Cultivation begins with the Druid panel

"Tianhang Mountain, Qi Refining Stage 1, Shen Luo." Shen Luo was filled with anger, and upon hearing the man's words, he immediately responded loudly.

The man from Hammer Mountain Sect grinned, his fists, bound by chains, facing each other, his gaze subtly glancing at the Qiankun bag at Shen Luo's waist.

It seems this guy is indeed just a greenhorn who just came down from the mountain; such a simple provocation was enough to lure him in.

"Kid, once you're on the stage, you're not allowed to use weapons, and you're responsible for your own life and death. I won't humiliate you. Seeing that you're young, I'll let you make the first move." The man laughed heartily, his voice deep and confident.

Lu Lin watched this scene from below the arena, his heart heavy.

It was obvious at a glance that the man was in cahoots with Song Changning.

"It seems..." Lu Lin remained outwardly calm, but he was already prepared to rescue the person from the shadows.

I just hope that the yellow talismans I brought this time will be enough.

Song Changning watched Shen Luo's performance on stage, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

Lu Lin noticed the change in Song Changning's expression. His Druid instincts told him that this man's strength was at most comparable to that of the other man.

Upon hearing this, a strange light flashed in Lu Lin's eyes. "The same realm?"

He felt a bit of a headache. If they had known their strength level beforehand, they wouldn't be in such a passive position now.

Just then, Shen Luo on the arena also moved.

The crowd below the arena erupted in uproar, all watching intently.

Fueled by rage, Shen Luo pushed the attributes of his fire elemental root to their limit.

He swung his fist, making the air crackle.

Seeing the fist hurtling towards him, a serious glint flashed in the eyes of the man from Hammer Mountain Sect. A true expert's skill is immediately apparent. Before the fight started, he had underestimated Shen Luo, but once the battle began, he would not underestimate any opponent.

In the cultivation world, the most taboo thing for cultivators of the same realm in a battle is to be careless after the fight begins.

"Not bad speed, worthy of being a disciple of the mountain. Let me test your strength." The man laughed and threw a punch. The silver chain wrapped around his wrist rattled and trembled from the force of the punch.

"Bang!"

With their fists facing each other, an invisible wave of energy rippled outwards. Feeling the scorching heat emanating from their fists, the man's expression changed slightly.

"Your power is astounding!"

"Again!" Seeing that his first punch had failed, Shen Luo immediately threw another punch.

The man's pupils contracted, and he immediately used his other hand to defend himself.

But to everyone's surprise, Shen Luo's fist was wrapped with an extremely pure fire-attribute spiritual power, which actually ignited all the tattered clothes on the man's body.

Cold sweat poured down the man's back. Without any hesitation, he kicked off the ground and immediately widened the distance between himself and Shen Luo: "I underestimated you. But how much practical experience can a greenhorn like you have? It's my turn to attack you."

The man, being a regular at this arena, immediately spotted Shen Luo's weaknesses and found his own rhythm.

After creating distance, he immediately launched a counterattack, flying into the air like a cannonball and throwing a punch with the force to split a mountain.

Lu Lin immediately felt a pang of worry for Shen Luo.

Looking at the man running back, Shen Luo couldn't help but feel flustered, as it was his first real combat experience.

But then, he recalled what his senior brother had said when he taught him martial arts.

"The fire elemental root emphasizes striking with one burst of energy, but the most important thing in striking with one burst of energy is finding your own rhythm. Otherwise, having brute force without rhythm will surely lead to a complete collapse."

"So how do you find the rhythm?"

"This physical technique is like the fire control technique you're practicing; the rhythm is like cooking with fire control. In the early stages of practice, just imagine you're cooking."

But since you have a fire elemental root, ordinary stir-frying won't work; you have to stir-fry it at a high heat!

In the blink of an eye, Shen Luo recalled his senior brother's teachings. When he opened his eyes again and saw the man rushing towards him, a sentence came to mind, and even his demeanor changed:

"Treat him like a dish!"

Seeing Shen Luo standing still, the man assumed she was terrified and immediately burst into laughter: "What? Giving up already?"

Just as the chained fist was about to strike Shen Luo's face, Shen Luo reacted at the last moment, dodging to the side and catching the man's fist with his left hand.

"I'm going crazy!"

The "flipping" in "flipping the ladle".

Shen Luo quickly bounced.

The man felt as if he had been struck by lightning; his whole body trembled, and his bones felt instantly weak.

"I'll translate!"

Shen Luo released his grip again, and at the same time raised his right leg, suddenly slamming his knee into the man's left lower back.

The man was immediately flipped over in mid-air.

"I'll knock!"

Shen Luo raised his hand high, a flash of pleasure suddenly appearing in his eyes, and immediately threw a punch.

His fist struck the man's chest like a heavy hammer, causing the man's chest to visibly sag three inches.

The man felt his blood rush to his head, and his throat suddenly tasted a metallic sweetness.

"You deserve to die, kid!" The man was furious. He never expected that Shen Luo, a greenhorn, would possess such superb physical skills, almost completely suppressing him.

But Shen Luo's rhythm was not so easily interrupted. He had already memorized the whole process of cooking, preparing meals, and eating.

"I'm lifting the lid and starting to eat!"

Shen Luo's eyes flashed with anger, and he grabbed the man's head with one hand.

The man's anger and shock vanished instantly, replaced by boundless fear.

Shen Luo exerted force with his five fingers, fully activating his fire spirit root. His five fingers immediately penetrated into the man's skull, and then he suddenly pulled them out.

"No……"

The man's eyes were bloodshot as he watched helplessly as his skull and blood plasma flew into the air.

His throat felt like it was being choked, and he couldn't utter another word no matter what.

The terror in the man's eyes gradually faded, and his face turned deathly pale.

All of this happened in an instant. He never expected, nor could he have imagined, that he would be defeated by such a young child and die on the spot.

On the stage, Shen Luo looked at the bloodstains on his hands, his heart pounding so hard it felt like it would burst out of his body.

I can't believe I actually did this.

The first time he had killed an enemy in the cultivation world, he was filled with a surge of passion, as if he had been set ablaze, and for a moment he felt a little dizzy.

Below the arena, the crowd remained silent.

They hadn't quite come to their senses yet.

Lu Lin stared blankly at the lifeless corpse on the arena, his heart pounding as if something had tugged at it. With a thought, several yellow talismans appeared in his hand, and without saying a word, he swung them at Song Changning beside him.

Lu Lin could tell that the man was able to fight Shen Luo for so long only because Shen Luo lacked practical experience. If Shen Luo had a few more days of training, killing the man would be no problem.

What does this tell us?

This shows that Shen Luo's strength is already quite high among those at the same level.

Song Changning, who was beside him, was only about as strong as a man; in other words, Shen Luo could also kill him instantly.

"Your henchmen are so weak, yet you dare to scheme against us so brazenly."

Anyone who didn't know better would think you were some kind of brilliant strategist!

Sensing the imminent killing intent, Song Changning immediately snapped out of his shock:

"you……"

"boom!"