Facing Zhou Xiong Ying’s provocation, Li Yun only gave a faint, almost absent-minded smile. He did not bother responding to the taunts directly. Instead, his tone remained calm as he spoke with quiet indifference.

"Zhou Xiong Ying, the fact that you have reached this stage shows that your strength is not insignificant. Come, let me see what kind of ability the chief disciple of the Origin Order Palace truly possesses, and how much of my strength you can actually force out."

His words were simple, yet they carried an unmistakable confidence.

The moment they were spoken, the surrounding crowd erupted.

"Who does this brat think he is? How dare he speak to Senior Brother Zhou Xiong Ying in such a manner?"

"Senior Brother Zhou Xiong Ying, do not hold back. Teach this arrogant fool a proper lesson."

"Let him understand the power of the Origin Order Palace."

Voices rose one after another, filled with anger and indignation.

To the spectators, Li Yun’s attitude appeared unbearably arrogant.

In truth, Zhou Xiong Ying himself was far more overbearing, yet no one found fault with him. His position on the Hidden Dragon Ranking justified his confidence in their eyes. As an expert ranked eighteenth, he was seen as someone who had earned the right to carry himself with pride.

Li Yun, on the other hand, was regarded as an unknown figure.

Although he had performed well in the group battles and even defeated several ranked geniuses, those opponents were all positioned near the lower end of the ranking. To many, such victories were not enough to place him on the same level as someone like Zhou Xiong Ying.

For this reason, his words were seen not as confidence, but as reckless arrogance.

The disciples of the Origin Order Palace were especially displeased. In their eyes, Li Yun’s behavior was not only disrespectful to Zhou Xiong Ying, but also a direct challenge to the authority and prestige of their entire sect. It was an affront they could not easily accept.

"Stinking brat, let me see what exactly gives you the confidence to challenge me again and again! Take this!"

The furious roar of Zhou Xiong Ying echoed across the arena as his killing intent surged without restraint. His palm slammed forward with explosive force, and the moment it moved, vast cyan qi burst forth like a raging storm, rapidly condensing into a massive eagle claw that blotted out the sky as it descended toward Li Yun with terrifying might.

Although Zhou Xiong Ying had spoken with arrogance, there was no carelessness in his attack. He understood clearly that Li Yun had fought his way through countless opponents to stand here, and such a person could not possibly be ordinary. Because of this, the power behind his strike was already enough to easily suppress a typical 5th level Essence Qi Realm cultivator.

Yet Li Yun did not react in the slightest.

He stood there quietly, his gaze calm and steady, as if the overwhelming attack before him was nothing more than a passing breeze. There was no circulation of qi within his body, nor did any martial technique reveal itself. Instead, what stirred within him was something far more primitive and terrifying.

His flesh trembled with power. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

His bones creaked with strength.

The fourth stage Titan Flesh of the Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture awakened fully within him, and at the same time, the terrifying burden of ten thousand times his normal weight descended upon his body. The ground beneath his feet began to crack and sink under that immense pressure, while the surrounding air grew heavy, as though it could no longer bear his existence.

Then, Li Yun stepped forward.

That single step caused the arena to shudder violently, and before anyone could react, he threw out a punch.

There was no energy.

There was no technique.

There was only raw, absolute power.

The moment his fist collided with the descending cyan eagle claw, the entire space seemed to freeze for an instant. Then, a deafening explosion erupted as the massive construct shattered completely, its energy breaking apart layer by layer as if it had struck an immovable divine pillar.

The remnants of the attack dispersed into nothingness, unable to withstand even a fraction of the force contained within Li Yun’s body.

A violent shockwave spread outward, sweeping across the arena and causing the spectators to feel a suffocating pressure press against their chests.

Zhou Xiong Ying’s expression finally changed.

He had not sensed any qi at all, yet his attack had been destroyed so effortlessly that it made his heart tremble with disbelief.

Before he could fully process what had happened, Li Yun’s figure vanished from his sight.

There was no movement technique, no traceable energy fluctuation, only an explosion of pure physical speed driven by overwhelming strength. The ground beneath Li Yun’s previous position collapsed as his body shot forward like a meteor, tearing through the air with terrifying momentum.

Zhou Xiong Ying reacted instantly, his instincts screaming in warning. With a loud shout, he unleashed the Wind God Divine Leg, his legs moving so rapidly that they blurred into countless afterimages. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of cyan leg shadows filled the sky, each one carrying enough force to crush stone and split mountains as they rained down toward Li Yun.

Li Yun did not retreat.

His expression remained calm, almost indifferent, as if none of this posed any threat to him. His arms moved in simple, direct motions, yet each strike carried unimaginable power.

His fists collided with the incoming leg shadows again and again, and every impact produced a thunderous explosion. Each cyan shadow shattered instantly upon contact, unable to endure even a single blow from his terrifying physical strength. The sky filled with fragments of broken energy as the barrage was dismantled piece by piece.

The more Zhou Xiong Ying attacked, the more his heart sank.

There was no technique to decipher.

There was no flaw to exploit.

There was only an overwhelming, crushing force that could not be resisted.

Before he could retreat, Li Yun had already appeared before him.

At that moment, Zhou Xiong Ying felt as though a mountain had descended upon his body. The pressure emanating from Li Yun’s physical form alone caused the air around them to distort, and even his breathing became heavy and difficult.