Golden Scales Unleashed, Bloodline Eruption, Summoning Fearsome Claw!

After Ye Ling threw that punch, the warriors no longer treated him like a child.

What a joke. He had knocked their star warrior into that state with a single punch. Forget them—even a Fourth Rank expert might not have been able to do that. And from the looks of it, he had not even used Inner Spiritual Power. It had all been External Spiritual Power.

"So, what do you think of the strongest knight under twenty in our Haoyue Branch Temple?" Nalan Shu looked at the Haoyue Hall Master with a faint smile and spoke calmly.

"He's only the strongest for now. What happens later is still uncertain."

"Don't forget, no matter how talented the geniuses from cities like ours are, they are still limited. Miss Yuanyuan came from the Holy Temple. No matter how talented your knight is, he won't be her match." The Haoyue Hall Master spoke stubbornly, though he was starting to panic.

Nalan Shu merely smiled when he heard that and said nothing more. He knew Ye Ling's talent well. Seventy points of Innate Internal Spiritual Power—he was not inferior to any of those so-called prodigies!

"Not bad, little brother. Even I needed some time to defeat him before. You took him down pretty quickly!"

"You've gotten a lot stronger again!"

Seeing Ye Ling return, Li Xin immediately grabbed him. Waves of delight flashed through her beautiful eyes. Clearly, she was extremely satisfied with his performance.

"Of course. Who do you think taught me?" Ye Ling smiled. Li Xin was very pleased to hear that, but his next sentence changed everything. "Sister Xin'er, you defeated him, and I defeated you. That's a difference of two levels. Wouldn't it be easy for me to crush him?"

Li Xin froze for a moment, then gritted her teeth again as though she were biting Ye Ling himself. She knew it—nothing nice ever came out of Ye Ling's mouth.

Still, she said nothing more. Following the old tradition, she extended her delicate hand and planned to pinch the flesh at Ye Ling's waist.

Too hard. She could not pinch it.

Li Xin could not help looking up at the sky, and even the joy of her recent victory vanished.

She could no longer pinch Ye Ling.

Her happiness was gone.

The battles continued.

Ye Ling soon fought two more matches, but he dispatched both with ease. Not only had he not used the Bloodline Power of the Golden Dragon King, he had not even used Inner Spiritual Power once.

Before long, it was time for what was essentially the final. Li Xin and Wang Yuanyuan had just fought as well, but Li Xin had narrowly lost.

"Good luck, little brother!" Li Xin watched the arena and cheered for Ye Ling. Wang Yuanyuan was very strong. In her previous battle, she had not even gone all out. She was already on another level—the level of a Great Knight.

Li Xin was worried for Ye Ling. She feared that he would lose, but she feared even more that he would be injured in his fight with Wang Yuanyuan. That would hurt even more.

The Haoyue Hall Master said nothing as he watched, merely smiling. No matter how terrifying Ye Ling's talent was, he still needed time to grow. Wang Yuanyuan was several years older than him. Defeating him would not be difficult.

As for everyone else, whether warriors or knights, they watched this scene with utmost seriousness.

Because this battle was the most crucial one.

It represented the Haoyue Branch Temple's record over the years.

It also represented the honor of knights!

In the arena, Wang Yuanyuan looked at Ye Ling across from her, and a faint smile appeared on her face. Her breathing grew somewhat rapid—this was how she always reacted when facing an opponent she acknowledged.

In Wang Yuanyuan's eyes, everything Ye Ling had displayed was enough to make her take him seriously.

"Do you want to settle this in one go, or take it slowly?" Wang Yuanyuan asked Ye Ling.

"Either works." Ye Ling nodded.

"Then I'll make the first move." A hint of madness flashed through Wang Yuanyuan's eyes. She instantly charged at Ye Ling, her Inner Spiritual Power surging as the armored shield in her hand glimmered with a strange light.

It seemed to be a Spirit-Demon Grade weapon!

In an instant, it smashed toward Ye Ling.

It carried Thousand Jun Force, far greater than the strength Ye Ling had used to punch that so-called star warrior earlier.

"A contest of strength?"

"Sorry, if it had been before, I would have taken out the Angel Sacred Sword and fought with my strengths. After all, strength was never an angel's strong suit. But not anymore, because I have gained another strength—power."

Ye Ling spoke calmly, then fell silent. An explosive aura burst from his body, and a terrifying glow and pressure shone around him. Everyone nearby felt overwhelming pressure; only the Fifth Rank Nalan Shu and the Lord of Kuangsha City could withstand it.

Then, he threw a punch at Wang Yuanyuan.

"Bare-handed?" Wang Yuanyuan watched Ye Ling, confusion flashing in her eyes. She wanted to know what he hoped to achieve by doing this, but as she looked closer, she discovered something different. Golden Scales had appeared one after another on Ye Ling's arm, looking both unusual and terrifying.

With a single glance, Wang Yuanyuan could sense violent energy emerging from them. It was remarkably strange.

Soon, their fists collided. At that moment, Wang Yuanyuan felt an immense force erupt from her arm. That terrifying power even surged back into her body. The sudden impact made Wang Yuanyuan's eyes widen as she stared ahead in alarm.

She retreated at least five steps.

Only then did she barely stabilize herself.

Ye Ling had retreated as well, but only three steps.

The difference in their strength was immediately clear.

Good thing I unlocked the Second Seal. Otherwise, in the First Seal state, I only had around two hundred and fifty points of External Spiritual Power. Wang Yuanyuan's External Spiritual Power may be around the same level, but with the long-term enhancement of the Giant Spirit God Bloodline, her External Spiritual Power cannot be judged by ordinary standards.

Ye Ling thought to himself.

He had gained the advantage this time, but only this time.

The next time might be different.

After all, Wang Yuanyuan had not yet used her true strength!

"Such great power. It seems that, like me, you possess a special bloodline. And it is extremely terrifying—not inferior to the Giant Spirit God Bloodline I possess!"

Wang Yuanyuan muttered.

She planned to unleash the deepest Bloodline Power within her and fight. That exchange had completely ignited the battle intent in her body.

She would win at any cost!

This was the madness brought by the Giant Spirit God Bloodline!

Then, waves of strange energy poured into her hand. In the next moment, Wang Yuanyuan rushed toward Ye Ling. At this moment, her strength had at least doubled compared to before—perhaps even more, with no limit in sight!

It also added a touch of mad beauty to her!

It was terrifying!

"With this punch, even a Great Knight with more than a thousand spiritual power would have to unleash their spiritual power to block it, right?" Nalan Shu could not help drawing in a sharp breath as he watched.

The victor had been decided!

The Lord of Kuangsha City watched the scene and nodded, confirming that assessment.

Still, he was not smiling much. He knew that Ye Ling belonged to the Haoyue Branch Temple, while Wang Yuanyuan was, strictly speaking, an outside helper.

The fact that Ye Ling had forced Wang Yuanyuan to this extent meant that, in a sense, the Haoyue Branch Temple had already far surpassed their Kuangsha Branch Temple.

Of course!

Ye Ling would still lose!

But clearly, Ye Ling did not think so.

Watching Wang Yuanyuan unleash the power of the Giant Spirit God, Ye Ling did not hesitate. The Golden Scale in his hand transformed again, changing shape.

What appeared was a massive golden claw!