Chapter 0554: Utter Humiliation

Chapter 0554 Utter Humiliation

Qin Yun quickly channeled a pulse of Yin-Yang energy onto his face.

Even if it meant exposing his aura, he absolutely couldn’t let Liu Chongsheng land a slap on him—that would be far too humiliating.

"Seven, eight, nine, ten!" Liu Chongsheng crowed, laughing loudly. "Take this!"

Boom!

Liu Chongsheng swung his other hand fiercely toward Qin Yun’s cheek.

A burst of flames erupted, but just as his fiery palm was inches away from Qin Yun’s face, it lurched to a halt.

"I’ll count to ten. If you can’t land the slap by then, it’s forfeited, and it’ll be my turn to hit you!"

Qin Yun began counting immediately: "One, two, three..."

Liu Chongsheng gritted his teeth in frustration. Not only had he failed to overpower Qin Yun in the arm-wrestling match, but now, when he tried to strike, some hidden energy blocked him. He was seething with humiliation.

"Eight, nine, ten—my count is done. Now it’s my turn to hit you!" Qin Yun smiled coolly.

The crowd couldn’t help but marvel at Qin Yun’s monstrous strength. Not only was his physical power immense, but he had also managed to block Liu Chongsheng’s slap!

Everyone watched Qin Yun and Liu Chongsheng intently, unblinking.

They were all eager to see whether Qin Yun could successfully land a slap on Liu Chongsheng.

This contest might seem childish, but it was an extreme test of one’s martial control.

During the arm-wrestling, neither could afford to overcommit their Dao Force into offense or risk being overpowered.

Similarly, when defending, they couldn’t expend too much energy on resistance—otherwise, they’d lose the advantage.

The precise allocation of strength and Dao Force demanded surgical precision.

Thinking it over, many realized that if they were the ones playing this game, they likely wouldn’t last long at all.

Thus, Qin Yun’s earlier defense against Liu Chongsheng’s slap left everyone stunned.

"I’ll count to ten, then strike. Brace yourself!"

Qin Yun began counting.

Upon reaching ten, he unleashed a shockwave force toward Liu Chongsheng’s face.

Liu Chongsheng hastily channeled a powerful burst of Dao Force to shield his cheek.

But as Qin Yun’s palm descended, waves of shockwave force pulverized Liu’s guard, and his hand cracked like a thunderclap—

Boom!

The slap didn’t produce a crisp sound but rather a bone-deep thud, betraying the raw power behind it.

Liu Chongsheng’s pale, refined features instantly sported five charred fingerprints!

His cheek turned livid, swelling severely from the bruising.

The crowd gaped, lips parted in shock, feeling a perverse satisfaction at the sight.

Liu Chongsheng was the top genius of the Medicine Immortal Valley, held himself above everyone else, and was usually arrogant and dismissive.

But now, he had been slapped hard by a nobody!

What Liu Chongsheng didn’t know was that the one who struck him was none other than Qin Yun!

This was the second time Qin Yun had slapped Liu Chongsheng’s face, though Liu Chongsheng himself remained unaware. If he had known, he would surely have been so furious he’d spit blood.

"You… you have guts!"

Liu Chongsheng shook with rage, but he couldn’t afford to ease up, because if he lost the arm-wrestling match, he would lose fifty thousand pounds’ worth of Celestial Beast bones.

He was the strongest in the Medicine Immortal Valley’s team—if even he lost, they would have no hope of winning back what they had already lost.

Though Liu Chongsheng had been struck, he could say nothing, for this was a mess he brought on himself.

"My turn to hit you—one, two, three… nine, ten!" Liu Chongsheng finished counting and took a swing at Qin Yun’s face.

Yet again, his strike was blocked by an invisible barrier mere inches from Qin Yun’s face.

Qin Yun began counting as well, and even after ten counts, Liu Chongsheng still couldn’t break through his defense.

"Heh heh, my turn to hit you!"

Qin Yun grinned smugly, then sped through the count. The moment he finished, he landed another stinging slap.

Liu Chongsheng had just managed to soothe the swelling on his face when he was struck again—this time with even greater force, his mouth knocked sideways.

With his lips crooked and eyes narrowed, Liu Chongsheng glared at Qin Yun with pure rage, but he was still locked in the arm-wrestling match and could do nothing.

Xiao Yuelan and the other girls hid their giggles.

Many others burst out laughing.

"Hahaha… Liu Chongsheng, give up already! If this goes on, you’ll be beaten so badly even your own mother won’t recognize you!" Ke Mingjiang, unafraid of Liu Chongsheng, roared with laughter.

"Shut up!" Liu Chongsheng bellowed. Having suffered two slaps, he couldn’t let this end so easily.

Qin Yun’s Sky Lion Mystic Body, fused with the Shock Dao Pill and Thunderfire Dao Pill, exploded with brutal force in an instant—one that even a Spirit Martial warrior would struggle to withstand.

Liu Chongsheng rushed the count, speeding through the numbers before immediately attempting to strike Qin Yun.

For the third time, he missed again!

Now, he fully realized just how bottomless the power of this Ninth Layer Martial Path opponent was.

Under these conditions, Liu Chongsheng’s strength was also severely restricted, preventing him from going all out.

But in truth, this was also a matter of skill.

Qin Yun could use his strength effortlessly.

"My turn again!" It was Qin Yun’s turn to hit him once more.

Liu Chongsheng knew exactly that another slap was coming.

