His wrist was numb from the shock, and the muscles in his arm trembled, but his fist was completely unable to penetrate even an inch deep.
Old Zhao’s eyes widened in disbelief.
He gritted his teeth and exerted more strength, causing the tawny light to become twice as bright.
The fist remained motionless.
“This is impossible” His voice was a little shaky.
David looked at him without saying a word.
He only took a small step forward.
Old Zhao felt as if he had been hit by a mountain from the front. He was thrown backwards, tumbling twice in the air before landing on his butt and sliding several meters away, crashing into a chair in the corner of the room.
The hall fell silent.
The tall and thin man closed his folding fan, and the smile on his face disappeared.
The middle-aged woman put her hand on the knife handle, her eyes became serious.
The old man leaning against the door frame opened his eyes, no longer squinting, but looking straight at David.
Old Zhao got up from the ground, brushed the dust off his clothes, and his expression changed from shock to disbelief.
He looked at his fist, then at David, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly before finally uttering, “You’re really a rank two True God, you bastard?”
David didn’t answer.
He looked at the tall and thin man and asked, “Want to try it too?”
The tall and thin man hesitated for a moment.
He was a rank six True God, one realm higher than Old Zhao, and was considered a top figure in the Valley of Freedom.
If I feel intimidated by a young man at the second level of the True Immortal Realm, how am I supposed to get along in the future?
He tucked the folding fan into the back of his collar, flexed his wrists, and walked over to David.
“Brother Chen, my specialty is speed, so be careful.”
Before he finished speaking, he disappeared.
This wasn’t a slow and silent type of disappearing ability; this was a speed so fast that not even the naked eye could detect it.
Only blurry shadows remained in the hall, darting from left to right and right to left like ghosts.
David stood still, without blinking an inch.
A tall, thin man appeared behind David and pointed at the back of his neck.
This finger strike carried sharp spiritual power, enough to penetrate a steel plate.
A satisfied smile was already etched on his face, thinking that even though this finger couldn’t knock David down, it would at least make him take a few steps back.
But when his finger touched the back of David’s neck, he felt as if he was touching nothingness.
It’s not that the fingertips disappeared; instead, all the spiritual energy at the fingertip disappeared, as if it had been swallowed by something.
David’s neck remained completely still, not even his skin moved.
The tall and thin man’s smile froze.
He pointed again, and the feeling was the same.
He pointed again, but still no response.
David turned and looked at him. “Is that enough?”
The tall and thin man swallowed hard, quickly took two steps back, then cupped his hands together as he said, “Enough, enough. Brother Chen, you have good abilities.”
The middle-aged woman’s lips twitched as she witnessed this scene.
He was a rank five True God, on par with Old Zhao, and adept at wielding dual swords.
Originally he wanted to try, but after seeing what happened to Lao Zhao and the tall, skinny man, he decided not to embarrass himself.
He lowered his hand from the knife handle and took half a step back.
The old man who had been leaning against the door frame straightened his body.
He turned his neck, then slowly walked over to David.
“Young man, my name is Old Man Xu, and I am a rank seven True God.”
His voice was hoarse, like sandpaper being rubbed on the ground. “He masters fire-based techniques and has a bad temper. If you can’t handle him, just say so.”
David looked at him and said, “Go ahead.”
Old Xu stopped being polite.
He raised his right hand, and a ball of fiery red fire condensed in his palm. The fire was so hot that the air around it started to distort, and the edges of the map on the table started to warp.
The people in the hall retreated, some fanning themselves with their hands, others using their internal energy to fight the heat.
“Watch out!” Elder Xu slapped with his palm.
The crimson flames turned into a fiery snake, baring its fangs and claws as it pounced on David.
Wherever the fire snake passed, the air would burn, producing a series of crackling sounds.
The power of this palm strike was several times stronger than the combined strength of Old Zhao and the tall, skinny man.
David stared at the fire snake, a faint smile crooked on his lips.
He raised his right hand, fingers spread, palm facing the fire snake.
The fire snake attacked his palm.
Then, the fire snake disappeared.
The ball was not obstructed, nor was it scattered; instead, as if sucked in, it disappeared soundlessly into David’s palm.
The fiery red flame, along with all the spiritual energy contained in it, was swallowed by David’s palm, without leaving the slightest spark.
FAQ Novel
Q: Who is David, and what is his proposed role?
A: David is introduced as someone who can help overthrow the God Clan Alliance, found by Master from Fifteenth Heaven.
Q: Why is David met with skepticism?
A: He is questioned because of his perceived low cultivation level (second level of the True God Realm) for such a significant task.
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