Battle Through the Heavens: Obtaining the Extraction System at the Start, Chapter 617

Just as the barrier finally stabilized, a faint yet piercing hum suddenly came from the sky.

The spectators' hearts jolted, and they instinctively looked up. Those with sharp eyes immediately narrowed their pupils. The black ring of light colliding with the hundred-zhang black finger had actually been forcibly pinned in midair, showing no sign of expanding further. Even the chaotic halo around its edge was slowly dimming.

From the look of the stalemate, Gu Yao's Great Annihilation Finger seemed to have gained a slight upper hand in the clash between the two Heaven Grade Fighting Skills!

"Look! That black finger has actually stopped Xiao Ling's ring of light!"

The first cry came from an old man in the front row of the stands, a member of a reclusive sect from the Central Plains. His withered finger pointed rigidly at the two stalemated energies in the air, his voice trembling with disbelief.

That cry was like a stone cast into boiling water, instantly igniting an uproar throughout the arena. Thousands of gazes locked onto the sky as sharp intakes of breath rose one after another.

"It... it really suppressed it! The Ancient Clan's Great Annihilation Finger truly lives up to its reputation!" Someone clutched the corner of their robe, their tone full of shock. The sight of Xiao Ling easily suppressing Gu Yao was still fresh in their minds, yet Gu Yao had now turned the situation around with a Heaven Grade Fighting Skill. Even their breathing quickened.

Some disciples from factions close to the Ancient Clan could not help raising their voices, their words carrying a trace of pride. "See? How could the Ancient Clan's ultimate arts, passed down for ten thousand years, be compared to just any Fighting Skill? It was already surprising enough that Xiao Ling could produce