CHAPTER 756: CHAPTER 749: ONE PUNCH

With screams resonating, a figure was blasted away and with a booming crash landed on the ground.

Dust flew up as the solid ground of the courtyard cracked from the force of the impact.

"Brother Chen, are you alright?"

"Captain Dongfang, Taoist Friend Chen merely made an unintentional mistake. A mere Earth Immortal like him—even if he had the gall, he wouldn’t dare to truly provoke you!"

"I hope you can be magnanimous and not stoop to his level!"

The figure that had fallen had its head buried in the earth, with only the legs sticking out, still desperately fluttering.

Before anyone could take a closer look at who it was, Li Kuishan and Fang Ji had already darted over.

In their minds, the one subjected to such a pitiful state after one move could only be the minor Earth Immortal Chen Hai, and not the team captain Dongfang Mu.

Their relations with Chen Hai might not have been particularly profound, but after all, they had been in the same team for a significant amount of time.

Furthermore, Chen Hai had confronted Dongfang Mu on their behalf, daring to do what they only wished for but never had the courage to attempt.

Now, believing Chen Hai to have been the one sent flying, they naturally could not ignore the situation.

Upon reaching the figure on the ground, Li Kuishan even turned to bow respectfully toward the still-powerful battlefield, politely requesting mercy for Chen Hai.

On the other side, Sun Tu, who had been smacked away by Dongfang Mu’s palm, finally caught his breath and clambered up from the ground.

"Taoist Friend Li, Taoist Friend Fang, you two seem to be misunderstanding the situation," he said, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, looking around with a strange expression on his face, unable to help but speak up.

In front of everyone, the humiliation of being casually slapped away by Dongfang Mu was immense.

However, since he was no match in strength, no matter how much resentment he harbored against Dongfang Mu, he had to suppress it and endure.

Li Kuishan and Fang Ji had rushed to the figure that had fallen head-first, not having seen clearly who it was, which was understandable.

But as Sun Tu stood up, he had remained in place and, with just a few glances, he had confirmed that the person was not Chen Hai, but their newly appointed team captain Dongfang Mu.

Although he found it inconceivable that Chen Hai had the ability to send Dongfang Mu flying and was incredibly shocked, he could not deny that seeing Dongfang Mu in such a dire state brought him great satisfaction.

"Taoist Friend Li, Taoist Friend Fang, I appreciate your kind intentions to plead on my behalf," he said.

"However, the supposed ’reasoning’ from Captain Dongfang seems quite weak and feeble."

"To think such a waste, who couldn’t even withstand a single punch, dared to make bold claims that we should treat his word as sacred decree?"

"So feeble, I truly don’t know whose courage he borrowed to dare take up the post of captain of Team 7!"

Chen Hai’s figure, now fully revealed, sneered condescendingly. With a step forward, the violent energy in the surrounding area dissipated like clouds after the rain, restoring calm.

In terms of power, the Heavenly Immortal Realm Perfect Dongfang Mu was actually not weak.

However, his strength seemed somewhat insufficient in front of Chen Hai.

After all, even within the Heavenly Immortal Realm, there are levels of power and strength.

The cultivation method practiced by Chen Hai came from the Ancient times and was clearly different from the Dharma Methods practiced by the creatures of the Primordial Land today.

During the ancient era of the Primordial Land, the earliest cultivators were mostly innate creatures.

Even before they officially started their cultivation journey, relying merely on their physical bodies and instincts, their strength had already reached a formidable extreme.

With such a pedigree, the true combat strength of the innate creatures within the same realm is many times stronger than the ordinary creatures that have proliferated across the vast expanse of the Primordial Land after countless generations.

The Dharma Method that Chen Hai cultivated stemmed from this reason, which perhaps inherently suited the innate creatures’ method of cultivation.

He managed to successfully cultivate this method, and it is very likely that under the influence of some mighty force, his body has become, to a certain extent, akin to the innate creatures of old.

This was exactly why, at the same level of cultivation, hardly anyone Chen Hai faced in combat could truly rival him.

Like Dongfang Mu at this moment, Chen Hai had not even used any trump cards; relying solely on the sheer strength of his physique, with one punch, he sent him flying.

"Chen Hai, you..." Supporting himself with his hands against the ground, Dongfang Mu finally extricated his head from the dirt.

Sitting on the ground with his face as red as a monkey’s butt, he pointed at Chen Hai with one hand, but for the moment, he simply did not know how to begin.

"What ’you’ are you talking about? If you’re incompetent, isn’t it better to tuck your head in and play ostrich?"

"Strutting around in front of me, seeking glory, you’re just asking to be humiliated and forcing me to lay my cards on the table!"

"What was that you were saying just now? I seem to remember you were ready to humiliate me, to trample me into the ground, right?"

"Now what? Who’s trampling whom?"

Walking up to Dongfang Mu unhurriedly, Chen Hai’s foot came down, and Dongfang Mu, who had just sat up, was pushed back down to the ground, with Chen Hai’s foot on him.

The Concealing Breath Technique that hid his true realm was now completely released, displaying the aura and pressure that came with the Late Period of the Heavenly Immortal Realm that enveloped him.

Although Dongfang Mu was under his foot, Chen Hai hadn’t applied much force.

After all, flipping off a Shangguan was a feat, but killing one in front of everyone was a big taboo.

"Aaaaaaah..."

Kicking off Chen Hai’s foot, Dongfang Mu jumped to his feet. Having endured such great humiliation, how could he dare to linger here? He covered his face with both hands and fled in utter defeat.

"Pass a message to Wu Meng for me, tell him to use fewer despicable tactics. If he really has a gripe with me, whatever he wants to do, I’m all in!" Without stopping Dongfang Mu from fleeing, Chen Hai casually transmitted a message that entered his ears.

Wu Meng appeared to be a coward, afraid of death, but in truth, he was a cunning fox.

Even now, Chen Hai was still somewhat unclear about what exactly Wu Meng was plotting.

With someone as scheming as him, who knew how much truth and how much falsehood was in his words?

It could be that a few days ago, when he summoned Chen Hai, everything he said about spreading plague and selling Detoxification Pills was just utter nonsense.

Dealing with someone who enjoyed manipulating others was precisely what Chen Hai found most tiresome.

Moreover, Wu Meng was officially his superior. Just thinking about these matters made Chen Hai feel utterly annoyed.

"This damn guy, if he tries to mess with me again, I’ll find an opportunity to get rid of him for good!"

Rubbing his head, Chen Hai muttered to himself.

"Taoist Friend Chen, it turns out you’re already in the Late Period of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, you’ve hidden it well from us."

"No wonder, before our group of people joined Team 7, you were the only old-timer left in the team. I thought Taoist Friend had just been lucky to escape disaster. Now it seems, it’s because your own strength is formidable!"

"Dongfang Mu couldn’t even handle a single move from you. With such strength, I think the position of team captain should undoubtedly be yours."

"That’s right, I, Sun, do not bow to walls, but I bow down to you, Taoist Friend Chen!"

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The likes of Li Kuishan and others, including Sun Tu, had quickly caught on. Now, with beaming faces, they gathered around Chen Hai, starting to shower him with flattery.