Flow-Splitting Peak-Shattering
The room fell completely silent.
An N swept through both sides of the arena, ruffling Ye An's clothes and Song Qinglin's hair, but it couldn't dispel the stagnant atmosphere between the two.
Fu Chongshan fell from the side of the platform, landing steadily between the two.
His gaze lingered on each of them for a moment, without uttering any further words.
"Today's contest will end when the point is reached. If either side concedes defeat, the other side may not pursue further attacks."
"Do you have anything to say?"
Song Qinglin's gaze was fixed on Ye An: "No."
Fu Chongshan turned to Ye An: "And you?"
"No."
Fu Chongshan nodded solemnly, without saying another word.
With a light tap of his toes, the silence between Ye An and Song Qinglin shattered the moment he left the ring.
Song Qinglin's True Essence surged out from his Dantian, forming a visible stream of azure True Essence around him, which shook the scattered withered branches and leaves on the ground, causing them to roll to both sides.
His voice, like the wind, reached the ears of everyone present.
"I don't know where you get your confidence from," Song Qinglin said calmly.
"Ye An, thank you for killing that old dog Song Yuanshan. However, I will not give you any chance in this competition. As the Chief Disciple the Azure Dragon Hall, I will never give up the resources I have fought for!"
"My Azure Dragon Hall will never lose!"
As soon as Song Qinglin finished speaking, the disciples of the Azure Dragon Hall erupted in a shout of encouragement, their voices echoing all around.
Ye An didn't utter any harsh words; he simply spoke calmly and composedly.
"You shall repay all the consequences of your challenge to my Black Tortoise Hall last time."
As Ye An spoke, he slowly raised both palms, facing forward, assuming the starting stance of the Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Palm, while simultaneously circulating the Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Art.
A pale blue True Essence surged from the Dantian, steady and profound, like water and earth.
Immediately following, the White Tiger Edge-Refining Art was activated within his body, with Metal-Thunder swirling around him. Simultaneously, the Azure Dragon Origin-Returning Art also circulated, endlessly generating energy.
The three internal energy techniques circulated alternately within Ye An's body. Instead of conflicting, they found a tacit understanding, supporting and complementing each other.
The Black Tortoise is the main force, as stable as a rock; the White Tiger is the blade, its sharpness hidden within; the Azure Dragon is the guide, flowing endlessly!
With the combined effect of these three factors, Ye An's aura silently rose to a new level.
Song Qinglin noticed Ye An's slight change, frowned slightly, but showed little fear.
"You really think you can fight me just because you killed two Qi Condensation stage cultivators from the Heaven Overturning Cult Mid Qi Condensation?"
The azure True Essence condensed on the fist, forming a powerful, strangling force unique to the wind Wood Attribute.
Song Qinglin took a step forward, and a crack appeared beneath his feet. He swept across the arena like a blue arrow, and his punch, accompanied by the sound of wind, aimed straight at Ye An's face!
Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Fist - Cloudbreaker!
Ye An clasped his hands together, Mountain-Supporting in front of him materialized, forming a thick blue barrier that seemed to rise from the water like a stone wall.
BOOM!
The force of the punch forced Ye An's clothes to twitch backward.
The moment their fists collided, the ring floor trembled with a dull sound!
Cloudbreaker was blocked by Mountain-Supporting, and the azure True Essence on his fist collided with the blue barrier, exploding into a shockwave that spread outwards.
The pebbles and withered branches beneath their feet were simultaneously blown up, shattered into powder by the aftershocks in mid-air.
The disciples watching from below the stage raised their hands to shield themselves from the dust that was being blown up, but their eyes were fixed on the arena, not wanting to miss any opportunity to observe.
Song Qinglin's second punch was even faster!
Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Fist - Wind-Rending!
This punch is meant to shatter Ye An's Mountain-Supporting True Essence Barrier!
The Wind-Rending Fist deviated midway, avoiding the thickest defensive surface of the Mountain-Supporting, and actually tried to cut in from the flank!
Ye An did not remove the Mountain-Supporting, but instead activated the second True Essence barrier at the same instant.
Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Palm - Mountain-Bearing!
