He slowly raised his right hand, the palm slender and fair, gently covering Ma Wuji's punch.
"Boom!"
A dull sound echoed out. Ma Wuji's full-force punch didn't have the slightest effect. It was about to reach Pei Xuanjing when suddenly his left hand lightly patted, striking Ma Wuji's fist.
The immense force caused Ma Wuji's body to sink down slightly, his feet burying into the earth, before he was violently pushed back by the huge force.
All the onlookers were shocked. They couldn't believe that Ma Wuji, despite his strength and imposing punch, was so easily neutralised by the opponent, rendering everyone speechless.
"This…"
How was it possible? Ma Wuji halted, a look of intense shock crossing his eyes. He hadn't expected that his all-out effort would be so easily repelled by the opponent. This nearly shattered all his confidence.
Only he, who had personally fought against his opponent just now, could truly perceive the tremendous power hidden in Pei Xuanjing's seemingly casual pat.
He looked at Pei Xuanjing as if he was seeing a primordial beast clad in human skin.
Pei Xuanjing shook his head slightly, "Just you alone is far from enough. All of you, come at me together."
Upon hearing Pei Xuanjing's arrogant words, the masters in the Justice Hall should have been very angry, feeling insulted.
But surprisingly, after listening to Pei Xuanjing's words, they fell into a brief silence. No one spoke, nor did they feel angry.
The stronger experts had a clearer understanding of how dreadful Pei Xuanjing's nonchalant pat was.
They knew Ma Wuji extraordinarily well.
They clearly understood the terrifying strength and power contained in Ma Wuji's fist.
But it was easily broken by Pei Xuanjing, which was a horrifying thing.
"Master?" Zhang Xiaoyao softly called to Ma Wuji.
"Attack together!"
As a veteran in the martial world, Ma Wuji knew this was no time for saving face.
The opponent's strength far exceeded the ordinary, he even seemed close to becoming a supreme underworld figure. Even if there was a gap, it probably wasn't far apart.
Such a formidable adversary, if they were to fight one on one, perhaps none of them could withstand the opponent.
Since the opponent is so confident now, there is no need to consider face anymore. Winning is all that matters.
"Alright!" Sharing many years of acquaintance, Zhang Xiaoyao understood Ma Wuji's intention. He told the others, "Strike together!"
"Okay!"
The masters in Justice Hall responded in unison, eight of Justice Hall's first-grade masters, including the two leaders, struck together, each exhibiting their full strength against Pei Xuanjing.
Among the masters assisting with punches, the person who had been repelled by Pei Xuanjing also chose to join in, while the others did not. It seemed they were unwilling to gang up and lose face.
Of course, whether they were unwilling to lose face or whether they intended to retreat because Pei Xuanjing's strength far exceeded the ordinary, no one could tell.
Facing the joint attack of nine first-grade masters, feeling the emerging Martial arts intent, surging Blood Qi, and wildly rolling True Qi from all sides, Pei Xuanjing was not afraid at all, but instead, his smile grew wider.
"This is more like it, only now does it pique my interest." Declared Pei Xuanjing.
At his level, the individuals present would not pose any threat to Pei Xuanjing in a single combat. Only if they all attack together would they pique his interest.
As various terrifying attacks neared him, Pei Xuanjing chuckled lightly, clapped in the air, and unleashed countless True Qi. His True Qi turned into a lightning dragon that roared and danced around him. It was unstoppable like a true dragon venturing out to sea.
Boom, boom, boom…
With a string of palms hitting out by Pei Xuanjing, resonating explosions echoed along Long Street, like roaring thunder.
The fierce and strong momentum surged like sunlight, too dazzling to gaze upon.
Over time, Pei Xuanjing's strength had significantly improved.
Although Heavenly Thunder Body Refining mainly strengthened only his left hand, his own body also improved somewhat with the continuous refinement.
With his current strength, even if he doesn't use any other power and solely relies on his physical strength to fight, there would be few rivals in the martial world.
With each palm strike, it was as powerful as the Dragon Elephant overturning, possessing immense and unpredictable strength.
Bang!
An overwhelming force surged towards Ma Wuji and others, seemingly thundering like the heavens and earth splitting, impossible to resist.
They felt like a dinghy swaying in the stormy sea, facing the frightening waves with no ability to fight back
Bam!
Before they could reach the opponent, they were swept by the raging waves and sent flying, falling to the ground.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Pei Xuanjing, with just one move, sent the nine first-grade masters flying who attacked together.
Such a domineering posture shocked everyone.
On Long Street, the earth shook and strong winds swept across forcing many martial artists to retreat in order to avoid being harmed.
"He has become stronger again." A look of disbelief appeared in Cui Qinghe and others' eyes.
Although they had not truly broken through to the first-grade realm, due to their background, they had encountered more first-grade martial artists than ordinary ones. They were very familiar with the strength of first-grade martial artists..
According to what the elders of his family said, once a Martial Artist had entered the First-grade Realm, each progression required a substantial amount of time and effort, and it was difficult to make rapid strides without significant opportunities.
However, the current Pei Xuanjing seemed to not be restricted by this limitation.
Ma Wuji and others were shaken to their core, disbelief thick in their eyes as they looked at Pei Xuanjing.
The man had sent several of them flying backward without even using a weapon. The gap in power between the two sides was so wide that even a fool could see it.
Pei Xuanjing took one step forward, raising his voice, "It is impolite not to return something given.
Therefore, I think you should also take a hit from me."
In his resonant voice held an indomitable will that could not be refused.
He lifted up his fair and slender palm, purple-green thunder light emerged and gathered in his palm, a terrifying power radiating from it.
Then, he struck out with his palm.
