Chapter 207 Surprising Strength

Saliva dripped from Yang Hongxia's lips as she spaced out again, completely losing her composure.

Fortunately, no one was paying attention to Yang Hongxia at this moment.

Everyone's attention was focused on Fang Yue in the arena.

This time, Fang Yue was facing the guest elder representing the Bugu Merchant Troupe, which ranked tenth in the Celestial Commerce Alliance.

Being a guest elder for the tenth-ranked merchant troupe in the Celestial Commerce Alliance was undoubtedly a testament to their strength.

Although still only at the intermediate level of the Ren grade, this person was far from comparable to the previous Cangshan Sect trio.

Standing in this position, this guest elder had access to a vast supply of resources, representing a substantial accumulation of capital.

This accumulation could elevate even a useless person to a certain level of strength.

Moreover, being chosen by the Bugu Merchant Troupe to defend their tenth-place ranking and solidify their position demonstrated the troupe's confidence in them.

"Guest elder of the Bugu Merchant Troupe, Tan Jingmi."

The woman cupped her hands. Although she was a guest elder of the Bugu Merchant Troupe, she was very polite.

"Guest elder of the Da Yang Merchant Troupe, Ye Se Liming."

Fang Yue returned the greeting politely.

"Please?"

"Please."

With the referee's announcement, the battle began.

Tan Jingmi originally looked down on Fang Yue and didn't take him seriously at all.

But after Luo Yijie issued a challenge to Fang Yue, she paid more and more attention to him.

And through observation, she gradually realized that Fang Yue's strength was indeed worthy of Luo Yijie's attention.

However, it was only qualified, nothing more!

"The only one worthy of that lord's attention should be me!"

A fierce glint flashed in Tan Jingmi's eyes, and she attacked as soon as she approached Fang Yue.

She was known for her palm techniques, which were continuous and linked together, forcing Fang Yue to retreat steadily.

"As expected, although he has some strength, he is far from the level that Lord Luo Yijie needs to pay attention to!" Tan Jingmi thought to herself.

"How many moves should I use to send her off the stage? It was between 5-20 moves against ordinary opponents just now, so as not to expose too much of my strength. Now this is the guest elder of the tenth-ranked merchant troupe in the Celestial Commerce Alliance, so I should give her some face. I've decided, I'll exchange fifty moves, then send her away." Fang Yue calculated the number of moves.

Thus, a strange scene unfolded.

Tan Jingmi kept forcing Fang Yue back, looking for openings, her palm techniques continuous, completely gaining the upper hand.

However, Fang Yue was constantly retreating, and while occasionally blocking one or two attacks, he was unharmed!

On the other hand, Tan Jingmi's internal energy and stamina were severely depleted.

Under the setting sun, the battle between the two became more and more intense.

"Can't hit! Can't hit! Can't hit!"

"Why is this happening! How can he be as slippery as a loach, I can't catch him at all!"

The more she fought, the more anger welled up in Tan Jingmi's heart.

The previous politeness and calmness were all just disguises, a persona, a marketing label to maintain the merchant troupe's popularity.

The real her was as fiery as thunder, easily ignited, and intolerant of any setbacks.

Now that she couldn't hit Fang Yue, she was so anxious that she couldn't even stabilize the circulation of her internal energy.

"Stop for me! What kind of man keeps running away!"

In her fiery roar, she slammed another palm towards Fang Yue's face.

Unexpectedly, Fang Yue didn't dodge this palm.

"50."

"What?"

"Fiftieth move."

"What do you mean!"

Tan Jingmi's expression was ugly as she tried to withdraw her hand, but found that her palm had already condensed frost and was connected to Fang Yue's hand, completely unable to move.

Her expression changed, and her other hand was about to strike Fang Yue's chest.

Before her palm could reach, she saw Fang Yue raise his foot, without any hint of tenderness, and kick her directly in the chest.

At the same time that the frost on her right hand instantly dissipated, she was severely injured and flew backward.

"He attacked so fast?!"

Tan Jingmi's resistance to being hit was not bad. She wasn't kicked to the point of being unable to fight. She had already recovered in mid-air, adjusted her posture, and prepared to land and counterattack.

As a result, before she could land, a black shadow followed her like a ghost, and a chilling aura swept over her face.

Bang!!

With a loud bang, Tan Jingmi was kicked and spun uncontrollably at high speed, smashing face-first into the ground of the arena.

Bang!!

The specially-made arena had stones flying everywhere, showing how powerful and fierce Fang Yue's kick was.

Amidst the flying stones and dust, Tan Jingmi trembled and barely stood up, looking at the figure in front of her with fear.

"How could he... be so strong!"

"How could he be this strong!"

"This feeling, isn't this the oppressive feeling I only get when fighting Lord Luo Yijie!"

"A mere him! A mere guest elder from Da Yang Prefecture! How can he be so strong!"

Tan Jingmi clenched her fists angrily, her face covered in scratched blood, but her eyes were fixed on Fang Yue, without any intention of wavering—she still wanted to fight!

"It can't be this big... the gap between me and him can't be this big!"

"There is only one Lord Luo Yijie in the world! Apart from Lord Tian Wangchuan, who stands above the heavens, absolutely no one can surpass Lord Luo Yijie!!"

Ah... ah! Aaaah! Aaaaaah!!!

Tan Jingmi gradually opened her mouth, emitting a certain resonant sound.

As the resonant sound rang out, the surface of Fang Yue's skin rippled like waves in circles.

And this effect was not limited to the surface of the skin, but even penetrated deep into the internal organs, and even the fluctuations of internal energy were interfered with.

This effect seemed to be more obvious the closer one was to Tan Jingmi.

The crowd watching from outside the arena, although they heard Tan Jingmi's high-pitched sound, were obviously not affected much.

"A bit interesting, but unfortunately..."

His eyes narrowed slightly.

His figure flashed, and he appeared directly in front of Tan Jingmi.

Amidst her astonished expression, Fang Yue slapped Tan Jingmi directly on the face.

Pa!!

The loud slap echoed in the arena.

And Tan Jingmi herself was directly sent flying by this slap, and after falling to the ground, she had no reaction.

This scene stunned the referee.

"Is she dead? It shouldn't be!"

Fang Yue's muttering almost scared the referee to death.

He quickly went up to check Tan Jingmi's condition, and then found that Tan Jingmi had been knocked unconscious by the slap.

This was the guest elder of the tenth-ranked Bugu Merchant Troupe in the Celestial Commerce Alliance! If something happened to her, he, the referee, would be in trouble!

Ah no, it should be said that it was the former tenth-ranked merchant troupe. Because the other party was now unable to fight, Fang Yue had already won.

So now, the Da Yang Merchant Troupe was the real tenth-ranked merchant troupe in the Celestial Commerce Alliance!

One battle directly pulled the Da Yang Merchant Troupe from a ranking of 50-something to tenth place!

Yang Hongxia immediately screamed excitedly, her high-decibel volume not much lower than Tan Jingmi's, causing the people around her to frown.

But even so, no one dared to come out and say anything to her.

Because, from this moment on, the Da Yang Merchant Troupe was the tenth-ranked merchant troupe in the Celestial Commerce Alliance!

And judging from the state of the Da Yang Merchant Troupe's guest elder, this didn't seem to be the limit!