The Might of Black Flame!

"Half-step Qi Shaping Realm!"

As they sensed the strength Lin Langtian was displaying, waves of astonishment rose from the surrounding passersby.

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

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

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

Atop the pavilion, surprise also surfaced on Huangpu Jing's delicate face at Lin Langtian's strength. "He actually broke through to the Half-step Qi Shaping Realm..."

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

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

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

A Half-step Qi Shaping Realm cultivator at such an age—regardless of whether he could enter a Super Sect in the future, he was destined to become a formidable figure within the Great Yan Dynasty!

However, matters had reached this point. A vicious glint flashed through Huang Yin's eyes, and he no longer hesitated. He stomped fiercely on the ground, making the entire earth seem to tremble, then bent down and slammed a fist into the ground.

Bang!

A frightening surge of Yuan Power flooded into the earth. The ground beneath Lin Langtian instantly collapsed, and a vicious stream of Yuan Power burst from the ground like a sharp spear, blasting fiercely toward his legs.

Lin Langtian's body moved as well, turning into an afterimage as he shot away. Just as the afterimage was shattered, his true body had already appeared before Huang Yin like a bolt of lightning.

Jade Claw!

Lin Langtian formed his palm into a claw. An incomparably sharp gale gathered around his fingers, and the jade-colored gleam over his claw seemed to solidify into actual jade, carrying a chillingly pale sheen.

Although Lin Langtian had yet to engage in real combat since his rebirth, he had perfectly inherited the Original Body's combat experience.

Now that he was using the Lin Clan's fifth-grade martial art, Jade Claw, it flowed with extreme smoothness and astonishing destructive power!

"Even if you are an Outstanding Person among the Great Yan Dynasty's young generation, trying to defeat this gang leader is nothing but wishful thinking!"

Huang Yin snorted coldly and held a 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 flew, yet Huang Yin's palm merely trembled before blocking Lin Langtian's attack.

"Back off!"

Huang Yin changed his palm into a fist and punched out. The powerful Yuan Power of the Great Accomplishment of Shaping Realm surged forth 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 mid-air.

Seeing that neither of them had gained an advantage in their first exchange, the spectators were secretly shocked.

What shocked them was naturally the fact that Lin Langtian could truly contend head-on with Cao Yin, who was at the Great Accomplishment of Qi Shaping Realm, without falling into the lower hand.

From what had happened earlier, Lin Langtian truly lived up to his title as the Lin Clan's strongest genius of the young generation!

As Lin Ke'er, Lin Chen, and the others watched the battle in the arena, their morale immediately soared.

Their admiration for Lin Langtian surged endlessly like a mighty river.

Lin Langtian, however, was not surprised by this. Ever since forming a Bloodline Link with Spirit Aunt, the Yuan Power within his body had been continuously tempered and refined by Black Flame. Though its quantity had not increased, its quality had become exceptionally profound.

Even though he was only at the Half-step Shaping Realm now, he could contend against Cao Yin of the Great Accomplishment of Shaping Realm without yielding in the slightest!

"Damn it, Stone Tiger Roaring Heaven Strength!"

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

Along with a low roar, powerful Yuan Power swept out with a violent gale, transforming into a massive yellow tiger that roared as it charged fiercely toward Lin Langtian.

Looking at the frightening Fist Wind, a cold gleam flashed through Lin Langtian's Black Eyes. His five fingers suddenly clenched as Jade Claw struck fiercely toward the stone tiger.

Jade Claw collided violently with the stone tiger, and shocking Yuan Power stacked atop itself like crashing waves.

Bang! Bang!

The stone tiger trembled violently under the savage gale, but Huang Yin sneered and threw another punch. Powerful Yuan Power swept forth, directly Repelling Lin Langtian.

As their clash continued, Huang Yin, at the Great Accomplishment of Shaping Realm, clearly began to gain the Upper Hand.

After Repelling Lin Langtian with a punch, Huang Yin was about to make the other party retreat in the face of difficulty when he suddenly caught the icy glint in Lin Langtian's eyes. His heart abruptly skipped a beat.

