Chapter 279: Chapter 277: The True Intent of Dawn vs. An Ordinary Punch

Lin Fu threw a punch, and the air cracked apart.

There were no fancy moves or illusory projections in that punch—only pure power.

The Power of the Mountain Witch was condensed to its absolute limit. Grayish-white rock patterns, like cracked and parched earth, appeared on her fist. Where the wind from her punch passed, a deep trench was gouged into the ground.

’So direct...’ Zhu Ge couldn’t help but marvel.

But on second thought, it wasn’t surprising.

After all, Lin Fu had lived in the mountains for a long time; she probably had little use for etiquette or courtesy.

Facing Lin Fu’s earth-shattering punch, Lin Zhi simply raised her right hand, opened her five fingers, and met the incoming fist with her palm.

BANG—

It was a dull thud. There was no shockwave, no flying sand or stones.

Lin Fu’s fist struck Lin Zhi’s palm as if sinking into a ball of cotton. All its power was completely neutralized.

Lin Fu opened her mouth wide and roared, "AAAAHHH!! BREAK! BREAK! BREAK!!!!"

A green mountain appeared in the sky—clearly the manifestation of Lin Fu’s true intent.

Zhu Ge’s expression shifted.

’She’s getting serious!’

A terrifying shockwave erupted from where Lin Fu’s and Lin Zhi’s hands met, instantly blasting the ground several meters down.

And this was while they were in the sky.

If they were on the ground, it probably would have created another massive crater several miles wide.

"Your power has grown quite a bit since last time." Lin Zhi smiled faintly and retracted her palm. "Behave, little sister! I’m not here for you."

The next moment, Lin Zhi gave a light pat. The gesture and force were as effortless and casual as raising a hand to cover a yawn.

But Lin Fu—the same Lin Fu who had made Zhu Ge’s nose bleed—was swatted to the ground as if she had teleported.

Crucially, when Lin Fu landed, it was no different from a feather touching down, stirring up only a puff of dust.

Zhu Ge stood to the side, watching this scene with a heart full of shock.

’What terrifying control!’

’What terrifying explosive power!’

’What terrifying restraint!’

When Lin Zhi caught Lin Fu’s punch, she hadn’t used any Spiritual Power, Blood Qi, or Literary Energy—it was purely physical strength.

Her body was stronger than any Body Refining Martial Artist Zhu Ge had ever seen.

"Zhu Ge." Lin Zhi turned her head, her gaze falling upon him.

Her gaze held no pressure, no scrutiny, just pure... curiosity.

Like a child who had spotted a new toy and wanted to take it apart to see what was inside.

Neither servile nor overbearing, Zhu Ge cupped his fist. "Greetings, Miss Lin Zhi."

"Miss? Hahaha, you truly are a man of the Confucian Dao." Lin Zhi raised an eyebrow and laughed heartily. "Few people call me that. They all call me ’General’."

"General Lin." Zhu Ge immediately corrected himself. In truth, Lin Zhi truly was a woman who was more than a match for any man.

"I’ve heard about you," Lin Zhi said, walking up to Zhu Ge and looking him up and down. "Second Realm, slaying a Great Realm expert, forging a new Dao, and being recorded in the Historical Record. When I was in the Second Realm, I was still herding sheep in Yanjiang."

Zhu Ge didn’t know what to say, so he remained silent.

"No need to be nervous." Lin Zhi smiled, a faint smile that felt as refreshing as a spring breeze. "I didn’t come here to fight. I came to invite you."

"Invite me?" Zhu Ge was taken aback.

’The number one on the Sheji Chart... what could she be inviting me for?’

"That’s right." Lin Zhi’s smile seemed to make the sun shine a little brighter. "I’m inviting you to be my husband, the master of my fortress. Of course, you’ll have to defeat me after you step into the Third Realm."

"Huh?" Zhu Ge was stunned. He hesitated. "Is that really necessary?"

"He’s mine!" From the ground, Lin Fu shook her dizzy head and shouted instinctively.

