The middle-aged man in purple robes was utterly shocked on the martial arts training grounds!
Firstly, he had previously used his true qi to manifest the Qiankun Bag, severely injuring Jiang Wuming. At that time, Jiang Wuming was clearly on his last breath! Yet now, Jiang Wuming had not only miraculously recovered from his injuries, but his martial arts cultivation had also broken through!
Secondly, Jiang Wuming's martial arts cultivation had advanced to the eleventh stage. The peak of nine. The tenth stage, breaking limits. The eleventh stage, legendary! This was true for Earth, and it was also true for the outer realms. According to the middle-aged man in purple robes' knowledge, even the most top-tier martial arts prodigies in the outer realms found it difficult to break through to the eleventh stage; it required a fortuitous encounter and luck. Throughout the cultivation history of the outer realms, those who had cultivated to the eleventh stage after the God of War realm were all legendary figures, each capable of dominating an era, or even several eras! Now, here on Earth, in what he perceived as a barbaric land for cultivation, he witnessed someone breaking through to the legendary eleventh stage! Even though he knew Jiang Wuming was Earth's most outstanding genius, he found it all utterly unbelievable!
However, Jiang Wuming's continuously ascending aura told the middle-aged man in purple robes that all of this was real!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
While the middle-aged man in purple robes stood dumbfounded, the faces of Xia Xueqin and the surviving teachers from the East Sea Martial Academy of the two-star squad who were retreating towards the entrance of the training grounds, as well as Ren Xiaoyao, Qin Linhai, Dongfang Xiaoyao, and others standing at the edge of the training grounds, all changed.
After Jiang Wuming woke up, his bleeding stopped, his injuries seemed to have recovered, and his aura had nearly returned to its peak before he was injured. They were both surprised and excited by this! But amidst their excitement, each of them clearly understood that even if Jiang Wuming returned to his peak condition before the injury, it would still be difficult to kill the middle-aged man in purple robes. Just now, the middle-aged man in purple robes had proactively proposed a trade, which confirmed their judgment – the middle-aged man in purple robes regarded Jiang Wuming as fish on a chopping block! For this reason, they all believed Jiang Wuming would, like Xia Xueqin for most of this battle, evade attacks, stall the middle-aged man in purple robes, and await the arrival of Elder Zhou Hetu. Xia Xueqin had even worried that Jiang Wuming might act rashly and specifically warned him not to fight the middle-aged man in purple robes to the death!
As a result, in the blink of an eye, Jiang Wuming's aura surged again, his martial arts cultivation broke through, and according to the middle-aged man in purple robes, he had advanced to the legendary second-star God of War, first stage! This sudden turn of events also shocked them greatly.
Only one person was an exception. Qin Xiaozhi. The young man on the rooftop of the distant teaching building lowered his sniper rifle after seeing the young man stand up—this battle no longer required him to fire another shot! As one of the people who understood the young man best in this world, he judged from the young man's expression that the young man would definitely kill the middle-aged man in purple robes! And now, the young man's breakthrough to the legendary second-star God of War, eleventh stage, confirmed Qin Xiaozhi's judgment!
Qin Xiaozhi was right, and also wrong. He was right that after Jiang Wuming woke up, he had indeed pronounced a death sentence on the middle-aged man in purple robes in his heart. He was wrong that Jiang Wuming did not break through at this moment. He had broken through in the mysterious space and then awakened. At that moment, he saw the situation on the field clearly, and thus used the mysterious inner strength cultivation technique of the Daoist sect to conceal his aura of a second-star God of War, eleventh stage. This was because, at that time, both the five members of the two-star squad and Xia Xueqin were not far from the middle-aged man in purple robes. He was worried that if his aura was exposed and detected by the middle-aged man in purple robes, the latter would immediately act and kill Xia Xueqin and the other six! Now, the five teachers from the East Sea Martial Academy of the two-star squad were supporting Xia Xueqin and were about to reach the entrance of the training grounds, and Jiang Wuming no longer had any worries! Almost instantly, Jiang Wuming's aura surged to its peak, much stronger than before! The eleventh stage, as a legendary minor realm, once broken through, the cultivator's strength would undergo a qualitative change, not only allowing them to crush others in the same realm but also possess powerful cross-realm combat abilities. When Jiang Wuming was at the tenth stage of the second-star God of War, using his two forbidden techniques simultaneously, he could almost instantly kill Yan Que, who was at the tenth stage of the third-star God of War. Now, if he encountered Yan Que again, he could kill Yan Que without using any forbidden techniques! Despite his aura ascending to its peak, Jiang Wuming still did not make a move, but patiently waited for Xia Xueqin and the six others to retreat completely to the entrance of the training grounds.
"Wuming is waiting for us to retreat, let's go." Xia Xueqin looked at Jiang Wuming's back, guessed his thoughts, and at the same time understood the true meaning of Jiang Wuming's earlier words, "Aunt Xia, you won't die, none of us will die!" The young man had never intended to stall the middle-aged man in purple robes and wait for Zhou Hetu to come to the rescue! The young man wanted to kill the middle-aged man in purple robes in public, using the enemy's blood to commemorate the fallen heroes of this battle!
"Little native, I must say, you've given me surprise after surprise today. The eleventh stage, a legendary realm, even in our world, it's a legendary existence! In other words, if you were born in our world, you would become a legendary figure! But it's a pity there are no 'ifs' in this world, and you will die soon. This is not your misfortune, but the misfortune of this world—this world is too weak, destined to be conquered by us in the form of a game! Including you, all natives who are unwilling to submit and resist will be hunted and killed!" As Xia Xueqin and the unnamed teachers from the East Sea Martial Academy of the two-star squad walked towards the entrance of the training grounds again, the middle-aged man in purple robes spoke again, talking eloquently, as if he were directing the country.