So he hurried to surrender, letting his grip slacken on purpose to let Qin Yun win.

Qin Yun also sensed the sudden weakening of strength in Liu Chongsheng's wrist and immediately withdrew his own force, refraining from pressing Liu Chongsheng's hand down.

This way, he could still slap Liu Chongsheng one more time!

Thwack!

Qin Yun's third strike landed, and this time, not only was Liu Chongsheng's mouth crooked, but half his face swelled up along with his eye, his eye swollen shut.

"You... you deliberately didn't win just to hit me!" Liu Chongsheng flew into a rage, yanking his hand back.

He'd had enough!

If this continued, he would truly be pummeled to a pulp.

The crowd had to hand it to Yun Daren for daring to mess with Liu Chongsheng like this.

"Liu Chongsheng, since you suddenly quit, that counts as forfeiting. Fork over the 50,000 catties of Celestial Beast Bones!" Ke Mingjiang laughed, gaining even more respect for Qin Yun for making Liu Chongsheng suffer such a heavy loss.

Being slapped three times in front of so many people would be downright humiliating for Liu Chongsheng.

"What if I don’t?" Ke Mingjiang's expression darkened, his voice icy.

"And if I don’t? What can you do about it?" Liu Chongsheng covered his face, glaring furiously at Qin Yun and Ke Mingjiang.

"If you don’t hand them over, don’t blame us for being ruthless!" Ke Mingjiang drew his weapons, his sharply defined face with eyes blazing with murderous intent.

Seeing Ke Mingjiang was serious, the onlookers quickly backed away.

A battle between early Spirit Martial Realm fighters was bound to be intense.

Immortal Blade City had the moral high ground, so their disciples held their ground, fully prepared for a fight.

On Medicine Immortal Valley’s side, several disciples were already injured, and their numbers were outnumbered by Immortal Blade City’s.

Especially among the Ninth Layer Martial Path disciples, they were far inferior to Immortal Blade City.

Jian Mang of Immortal Blade City was downright fearsome—if a fight broke out, Medicine Immortal Valley would suffer greatly.

And if the matter were pursued later, Immortal Blade City would still be in the right.

Having suffered such a heavy loss and being slapped multiple times, Liu Chongsheng was fuming.

Fortunately, he could still read the room. Knowing they were no match for Immortal Blade City, he had no choice but to fork over the 50,000 catties of Celestial Beast Bones.

As a result, Medicine Immortal Valley had lost a significant portion of their Celestial Beast Bones, leaving them with almost nothing.

"Liu-shidi, we don’t have many Celestial Beast Bones left!" a middle-aged man whispered urgently.

"Let’s go!" Liu Chongsheng fired a final hate-filled look at Qin Yun and Ke Mingjiang before leading his group of Medicine Immortal Valley disciples away in a hurry.

Ke Mingjiang then turned to the disciples of Canghuo Immortal Mountain and grinned. "Friends from Canghuo Immortal Mountain, you seemed dissatisfied with us earlier. Wanna go a few rounds?"

Having just witnessed Medicine Immortal Valley’s disastrous defeat, the Canghuo Immortal Mountain disciples would be crazy to challenge Immortal Blade City now.

"Since everyone has obtained some Celestial Beast Bones, you can all call it a day!"

Ke Mingjiang shouted to the bystanders from other sects, "When you go back, don’t say we bullied Medicine Immortal Valley—we played fair and square!"

The crowd dispersed, remembering the bearded man Yun Daren, as he was seriously shady.

"Brother Yun, you have 60,000 pounds of Celestial Beast bones stored with me!" Ke Mingjiang said. "After we return, Immortal Armament City will reward you according to the weight of these bones."

"Captain Ke, what are these Celestial Beast bones used for?" Qin Yun could only think of forging weapons.

"They’re probably great forging materials! Maybe they can also be ground into powder for alchemy? Not sure, but one thing’s for sure—they can definitely refine high-quality mystical weapons and Dao Artifacts!" Ke Mingjiang replied.

Qin Yun decided to stick with Captain Ke for now and leave together later. He didn’t want to risk using the space-warping method again, as it carried some danger.

Liu Chongsheng’s embarrassing loss quickly spread among many squads.

Captains kept in touch using conch shells, and the news left Liu Chongsheng humiliated.

After obtaining Celestial Beast bones, the squads that entered the Sky Lion Immortal Mansion rushed back to turn in their haul.

This was their primary task, especially for temporary disciples, as it was a crucial opportunity for them to become outer sect disciples.

Ke Mingjiang didn’t return immediately. Instead, he led his team to continue wandering within the Celestial Beast Wastelands.

"Are all the strong Celestial Beasts here dead?" Ke Mingjiang searched for several days before resting by a large river with his team.

The team had over twenty people, including Jian Mang, who remained mostly silent throughout the journey.

Qin Yun knew Jian Mang had recognized him but chose not to mention it.

"There are still Celestial Beasts in the Celestial Beast Wastelands. They might just be hiding," Qin Yun said. "Captain, did the elders tell you how vast this Celestial Beast Wasteland is?"

"No idea, but it shouldn’t be too large. Flying for two or three days should get you to the edge," Ke Mingjiang frowned. "There should be powerful Celestial Beasts here! Why aren’t there any?"

Qin Yun knew the reason—they had all been killed by the Sky Lion.

If any Celestial Beasts remained, they were likely small, herbivorous ones that hid well.

A series of roars echoed through the evening sky, accompanied by the eerie glow of twilight, sending a chill down their spines.