"Baili Hongzhuang is really overestimating herself. Does she think that her elder brother's two-tier strength improvement is something she can just watch?"
A mocking smile curved the corner of Nangong Yue'er's mouth, but the amusement in her eyes deepened. Baili Hongzhuang's hand was broken, which was also good news.
"People from small places always lack insight. They really think highly of their own abilities," Nangong Yujin lazily commented.
Boom!
Two fists, one big and one small, collided amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd. However, the scene everyone anticipated, where Baili Hongzhuang's bones would break, did not happen. Their fists separated upon contact, and Baili Hongzhuang did not suffer a defeat.
Feeling the tremendous power transmitted through his fist, Nangong Aochen was surprised. He didn't expect Baili Hongzhuang's strength to be so formidable.
"I underestimated you."
Nangong Aochen spoke slowly. He had intended to defeat Baili Hongzhuang in a crushing manner, but now it seemed that solving Baili Hongzhuang's strength was not so easy.
"The royal family has always looked down on others."
Baili Hongzhuang spoke without any courtesy. Since they were already in an opposing situation, she had no intention of giving the other party any face.
Nangong Aochen's face turned cold, a touch of anger flashing in his eyes. His figure moved, and he launched a fierce and stormy attack!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Baili Hongzhuang did not yield at all. Her figure engaged in battle with Nangong Aochen, and the fierce attacks erupted incessantly. The two of them intertwined like a whirlwind, and the violent force burst out with sonic booms.
The more they fought, the greater Nangong Aochen's surprise grew. Usually, female cultivators had weak close combat abilities, but Baili Hongzhuang seemed unaffected, displaying excellent melee skills.
What he couldn't understand the most was that Baili Hongzhuang's cultivation was clearly two tiers lower than his own, so why didn't he feel any weakness from her during their fight?
Could it be... Baili Hongzhuang had cultivated body-refining martial techniques?
Nangong Aochen was somewhat puzzled. Although body-refining martial techniques were not uncommon, good ones were rare. Baili Hongzhuang's ability to fight on par with him despite the two-tier difference in strength showed the high level of her martial techniques.
It seemed that the first-ranked individuals from each academy wouldn't be ordinary people. He couldn't underestimate them.
Swish!
The figures of the two separated, and Baili Hongzhuang took a few steps back, dissolving all the internal energy within her body. Nangong Aochen's strength was just as everyone had said, not an exaggeration.
Even with her Jade Body Refining Technique, her strength still fell short. The gap in strength between them was not small.
Underneath her sleeves, Baili Hongzhuang's fists were tinged with blood-red color, and there was a slight tremor. In the collision just now, she couldn't help but suffer some injuries.
However, this scene shocked everyone who saw it.
Nangong Yue'er's face was filled with disbelief. "Baili Hongzhuang's cultivation is clearly two tiers lower than Nangong Aochen's, so why can she withstand such a stormy attack?"
Nangong Aochen knew better than anyone how strong he was. No weak person had ever been able to hold on for so long against him. This was truly perplexing.
Xia Zhiqing and the others' eyes shimmered with excitement. "Hongzhuang is amazing!"
Even when Baili Hongzhuang stepped onto the stage, they didn't hold much hope because the two-tier difference was significant. But Baili Hongzhuang's performance truly amazed them!