"Finished your last words?" Jiang Wuming shouted coldly, his battle intent and killing intent instantly boiling all over him.
"Heh… Little native, even though you've broken through to the legendary eleventh stage, you're only a second-star God of War. You are two realms apart from me, and it's too naive to think you can kill me!" Facing Jiang Wuming's aggressive words, the middle-aged man in purple robes laughed instead of getting angry, as if he had heard an extremely amusing joke.
Whoosh! This time, the response to the middle-aged man in purple robes was a whistling sound cutting through the air! After Jiang Wuming sensed that Xia Xueqin and the six others had retreated to the entrance of the training grounds, he didn't say another word to the middle-aged man in purple robes. He directly transformed into a white light and shot rapidly towards the middle-aged man in purple robes!
"Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!" The middle-aged man in purple robes sneered, swung his right hand abruptly, unleashed a stream of true qi, manifested a purple palm, descended from the sky, and slammed down fiercely towards Jiang Wuming.
Whoosh! As Jiang Wuming dodged, his body paused slightly, then he flashed sideways.
Boom!! A loud noise erupted. The palm manifested from purple true qi slammed down, shattering the afterimage Jiang Wuming left behind, creating a large pit in the ground.
"Tsk tsk, the eleventh stage is indeed legendary. Your strength has improved considerably, but it cannot change your end!" The middle-aged man in purple robes was not surprised or angry that his palm strike missed; he still had a playful expression on his face. As he said, he could sense Jiang Wuming's combat power increase, but he didn't take it to heart at all, confident that he could easily kill Jiang Wuming!
Still no response. After dodging the palm strike of true qi from the middle-aged man in purple robes, Jiang Wuming rapidly rushed towards the middle-aged man in purple robes again. Although he had broken through to the eleventh stage of the second-star God of War, he still could not achieve true qi detachment; he could only kill the middle-aged man in purple robes through close combat! The middle-aged man in purple robes was also clear about this. He saw through Jiang Wuming's intentions and no longer attacked blindly. Instead, he waited for Jiang Wuming to get close to him before abruptly waving his hands.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh… In an instant, the middle-aged man in purple robes unleashed streams of true qi, like purple qi coming from the east, instantly piercing the sky and manifesting the Qiankun Bag, appearing above Jiang Wuming's head. Previously, he had used his true qi to manifest the Qiankun Bag, injuring Jiang Wuming, and breaking Xia Xueqin's forbidden technique, the Heavenly Dragon Sword Array, which she activated by burning her true qi and overdrawing her life. Now, he was repeating his old trick, so what would happen?
Clang! As the Qiankun Bag manifested from purple true qi appeared, Xia Xueqin, Ren Xiaoyao, and the others watching from the training grounds couldn't help but tremble in their hearts. Although they all knew that Jiang Wuming had broken through to the eleventh stage of the second-star God of War, and felt Jiang Wuming's determination and confidence to kill the middle-aged man in purple robes from within, they still felt worried! This was because, even though the middle-aged man in purple robes was not lightly injured, his combat power still far surpassed that of a third-star God of War realm martial artist. Moreover, they had all witnessed the power of the Qiankun Bag manifested from purple true qi just moments ago?
Compared to them, Qi Wufu, Qin Yuanzheng, and others at the headquarters of the Military Department and the East Region Military Command were even more worried! They were unaware of Jiang Wuming's breakthrough to the eleventh stage of the second-star God of War! Under such circumstances, they all believed that Jiang Wuming would, like Xia Xueqin had previously, stall the middle-aged man in purple robes! As a result, Jiang Wuming actively pounced towards the middle-aged man in purple robes, and was once again enveloped by the Qiankun Bag manifested from purple true qi! What was Wuming doing? At this moment, Qi Wufu, Qin Yuanzheng, and the others were not only worried but also very confused in their hearts. Reason told them that with Jiang Wuming's personality, he would not risk his life against the enemy out of anger without certainty! After all, if he were defeated and killed, everyone present would have to be buried with him!
The next moment. The answer emerged. In the screen, on the training grounds. The young man seemed to have anticipated that the middle-aged man in purple robes would repeat his trick and attack him by manifesting the Qiankun Bag with purple true qi. As he rapidly approached the middle-aged man in purple robes, his hands were also moving quickly. By now, he had completed the hand seals, and an Yin-Yang Bagua diagram manifested from true qi instantly appeared above his head!
Hoo, hoo, hoo… In an instant, the mouth of the Qiankun Bag manifested from purple true qi opened wide, and the true qi vortex reappeared, emitting a terrifying suction force and pulling towards Jiang Wuming. However, this time, the suction force could not tear apart the Yin-Yang Bagua diagram above Jiang Wuming's head; it only caused the Yin-Yang Bagua diagram to distort slightly! This outcome did not surprise Jiang Wuming. He flashed his body and, with the Yin-Yang Bagua diagram above his head, continued to pounce towards the middle-aged man in purple robes!
"Die for me!!" Seeing this, the middle-aged man in purple robes was both shocked and furious. He roared, his true qi surging. He waved his hands again, injecting true qi into the Qiankun Bag manifested from purple true qi. This time, he unleashed his primordial true qi, just as he had done before when he broke Xia Xueqin's forbidden technique, the Heavenly Dragon Sword Array! He no longer held back any reservations; he used his strongest combat power to completely annihilate Jiang Wuming!
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