Becoming evil makes you ten times stronger, but becoming a demon gives you hundredfold strength

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The moment Meng Yu opened his eyes, he returned to reality from the Virtual Space, and his bones, muscles, and True Qi had all undergone changes.

If his body had once been as robust as steel, there was now an additional layer of springs beneath it, and countless springs formed a cohesive whole, interlinking with each other, flowing as smoothly as water. Any attack would be dispersed to numerous areas, spread out for distribution.

Regrettably, he did not awaken any martial arts essence or Sword Intent this time, but that was exactly what Meng Yu wanted — he didn't wish to achieve Foundation Establishment by Enlightenment, he needed to suppress his own power!

Nevertheless, his bones, muscles, and True Qi were still enhanced, and his cultivation leaped from the eighth layer of Qi Cultivation directly to the middle stage of the ninth layer!

Excellent, just excellent. Right now, he had no intention of breaking through to Foundation Establishment. What he needed was to maintain his Qi Cultivation level, then deliver a bloody slap in the face to his enemies, and secure the greatest advantage for himself.

If the Immortal Sect truly proved to be unscrupulous!

Next, he hurried to become familiar with his body.

The following morning, Meng Yu woke from his meditation in the Minor World.

The flowers in the courtyard were in full bloom; it was a beautiful day.

"Mr. Guo, are you ready?"

"Yes, once the competition is over, I'll treat you to our local braised flounder—it's incredibly delicious!"

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The two engaged in an enthusiastic conversation, then met on an uninhabited clearing for a duel. Nobody would be within a hundred meters' radius, and if Mr. Guo were to deploy a Formation Diagram to restrain Meng Yu, he could win.

"Of course, I am also looking forward to trying it."

Before the match began, it was time to change clothes, donning the Gold-threaded Soft Armor and the like, to prevent any accidents. As they passed by each other after shaking hands, Meng Yu suddenly struck with a reverse slash.

Not with a longsword, but with a Sleeve Sword!

The sword was not long, roughly the size of a dagger. A Second Order Longsword called Huai Yu, possessing the luster of autumn water, shone brightly.

Two weeks ago, upon arriving in this Minor World, Meng Yu had exchanged Spirit Stones with a Foundation Establishment cultivator in secret for this exceptionally sharp Divine Sword!

Meng Yu's sword thrust out from his left hand, the angle was incredibly tricky, coming from an impossible direction and slashing upwards at Mr. Guo, and most importantly, the timing of the strike was exceptionally well calculated!

Thirteen onlookers, each bringing their own disciples and celebrated figures of the Minor World, were present at today's competition, accompanied by security maintaining order, as Foundation Establishment Immortals watched from afar to gauge the extent of Meng Yu's swordsmanship.

As someone posing as a public servant, Meng Yu was expected to perform and behave cordially and politely. However, who could have anticipated, at that very moment, that Meng Yu would launch a surprise attack without a hint of hesitation, without any sign whatsoever!

Clean and decisive, the sword drew blood with a single stroke!

With the two standing so close, and Mr. Guo evidently unprepared for Meng Yu's assault.

Because if Meng Yu had spotted a flaw, had suspicions, he could have turned to the Enforcement Hall officials, commanded the surrounding individuals, or employed countless tactics—yet he should not have resorted to an abrupt sword strike!

The Dagger, measuring a foot in length, took a tricky angle, slicing upward from Mr. Guo's knee. It was the reverse slash of Wind-Slicing Strike, and Mr. Guo's face underwent a drastic change as his complexion turned bronze in an instant, shocking those who knew him.

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Wasn't it said that he cultivated the General's Token, how come?

At the same time, the aura he revealed caused those around to pause—the man wasn't at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment, he was... he was at the High Stage, even approaching Perfection!

But what does it matter if he's at the High Stage of Foundation Establishment?

Even if he reached the Great Perfection, what of it?

Within three feet, every man is an enemy of the state!

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Meng Yu's dagger struck his knee, and in the next moment, it burst into dazzling light, and blood splattered and gushed out.

The dagger Huai Yu, on the tip of the dagger was affixed a cow-hair thin needle, designed to penetrate all kinds of protective True Qi!

Mr. Guo's knee was breached in an instant, and pale golden blood flowed out, while invisible Sword Qi surged toward his upper body.

This strike was poisonous, ruthless, and utterly despicable!

But Mr. Guo didn't dodge; his palm was horizontal in front of his chest, and he pushed out with a flat palm.

Grand, majestic, solemn, the pale golden palm seemed like a General's Token, enveloping Meng Yu's figure, descending toward his chest.

He had come here this time to kill Meng Yu, but who could have expected Meng Yu to act faster than him!

Even before he had time to release the seal on his body, it was a strike!

Too despicable, too shameless!

Yet, even so, Mr. Guo still had confidence!

He was a Foundation Building Pinnacle expert, his Cultivation crushing Meng Yu.

Facing a swift swordsman like Meng Yu, one should not dodge but instead attack in place of defense, and at this moment, what he could do was to smash down with a heavy palm.

Overpowering skill with force, then triggering the Formation Diagram, he aimed to bind Meng Yu!

His palm strike was plain, but Meng Yu's longsword continued to slash upwards; all this happened in an instant, and the surrounding people didn't manage to react.

Mr. Guo's face was twisted with a grim smile, his punch had killed countless Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment practitioners, and he even trapped Meng Yu's dagger with his muscles; although Meng Yu ambushed him, he was a rare Body Refinement expert at the high stage of Foundation Building, just a bit short of complete Perfection, and this time he came to kill Meng Yu, intent on fighting a close-quarters battle to the death!

Although Meng Yu's sword had injured him, the difference in level was there.

Despite the palm being rather hurried, completed with just fifty percent strength, to kill Meng Yu, it should have been enough.

He felt Meng Yu would dodge, he believed Meng Yu would surely avoid it, and then his more powerful palm strike would become decisive.

But Meng Yu didn't dodge; when his palm collided with Meng Yu's chest, his expression suddenly changed.

On Meng Yu's chest was a protective hard armor, which was quite normal, capable of dissipating some of the force, but why was his skill in Borrowing Force to Strike so formidable?

"Adhere as Control," "Stick as Release," "Lead as Draw," "Join as Open," "Linked Foe Force," "Follow Foe Intent," "Stagger Without Thought," "Seize Fire Calamity"!

His palm met Meng Yu's chest, and then that force was absorbed, dissolved, and stored like a spring by the True Qi within Meng Yu's body, almost simultaneously, transmitted instantaneously to Meng Yu's left hand, and the sharp Sword Qi immediately became several times more powerful, at the moment his punch was the strongest peak, it was also when the defense was the weakest opening.

The moment your attack is strongest, your defense is inevitably the lowest!

Meng Yu used his own strength to strike himself!

This sword instantly became the combined force of two people!

Everyone could see that a brilliant beam of sword light shot into the sky; Meng Yu's longsword lifted, starting from Mr. Guo's knee, it directly sliced open his thigh, groin, ribs, and then one hand soared into the sky!

What gave him the courage to engage in close combat with Meng Yu?

What made him think that the eighteen falls of the Sticky Cloth technique Meng Yu had practiced hard for three years was just for show?

In a close-quarters fight to the death, Meng Yu feared no one!