116: Chapter 116 really only has one move.

Fairy Qingling slowly raised her eyes, her gaze sweeping over Lin Hao and Hu Nan, who was not far away. She then looked at the ten thousand Spirit Stones in front of her, her expression calm and unruffled: "The two of you are competing, and I can be your witness. However, remember to stop at the point of contact and do not harm each other's lives. You should go to the Martial Arts Arena; the grounds there are spacious and suitable for a duel."

As soon as her voice fell, Lin Hao shook his head violently, a hint of disdain and arrogance appearing on his face, his tone ostentatious: "There is no need to go to the Martial Arts Arena!"

He turned his head to look at Hu Nan, his eyes full of mockery, "Just relying on him, a piece of trash who has just reached the Foundation Establishment, I only need three moves to defeat him. An opponent like an ant is simply not worthy of making me go to the Martial Arts Arena. Here is enough to finish him off!"

Once these words were spoken, the great hall fell silent again, and everyone's faces were filled with expressions of disbelief.

However, everyone soon acknowledged Lin Hao.

After all, Lin Hao was the son of Lin Zhentian, and he had already reached the Foundation Establishment for several months, possessing many Magical Artifacts.

Defeating Hu Nan would also be very easy.

Fairy Qingling frowned, then looked at Hu Nan: "Hu Nan, what do you think?"

"Let's just do it here. To deal with Lin Hao, one move is enough; there is no need to go to the Martial Arts Arena," Hu Nan said.

Although Hu Nan's voice was not loud, it clearly reached everyone's ears.

This sentence was like a thunderclap, instantly breaking all the sounds in the great hall.

The Cultivators who were whispering in amazement instantly fell silent, the disbelief on their faces several times more intense than when they heard Lin Hao say he would win in three moves.

They widened their eyes one after another, their gazes locked tightly onto Hu Nan, as if they were seeing him for the first time, their faces filled with astonishment and confusion.

"Did I hear that right? Martial Uncle Hu said that to deal with Lin Hao, one move is enough?"

"This person just reached the Foundation Establishment and is already bragging like this?"

"Lin Hao has many Magical Artifacts, doesn't he?"

"Martial Uncle Hu is being too arrogant!"

"Back in the Outer Sect Grand Competition, it was just because Lin Hao was momentarily careless!"

In the great hall, bursts of discussion sounded again, and everyone's eyes were focused on Hu Nan, filled with astonishment and doubt.

They all believed that Hu Nan was bragging.

After all, Lin Hao had already reached the Foundation Establishment and possessed Magic Treasures.

Hu Nan had only just reached the Foundation Establishment; it was impossible for him to defeat Lin Hao in one move.

As for Lin Hao, the moment he heard Hu Nan's words, his face changed drastically, like a palette, turning from iron-blue to crimson, then to pale white, and finally, becoming hideous and terrifying.

The Qi around him instantly became extremely violent, several times more violent than when Hu Nan mentioned he was a defeated opponent before.

"You are courting death!" Lin Hao could no longer suppress the killing intent in his heart. He stomped his feet violently on the ground, leaving two deep cracks on the bluestone floor. His figure, like an arrow released from a bow, wrapped in violent fire-attribute Qi, charged straight towards Hu Nan.

Golden light surged around his body, and his golden brocade robe rustled. He clenched his right hand into a fist, with raging flames swirling around it. Within the flames, there was a rich fluctuation of Qi. This was the fire-attribute basic technique he had spent his heart and blood to Cultivate: the Blazing Flame Fist.

With this punch, he used all his strength. It not only contained all the Qi of the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment but also mixed in the resentment and humiliation of the past three years, determined to smash Hu Nan into serious injury with one punch and wash away all his shame.

The surrounding Cultivators exclaimed, subconsciously retreating to avoid it, their faces full of horror and disbelief.

No one expected that Lin Hao would be so impulsive, attacking in a rage in public, and using such a powerful force, clearly wanting to put Hu Nan to death!

Some looked at Hu Nan with worried faces, feeling that even if his strength was not bad, he might not be able to withstand this blow from Lin Hao, which was filled with hatred;

Others watched coldly from the sidelines, wanting to see a good show where both sides were injured;

Still others secretly mocked Hu Nan for his arrogance, feeling that he would surely die today for daring to provoke Lin Hao like this.

