Yun City's Number One!

"Yellow Rank eighth grade!"

Old Master Tang's full attention was fixed on his grandson. Not the slightest change in Tang Yan escaped his eyes.

Sensing Tang Yan's aura, Old Master Tang finally felt certain of one thing: in these past two months, his grandson had indeed endured no small amount of hardship.

Advancing one grade in two months-such speed was already extremely rare.

Tang Yan, who had just thrown the fifth punch, spun again. An even fiercer aura suddenly burst from him.

The sixth punch of Thousand Mountains Fist!

"Bang!"

The two collided once more, producing a tremendous crash.

This time, Tang Yan's body only swayed slightly. He was hardly affected.

No matter how deep Liu Zhi's schemes ran, he was still a young man in the end. He had yet to truly weather great storms. Even after revealing his Black Rank strength, he still had not gained a clear advantage. Inevitably, doubt began to rise in Liu Zhi's heart.

After retreating three large steps, hesitation flashed through Liu Zhi's eyes. Then he resolved to use his hidden move.

His palms suddenly opened wide, drawing circles through the air. As his hands moved faster and faster, palm shadows soon filled the space before him.

A sharp, murderous aura burst from Liu Zhi.

A Yellow Rank Middle Grade martial skill!

Seeing his movements, the sharp-eyed among the crowd immediately recognized the might of this martial skill.

"Thunderclap Palm!"

With a low shout, Liu Zhi leapt forward. A ring of palm shadows formed before him, sweeping toward Tang Yan and engulfing him.

After the sixth punch, Tang Yan sensed the change in Liu Zhi's aura, but he did not pause. The force around him shifted once more.

This time, everyone's pupils suddenly shrank.

Tang Yan's strength had risen to Yellow Rank ninth grade!

At the last Mid-Autumn Conference, Tang Yan had only been at Yellow Rank sixth grade. In less than three months, this fellow had jumped all the way to Yellow Rank ninth grade?

Tang Yan paid no attention to their astonishment. His body twisted sharply, and the seventh punch of Thousand Mountains Fist smashed forward with ferocious force.

The air around him seemed to distort.

Back when Tang Yan had bid for this martial skill, Heavenly Treasure Auction House had judged it to be a Yellow Rank Middle Grade martial skill based only on its first two forms.

But the power Tang Yan now unleashed with the seventh punch had at least reached the Black Rank.

Everyone held their breath, eyes wide as they stared at the Cloud Platform.

"Boom!"

Another muffled crash rang out.

The crowd focused their gazes, and the shock on their faces deepened.

On the platform, Tang Yan still held the posture of his punch.

Liu Zhi, however, had already staggered back eight steps in a row.

"Pfft!"

A thread of blood spilled from the corner of Liu Zhi's mouth.

This outcome was beyond everyone's expectations. The entire place fell so silent that a falling needle could have been heard.

In the front spectator seats, Lin Dongxue's mind drifted for a moment.

In her memory, her first encounter with Tang Yan had been when this shameless lecher had teased her without restraint.

In just five months, he had become the center of all eyes.

"Do you submit?" Tang Yan asked, a trace of mockery at the corner of his mouth.

Tang Yan did not say directly that Liu Zhi had lost, nor did he ask more tactfully whether Liu Zhi admitted defeat.

He asked outright whether Liu Zhi submitted.

Liu Zhi had long held the position of Yun City's foremost youth. Even if he did not usually show arrogance, his heart was surely full of pride.

For him to say the word "submit" to Tang Yan at this moment would be harder than ascending to the heavens.

But as long as Liu Zhi said he did not submit, what awaited him would certainly be Tang Yan's fierce assault.

Those who understood the situation felt their hearts tighten. They looked at Tang Yan on the platform with deep wariness.

This legendary dandy was now showing a sharp edge that made others fear him.

Liu Zhi had already been overwhelmed by the humiliation before him. His eyes turned bloodshot as he roared, "I don't submit!"

The moment his words fell, Tang Yan moved as fast as lightning, rushing straight toward Liu Zhi.

His fighting instincts surged. Tang Yan shot forward with a punch aimed at Liu Zhi.

Seeing Tang Yan approach, Liu Zhi immediately counterattacked.

But Tang Yan's strength had already soared to Yellow Rank ninth grade. Compared to his earlier Yellow Rank sixth-grade state, his fighting strength had increased severalfold.

Every move took the shortest path. Each technique flowed into the next as naturally as water, without the slightest hesitation.

Once caught in such a storm of attacks, any martial skill that required time or space to perform became useless.

"Bang!"

In less than three breaths, Tang Yan broke through Liu Zhi's defense and kicked him flying. Liu Zhi crashed heavily below the platform.

After falling to the ground, Liu Zhi was overcome by shame, fury, and severe injury. He fainted on the spot, his condition unknown.

"Zhi'er!"

Seeing Liu Zhi beaten into such a state, the Liu Family cried out and immediately rushed forward.

"If anything happens to Zhi'er, I will never spare you!"

Liu Wuhui sat before the platform as his aura erupted with a roar.

The Pressure of a peak Black Rank ninth-grade expert surged toward Tang Yan.

Unfortunately...

In his previous life, Tang Yan had been a Ninth Grade Alchemist. What sort of experts had he not seen?

Tang Yan could not match Old Master Liu's strength, but in his eyes, this kind of aura and Pressure was no different from children playing house.

"Before the match, Young Master Liu himself said that fists and feet have no eyes. Now it seems Young Master Liu truly is an open-hearted man.

"He must have feared that if I beat him into serious injury, Old Master Liu would blame me, so he specially made things clear before the duel.

"If Old Master Liu insists on pursuing this matter, you would not only be slapping Young Master Liu's face, but the Liu Family's face as well."

Tang Yan's words were vicious indeed.

Old Master Liu wanted to erupt, but he forcefully swallowed his anger.

Holding back his fury, Old Master Liu swept his gloomy gaze over Tang Yan, then sat there without a word, no one knowing what he was thinking.

"Rumble-"

The audience finally returned to their senses, and an uproar broke out.

After today, the title of Yun City's foremost youth would fall to Tang Yan!

Lin Xiao had been somewhat prepared for Liu Zhi's defeat.

But for a Black Rank expert to be beaten so miserably by Tang Yan, who was only Yellow Rank ninth grade, still exceeded Lin Xiao's expectations.

With a bitter smile, Lin Xiao said to the crowd, "I did not expect such a turn of events in this selection. Young Master Tang's strength is truly astonishing. In that case, our selection rules will also be adjusted accordingly.

"The first-place winner of this selection will be qualified to challenge Liu Zhi or Lin Dongxue. As long as they win, they will obtain a place in the Eastern Region Grand Competition!"

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, everyone could not help feeling speechless.

Although Liu Zhi had been defeated by Tang Yan, that did not mean Liu Zhi's strength could be denied.

Everyone asked themselves honestly: if they were to face Liu Zhi, they truly would not have the slightest chance of victory.

Nor would anyone be foolish enough to fight Lin Dongxue.

Although they did not know Lin Dongxue's true strength, she was still the City Lord's daughter. If someone challenged Lin Dongxue at this moment, would that not be refusing to give the City Lord's Manor face?

If they did not even give the City Lord face, how could they continue living in Yun City afterward?

For a time, everyone looked at one another.

Those who had originally wanted to test their skills had no choice but to give up.

After half an hour of waiting, not a single person stepped onto the arena to challenge.