A Single Punch Severely Wounded a Three-Star Dou Venerate
Taking advantage of the brief deterrent effect of his previous ruthless attack, the Dark Purple Fire Dragon that Lin Ming had transformed into encountered almost no effective resistance and forcefully broke into the core battleground surrounding the Profound Scroll with the most brute force.
Wherever the fire dragon passed, the scorching heat forced those with slightly weaker strength to scramble to avoid it, tearing a gap in the dense crowd.
Lin Ming's figure moved with lightning speed within the flames. In a flash, he closed the distance to the extreme. The energy hand covered in Dark Purple Flame, with an aura of determination, surged again, about to seize the Profound Scroll that was as agile as a swimming fish!
However, Lin Ming's almost halfway reaping of the benefits completely enraged the strongest person in this core circle—a middle-aged man with a strength of Three-Star Dou Venerate and a burly figure like an iron Big Man.
From the very beginning, he had firmly locked onto the Profound Scroll with his formidable strength. In this area, he was the strongest, and his chances of success were naturally the highest. With the treasure about to be his, how could he allow anyone else to have it?
So much so that Lin Ming's sudden intervention instantly ignited an intense, overwhelming rage and Killing Intent within him!
"Court death!"
The Big Man's eyes instantly turned icy cold, flashing with ferocity. With a clench of his fist, Iron Giant Staff, as thick as an adult's thigh and with a dark metallic sheen, appeared in his hand.
The giant staff was covered with mysterious patterns, and a heavy sense of power emanated from it, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary item.
"Drink it!"
A deep roar, like muffled thunder, came from the mouth of this Three-Star Dou Venerate.
Immediately, a deep yellow, heavy Dou Qi, as thick as the earth, surged out from his body, making his entire body appear as if he were wearing a layer of earth-yellow armor.
Even more astonishingly, the muscles on his body also began to writhe and bulge in a strange way at this moment, with veins bulging out like dragons. An explosive, pure, and terrifying power condensed in his arms like lightning, causing the surrounding air to hum under its strain.
"Where did this trash come from? Get out of my way!"
The Three-Star Dou Venerate's face was sinister and ferocious. With a flicker, he appeared directly above Lin Ming's head as if by Instantaneous Movement.
He gripped the Iron Giant Staff tightly with both hands, raising it high, pouring all the power and Dou Qi within him into it at that moment!
As the giant club swung, it seemed as if even space itself was being torn apart by that terrifying power, emitting a piercing shriek. Carrying a terrifying force that seemed capable of splitting the heavens and earth and shattering mountains, it slammed down fiercely towards Lin Ming's crown below!
Before the wind from the stick even arrived, the sharp pressure caused the Dark Purple Flame around Lin Ming to falter, and the hard ground beneath his feet cracked and collapsed inch by inch!
"Get out of my way? With your strength as Three-Star Dou Venerate, do you even dare to utter those two words in front of me?"
The terrifying power and killing intent that suddenly enveloped a ten-zhang radius around him naturally caught Lin Ming's full attention instantly.
However, Lin Ming's face showed no fear whatsoever; instead, a cold sneer and a fierce look flashed across it.
Faced with this ferocious attack, powerful enough to force even an ordinary Four-Star Dou Venerate to temporarily retreat, Lin Ming did not dodge or evade!
At this moment, Lin Ming's right hand, which was originally reaching for the scroll, suddenly clenched into a fist. With a thought, the Dark Purple Flame surrounding his body seemed to be summoned and rushed towards his right fist and arm like lightning!
"Roar!" Faintly, a deep dragon's roar seemed to resound.
The surging Dark Purple Flame rapidly coiled and compressed around Lin Ming's right arm, transforming into a lifelike, scaled, and coiled solid fire dragon!
Although the fire dragon was small, the destructive heat and violent energy emanating from it caused the temperature of the surrounding space to suddenly soar to a terrifying level!
"You're the one who should get out!"
With a fierce shout filled with Killing Intent, Lin Ming lowered his waist slightly, and his right fist, like an angry dragon emerging from its cave, carried a scorching and sharp gust of wind that was condensed with terrifying Power of Exotic Flame.
With the most powerful and domineering posture, it collided directly and heavily with the Iron Giant Staff that the Three-Star Dou Venerate angrily smashing down!
This is the ultimate clash of power! A head-on confrontation Heavenly Flames and the overwhelming Dou Qi!
"Clang--!!!!!"
The moment the fist and the staff collided, a deafening sound, like Nine Heavens Thunderclap or the booming of a great bell, suddenly erupted within the hall!
The Sound Wave generated by the sound even caused some of the weaker individuals nearby to experience eardrum bleeding and dizziness!
Immediately, a powerful energy ripple, visible to the naked eye and mixed with Dark Purple Flame and deep yellow Dou Qi, swept out from the point where the fist and staff clashed, like a tsunami!
Wherever the ripples passed, the air exploded, and a layer of the ground was scraped away!
Those powerful individuals who were slightly closer, even some who had just entered the Dou Venerate level, suddenly felt as if their chests had been struck by a giant hammer. A sudden tightness gripped their chests, and as their Qi and Blood surged, their bodies involuntarily flew backward like kites with broken strings, crashing into the crowd or stone pillars in the distance, producing a series of muffled thuds.
"Pfft!"
This unpretentious, earth-shattering impact had immediate and significant results.
The Three-Star Dou Venerate wielding the Iron Giant Staff had his face flush red instantly, then turn deathly pale, and a mouthful of bright red blood spurted out of his mouth like a blood arrow!
