"Oh my god... am I seeing this right? Ling Pojun was actually knocked back by this person's punch?"

Witnessing the shocking scene before them, everyone showed expressions of disbelief, and some couldn't help but exclaim aloud.

Especially those who knew Ling Pojun, each wore a look of incredulity.

Naturally, they knew what level of genius Ling Pojun was; even calling him a monstrous prodigy among the geniuses of the world wouldn't be an exaggeration.

According to what they knew, Ling Pojun had once killed someone with a First Layer Cultivation of the Essence Pill Realm when he was in the Ninth Layer of the Meridian Passage Realm.

Now, Ling Pojun's cultivation had already improved to the Eighth Layer of the Essence Pill Realm, and his strength had increased several times compared to before. Not long ago, he even easily killed someone at the Ninth Layer of the Essence Pill Realm.

They all speculated that Ling Pojun's strength had likely already reached the level of a half-step Qi Condensation.

Yet even so, in front of this person, Ling Pojun was still so vulnerable.

"Ling Pojun, I told you, the next time we meet, I shall take your life."

Wang Ruoxie looked at Ling Pojun with indifference, slowly uttering a cold and chilling voice.

Although he hadn't expected to encounter Ling Pojun as soon as he entered this valley, nor had he expected the other party to directly attack him, now that they had crossed paths, he would thoroughly eliminate this trouble.

"Impossible... how did your strength improve so quickly?"

Ling Pojun, looking quite embarrassed, stood up with an extremely unpleasant expression.

Just three days ago, Wang Ruoxie had only been in a position to escape from him, yet now, the opponent had defeated him with a single punch.

Such a dreamlike outcome was something he couldn't possibly accept.

Wang Ruoxie glanced at Ling Pojun with indifference, said nothing, and directly took out the longsword of Upper Grade Earth Artifact level.

Then, his figure suddenly trembled, appearing in front of Ling Pojun in an instant.

"Slash!"

Wang Ruoxie uttered a light shout, and then the longsword instantly slashed out.

The dazzling sword gleam tore through the void, carrying terrifying Sword Qi as it slashed towards Ling Pojun.

"Begone!"

As the sword came slashing towards him, Ling Pojun snapped out of his shock, immediately shouting explosively and throwing a punch.

Though he could feel that Wang Ruoxie's strength had even surpassed his own, he didn't believe the opponent could truly kill him, as he had yet to deploy an extremely powerful life-saving measure.

Almost instantaneously, Ling Pojun's entire body was covered in a layer of golden substance, once again turning him into a golden man.

"Bang!"

The next moment, Wang Ruoxie's longsword landed directly on Ling Pojun, unleashing a terrifying force.

Under the horrified gazes of the onlookers, the golden man that Ling Pojun had become was once again sent flying.

Even the layer of golden substance over his body quickly shattered and broke apart.

"The golden body formed by the Golden Spirit Body is just so-so."

Wang Ruoxie's gaze was cold as he looked at Ling Pojun, mocking him.

"Ignorant fool, now I'll show you the true power of the Golden Spirit Body."

Upon hearing Wang Ruoxie's words of mockery, Ling Pojun's already pale face became even more unsightly.

As his voice fell, an extremely violent aura erupted from his body.

Immediately afterward, his body began to grow rapidly, eventually transforming into a golden giant.

"Ling Pojun actually turned into a giant; what kind of Divine Technique is this?"

"Is this the Innate Divine Technique of the Golden Spirit Body? Truly extraordinary."

Everyone watched in shock as Ling Pojun transformed into a golden giant. While they knew Ling Pojun had the special constitution of the Golden Spirit Body, they had never seen him use this powerful Divine Technique to transform into a golden giant.

"Interesting, it's actually an incomplete version of Heaven and Earth."

Seeing the golden giant several zhangs tall before him, Wang Ruoxie paused briefly, then smiled faintly.

Ling Pojun's transformation into a golden giant did surprise him, but he could see that this was not an Innate Divine Technique, but rather an incomplete version of the Heaven and Earth Divine Technique.

In the past Three Realms, there was a particularly powerful Divine Technique known as Heaven and Earth, which allowed one to transform into a giant of dozens or even hundreds of zhangs in height.

Of course, the version that Ling Pojun performed of Heaven and Earth should be considered incomplete, allowing him to transform into a giant merely a few zhangs tall.

Yet, the golden body of the Golden Spirit Body, coupled with this incomplete version of Heaven and Earth, did significantly enhance Ling Pojun's strength, enough that even a typical half-step Qi Condensation might not be able to compete with him.

"Prepare to die."

A thunderous roar emanated from the mouth of the golden giant that Ling Pojun had become.

The next moment, his massive fist descended from the heavens, advancing to crush Wang Ruoxie.

The enormous golden fist, accompanied by terrifying power, pierced through the void as if it were poised to shatter the entire world.

Facing Ling Pojun's terrifying punch, Wang Ruoxie's eyes narrowed, then he slashed again with the sword in his hand.

"Heaven-Shocking Technique."

Endless Sword Qi burst forth, instantly coalescing into a blood-colored Sword Shadow, striking directly at the enormous fist coming to kill him.

"Boom..."

With a deafening explosion, the blood-colored Sword Shadow clashed with the golden fist in an instant.

Immediately, a violent storm of Vigorous Qi erupted from the center, turning everything around them into dust.

The ground beneath the crowd's feet cracked and fractured inch by inch.

"The strength of both... is astounding..."

This scene left everyone in utter shock.

At this moment, Wang Ruoxie and Ling Pojun's figures were completely engulfed by the rampant Vigorous Qi, their life or death unknown.

Only after a long time did the storm of Vigorous Qi gradually dissipate, and space slowly regained its tranquility.

"Who won?"

The crowd hurriedly fixed their gaze ahead, and soon they discovered that Ling Pojun's body had returned to normal, stained with blood.

As for Wang Ruoxie, he remained standing calmly, without any injuries on his body or even a scratch on his clothes.

Clearly, in this clash, Ling Pojun lost again, and tragically so.

"Ling Pojun lost, unbelievable."

"This person's strength likely surpasses that of an ordinary half-step Qi Condensation."

"I didn't expect Ling Pojun to be defeated even after transforming into a golden giant."

...

The crowd's eyes widened as they commented.

Ling Pojun was known as a top genius ranked in the top two hundred of the Myriad Dragons List, and his cultivation had reached the Eighth Layer of the Essence Pill Realm, with strength approaching half-step Qi Condensation.

Even when Ling Pojun transformed into the powerful golden giant, unleashing even greater fighting prowess, he was still defeated.

The most shocking thing was that Wang Ruoxie, who defeated Ling Pojun, only had a Seventh Layer Cultivation of the Essence Pill Realm.

"This can't be... how could I possibly lose..."

Ling Pojun stared menacingly at Wang Ruoxie, unable to accept such a result.

"Die!"

Without hesitation, Wang Ruoxie swung his sword towards Ling Pojun.

"No..."

As if sensing the arrival of death, Ling Pojun cried out in terror.

However, severely injured as he was, he couldn't even mount a resistance.

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