All present, except for Min Ziqing, Professor Li, and the married couple, looked at Ying Chen with expectant eyes.
They anticipated the moment Ying Chen's head would explode and his body would shatter!
They believed it would be exceptionally thrilling!
However, to everyone's surprise, when Feng Zixiu's punch landed, Ying Chen remained as still and unharmed as a reef in the sea!
It was as if Feng Zixiu hadn't exerted any force at all, merely toying with Ying Chen!
Seeing this, Cang Juezi first stared blankly, then said, "Brother Feng, I understand a cat will play with a mouse before finishing it, but it's getting late, so please conclude this quickly!"
The others suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. We thought this fellow truly had some extraordinary ability to withstand the full-force punch of a Martial Dao Seventh-Tier expert!"
Everyone assumed Feng Zixiu was deliberately toying with Ying Chen, but only Feng Zixiu himself knew: he had used his full strength in that punch!
Yet, it felt like hitting an iron mountain forged from fine steel. Not only did it not injure the opponent in the slightest, but it also made his fingers ache!
"It seems he has finally managed to activate his defensive technique," Feng Zixiu mused silently.
The madness in his eyes intensified, and the blood energy radiating from his body grew more potent.
"You can take one of my punches, can you take two?"
"Die!"
Feng Zixiu grinned, revealing his sharp teeth.
A surge of fist intent, several times more ferocious than before, erupted and slammed towards Ying Chen!
Everyone's expression changed.
Anyone could tell that Feng Zixiu was now fighting seriously with this punch.
He was no longer deliberately toying with Ying Chen.
Expectation reignited in their eyes.
They anticipated the scene of Ying Chen's flesh and blood flying.
But…
Their expectations were once again dashed.
Ying Chen let out a dismissive laugh, "I said, you are only an opponent for one move. Now that one move has passed, you can die."
As he finished speaking, Ying Chen casually clenched his hand.
He caught Feng Zixiu's fist in his palm.
Feng Zixiu's earth-shattering, violent, and brutal punch was thus rendered useless!
*Crack!*
Ying Chen slowly applied force with his five fingers, like a high-pressure steel clamp, crushing all the bones in Feng Zixiu's fist!
"Ah!"
Feng Zixiu let out a piercing cry of agony.
However, his pain had only just begun.
After crushing Feng Zixiu's fist bones, Ying Chen's five fingers moved upward, gripping Feng Zixiu's arm.
*Crack, crack...*
With a series of ear-splitting sounds of joints breaking, Feng Zixiu's entire arm was reduced to powder!
It hung limply like a cooked noodle!
Ying Chen's fingers moved again.
Another round of bone-cracking sounds echoed.
Simultaneously, Feng Zixiu's wails of torment joined the symphony.
Feng Zixiu's chest and leg bones were also crushed by Ying Chen!
Like a paraplegic, Feng Zixiu collapsed onto the ground with a thud, his face contorted and hideous with pain!
"You could have died quickly, but you insisted on being glib."
"So, this is a lesson."
Ying Chen looked down at Feng Zixiu from above and said.
Then, under Feng Zixiu's terrified gaze, he raised his finger and pointed it at Feng Zixiu's forehead!
*Puff!*
A force shot out from a distance, like an arrow piercing the void, or a high-speed bullet, directly blasting through Feng Zixiu's head!
"Condensing energy into an arrow?"
"How… is this possible!"
Feng Zixiu's eyes widened abruptly, as if he had discovered something utterly unbelievable.
Then, his head lolled to the side, and he died.
This Martial Dao Seventh-Tier expert, whom all the Shennong Sect disciples regarded as their savior, made his formal exit less than five minutes after appearing!
The entire place fell into dead silence.
Not a single person spoke, nor did anyone move. Everyone stood frozen, as if struck by a petrifying spell.
It wasn't until the call of a bird returning to its nest, from somewhere unknown, broke the silence.
Instantly, everyone seemed to come alive, gasping for air.
"Feng Zixiu… died just like that?"
"Terrifying, truly terrifying! Even Feng Zixiu, who was specifically designed to counter cultivators, was killed by him! And with just one move!"
"Pinch me, I can't believe this is real!"
The crowd erupted in a clamor.
Their gazes towards Ying Chen were filled with deep reverence!
As for the elders of the Shennong Sect and Cang Juezi, they remained in a state of stunned disbelief.
It seemed the shock they had experienced was immense!
After a long while, Cang Juezi turned his head, his face bloodless, and looked at the elders, "Did you… see clearly?"
The elders also had pale faces and their voices were filled with anguish, "We saw clearly. It was indeed condensing energy into an arrow!"
Upon hearing these four words, Cang Juezi seemed to age ten years in an instant.
His face was filled with a bitter smile.
The reason was simple: "condensing energy into an arrow" represented a martial dao realm!
Upon reaching this realm, one could unleash their internal energy and transform it into an arrow to kill enemies from afar!
This was also the dividing line between a top-tier martial artist and an ordinary one.
Ordinary masters could only rely on their fists and feet for close-quarters combat, but top-tier masters could condense energy into an arrow to achieve ranged attacks!
If Ying Chen could only condense energy into an arrow, it would have been one thing. The key was that Ying Chen was also a master of spells!
This meant Ying Chen could simultaneously utilize both martial arts and spells!
Dual cultivation of law and martial arts!
"For so many years, I've never heard of anyone achieving dual cultivation of law and martial arts. To think that one day we would encounter it, and in such a manner!"
Cang Juezi spoke with deep sorrow, as if he had lost his parents.
"In the face of such a genius, how can our Shennong Sect resist?"
"The Shennong Sect's four-hundred-year foundation will ultimately perish in my hands!"
Following Cang Juezi's words, a sense of despair instantly spread among all members of the Shennong Sect.
At this moment, they were like people whose spirits had been drained, listless and dejected.
They had lost all courage and confidence to resist Ying Chen!
"Why don't we surrender! At least then we can preserve the sect's foundation. We can offer him all the spiritual herbs in the sect, and give him that little girl."
"Where there is life, there is hope. As long as the Shennong Sect still exists, we will eventually rise again!"
At this point, an elder proposed.
No one spoke.
The others, while not agreeing, did not object either.
For this was indeed the last resort for the Shennong Sect's survival.
It would, however, completely tarnish the Shennong Sect's reputation and make them a laughingstock of the martial world!
Cang Juezi also remained silent, contemplating.
After a moment, a look of resolve flashed in Cang Juezi's eyes, "So be it! I will bear this infamy alone! I will be the sinner alone!"
"You all stay here. I will go and surrender to him myself!"
Saying this, Cang Juezi, with a look of tragic resolve, prepared to walk towards Ying Chen to announce the Shennong Sect's surrender.
However, just as Cang Juezi took a step forward, a voice rang out, "Wait!"
Cang Juezi turned to see the First Elder, his eyes glinting with cunning, calling out to him.