Chapter 67: Is... Is this an immortal?

Chapter 67: Is... is he an immortal?

Time itself seemed to stall under this single punch.

Between heaven and earth, it appeared that only Xue An remained, alongside this earth-shattering, awe-inspiring punch.

It was as if a chaotic expanse of cosmos had been cleaved by this punch, suddenly starkly dividing into black and white.

This was the supreme secret art Xue An had mastered back when he was an Immortal Venerable.

The second form of the God-Slaying Six Styles: Dividing Yin and Yang!

Suspended in mid-air, Yu Ling was frightened out of his wits. He let out a mournful wail and screamed, "Sir, spare—"

Before the word "life" could even leave his lips, the punch had already arrived right before him.

Yu Ling couldn't even manage a struggle before he was blasted into absolute nothingness by a punch that was peerless even in the Immortal Realm.

Yet the momentum of this punch did not wane; it surged straight up into the heavens.

Boom!

The dark clouds that had originally shrouded the sky were utterly obliterated by Xue An's punch.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, the gloomy clouds scattered, leaving behind a pristine blue sky.

The warm spring sunlight poured down, casting its rays upon every single dumbfounded face.

"Is... is this an immortal?" someone muttered in a voice that sounded almost like a groan.

No one responded, for everyone was completely stupefied.

At this moment, Xue An retracted his fist and cast a calm, indifferent gaze across the audience below.

Not a single person dared to meet his eyes directly.

Especially Fairy Yuehua, Xiang Bing, along with Shi Hao and Shi Zhuli.

They were all as silent as cicadas in winter.

Right now, Xiang Bing's heart was filled with bitter self-mockery and creeping dread.

She had just mocked him for courting death?

Now it seemed she was the one courting death!

No wonder that little girl had refused to take her as a master; compared to the heaven-defying capabilities of someone like this... she was simply nothing at all!

As for the sibling duo Shi Hao and Shi Zhuli, they were so dumbfounded they could no longer speak.

Especially Shi Hao, who had looked down on Xue An from the very beginning, dismissing him as an ordinary mortal.

Yet now, the reality before him had slapped his face until it was swollen beyond recognition.

He finally understood why Xue An had always looked at him with the gaze of someone nurturing a mentally handicapped child.

Because he... really was somewhat mentally handicapped.

Xue An returned to the viewing platform, where Tan Dong stood up and cupped his fists in a deeply respectful salute.

"Mr. Xue!"

Xue An nodded, then looked down at his two daughters with a warm, smiling expression. "Was Daddy awesome?"

"Mm-mm! Daddy, you were so awesome! But where did that flying old man go?" Xue Xiang asked, tilting her head.

Xue An scratched his head, thought for a moment, and chuckled, "He probably thought it was too boring here, so he went back to his hometown! Come on, Daddy will take you to get something delicious!"

"Yay!" Xue Nian nodded eagerly.

Xue An led Xue Xiang and Xue Nian away.

Xue Lan followed closely behind without a moment's hesitation.

Meanwhile, many people looked at Xue An's retreating figure with complex, unreadable gazes.

Some had initially intended to step forward and strike up a conversation, but intimidated by the overwhelming aura radiating from Xue An, none of them dared to approach.

Tan Xiaoyu gazed deeply at Xue An's departing back. Beside her, Tan Dong sighed and murmured, "Even a cultivator at the Boundary of Heavenly Beings was blasted to dust by Mr. Xue with a single punch. Could it be that he has already stepped onto..."

Tan Dong left the rest unsaid, but the meaning was already abundantly clear.

Tan Xiaoyu remained silent.

"Let's go! Back to the hotel!" Tan Dong said.

Tan Xiaoyu, Hua Tingting, and the others departed as well.

It wasn't until they had all left that Xiang Bing, Shi Hao, Shi Zhuli, and the others finally let out a long breath of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders.

Shi Hao forced a smile and said, "Fairy, this guy sure is formidable..."

Xiang Bing shot Shi Hao a freezing glare and turned on her heel to leave.

She had already made up her decision: from now on, whenever she saw Xue An, she would give him a wide berth of at least three hundred paces.

Because he was someone she could never afford to provoke.

