An invisible yet tangible burst of fierce finger force, like lightning tearing through space, crossed the distance between them in an instant at a speed the naked eye could not possibly follow.
Too fast!
So fast that Ren Woxing had no time to react at all!
For one thing, he had been imprisoned for twelve years. Though his Internal Energy remained, his body's reflexes and combat readiness were long inferior to what they had once been.
For another—and more importantly—Lin Xuan's martial arts had already far exceeded the limits of his understanding!
Bang!
The finger force struck Ren Woxing squarely in the chest.
Ren Woxing felt his chest go numb. Immediately after, an incomparably domineering, supremely yang and forceful surge of true qi flooded into his body like bursting waters from a breached dam.
This surge of true qi instantly scattered the Internal Energy of the Star-Sucking Skill he had just gathered and, with overwhelming force, sealed the meridians throughout his body.
"Urgh!"
Ren Woxing let out a muffled groan, and his raised right palm dropped weakly.
His once-violent aura vanished without a trace.
To his horror, he discovered that the vast Internal Energy within him, as boundless as the sea, had become like stagnant water. He could no longer mobilize even a fraction of it!
Beads of sweat rolled down Ren Woxing's forehead.
His eyes widened as he stared fixedly at Lin Xuan, his gaze filled with unprecedented shock and fear.
"You... what did you do to me?!"
Ren Woxing asked in a trembling voice.
His prized Star-Sucking Skill had been broken instantly before this young man, without even being given the chance to be used!
How was that possible?!
Lin Xuan withdrew his finger and flicked his sleeve, speaking calmly.
"Master Ren, you've been locked up for so