The cultivation stage of Li Yuanâs offensive martial skill, Heart Destruction Palm, was comparable to Ke Erâs defensive martial skill, Stealth Substitution.
The same spear and the same shieldâŠ
If the two were to clash head on, the end result would be both perishing together.
Earlier, Ke Erâs defensive qi barrier fully removed the force from Li Yuanâs palm strike and subsequently dispersed it, completing its mission.
And right before Li Yuan could catch a breath, Ke Erâs Sword Drawing Arts would be able to easily kill him!
So Ke Er winning wasnât anything strange!
âThis little girl, what a remarkable sword skill, and her defensive martial skill should be a high grade Profound Rank martial skill without a doubt.â
On the high platform, the Li Clan Patriarchâs gaze descended upon the young girl, slightly startled.
âYeah, although her sword skill was the same sword strike back and forth, its might is extraordinary, and it seems to have an extremely large room for improvement.â
One of the elderly people on the side nodded in agreement.
âIâve had my eye on this little girl for some time. She and that Duan Ling Tian were recommended by the Fresh Breeze Town Branch Family. The Branch Family of Fresh Breeze Town have really done a great merit this time.â
The lead Chief Judge, namely the white-eyebrowed old man, lightly smiled.
âDuan Ling Tian? I heard that some time ago, when this kid was at the eighth level of the Body Tempering Stage and by relying upon his marvelous sword skill, he defeated the Lin Clanâs Patriarchâs youngest,â said another one of the elderly people beside Li Ao as his eyes shone brightly.
âThat did indeed happen.â
The white-eyebrowed old man nodded with a light smile.
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âDuan Ling Tian, Li Kuang!â
The judgeâs voice transmitted out, attracting the attention of many outer court disciples.
For a period of time, the crowd of outer court disciples started surging over, surrounding the combat arena Duan Ling Tian and Li Kuang were on.
It was extraordinarily bustling.
They greatly looked forward to this battle.
No matter whether it was Li Kuang or Duan Ling Tian, they werenât strangers to them.
Li Kuang, the former top disciple in the outer court.
Duan Ling Tian, a Branch Family Disciple that arrived at the Main Clan two months ago, having once defeated Lin Qi, who was considered equal to Li Kuang.
Thanks to that battle, he became famous in the outer court.
Li Kuang was a name Duan Ling Tian had heard of many times.
Today, however, was the first time seeing him in the flesh.
Li Kuang was around the age of seventeen, with a tall and thick build, and a pair of eyes that were brimming with radiating vigor.
âDuan Ling Tian, I returned from the Misty Forest a few days ago, and then I heard about your deedsâŠI have to say, you being able to defeat Lin Qi really caused me to be surprised. But if you think you can rely on that to defeat me, then youâre extremely mistaken!â
Li Kuang spoke in a clear-cut, straightforward manner without the slightest amount of beating around the bushes.
âReally?â
Duan Ling Tian smiled indifferently.
On the high platform.
âThis one is Duan Ling Tian?â
The Patriarch, Li Ao, took a few extra glances at the violet-clothed youth in the combat arena.
âYouâre right, itâs him. The other day, he used his eighth level Body Tempering cultivation to defeat Lin Qi⊠Now that has even broken through to the ninth level of the Body Tempering Stage, Li Kuang probably isnât his match.â
The white-eyebrowed old man slightly nodded.
âThat isnât certain. Li Kuang allegedly stayed in the Misty Forest for a few months. After fighting with wild animals throughout those days, he certainly would have had a breakthrough.â
Another elderly person disapproved.
In the combat arena.
Li Kuangâs body jerked as he moved like thunder.
Whoosh!
His armâs jerked as his body flew out like a gust of wind, like a roc spreading its wings, flying towards Duan Ling Tian.
Above his head, an ancient mammoth silhouette dashed out with him, in a threatening manner.
Duan Ling Tianâs eyes narrowed.
At the instant Li Kuangâs body moved, he noticed.
Li Kuangâs movement techniqueâs cultivation stage was comparable to the cultivation stage of his Spirit Serpent Movement Technique.
