Blood spurted from his mouth, his entire body wilting as if deflated. Yet what shocked and horrified him more than his injuries was this: how could someone whose strength fell short of Monarch level defeat him?
Impossible! This should never have happened!
But the fact remained!
He, a Monarch of his stature, had been defeated! And in a single, crushing blow!
The shock and disbelief were not confined to him alone.
They were shared by the Monarch who had stood by without intervening, the cultivators watching nearby, and the two Monarchs who had just returned from their assigned tasks!
They had witnessed this scene unfold, each face etched with shock and incredulity.
As for Leng Hua, the surging aura of spirit energy within him gradually receded. The Tai Chi diagram of the Two Instruments, conjured by his spirit energy, dissipated as if it had never appeared. His aura remained as gentle as ever, devoid of the sharp intensity present just moments before the fight.
