Black-tier Martial Art Clash

One punch!

Just one punch!

Qin Lie, who had been so imposing and displaying his might moments ago, was sent flying and spitting blood by Lu Changsheng's Dragon Elephant Power, his injuries unknown!

Whoosh

At that moment, the Zhou Family's viewing area erupted in a sudden, deafening roar of joy!

"Hahaha, good!"

The First Elder of the Zhou Family trembled with excitement, clapping his hands vigorously. His old face was flushed crimson.

The younger disciples of the Zhou Family jumped up in excitement, waving their fists. Their gazes towards the figure in the green shirt at the center of the battle stage were filled with fervor and awe.

As for Zhou Qingtian, the head of the family, he couldn't help but clench his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white. His chest heaved violently, and his eyes blazed with unprecedented hope!

In stark contrast, the Qin Family's contingent was deathly silent. The arrogant expressions on the faces of all the Qin Family elders had vanished without a trace, replaced by disbelief and shock!

"Impossible! How could Lie possibly lose to that brat?!"

Qin Tianba shot to his feet, his eyes bloodshot. The armrest of the chair beneath him was crushed into powder by his grip!

After all, Qin Lie possessed the strength of the first level of the Divine Palace Realm. How could he have been sent flying by Lu Changsheng, who was only at the eighth level of the Core Condensation Realm, with a single punch?

The Qin family members felt as if their throats had been constricted. The few young disciples who had been shouting the loudest moments ago were now deathly pale, their lips trembling, unable to utter a single word.

"Cough... cough cough cough..."

A violent coughing sound echoed from the deep pit. As the dust settled, Qin Lie's utterly disheveled figure was revealed.

His arms hung limply, blood dripping down them and staining his tattered clothes. Blood flowed from his nose and mouth, and half of his cheek was cut by debris, making him look terrifyingly gruesome.

However, his eyes were now even more sinister and filled with venomous resentment.

"Good... very good!"

Qin Lie gritted his teeth, his voice hoarse like a broken gong. Every word was squeezed out from between his clenched teeth.

"I didn't expect you to be able to injure me to this extent! But do you think this is all my strength?"

A nearly manic grin spread across Qin Lie's lips. Immediately, he began forming hand seals with both hands.

Boom!

Suddenly, a terrifying aura, several times stronger and several times more violent than before, surged from Qin Lie's body without reservation, shooting towards the sky!

The sheer power of this aura instantly stirred the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, forming a visible crimson vortex that circled him in the plaza.

The aura was no longer just scorching; it carried a heart-pounding, heavy pressure, as if an erupting volcano had risen from the ground!

"My heavens..."

"Third level of the Divine Palace Realm?!"

"Good heavens! Qin Lie actually hid his strength! His strength isn't level one, it's level three!"

"This is completely over! Eighth level of Core Condensation Realm against third level of Divine Palace Realm? With such a gap in cultivation, no matter how strong the Zhou family's son-in-law is, he has no chance of winning!"

The entire plaza erupted, the waves of shock surging.

On the Zhou Family's viewing platform, the flame of joy that had just ignited was instantly doused by a bucket of ice water. The color drained from Zhou Qingtian's face, and he swayed, almost unable to stand.

The smiles on the faces of the First Elder and the others froze, turning ashen as if instantly dead. Zhou Zhirou, in her nervousness, secretly clenched her jade hands.

They hadn't expected Qin Lie to have hidden his true strength...

The immense gap in cultivation, like an insurmountable chasm, crushed the Zhou family's newly ignited hope into dust with this cruel reality!

"Hahaha! Do you feel despair now? Lu Changsheng! This is my true power!"

Qin Lie sneered, his aura still climbing frantically. The pressure of the third level of the Divine Palace Realm was like a tangible mountain, pressing down on the entire battle stage. Even the distant spectators felt their breathing become labored.

"Third level of the Divine Palace Realm, it is indeed a bit surprising, but despair is far from it."

Lu Changsheng said calmly, his expression unperturbed. He looked at the towering Qin Lie, his eyes still deep, showing no fear whatsoever.

"Arrogant! You dare to talk tough when death is upon you! Next, I will grind you into dust!"

Qin Lie was completely enraged by Lu Changsheng's calm demeanor. The killing intent in his eyes instantly turned tangible.

Swish!

His figure vanished instantly, his speed more than double that when he used the Ghost Shadow Steps!

Only a crimson afterimage was left in his original position!

Almost at the same time, he appeared before Lu Changsheng. The terrifying power of the third level of the Divine Palace Realm was poured into his right fist without reservation. The crimson spiritual energy coiled around his arm had almost condensed into tangible lava!

"Die for me!"

Boom!

Qin Lie threw a punch, and the space seemed to compress, emitting sounds of unbearable strain.