As for someone like Shi Hao, she couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind at all.

Having made a fool of himself, Shi Hao stood awkwardly in place.

At that moment, Shi Zhuli said with a pale face, "Brother, this Mr. Xue... won't hold a grudge against us and come looking for trouble, will he?"

Shi Hao shuddered involuntarily, then said in mounting terror, "We're leaving right now! We're getting out of here and heading straight home!"

Instead of returning to the hotel, Xue An took his two daughters out onto the bustling streets.

After making a few turns, they arrived at a quiet street where a school was located.

Since school was not in session, the street was quiet and deserted.

However, a few small food stalls were still open for business.

Xue An walked up to one of the stalls, looking at the familiar scene with a deep sense of nostalgia.

Though he had been away for seven or eight years, this place remained completely unchanged.

The vendor was busy working away, but when he looked up and caught sight of Xue An, he froze in surprise.

"What would you like to order?"

"Two bowls of savory tofu pudding, and braised eggs on the side! Remember, no cilantro," Xue An said.

"Got it, please wait a moment!" The vendor immediately set to work.

Xue An sat down on a long wooden bench with his two daughters.

Once upon a time, he had frequently come to this very stall for a bowl of tofu pudding.

Especially on cold winter nights, after finishing a bowl of tofu pudding spiked with chili powder and aged vinegar, his entire body would feel wonderfully warm and comforted from the inside out.

The tofu pudding was served up shortly.

Xue Nian stared curiously at the bowl of tofu pudding in front of her, then eagerly scooped up a spoonful and put it in her mouth.

"Sss!" Xue Nian stuck out her little tongue from the heat.

"So hot!"

Xue An chuckled softly, then took a spoon and gently stirred the pudding to cool it down.

"You can't rush this. If you eat too fast, you'll burn your tongue!"

The father and daughters sat together at the humble little stall, happily enjoying their tofu pudding.

Back at the hotel, Tan Xiaoyu whipped out her phone the moment she entered her room and opened the Martial Arts Forum.

By now, the Martial Arts Forum had completely exploded with discussions about the events of today's Martial Arts Tournament.

《The Elder Pointing at the Sky has Fallen: Who on Earth is Mr. Xue?》

《The Untold Story Between Me and Mr. Xue—Narrated by a Female Classmate Who Sat in the Front Row During His Junior High Days!》

《The Boundary of Heavenly Beings Blasted Away by a Punch: Is Mr. Xue Already a Loose Immortal?》

All sorts of chaotic posts flooded the entire Martial Arts Forum.

Tan Xiaoyu opened her own post, took a deep breath, and typed a three-word reply at the bottom:

"I won!"

Soon, her post was noticed by the moderator, who pinned it to the top and highlighted it in color.

The number of replies began to multiply at an exponential rate.

"Kowtowing to the great master from the front row! As a friend of Mr. Xue, may I ask if he has a girlfriend?"

"Bah, are you an idiot, upstairs? I was right there at the scene today, and Mr. Xue was actually carrying twin daughters!"

"Good heavens, a doting dad with daughters and he's still this domineering and badass? I'm literally getting wet!"

"What's getting wet?"

"A wild pure soul has appeared upstairs!"

"Excuse me, does Mr. Xue take disciples? I want to apprentice under him!"

"I want to apprentice too!"

"Me too!"

Amidst these replies, someone suddenly uploaded a few photos.

One of them showed Xue An's profile as he stood upon the arena stage.

Though it was taken from a distance and appeared somewhat blurry, one could still deeply feel the awe-inspiring, majestic aura emanating from Xue An through that single image.

"He's seriously so handsome!"

"I'm going crazy! He's not only gorgeous, but his kung fu is also this incredible!"

The replies beneath became even more frantic, while Tan Xiaoyu gazed at the photo of Xue An, falling into a gentle trance.

At the same time.

Far away in Zhongdu.

Inside a delicately and elegantly decorated quiet room, a young girl whose beauty rivaled that of an anime character stared at the picture of Xue An on the Martial Arts Forum, falling completely dazed.

Apologies, there will still only be two chapters today due to some family chores over the past couple of days. Three chapters per day will resume tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)