A heavy, mountain-like True Essence enveloped his body, and the Wind-Rending Fist struck the edge of the Mountain-Bearing, producing a buzzing sound like metal clashing.
The Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Fist's punches flowed like a tide, wave after wave, each punch faster, heavier, and stronger than the last!
The True Essence of wind Wood Attribute continuously accumulated on the fist, and the Azure Dragon Fist became more and more ferocious. The entire arena was surrounded by this fist force, as if it were about to be crushed.
"Only I know how much I've suffered along the way!" Song Qinglin's fists were wrapped in azure True Essence, and he slammed one punch after another heavily onto Mountain-Supporting Mountain-Bearing.
"I have dedicated everything to martial arts! I cannot lose! I will not lose!"
Ye An's feet were already embedded in the arena. The Mountain-Supporting and Mountain-Bearing overlapped in front of him, and as soon as one barrier shattered, the second barrier immediately replaced it.
Gravel continued to fly and shatter beneath their feet, and the special-material-built arena had already suffered considerable damage from the inertia of their collision.
"And you, Ye An!" Song Qinglin roared, "You are destined to lose this battle!"
The audience raised their hands to block the scattered bursts of True Qi, but their eyes never left the arena. "Ye An has been blocking but not attacking. It's already outrageous enough that he's withstood so many punches from the middle stage in the early stage, but if this continues, his True Essence will eventually be exhausted!"
"Not fighting back is tantamount to waiting to die!"
Song Qinglin suddenly changed his tactics.
Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Fist - River-Severing!
The intent of the River-Severing Fist was like a rushing river, with the azure True Essence transforming into a surging torrent that continuously washed over the blue figure in the arena.
At this moment, Ye An was like a blue reef in a river, letting the fist force formed by the 'river' transformed from the 'River-Severing' violently impact him!
Song Qinglin shifted his stance, abruptly River-Severing flow of his fist, like a river flowing backwards!
The River-Severing and disrupted fist intent was completely recalled at this moment.
Flow-Splitting Peak-Shattering!
Song Qinglin roared.
The two fists intertwined and entangled in front of him, and the Azure Dragon Sky-Splitting Fist underwent a qualitative change at this moment!
He leaped into the air, and the River-Severing exploded the instant it was withdrawn, with cyan True Essence spreading around his body.
At this moment, Song Qinglin was like a mountain falling from the sky, crashing down with overwhelming force! He carried an unstoppable force of descent!
Just as these two fist intents merged, Song Qinglin transformed into a beam of azure light, heading straight for the "blue reef"!
Pei Lie, the Chief Disciple of the Azure Dragon Hall, exclaimed in surprise, "River-Severing and Peak-Shattering... Song Qinglin actually combined these two moves?!"
Shen Jingfeng stood outside the arena, watching the cyan beam of light descend, and let out a soft sigh.
There was no sarcasm intended; it was simply a light comment. "She has some talent."
Song Qinglin's attack is likely to destroy the entire arena.
"Junior Brother Ye, retreat quickly!!" Zhou Zhong shouted in a panic.
Ye An. He brought his palms to his chest, palms facing each other, and blue True Essence flowed between them, like two pieces of water slowly merging.
At the same time, the White Tiger and Azure Dragon within his body simultaneously assist the Black Tortoise.
Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Palm - Mountain-Supporting.
Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Palm - Mountain-Bearing.
The weight of Mountain-Supporting and the solidity of Mountain-Bearing overlapped and intertwined, and the blue True Essence transformed into a brand-new barrier, more solid than ever before.
The "blue reef" that had just been there now resembled a phantom Mountain rising from the ground, completely enveloping Ye An.
Boom--!
The moment the cyan beam of light collided with the blue mountain shadow, it produced a deafening roar that echoed throughout the Inner Sect.
Smoke and dust billowed up, and the arena was blown to pieces.
Stone fragments flew everywhere, but since everyone present was a martial artist, no one was injured.
"Is this still a battle between a mid-stage Qi Condensation Realm and an early-stage Qi Condensation Realm cultivator?"
"Is it over...? Is Senior Brother Ye alright?"