Your fist is not strong enough

This punch was thrown without the slightest sound, yet it was increasingly terrifying. After Gu Yang threw that punch, his face instantly turned as pale as paper.

"Go to hell!" Even with his pale face, his expression remained ferocious. This punch was the condensation of all his strength, and it even overdrawn a portion of his Ancestral Rune power.

Is this meant to decide the victory in one move? Then come on!

Long Chen raised the bone blade in his hand high. He operated his Fengfu Star with full force, concentrating all the Spiritual Qi in his body and channeling it into the bone blade in his hand.

"Heaven Splitting!"

Following Long Chen's low shout, the bone blade in his hand let out a roar, and one could even hear the sound of a tiger. The bone blade slashed through the Void Realm, descending toward Gu Yang.

When the fist and blade met, the world seemed to lose its sound. A dazzling light appeared and instantly exploded.

"Boom!"

The Void Realm seemed to be on the verge of shattering. Waves of air rolled outward, instantly covering a range of several dozen miles.

The ground was blasted into a huge, deep pit. The spectators in the distance were almost buried alive. When people saw the situation before them, they couldn't say a single word.

"Clang!"

At this moment, the bell rang, and the Grand Competition ended. However, regardless of whether they were winners or losers, no one cheered or felt despondent; everyone just stared blankly at the large pit before them.

At the bottom of the pit, Long Chen's bone blade was stuck beside him. His face was pale, and his chest was heaving violently.

Opposite Long Chen, Gu Yang lay on the ground with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He had a look of disbelief on his face, and one of his arms was broken into several sections, bent at a very strange angle.

"You wanted to smash me, Long Chen, into a meat patty? It seems your fist isn't hard enough," Long Chen shook his head and said indifferently.

Gu Yang's face turned extremely ugly. Just as he was about to open his mouth to speak, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted directly.

In that final strike, Long Chen had operated Heaven Splitting to the extreme, allowing its power to be unleashed to the maximum.

For Gu Yang to be able to take such a terrifying strike, he was already very strong. However, no matter how strong his body was, he had still suffered very serious internal injuries.

Long Chen also discovered that as his cultivation increased, the power of Heaven Splitting also began to rise accordingly, becoming increasingly terrifying.

He had never known what Rank of battle skill Heaven Splitting was, but now it was confirmed: this battle skill's Rank was likely terrifyingly high.

Seeing Gu Yang faint, Long Chen smiled slightly. The pent-up frustration in his heart was finally released a little. Just as he was about to put away the bone blade, he suddenly felt the world spinning.

At this moment, a pair of jade-like hands reached out and gently supported Long Chen. A faint, lingering fragrance drifted into Long Chen's nose, making his heart feel warm. A wave of exhaustion washed over him, and Long Chen drifted into a deep sleep; he had been too tired during this period.

Tang Waner looked at the unconscious Long Chen, her heart aching. Returning from the Exiled Ones' Grave, the dangers encountered along the way were probably more than what others would see in a lifetime.

"Roar! Victory!"

Cheers came from behind them. Everyone on this side hugged each other, shouting and yelling crazily, venting the excitement in their hearts to their heart's content.

Tang Waner's jade-like hands gently stroked Long Chen's cheeks, which had some dirt and even some stubble.

Yet these things on Long Chen's face instead set off his resolute expression, as if Long Chen had matured a lot in these two months.

"This bastard, no matter how much suffering he endures, he never tells anyone."

Tang Waner couldn't help but let her tears fall. Ye Zhiqiu walked over and gently patted Tang Waner's shoulder: "Let's go back. Long Chen also needs to rest."

Tang Waner nodded. At this time, the people around also gathered, brought over a bed board, placed Long Chen on it, and carried him away just like that.

The other injured people remained, waiting for treatment. Tang Waner had checked Long Chen's body; it was just that his Spiritual Qi was exhausted and he was mentally exhausted, which caused the coma. There was nothing serious, so she went back directly.

After they left, the Medical Hall Disciples appeared and began to treat everyone, but the injuries of Gu Yang, Lei Qianshang, and Qi Xin were extremely serious.

Especially Lei Qianshang and Qi Xin; the bones on their bodies were almost kicked to pieces because these two had done too many bad things before.

Facing those Disciples who could not fight back, they had shown no mercy, breaking their bones and tendons.

The seeds of hatred had long been deeply buried, but these seeds matured a bit too quickly; only one month had passed, and there were already results.

If it hadn't been for Long Chen reminding everyone, some people might have lost their reason due to anger and kicked the two of them to death on the spot.

However, these guys weren't exactly benevolent people either. They tried their best to avoid vital points, not letting the two faint, just letting them watch helplessly as they were kicked. Seeing the expressions of the two who were so angry they wanted to vomit blood, their moods instantly became pleasant.

The result of their pleasant mood was that Lei Qianshang and Qi Xin were directly sent to the Medical Hall, where Senior Brother and Senior Sister-level experts treated them together.

It is estimated that even for Senior Brother-level experts, it would take at least eight to ten days before they could come out.

Seeing Gu Yang and the others being carried away, the results were now out. The Heaven and Earth Alliance and four other forces swept the top five positions.

The remaining rankings all went to Guan Wennan and the others. As for who would be in last place, they could just discuss it among themselves.

With a complicated mood, Guan Wennan glanced at the direction where the Heaven and Earth Alliance members had left, and then he also led his people away.

Following the treatment by the Medical Hall, those with serious injuries were carried away, and the rest basically just needed to go back and rest for two days to be fine.