But looking at Hu Nan, facing this unstoppable blow from Lin Hao, which was wrapped in raging anger and violent Qi, his expression remained calm and unruffled. He had no trace of panic, and even his eyes did not waver at all.

Qin Changsheng, who was far away in the small courtyard, had long since seen through the flaws in Lin Hao's punch.

His heart was restless; although the force was fierce, it was disorganized, and the circulation of his Qi was extremely hasty, making it completely vulnerable.

Just as Lin Hao's Blazing Flame Fist was about to strike Hu Nan's chest, Hu Nan finally moved.

He slightly shifted his body, his movements as light as a breeze passing by. He did not use any powerful Qi, just casually and gently stepping aside, calmly avoiding this full-force blow from Lin Hao.

This dodge looked casual, but it was extremely precise, just avoiding the attack range of the Blazing Flame Fist. The raging flames on Lin Hao's fist grazed past Hu Nan's purple robe, scorching the air and making a "sizzling" sound, but they did not even harm a corner of Hu Nan's clothes.

Lin Hao was shocked, and the rage on his face instantly turned into astonishment. He never expected that his full-force blow would be so easily avoided by Hu Nan!

Before the astonishment in his heart had dissipated, his figure stumbled forward a few steps because the momentum was too fierce and he could not stabilize himself for a moment.

Just at this moment, Hu Nan slowly raised his right hand.

The next second, more than a dozen fist-sized fireballs instantly condensed from his hand. The fireballs were surrounded by rich fire-attribute Qi, burning ragingly, and the scorching breath rushed toward them, even more powerful than the flames on Lin Hao's fist.

"Go." Hu Nan spat out the word lightly, and with a gentle wave of his right hand, the dozen or so fireballs flew like arrows released from a bow, carrying a whistling wind as they charged straight towards the stumbling Lin Hao.

The fireballs were extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they were already close to Lin Hao, not giving him any time to react at all.

Lin Hao was shocked and terrified. Subconsciously, he wanted to circulate his Qi to defend and avoid these fireballs, but his figure was stumbling, his Qi circulation was hasty, and coupled with the rhythm being disrupted by Hu Nan's previous dodge, he was caught off guard and could not make any defensive moves in time.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A series of violent impact sounds rang out one after another, and the dozen or so fireballs hit Lin Hao's body densely like raindrops.

The violent fire-attribute Qi exploded instantly, and the raging flames immediately wrapped Lin Hao inside. His golden brocade robe was ignited by the flames, quickly turning into ashes, scorching him and causing him to let out a shrill scream.

The powerful impact force caused Lin Hao to fly backward like a kite with a broken string, drawing a miserable arc in the air, and then he fell heavily onto the bluestone floor, making a muffled, loud sound.

He spat out a large mouthful of blood, staining the bluestone floor in front of him red. The flames all over his body were still burning, scorching his skin, causing him to twitch all over, in unbearable pain, without even the strength to struggle to get up.

The originally violent Qi instantly dissipated completely. No trace of the Early Stage Foundation Establishment Qi fluctuations could be felt around Lin Hao anymore. Only a weak breath remained, obviously having been seriously injured by these dozen fireballs, and he would not be able to recover in a short time.

The great hall instantly fell into a deathly silence.

All the Cultivators widened their eyes, their mouths open wide enough to fit a fist, their faces filled with extreme astonishment and confusion. Their gazes were locked tightly onto Lin Hao, who had fallen to the ground and was vomiting blood, and onto Hu Nan, who was still standing calmly with a peaceful expression, as if they had been hit by a binding spell, even forgetting to breathe.

Silence, a deathly silence; only the sound of Lin Hao's painful groans echoed slowly in the great hall, sounding exceptionally jarring.

"I... Did I see that right? Martial Uncle Hu... really only used one move to defeat Lin Hao?"

"Martial Uncle Hu is actually this powerful?"

"Summoning more than a dozen Fireball Techniques at once, this strength is just too strong!"

"I didn't expect Martial Uncle Hu to be so strong even after reaching the Foundation Establishment!"

"He really defeated Lin Hao in one move!"

"Lin Hao is truly arrogant!"

"It's ridiculous that he just said he would defeat Martial Uncle Hu in three moves, but ended up being defeated in one move himself?"

After a long while, many Disciples finally spoke up one after another.

They had originally thought that Lin Hao would defeat Hu Nan very easily.

But they didn't expect that in the next instant, Hu Nan would defeat Lin Hao so easily.

And it was by defeating Lin Hao in one move.