be careful."

Shen Bai spoke, then told Amber to go play on the side as he slowly drew Cold Moon from his waist.

As Cold Moon left its sheath, its cold light flickered, looking exceptionally chilling under the sunlight.

Elder Mu stared at the longsword, a peculiar feeling washing over him.

This was the weapon he had used in his youth, yet now it was wielded by Shen Bai. The sensation was very strange.

’Perhaps it’s the new generation surpassing the old,’ Elder Mu thought.

He felt as if he were seeing his younger self in Shen Bai.

’He’s even more dazzling than I was in my youth,’ Elder Mu thought to himself.

As these thoughts rose in Elder Mu’s mind, Shen Bai, on the other side, had already activated the Qi in his body.

Crimson Sword Qi, golden Buddha’s Light, a three-meter-tall Dharma Golden Body, Dao Text that resembled Immortal Text, shadows brimming with a strange aura, and a dazzling array all manifested at once.

Shen Bai unleashed a myriad of Divine Powers to their absolute limit.

Simultaneously, Shen Bai slowly thrust his longsword toward Elder Mu.

The Dharma Aspect behind him raised its twin fists high and brought them smashing down from above.

A thousand streams of crimson Sword Qi and the gleaming golden Dharma Aspect, accompanied by Dao Text and swirling shadows—his very first move was an all-out attack.

Elder Mu had been standing with his hands behind his back, a calm and composed look on his face.

But as Shen Bai’s attack drew near, his eyes couldn’t help but widen.

"Wait, how did this kid get even stronger?" A trace of astonishment flickered in Elder Mu’s eyes.

Originally, Elder Mu had planned to show off a little in front of Shen Bai, to display the bearing of a grand senior and make the kid look at him with admiration.

But now, he realized he couldn’t afford to underestimate him.

Because it seemed Shen Bai had grown stronger yet again.