Then, Lin Zhi made a gentle patting motion downward, and Lin Fu, who was not far behind her, rolled her eyes back and fainted.

"Tough head," Lin Zhi remarked, glancing back before turning to smile at Zhu Ge again. "If you can’t beat me when you reach the Third Realm, then it won’t be up to you."

"And what if I can beat you?" Zhu Ge raised an eyebrow. "Then it won’t be necessary, right?"

"Hahaha, that’s not up to you either!" Lin Zhi laughed boisterously. "I have an army of a million. You don’t."

"That remains to be seen," Zhu Ge said, narrowing his eyes.

’An army of a million?’

’This woman really does plan on forcing this marriage!’

However, Zhu Ge wasn’t intimidated.

The conquest of Nanyue Mianhuang had already begun.

With Yan Liyuan and the others looking out for him, his Bone Monster Avatar over there, and the fact that Nanyue Mianhuang no longer had any Great Realm experts...

...an army of a million Soldiers wasn’t impossible.

Of course, an army’s strength wasn’t just about numbers.

But at the very least, Zhu Ge couldn’t show any fear.

"Alright, kid. I like you." Lin Zhi clapped Zhu Ge on the shoulder.

Zhu Ge didn’t feel anything unusual from the clap, so praise slipped out of his mouth. "That’s terrifying control."

Hearing this, Lin Zhi’s eyes lit up. "You’ve got a good eye, too. Good, very good. I’m getting more and more interested in you. Come on, attack me with your strongest true intent."

’My strongest true intent?’

Zhu Ge took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

He didn’t refuse. There was no need to refuse.

He also wanted to see for himself just how big the gap was between him and a peerless prodigy like Lin Zhi, who could suppress all others in the current era.

"This true intent incorporates everything I have thought and learned on the Martial Dao so far..."

Zhu Ge didn’t take out his Purgatory Star Rod. Instead, he relied on his bare hands, mobilizing his Blood Qi as his Martial Arts Heart began to beat thunderously.

"Oh? You’re a main practitioner of the Martial Dao?" Lin Zhi raised an eyebrow. "I thought your main path was the Confucian Dao. But it doesn’t matter. Come on."

Zhu Ge nodded. "This true intent, I call it... Dawn!"

The next moment, he put his full power into it, extending both arms forward in a motion that resembled the opening stance of the Xu Family Rain Swift Fist.

The sky seemed to plunge into darkness instantly, and within that darkness, only Zhu Ge’s eyes shone with immense brightness.

BOOM!!!

The darkness lasted for only a moment before Zhu Ge tore it apart with his hands.

The phantom image of Zhu Ge in the sky mirrored his action, and the two forces superimposed.

At the same time, his frantically beating Heart of Martial Arts Origin once again entered the state of ’great sound is silence,’ providing Zhu Ge with boundless power.

"Dawn?" Lin Zhi’s face grew excited. "Not bad, not bad, not bad! Hahaha!"

The next instant, she threw a punch straight at Zhu Ge.

With that one punch, Zhu Ge felt his Dawn true intent—which was supposed to be able to tear the night apart—was as fragile as an egg hitting a rock.

’Dawn?’

’It can’t break through!’

At the same time, an endless power from the entire world pressed down on him.

The heavens collapsed, the earth caved in.

’This is Presence!’

Zhu Ge was suddenly startled.

DOOM!!!

The next moment, all the power coming from Lin Zhi was retracted with perfect control.

The Dawn true intent vanished, and the feeling of the heavens collapsing and the earth caving in was also gone.

Lin Zhi had once again displayed her ultimate control over her own power.

"Not bad, not bad. With this Martial Dao, ranking eighteenth would be no problem!" Lin Zhi clapped her hands in satisfaction, as if dusting them off.

"You are very strong."

Zhu Ge felt slightly weakened, his Martial Arts Heart receding. "Even if I break through to the Third Realm, I’m not sure I could beat you."

Zhu Ge knew the truth in his heart.

’It wasn’t a "maybe." It was a "certainty."’

’A casual punch from Lin Zhi could already carry such Presence. What would a serious punch be like?’

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