The scene fell silent.
Everyone's scalp tingled as if struck by lightning.
The scene unfolding before them was too shocking.
Too difficult for them to accept.
After a brief, deathly stillness.
The crowd erupted into a wave of gasps and exclamations.
"Holy crap!"
"What in the world just happened?"
"He... he actually destroyed Lu Yang's long sword with just a gentle touch of his finger?"
"Is his hand harder than tempered steel?"
Countless people were utterly stunned, their scalps numb.
They had never imagined Chen Nan would shatter Lu Yang's long sword with his bare finger.
Even having witnessed it firsthand.
The sight was too absurd and unbelievable.
Gulp.
Lu Yang stared blankly at the man before him, instinctively swallowing hard.
He knew.
He had encountered a formidable opponent today.
Not to mention anything else.
Merely the fact that this young man could destroy his long sword demonstrated a power far beyond that of ordinary people.
Even his own master, Guo Mo, one of the Eight Grandmasters, didn't possess such a skill.
Without a second thought.
He instinctively tried to flee into the distance.
But Chen Nan casually unleashed a palm strike.
Pfft!
Lu Yang spat out a mouthful of blood.
Like a kite with a snapped string, he traced an elegant arc through the air before crashing heavily onto the ground.
"You... have you broken through the shackles of the Grandmaster realm?" Lu Yang looked at Chen Nan in terror, a tidal wave of shock surging within him.
He was known as invincible below the Grandmaster level.
Even against Grandmaster-level experts, he could hold his own for a hundred moves without defeat.
But.
Facing Chen Nan.
He possessed no power to fight back.
"Broken through the shackles of the Grandmaster realm? That means reaching the state of Heaven and Man United?" the crowd murmured.
"Holy crap, can anyone even reach the state of Heaven and Man United these days?"
Lu Yang's words ignited a furious wave of discussion.
Because everyone knew.
The Grandmaster realm was the pinnacle of power in the current world.
Although over a decade ago, Grandmaster-level experts were as common as ants.
Now.
There were only eight Grandmasters left in the world.
To suddenly learn that a young man had broken through the Grandmaster realm and reached Heaven and Man United.
Who could remain calm?
"Heaven and Man United?" Chen Nan frowned upon hearing the term, then chuckled lightly, "What is that? I don't know, never heard of it."
With that, he walked along the stone steps towards the Changchun Temple.
His hands were shoved into his pockets.
A cigarette dangled from his lips.
He exuded an air of arrogant defiance.
Embodying brazenness and dominance to the fullest extent.
This reminded people of a popular saying online.
'Hands in pockets, no opponent.'
Guo Mo had many disciples.
Their mission was to prevent Chen Nan from reaching the Changchun Temple.
But upon seeing Chen Nan approaching with his hands in his pockets.
Sensing the mysterious aura radiating from him.
An ominous premonition arose in everyone's hearts.
It was as if this handsome man had transformed into a primordial beast.
Or perhaps the god of death.
With just a glance, they felt as if they had brushed past the Grim Reaper.
Chen Nan stopped in his tracks, a knowing smile playing on his lips. "Why don't you all come at me together?"
Guo Mo's disciples instinctively swallowed hard.
Even if they attacked together.
They would be no match for Chen Nan!
Without any warning.
A terrifying aura erupted from within the Changchun Temple.
Seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up. Lu Yang, in particular, shouted excitedly, "Master has broken through his shackles and reached the state of Heaven and Man United!"
The onlookers were astounded, never imagining that Guo Mo had actually entered the Heaven and Man United realm.
With his current strength.
Who in the martial world could dare claim to be second to him?
Even if Chen Nan's strength was formidable.
Yet.
Could he contend with Guo Mo, who had broken through to the Grandmaster realm?