Fire Dance threw a punch, silent as a breeze, but the experts present all changed their expressions.

"This girl is crazy!" Chen Tianhe exclaimed in shock.

Who was Wang Zongquan?

He was a man who had honed his *an jin* (hidden force) to its peak. Every move he made carried *an jin*. He wasn't like those newly initiated *an jin* experts who used it only as a trump card in battle.

Such a sudden attack wouldn't just fail to catch a master like Wang Zongquan off guard, but if she were countered, it would be a death sentence.

"Courting death!"

Facing Fire Dance's sudden attack, Wang Zongquan didn't panic. He simply took half a step back, easily creating distance and preventing her punch from touching him. Then, he launched two punches of his own, one aimed directly at her face, the other at her abdomen.

The two punches seemed similar, but the one aimed at the abdomen was slightly faster. The one aimed at her face seemed deliberately slowed, allowing for a possible defense.

"It's over!" Zhang Tianya, watching from a distance, frowned.

He had initially considered saving Fire Dance, but she was acting like a madwoman. Attacking without a word was one thing, but failing to create distance after a failed attack was suicidal. Being countered by Wang Zongquan now meant certain death.

Wang Zongquan's two punches seemed simple, but their ruthlessness was likely lost on ordinary people.

When faced with an attack on the face, people would instinctively defend, making them vulnerable to attacks from other directions. Moreover, Wang Zongquan, a master of peak *an jin*, had perfect control over speed and distance. Even trained *an jin* experts could be caught off guard, let alone someone without special training.

Just when everyone thought the battle was over, Fire Dance, who hadn't reacted until now, completely ignored the punch aimed at her face. Suddenly, she took a sidestep and turned, dodging the punch aimed at her abdomen by a hair's breadth. Her entire body seemed to appear suddenly to Wang Zongquan's side. The initial punch transformed into a palm-knife, slicing towards Wang Zongquan's neck in conjunction with her rotating body.

Originally, Fire Dance's slice wasn't particularly fast, but with the added centripetal force, the palm-knife easily cut through the air, becoming as swift as lightning, leaving no time to defend.

This sudden change caught Wang Zongquan off guard.

He had assumed she was an amateur girl, but she had easily broken his attack and turned it into a counterattack.

However, Wang Zongquan was a seasoned killer. He could react instantly to unexpected situations. Although he didn't have time to defend against this move, he instinctively leaned back, dodging the sharp palm-knife.

As Wang Zongquan retreated sharply, the entire arena fell silent.

Among the experts present, Wang Zongquan could probably play around with anyone except for figures like Chen Tianhe.

"No way, Wang Zongquan actually retreated!"

"Just who is this girl?"

Everyone present knew how powerful Wang Zongquan was. Even against opponents of the same level, he would rarely retreat defensively. Doing so in a fight represented a disadvantage. But now, facing a young girl, he had retreated. It was unbelievable.

After Wang Zongquan retreated, Fire Dance didn't pursue him. Instead, she stood still, quietly watching him.

"If that's all you've got, I suggest you give up on challenging the hall master," Fire Dance said calmly, looking at Wang Zongquan.

As her words fell, the crowd nodded in agreement. After all, if he was already at a disadvantage against Fire Dance, what qualifications did he have to challenge the hall master?

"You're courting death!"

Wang Zongquan was furious. His chilling killing intent sent shivers down the spines of everyone present.

He took a step forward, and the marble floor beneath his feet cracked instantly. Then, he transformed into a black shadow, lunging towards Fire Dance like a tiger pouncing on its prey, unstoppable.

He slammed forward the instant he appeared before her.

*Kao Shan Beng!* (Mountain Collapse!)

It seemed like a simple slam, but none of the experts present dared to face it.

An ordinary *an jin* expert could shatter a large tree with this slam.

Wang Zongquan's slam could probably send a small car flying. Anyone who tried to block it would be crushed to pieces.

Wang Zongquan's slam was too fast. Many of the experts present couldn't even react in time.

"Why does this girl have to do this?" Chen Tianhe sighed.

He was impressed by Fire Dance's earlier performance. Not only was she calm and composed, but she could also turn danger into an advantage. She was a natural-born fighter, and he had developed a sense of appreciation for her talent.

If Fire Dance hadn't provoked Wang Zongquan, she could have taken advantage of his earlier retreat, and with his intervention, Wang Zongquan, a veteran expert, would have lost face and left voluntarily. But now, provoked, Wang Zongquan had gone berserk and wouldn't care about bullying the weak.

Now, no one could stop Wang Zongquan.

Facing Wang Zongquan's terrifying slam, Fire Dance didn't try to dodge. Instead, she met him head-on.

"Is she crazy?"

The crowd was shocked. They hadn't expected Fire Dance to do this.

Wang Zongquan's physical fitness was definitely beyond that of a national-level athlete. It could be said that few people in the country could surpass him. A head-on collision with Wang Zongquan was like throwing an egg against a rock.

"Overestimating yourself!" Wang Zongquan looked at Fire Dance rushing towards him, a cruel smile appearing on his lips. He sped up even more.

Wang Zongquan slammed directly into Fire Dance. Just as everyone thought she would be sent flying more than ten meters, a surprising scene unfolded.

Wang Zongquan passed right through her!

"An afterimage?" Zhang Tianya stared with his mouth wide open, watching Fire Dance's suddenly blurring figure.

"No, it's visual persistence!" Chen Tianhe reacted immediately.

An afterimage only required sufficient speed, but visual persistence didn't require much speed. It only required a fast reaction speed. Because the human eye took time to process information, if the reaction speed was fast enough, the eye would judge that the object was still in the same position. However, performing such an action was extremely difficult.

It was a rapid shift from stillness to motion. Not only did the entire body have to keep up with the shift, but the speed of neural reflexes also had to be fast enough. However, the speed of neural reflexes was difficult to improve. Ordinary training couldn't achieve this. Even with reinforcement, the improvement was very limited.

In the hall, just as Wang Zongquan reacted, Fire Dance was already standing to his side, gently placing a palm on his chest, like a falling flower or a falling leaf.

*Bang!*

The moment they made contact, Wang Zongquan felt as if he had been struck in the chest by a large hammer. His face flushed red, and he couldn't help but stagger back several steps, kneeling on one knee.

"*An jin!*"

"She's an *an jin* expert!"

Looking at Wang Zongquan kneeling on one knee, the entire arena was shocked. Everyone stared incredulously at the unharmed Fire Dance.