Silence! Unparalleled silence! The entire area around the lectern fell utterly quiet, so silent you could hear a pin drop. Thousands who had come to listen stared at Qin Heng in disbelief, their eyes wide as if they had seen a ghost.

F*ck! Has this guy lost his mind? To actually say Huangfu Zhenyang isn't qualified! Who does he think he is? He's way too arrogant!

"Where did this arrogant brat come from? How dare he be so insolent here! He's courting death!"

"He looks soft and delicate, not at all like a Martial Artist. Could he be a commoner who sneaked in?"

"No matter who he is, insulting Grandmaster Huangfu is a capital offense. Guards, capture him and kill him!"

There were quite a few fanatical followers of Huangfu Zhenyang in the crowd. Upon hearing Qin Heng's words, they were instantly filled with an extreme hatred for him and wanted him dead.

Shang Ying and Li Jiao also panicked, hurriedly grabbing Qin Heng's arm.

"Let's go, let's go! We need to leave here immediately! Qin Heng, what is wrong with you? Are you insane?" Both were extremely anxious, worried for Qin Heng.

Huangfu Zhenyang's appeal and reputation were immense, as was evident from the crowd's reaction. If we continue staying here, we might really be beaten to death! There are thousands of people here!

"Stop! Don't you dare go!"

"Halt! Brat, you dare to run!"

Angry shouts erupted one after another as people quickly blocked Qin Heng, Li Jiao, Shang Ying, and the others, surrounding them.

At this moment, Huangfu Zhenyang, on the lectern, was livid with rage, grinding his teeth.

"Brat, what's your name? How dare you say I, Huangfu Zhenyang, am not fit for you to cooperate with!" Huangfu Zhenyang glared at Qin Heng, his voice dripping with menace. "In this entire world, the secular realm, even the leaders of top-tier nations wouldn't dare speak to me like this!"

"That's right! When Grandmaster Huangfu went to England, both the Queen and the Prime Minister personally received him!"

"And when he went to France, he also received the highest honors! Who do you think you are, daring to be so arrogant?!"

Huangfu Zhenyang's fanatical followers pointed at Qin Heng, scolding him furiously.

Now, below the lectern, thousands of people cast hostile glares at Qin Heng. They had come here specifically to listen to Huangfu Zhenyang expound on the Martial Dao. But Qin Heng had publicly defied their deeply held belief, something they found intolerable, and their shock naturally morphed into anger directed at Qin Heng.

For Qin Heng, however, he was merely stating the truth.

"A mere ant like you? I could slap you to death with a single blow. What makes you think you're qualified for me to cooperate with you?"

Qin Heng chuckled softly, shaking his head and dismissing the hateful glares around him. He said indifferently, "Huangfu Zhenyang, it seems your relationship with your brother isn't very good if you don't even recognize me."

"Who do you think you are! How could an important figure like Grandmaster Huangfu possibly know you!"

"Exactly! You piece of trash! You're not even worthy of Grandmaster Huangfu's glance! Kneel and apologize to the Grandmaster right now!"

The surrounding crowd was still seething with indignation, furiously yelling and mocking Qin Heng.

"So noisy!" Qin Heng frowned and uttered in a low voice.

RUMBLE!

As if a Heavenly God was enraged, thunder suddenly boomed in the sky. The void trembled, and the earth shook. Those who had been mocking and cursing Qin Heng felt as if a giant stone had slammed into their chests!

The pain was unbearable!

Their vision went black, their minds blanked, and they collapsed to the ground, unconscious. Blood streamed continuously from their mouths—evidently, they had sustained serious injuries. This happened to over two thousand people!

By now, even a fool could see that Qin Heng was no ordinary person.

Just three words! A single sentence!

And over two thousand people were sprawled on the ground, critically injured, coughing up blood, unconscious. This was beyond the imagination of any normal Martial Artist. Even in works of fiction, such an exaggeration would be hard to find!

Could a Grandmaster of Transcendence accomplish something so terrifying?

No one dared to speak. Those who had been condescendingly berating Qin Heng had all fainted, gravely injured.

However, the remaining people, who had also been secretly despising Qin Heng for his arrogance just moments before, no longer dared to harbor such thoughts. The strength Qin Heng had displayed was simply too dreadful, too terrifying!

"Qin... Qin Heng?!" Shang Ying stared at Qin Heng in utter shock, her sparkling eyes filled with astonishment. Covering her crimson lips with her hands, she asked incredulously, "What just happened?"

"You... you... you! Don't tell me you've been possessed by an alien?!" Li Jiao was also shocked, her wild imagination leading her to blurt out a completely impossible speculation.

"I've already said that the entire Suzhou-Hangzhou Martial Arts World is nothing in my eyes," Qin Heng stated indifferently. "Even a Great Grandmaster of the Sun Temple, I could crush with a single finger!"

"So, what you said was true?" Shang Ying and Li Jiao were stunned. Previously, they had thought Qin Heng was joking, but now they realized he had been telling the truth all along.

A single sentence, merely three words, had knocked out over two thousand people. And these people were all Martial Artists—it was like something from a myth!

Inconceivable! Unbelievable!

"Who on earth are you?!" Huangfu Zhenyang also furrowed his brow. "You know my younger brother, Huangfu Taiyi. Tell me the truth about who you are, and I might spare your life!"

"Heh! Huangfu Zhenyang, you're not weak, but unfortunately, your discernment is far worse than your brother's," Qin Heng said with a cold laugh. "Even now, you still can't recognize my strength?"

"What strength could you possibly have? I am a direct disciple of the Sun Temple; my strength far surpasses yours!" Huangfu Zhenyang still maintained his condescending attitude, not taking Qin Heng seriously.

In Huangfu Zhenyang's view, even if Qin Heng were an Innate Grandmaster of the secular world, he wouldn't be afraid in the slightest. This was the confidence that came from being an inheritor of ancient Divine Skills!

"You say your strength surpasses... whose?" Qin Heng's voice suddenly sounded from behind Huangfu Zhenyang.

Instantly, Huangfu Zhenyang's face turned ashen with shock. He hastily lurched forward and spun around. Indeed, he saw Qin Heng, a smirk playing on his lips.

"You! How could this be?! When did you—?!" Huangfu Zhenyang was petrified, looking at Qin Heng in disbelief. "How is this possible? How could you be so fast? I didn't sense anything at all!"

I didn't sense his movement at all just now! If he had attacked me from behind, I would have been severely injured, if not killed!

"Who are you?! Who exactly are you?!" Huangfu Zhenyang's gaze was fixed intently on Qin Heng as he demanded in a deep voice, "Tell me, who are you!"

Who is he?! So strong! How can he be this powerful?!

He's too strong! Even Grandmaster Huangfu is being suppressed by him?!

The more than one thousand conscious people below were also plunged into shock, staring at Qin Heng in disbelief. He's so strong! How can he be this strong?!

"I am someone you cannot afford to provoke!" Qin Heng scoffed coldly. "Huangfu Zhenyang, your brother offended me, and I slapped him to death. Now you've offended me. Do you know what you should do? Kill yourself, or I'll slap you to death just the same. Choose."