The Might of Black Flame!

Half-step Qi Creation Stage!

Sensing the power Lin Langtian was displaying, waves of astonished cries rose continuously from the surrounding onlookers.

Such an achievement was enough to rank him among the top three of the younger generation in the Great Yan Dynasty!

Not far away, Wang Yan revealed a look of surprise. "How did Lin Langtian's strength improve so quickly? Could he have consumed the Ninth-grade Spirit Medicine, the Realm-breaking Flower?"

Qin Shi's expression changed repeatedly upon hearing this, before he sighed. "No matter what, the gap between us and Brother Langtian has widened by quite a bit again..."

Up in the pavilion, Huangpu Jing's exquisite face also showed surprise at Lin Langtian's strength. "He actually broke through to the Half-step Qi Creation Stage..."

After her surprise faded, Huangpu Jing murmured, "But even so, it probably still won't be enough to defeat Huang Yin..."

Beside her, Ling Qingzhu remained silent. Her clear eyes were fixed on Lin Langtian, as though she were observing something.

In the plaza, Huang Yin's expression darkened slightly when he sensed the powerful aura emanating from Lin Langtian.

A Half-step Qi Creation Stage cultivator at such an age—his future accomplishments would surely make him a towering figure in the Great Yan Dynasty, even if he could not enter a Super Sect!

However, matters had already reached this point. Huang Yin's gaze turned vicious, and he no longer hesitated. He stomped fiercely on the ground, making the entire earth seem to tremble, then bent down and punched the ground with all his strength.

Bang!

A startling surge of Yuan Power poured into the ground. The earth beneath Lin Langtian instantly collapsed, and a fierce stream of Yuan Power burst from the ground like a sharp spear, blasting viciously toward his legs.

Lin Langtian moved as well, transforming into an afterimage that swept away. As the afterimage was shattered, his true body appeared before Huang Yin with lightning speed.

Shattering Jade Claw!

Lin Langtian formed his hand into a claw. An exceptionally sharp gale surged from his fingers, where the jade-colored radiance seemed to solidify into tangible jade, giving off a chillingly pale gleam.

Although Lin Langtian had yet to engage in actual combat since his rebirth, he had perfectly inherited the original owner's battle experience.

Now, as he unleashed the Lin Clan's Fifth-grade Martial Arts, Shattering Jade Claw, it flowed smoothly and possessed astonishing destructive power!

"Even if you are one of the outstanding young talents of the Great Yan Dynasty, trying to defeat this gang leader is nothing but wishful thinking!"

Huang Yin snorted coldly and held a large hand before him. Vast Yuan Power poured into his arm, making it appear as though it had been forged from yellow stone, incomparably hard.

Clang!

The sharp jade claw struck fiercely against Huang Yin's palm, producing the sound of metal colliding. Sparks scattered, yet his palm merely trembled before blocking Lin Langtian's attack.

"Fall back!"

Huang Yin changed his palm into a fist and punched forward. The powerful Yuan Power of the Form Creation Realm surged out like a tide, carrying a piercing howl as it smashed furiously toward Lin Langtian.

Bang!

With a sweep of his sleeve, Lin Langtian shot backward. A tap of his toes steadied him in midair.

The spectators were secretly shocked to see that the two had ended their first exchange evenly matched.

Naturally, what shocked them was that Lin Langtian could truly clash head-on with Cao Yin, who had reached Qi Creation Stage Great Perfection, without falling behind.

From the earlier exchange, Lin Langtian truly lived up to his title as the strongest genius of the Lin Clan's younger generation!

Lin Ke'er, Lin Chen, and the others from the Lin Clan immediately felt their morale soar as they watched the battle.

Their admiration for Lin Langtian surged like an endless river.

Lin Langtian was not surprised by this. Since forming a Bloodline Link with Spirit Aunt, the Yuan Power in his body had undergone continual tempering and refinement by Black Flame. Though its quantity had not increased, its quality had become extraordinarily profound.

Even though he was only at the Half-step Form Creation Realm, he could still contend against Cao Yin, who had reached Form Creation Realm Grand Completion, without the slightest disadvantage!

"Damn it, Stone Tiger Roaring Heaven Force!"

Seeing that he was actually deadlocked with a junior, blazing fury erupted across Huang Yin's face. His yellow-stone-like arm swung out in a powerful punch.

Accompanied by a low roar, the formidable Yuan Power swept forth with a violent gale, transforming into a massive yellow tiger that roared as it charged fiercely toward Lin Langtian.

Lin Langtian looked at the astonishing fist wind, and a cold glint flashed through his black eyes. His five fingers suddenly clenched as the Shattering Jade Claw slammed fiercely toward the stone tiger.

The Shattering Jade Claw collided violently with the stone tiger, and startling Yuan Power piled upon itself like crashing waves.

Bang! Bang!

