Chapter 0560: Slander

Chapter 0560: False Accusation

As Liu Chongsheng activated his Arcane Art, the Wave-Seizing Mystic Palm, he immediately turned the tide. His relentless assault quickly overwhelmed Ke Mingjiang.

Ke Mingjiang was driven back again and again by the massive Purple Gold Flame palms.

What was terrifying was that the shockwaves from Liu Chongsheng’s strikes were like white-hot blades.

It had to be said—the Wave-Seizing Mystic Palm was truly formidable.

The raging river currents Ke Mingjiang conjured were instantly vaporized upon being struck by the flaming palms.

Moreover, when the flames met the water, they exploded in a violent surge, like boiling oil encountering water!

Splash! Splash! Splash!

After several rounds of combat, Ke Mingjiang slipped up. His strike missed, and he failed to evade Liu Chongsheng’s swiftly sweeping palm, resulting in a direct blow to his head.

Boom!

The palm detonated in a fiery explosion, sending Ke Mingjiang flying backward.

Liu Chongsheng crowed with laughter. "I’ve won!"

Without pause, he pressed the attack, striking Ke Mingjiang with one palm after another.

"Stop! We concede!" Qin Yun swiftly dashed forward, shielding Ke Mingjiang.

Jian Mang and two middle-aged Spirit Martial warriors also rushed over.

"Glad you know when to quit. Hand over 50,000 jin of Celestial Beast bones!" Liu Chongsheng sneered triumphantly. "Ke Mingjiang, you’re all talk, no skill. You’ve been in the Spirit Martial Realm for so long, yet you’re still no match for me!"

Ke Mingjiang had lost—and lost miserably.

This earned murmurs of sympathy from many onlookers.

Qin Yun said coldly, "Don’t flatter yourself, Liu Chongsheng. Everyone knows Captain Ke is injured. You’re just kicking a man while he’s down—nothing to boast about!"

Under the treatment of the two Spirit Martial elders, Ke Mingjiang’s injuries improved slightly, but he still had to hand over the 50,000 jin of Celestial Beast bones to Liu Chongsheng.

Liu Chongsheng tossed the bones onto the scale, crowing with laughter. "Yun Daren, no matter what, I defeated Ke Mingjiang in a straight fight!"

"Yun Daren, the only way you could beat me was through cheap arm-wrestling tricks!"

"Now, everyone has seen it—I’m no pushover. The only reason I lost to this ‘Yun Daren’ before was because he used dirty tricks!"

After storing the 50,000 jin of Celestial Beast bones, Liu Chongsheng glanced at the injured Ke Mingjiang, his spirits soaring.

Ke Mingjiang took a deep breath and said to Liu Chongsheng, "Let it go."

"You think it’s that easy? Unless you hand over 150,000 jin of Celestial Beast bones, this isn’t over! We’ll fight again!" Liu Chongsheng declared.

"I’ll do it. Send out a Ninth Layer Martial Path disciple to face me!" Qin Yun demanded.

"Sorry, but all our Ninth Layer Martial Path disciples are injured!" Liu Chongsheng grinned like a fox. "You’re not even worthy of sparring with us Spirit Martial masters!"

Qin Yun saw red but was held back by the wounded Ke Mingjiang.

"Jian Mang, step up!" Ke Mingjiang said coldly.

Liu Chongsheng quickly responded, "We avoid fighting sword cultivators! These guys can forge a powerful lifebound sword—it’s like they’re cheating!"

Ke Mingjiang gritted his teeth and said, "Mo Sen, take him on!"

Mo Sen was a middle-aged man with a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. He usually spoke little but was a skilled martial artist at the Spirit Martial Realm.

"Fine, I'll defeat him!" Mo Sen nodded.

Qin Yun quickly supported Ke Mingjiang, levitating into the air.

The battle between Mo Sen and Liu Chongsheng had already begun.

Mo Sen's martial soul was the *Purple Gold Thunder Ape*. Right from the start, he merged with it, making him look like a hulking half-man, half-beast.

The usually silent and steady Mo Sen suddenly became wild in this state, bellowing wildly as purple lightning crackled around him.

Liu Chongsheng also felt pressured and swiftly dodged the purple lightning spewing from Mo Sen's mouth.

After evading, Liu Chongsheng immediately darted around at blinding speed.

As he moved, bolts of purple lightning continuously rained down from the sky.

The crowd couldn't help but be shocked by Liu Chongsheng's strength—his speed was unreal, allowing him to dodge lightning attacks.

Mo Sen, furious, lunged at Liu Chongsheng for close combat.

In melee combat, Liu Chongsheng stood his ground, immediately unleashing his signature *WaveSeizing Mystic Palm!*

KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM!

The moment the two clashed, fists and palms collided violently, lightning and flames colliding in an intense battle.

The explosive force surged in all directions, flashing repeatedly and making eyes water.

"This guy really has a *Fire Mystic Body*!" Ling Yuner suddenly remarked. "Xiao Yun, did you see that? His body has a unique absorption ability—it can absorb most of the lightning!"

"I saw it. Occasionally, lightning strikes him, but he doesn’t even flinch!"

Qin Yun, who possessed a mystic body himself, knew it was due to the body absorbing powerful attacks.

