Chapter 189 – Oh my god! What happened?!

The relatives gathered in the Lu family living room.

They had all closed their eyes, unable to bear watching Lu Ming’s suicidal charge that would surely end in his demise.

Lu Shushan’s face was ashen, knowing it was over—the Lu family’s hopes of bringing honor to their ancestors were completely dashed!

But at the critical moment, Shangguan Jianyun’s appearance had temporarily saved the situation.

“Thank goodness… a High-Tier Super-Limit has arrived!” The uncle-in-law slumped on the sofa, letting out a sigh of relief, having been too tense just moments before.

Suddenly, Third Aunt let out a soft exclamation, staring at the TV screen. “Huh? Isn’t that Xiao Sheng?”

She pointed at the screen for everyone to see.

“It really is! Am I seeing things?”

The other relatives also looked, but they all rubbed their eyes, thinking their vision was playing tricks on them.

Lu Shushan had his eyes closed, still recovering from the earlier shock that had left him mentally drained. He was massaging his temples to calm himself, but hearing the repeated mentions of “Xiao Sheng” around him, he couldn’t help but open his eyes.

“What Xiao Sheng?” Lu Shushan asked irritably after opening his eyes.

Mother Lu stared blankly at the TV screen, muttering in a daze, “Husband… it’s Xiao Sheng… Xiao Sheng is also taking part in the Federation Grand Examination. He didn’t go job hunting!”

“Brother-in-law, it’s Ye Sheng!” The uncle-in-law said in astonishment. “Brother-in-law, didn’t Xiao Sheng go job hunting? Why is he also taking part in the Federation Grand Examination?!”

In the living room, the relatives began chattering noisily, all recognizing the white-robed young man on the screen as Ye Sheng, the Lu family’s adopted son!

They had held Ye Sheng often when he was a child—there was no way they wouldn’t recognize him.

“What are you all talking about?” Lu Shushan stood up from the sofa, looking at the TV screen in shock. But the moment he saw it, he was instantly dumbfounded!

On the screen, Ye Sheng, dressed in a white robe, was walking through the air, accompanied by a group of Super-Limit Tier experts, appearing on the battlefield…

Who else could it be but Ye Sheng?

“How is this possible?” Lu Shushan was stunned!

…

On the battlefield, the appearance of Ye Sheng and the others undoubtedly drew many gazes.

Especially from the over a hundred thousand people of Fenglei City, as well as Lei Meng and the other High-Tier Super-Limit experts.

Lei Meng exclaimed in shock, “Shangguan Jianyun, Gu Yuexian… you’re not dead yet?”

Shangguan Jianyun glared coldly at him.

“Pah, lackey!” Gu Yuexian spat, looking at Lei Meng and the other High-Tier Super-Limit experts from Ghost Mountain City with contempt.

After a brief moment of shock, Lei Meng burst into laughter. “You came back just for these ants? How adorably foolish!”

His laughter was loud, mocking the naivety of Shangguan Jianyun, Gu Yuexian, and the others.

“Die!”

High above, the 4th-Turn Beginner-Tier Giant from Fenglei City, like a celestial deity, swept his gaze over Shangguan Jianyun, who had blocked the critical strike, as well as Gu Yuexian, Xu Xingchen, and the others.

Without wasting words, he directly struck out with a palm, intending to crush these variables and completely cripple Ghost Mountain City!

A colossal palm, like Mount Tai pressing down, descended upon everyone. He specialized in palm techniques, having mastered seventy-two different palm Skills and fused them into a ‘Fusion Skill’!

It was precisely this Fusion Skill that had helped him achieve a Breakthrough to the 4th-Turn Beginner-Tier Giant.

As the palm descended, it blotted out the sky, surrounded by surging lightning and accompanied by fierce winds, like a mountain bearing down on everyone.

A single strike from a 4th-Turn Giant filled people with despair!

The sliver of hope that had just risen in Ghost Mountain City with the arrival of Shangguan Jianyun and the others was instantly extinguished.