Alkaid Palm!
Li Kuang arrived in front of Duan Ling Tian in the blink of an eye, bringing with him a palm strike that carried the force to split open a mountain, flying straight towards Duan Ling Tianâs chest in full fury.
âItâs time to end this.â
Duan Ling Tian muttered to himself.
Instantly, an ancient mammoth silhouette formed above him!
He casually placed his right hand on his waistâŠ
Duan Ling Tian stood on the spot, immovable like a mountain.
Facing Li Kuangâs palm strike without an intention to dodge.
As if planning to withstand Li Kuangâs palm strike head on.
The spectators that surrounded the combat arena were stupefied.
Has this Duan Ling Tian gone mad?
Li Kuangâs Alkaid Palm was a middle grade Profound Rank offensive martial skill at the Perfection Stage, so splitting mountains and shattering rocks was nothing difficult for it.
Was this Duan Ling Tian thinking of using his fleshly body to withstand the strike forcefully?
On the high platform.
âWhatâs this kid trying to do?â
Patriarch Li Ao had a startled expression. Across his lifetime, it was the first time he had ever seen such a bizarre scene.
âCould it be that his defensive martial skillâs cultivation level is on par with Li Kuangâs Alkaid Palm?â
The elderly person on his side was dumbfounded as well.
On the combat arena.
âIf you want to seek death, then Iâll fulfill your wish!â
The corners of Li Kuangâs mouth curled into a sneer as his palm blasted down, only a meter away from Duan Ling Tianâs chestâŠ
As far as Li Kuang was concerned, unless Duan Ling Tianâs defensive martial skill was on par with his Alkaid Palm, it would be impossible for Duan Ling Tian to withstand his palm strike forcefully.
However, in the entire Aurora City Li Clanâs disciples below the age of twenty, there was only one person able to cultivate his defensive martial skillâs cultivation stage to be on par with his Alkaid Palm.
That person was already nineteen this year.
Whereas Duan Ling Tian was only sixteen.
In his opinion, the chances of this happening were too slim.
âHas he gone mad?!â
At the side of the combat arena, different from Ke Erâs absolute confidence towards Duan Ling Tian, Li Shi Shi had an expression filled with worry.
Li Kuang was an existence stronger than her.
Even if her high grade Profound Rank sword skill, Synchronous Shadow Sword, was cultivated to the Initial Stage, relying upon her three-foot-long blade, she had no confidence whatsoever to defeat Li Kuang.
Under the gazes of everyone present.
At the critical moment.
Duan Ling Tian moved.
The arm which he had casually placed on his waist earlier abruptly moved in a circle, swinging directly outwardsâŠ
Without using any martial skill.
Just a casual circular swing.
Bang!
In the next moment, everyone saw.
Duan Ling Tianâs right arm mercilessly slammed upon Li Kuangâs chest, shattering the defensive qi barrier that appeared instantaneously on Li Kuangâs body.
Li Kuangâs palm strike was just a hairâs distance away from Duan Ling Tianâs chest, but unable to descend in the end.
Whoosh!
Li Kuangâs body was blasted flying by Duan Ling Tianâs arm, which swung at him in a circular motion. He flew like arrow leaving the bowstring and collided into the side of the high platform before continuously spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood. Only then did he drop to the ground.
Satisfying!
Duan Ling Tian spat out a mouthful of foul air.
Although he didnât use any martial skills, he did, however, use 18,000 pounds of strengthâŠ
Under the precondition of not drawing upon the forces of heaven and earth and developing it into the second ancient mammoth silhouette, swinging out his right arm and solidly blasting Li Kuangâs chest causing him to be blasted flying!
It has to be said that this type of feelingâŠ.
Was f**king satisfying!
A feeling that made his blood boil.
He quickly noticed that including the Patriarch and his fellow elders on the high platform, everyone who saw the battle between him and Li Kuang was maintaining a dumbstruck expression.
Until he jumped off the combat arena, only then were they able to react.