When everyone had dispersed, a large group of people entered the field. This group of people consisted of those who had failed the initial assessment but were still allowed to stay.

They did not belong to the Branch Courtyard Disciples; they could only receive some meager resources, yet they had to do a lot of miscellaneous chores.

However, they had no complaints because in the Branch Courtyard, they saw a wider world, and here, they could receive better training.

Watching a group of people busily repairing the field, Ling Yunzi slightly frowned, as if falling into distant memories.

"Long Chen's final strike looks somewhat familiar, but I can't recall where I've seen it, or where I've heard of it," Ling Yunzi muttered to himself.

"That move is very terrifying, but I have a strange feeling that Long Chen should not yet be able to fully control that kind of power."

"According to standard cultivation practices, powerful battle skills cannot be unleashed without powerful cultivation; either one cannot activate it, or the meridians cannot withstand it."

"Yet Long Chen can activate that move, but he is still far from reaching the true power of that move. It is truly too strange," Tu Fang also nodded and said.

Both were the strongest in the Branch Courtyard, and Ling Yunzi had even stepped into the legendary Innate realm, yet he still could not see through the origin of Long Chen's move.

Long Chen slept very soundly this time; the feeling of being home was very good. Even though Long Chen was bold and audacious, he had lived in fear and trepidation for these past two months.

There was no help for it; in that kind of place, Long Chen was basically at the bottom of the food chain, and a slight carelessness would result in him becoming food.

For nearly two months, he hadn't had a single peaceful sleep, every day frantically improving his cultivation to increase his bargaining chips for survival.

After sleeping for three full days and nights, Long Chen finally felt well-rested, feeling spirited and full of strength throughout his body.

Just as he exited his room, he saw Qing Yu and Tang Waner meditating and cultivating. The moment he came out, they both woke up.

"Sorry, the noise I made opening the door was a bit loud," Long Chen said with an apologetic smile.

"We hadn't entered a meditative state; we were waiting for you to wake up. Come, sit down. Senior Sister Qing Yu prepared a lot of delicious food for you to reward you," Tang Waner said, pulling Long Chen to sit down with a smile as bright as a flower.

"That good? I didn't even know Senior Sister Qing Yu could cook," Long Chen said in surprise.

"Hehe, you didn't know, did you? Senior Sister Qing Yu's culinary skills are absolutely superb, but she just never shows them off. This time, seeing as you helped us take first place, Senior Sister Qing Yu was willing to cook for you," Tang Waner laughed.

Qing Yu smiled slightly and turned to go out. It was estimated that she had really gone to the kitchen, though he didn't know where her kitchen was.

Tang Waner smiled and looked at Long Chen without speaking, as if just quietly watching Long Chen was a very happy thing.

"Beauty Waner, if you look at me with such admiration, I'll be a bit embarrassed. Could it be that you've finally figured it out and are prepared to offer yourself to me?" Long Chen suddenly asked, sounding uncertain and surprised.

"Offer yourself to your head!"

Tang Waner angrily hit Long Chen and said with feigned anger: "When will you be able to stop being so glib?"

This guy would go off-topic within three sentences. Except when fighting and killing, he basically never had a serious moment, which made Tang Waner extremely annoyed. She couldn't even have a proper conversation with him; he just had to make you so angry you wanted to beat him up.

"Then do you like me being glib or serious?" Long Chen asked with a grin.

"Of course I like… Bastard, cut that out! Who would like you? Narcissist!" Tang Waner almost fell for it and hurriedly corrected herself.

Watching Tang Waner's light words and slight anger, for some reason, Long Chen really liked this beautiful demeanor of hers. Could it be that he had become a bit perverted?

Just as Long Chen was questioning whether his aesthetic sense was problematic, Qing Yu returned.

Dozens of steaming hot dishes, emitting a mouth-watering fragrance, made Long Chen's stomach churn.

Looking at the various delicacies on the table, Long Chen's stomach had already started to growl like thunder.

Tang Waner and Qing Yu couldn't stop laughing. Long Chen said somewhat embarrassedly: "For these two months, except for Demonic Beast meat, I basically haven't eaten anything else."

"At first it was fine, but after eating it for a month, I started to feel a bit nauseous. Hehe, finally I have a chance to eat a proper meal."

Qing Yu sighed: "Long Chen, you've suffered this time."

After Qing Yu finished speaking, Tang Waner's beautiful eyes also turned red. Long Chen hurriedly said: "It's not bitter, not bitter at all. It was just a trip. Come on, let's eat quickly; I'm about to starve to death."

Long Chen smiled and directly picked up a mouthful of food. He had originally intended to change the subject, but as soon as the food entered his mouth, his eyes lit up. From then on, his chopsticks never left his hands, his mouth never stopped eating, and he ate wildly.

Qing Yu's culinary skills were indeed superb, especially since these dishes were mostly vegetarian, making Long Chen, who was about to vomit from eating meat, feel like a hungry wolf.

Watching Long Chen eat heartily, Qing Yu felt happy in her heart and, together with Tang Waner, served food to Long Chen.

After the meal was finished, Long Chen felt that his storage capacity was seriously insufficient; almost as soon as he opened his mouth, one could see the food in his throat.

Satisfied, he let out a burp. Long Chen patted his stomach, his face full of contentment, and suddenly gave Tang Waner an ambiguous look.

"Young Miss Waner, as the saying goes, after warmth comes… that thing. Let me take you to do something happy," Long Chen said with a mysterious smile.