Does anyone actually Believes That My Master Is A Mortal?

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In a small Secret Realm.

Atop a mountain peak.

Two streaks of flowing light flickered past.

Su Qianyuan's figure appeared on one side atop a giant boulder, his body emanating a powerful Evil Earth Qi, causing the space of the Secret Realm to ripple in waves, as if it would shatter at any moment.

On the other end of the mountain peak.

An elderly man with gray-white hair stood against the wind, with one hand behind his back, exuding the aura of a peerless expert.

"Is this really the Nascent Soul Realm? Did big brother not deceive me?"

The moment Su Qianyuan saw the old man, a flicker of doubt crossed his mind.

It was the demeanor of the old man before him.

It really was as if he belonged to the Tribulation Transcending Stage.

Not at all like someone from the Nascent Soul Realm.

But big brother had insisted that this was, at most, a cultivator of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Was this really the Nascent Soul Realm or the Tribulation Transcending Stage?

Su Qianyuan stared at the old man 'Ma Lian'.

The old man 'Ma Lian' naturally noticed Su Qianyuan's gaze as well.

"Young man, why do you look at me so?"

Ma Lian's face revealed a kindly smile as he spoke.

"It's nothing."

Su Qianyuan withdrew his gaze and waved his hand.

He slowed his mental pace.

Whether it was the Tribulation Transcending Stage or the Nascent Soul Realm, in the end, he would still have to fight.

"Young man, before we officially do battle, let's introduce ourselves, shall we? I come from Hunyuan Gate, one of the Holy Lands of Jingzhou, named Ma Lian, known as the foremost practitioner of lightning techniques among the young generation!"

Ma Lian clasped his hands together, still smiling as he spoke to Su Qianyuan.

In his speech and demeanor, he was filled with the composure of a powerful being.

"Wayless Sect, Su Qianyuan."

Su Qianyuan said expressionlessly.

"Wayless Sect? I have heard of it, an East State Hidden Sect! The disciples from the East State Hidden Sect have won the previous two battles."

Ma Lian said with a smile.

"Indeed, I will win this battle as well."

Su Qianyuan nodded and said so.

"Win? Young man, even though you come from an East State Hidden Sect, isn't that a bit too arrogant? With my Lightning Whip Chain of Five, even those prideful youths surnamed Ye dare not claim they can best me, and yet you rashly speak of defeating me?"

Ma Lian still had a smile on his face, showing no sign of irritation, as if he possessed great forbearance.

Upon hearing this.

Su Qianyuan did not respond.

He felt there was nothing to say.

Once the duel began, he could speak with his strength.

"Young man, why do you not speak?"

Ma Lian did not intend to stop talking, continuing to speak.

"Fellow Daoist, let's just compare our strengths when the battle begins."

Su Qianyuan furrowed his brows, seemingly a bit perturbed.

"This... do you really think you can win against me?"

Ma Lian fell somewhat silent, but still spoke up once more.

Su Qianyuan simply couldn't be bothered to reply.

Ma Lian, standing across the mountain peak, inexplicably started to feel a bit agitated.

This opponent was not like the usual ones he encountered.

He actually had no interest in talking with him.

Could he have encountered a simpleton?

A disciple from an East State Hidden Sect, a simpleton?

In previous battles, he had always used words to press his opponents, as he had trained in some special Cultivation Techniques that made his voice easily induce illusions.

He wanted his opponents to harbor the illusion that he was unbeatable.

Then, he would use a secret method to temporarily reach the strength of the Half-Step Tribulation Transcending Realm to defeat his enemies.

But this person, a disciple of the East State Hidden Sect, somehow wasn't falling for his ruse.

A true simpleton, indeed!!

"Young man, you..."

Ma Lian wanted to say something else.

He hadn't even finished speaking.

A streak of flowing light suddenly approached from afar.

Accompanying the flight of the flowing light.

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A voice followed.

"The battle begins!"

Standing atop the huge rock, Su Qianyuan heard this voice and the Evil Earth Qi around his body thickened, his eyes fixating on Ma Lian.

"I'll give you a chance, you make the first move," he said slowly.

"Young man, don't be too careless!"

Ma Lian spoke, but his movements were quick, his aura inexplicably soaring to the Half-Step Tribulation Transcending Realm.

Sizzle...

In his palm, a whip crackling with lightning took shape.

Ma Lian began to swing the thunder whip, lashing left, striking right, creating multiple whip shadows and flashing with lightning, its power immense.

Seeing this, Su Qianyuan across from him crossed his arms in front of his chest, prepared to withstand the oncoming damage.

However, he didn't feel the expected impact of the attack.

Su Qianyuan was stunned.

He looked down.

Whip marks appeared on either side of him, diffusing streaks of electric light.

Missed??

A twitch formed at the corner of Su Qianyuan's mouth, and he looked up at Ma Lian.

Their eyes met.

Both felt somewhat awkward.

Ma Lian was embarrassed by his lack of precision.

Su Qianyuan felt awkward about drawing such an opponent.

The opponents that the eldest and the second senior brother drew, though weak, at least allowed for a decent fight.

But his opponent, what was this even about?

He seemed strong, but in reality, he was just trash.

Couldn't even hit someone with a whip.

Su Qianyuan wondered how such a person had qualified to participate in the grand tournament of ten thousand sects.

"Forget it, you may go down."

Su Qianyuan lost interest in continuing the fight.

His eyes locked onto Ma Lian.

He suddenly exerted force with his legs, the terrifying power shattering the huge rock beneath him.

Su Qianyuan transformed into a meteor, killing towards Ma Lian with an indescribably terrifying momentum.

"Wait, wait a moment..."

Ma Lian wanted to say something, but he didn't get the chance to express it.
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The mere pressure from Su Qianyuan's approach directly knocked him down.

But his fall didn't mean Su Qianyuan's fist had stopped.

Su Qianyuan continued to aim at Ma Lian, and under inertia, couldn't stop his fist even if he wanted to.

Just at this critical moment,

a light flew in from outside the secret realm.

Wu Yue landed in front of Ma Lian, his hands shimmering with light, mana bursting forth like a breached dyke, surging and erupting to withstand Su Qianyuan.

Boom!!!

A loud bang.

The fragments of rock flew, a rolling cloud of dust billowed.

It took quite a while before it cleared.

With the dust gone, the scene was revealed.

Wu Yue had been forced back to the edge of the mountain.

Su Qianyuan stood where Ma Lian had been, unshaken, but puzzled by the arrival of Wu Yue.

Who intervenes in the middle of a fight, wasn't that cheating?

"Su Daoyou, I apologize. I have been monitoring all the secret realms all the time. Once someone is in mortal danger, I have to step in and stop it. Su Daoyou, this punch... he couldn't have taken it, so it's considered his loss," Wu Yue explained to Su Qianyuan with a peer-to-peer salute, speaking softly.

"Okay, but... this person is simply too weak."

Su Qianyuan spoke with annoyance, turned around, and left the secret realm.

After Su Qianyuan departed, Wu Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief and then cast an unkind glance at Ma Lian, who was whimpering on the ground.

He thought it was time for a heart-to-heart talk with Hunyuan Gate.

How did they manage to send such a joke to participate in the grand tournament of ten thousand sects and even make their reputation so big.

"Help me up quickly. I was careless this time, I didn't dodge, I can beat him, it's just... nowadays, young people really lack martial virtue," Ma Lian grumbled, struggling to stand up, holding his waist...