âF**k! Freak!â
âA casual swing of the arm without even using martial skills was able to break Li Kuangâs Mastery Stage defense martial skills and blast Li Kuang flying⊠Is this Duan Ling Tian really only a Body Tempering martial artist?â
âIs he really a human?â
âFreak!â
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The people who were able to regain their senses were all stupefied.
If Duan Ling Tian was a Core Formation martial artist who could rely on his Origin Energy and fleshy body, such a feat would not leave them shocked.
But Duan Ling Tian didnât use Origin Energy; he only relied upon the strength of his fleshly body to casually swing his armâŠ
It was truly unbelievable.
How did he do it?
On the high platform.
Patriarch Li Ao and the elders all glanced at each other.
In their hearts, they had the same question.
âCan it be that he has innate superhuman strength?â One of the elderly people took a deep breath as he guessed.
âThere could only be this possibility⊠I could feel that the casual circular motion he swung his arm in contained a force exceeding 15,000 pounds. I reckon it was just a slight distance away from drawing upon the forces of heaven and earth to develop a second ancient mammoth silhouette.â
Li Ao nodded, agreeing to this.
âNormally, even if it was innate superhuman strength, at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Stage, their strength would at most be 2,000 pounds higher than the average personâs. This Duan Ling Tian is indeed bizarre,â another elderly person said.
On the side of the combat arena, the crowd split open a path.
âIt wonât affect your ability to compete for the top ten, right?â
Duan Ling Tian walked to the panting Li Kuang, who was leaning on the side of the high platform.
He was smiling in an amicable manner. After all, he didnât have any enmity with Li Kuang.
âIt wonât.â
Li Kuang took a deep glance at Duan Ling Tian.
He was lucky that his defensive martial skill had helped him withstand most of the force, or else his injuries would not be so light.
He had to respect Duan Ling Tianâs strength!
As far as he was concerned, Duan Ling Tian was virtually a freak.
âThatâs good.â
Duan Ling Tian nodded and smiled.
âIt was all thanks to you showing mercy and not using martial skills, or else I probably would have lost my chance to make it into the top ten.â
Li Kuang sighed.
Duan Ling Tian smiled embarrassedly before returning to Ke Erâs side.
âWhat, is there something on my face?â
Noticing Li Shi Shiâs strange gaze from beside Ke Er, Duan Ling Tian stared blankly.
âFreak!â
After holding back for a while, Li Shi Shi finally spat out a word.
Duan Ling Tianâs expression couldnât help but freeze.
Actually, it wasnât only Li Shi Shi who thought this way.
Among the surrounding people, most of them sized up Duan Ling Tian with a gaze that seemed like they were looking at a freak.
âBrother, after he broke through to the ninth level of the Body Tempering Stage, Duan Ling Tian actually became so much strongerâŠ.â
Nearby, Li Xiao looked towards Li Zhong. His expression was ugly.
âEven I didnât expect this.â
Li Zhongâs eyes flickered and the corners of his mouth smiled faintly.
As far as he was concerned, only now did it have a sense of meaning. If Duan Ling Tian was too weak, it would be boring.
âBrother, the other day you shouldnât haveâŠ.â
Li Xiao suppressed his voice to a low sound, his tone had a hint of complaint.
âWhat, have you grown your wings? Are you daring to question my decisions?â Li Zhongâs tone turned grim, interrupting Li Xiao.
âNoâŠItâs not like that!â Li Xiaoâs expression had a sense of fear as he hurriedly denied it.
Even if it was true, he wouldnât dare admit it.
On the other side.
âBrother An, this kidâs strength isnât something to take lightly. He defeated Li Kuang without using any martial skills,â the green-clothed youth said to the grey-clothed youth beside him.
âHumph! So what? Just like I said before, until the day he steps into the Core Formation Stage, he can only be considered an ordinary martial artist.â
The gray-clothed youth laughed in disdain.
âOf course, Brother An, youâre a Core Formation martial artist; no matter how strong this kid is, he is still at the Body Tempering Stage. He will naturally not be a match for you.â
The green-clothed youth seized the opportunity to kiss the grey-clothed youthâs ass.