"Who is he? Why is he so unfamiliar?"
Liu Badao's gaze fell upon Su Zhan, and he asked the people beside him.
"Patriach, you have secluded yourself for some time, so you may not be familiar with this person."
One of the experts in the Half-Step God Transformation Realm from the Liu family, who came with Liu Badao, quickly explained, "That's Su Zhan from the Yuntian Sword Sect in the Xia Country. He has recently gained fame in the Fifteen Nations of Tiannan. It is said that his combat strength is on par with the God Transformation Realm!"
"Combat strength on par with the God Transformation Realm? Elder, are you not mistaken?"
Liu Badao sneered, "The cultivation world in Tiannan has always been like this. If you have a little strength, you can boast that you are not weaker than the God Transformation Realm. However, I must say I am surprised by the Xia Nation. They have managed to bring Li Qingyang to their camp."
"Senior Liu, it's not because they brought him to their camp. Li Qingyang has acknowledged Su Zhan as his master!"
From behind, the experts from the Wu Kingdom, who had been on the stone platform for a long time, quickly spoke up.
"Li Qingyang acknowledging a young man as his master? Are you joking?"
"It's true. He just said it himself, and we all heard it with our own ears!"
"Is that so?"
Liu Badao asked the elder of the Liu family.
"I'm not sure about its authenticity, but recently there have been rumors that Li Qingyang was defeated by Su Zhan, who is only at the Core Yuan Realm, in the Yuntian Sword Sect and fled. Therefore, this possibility is not entirely unfounded!"
"Oh? The God Transformation Realm being defeated by the Core Yuan Realm. I didn't expect that within a few months of seclusion, an event that hasn't happened in years would occur!"
After hearing the elder's words, Liu Badao looked at Su Zhan with an unfriendly tone, "In the Tiannan cultivation world, how can a kid like you have the right to speak? Go back!"
"Insulting! Do you know the true power of Young Master Su? Crushing you is as easy as crushing an ant!"
Li Qingyang quickly took on a disdainful expression, considering insulting Su Zhan as an insult to himself. He pointed angrily at Liu Badao, "Moreover, you betraying our Tiannan cultivation world for a little gain, breaking through the second transformation of the God Transformation Realm, not only are you shameless, but you're also incredibly proud. You are the most unworthy person to speak here!"
"Li Qingyang, how dare you!"
"That's enough!"
Su Zhan couldn't be bothered with their quarrel. The blue light on his Wind God Boots flickered as he walked through the air and arrived at the self-defense altar in the middle of the fifteen stone platforms. He looked at Liu Badao and calmly said, "Tell me, what defines qualification?"
"Nonsense!"
Liu Badao sneered, "In the cultivation world, strength determines qualification, and fists are the truth. I have the qualifications to speak and reason. You should listen! Do you understand?"
"So, that's your logic."
Su Zhan's voice grew colder, "Alright, I will stay here and see if your qualifications are enough to make me listen to your reasoning."
"I originally had no desire to show off to the weak with my strength, but since you insist on seeking death, I will grant your wish!"
Liu Badao laughed, stood up, and glanced at the fourteen stone platforms. He shouted loudly, "All of you, open your eyes and witness the fate that awaits those who oppose Liu Badao!"
After speaking, he stepped towards Su Zhan, his whole body radiating a bloody-red light, and threw a punch at Su Zhan.
Although he said he underestimated Su Zhan, Liu Badao still used his full strength for this punch.
Moreover, he used an extremely powerful martial technique, the Blood Shadow Fist!
Clearly, in his heart, he regarded Su Zhan as a stronger enemy than Li Su!
After exploring the Tiannan region for many years, Liu Badao was naturally not a fool. Someone who could make Li Qingyang acknowledge him as a master couldn't be an ordinary person.
But that didn't matter anymore. Even if Su Zhan was slightly stronger than Li Su, as long as he hadn't reached the second transformation of the God Transformation Realm, he would be crushed to pieces by this punch!
Liu Badao thought coldly in his heart.
Most of the others, except for Chen Changfeng, Qin Jincheng, and a few others, had the same thoughts.
They believed that Su Zhan would not be able to withstand the second transformation of the God Transformation Realm.
"If Su Zhan wins, there will be hope for our Tiannan cultivation world!"
"It's too difficult. If it was someone else with the second transformation of the God Transformation Realm, it might be fine. Liu Badao has always focused on body refinement. His strength in the second transformation of the God Transformation Realm should be much stronger than others!"
"Even if Su Zhan fails, I will always remember that someone defended our Tiannan cultivation world today!"
"Huh? Isn't Su Zhan a swordsman? Why is he using his fists?"
"His body refinement technique... It's the Boundless Stellar Body from the Huayue Royal Family! He has truly cultivated the Boundless Stellar Body to its peak level?"
"Their fist strengths are about to collide! I wonder who—who is this?"
Before the half-step God Transformation Realm cultivator could finish his sentence, he witnessed the scene unfolding on the cultivation altar in front of him and immediately cursed.
His eyes widened as he looked ahead.
Only to see.
On the cultivation altar, Su Zhan's body was shining with starlight as he threw a punch.
"Boom!"
Space trembled!
Under this punch, Liu Badao's blood-red fist shadow vanished like foam!
"You are a body cultivator! No! Even if you are purely a body cultivator, the Core Yuan Realm alone shouldn't possess such power!"
Feeling the terrifying fist strength from Su Zhan in front of him, Liu Badao's pupils contracted. He quickly withdrew his fist and stepped back.
"No! I admit you have the qua—"
Liu Badao screamed in fear, but before he could finish his sentence, Su Zhan's fist power landed on him.
Immediately after, the brilliant fist was filled with starlight!
"Bang!"
Liu Badao's internal organs instantly shattered!
A mouthful of muddy blood, mixed with fragments of his internal organs, was expelled!
As for his physical body, it was like a forcefully thrown stone, flying thousands of kilometers away from the mountaintop square of Mount Qingyun!
It crashed into the mountaintop, causing the mountain to shake and rocks to collapse, burying his body!
His fate was uncertain!
"The strongest expert in the Tiannan region, always focused on body refinement, turns out to be so fragile?"
Su Zhan was somewhat surprised.
He initially thought that with the strong vitality from body refinement, one punch wouldn't be enough to kill him.
Now it seemed that he was mistaken.
The starlight receded.
Su Zhan retracted his fist and looked towards the shocked and frightened elder of the Liu family on the stone platform ahead, calmly saying:
"Liu Badao is gone. Now it's your turn to answer. Do I have the qualifications now?"