Chapter 37: Heaven's Mandate Added to Body, No One Can Get Close

Not only did the Outer Sect Grand Elder think they were crazy, but even the inner sect disciples who had once witnessed Qin Yu sweeping through Lei Fa Gu Lu in Leize now felt these three elders were possessed. This wasn't a matter of belief or disbelief; it was simply impossible. Qin Yu, at the Body Tempering Realm, overcoming Chu Jiang of the third level of Foundation Establishment, was already shocking enough. Even in the ancient times recorded in the classics, those with innate divine power or ancient innate spiritual bodies, innate Dao bodies, and other special constitutions could only gain some strange powers and abilities, at most overcoming mid‑Foundation Establishment. As for entering the Spirit Realm, one could already grasp the Dao of Heaven and Earth; even if Qin Yu had mastered Thunder Intent, it would only narrow the gap, barely making them evenly matched. Even with the boost of physical strength, Chu Yu, as a top genius of the Profound Yang Sect, had pushed his physical strength to its limit in both Body Tempering and Foundation Establishment, now possessing at least a hundred thousand catties of physical strength, leaving Qin Yu clearly at a disadvantage. From any angle, Qin Yu had no advantage; this was a battle doomed to lose.

The Outer Sect Grand Elder leapt into the air, his round body landing in the square, then frowned tightly as he looked at Qin Yu. "Qin Yu, are you really decided to fight Chu Yu?" "I hope you can stay calm, not be overconfident; there is a huge gap between outer sect disciples and true transmission disciples." "I hope you understand." He still wanted to advise further. After all, Qin Yu was obviously forging an invincible Dao heart; if he suffered a crushing defeat while arrogant and complacent, being instantly killed and suppressed would surely leave a shadow in his heart. Zhang Wu also tugged at Qin Yu's sleeve from the side, whispering: "Brother Yu… with your talent, in a few months you could easily suppress that true transmission disciple named Chu Yu." "There's no need to clash head‑on with him now." In his view, Qin Yu's talent was outstanding among his peers in the Profound Yang Sect, even surpassing everyone, so he still gave advice, hoping Brother Yu would stay calm. After all, he had just brought Qin Yu into the inner sect, and he still felt attached to this bond.

Qin Yu shook his head slightly, a hint of madness flashing deep in his eyes. Everything was proceeding according to his plan. Next, he would enter the view of the Profound Yang Sect's high‑levels. No matter what resources he wanted, it was just a matter of saying so. "I accept his challenge." Immediately, his calm voice rang out across the square. Countless outer sect disciples erupted in an uproar. The disciples who had been eliminated in the monster beast trial, as well as Jiang Hai and the others, now felt admiration deep in their eyes. Outer sect disciples directly challenging true transmission disciples—how many years had this not happened? Everyone felt their blood boil. "Perhaps Qin Yu is already forging his own invincible Dao heart; even if defeat is certain, he will still meet the challenge, fearing nothing—I once saw this in an ancient text!" Jiang Hai shouted excitedly, then dispersed the disciples in the square, clearing a space. "Commendable courage." Chu Yu's lips curled, revealing a faint sneer. Such a fool, actually letting his own cousin lose. If this news spread back to the clan, his position as young clan leader would surely not be secure. By then, even as a cadet branch, he would be the most suitable younger‑generation disciple. "If you don't lose within three moves, I'll admit defeat." Chu Yu lifted his eyelids slightly and spoke again. The Outer Sect Grand Elder's brows furrowed: "You're already a true transmission disciple; arguing with an outer sect disciple over this is pointless, yet you keep talking." He then waved his right hand: "After three breaths, the match begins—no harming lives."

Qin Yu blinked, captured the scene before him, and immediately uploaded it to the forum. "Thanks for the advice, I've only been in the fantasy world for three days and am already challenging a true transmission disciple. You can consider my strength equivalent to a peak first‑rank martial artist, while his is roughly a third‑rank martial artist." "I welcome any advice!" Then a vivid image appeared, showing a youth in white robes, sleeves fluttering, a faint spiritual aura covering him like a banished immortal. At that moment, the netizens browsing the forum all opened their mouths wide. Even through the picture they could sense the youth's astonishing aura. "This… really seems real—could the OP really have time‑traveled and still be using the forum?" "I'm involved; I'll check right away. Even if it's an AI‑generated photo, there would be traces, definitely from the database. If I can't find it… maybe the OP really did time‑travel, since I couldn't find those ferocious beast pictures in the database either." "OP, we're just bragging, but you're actually awesome? Did you really time‑travel?" In an instant the post was flooded, because everyone originally doubted it, yet this anonymous OP kept posting ever more realistic pictures. It was utterly absurd. Qin Yu skimmed it, gave a slight nod— the more people believed, the more advice would come next. After all… they all lived on Blue Star, surely they had some dreams they wished to fulfill. So even if some things were absurd, as long as advice was given and he carries it out, he would earn rewards—why not? Of course, most people remained skeptical, thinking he was fake; only a few believed. But time will prove everything.

"The match begins!" At that moment the Grand Elder's voice rang out. Qin Yu was still scrolling the forum, not even lifting his head to look straight on. "How arrogant!" "Could it be that you already know you'll lose, lacking even the courage for a single fight?" "Where did that earlier arrogance of yours go?" Chu Yu's eyes flashed with dissatisfaction as he lowly shouted, then turned into a divine ray, shooting out with a sudden gust of wind. Jiang Hai and the others all felt a tremendous pressure, involuntarily worrying. At this moment, the heavily injured Chu Jiang kept shouting in his heart: "Hit him! Qin Yu! Kill this bastard!" As long as Chu Yu also lost, his shame would be wiped clean. Even though he knew it was impossible… yet his heart still held hope. After all, this disciple named Qin Yu was like a myth—seemingly nothing he couldn't accomplish. Even his heart pleaded, Qin Yu, don't give up…

【You accepted the advice, challenged a true transmission disciple, and gained a brief Heaven's Mandate Added to Body— at this moment no one can get close to you, only to be beaten by you.】 A prompt appeared in Qin Yu's mind. A grand surge of qi seemed to merge into his body; Qin Yu felt extremely close to all living things between heaven and earth. Faintly, the barrier of the ninth layer of Body Tempering began to loosen, and countless spiritual qi poured into his body. "Boom!" At that moment Chu Yu threw out a fierce punch, but… his right foot lost control, and as he landed he twisted it badly. Because of the speed, the bones of his entire right foot… snapped outright. Then he collapsed to the ground.

Outer Sect Disciple: "???"

Inner Sect Disciple: "???"

Elders: "???"