Chapter 614: Shocking Everyone!
"What?"
"How is this possible?"
"I could not have seen that wrong, could I?"
At this moment, the surrounding cultivators were all dumbstruck. They stared at the scene before them, completely unable to believe their own eyes.
In this battle, was Xiao Ziming not supposed to slap Li Yun to death? How had it ended with Li Yun slaying Xiao Ziming with a single sword strike instead?
This result was completely different from what everyone had expected.
"What exactly is going on? How can Li Yun possess such strength?"
"Was he not supposed to be trash? How could a piece of trash kill Xiao Ziming, who ranked twelfth on the Earth Ranking, with one sword strike? Who is playing a joke on me?"
"Quick, pinch me. Let me see if my eyes are playing tricks on me."
One had to know that this was Xiao Ziming, the twelfth-ranked expert on the Earth Ranking. Although he had not managed to charge onto the fifth floor of the Floating Island, he was definitely among the top tier of experts on the fourth floor. Looking at the entire Floating Island, his strength was likely enough to place him within the top thirty.
But now, Xiao Ziming had been killed with one sword strike by Li Yun, the very person everyone had regarded as useless trash.
"Wait. I remember now!"
Suddenly, a cry of surprise rang out from the crowd. "Although Li Yun seemed to be struggling all the way here, from the beginning until now, he has not lost even a single match."
Hiss!
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone could not help sucking in a breath of cold air.
With this reminder, everyone suddenly realized something.
Although Li Yun had always won with great difficulty, to the point where they had all been convinced that he was trash, the truth was that no matter what kind of opponent he faced, whether weak or strong, Li Yun had always managed to barely win.
This meant that he had clearly been hiding his strength on purpose.
"He has a grand scheme. This man’s scheme is immense."
Someone shouted, "Li Yun clearly has the strength to stand on the fifth floor, yet he hid it so deeply and only erupted now. I think he wants to directly charge into the sixth floor of the Floating Island in one go."
Those words once again caused everyone’s hearts to tremble. The more they thought about it, the more they felt that this explanation made sense.
If it was not for the sake of charging into the sixth floor of the Floating Island, why would Li Yun deliberately hide his strength for so long?
To think they had considered Li Yun a piece of trash. To think they had mocked him, looked down on him, and ridiculed him in every possible way. In reality, Li Yun and the rest of them were simply not on the same level at all.
"This... this, this..."
Not far away, that pair of brothers was completely dumbstruck.
This was especially true for the younger brother, whose heart was filled with extreme regret.
He had once treated Li Yun as an idol in his heart and had even had the chance to befriend him. Yet he had destroyed that opportunity with his own hands, ruining it through his own stupidity and shortsightedness.
On the fifth floor of the Floating Island, the expressions of the ten cultivators became heavy. Even Feng Qingxiao and Jian Wuhen had extremely solemn faces.
Killing Xiao Ziming with one sword strike meant that the strength Li Yun had displayed was already enough to compete with them, or perhaps even stand above them.
Among the ten people on the fifth floor, only three were confident in defeating Xiao Ziming in one move. The rest absolutely did not possess that kind of strength.
Without a doubt, Li Yun’s eruption would force them to face unprecedented pressure and challenge.
Whoosh!
At that moment, Li Yun’s figure appeared once again inside the Treasure Hall.
"Little brother, so this was the plan you were playing."
The red-bellyband child stared at Li Yun with wide eyes. Although he looked naive, he was not stupid. By now, he had also seen through Li Yun’s plan.
This made him admire Li Yun’s patience and intelligence. Without intelligence, Li Yun could not have devised such a plan. Without the ability to endure, he could not have carried it out.
Of course, all of this had to be built upon the foundation of strength.
"Little brother, I will give you a suggestion."
The red-bellyband child blinked and said, "You can choose to pick one treasure first before returning to the Floating Island to challenge, or you can choose to first charge toward the sixth floor of the Floating Island. If you succeed, you can pick two treasures from the complete Treasure Hall. However, if you fail, this opportunity to pick a treasure will also be forfeited."
"How about it, little brother? Which one do you choose?"
"The second one, of course."
Li Yun’s expression was calm as he immediately made his choice.
He was determined to charge into the sixth floor of the Floating Island. Right now, he was in his best state, so there was no need to waste time choosing some treasure first.
"I knew it."
The red-bellyband child was not surprised by Li Yun’s choice.
In the next moment, Li Yun’s figure appeared directly on the fifth floor of the Floating Island, on a small floating island at the very edge.
On this small floating island stood a bearded giant. Seeing Li Yun appear, his expression instantly became extremely solemn. He raised the large saber in his hand, and the qi around his body erupted wildly.
"Li Yun, let me witness your strength."
The bearded giant shouted.
Facing Li Yun, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest. He had also seen the power of Li Yun’s sword strike just now.
That sword strike had been too stunning and too terrifying. Even he did not have the slightest confidence in blocking it. Therefore, his only chance of winning was to not give Li Yun any opportunity to draw his sword and to defeat him first.
He suddenly drew his saber, and an unparalleled saber glow instantly bloomed. Like a half moon, it slashed straight down toward Li Yun.
"Break!"
Li Yun suddenly threw a punch.
This punch was combined with the millionfold heaviness of his body, and the strength packed within it was terrifying. When the punch was thrown, that kind of power seemed capable of moving mountains, filling seas, destroying cities, and ruining nations.
Bang!
With just one punch, that half-moon-like saber glow was forcibly blown apart. Then, the bearded giant himself was sent flying dozens of yards away.
"My god!"
"Is Li Yun a monster?"
This scene caused everyone’s expressions to change completely. Their minds trembled, and they felt as if their understanding of the world had been struck by a heavy blow.
If Li Yun had defeated the bearded giant with one sword strike, they would not have been this shocked. But the problem was that Li Yun had not used a sword at all. With only one casual punch, he had defeated the bearded giant.
It was as if the one he had defeated was not a titan of the fifth floor, but an insignificant mortal.