Battling Tai Tan

What Tai Tan did not know was that he would indeed gain not the slightest advantage afterward-and would suffer quite a few losses instead.

Outside the Clear Sky Sect, atop a mountain.

At that moment, great swathes of snow drifted down from the sky, bringing a bone-piercing chill.

An ordinary person's fighting strength would certainly have been diminished considerably in such harsh conditions, but Lin Xuanchen was different.

With life spirit flame in his hand, this little bit of wind and snow could hardly affect Lin Xuanchen at all.

As Lin Xuanchen looked at the mocking expression on Tai Tan's face, the corners of his own mouth curved into a meaningful smile.

"Come on, kid." Tai Tan beckoned to Lin Xuanchen, his brownish-yellow eyes brimming with mockery.

"Mm." Lin Xuanchen nodded calmly. With a thought, vast soul power surged out of his body like a tide.

Blue-gold stalks of Blue Silver Emperor also broke through the ground around him, coiling at his sides.

At the same time, purple, purple, black, red! Four Soul Rings slowly rose from beneath his feet.

The Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul? Could this kid be Tang San's doing?

As he watched the blue-gold stalks of Blue Silver Emperor break through the ground around Lin Xuanchen, doubt could not help rising in Tai Tan's heart.

The Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul was passed down through a single line. Ever since Tang San had ascended to the Divine Realm, it should have been impossible for anyone in the lower realm besides Wang Dong'er to possess it.

Besides, Wang Dong'er had not yet awakened her Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul.

That thought lasted only an instant before Tai Tan dismissed it. Both he and Niu Tian had witnessed Tang San's love for Xiao Wu firsthand.

To protect Xiao Wu, Tang San had nearly been hacked into a mist of blood by Spirit Hall's people, so Tai Tan did not believe he would do something so outrageous.

Crackle!

In that brief moment while Tai Tan was distracted, Lin Xuanchen moved like lightning, driving Three Thousand Lightning Movement to its limit as a thunderous crack erupted along his path.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Xuanchen was already standing before Tai Tan.

Since Tai Tan had suppressed his strength to the same level as his, he had nothing to worry about. He only needed to treat him as an ordinary opponent.

Of course, in case Tai Tan decided to abandon fair play, Lin Xuanchen launched a fierce assault right from the start.

"Eight Extremes Collapse!"

Lin Xuanchen's gaze sharpened. His fingers abruptly clenched into a fist, and without the slightest hesitation, he hurled a vicious punch at Tai Tan's head!

"So fast." Watching Lin Xuanchen appear before him in the blink of an eye, even Tai Tan, with his strength as a Super Douluo, could not help marveling inwardly.

Thud!

Tai Tan made no attempt to defend himself, simply allowing Lin Xuanchen's fist to strike his head with a dull thud.

Yet Lin Xuanchen's punch did not injure Tai Tan at all. Even the hidden force of his Eight Extremes Collapse failed to penetrate Tai Tan's body.

"Not bad speed." Tai Tan laughed heartily. "But your strength is a little lacking."

"Titan Annihilation Palm!"

Suddenly, Tai Tan swept his right arm out, knocking Lin Xuanchen back, then abruptly let out a low shout.

As Tai Tan's shout fell, a vast quantity of dark-red soul power suddenly gathered above Lin Xuanchen, radiating terrifying fluctuations.

Finally, that dark-red soul power condensed into an enormous dark-red palm above Lin Xuanchen.

The instant it formed, the dark-red palm came hurtling down toward Lin Xuanchen with the crushing might of ten thousand tons, compressing even the surrounding air into a series of explosive booms.

"Playing with palm attacks? I have one too!"

Lin Xuanchen raised his eyes toward the dark-red palm hurtling down from the sky, without the slightest fear in his heart. Turning his hand over, he thrust it fiercely upward at the descending palm!

"Life Spirit Heaven-Burning Palm!"

As Lin Xuanchen thrust out his palm, masses of emerald-green flame immediately poured from his body like a surging river.

The instant those emerald-green flames emerged, they condensed above him into an enormous palm blazing with life spirit flame.

Not only was this enormous palm of life spirit flame more powerful than Tai Tan's palm strike, but the terrifying heat it radiated also completely overwhelmed his attack.

Boom!

The next moment, the two palms collided. A thunderous roar swept out like a raging tempest, resounding across the mountaintop.

Waves of blue-green and dark-red soul power spread outward in rings from the point of impact, blasting some of the huge rocks around the mountaintop into powder.

"Big Dad, isn't something wrong? How was Second Dad's attack only at the Soul King level? That palm strike was almost as strong as an ordinary Soul Saint's attack!"

Watching from not far away on the mountaintop, Wang Dong'er could not help feeling startled when she saw Lin Xuanchen's and Tai Tan's attacks collide. That clash was not something ordinary Soul Kings could have produced.

"No, no, no. Your Second Dad is giving that kid some guidance, and he's exercising very careful control. He hasn't hurt the kid, has he?" Niu Tian slowly turned toward Wang Dong'er and explained calmly.

Naturally, Niu Tian intended to seize this chance to teach Lin Xuanchen a lesson. As long as he kept Wang Dong'er placated now, even if Tai Tan really did give that kid Lin Xuanchen a thrashing later-

Tai Tan would be the one left carrying the blame. Niu Tian would feel satisfied without having to take the fall himself. It was the perfect way to get the best of both worlds!

"Is that how it is?" Hearing Niu Tian's words, Wang Dong'er nodded uncertainly. It did seem that Second Dad had not really done anything to A-Chen.

"Kid, you do have some ability. You're worthy of our Little Dong."

Seeing Lin Xuanchen break through his attack so easily, a flicker of surprise crossed Tai Tan's brownish-yellow eyes as he praised him.

"Senior Tai Tan, not to criticize you, but you've lived to such a ripe old age, and you want to attack me just because I kissed Dong'er once? You're far too petty."

A trace of disdain slowly appeared in Lin Xuanchen's blue eyes as he spoke.

"Kid, cut the chatter! You already dare to kiss Little Dong now, so won't you be climbing into bed together once you're married?!" Tai Tan's gaze hardened. He pressed his palm toward Lin Xuanchen from a distance and growled, "Gravity Control!"

Boom!!!

As Tai Tan brought his palm down, Lin Xuanchen felt as though an entire mountain had pressed down upon him, making every movement difficult.