Only then did he notice that Lin Langtian's claw wind seemed not to have been fully unleashed. Jade light flickered rapidly across the surface of his Jade Claw, and an incomparably domineering ripple spread outward like waves of water.

Boom!

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

Immediately afterward, a jade-colored seal roughly half a zhang wide emerged. The moment this jade seal appeared, the surrounding Yuan Power seemed to suddenly quake.

Yellow Stone Wall!

Huang Yin roared as he crossed his arms before his chest. Powerful Yuan Power surged, forming a faint yellow wall of light. It looked like solid rock from deep underground, tempered countless times by molten lava and impossible to shake!

Lin Langtian's eyes remained utterly calm. Jade Claw carried rippling jade light as it tore through the air, then crashed heavily onto Huang Yin's crossed arms with an exceptionally vicious force.

Bang!

Visible Yuan Power shockwaves rapidly spread out from between the two men, accompanied by a deep sound that made hearts pound in alarm.

"Get lost!"

Lin Langtian's icy voice finally rang out. The jade-colored light wave suddenly accelerated its vibrations before exploding with a thunderous boom.

Bang!

The blast swept outward, and Huang Yin was actually sent flying back in disarray. When his feet finally hit the ground, he slid nearly a hundred meters across the floor before gradually coming to a stop.

"Whoa!"

The entire plaza immediately erupted in shocked cries. No one had expected Lin Langtian to turn the situation around so quickly.

Huang Yin fiercely stomped the ground, rage surging in his heart as his hands flashed through one extraordinarily strange hand seal after another.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As Huang Yin's hand seals changed, the Heaven and Earth Primal Energy throughout this area suddenly churned violently. Wave after wave of vast Yuan Power, enough to move anyone, swept out from within Huang Yin like raging tides!

That immense 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 Bloody Maw was lined with rock-like fangs, while razor-sharp claws extended beneath its feet. Its grayish-white pupils were cold and emotionless, as though it had emerged from the depths of a jungle.

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

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

"Hard to say. There's still quite a gap between the Half-step Qi Shaping Realm and the peak Qi Shaping Realm."

Whispers continuously drifted through the crowd. Lin Ke'er and the other members of the Lin Clan also looked anxiously toward the arena, praying that Lin Langtian could win this battle on behalf of the Lin Clan!

"Eighth-grade Martial Arts?"

Lin Langtian stared at the cold and bloodthirsty Golden War Tiger. Black flames gradually seeped into his eyes.

Then, the countless spectators around him sensed with some shock that an unusual scorching fluctuation was slowly rising from within Lin Langtian.

Black flames slowly emerged from the depths of Lin Langtian's eyes, making them appear somewhat eerie. Dark Yuan Power coiled around his body, and as that Yuan Power surged, black flames seemed to flicker silently through it.

Lin Langtian stood in mid-air, slowly clenching his palms. A peculiar fluctuation that struck fear into the heart likewise spread out from within his body, while Dark Yuan Power condensed and roiled behind him.

Countless gazes in the plaza converged upon Lin Langtian. They could sense that the Yuan Power Fluctuations emanating from him had not only grown stronger, but had also become far more dangerous.

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

Ling Qingzhu fixed her gaze on Lin Langtian's figure, and a trace of surprise also flashed through her clear eyes.

Others might have found it difficult to notice, but she could sense just how overbearing the Dark Yuan Power wrapped around Lin Langtian's body was.

Moreover, it concealed some heart-palpitating fluctuations.

"It's that black flame." Even in Ling Qingzhu's eyes, calm as a mirror, a rare and intense astonishment surfaced.

From the very first time she had met Lin Langtian, she had sensed an incomparably terrifying Black Flame Power within him. That power had even been so strong that she had instinctively thought her perception was mistaken.

Although the black flames Lin Langtian wielded now were not as terrifying as what she had sensed before, there was no doubt that these peculiar black flames truly existed.

This left Ling Qingzhu, the young palace mistress of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, a Super Sect, deep in thought...

Beside her, Huangpu Jing saw the change in Ling Qingzhu's expression, and intense surprise also appeared on her face.