A purple-green Thunder Dragon roared, bearing a terrifying aura, rushed towards them.
Bang!
The moment Pei Xuanjing struck out his palm, Ma Wuji and his companions felt hairs raising on their necks. They sensed the terrifying aura inherent in that palm strike, an unparalleled aura that seemed to want to shatter the heavens and the earth.
In a daze, they seemed to see themselves being swallowed by the Thunder Dragon.
"Wujie Fist!"
"Xiaoyao Palm!"
Each of the nine men used their best moves, their boiling Blood Qi ignited, as if it were even going to burn the sky above to a bright red.
Boom!
The roaring Thunder Dragon collided with the True Qi and Blood Qi of the nine men, causing a trembling shockwave.
It was like a thunderclap, impact waves visible to the naked eye scattered in all directions from the point of impact.
The long street shook, countless stone slabs were swept up by the violent air wave, breaking into shattered pieces that flew in all directions.
In the face of such wild impacts, the expressions of numerous watching martial artists changed, as they were unable to suppress the shock on their faces.
Facing the incoming air wave, Pei Xuanjing slightly knitted his brows, then the Innate Thunder Gang Qi started to rotate, a layer of purple-green Thunder light appeared around his body, wrapping his whole body. Even as qi waves and stones came flying towards him, none could cause him any harm.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
When the dust and smoke dispersed, Pei Xuanjing still stood tall on the spot, the floor beneath his feet intact.
On the other hand, Ma Wuji and his companions all looked pale, traces of blood at the corners of their mouths, their clothes torn and disheveled, and their hair fluttering about, making them look extremely miserable.
Just by looking at their appearances, one would know who had won and who had lost this confrontation.
Of course, those people did not know that the reason Ma Wuji and others could still stand there largely unharmed was that Pei Xuanjing had shown restraint.
Although Pei Xuanjing had learned of Ma Wuji and others' plot from Bai Xiaosheng, just as they confessed, he truly didn't have any concrete evidence.
Under such circumstances, Pei Xuanjing naturally would not resort to taking lives in response to disagreements, therefore, he refrained from attacking with full force.
Now, he was just waiting for the results.
If the people from Six Gates showed up, then it would demonstrate the other party's malicious intent, and they would certainly face death.
If the people from Six Gates did not show up, then everything would end today, and Pei Xuanjing would not say anything more.
A gloomy look on Ma Wuji'S face, he glanced at the calm and collected Pei Xuanjing, his eyes flickering as if he was mulling over something.
"Leader, we can't let those people take action." Zhang Xiaoyao's low voice echoed in Ma Wuji's ear, seemingly intended to stop him.
He knew what Ma Wuji was contemplating, whether to let the people from Six Gates take action.
But in Zhang Xiaoyao's opinion, they absolutely should not.
If Pei Xuanjing hadn't exposed them earlier, and the people from Six Gates took action, they could feign ignorance about the incident and cut ties with it.
But Pei Xuanjing had already divulged the matter. If the people from Six Gates appeared now, it would be tantamount to admitting their guilt.
With Pei Xuanjing's previous words and presumptions already planted in their minds, it would be known to everyone that they were in collusion with Six Gates, there was simply no room to refute.
"Do you think we can stop them?" A bitter smile crept onto the corner of Ma Wuji's mouth, his words struck Zhang Xiaoyao like a bolt from the blue sky.
Indeed!
Now, they didn't hold the initiative. Since the people from Six Gates had already arrived, how could they possibly decide whether they would appear?
Sure enough, a resonating voice suddenly thundered down the long street. "Pei Xuanjing, the Remnant of Shenxiao, your evil deeds are innumerable. Today we shall arrest you!"
A group of people strode from the distance, radiating an intense aura.
The people from Six Gates really had come.
The various martial artists watching the scene had undecisive eyes and various thoughts swirling in their hearts.
If it hadn't been for Pei Xuanjing's words earlier, they might have thought that the people from Six Gates came to apprehend Pei Xuanjing because of the information they received, especially since the bounty on Pei Xuanjing was still hanging and had never been lifted.
But Pei Xuanjing had exposed the plot of the Justice Hall just now. Even though Ma Wuji adamantly denied it, the appearance of the people from Six Gates now couldn't help but stir up speculation.
The Head Catcher of Six Gates, Wu Ea.
Pei Xuanjing naturally recognized the identity of the leading person.
For this renowned Head Catcher of Six Gates, Pei Xuanjing was well-informed.
He recalled the time when he first entered Tiandu due to the assassination by the Three Wolves of MO Bei, and met the God Catcher of Six Gates, the upright and honest Fu Changge.
As a Third-grade Martial Artist then, facing the long-established Head Catcher of Six Gates, Wu Fa, he had always wanted to meet him, but didn't expect he would meet him here today.
"Did the Head Catcher come to arrest me today?" Pei Xuanjing asked with an indifferent expression.
Wu Fa looked average, if one did not know him, no one would believe that this extremely ordinary man was the infamous Head Catcher of Six Gates.
He did not rush to take action, his resonant voice echoing through the long street, "The infamous Slayer Taoist, who has countless experts dying under him. Today, this Head Catcher has come to invite you to the Six Gates for a talk."
A playful smile spread across Pei Xuanjing's face as he shook his head and argued, "If I were the Head Catcher, I would definitely not leave Tiandu so casually in the near future."
As for the arrival of this Head Catcher, Pei Xuanjing didn't mind, and he didn't think the other party could keep him here.
However, he also knew that perhaps because of his feud with the Justice Hall, he had unknowingly drawn Zhang Xiaoyao's attention, thereby reducing the pressure on him, making Zhang Xiaoyao's plan proceed much smoother..