The stone tiger trembled violently beneath the savage gale. However, Huang Yin sneered and threw another punch, sending powerful Yuan Power sweeping forth and directly knocking Lin Langtian back.

As the battle continued, Huang Yin, at Form Creation Realm Grand Completion, gradually gained the upper hand.

After knocking Lin Langtian back with a punch, Huang Yin was about to make his opponent retreat in the face of difficulty when he suddenly caught the icy flash in Lin Langtian's eyes. His heart abruptly skipped a beat.

Only then did he realize that Lin Langtian's claw force had not been fully unleashed. Jade light flickered rapidly across the surface of his Shattering Jade Claw, and an exceedingly domineering fluctuation spread outward like ripples.

Boom!

Jade light suddenly surged from Lin Langtian's Shattering Jade Claw like a tide.

Immediately afterward, a jade-colored light seal roughly half a zhang wide appeared. The moment it emerged, the surrounding Yuan Power seemed to tremble violently.

Yellow Stone Wall!

Huang Yin shouted furiously and crossed his arms before his chest. As powerful Yuan Power surged, it formed a faint yellow wall of light, resembling solid rock deep underground that had endured countless rounds of lava tempering—utterly unshakable!

Lin Langtian's eyes remained utterly calm. The Shattering Jade Claw carried jade-colored waves like ripples, tearing through the air before smashing heavily onto Huang Yin's crossed arms with extreme ferocity.

Bang!

A visible Yuan Power shockwave rapidly spread between them, accompanied by a deep sound that made everyone's hearts pound.

"Get lost!"

Lin Langtian's icy voice finally rang out. The jade-colored waves suddenly began vibrating faster, then exploded with a thunderous boom.

Thud!

The airwaves swept outward as Huang Yin's body was sent flying back in a miserable state. His feet finally landed on the ground, dragging across the plaza for nearly a hundred meters before he gradually came to a halt.

Whoosh!

The plaza instantly erupted in waves of astonished uproar. No one had expected Lin Langtian to reverse the situation in an instant.

Huang Yin stomped fiercely on the ground, rage surging within his heart as his hands formed a series of extraordinarily strange seals at lightning speed.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As Huang Yin's hand seals changed, the natural Yuan Power throughout the area suddenly churned violently. Wave after wave of immense Yuan Power that stirred the heart swept outward from his body like raging tides!

That vast Yuan Power gathered above Huang Yin's head, vaguely forming a massive golden tiger dozens of meters tall!

The fierce tiger emitted sharp Yuan Power fluctuations. Its gaping maw was filled with rock-like fangs, its feet bore incomparably sharp claws, and its gray-white pupils were cold and emotionless, as though it had emerged from the depths of a jungle.

"It's Huang Yin's famous Eighth-grade Martial Arts, the Golden War Tiger!"

"It seems the Yellow Gang Leader is about to use his ultimate move. I wonder whether Lin Langtian can withstand it."

"Hard to say. There is still quite a gap between the Half-step Qi Creation Stage and Qi Creation Stage Great Perfection."

Whispers continued to drift in from all around. Lin Ke'er and the other members of the Lin Clan looked anxiously toward the arena, praying that Lin Langtian could represent the Lin Clan and win this battle!

"Eighth-grade Martial Arts?"

Lin Langtian stared at the cold and bloodthirsty Golden War Tiger. Black Flame slowly seeped out from his eyes.

Then, the countless people around him felt with some shock that an unusual scorching fluctuation was slowly emerging from Lin Langtian's body.

Black Flame gradually emerged from the depths of Lin Langtian's eyes, making them appear somewhat strange. Dark-black Yuan Power swirled around his body, and as it flowed, traces of Black Flame seemed to flash through it.

Lin Langtian stood in the air, slowly bringing his palms together. A strange fluctuation that caused one's heart to tremble spread from within his body as dark-black Yuan Power gathered and churned behind him.

Countless gazes across the plaza converged on Lin Langtian. They could feel that the Yuan Power fluctuation emanating from him had become stronger—and far more dangerous.

"How did Lin Langtian's Yuan Power become so strong? And why does it feel so terrifying?" Huangpu Jing said in surprise from the distant pavilion.

Ling Qingzhu stared intently at Lin Langtian's figure, and a trace of surprise flashed through her clear eyes as well.

Others might struggle to notice it, but she could sense just how domineering the dark-black Yuan Power surrounding Lin Langtian truly was.

Moreover, it concealed a fluctuation that made one's heart palpitate.

"It's that Black Flame." A rare look of deep surprise appeared in Ling Qingzhu's usually tranquil eyes.

Ever since the first time she had seen Lin Langtian, she had sensed an extremely terrifying power of Black Flame within him. That power had even been so overwhelming that she had instinctively thought her senses were mistaken.

Although the Black Flame Lin Langtian displayed now was not as terrifying as what she had sensed before, there was no doubt that this peculiar Black Flame truly existed.