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

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

In the plaza, Huang Yin also noticed Lin Langtian's suddenly strengthened and unusual Yuan Power Fluctuations. His eyes narrowed, and he gave a cold shout.

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

Huang Yin clenched both fists as powerful Yuan Power surged forth in wave after wave like a tide, gathering atop the golden tiger.

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

Buzz!

The earth seemed to tremble faintly at that moment. The golden tiger stomped its foot, shooting into the sky as terrifying Yuan Power Fluctuations swept out. Like a soaring ferocious tiger, it hovered in the air.

A violent fluctuation spread forth.

Many people's expressions turned solemn at this moment. They could sense that Huang Yin's move possessed the astonishing power to severely wound even someone at the Half-step Creation Realm.

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

"Golden War Tiger!"

Along with Huang Yin's furious roar, the golden tiger immediately let out a thunderous roar. Powerful Yuan Power Fluctuations erupted, making all who witnessed it tremble in fear.

The Golden War Tiger then opened its Bloody Maw, revealing two rock-like sharp fangs that seemed utterly indestructible!

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

Dark Yuan Power transformed into an enormous demonic tablet and shot forth with a howl. Within the demonic tablet, black flames condensed, and a fluctuation capable of destroying all things emerged.

"Shattering Heaven Demonic Tablet Palm!"

A powerful aura swept across the heavens. Lin Langtian's eyes were ice-cold, black flames enveloping his body. As he extended both hands, two enormous Black Flame demonic tablets directly formed in the sky.

This Shattering Heaven Demonic Tablet Palm was an Eighth-grade Martial Art of the Lin Clan, and its power was formidable. Now that Lin Langtian had unleashed it, its might had reached an extreme.

Moreover, terrifying black flames, fierce and overbearing like crashing waves, swept out from the demonic steles, suppressing even the circulation of Yuan Power within one's body!

Lin Langtian stood upon the void, each hand supporting a massive black-flame demonic stele. Like a war god holding up mountains, he was suffocating to behold.

"Die!"

Killing Intent surged in Lin Langtian's eyes. With a sweep of his arm, the two demonic steles shrouded in fierce, tyrannical black flames descended like enormous mountains, smashing viciously toward the Golden War Tiger!

Boom!

The two martial arts tore through the air like meteors streaking across the sky before colliding fiercely.

A Giant Sound rang out as violent Yuan Power shockwaves spread, whipping up a gale Between Heaven and Earth. Sand and rocks were sent flying across the ground.

Then, to everyone's horror, beneath the impact of those terrifying black-flame demonic steles, the Golden War Tiger began to crack apart inch by inch, as though all the Yuan Power within it had been burned away!

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

Whoosh!

Lin Langtian paid him no heed. With a thought, a Black Flame Great Hand Seal appeared directly above Huang Yin, then slammed down with a vicious palm strike.

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

Bang!

The palm seal still crashed down mercilessly, and a muffled boom echoed out.

The crowd then watched with twitching eyelids as Huang Yin fell straight from the sky, shooting fiercely into the earth.

That stretch of ground instantly collapsed, while cracks spread outward like a spiderweb.

Pfft.

Huang Yin spat out a mouthful of blood. His Pale Face was still filled with lingering terror.

He could not imagine how Lin Langtian's attack could be so terrifying that even he, at the Great Accomplishment of Shaping Realm, had been unable to withstand it!

"It's those black flames..." Huang Yin's heart jolted. Only then did he realize that ever since Lin Langtian had unleashed that Dark Yuan Power, the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse.

Whoosh!

Just as Huang Yin was deep in thought, a sharp rush of wind sounded. A streak of light wreathed in black flames flashed before his eyes.

Then Lin Langtian's long, slender fingers, dotted with black flames like the life-taking dagger of Death God, stopped before his throat.

His body immediately stiffened, cold sweat covering him from head to toe. He did not dare move in the slightest.

"I said it before."

Lin Langtian's black eyes looked indifferently at the terrified Huang Yin as he said slowly, "Those who offend the Lin Clan shall be killed without exception!"