The moment his gaze shifted, the smile on Wang Ruoxie's face vanished instantly, replaced by an icy chill that cut to the bone.

"You truly are a complete and utter scum."

Wang Ruoxie stared coldly at Ling Yu and spoke.

"Wang Ruoxie, don't be ungrateful. Do you really think that just because your cultivation has broken through to the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm, you can act recklessly in front of me?"

Ling Yu's expression darkened upon hearing this, and he replied in a cold voice.

"Not only will I act recklessly, but I'll also kill you."

Wang Ruoxie looked indifferently at Ling Yu and said coldly.

"Kill me? I think you're courting death."

Upon hearing Wang Ruoxie's words, Ling Yu sneered, and then his figure flickered, appearing instantly in front of Wang Ruoxie.

He swung his palm, and an endless array of palm seals formed, seemingly shadowless and invisible, difficult to grasp.

However, just as these palm seals were about to land on Wang Ruoxie's body, his eyes suddenly turned blood-red.

In the next moment, he swung his palm as well, the Star Luo Palm, with a palm as radiant as the stars.

"Boom..."

With a loud explosion, the palm seals became inescapable and collapsed completely in an instant.

Then, Wang Ruoxie pointed a finger, unleashing the Star Shattering Finger.

"Sizzle!"

"Ah..."

Along with a light sound and a subsequent scream, Ling Yu's body was sent flying. A blood hole appeared in his chest, gushing fresh blood continuously.

"Puh..."

As he crashed heavily to the ground, Ling Yu couldn't help but spit out a large mouthful of blood, looking at Wang Ruoxie with disbelief.

He never imagined that even with the same cultivation at the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm, Wang Ruoxie's strength would be so terrifying. Even with the strength of a half-step into the Meridian Passage Realm, he was no match, even to the point of being utterly defeated.

Xueyao was also watching Wang Ruoxie with surprise in her eyes at this moment. She evidently did not expect that in just half a day, Wang Ruoxie's cultivation not only improved by two small realms, reaching the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm,

but also his strength became exceedingly powerful. Ling Yu, with the same Ninth Layer Innate Cultivation, had no power to resist in front of him.

"Is this the so-called true genius you spoke of? Now I've finally witnessed it, and it's just so-so."

Wang Ruoxie looked at Ling Yu with mocking eyes and taunted.

This guy had previously belittled him nonstop, saying he couldn't be considered a true genius. If he reached the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty, he'd just be at the bottom.

Meanwhile, this guy elevated himself, claiming to be the son of a Ninth Marquis in the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty, a once-in-a-century unrivaled prodigy, with an utterly arrogant demeanor.

Now, he wanted to show him what a true genius really was.

Ling Yu felt Wang Ruoxie's words pricking his ears like needles, remembering the things he had said before him, feeling extremely ironic. At this moment, his face burned, as if he had been slapped a thousand times.

"Wang Ruoxie, there might be some misunderstanding here. My true intentions for Senior Sister Xueyao, heaven and earth can attest."

Ling Yu's eyes flickered incessantly, and he smiled wryly at Wang Ruoxie before speaking.

Even though he was seething with hatred and wished to tear Wang Ruoxie to pieces, he was quite clear that he couldn't contend with him at all.

Moreover, what he needed to consider now was not how to retaliate, but how to stay alive.

"Misunderstanding?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Ruoxie let out a cold smile and said, "You seriously injured my senior sister and wanted to humiliate her—this is also a misunderstanding? You said you wanted to reunite me and my senior sister in hell—this is also a misunderstanding?"

"This was indeed a misunderstanding. I was honestly just joking; do you believe me?"

Ling Yu's expression stiffened slightly, and then he smiled wryly.

"Do you believe it yourself?"

Wang Ruoxie scoffed and said, "But since you like to joke, let me have some fun with you too."

With that, he stepped forward to stand in front of Ling Yu and delivered a palm strike directly to his Dantian.

With a muffled boom, his True Essence gushed out, and Ling Yu's Sea of Qi was completely destroyed.

It meant Ling Yu's cultivation had been ruined, making him a cripple.

"Puh..."

Ling Yu's face turned deathly pale, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"You... you dare to destroy my cultivation?"

Ling Yu glared at Wang Ruoxie with venomous hatred, roaring from his mouth.

"Why wouldn't I dare?"

Wang Ruoxie's lips curled into a cold smile and replied.

Not only did he dare to destroy the other's cultivation, but he also dared to take his life.

However, this person who was worse than an animal should not die so easily.

"Genius, now you are not even as good as an ordinary Martial Cultivator. How does it feel?"

Wang Ruoxie smirked coldly at Ling Yu and said.

"You are finished, you are dead. You have no idea what kind of power the Ling Family wields, or how powerful my father is. Now that you've destroyed my cultivation, you will meet a miserable end."

Ling Yu's body trembled as he shouted fiercely at Wang Ruoxie, "My father will make you wish you were dead rather than alive."

"Idiot."

The sarcasm in Wang Ruoxie's eyes intensified; this guy still dared to threaten him—how laughable.

A long sword appeared in his hand, pointing at the Ling Yu collapsed on the ground.

As he raised his head, Ling Yu noticed the fierce killing intent in Wang Ruoxie's eyes, making him feel the looming presence of death, and immediately his heart filled with fear and despair.

"No... don't kill me, I know I was wrong... I'll never dare again..."

Ling Yu hurriedly pleaded for mercy, finally regretting his actions. He was afraid to die and didn't want to die.

If he had known Wang Ruoxie was such a menace, a lunatic who cared nothing about the power of the Ling Family or his status as the son of a Ninth Marquis of the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty, he would never have provoked him so easily.

With his status, strength, and looks, what kind of woman couldn't he have? What point was there in ending up in such a state over one?

At this moment, Ling Yu had none of his previous arrogance left; he'd likely do anything just as long as he could survive.

"So knowing you were wrong makes everything okay?"

Wang Ruoxie coldly smiled, knowing that wrongdoings must be paid for.

He was too lazy to waste words with the other, instantly thrusting his sword forward.

"Buzz!"

Just as Wang Ruoxie's longsword was about to land on Ling Yu, a light sound rang out.

In the next moment, a True Essence Shield enveloped Ling Yu's entire body, halting his sword.

Then, a phantom gradually condensed in front of Ling Yu.

It was an old man with hair and beard as white as snow. Although just a phantom, Wang Ruoxie could still sense an incredibly terrifying aura emanating from him.

"Essence Pill Old Monster."

Wang Ruoxie's eyes narrowed slightly, acknowledging in his heart.

"Who are you? How dare you harm the young master of the Ling Family."

The old man gazed coldly at Wang Ruoxie, slowly uttering icy words.

"Who I am is not important; what matters is that he wanted to kill me, so I have to kill him."

Wang Ruoxie responded indifferently.

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