Chapter 140: The Heaven-Holding Giant Palm

The people in the restaurant had spent over a decade surviving and struggling in the Beast Town. Prompted by Li Wei's words, their expressions turned solemn. Reflecting on it, Lu Han and the mysterious woman certainly resembled talented disciples nurtured by a major power.

In all fairness, Li Wei's train of thought made complete sense. After all, the strength, cultivation techniques, and martial arts that Lu Han and the mysterious woman had just displayed did not look like something a minor family could produce.

Lu Han was merely from a small family in Maple Leaf City—no, he was now the son of the Maple Leaf City Lord. However, Maple Leaf City was only a small city, hardly worth mentioning compared to those major powers.

Therefore, Li Wei and the others had guessed wrong in this regard.

As for the mysterious woman, Lu Han still had not figured out her origins.

...

Lu Han had pulled the mysterious woman along as they ran for quite a while, and they had already been out of the Beast Town for a bit.

Along the way, Lu Han was not overly concerned. Although Wu Yong's father was Wu Qing, the leader of the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Corps and a powerhouse at the Profound Monarch realm, if they truly ended up confronting him, Lu Han would simply have to forcibly wake up Master Old Ling, who was currently in seclusion. However, unless it was an absolute emergency, Lu Han did not wish to do so.

Thus, initially, Lu Han only wanted to teach Wu Yong a lesson and had no intention of crippling him. He never expected the mysterious woman to actually make a move, crippling Wu Yong's Dantian and reducing him to a complete cripple.

Lu Han found it somewhat strange. His greatest trump card was Master Old Ling, who was in seclusion within the azure ring, but what kind of trump card did the mysterious woman possess? Could it be that she was confident in defeating a Profound Monarch powerhouse, or did she have some other hidden ace up her sleeve?

Just as Lu Han was deep in thought, a sudden movement in his hand caused the mysterious woman to pull her hand away from his grip.

"Circumstances forced my hand, I hope the young lady will not take offense," Lu Han said with a rather awkward cupped-fist salute.

In truth, Lu Han hadn't thought that much into it just now. Although he could forcibly awaken Old Ling from seclusion during a critical juncture, he was unwilling to do so unless absolutely necessary. Therefore, the moment he learned of the waiter's warning, he had hurriedly grabbed the mysterious woman and fled the restaurant.

"Mn," the mysterious woman gave a soft grunt of acknowledgment, which counted as a reply.

Lu Han cast a surprised glance at the mysterious woman. This was the first time she had ever responded to him; previously, no matter how he asked, she had not uttered a single word, not even a single syllable.

"Let's hurry and leave then. The people from the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Corps will probably be catching up to us any moment now. I've heard that the leader of the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Corps dotes on Wu Yong particularly, so I'm afraid he won't let this matter rest easily," Lu Han said.

"They are already here," the mysterious woman said coldly, as if nothing could evoke any emotion within her, resembling an ancient, unmelting iceberg.

"What!" Lu Han's mind trembled violently.

Lu Han had left the restaurant with the mysterious woman at the very first moment. He felt that having run for so long, they had probably outrun their pursuers, yet he never expected that they had already caught up.

"Hiss!" Lu Han suddenly recalled something. Ever since he fused with the ancient page, a trace of the Underworld Crow's bloodline now flowed within his body, and having obtained the Underworld Crow's inheritance, his hearing and sensory perception had grown countless times stronger. Yet, he still hadn't sensed anyone approaching. Just how strong was this mysterious woman? What on earth was her background?

At this moment, the Evil Wind Beast slithered onto Lu Han's shoulder and said, "It's normal that you couldn't sense them. The Underworld Crow bloodline in your body is currently extremely thin, just slightly stronger in perception than an ordinary first-tier Innate expert. As your strength grows and the Underworld Crow bloodline becomes stronger, your perception will become even more terrifying in the future."

The Evil Wind Beast paused for a moment and added, "As for her... you still cannot compare to her for now."

The Evil Wind Beast shrank its head back and glanced at the mysterious woman, appearing somewhat fearful.

Seeing the Evil Wind Beast's reaction, Lu Han figured it must know something about the mysterious woman's identity, so he asked in his mind, "Hey you slippery snake, you definitely know who she is. Tell me about her."

Although the two were communicating through telepathy, the mysterious woman seemed able to hear them and cast a sidelong glance at the Evil Wind Beast.

The Evil Wind Beast had just been about to say something when it instantly stiffened. "Well... Lord Evil Wind just swallowed two beast cores and needs to refine them. We can talk about other matters later."

The Evil Wind Beast nimbly burrowed into Lu Han's embrace and went completely silent.

Lu Han: "..."

...

Along the way, the members of the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Corps sprinted unceasingly, followed closely by a crowd of onlookers looking for excitement—some from the restaurant, and others who had just heard the news and wanted to see who was bold enough to cripple Wu Qing's son.

"Faster, they're right up ahead!" Wu Qing, who led the group, shouted.

An oppressive aura belonging to the Profound Monarch realm erupted, causing everyone to pause in their tracks.

"How many years has it been since the Corps Commander went all out?"

"Isn't that obvious? The young corps commander was the apple of his eye. Now that he's suddenly been crippled, how could the Corps Commander not be furious? I wonder which two blind fools didn't even care to give our commander any face."

Some people whispered among themselves.

Suddenly, everyone felt the sky grow dim.

"What's happening? Why has it gotten dark?" someone cried out in alarm.

It was barely past noon, so why had the sky suddenly darkened?

"Not good! That is..." Someone raised their head to look at the sky, only to find their legs completely paralyzed and unable to move a single inch.

Wu Qing looked up at the sky, his mind trembling violently.

A towering palm print, dozens of meters wide, was descending from the heavens. This palm print looked unimaginably real; even the lines on the palm were clearly visible. The exact center of its descent was directed squarely at the group from the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Corps.

"Run!" Wu Qing's very first thought was to flee.

However, Wu Qing suddenly discovered that his legs refused to move. Every single member of the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Corps within the area covered by the towering palm print was locked in place, completely immobilized.

"Could an Earth King accomplish this?" Wu Qing muttered to himself.

In a split second, the palm print crashed down with a thunderous roar.

"What kind of person did Yong'er provoke?" This was Wu Qing's final thought as he plunged into infinite darkness.

"Boom!"

The towering palm shadow smashed down, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.

Some onlookers who had been following too closely were also caught within the range of the palm print.

The crowd trailing further behind escaped by a hair's breadth. They collapsed onto their buttocks on the ground, gasping heavily for breath. Just moments ago, they had brushed shoulders with the Grim Reaper. Had they taken even one step further...

When the dust finally cleared, the surviving onlookers wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, slowly stood up, and cast a glance ahead, collectively drawing in a sharp breath of cold air.

The ground had been smashed more than ten meters deep by the palm strike, leaving a gigantic palm imprint right before their eyes. As for the members of the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Corps, including their commander Wu Qing, they had fused into one with the earth below.

"The Bloodthirsty Mercenary Corps is finished!" someone muttered.

"Just what kind of people were that young man and woman?" another person asked. This was someone who had been in the restaurant earlier and witnessed the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Corps giving chase to Lu Han and the others. Intending to tag along and watch the spectacle, he never imagined that not far outside the Beast Town, this terrifying scene would unfold before his eyes.

"Let's go back. If we had taken even one step further, the members of the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Corps would be our exact example."

"Let's go, let's go. Wu Yong that good-for-nothing has always acted tyrannically. Not only was he crippled this time, but he even dragged the entire Bloodthirsty Mercenary Corps down with him. Truly, what goes around comes around." Someone sighed deeply.