In front of the television screens in Ghost Mountain City, people sighed one after another, unable to bear watching any longer.

They knew that even if Shangguan Jianyun and the others arrived, the outcome would remain unchanged—nothing could be altered.

In the conference room, Xu Chang closed his eyes, silently wondering why his grandson had acted so unwisely this time, insisting on returning at the last moment to wade into this muddy water.

Lan Tingxu shook his head, stood up, and prepared to leave the conference room, unwilling to watch any further. Everything was over!

…

Only on the battlefield, Xu Xingchen chuckled!

Facing the descending wind-and-thunder giant palm, his expression showed no panic. Instead, he looked at the 4th Revolution Giant Tier expert from Wind-and-Thunder City with gleeful anticipation, as if this person was about to face misfortune.

And indeed, that was exactly what happened…

A figure in white robes stepped forward, moving with an effortless grace. Confronting the colossal palm that blotted out the sky, he merely extended a finger with casual indifference.

This finger was simple and unadorned!

Yet, it was this seemingly ordinary finger that caused the wind-and-thunder-filled giant palm to shatter like crystal.

Boom!

The giant palm shattered, and the resulting energy storm swept outward like a hurricane of the highest magnitude.

Xu Xingchen and the others retreated, unable to stand firm amidst this energy storm—the residual shockwaves of a 4th Revolution Giant Tier battle were too much even for High-Tier Super-Limit experts to withstand.

“Ah~! What happened?!”

The fierce winds swept through, causing tens of thousands of examinees in Ghost Mountain City to lose their footing. One after another, they were tossed into the air—if even High-Tier Super-Limit experts struggled to stand firm, how could they?

The hundred thousand people from Wind-and-Thunder City also suffered, their formations broken as they were all thrown into disarray.

For a moment, amidst the raging storm, only Ye Sheng stood proudly, his white robes flapping fiercely in the gale.

“Who is he?!”

The hearts of tens of thousands of Ghost Mountain City examinees were stirred by towering waves of shock!

All eyes were fixed on this figure in white robes!

At the same time…

In the teahouse, countless people were stunned, frozen in place.

A middle-aged man holding a teapot froze mid-air, his eyes wide as he stared at the television screen, completely unaware that the teapot in his hand was dripping water.

Another person, who had been cracking sunflower seeds, dropped the kernel on the ground and unconsciously chewed on the shell, looking utterly dumbfounded.

For a moment, the teahouse fell into an eerie silence, as if everyone had turned into statues, staring blankly at the television screen.

Clatter!

The sound of a walking stick hitting the floor jolted everyone awake, sending shivers down their spines.

“Heavens~! What just happened?!”

Someone snapped out of their daze, staring at the television screen. The tens of thousands of Ghost Mountain City examinees were still alive—someone had stepped in to block the 4th Revolution Giant Tier expert from Wind-and-Thunder City.

“Who is this young man in white robes?!”

“He actually shattered the attack of a 4th Revolution Giant Tier expert from Wind-and-Thunder City with just a finger?!”

All eyes were locked onto the figure in white robes.

The camera, as if sensing the moment, zoomed in sharply on the figure in white robes, even giving a close-up of his face.

…

In the bar, an eerie silence fell.

Young people piled up in front of the television screen like a stack of dominoes, each trying to press their faces as close to the screen as possible.

“Damn, you stepped on my foot!”

Someone cried out in pain, snapping everyone back to reality.

They awoke as if from a dream!

“When did you climb on my head? Get down!”

“You’re taking advantage of me, Young Lady… Smack!”

The bar instantly descended into chaos.

“Everyone, quiet!” a Second Generation rich kid roared, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the figure in white robes on the television screen. “That’s so damn cool!”

His words undoubtedly resonated with many around him.

Especially among the young women, who nodded eagerly one after another.

Just moments ago, the camera had given a close-up of the white-robed youth’s face—so breathtakingly handsome that in such an atmosphere, it was utterly devastating to them.

Each of them inwardly exclaimed, “I want to have his babies!”

Even if it meant offering themselves up for free!