22 Victory!

Mu Qinglan's steps were light as she slowly approached the training ground.

The surrounding crowd consciously parted a way for her, silently looking at the youth dressed in black.

"You actually dared to come?" Mu Ye's sneered, sizing up Mu Qinglan in what seemed to be a professional manner.

Mu Qinglan didn't bother replying to him. She sauntered up and came to a stop in front of Mu Ye.

The two stood facing each other at a respectable distance.

Then. Mu Qinglan smiled brightly. 

"There aren't many opportunities to beat you up openly like this, after all. So, of course, I wouldn't miss it!" 

"You!" 

Mu Ye's face turned red with anger, and fire sprang up in his heart.

Immediately, he forced himself to calm down and flicked his sleeves. 

"Enough with the nonsense! Since you're here, let's begin!" 

Once he finished speaking, his face turned solemn, and the aura around him changed!

The crowd felt the change in his aura, and their eyes widened in shock.

"He really got stronger again!"

"Mu Linghan is dead this time!"

"I still remember that Mu Linghan's powers have been dropping continuously. It's not going to drop more now, right?" 

Many people were secretly peeking at Mu Linghan with undisguised mocking glee on their faces.

Mu Qinglan acted as though she hadn't heard any of those words and went along with the flow. 

"It seems that you don't have any last words to say. Then… Let's begin!" 

Having said that, she shifted into position. She placed one hand behind her and stretched out her other hand with her fingers curled slightly inwards, as though beckoning him forward…

She was really so bold!

This provocative action of hers instantly sent Mu Ye's anger through the roof!

He shifted and quickly rushed forward!

Mu Ye's speed was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he had already reached Mu Qinglan!

At this moment, he had gathered Yuen Energy in his right hand, which was clenched into a fist. The abundant Yuan Energy lingered around his hand, and he threw a punch out!

The powerful aura immediately shook the crowd's spirit.

Although Mu Ye had been outstanding when he was a beginner level Novice, this was a far cry from how he used to be!

If this punch landed, Mu Linghan would be severely injured, if not dead!

However, the crowd was astonished to find that Mu Linghan had not moved a single inch in the face of this assault.

It even seemed that he had been scared witless and was unable to move!

Mu Ye smiled coldly. Since Mu Linghan was so eager to die, Mu Ye would fulfill his wish!

Mu Ye aimed his fist directly straight for Mu Qinglan's face!

The pressure from the punch was so intense that even the hair around Mu Qinglan's face whipped upwards in disarray…

This was it, the crowd thought. This punch will surely smash Mu Qinglan's face in, flesh and bones and all when the black figure suddenly moved!

Mu Qinglan raised her head slowly to look at Mu Ye.

Mu Ye was startled when he met her eyes.

Mu Qinglan's gaze was extremely indifferent, and he somehow felt a chill come from the bottom of his heart. It felt like an alarm blaring at him, telling him that danger was coming!

Bam!

A dull sound suddenly rang out.

The crowd hurried to look, and was shocked to find that Mu Ye's fist had smashed right into Mu Linghan's palm!

Mu Linghan had stopped Mu Ye's domineering punch with his palm!

What was stranger was that there wasn't a single hint of strain on Mu Linghan's face, but Mu Ye… was red in the face! Veins popped out on his head, and he looked like he was exerting all the strength in his body at this moment!

Was it possible that Mu Linghan had managed to overcome Mu Ye's strength?!

On the other hand, Mu Ye, who was in the middle of the grounds, didn't have the luxury of thinking too much. He was in profound shock right now!

This Mu Linghan, how was he able to resist Mu Ye's attack?!

He subconsciously raised his head to look at his opponent, but the eyes of the young man opposite him were…

Calm, indifferently, mysterious like an endless abyss, and chilling to the bone!

This time, Mu Ye finally understood why he had always been disturbed when he looked into Mu Linghan's eyes. It was the disdainful look of someone when they faced someone inferior to them!

It couldn't even be considered a contemptuous gaze, because the recipient of such gaze was never considered significant in the first place!

