Stepping Through Empty Air

Chapter 65: Stepping Through the Void

"Chen Tong! It's the Muay Thai champion Chen Tong!"

"I heard that this Chen Tong practices the most brutal ancient Muay Thai and has acquired secret legacy techniques. Anyone who fights him either dies or is crippled!"

"This is going to be a good show. Who is he going to face?"

Chen Tong was a short-statured man, stripped to the waist in a vest that revealed muscles like iron. Standing on the ring, he smiled slightly at Xiang Bing in the spectator stand. "Fairy Yuehua, I was narrowly defeated by you eight years ago. Now... let us determine the victor once again!"

All eyes in the audience turned toward Xiang Bing.

Xiang Bing let out a cold snort, stood up abruptly, and with a light tap of her toes on the ground, fluttered down from the stand like a butterfly.

This single display of lightness Kung Fu drew cheers from many spectators.

Then, walking onto the ring, Xiang Bing looked at Chen Tong and said, "Chen Tong, are you still refusing to give up?"

Chen Tong looked at Xiang Bing's slender waist, licked his lips, and grinned hideously, "If you are willing to follow me, I will let bygones be bygones!"

"Delusional!" Xiang Bing shouted angrily, then lashed out with a kick.

Chen Tong sidestepped to avoid the kick, then sneered, "Little beauty, did you really think my skills were inferior to yours eight years ago? I was merely showing mercy to a lady back then. Now, let me show you the true power of Muay Thai."

With that, Chen Tong moved like an octopus, utilizing knee strikes and elbow blows without holding anything back.

At first, Xiang Bing was able to counterattack, but after a short moment, she was forced into a corner and reduced to parrying.

Seeing that she was about to be defeated, a look of panic flashed across Xiang Bing's face.

Just then, a figure suddenly rushed into the fray. One hand blocked Chen Tong's fist, while the other intercepted Xiang Bing's attack.

"Stop this instant, both of you!" the person said in a deep voice.

At the same time, an uproar broke out in the audience.

"It's Huangfu Tian! He's made a move too!"

When Chen Tong saw it was Huangfu Tian, a look of shock and suspicion crossed his face. He demanded, "Huangfu Tian, what is the meaning of this?"

Huangfu Tian smiled faintly. "No special meaning. I just felt like meddling in other people's business!"

With that, he cast a smile at Xiang Bing.

Chen Tong's heart sank. He knew Huangfu Tian was favoring Xiang Bing, and he also understood something else: his own strength fell far short of Huangfu Tian's.

If they were to fight, he would have no chance of winning whatsoever.

Therefore, Chen Tong could only grit his teeth in secret and retreat to the side.

At this moment, Xiang Bing bowed deeply and said gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Huangfu!"

Huangfu Tian's eyes had never left Xiang Bing. Hearing the gratitude, he couldn't help but chuckle.

"Fairy Yuehua truly lives up to her reputation! In my view, the Muay Thai champion and you are evenly matched, so there's no need to continue this fight! Does anyone have any objections?"

Huangfu Tian swept a casual glance across the audience.

No one dared to utter a word.

Ranked eighth on the Heaven's Pride Roll!

This ranking alone was proof of his formidable strength.

However, just as Huangfu Tian turned around with a smug expression, about to speak, a rumbling sound faintly echoed from the summit of the distant Qingmang Mountain.

Everyone turned their heads to look.

And then, they witnessed a scene that defied all convention and shocked the world.

A figure was seen stepping through the empty air, walking down from the cloud-piercing Qingmang Mountain.

As the figure advanced, a poem was chanted aloud:
"Up in the heavens lies the White Jade Capital,
With twelve towers and five immortal cities.
An immortal pats the crown of my head,
To bind my hair and grant me longevity!"

The voice resounded through the wilderness, making anyone who heard it feel their scalp tingle.

Moreover, though the person appeared to be walking slowly, within the blink of an eye, he had reached the foot of the mountain.

This world-shaking entrance stunned everyone present.