The ferocity and Killing Intent on his face were replaced by unbelievable horror, and his sleeves were torn to shreds, revealing his arms that were trembling violently and even somewhat twisted and deformed!
"How is that possible?!"
He screamed wildly in his heart, filled with horror and bewilderment.
Although Lin Ming's strength and cultivation level were one star higher than his, this was a pure clash of brute force!
What he is most confident in and most skilled at is his brute strength and head-on fighting style!
Moreover, he used this incredibly Iron Giant Staff to unleash his full power!
Even so, he did not gain any advantage under Lin Ming's fist that was only covered in flames. On the contrary, he suffered serious internal injuries with just one blow, and even almost dropped his weapon!
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the powerful aura surrounding this Three-Star Dou Venerate instantly weakened. The excruciating pain in his arm and the churning Qi and Blood within his body made him realize that he had completely lost the right to continue competing with Lin Ming for the Profound Scroll.
If this continues, we might even lose our lives here.
At that moment, he could only glare at Lin Ming with extreme resentment and bitterness, grit his teeth, and hurriedly used the recoil from the collision to pull himself away, quickly disappearing into the chaotic crowd, where he began to take pills to heal his injuries.
In such chaotic times, if he is injured and his strength is greatly reduced, countless people will seize the opportunity like sharks smelling blood to plunder his belongings.
He had previously witnessed several powerful Dou Venerate level experts being besieged by hundreds of bloodthirsty Dou Zong and Dou Emperor while injured, forcing these usually high and Dou Zun expert to flee in disarray or even perish.
With a single punch, Lin Ming directly repelled the Three-Star Dou Venerate who was known for his strength. Lin Ming's clenched fist loosened slightly, and he felt a faint numbness travel up his bones. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised by the pure power of that Three-Star Dou Venerate.
"This guy's strength is not bad," Lin Ming thought to himself.
He has successfully cultivated the first level of the secret technique for strengthening the physical body, "Rainbow Lightning Venerate Body Technique".
Once the first level of this technique is successfully mastered, one's physical strength will be comparable to that of a three-star Dou Venerate.
Afterwards, his body was still tempered by the "New Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame" formed by the fusion of five Heavenly Flames. Although it did not allow Lin Ming to reach the level of the second level of the "Rainbow Lightning Venerate Body Technique" where his physical body could directly confront Six-Star Dou Venerate, it still allowed his physical strength and intensity to improve considerably.
Even so, after this clash of pure skill, his arm was still slightly numb, showing that his opponent indeed possessed unique strength.
Fortunately, this slight numbness disappeared quickly as his internal Dou Qi circulated rapidly, and with a gentle flick of his arm, it did not affect his combat power.
Having repelled the tiger blocking his path, Lin Ming's gaze didn't linger for a moment, quickly turning to the location of the Profound Scroll that was still nimbly weaving through the air.
This thing seemed to possess true intelligence. Despite the combined efforts of many powerful individuals around it to intercept and capture it, it still managed to escape with remarkable "fun," its trajectory unpredictable. To this day, no one has been able to actually touch it.
Instead, because some people got too close to it, it attracted the jealousy and attacks of other powerful individuals, and was instantly severely injured by several powerful Dou Technique, falling from the sky.
Seeing this, Lin Ming knew he couldn't delay any longer.
He stomped his foot hard in the void, the air beneath his feet exploded with a sonic boom! His figure transformed once again into a ferocious Dark Purple Fire Dragon, increasing his speed to the extreme, and hurtling towards the last dodge space of the Profound Scroll!
Along the way, some powerful figures who were blinded by rage and tried to block his path were directly smashed away by his powerful body enveloped in Heavenly Flames, their tendons and bones broken, and they fell into the crowd screaming in agony.
With his ruthless and almost barbaric charge, Lin Ming forced his way into the last two zhang of the Profound Scroll in the blink of an eye!
The ancient patterns on the scroll are now clearly visible!
"Boy, you're asking for it! Leave the scroll behind!"
Upon seeing Lin Ming so fiercely storm into the final area, the powerful figures around him, whose eyes had already turned bloodshot and who had been fighting for the scroll for half a day, suddenly became like a swarm of bees that had been completely enraged, and they all let out angry shouts filled with Killing Intent!
The next moment, nearly a hundred people, whose strength was at least at the Peak Dou Emperor, including many High-Rank Dou Zong experts, almost simultaneously unleashed their powerful Dou Qi!
A torrent of colorful and diverse Dou Qi, like a flood bursting its banks, swept across the sky and crashed down upon Lin Ming, who was positioned at the center, unleashing a furious barrage!
With nearly a hundred powerful individuals attacking together, the sheer scale of the attack was truly spectacular!
Countless streams of Dou Qi, beams of energy, and elemental attacks converged to form a destructive torrent. Wherever it passed, space was violently distorted, and even some of the glowing ores embedded in the ceiling of the main hall were shaken and fell off!
This power is enough to easily injure even a Five Stars or Six-Star Dou Venerate!
Faced with such a massive, almost all-encompassing torrent of Dou Qi, even someone as strong as Lin Ming couldn't help but slightly change his expression, sensing a strong aura of danger!
However, at this critical moment, Lin Ming did not turn around to defend or dodge. Instead, a more resolute and fierce look flashed in his eyes!
He actually took another step forward, temporarily ignoring the devastating torrent of attacks behind him. His right hand, covered in Dark Purple Flame, with its five fingers forming a claw, moved with unwavering determination, directly grabbing at the flying Profound Scroll that was so close to him, seemingly within reach!