Having a mystic body was like wearing impenetrable armor!

"Xiao Yun, you have the *Sky Lion Mystic Body*—there's nothing to worry about! This guy's mystic body is freshly awakened and underdeveloped. You pummeled him earlier without even realizing he had a mystic body—that proves it's not strong!" Ling Yuner said.

"His mystic body isn't strong? Does it require consuming his own energy to function?" Qin Yun suddenly realized that mystic bodies had varying levels of strength.

"Of course! His is just a basic *Fire Mystic Body*, while yours is the *Sky Lion Mystic Body*—not even close! It's like the difference between Sky Lion bloodline and ordinary beast bloodlines!"

Ling Yuner chuckled. "Xiao Yun, with your current strength, you can defeat him even without revealing your totem martial arts!"

Liu Chongsheng grew more amped up as the fight went on, his *WaveSeizing Mystic Palm* becoming even fiercer.

Mo Sen couldn't break through Liu Chongsheng's defense, while the *WaveSeizing Mystic Palm* inflicted heavy damage on him.

Ke Mingjiang watched as Mo Sen's body was charred in patches, his gut twisting with guilt.

"Liu Chongsheng, we surrender!" Ke Mingjiang ground out, silently blaming himself for getting injured.

Otherwise, Liu Chongsheng would be no match for him at all!

Mo Sen lost, unwilling to concede, hanging his head in shame.

"Brother, you did your best. Don't lose heart!" Ke Mingjiang, despite his weakened state, patted Mo Sen on the shoulder.

The surrounding crowd burst into cheers, continuously praising Liu Chongsheng.

Liu Chongsheng's earlier victory over Ke Mingjiang could be attributed to Ke Mingjiang's injury, giving him an opportunity.

But now, defeating Mo Sen was a genuine display of his skill.

Here, strength commanded respect.

Liu Chongsheng won two consecutive battles, earning the admiration of many. After all, the strongest among them were only at the early stage of the Spirit Martial Realm.

Thus, Liu Chongsheng was now undisputedly the strongest Spirit Martial Realm warrior in this Celestial Beast Wilderness.

The earlier humiliation of those slaps seemed to have been completely swept away.

"Brother Liu’s strength is no joke. It seems that Yun Daren used dirty tricks before!"

"We all witnessed Brother Liu's strength just now. That some nobody stuck at the Ninth Layer had to be cheating to win against Brother Liu in arm wrestling and slap him a few times!"

"That Yun Daren crossed the line!"

"Back Brother Liu in getting payback!"

"Brother Liu, teach that bastard a lesson!"

Many shouted, including numerous female disciples.

Liu Chongsheng basked in the crowd’s admiration, making him even more smug. With a proud expression, he looked at Qin Yun and shouted, "Yun Daren, did you see that? The crowd sees the truth. What do you have to say now?"

"What is there to say? Let’s settle this with a real fight!" Qin Yun said coldly. "Since you claim I used tricks during arm wrestling, let's compete again through martial combat!"

The onlookers immediately shouted, "This guy uses poison! Don’t fight him!"

"Someone like him uses poison, leaving you defenseless. There's no way to win against him in a fight!"

"A mere Ninth Layer Martial Path defeating three in arm wrestling—that reeks of foul play!"

"Brother Liu, don’t let him trick you!"

Those speaking were all Spirit Martial Realm warriors, now convinced that Qin Yun had used poison.

Qin Yun seethed at Liu Chongsheng’s lies.

Liu Chongsheng looked at Qin Yun smugly and sneered, "See? A cheat like you doesn’t deserve a fair fight. You’re beneath me!"

Qin Yun gritted his teeth at Liu Chongsheng's words.

He suddenly turned to a middle-aged man in the crowd and said coldly, "You claimed I poisoned someone? Do you have proof? If you slander me without evidence, you’ll regret it!"

"You spineless worm, are you threatening me?" The tall, thin middle-aged man, floating in the air, sneered. "You wanna hit me? Let’s see how you use your poison!"

"Also, let me tell you—I'm a disciple of Cold Star Valley, skilled in countering all kinds of poison. Your poison’s useless against me!"

"Shut up!"

Qin Yun erupted in fury, unleashing the Nine Ultimate Steps!

No one could trace the movement of his footwork—they only saw him suddenly appear before the lanky man, throwing a punch that punched clean through his torso.

Many people around the tall figure scattered in panic, hastily backing away from Qin Yun.

"Accuse me of using poison without proof? This is your fate!"

After Qin Yun retracted his fist, the lanky man collapsed to the ground, his face twisted in horror.

The speed and power of Qin Yun’s strike were mind-blowing!

What was truly terrifying was that the man had been wearing King-Grade Spirit Armor—yet Qin Yun’s fist had punched straight through it!

Without an insane level of force, such armor would have been impossible to breach!

Most unbelievable of all, the man had been a Spirit Martial Realm expert—yet he had been defeated in an instant.

Qin Yun's eyes snapped toward the other middle-aged martial artists who had accused him of poisoning.

"You all claimed I used poison—that’s slander! Get out here and apologize!"

Furious, the Sky Lion blood in Qin Yun's veins roared.

The mere aura radiating from his Sky Lion Mystic Body alone was enough to send chills down spines.