Before the fist even arrived, the scorching, violent fist wind caused Lu Changsheng's green shirt to cling tightly to his body, rustling loudly!

Facing this punch, which was capable of severely injuring an ordinary cultivator at the third level of the Divine Palace Realm, a sharp light burst from Lu Changsheng's eyes!

"Dragon Elephant Golden Body!"

Roar!

Suddenly, a low yet supremely majestic dragon elephant roar erupted from his chest!

In an instant, dazzling golden light exploded from Lu Changsheng's body.

His skin, muscles, and bones were instantly coated in a layer of pure, heavy gold. Beneath his skin, it was as if countless tiny golden dragon patterns were moving and roaring!

A primal, ancient, and indestructible terrifying aura permeated the air!

Thump!

Qin Lie's punch, capable of shattering a small mountain, landed squarely on Lu Changsheng's crossed, dark-gold arms protecting his chest!

A deafening clash of metal resounded throughout the entire arena!

Violent crimson energy waves fiercely collided and exploded with the brilliant golden light!

However, what made everyone, especially the Qin Family members, almost pop their eyes out was—

Lu Changsheng merely swayed slightly!

The hard bluestone ground beneath his feet cracked and sank by a foot, but he himself stood as an ancient divine mountain rooted in the earth, utterly unmoving!

His dark-gold arms showed not a single trace of damage!

"Wh-what?!"

Qin Lie's savage grin instantly froze, replaced by disbelief and shock!

He felt as if his punch hadn't landed on flesh and blood, but on a barrier forged from divine metal and reinforced by a divine mountain!

The recoil sent a searing pain through his arm, and his blood churned!

"My turn!"

Lu Changsheng's icy voice rang out. Power surged within him, and his dark-gold fist, carrying the all-suppressing Dragon Elephant Power, counterattacked fiercely!

Boom, boom, boom!

On the battle stage, the two figures instantly turned into golden and crimson blurs, colliding, grappling, and separating wildly on the vast platform!

Every exchange of fists and feet unleashed deafening roars and dazzling energy flares!

The hard bluestone stage was like plowed earth, with flying debris and spreading cracks!

Qin Lie fought like a maddened tiger, unleashing his Divine Palace Realm third level spiritual energy without reservation. He used Wind Sword Finger, Eight Extremes Sky-Splitting Fist, and even some insidious claw and leg techniques, each strike vicious and aimed at vital points!

His pride in speed and strength reached its peak with the boost from the Divine Palace Realm third level!

However, what filled him with dread was that no matter how ferociously he attacked, the figure shimmering with dark-gold luster remained like the hardest reef, unmoved by the crashing waves!

The defensive power granted by the Dragon Elephant Golden Body to Lu Changsheng was simply unbelievable!

Most of the force of his attacks was absorbed and neutralized by that layer of dark-gold luster. The recoil, in turn, made his own blood churn and his arms go numb!

Even more terrifying was Lu Changsheng's counterattack! Each punch imbued with Dragon Elephant Power was as heavy as ten thousand jun!

Qin Lie dared not meet them head-on, forced to dodge or deflect using his movement techniques. Even so, where the fist wind grazed him, his protective spiritual energy violently vibrated, causing a dull ache!

Attack, he couldn't break through! Defend, he defended with difficulty!

The dignified cultivator at the Divine Palace Realm third level was actually suppressed into a disadvantage by an eighth level Core Condensation Realm cultivator wielding that bizarre golden body!

"Ah!!! I don't believe it! Break! Break for me!"

Qin Lie grew more alarmed and more frustrated with every strike. Fear, like a poisonous vine, began to coil around his heart. He let out beast-like roars, his attacks becoming more ferocious but also more chaotic.

On the high platform, Qin Tianba's face had become so dark it looked like water could drip from it, his fingers digging deeply into his palms.

The Zhou Family members, on the other hand, saw a sliver of unbelievable hope amidst their despair, their hearts pounding in their throats.

"Damn it!"

Qin Lie roared inwardly, an unprecedented sense of panic and shame threatening to consume him.

He couldn't accept that after revealing his hidden trump card and reaching the Divine Palace Realm third level, he still couldn't do anything to the opponent! This Lu Changsheng was simply his fated nemesis!

"You forced my hand! Lu Changsheng! To die by this move is the blessing you've cultivated over eight lifetimes!"

A flicker of madness and resolve flashed in Qin Lie's eyes. Seizing the moment after a fierce collision to create distance, he rapidly formed an extremely ancient and ferocious-looking hand seal!

"Roar—!!!"

A roar like that of a lion from ancient, wild lands shook the entire plaza!

Qin Lie's surrounding crimson spiritual energy violently surged backward, converging and compressing above his head! A terrifying pressure that could tear the sky and shatter mountains descended with a roar!