This realization plunged Ling Qingzhu, the Young Palace Mistress of the Super Sect Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, into deep thought...

At her side, Huangpu Jing saw the change in Ling Qingzhu's expression, and deep surprise appeared on her face as well.

Ever since she had known Ling Qingzhu, she had never once seen such a conflicted expression on her.

This dreamlike occurrence was unfolding before her eyes, and its cause was very likely Lin Langtian...

In the plaza, Huang Yin also sensed Lin Langtian's sudden increase in strength and strange Yuan Power fluctuations. His eyes narrowed before he shouted coldly.

"I want to see what the Lin Clan's greatest genius looks like after being defeated by me!"

Huang Yin clenched both fists as powerful Yuan Power surged out in waves, gathering upon the golden tiger.

At the same time, a low growl emerged from the tiger's throat, and a peculiar fluctuation spread from beneath its feet.

Buzz!

The earth seemed to tremble slightly. The golden tiger stomped down and shot into the sky, its terrifying Yuan Power fluctuations sweeping outward as it hovered like a flying beast of prey.

A violent fluctuation spread through the air.

Many people's expressions turned grave. They could sense that Huang Yin's move possessed enough terrifying power to severely injure someone at the Half-step Creation Realm.

Clearly, the rumors that Huang Yin had once fought a Half-step Creation expert without losing were not empty boasts.

Golden War Tiger!

With Huang Yin's furious shout, the golden tiger immediately let out a thunderous roar, and powerful Yuan Power fluctuations erupted, striking fear into everyone's hearts.

The Golden War Tiger then opened its blood-filled maw, revealing two sharp, rock-like fangs that seemed indestructible!

Dark-black light swept out from Lin Langtian's palm at that moment.

The dark-black Yuan Power transformed into an enormous Demon Stele that whistled forth. Within the stele, Black Flame condensed, and a fluctuation capable of destroying all things emerged.

Sky Shattering Demonic Tablet Palm!

A powerful aura swept across the sky. Lin Langtian's eyes turned icy as Black Flame covered his body. He extended both hands, and two enormous Black Flame Demon Steles took shape in the sky.

This Sky Shattering Demonic Tablet Palm was an Eighth-grade Martial Arts of the Lin Clan. Its power was formidable, and when unleashed by Lin Langtian, its momentum became overwhelmingly fierce.

Furthermore, terrifying Black Flame, sharp and domineering as raging waves, swept across the Demon Steles, suppressing even the circulation of Yuan Power within everyone's bodies!

Lin Langtian stood in the void, each hand supporting an enormous Black Flame Demon Stele. He resembled a war god holding up mountains, and the sight alone was enough to make people feel suffocated.

"Die!"

Killing intent surged through Lin Langtian's eyes. With a sweep of his arm, the two Demon Steles engulfed in terrifying, sharp, and domineering Black Flame crashed furiously toward the Golden War Tiger like two enormous mountains!

Boom!

The two martial arts tore through the air like meteors streaking across the heavens before colliding violently.

A deafening sound erupted as violent Yuan Power shockwaves spread outward, whipping up a fierce gale across the area and sending sand and stones flying over the ground.

Then, to everyone's horror, the Golden War Tiger began to crack apart inch by inch beneath the impact of the terrifying Black Flame Demon Steles, as though all the Yuan Power within it had been burned away!

"How is that possible?!" Huang Yin cried out in horror.

Whoosh!

Lin Langtian ignored him completely. With a thought, a Black Flame Great Hand Seal appeared directly above Huang Yin and came crashing down with a fierce palm strike.

Huang Yin hurriedly circulated his Yuan Power to protect his entire body.

Bang!

The palm seal still slammed down mercilessly, and a muffled boom resounded.

Then everyone watched, their eyelids twitching, as Huang Yin fell straight from the sky and crashed viciously into the ground.

The ground instantly caved in, and cracks spread outward like a spiderweb.

Pfft.

Huang Yin spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was pale, and horror still lingered in his eyes.

He could not imagine how Lin Langtian's attack could be so terrifying that even he, at Form Creation Realm Grand Completion, could not withstand it!

"It was that Black Flame..." Huang Yin's heart shook. Only then did he realize that ever since Lin Langtian had unleashed that dark-black Yuan Power, the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse.

Whoosh!

Just as Huang Yin was deep in thought, a piercing sound of rushing wind rang out. A ray of light burning with Black Flame flashed before his eyes.

The next moment, Lin Langtian's slender two fingers, carrying flickering Black Flame like the death-dealing dagger of a reaper, stopped before his throat.

His body instantly stiffened, cold sweat covering him from head to toe. He no longer dared to move in the slightest.

"I said it before."

Lin Langtian's black eyes looked indifferently at the horrified Huang Yin as he slowly said, "Anyone who offends my Lin Clan shall be killed!"