Huangfu Tian's face, in particular, was filled with utter astonishment.

Only those who had reached his realm understood just how terrifying this crane-haired, youthful-faced old man truly was.

Stepping through the void!

This was a divine ability possessed only by those who had stepped into the Realm of Heaven and Man.

Could he possibly be...

Among the audience were experienced elders who, upon recognizing the newcomer, cried out in sheer terror.

"He is the Finger-Pointing Elder, Yu Ling!"

"It's Yu Ling!"

Everyone involuntarily drew a sharp breath.

The rumors were true after all! This Finger-Pointing Elder had genuinely crossed the threshold into the Realm of Heaven and Man. From this day forth, his lifespan would span five hundred years, achieving supreme freedom!

Yu Ling descended onto the center of the ring, casting an indifferent gaze at Huangfu Tian and the others.

"Are you... the masters currently on the Heaven's Pride Roll?"

Before Huangfu Tian and Xiang Bing could reply, Chen Tong sneered, "Where did this old coot come from..."

He didn't finish his sentence, nor did he ever get the chance to.

Because Yu Ling merely gave a flick of his finger, and Chen Tong's head exploded with a loud bang. His corpse toppled to the ground.

This earth-shattering display of power shocked everyone both on and off the stage.

The nineteenth-ranked Muay Thai master hadn't even been able to withstand a single move?

Huangfu Tian and Xiang Bing were filled with dread. Yu Ling, however, merely looked at the two of them and shook his head.

"Too weak!"

With a gentle extension of his finger, a fierce gale whipped across the entire ring.

Huangfu Tian roared angrily, attempting to counterattack, but he was blasted directly off the platform, crashing heavily to the ground where he lay unable to move for a moment.

As for Xiang Bing, though she wasn't knocked off the stage, her complexion turned ashen, and her eyes were filled with horror.

"Step down. This old man does not hit women," Yu Ling said indifferently.

With that, upon his very entrance, the Finger-Pointing Elder had killed one and defeated another with just two fingers.

His momentum was completely unrivaled!

Xiang Bing bowed her head and stepped down from the ring, lacking even the courage to look back at Yu Ling.

Because she was genuinely frightened out of her wits.

Chen Tong's martial prowess surpassed her own, yet before he could even shift his stance, his head had been blown apart by a single flick of this terrifying opponent's finger.

If she went up there, it would be no different from delivering herself to her death.

Standing in the center of the ring, Yu Ling surveyed the entire audience and smiled faintly.

"I am Yu Ling. My disciples Yu Qing and Liu Shou were murdered. I have come today to execute my vengeance in broad daylight before the entire world!"

Dead silence fell over the entire venue.

Yu Ling was quite satisfied with this reaction, and said calmly, "Therefore, may I ask who among you is Mr. Xue?"

Mr. Xue!

Many people snapped to their senses.

Someone had mentioned on the Martial Dao Forum that the person who killed Yu Qing and Liu Shou was a man known as Mr. Xue!

Had he... arrived?

Everyone exchanged bewildered glances.

Shi Hao and his sister Shi Zhuli, watching the mighty display of power from Yu Ling on the stage, turned somewhat pale.

The Fairy Yuehua, whom Shi Hao revered like a deity, didn't even have the qualifications to exchange blows with this man before being driven off the stage.

And the lofty Overturning Staff, Huangfu Tian, had been blasted off the stage in a single move.

Such an existence made even the arrogant Shi Hao tremble.

This old man was terrifyingly powerful.

Yet, who could this "Mr. Xue" he spoke of possibly be?

As doubt swirled in Shi Hao's mind, he suddenly noticed someone beside him stand up.

Turning his head, he saw it was Xue An, and couldn't help frowning.

This fellow really had a death wish!

Did he not see that no one in the entire venue dared to speak out right now?

And yet he dared to stand up?

However, the next moment, a milky, childish voice left him and everyone else around them completely dumbfounded.

"Daddy, is the Mr. Xue that this old man is talking about... you?"