The space distorted violently, and a colossal lion's claw, entirely condensed from spiritual energy burning with dark-red flames, slowly took shape!

On the claw, sharp talons like curved giant blades burned with inextinguishable hellfire. Within the center of the claw, it seemed a miniature storm of destruction was contained!

A profound, domineering, and all-shattering artistic conception permeated the air!

This martial art was none other than the Black-tier Martial Art, Sky-Splitting Sacred Lion Claw!

"A Black-tier Martial Art?!"

"Heavens, could this be the Qin Family's ultimate ancestral technique?"

Countless martial artists exclaimed in shock.

They hadn't expected Qin Lie to still have a trump card!

This trump card was the Qin Family's ultimate ancestral technique, and its grade had reached the level of a Black-tier Martial Art!

"Sky-Splitting Sacred Lion Claw! Tear him apart!"

Qin Lie's expression was ferocious, his eyes filled with a mad sense of exhilaration, as if he could already see Lu Changsheng being ripped to shreds!

Boom!

In the sky above, the terrifying lion claw actually tore through the void!

Facing this world-destroying, heaven-shattering claw, Lu Changsheng's pupils also constricted slightly, feeling an unprecedented pressure.

But there was no fear in his eyes; instead, a burning fighting spirit ignited within him!

"Dragon Elephant Divine Fist!"

Lu Changsheng roared in a deep voice, his voice like the roar of a dragon and the bellow of an elephant. The Dragon Elephant spirit in his chest erupted with unprecedented, brilliant golden light!

He clenched both fists, and the dark golden light covering his entire body surged into his fists like a thousand rivers returning to the sea!

A terrifying fist intent, equally ancient and vast, suppressing the eight directions and six harmonies, shot up into the sky!

Behind him, a colossal Dragon Elephant phantom roared towards the heavens, as if it had come alive!

On Lu Changsheng's fists, golden light condensed, forming two lifelike golden giant fists, entwined with the Dragon Elephant phantom!

Where the fist pointed, space solidified!

Whoosh!

"What?! He actually possesses a Black-tier Martial Art too?!"

"Heavens! Someone at the eighth level of the Core Condensation Realm wielding a Black-tier Martial Art?! How can his body withstand that?!"

Countless martial artists were utterly astonished.

"Break!"

Qin Lie roared, the Sky-Splitting Lion Claw, burning with dark red hellfire, descended with the might to tear apart the firmament!

"Suppress!"

Lu Changsheng's gaze was like lightning. He unleashed both fists, the golden giant fists entwined with the Dragon Elephant, carrying the supreme power to suppress mountains and rivers, fiercely meeting the attack!

Bang—

The two Black-tier Martial Arts, representing different extremes of destructive power, collided with a deafening roar like two falling stars, under the gaze of countless shocked eyes!

At that moment, time seemed to stand still!

Blinding light devoured everything! The crimson hellfire and the brilliant golden light furiously intertwined and annihilated each other!

An indescribably terrifying energy storm instantly erupted!

The entire battle stage's solid floor was torn apart, and cracks spread wildly.

A violent shockwave swept out like a tsunami. The front rows of spectator seats near the stage were instantly blown away, with screams echoing endlessly!

At the center of the light and dust, two figures were locked in a stalemate within the violent energy currents. The Sky-Splitting Lion Claw and the Dragon Elephant Divine Fist were pressed tightly against each other, neither giving way!

The energies clashed wildly, emitting a scalp-numbing crackling and popping sound!

They were actually evenly matched!

"How is this possible?!"

Qin Lie's eyes were bloodshot, as if they would bleed. He had poured all his strength into it, even using his ultimate Black-tier Martial Art, yet he still couldn't crush the opponent?! What kind of monster was this Lu Changsheng?!

Extreme unwillingness and a sliver of fear, which he himself refused to admit, gnawed at him like venomous snakes.

Seeing the stalemate and the energy about to be depleted, a supremely sinister thought instantly occupied his mind!

"You forced me! You son of a bitch! Die!"

A flash of madness and venom crossed Qin Lie's eyes. Under the cover of the intense light from the energy collision and the chaotic airflow, the fingers of his left hand, hanging by his side, flicked with extreme secrecy!

Swish!

A barely perceptible, hair-thin, dark light flashing with a faint blue hue silently pierced through the violent energy currents. Its speed was so fast that it surpassed the limit of divine sense perception, shooting directly towards Lu Changsheng's brow!

This was precisely the Qin Family's unique hidden weapon, a malicious item specifically designed to annihilate souls – the Soul Annihilation Needle!

"Despicable!"

"Watch out for the hidden weapon!"

Zhou Zhirou's shriek and Zhou Qingtian's roar sounded almost simultaneously!