Mu Ye's mind raced. He was tremendously dissatisfied, so he gathered more Yuan Energy in his other hand and swung out!

The corner of Mu Qinglan's lips curled up slightly. It was unnoticeable unless one was looking very closely.

To deal with such an idiotic fool, she didn't even need to use her Novice powers.

Her palm, which was still curled around Mu Ye's fist, flipped and instantly gripped his wrist. Then, she fiercely snapped it inwards!

Crack!

The crisp sound of bone breaking rang out clearly through the grounds!

Mu Ye's attack halted almost immediately, his body trembling from the intense pain!

The crowd held their breath at the scene that unfolded in front of them. In the first exchange of blows, Mu Linghan was actually the one with the upper hand!

Mu Ye was unfettered. The intense pain from his wrist only served to remind him more of the humiliation he had just received!

He wanted to kill Mu Linghan!

Mu Ye's eyes were bloodshot, and his entire demeanor resembled a mad man right now. He flipped his wrist, and a silver flying knife suddenly appeared!

The blade glinted in the light as he instantly stabbed the knife towards Mu Qinglan's throat!

"That's from my leftovers, and you still have the nerve to take it out?" 

Mu Qinglan snorted lightly. She reached out gently with one hand and accurately clamped her fingers down on the knife while one of her long legs kicked out towards Mu Ye ruthlessly!

Bang!

A black shadow flickered, and a muffled sound rang out!

The crowd clearly saw Mu Qinglan kicking Mu Ye out fiercely, with the latter flying out and sliding across the ground at least ten meters away!

The crowds' eyes followed Mu Ye's fall hurriedly, and saw that his breath was coming in weak gasps. His face was pale, and he coughed, instantly vomiting mouthfuls of blood!

And on his chest, there was a noticeable indent inwards!

It was obvious his breastbone had shattered, and this blow from Mu Qinglan had probably damaged all his internal organs!

That was such a merciless, hard kick!

On the other side, Mu Qinglan's attention was on the flying knife in her hand. 

The flying knife was only about an inch long, and it was exceedingly sharp. A faint, glimmering blue light was shining on the surface of the blade.

Mu Qinglan's eyes darkened, and her lips curled upwards.

"I can't accept a gift like this. So, I'll return it to you!" 

She raised her hand and threw the knife lightly as she spoke the words. Even so, the flying knife flew towards Mu Ye with an incredible speed!

Mu Ye was already on the verge of unconsciousness at this point. When he raised his head, he felt as though he was in a trance, seeing that bit of silvery light flying towards him!

His eyes widened instantly, and he trembled violently!

He wanted to escape, but he was unable to move!

Squelch!

The flying knife sank into the right side of Mu Ye's chest!

Mu Ye's eyes widened even more if possible, then he fell to the ground, his body spasming fiercely.

Black blood began to flow out from his mouth and nose, and the veins on his skin swelled up into a more prominent blue color, looking as though it was about to burst at any moment!

His current appearance obviously was because there was poison on the flying knife.

Judging by how deep the grudge between Mu Ye and Mu Linghan ran, it was predictable that Mu Ye would do something like this. However…

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

Mu Qinglan walked over slowly, her footsteps echoing loudly through the training ground. 

To the crowd, the sound of Mu Qinglan's steps was like a sign that death was approaching!

Mu Qinglan walked over to Mu Ye's body and stopped.

"I stabbed the knife into the right side of your chest so that you wouldn't die immediately, and can enjoy the feeling of this poison of yours." 

Her usually clear and bright voice was as cold as ice right now. When the crowd heard her, they couldn't help but shudder at the chill that went down their spines…

"All your organs have shattered, and you will die from your flesh and blood bursting. What a fitting end. Not bad at all." 

 It was difficult to tell what Mu Qinglan was feeling right now, and the crowd was maintaining their silence in a united manner.

A chilling aura swept through the entire training ground at this moment, and the source of this coldness was the black-clothed youth who stood in the middle of the training ground. 

He was dressed in all black, standing under the brilliant rays of sunlight at this moment. However, he also seemed to be shrouded in an ice-cold aura, looking as though he had walked right out of hell and onto the earth!