Jianluo Wave vs. Blood Dissipation Hand

Jiang Li raised his head and glanced at Lin Yi, sighing with a slightly peculiar expression before extending his exceptionally long, gaunt palms.

"Since it has come to this... then don't blame me for being ruthless..."

Jiang Li muttered under his breath, and in an instant, his fingers—sharp as blades—pierced the air with lightning speed, shooting directly toward Lin Yi's throat!

A powerful surge of Yuan Power was densely concentrated upon those long fingers, and tiny wind vortices rapidly coalesced at his fingertips; the power of this strike was enough to pierce through refined iron.

"What a fierce finger strike!"

The onlookers outside the arena could not help but feel astonished upon seeing Jiang Li's offensive.

As the target of the attack, Lin Yi remained calm. His right palm struck out like lightning, passing almost flush against Jiang Li's fingers while wrapped in Yuan Power, before he brought his palm down heavily onto the back of the latter's hand.

"Smack!"

A crisp sound echoed across the arena.

In the next instant, Jiang Li's expression shifted slightly. He felt a violent surge of Yuan Power begin at the back of his hand and spread up his arm, disrupting the flow of his own energy and causing his fingers to immediately lose their offensive power.

Jiang Li made a prompt decision; he stomped his foot against the ground and his body retreated abruptly, putting distance between himself and Lin Yi while he mobilized the Yuan Power within his body to purge the violent energy that had invaded his arm.

Seeing this, Lin Yi quickly took a few steps forward to pursue Jiang Li. At the same time, he curled two fingers together, and an exceptionally sharp surge of Yuan Power condensed at his fingertips like a sword blade, thrusting fiercely toward Jiang Li!

Seeing this, Jiang Li no longer hid his strength. A surge of powerful Yuan Power, which seemed to have been suppressed for a long time, erupted from his body in an instant.

"Late Heaven Origin Realm!"

Seeing Jiang Li's suddenly soaring strength, many people on the side of the Wanjin Merchant Guild exclaimed in shock.

Before this, Jiang Li had disguised himself as being in the Mid Heaven Origin Realm, and only now did they realize his true strength.

Jiang Li ignored the astonishment of others. Facing Lin Yi's attack, he did not give an inch, rapidly thrusting his long fingers out to meet Lin Yi's sharp finger strike.

As their fingers touched, a formidable wave of Yuan Power erupted in an instant.

"Sshhh!"

The moment their fingers made contact, both sides increased their output of Yuan Power, their fingers seemingly transforming into four short swords!

"Crack!"

After a moment of stalemate, a crisp snapping sound rang in everyone's ears.

In the next instant, the crowd saw that Jiang Li's fingers had actually been shattered!

Immediately following this, the force at Lin Yi's fingertips surged, sending Jiang Li flying backward until he slammed heavily into a large boulder.

"He won!"

Seeing this, the Wanjin Merchant Guild side erupted in joyful cheers, and the faces of Xia Zhilan and the others were filled with delight.

However, just at this moment, the battered Jiang Li climbed back up. A thick, blood-colored mist sprayed out from his pores, looking like blood and reeking of a pungent scent.

"To be able to force me to this point, you truly have some skill, but it should end here..."

Jiang Li climbed to his feet, staring at Lin Yi not far away with a sinister gaze, his voice hoarse.

"Sshhh, sshhh!"

Streams of blood-colored mist continuously sprayed from Jiang Li's body, and as they slowly retracted, they condensed into a thin layer of blood scabs on the surface of his skin.

These changes were completed in just a few breaths, and Jiang Li's aura, to the shock of the crowd, continued to climb!

"Blood Dissipation Returning Origin Technique!"

Xia Wanjin, standing to the side, saw the changes in Jiang Li and his expression shifted instantly as he spoke in a low voice.

"Blood Dissipation Returning Origin Technique?" Xia Zhilan and the others were stunned; they had never heard of this martial art.

"It is an extremely ruthless secret technique. Once unleashed, it evaporates the blood within the body to cause a short-term surge in strength, but the side effects are severe. After using this, Jiang Li will likely need at least half a year of recovery to return to normal."

Xia Wanjin explained slowly.

"Then to what level will Jiang Li's strength rise?" Xia Zhilan asked hurriedly.

"It should be the Lesser Yuan Dan Stage," Xia Wanjin replied with a bitter smile, his heart no longer holding any hope.

Hearing Xia Wanjin's words, Xia Zhilan and the others turned pale. Lin Yi was only in the Late Heaven Origin Realm, and there was a massive gap between that and the Lesser Yuan Dan Stage; it seemed there would be no chance of victory.

Xuan Su also frowned, though she held a faint sense of anticipation for Lin Yi in her heart.

Lin Yi was already a Two-Seal Rune Master, and a Two-Seal Rune Master corresponded exactly to the Lesser Yuan Dan Stage!

"So this man still had such a trick up his sleeve; Father is truly brilliant!" Over at the Blood Wolf Gang, Yue Feng was overjoyed to see this scene.

"The current Jiang Li has reached the level of the Lesser Yuan Dan Stage. For your younger generation, he is invincible. This Danxian Pool will belong to my Blood Wolf Gang..." Yue Shan smiled faintly, appearing completely composed.

"The Lesser Yuan Dan Stage doesn't necessarily mean you will win..."

Lin Yi chuckled softly. The two Life Spirit Runes within his Mud Pill Palace trembled violently, and streams of powerful Spiritual Energy rapidly condensed before him.

The invisible Spiritual Energy gathered quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a tangible, swirling cone!

It was the mental secret technique Lin Yi had recently learned: the Jianluo Wave!

"Such powerful Spiritual Energy!"

Seeing Lin Yi manipulate his Spiritual Energy to this extent, the surrounding crowd was quite shocked.

Jiang Li felt the mounting pressure as well, a look of gravity flashing through his scarlet eyes before he suddenly struck his own chest with a backhand blow.

Following this, the blood scabs encasing his body began to melt away, and as they dissolved, trickles of blood converged onto Jiang Li's palm, instantly transforming that arm into something resembling an Asura Blood Arm!

With the blood arm solidified, Jiang Li did not hesitate; he bent his knees slightly and, like a hungry wolf stalking its prey, lunged toward Lin Yi with lightning speed.

"Blood Dissipation Hand!"

A sharp cry rang out as blood-red light erupted across the mountaintop, and immediately after, a blood-colored light seal measuring a full zhang in size appeared in Jiang Li's palm!

"Jianluo Wave!"

A fierce glint flashed in Lin Yi's eyes as he let out a low shout, causing the whirlwind-shaped, conical mental wave before him to spin violently before whistling outward like a venomous dragon boring into the earth!

Under the gaze of many shocked onlookers, the blood-red light and the whirlwind-like mental wave collided fiercely in mid-air!

"Bang!"

A muffled, thunderous roar echoed across the mountaintop, and the violent shockwave of energy tore nearby trees from the soil, sending them flying backward!

The crowd braced themselves against the gale, their eyes fixed unblinkingly on the air above, where the blood-red light and the mental wave exploded simultaneously a moment later!

"Boom!"

Amidst the explosion, a figure was sent flying backward, a muffled groan escaping his lips as his face turned deathly pale; his body uncontrollably smashed through several more trees before rolling onto the ground, his eyes rolling back into his head, leaving him motionless as if dead!

Watching that wretched figure land, every gaze in the area instantly converged upon him!